Thursday, April 10, 2014

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If The Fringe Right Forces Boehner Out As Speaker, America's First Jewish Speaker Will Be One Of The Most Right-Wing Speakers In History

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 minutes ago
Debbie Wasserman Schultz fancies herself the female Rahm Emanuel in several, mostly dysfunctional, ways. But one has been her determination to be "the first Jewish Speaker of the House." A deal among Democratic caucus members last year seemed to have left that path open for the controversial Wasserman Schultz. But that didn't take a very different possibility into account. No, not progressive fellow Floridians Alan Grayson… Eric Cantor. In this morning's *National Journal*, Tim Alberta, writing about the fringe right's dissatisfaction with Boehner, highlighted the irony that the fi... more »

Review - Norwex Products

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 18 minutes ago
[image: Review of Norwex Products]*Bacteria causes odors in kitchen towels*Have you ever experienced "Sour" kitchen towels? It is a nasty odor caused by bacteria which thrives on moisture. Damp kitchen towels are the perfect breeding ground for these stinky "critters". Unfortunately, the bacteria aren't deterred by washing clothes in cold water. I did a search on ways to get rid of that smell and all methods required the use of hot water and either bleach or vinegar (bleach being the preferred method). I wash in cold water and I don't use bleach. Vinegar works to a degree ... but it... more »

SEATTLE: Natives protest and support hunger strikers in detention centers

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 53 minutes ago
Photos by Andrew Ironshell, Lakota . Photos by Andrew Ironshell, Lakota. Native Americans joined protests today in solidarity with hunger strikers in detention centers. Natives Americans protested at Homeland Security and at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pressing the Gates to divest in private prisons.  "The Original Homeland Security counted coup on Barack's

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“Spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 hurtles through massive galaxy cluster Abell 3627 some 220 million light years away. The distant galaxy is seen in this colorful Hubble/Chandra composite image through a foreground of the Milky Way's stars toward the southern constellation Triangulum Australe. As the spiral speeds along at nearly 7 million kilometers per hour, its gas and dust are stripped away when ram pressure with the cluster's own hot, tenuous intracluster medium overcomes the galaxy's gravity. *Click image for larger size.* Evident in Hubble's near visible light data, bright star clus... more »

More REAL History Revealed: US Role In Rwandan Genocide

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 2 hours ago
Periodically I bring forward to this blog some real truths about our history, and not the bullshit shoved into our brains by being exposed to decades of brainwashing through our failed education system and of course the crap spewed by the criminals in the Jewish controlled mainstream media…. I have always said that the old saying about history is absolutely correct: "If we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it"…. For this article, I want to present a very startling video that exposes some bitter truths about the Rwandan genocides and massacres that occurred in that ... more »

High Frequency traders struck by Fidelity April 10 , 2014 ... The HFT Blowback Continues: Fidelity Creates New Trading Venue ....... which folloed Charles Schwab's blast at HFT ... and of course Michael Lewis seminal 60 Minutes Interview and follow on interviews on financial television....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
HFTs must feel their world has been destroyed in an instant........... The HFT Blowback Continues: Fidelity Creates New Trading Venue [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/10/2014 20:49 -0400 - Dark Pools - dark pools - Equity Markets - HFT - Institutional Investors - Michael Lewis inShare1 In what the firm believes will be an *improvement over other so-called dark pools* because it will be a collaboration among big mutual-fund firms, WSJ reports that the giant fund manager is quietly building a new trading venue design... more »

Heartbleed Open SSL vulnerability and first possible attack Updates for April 9 , 2014 , Bitcoin news of note also for April 9 , 2014 ....National Australia Bank Turns Back on Bitcoin, Closes Accounts ......... Bitcoin industry reacts to Heartbleed vulnerability as patches have been implemented in hours .......Regulation efforts / updates / commentaries pertaining to the US , Brazil and Japan ...... Mt Gox Updates.....

Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
HEARTBLEED...... Heartbleed: Moving Toward Government Control of the Internet - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] Company that found bug has connections to Google, Obama, DHS, and FBI *Kurt Nimmo* Infowars.com April 9, 2013 Dire warnings about Heartbleed, a serious internet security risk affecting millions of websites, is echoing across the internet today. Described as a flaw in OpenSSL, the open source encryption technology used by the va... more »

You Tell Them, Dr. Finn: Testing Today and Testing Forever

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 2 hours ago
In a segment of a documentary some years back that assessed the Civil Rights Movement and its effects on education in America, Professor Chester Finn rightfully put into context all the unnecessary trouble that had been created for what, pray tell: I don't doubt that some things are better off and I think that not being able to discriminate kids on the basis of their skin color is progress for the society--but it sure led to a lot of litigation and lawsuits and busing programs and whit flight activities and a whole slew of other things that many people would regard as having been ha... more »

Armen Alchian on Ownership and Property Rights

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
If you can’t trade rights, then you can’t trade. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

The Weather Vane

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 3 hours ago
[image: Picture] This time now brings with it direction. Like a weather vane, you’ve been turning with each shift of energy. These winds are slowing down now, and you find yourself focused or at the very least starting to focus on one place. All of the preparations and “upgrades” if you will, have changed both you and your life. You are not the same you that you were prior to 12-21-12 and probably not thinking about the same things. This evolution taking place for so many has and is altering the course of the planet. You are One. So where are you headed? As you participate in... more »

“War Against The Weak”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“War Against The Weak”* by Robert Kirkconnell "Teachers of children in the United States of America wrote this date on blackboards again and again, and asked the children to memorize it with pride and joy: 1492. The teachers told the children that this was when their continent was discovered by human beings. Actually, millions of human beings were already living full and imaginative lives on the continent in 1492. That was simply the year in which sea pirates began to cheat and rob and kill them. The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else... more »

There's no excuse for Jim DeMoron, and still less excuse for people who take him in any way seriously

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*The shame of Dan Quayle wasn't that he was so lazy or stupid, or even that he has led a life and reaped the rewards of wholly undeserved privilege. The shame is that he has the arrogance to present himself on the public stage -- and has been so successful.* *"Jim DeMint is correct that there was a belligerent during the American Civil War that rejected 'big government.' He’s just wrong about which side that was."* *-- Ian Millhiser, in * "Head Of Top Conservative Think Tank Makes Spectacularly Uninformed Statement About Slavery" *by Ken* You remember the famous Dan Quayle potato-...more »

