oldephartte(in training): 29 May - Blogs I'm Following II

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Start Each Day With A Grateful Heart

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 minutes ago

Rock the Hill 2014

Alison at Creekside - 24 minutes ago

*Rock the Hill News Release* Ottawa, May 28, 2014 –Veterans, families and fellow Canadians will come together on Parliament Hill beginning June 4, 2014. This peaceful gathering is set to be the largest demonstration in support of veterans since the First World War, which began 100 years ago. Unlike the politically scripted photo ops of military members and veterans which have inundated Canada’s media these past eight years, “Rock the Hill” is a truly grassroots apolitical initiative bringing Canadians together with veterans and their families. *From their website : * "Ca... more »

Did You Think Democrats Protected Tenants From Predatory Developers?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago

Yesterday, tragically, the Democratically-controlled California State Senate sided with predatory real estate speculators who are destroying the whole concept of San Francisco as a diverse, working class city by displacing and uprooting tenants. There was an 18-19 vote against SB 1439, Mark Leno's crucial Ellis Act reform bill. Ted Lieu rushed back to Sacramento from his campaign in CA-33 to voted for Leno's bill. This morning, San Francisco attorney and trusted tenants' rights advocate Paul Hogarth had a glimmer of good news: "It's not over; the bill will be reconsidered either ... more »

Thursday

Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 2 hours ago

Lazy day today. Got up and went running, swimming, then decided to take a nap by the pool in the shade. Woke up a little red. I guess you still get sun even in the shade? Weird. Sunscreen next time......Still a nice nap. Got up and did some chores around the house and made Kurt breakfast. Learned living here that eggs are Gretel's favorite food. Every time I even crack an egg, she is by me waiting for them to be done cooking. She is obsessed. We never made eggs in MI, so I guess we never knew this until now. The AC guy came and worked on the units today some more and clea... more »

Snowden catches NSA in a lie ( May 30 , 2014 ) ......NSA releases Snowden email after denying its existence --- Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden did raise questions with top NSA lawyers, the agency admitted on Thursday. Snowden responded by saying the released emails are incomplete, and that NSA misdirection “raises serious concerns.” .......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago

NSA releases Snowden email after denying its existence Published time: May 29, 2014 20:18 Edited time: May 30, 2014 02:05 Get short URL [image: A giant screen shows fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden (top) delivering a speech, on May 16, 2014 in the northern German city of Hamburg (AFP Photo / Axel Heimken)] A giant screen shows fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden (top) delivering a speech, on May 16, 2014 in the northern German city of Hamburg (AFP Photo / Axel Heimken) Share on tumblr Trends NSA leaks Tags Information Technology, Intelligence,Internet, Law, Mass... more »

Asia horror show ( May 30 , 2014 ) - No , not that one ....... Abenomics Suffers Crippling Blow: Economy Sputters As Inflation Soars, BOJ QE Delayed Indefinitely , China's Housing Bubble Desperation In Six Words: "Buy One Floor, Get One Free" .......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago

Abenomics Suffers Crippling Blow: Economy Sputters As Inflation Soars, BOJ QE Delayed Indefinitely [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/29/2014 22:28 -0400 - Barclays - China - CPI - El Nino inShare Following last night's record plunge in Japanese retail sales, tonight was another slew of crushingly bad data for Abe and his motley crew of money printers to reflect on. First *Household Spending cratered 4.6% YoY - its biggest drop since the Tsunami* (and markedly worse than expectations which were bad enough due to the tax hik... more »

Teachers File Lawsuit in Memphis to Keep Jobs and Stop TFA Takeover

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 3 hours ago

Technical Difficulties

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

Apologies, my ISP, a small local company out here in the Arizona desert, has suffered a catastrophic system failure which may take several days to repair. Posting is suspended until the situation is resolved. - CP

Stop the presses! Via Twitter, a shocking revelation about Dana Milbank's shopping activities

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago

*Let's all tweet like the birdies tweet . . . .* *by Ken* It's known in certain (very small) circles that I am not the world's most energetic enthusiast of Twitter, or of tweetin generally. I suppose it could be argued that all those people pointlessly twittering their lives away are making a larger contribution to society than if they attempted to get a life, but this distinction between worthlessnesses doesn't seem to me worth discussing. Case in point: this tweet (I assume) from Dana Milbank in response to this other tweet. I suppose, again, it could be argued that my citing... more »

Neocons Yowl Like Scalded Cats Over Obama Speech

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 5 hours ago

President Barack Obama gave his heralded speech to the cannon fodder at West Point yesterday and the neocons went batshit in that the emperor failed to give a full-throated endorsement of their insane ideology of global conquest. By the time that the last words were ticking off of the teleprompter the neocon propaganda flagship at the Washington Post had already published a blistering screed by their morally bereft, warmongering editorial board denouncing what was in actuality a support of continued American interventionism by the Commander in Chief. The editorial board screed, "At... more »

Angelina Jolie on Maleficent- "I was drawn to the evil"

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago

So, Angelina, the death angel was "drawn to the evil"? Imagine my non surprise? After all this women has hoodwinked* ( to deceive by false appearance )*the world with her global do gooder facade. Maleficent is, in my opinion, Angelina's inner being on display. Noticed, I didn't call it 'soul'? Why would I? That woman doesn't have one. Is she evil? I believe so. I don't believe she has one shred of humanity or humanitarianism anywhere in the vessel she inhabits Notice, I don't call it a body? Humans have bodies.* Evil has a vessel. * A means to spread it's evil.* Vessel- a person in... more »

