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Mexico: Unusual Light Photographed over Airliner
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 8 minutes ago
*Source: www.analuisacid.com.mxDate: 05.28.2014*
*Mexico: Unusual Light Photographed over Airliner*
Contributing Editor *Ana Luisa Cid* has kindly provided us with this
photograph. She writes: *"In Mexico City airport, before the arrival of the
flight to Veracruz. A UFO? Small spheres are also visible in the upper left
hand corner of the photo. The original [photograph] is very large. This is
a reduced image. The sequence of photos was taken with only seconds of
difference between them, at 10:51 a.m. on 25 May 2014."*
Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal histor... more »
Republican Young Widow Rescued From Heartless GOP Indifference… By Nancy Pelosi
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 57 minutes ago
Bill and Beverly Young, tireless advocates for veterans
Republicans and their Hate Talk Radio echo chamber have worked for years
and years to demonize Nancy Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the House of
Representatives, an accomplished political leader and icon every American
should be proud of, regardless of disagreeing with her on some issues (as I
do-- and as I am). But a story that broke last night in the Tampa Bay area
(good ole FL-13) should make even the most hard-hearted Republican
partisans sit up and take notice.
We've been covering FL-13 over the last year or so because ... more »
General Sisi Disappoints At The Polls, Egyptian State Media Loses Its Mind, Syrian Regime Gets A Vote of Confidence, And Assad Is Looking Like $327 Million Bucks
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
1. An excerpt from, *"Lower Egypt voter turnout threatens Sisi mandate"* by
Yasmine Saleh and Michael Georgy, Reuters, May 28, 2014:
*Turnout was 44.4 percent of Egypt's 54 million voters, according to the
judicial sources.*
*That would be less than the 40 million votes, or 80 percent of the
electorate, that Sisi had called for last week.*
The lower than expected turnout figure raises questions about Sisi's
credibility as leader of the Arab world's most populous nation.
It would also suggest that he had failed to rally the overwhelming support
he hoped for after toppling Egypt's fi... more »
Going for Gold?
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 hour ago
ITV's Tom Bradby had something of a scoop today when 'a senior government
source' told him that Sebastian Coe is "the clear front runner" [just like
he was in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics] to take over from Chris Patten as
Chairman of the BBC Trust.
There are a few hurdles left to clear and obstacles that can be placed in
his way, but I am told he is interested and that he enjoys the firm support
of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor. Given that this is basically a
Number Ten appointment, that should more or less settle it.
The prospect of one Conservative peer replacing anothe... more »
Eireport: Platforms of Illumination have been created to support “mass” consciousness ascension
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 hour ago
*Platforms of Illumination have been created to support “mass”
consciousness ascension*
by ÉirePort
Platforms of Illumination have been created to support "mass" consciousness
ascension.
Selected individualized groups are in place to create lower atmospheric
attenuation and eduction into Higher Mind.
Transference from platform to platform occurs with great ease at this time.
Elevation of humanity to Hue-manity on "mass" scale occurs is accelerated.
ÉirePort | May 27, 2014 at 9:22 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
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Americans are eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which are not being seriously tested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How much danger can GMOs be to our health? Here Paul Craig Roberts has accepted biotechnologist Tom Mysiewicz as a Guest Contributor to his blog explaining the bad things that GMO's have already, or might eventually, wreak on us if we consume foods with high GMO contents. It's an eye opener.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 2 hours ago
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*Weaponized Agriculture — Tom Mysiewicz*
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May 26, 2014 | Guest Contribution | Original Here Go
here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter
*Weaponized Agriculture*
*Tom Mysiewicz is a biotechnologist. In this article he shares with us his
conclusions about the dangers of GMO crops.*
GMO CROPS…
BOON TO HUMANITY OR RECKLESS SCIENCE?
By Tom Mysiewicz
Recently, an NGO (non-governmental organization) in Russia—the National
Association for Genetic Safety–began working closely with the Russian ... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*IG: NOPD doesn't have enough cops answering service calls ~WWLTV *
*No escape if you’re late: Even small surges will flood sections of I-10
east and west ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
*Drones are newest hurricane research tools ~AP via Washington Post*
*New Orleans Advocate reporters being compelled to testify in Telly Hankton
case ~Justin Mustien, New Orleans Advocate*
*A New Orleans Bicycle Wedding!*
*25th Annual Crawfish Fest in New Jersey to Host New Orleans’ Finest
Musicians ~Nick Fitanides *
*The Shuck-town All Stars: Oyster Fest 2014 ~NOLA DEFENDER*
More Piketty Readings
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 3 hours ago
1. Jim Hamilton
2. Per Krusell and Tony Smith
3. James Galbraith
TV Quiz time
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 3 hours ago
Only two characters appeared in every episode of the original series of
Dallas 1978-1991, who?
Answer tomorrow evening...
HANGING ON BY THE GUN
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 3 hours ago
- The disclosures that Glenn Greenwald will soon be releasing the names
of activists across the US who are being spied on by the government should
stir the pot a bit. Can't wait to see those sparks fly.
- The Russia-China deal to build a natural gas pipeline, and to trade in
some currency other than dollars, will only increase the oil-i-garchy's
desire to take them both down. That means we will see even more
demonization (if that can be possible) of both countries in the corporate
dominated media.
- I was watching a CBS-TV interview with John Kerry t... more »
The Realist Report - Marc from Canada
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 4 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Marc from
Canada. Marc and I will be discussing Dimitri Khalezov and 9/11. Has
Dimitri figured out what actually happened on 9/11 and who was resposnible?
Calls are welcome!
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit the *AFP Radio
Network* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *Mike Harari, Mossad, and 9/11 - John Friend*
- *The Nuclear Truth About 9/11 (Photos)*
- *911thology Dimitri Khalezov*
- *The Third Truth - 9/11 by... more »
Philip
Spike EP at News Spike - 4 hours ago
Prince Philip from Spike EP on Vimeo.
Oh, I can guess.... But I hardly need to.
*"Thus even though it is quite true that any radical eugenic policy will be
for many years politically and psychologically impossible, it will be
important for UNESCO to see that the eugenic problem is examined with the
greatest care, and that the public mind is informed of the issues at stake
so that much that now is unthinkable may at least become thinkable.” *
*- Julian Huxley, UNESCO: It's Purpose and Philosophy, 1946*
Who Does Scott Brown Want To See Suffer?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
There's a reason Elizabeth Warren is concerned that Scott Brown is trying
to make a comeback-- no matter how far fetched by running against centrist
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, who is up in every single poll so far. Warren's
antipathy for Brown goes back far before she ran against him and defeated
him when he was still claiming to be from Massachusetts.
In her new book, A Fighting Chance, Warren gives the reader a fascinating
behind the curtain look at the battle for the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau, which was nearly derailed by Brown's surprise election.
Even before Brown's ... more »
Don't Eat Chicken! (Piketty Picks Them Apart)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 5 hours ago
Or eat it at your peril. I haven't eaten chicken regularly (unless I'm a
guest where only it is served) in two decades - mirroring, as a matter of
fact, the rise of Tyson Foods (remember how they so lavishly funded
home-boy Willy as well as everyone else who would accept their filthy
lucre?) and the overwhelming takeover of family farms by heavy-industry
meat production. As if it could get
Quiet in Jaco on Tuesday
Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 5 hours ago
We were both kinda tired today, so we got up and ran, I jumped in the pool,
made Kurt breakfast, switched over my laundry, and then ended up napping
some on the couch. Kurt had a headache, as I do not think he is drinking
enough here, which he needs to do with the weather being different. He
took a nap as well, and when we both woke up, I made us both smoothies for
lunch. Kurt's was grapes, passion fruit and pineapples and he loved the
odd combination. And, it got rid of his headache!
We decided to head into town then to check out another store we had heard
about. Bought ... more »
Operation Mind-Fuck: The Scandal behind "The Scandal of Scientology" - by Paulette Cooper
Spike EP at News Spike - 5 hours ago
*The Scandal behind "The Scandal of Scientology"By Paulette Cooper*
You may not believe this, but you can write something that some group
doesn't approve of and then have a quarter of your life almost ruined.
I know because it happened to me.
I haven't previously written about this from beginning to end because it’s
still painful, but here goes. In 1968 I was a struggling New York
freelance writer, searching for an investigative story that would make a
difference. I was already used to controversy -- and publicity -- when a
year earlier I had successfully stowed away on an oce... more »
Sometimes bad is bad.
Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 5 hours ago
I find the strangest things to get angry about. Maybe it's because there's
so much anger waiting for an opening, maybe because I'm a cranky,
intolerant language snob -- who knows, but when reading about some
scientific dispute over inflation and the early universe in Time ( yes, I
know, what did I expect?) some undoubtedly young know-it-all journalist
felt good about defining the word Schmutz as used by a scientist by going
to the Urban Dictionary, instead of a German dictionary. (yes, God forbid
an American should speak some other language than "Urban")
So what does it mean when ... more »
His Twisted World
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 6 hours ago
If the Santa Barbara killer had managed to survive what he called his "day
of retribution," I think it's a safe bet that some high-priced Beverly
Hills lawyer would already be invoking the Affluenza Defense right about
now. The differential diagnosis would be Peter Pan Psychosis, or in
layman's terms, severe Arrested Development.
