oldephartte(in training): 26 Oct - Blogs I'm Following

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Let them eat cake

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 10 minutes ago

I didn’t see the debate “should British women wear the niqab.” on Channel Four when it went out, but I watched it online. The debate had Douglas Murray in it for goodness sake. And Yasmin Alibhai Brown! *“A panel including writer Shalina Litt, activist Sahar Al-Faifi, writer Douglas Murray, Islam lecturer Khola Hasan, broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Fatima Barkatullah debate the niqab in Britain.”* I won’t let the fact that this was a Channel 4 programme, not BBC, deter me because, well, it was so bizarre. To me that is; someone who hasn’t had to internally normalise mingling... more »

Is the BBC our Radio Moscow?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 minutes ago

...asks Christopher Booker in the *Telegraph*: The problem with the BBC director-general Lord Hall’s admission that the corporation has been slow to recognise how much of its output is “biased” is that those who inhabit the BBC are the last people who could recognise how deeply in its culture that bias has become engrained. Many of us could instantly jot down a list of issues on which the BBC has a clear “party line”, which distorts its coverage to the point where its audience is consistently manipulated and misinformed. Wind farms, for instance, it is for; Israel against; public s... more »

Sol Update, and why I'm blabbering on about the Sun

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 14 minutes ago

Ok I know you're all getting bored with my constant Solar updates..... But I've got one more (for today, lol), and then I would like to discuss WHY I'm posting them. After reporting on the X Class flare in yesterday mornings update, yesterday afternoon and evening we had another X Class flare, 2.1, and M Class 1.9, and a M 2.3. And this morning so far we've had another M1.9 All four were from spot 1882 (which I mistakenly called 1862 yesterday- my bad). When 1882 started to swing in around the western limb of Sol, it was a smallish, simple Beta class spot. After reviewing all t... more »

Why the US Spies on Its Allies

Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 19 minutes ago

The Guardian article this week that disclosed the story of U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of several US allies said that the surveillance produced “little reportable intelligence.” This isn’t really a surprise — I can’t really imagine that listening to German Chancellor Merkel’s phone conversations are going to give US analysts and policymakers a whole lot Continue reading

Sheldon Adelson:

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 24 minutes ago

Kill yourself. Sincerely, all of humanity.

Why is Obama the only one smiling...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 27 minutes ago

*like a monkey?* He always looks like such a doofus*.* Go ahead. Call me racist. You know you want to...

Watch "The Palestine Myth" on YouTube

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 41 minutes ago

Pre 1967 there were Jordanians, post 1967 they became Palestinians so as to be able to claim back Israel. I've blogged about this fact before but not seen this chap agree with me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgCRSKDzVUc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

A great misunderstanding in the conversation on #edreform

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 46 minutes ago

A common talking point via social media from the reform minded seems to now be desperate calls for civility in debate. Civility? This is only anecdotal proof on my part, perhaps others have noticed. In any case, calling for civility is akin to a child playing tag, when cornered, immediately declaring “Base!” If only real […]

Deck the halls with No Excuses, Fa La lala, lala la la! #charterschools

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 58 minutes ago

‘Tis the season choosy with your students. I am told by reliable sources that many charter schools in our nation’s capital, Washington DC, enjoy very much acquiring valuable per pupil dollars at the start of the school year. Then, after those funds are locked in, PURGE their respective schools of unruly students. Traditional public schools […]

What Mattered This Week?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 hour ago

I'll put it this way: getting the federal-run exchanges up and running properly matters; the spin over it doesn't matter. What I don't really know is whether the decisions made this week about the exchanges really matter...we won't know that until later, both after the outcome is known and after more of the behind-the-scenes stuff gets reported. What do you have? What do you think mattered this week?

life after death

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 hour ago

President Obama and Attorney General Holder: End the For-Profit Operation Streamline Scheme Now!

