This is the official logo of Islamic Dawa Party (IDP). IDP is an Iraqi political party, led by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki. www.islamicdawaparty.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Iraqi police officers carry posters of Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki before a crowd of hundreds during the Provincial Iraqi Control ceremony in Najaf, Iraq Dec. 20, 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Prime Minister of Iraq Nuri al-Maliki listens to an opening speech during the Sarafiya bridge opening in Kadhimiya, Iraq. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Cover of The Best and the BrightestThe Senate Isn't Really an "Old Boys Club" Any More
I can understand why Mark Tracy was annoyed by the hype about the role of
Susan Collins in settling the shutdown, but his takedown is really an
overreaction.
Tracy notes that there are still only 20 women in the Seante. True! On the
other hand, he claims that "11 of the top 12 Senate officials are men." But
he's apparently counting (his link) the VP and the president pro tempore;
the latter is a symbolic designation, while the VP isn't even a Senator,
and really doesn't have a role in the Senate at all most of the time. I
think he's also counting Harry Reid twice, for whatever that'... more »
Obama um, er, ah talks about the wonderful roll out of Obamacare...
*a summation:*
He's got a bunch of goofy looking people standing behind him clapping when
they're told to.
He's hired more people for the call centers costing the tax payers even
more money.
Oh, wow. "If you've gotten stuck on the website, don't worry - we'll
contact you in the next few weeks."
"It's going to get fixed." (Clap, clap, clap, clap.)
"Even with the problems with the website, it's still easier than buying
insurance the old fashioned way."
Okay - time to vilify the GOP. Right on schedule.
It's their fault!!! (Clap, clap, clap, clap.)
This is about making sure ev... more »
An Industry of Mediocrity?: How about Journalism?
Careless, shoddy, flippant, thoughtless—these are the words that come to
mind when I think about most journalism addressing education. There are a
few shining examples of journalists doing their work (Valerie Strauss comes
to mind), but mostly, those are the words. So when I saw ‘An Industry of
Mediocrity’ at The New York Times, and […]
Health Care Is Hell
While we're waiting for The Presider to give out bouquets to a few lucky
duckies who've beaten the odds and already acquired their golden tickets to
Obamacare Nirvana, let's take a gander at Health and Human Services' online
apologia for its glitch-ridden rollout.
The first sign that these people are still not ready for primetime is their
pledge to scour the earth to find "the best and the brightest" minds to fix
the troubled HealthCare.Gov. site. *The Best and the Brightest*, as you may
recall, is the title of a scathing book by David Halberstam about how a
group of so-called White... more »
THE SOLUTION TO WAR.......
*The Daily Show*
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In this exclusive, unedited interview, Malala Yousafzai offers suggestions
for Americans looking to help out overseas and stresses the importance of
education.
Mi'kmaq attorney Amy Sock punched kicked by RCMP
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Attorney Amy Sock shows bruises Monday morning from RCMP. Amy says, "I am a peaceful warrior."
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Amy Sock showing bruises at Monday press conference.
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Iraq Considers Forming Neighborhood Security Committees
As security deteriorates in Iraq, the government is desperately searching
for solutions. Recently Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called for
revitalizing the Sons of Iraq groups, which he neglected after the U.S.
withdrawal, and about using the Tribal Support Councils that he created
several years ago. The latest idea being floated is the creation of
“popular committees” in Baghdad and its suburbs, which would assist the
security forces. The first group to publicly acquiesce to this plan is an
Iranian supported militia with ties to Maliki. That raises fears that the
committees cou... more »
Federal Government joins litigation against Quebec's Anti-Clarity Act legislation
It has taken years to get to Court but the intervention is a good idea: Story
here
Yes, Economics is a Science
Says my Harvard colleague Raj Chetty.
An interesting article, which raises the following questions in my mind: Is
the younger generation of economists like Raj skipping some of the big
questions of economics because some smaller questions are easier to
answer? If so, is that optimal from the standpoint of society as a whole?
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Carrie Fisher, 57.
Plenty of good stuff for the new week:
1. Seth Masket on top-two.
2. John Sides on primary reform.
3. Robert Costa interviews Ted Cruz.
4. Nice Adam Serwer item about what a mess DHS is.
5. Danny Vinik pushes back against my case for blaming mainstream
conservatives for the shutdown; he says the Tea Partiers were at fault.
6. Amanda Hess on privacy and young people.
7. Off my normal track, but: a good series about specialization in high
school sports, from Tom FitzGerald. My experience has been that not only is
this true and a real shame, bu... more »
The Facts about Diane Ravitch's So-called "Rain of Errors"
I rode the *Reign of Error *review horse as far as I intended. But, Mike
Petrilli issued his “Rain of Error,” lambasting Diane Ravitch in the *National
Review Online*. He may be the first reformer to challenge Ravitch’s
evidence and logic, as opposed to complaining about her use of the words
“privatize” and “corporate reform.” Petrilli supplemented the standard,
conservative soundbites with some links to his sources. He concentrated on
the parts of Ravitch’s agenda that he characterized as “pie-in the-sky”
dreaming, as opposed to mean arguments against test-driven reforms.
Petrilli ... more »
Dick Cheney feared having his heart attacked by 'terrorists'
Poor Dick Cheney. *Worried about having his heart hacked by "terrorists**"*
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he once feared that terrorists
could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to
kill him and had his doctor disable its wireless function.
*Cheney says that he and his doctor, cardiologist Jonathan Reiner, turned
off the device’s wireless function in case a terrorist tried to send his
heart a fatal shock.*
*Years later*, Cheney watched an episode of the Showtime series “Homeland”
in which such a scenario was part of the plot.
*“I found it ... more »
Untitled
*Father of murdered child, Keira Holmes, gunned down while listening to
music from nearby vigil for another murdered resident ~Meg Gatto, WVUE*
*N.O. voters approve Sewerage & Water Board reforms *
*Everything Wrong With Louisiana Republicans ~CenLamar*
*Meeting at UNO focuses on progress of coastal restoration study*
*More buyers and exhibitors at Produce Marketing Assn Summit in New Orleans ~Fresh
Plaza*
*Yesterday's Le Show!*
ObamaCare has extremely deep seated and systemic design defects - no matter how much HHS Secretary Sebelius tries to run and hide from Healthcare.Gov failures , no matter how much the White House tries to spin the debacle - unless there is a death wish desire in play , the whole shooting match needs to be delayed until it can be competently run and is actually functional !
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/10/19/sebelius-no-we-are-not-starting-the-obamacare-site-from-scratch-and-no-i-do-not-have-time-to-testify/
Sebelius:
No, we are not starting the ObamaCare site from scratch, and no,
I do not have time to testify before Congress
POSTED AT 5:31 PM ON OCTOBER 19, 2013 BY ERIKA JOHNSEN
If you were wondering whether the increasing pile of evidence indicating
that HealthCare.Gov’s problems are not merely opening “glitches” but
deep-seated design defects — as well as the growing chorus of IT experts
suggesting that the Obama administration might want to c... more »
Raising Minnesota: The Ripley technique!
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013*
*State “rocks international test:”* In a recent piece at Slate,
best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell said he thinks of his books as
“intellectual adventure stories.”
(For our previous post on this topic, click here.)