Woody's Last Wank

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 4 hours ago
Stephen Woodworth has blown his last wad. He needed unanimous consent in Parliament today to move his "worth and dignity", aka "Women Are Mere Vessels for the Worth and Dignity of Blobs of Tissue" gambit forward. He did not get it. Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, today asked Members of Parliament to unanimously agree that every Canadian law must be interpreted in a manner which recognizes the equal worth and dignity of everyone who is in fact a human being. Woodworth asked the House of Commons, “Who here wants to deny the equal worth and dignity of any... more »

Bundy Ranch Updates April 10 , 2014 --UPDATE: Up to 5,000 Armed Militia Members Will Be Arriving in Bunkerville, Nevada Today .......... Insurrection in Nevada ? 20 Cowboys Break Fed Blockade in Nevada, Retrieve Cattle .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
UPDATE: Up to 5,000 Armed Militia Members Will Be Arriving in Bunkerville, Nevada Today Kimberly Paxton April 10th, 2014 The Daily Sheeple Comments (318) Read by 26,536 people 3537 222 4216 *Update: Word on the street from sources close to the militia movement is that up to 5,000 armed militia members will be arriving in Bunkerville, Nevada sometime today. (See full report below)* *SHTFplan.com Editor’s Note:* It is apparent that the Federal government was under the impression that they could simply move into the ranch land surrounding Bunkerville, NV and have their way with t... more »

Trey Gowdy attacks ex-IRS official Lois Lerner...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 4 hours ago
*who, by the way, was held in contempt of court today. * Put her in a cell right next to Elijah Cummings.

Kathleen Sebelius finally released from Obamacare's fifth circle of hell ! Sebelius to resign as secretary of HHS - So , she rushed out the door as soon as gracefully possible after the March 31 , 2014 , kinda of , sort of deadline for Obamacare enrollment !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Obamacare Claims Its Latest Victim: Kathleen Sebelius Resigns As US Health Secretary [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/10/2014 18:37 -0400 - Obama Administration - Obamacare - Time Magazine - White House inShare1 Obamacare has been such a smashing success that the US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius just couldn't wait until days after its "successful" roll out to get the hell out of dodge. Michael D. Shear @*shearm* Follow Sebelius is out. HHS secretary has told Obama she is resigning. Obama to nominate OMB's Sylvia Matthews Burw... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"The Level Of Intelligence..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“If Man were relieved of all superstition, and all prejudice, and had replaced these with a keen sensitivity to his real environment, and moreover had achieved a level of communication so simplified that one syllable could express his every thought, then he would have achieved the level of intelligence already achieved by his dog.” ~ Robert Brault

Are Corporate Mercenaries Assisting Neo-Nazis in Ukraine?

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 5 hours ago
With the coup installed government in Kiev about to engage in some very serious skull cracking in order to put down a mounting rebellion in Eastern Ukraine cities there have been some accounts that hired guns from corporate mercenary firms are augmenting the local paramilitary police forces. With the pushback against the US backed “Yats” regime and it’s neo-Nazi shock troops it is imperative that a real version of the Euromaiden “revolution” not be allowed to take root to oust the stooges of the corporate global finance mafia. Foretelling what will likely be a massive orgy of sta... more »

How much longer does Postmedia have?

paul at Paying attention - 5 hours ago
I’m rooting for Postmedia. But the latest quarterly results released Thursday don’t offer much hope for the future of the corporation. Since the company took over the assets of Canwest in 2010, it has gone from weakness to weakness. The problems aren’t unique to Postmedia, of course. Newspapers and other traditional media are being hammered by a loss of audience and advertising revenues. Postmedia was slow to accept that reality. And its response has been inadequate. Basically, the corporate strategy is to cut costs, increase digital revenue and try to get readers to pay more for cont... more »

We Need to Do More than Talk about the Goddamn Test

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 5 hours ago
Some of us have been waiting a long time for mainstream educators to realize that corporate education reform is not about closing the achievement gap but, rather, closing public schools. Since 2002, standardized tests have been used to label, demonize teachers, sort and culturally-sterilize students, and shut down schools to benefit the education technology complex and the low-life losers of the charter industry. I think we are almost there, as you can see from the op-ed below, but there is no amount of talk that will alter the course that CorpEd has chosen. Bodies will be requir... more »

MAINE STUDENTS MARCH AGAINST CUTBACKS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
I went to Portland today with my friend Peter (who took these photos) to join the rally and march against University of Southern Maine's (USM) proposed cuts of 13 faculty members (nine of which are women) as well as several liberal arts programs. There have been a series of protests in recent days after USM students learned that their school was being hollowed out in order to be turned into a vocational facility. Calling the teacher firings "retrenchment" the administration of USM is pursuing an austerity program that will have severe impact on the working class students who att... more »

Eisenhower Briefing Document, MJ-12, and the Washington Alert

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 6 hours ago
I am often stunned by the mental gymnastics of some to keep a cherished belief alive in the face of documented facts and reliable testimony. I am often surprised when something that I believe to be obvious from the evidence available is rejected for speculation that has no supporting proof. When the facts line up, when there is good evidence for a conclusion, when it all seems to be so obvious to me, I simply fail to understand how it is that others can’t see with the same clarity. And yes, I know there are those who believe Roswell to be a Mogul balloon will point at me and say th... more »

Crimea is not a Realist story

Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 6 hours ago
[Note: This is a guest post by Jarrod Hayes, assistant professor of international relations at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His first book, Constructing National Relations: US Relations with India and China was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.] Jeffrey Stacey has already discussed the issue Continue reading

“This Is Wholesome: Honey Maid Has A Message For Satan and the American Decency Association”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*“This Is Wholesome: * *Honey Maid Has A Message For Satan and the American Decency Association”* by Abby Zimet “Because change happens in improbable ways, we now have Teddy Grahams embodying the struggle for basic human rights. Who nu? If you haven't heard: Nabisco's Honey Maid ran a nice ad featuring a diverse group of graham-cracker-eating families - a gay couple, an interracial couple, a tattooed punk father - with the tag line, "Everyday wholesome snacks for every wholesome family." Cue right-wing heads exploding. Then groups like One Million Moms and some decency brigade we ne... more »

“7 Really Stupid and Offensive GOP Remarks on the Day They Shot Down Equal Pay for Women”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*“7 Really Stupid and Offensive GOP Remarks on * *the Day **They Shot Down Equal Pay for Women”* Duh . . . what war on women? By Janet Allon “The GOP war on women, the poor and fairness continued Tuesday when Senate Republicans blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act, 54-43. Here’s a sampling of some of the stupider and more offensive things Republicans and their media mouthpieces said about Obama’s and the Democrats’ wildly popular push for pay parity for women on Equal Pay Day. This is the day (April 8, 2014), when women finally catch up for what men made in 2013. Republicans, though... more »

Family Dynasties (Patrimonial Capitalism?) To Control U.S. 21st Century (Clusterfuck Nation - Forward Guidance) Is the US or the World Coming to an End?

