1:07am MST
Ralph Ring shows General Motors - flying disc - it's working because we want it to work
here's Ralph Ring talking about his meeting the General Motors and the
UTRON-powered little flying aluminium disc he showed.
I'd love to see corroboration of this meeting, but I doubt it's
(officially) out there.
SCROLL TO 01:22:00 RIGHT NOW and keep with it while he talks about bumble
bees and Schumann Resonance - it's rivetting, and then the GM meeting
details.
Particle astrophysicist, PI commits suicide
*Alberto Lemut worked in underground experiments*
Just four weeks ago, we watched a press conference of an experiment in
South Dakota, LUX, whose precision and sophistication allowed it to exclude
all the hints of a light dark matter particle suggested by other
experiments. Some really good work is taking place in the Sanford Lab.
Sadly, that didn't guarantee that everyone in Lead, South Dakota was happy. The
police and media revealed the name of a 37-old man who shot himself dead
last Thursday. It was assistant professor Alberto Lemut.
He was an important investigator of the D... more »
Nostalgia
Wit's End - 1 hour ago
Many
of the news stories about the flooding in Colorado had headlines like
the one that featured this photograph and read, "Scars Left By Wildfires
Worsen Flooding in Colorado".
A satellite spied the burned-out scar left by Colorado's Waldo Canyon
fire
on July 4 ~ NASA
Unless you are a professional snarky fundamentalist preacher
proclaiming"God Drenches Colorado With Floodwater, Weed Smokers To
Blame" so that
stupid people on the internet can get all agitated actually thinking
you're
serious, it is beyond obvious that climate change underlies the extreme
precipitation. But the wildfi... more »
Updates On Syria [11.27]: Kurds Ask West For Support Against Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah Suffers Losses Outside Damascus, Turkey Plays Dumb About Role In Al-Qaeda's Rise
*1. An excerpt from, "PYD asks West support to combat extremists in Syria"
pydrojava.net, November 24:*
PYD Co-Chairman addressed the EU and US: *“The humanitarian situation is
very difficult in Rojava right now, especially since the last year. We are
living under the blockade of the Turkey, the Islamic / Arabic fanatics and
Syrian regime. At the same time we got round half million refugees from
different parts of Syria, mainly Christians, including Sunni and Alevi
Arabs. Unfortunately, Kurdistan has no benefit from the so-called
humanitarian help from the West. The tax payers’ mone... more »
Saudi Arabia Cautiously Welcomes Iran Nuclear Deal
Monday's Saudi statement said the Geneva agreement should be followed by a
comprehensive solution that
"leads to the removal of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear,
from the Middle East." Riyadh also called for unspecified further steps
to "guarantee a right of all states in the region to use nuclear power
peacefully." ~0~ Saudi Arabia
Cautiously Welcomes Iran Nuclear Deal VOA News November 25, 2013Saudi
Arabia has joined other Gulf Arab states in cautiously welcoming a nuclear
deal between Iran and a group of world powers.Th... more »
Whose Side Is Chuck Schumer On? When He Says "Us," Who Does He Mean?
Aside from AIPAC, Israel has two enormous guns buying leverage for it
inside U.S. politics-- mobster Sheldon Adelson on the GOP side and another
shady billionaire, Haim Saban, on the Democratic side. The two shovel out
immense sums of money to politicians to keep Israeli national interests
front and center above even American national interests. We've gone
overAdelson ad nauseum here and I think most *DWT* readers know he's
married to an Israeli and that he's a major figure in Israeli politics
through ownership of large right-wing media properties. Here in the U.S.,
he and his wi... more »
Updates On Syria [11.26]: Regional Marijuana Trade Is Booming, Discontent In Southeastern Turkey Is Growing, Kurdish And Arab Militias Unite Against Al-Qaeda
*1. An excerpt from, "Lebanon cannabis trade thrives in shadow of Syrian
war" by Rana Moussaoui, AFP, November 25:*
According to Abu Ali, a local resident, traffickers from Syria buy 30 to
100 kilogrammes to take on to neighbouring countries.
"From Turkey, they sell to European traffickers, and from Iraq and Jordan,
they sell it to the Gulf countries," he says.
"Even though it's risky, 40 grammes that would sell for $20 in Lebanon will
be sold for $100 in Syria and for $500 when it arrives in Turkey.
"There are also fighters in Syria that buy in small quantities for their
own consu... more »
The Sandy Hook HOAX: Judge Orders Sandy Hook 9-11 Tapes To Be Released December 4th, 2013
In my last article concerning Sandy Hook, I released the fabulous video by
Sofia Smallstorm that basically rips Sandy Hook apart and takes the firm
stand that we are indeed dealing with a massive fraud, swindle, and
hoax.... I have stated clearly that I firmly believe that absolutely NO
children died that day, and that the entire "massacre" was indeed a
criminal government operation that involved actors, stooges, and a
compliant media for the sole purpose of scaring the general public,and
using the massive psychological effect of fear to convince the American
public into accepting ... more »
Teaching Strategies GOLD = Garbage waste of time
My colleagues in Pre-K hate, hate, hate GOLD. Then, these kids enter
Kindergarten without being able to read or even write their own names. So,
what the hell is going on? I received an email asking if I wanted to
participate as a pilot classroom for GOLD. They even dangled a free iPad
mini in […]
Good coverage of the #optout movement from NYmag
Read up. United Opt Out National receives a mention. Nice. Tagged: opt out,
testing, united opt out
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by Tom
in Connecticut. Tom and I will be discussing a number of different subjects
relating to psychological and information warfare, particularly as it
relates to assaulting, distorting, and corrupting the worldview of a target
population.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Below are relevant links for today's program:
- *White Genocide Flyers Yet Again Labeled White Supremacist -
DailyStormer.com... more »
Afghan President Karzai welcomes President Obama , NSA Chief Susan Rice , Secretary of State John Kerry and Ambassador James Cunningham to the Afghan Bazaar.....Karzai latest demands for signing the US's hotly sought after Bilateral Security Agreement . include - termination of the US military raids of Afghan homes, release of Guantanamo Bay detainees, commencement of immediate peace talks by the US with the Taliban, inclusion of Bamyan in the list of the US-NATO military bases, and firm US assurance of non-interference in the forthcoming Afghan presidential election on April 5. High stakes poker being played as Karzai bets he can re-deal the cards and DC will take it or else.
