Saturday, April 26, 2014

26 April - Blogs I'm Following II

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Arizona Republican Plays Footsie With The Gays… Or At Least The Wealthy Gays

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 35 minutes ago
Ron Barber is both a New Dem and a Blue Dog-- very much a member in good standing of the Republican Wing of the Democratic Party. According to ProgressivePunch, Barber's crucial vote score for 2013-'14 is a horrific 25.0, a record that is far more in tune with the GOP, particularly on economic matters, than with the Democrats. In fact there are only 2 Democrats who vote more reliably with Boehner and Cantor than Barber-- John Barrow (GA) and Jim Matheson (UT), each of whom represents a much more conservative district. Barrow's district has a PVI of R+9 and Matheson's is R+16. Barb... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 hour ago
*To hell with Archimedes! Melting iceberg to cause sea-level rise* *The sheer scientific illiteracy of the story below is hard to beat. Ever since Archimedes we have known that melting ice does NOT raise the water level. And note that the breakoff is part of an Antarctic ice EXPANSION* NASA has reported an iceberg bigger than Chicago breaking into the ocean off Antarctica. Known as B31, it is one of the biggest on the planet at 255 square miles (660 sq km) and up to 500 metres thick. NASA has been monitoring Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier by satellite since a crack was spotted ... more »

Dismembered Russia [1918]

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 hour ago
Article from the The New York Times published at the end of World War I showing the provisional boundaries of the Ukrainian People’s Republic emerged from the collapsed Russian Empire, later incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1922. From the 1851-1980 NYT Archives.

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Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 hour ago
Zbig - The Ukraine Crisis and the Brezezinki's Plan for a Greater Polandfrom Spike EP on Vimeo. "The Young Poland of Lelewel and Worcell demands the re-creation of the Polish state and rollback of the 1772-95 partitions of Poland. But they go much further, laying claim to Poland in its old Jagiellonian borders, stretching from the shores of the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea. This includes an explicit denial that any Ukrainian nation exists. In the orbit of Young Poland is the poet Adam Mickiewicz, a close friend of Mazzini’s who was with him last year during the Roman Repu... more »

California LOVES Common Core!

Kris Nielsen at @ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
I’ve heard the title of this article proclaimed no fewer than five times in the past two weeks. I hear it in response to those questions I ask about the validity, efficacy, and usefulness of the Common Core State Standards. “Where’s the evidence?” I ask. You want evidence? CALIFORNIA LOVES COMMON CORE! There’s your evidence! […]

South Korea's PM resigns over Sewol ferry disaster Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announces resignation amid criticism of government handling of the Sewol ferry disaster.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
South Korea's PM resigns over ferry disaster Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announces resignation amid criticism of government handling of the Sewol ferry disaster. Last updated: 27 Apr 2014 01:15 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] South Korea's prime minister has announced his resignation over the widespread criticism over the government's response to the April 16 ferry disaster. Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation early on Sunday at an emergency press confe... more »

No, I DON'T "have a chance to win" -- and by the way no, I'm NOT signing your online petition

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*I hope the president won't be too disappointed when he finds out that I'm not going to meet him in San Francisco. If he's coming to New York anytime soon and wants to, you know, maybe have lunch, he can have someone call ahead and I'll check my schedule. I'm not paying for his lunch, though.* *by Ken* I'm not going to tell you who sent me this e-mail message, with the subject heading "We'll fly you to meet President Obama in San Francisco," because I don't want to embarrass the person or persons. (I'll give you a hint, though: It rhymes with "Duh Shmemocrats.") I feel obliged to p... more »

"The crisis in Ukraine originated with Washington’s overthrow of the elected democratic government and its replacement with Washington’s hand-chosen stooges. The stooges proceeded to act in word and deed against the populations in the former Russian territories that Soviet Communist Party leaders had attached to Ukraine. The consequence of this foolish policy is agitation on the part of the Russian speaking populations to return to Russia." "Instead of realizing its mistake, the Obama regime has encouraged the stooges Washington installed in Kiev to use violence against those in the Russian-speaking areas who are agitating for referendums so that they can vote their return to Russia." "Washington’s arrogance is unprecedented and is capable of driving the world to destruction." - Paul Craig Roberts

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 4 hours ago
------------------------------ *Moving Closer To War — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ April 26, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter Moving Closer To War Paul Craig Roberts The Obama regime, wallowing in hubris and arrogance, has recklessly escalated the Ukrainian crisis into a crisis with Russia. Whether intentionally or stupidly, Washington’s propagandistic lies are driving the crisis to war. Unwilling to listen to any more of Washington’s senseless threats, Moscow no l... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 4 hours ago
*To hell with Archimedes! Melting iceberg to cause sea-level rise* *The sheer scientific illiteracy of the story below is hard to beat. Ever since Archimedes we have known that melting ice does NOT raise the water level. And note that the breakoff is part of an Antarctic ice EXPANSION* NASA has reported an iceberg bigger than Chicago breaking into the ocean off Antarctica. Known as B31, it is one of the biggest on the planet at 255 square miles (660 sq km) and up to 500 metres thick. NASA has been monitoring Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier by satellite since a crack was spotted ... more »