If you ask me who my favorite economists are, I have many to choose from. Presently I tend to read daily the opinions of Dean Baker, Paul Krugman, Ellen Brown, Paul Craig Roberts and Joe Stiglitz (if I have the time, of course) and the online paper, Wall Street On Parade. For spice I'll seek out essays by Marilyn Waring, Julie Nelson, Christina Romer and Carmen Reinhart. I like to keep my

Hawaii House Of Representatives Passes $10.10 Minimum Wage Bill

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
As expected, the political theater that is the annual battle of the budgets, yielded two defeats for progressives Wednesday. First the Congressional Black Caucus Budget was defeated 116-300 and then the more rigorously shaped Progressive Caucus budget, the Better Off Budget, went down by an even greater margin, losing 89-327. At least a majority of Democrats-- 116-76-- backed the CBC budget, which was pretty standard Democratic fare for all but the worst anti-working family Blue Dogs and New Dems. The Better Off Budget, which is truly innovative and powerful and would move America... more »

Moqtada al-Sadr Ramps Up Campaign Against Maliki Before Iraq’s Elections While His Party Is In Disarray

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 7 hours ago
As Iraq’s elections draw nearer Moqtada al-Sadr and his movement are going in opposite directions. On the one hand his movement is continuing with its attacks upon Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. For the first time it appears that Sadr is serious about challenging the premier this year. On the other hand his party appears to be in disarray. It is running three separate lists and the recently created Board of Trustees that was supposed to take care of politics after Sadr’s retirement has been disbanded. This is an inauspicious start to the official campaign period before the vote. ... more »

Sad Bear

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 7 hours ago

Why I do not answer the phone anymore

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 7 hours ago
You see its like lions when they identify some prey it will lead to bloodlust if I hear something so bad on the phone that I would take any other way We are talking about bullshit its coming through our pipes the onslaught it motionless and I can not protect the pipes Flood me with your come on to the point I break down one more chicken roastin on the barbaque of the down,.

Passing of Jim Flaherty

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 8 hours ago
I knew Jim Flaherty personally and was deeply saddened at his sudden passing. As a lawyer Jim was top notch and had the broad respect of the Bench and Bar. In politics Jim was hard working, honest and always prepared to listen to anyone of any political stripe. He was a genuine Canadian statesman and the country is poorer without him. Obviously I send my condolences to his wife and three boys and the rest of his family. Jim's death is a great loss to us all.

BBC report only the stories that they want to report

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
Guido Fawkes here http://order-order.com/2014/04/10/he-lied-and-lied-and-lied-2/ has the latest on Labour's Jim Devine: 'Jailed expenses crook Jim Devine has been ordered to pay his former office manager £18,000 in damages after a judge ruled that he had defamed her to cover up his own criminality. Marion Kinley alleged Devine had “stated I’d stolen significant sums of money while office manager and the reason I did this was because I had a serious gambling problem”. The judge agreed “that when he made these statement he knew them not to be true and that they were made maliciousl... more »

RIP Jim Flaraty

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 9 hours ago
He was first and foremost a Canadian. I can not speak about other current so called Conservatives so well. He did a tough job. His like will be missed.

Can Maine Head The Plutocrats Off At The Pass-- Or At Least At The Waters' Edge?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
I was reading the other day that one of the poor, benighted states controlled by Republicans is about to pass a bill allowing for campaign contributions from foreign nationals, not dual citizens like Israeli agents Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, but full blown foreigners with a position they want to see supported in the U.S. Congress. The laws are lax enough-- just look at the Republican running against Mike Honda, Vanila Singh, who is apparently being funded by Indian fascist Narendra Modi through Chicago cutout Shalabh "Shalli" Kumar-- without Ohio or Wisconsin or whichever state i... more »

David Cameron's "Holocaust survivors" PR stunt

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 9 hours ago
*The Jewish Chronicle*, one of the most popular and respected Jewish news outlets in the United Kingdom, announced today that Prime Minister David Cameron and the so-called Holocaust Commission has launched a nation-wide effort to identify and consult with "every survivor of Nazi persecution now living in" the UK in order to determine how *the fake "Holocaust" narrative of WWII* should be perpetuated. *The JC* reports: David Cameron’s Holocaust Commission has appealed for every Shoah survivor in Britain to come forward and take part in the project. It is hoped a nationwide search, l... more »

The problem with our health care “discussion!”

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014* *Medicare’s real beneficiaries:* Last week, a tribal discussion broke out, along predictably narrow lines. Had Obama achieved 7 million insurance enrollments? Or was it really much less? One tribal group kept saying, “Much less.” Within the other tribal group, a multimillionaire and his trusted companions signed up for the role of the clowns: MATTHEWS (4/3/14): For months, conservative critics have predicted the total failure of the president’s health care law. So when the president announced this week the law had enrolled over seven million people into ... more »

The Raj Chetty VAM Balloon Gets Popped

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 10 hours ago
*From NEPC:* *Contact: * *William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, wmathis@sover.net* *Moshe Adler, (917) 453-4921, ma820@columbia.edu* URL for this press release:* http://tinyurl.com/kpwt6ft* BOULDER, CO (April 10, 2014) – A highly influential but non-peer-reviewed report on teacher impact suffers from a series of errors in methodology and calculations, according to a new review published today. Professor Moshe Adler reviewed two recent reports released in September 2013 as National Bureau of Economic Research working papers. Dr. Adler’s review for the Think Twice think tank review proje...more »

A Defence of the SWP

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 10 hours ago
Another day, another SWP table gets turned over by self-described autonomist avengers. As the SWP are slowly starting to learn, actions have consequences. You can't expect your activists to behave in the most disgusting way possible towards survivors of alleged sexual abuse and shrug it off. Believe me, I was tempted to frame these actions in terms of the 'SWP had it coming'. As much as anyone else, I followed the SWP's implosion with a mixture of amazement and revulsion. But there are limits, and our trot-troubling "comrades" have trampled over them. Let's time to be blunt. The s... more »