http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2013/11/26/a-windfall-afghan-exit-strategy-for-obama/
A windfall Afghan exit strategy for Obama
The tough-talking, no-nonsense US National Security Advisor Susan Rice met
her match at the presidential palace in Kabul Monday evening over a
“working dinner”. One would have loved to be a fly on the wall. But there
was no need, because no sooner than the pomegranates and grapes were eaten
after the rich meal of pilav and kebabs and Rice reported back to
Washington her conversation with President Hamid Karzai, which lasted
several hours, the White ho... more »
Two things I thought would never be uttered: Thanksgiving and #commoncore, now with calcium
One more day before a short, but much-needed break. We’re culminating our
study of the solar system tomorrow by launching a model rocket. But I just
thought, for giggles, to peruse Google and Pinterest for some “Thanksgiving
Fun” in case I had a few worthless minutes to spare. In 2013, is
Thanksgiving in schools still […]
The "I told you so" connection of toasted cars, dustified buildings, holes in helideck & PMD
Watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmEUqmgsK4
Intricate Beam Control
The beam control/fire control (BC/FC) system on the Missile Defense
Agency’s airborne laser stretches from the rotatable turret on the front of
the Boeing freighter to an area behind an airtight bulkhead that protects
the crew from possible chemical leaks.
It tracks a target, measures range to the target, compensates for
atmospheric turbulence, and points and focuses the megawatt-class laser
beam.
Lasers As Weapons.
http://backcountryvoices.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/lasers-as-weapons/
Several branc... more »
To call GOP senators "a bunch of babies" or "a bunch of baboons" is an insult to babies, baboons, and especially baby baboons
*This toddler baboon is presumably the older of the two half-brothers (same
father, different mothers) now in residence at Brooklyn's Prospect Park
Zoo. You'd figure that's his mother the young fellow is seen hanging out
with here, but the Wildlife Conservation Society caption just says "one of
its parents." ("Its"?)*
*by Ken*
Last night I suggested thinking of congressional Republicans as mutant life
forms, possibly from Outer Space, while the night before, focusing
specifically on the reaction to Senate Dems' imposition of a partial
nuclear option, I called them con artists of ... more »
TPP PROTESTS AT OBAMA FUNDRAISER
Before sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner with his family, President
Barack Obama shared the table with some very rich donors in Beverly Hills,
Calif. During his West Coast trip, Obama has also been met by some vocal
protesters, who are demanding a stop to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The
trade agreement is being negotiated between 12 countries. Critics say the
TPP will reduce labor protections, lift environmental regulations and
restrict the Internet.
Was Typhoon Haiyan Deliberately Designed to Establish a Permanent U.S. Military Presence in the Phillipines?
*Silly me. For one brief nanosecond I got all teary-eyed, thinking that the
U.S. military, steaming towards the Phillipines, was actually on a
humanitarian mission. I even let myself expand that feeling into a YES!
This is what our bloated military could be used for, to help the world heal
from devastations caused by climate change!*
*Then I remembered dutchsince, his awful claim that Typhoon Haiyan was
man-made.*
*If dutchsinse is right, then my idealistic visions of the future use of
the military, to heal the planet and help create peace on earth, are
instantly obliterated by that... more »
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DREAM SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH HSF; IT'S OFFICIAL!!!
November 26, 2013
Board of Directors pass policy to include DACA students as eligible for
General Scholarship
Los Angeles, CA- The Hispanic Scholarship Fund announced today that
effective immediately, students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) status are eligible to apply for an HSF General Scholarship at
www.HSF.net. The application deadline is December 15th, 2013.
According to a memorandum prepared by the Mexican American Legal Defense
and Education Fund (MALDEF), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS... more »
Hegemonic Conflict Watch: US Responds to China's ADIZ =UPDATED=
Wow (Yahoo):
Two US B-52 bombers flew over a disputed area of the East China Sea without
informing Beijing, US officials said Tuesday, challenging China's bid to
create an expanded air defense zone.
The flight of the giant Stratofortress planes sent a clear signal that
Washington would push back against what it considers an aggressive stance
by Beijing in the region.
The move also represented a robust show of US support for Japan, which is
locked in a mounting dispute with Beijing over disputed islands in the East
China Sea.
The unarmed bombers took off from Guam on Monday on a ... more »
ObamaCare updates November 26 , 2013 - White House finally acknowledges the obvious - Healthcare.gov still will be a hot mess come December 1 , 2013 ( another broken promise to toss on the broken promise bonfire of the vanities ) ...... Congressional Democrats who have waited until December 1st with the hope this would somehow go away soon will have tough decisions to make......Meanwhile Feds to increase risk payments to insurers who agree to un-cancel those already cancelled plans ..... Meanwhile the White House tries to slow down traffic so that fewer collapses of the Healthcare.gov buggy will crash and burn less than if swamped with heavy duty traffic....After Broinsurance and talking healthcare turkey over turkey this Thanksgiving , next epic fail marketing scheme - " Mind Your Mom , get ObamaCare . " Yikes !
Today's updates .....But first recall the prior post......
Monday, November 25, 2013
ObamaCare updates November 25 , 2013 - Who knew Desperation is a
Destination ? Congressional Dems ready to flip the white house and turn on
Obama IF the Healthcare.gov website is still a dud come December 1 , 2013 ?
Besides isn't the website just a symptom for the worsening condition of the
whole of ObamaCare ?
So what did we glean today ?