Anonymous Ukraine hack correspondence of US Army Attache AssistantinKiev and discover a plot against Ukraine

Paul Coker at News Spike - 5 hours ago
Anonymous Ukraine Hack Correspondence of US Army Attache Assistant in Kiev and Discover a Plot Against Ukraine from Spike EP on Vimeo. *Ihor,Events are moving rapidly in Crimea. Our friends in Washington expect more decisive actions from your network.I think it's time to implement the plan we discussed lately. Your job is to cause some problems to the transport hubs in the south-east in order to frame-up the neighbor.It will create favorable conditions for Pentagon and the Company to act.Do not waste time, my friend.Respectfully,JPJason P. GreshLieutenant Colonel,... more »

New World Order Police Recruiting Video for Arkansas

urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 6 hours ago
*Apr 24, 2014* *strongtower0914* comments are disabled for recruiting vid, wonder why lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V45XA...

Tony Strickland Brings The Republican Party's War On Women To Santa Clarita Valley

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Right-wing ideologue and career politician Tony Strickland-- likely to continue making horrible hiring decisions I wonder if Tony Strickland wishes he had stayed in Ventura County's congressional race against Julia Brownley instead of hopping into the crowded field to replace Buck McKeon in the district next door. As soon as it was announced that it had been decided that he would be McKeon's handpicked successor, local Republicans recruited state Senator Steve Knight to run against him. On top of that, two other Republicans, Troy Castagna and Navraj Singh, and a Libertarian, David B... more »

Sudden Death Syndrome Update ( April 24 , 2014 ) for Bankers / Financial Industry Professionals collects 15 victim as a french female banker commits suicide by leaping 14 floors to her death - after questioning her Supervisors ..... ( See 4/20/14 missive for additional color and back story ) ....

Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-24/52-year-old-french-banker-jumps-her-death-paris-after-questioning-her-superiors 52 Year-Old French Banker Jumps To Her Death In Paris (After Questioning Her Superiors) [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/24/2014 18:38 -0400 - China - Deutsche Bank - France - Hong Kong - Tata inShare There have been 13 senior financial services executives deaths around the world this year, but the most notable thing about the sad suicide of the 14th, a *52-year-old banker at France's Bred-Banque-Populaire... more »

Doing the Stability-Instability Dance

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago
The stability-instability paradox is a concept from nuclear deterrence land: that if two sides both have nuclear weapons that can survive a first strike, it might just create deterrence at the strategic level AND free up both sides to engage in violence at lower levels. Sounds just like an air-headed theory that would never happen Continue reading

If You Squeeze It, You Get Lemon Juice: The American F35 Fighter Plane Fiasco - Money For Nothing? Boeing Says F35 Isn't So Stealth After All

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 8 hours ago
I called it a long time ago… The newest American "fighter" plane, the infamous F35 Lightning is a hunk of junk and a complete waste of taxpayer money. This aircraft is so wrought with troubles that the list would take up an entire article in itself…. The fact is that this aircraft has been a boondoggle from its inception almost a decade ago, and nations everywhere would be better off seeking a better fighter replacement for their aging fleets elsewhere… For the longest time, one of the key selling points for the corrupt F35 has always been its so called "advanced Stealth capabilit... more »

The End Of The American Empire: Global Resistance To American Empire Increasing

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 8 hours ago
We are right now on the brink of World War III, or so it appears…. Right now, the criminal US government is refusing to back down from their insane push for war with Russia over their newest puppet regime in Ukraine's failed attempt to secure the hearts and minds of the Ukrainian people…. The eastern Ukrainians, primarily Russian speaking, have seen the writing on the wall and know that their future does not sit with a Rothschild IMF enslaved Ukraine, but with the prosperous Russian Federation.. They, like their fellow Russians in Crimea before them, are rightfully wanting a referen... more »

Reject Keystone Live Video DC Sat, April 26, 2014

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
. Twitter photos Sat., April 26, 2014 Watch video recorded live today below! We Act Radio Streamed live on Apr 26, 2014 Cowboy Indian Alliance, joined by thousands in the climate movement. Censored News video screen capture Photo by actress activist Daryl Hannah Photo by actress activist Daryl Hannah Saturday, April 26, 2014 . . Cowboy Indian Alliance fighting

Queen Hillary the Inevitable Joins the Fray

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 8 hours ago
It was a foregone conclusion but Hillary Rodham-Clinton has just locked down the Democratic party nod to replace Barack Obama as the reigning imperial warlord of planet Earth. She may as well just start picking out the color of the drapes for the Oval Office because it is a done deal. Elizabeth Warren? You have to be kidding. Joe Biden? He personifies Lyndon B. Johnson’s famous description of Gerald Ford as *“so dumb he can’t fart and chew gum at the same time"* - no way. The Republicans have zilch and their coming electoral triumph in November will be washed away by Hillary and m... more »

"Racism" Press Release From Cliven Bundy

urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 9 hours ago
[image: Bundy Ranch]PRESS RELEASE Friday, April 25, 2014 We are trading one form of slavery for another. What I am saying is that all we Americans are trading one form of slavery for another. All of us are in some measure slaves of the federal government. Through their oppressive tactics of telling the ranchers how many cows they can have on their land, and making that number too low to support a ranch, the BLM has driven every rancher in Clark County off the land, except me. The IRS keeps the people of America in fear, and makes us all work about a third or a half of the y... more »