In a separate interview, Gladwell described the kind of non-fiction reading
he enjoys. Janet Malcolm is one of his favorite writers, he says: “Even
when she is simply sketching out the scenery, you know that something
wonderful and thrilling is about to happen.”
Should non-fiction writers attempt to craft “adventure stories” where
“something... more »
Government 'easing' us into letting U.S. agents work in Canada
Yahoo reports the Harper government is moving forward with plans to give
U.S. FBI and DEA agents the right to operate in Canada.
The news service cites an article in *Embassy Magazine *(behind a paywall),
that quotes a senior RCMP officer involved saying the government is moving
in “baby steps” to prevent Canadians from being alarmed.
"We recognized early that this approach would raise concerns about
sovereignty, of privacy, and civil liberties of Canadians," Chief
Superintendent Joe Oliver told the Senate Committee on National Security
and Defence on May 14. Oliver is the RCMP direc... more »
Energetic Upgrades for Selected Hue-manity Groups are in Process
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* *Energetic Upgrades for Selected Hue-manity Groups are in Process*
by ÉirePort
Energetic upgrades for selected Hue-manity groups are in process at this
moment.
This is in addition to general consciousness upgrades occurring in all of
Gala's inhabitants.
Fracturing and dissolution of outdated low frequency paradigms has allowed
this step.
"Selected Hue-manity groups" includes many continuing to set directions
from energetic levels not yet suited for Gaia whole, and primarily
addresses vibrational dis-harmonies.
Interests of all Gaia inhabitants are honored at this time.
... more »
Will Sifting Through The Smoldering Ashes Of The Republican Party Help The Democrats Take Back The House Next Year?
So what's left after the Republican shutdown of the U.S. government? A
slowdown in economic growth, $150 billion in lost GDP, 900,000 lost jobs
and a $24 billion bill to American taxpayers first and foremost. But now
Ted Cruz has a million of more names and email addresses on his potential
donor list (his phony-baloney petition to repeal the Affordable Care Act).
And the bitterness. The Republican Party is filled with inner-directed
hatred and mistrust right now. It really is two parties, the mainstream
conservatives vs the Tortilla Coast Suicide Caucus. Former Bush
speechwriter D... more »
France's hollande humiliated to discover NSA spied on France .....Mexico also discover it was a special target of the US - even while working with the US on the War on Drugs ! Mexico as in the case of Brazil a target of economic spying ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-21/comrades-arms-clash-frances-hollande-fumes-america-following-latest-nsa-spy-gaffe
Comrades-In-Arms Clash: France's Hollande Fumes At America Following Latest
NSA Spy Gaffe
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/21/2013 05:53 -0400
- Bond
- France
- Mexico
- SPY
inShare
It was only two months ago that France's socialist president, Francois
Hollande, in his quest to show just how great his allegiance was to the eat
*tax the rich* "fairness doctrine" and socialist causes espoused by the
glorious l... more »
Not a Volte-face
Paul Danahar’s appearance at the Frontline Club on October 15th is the
subject of articles at BBC Watch and Daphne Anson whose blog contains a
video of the the whole session.
Given the prevailing scale of expectations, where the bar is set from low
to lowest, his throwaway observation about ‘understanding’ Israel caused a
minor sensation.
In honour of his book “The New Middle East”, Paul Danahar answers
questions posed by Sam Farah of the BBC’s Arabic service, and afterwards
from members of the audience.
His style is Bowenesque, as I suspect is his interpretation of Middle
East... more »
FROM BOTH SIDES NOW: Intellectual decline!
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013*
*Part 1—What Krugman said:* As far as we know, Paul Krugman has now written
something like his ten millionth important column.
To read that new column, click here.
If our supposition is correct, it’s about the nine millionth such column by
Krugman which is misplaced in the New York Times. This column’s important
subject matter should be explored in a front-page “news analysis” piece,
not in a short op-ed piece.
In today’s column, Krugman explores “the right’s intellectual decline.”
We’re not sure that “decline” is the best term here, since the sort of
c... more »
Will Wallin And Duffy Sink The Ship?
Pam Wallin says she will challenge her suspension from the Senate. Mike
Duffy has a doctor's note to cover his absence. But several sources have
reported that he is very unhappy.
Over the years, Stephen Harper has cut lots of people loose -- Garth
Turner, Bill Casey, Bruce Carson and Tom Flanagan. He dumped Helena Geurgis
and sent the RCMP after for her, looking for malfeasance. They found none.
But they seem to have a lot on Senator Duffy and the PMO. And that raises
an interesting question: Could the prime minister, who demands loyalty but
shows none, have come up against an imm... more »
Racism: Washington Redskins Football Team
Natives find the term Redskins highly offense. It has the historic
background as follows:
*"Back not so long ago, when there was a bounty on the heads of the Indian
people...the trappers would bring in Indian scalps along with the other
skins that they had managed to trap or shoot. These scalps brought varying
prices as did the skins of the animals....*
**
*The trappers would tell the trading post owner or whoever it was that he
was dealing with, that he had 2 bearskins, a couple of beaver skins...and a
few scalps. Well, the term "scalp" offended the good Christian women of the
com... more »
red sox. american league pennant. happy.
The 2013 Boston Red Sox have won the American League Pennant, and the right
to play the St. Louis Cardinals in the 110th 109th* Major League Baseball
World Series.
This makes me incredibly happy.
1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007... 2013? Seven wins down, four to
go.
That is all.
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* Oops, forgot about the strike year.
in praise of freecycle
It's been a while since I wrote about Freecycle - once as we were getting
ready to move to Canada in 2005, then again when we moved from our first
place in Port Credit to the Cooksville section of Mississauga.
On this last move (Cooksville to Square One), I had no time to go through
things and pare down. I hired some folks to pack us up, and now I've been
combing through everything as I unpack. I thought that was completely
backwards, but it's turned out to be efficient and logical. Once you're
moved in, you have a better idea of what works and what doesn't, and also
more time, sinc... more »
POWERFUL CHILD ABUSERS
*Video: Elm Guest House. How the world works - top people and child abuse
rings.*
In October 2013, the victim in the sexual assault case against a
Philadelphia Catholic priest died, according to District Attorney Seth
Williams.
"It is with great sadness that I have to announce that the victim in the
rape and assault case against Father Robert Brennan passed away
unexpectedly," Williams announced.
The victim, who was allegedly raped by Robert Brennan while serving as an
altar boy from 1998 to 2001, was found dead by Philadelphia Police
Detectives over the weekend.
*Victim in Phi... more »
I crave...
*these.*
*I heard a rumor that the Kenyan Klown was going to say something or
another about Obamacare. Do we care? I certainly don't.*
*Let's hear it for french fries...*
*And later I'll share my recipe for Leek/Potato soup. Otherworldly. *
5 GMO Myths Busted Video
*19 August 2013*
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TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=7818
Every year, a greater and greater percentage of our food supply sources
back to genetically modified ingredients. Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, DuPont and
the other biotech giants have made GMOs into a multi-billion dollar
industry and unsurprisingly have launched one of the largest pr campaigns
in the history of the food industry to convince the public that their
products are safe, healthy and beneficial. Let's examine five of the main
claims of this PR campaign and see how they stack up to reality.
Islam is a religion of peace, it must be true as the BBC say so in their GCSE exam revision
Indoctrinating the young is in full force. Islam IS the religion of peace
and if you disagree you will not pass your Religious Studies GCSE.