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 1 hour ago

Operation Streamline. Even the name is offensive, especially since it corresponds to an assembly-line, government-run, immigration, for-profit incarceration and deportation program. At best, it creates mass show trials, masquerading as judicial procedures. At a time when nonviolent immigrants are supposed to no longer be a priority for the Obama administration, this corporate-friendly operation seems not to have received the memo. FOR REST OF COLUMN: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/19607-president-obama-and-attorney-general-holder-end-the-for-profit-operation-streamline-s... more »

Watch "No Woman, No Drive" on YouTube

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 hour ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZMbTFNp4wI&feature=youtube_gdata_player Meanwhile in the Islamist hell hole that is Saudi Arabia, women can't hold a driving licence and are second class citizens at best.

nightmare

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 hour ago

There is a hidden world around us that you cannot see it is what rules our every day lives. the archons the intervention

Anarchist Fantasies

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 2 hours ago

I once knew an anarchist. Nice guy. Very intense. He started an anarchist discussion circle. He was really stoked about how these high school kids were getting radicalized by walking the picket-line with their teachers. There was him (mid-twenties), me (late-twenties), a 19-year old dude, an 18-year old dudette, and about three teeny-boppers. The first meeting was just a discussion on principles, dominated by him. The second meeting, a week later was about possible "actions" we could do. The third meeting, there was just me and him. Embarrassed, he mumbled something about how losi... more »

Would It Be More Appropriate To Introduce Don Yelton As "Mr. Republican" Or "Mr. Conservative?"

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago

Thursday Rachel Maddow focussed on the *Daily Show* to make the same point Alan Grayson made when he pointed out that teabaggers are basically a modern-day version of the KKK. I wonder if Claire McCaskill, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Joe Crowley will condemn Rachel the way they condemned Grayson. In any case, you need to watch this segment. It's amazing, although keep in mind that Don Yelton is now calling the North Carolina Republican Party gutless for forcing him to resign yesterday. The star of the segment, Yelton, wasn't the point for Maddow. She was attempting to show Repub... more »

Obituaries

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 2 hours ago

Is the BBC predictable in its bias? That thought came back to me on reading a comment from chrisH at *Biased BBC .* He wrote: "The BBC are so predictable that I was able to predict that Titos wife and Felix Dexter would comprise half of “Last Word”…the obituary show on Radio 4 at the moment." My point being that the BBC is so predictable that we just know there`ll be lefties in their dotage, and multiculti useful tools of alternative comedians that get the tributes. Safe to say that if you actually HAD changed things…or used to be a “right winger”-there`ll be no mention of them.... more »

RUSSELL BRAND

Anon at aangirfan - 3 hours ago

*Russell Brand, who suffers from *bipolar disorder[72],* meets the Queen* Is Russell Brand controlled by the spooks? On MTV, a day after 9/11, Russell Brand dressed up like Osama Bin Laden . In 2004, Brand achieved fame as the host of a spin-off of the spooky Big Brother. *Russell Brand is dating Jemima Khan (nee Goldsmith), * *Jemima's father was Sir James Michael "Jimmy" Goldsmith a billionaire financier and tycoon. * *Brand and Jemima* Jemima has two brothers; Zac Goldsmith Tory MP who is married to Alice ROTHSCHILD, and another brother called Ben Goldsmith, who up until last ... more »

Halloween Ornaments

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 3 hours ago

I originally posted this tutorial a couple of years ago, but it is post that I frequently get asked questions about. Today, I have re-written it with answering questions in mind. If you still have any let me know! You will need for the bat: - The smallest pot you can find ( I have seen them at Hobby Lobby and Michaels) - Black and white paint - Black foam - Googly eyes - Black ribbon - Hot Glue Paint the the little pot completely black, inside and out before adding the white face. Mine needed a couple of coats, but use your best judgement. I folded a... more »

Libya updates October 25 , 2013.....Libya militias extend rule by gun to oil control ! Cyrenaica announces its Regional Government - another slap at the alleged central government ! Political confusion concerning Municipal elections and Constitutional Committee elections stir the Libyan pot further ! l

Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago

Militia rule extends to control of oil...... http://antiwar.com/blog/2013/10/25/armed-militias-rule-libya-primed-for-backlash-at-the-sign-of-western-meddling/ Armed Militias Rule Libya, Primed For ‘Backlash’ At Sign of Western Meddling John Glaser, October 25, 2013 Print This | Share This | Comment [image: Libyan rebels gathered in Ajdabiya, March 2011. Credit: Al Jazeera English] Libyan rebels gathered in Ajdabiya, March 2011. Credit: Al Jazeera English This well-reported article by Will Crisp at the *Christian Science Monitor* has two important findings. First, disparate armed mil... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 4 hours ago

*Saints' inactives will be filled with drama ~Mike Triplett, ESPN* *St. Bernard Highway reopens after oil spill, neighbors talk safety ~WWLTV* *La. senators help push flood premium delay ~Jordon Blum, Advocate* *Determining Mississippi River’s Role In Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ~April Flowers* ~Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill laps around the mouth of the Mississippi River delta in this May 24, 2010, image from the Advanced Space-borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft. The oil appears silver, while vegetation is red. Credi... more »