Ballmer Baller: Former Microsoft CEO submits highest bid To Buy Clippers ( $2 Billion ) This would be the 2nd Highest Price Paid For Any US Sport Team Ever ...... However , don't expect Donald Sterling to make things easy for the NBA !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago

Ballmer Baller: Former Microsoft CEO To Buy Clippers For $2 Billion: 2nd Highest Price Paid For Any US Sport Team Ever [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/29/2014 19:32 -0400 inShare Former MSFT CEO, Steve Ballmer, who earlier was said to have put in a $1.8 billion bid for the LA Clippers, is reported to have won the bidding war for the troubled sports team, and will shelve out a massive $2 billion: a record price for any NBA team, and four times the $550 million that was paid earlier this month for the Milwaukee Bucks. It is also the second highest pr... more »

Looming " Color Revolution " in the US ? May 29 , 2014 ....... While US Government outrage flared when civilians were killed protesting in Egypt , Syria , Libya and the Ukraine , do you know the US Government also has a Directive permitting use of military force against US Civilians ? Meet Directive 3025.18 Granting Obama Authority To Use Military Force Against Civilians .....Think this is theoretical , then consider this -- A U.S. official said the Obama administration considered but rejected deploying military force under the directive during the recent standoff with Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his armed supporters.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago

Meet Directive 3025.18 Granting Obama Authority To Use Military Force Against Civilians [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/29/2014 12:50 -0400 - Obama Administration - Totalitarianism inShare14 While the "*use of armed [unmanned aircraft systems] is not authorized,*" The Washington Times uncovering of a 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that *envisions the Obama administration’s potential use of military force against Americans*. As one defense official proclaimed... more »

Bonds globally rally even as Banks bash and discourage buying bonds ???? May 29 , 2014 News and views -- As Primary Dealers And Banks Bash Treasurys, Here Is What They Are Really Doing

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago

Scotiabank Asks "Are Treasuries The Only Adult In The Room?" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/29/2014 20:04 -0400 - Barclays - Bond - China - Convexity - Demographics - fixed - PIMCO - Renminbi - Treasury Department inShare *Via Scotiabank's Guy Haselmann,* *Disparaged Treasuries are the Only Adult in the Room* Treasuries continue to do nothing wrong. My bullish views on bonds over the past several months have been met with stern opposition; however, several are now beginning to question their defiance. With su... more »

Piketty's Envy Problem

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago

French rockstar economist Thomas Piketty has responded to his critics, mostly to the *Financial Times* who claimed his data is shoddy, cherrypicked and some of it “made up out of thin air.” Tyler Cowen reports: There are 4,400 words here, mostly on the *FT* kerfluffle, and Neil Irwin summarizes it here: “The short version: He doesn’t give an inch.” In this Guest Post by Peter Schiff, Schiff argues Piketty has an envy problem – and it’s this most fundamentally that explains his popularity. ------------------------------ *Piketty's Envy Problem* There can be little doubt that Thoma... more »

After Obama Talks Of Arming Syria Rebels, UN Tells ICP Ban Ki-moon Urges "Stop the Flow"

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 6 hours ago

*This photo is from 2009. The war criminals are the two gentlemen on the left.* *Video Title: After Obama Talks Of Arming Syria Rebels, UN Tells ICP Ban Ki-moon Urges "Stop the Flow." Source: InnerCity Press. Date Published: May 28, 2014. Description:* As Obama Talks Arming Syria Rebels, UN Says Ban Urges Stop the Flow By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, May 28 -- Increased support to the armed Syria opposition was a theme or meme in US President Barack Obama speech at West Point, and in his Senior Administration Official's press call afterward. So Inner City Press minutes lat... more »

Smearing of Snowden Begins after NBC Interview

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 6 hours ago

The most hated man in America today, at least by the unprincipled charlatans in the establishment is former government contractor turned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the lackeys of the corrupt National Security State and the polluted Obama regime have attacked him as they were a pack of mange crazed dogs. The running man managed to hit the big time - at least in America where television is the drug of choice - in an exclusive interview with NBC's Brian Williams. It was Snowden's big public relations opportunity after months of being kicked around by scum the likes of Peter... more »

On the “Success” of a 100% Charter Recovery School District

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 7 hours ago

On May 29, 2014, Lindsey Layton of the Washington Post wrote this article on the conversion of the state-run New Orleans Recovery School District’s (RSD) conversion to charters. I would like to clarify a few of Layton’s glossy statements about RSD. Let us begin with this one: The creation of the country’s first all-charter school system has improved […]

SC, Choose OK, Not FL: Failing Students with Failed Policy

plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 7 hours ago

SC, Choose OK, Not FL: Failing Students with Failed Policy. via SC, Choose OK, Not FL: Failing Students with Failed Policy.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

Spanish Inquisition Day 12

Southern Man at Southern Man - 8 hours ago

Today we (again) took a two-hour bus ride to (again) go to the beach. This time it was the island resort of Cádiz. Geocaches? In Cádiz? Why, yes. Yes there are. Old Cádiz (like Old Madrid and Old Córdoba and Old Granada and Old Seville) is a maze of twisty passages, all alike... Southern Man used the phrase "*¿Dónde estamos en este mapa?*" a lot today. Southern Man spent a fair amount of time walking the beaches and admiring what he regards as the most beautiful of God's handiwork. Of course he didn't stare - that would be rude. He did glance a lot, though. Baby Roswell and Nor... more »