There's more...
There you have it, the BBC promoting a view of Islam that is skewed at best.
Rory McIlroy describes Caroline Wozniacki as 'my girl' - Telegraph
' Rory McIlroy has hinted that he and Caroline Wozniacki are back together
after describing her as "my girl".
After her Luxembourg Open victory on Sunday he congratulated her on the
21st win of her career, tweeting: "#21 #luxembourg #mygirl @CaroWozniacki."
Sources claimed that the pair had ended their two-year relationship before
McIlroy boarded the plane to Seoul at the start of his month-long tour of
Asia'
More here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/10392989/Rory-McIlroy-describes-Caroline-Wozniacki-as-my-girl.html
I am so relieved...
GMO Mini Summit - October 25 to 27, 2013
*For more information pleacse click on the link below:*
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*GMO Mini Summit*
*5 GMO Myths Busted Video:*
"Obama's Curious Purge Of The Military Continues"
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*"Obama's Curious Purge Of The Military Continues"*
by IBD
"The firing of two nuclear commanders in a week adds to a body count that
suggests we have either the most corrupt and incompetent general staff in
history or our military is being reshaped for other purposes. The Obama
administration, which has fired no one over scandals such as its Fast and
Furious Mexican gun-running operation, its criminal negligence in the
terrorist attack on our Benghazi diplomatic mission, or the use of the IRS
to target and intimidate political foes, seems to have a curious obsession
lately ab... more »
Girl Scouts and Girl Guides Take On GMO Cookies by Randy Ananda
Girl Scouts and Girl Guides take on GMO cookies
by Randy Ananda
Food Freedom News, 18 October 2013
Watch out when kids take up a cause; they can have more political pull than
1,000 bleary-eyed cynics.
This time, girls are getting in on opposition to genetically modified foods
by demanding their organizations only sell organic – or at the very least,
GMO-free – cookies.
In February of this year, Alicia Serratos of Orange County, California
started a* **petition* to get Girl Scouts of the USA to sell GMO-free
cookies. She’s gathered over 10,000 signatures so far, and wants 100... more »
harper the Gutless Coward
It's one of the sickening puke's most revealing traits; his cowardice.
Proroguing Parliament, squeezing out a tepid throne speech, leaving the
country the very next day to continue hiding from the Senate scandal, and
then ordering a military assault on the First Nations as well.
What a disgusting excuse for a human being.
POWERFUL CLANS; ATUT AND OTHERS
*Queen Atut*
In this world there are many wealthy families - such as Genovese, Bush,
Kennedy, Keswick, Tata, Fontbona, Gonzalez, Kwok and Slim.
The top 600,000 people in the world control 85% of the world’s wealth.
The Global Political Awakening and the New World Order
*"China's elite world of blood connections and dynastic influence has much
in common with the European aristocracy or the old monied families of the
US." China's elite. SINOKLEPTOCRATS*
Queen Atut is the don of a powerful clan.
It is said that her family is protected by black magic and a 'martial arts
association'... more »
The cost of the CC$$
Sent to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 20
Poorer districts will be hit the hardest, but every district in the country
will suffer financially from the common core standards. Not mentioned in
"Poorer schools districts feel at a loss over new common core standards,"
(October 20) is the fact that the common core will require an astonishing
amount of testing and the testing must be done online.
This means that every student must be connected with the internet with
up-to-date computers, a huge expense. After the computers are in place,
there will be continual upgrades and replace... more »
WASH. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES ANTI-GMO LABELING GROUP FOR LAUNDERING DONATIONS
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* *WASH. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES ANTI-GMO LABELING GROUP FOR LAUNDERING
DONATIONS*
Mikael Thalen by Mikael Thalen
October 17th, 2013
Updated 10/17/2013 at 11:55 pm
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against the
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Wednesday, following earlier
reports that revealed the group was laundering donation money to oppose
I-522, Washington’s GMO-labeling initiative.
GMA members including PepsiCo, Kraft, and Coca-Cola experienced massive
public backlash for donating millions against California’s labeling
proposition, the... more »
If you've seen Caracas's "Tower of David" in "Homeland," here's some more you may want to know about it
*A photo of the real Tower of David taken by the Spanish photographer
Sebastian Liste, one of 14 posted on newyorker.com in January*
*"One day, I asked the real El Niño Daza about the community that he had
created in the Tower [of David]. He spoke in the style of a new sheriff of
Dodge who had cleaned out the riffraff. 'We live well here. We don't hear
gunfights all the time here. Here there're no thugs with pistols in their
hands. What there is here is work. What there is here is good people,
hardworking people.' I asked Daza how he had become the Tower's jefe. 'In
the beginning, ... more »
Monday Linkage: targeting mothers, uteruses, and the key to ending congressional deadlock
According to economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett, “gender smarts” were key to
ending the recent congressional deadlock. She argues: “Unlocking gridlock
in government, it turns out, depends on precisely the mechanism that
unlocks competitive strength in the private sector: a diverse team (laden
with gender smarts and cultural fluency) managed by leaders whose aggregate
of experience
Continue reading
Why Watergate Is Happening Again and Why It'll Never Be Reported (Real Americans Think Ted Cruz Is A Hero) CNBC Money-Hag Anchors Don't Know Squat About Social Security and Food Stamps Are Corporate Welfare?
Yes, for those of us around during Watergate and its aftermath, it's been
downhill ever since the election of 1974. Even when Carter was elected, the
"Conservatives" had already staked out their take on those who were trying
to save democracy. They were against us. The Birth of Conservative Delusion
By Michael Goldfarb, Salon 20 October 13 The long road to Ted Cruz, Fox
News, the Tea Party
EFN Asia 29: Speakers in Day 1, Conference 2013 in Bangkok
The two-days Economic Freedom Nework (EFN) Asia conference 2013 will start
today here at Plaza Athenee hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. More than 130
international and local participants have registered, a good number. Here
are the speakers today, in order of their appearance on stage from morning
to afternoon. See the two-days program here (this blog) or here. (EFN
website)
The first four speakers will come from Thailand, Germany, Philippines and
India. The keynote speaker will be the Philippines' Department of Justice
(DOJ) Assistant Secretary, Geronimo Sy, who is a friend in Manila.
... more »
October 20, 1973
The Saturday Night Massacre
Events happened rapidly, to say the least.
Sam Ervin, after talking to committee counsel Sam Dash and realizing that
the agreement Nixon had announced was not what he had agreed to, "exploded"
(in Emery's words; as usual, the basic source here is Fred Emery,
Watergate). But that's not all; Senator Stennis wasn't on board for what
Nixon had announced, either. Nixon's attempt to railroad them had backfired
already.
Nixon, in the newspapers that morning, argued that the crisis in the Middle
East meant that Watergate had to be put aside; Henry Kissinger, tha... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - CelloMom on Cars
Welcome
to Meet & Greet Monday, a regular series designed to grow our
green
community.
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of environment... more » War watch October 18 , 2013 - Focus on Syria ( battles on the ground , status of Geneva 2 Talks ) ... Iraq death dealing watch as silent civil war rages on ....... Iran nuclear proposal detailed and additional articles on same .....Afghanistan War watch items - US and Nato withdrawal items and articles related to same
Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
Syria.......
