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Turmoil in Turkey and Washington's Short Leash
Turkey's Government is given two paths - serve NATO's regional agenda, or
end up at the wrong end of it.
*March 22, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci -NEO) - Protests began in Turkey in May
of 2013, allegedly over the government's plans to develop a park in
Istanbul. While the Western media attempted to portray the growing unrest
as "grassroots" and leaderless, in fact, the opposition Republican People’s
Party (CHP) was behind it from the beginning.
Now, CHP openly claims leadership of the movement as it applies pressure on
the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the ... more »
Subterranean homesick blues
Today would have been my Dad's 86th birthday if he had lived to see it. I
bought garden plants because that's what I did for his birthday for the
last twenty years of his life. My soul brother Mark Herschler's new song
seems to be the only thing I have to say today. Reminds me of how much I
miss my Happy Valley family as well. It's been that kind of day.
Very Good VFX
I wish the movies were listed because I have not seen them all.
Mohawk Nation News 'Reepo Maaan!''
REEPO
MAAAN!
Posted on March 22, 2014
MNN. Mar. 22, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated the
deft and legal repossession of Crimea. Mohawk head hunters are offering
him a very attractive commission on an assignment. He could help us
reclaim our ever growing $690 trillion Indian Trust Fund.
The invaders to Great Turtle Island never paid the Indigenous for
anything ever,
The Secret Diary of Tony Benn
Matthew Parris re-enters the fray over the late Tony Benn over at the
*Spectator* and (even though the presenter of Radio 4's *Great Lives*)
makes a point about the BBC that seems true enough to me.
Here's an extract:
I have sailed into a storm over the late Tony Benn. A column I wrote for
the Times the day after his death laid into his legend, and readers’
subsequent comments (though many of them supportive) underline how familiar
we British are with the idea that the (recently) dead should not be
criticised.
*The BBC, meanwhile, has gone crazy for Mr Benn, apparently feeling no ... more »
The Neocon Propaganda Mill Churns On
*"The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing, and the staffs of all
the Ministries were working overtime. Processions, meetings, military
parades, lectures, waxworks, displays, film shows, telescreen programmes
all had to be organized; stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans
coined, songs written, rumours circulated, photographs faked..”.*
*- George Orwell's 1984*
The neocon infested propaganda mills continue to churn, not only spinning
away the Svoboda party MP attack on Oleksandr Panteleymonov but in the rush
to nail Putin to their cross of lies there are as many ... more »
Break
*Holding Out*
If for long
the light is
dimmer or
disappeared,
don’t despair—
there are moons
on some sea
aimed at you
as you look
that way, dear—
eyes knowing
how darkness
was illusion
for what lost
love concealed.
Jeb Bush: Willing to Emotionally Damage Your Child for a Higher Test Score
Former Florida Governor (and likely 2016 presidential hopeful) Jeb Bush
made the following comment, recorded in The Miami Herald, on March 21,
2014. It’s Bush’s undeniably callous perspective on attempting to force
American public education to fit a mold that benefits American education
corporations such as Pearson (and here, and here): Let me tell you
something. In Asia today, they […]
Beating about the (Kate) Bush
Sticking with last night's *Newsnight*, the last post argued that the
programme's coverage of the DNA database issue was biased. This one will
argue that the piece that followed was biased too.
Again, though, the bias was somewhat off the beaten track.
*Newsnight* does seem to be obsessed fascinated by stories about social
media - Facebook, Twitter, etc. I don't think that last night's feature on
the Turkish government's ban on Twitter should be put down to that obsession fascination
though. Most media organisations were rightly very interested in reporting
the story of a 'democra... more »
When you're alone, your eyes don't move.
we've all done it, we've all looked into a lover's eyes, the left, then the
right, and they've looked into our eyes, too, it's a beautiful moment
shared between two independent entities, you can see your lover's eyes
moving, searching yours for that spark of connectedness, that inkling of
true love.
*You believe your eyes move, right?*
Well, look at YOUR OWN EYES in a mirror. Position yourself a reasonable
viewing distance in the mirror. Keep your head still. Now, look at your own
left eye. Then look at your own right eye. Left. Right. Do it as many times
as you want, as fas... more »
The Old Woman, The Disabled Dog and the Passive-Aggressive Cat
March 22, 2014 Over the last year since the dog and cat came to live with
me, we have developed an odd, but serviceable working relationship. They
grew up together and were even friends; now, both are old and wary … Continue
reading →
Ex-Ukrainian troops, raise ships flags and stay in Russian Crimea
* I had to edit the title. Made it more accurate. *
*Pretty sure these persons have all applied for Russian citizenship also*
*Article from Bloomberg: *
Lots of spin. As usual. But, some interesting information can be found
Of course the writers are implying that Russia had to be coerced into
agreeing to monitors in the Ukraine
If I recall correctly, Putin suggested the OSCE monitors be put in Ukraine
to get a look at what was ongoing with the goon squads and their targeting
of all sorts of persons.
*Here is an article from 6 days ago, where it is reported Putin welcomed
the OSCE mon... more »
Wal-Mart's Crocodile Tears Don't Hide Its Greed
By Manifesto Joe
I got a little hot under the collar reading a recent story that quoted
Wal-Mart U.S. CEO Bill Simon as saying that if Wal-Mart employees "can go
to another company and another job and make more money and develop, they'll
be better. It'll be better for the economy. It'll be better for us as a
business, to be quite honest, because they'll continue to advance in their
economic life."