Grease

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago

I must just comment on a couple of posts from Alan at *Biased BBC*. Firstly, one of my most toe-curlingly embarrassing memories of school was being most reluctantly dragooned into a Sixth Form performance of *Summer Nights *from *Grease. *Bad idea, bad execution, bad memories. I had vivid flashbacks of that whilst watching this effort from the team at BBC *Breakfast**. * I will have nightmares again tonight...as no doubt will Bill Turnbull, for many years to come. The other post caught a piece of gossip from the *Daily Mail*'s Ephraim Hardcastle: David Cameron will have bee... more »

Steve Israel's Reptilian Plan To Keep John Boehner On As Speaker

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago

Steve Israel-- still pushing fellow Blue Dogs at the expense of real Democrats This morning the DCCC announced that they had reserved $43.5 million in broadcast and cable television time in 36 congressional districts-- 19 to defend incumbents (+ an open blue district) and 19 held by Republicans. If they win every single race-- which they won't (more on that below)-- they will still fail to take back the House. They call it "the biggest ad buy in history." A more useful frame may be "the biggest waste of donor money in history." Let's get the defensive plays out of the way first: ... more »

PENTAGON REVIEW OF ENTIRE 'MISSILE DEFENSE' PROGRAM

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago

Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman James Alexander Winnefeld remarks at the Atlantic Council's Global Missile Defense Conference on May 28 in Washington. Even though they try to sell the program as being needed to protect against Iran and North Korea, the facts are that the US is surrounding Russia and China with "missile defense" (MD) systems. Winnefeld lies when he says that MD is not deployed against Russia. He says that Russia has too many nuclear missiles that would overwhelm the US MD system. But if you view the MD program as a key element in US first-strike attack plann... more »

Paying tribute

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago

This run of frivolous posts now ends. It's time to get serious again, and pay tribute to the late Maya Angelou. (It's what everyone's doing, especially at the BBC, and *Is the BBC biased? *refuses to be left out.) Maya Angelou meant a lot to me. Yes, I've never read a word of anything's she's ever written - or had the slightest inclination to do so until today - but I recognised her name when the news of her death broke (having heard it many times before on the BBC) and I felt the need to rush onto the internet to tell you so. I learned from the BBC that she didn't believe white ... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 10 hours ago

*Ownership, operations of flood defenses moved to SLFPA-E ~Jeff Adelson, N.O. Advocate * *Safety questions raised after tornado hits Marathon refinery ~Thanh Truong, WWLTV* *Lafourche residents denounce Corps' land plan ~Channing Parfait, Tri-Parish Times* *Dolphins are dying in fresh water and scientists are asking why ~Danielle Thomas, WVUE* *In New Orleans, major school district closes traditional public schools for good ~Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post* *Rents and occupancy rates remain high in New Orleans' apartment market ~WWL* *The Listening Post Asks: Is Housing Affordab... more »

Economics: Go With Your Gut

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 11 hours ago

Somebody found some errors (maybe) in Thomas Piketty's *Capital in the 21st Century*. The whole thing might be a little overblown though. But remember the errors that were found in the Reinhart and Rogoff study that said that high debt levels cause radical slowdowns in economic growth? Here's a video clip that sums it up most cogently. Whatever the case is, I know that economists argue all the time. I know that statistics are increasingly dodgy. I choose to go with my gut instinct after decades of immersing myself in this crap. I know that inequality is increasing. I know that pove... more »

TV Quiz time - the answer

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago

Yesterday I asked - Only two characters appeared in every episode of the original series of Dallas 1978-1991, who? The answer is J.R. Ewing and Cliff Barnes

Syrian voting in Lebanon- Day 2- Massive turnout

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago

After yesterday's turnout in Lebanon ...*..Syria. Ukraine. Election Spin? And more!* *Check out Day 2! *Pay attention to the flags the Syrians are flying? - NOT the flag initially toted around by the NATO backed terrorists/ mercenaries/hired killers Notice the language used by our NATO media?* "Hundreds of Syrians"* ? Look at that image? Would you ever use the wording "hundreds of Syrians" unless you were pushing a negative anti-Syrian point of view? Western/NATO media is very anti-Syrian. Hundreds of Syrians living in Lebanon lined up outside their embassy near Beirut on Thursday... more »

Mensajes positivos para compartir IV - Magia es creer en ti

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 12 hours ago

TRUTHOUT: Ruben Salazar and the Filmmaker in the Middle

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 12 hours ago

ON SALAZAR: After waiting some 44 years, most everyone I know was disappointed with the documentary on journalist, Ruben Salazar this past April. I wrote a series of observations prior to watching the documentary. Here's my view after having watched it. http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23884-ruben-salazar-and-the-filmmaker-in-the-middle

Sad: No Other Politicians Walked With Indicted Criminal Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm In The Memorial Day Parade