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/syrian-regime-jets-pound-rebels-after-intelligence-general-killed
Syrian regime jets pound rebels after intelligence general killed
October 18, 2013 Updated: October 18, 2013 21:15:00
BEIRUT // Syrian jets bombarded the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on Friday
after heavy overnight clashes and the killing of a top military
intelligence officers.
Topic
- Syria
- Syria unrest
General Jamaa Jamaa was shot dead on Thursday by snipers in the middle of a
battle with rebels including forces linked to Al Qaeda, t... more »
Bearing False Witness - Part 3
Audio recordings of testimony by parents of students at Florence High
School, Colorado, is now available online. Some are very, very angry.
Please read the testimony of businesses, students, parents.... it's at
http://www.transadvocate.com/family-of-colorado-trans-kid-targeted-by-harassment-hoax-speaks-up.htm
It's not only Moms in Colorado who are very, very angry. There's at least
one in Canberra, Australia who is now best described as "incandescent" now
we're sure of the facts.
I'll do everything I can to hasten that day. Today sounds good. And I'll be
after far more of the... more »
Broken planet
In news that never makes it to BigTV last week, BigOil is still polluting
the Gulf of Mexico:
As Coast Guard crews were scouring the Louisiana coast looking for damage
from Tropical Storm Karen this week, they made a startling discovery: A tar
mat weighing 4,100 pounds, presumably remnants from the devastating BP
Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.
Not as impressive as the 40,000 pound mat they found earlier but the
ongoing damage is adding up.
Mats and balls of tar have continued to wash up on gulf shores, despite the
more than three years that have passed since a rig explosion... more »
Your moment of Zen
President Obama in the Oval Office, 10-17-13. [Pete Souza photo]
Secret wedding at the White House
Well, not exactly a secret but somehow they pulled it off without a media
circus in attendance. White House photographer Pete Souza got married in
the Rose Garden last night. I might not have mentioned it but I found this
bit about his bride fascinating.
In a story from January of this year in USA Today, Lease is described as a
"close friend" of Souza who gifted President Obama a Petoskey stone for his
50th birthday in 2011.
I had to look up Petoskey stone. It's a very cool bit of fossilized coral,
possibly 350 million years old. Obama keeps it on his desk. I would too.
Catching Up With New Hampshire-- Why Kuster Is Losing Support In The Bluer Of The Two Districts
Anne Kuster ran for Congress twice-- both times as a grassroots progressive
and both times with super-prioritized support from progressive
organizations both in New Hampshire and nationally, despite having worked
as a Big Pharma lobbyist. In 2010, she lost her first race, 48-47% against
conservative incumbent Charlie Bass. Two years later, in the 2012 rematch,
and with President Obama's coattails in play, Kuster beat Bass 50-46%. She
joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus and there were no obvious
reasons to think she wouldn't be the progressive champion she painted
herself t... more »
Watch out,Winston wants your wallet
If KiwiSaver is Welfare for Empty Suits, as I’ve argued before—a form of
“soft compulsion” herding NZers’ paypackets and a forced subsidy from
employers and taxpayer towards suits who wouldn’t be able to attract it
otherwise—then what would Winston’s would-be nationalisation of Kiwisaver
be?
Maybe we could call it Welfare for Bureaucrats in Suits?
But really, it’s much worse even than that.
It’s means whereby which most of the country’s savings and wealth would be
handed over to government to run.
Which would essentially make one large pot in the government’s hands—a
slush fun... more »
Mi'kmaq Warrior risks losing leg after being shot by RCMP rubber bullet
Mi'kmaq Warrior risks losing leg after being shot by RCMP rubber slug in Thursday's cop attack.
Internal bleeding went untended for two days due to shock.
by MILES HOWE
Halifax Media Co-op
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/mikmaq-warrior-risks-losing-leg-after-being-shot-r/19398
Elsipogtog, New Brunswick – It has taken three days, but sadly there is now the potential of a very
Mini-Ramble
What’s terrifying about the new Fed Chairman isn’t that we *don’t* know who
she is…
*“We All Know Who Janet Yellen Is . . .”* – Joseph Salerno, CIRCLE BASTIAT
Julian Burnside on the asylum seeker issue in Australian politics - and how
cruelty became Australia’s biggest vote-winner. [Hat tip Sand Longfield]
*Julian Burnside on asylum seekers and Australian politics - *Julian
Burnside, MANAMIA
Minimum-wage legislation is “the explicit means chosen by its champions to
further their stated goal of improving the welfare of low-skilled workers*.”
*It is however a devil disguised as a... more »
Untitled
*Archie Manning tries to steer clear of Peyton-related controversy ~Mike
Florio*
*Conference of gilders brings back the glitter to New Orleans treasures ~Stephanie
Bruno, New Orleans Advocate*
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Baddeley, Milton and Norton By-Election Candidates
10 candidates for the above council vacancy in Stoke-on-Trent is not a
record, but it's pretty near. There's something here for every political
persuasion:
Candi Chetwynd (Labour)
Adam Colclough (Green)
John Davis (Independent)
Gary Elsby (Independent)
Tom Grocock (LibDem)
Mick Harold (UKIP)
Anthony Munday (City Independents)
Liat Norris (TUSC)
Sam Richardson (Conservatives)
Michael White (BNP)
As everyone knows, Stoke-on-Trent is the pivot around which national
politics revolves (as well as the world centre for global revolution). What
happens here matters. So the by-election will no... more »
Banner Congressional Race In FL-13? Will We See Alex Sink vs Bill Young II?
C.W. Bill Young's friends and family have been speculating for years about
when he would retire from Congress. Very ill, finally on October 9 he
announced he would... in 2015-- and then died about a week or so later.
Everyone is busy remembering the good times and trying to not bring up
anything about the corruption that defined his life. And political types
are all paying homage to fake memories and only whispering about the race
for the very swingy 13th congressional district that will turn into an
unseemly brawl after the funeral later this week.
The Florida state legislature, ... more »
Inequality 16: Inclusive Growth and Central Planning
Two months ago, a friend and fellow UPSE alumni asked me to respond to his
ideas, below.
*Indeed, the economic buzzwords these days is how to achieve
"inclusive growth". I'm just wondering why we always get fixated
with the decades-old mantra towards “FREER MARKET" or the need to
break down further "Institutions" to achieve freer markets.
*
*While it is true that there are still institutional bottlenecks
and bureaucratic inefficiencies (i.e., red tapes, corruption, etc.)
that need to be scrapped, I think we are losing sight of what true
ec... more »
Ok, @Chalkbeat, who’s your daddy? Seriously.
Saw this today, some sort of other newish chalk-education-oriented news
service. Apparently, they’re expanding a bit. This has been some time
coming, as the next step in evolution for a roughly year-old partnership
between EdNews Denver and GothamSchools. According to the USA Today
article, they’re mostly “foundation-funded.” There you go. Could not find
a website […]
Sunday Question for Liberals
Same question: what, if anything, did you learn from the shutdown showdown?
Should Billionairism Be Illegal?
The Koch brothers just cost American taxpayers $24 billion with their two
and a half week Republican temper tantrum. They should foot the bill. Ha ha
ha… right? That's funny, huh? No, I'm serious. Society must protect itself
from dangerous predators and there are no predators in the world-- not in
al Qaeda, not in North Korea, not in Iran-- more damaging to America than
David and Charles Koch, scions of a European fascist family. A month short
of two years ago we posted about the roots of the Koch assault on American
Democracy. I encourage you to go back and look at that post. Her... more »
Sunday Question for Conservatives
What, if anything, did you learn from the shutdown showdown?