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/11/26/white-house-website-wont-be-fixed-by-december-1/
( I know , what a shocker..... )
White House: Website won’t be fixed ... more »
November Guest Commentary by Joining Forces for Education’s Ellen Lubic
Joining Forces for Education was formed in response to Ben Austin’s public
school bulldozer outfit, the Walton Family Foundation funded Parent
Revolution. Ellen Lubic occasionally contributes to Professor Ravitch’s
site. Obama : With Banksters/Common Core/Race to the Top/College for All,
and other fantasy legislation vs. Reality and Vocational Ed We, the People,
wanted to believe in […]
Ordinary outrage
Over the years the police have lied about their encounters with members of
the public. They lied about Jean Charles de Menezes, they lied about Ian
Tomlinson, they lied about Mohammed Abdul Kahar, they lied about Andrew and
Christopher Hillard and Alfie Meadows and Christopher Alder. These are just
a few examples. The police have also lied about prominent cases, such as
the Guildford Four or the Birmingham Six, lies that lead to miscarriages of
justice. Again these are also only examples. They’ve also told lies
regarding a few well known public events, mass encounters such as the
Hi... more »
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*Has state found strategy to hold Corps of Engineers responsible for
coastal erosion? Or is their plan to sue a ruse for the Oil and Gas
industry? ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
Harvey Wasserman knows what he is talking about. Particularly, the fuel rods in a shaky above ground storage tub that must be kept under water or else the protective tubes would spontaneously catch fire releasing the contained radioisotopes into that atmosphere. And this is sure to happen when the next strong earthquake strikes near by. The company TEPCO has no experts. And being a company they are more interested in making money than protecting against disaster. Wasserman argues that the world's top experts should now take over this critical problem. But there seems to be barriers to even getting the UN involved, while the news media, ignorant of the problem play it down. I, like Wasserman, love Japan but like him I would not go back there now.
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*Harvey Wasserman: Risky Operation at Fukushima Demands World Action*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i5MATVzPzgg
Published on Nov 19, 2013
Laura Flanders' show streams at GRITtv.org
This week, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant began
the process to remove 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel, Nuclear
researcher Harvey Wasserman talks about the risks involved and need for
world intervention. Distributed by OneLoad.com
Cherchez la Verite
BC Hydro, John Horgan, What Real Leadership Sounds Like
I have very little to say right now...However John Horgan has plenty to say
about BC Hydro..
http://www.cknw.com/audio-vault/
Cue up November 26th/2013..1:00 pm....And listen to *A sizzling fact-filled
BC Liberal ball busting segment without a stitch of spin....*
Listen to what real leadership and command sounds like.
And for those that want contrast, listen to Bill(Knob Gobbler)Good and his
guest David Austin`s version, Goodly gobbler Billy had on his 11:00 AM
segment an IPP/PPP3 promoter, though Billy described him only as an energy
lawyer with an interest in electricity..
... more »
China Is Quitting the US Dollar
This article is full of information and very very important transparency.
The system is DONE. Collapsed.
Oh and in case you're wondering, Bitcoin is under the control of the
Federal Reserve Cartel, and new laws were passed this past winter that
brought "virtual currencies" under the roof of the UST and pulls them into
the umbrella of legally acceptable "currencies". Think Bitcoin is the
future? Think again. All the news about Bitcoin is a propaganda campaign
to pull in the money that the American Banks are so desperate for. Pretend
its a renegade currency, making oodles of mon... more »
What’s a “narcissist,” doctor?
No, it’s not just my imagination. The word “narcissist” is being used more
and more…
[image: image]
… even as fewer people seem to understand what the word means—often being
confused in being used to describe someone with a healthy self-esteem. Psychologist
Michael Hurd explains the distinction is based on difference between a
focus solely on “the inner, subjective ‘me’” of the true narcissist, and
the focus on the “objective ‘out there’ (aka, reality)” of someone with a
healthy self-esteem.
In other words, it’s the difference between being a “doer” and being a
second-hander:
... more »
How Many Republican Congressmen Will Lose Their Careers Over Racism?
Another poll came out yesterday, this one from the Public Religion Research
Institute, showing overwhelming support by Americans for comprehensive
immigration reform. Bottom line: 63% of Americans favor a path to
citizenship-- including 60% of grassroots Republicans! Opposition comes
from two places: overt racists and the Republican House leadership. We'll
get back to that in a moment.
Throughout 2013, there has been consistent bipartisan and cross-religious
support for creating a path to citizenship for immigrants living in the
United States. Today, 63% of Americans favor provid... more »
Judge Dale: Global Currency Reset and NDAs- VITAL INFORMATION!
I love Dale. He is one of the most amazing BEings I've ever wished to
meet. I "met" Judge Dale on a conference call back in November 2012- and I
can fully admit that I was all starry eyed and muted the phone to tell my
husband that "I'm on a call with JUDGE DALE!!!!!" ...... hero worship at
it's best, lol!!! (yes, I swoon over retired judges in their
80somethings!!) roflmfao!! Since then I've kept in contact with the
awesome and outspoken patriot and truthteller.
I would ask you to read this article carefully, because there is so much
transparency in here that people NEED TO S... more »
Shameless GOPers
So I see our coke sniffing Republican Congressman Trey Radel is doing his
rehab penance at some high class detox joint. He says he's feeling
harrassed when all he's trying to do is to wait out the news cycle so he
can skulk back to DC -- er -- focus on his family. Which is not say I think
he should resign because of a drug problem. It's not like he was caught
selling drugs to kids. I haven't heard it was affecting his job. He was
only hurting himself.
But that's not why I'm flagging this news. The real lede should have been Gov
Rick Scott's incredible hypocrisy.
"I agree with the... more »
One More Time on Subsamples (Ignore Those Polls! Addendum)
Last week I took someone to task for placing too much weight on Gallup's
reports of Latino voters supposedly disproportionate turn away from Barack
Obama. One week more, and...it's disappearing even more. In the Gallup
weekly reports, Obama trickled down to 40% approval overall after three
weeks at 41%, but his approval among Hispanic citizens is up for the third
week in a row and now stands at 54%, 14 points higher than his overall
rating. That's consistent with where he was back in September (that is,
it's down, but not down more than the overall dip).