This from the CEO of a company that pays its employees an average of $8.90
an hour, and forces many to go on food stamps and rent subsidies and
low-income children's health programs such ... more »
(Do You Want To Spend the Rest of Your Life With Big Brother Watching Your Every Move?) Moment of Truth (Obama, the CIA, and the Limits of Conciliation)
I wish this guy godspeed. (Whatever that means today.) Dear Cirze: After
countless revelations about the NSA's rampant domestic surveillance of
innocent people, a group of experts, hand-picked by the President himself,
have issued a report with specific recommendations to rein in the NSA. The
Review Group carefully analyzed the NSA's activities, and recently proposed
changes that would
Ignoring Mental Health in the Grit Debate
This week, NPR has (once again) jumped onto the “gritty” bandwagon by
playing a number of pieces related to the corporate education reform
favorite of “grit.” On my way to work one morning, I heard an NPR reporter
share in a perky voice, “Experts define grit as persistence, determination
and resilience; it’s that je ne sais […]
THE OBJECTIVE FACTS
The US-NATO like to claim that their missile offense deployments
increasingly encircling Russia and China are intended to protect against
possible nuclear strikes from Iran or North Korea. Iran and North Korea
though are the bogey-men. The real prize is the final corporate takeover
of the Russian and Chinese economies, and in the case of Russia, the
world's leading suppler of natural gas. (And don't forget the Arctic Sea
melting ice that leaves Exxon-Mobil and Chevron a freer hand to grab that
undersea oil - if Russia is neutralized.)
I had a Canadian man ask today to be removed... more »
How One School System Helped Stop Third Party Collection of Student Data
Are you listening, Tennessee teachers, principals, school boards,
superintendents?
From the Great Neck Record:
The Great Neck School District is not about to release any information on
any Great Neck students to InBloom nor to any other such third party
provider. The Board of Education’s decision against releasing any such
information came at the recommendation of Dr. Thomas Dolan, superintendent
of the Great Neck Public Schools. And even though just last week Governor
Andrew Cuomo and his panel on education announced that they would no longer
support any student information to InB... more »
Thailand: Court Voids February's Sham Elections
Rigged one-party elections that were boycotted by over half the voting
population have finally been voided by Thailand's Constitution Court. The
regime of Thaksin Shinawatra now has neither a democratic mandate, nor any
legal ground to continue holding power.
*March 22, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - After facing months of growing
protests in the streets, Thailand's Constitution Court ruled on Friday that
February 2, 2014's elections were invalid since the elections were not
completed in one day, as required under law, marking yet another setback
for the embattled regime of US-bac... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Delayed Yet Anticipating Edition
This fan-made combo of the old Benson show with Mad Men was mentioned by
Jon Hamm at the Paleyfest panel. Yes, we didn’t post a FNB yesterday–I
blame the forthcoming ISA. But we are so eager for the last season of Mad
Men, despite it meaning that the show will end soon. See you in
Continue reading
Doing wrong and doing right
For the G8 what is the best line on Crimea. No body, I mean no body buys
this Crimea is Ukraine and we will die for this land buzz. In fact Ukraine
pissed into the wind and tugged on Supermans cape to get where they now
are. Very similar move that Georgia made and how did that turn out?
I am not defending Putin though he seems more best practices oriented than
George W Bush. The Crimea has never been a mess, like the middle east or
other intractable border things. It pretty clear Ukraine egged on by the
west neocons did a crazy video thing. Hey look at me I have no
understanding of ... more »
Russia long game includes strengthening ties with China - natural gas deal set for May ? Ukraine and Europe to be left on the outside looking in ?
Catharsis Ours - 10 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-21/petrodollar-alert-isolated-west-putin-prepares-announce-holy-grail-gas-deal-china
Petrodollar Alert: Putin Prepares To Announce "Holy Grail" Gas Deal With
China
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/21/2014 09:41 -0400
- China
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- fixed
- Germany
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Natural Gas
- Newspaper
- None
- Renminbi
- Reserve Currency
- Reuters
- Ukraine
- Unemployment
- White House
inShare58
If it was the i... more »
Boston Marathon Terror incident update March 22 , 2014 - WHO WHAT WHY investigation on the mystery witness Danny ! Is Danny even slightly credible , why is he still a anonymous witness - and does anyone care one way or the other ?
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Boston Bomber Carjacking Unravels. Part 1 of 2
By Russ Baker on Mar 11, 2014
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“Danny”
An exclusive *WhoWhatWhy* investigation has found serious factual
inconsistencies in accounts provided by the only witness to the alleged
confession of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
Why does this matter? Because this witness is the sole source for the
entire publicly accepted narrative of who was behind the bombing and its
aftermath—and why these events occurred.
In case we’ve forgotten how convoluted and murky the story initially
see... more »
Anderson Cooper evokes Rock-Makers!
*SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014*
*As Maddow’s tulip craze seems to die, Cooper’s keeps rolling along:* In
our senior year of college, our residence hall suddenly featured a
Rock-Makers pinball machine.
The machine was wickedly great. Its imagery featured a race of primitive
beings whose lives revolved around the making, or perhaps the harvesting,
of rocks.
For a glimpse of these primitive beings, click here.
Rock-making! It seemed to be the entire culture of these primitive people.
(You coaxed free games from the great machine by scoring “rock-a-rocks.”)
Rock-Makers was a wickedly grea... more »
Ravitch Freaks Out
The other day Diane Ravitch had more "breaking" Randi news about how
Weingarten is once again standing tall for teachers against the corporate
forces.
Perhaps it was this bit of spinning that prompted the storm of responses
(84 at last count) that almost all disagree with Ravitch's lame take:
Randi Weingarten was unusually outspoken in criticizing the rush to impose
the Common Core, and she warned the Chiefs that the standards were in
serious jeopardy. The article makes clear that while Randi is listening to
teachers, the Chiefs are not.
Then somewhere down in the comments follo... more »
Greece updates March 22 , 2014 -- Postcards from Troikaville ! Greece’s coalition government at risk to drown in “fresh milk” ? Samaras urges greater unity as list of dissenting coalition MPs grows !
Greece items of note.....