Comrpehensible instruction AND peer-interaction
Re: "An English-plan outcry," October 20:
Sent to the LA Times, Oct 20
Both sides are right in the LAUSD debate over English development: Decades
of research tells us that we acquire language when we understand what we
hear and read. Our goal is thus to provide both comprehensible instruction
and peer interaction.
A solution is to provide ESL classes for beginners, while including these
students in classes that are highly comprehensible (PE, art, music).
Subjects that are harder to make comprehensible for beginners are taught in
the first language.
As Norm Gold mentioned in th... more »
Boeing's Massive Ordinance Penatrator vs WW2 Grandslam Bomb
MOPping Up: The USA’s 30,000 Pound GBU-57 BombDefense Industry Daily
Jun 10, 2013 16:08 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
During the Second World War, attacking heavily protected targets like
U-boat pens and protected “V-weapon” facilities was a key challenge. Enter
a brilliant British engineer named Barnes Wallis, fresh off the dam-busting
“Upkeep” bouncing bomb. His next trick was a 12,000 pound weapon called the
“Tallboy external link,” a streamlined, spin-stabilized bomb with a claimed
terminal velocity of Mach 1 external link when dropped from 20,000 feet.
That mass, carr... more »
Unearthing - the ancient history of Free Planet - the story you were never meant to remember
Once upon a time...
*I've been going about this all wrong. And it was right in front of my
face. All along. The legend. The ancient history. The myth.*
...there was a Free Planet.
*In this ancient version of our world, all the animals and all the plants
and all the insects and all the creatures of the sky and all the creatures
of the seas and all the peoples and all the trees and fungus' and mosses
and invertebrates had their rightful place in the equation. Until a
normal-looking man with a decorated conical hat like a leering Pope came
along with cancered eyes that saw but could... more »
Max Keiser on Global Reset...
We'll see what happens... I remain skeptical... however the information on
Bitcoin is most interesting...
The Assassination of President Gerald R. Ford
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*"With a Rockefeller then one heartbeat away from the Oval Office,
President Ford in 1975 survived three genuine assassination attempts."*
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*"In his book** [Go Quietly... Or Else.]**, Agnew says that Al Haig came to
him one day and said - *
*'If you don't leave - I will kill you'"*
Kissinger/Rockerfeller: The Gerald Ford Assassination Attempts from
Spike1138 on Vimeo.
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* *Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his
death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.*
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* *Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of th... more »
Jeremy Bowen in court
Jeremy Bowen
The BBC's Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen, has been in court in recent
days. He's been at The Hague, giving evidence at the trial of the Bosnian
Serb military leader Ratko Mladic.
An 'impartial' BBC journalist giving evidence at a war crimes tribunal
might raise a few eyebrows; indeed, as Jeremy Bowen's Twitter feed shows,
it *has* raised a few eyebrows.
Still, Jeremy firmly believes that he's doing the right thing:
Jeremy Bowen @BowenBBC 17 Oct
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*In answer to a few tweets. Some journos believe testimony compromises
journalistic impartiality. But I testify what... more »
The Spotlight of Transparency Illuminates Everything.
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* *The Spotlight of Transparency Illuminates Everything.*
*Posted By D.*
*AT:*
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-spotlight-of-transparency.html
For clarity and transparency, the following is a conversation I had a
couple of days ago. As it had to do with the claim of nontransparent
communications, I felt it best to put it out here publicly so that everyone
can see it- in FULL TRANSPARENCY.
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Hi D,
Due to the Dutchsinse article this Austrian lady Karin Kolland is mixing
up a bit with the energy of Christoph’s We-are-one chat room... more »
Syria: U.S hypocrisy on Syria situation
First it was Assad who was murdering the civilians. U.S was all set
to invade Syria. It was a matter of days according to reports in late
August and early September of this year. Now the tune has changed. It is
the rebels and Al-Qaida who are doing the murdering and forcing people out
of Syria. Assad more or less is the victim now as his soldiers are being
killed. I don't know what to believe.
*Molhem Barakat / Reuters, file*
*Refugees carry their belongings as they cross from into *
*Turkey near the town of Azaz in Syria.*
*"These refugees are leaving the country because of Al-Qaeda... more »
Argentina: Alleged UFO Photographed at Punta de Vacas
*Source: Orbita Cero (www.orbitaceromendoza.blogspot.com)
Date 17 October 2013*
*Argentina: Alleged UFO Photographed at Punta de Vacas*
*By Luis Emilio Annino*
The photos were taken by a youth who toured the area with some friends. He
described the situation in which the photos were taken in a letter
submitted to a U.S. agency specializing in these cases.
Julio Razquin, a young man who was on tour with some friends, managed to
capture an image in which a strange object can be seen in the air. Razquin
published a letter with details on the situation, addressed to a
spec... more »
Stop the Presses!
The plan was to immerse ourselves in the local, become agents for change
in our own community, so we ordered the area newspaper. That was two
months ago. It is supposed to be delivered 4 days a week. We were lucky if
it showed up ½ that much.
The engagement started out friendly, merely asking for a credit for the
missed deliveries. As it developed into a regular occurrence, (we were
surprised when it showed up); contact became a bit testier. It was the
subject of our conversations each day. “Did we get the paper today?” We
expected to be disappointed, and frustration... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, October 20th, 2013
Sunday, the second anniversary of the American and NATO murder of a great
leader, Muhammar Gadaffi, and it is time for my usual rant...
First, yes.. It is the second anniversary of the murder of a great leader,
Muhammar Gadaffi, who's only crime was to defy the criminals in both NATO
and the United States, in his valiant attempt to make Libya both prosperous
and free of criminal Rothschild Jewish Usury banking. It is so sad to
watch in the two years since that murder the once great nation of Libya now
disintegrate into a tyrannical poverty stricken rebellious nation. The
crimina... more »
Teaching Strategies GOLD Parent Refusal Letter
Please see my first post regarding GOLD if you are unfamiliar with this
assessment. Also, please see our early childhood guide if you are
interested in gathering parents to help them in fighting these corporate
initiatives. I promise to have this letter uploaded to our website at
United Opt Out National soon. Please share this […]
SOME SNAPS FROM AUGUSTA
*Two of our Japanese walkers inside the Hall of Flags in Augusta on Friday*
*Walkers and supporters after our closing ceremony inside the capital
building*
Turkey First Sheltered Al-Qaeda, Now It Is Bombing Its Positions Along Its Border
*Obama And Erdogan: Foes or Friends of al-Qaeda? Answer: Friends.*
An excerpt from, *"Turkey Readjusts North Syria Strategy"* by Sami Kohen
(Al Monitor, October 20):
The Turkish army’s firing of four artillery rounds at positions of the
al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham [ISIS] in the Aazaz area
in northern Syria signals a major readjustment of Ankara’s regional strategy
.
At first glance it might appear as a routine reaction to any firing of
artillery and mortars into Turkish territory. But the naming of the
al-Qaeda-linked ISIS in the statement by the Turkish m... more »
Be alert!
Be alert!