It's certainly possible that... more »
Little Merit in Rush to Report Merit Pay Report
Mathematica reports and journalists have proven to be problematic—as I
noted about the Mathematica claims about KIPP middle schools. With a fresh
Mathematica study, Talent Transfer Initiative: Attracting and Retaining
High-Performing Teachers in Low-Performing Schools, also comes the rush to
report: Top Teachers Retained Effectiveness After Transfer, Study Shows,
Stephen Sawchuck at Education Week What Happens […]
AIM West Bill Means: America's payments meant to ease US conscience
AIM VICTORY SONG Tuesday, AIM West, Nov. 26, 2013 Video by Censored News
Bill Means: America's payouts are a way of clearing its conscience of genocide and stolen land
Bill Means
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News Exclusive
Day 2 AIM WEST article as it happens in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO -- The attacks on Indigenous Peoples, from the tarsands to Indian child welfare, were topics at
Canada Is Jewish Occupied Territory: Canadian Stooges Stand By Their Israeli Man!
Canada is fully under the control of Jewish interests, and has been for
some time now... It is so sad that this country, that at one time was truly
a nation that other nations would want to emulate, is now nothing but a YES
man for the Jews and Israel's interests.....
With the recent signing of the "deal" between the P5+1 group and Iran for
"curbing" Iran's (non-existent) nuclear weapons program, most nations have
finally begun to lift their illegal sanctions against that peaceful
nation..... But according to this article, from Redress Information And
Analysis, at www.redressonline.... more »
How TV Frames the Working Class
That there Owen Jones has been in the media again, talking about the
portrayal of working class people. Below is a much shorter American film
about the same. Yes, it's a bit dated but the point comes through loud and
clear.
JFK50: Evidence of Revision
"MindWar...is, in fact, the strategy to which tactical warfare must conform
if it is to achieve maximum effectiveness. The MindWar scenario must be
preeminent in the mind of the commander and must be the principal factor in
his every field decision. Otherwise he sacrifices measures which actually
contribute to winning the war to measures of immediate, tangible
satisfaction. (Consider the rational for 'body counts' in Vietnam).
...
"In its strategic context, *MindWar must reach out to friends, enemies, and
neutrals alike across the globe* -- neither through primitive "battlefield... more »
The battle for Ukraine
*The battle for Ukraine*
KamNam mentioned the geopolitical situation in Ukraine was about to heat
up..Yet, again.
Thanks for the heads up KamNam.!!
Can’t say this turn of events would come as a surprise. No, not a surprise
at all. Some of this article is pure spin to justify continued western
intervention. But, there is some factual information present.
After the Soviet Union fell two decades ago, Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote that
"without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine suborned
and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire." Those are
still the... more »
Dan Rather was robbed
Wondering if Logan and McClellan are being paid while they're away.
Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and executive producer of '"60 Minutes,"
informed staff Tuesday that Lara Logan and her producer, Max McClellan,
would be taking a leave of absence following an internal report on the news
magazine's discredited Oct. 27 Benghazi report.
Fager's memo and findings of an internal review [are at the link.]
Always thought Rather was set up to take that fall. CBS caved to wingnut's
invented outrage. Certainly Rather's investigation was not so thoroughly
disgraced at this Benghazi hoax, o... more »
World’s first “climate refugee” refused entry to NZ [updated]
Back in 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) predicted
that climate change would create 50 million climate refugees by 2010.
In 2006, Al Gore’s film *An Inconvenient Truth *claimed "New Zealand may be
refuge as rising sea levels displace hundred of millions of people." (John
Key, for one, blithely sat through Gore’s presentation of this bunkum,
leaving the Goracle’s Auckland presentation saying it had “pressed all his
buttons”—presumably the ones that only function when his critical faculty
is turned off.)
Yet by 2009, even the BBC were admitting “fears of millio... more »
Canada Stands Alone - John Baird on Iran
Is John Baird trying to out-Netanyahu the Israeli Prime Minister? Canada
used to be seen as a force for peace on the world stage, but Baird is
opposing a widely supported deal that would see Iran eliminate its nuclear
weapons program. President Obama and other world leaders played a key role
in spearheading this deal, Secretary of State John Kerry is also to be
commended for his efforts on this.
John Baird and Stephen Harper are an embarrassment to our country on the
world stage, they are standing for war and belligerence rather than peace
and diplomacy. This is not the Canada I k... more »
Update: Shaky Honduran election process adds to challenges for winner Juan Orlando
It appears Juan Orlando Hernandez has won the Honduran presidential
election for his National Party.
Libre is challenging the results and alleging fraud. There probably was
some, but the reports from election observers suggest it wasn’t massive.
(Probably not a good sign for a democracy when the takeaway headline is ‘No
massive fraud,’ but still....)
Suspicions have rightly been aroused by the inept way the vote counting is
proceeding. The polls closed Sunday at 5 p.m. Right now, noon Tuesday, a
little more than two-thirds of the presidential ballots have been counted.
Less than hal... more »
Book Review: Fire Light by J. Abram Barneck
Fire Light is the debut novel of J.Abram Barneck, you can purchase the
Kindle version of this book here.
Jake seems like a pretty typical kid. Part jock, part geek who hopes to
escape his crummy home life and home town by getting a football
scholarship. Although he seems typical, Jake feels different. He doesn't
get sore from working out and he often gets the feeling that he is being
watched. His normal life falls apart when he becomes the target of plan to
annihilate all Druids, a magic society he didn't even know existed, let
alone he belonged too.