“Fresh milk” debate causes further friction within coalition governmentMPs
Kassis, Moraitis and Vlachos are opposed to the government’s deal with the
troika regarding milkFriday, March 21, 2014
[image: “Fresh milk” debate causes further friction within coalition
government]
After the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Growth *Maximos Harakopoulos *announced
that he would *resign from his post* should the coalition government
deregulate the sale of milk as it agreed to with the troika, further MPs
from both PASOK and New Democracy have vowed to oppose the con... more »
Ukraine: The US Government is Lying about Everything
With the cat out of the bag about exactly what type of “freedom fighters”
that the US is backing in Ukraine thanks largely to the *selfie* video of
Svoboda party thugs pummeling a television executive it is obvious to any
and all outside of *The Homeland* cocoon that the Obama regime is lying
their asses off. The fortified stone wall of bullshit that is the US
state-corporate media parroting the official line on what was a neocon
instigated overthrow of a democratically elected leader who had just agreed
to placate protesters with early elections is astounding. It brings to mind
... more »
I Just Stopped WWIII: Have The U.S. Media Call The Russians "SETTLERS" For Stealing Land, Like They Do When Israel Steals Palestinians' Land !!!!!!!
*BANKERS' MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Russians who steal land are "INVADERS" who need
"SANCTIONS"; Israelis who steal land are "SETTLERS" who need "AID"*
I have a genius idea to avoid WWIII !!! I will probably receive no credit
for this, but that's OK.
You know how when Israel burns down Palestinian homes, bulldozes them down,
kicks them out, and build Israeli homes the U.S. media calls them
"SETTLERS"? Why don't we just call Russia "SETTLERS", too, for stealing
Crimea from the Ukraine and move on without a war?
We could just say "RUSSIAN SETTLERS BUILD HOMES IN CRIMEA" or "RUSSIANS PUT
UP... more »
"The BBC doesn’t need a wreath, it needs a Reith"
Alan at *Biased BBC* has generously highlighted a very interesting commentfrom Milverton
- a comment I also thought was excellent, and with which I pretty much
agree.
I'm with him when he says that "poor journalistic standards led by a
liberal groupthink, and the demands of rolling news" are the real problem,
and that many BBC programmes seem to "run with issues taken straight from
the *Guardian*’s Comment Is Free section to fill in the time between Labour
talking points and press releases from left of centre think tanks and
charities" (such as Radio 4's *Sunday*!) I also agree t... more »
Untitled
*Brees: Jimmy Graham is 'a hybrid' ~ESPN*
*Lafitte homeowners feel relief from flood insurance bill ~Carolyn
Scofield, WVUE*
*Road Home has callously disregarded Louisianians -- from its start till
now ~Jarvis DeBerry*
*~Hat Tweet~GoNOLA @GoNOLA504 Good morning, #NOLA! Today we have
@TWFestNOLA, @CongoSquareFest, @NawlinsBeerFest and @TheBukuProject! Where
will you be?*
The Economist as Philosopher
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.
It Will Take a Revolt
Yesterday, Jeffrey Simpson writes, the Harper government got what it
deserved:
The Harper government figured it would teach the Supreme Court justices a
lesson by appointing Marc Nadon to their midst. Instead, the justices
taught the Harper government a bunch of lessons.
Among the lessons: Don’t play politics with the judiciary. Don’t play fast
and loose with the law. Pick the best-qualified, not the average.
Understand the Constitution.
The Harperites came to Ottawa with one purpose -- to rig the system in
their favour. The Court has sent a clear message. You can't rig the cou... more »
Bias-mapping?
As this is a blog about BBC bias, did this week's *Newsnight* feature any
biased segments?
Well, yes it did. Take last night's edition of *Newsnight, *for example*.*
The studio debate on the ethics of setting up a national DNA database -
which would allow the sharing of our personal genetic information with
interested parties (doctors, the state and drugs companies), a prospect
that's becoming increasingly likely given the growing ease and cheapness of
gene-mapping, in order to advance the highly desirable goal of personalised
medicine - featured two studio guests, and *both* of t... more »
SHINE THE LIGHT ON THE TRUTH
The US is like Dracula - it can't stand the light of day. The US lives and
thrives by hiding behind shadows, deception and falsehoods. This is why
Disney World is so popular - the unreality of Cinderella's Castle fits well
with the streets of gold mythology of the US story.
Any leader, any country that dares challenge the official line of the US is
demonized and smashed. The corporate media in the US, often staffed over
the years with CIA operatives, repeats the lies until they are drummed into
the heads of the American people. This brainwashing is soon enough
accepted as the ... more »
Better Together (with Russia)
*"The Central Election Commission of Ukraine *(Ukrainian: *Центральна
виборча комісія України*, commonly abbreviated in Ukrainian as *ЦВК*(Tse-Ve-Ka); sometimes referred to as the *Central
Electoral Commission of Ukraine*) is a *permanent* and *independent*collegiate body of the Ukrainian government.
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*Middle-class parents should stop panicking about the internet and let
their children explore, says leading psychologist*
'Moral panic' about the internet among middle class parents is stunting
children's development, a leading psychologist has warned.
Professor Tanya Byron believes that unless parents let their children
explore and make mistakes - both in the real-world and online - they will
never become 'digitally responsible'.
However, she added that managing these risks, and guiding children through
them, is ultimately the responsibility of the adults in their lives, both
at... more »
Wild Bill: Liberal Murder Towns...
*"the KKK would be extremely proud of today's Democrat party."*
War watch March 22 , 2014 -- Afghanistan and Iraq see violence spike as Elections loom in April ! Syria Government troops secure more territory as transit between Lebanon becomes dicey for Rebel forces in the
Afghanistan.....
Blackmail latest ploy for BSA signing......
Inspector General: Afghanistan Faces Blacklisting for Rampant CorruptionFaults
US Lack of Planning to Tackle Corruption
by Jason Ditz, March 21, 2014
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko
has issued another statement warning that Afghanistan faces near global
blacklisting in the future because of its rampant corruption.