10/20/2013 by John Smallman
The excitement continues to mount as does the intensity of humanity’s
collective intent to awaken. The ocean of Love flooding the planet is
embracing you all, everyone is immersed, there are no holdouts or
exceptions, and the effects are absolutely amazing. Yes, a very small
minority of hardcore illusionists are still refusing to acknowledge the
unreality of the environment that they are attempting to shore up, but
their efforts and intentions are futile as the power of humanity’s
collective intent strengthens and engages ever more fully wi... more »
Wisconsin Professor Testifies Against Common Core
In this 20-minute youtube video, Dr. Duke Pesta of the University of
Wisconsin offers some informative background on the origins of Common Core
(CCSS), including CCSS funding; on the lack of teacher and professor
involvement in CCSS development; on the limited input of standards
experts in developing CCSS; on the federal government’s role; on CCSS
curriculum, and on […]
Sunday Classics: Can we fully feel Wotan's pain knowing that it's mostly self-inflicted?
*UPDATE: I had the text for the complete Farewell all ready to paste in,
and then -- already running late for an appointment -- I forgot to do it!
It's done now.*
*Brünnhilde (Lisa Gasteen) and Wotan (James Morris) at the Met, 2008*
BRÜNNHILDE, *moved and exalted, sinks on *WOTAN*'s breast: he holds her in
a long embrace. She throws her head back again and, still embracing *WOTAN*,
gazes with solemn rapture in his eyes.*
*WOTAN*: These eyes so warm and bright,
which, smiling, often I kissed,
when courage
I acclaimed with kisses,
while childish prattle
in heroes' praise
was heard to ... more »
Arnie Gunderson - Fukushima Meltdown - he's back and he's doomier than he used to be!
it's been a couple of years since Free Planet reported anything from Arnie
Gunderson, the talking tech head who made his mainstream media mark with
his daily nuke-doom updates as the Fukushima Daichi power planet on the
east coast of Japan's central island rotted to its nuclear core.
And there he is, more than two years on from the original nuclear
catastrophe, drumming out his sorry tale of continued nuke doom on Russia
Today. Now Arnie's targeting the hundreds of PLASTIC storage containers @
Fukushima where Strontium 90-laced water is waiting to burst out into the
Pacific ocean s... more »
Videos in 7e
The seventh edition of my favorite textbook will be coming out in January.
One of the new features available to users of the electronic version of the
book is a group of video introductions to many chapters, featuring the
book's all-too-geeky author. You can see the first one below.
CHILD BROTHEL WHISTLEBLOWER THREATENED BY POLICE
* Chris Fay - former child protection officer*
*Chris Fay*, a former child protection officer, says he was threatened with
a gun to his head to stop him investigating the London boy brothel known as
Elm Guest House.
*'Police gunman told me to ignore paedophiles', says ex-child protection
officer.*
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*Elm Guest House* was reportedly run as a boy brothel by elements of the UK
police and of the UK security service MI5.
In the early 1990's Elm Guest House briefly hit the headlines, but the
affair was hushed up.
According to Fay, members of the police *Special Branch* routinely... more »
US Government news October 20 , 2013 - ObamaCare unintended ( and perhaps intended ) consequences - not just tech problems..... For those who wonder why President Obama for once decided the Unitary Executive model didn't include unilateral Presidential debt limit action , note CREW also wants to know what the thinking was here ....... DC follies discussed by Charles Hugh Smith..... Even with a government shutdown and debt ceiling circus , politicians still find ways to stuff pork in the bill to re-open the government and remove the debt ceiling until Feb 7 2014 ..... Jeh Johnson selection for Chief of DHS - Civilian Army push to really get going ?
ObamaCare.......Still stuck on stupid...
Sebelius: No, we are not starting the ObamaCare site from scratch, and no,
I do not have time to testify before Congress
POSTED AT 5:31 PM ON OCTOBER 19, 2013 BY ERIKA JOHNSEN
If you were wondering whether the increasing pile of evidence indicating
that HealthCare.Gov’s problems are not merely opening “glitches” but
deep-seated design defects — as well as the growing chorus of IT experts
suggesting that the Obama administration might want to consider starting
over on the badly bungled project — would have any effect whatsoever on
their de... more »
Argentina: Alleged UFO Photographed Over Small Aircraft that Crashed in Gdor. Martinez
*Source: Corrientes Hoy
http://www.corrienteshoy.com/vernota.asp?id_noticia=146484
Date: Friday, 18 October 2013*
*Argentina: Alleged UFO Photographed Over Small Aircraft that Crashed in
Gdor. Martinez*
An unidentified flying object - presumably a "flying saucer" - was
photographed by a journalist from Santa Lucia while taking pictures of the
crop duster that crashed in the locality of Gobernador Martinez for the
second time in a 24 hour period. While uploading the images of the small
plane's collision, he did not notice anything unsual. But a reader sent an
e-mail to tngoya@hotma... more »
230 Militants in one fell swoop: SAA gets the prize. Saudi Arabia & more
*This colourful report made me think of Ziad at SyPer, so I just had to
put it up!*
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**230 Militants in one Shot*
When the Obama regime sends millions of US dollars worth advanced drones to
kill a US citizen across the planet without trial the mainstream media &
western people praises him, when the SAA kills tens of foreign radical
Al-Qaeda Wahhabi Cannibal Sex Jihadists inside Syria, this never get
noticed.
That what happened when Obama killed Anwar Awlaki and his young child, and
this what happened when the Syrian Arab Army killed at least 230 terrorists
from Nusra Front, the ... more »
Oprah gets religion wrong
Apparently a group of atheists are upset because Oprah suggested that
people feeling awe and mystery were not, in fact, atheists.
Hmmmn
Well Oprah's view of religion is not exactly standard.
Religion is not "feeling spiritual"; religion is a defined set of
supernatural beliefs based on traditional and faith about the origin of the
universe and, usually, humanity's role in the world. A traditional western
view of G-d is not a prerequisite to a religion - a faith of many gods is a
religion - but a mere feeling of awe is no more a religion that a feeling
of fear or loathing or lust... more »
HOW LOW CAN YOU STOOP?
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
*Pentagon unit held 'phony' ceremonies for MIAs, using planes that can't fly
*
A unit of the U.S. Department of Defense has been holding so-called
"arrival ceremonies" for seven years, with an honor guard carrying
flag-draped coffins off of a cargo plane as though they held the remains of
missing American service men and women returning that day from old
battlefields.
After NBC News raised questions about the arrival ceremonies, the Pentagon
acknowledged Wednesday that no honored dead were in fact arriving,... more »
POLICE INTERRUPT MASS ON JEJU ISLAND
The Navy base has become the new God to the South Korean government. Power
and profit trumps the body and blood of Christ.
The corporations are the new pharaoh.
Then in the last couple of minutes of the video you see the villagers
playing games together, once again showing how determined and resilient
they are as a people.
Gangjeong village Mayor Kang recently did a speaking tour to Dublin,
Ireland, England (Menwith Hill and London) and Paris. He was featured in
an interview which is available *here*
GROWING RACISM IN ISRAEL
About 60,000 African migrants have arrived in Israel since 2006, fleeing
unrest in their home countries. But upon arrival in the ostensibly
democratic country, the migrants have faced intense persecution and have
been branded as "infiltrators" by right-wing politicians and activists.