Fire Light was honestly a p... more »
FASCIST GOVERNMENT CONFRONTED IN SOUTH KOREA
Conservatives following President Park’s ordersThis cartoon depicts South
Korean President Park Geun-hye as a military leader similar to her father,
former President Park Chung-hee, directing conservative forces to attack
Catholic Priest Park Chang-shin for his recent comments on North Korea’s
2010 shelling of Yeonpyeong Island. Father Park’s comments have provoked a
strong reaction and allowed the president to distract from the ongoing
scandal related to state institutions’ interference in last December’s
presidential election. Because of the ruling right-wing government's
intrusi... more »
BOMBING THE ISLANDS - HERE WE GO AGAIN
- I heard today from Jun-san Yasuda. She was the Buddhist nun who
brought the large Japanese delegation on our recent drone peace walk in
Maine. One Japanese student who walked with us, Maho with the great voice,
is leaving for home tonight after having spent the time since the walk
caring for Jun-san. Jun-san had to drop out of the walk after the first
couple days when she was diagnosed with lime disease. Jun-san last night
showed Maho the new documentary The Ghosts of Jeju. Already being
translated into Korean, we learn that Maho was so moved by the ... more »
Republicans Claim Steve Stockman Hasn't Been Brought Before The Ethics Committee Because Dems Like Having Him Around As An Embarrassment To The GOP
In the spring of 1995, the FBI let domestic terrorism conspirator Steve
Stockman (R-TX) off very lightly for his role in the bombing of the Alfred
Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people and injured
almost 700 more. He was defeated right afterwards but he found himself a
district clueless and extremist enough in east Texas so that he could worm
his way back into Congress last year. Since then he's been jousting with
his immediate neighbor to the north, Louie Gohmert, over the bragging
rights over who can be called the most far right imbecile in Congress.
A ... more »
THE SANDY HOOK REPORT
*The CIA was in the Fire Station at Sandy Hook. "The fire station was
surrounded by news teams, and within its walls were the CIA, police forces,
and despairing parents..." Newtown Visits for Project 20/20 Siyum*
The Sandy Hook attack was allegedly carried out by Adam Lanza who
reportedly had changed his name to Ryan Lanza.
There are no photographs of Adam and Ryan together, and it is assumed that
they are one and the same.
*The authorities have now released their report on the 14 December 2012
Sandy Hook attack.*
Danbury State's Attorney Releases Report on Sandy Hook Investigati... more »
The Holiday Boost: Why You Should Submit a Manuscript before Winter Break
What does any faculty member REALLY want for the holidays? It’s not a
Lexus, it’s not jewelry, it’s a brand new revise-and-resubmit (R&R)
manuscript. It’s really all that is on my list every year. That and, of
course, world peace. How can one get an R&R manuscript? So far, I think
R&R decisions are the
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Historic mistake
Having rashly stated that the BBC was even-handed in yesterday’s
reporting
of the Historic Mistake by at least giving the Rabid Dogs a reasonable
quota of space to defend themselves, I now have to qualify that, having
watched last night’s Newsnight.
I am of course, referring to the interview by a particularly
supercilious
looking Paxman, with Daniel Taub. Gurning with more distaste than
normal,
Paxman parroted some of the BBC’s well-worn memes and tropes.
Googling Daniel Taub the other day, I saw another Paxman/Taube
interviewand realised that but for the beard, the BBC could easil... more »
Charter Schools Are About Business, Not Education
*From NEPC:*
*NEPC report finds 44% of charter school students in 2011-12 attended
schools operated by EMOs*
* Contact: *
*William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, wmathis@sover.net *
*Jamie Horwitz, (202) 549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net*
* Gary Miron, (269) 599-7965, garmiron@gmail.com*
URL for this press release: *http://tinyurl.com/nzhgjup*
*BOULDER, CO* (November 26, 2013) – A new National Education Policy Center
report published today shows that across the nation, schools managed by
for-profit firms such as K12 Inc, National Heritage Academies and Charter
Schools USA, as well as nonprofi... more »
Democracy Hypocrisy
*The easy way out is to try to yell and pretend like I can do something by
violating our laws. And what I’m proposing is the harder path, which is to
use our democratic processes to achieve the same goal that you want to
achieve — but it won’t be as easy as just shouting. It requires us lobbying
and getting it done.* -- Barack Obama, 11/25/2013, explaining to a heckler why his immigration
dragnet and record number of deportations will continue unabated under his
watch.
Okey dokey. So, Barack, either you weren't paying attention when Richard
Nixon announced that "when the president... more »
Iraq’s Anbar Province Once Again Becoming A Center For Insurgent Operations
MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 15 hours ago
Iraq’s Anbar province used to be one of the centers of the insurgency, and
it might be becoming one again. Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha recently told the
press that 40% of the governorate was under the control of militants. Today
there is a free flow of fighters back and forth across the Syrian border.
Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) is targeting the security forces and local
politicians. More importantly, it is attempting to gain control of
territory as there have been several assaults upon towns and cities this
year. This has occurred despite the Iraqi security forces (ISF) announcing
one ope... more »
Tuesday Linkage
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Rights groups criticize incendiary
attacks in Syria. Important new report on Syrian child casualties. On
corpse-counting in former war zones. “Terminator ethics” discussions among
autonomous weapons proponents. Momentum among humanitarian stakeholders how
to curb explosive violence. 972 Mag on tensions between animal rights and
human rights movements. Time on how
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Mealy-mouthed, scum-sucking, self-absorbed, egotistical ...
“My difficulty with the prime minister at this point, Peter, is that I
don’t think he’s been forthcoming and honest on fairly simple questions
when there appear to be contradictions," he said. "My instinct is when
someone doesn’t answer questions, even simple and fairly innocuous
questions in a straightforward manner, there may be something else.”
Stephen Harper 2005
Our Circular Journey
~ Re posted from December 2011 ~
I can't help but notice the striking polarity all around... our dream is
shifting and we are all feeling the change in resonance. If there is one
thing we can be sure of it is that "this too shall pass". (12/9/11)
Love is love, and we are one. It is universal. It is complete and whole
and it is you and it is me and it does not matter if we ever meet. We are
the same stuff. I read about nationalities and star nations and
generations and sexes, yet truly, it is all just costuming.
Yes, there can be different degrees of comfort but truly,... more »
Goldie Taylor wants to help!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013*
*Bloom explains the buzz:* Who broke Samantha Scheibe’s coffee table? The
question has been in the news.
*Should* this question have been in the news? Like President Johnson before
us, we can argue it flat or round.
That said, Howard Kurtz seems to think the constellation of topics
surrounding George Zimmerman has been in the news too much. Last Sunday, on
his new Fox News Channel show, he asked Lisa Bloom why that is.