Major pundits are brighter than Bundy!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 * *Or at least, so they claim:* By now, the point has been clearly established. Many major American pundits are brighter than Cliven Bundy. In this morning’s New York Times, Gail Collins and Charles Blow establish the fact that *they* are brighter than Bundy. In her column, Collins lists the things we’ve learned “from the Crazy Rancher Guy saga.” In his own piece, Blow is able to recognize “the Mount Kilimanjaro-size amounts of ignorance packed into” two recent statements by the rancher guy. In truth, it isn’t hard to be brighter than Bundy, who hails from ... more »

Just Keep on Gardening

theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 9 hours ago
April 26, 2014 Having decided the Empire has pretty much won the propaganda war over Russia concerning the Ukraine and that, whatever is going to happen will happen despite anything most of us can do about it, I’m doubling down … Continue reading →

April 26: one step back.....

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 9 hours ago
I was in a bit of a rush yesterday, and didn't comment. on an item on B3 "Warning sounded on shale gas." This was a follow up to a story on April 24 of an earlier meeting, also of the New Brunswick Energy Institute. Both appeared to be critical of shale gas but, really, neither was. The message in both cases was the same. It appeared critical of shale gas development, but also sympathetic with just a little more research and a few more regulations. After reporting on one of the speakers, it added a reportorial opinion which should never appear in a news story. It says of a critic o... more »

LHC black hole: a catastrophic movie

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
It was sort of inevitable that tonight, I would be watching a catastrophic movie on TV Prima (in Czech dubbing) about the LHC black hole. The original name of the 2013 German-Austrian film is Helden – Wenn dein Land dich braucht (Heroes: When Your Country Needs You, IMDB) ------------------------------ Trailer in German: click here The movie by the commercial TV station RTL that got mostly negative reviews is 140 minutes long – a big movie, indeed. The budget was €8 million i.e. $11 million – a lot. The very topic, the deadly LHC black hole, was silly so I had known that it would be... more »

Does Washington Want War With Russia?

urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 10 hours ago
*(this article is, imo, a very important summary of the ridiculous posturing by the Western Banksters in Ukraine, trying their best to drag us into direct conflict with Russia . . however the writer seems to be hopelessly lost in the thinking that socialism is the answer to capitalism . . when all we have ever needed is a Free Market . . Capitalism & Socialism are one and the same . . a few cruel Banksters at the top, and death and misery for the 99% . . .)* *By Bill Van Auken* April 24, 2014 "ICH" - "WSWS" - Does Washington want a war with Russia? A review of recent US actio... more »

Labour and David Axelrod

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 10 hours ago
LabourList's Mark Ferguson concludes his piece on last week's appointment of Obama spinner David Axelrod to Labour's election team as a "big deal". But is it, really? I hope it is. After all Axelrod doesn't come cheap - an unstated six figure fee has done the rounds. Will his impact on the party carry more weight than say five or six extra full time Labour organisers working marginal constituencies? I can't help but feel sceptical about these big beast hires from overseas, regardless of who they work for. The Tories have imported Lynton Crosby from Australia to run vicious right-wi... more »

Straight from the Trojan Horse's mouth?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
When you've been following a story closely at, say, Andrew Gilligan's column in the (right-leaning) *Telegraph* or at (left-leaning) *Harry's Place, *and they've been somewhat of the same mind about it, then the BBC's coverage of the same story can appear to come from somewhere unique to the BBC. Somewhere strange. The Trojan Horse story is a case in point. Yes, all credit must be given to *Newsnight *for leading their Thursday edition with some freshly-discovered developments in the story, but the results were tame by the standards of what I've been reading elsewhere. It's as i... more »

Wouldn't It Be Ironic If Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm Were Reunited With "Fat Tony" Morelli In Prison?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Most Americans never heard of Michael Grimm until the infamous "I'll break you in half like a boy" incident on the balcony of the Congress. If you're a *DWT* reader, you've been reading about Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm, Gambino Crime Family mobster turned Staten Island GOP congressman, since 2005 when he had a tangential role in a hushed up case of New York mobster/real estate developer Tom "Gus" Kontogiannis giving Randy "Duke" Cunningham $400,000 to try to buy a pardon from then President George W. Bush. Kontogiannis, a Long Island Republican real estate developer, could have ... more »

Sushi Summit Bottoms Out

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 12 hours ago
There's reason to be cautiously optimistic today. In the world neoliberal death match euphemistically known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the little guys just won an important round against the steroid-fueled defending champions of Team Corporate Elite. The small family farmers of Japan, who kind of want to keep both their families and their farms intact, delivered a stunning blow this week to Big Ugly Ag. But Big Ugly Ag's promoters (Shinzo Abe of Japan and Barack Obama of America), after canoodling over sushi, have vowed to come back for another round of fishy antics. ... more »

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Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 12 hours ago
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McDonalds Canada CEO and Foriegn Workers

LeDaro at LeDaro - 12 hours ago
How did this guy become CEO? Or maybe it's his kind of attitude, insensitivity, which is required of a McDonalds CEO. Unbelievable listening to this, how he dismisses the controversy over the Temporary Foreign Workers program as "bullshit." This is a complex issue, where workers overseas, living in poverty, seek work to support their families. There is also an issue of exploitation of labour, foreign workers who may not know their rights, who may fear being deported, and who may accept lower wages and fewer benefits, who would be less likely to unionize. It is reprehensible that ... more »

Abominable Idolatry!

Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 13 hours ago
By Capt. Fogg Abominable Idolatry! Pretty spectacular language for an era so far removed from the Iron age, but then The United States is always an exception. “Do you hear me ladies? It is an abominable idolatry to love your children more than you love your husband, and it will ruin your marriage. And yet you blame it on him because he ran off with some other woman!" Them are fightin' words, from the fightin' preacher Det Bowers whom you probably never heard of if you're not from South Carolina. You're probably never heard a name like Det either and I can only speculate that it... more »

The Not So Great White Hope

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 13 hours ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on, loan from Ari.) "And I've often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton*...*" - Cliven Bundy "Slavery is such an ugly word..." - Stuart Best, *Murphy Brown*, from his special interest position paper Perhaps, when he was growing up in the Nevada desert back in the 50's, Cliven Bundy had always dreamed about being a cowboy. And, to look at him now, with his Bushian pretensions and personal fortune he's made in the cattle business, it would seem as if he'd succeeded in realizing his boyhood dream. But between then and now... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Why are Louisiana’s universities suddenly out of money? ~Robert Mann* *CBD window washers pulled to safety after cable snaps ~New Orleans Advocate* *Decisions just weeks away on re-opening Bayou St. John’s sea gate to the lake ~Sam Tabachnik, The Lens* *Crawfish Pie ~Saveur* *“Get ready for the First Annual Shamarr Fest at Shamrock 2014″* [image: http://www.shamarrallen.com/] *City Hall warns Jazz Fest vendors, parking lots to get permits* *Venues across N.O. cash in on Jazz Fest with 'after shows' ~WVUE*

Cars Stalled by UFOs - Part Two

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 14 hours ago
I have long been under the impression that in many UFO EM cases in which car engines stalled, the car spontaneously started when the UFO departed. I then noticed in a couple of cases that it was reported that the car was restarted, which is not the same as it just restarting up on its own. I had suggested that we might want to revisit these cases of EM effects to see what we might learn from them. Using various sources including my files, Project Blue Book, Dick Hall’s *The UFO Evidence*, Mark Rodeghier’s *UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference*(because, frankly, I wasn’t all t... more »

Mike's Story Part 7: South of the Border

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
By Jenna Orkin The morning of July 12, 2006, Carolyn Baker called. "Are you sitting down?" "Yes." Then I did. "Mike's in Venezuela. He got there this morning.” Email to Mike, August, 2006: * when carolyn told me where you were, i was shocked but not surprised. you had left a trail of breadcrumbs: the line, "there are few things that could make me think of leaving this country but the loss of internet independence is one of them." i knew from the very denial that you were thinking of leaving this country. it was a snap to figure out where you would go; you'd me... more »

NYC SAYS NO TO 'PIVOT'

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
As President Obama tours Asia Pacific to strengthen military alliances and promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), Asians in New York City came together to say "No to the U.S. pivot to Asia," "US troops out of Asia," and "No to the TPPA."

It Takes Sunny Ways

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Yesterday -- for the second time in a month -- the Supreme Court reminded Stephen Harper of two truths about Canada. The first is that, as prime minister, he is obliged not to make the rules but to follow them. The second is that this country is a federation. Harper has consistently operated on the assumption that he can ignore the constitution. Errol Mendes writes: This is a landmark decision and, along with the Supreme Court’s take on the Nadon appointment, it shows the court nailing down the fundamental constitutional limits of the Canadian parliamentary and federal order for a... more »

Ninth Circle Cult - Pope Francis

urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 15 hours ago
*(This article sat in one of my browsers for several days . . it is very dark and most of this kind of info, even if true, will be very difficult to 'prove' to a skeptic . . that said, I had about decided not to post it, and closed the browser window . . Then, for some reason, I wanted to look at it one more time, so I did several searches, and would find links, but EVERY ONE of them had been removed, no longer existed . . I searched for the original writer on the Examiner, Judy Byington, and all of her articles are gone . . I was able to find this copy of the article on a cache... more »

Meet Shayan Modarres (D-FL)

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Extremists Orlando has grown so much over the last couple of decades that the metro area now has 4 congressmembers, Corrine Brown (FL-05), John Mica (FL-07), Alan Grayson (FL-09), and Daniel Webster (FL-10). The districts were gerrymandered in such a way to put gigantic numbers of Democrats in Brown's and Grayson districts so that Mica's and Webster's would be relatively safe. These are the PVIs-- along with Obama's 2008 percentages: FL-05- D+21/73% FL-07- R+4/49% FL-09- D+8/60% FL-10- R+6/47% It isn't *that* much of a stretch for a well coordinated, carefully planned two-cycle pla... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Affirmative action is doomed. Here's what progressives should do about it* *Instead of cobbling minority preferences onto a broken system, liberals should attack the racial injustices at the root of the problem* This week's Supreme Court ruling in the Michigan affirmative action case tried to strike a Solomonic middle ground, neither demanding nor forbidding states from using racial preferences in university admissions, while endorsing the right of each state's voters to decide such matters themselves. In practice, however, the decision marks the beginning of the end of the era o... more »