Longest Walk 4 in Pueblo, Colorado, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013
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Photos by Western Shoshone Long Walker Bad Bear Sampson
Photos by Bad Bear Sampson
Photos by Bad Bear Sampson
Article by Brenda Norrell
Censored News
PUEBO, Colorado -- The Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz walked out of
Pueblo, Colorado, today, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, and walked into the
West.
Michael Lane said, "Day 98: Walked through Pueblo to Pueblo West today.
We had a
Where Science Went Wrong
Claes Johnson has a summary post on "quantum contradictions", and other
instances of what he considers bad modern theories in science. The
following is my response, basically agreeing with him that modern science
has gone wrong:
*"A magic theory that we all have to accept without understanding" is a
good, but not, I believe, the best way to characterize these instances of
bad--and fundamental--theories at the center of our physical sciences,
because of course it is really only stating things from the deluded
believer's point of view, a totally dark, unknowing and unquestioning point... more »
NSA news items October 20 , 2013 - NSA spying on Mexico gave US investment benefits ( industrial espionage similar to Brazil ? ) NSA failed to prevent Snowden leaks because of lack of bandwidth ? NSA Utah data Center still plagued with Electrical problems - some of which have caused contractor electrocution injuries ?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-hacked-email-account-of-mexican-president-a-928817.html
*The NSA has been systematically eavesdropping on the Mexican government
for years. It hacked into the president's public email account and gained
deep insight into policymaking and the political system. The news is likely
to hurt ties between the US and Mexico.*
The National Security Agency (NSA) has a division for particularly
difficult missions. Called "Tailored Access Operations" (TAO), this
department devises special methods for special targets.
That category includes surv... more »
Syria war updates October 20 , 2013 - Geneva 2 International Conference on Syria set for November 23 - 24 , 2013. Whether Syria Opposition Groups shows up is an open question after they immediately are critical of the Conference going forward at this time and under present conditions in Syria ! As the Syria Opposition continues to splinter , alleged side deals between non Al Qaeda rebels and the Syria Army to defeat Al Qaeda blossom and moderate rebel forces see logistical supplies cut by Qatar , Turkey , Jordan and Lebanon ( anti- syrian government elements ) , the thinking behind why Geneva 2 is being pushed at this time becomes clearer !
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/20/date-set-for-internationalconferenceonsyria.html
Date set for international conference on Syria
October 20, 2013 8:45AM ET
Announcement is met with hostility from Syrian opposition groups as
humanitarian crisis continues to unfold
Topics: Syria's War Syria Diplomacy
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[image: syria bomb]
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Araby (R) listens as U.N.-Arab
League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks during a news conference at
the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Oct. 20, 2013.Mohamed Abd El Ghany
/ Reuters Picture Strea... more »
Instead of Church This Morning...
We first wrote about Damon Silvers, the AFL-CIO's director of policy, on
Friday. I had never heard of him before. But I liked what he said about
holding Blue Dogs, New Dems and other conservative quasi-Democrats
accountable for voting with the Republicans against the interests of
seniors and working class Americans. Apparently CNBC noticed him to an
invited him on for a dressing down. A conservative class warrior from
Britain wound up getting his nose rubbed in his own shit.
*Damon*: Right now 55% of Americans fear they're going to be economically
insecure in their retirement. T... more »
Consider The Record
Last week's throne speech made mention of "polluter pays" legislation. It
appears that the Harperites will offer Barack Obama a carrot, if he
approves the Keystone XL Pipeline. Unfortunately, the pending legislation
is a little late and, simply put, only a little.
Two weeks ago Michael Harris wrote a column questioning the competence of
Mr. Harper's new Minister of State for Science, Greg Rickford. Rickford
responded to the column, claiming that he wanted to "set the record
straight."
Harris sets out that record, and it illustrates just how fraudulent the
Harper government is wh... more »
How big a deal is JP Morgan's 13 Billion settlement concerning mortgage related misconduct ? 4 Billion is non cash - relief to home owners which may be tax deductible . Of the 9 billion cash component , FDIC ( which has been resistant ) may be on the hook for 3.5 billion allegedly relating back to Washington Mutual mortgage securities. Kudos to Ed Demarco of FHFA , for putting and keeping his foot down as long as he could and who appears to have been a major driver of this overall settlement . And how many eyebrows will go up as the continuing issue of the conduct of Jamie Dimon keeps becoming part of the conversation regarding JP Morgan ? When litigation reserves rise to more than 28 billion and perhaps as high as 35 billion , does a Board of Directors with fiduciary duties finally wake up ? When you have a 2.4 billion bank hanging by its petard of a 75 trillion derivative book , does a Board of Directors with fiduciary duties finally wake up ? Does the Board of Directors with fiduciary duties finally wake up and take note of Jamie Dimon allegedly blowing up three times at central bankers ( Ben Bernanke , Mark Carney while the head of the Bank of Canada and the New York Fed ) and being dismissive to Regulators as if he personally was to big to fail ? Will Jamie finally be told he needs to spend more time with his family ?
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/10/so-how-big-a-deal-is-the-pending-13-billion-jp-morgan-settlement.html
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2013
So How Big a Deal is the Pending “$13 Billion” JP Morgan Settlement?
One of the big news stories of the weekend is that JP Morgan and the
Department of Justice, brokering a settlement of liability across multiple
Federal agencies, have reached a tentative $13 billion settlement on the
bank’s mortgage-related conduct in the run-up to the crisis. The terms have
not been finalized because a big open item is that JP Morgan will make an
admission of some so... more »
He's not the BBC's head of religion and ethics. He's a very naughty boy!
The *Independent*'s Ian Burrell interviewed Aaqil Ahmed, the BBC's head of
religion and ethics, this week:
It’s no laughing matter: Britain has become a nation of religious
illiterates 'who are baffled by Biblical references in Monty Python film
The Life of Brian'
Mr Ahmed says that "failings in religious education over two generations"
are "undermining public understanding of contemporary national and
international issues":
“If you tried to make The Life of Brian today it would fall flat on its
face because the vast majority of the audience would not get most of the
jokes. They ... more »
Afghanistan updates for October 20 , 2013 - Loyal Jirga to determine whether US troops receive immunity - a key point which will determine if US tropps remain after 2014 .... current items of note for the War in Afghanistan !
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/19/afghanistan-loya-jirga-us-troops-2014
Afghanistan Loya Jirga will determine whether US troops remain after 2014
Member of convening commission says assembly of tribal elders will start
between 19 and 21 November
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Delegates at a Loya Jirga, or grand council, in Kabul in June 2002.
Photograph: Natalie Behring-Chisolm/AP
A national m... more »
Can we still trust the BBC?
*Seconds out. Round Four....or should that be 'It's war!'?*
The *Telegraph*'s assault on BBC bias continues apace.
Former long-term BBC reporter Robin Aitken has become one of the
corporation's sharpest critics in recent years and wrote a book a while
back called *Can We Trust the BBC? *It looks as if he's now published a
sequel called *Can We Still Trust the BBC?, *and that's also the title of a
piece of his published in the *Telegraph *today:
Can we still trust the BBC?
He says that "life within the BBC’s newsrooms can feel hermetically sealed
and insulated from reality." The ... more »
The Spotlight of Transparency Illuminates Everything.
For clarity and transparency, the following is a conversation I had a
couple of days ago. As it had to do with the claim of nontransparent
communications, I felt it best to put it out here publicly so that everyone
can see it- in FULL TRANSPARENCY.