October Surprise 2012: The Benghazi Coup and the Plot to Kill Mitt Romney

Paul Coker at News Spike - 4 hours ago

October Surprise 2012: The Benghazi Coup and the Plot to Kill Mitt Romneyfrom Spike1138 on Vimeo. *G.B.M.G. KING 4SHO ™ @TheOfficial4sho * *"I aint gone lie... Food stamps the shit! I mite assasinate romney my damn self if he get elected ! I fuxx wit free 99 on the eats" * *3:38 AM - 17 Oct 2012* *Secret Service said to have foiled several assassination attempts on President Obama and Mitt Romney during the campaign, but report is under scrutiny* * * *GQ author Marc Ambinder defended his reporting with a list of public-record assassination attempts but had few other details to of... more »

Ronald Reagan

Paul Coker at News Spike - 4 hours ago

*"Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. * * * *If he ran unopposed he would have lost."* - Mort Sahl

Fed seize another 29 million ( 144,336 Bitcoins ) from the computer of Dread Pirate Roberts - are these his Bitcoin or those of his clients though ? As the Feds don't " currently " recgnize Bitcoin as money , what actually does the Government do with the Pirates " booty " ? And is it a shock this large Fed plunder occurred right after the Fortess hedge fund announced Bitcoin was a really , really good deal ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago

Feds Confiscate Record $29 Million BitCoin Booty From Dread Pirate's Hard Drive [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/26/2013 09:19 -0400 - FBI - Google - Reuters - Ron Paul inShare When three weeks ago, the FBI arrested Ross William Ulbricht - the creator of the now shutdown Bitcoin-only "alternative" marketplace*Silk Road* also known as Dread Pirate Roberts, some were surprised that the Feds only confiscated about $3.6 million worth in Bitcoins from Ulbrecht. Proving all doubters wrong, and that creating the first "libertarian" mark... more »

Shelby County Plans to Whiten Suburban Schools and to Drop Civil Rights Lawsuit

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 5 hours ago

In a plan drawn up in the back rooms of the local political elites, Shelby County stands poised to do what most thought impossible: to make Shelby County Schools more segregated. The plan calls for the County to hold on to three schools in Germantown and one in Millington, where significant numbers of black non-municipal County children live who are now attending the four schools that are within the boundaries of Germantown and Millington, respectively. At the same time that this plan moves forward, the County Commission is poised to drop the civil rights lawsuit they previousl... more »

War watch October 26 , 2013 - Iran nuclear program talks in focus , Syria war in focus , Afghanistan drawdown and incredible waste in focus !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago

Usual contradictory signals regarding US intention for Iran nuclear talks..... http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/25/iran-bomb-uranium-israel/3186567/ A new report that says Iran may need as little as a month to produce enough uranium for a nuclear bomb is further evidence for why Israel will take military action before that happens, an Israeli defense official said Friday. "We have made it crystal clear – in all possible forums, that Israel will not stand by and watch Iran develop weaponry that will put us, the entire Middle East and eventually the world, under an ... more »

Saudi Arabia news October 26 , 2013 - Saudi Arabia threats force women to cancel driving protest ( heavy handed threats by Saudi Interior Ministry to punish women daring to drive a car of course goes by without comment from US puppets ) .... Saudis fearful that allowing women to drive would encourage more demand for equality from women , fearful that might encourage downtrodden groups such as Shiites to demand greater equality or are they just all controlling paranoid despots and women just a symbol ? On a similat note , Saudis reacting to US almost similar to their women drivers - having made their threats as to the US , what do we see the Saudis do , if anything ? Saudis have cried " Wolf " and so far have not been appeased by the US - where or when do we see the Saudi whip ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago

Saudi Arabia forces Women to Cancel Driving Protest, Asserts Authoritarianism in Region Posted on 10/26/2013 by Juan Cole A key group of Saudi feminists have called off their planned protests for Saturday against Saudi Arabia’s bizarre ban on women driving. (Some individuals may go ahead). They did so in response to dire threats from the Saudi Interior Ministry (i.e. secret police) of condign punishment against women who got behind the wheel today, and against those who gathered in public for protests. One woman protester in 2011 was arrested and sentence to ten lashes (yes). I am a... more »