SECRETARY OF BLOVIATION

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
John Kerry and the "last resort" rule as a cause for optimism From: The Vineyard of the Saker Listening to Kerry today I went through a series of rather contradictory emotions. First, I felt disgusted, then my disgust turned to anger, then to outright amazement and, by the end, I actually felt rather happy. Let me explain why. First, of course, my stomach turns every time I hear this prototypical representative of the 1%er plutocracy speaking to the world as if he was some kind of Emperor-schoolteacher scolding a class of rather dumb and unruly kids for their bad behavior and... more »

Ukrainian Coup Junta influence waning: Russian aircraft violates Ukie airspace?!!?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*First- *There are a few reports that Russian planes violated Ukrainian airspace Did they? Did they not? Well the Pentagon claims they did? Pentagon claims - without providing details. It’s not clear what the intent was. Or if this really happened? *Second- Webster Tarpley. Give it a listen! Interesting background information* Download this clip (mp3, 10.27 megabytes) Play this clip in your Computer's media player *Guns and Butter *"Ukrainian Crisis In Historical Context" with Webster Tarpley. Citizens of Ukraine unwilling to fight on behalf of the fascist coup; *Ukraine as a crea... more »

The very essence of the cabal’s misdeeds, the financial system, exposed for all to see. What was the response? Total silence.

urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 17 hours ago
[image: Project Camelot] About 48 - Paladin Speaks Out 23 Apr 2014 About 48… For those of you familiar with the White Hats Reports, you’re aware that we have suspended publishing reports, and more importantly, failed to release report #48 as promised. I have been asked about that on numerous occasions in the recent weeks and months and feel perhaps I should address it here. Our objective with these reports was primarily to continue the exposure of the withholding of the World Global Settlements (WGS) funds, the Wanta Funds, the CMKX debacle and the various other financial frauds... more »

Malaysia Airline Flight 370 Mystery Day 46 April 24 , 2014 -- Is conspiracy rumor once again becoming conspiracy fact ? From Malaysia Chronicle , consider the following -- " As if the MH370 saga couldn’t get any more strange, now officials are saying that the flight LANDED according to this newly released video report from Dahboo7 via the original story from the Daily Mail " ..... For those that doubt the conspiracy theory ( and that is understandable ) , then consider this point - if Malaysia has nothing to hide , why are they hedging on making a public report on their initial report pertaining to flight 370 ? From Malaysia Chronicle note -- Malaysia has yet to decide whether to publicly disclose an initial report submitted to international aviation authorities on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the country’s director-general of civil aviation said on Wednesday ..... In other news , nothing found in the Indian Ocean and debris washed ashore discounted as being related to Flight 370 ship still fruitless search and the underwater search by Bluefin 21 almost a wrap too .... ......

Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Thursday, 24 April 2014 11:07Shock! MH370 Landed Say Officials! SO WHERE ARE ALL THE SURVIVORS?Written by beforeitsnews.com - font size [image: decrease font size] [image: increase font size] - Print - E-mail - Comments (10) Rate this item - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 (3 votes) [image: Shock! MH370 Landed Say Officials! SO WHERE ARE ALL THE SURVIVORS?] As if the MH370 saga couldn’t get any more strange, now officials are saying that the flight LANDED according to this newly released video report from Dahboo7 via the original story from the Daily Mail. Will... more »

Some News On Terrorist Funding In Syria, Improving US-Iranian Relations, A Palestinian Unity Government, New Kurdish Divisions Emerging Along Syria-Iraq Border, And Disinfo About The Ukraine Crisis [4.26.14]

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
President Barack Obama greeting the leader of Kuwait, Shaykh Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, at the White House in August 2009. At the time, President Obama said: "We're also discussing important regional issues ranging from the *importance of moving the Arab-Israeli peace process forward*, to the situation in Afghanistan, *our joint counterterrorism efforts*, and our need to emphasize Iran meeting its international obligations. And I'm confident that, based on this conversation and ongoing work between our two countries, that we can strengthen not only Kuwaiti-U.S. relationships, *bu... more »

Ukraine Updates April 24 , 2014 -- News of the morning -- A day after the acting government in Kiev announced the Geneva agreement is void and that it would once again send special forces to deal with "terrorists" in east Ukraine, it had made good on its promise and over the past few hours, Ukrainian tanks, APCs and other special forces troops took control of a checkpoint north of Slavyansk on Thursday, following what numerous reports confirm was an exchange of gunfire..... reports vary but fatalities have been alleged ( perhaps 6 ) .... and without wasting much time Russia , the response from Putin has come - diplomatic and potentially the start of military action !

Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Late day news...... http://www.businessinsider.com/john-kerry-statement-ukraine-russia-putin-2014-4 John Kerry Just Gave Russia A Final Warning BRETT LOGIURATO APR. 24, 2014, 6:33 PM 1,428 18 - FACEBOOK - LINKEDIN - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - PRINT - EMAIL [image: John Kerry] AP United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry provided Russia with a stern warning Thursday evening: Start complying with the de-escalation agreement brokered last week in Geneva, or face the wrath of new U.S. sanctions. Kerry delivered a terse statemen... more »

I met reactionary Fernando Espuelas' challenge, now will he demand the same of Gates, Zuckerberg, and Dell?