**************************
Hi D,
Due to the Dutchsinse article this Austrian lady Karin Kolland is mixing
up a bit with the energy of Christoph’s We-are-one chat room, trying to
convince people of the Swissindo plans. And making accusations in the
direction of Heather being within the Swissindo team.
I made you a translation.
Maybe tha... more »
The Middle East has a gay mayor
Can you guess which country he's mayor in? Iran? No he'd risk being hung
for homosexuality there. Saudi Arabia? Don't be daft.
It's Israel of course, the only Middle East state where homosexuals aren't
discriminated against or risk death.
Obama-backed jihad snipers 'target unborn children in chilling competition to win cigarettes' - Atlas Shrugs
'The unborn children of Syrian women are the targets of a sickening war
game where a shooter who murders a foetus in its mother's womb is awarded
with cigarettes, a British surgeon has revealed.Dr David Nott witnessed
evidence of fighters using civilians as target practice and on several
occasions shooting pregnant women in the stomach, killing their unborn
babies.'
But still anti Semitic Algerian idiots on my Twitter timeline will tell me
Israel is evil.
More here
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/10/obama-backed-jihad-snipers-target-unborn-children-in-chilli... more »
Locovores - urban homesteading - over 6,000 pounds of food per year, on 1/10 acre.
Personally, I'm not too keen on the reporting programme's blatant editorial
slant that, "This is a business," and "Global warming is real," but the
intention is certainly in the right direction: living in harmony with THE
SUN and THE LAND and PUTTING BACK WHAT YOU'VE TAKEN FROM BOTH.
*The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of
vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus
seasonal fruits throughout the year.
From 1/10th of an acre, four people manage to get over 90% of their daily
food and the family reports earnings of $20,000 per... more »
"The subjectivity shown by the BBC will not do."
*Seconds out. Round Three. *
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The *Telegraph*'s ongoing fight with the BBC continues in their leading
article today.
Are you happy, Tony Hall, about the BBC’s bias?
After outlining its own take on that EC report about immigration from the
EU into the UK, it states:
Yet when we reported these facts, those sympathetic to the EU Commission’s
views fought back. Troublingly, the BBC – which prides itself on
impartiality – appeared to take the EU’s side. Last Monday night, the 10
O’Clock News broadcast an analysis of the EU Commission’s report by Mark
Easton, the home editor for BBC... more »
Is Mark Easton biased?
*In the red corner, the BBC's Mark Easton. In the blue corner, the
Telegraph's David Barrett. Seconds out. Round Two.*
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The* Daily Telegraph*'s home affairs correspondent David Barrett has
written a detailed - and fascinating - analysis of a two-and-a-half minute
report on last Monday's BBC 10 O'Clock News by home editor Mark Easton.
The subject of that BBC report was the European Commission's report on
migration, and the question the *Telegraph *asks is 'Was the BBC's
reporting of the migrant issue fair and balanced?'
The answer from David Barrett article is a resounding 'no';... more »
DID SAVILE MURDER 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL?
*Lindsay (right) and her brother.*
There is a suspicion that Sir Jimmy Savile murdered 13-year-old Lindsay Jo
Rimer.
Lindsay Jo Rimer disappeared in 1994 and her dead body was found in a canal
in 1995.
Lindsay Jo Rimer lived in *Hebden Bridge*, in West Yorkshire, in the UK.
*Lindsay lived on Lower Rough Head Farm but then moved to Hebden Bridge.*
Savile used to take holidays at *Cragg Vale* near to Lindsay's home.
A local vicar, Reverend Graham Kent, wants the police to investigate
Savile's links to the case.
*www.dailymail.co.uk 20 October 2013*
Above, we see 'Satanist' Sir ... more »
Revolt of the Rich (Where Is Their Civic Responsibility? Off Yachting?)
I think this guy is serious. After all, he served 16 years as a Republican
staff person and has watched the Republican and Democratic Parties go money
crazy from a very close perch. From The American Conservative: Revolt of
the Rich Our financial elites are the new secessionists. By Mike Lofgren
October 18, 2013 It was 1993, during congressional debate over the North
American Free
Yaqui Highway Blockade Photos Oct. 19, 2013
Photo
copyright Ofelia Rivas, O'odham
Photo copyright Ofelia Rivas, O'odham
Photo copyright Ofelia Rivas, O'odham
Photo copyright Ofelia Rivas, O'odham
Photos by Ofelia Rivas, copyright
Article by Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, is just returning from the Yaqui highway blockade
in Vicam Pueblo, Sonora, Mexico. The Yaqui Traditional Authority of
Vicam has
This Year, Boston is the Epicenter for Public School Destruction
Too bad. You missed it. No, not my birthday. You still have time to
prepare for that. (Hint: it’s the 9th day after the New Year starts.) What
you missed was the Annual National Summit on Education Reform, held by Jeb
Bush and his anti-public-school reform group, Foundation for Excellence in
Education (up is down, […]
October 19, 1973
On a day in which the focus is far from him (although not too far, given
that the tapes issue is in large part at that point about proving him
right), John Dean finally gives up his effort to avoid prison. He pleads
guilty to obstructing justice, accepting a prison term while promising
continued complete cooperation.
The main drama, however, is in the continuing confrontation between Nixon
and Special Prosecutor Cox, with Attorney General Richardson still in the
middle. White House Chief of Staff Al Haig and various lawyers are acting
for the president, but Nixon is actively schem... more »
The DC IMPACT Study Results: Already Obsolete
In October 2013, researchers Thomas Dee of Stanford University and James
Wyckoff of the University of Virginia published (or by someone was somehow
made public) a working paper on limited aspects of the District of Columbia
Public Schools (DCPS) teacher evaluation system, IMPACT, which was
introduced in 2009– during the time that Michelle Rhee was chancellor of DC
schools. The beginning of […]
GAIA PORTAL: Energetics of Gaia Near Completion for “hu-manity to Hue-manity” Transformation
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* *Energetics of Gaia Near Completion for “hu-manity to Hue-manity”
Transformation*
by ÉirePort
5th Level sensitivities are now complete among Hue-Beings.
Connections with Higher Source and Higher Róles have been fully
acknowledged and accepted.
Upgraded hu-manity is close to fulfillment of requisites for "hu-manity to
Hue-manity" transformation.
"Higher-Self" sovereignty has been recognized by the majority of hu-manity.
Awaiting increase in acceptance levels.
Energetics of Gaia near completion for "hu-manity to Hue-manity"
transformation.
ÉirePort | October 19, 2013 at 0... more »
Gaia Portal: Omicron 2.0 Established
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* *I have no idea what this means... -Bill*
*Omicron 2.0 Established*
by ÉirePort
Omicron 2.0 established. Attenuation 3.3. Resource Level 4.6.
ÉirePort | October 19, 2013 at 02:25
URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-pp
Kilroy was here!
*My dad was a WWII veteran and I remember seeing this graffitti everywhere
when I was a kid and even of cartoons from that era like Bugs Bunny. I
never knew where it got started. A friend sent this to me today in an
email, I'd give it attribution but I don't know where it originated. -Bill*
He is engraved in stone in the National War Memorial in Washington, DC -
back in a small alcove where very few people have seen it. For the WWII
generation, this will bring back memories. For you younger folks, it's a
bit of trivia that is a part of our American history. Anyone born i... more »
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