Spoiled, entitled brat does not even begin to describe Elliot Rodger. And
even allowing for the fact that he is obviously an "unreliable narrator" of
his own "My Twisted World" life story, the fact that his killing spree was
financed by indulgent parents c... more »
Australian Ex-Prime Minister Confirms Israel Attacked The United States (Video)
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 6 hours ago
Living in Canada, I have had to tread carefully in my articles when it
comes to the criminality of the Jews and especially their criminally
psychotic state of Israel. Few Canadians still know that in 1974 on
behalf of the Jewish B'nai B'rith and the Canadian Jewish Defense League
the Canadian Government passed "hate crime" laws that made it a criminal
offense to criticize or even question the most unholy Jewish "holocaust" of
the second World War. Those laws were passed in Parliament in Ottawa
without the vast majority of Canadians being made aware of their passage!
With these... more »
Kingslayer Hockey Editon
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 6 hours ago
For those of you not in the know. The NHL playoffs are the World Cup and
more of hockey. Right now the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers are
in a deathmatch. It was game five and Montreal only needed on more blow to
bow out. The New York Rangers had moved through the sludge of battle with a
King. King Henry a Vezina candidate had made most enemies totally frustrate.
Faced with sudden death all warriors pay attention. We see over and over
again why sudden death does not produce the greatest politicians. In hockey
and other sports it defines the athlete. In the playoffs many peo... more »
Nevada Dad Asked to Pay $10,194 to See Common Core Data on His Children
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 7 hours ago
Bill Gates is a master at using his calculated generosity to make the world
dependent upon the technologies that his drones are engineering and his
worker bees are mass producing. Common Core’s move to online testing and
the federal extortion efforts to require massive data collection systems on
students and teachers are but two small examples.
If the oligarchs get their way, by the time your kindergartner gets ready
for a career, he will not need a resume—our corporate government will have
a full dossier on every child in America that ever went to school, with
full profiles on... more »
PUK Makes Comeback In Kurdish Provincial Elections But With Charges Of Fraud
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 7 hours ago
After coming in third place in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Parliamentary Elections in
2013, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) finished second in the
region’s provincial balloting. Kurdish local voting took place at the same
time as Iraqis chose their new parliament on April 30, 2014. This did not
occur without controversy however as the other major parties all accused
the PUK of fraud. This would be quite a comeback if the results are
finalized, but the charges of cheating may hang over the party and make it
an empty victory in the end.
The PUK came in a surprising 2nd in Kurdistan's 2... more »
AVOIDING THE GAPS: At Central High!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014*
*Part 2—A disturbing situation obscured:* In last week’s Economic Scene
column, the New York Times’ Eduardo Porter painted a remarkable portrait of
some American schools.
Porter discussed “the persistent gulf in the test results between the rich
and the poor” in our public schools. For our previous report, click here.
On average, kids from lower-income families perform much less well in
reading and math. Next week, we’ll quantify some of these gaps in academic
achievement.
Low-income kids do much less well. In this remarkable passage, Porter
described the... more »
If The Onion Gets It … : “when the mist distorts the outline of the cypress trees”
plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 8 hours ago
If The Onion Gets It … : “when the mist distorts the outline of the cypress
trees”. via If The Onion Gets It … : “when the mist distorts the outline of
the cypress trees”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Ted Lieu Doesn't Have To Promise He'll Protect Californians From Domestic Spying-- He's Already Written The Legislation That Does
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
State Senator Ted Lieu
Yesterday we looked at the critical primaries coming up next Tuesday. One
of the most important is for Henry Waxman's House seat on the Westside of
L.A.-- Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach, El
Segundo, Redondo Beach, Westwood. Blue America, as we said, did a dual
endorsement for a primary that will yield two finalists for the November
general election. Our picks were state Senator Ted Lieu, a proven
progressive leader and champion of working families, and Marianne
Williamson, an independent progressive and cutting-edge thought leader.... more »
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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 9 hours ago
*Do the Math: How Opportunity Costs Multiply Tuition*
Derek* attended a Christian liberal arts college. He majored in Youth
Ministry and graduated with roughly $80,000 in debt. After graduation, he
was hired to work about three hours a week as one of two youth group
leaders at his church, where I met him. The other group leader had a day
job as a salesman for a small business, for which he had no schooling
whatsoever.
Crippled by his debt, Derek was forced to move back in with his parents
after he graduated. He supplemented his tiny youth leader income by taking
a job at a mental... more »
The Word From Carson
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 9 hours ago
Bruce Carson has written a book about his years as a Harper operative. Now
he is doing the interview circuit. Jason Fekete writes in *The National
Post* that:
A former senior aide to Stephen Harper says the prime minister is prone to
fits of anger, that his public dispute with the Supreme Court’s chief
justice is ill-advised and that Harper is the kind of leader who would want
to have known details of the $90,000 payment to Sen. Mike Duffy.
Bruce Carson, a former senior aide to Harper from 2004 to 2009, also said
Tuesday in an interview with CBC News that the prime minister “has a... more »
Tech in the News May 28 , 2014 -- iPhones frozen by hackers demanding ransom People around the world have found their iPads and iPhones frozen by hackers who are demanding cash ransoms to unlock their devices ......... Wikileaks names US cellphone spy target as Afghanistan, claims Google staffer was involved ..... Additional items of note !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 9 hours ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10857715/iPhones-frozen-by-hackers-demanding-ransom.html
iPhones frozen by hackers demanding ransomPeople around the world have
found their iPads and iPhones frozen by hackers who are demanding cash
ransoms to unlock their devices
[image: Close-up detail of man holding new iPhone 5 smart phone showing
screen with many apps]
iPhone and iPad users have been hit by hackers demanding ransoms to unlock
their devices Photo: Alamy
By Matthew Sparkes
11:13AM BST 27 May 2014
[image: Comments]430 Comments
Owners of *iPhones* and iPads have been targete... more »
Mike's Story Part 34: Hash Browns
Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 9 hours ago
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
Someone asked an intelligent question about the last post: Did the
prospective buyer just want to shut Mike up? Of course, we don't know
other people's motives but in terms of investigative journalism, shutting
Mike up by that time was supererogatory. He understood that that was the
condition on which he'd be allowed to survive in the U.S. and he accepted
it; that was why he was selling the website in the first place. For all
the speaking out he did after 2006 in the movie Collapse or the Vice series
or on Facebook, he was reiterating already known... more »
JEJU CRACKDOWN
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
Coverage from Australian TV network:
South Korea's government is cracking down on protests against a
controversial new naval base.
The base, being built on the environmentally sensitive Jeju Island, will
serve as a key port for the Korean and US navies.
Protestors say the base puts their country at risk and they're prepared to
go to jail rather than be silenced.
Fukushima Nuclear Debacle Updates May 28 , 2014 -- It would appear the next chapter of the Fukushima disaster looms as the plant and equipment break down , truth about the status at Fukushima will be shrouded in darkness due to the state secrets act , finally the truth that not just Japan but the entire planet is at risk voiced .... Tepco will build ice wall ( and probably cause sinking of the ground around the reactor and turbine building...... gross understatement of radioactive materials by Tepco _ I'm shocked , shocked ......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 10 hours ago
Energy
News.....
http://enenews.com/former-japan-official-earth-peril-fukushima-continues-always-told-everything-tepco-worker-buildings-started-break-down-plant-equiment-cooling-system-ceasing-function-possibility-video
Vice
on HBO, Season 2 Episode 10, May 24, 2014:
*At 2:45 in*
- *Hiroshi Kawauchi, former Japanese house representative*: The havoc
Fukushima has wrought is not acknowledged by the government.
[Fukushima
Daiichi] emitted airborne radioactive cesium levels that exceed the
Hiroshima bomb by 168 times. But we’re always told everything is OK.
- *Vikram Ghan... more »
Ukraine and Russia natural gas tug of War May 28 , 2014 ( additional front line news for South East Ukraine ) -- Russia bottom line : Russia will be prepared to continue negotiations with Ukraine concerning gas prices if Ukraine pays off $2 billion worth of its debt before the end of the week . During the meeting, the sides discussed the terms for a payment of $2.5 billion, including the $2-billion debt as of the end of March, which Naftogaz of Ukraine will be required to pay off before the end of this week, Novak said. The remaining $500 million should be transferred by June 7 as part of payment for gas delivered in May, he added. "We are ready to continue our talks concerning the price when the payments arrive," Novak said, Interfax reports.
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 10 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-28/russia-tells-kiev-it-ready-provide-humanitarian-aid-east-ukraine
( Here we go....)