Afghanistan regularly lands at the top of lists of most corrupt nations on
the planet, usually followed by admonishments from the US. Sopko warn... more »
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*European governments rip up renewable contracts*
Governments across Europe, regretting the over-generous deals doled out to
the renewable energy sector, have begun reneging on them. To slow ruinous
power bills hikes, governments are unilaterally rewriting contracts and
clawing back unseemly profits.
In Italy, one of Europe’s largest economies and one that lavished billions
in subsidies on the renewable sector, the government in 2013 applied its
so-called “Robin Hood tax” to renewable energy producers. Under the new
rule, renewable energy producers with more than €3 million in reve... more »
Tribalisms
Putin,
and his great tribe of nostalgic Russians, which by the news footage
seems to be comprised middle-aged men in bluejeans and flags, and old
women fondly cradling pictures of Stalin. The common denomintor?
Grievance at the embarrassment and hardship that followed the collapse
of USSR. Putin, with all his shirtless photos with tigers and guns and
Siberia taps into this sense of inadequacy
Do 2014 F1 cars sound less impressive than the 2013 cars?
First a sound comparison between 2013 and 2014 F1 cars on the pit straight
at Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia as they complete the first lap.
And then the evolution of Formula 1 engines: from 1992 (V12) to 2014 (V6)
looking also at 2004 (V10) and 2007 (V8), with a special mention for the
1988 MP4/4
'Newsnight': 17-21 March
Here's this week's overview of the stories covered by *Newsnight. *Just
what did all you newsnightophobes miss out on (besides Noel Edmonds)?
*Monday 17/3*
1. Gravity Waves confirmed. Interview with Clement Pryke, co-leader of the
BICEP 2 project & astronomer Hiranya Peiris, & Maggie Aderin-Pocock of *The
Sky at Night*.
2. Missing Malaysian plane.
3. Budget: Hints as to what might be announced.
4. Crimea.
5. Police complaints: The IPCC "finds itself wanting". Interview with Dame
Anne Owers, chair, IPCC.
6. Noel Edmonds's plans for the privatisation of the BBC. Interview with
Noel ... more »
46 States Tied to Common Core in 2009??
In June 2009, the National Governors Association (NGA) held an education
symposium in which NGA outlined its plans for American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money. Twenty-one governors attended; so did US
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The following information is included a
part of that June 2009 report: At the Symposium, Secretary Duncan made an
[…]
The Upcoming US Economic Collapse: Forget Russia Dumping US Treasuries, Here Is The REAL Economic Threat!
Yes it has been quite a while since I last put up a report at this blog
about the pending economic collapse of the United States of America…. All
of the recent news has been focused squarely on the crisis in Ukraine, and
recently on the still strange disappearance of Malaysian flight MH370.
It is troubling that our attention has been so squarely focused in on
these two events, and especially the push by the criminals in the US
Government for possible war against Russia!
I have come to believe very strongly that the mad rush towards war by the
insane leadership occupying Washingto... more »
Musical Interlude: Clannad, “Mystery Game”
Clannad, “Mystery Game”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIDzqVRFr5c
"Life Is Hard?"
"Life is hard? True- but let's love it anyhow,
though it breaks every bone in our bodies."
- Edward Abbey
"When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard,"
I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"
- Sydney Harris
The Poet: Arlene Gay Levine, "The Road"
*"The Road"*
"Here is the road: the light
comes and goes then returns again.
Be gentle with your fellow travelers
as they move through the world of stone and stars
whirling with you yet every one alone.
The road waits.
Do not ask questions but when it invites you
to dance at daybreak, say yes.
Each step is the journey; a single note the song."
~ Arlene Gay Levine
"A Look to the Heavens"
“From Sagittarius to Carina, the Milky Way Galaxy shines in this dark night
sky above planet Earth's lush island paradise of Mangaia. Familiar to
denizens of the southern hemisphere, the gorgeous skyscape includes the
bulging galactic center at the upper left and bright stars Alpha and Beta
Centauri just right of center. About 10 kilometers wide, volcanic Mangaia
is the southernmost of the Cook Islands. Geologists estimate that at 18
million years old it is the oldest island in the Pacific Ocean.
* Click image for larger size.*
Of course, the Milky Way is somewhat older, with the gala... more »
"We Deny..."
"We deny that we're tired, we deny that we're scared, we deny how badly we
want to succeed. And most importantly, we deny that we're in denial. We
only see what we want to see and believe what we want to believe, and it
works. We lie to ourselves so much that after a while the lies start to
seem like the truth. We deny so much that we can't recognize the truth
right in front of our faces."
- "Dr. Meredith Grey," "Grey's Anatomy"
Kahlil Gibran, “Children of Gods, Scions of Apes”
*“Children of Gods, Scions of Apes”*
by Kahlil Gibran
"All that you see was and is for your sake. The numerous books, uncanny
markings, and beautiful thoughts are the ghosts of souls who preceded you.
The speech they weave is a link between you and your human siblings. The
consequences that cause sorrow and rapture are the seeds that the past has
sown in the field of the soul, and by which the future shall profit.
My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me to love what the people abhor and
to show good will toward the one they hate. It showed me that Love is a
property not of the l... more »
Chet Raymo,“All Night, In The Dark”
*“All Night, In The Dark”*
by Chet Raymo
“Why do we so admire the poetry of Mary Oliver? She is not the most
technically proficient poet around, and there is a disquieting sameness to
her work. But we come back to her again and again. My volumes of Oliver's
collected poems are the most dog-eared of any on my shelf. I think it is
something about the way Oliver is able to get out of her body and into the
skin of a hummingbird, a swan, a snake, or a black bear. She is a
shape-shifter, a shaman. When she describes a grasshopper moving its jaws
this way and that, we almost feel it is Ol... more »
Paulo Coelho,"Defeat"
*"Defeat"*
by Paulo Coelho
"Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the
cold? The tree says to the leaf: ‘That’s the cycle of life. You may think
you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s thanks to you that I’m
alive, because I can breathe. It’s also thanks to you that I have felt
loved, because I was able to give shade to the weary traveller. Your sap is
in my sap, we are one thing.’