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago

Mikey Suits used to get funnier headlines Anything you read about Staten Island Mafia figure/Republican Congressman Michael Grimm is a part of a carefully staged and choreographed production that is leading inexorably to his plea bargain. The slimy political operatives/lobbyists, Mercury Public Affairs, withdrew the campaign manager, Bill Cortese, last week. The NRCC dried up his campaign contributions and now he says he's going to run without TV ads. Grimm, of course, is playing little Miss Victim, always the bully's favorite pose. The media, he's been whining, is out to get him. Ma... more »

Basics: Is That a Good Economic Development Deal? A Checklist UPDATED

Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 13 hours ago

In my last post, I discussed one of the most important sets of questions regarding any proposed economic development subsidy: How much does it cost? Is that too much? The answer, assuming that we are not going to overhaul our broken subsidy system overnight, was that we see if we're paying too much by looking at what other states and cities have paid for similar projects. This presumes, of course, that we know how much the incentive package costs in the first place. There are, unfortunately, far too many cases where total incentives were far higher than what was originally announced... more »

I, Too, Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 13 hours ago

(Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Constant Reader Stan the Man for the inspiration.) As I'd made mention several times over the near decade I've been blogging about politics, I was proud to have cast my first vote for John Kerry in 2004. I was proud that, for virtually all my adult life, he was my junior senator. I was even able to somehow ignore the fact that, during the Democratic National Convention in Boston that summer, the government and Boston PD had set up "Freedom cages" for the protesters to ensure none of the Democratic elite who would show up at the Fleet Center would ev... more »

KIPP Offers Fast Track: Apply Before Midnight, or Whenever

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago

An "invitational" is defined as a competition open only to those invited. In this odd case below, KIPP, Inc. is exclusively inviting any warm body to apply at their Bay Area franchise, where 40-60 percent of students never make it from 5th to 8th grade and where the average teacher lasts 1-2 years. If you are looking for a teaching job next year, you may see this on the Web or ads like it: *KIPP Bay Area Schools is hosting an Invitational Interview Day on Monday, June 9th for teaching positions for the 2014-2015 school year!* - Guaranteed in-person interview; skip three steps ... more »

fellow citizens

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 13 hours ago

Really - Why Do ALEC Members Hide?

2old2care at Because I Can - 14 hours ago

Doing research isn't rocket science - it is just time consuming. You keep looking for promising articles, blog entries by others, tweets by others, facebook posts by others - that you can build on, with a little research. (Today's entry started with someone's tweets.) You hit a lot of deadends before you find something that is worth writing about. Lately the American Legislative Exchange Council has been releasing bogus statements about transparency - which with a little bit of research prove to be false, 90% of the time. In fact, at this point of ALEC history - they are the most *op... more »

The UFO Cover-Up in 10 Minutes

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 14 hours ago

EFN Asia 37: Jeju Forum 2014, On Globalization and Inequality

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 14 hours ago

For the second time, Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia participated in the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity annual conference, held at the southern island-province of Jeju, South Korea. This year's conference ran from May 28-30 with the theme, "Designing New Asia." Below is the group photo of EFN delegates to the 2014 Forum. From left: Lars Andre Richter, Country Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) for South Korea, Dr Sethaput from Thailand, Sungeun Lim of FNF Korea, Dr Stella Quimbo of the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) in the Philippines, Rai... more »

May 29: painful...

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 14 hours ago

Norbert, the master of saying nothing, outdoes himself today. We have a provincial financial disaster looming. His answer? "If our politicians won't lead us, should other citizens step up?" Norbert, in a democracy, it's other citizens who elect the politicians - based on the full information and informed opinion spread by the news media. When other citizens step up to take over that role, it's called a revolution. And those "other citizens" are likely, very likely, to be the people with money and clout and influence who don't give a damn about the economic survival of the province... more »

Legislators File Open Records Request for Huffman Decision Trail to Delay State Test Results

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago

On the day that TCAP scores were to be released in Tennessee, Kevin Huffman's team of TFA lawyers in Nashville called a quick "put down your pencils" timeout just before reporters were ready to write about this year's state test results. In a scurry to make sure that "post-test equating" had been done "properly," local systems were left holding the bag, since TCAP is supposed to figure into student final grades and, of course, teacher evaluations. What embarrassment and scandal will be required to finally get rid of the lawyers and corporate bottom feeders mismanaging the State'... more »

AVOIDING THE GAPS: Large test score gains!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago

*THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014* *Part 3—But also, those punishing gaps:* It has to be the greatest news you’re not allowed to hear. Over (let’s say) the past twenty years, black kids seem to have made substantial progress in reading and math. We refer to average scores by black students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the widely-praised “gold standard” of domestic educational testing. The NAEP is a federally-run testing program which dates, in one of its two major forms, all the way back to 1971. The NAEP has always been considered our most reliable domestic t... more »

Edward Snowden's interview on NBC was Awesome! Snowden Spoke Truth, I am Shocked NBC aired it.