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at Schools Matter - 17 hours ago
*"Another issue involves concerns that charter schools may be screening students by requiring parents to provide information related to special education eligibility and services on the lottery application. Over the past two years, a review of applications has found a considerable number of schools requiring such information despite efforts by the District to eradicate this through oversight of the application process." — LAUSD Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) Modified Consent Decree* [image: Right-wing reactionary Fernando Espuelas challenges me to do something he would ne... more »

Strange things going on in Russia and Bolivia

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
1. A car appearing from 'nowhere' in Russia... 2. A mysterious figure 'appears' and moves at a Bolivian football match...

Govt allocates HUF 2.8 billion to prepare Gripen fleet for close air support

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: JAS-39 Gripen]The government has decided to allocate 2.8 billion forints (EUR 9m) for capability development of the Hungarian army’s Gripen unit, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The army’s JAS-39 multi-purpose Gripens currently perform airspace defence and airspace control tasks, the ministry told MTI in a statement. The ministry’s ten-year army development concept defines obtaining full capability of close air support as an objective, which means “developing the operational capability of the armed forces’ most modern arms system,” the statement said. Read more

Surface-to-air 'Akash' missile test fired successfully

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: Akash missile]India on Saturday successfully conducted two rounds of trials of its indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial by the air force from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha. "The sophisticated Akash missile was test fired twice in quick succession from launch complex-3 of ITR at about 11.55 am and 12 noon," defence sources said. Describing both the trials as 'fully successful', ITR Director M K V Prasad said the whole exercise was carried out as part of a user trial by the Indian Air Force. Read... more »

USAF team checks Estonia air base for NATO mission

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
A U.S. Air Force team has conducted a technical inspection of a military airfield in Estonia, which will likely be used as a new basing alternative for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Airmen from the 48th Air Expeditionary Group RAF Lakenheath recently visited Amari Air Base in Estonia to certify the base’s aircraft arresting system, seen as a critical step toward validating the airfield as a new NATO forward operating base, a news release on Friday said. NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission was set up a decade ago to patrol the skies over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which don... more »

US Warship Leaves Black Sea as Ukraine Crisis Heats Up

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: USS Donald Cook]The US guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook has left the Black Sea, two weeks after it was deployed there to reassure Eastern European allies worried by the Ukraine crisis, the Navy said Friday. The presence of the warship, which departed on Thursday, was an "example of the US Navy's commitment to enhancing interoperability at sea, serving as a cornerstone of NATO's military strength, while demonstrating the US and allied forces' capability to provide the right presence, in the right place, at the right time." Word of the Donald Cook's departure came as K... more »

Take The Pledge To Our Earth

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561

WiFi-Free Town Becomes Refuge for People Sickened by Technology by Elizabeth Renter

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
Source: http://dprogram.net/2014/03/01/wifi-theres-something-in-the-air/#more-150496 WiFi-Free Town Becomes Refuge for People Sickened by Technology by Elizabeth Renter Natural Society, 25 April 2014 Green Bank, West Virginia is small, with around 150 people living inside the Allegheny Mountain Range, part of Appalachia. *But this tiny community is growing, not because of the views but because of what it’s missing – wifi and electromagnetic chaos.* Green Bank is part of the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), established in 1958 by the federal government to red... more »

Boeing Builds the Navy an F-35C Exit Strategy

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: F-35C & F-18]A rival aircraft manufacturer has worked not so quietly this past year to offer the Navy an escape hatch from the costly Joint Strike Fighter program. The Navy's decision to reduce its F-35C five-year acquisition plan from 69 to 36 aircraft over the past year raised questions about the service's commitment to the fifth generation fleet. More questions have been asked since the Navy included 22 EA-18G Growlers on its unfunded priorities list. Boeing officials started their effort in earnest this past summer at the Paris Air Show to get the Navy to buy more F/A-18... more »

Obama Expected to Sign Defense Agreement on Visit to Philippines

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
Opposition to American military involvement in the Philippines forced Washington to abandon what once was its largest overseas Navy base, Subic Bay, in 1992, along with the rest of its military network in the country. Now, more than two decades later, Manila is urging Washington to come back, and not just to Subic. That change of heart, driven by worsening fears over China's military rise, forms the backdrop to President Barack Obama's two-day trip to Manila starting Monday, the first by a U.S. president since 2003. Read more

India, China agree to deepen naval ties after landmark exercise

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: INS Shivalik]As the Indian Navy's INS Shivalik prepared to leave Qingdao port on Friday after a six-day stay in China, both countries declared that the missile frigate's visit had gone a long way in deepening strategic trust between two navies that are increasingly coming into contact on the high seas. Officials on both sides said the Shivalik’s visit and participation at the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) 65th anniversary celebrations – marked by first-ever maritime exercises involving 7 nations in China – had sent a strong signal of India’s keenness to deepen navy-... more »

Musical Interlude: Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60g7gvBLIoQ

Pentagon: Russian Spy Ship, Tug Operating Near U.S.