Russia Tells Kiev "It Is Ready To Provide Humanitarian Aid" To East Ukraine
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/28/2014 07:28 -0400
- Ukraine
inShare
Some were confused by the latest bout of radio-silence emanating from the
Kremlin in the aftermath of both the "Chocolate King" winning the Ukraine
presidential election, and the most recent escalation of fighting in
self-proclaimed as independent Republic of Donetsk, in which mo... more »
Boko Haram running rampant in nigeria , Nigeria government still unable to control these insurgents or find the missing girls.....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 11 hours ago
Boko Haram Kills 54 in Northern Nigeria AttacksLargest Attack Targeted
Troops, Police
by Jason Ditz, May 27, 2014
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Boko Haram has killed at least 54 people across northern Nigeria in
multiple attacks over the past 24 hours, including a major raid on the Yobe
town of Buni Yadi.
The Buni Yadi attack started late Monday night, with militants showing up
in an APC and several pickup trucks, firing in the air until the military
and police showed up, and then killing 45 security personnel.
In addition, multiple villages were attacked in Borno State. As with past
attack... more »
Chinese model and the Humanitarian Imperialism
Nauman Sadiq at Petroimperialism - 11 hours ago
I am fascinated by Chinese model because despite extreme neo-imperial
opposition and complete ostracism by the so-called international community,
it emerged as a regional and global powerhouse. With a nominal GDP of $9
trillion; and a per capita income ranging from $6700 to $10,000; and a
manufacturing base which has flooded the world with Chinese-made products,
it is now the envy of the Third World.
From the Second World War to the 21st century the neo-imperialists
successfully exploited the third world, but after China’s accession to the
World Trade Organization in 2001 things cha... more »
Help Find Lisa Beattie In Western Sydney, Austrailia - Last Seen On 22 May 2014
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 12 hours ago
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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 12 hours ago
*Sophisticated attempt to MEASURE the influence of CO2 finds it to be
negligible*
Tiny warming of residual anthropogenic CO2
François Gervais
The residual fraction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions which has not been
captured by carbon sinks and remains in the atmosphere, is estimated by two
independent experimental methods which support each other: the 13C/12C
ratio and the temperature-independent fraction of d(CO2)/dt on a yearly
scale after subtraction of annual fluctuations the amplitude ratio of which
reaches a factor as large as 7. The anthropogenic fraction is then used to
ev... more »
Australian Navy to Follow US Biofuel Move
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
[image: Anzak class frigate]The Royal Australian Navy will be converting
its ships to be biofuel ready within six years in response to the US Navy’s
move to biofuel use.
The Australian newspaper reports that this will ensure the Australian navy
can continue to cooperate with the US, which is expected to have its fleet
converted by 2020.
A common approach is seen as critical for joint operations involving
Australian and US warships and aircraft, as fuel is exchanged if required.
Read more
Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid guns selected for Iraqi Navy Corvettes
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
[image: Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid gun]OTO Melara goes aboard the Musa
Bin Nasir and Tariq Bin Ziyad corvettes, as part of an agreement being
finalized between Fincantieri and the Iraqi government.
The vessels will be equipped with 76/62 guns, one of the most successful
solutions of the company.
The 76/62 Super Rapid (SR) Gun Mount is a light weight, rapid-fire naval
gun providing unrivalled performance and flexibility in any air defence and
anti-surface role, particularly in anti-missile role.
Read more
Deliveries of Russian MiG Fighters to Syria Maintain Arms Balance in Region – Internal Opposition
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
[image: MiG-29 Fulcrum]A contract for the supply of Russian MiG fighters to
Syria serves to strike a balance of arms and maintain peace in the region,
a top leader of Syria’s Popular Front for Change and Liberation told RIA
Novosti.
"The Soviet Union has always supplied weapons to Syria. Thus, some balance
in the region was maintained to help us keep the peace, so I think that the
contract is part of this historical strategy," one of the Popular Front’s
leaders Qadri Jamil explained.
If someone tries to disrupt the contract under the pretext of the ongoing
conflict in the country, ... more »
JASSM achieves Final Operational Capability
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
[image: AGM-158A JASSM]Minister for Defence, Senator David Johnston, today
announced Final Operational Capability (FOC) had been achieved for Project
AIR 5418, the AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-Off Missile (JASSM).
“The Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-Off Missile is now fully in service and is
an extremely capable, long range missile that meets the future requirements
of Air Force,” Senator Johnston said.
“Successful JASSM integration forms a key piece of the strike capability
and ensures that Air Force can meet future operational demands.”
Read more
Israel Agrees to Spend Half of Iron Dome Funds in U.S.
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
[image: Iron Dome]The Israeli government has agreed to spend more than half
the funds the Pentagon provides for its Iron Dome system in the U.S.,
bolstering the political appeal of the missile-defense system in America.
Funds going to U.S. contractors for components of the Israeli-built,
Pentagon-funded system will jump to 30 percent this year and 55 percent
next year from 3 percent previously, according to a U.S. Missile Defense
Agency report to Congress obtained by Bloomberg News.
That amounts to at least $97 million of $176 million requested by the
Defense Department for the com... more »
Diehl signed a cooperation agreement with Elbit Systems on A400M protection system
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
[image: A400M]Diehl Defence signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with
Elbit Systems, to equip the Bundeswehr´s Airbus A400M transport aircraft
with its self-protection system.
The agreement was signed at the International Aviation and Space Exhibition
(ILA) in Berlin on May 20.
Diehl combines three of Elbit System´s J-MUSIC™ (Multi-Spectral Infrared
Countermeasure) systems into a multi-turret DIRCM (Directed Infrared
Counter Measure) system ensuring complete 360° protection of the aircraft.
Read more
Guard Yourself (From The Unsafe Nature Of Gardasil) Documentary by Joe Ferdman
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
*Published on May 27, 2014*
A documentary short that exposes the unsafe nature of the Gardasil vaccine
by Joe Ferdman.
Please, do your research before you decide whether HPV vaccines are right
for you.
HPV Vaccine VAERS Reports up to April 2014
DescriptionTotalDisabled1,129Deaths165Did Not Recover6,977Abnormal Pap Smear
570Cervical Dysplasia241Cervical Cancer78Life Threatening627Emergency Room
11,562Hospitalized3,614Extended Hospital Stay247Serious4,828Adverse Events
34,700
*Source of the above chart:*
*Sane Vax, Inc.*
IAF Makes 'Extreme' Decision To Cancel Training Flights
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: IAF F-15I Eagle]IAF fighter jet commanders were informed on Tuesday
evening that due to IDF budget cuts it was decided that starting next
Sunday, no more training flights will be conducted.
According to the decision, flights would only be carried out as part of
actual operations, in instances requiring on-call alertness and at flight
school. All training would be halted.
The commanders were told to let pilots in the reserves know that the
cutting of training includes them as well, according to Walla!. The
decision was made with the support of Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon a... more »
Pilot Killed as MiG-21 Fighter Crashes in Jammu and Kashmir
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Remains of crashed MiG-21]A MiG-21 fighter jet belonging to the
Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in South Kashmir district of Anantnag in
Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, killing the pilot on the spot.
“One MiG-21 of the IAF crashed some 10 km short of Awantipore airbase in
South Kashmir atabout 10:48am,” Defence Spokesman Lt Col N N Josh said.
The jet crashed in an open field in Mudhama village on the outskirts of
Bijbehara town, causing a deep crater on the ground.
Read more
First flight for RAF Waddington’s new Rivet Joint spy plane
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
The Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft based at RAF Waddington has been
flown in UK airspace for the first time.
The UK Rivet Joint RC-135W signals intelligence aircraft at RAF Waddington
is the first of three that the MOD have bought from the US as part of the
Airseeker programme.
The aircraft will replace the retired Nimrod fleet, and will provide the UK
with a world class real-time signals intelligence and surveillance
capability for forces in the air and on the ground.
Read more
Royal Navy takes over Culdrose air base Hawk jets
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Hawk T1 jet]Fast jets operating out of the Royal Naval Air Station
at Culdrose in Cornwall have been returned to full military control.
The 14 Hawk T1 jets now make up 736 Naval Air Squadron and are flown by
military and civilian pilots.
Until recently the aircraft were operated by private contractor SERCO.
Read more
RNZN's maritime helicopter flies with Penguin missiles in test flight
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite]A Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)
Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite maritime helicopter fitted with Penguin
anti-ship missiles underwent a successful test flight on 22 May at Kaman
Aerospace's facilities in Connecticut, USA, said the RNZN.
The Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 missiles are supplied by Norwegian company Kongsberg
Defence Systems under a contract announced in November 2013 to replace the
RNZN's AGM-65D Maverick air-to-surface missiles.
The 385 kg Penguin can deliver a 120 kg semi-armour piercing warhead over a
range of 34 km, combining inertial midc... more »
Northrop Grumman Selected to Provide Turbine Generator Units For US Navy's Ohio Replacement Submarine Program
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Ohio class replacement]Northrop Grumman Corporation has been
awarded a contract by shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat to
complete detailed design and subsequent manufacturing, assembly,
qualification and delivery of the first turbine generator units for the
Ohio Replacement Program (ORP), the U.S. Navy's next-generation ballistic
nuclear submarine.