Sherrie at Sherrie Questioning All - 15 hours ago

I watched the interview Edward Snowden did with Brian Williams on NBC last night (5/27/14). One thing I noticed is is NBC used the colors Red and Blue/ half screen when they put up "Traitor or Patriot" They always had Traitor in the Red and Patriot in the Blue. That is subliminal for people to believe Red (Right/Conservative) as Traitor and Blue (Liberal/Left) as Patriot. Here are the

SNOWDEN IN PERSON

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

After months of behind-the-scenes contact, "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor Brian Williams sat down with Edward Snowden, a man wanted for espionage here at home, for his first American television interview. Nothing was off limits. See the rest of the interview *here *

No Sunshine

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago

You would expect that Ontario's Liberals would be defeated in this election. After all, Tom Walkom writes: The Liberals have been in power for 11 long years. They’ve presided over a host of scandals, ranging from the ORNGE air ambulance fiasco to the gas plant affair. The economy is just limping along. Usually, a government burdened with this kind of baggage would be guaranteed defeat. But Kathleen Wynne's party seems to be tied with or ahead of the Hudak Tories. Perhaps voters have looked at Mr. Hudak's plan and come to the conclusion that he is math challenged. Perhaps New De... more »

Re-Forming National Alliance May Be Waste Of Time For Iraq’s Shiite Parties

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 15 hours ago

Since Iraq held parliamentary elections on April 30, 2014 the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) led by Ammar Hakim and the Ahrar bloc led by Moqtada al-Sadr have moved to re-form the National Alliance, which emerged during the last round of balloting in 2010. Hakim and Sadr have talked about institutionalizing the alliance as the representative of the Shiite religious parties and make it the main decision maker as to who should be nominated prime minister. The problem is that it seeks to include Premier Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law (SOL), while opposing his third term in of... more »

Oneness is not easy... but its the only route home.

AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 15 hours ago

By American Kabuki I began this current journey December 26, 2012. Its been an amazing experience from a historical, a spiritual and a personal view point. We've faced many challenges and many obstacles and bore them knowing that the information we had was correct and that it resonated with a very wide audience. How diverse that audience is did not sink until recently. *Banking* We have published information that was kept secret about the banking systems, what value was, where that value resided and who ran the systems. The energetic nature of banking and the off-world conne... more »

DeConstructing John Moore CFRB May 29 2014

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 16 hours ago

Lots of stupid things done by the last generation by smart people on a mass scale are now universally seen as stupid. John should have pointed out bee colony death, GMO foods and refusal to limit man made global warming are our current ignorance. Where will the children play. Goggle it you lazy kids. But there is a great British Novella about a gated community where all the adults are found dead, and all the children are missing. What kind of creatures are we creating. Scary Scary future run by children who were scared. Beeep Beeep we have spotted a father with a chainsaw, is he g... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago

[image: rip-michael-ruppert-suicide-meme] Farewell Michael Ruppert, and Thank You [image: admin] [image: Michael C. Ruppert: February 3, 1951 – April 13, 2014] Michael C. Ruppert: February 3, 1951 – April 13, 2014 *#1** from Jenna Orkin**Jenna Orkin, a colleague and friend of Michael Ruppert, is the author of **The Moron’s Guide to Global Collapse**. Portions of the speech below were read out at Mike’s public memorial on Saturday 17th May 2014. * Mike Ruppert was a complex, brilliant, infuriating, funny, impossible, honest (usually), never boring, enraged, musical, competiti... more »

Newark’s Failed Experiment Illustrates Reformers’ Overreach

John Thompson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 16 hours ago

Dale Russakoff’s New Yorker profile, “Schooled,” starts with a description of the dysfunctionality of the Newark Public School System: The ratio of administrators to students—one to six—was almost twice the state average. Clerks made up thirty per cent of the central bureaucracy—about four times the ratio in comparable cities. Even some clerks had clerks, yet […]

Obamboozled

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 16 hours ago

From the Department of Fooled You, Fooled You, Made You Look: One week after the Obama administration said it would comply with a federal appeals court ruling ordering it to make public portions of a Justice Department memo that signed off on the targeted killing of a United States citizen, the administration is now asking the court for permission to censor additional passages of the document. In the interim, the Senate voted narrowly last week to confirm David Barron, the former Justice Department official who was the memo’s principal author, to an appeals court judgeship. At least... more »

Paul Frampton fired by UNC

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 16 hours ago

*Some physicists did get richer:* Guth, Linde, Starobinsky share one of the $1 million Kavli prizes (for inflation). Other two triplets – of nanoopticians and neuroscientists – win two more millions in total. Guth and Linde didn't have functional cellphones to receive the good news. Maybe they will be able to buy one – even though Linde plans to spend this money for his breakfast. Some annoying news from North Carolina: UNC-CH fires physics professor jailed in Argentina ------------------------------ ...see also Google News... Paul Frampton is still in Argentina but he should be r... more »

Villar Greuel Strikes Again-- Worse Than A Republican

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago

I've never seen such a negative Democratic candidate for Congress like Wendy Greuel. Maybe she just hires especially awful, cutthroat people to work for her like this operative, and this operative and this operative. One of the most trusted and respected bloggers in CA-33, Venice For Change warned voters about Greuel's strange and very ugly penchant for relentless negativity last year: *After Months Of Going Negative, Wendy Greuel Calls For A Mortatorium On Negative Ads Her Campaign Can No Longer Pay For.* After pummeling campaign rivals for months with negative mailers and TV ... more »

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Mystery May 29 , 2014 -- Wild goose Chase confirmed at last ------- MH370 WAS NEVER THERE AT ALL! Australia finally admits it, blame shifts to M'SIAN GOVT ( THE final resting place of MH370 is no closer to being known after Australian authorities today discounted an area that had been considered the most likely zone. ) ...... Family members see further proof of a cover up ---- KUALA LUMPUR — Today’s admission by Australian officials that the southern Indian Ocean area where pings were detected is not the crash site of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been described as evidence of “a giant cover-up” by some distraught family members of those onboard the missing airliner.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago