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Viktor Leonov]A Russian intelligence-gathering ship has been operating off the U.S. East Coast and near the Gulf of Mexico for the past month, the Pentagon said Thursday. “We are aware that the Russian ships Viktor Leonov and Nikolay Chiker are currently operating in waters that are beyond U.S. territorial seas but near Cuba,” said Lt. Col. Tom Crosson, a Pentagon spokesman. “We respect the freedom of all nations, as reflected in international law, to operate military vessels beyond the territorial seas of other nations.” The Leonov is an intelligence gathering ship outfitte... more »

Curing Autism With Chlorine Dioxide - A Video Presentation by Kerri Rivera

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*Published on April 25, 2013 * Curing autism with Chlorine Dioxide. A total of* 128 children *have so far been *recovered* (ATEC score of 10 or below,) using the CD Autism protocol! CD stands for *C*hlorine *D*ioxide, which is an inexpensive, broad spectrum, gentle, anti-pathogenic. *http://www.autismo2.com/* *http://jimhumble.org/*

'Newsnight' - 22-25 April

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
As for many of us, this week was another four-day week for *Newsnight*. (I like four-day weeks). What did they cover this week, and who did they interview? *Tuesday 22/4* 1. *David Moyes sacking by Man United*: "Game over. David Moyes is out. But whoever is in next at Manchester United they'll need to perform and fast. Do we all lose out if we just aren't willing to wait for success". Interview with Paul Marshall, member of the Red Knights consortium; Alyson Rudd, football columnist, *The Times*; & Professor Bill George, Harvard Business School. 2. *Ukraine*: Discussion with Mark ... more »

Support The Labelling of GMOs In Minnesota

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
[image: Foto: GMO Labeling is heating up in Minnesota! Great turnout at the informational hearing with a lot of testimony explaining why GMO labeling is important. The Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. showed up and testified against because they claimed that labeling GMOs would confuse consumers. We think the GMA is CONFUSED! What do you think? GO MINNESOTA!! Spread the word :) READ: http://righttoknowmn.org/2014/04/25/a-great-day-for-gmo-labeling/ #Minnesota #RightToKnowMN #GMO #labelgmos #NeedToKnowGMO #GMA #GMOFreeUSA] GMO Labeling is heating up in Minnesota! Great turnout at the i... more »

Chernobyl, 28 years later: birds mostly benefit

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
*Off-topic*: Geneva hosted a joint conference of theoretical physicists and rhythm-and-blues artists on the nature of forever. Among the panelists, Edward Witten had the most intelligent remarks. Exactly 28 years ago, on April 26th, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded. I remember those weeks rather well. There would be a nearly complete silence for several day. Afterwards, the socialist media began to cover the story. My favorite journal, VTM (Science and Technology for Youth), would offer quite detailed maps showing the propagation of the radiation etc. *Chernobyl recla... more »

Cracks in Collective Denial About Fukushima

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 22 hours ago
First let me thank all you who have offered your thoughts and support regarding my father's ill health. Thank You! The path is hard, but the support has been great. Now I turn to the recent mass-mediated disclosures concerning the ongoing problems at Fukushima: I think we have reached a turning point. Relatively mainstream sources are admitting publicly that the ocean contamination is ongoing because water running through the site is directly encountering melted fuel, as documented recently by Enenews (e.g., see this story). Some experts, such as Ken Buesseler, are even expre... more »

Does "fact-checking" done by idiots and ideologues count as, you know, fact-checking?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*If you're going to pretend to check facts relating to the criminal-justice system, shouldn't you know something about the criminal-justice system?* *"The ironic thing about the Republican disdain for criminal defense attorneys is how many Republicans eventually end up needing one."* *-- washingtonpost.com's Radley Bilko, in his post* "When fact-checking fails" *by Ken* Washingtonpost.com blogger (on "criminal justice, the drug war and civil rights") Radley Balko offers a really interesting post today called "When fact-checking fails." Two issues sort of intersect here, and they'... more »

DUELING TV NEWS PROGRAMS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
The top US diplomat John Kerry has accused Moscow of using RT International as a tool to distort reality. Pepe Escobar, a foreign affairs journalist, joins RT to talk more about Washington's attack.

The Kiss of Lady X to premiere at Urban Nomad Film Festival

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
[image: IMG_8057] *Water drops are whole worlds.* It’s official!! My friend Dean K's movie, “*The Kiss of Lady X*” has been accepted into the Urban Nomad Film Festival, and will be showing on Saturday, May 10 at 4:45 at the LUX theatre in Ximending. Here's the trailer, and the bare bones website. If you're in Taipei that weekend, go to see *The Kiss of Lady X* and the other wonderful films at the festival And please feel free to invite others -- they want to pack the house and make a real party of it! People can reserve tickets online here, or buy them at the door. ________________... more »