Bill Bonner, "How to Survive at 9,000 Feet Above Sea Level”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*“How to Survive at 9,000 Feet Above Sea Level”* by Bill Bonner Gualfin, Argentina. “We have been developing an important insight into the way the economy works... with a view to understanding what might happen next. We'll return to it tomorrow. Today, we turn to matters here on the family ranch in Argentina... Ask almost any of the changos – boys – on the ranch, and he will tell you his father is "unknown." Surely the mother knows. Or maybe not. But such is the culture in this part of the Andes that fathers often do not recognize their children. Maria is not happy about it. Mar... more »

Keeping it Local with Utah Products Shipped Right To Your Door

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 11 hours ago
If there is one thing my husband and I are big on, it is supporting local places. We love trying out all of the local restaurants around us, and have found some incredible gems, just by being willing to ditch our favorite chain places in search of something more unique. Merco Local Box is the takes that principle of supporting local products and services and puts it in a month subscription form. Every month you get samples from amazing local Utah companies to try, which I love. There are so many products, even local, products out on the market that I never know what to try. This gi... more »

In Defense of Poetry: “Oh My Heart”

plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 11 hours ago
In Defense of Poetry: “Oh My Heart”. via In Defense of Poetry: “Oh My Heart”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

Report: US Drone Casualty Estimates Are Likely Too Low

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
Defense analyst Lawrence Lewis has authored an unclassified report critically analyzing the metrics used to estimate civilian casualties from drone strikes.* Lewis is an analyst and field representative for the Center for Naval Analysis, which published the report today. He has led numerous projects on operational effectiveness for DOD, including the Joint Civilian Casualty Study Continue reading

Teleportation From One Location to Another

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 hours ago
Image Credit: Wikimedia / Aliberti *Teleportation From One Location to Another* January 30, 2014 | Filed under: Breaking News,News,Sci & Tech | Posted by: Amanda Froelich By: Amanda Froelich, True Activist. The concept of teleportation mainly stems from science fiction novels and movies, but what was once considered fantasy has been validated as reality in 2014. For some time, developments in quantum theory and general relativity physics have been made, leading up to recent breakthroughs which have opened up a wide arena of study in the future. Last week, numerous teleportation br... more »

FORT HOOD SHOOTING / MORE FALLOUT FROM PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 12 hours ago
*The recent Fort Hood shooting once again brings to the surface the heavy fallout from the use of symptom based psychiatric drugs, versus source based alternative therapy, in treating our wounded veterans ~ whereas the dramatic increase in Military suicides directly coincides with the dramatic increase in dangerous psychotropic drugs: Allen L Roland * *No one really talks about the psychic damage that combat veterans feel when they take someone’s life, regardless of the military situation ~ but the effect is real and usually manifests itself as shame based guilt whereas the innate ... more »

On the Chris Hayes program, Guests Gone Wild!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014* *Discussing the gender wage gap:* On line at the Washington Post—it hasn’t appeared in the hard copy paper—Ruth Marcus accuses the Democrats of “revolting demagoguery” concerning the gender wage gap. She says she supports the Paycheck Fairness Act. She just doesn’t like the dissembling. (Marcus links to this Fact-Checker piece, which gives Obama two Pinocchios for his recent statements. Glenn Kessler says he considered three. In this case, we think Kessler should have gone with the devils of his worse nature.) Are the Democrats engaging in demagoguery? ... more »

"Perfect Adjustment..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
“The real hopeless victims of mental illness are to be found among those who appear to be most normal. Many of them are normal because they are so well adjusted to our mode of existence, because their human voice has been silenced so early in their lives that they do not even struggle or suffer or develop symptoms as the neurotic does. They are normal not in what may be called the absolute sense of the word; they are normal only in relation to a profoundly abnormal society. Their perfect adjustment to that abnormal society is a measure of their mental sickness. These millions of ab... more »

The Indissoluble Union of 'Thinking Allowed' Participants

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Toppled statue of Laurie Taylor I was thinking aloud a while back about Radio 4 staple *Thinking Allowed* and the strange way it manages to by-pass the attention of bloggers about BBC bias, even though it has some of the most obvious left-wing biases of any BBC programme. I put that down to the fact that most right-leaning bloggers (like me) just don't listen to *Thinking Allowed *very often, knowing that it's not for us. It's a sociology programme after all, and sociology has a strong in-built left-wing bias. We know that. We accept it. We shrug our shoulders. We move on. Yet... more »

Boston Bombing- Blame Russia (Hate to say I told you so, but......)

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
Last year around this time we had the Boston bombing incident, remember? If you don't you are about to get a reminder served up with a heaping side of perception management. *Background:* *April 16/2013-Bombs at the Boston Marathon: Bomb sniffing dogs present pre-race*At that time, in fact in that very post, I typed these words *With all the tit for tat going on between the US and Russia. And the obvious intent of the US to destabilize Russia.... Let me put it this way, if Russia got the frame/ blame, I would not be the least bit surprised. Even expecting some type of Chechen angle... more »

dirty fucking hippies

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 12 hours ago

anyone

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 12 hours ago

How long before the libtard lemmings start bellyaching about the cost of drycleaning...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*“We’ll talk about dry cleaners next, right,” Obama said. “Because I know that – I don’t know why it costs more for Michelle’s blouse than my shirt.”* Because, Doofus, a ladies blouse is a bit more complicated than your shirt. Spare me the phoney outrage. With all the things going on in this world and the president of the United States is talking about *dry cleaning*? I own exactly one item that goes to the dry cleaners - my winter dress coat. Anyone who is sending large batches of clothes to the dry cleaners can obviously pay for it. Are my tax dollars going to have to subsidi... more »

North Korea might just be able to deliver an EMP Strike against the US after all ? From WND - WASHINGTON – A long-suppressed report prepared by the Department of Homeland Security for the Defense Department concludes that North Korea could deliver on its threats to destroy the United States with a nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack...... The problem with North Korea if this is accurate - no one would say they are rationale actors , China seems to have lost the ability to manage North Korea and their people are still starving.... Did I mention they have a young and untested leader to boot ? ! Add them to the list of geopolitical concerns....

Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
http://www.wnd.com/2014/04/dhs-study-north-korea-capable-of-emp-attack-on-u-s WASHINGTON – A long-suppressed report prepared by the Department of Homeland Security for the Defense Department concludes that North Korea could deliver on its threats to destroy the United States with a nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack. The report remains blocked from release to the American public. However, a copy obtained by Peter Vincent Pry from sources within DHS finds North Korea could use its Unha-3 space launch vehicle to deliver a nuclear warhead as a satellite over the South Pole to attack t... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 13 hours ago
*City Council planned vote on Holy Cross development rescheduled ~WDSU* ~Editilla Ho'tellas~ Notice how ReviveLower9, a paid PR group posing as a neighborhood org, has shifted framing their Butt Eye Condo Towers as Blight Fighting! Hahaha in'fucking'corrigible! *Holy Cross residents claim developer's petition has fake names, addresses ~WVUE* *“PayLoo” and the Saints: A Model for Success ~Harahan WhoDat, Saints Tailgate * *Conditions at Fair Grounds irk legislators; bill advances ~Michelle Millhollon, NO Advocate* *Vance 'Pants' McAllister, R-Neaux Alibi, episode opens door to all k... more »

LET’S PLAY DUMBBELL: Endless toleration of Matthews!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014* *Part 4—Enduring work of the beast:* What kind of society tolerates a person like Chris Matthews? Readers, don’t get us wrong—Chris is a cheerful person. We have no doubt that he’s a good parent, neighbor and friend. Full disclosure! We lunched at The Palm, just the two of us, in (we think) November 1996. We don’t know *why* we lunched at the Palm—the event was arranged by a third party—although we could make a (wild) guess. That said, the luncheon event was pleasant. We clearly recall only one exchange. Flawlessly, we shared our prospective Max Clelan...more »

Killings in Kenya

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
There was a report on last night's *Newsnight *from the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse concerning allegations of extra-judicial killings being carried about by the Kenyan anti-terror police unit, ATPU, against suspected Islamic terrorists - one of whom, Makaburi, was killed last week. He had shown Gabriel Gatehouse around Mombasa only last year, laughing with him about the allegation that he was a terrorist. The report made the case against the Kenyan security agency before Gabriel Gatehouse challenged the appropriate government minister. British funding for the Kenyan agency was also ... more »

Things I am Grateful For...

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
*Things I am Grateful For...* *by American Kabuki* I am grateful for life. I am grateful for death, for it showed me the value of human life and that it all is perfect even the tough parts. I am grateful for being given 2nd chance of human life and being sent back here. I am grateful for the NDE that showed me there is a bigger reality and there is no death, only transitions of state of being. I am grateful to my ex-wife, our marriage was difficult, but I learned much about myself and what needed to change, and that I could not change anyone else, only me. I am grateful she w... more »

America's Top Corporate Education Welfare Queen, Joanne Weiss

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
Joanne Weiss is an active exemplar for corporate welfare exploitation in education. Just a few years ago, she moved from a tech firm to become COO for the New Schools Venture Fund, which grew to be a massive slush fund for vulture philanthropists, following Bill Clinton's undercover operation that made it possible to earn really big bucks by backing charter schools and other ed industry bad ideas: Thanks to a little discussed law passed in 2000, at the end of Bill Clinton’s presidency, banks and equity funds that invest in charter schools and other projects in underserved areas can... more »

WOW The BEST Video about Obama, I have ever seen. Says it All in 4 minutes - "Obama Girl"

Sherrie Questioning All at Sherrie Questioning All - 14 hours ago
This is seriously the BEST video about Obama. The 2008 "Obama Girl" says in ALL in 4 minutes. She says the sentiment all of us feel who had believed the lies of Obama in 2008. I have been honest, saying it before on this blog. I believed the Lies of Obama in 2008. I believed our Country was going to get back to Freedom and our Constitutional Rights. But for some reason the day of his

Coming thick and fast: more Links-n-Stuff

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 14 hours ago
Things are happening so fast, stuff is shooting out over the internet like kernels exploding from a popcorn popper someone forgot to cover. I've rounded up some more stuff for your amusement and edification. First, today's big news: Ma "Saruman" Ying-jeou is refiling the lawsuit against Wang Jin-pyng to get him dropped from the KMT. Note that Ma, instead of trying to look more statesmanlike than Wang, something he could do very easily since he has the advantage of actually being the President, ups the viciousness ante. This also means that he will never rest until the protest leader... more »

HOW THE NSA WORKS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
With the National Security Agency and other government organizations increasingly surveilling citizens, people have realized that the internet has lost its "innocence," according to German author Holger Stark. The writer for German newspaper Der Spiegel believes that everything we do on the internet is insecure and we must be more knowledgeable and vigilant with our online activities. The author spoke with RT's Lindsay France about the NSA and the quest for control of the internet.

Time To Shut This Show Down

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
It was a remarkable display of arrogance. In yesterday's question period, Thomas Mulcair asked Stephen Harper if he would apologize for Pierre Poilivere's "cowardly and baseless attack" on Marc Mayrand. The prime minister rose, congratulated Philippe Couillard on his electoral victory and then sat down. And the barking seals honked and applauded. It's clear that Mr. Harper believes he need not answer any questions -- from the Leader of the Opposition or any of the "self styled experts" who have criticized his so called "Fair" Elections Act. Andrew Coyne writes: Unable to answer i... more »

Did Your Boss Ever Stick His Tongue Down Your Throat?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
You know, I barely even care about the hypocrisy of Republicans running on Family Values platitudes and then bonking each other. It's their personal problem and a problem for their stupid base voters who are motivated by that drivel. The Vance McAllister (R-LA) kissing episode, though, has captured the imagination of the public. The *Christian Science Monitor*asks Will voters forgive transgression (+ video). "On Tuesday, McAllister’s office announced that Peacock was no longer in his employ, and that the congressman planned to stay in office and run for reelection to a full two-y... more »

Tamiflu wasted 100's of millions (UK)- Pehaps billions? Globally

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
Imagine all that taxpayer money, gone, straight into the coffers of big pharma. GSK likely doesn't see that as a waste. No sireeee..... Should this be called 'waste'? I would characterize in a more accurate fashion. Theft. Government theft of taxpayer money to enrich a multinational corporation. It was widely know in 09 that Tamiflu was useless and had serious side effects- which are not side effects- they are affects Tamiflu brings about serious symptoms that affect you. Badly. Anyway... if you were not reading here in 09/10 this is for you. If you did read here then, I am feeling vi... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*A Faculty Revolution Against Free Speech* Mike Adams “We must do away with all newspapers. A revolution cannot be accomplished with freedom of the press.” - Ernesto "Che" Guevara. When I first started writing about campus free speech issues for Town Hall in 2003, I complained that most college administrators were ignorant of the constitution. One of my readers, Jim Collins from Colorado Springs, was quick to correct me. Jim pointed out that college administrators aren't just ignorant of the First Amendment. Instead, he insisted that they are hostile towards it. Time has shown ju... more »

Yeah, cool. No worries.