The turbine generators provide all of the submarine's propulsion and other
electrical power requirements. The ORP represents the first Navy
nuclear-powered submarine to incorporate electric drive since 1974.
This award f... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Lake foundation asks Corps to hold up action on permit for fracking oil
well ~Faimon A. Roberts*
Russia’s Navy: More rust than ready
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Kuzetsov]On May 8, the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon
sailed from the naval base at Portsmouth on an urgent mission — to find and
follow the Russian aircraft carrier Kuznetsov and six accompanying vessels
steaming through the English Channel.
“A Russian task group of this size has not passed by our shores in some
time,” said Rex Cox, Dragon’s captain.
True, the Russian navy has been more active in recent months. Moscow
annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula with its strategic ports and asserted
itself with troop, ship and warplane deployments along the frontier between... more »
Senate Bill Would Create Separate Fund for New Trident Submarine
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Ohio class SSBN]A Senate defense panel wants to create a separate
fund to underwrite the nation's new nuclear-armed submarine fleet, a step
the House also supports.
The Senate Armed Services Committee's mark-up of its annual defense
authorization legislation calls for the establishment of a "National
Sea-based Deterrence Fund" to finance the construction of new submarines to
replace today's Ohio-class ballistic missile vessels, according to a
detailed panel summary of the bill released on Friday.
The Democratic-controlled committee approved the legislation on Thursday by
a ... more »
How an Order for 10 Submarines Led to Misleading News on the Economy
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: Virginia class SSN]Good news: Orders for durable goods — motor
vehicles, machinery, computers and other long-lasting items — rose in
April, according to data released Tuesday by the Department of Commerce.
Most economists expected a decline.
But if we dig into the manufacturing sector data, we see that the U.S.
government ordered 10 submarines from General Dynamics in April; that deal
was worth nearly $18 billion.
Although the whole order doesn’t count in April’s data, enough of it was
allotted to skew the month’s headline number.
Read more
“The Biggest Thing In The Universe Is So Gigantic It Shouldn't Exist At All”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“The Biggest Thing In The Universe Is So Gigantic It Shouldn't Exist At
All” *
by Jacqueline Howard
“What's the biggest known structure in the universe? Astronomers used to
think it was a "filament" of galaxies known as the Sloan Great Wall. But
recent research suggests a different structure is even bigger- and its size
has astronomers scratching their heads. Meet the Hercules-Corona Borealis
Great Wall (Her-CrB GW). Check it out in the video below:
"The Her-CrB GW is larger than the theoretical upper limit on how big
universal structures can be," Dr. Jon Hakkila, an astrophysics ... more »
Urgent: Call Your State Representatives In California & Say, "Vote Yes On SB 1381"
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
[image: Foto: This is IT, California! This is the week #SB1381 goes to the
Senate Floor and the only way it will win is if YOU unite with us. Please
take a short time out of your day. Californians ONLY, call your
representative ONLY! Go to http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ and call
your representative. Tell them you are a constituent and you live in
__________ city. Ask them to vote YES on SB 1381. That's all it takes to
move SB 1381 out of the Senate and on to the Assembly. #LabelGMOs!]
Share this with a vengeance please. Do not forget biotech stopped Prop 37
with lies and $4... more »
Two fathers respond to the Isla Vista shooting -- the only problem is that one is a journalistic joke
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*We don't need any stinking Magic 8 Ball. Tonight to read the future we
have . . . the Great Punditto!*
*"The war against euphemism matters most because it forces us to look at
the truth we already know. The actual consequences of the N.R.A. and the
gun policy it frightens those craven politicians into sponsoring is the
death of kids like Christopher Michael-Martinez. This truth may not triumph
tomorrow, but the truth remains the truth."*
*-- Adam Gopnik, in a Sunday newyorker.com post,*
"Christopher Michael-Martinez's Father Gets it Right"
*by Ken*
*The New Yorker*'s Adam Gopnik b... more »
Alan Waldman : ‘Luther’ is a dark, powerful English thriller featuring a star turn by Idris Elba
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 16 hours ago
This haunted detective, aided by a deranged former murderess, takes on the
most treacherous London criminals. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | May 27,
2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and … finish reading Alan Waldman :
‘Luther’ is a dark, powerful English thriller featuring a star turn by
Idris Elba
Google’s Rachel Carson
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 17 hours ago
[image: Rachel Carson Google doodle]
I see the Google doodle this morning celebrating what would have been
Rachel Carson’s 107th birthday this week, drawing this response from
Iowahawk:
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And this from Lyndsey Field:
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Who was Rachel Carson?
She wrote the book that started the modern environmental movement.
Here’s some of what was written about here when her book, *Silent Spring,*turned 50 back in 2012.
- “In *Silent Spring*, Carson crafted a passionate denunciation of
modern technology that drives environmentalist ideology today. At its heart ... more »
More Exposure Of NASA And Their Fraud Space Missions: Is The International Space Station A Hoax? Interesting Video - Bogus Reentry Vehicles (Part I)
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 17 hours ago
I started my road to the truth about our sick world by my exposure to the
fraud of NASA's Project Apollo some 35 years ago.... At that time, I was a
firm believer in NASA and all manned space flights... It was a shock to me,
a man of science, to learn that everything that I had believed about
Project Apollo, and man's 'greatest achievement' to be nothing more than a
massive LIE..... I began to question everything, and over the years have
gone deep down the "rabbit hole" with many important revelations about
exactly what group of criminals actually controls this planet, and how
these... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Monarch Butterflies
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 17 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
Why Owning Your Own Power Plant Might Not Be Crazy
rc at GlobaLove Think Tank - 18 hours ago
It’s been three months since we released *The Economics of Grid Defection *exploring
when off-grid solar-plus-battery systems could reach economic parity with
retail electric service. These systems could become competitive with
retail electric service within the next decade for many commercial
customers and for many residential customers in the decade thereafter.
Since the release of our results, the industry has been abuzz with
follow-on commentary considering the implications for utilities, consumers,
and third-party service providers.
Of course, favorable economics do not equat... more »
Psychedelic Intelligence – The C.I.A. and the Counterculture
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 18 hours ago
Apologies readers the last couple of days have been very hectic. Time has
not been on my side, sadly. So, I leave an interesting presentation from Jan
Irvin at Gnostic Media.
All the Laurel Canyon addicts will be pleased that Dave McGowan is a
participant in this presentation!
Jan did conduct two interviews with him regarding the Laurel Canyon scene
as covered in his very awesome book- Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
[image: Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon]
Yes, I got myself an very nicely autographed copy of the book- Thanks
Dave! Then, another copy to read and share* Note to Peter:... more »
Subcomndante Marcos: 'Between Light and Shadow'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 18 hours ago
BETWEEN
LIGHT AND SHADOW
In La Realidad [Reality], Planet Earth
May 2014
By Subcomandante Marcos
Excerpt: " ... Given the above, at 2:08 am on May 25, 2014, from the
southeast combat front of the EZLN, I here declare that he who is known
as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, self-proclaimed “subcomandante of
unrustable steel,” ceases to exist.
That is how it is.
Through my voice the
Important Article: Do You Hate Us, The Jews?
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 18 hours ago
A few weeks back, I came across an interesting article where it seems that
the criminal "Anti-Defamation League" that is run by that troll, Abraham
Foxman, ran an international "poll" where it asked the question to many
people around the world if they "Hate Us. The Jews"?.... The results they
got back was some 26% of respondents giving an answer of "Yes". The
fraudulent ADL put their reports on this poll's findings into the
international media claiming that some 26% of the world is
"anti-semitic". I look at the results differently, where many people are
finally waking up to th... more »
China focus May 28 , 2014 -- Chinese Currency Tumbles To 19-Month Lows As Bad Debts Hit 5 Year Highs ........ Economists discuss China's financial leverage
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Chinese Currency Tumbles To 19-Month Lows As Bad Debts Hit 5 Year Highs
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2014 22:27 -0400
- China
- Reserve Currency
inShare1
As we discussed previously, delinquent loans in China are a problem... and
a growing one. It seems that news is finally starting to filter to a
mainstream audience as Bloomberg reports that China’s biggest banks are
poised to report the highest proportion of bad debts since 2009 after late
payments on loans surged to a five-year high, indicating borrowers are
struggling amid an econ... more »
Ukraine Presidential Election May 25 , 2014 -- Live blog from Kiev Post ( as of time of this post , periodic updates to follow ) , articles from Itar Tass ( overview of Presidential Election ) and Russia Today ( note cyber hacking hits election voting forcing potential manual count ) .....
Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Itar Tass.......