Malaysia Chronicle ...... Thursday, 29 May 2014 14:50 MH370 WAS NEVER THERE AT ALL! Australia finally admits it, blame shifts to M'SIAN GOVT - font size [image: decrease font size] [image: increase font size] - Cetak - E-mel - Komentar (13) Rate this item - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 (5 votes) [image: MH370 WAS NEVER THERE AT ALL! Australia finally admits it, blame shifts to M'SIAN GOVT] THE final resting place of MH370 is no closer to being known after Australian authorities today discounted an area that had been considered the most likely zone. The tri... more »

Morning Data ( US ) and Overnight News and Data from Asia and Europe May 29 , 2014 --- US Economy Shrank By 1% In The First Quarter: First Contraction Since 2011 ..... Initial Claims Drop Near Cycle Low "As Good As It Gets" Levels ...... Buying Of Bonds And Stocks Continues In Event-Free Overnight Session

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

News and Data..... May 29 , 2014 and Overnight from Asia , Early Morning from Europe.... [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Excluding Obamacare, US Economy Contracted By 2% In The First QuarterSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 05/29/2014 - 09:21 As if the official news that the US economy is just one quarter away from an official recession (and with just one month left in the second quarter that inventory restocking better be progressing at an epic pace) but don't worry - supposedly harsh weather somehow managed to wipe out*$100 billion in economic growth from the initial forecast for Q1 ... more »

LibDem Leadership Crisis

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 17 hours ago

Oh no, not the LibDems *again*. Yes, the crisis in the yellow party rumbles on and on. Though, to be accurate, this is nothing new - it's been on slow burn since they spectacularly and wretchedly betrayed their tuition fees pledge. Every vicious turn since, be it the bedroom tax, defending work capability assessments, cheering the backdoor privatisation of the NHS, or ignoring the billions wasted by IBS on botched social security reforms, the litany of regressive, vindictive policies goes on and on. And quite rightly the LibDems have paid a heavy price in blood and treasure. You ca... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago

*Duke University appears to have learned nothing* *After their unjust treatment of their Lacrosse team cost them millions, you would think they would pull their horns in* An Australian student accused of sexual assault is suing Duke University after the elite US college banned him from his May graduation. Lewis McLeod, a former Sydney Grammar School student and member of Duke's soccer team, says without his degree he can't take up a Wall Street job offer, will be unable to renew his US visa and will be forced to return to Australia. Police in Durham, North Carolina, investigated ... more »

War watch May 29 , 2014 -- Libya has descended into complete chaos ( They had very little power to begin with, and even less since Gen. Khalifa Hifter took over their parliament building, but Libya’s parliament is still hard at work, fighting internally over who the real prime minister is. ) ...... Syria - Obama’s $5 Billion ‘Counter-Terrorism’ Fund Has Syria in Crosshairs 'Partnership Fund' Aims Exclusively at Syria Neighbors , US: Reports of American Suicide Bomber in Syria ‘Likely Accurate’ American Bomber Launched Attack for al-Qaeda....... Iraq - no matter who is named Prime minister in Iraq , the sun will rise the next day and more Iraqis will continue to die ........ Pakistan Taliban sees split over alleged peace process - The Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the longtime umbrella of Pakistani Taliban factions, has split in half with the emergence of the new TTP-Mehsud faction, led by Khalid Mehsud.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

Libya.... Libya Standoff Emerges as Premier Refuses to Yield to Successor'Acting PM' Claims Incoming PM's Election Illegal by Jason Ditz, May 28, 2014 Print This | Share This They had very little power to begin with, and even less since Gen. Khalifa Hifter took over their parliament building, but Libya’s parliament is still hard at work, fighting internally over who the real prime minister is. Ahmed Maiteeq, elected weeks ago, was supposed to officially be installed as premier this week, but the “acting prime minister,” Abdullah al-Thinni, is refusing to hand over power, claiming Mai... more »

Ukraine updates May 29 , 2014 - Gas dispute still unresolved between Ukraine and Russia ....... Fighting in the restive South East Regions continues as Federalists manage to sting Ukrainian military ( helicopter shot down , Barracks stormed ) .... has Kiev paused Special Military Operations in Kramatorsk and Slaviansk ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

Russia Today.... http://rt.com/business/162296-kiev-gazprom-/ Ukraine's final gas plea: Lower prices, then we pay debt Published time: May 29, 2014 14:34 Get short URL [image: AFP Photo / Alexander Zobin] AFP Photo / Alexander Zobin Share on tumblr Tags Energy, Gas, Russia and the global economy, Ukraine Friday is Kiev’s last change to transfer $2 billion to Gazprom or risk a "gas war" with Moscow and a halt to gas deliveries not only to Ukraine but Europe. European customers get about 50 percent of Russian gas via Ukraine. By June 7, Ukraine’s total debt for supplied gas will be $5.2 b... more »