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
Things are looking up. Well, I’ve been caught out like this before. No sooner do you remark that things have started to look up than they take a couple of steps back and you’re sorry you even mentioned it. Never mind. After (or was it before) Mishal Husain’s informative exposition of the plight of India’s Moslem community, we had John Humphrys giving Yvette Cooper a gentle grilling about a certain kind of immigration, you know, the immigration of the non EU variety. I nearly thought he was going to say something politically incorrect. I had the smelling salts handy but sadly the mo... more »

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jonjayray at Food &Health Skeptic - 15 hours ago
*Cochrane condemns antivirals* *Cochrane evaluations are not foolproof. There is always the GIGO problem. But Cochrane surveys are normally as good as we get* The £653million spent on drugs to stave off a flu pandemic was ‘money thrown down the drain’, a damning report found yesterday. The drugs – Tamiflu and Relenza – were stockpiled at huge cost by health chiefs in the hope they could stem the effects of a pandemic. The mass purchase was triggered in 2005 when Government scientists warned that as many as 700,000 Britons could die from deadly bird flu. After millions of doses w...more »

Japan and The HPV Vaccine Controversy by Norma Erikson

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
Photo source: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/gardasil-shocker-japan-withdraws-support-for-hpv-vaccine/ Japan and the HPV Vaccine Controversy by Norma Erikson Sane Vax, Inc. 8 April 2014 The SaneVax Team would like to share a series of events in Japan which culminated in a decision which was nothing short of miraculous. This decision and the events leading up to it offer hope to millions of families whose lives have been adversely impacted by the use of Gardasil and Cervarix. Due to massive efforts by HPV vaccine victims and their families, independent medical and sci... more »

Les autorités japonaises ne changent pas d'avis sur les vaccins HPV par Norma Erikson

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
Les autorités japonaises ne changent pas d'avis sur les vaccins HPV Par Norma Erickson, SaneVax, 8 avril 2014 *L’équipe SaneVax souhaiterait partager une série d’événements qui se sont produits tout récemment au Japon et qui ont abouti à une décision qui n’est rien moins que « miraculeuse ». Cette décision comme les événements qui l’ont précédée offrent de l’espoir à des millions de familles dont la vie a été affectée après les vaccins Gardasil et Cervarix.* Grâce aux incessants efforts des victimes des vaccins contre le HPV, de leurs familles, de professionnels médicaux ... more »

Why I Participate At Political Science Rumors

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 16 hours ago
The first rule of the internet is not to read the comments for any op-ed one posts. Why? Because the cover of anonymity allows people to say awful stuff. Of course, Twitter amply demonstrates that people will say awful things on the internet even when one can be clearly identified. Anyhow, over the past several Continue reading

Bitcoin News and Views - April 10 , 2014 -- Bitcoin Price Drops 10% as Chinese Exchanges Stop Bank Deposits - Bitcoin prices crashed today as Chinese businesses began receiving official deposit shutdown notices from banks, confirming recent suspicions of an impending crackdown........ The 15th largest bank in the world, the National Australia Bank (NAB), also announced that they were closing off accounts of Bitcoin related businesses.......Holder warns of Bitcoin misuse, bristles at contempt reminder

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
Coin Desk ..... Bitcoin Price Drops 10% as Chinese Exchanges Stop Bank Deposits Jon Southurst (@southtopia) | Published on April 10, 2014 at 09:26 BST | *Asia, News, Regulation* inShare2 Share 76 Bitcoin prices crashed today as Chinese businesses began receiving official deposit shutdown notices from banks, confirming recent suspicions of an impending crackdown. Exchanges will stop account recharging via bank accounts between now and 15th April. Even though the news has been anticipated for over a week now, bitcoin prices sank under $403 from a high of $450.74 on the CoinDesk Bitco... more »

Ukraine Updates - April 10 , 2014 -- Standoff between government, protesters intensifies, 24 hours before Kiev ultimatum ends -- With 24 hours until Kiev’s threatened deadline to use force against anti-government protesters occupying buildings in eastern Ukraine, reports emerge of tanks around the city of Donetsk.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/kiev-forces-eastern-ukraine-512/ Standoff between gvt, protesters intensifies, 24 hours before Kiev ultimatum ends Published time: April 09, 2014 21:57 Edited time: April 10, 2014 07:28 Get short URL Download video (67.78 MB) Share on tumblr Trends Ukraine turmoil Tags Army, Military, Police, Politics, Security,Ukraine, Violence With 24 hours until Kiev’s threatened deadline to use force against anti-government protesters occupying buildings in eastern Ukraine, reports emerge of tanks around the city of Donetsk. Several locals were allegedly injured trying to ... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
*Global solar dominance in sight as science trumps fossil fuels (??!!)* *Now all they've got to do is get the sun to shine for 24 hours* Solar power has won the global argument. Photovoltaic energy is already so cheap that it competes with oil, diesel and liquefied natural gas in much of Asia without subsidies. Roughly 29pc of electricity capacity added in America last year came from solar, rising to 100pc even in Massachusetts and Vermont. "More solar has been installed in the US in the past 18 months than in 30 years," says the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Cali... more »

War Watch April 9 , 2014 -- East Ukraine Separatists Prepare for Long Siege After Kharkiv, Other Cities Fortify Defenses ( Luhansk and Donetsk ) ..... Syrian Rebels Have US-Made Anti-Tank Missiles , interesting that they receive such heavy weapons just as Assad's forces start dominating in Southwestern Syria.......Iraq to Exclude Major Sunni Cities From Vote, Citing al-Qaeda Voting Impossible Because of Ongoing Military Offensive , how legitimate will the looming Election be in the midst of constant fighting and heavy casualties ......... US Plays Up Iran ‘Breakout Capability’ at Nuclear Talks Officials Also Paint Iran's Conventional Arms as an Obstacle to Deal

Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Ukraine..... Michael Hudson explains the Ukrainian situation.... More at The Real News Solution in 48 hours - one way or another say Ukraine ? http://rt.com/news/kiev-forces-eastern-ukraine-512/ ​Kiev orders ‘state protection’ of protester-held govt HQ in Donetsk Published time: April 09, 2014 21:57 Edited time: April 09, 2014 22:47 Get short URL Download video (19.15 MB) Ukraine’s self-imposed president Aleksandr Turchinov has ordered the protester-held local govt HQ in Donetsk to be taken under ‘state protection’ as armed personnel and armored vehicles have been ... more »