Presidential elections in Ukraine
World
May 25, 16:23 UTC+4
According to the Central Election Committee, the highest voter
participation is seen in the Kiev and Kirovohrad regions
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Kiev
© ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze
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Kiev
© ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze
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Kiev
© ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze
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Kiev
© ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze
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Kiev
© EPA/FILIP SINGER
[image: Kiev]
Kiev
© ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze
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Kiev
© EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT
[image: Dnipropetrovsk]
Dnipropetrovsk
© ЕРА/FILIP SINGER... more »
John White’s Illegitimate 2013-to-2014 LEAP/iLEAP Comparisons
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 18 hours ago
Whenever Louisiana State Superintendent John White gets his hands on test
scores, there will be problems. He withheld release of the 2014 Louisiana
Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) and Integrated Louisiana Educational
Assessment Program (iLEAP) scores on Friday, May 16, 2014, without
explanation. Today, May 27, 2014, he defended his decision before district
superintendents by telling them […]
America Is Finished: THIS Is What Is WRONG With America - Kim Kardashina's Wedding (Yikes!), Kids React To Old Computers, And A Cat Plays Jenga!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 19 hours ago
I have indeed been playing "catch up" with what has really been happening
around the world the last few days.... I see the horrendous situation is
still going strong in Ukraine, the newest "reports" on "missing" Malaysian
flight MH370 was just released, the continuing push for more wars by the
criminals in the US government, and of course the horrific decline in our
economies, etc, etc... It seems that things are constantly going from bad
to worse everywhere I look!
I came across the following very important and very truthful report from
Michael Snyder, through the Investment Watch ... more »
Tax Those House-Builders! Or Not?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 19 hours ago
So on the one hand you have a politician and sundry numpties saying that
the cure for affordable housing is a large and confiscatory Capital Gains
Tax on developers.
And on the other you have a Bill before Parliament admitting that taxation
makes it difficult to supply cheap housing -- otherwise why would they have
introduced a bill to exempt charities?
Can someone please resolve this contradiction?
[Hat tip Julian D.]
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America Is Finished: The Collapse Of Consumer Spending In America - 2014 US Retail Downsizing And Store Closings Roundup!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 19 hours ago
I have again been busy with family and personal business (again) over the
last few days... Only had time to fire off my weekly rant, and have had
little time for surfing the net to keep up with what has been happening
around our sick world.... Yes, there has been a lot of disturbing
happenings everywhere, and again it seems I do have some catching up to do!
I have been watching a very disturbing trend the last while here in
Canada...Business at the local shopping mall is definitely down, with fewer
people walking in the mall and actually shopping in the stores....
Everywhere, busine... more »
Exercise of right to silence on arrest cannot be led against credibility of accused
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 19 hours ago
R. v. Duong, 2014 ONCA 375:
[54] I agree. It was open to the trial judge to reject the
appellant's explanation given at trial because it was not believable and to
use that finding in assessing his credibility. However, here the trial
judge used the appellant's silence when he was first arrested as one basis
for finding him incredible and ultimately rejecting his testimony. This,
he was not entitled to do.
[55] The appellant had a constitutional right to remain silent. The
use of his silence at the time of his arrest as a basis upon which to
reject his trial testimony... more »
Sykes to Co-Lead the Menage of Convenience [update 2]
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 20 hours ago
Despite the tangled menage with the Mana Party in a bid to leverage the
electoral system in their favour, I had imagined Kim DotCon’s Internet
Party were nonetheless serious in the policies they claimed to stand for –
most notably being against the rise of the Surveillance State.
[image: Annette+Sykes+Hone+Harawira+Launches+New+Political+cQUS_vP0rjcl]
With the apparent naming of the Internet Party leader, if true, it would
seem I was mistaken. The leader is apparently Tame Iti’s lawyer and
long-time Maori activist Annette Sykes, until today the Mana Party
President.
Yes, really.... more »
Being Brave Means.........by Neil Coraline
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
[image: Foto]Source:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561
An Alternative To A Coal Is King Mentality In Kentucky?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
There's a debate raging among progressives about Bernie Sanders running for
president. [Blue America is encouraging him to run.] Most progressives-- or
at least the ones I talk to-- think he should run. Some want him to run, as
he has for his entire career, as an Independent. He would be on the ballot
as an alternative to the two corporate shills the Republicans and the
Democrats put up. Others want him to run in the primary as a Democrat--
something he has never done in his entire life-- so that he could debate
Hillary Clinton on the issues she would rather not discuss, like econo... more »
Israel moving to being the first cashless society ? Governments believe cash is bad as they can't watch every transaction and exercise control over the sheeple with cash funding transactions ( might political dissidents see their electronic money just disappear one day ? ) Control a nation money completely and you can control the society completely - if Israel and those nations that will rapidly adopt the same control mechanism of banning cash go this route , you will be under the massive thumb of the State for good and completely subject to the whim of the Elites that control governments !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 20 hours ago
Government Plan Would Transform Israel Into The World’s First Cashless
Society
By Michael Snyder, on May 26th, 2014
[image: Israeli Coins]Will Israel be the first cashless society on the
entire planet? A committee chaired by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s chief of staff has come up with a three phase plan to “all but
do away with cash transactions in Israel”. Individuals and businesses
would still be permitted to conduct cash transactions in small amounts (at
least initially), but the eventual goal is to force Israeli citizens to
conduct as much business as po... more »
"Prices Continue To Rise Between 3% And 33%"
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 20 hours ago
As every wage-earner knows, wages struggle to keep up with monetary
inflation.
As every wage-earner *should* know, the number-one source of monetary
inflation is the monetary authorities.
And as wage-earners might know, the world’s chief monetary authority, for
the time being at least, is the US Federal Reserve, aka, The Fed, who have
the power to create and export inflation, but claim that, whatever pain
wage-earners might be feeling – and even after injecting hundreds of
billions in “liquidity” -- they haven’t been either producing or exporting
inflation.
The folks at the Fe... more »
The Bored One China Framework
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 20 hours ago
*Drawing a line in the sand.*
A bunch of more or less KMTers offered a "Broad One China Framework" this
week which the media presented as if it were a major policy proposal rather
than a KMT-inspired distraction. The Taipei Times bought into the
"bipartisan" propaganda media narrative. I guess I shouldn't be
surprised... (Taipei Times):
Seven politicians and academics, headed by former Democratic Progressive
Party (DPP) chairman Shih Ming-te (施明德), yesterday unveiled the “five
principles” of a proposal, named the “broad one-China framework” (大一中原則),
that they say could resolve t... more »
Tony Abbott - Trust Me
Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 21 hours ago
It's not just the fact that the budget is deliberately and maliciously
targeted at the poor. It's the completely blatant lies, no attempt to cover
them up, and no end to them, they keep on coming.
A Family Re-united and a Stereotype Smashed.
Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 21 hours ago
Let's be honest. Teenagers probably have to be the most stereotyped group
out there. They're lazy. They're ignorant. They bitch and complain.
They vandalize. They think they know everything. I spent the better part
of a decade working with young people in various roles so I think I've
heard and seen a lot. I won't say everything because there are always
surprises. How many times have you passed a group of teens on the street
and just thought "ya, up to no good."? I'll raise my hand. I admit I've
done that myself.
Which is why I found the story of a group of Quebec teens w... more »
Global Elites panicking ? May 27, 2017 ( Two days before the start of the confab ) As they get ready for Bilderberg 2014 , what moves lie ahead ? BILDERBERG AGENDA REVEALED: ELITE DESPERATE TO RESCUE UNIPOLAR WORLD Anti-EU revolution, Ukraine crisis threaten to derail global government ......... List of attendees - look and see whom you know that will be in attendance !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 21 hours ago
How desperate might the Elites be to hold things together ?
Zero Hedge
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Buy Stocks, Buy Bonds, Buy Quality, Buy TrashSubmitted by Tyler Durden on
05/28/2014 - 06:44
It has gotten beyond ridiculous: a few short hours ago the yield on the 10
Year bond tumbled to a fresh low of 2.49% (and currently just off the lows
at 2.50%), wiping out all of yesterday's "jump" on better than expected
Durables and leading to renewed concerns about the terminal rate, deflation
and how slow the US economy will truly grow. Amusingly, this happened just
as US equity fu... more »
Pigs Do Fly
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 21 hours ago
Here is a picture of the world’s first flying pig, in 1909.
[image: Tags: first-flying-pig John-Theodore-Cuthbert-Moore-Brabazon pig
baskett plane]
Pic of John Moore-Brabazon, from the Gloucester Transport History site.
Here’s the most recent.
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gangster for capitalism
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 22 hours ago
Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a Major
General in the U.S. Marine Corps (the highest rank authorized at that
time), an outspoken critic of U.S. military adventurism, and at the time of
his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. During his 34-year
career as a Marine, he participated in military actions in the Philippines,
China, in Central America and the Caribbean during the Banana Wars, and
France in World War I.