Does a man who spent years preparing to climb the highest mountain in the
world feel defeated on reaching that mountain and discovering that nature
has cloaked th... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.
FIRST-STRIKE ATTACK WEAPONS
A new hypersonic arms-delivery vehicle able to penetrate highly protected
airspace such as China's or Russia's has been developed by the Pentagon.
Calling the development of hypersonic arms a top-priority, the Pentagon
says that they did not want to be the second country to understand how to
develop this type of weaponry. The vehicle is powered by new technology
called a scram-jet, which is able to evade traditional air defenses. RT's
Ameera David takes a look at the new weaponry.
Duncan Invites Parents to Conduct Research on Reasons for Racist Practices in Schools
Duncan sent one of his underlings to the News Hour this evening to express
her disgust that 3 and 4 year old students, most of whom are minority
children, would be suspended from school. The young African-American woman
from the Duncan's Civil Rights Office leaned forward into the camera and
expressed her disgust at such practices.
When the interviewer asked her why this was happening, she stopped leaning
forward and excused herself from any such speculation, since it is the
Department's duty to report the facts, ma'am, just the facts. Why it's
happening--can't say. That's for ... more »
DOES NATO EXPANSION THREATEN RUSSIA?
Responding to a question in a recent interview longtime noted journalist
Diana Johnstone says:
US-Russian relations are determined primarily by an ongoing US geostrategic
hostility to Russia which is partly a matter of habit or inertia, partly a
realization of the Brzezinski strategy of dividing Eurasia in order to
maintain US world hegemony, and partly a reflection of Israeli-dominated
Middle East policy toward Syria and Iran. Between the two major nuclear
powers, there is clearly an aggressor and an aggressed. It is up to the
aggressor to change course if relations are to be... more »
We’re Doing Worse Than Anyone Could Have Imagined A Few Years Ago, Krugman Notes, But People Have Started To Accept Terrible Economic Conditions As the New Normal
There may not be “any major economic crises underway right this moment,”
but that doesn’t mean we’re not stuck in the middle of a “miserable”
economic situation, writes New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. So dire
is our current situation that even paltry economic news — like 1 percent
growth in Spain’s depressed economy with 55 percent youth unemployment — is
celebrated as a major
Syria: Surpasses 50% removal & takes back a castle
As long as the NATO mercs and their backers don't up the terror.
Particularly Israel.
But, don't tell Samantha Powers about this progress She is always on the
prowl for some new way to free humans, anywhere, of their lives.
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please!
BEIRUT (Reuters) *- Syria could ship out its remaining chemical weapons
within a month and still meet a mid-year target for their final destruction*,
the head of an international mission overseeing the delayed disarmament
operation said on... more »
“How to Stop the Negative Voices in Your Head from Ruling Your Life”
*“How to Stop the Negative Voices in Your Head from Ruling Your Life”*
By Melanie Greenberg
“’Loser! You messed this up again! You should have known better!’ Sound
familiar? It’s that know-it-all, bullying, mean-spirited committee in your
head. Don’t you wish they would just shut up already?
We all have voices inside our heads commenting on our moment-to-moment
experiences, the quality of our past decisions, mistakes we could have
avoided, and what we should have done differently. For some people, these
voices are really mean and make a bad situation infinitely worse. Rather
than e... more »
Rocco, eh?
I like the way this man thinks.
"When I started this I was very, very clear and convinced that I was
right and that this was as clear as a bell to me," Galati told The
Canadian Press in a telephone interview from India.
In an unprecedented reference, the top court agreed by a 6-1 margin
that Nadon was not eligible to sit amongst them and that the government
could not unilaterally rewrite
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*Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré recruits St. Martin fishermen ~Ken Grissom,
TecheToday.com*
The Liar's Crusade
By Capt. Fogg
*Reckless and incompetent expounders of Holy Scripture bring untold trouble
and sorrow on their wiser brethren when they are caught in one of their
mischievous false opinions and are taken to task by those who are not bound
by the authority of our sacred books. For then, to defend their utterly
foolish and obviously untrue statements, they will try to call upon Holy
Scripture for proof and even recite from memory many passages which they
think support their position, although they understand neither what they
say nor the things about which they make assertion. *
*--S... more »
Oh, the Humanity
If CNN devoted even a hundredth as much time covering our hijacked economy
as it does covering that missing airplane, we might just be getting
somewhere and afflicting the comfortable. But since a marathon reality show
featuring an international scavenger hunt with overtones of terror,
intrigue, and anguish is proving to be a ratings magnet, the outlet is only
too happy to sate our appetites. The Saga of Flight MH370 must and will
take dramatic precedence over that other truly epic humanitarian crisis
playing out right now, in our own backyard. That's because unrelenting
coverage b... more »
How do you get suspended from preschool?
*FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014*
*Smith-Evans, Rich don’t know:* How do you get suspended from preschool?
We don’t know the answer to that. We never taught below the fifth grade
level.
That said, someone else doesn’t seem to know, and it seems to us that maybe
she should. That person was quoted today in a news report by Motoko Rich.
Rich was reporting on “comprehensive data released Friday by the Department
of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.” We were struck by this passage:
RICH (3/21/14): One of the striking statistics to emerge from the data,
based on information collected during th... more »
Jenny Kwan, Have A Nice Life In The Private Sector
Well well well...
Let me first say that I support John Horgan and Mike Farnworth, I hope
either one or both of them show real leadership and ask Jenny Kwan to leave
the NDP caucus..
It`s true that the BC Liberals have committed outrageous crimes against
British Columbia,BC Rail stolen, ethnicgate, Basi/Virk payoff, IPP`s
bankrupting BC Hydro, the list is 100`s of pages long..