Gold updates April 25 2014 --- Is Germany gold sitting in the vaults of some investment bank ( rather than Central Banks who have pledged to safeguard said gold ? ) Or sold off long ao ? whatever the answer is , Germany can't get back what they stored at the Central Banks - and that is a quiet default ! CIBC decides to sell physical gold ! While chinese gold demand has dropped off somewhat , demand to date is 606 tons - Germany can only dream of obtaining back 606 tons in less than 4 four months from either the French or US Central Banks !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.silverdoctors.com/the-high-risk-of-safekeeping-gold-in-a-central-bank-custodial-vault/ *By PM Fund Manager Dave Kranzler, Investment Research Dynamics:* Clearly, if the U.S. were “safekeeping” Germany’s gold in a segregated custodial account, it should have been nearly effortless to ship 300 tonnes back to Germany via two cargo flights. After all, Venezuela received 160 tonnes of gold in about 4 months from several different Central Bank vault locations. As it turns out, GATA.org found a Reuters article yesterday which surreptitiously reported the fact that Central Banks... more »

FROM THE WINDOW ALL IS CLEAR

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
On the train today from Maine to New York with fellow Veterans for Peace member Doug Rawlings. We were heading to N.Y. for the April 26 *Full Disclosure: An Honest Commemoration of the American War in Vietnam* event planned in New York City at the Judson Memorial Church. The event is being sponsored by Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War. While on the train we agreed to each write a poem and this is mine. *From the Window All Is Clear * Two old poets on a train sparks fly as they share their words both understanding the rage and severe disappointment, depression t... more »

Criminal crackpot Cliven Bundy is lambasted for failing to use established GOP code words for his racist slurs

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Oops, wrong Bundy. This isn't famous criminal crackpot "Cliven" Bundy, it's famous shoe salesman Al Bundy -- no relation, as far as I can tell. Never mind.* *"The reason [Bundy] was embraced by so many on the right is that he was their kind of people, One of Us. . . ."When conservatives looked at Bundy, they saw not just a white guy, but also a cowboy, and that particular brand of character who waves an American flag while fighting the American government (in his case by stealing public property). And they saw lots of guns, which also told them he was their kind of people. Every... more »

Guest Post from Paul Horton. Standards?

Timothy D. Slekar at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
National Standards not Common Core Standards Rather than permitting the issue of the Common Core Standards (CCS) to be a political hot potato in the upcoming election season, I call for our education secretary to establish a national commission on creating national standards. Currently, a few foundations, Microsoft, Pearson Education, and several governors, the Fordham Institute, and our education […]

Friday night quiz

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
The BBC is nothing if not sensitive to minority groups, even at the risk of parody. Take today's *Last Word *on Radio 4. As it's Friday night, it's quiz time. So, which of the following is the real (Dr Leonard 'Bones') McCoy? - i.e. said by presenter Matthew Bannister in the course of the programe: And we should warn vegetarians and vegans that this programme contains graphic descriptions of meat consumption. And we should warn listeners from the Maori community that this programme contains descriptions of women undergoing their menstrual cycle. And we should warn listeners from... more »

Watch "James Franco & Seth Rogen "Bound 3" Kanye West Pa…" on YouTube

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
James Franco and Seth Rogen "Bound 3" a parody of the Kanye West and Kim Kardashian video for Bound 2 As briefly shown on Graham Norton tonight...

Watch "Kanye West - Bound 2 (Explicit)" on YouTube

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
Kanye West - Bound 2 (Explicit) - with Kim Kardashian Seth Rogan parody to follow...as briefly showed on Graham Norton on Friday night.

The Fierce Power of Agape

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
[image: Picture] *You reside in a field of love. Your very base programming begins there. It is the spark of each other that joins you. Isolated, you may appreciate nature and love life, yet it is in human contact that you embody the fierce power of agape. For when you love another, it is not their attributes that are calling to your soul, but a reminder of your own.When you look at each other and are deeply moved, it is because at a fundamental level you understand that there you behold the sacred. It is you that has stirred your own soul.What this moment is about is a... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

Wag The Finger: John Kerry's Increasing Instability

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
It is by now obvious that the US created Ukraine crisis is not headed towards a happy ending and the Obama regime now is going to engage in the act of war of slapping even more onerous economic sanctions on Russia. When historians look back on all of this - which may well be the beginning of the end of the haughty, hubris crazed American Empire if not the end of human life - it the incredibly irresponsible three headed monster of Obama-Biden-Kerry and their legions of neocon and liberal interventionist winged monkeys to blame for it all. They are just going to continue to push and... more »

First Thoughts on Piketty

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 1 day ago
I have been reading Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century." It is truly an impressive work, and I am much enjoying it. I have recently organized a session at the upcoming AEA meeting (January in Boston), where David Weil, Alan Auerbach, and I will be discussing the book, followed by a response from Professor Piketty. Let me offer a few immediate reactions. The book has three main elements: 1. A history of inequality and wealth. 2. A forecast of how things will evolve over the next century 3. Policy recommendations, such as a global tax on wealth. Point 1 is a sig... more »

Untitled

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
someday I will be cautght for all my offensise dessions against the polyglot we see today in England the people say fuck off I watch soccer alot who can find the balacene between preventing herpes and a goverment diseaae; We are all stupid players no on will dipute that way of looking upon the millions of the Minisrey that is there by the will of the public to prevent or at best case mitigate industrial disease For the warriors that have some streght you can not fight because your grandchilren are held hostage They will kill them if you annonce strenght. So on we go captivated by the Cinem... more »
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