By the end of his career, he had received 16 medals, five for heroism. He
is one of 19 men to twice receive the Medal of Honor, ... more »
War watch May 27 , 2014 - US sends assault ship with 1,000 Marines near Libya amid growing instability , Terrorist groups threaten Libya: EU special envoy ...... The ongoing turmoil in Libya which took a turn for the worse with the current Coup attempt , continues unabated - RPG attack on Ahmed Maetig’s home , Libyan diplomat held in Derna released ............ Afghanistan Update -- President Barack Obama announces on Tuesday that the United States plans to keep just under 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after this year, if the Afghan government signs a security agreement. A senior administration official said that number would be cut by roughly half by the end of 2015, and the military would then transition to a smaller force built around embassy security operations at the end of the following year.There currently are 32,000 American forces in Afghanistan, where the United States has fought its longest war.
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
Libya......
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US defense official said. Adding to tensions, gunmen attacked the home of
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Harder Than Drowning in the Bath
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 22 hours ago
The TAB has earned great coverage from their gimmick promoting the Soccer
World Cup, offering a prize of $5 million if you can correctly predict all
64 World Cup games.
This is going several results better than the German octopus from the last
Cup, and on the face of it looks “gettable,” says the *Royal New Zealand
Herald*.
“It’s gettable, but it’s hard – that’s why it’s five million dollars.”
The experts at *Crowd Goes Wild* reckon you and I might have a shot, but.
“An expert is less likely to win it than someone who just has a shot at
it.”
“It’s only 64 games and, as I say, t... more »
THE CHOMSKY FILE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 22 hours ago
BBC Interview with MIT Professor Noam Chomsky from 2003.
And The Winner Is?
Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 22 hours ago
Obviously, too soon to tell. But with the new Obama announcement setting
an enddate-ish, my nominee might just be: Pakistan. Pakistan got to have
heaps of aid despite spending the entire time subverting American/NATO
efforts in Afghanistan. Much American, Canadian, British, Danish, French,
Germany, Dutch, Aussie (and others) blood is on Pakistan’s hands. Who
else?
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New US Puppet in Kiev: Chocolate King Escalates Violence
Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 22 hours ago
The much hyped elections in Ukraine (at least the US-EU-NATO backed part of
the country) took place on Sunday and have enthroned another greedy
oligarch in Petro Poroshenko aka “The Chocolate King”. Despite much of the
besieged country, under attack by the global finance mafia, rapacious
corporations - like gas company Burisma Holdings which in one of those cozy
crony capitalist mob deals just hired VP Joe Biden's son R.Hunter Biden to
divvy up the spoils - and savage neo-Nazis that serve as the muscle for the
coup regime of Arseniy Yatsenuyk or as he is affectionately referred to b... more »
Iraq's Political System Is Fragmenting (And Its Geopolitical Implications)
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 23 hours ago
There are allegations that the recent parliamentary elections in Iraq, *in
which 58 percent of the country's population participated*, were rigged.
Salah Nasrawi *wrote in the Egyptian paper Ahram Online* on Thursday, May
22:
*The main bone of contention has been the al-Maliki government’s direct or
procedural interference in the elections. Reported irregularities include
the unfair use of state resources and bribery to induce voters.*
A video widely circulated on social networks showed a member al-Maliki's
State of Law Alliance inducing voters in a southern province to vote for
h... more »
ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: The Finance Professional–Villain, or Saint?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 23 hours ago
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Here’s a controversial topic for this week’s session at the Auckland Uni
Economics Group:
There is probably no more demonised profession today than that of the
finance professional. Hedge funds, private equity firms, and greedy Wall
Street speculators, all singled out as real villains, the culprits that
cause economic misery for millions of people.
But is this criticism fair, or even accurate?
In this week’s seminar Julian will address this question, by examining
whether it is right to vilify the discipline of finance (finance being a
subset of economics).... more »
Private schools, the strike/lockout and inequality
paul at Paying attention - 23 hours ago
Not all parents are worried about school closures in the current teachers’
dispute.
Christy Clark and thousands of others have opted out of the public school
system and pay large fees for children to go to private schools. They are
not affected by the strike/lockout.
But they’re still a factor. About 76,000 children are enrolled in private
schools, about 12 per cent of all students. Their parents tend to be
affluent, educated, and highly concerned about their children’s education.
If their sons and daughters were being kept from school, they would be
cranky. And they have much greate... more »
May 22: predicting the future
Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 23 hours ago
Nobody, except the editors of Irving papers, can predict the future with
certainty. But there are times when you can be pretty sure. . So let's take
a try at the future based on today's sacred script by Norbert Cunningham.
New Brunswick is deeply, dangerously, in debt. Just as Norbert says, cuts
will be made to social services, education - and there will be rises to
taxation. We shall have to adjust, says Norbert, to at least 20 years of
"reduced expectations".
It's cute when it's put that way. I mean, "reduced expectations" makes it
sound as if we've been pampered all these years... more »
Goings-on in the People's Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
I see that the perfectly proper goings-on in the People's Islamic Republic
of Tower Hamlets, where Sheikh Luftur Rahman (the district's founding
father) won re-election with 99.2% of the vote, have finally caught the
attention of the state broadcaster of the former colonial power (Great
Britain).
BBC Radio 4's *Today *reported the story this morning.
It featured two British Labour activists and one British Conservative
activist alleging voter intimidation outside polling stations and
illegalities within polling stations (h/t Zoe Conway of the BBC).
*PM* continued the story this... more »
Has Politifact Hired A Full Time Trey Gowdy Specialist Yet?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
The first time I heard that the worst elements inside the Republican Party
had forced Boehner's hand and gotten him to establish a Select Committee on
Benghazi, I said to myself, "Self, Pelosi's a smart woman and a savvy
leader. No way will she ever legitimize this obvious partisan witch hunt by
appointing any Democrats to the committee." Then I thought that she could
one up them by just appointing *one* Democrat, a very special one: Alan
Grayson, the brilliant, strategic and immensely talented litigator that
conservatives most fear. Unfortunately, the conservatives who fear Grayso... more »
“The Commencement Address Nobody Wants to Hear”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Commencement Address Nobody Wants to Hear” *
by Bill Bonner
“Yesterday was Memorial Day in the US. We used this quiet interlude to
continue the commencement address nobody wants to hear. You are heirs to a
great society, a great economy, a great government... and more snaky
illusions than you can shake a stick at.
Memorial Day gave us an opportunity to salute the fallen. Without a
moment's hesitation or thought (which is the only way to do it) those who
protect us rush to the barricades or recruiting offices. Germans, French,
Vietnamese... Protestant, Catholic and Muslim.... more »
WHY NO AUDIT AT THE PENTAGON?
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
There are fresh calls in Washington for the Pentagon to come clean about
how it has been spending trillions of taxpayer dollars. The Department of
Defense has not audited a single budget in more than 20 years, despite
demands from Congress.
Let some meager misappropriation happen in a social program anywhere in the
US and the media and Congress go into a rip-snort and demand an immediate
audit and even defunding of the agency. But the saintly military
industrial complex, by handing over large sums of campaign cash to
politicians (money which largely comes from the taxpayer), is ... more »
Central Office Administrator Admits: "it is almost impossible to get a charter school like KIPP closed"
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Posted at Memphis Schools Matter:
Since I was recently denied visitation to any of the KIPP schools in
Memphis, I have considered a number of strategies that may help get me
access. Today I talked with a very nice individual at Central Offices of
Shelby County Schools (SCS). I explained that I had been denied the
opportunity to visit any of the KIPP campuses for observation purposes and
that no reason was given for that denial.
The person I talked with told me that KIPP has its own board and makes its
own rules and that SCS has no control over charter schools unless there is
a te... more »
The Last Gasp
gail zawacki at Wit's End - 1 day ago
*Hope in the Prison of Despair*
~ Evelyn de Morgan
Sooo...is there any hope? No! I'm afraid not...not if we are referring to
a thriving, vibrant web of life. The ecosystem is at it's last gasp, and
fading fast. Trees are barely leafing out this spring, struggling more
than ever before. The leaves of some - especially black walnut and
sycamore - appear to be in suspended animation, paralyzed and only
partially unfurled, while many others have branches protruding from their
canopy that remain completely barren. Still others, in swathes, are
standing dead - snags, as they are k... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Coastal erosion lawsuit is about protecting people and property in
Louisiana ~G. Paul Kemp*~Editilla Consuellas~ Please register your
opposition to this dangerous legislation with the *House Natural Resources
and Environment Committee*
*Bald Eagles in New Orleans ~NOLAFemmes*
*The Bright Side Of An Economic Disaster: Jeanne Nathan Reflects On The
1984 World's Fair ~WWNO*
*Nation pours millions into City Park recovery from Hurricane Katrina
~WWLTV*
*Crowds enjoy Memorial Day along newly enhanced N.O. lakefront despite
trash, lack of trash cans ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE*
"Curious..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want."
- Mr. Spock
Panic in Gunland, Part Two
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 day ago
(It's hard to add on to Joe the Plumber's open letter to the parents
of the UCSB shooting and stabbing victims that wasn't already addressed by TBogg
at Raw Story. But never let it be said that ole JP didn't give it the
college try.)