Bill Good today on the Yawning edge of the ledge ignored Jack Mintz`s and
Imperial Oil`s LNG monkey wrench, a huge story that Global BC..CTV and CKNW
completely ignored..The 3 stooges at CKNW..Not Larry Cur... more »
Everything about the situation in Ukraine and Crimera you should want to know that the mainstream media won't tell you. (In fact, the "mainstream media" is the propaganda arm of the lying neocon-infested U.S. Government that is looking for an excuse to trigger a nuclear World War 3.)
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Paul Craig Roberts on Crimea, US Foreign Policy and the Transformation of
Mainstream Media
Tuesday, 18 March 2014 13:47
*By Harrison Samphir, Truthout | Interview*
Original Here
Russian soldiers in Perevalne, Crimea, Ukraine on
March 5, 2014. (Image: via Shutterstock)
The Crimean peninsula was controlled by the Russian Empire from the 18th to
20th centuries until it became part of an independent Ukraine following the
breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Now the country ... more »
GN ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT
*Jo Yakgol from Jeju Island sings during protest at Vandenberg AFB*
*Dave Web from Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the UK talks about
"missile defense" deployments at Vandenberg*
*Alice Slater from New York speaks about the nuclear missile tests launched
at Vandenberg during vigil**Dennis Apel arrested once again by military
police at the base**On the final day of the GN weekend conference we met
outside under the warm California sun*
Our 22nd annual Global Network (GN) space organizing conference was hosted
this year by Catholic Worker (CW) activist Dennis Apel from the Guadal... more »
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
Your eyes do not deceive you. I am endorsing a song with guitars.
The week the (cable news) music died!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014*
*Anderson Cooper finds Earhart:* By happenstance, we were watching CNN late
Wednesday night when the news broke from Australia.
The excitement started just before midnight. In this morning’s column, Gene
Robinson—he must have been watching too—offers this account:
ROBINSON (3/21/14): *Late Wednesday night, when Australian officials
announced that a satellite had spotted what might be two pieces of floating
debris in a remote part of the ocean, Anderson Cooper announced via Twitter
that he was rushing back to the studio* to cover this breaking development.
... more »
Not wearing seatbelt strict liability offence
R. v. Wilson, 2014 ONCA 212 holds not wearing a seatbelt is a strict
liability offence:
[33] Holding s. 106(2) to be an offence of strict liability comports
with the wisdom of *Sault Ste. Marie* by enabling efficient and effective
enforcement of important public safety legislation while avoiding the
injustice of no-fault liability. The prosecution need only prove that the
driver was not wearing a seat belt. As this court stated in *Kanda,* at
para. 31, "[s]trict liability is what its name implies – a serious
commitment to enforcement of the law." But in the admittedly rar... more »
Gulen Webinar, Part I, with Sharon Higgins
"Video of January 22, 2014 webinar focusing on an introduction to the
secretive transnational Turkish social movement whose members have
effective control of some 150 American taxpayer-funded public charter
schools."
Thank you, Sharon for your leadership on this:
Gulen 101 Session One With Sharon Higgins from Tim Furman on Vimeo.
Corporate Reform Schools Helping the Poor?
By Jim Naureckas at FAIR:
Richard Cohen doesn't understand why people are so down on the rich. The *Washington
Post* columnist (3/18/14) writes:
The rich are incessantly accused of being slyly manipulative and
self-serving. For instance, they support charter schools. Apparently, there
is nothing worse.
I am mystified. Charter schools are not private schools. They are free
public schools open to any student, usually by lottery. Some rich people
support them, provide funds for special programs and, in return, get
vilified for their efforts.
"They're helping poor children," Cohen ins... more »
A Divided Ukraine to be Proving Ground Between East and West
The West's antiquated unipolar world collides with the East's vision of a
mulipolar future.
March 21, 2014 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - In Reuters' 2007 article, "Putin
says Russia threatened by 'Unipolar World'," Russian President Vladimir
Putin stated:
"Some people are constantly insisting on the necessity to divide up our
country and are trying to spread this theory."
Reuters would also quote President Putin as saying:
"There are those who would like to build a unipolar world, who would
themselves like to rule all of humanity."
While Reuters then attempted to spin the comment... more »
Native Comedians 1491s hit Aljazeera's Stream Tonight!
On
Aljazeera America's The Stream, Friday, March 21 at 7:30pm EST:
Aljazeera's The Stream will have a discussion with the Native American
sketch comedy group “The 1491s.” Aljazeera says, "The 1491s poke a
serious kind of fun about how they are perceived by non-Natives, but
their hilarious skits don’t stop there. Using pointed cultural and
political satire, they address taboo topics
TALKING TO OURSELVES: What’s in a word?
*FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014*
*Part 4—At Salon, upset with Piers Morgan:* At the Babel-inflected new
Salon, Prachi Gupta was upset, perhaps even very upset.
Was she also showing how we progressives can end up talking to ourselves?
Whatever one thinks of Gupta’s piece, it often seems the new Salon was
invented to teach that very lesson.
How do progressives end up talking to themselves—perhaps even alienating
the sympathies of others? In this instance, Gupta was very upset with Piers
Morgan, or so Salon’s headlines implied:
*How to be an ally: What Piers Morgan can learn from W. Kamau Bel... more »
How To Decorate a Mug So It Lasts
I have seen a ton of posts floating around Pinterest for Sharpie mugs and
lots of frustrated posts by people who tried out the method and couldn't
make it work. While it can work if you use the Oil-Based Sharpies, I have
found the best method is to use porcelain paint pens. These pens are easily
set by baking your decorated items in your home oven and last over being
washed many times.
You will need:
- Pebeo Porcelain Paint Pens, you can find some here.