Playing

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 18 hours ago

Sentence appeals

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 18 hours ago

*R. v. McLean*, 2014 PECA 10: [10] Section 687(1) of the *Criminal Code* directs that on an appeal against sentence, an appellant court is to consider the fitness of the sentence. The Supreme Court of Canada has directed that in conducting this review, the applicable standard is based on deference. That approach is taken due to practical reasons, including the contextual nature of the sentencing process, the individualized nature of sentencing, and the advantageous position of the trial judge (*R. v. Bolger*, 2013 PECA 9 (CanLII), 2013 PECA 9, at para.14). An appellat... more »

Brazil to add third converted 767 tanker

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago

[image: Boeing KC-767 Tanker]Brazil is to sign a revised contract soon to add a third converted Boeing 767-300 tanker to its air force inventory, according to Israeli defence sources. In March 2013, the Brazilian air force command selected Israel Aerospace Industries for the conversion of two commercial Boeing 767-300ERs, with options for an additional two. These will replace the service’s four retired KC-137s (militarised Boeing 707s), which had been in use since 1986. Read more

A date of betrayal for your diaries unless David Cameron actually does something about the EU

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago

On 1 November 2014 the following areas of competence will switch from requiring unanimous approval of all the member states of the EU to just qualified majority voting. In addition the EU Commission have managed to make it even harder for EU provinces (for that's what the countries that make up the EU are now) to vote down any proposal from the Commission - there now has to be a 'blocking minority' which represents 'at least three quarters of EU citizens' or 'at least three quarters of member states. Even if such a 'blocking minority' is achieved then the Council undertakes only to ... more »

Unmanned Aircraft Series Sets Record for Mission Hours Flown in One Week

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

[image: RQ-4 Global Hawk]Northrop Grumman Corporation's High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series, which includes the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, set a new record for mission hours flown in one week, logging 665 hours flying operational and exercise missions during the week ending Feb. 23. In 2013, Global Hawk flew an average of 433.8 hours a week. The weekly record of 665 hours set in February 2014 is 53 percent above last year's average. That is the equivalent of almost four Global Hawks in the air around the clock for an entire week. The HALE... more »

DRDO successfully test-fires Akash air defence missiles

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

DRDO on Wednesday successfully test-fired the Akash air defence missiles off the coast of Balasore in Odisha. “Three Akash missiles were launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, on tow body target of Lakshya pilotless target aircraft moving at low altitude far boundary, and ripple mode missions. The missiles intercepted the fast moving and maneuvering small RCS targets within small interval of five seconds in ripple mode,” a DRDO release said. The tests were conducted by the Indian Air Force, which will be the first service to induct the Akash missiles in its invent... more »

Russian Naval Aviation Monitoring NATO Warships in Black Sea – Source

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

[image: Su-24 Fencer]Naval wings of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have resumed training flights over neutral waters of the sea to monitor the activity of NATO warships, a source in the Russian navy's headquarters said Wednesday. “During the flights, combat training is carried out to provide surface image coverage in the neutral waters of the Black Sea,” the source said. These flights, performed mainly by Su-24 attack aircraft, allow monitoring of NATO warship maneuvers, which have increased in activity in recent months. Read more

Peru to Get 8 Russian Military Helicopters in November

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

[image: Mi-171Sh Hip helicopters]Peru's Air Force will receive a delivery of eight new Russian-made helicopters in November, with an additional 16 to come in 2015, Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano said. The Mi-171Sh multi-purpose helicopters were sold to Peru in a $406 million deal in December, and are likely to replace the eight Mi-17 transport helicopters that were sold to Peru in 1984, the Jane's Defence military news website reported Tuesday. The Peruvian government has set aside $11 million to repair and refit the three Mi-171s it bought in 2010, and an additional $2.8... more »

Smarter than the average swallow

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago

Birds nesting in an underground parkade could have been locked in when the parkade was converted to a campus bike centre with doors on the end. The swallows quickly learned how to trigger the motion detectors to open the doors and go in and out whenever they want. Smart birds! We humans think we are brighter than we often are, take @wotsit4 for example. Likewise animals are a lot brighter than we often give them credit for.

Chinese force launches daylong attacks on Vietnamese vessels

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

Since China’s illegal oil rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 was relocated to a new area in Vietnamese waters on May 27, its guarding vessels, with the support of military planes, have launched more attacks on Vietnamese ships, the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) said on Wednesday. Dang Le Son, captain of Vietnam Coast Guard ship 2015, said, “During the past two days, Chinese vessels have launched more attacks and prolonged the time of each assault on Vietnamese ships.” Yesterday, May 28, was the first day that the Chinese force launched daylong attacks on Vietnamese vessels when they were requested... more »

Application Accepted

Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 20 hours ago

It's been a few days now since I received the email but I have to admit my head is still swimming. Graduate school was an idea I had toyed with off and on over the last ten years and I finally found myself giving it some serious thought last spring. Having been out of academia now for almost 15 years (where has the time gone?) the idea of going back for a masters degree was, I admit, rather daunting at times. Ten years of living throughout the North also added a host of other historical interests on top of the 50 other things I find interesting within the discipline. Thankfully,... more »

Navy base RNAS Culdrose set for biggest Merlin helicopter exercise since Cold War

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

[image: Merlin Mk.2 helicopter]Sailors at RNAS Culdrose have been busy training and getting everything ready for one of their biggest operations since the Cold War. Next Monday, nine of the latest Merlin helicopters carrying more than 250 personnel will fly off from the base near Helston. Their home for four weeks will be the Atlantic Ocean on broad the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. They will take part in continuous operations to hunt for French and British submarines shadowing the carrier in an exercise code named Deep Blue. Read more