Dear Joe, Samuel, peckerhead or whatever name you're going by:
Perhaps it's best if libertarian sociopaths such as you didn't attempt
or feign empathy especially since a baseline of honest sympathy seems to be
beyond your grasp. Because a right wing nut job attempting to forge a human
connection is as doomed to failure as a fat dog walki... more »
Why the BBC Loves UKIP
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
All that was missing from the BBC's coverage of the local and European
election results was Nick Robinson giving Nigel Farage a wet, sloppy
congratulations kiss. Seldom have the BBC elections team been more
starstruck, more craven in its uncritical promotion of a political party.
Is it yet another instantiation of a putative BBC bias? Maybe. Sure, there
is an overall tendency to go soft on the government of the day. Since
2003's "dodgy dossier" and the fall out of the Gilligan/Kelly affair, the
BBC have self-interestedly tiptoed around those who have the power to scrap
or change it... more »
“So You Want To Go To College, Eh? (To Our Young People)”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“So You Want To Go To College, Eh? (To Our Young People)”*
by Karl Denninger
“Look folks, I know, you've applied and been accepted. You're ecstatic at
going off to school in late August or early September. Before you do it,
think long and hard about it.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issues 10-year projections of job growth by
occupation, including estimates of the “typical education needed for
entry.” The most recent projections cover 2012 to 2022. During that period,
there will be an estimated net increase of 15,628,000 jobs, but only about
27 percent of them (4,230,500) will r... more »
Argentina: Possible CE-3 - New Humanoid Presence in the Necochea
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago
*Source: Planeta UFODate: 05.24.2014*
*Argentina: Possible CE-3 - New Humanoid Presence in Necochea*
*By Guillermo Giménez*
Investigation is underway. Witnesses speak of the strange presence of a
humanoid-type being in the beaches of Necochea on 20 May 2014 (date to be
confirmed) at 23:00 hours (approx.). It seemed to float, was very large as
its strides were quite long. It was seen from an apartment in the coastal
area at the beach resort itself. It moved along the beach, near the water,
before vanishing abruptly. Before this, it appeared to fade away, as parts
of its body would... more »
Argentina: Pinpoint of Light Over Tucumán
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago
A mysterious dot of light - manmade, natural or alien, take your pick - was
photographed by *Javier Lopez Posse* on May 24, 2014 in daylight on a
cloudy fall day in the Southern Hemisphere. Our thanks to contributing
editor *Guillermo Giménez* for providing us with these photos.
Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain,
Latin America and the Caribbean
My Top Newborn Must Haves
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boppy Newborn
Lounger . The opinions and text are all mine. Comments submitted may be
displayed on other websites owned by the sponsoring brand.
We were well out of the baby stage in our house when I found out I was
pregnant with our second child. I hadn't changed a diaper in years and
night time feedings were a distant memory. I wasn't that worried about it,
surely a having a newborn is like riding a bicycle, right? Not as much as I
thought it would be. We have had to ease ourselves back into the newborn
phase and everythi... more »
Next Batch Of Key Primaries-- A Week From Today
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
L.A.'s dirtiest politician, Wendy Greuel, learned her political skills
while she was still openly admitting she was a Republican. Vicious,
negative campaigning is all she's ever known
A week from today there are important primaries in Iowa-- where progressive
champion Pat Murphy is leading comfortably in his crowded House race-- in
New Jersey and in California (as well as in some other states without
significant Democratic contests). Here is California-- the land of the
idiotic jungle primary-- there are 3 crucial races.
Will enough Democrats turn out in CA-25 so that Democrat Lee Ro... more »
The Realist Report - Dave Gahary
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Dave Gahary,
web editor for *AmericanFreePress.net*. Dave and I discussed a number of
different topics.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit the *AFP Radio
Network* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Reasonableness of verdict
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
R v Jacobs, 2014 ABCA 172:
[14] A reviewing court considering the reasonableness of a trial
judge's verdict must determine whether a properly instructed trier of fact
could have, on the whole of the evidence, reached the same verdict: *R v
Yebes*, 1987 CanLII 17 (SCC), [1987] 2 SCR 168 at paras 23-25, *R v
Biniaris*, 2000 SCC 15 (CanLII), 2000 SCC 15 at para 36, 2000 SCC 15
(CanLII), [2000] 1 SCR 381; *R v Martel*, 2011 ABCA 114 (CanLII), 2011 ABCA
114 at para 16, 502 AR 200; *R v Saddleback*,2013 ABCA 250 (CanLII), 2013
ABCA 250 at para 13, 556 AR 17. This authorizes a lim... more »
Mike's Story Part 33 Alone
Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 1 day ago
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
* December 28 2006*
* Last night we talked about what sort of animals we'd have in Portland.*
* "How do you feel about chickens?" Mike asked.*
* I feel positively enough towards chickens.*
* "But no roosters," he continued.*
* "What'll we do for eggs? Borrow the rooster down the street?"*
* "You don't need roosters for eggs."*
* "What are you talking about? There was a komodo dragon that gave birth
parthenogenically this week but it made the paper and she wasn't a
chicken." *
* "Oh. I heard you didn't need roosters. Well, we'll kee... more »
Weingarten and Van Roekel Represent the Antithesis of Social Justice Unionism
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Bob Peterson has in interesting piece at Common Dreams on the need to move
teachers' unions toward social justice principles and practices. I could
not agree more.
However, near the bottom of the piece, Peterson offers this fabrication, or
thought disorder, claiming that Weingarten and Van Roekel represent and
promote social justice:
Support for these types of move towards social justice unionism appears to
be coming from the highest levels at both the NEA and AFT.
At the 2012 NEA Representative Assembly NEA Executive Director John Stocks
called on members to become “social justic... more »
MY STOMACH CHURNS
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
My stomach churns
as I watch
the arrogant master
crack his whip
Once a slave owner
its hard to give up
the throne
The greed
and hunger
for dominance
is a sickness
that seeps
through the core
of the nation
Its ugly to watch
but living inside
the beast
can at times
be more than
any human
should have to
withstand
Some warn us to quiet down
they fear being associated
with those who try
to speak the truth
as best they can
Truth though
is not popular
in the corridors
of power
lined with
wood paneling
and elegant chairs
where only the
best drink
is taken
British ColumbiaIs Losing The LNG Horserace, or is that British Columbia Lost The LNG Horserace
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 day ago
*Japan is now receiving LNG from Papua New Gunea....First Shipments just
left for Japan*
*[image: Shareholding in the PNG LNG Project. * The Independent State of
PNG also owns 10% of Oil Search Limited.]*
*Papua New Guinea becomes 20th LNG exporter as shipment leaves for Japan
*
*Papua New Guinea, the small nation in Oceania, has become the world's 20th
LNG exporter after an ExxonMobil Corp.-operated facility constructed near
the capital Port Moresby shipped its first cargo*
*Six years in the making, the PNG LNG project is expected to boost Papua
New Guinea’s... more »
YouTube has noticed some of my specific interests and accordingly sends me suggestions such as these ...both of which turn out to be of great personal interest. Hope they grab you too!
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
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*Why Uruguay's President is the Most Bad-Ass Leader in the World | Heroes
and Villains *
breakingtheset
*Russia/China Energy Deal, Russia Builds Nuke Plants in Iran and Vets Die
Waiting for Medical Care*
Greg Hunter
Cherchez la Verite
A Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw Book
David Greene at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
A Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw Book.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD:
Musings from the Chalk Face
Energy Econ 21: Joint Statement on EPIRA Implementation
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
I just received from a friend, a Joint Statement made today on how to
improve EPIRA implementation. Many of these points are practical, some are
technical. I fully agree with the statement, "EPIRA is not the problem,
failure to implement it properly is." The call by many populist and
left-leaning groups to "junk" or "amend towards greater government role"
EPIRA is wrong.
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Amending or making changes in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act
(EPIRA) or the Republic Act No. 9136 will not solve the problems because
EPIRA is not the problem, failure to implement it properly is.
I... more »
The Pope, Palestine, and 'Price Tag' Profanity
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 1 day ago
Hate
message reading, "Price tag, King David is for the Jews, Jesus is
garbage" spray-painted on a Jerusalem church, May 9, 2014. (Photo
credit: AFP)
Jodi Rudoren and Isabel Kershner had a longish piece about the Pope’s
upcoming visit to Palestine (via Jordan) and then day trip in Israel:
“Seeking Balance on Mideast Visit, Pope Pleases Few.”
The piece tries to establish that, with his
A Look At Iraq’s 2014 Election, Interview With Reidar Visser
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
In April 2014 Iraq held its latest parliamentary elections. The vote was
all about Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. His State of Law walked away with
by far the most seats, 95 in total, while his rivals only got around 20-30
seats each. In the months that follow Maliki and his supporters and
detractors will hold a series of protracted negotiations to form a new
Iraqi government. To help explain the results and the possible outcomes of
the balloting is Reidar Visser, a noted Iraq historian. He runs two blogs Iraq
and Gulf Analysis and historiae.org, and has written and co-authored th... more »
STIRRING WORDS
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
*The Option of Saying No*
General, your tank is a powerful vehicle
It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men.