- Stickers or other decorations to dot around
- An Oven
For this decoration, I took a set of stickers and placed them... more »
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*Mardi Gras Indians postpone Super Sunday ... again ~WDSU*
*Water Challenge Day, Monday, March 24th at Gallier Hall during New Orleans
Entrepreneur Week ~WatershedNOLA*
*Corporate raider Churchill Downs Inc. needs to reinvest in historic New
Orleans Fair Grounds ~Jeff Duncan*
*Recent cold weather drives up prices at Louisiana Crawfish Festival ~WWLTV
*
Kewaunee Lapseritis - Psychic Sasquatch - the Giants are among us
Jack *Kewaunee* Lapseritis is a Holistic Health Consultant, Master
Herbalist and Master Dowser with background in anthropology, psychology,
conservation, holistic health. He is the author of the book Psychic
Sasquatch and others. He claims that these gentle forest-dwellers live
among us, with access to *eight different dimensions*.
*Keewaunee Lapseritis has been encountering the Big Foot for 35 years.
These highly intelligent, telepathic trans-dimensional beings have been
contacting him in one way or another over 1000 times.* [source MEGAWATTS1066
]
PART ONE:
PART TWO:
It's Friday...
*what's going on.*
Liberty's Torch: * Threats Real And Imagined*
Nox and Friends: *Priorities Ain’t What They Used to Be !*
NewsBusters: *Genuflecting To Obama: WashPost Sees 'Only Positive'
Results, 'Huge Potential' in Pope-POTUS Meeting*
iOwnTheWorld: * Oregon Gov: ‘I Am Angry’*
Reaganite Republican: * Far-Right TGIF Toonz *
Mr. AOW: *This year's spring cardinal *
MOTUS: * Breaking: Wind Arrives in the Forbidden City*
Righteous Iranian Supreme Leader defies Zionist-occupied West, speaks the truth
Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, speaks the truth, unlike virtually all
political "leaders" and other high profile individuals in the
Jewish-dominated Western world. According to *The Times of Israel*:
A day after Israeli and US leaders sent conciliatory messages to Tehran in
honor of the Nowruz new year’s holiday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
marked the event by *questioning the Holocaust* and *vowing to overcome
US-led sanctions*.
Speaking at Mashhad, in northeastern Iran, Khamenei also *intimated that
Israeli Palestinian peace talks were a US-Israeli plot to cleanse
“... more »
Nadon decision and reasons
*Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6* 2014 SCC 21 is carefully
reasoned. Some might prefer the decision of the minority. That said there
is no question but this is a striking defeat for the Federal Government:
A judge of the Federal Court or Federal Court of Appeal
is ineligible for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada under s. 6 of
the Act. Section 5 of the Act sets out the general eligibility
requirements for appointment to the Supreme Court by creating four groups
of people who are eligible for appointment: (1) current judges of a
superior cour... more »
Lloyd Pye r.i.p. - Starchild Skull - last interview for ANCIENT ALIENS series
as you all know, Lloyd Pye passed away on December 9 2013 in Destin,
Florida, after a brief but courageous battle with aggressive B-cell
Lymphoma cancer.
Here's the last interview given by Lloyd Pye as part of the History
Channel's ANCIENT ALIENS series. An interesting retrospective of his
personal amateur investigation of the enigmatic 900-year old skull, with
input/corroboration from special guests.
*First broadcast on History Channel, Feb 2014*
Human Rights: The Civil Rights Issue of This Generation
By now it is abundantly clear that the federal government plans to do
nothing about enforcing the Fair Housing Act, which was passed in 1968 as a
sop to those grieving the assassination of Dr. King, just as it is clear
that the Feds plan to do nothing to stop funding the resegregation and
cultural neutering of American minority children by corporate reform
charter school missionaries.
When Arne Duncan proclaimed that he had a Rosa Parks moment as he watched
the corporate welfare school informercial, "Waiting for Superman," it was
clear that the civil rights movement that began in ... more »
Answering the Call of Peru- I'M Possible Radio show tonight
AMAZING NEWS!!!! Peru is moving ahead!!!
please join Dave and India and Bill Ballard tonight on the I'M POSSIBLE
Radio show for lots of details on the next steps to be taken to build the *“Center
for Mass Creation” *Community in Peru!!!
Dave and Bill Ballard are currently taking donations in- money for
expenses/tickets, clothing, suitcases, etc.... Please tune in tonight on
the show for further details of the amazing work that they are moving
forward with.
http://xi4.com/2014/03/20/mission-im-possible-6-pledge-peru/
New Medicine
[image: Amazonia]
Mar 20 2014
MISSION I’... more »
Not historic.
CBC,
the prime minister's stop in Ukraine is not likely to be "historic"
unless something interesting happens to him or because of him while he's
there that is likely to be recorded in the history books. God help us
if he does that because, well, the Harper Conservative nostalgia for big
wars that mostly happened before they were born might get the better of
him.
It's an opportunistic photo-op
The Curse Of The Honeypot
With the departure of Alison Redford, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, the honeypot
has claimed another victim. Nikiforuk believes that petro states eventually
become honeypots:
American political scientist Terry Lynn Karl, an expert on the politics of
oil, once noted that "petroleum dependence turns oil states into 'honey
pots' -- ones to be raided by all actors, foreign and domestic, regardless
of the long-term consequences produced by this collective rent seeking."
People come to Alberta to make a killing in the oil fields, not a living.
And that sense of entitlement pervades the prov... more »
Rob Ford's stunts and odd explanations
*TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he was imitating a retired
professional wrestler (Hulk Hogan) in a video in which he threatens to kill
someone, denying that the target of his rant was his sister's ex-boyfriend.*
To watch the video and read the story click here.