The New Normal ? Key points and sum up from Jim Quinn's missive " This artificial prosperity plan for Wall Street has the added benefit of allowing the captured politicians in Washington D.C. to continue their $1 trillion per year deficit spending with no consequences for their squandering of future generations’ wealth. Bernanke and Yellen will never taper, because they can’t. The Fed balance sheet will continue to grow by at least $1 trillion per year until they crash the financial system again. Except this time, there will be no money printing solution. We are all trapped like rats in this monetary experiment being conducted by evil mad scientists. No one will get out alive. Welcome to the new normal... " Chris Martenson also pillories the Fed in " Fed can only fail " missive ! Keep in mind that all ponzi schemes need continual levels on money flows , if not actual increases in flows - or else the ponzi collapse ......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-26/new-normal The New Normal? [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/26/2013 07:51 -0400 - 10 Year Treasury - Bear Stearns - Ben Bernanke - Ben Bernanke - BLS - Bond - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Deficit Spending - Federal Reserve - Gross Domestic Product - Lehman - National Debt - New Normal - None - Obamacare - Quantitative Easing - Reality - Recession - recovery - Unemployment inShare *Submitted by Jim Quinn of The Burning p... more »

Argentina: The Possible Resemblance of Humanoids in the Torrent Case (1965) to Mythical Models in the Social Mindset of Corrientes

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 6 hours ago

*Argentina: The Possible Resemblance of Humanoids in the Torrent Case (1965) to Mythical Models in the Social Mindset of Corrientes* *By Andrés Salvador* In January 1965, at Estación Torrent, located in the General Alvear Department of the Province of Corrientes (Argentina) a possible incident involving humanoid beings took place, which would have significant media impact and in the literature on the UFO phenomenon. Subsequent investigation by Roberto Banchs permits establishing a major discrepancy between the experiences of the eyewitnesses and their information on the event. In ... more »

Focus… Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago

Former Congressman William Hughes with son, Bill, Jr. Why bother focussing on LoBiondo? There are many districts in red-leaning and even solidly red congressional districts in the hands of Democrats. There are almost no Republicans in blue districts. In California Gary Miller and David Valadao both won because of failed DCCC recruiting and both will probably lose their seats in 2014. Mike Coffman (R-CO) and Chris Gibson (R-NY) are in D+1 districts and both are under intense attack, Coffman from the former Speaker of Colorado's House of Representatives, Andrew Romanoff, and will proba... more »

It Takes One To Know One

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 6 hours ago

Jim Flaherty brought forward his third omnibus budget bill this week. And, as in the past, it is full of all kinds of things which have nothing to do with the budget -- like labour relations between the public service and the government. Tom Walkom writes in *The Toronto Star* that the bill is a full frontal attack on public service unions: The government’s latest omnibus budget bill would give the government the unilateral power to determine which civil servants are essential workers and thus disqualified from striking. This in itself is a break from standard Canadian practice, ... more »

Do you want to learn how to twerk?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago

Do you want to learn how to twerk? if you do then I'm not sure this skinny girl is the right teacher...

Racism is alive and well in America

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 6 hours ago

It was a very long week. Been mostly offline, but I see this Daily Show segment went viral and got this howdy cracker GOPer in North Carolina fired as county chair. I see he's claiming the video has been edited to make him look racist, to which I say, bullshit. I've lived in this state for going on nine years and believe me when I tell you, it's not just him. Most of the white people I know here say the same things. Often in public. They just don't get on the teevee. Maybe someone could send a copy of this to Supreme (In)Justice Scalia.

ObamaCare updates for October 23 - 24 , 2013 ...... Audacity of Dopes ?

Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-24/administration-enforces-radiosilence-obamacare-enrollment-numbers Administration Enforces Radiosilence On Obamacare Enrollment Numbers [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/24/2013 18:36 -0400 - Obama Administration - Obamacare inShare During this morning's Congressional hearing on the failure of Obamacare, one of the developer's let slip a little too much truth: Jamie Dupree *✔* @*jamiedupree* CGI exec says she is not allowed to publicly say how many people have enrolled via http://healthcare.go... more »

Fukushima radiation impacts already being observed on the west coast of the US - at what point does EPA pull its ostrich head out of the ground and get to work on this major problem ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago

07:27 AM EST on October 26th, 2013 | Leave a comment Physicians: ‘Interesting fact’ for US coast in new UN report, 95% of Fukushima discharges transported in Pacific; Contamination to impact N. America with ‘uncertain consequences’ for public health — Chemist: Concern over recent releases, “They’re changing in character” (VIDEO) 11:33 AM EST on October 25th, 2013 | 66 comments Head researcher “is sounding the alarm” over striking changes in killer whales off Canada and Alaska since 2011 — “Unusually high mortality rate” and “odd behavior” — “Experts fear something’s wrong with the env... more »

The worst news report we saw last week!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago

*SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013* *Krugman explains where it came from:* The worst news report we saw last week appeared in the New York Times. We refer to the featured news report in Thursday’s National section. In the hard-copy New York Times, the news report appeared beneath these headlines: *Better News In New Study That Assesses U.S. Students Majority Outperform International Average* Those headlines were strange on their own. It has been known since December that American students outperformed the international average on both tests in question. (The tests in Grade 8 science and m... more »

Don't watch this....!

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 8 hours ago

Link: http://youtu.be/FE0SozU5AdE Have a watchful weekend, John

THE SAME MAFIA - TEXAS, SCOTLAND...

Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago

Bush_Mason If Texas became 'independent' it could still be run by members of the same 'mafia' which controls Washington and London and Tel Aviv. If Scotland becomes 'independent' it may be run by that same 'mafia'. That 'mafia' involves child abuse rings, the narcotics trade, freemasonry, Zionism and support of the feudal system. Scotland has always had its shady people. *James VI and I* On 19 June 1566, at Edinburgh Castle, a baby was born. This baby was set to become King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England. However, this baby reportedly died at birth and was r... more »

3/11 was Japan's 9/11. Powerful documented evidence.

Jason Leewig at Our Manmade Disasters - 11 hours ago

So let's see how many of the supposedly (main stream media fear porn) "natural or accidental disasters" were actually man-made MIHOPs (Make It Happens On Purpose) or Acts of Terrorism funded by the zionist-controlled Cabal & banksters. Our growing list include: 1912 04 15 - Deliberate sinking of the Titanic. 1988 07 06 - North Sea Piper Alpha 1989 03 24 - Exxon Valdez 1995 01 17 - Kobe Quake at 20:46 UTC (05:46 JST) 1996 07 17 - TWA 800, crashed slightly after 20:43 EST 2001 09 11 - AA 11 took off 7:59am crashed North Tower at 08:46am, 47 minutes later. 2001 09 11 - UA 175 took off ... more »

Hjärtet får aldrig rynkor - The Heart Never Rinkles

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 12 hours ago

Translation from Swedish To English: *The Heart Never Winkles*

dream - shipwrecking into a miniature Tudor Japan - compression of memories but what resolution

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 13 hours ago

*The Tudor period is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales*-- thanks WIKIPEDIA. and how does this relate to this morning's memory-compressed dream? "Memory compressed, Mike?" You mean, "You no longer think dreams are Contact with an alien race who can't dream for themselves?" This dream (I can't discount my dream-contact theory yet, because *'we don't have all the answers'*) was all made up of things I'd seen in passing, watched or read about during THE DAY... it was a classic memory-compression dream, or so it seemed from the references... i) a television programme... more »

Quote of the Day: What are you so frightened of?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 13 hours ago

"This really shouldn’t be such a radical or unusual thing, but as I look around the world I find so many petrified—not of natural disasters or things that perhaps make sense—but terrified of the opinion of others. That’s what makes it so hard for the human race to achieve all that it might, and should, and perhaps yet will." - Dr Michael Hurd's Daily Dose of Reason [image: Posted with Blogsy]Posted with Blogsy Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Sunday Classics preview: Brünnhilde asks, "Who am I if I were not your will?" Question: Is it ever OK for a daughter to say such a thing to her father?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago

*Deborah Voigt as Brünnhilde and Bryn Terfel as Wotan in the new Met production of Die Walküre, 2011* *BRÜNNHILDE* [*answers *WOTAN* softly*]: To Wotan's will you're speaking; you can say what you will; what am I, if not your will alone? *-- English singing translation by Andrew Porter* *[A]* *[B]* *[C]* *[D]* *Our four Brünnhildes could be drawn from this list (in alphabetical order): Kirsten Flagstad, Rita Hunter, Birgit Nilsson, and Astrid Varnay* *by Ken* There are, of course, parents who truly don't want their children to be independent -- indeed, whole cultures that depen... more »