But it has one defect:
It needs a driver.
General, your bomber is powerful.
It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant.
But it has one defect:
It needs a mechanic.
General, man is very useful.
But he has one defect:
He can say, “No!"
- Bertolt Brecht
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t
speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost
of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of t... more »
AVOIDING THE GAPS: Porter picks and chooses!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014*
*Part 1—Some of the gaps disappear:* In last week’s Economic Scene column,
the New York Times’ Eduardo Porter avoided some of the gaps.
We refer to the “achievement gaps” which help define the state of America’s
public schools. At a glance, you might not see that Porter was avoiding
some of those gaps.
As he started his column, Porter stressed a familiar old theme—the alleged
failure of American schools as compared to those in the rest of the
developed world. Then, he cited one of our highly significant gaps—“the
persistent gulf in the test results between ... more »
Why we have political parties and what that means
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
Parliamentary democracy works on the basis that voters choose the type of
government they want through proxies.
Specifically, a conservative voter might like Stephen Harper as Prime
Minister but that voter cannot (unless they live in Mr Harper's riding)
vote for him - the voter has to vote for someone else who supports Mr
Harper. Similarly someone who likes Mr Harper's policies on, say, crime
cannot vote directly on the issue but must vote for a member of Mr.
Harper's party in the expectation that member will vote accordingly.
That means, of course, that some of the freedom an ind... more »
How Does Civil Society Influence the State
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
Right. So, bourgeois democracy is a crock of shit. It's a fool's errand
that only the dull and the deluded participate in. What's more important
than the state is civil society. The collective will of the people. The
power of groups outside of the state apparatus.
What is this power that we speak of? On its side, the state has the police,
the surveillance, the courts, the prisons. The money supply. On our side,
we don't have the law. Many profound thinkers have schooled me to the fact
that the rule of law is a *complete* sham in this country. We have no
rights. If our rights become ... more »
The Jimi Hendrix Contest Ends Today-- NSA Domestic Spying Doesn't
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
As you may have read, Blue America extended the Alan Grayson/Jimi Hendrix
fundraiser because of the Memorial Day weekend. We'll randomly pick a
winner at 3pm (ET)/noon (PT). So you still have a chance to win the very
rare and vert collectible Jimi Hendrix platinum album for his first
release, *Are You Experienced?* But even if you're not a Hendrix fan-- even
if you're a country music fan or a show tunes fan or an opera fan who never
heard a single Hendrix lick-- please consider helping Grayson win his
reelection bid. There aren't many Members of either party working to
protect us... more »
SOMALI PIRATES?
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Ukraine's president-elect, billionaire Petro Poroshenko, has promised to
use full force until all separatists have been destroyed. He has now vowed
to strengthen the military crackdown, making it faster and more efficient.
Poroshenko is calling the people in eastern Ukraine "Somali pirates",
Political scientist Mateusz Piskorski from the European Center of
Geopolitical Analysis joins RT to discuss this issue.
Police State Updates May 24 , 2014 ( Think about this as we honor our courageous soldiers - dead and wounded , over Memorial Day ) - Obama finds fault with design of Congress by Founding Fathers ?? Oddly , a tech company has an App for that ( TECH STARTUP WANTS TO REPLACE CONGRESS WITH SOFTWARE Software system would decide on legislation through "on-line vote" by constituency ) ......... In a Police State , everyone is a suspect and believed to be guilty of something - CITIZEN JOURNALIST VISITED BY JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE FOR FILMING POLICE BUILDING Journalist with degree in criminal justice asked if a member of "Sovereign Citizen Nation" ( thought crimes for sure ) ....... TECH COMPANIES: FBI ‘GAG ORDERS’ VIOLATE CONSTITUTION Four tech companies claim that the FBI is ignoring their First Amendment rights by barring them from revealing what types of information they turn over to the government. ........ Surveillance Updates - DHS and Fusion Centers in focus....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Info Wars.....
OBAMA BLAMES FOUNDING FATHERS’ ‘STRUCTURAL’ DESIGN OF CONGRESS FOR GRIDLOCK
[image: Obama blames Founding Fathers’ ‘structural’ design of Congress for
gridlock]
*by* DAVE BOYER | THE WASHINGTON TIMES | MAY 24, 2014
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President Obama is taking a swipe at the Founding Fathers, blaming his
inability to move his agenda on the “disadvantage” of having each state
represented equally in the Senate.
At a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago Thursday night, Mr.... more »
Ukraine updates May 27 , 2014 -- Two days after the Presidential Election , Kiev military actions against South Eastern Ukraine continue with substantial loss of life ( perhaps 100 deaths between self - defense fighters and civilians just in Donetsk Region ) ..... Donbass coalminers to strike until Kiev withdraws troops from region ......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://rt.com/news/161592-donetsk-truck-grenade-killed/
More than 50 self-defense fighters and as many civilians have been killed
since Ukrainian troops stepped up their offensive in the region on Monday,
according to the PM of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic,
Aleksandr Boroday.
Follow RT's LIVE UPDATES on Eastern Ukraine
*“We’ve lost more than 50 self-defense fighters,”* Boroday said, as cited
by RIA Novosti. *“Many of the casualties are a result of two Kamaz trucks
having been shelled by the Ukrainian army. The trucks were driving the
wounded from the battlefield near... more »
Untitled
jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*School Hands 13-Year-Old Over to Cops for a Doodle of a Man Hanging*
Another child victim of zero tolerance policies by schools around the
country. The law of contagion led to a freak out over a 13-year-old boy's
doodle at a school in Beaverton, Oregon. Via Courthouse News Service:
[Robert] Keller, suing for himself and his son, B.R.K., claims that on
May 2, 2013, his 13-year-old son "was interviewed at his school, Raleigh
Hills, K-8, by officers of the Beaverton Police Department regarding an
alleged threat of harm based on a doodle [showing a person being hanged ]
that was d... more »
Why doesn't Taiwan have more rage killings?
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*The Memorial City House of God, next to the train station in Houlong,
which apparently was a hospital once.*
Metro killer: 19 arrested for threatening copycat attacks...*sigh* Many
people complaining that the present of police on the Metro, some with
assault weapons, is not making them feel safer. One man's action has cast a
long shadow over one of the world's best, safest metro systems, and now
everyone must suffer.
After deploring the leap to blame various things, Daniel Lin at Thinking
Taiwan observes:
Mass random killings are a form an extreme violence. *Although we have yet ... more »
Because on the BBC some 'holy sites' are holier than others
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
The BBC's report on the Pope's visit to Jerusalem is fascinating for what
it reveals about the BBC different attitudes to Jewish and Muslim 'holy
sites'.
The BBC article has these two lines near the top of it:
At the al-Aqsa mosque compound, the Pope urged people of all religions to
"work together for justice and peace".
He then prayed at the Western Wall, which lies just beneath it, bowing his
head as he touched the stones.
Note how the BBC carefully crowbar the word into the Al-Aqsa line but leave
any mention of peace out of the Western Wall line, subtle but effective?
Note how ... more »
Hilarion's Weekly Message - May 25-June 1, 2014
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
http://www.therainbowscribe.com/hilarion2014.htm
Hilarion's Weekly Message
by Marlene Swetlishoff
May 25-June 1, 2014
Beloved Ones,
As the energy continues to come in waves, so too, do the symptoms your
bodies are experiencing. Just when you thought that you were over the worst
of them, another round is started. Take heart, Dear Ones, and know that it
brings lightness of heart and being as the ancient memories in your cells
are brought to the surface to be addressed and released. All that is of
sorrow and sadness is being eliminated and in its place comes more refined
light. A... more »
What’s Really Wrong with Advanced Placement Courses and College Board?
plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
What’s Really Wrong with Advanced Placement Courses and College Board?. via
What’s Really Wrong with Advanced Placement Courses and College
Board?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Constructor theory: Deutsch and Marletto are just vacuously bullšiting
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
I can't stand pompous fools, people who are completely dumb but who like to
pretend how wonderfully smart they are. So it is not hard for you to guess
that I was rather upset when I was forced to read a new preprint by David
Deutsch and Chiara Marletto and the associated hype in Scientific American:
Constructor Theory of Information (arXiv)
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A New “Theory of Everything”: Reality Emerges from Cosmic Copyright Law(SciAm)
If you happen to forget similar factoids, Deutsch is one of the
philosophical babblers who likes to say ludicrous things about the
allege... more »
Financial Neutron Bomb Against Russia Latest US Lunacy
Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
The stupid rush to a war of some sort against Russia never stops with the
latest bit of exceptional arrogance directed at taking down Russia's leader
Vladimir Putin being the most dangerous one yet. In a horrifying recent
article written by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard at The Telegraph a new kind of
weapon of mass destruction, one designed to bring down the Russian
financial system not only exists but is being given serious consideration
by our idiotic and short-sighted US cadre of political and bureaucratic
lunatics running the big red, white and blue asylum.
The article describes a se... more »
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