Chinese Stocks Bounce On Short-Squeeze Over Funding Hopes - March 21 , 2014 -- Fundamentals remain shaky.... *CHINA YUAN WEAKENS 0.06% TO 6.2315 VS U.S. DOLLAR ...... ICBC, CCB STOP SELLING TRUST PRODUCTS: SECURITIES DAILY .... CHINA CDS surged 10.5bps (the most in 9 months) and are back over 100bps ...... China corporate bonds are at one-month lows. .....China warns of risk in insurance industry ..... Hong Kong property sellers slashing prices....... China to drastically curb number of new shipyards.......
Chinese Stocks Bounce On Short-Squeeze Over Funding Hopes
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/21/2014 08:43 -0400
- Barclays
- CDS
- China
- headlines
- Hong Kong
- Insurance Companies
- Japan
- Real estate
- recovery
- Yuan
inShare
*Rumors of a new "preferred shares" program which could implicitly mean
easier access to desperately needed liquidity* for Chinese banks and real
estate developers prompted what one analyst called "a short-covering-led
recovery after shares had fallen a lot." The banks of the Sha... more »
Does Zero Tolerance For Bullying In Schools Impact the Workplace?
We have an entire generation emerging from schools that had zero tolerance
for bullying, and I think we're already seeing the effects. I have some
hypotheses on how zero tolerance in schools is changing the American
workplace. Here are some of my thoughts. Do you agree with me?
*Cocky nerd*: With no bullies to suppress nerds, we're seeing the advent of
the cocky nerd. Nerds used to be shy and hardly emerge into the light, but
now they can be the most popular kids at school. I see a lot of cocky nerds
emerging in music, and I think they're showing up everywhere. This is
probably a go... more »
Tom Hiddleston, “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann
Tom Hiddleston, “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-2dezSW0q4
Gold and precious metal updates -- March 19 , 2014 -- Goodbye Blythe Masters: JPM Sells Its Physical Commodities Business To Mercuria For $3.5 Billion - but note , following the sale, J.P. Morgan will continue to provide traditional banking activities in the commodities markets, including financial products and the vaulting and trading of precious metals ..... Ed Steer's daily report - March 19 , 2014
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-19/goodbye-blythe-masters-jpm-sells-its-physical-commodities-business-mercuria-35-billi
Goodbye Blythe Masters: JPM Sells Its Physical Commodities Business To
Mercuria For $3.5 Billion
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/19/2014 08:50 -0400
- Bear Stearns
- Blythe Masters
- China
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Crude
- Germany
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- Jamie Dimon
- JPMorgan Chase
- Phibro
- Poland
- Precious Metals
- RBS
- Risk Managemen... more »
Rep. John Lewis's dance
*Clapping and swinging his hips, civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis danced
to Pharrell Williams' hit song "Happy" in a recent YouTube post.*
*“This is my song!” the 74-year-old Georgia Democrat exclaimed...*
Mr. Lewis hopes that good days are ahead as the civil rights movement has
made a lot of progress and the U.S has its first black president, Barack
Obama. Mr. Lewis was a colleague of Martin Luther King Jr. and fought along
side him for civil rights.
Read more here.
What’s Wrong with Teacher Education?
What’s Wrong with Teacher Education?. via What’s Wrong with Teacher
Education?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 - Where the Plane REALLY Went
It's in San Francisco.
In bits.
Spot the difference:
*First Principles:*
*You can't lose a Boeing full of iPhones.*
*That's impossible.*
*So that didn't happen.*
*I Quote The Enemy:*
*"The type's third hull loss and first involving fatalities occurred on
July 6, 2013, when Asiana Airlines Flight 214, 777-200ER registered HL7742,
crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport after touching
down short of the runway.*
*Surviving passengers and crew evacuated before fire destroyed the
aircraft. The crash led to the death of three of the 307 people on board.
These... more »
A Message From the Past: I AM
A friend just sent this video to me- an advertisement commercial from
2006....
....One would think that perhaps it is more relevant in 2014? Or perhaps
someone was just prepping the world for what is coming? I AM. IS
empowerment. IS the Frequency of CHANGE. IS the change of frequency that
IS.
IAM..... IS.
The ISA Survival Guide: Everyone needs some Crack Pie
ISA is coming, like winter for the Starks; it’s always just around the
bend. Luckily, I almost have nothing but fond memories of ISA. It was my
first conference and will be the one I remain loyal to for as long as I
remain able. The key though is to maximize your experience. I know
Continue reading
Crimea Updates March 19 , 2014 - Daily news on the Ukraine / Crimea situations - keep your eyes on East Ukraine ! Russian Forces Storm Ukraine Naval Base In Crimea: Klitschko Calls For Ukraine Troop Withdrawal
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Late day items......
Ukraine Announces Joint US Military Exercises As Obama Rules Out "Military
Incursion" - Recap Of The Day's Events
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/19/2014 18:12 -0400
- Barack Obama
- Budget Deficit
- European Union
- Germany
- Iceland
- Iran
- Joe Biden
- Kazakhstan
- Lithuania
- national security
- Natural Gas
- NBC
- Norway
- Recession
- Reuters
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Vladimir Putin
inShare<span class="IN-right" id="li_ui_li_gen_1395271234989_... more »
Greg Hunter,“Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.21.14”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.21.14”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“This week, we, once again, lead with the Ukraine crisis. Russian President
Putin now says, “Crimea is part of Russia.” A referendum in Crimea voted
overwhelmingly in favor of joining Russia. The West is not buying it and
has sanctioned Russia. This is supposed to be a serious international
crisis. So, why are the sanctions so light? We hit with a feather and then
another feather by only sanctioning a few people in Ukraine and
Russia. Russia hit back with some feather sanctions of its own, but also
threatens to damage ... more »
Edward Snowden explains Big Bang Theory to TED
oh, my god, don't watch that, watch this, and wonder "Why, oh, why," they wheeled him on stage like this: "Here's how we take back the internet?" please, it's already been done - thank you Global Surveillance Corporations. War World intact, please keep earning PROFIT off the backs of our Slave Labour.Related articles
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