We have Sacrificed An Entire Generation Through Bad Science - A Quote from Dr. Don Huber

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
[image: Foto: "DDT is a pittance, toxicity wise, compared to glyphosate." Awesome interview by Food Integrity Now with Dr. Don Huber, Professor Emeritus at Purdue University and internationally recognized scientist. Dr. Huber also discusses his concern with the alarming level of glyphosate recently detected in breast milk. Must listen! Listen here: http://foodintegritynow.org/2014/04/08/dr-don-huber-gmos-glyphosate-threat-humanity/ #DonHuber #GMO #Glyphosate #herbicide #pesticides #toxicity #GeneticEngineering #LabelGMOs #NeedToKnowGMO #FoodIntegrityNow #GMOFreeCanada #GMOFreeUSA] ...more »

Last night's MasterChef popular culture reference

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
Did you spot the laugh in Jack's voice on last night's MasterChef when he described his deconstructed cheesecake as having a 'buttery biscuit base'? Did you understand why? It's Masterchef Synesthesia by Swede Mason. As I blogged almost three years ago. Jack is clearly a fan of this video and who could blame him. He's also a very talented chef, he should go far, in my top three of this series so far...

Color Coded Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Egg Coupons

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 22 hours ago
Another busy week has come and gone! We are so thankful for you that have linked up with us. We enjoy seeing your projects each week. This weeks features are from Holly at Bits of Everything. [image: You're-Invited] Bits of Everything is full of fun Easter projects lately. Here are three great ideas for you to use in your Easter planning this year. [image: 3EatersPosts] Color Coded Eater Egg Hunt // Smart Phone Easter Egg Hunt // Easter Egg Coupons Now here are a few of my favorite projects that were shared last week. I need to try making each of these projects very soon. They are al... more »

Thursday Linkage

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 23 hours ago
As we hurtle to the end of the semester, here are some stories for the week that caught my eye: Felix Salmon on why wonk bloggery is the future of journalism From Kyle Dropp and co-authors, Americans who can’t find Ukraine on the map are more likely to support intervention there. What does this say Continue reading

Airline Competition 2: More PH Flights to the US and Europe

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 23 hours ago
Today, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Category 1 rating to the Philippines for its compliance with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This means that Philippines’ air carriers can add flights and service to the US and carry the code of U.S. carriers. Good news. A friend, Coco Alcuaz made this timeline in his fb posting today: *US FAA lifts ban on PH, allowing PAL to add flights, Cebu Pac to start. Cebu Pac also due to get EU approval tonight. Here's a history:* *1998 Philippine Airlines ends flig... more »

Great Decisions: "Energy Independence" by Dr. Flynt Leverett

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
Video Title: Great Decisions: "Energy Independence" by Dr. Flynt Leverett. Source: USArmyWarCollege. Date Published: April 9, 2014. Description: Energy independence, by taking the bargaining chip of oil dependence off the table, would be good for American foreign policy. But the very technological advances that make independence possible have created a dilemma for lawmakers. In a government with fixed resources, should the U.S. encourage more traditional fuel production or invest in the young technology of renewable resources?

The Three La. Common Core Development “Teachers” Work for LDOE

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
This is the story of two press releases and three Louisiana “mystery” teachers involved in “developing” CCSS. The first is the July 2009 National Governors Association (NGA) press release for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics work groups– the “inner circle” that is the only group identified as “developing” CCSS based […]

Tomorrow Lee Rogers Is Opening His New Campaign Headquarters In Santa Clarita

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Tomorrow (Thursday), Lee Rogers is formally opening his campaign headquarters in Newhall. They're having a little party, open to anyone in CA-25, the district in northern L.A. County/Simi Valley that he's running in. The festivities start at 6:30 and the address in 24265 Main Street. In 2012 Rogers came closer to beating incumbent Buck McKeon, the only congressman the district has ever had, and he actually won in the fast-growing Antelope Valley, a third of the district. Rather than face him again, McKeon decided to leave Congress and become a lobbyist for the war industries that ... more »

How do you maintain your health?

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago
[image: How do you maintain your health?] Holistic wellness encompasses all aspects of life. So I began to wonder about all the ways we try to keep ourselves healthy and which ways are embraced by most people. That's the focus of April's survey. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool. Join us back here on April 24th for a discussion of the results. *Sneak Peek: Do you hate it when kitchen cloths go "sour"? I've got a solution for you!!*

James McEnteer : Wahoo! It’s Indian Summer

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
As Washington Redskin fans debate the political correctness of their team name, Indians fans and detractors grapple with the propriety of the grinning visage of Chief Wahoo. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | April 10, 2014 It’s crazy … finish reading James McEnteer : Wahoo! It’s Indian Summer

China and Japan news and data -- April 9 - 10 , 2014 Asian Data Double Whammy Sparks FOMC-Exuberance Unwind ..... The Japanese Sales Tax Hike Verdict Is In: It's A Disaster As Sales Plunge 25% ..... Another Chinese High Yield Bond Issuer Declares Bankruptcy

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
EXPAND Asia in one picture....... [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Futures Fail To Levitate Green Despite Atrocious Chinese And Japanese Econ DataSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 04/10/2014 - 07:12 The main overnight event, which we commented on previously, was China's trade data which was a disaster. March numbers turned out to be well below market consensus with exports falling 6.6% YoY (vs +4.8% expected) and imports falling 11.3% YoY (vs +3.9% expected). The underperformance of imports caused the trade balance to spike to $7.7bn (vs -$23bn in Feb). Pricing on the Greek 5-year... more »

Bitcoin Updates - April 8 , 2014 -- Major Security Flaw ‘Heartbleed’ Puts Critical Services at Risk ...... Gavin Andresen Steps Down as Bitcoin’s Lead Developer ...... Bitfinex Passes Stefan Thomas’s Proof Of Solvency Audit

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
- Home / - News / ​Major encryption security bug ‘Heartbleed’ impacts two-thirds of the web Published time: April 09, 2014 03:03 Get short URL Share on tumblr Tags Hacking, Internet, Security Tens of millions of servers were exposed to a security vulnerability called “Heartbleed” in OpenSSL, software used to encrypt much of the internet. While an emergency patch has been released, sites like Yahoo have raced to fortify security. On Monday afternoon, the open-source OpenSSL project released an emergency security advisory warning of *“*Heartbleed*,”* a bug pulls in private k... more »

@NPR @WHYY does #optout story. Cuts United Opt Out’s voice of truth, ME!