To watch the full segment, click here:
KURTZ (11/24/13): The Trayvon Martin murder trial was a racially divisive
clash and a giant med... more »
The scene the day after: Copan Ruinas
While we were theoretically confined to the house yesterday due to
concerns our organization had about unrest after Sunday's election, we just
had to venture out later in the afternoon to see what all the hub-bub was
coming from the town square.
Here's a two-minute video I made of what we saw there, which turned
out to be a mix of Nacional supporters celebrating what appears to be a
presidential win for the party, and young boys using that as an excuse to
light off a whole lot of big firecrackers. Hondurans do love their
firecrackers.
The country looks to be a long way ... more »
Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles
Misreading \”Grit\”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea
Turtles. via Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or
Sea Turtles.
Book Don't Work
An interesting post from our very good friend and Futurist Ray Hammond
Lawrence extends the schadenfreude!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013*
*The Post recalls John Wilkes Booth:* If it’s good solid clowning you
enjoy, you have to hand it to Lawrence.
Last night, he found a way to keep the tale of the family feud alive. Maybe
the Cheney sisters are *faking* their hair-pulling family feud!
So Lawrence thoughtfully mused.
He teased the notion early and often. Finally, at the end of the program,
he made poor Jason Zengerle sit through a short segment about this
improbable premise.
Politely, Zengerle refrained from telling Lawrence that he’s visibly nuts.
On Sunday, the Washington Post really ... more »
William Hague Cautions Against More Israeli False Flag Attempts.
"He also stressed the role of “limited” sanctions relief and discouraged
“anyone in the world” from taking measures “that would undermine the
agreement.” "
Hmm. Who could he *possibly* mean....?
Eddie Daly, any ideas...?
According to the Guardian:
” “The leaked US diplomatic cables reveal a particular intelligence
interest in Alan Duncan, at the time shadow minister for prisons. Duncan, a
former oil trader who is now international development minister, is gay. He
once shared a London flat with William Hague, who has felt obliged to deny
public speculation about his own sexual... more »
Bush or Obama, Idiot or Genius?
*Thanks to HopeNChange for the cartoon.*
Going South
The damage keeps piling up. Yesterday the Conservatives won Brandon-Souris
by a mere 391 votes. In Provencher, Vic Toews' former riding, Liberal
numbers went from 7% to 30%. And, Michael Harris writes, if Nigel Wright's
claim that Stephen Harper gave him a "good to go" is true, Harper will join
Toews as a former MP:
There is not a single, informed person in Canada who believes that
Duffygate comes down to two evildoers — Duffy and former chief of staff
Nigel Wright. Yet this is our prime minister’s sad refrain — regardless how
many facts emerge to render his version of events litt... more »
Is Michael Needham Ready For His National Coming Out Party?
Michael Needham first started appearing on the pages of this blog just over
a month ago, in a story about how the Republican Party is being Cruzified.
Needham is a spoiled, slimy little operative for the right-wing extremists
around Jim DeMint and his Texas protégé, Ted Cruz. Needham was celebrated
by the *Wall Street Journal* at the time as one of "the masterminds behind
a new generation of young conservatives." He likes taking credit for the
government shutdown and promises there's plenty more like that to come. A
Republican Party Madame Thérèse Defarge, Needham is deciding who'... more »
Untitled
*Gleason's mother always knew he was a fighter ~Mike Hoss, WWLTV *
*Bond set for 7 men suspected of burning down LeBeau mansion ~Danny
Monteverde, New Orleans Advocate*
*Tulane Researchers Focusing On Urban Rats Post-Disaster ~Eileen Flemming,
WWNO*
*Stephanie Grace: Complicated back story of lawsuit dispute*
*Louisiana fishing village washing away ~Al Jazeera America*
*Napoleon Avenue construction ~Robert Morris, Gambit *
*Northshore berry farmers get ready for deep freeze ~Rob Masson, WVUE*
Varnade för övervakning – hotas av stämning (Swedish Internet Provider Warns It's Customer of Spying & Is Threatened With A Lawsuit)
Bahnhof är Sveriges största oberoende och fristående internetoperatör. Vi
är också Sveriges äldsta. Det var Bahnhof som redan 1994 erbjöd de första
kommersiella internetuppkopplingarna.Vi äger och kontrollerar också vår
egen infrastruktur i hela Sverige och kan därför tillhandahålla bredband
för kunder som har mycket högt ställda krav. Vi har egna teknikcentraler på
ett hundratal orter runt i Sverige och alla dessa ligger centralt belägna i
stadskärnorna.Vi vet att det är möjligt att förena kvalitet med låga priser
och våra kunder värdesätter vår erfarenhet, vänliga service och
fl... more »
OUTSCORING FINLAND: Six out of nine!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013*
*Part 2—Please come to Boston:* How good are Finland’s miraculous schools?
In all such matters, it’s hard to say. It doesn’t help when our
“educational experts” and our education reporters often seem to have so
little sense of the way public schools really work.
(Case in point: The upbeat headlines on the upbeat report by Dana Goldstein
in yesterday’s Slate. See below.)
It doesn’t help when our education journalists love the simple-minded
“adventure stories” which give us so much narrative pleasure. Current
example:
Miraculous Finland “rocketed from ... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Mark Margolis, 74.
A little good stuff:
1. Sometimes, PolitiFact does a good job.
2. I'm really not a big fan of the DW-Nominate assessment of presidents,
but kudos anyway to Chris Cillizza for taking the best evidence around,
whatever its limitations.
3. Seth Masket on House/Senate. As I said yesterday: guilty, but with an
explanation.
4. Sarah Kliff reviews the ACA points you might need for Thanksgiving
arguments.
5. Speaking of stuff I don't really agree with...I need to link to this one,
from Alan Jacobs and Scott Matthews, although it would tend to under... more »
‘Aurea,’ by Steven DaLuz
Artist Steven DaLuz recounts the story from his gallery opening last
weekend of
a young, 6 year old boy [below, who] sat down at the end of the bench to
study my painting, "Aurea" (which in this shot looks quite small...but is
actually 48" x 60"). He sat there for the longest time...I had to sneak up
behind the bench and catch this shot. 95% of adults do not take this kind
of time when looking at art...he really brought a smile to my face.
That’s how to engage with art.
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Hymne - Era Musical Project - Eric Levi
*October 13, 2007*
*About the lyrics: Sources say that the lyrics created by Eric Levi is
"based on chants in an imaginary language close to Latin".
I'm not sure how accurate this spanish to english translation is, but i'd
just like to restate panchovaladez's comment: "The majority of the era
letters is composed by Eric Levi, the letters are a compilation of the
Latin and of the French and for that reason they do not have translation."
Also, below are two versions of the lyrics. I cannot tell which one is
correct as I'm still trying to find that out. If you have a copy of the CD... more »
SaLuSa 26. 11. 2013
SaLuSa 26. 11. 2013
We know that listening to your own heart is getting very comfortable for
you, and in spite of some doubts in the beginning, the feeling of trust in
these information is growing because every time you searched for some proof
of any information received this way, you always got it. It is not that you
as eternal Soul would need it, but your mind is requesting evident proof as
it was programmed to do so. Your mind is releasing all old patterns that
simply cannot keep up with the speed of Light that is circulating within
you and flowing through the whole system of... more »
Iran deal: U.S. losing superpower status
A week ago, I suggested that the U.S. was moving closer to Iran by the
negotitations, perhaps closer to Iran than Saudi Arabia and Israel, two of
Washington's regional allies.
These concerns became much clearer now, once the Iran deal was signed. If
you missed it, the deal should make it easier to inspect the nuclear sites
in Persia. However, it has pretty much explicitly allowed Iran to enrich
the uranium – up to 5 percent or so but the freedom to keep the capability
is essential – and it will suspend most of the sanctions.
Washington and London may claim that the deal is bala... more »
7 Foods And Herbs To Fight The Common Cold by Elizabeth Renter
7 Foods and Herbs to Fight the Common Cold
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 26 November 2013
While some people only experience the sniffles during the cold season of
sickness, most individuals will undoubtedly battle a nasty cold or even the
flu. And while we’re conditioned to praise vaccines and pharmacy solutions
to survive, you really don’t have to load up on over-the-counter
medications to feel better. There are plenty of foods and herbs that can
reduce the severity of your symptoms and even help you get over the cold
more quickly.
Here are 7 immune-boosting food... more »
SEX IN THE UK
In the UK, researchers at *University College London* asked 15,162 men and
women aged 16 to 74 a series of questions about their sex lives.
Their report, now published in *The Lancet*, shows:
*1.* Adults are now having sex less frequently than they were ten years ago.
On average, men and women aged 16 to 44 now have sex just three times a
month compared to five in the 1990s.
*2.* Women are now four times more likely to be involved in lesbian sex
compared to twenty years ago.
But, only 16% of women admitted to having a Lesbian relationship.
*3.* 30% of 16-24 year-olds admitted to h... more »
Breaking News: Healthy Teenage Son Died After Routine Flu Shot
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561
Heartbroken Mother: Healthy Teenage Son Died After Routine Flu Shot
Fox News Insider, 25 November 2013
A heartbroken Utah mother shared her story on Fox and Friends this morning
following the death of her 19-year-old son.
One day later he fell into a coma and was taken off life support after 28
days.
Webb now questions whether the routine vaccine was responsible for the
death of her son, who was set to depart on a mission for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She says doctors tested her... more »
MOSLEM CLERIC
*Anjem Choudary*
The Moslem cleric Anjem Choudary is said to be a recruiter of 'Moslem'
terrorists.
http://www.dailymail.
He is also said to be an agent of MI5.
"As well as downing cider and lager, the cleric is shown playing drinking
games with cards, clearly forbidden under his strict Islamic laws, and
holding a cannabis joint between his lips before smoking it...
"One former friend said: 'I can't keep a straight face when I see *fundamentalist
Muslim Anjem Choudary* in the papers attacking the British for drinking or
having girlfriends.
"'When I knew him, he liked to be call... more »
Individual Hue-Being Resonances Combine at this Moment for the grand Gaia Portal Awakening…
*Individual Hue-Being Resonances Combine at this Moment for the grand Gaia
Portal Awakening…*
by ÉirePort
Individual Hue-Being resonances combine at this moment for the grand Gaia
Portal awakening.
Multiple upgraded portals harmonize into a single focus for Gaia Ascension,
supported by aligned Hue-Being intent.
Fractionation of hu-manity has ended, and is recognized by hu-beings, as
well as at all Gaia energetic levels.
Supplementation of this process comes from Cosmic Sources.
Standards of all Gaia inhabitants have increased considerably and are at
levels sufficient to support... more »
Online scalping, oh the joy!
This morning front row tickets for the Monty Python reunion gig were less
than £100. This evening (after the box office sold out in 43 seconds) the
same tickets were trading online for up to £4,000. Online scalping is
legal. This is capitalism. This is the market in action. Scalping will only
stop when it is made illegal.
Hiroshima, global warming, and wakalixes
If you open the URL sks.to/heat or 4hiroshimas.com, you will reach the web
page of this ugly widget:
The five buttons at the bottom allow you to express the total energy
(satisfying some additional extra conditions that are not specified)
collected by the whole atmosphere of the Earth in several additional "evil
units of energy".
This ugly widget that doesn't even scale the fonts properly was created by
the activists around John Cook and the doubly ironically named "Skeptical
Science". Every second of this weblog's existence, we are pumping several
Hiroshimas into the climate.
T... more »
An idiot tweets, this time it's @_fuck_israel_
I have been having an interminable Twitter conversation with a deeply
unpleasant individual whose Twitter handle is @_fuck_israel_ . His level of
discourse is pretty low, mostly restricted to telling me how much he loves
(indeed worships Hitler), how Israel should be destroyed and how Islam is
much better than Israel (apparently it's all down to numbers of followers
of a religion).