Timothy D. Slekar at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
On Monday morning when I got to my desk I noticed that the voice mail light was blinking on my phone. I picked up the receiver and went through the steps to retrieve my messages. There was only one and it was a producer from NPR the WHYY affiliate (Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware) inquiring about my […]

Jonah Raskin : BOOKS | ‘Weed Land’ author Peter Hecht’s no gonzo journalist

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
In Hecht’s book, the Feds are always heavy, the growers usually naïve, and it’s almost always bad news. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | April 9, 2014 [Weed Land: Inside America’s Marijuana Epicenter and How Pot Went Legit … finish reading Jonah Raskin : *BOOKS* | ‘Weed Land’ author Peter Hecht’s no gonzo journalist

Important New Video: May Syria Prevail

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 day ago
I have been watching with disgust the last few days all of the information coming over the alternative news sources about the criminals in the US government now blatantly supplying the murderous mercenary "rebels" in Syria with US anti tank weapons known as BGM-71, or popularly called "TOW"..... I have known about these anti-tank missiles for quite sometime, due to the fact that they were originally developed by the US to replace their LAW anti-tank missiles that failed miserably in Vietnam. The greatest quantity of these tank killers were supplied to NATO forces to stem the expec... more »

Number Crunching the ISA Twittersphere

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Felix Haas has written a monster blog post over at Bretterblog with interesting descriptive statistics from the #ISA2014 hashtag. Among other fascinating points: 11% of IR scholars at the conference tweet, compared to only 2% of the global population The most popular tweet of the conference contained the Sheraton lobby wifi password Most prolific tweeter: Continue reading

It's Bonus Time, Babies! (Rahm Emanuel’s Top Donor Bought Stock in Marriott Just Before It Was Awarded Huge Chicago Contract) Coming To A Deserted Schoolyard Near You (Clusterfuck Nation)

I remember bonus time back 20 or so years ago when an extra amount of money would miraculously appear in your paycheck and you had been rewarded for "doing your job." Yay. Today, not so much. Those getting the bonuses now seem to be the people who've done US out of our jobs. Sniffing the Ethical Rot in Wall Street’s Culture By Jim Hightower Not too many years ago, any news story about

Fed Admits Policies Benefit Rich, Fears For "Nation's Democratic Heritage" ... Fed running for cover ? Well , if Steen Jakobsen is correct with his call for a 2.5 % 30 year US Bond , that should tell you where the economy is heading ( and where stocks are heading too ! )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
American Flag on fire at the home of the braves ........... [image: View image on Twitter] Oddly symbolic ...... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-09/fed-admits-policies-benefit-rich-fears-nations-democratic-heritage Fed Admits Policies Benefit Rich, Fears For "Nation's Democratic Heritage" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/09/2014 20:12 -0400 - BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Congressional Budget Office - Federal Reserve - Gross Domestic Product - Hyman Minsky - Monetary Policy - Recession - rec... more »

Is there a candidate prepared to take on "the biggest douchebag 'Democrat' in New York"? Maybe so!

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Yes, that's him in the nearest foreground: the biggest douchebag "Democrat" in New York, NYS Senate Majority Co-Leader and President Pro Tempore Jeff Klein. (Our Jeff is chatting with onetime -- one very brief time -- Senate Majority Sort-of-Leader Malcolm Smith.)* *"What's good for General Motors is good for the U.S.A."* *-- now-obsolete old saying* *"What's good for New York State Sen. Jeff Klein is good for New York State Sen. Jeff Klein."* *-- new saying * *"What Jeff Klein has done is traitorous. It's betrayal not only of the Democratic Party, it's betrayal of the Democratic p... more »

Preachers Pimping "Noah" Propaganda

Scott Ryan Anderson at Table Of Wisdom.com - 1 day ago
*Reprint of March 31, 2014 article from **The Daily Lambaste* Some Christian leaders and Pastors have been making some pretty big leaps to actually recommend that Christians not only embrace Darren Aronofsky’s Noah movie but *pay *to see it. A couple of such articles I have read include one written exclusively for ChristianPost.comby John Snowden, the Biblical Consultant to filmmakers on the 'Noah' movie and another by Phil Cooke titled Why I'm Recommending Christians See the Movie "Noah" Many tweets by supporters have echoed some of the main points in those two articles so I will... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Bilston, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.

The Case of the Millionaire Carpetbagger

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
Things are really starting to heat up in the 19th Congressional District of New York. Not only is an uber-wealthy political neophyte attempting to buy a seat, he just committed the ultimate faux pas. He refused to be interviewed by Politico! They came all the way up to his Ulster County HQ to talk to him, and the door was locked! Then they went to the private investment firm he started to loan money to local businesses to "create jobs" in this economically struggling backwater of a district. (full disclosure: I live here) And he wasn't in that office, either. So then they went to hi... more »

Don't Get Punked by Paramount's Pagan Noah Film

Scott Ryan Anderson at Table Of Wisdom.com - 1 day ago
*Reprint of** Friday, March 28, 2014 article at* www.DailyLambaste.com At last I can write my remonstrance on the Noah movie without the “elite” dismissing me for not having seen it. This week I wrote based upon “hear-say” and now I can tell you that every word of my conjecture was confirmed after sitting through this film. Not only was my thesis confirmed but the movie was actually –worse- than I had originally expected. After viewing Darren Aronofsky's Noah, I am astounded by the number of Christian Pastors who joined in the promoting of of this propaganda piece – but that is fo... more »

Another in the continuing run of ECFA successes

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
[image: IMG_7903] *Lost a toy on the roof...* ECFA struck again in March, delivering massive gains in exports to China.Hahaha, no, slowly declining trade with China. Of course! ECFA missed the golden age, which was during the Chen years, and now as China upgrades manufacturing technology, it is starting to render Taiwan producers either irrelevant or vulnerable. Exports to Southeast Asia—Taiwan's second-largest overseas market after China and accounting for about a fifth of all exports—gained 5.7% after a 4.8% growth in February. ..... *However, China stood out as a weak spot. Last... more »

Thorne Dreyer : PODCAST | Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson on Rag Radio

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
The delightful and talented Eliza Gilkyson performs on Rag Radio and discusses her approach to songwriting and her new album, ‘Nocturne Diaries.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 9, 2014 Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson … finish reading Thorne Dreyer : *PODCAST* | Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson on Rag Radio
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