I will at some point document the many rantings of this Algerian who claims
to be a lawyer and to have a Jewish Swedish girlfriend who converted to
Islam (hmmm) but for the time being here's just one of h... more »
Nuclear Deal With Iran Prelude to War, Not "Breakthrough"
*November 26, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - "...any military operation against
Iran will likely be very unpopular around the world and require the proper
international context—both to ensure the logistical support the operation
would require and to minimize the blowback from it. The best way to
minimize international opprobrium and maximize support (however, grudging
or covert) is to strike only when there is a widespread conviction that the
Iranians were given but then rejected a superb offer—one so good that only
a regime determined to acquire nuclear weapons and acquire them for the
... more »
David Suzuki - GMO food is a massive experiment - we have no idea what these GENETIC MANIPULATIONS will be on the public!!!
WE HAVE NO IDEA
what these genetic manipulations
will have on the public
That's Japanese/Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental
activist David Takayoshi Suzuki explaining the 'potentially globally
suicidal' issue of *genetically modified organisms* i.e. GMO Foods.
*NB:* I've just blogged about this, and the youtube doesn't seem to be
working any more. I'll check back once I return this afternoon. It might be
in the process of being 'amended' or 'DELETED' from the net.
Hmm....... more »
Thailand: Uprooting Wall Street's Proxy Regime
*November 26, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - Unprecedented protests have taken
to the streets in Bangkok, now for weeks, where at times, hundreds of
thousands of protesters have appeared. Estimates range from 100-400
thousand people at peak points, making them the largest protests in recent
Thai history.
*Images: Scenes taken from across Bangkok showing masses of people
protesting the current government in Thailand. Unlike the government's mobs
of "red shirts" centrally directed by Thaksin Shinawatra himself, these
rallies are led by a myriad of leaders and interest groups, from union... more »
Updates On Syria [11.26]: OPCW Looks To Private Sector To Dispose Syria's CW, Kurds In Syria Call On Turkey And KRG To Lift Illegal Blockade, Peace Conference To Be Held In New Year
*1. An excerpt from, "Private firms to help destroy Syria's chemical
weapons" Voice of Russia, November 22, 2013:*
The world's chemical watchdog solicited private companies to help with the
destruction of Syria's chemical weapons as options dwindle ahead of a tight
deadline to complete the task.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) published a
note on its website saying it wanted to identify companies for disposing of
chemicals and other materials "associated with the destruction of Syrian
chemical weapons."
It requested companies "interested in particip... more »
“Make me a German”
As Russell W. said in sending me this hour-long BBC doco about a British
family “learning to be German” in order to discover why it is so
productive, “some good insights here.” [And also from one of the “made
Germans’” blogs here.]
There are many. One of the early ones comes from a visit to Nuremberg’s
former rally grounds, and the German reaction to losing the War. It seems
to give support to historian John David Lewis’s thesis.
Another is how the culture values productivity. Highly. Along with going
home early.
How Mittelstand companies reflect those values.
How German capita... more »
What's Texas Teabagger Ted Cruz Packin'?
2016 GOP ticket?
It's an unfortunate given, but there are people, mostly far right
extremists divorced from both the mainstream and from reality, who pay
attention to what the overly ambitious junior senator from Texas has to
say. But not many other people do-- except the media, knowing Cruz is
always willing to say anything at all to grab some headlines and raise
himself some money. His latest is that Obama made the Senate Dems rein in
the filibuster so that Obama can pack the courts to protect Obamacare.
Normal people dismiss that kind of crazy talk, but, remember, Cruz wasn't a
p... more »
Whatever Happened to the Fair Housing Act? and Why It Is Crucial to Fair Education
Below is information on an amazing piece of investigative reporting,
presented this past Saturday on This American Life. Please do have a look
and listen. Also, see the opportunity to participate in the an ongoing
investigation on school segregation.
A Year Later, Feds Inch Forward on Fair Housing by Nikole Hannah-Jones
ProPublica, Nov. 22, 2013, 11:43 a.m.by Jeff Larson and Nikole
Hannah-Jones, ProPublica, Dec. 20
Tonight's episode of "This American Life" will feature a story based on
ProPublica's yearlong investigation "Living Apart: How the Government
Betrayed a Landmark Civ... more »
Whether in Richmond or in DC, GOP-ers make the case that they're mutant life forms -- possibly from Outer Space?
*Virginia Board of Elections Chairman Charles E. Judd, former executive
director of the state Republican party, certified Democrat Mark Herring's
win in the attorney-general vote count but voiced concern about "the
integrity of the vote count." He somehow neglected to mention Neville
Chamberlain or Hitler.*
*"In the eyes of Republicans, the agreement with Iran has a fatal flaw: It
was negotiated by the Obama administration. This president could negotiate
a treaty promoting baseball, motherhood and apple pie, and Republicans
would brand it the next Munich."*
*-- Dana Milbank, in his... more »
JFK50: None Dare Call it Treason
Plucked at random from Ron Paul's Facebook feed:
General Paul Vallely is the co-author of "From Psy-Op to Mind War" with
Gen. Michael Aquino, the MK-Delta Satanist, and is a core contributor and
advisor to Fox News.
"From PSYOP to Mindwar: The Psychology of Victory" is a military paper on
psychological warfare, written by Lt. Col. Michael Aquino and Col. Paul E.
Vallely in 1980. It was sent, writes Aquino, "to various governmental
offices, agencies, commands and publications involved or interested in
PSYOP." I think it bears a close read now, because it describes a top-down
psy... more »
The 35 Greatest Easter Eggs From The "Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary
Click on picture to enter the Time Vortex
They knew how to make cough syrup in 1888
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Azadeh Zohrabi on CA Hunger Strikers, Solitary Confinement, and Herman Wallace
*(Stayed tuned for footage of Robert King, speaking after Zohrabi, and the
Q and A session afterwards.) *
Azadeh Zohrabi has almost 10 years of experience visiting and advocating
for people in California’s prisons. During this time, she has worked on a
range of issues including improving the conditions of confinement for
pregnant women and limiting the use of solitary confinement in both
juvenile and adult institutions. Azadeh recently graduated from UC Hastings
College of the Law and was awarded a Soros Justice Fellowship to work with
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children ... more »
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Howdy opit....thanks for the mention. P5+1...important info being diverted by the MSM. CNN is signicant in their absence...as usual...guess this isn't as important as things like the "marathon bombing"...what else is new?...
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