Rapid growth in defence budget risks 'wasteful shopping expedition': think tank

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

[image: Tony Abott]The Abbott government's plan to pump billions of dollars into defence risks encouraging the military to go on "a shopping expedition" for equipment and personnel that aren't really needed, a top think-tank warns. In its annual defence budget report, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute embraces the government's goal to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence as a credible one. But it makes a series of warnings about the scale of the Coalition's ambition, noting that the target means military spending would reach $52 billion in 2023-24, up from ... more »

A Free School For Kids In New Delhi, India

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago

It is an unusual school in an unusual location and is run by an unusual teacher. Rajesh Kumar is a shopkeeper by profession but spends hours every morning teaching around 80 children from the poorest of the poor in India’s capital. The 43-year-old visited the construction of the Delhi transit station a few years ago and was disturbed by the sight of many children playing at the site instead of attending school. When he questioned the parents working at the sites they all said there were no schools in the vicinity and no one cared. Consequently, his open-air class room was born -... more »

Stay Away From All These GMO Food Products - Just Don't Eat Any

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago

Source: *True Activist*

Russia needs naval bases both in the Caucasus and Crimea

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago

[image: Project 677 Lada-class SSK]The analysis of military operations during the second defense of Sevastopol makes it possible to draw two vital conclusions concerning fleet deployments and the role of naval aviation, the Black Sea fleet commander, Alexander Vitko, told a historical conference devoted to the 70th anniversary of Crimea’s liberation from fascist occupiers. “First, it is vitally important (for Russia) to have two huge naval bases: one in the Caucasus and the other in Sevastopol,” Vitko said. “Second, the success of any military operation depends on air support. That ... more »

U.S. Navy secretary defends new warship program

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago

[image: LCS-1 & LCS-2]U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus defended the embattled $34 billion Littoral Combat Ship program on Wednesday and said the ability to reconfigure the ships to carry out different missions would help the Navy keep pace with rapidly changing technologies. A Navy task force is reassessing the program after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed significant concerns about the survivability and firepower of the LCS ships, and ordered a pause in orders after 32 ships. The Navy has so far ordered 24 of the 52 ships planned for the program from the two companies that bu... more »

Russia Lays Down 6th Kilo-Class Sub for Vietnam

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago

[image: Hanoi (Kilo) class SSK]The final Kilo-class Project 636 diesel-electric submarine for the Vietnamese navy under a 2009 contract was laid down Wednesday in St. Petersburg, a defense industry source told RIA Novosti. "Today, we had the ceremony of laying down the sixth submarine for Vietnam. This is the latest submarine in this series," the source said. Under the $2 billion contract, two submarines have already been delivered to Vietnam, the third is undergoing sea trials, a fourth was floated out in late March, and the fifth and sixth are now under construction. Read more

Japan & Australia consider submarine deal that could rattle China

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago

Japan will get the chance to pursue an unprecedented military export deal when its defense and foreign ministers meet their Australian counterparts in Tokyo next month. Japan is considering selling submarine technology to Australia – perhaps even a fleet of fully engineered, stealthy vessels, according to Japanese officials. Sources on both sides say the discussions so far have encouraged a willingness to speed up talks. Any agreement would take months to negotiate and remains far from certain, but even a deal for Japan to supply technology would likely run to billions of dollars a... more »

Japan Needs Time to Provide Ships to Vietnam

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago

[image: Japanese Coast Guard vessel]Japan said on Wednesday it was unable to immediately provide decomissioned patrol ships to Vietnam amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea as its own coastguard was stretched by surveillance activities. As tensions mount between China and other claimants to the South China Sea, countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines are rushing to bolster their maritime patrols. Japan, itself locked in a bitter territorial spat with China, in March agreed to dispatch a research team to Vietnam as a step toward providing it with patrol ships. Read ... more »

In Memory of Maya Angelou - Poet - 1928-2014

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 22 hours ago

"Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God" "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within." "Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option." "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." "Nothing will work unless you do." "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." "History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, ho... more »

Kabobs and Snacks

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 23 hours ago

Here we go with the next link party! This week's party is hosted by Debra from Housewife Eclectic. [image: You're-Invited] The Party girls: Jesseca from One Sweet Appetite, Holly from Bits of Everything, Jonie from Just Between Friends, and Debra from Housewife Eclectic. They all have such great ideas, be sure to go see what they’ve been up to. Things have been a little relaxed around Housewife Eclectic this month as I have been taking time off to spend time with my newborn, but I have had some awesome guest posts. Check them out. 15 Snacks for Kids// Bowtie Pasta Salad// How to T... more »

Global warming vs climate change

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago

The Guardian and everyone else in the MSM write about a poll among 1,600 Americans that concluded that they're turned off by "climate change" but intrigued by "global warming". They are 13% more likely to say that "global warming is a bad thing" than in the case of "climate change", and so on. So what is the right term to use for "the thing"? Now, a subtle problem with the question is that "the thing" doesn't exist or it is ill-defined or vacuous or nonsensical. It is stupid to talk about "any thing" that is similar to "this thing". Moreover, the two terms – even if they are ill-... more »

General Hifter's War on Terror Gains Steam In Benghazi, But His Appeal Will Fade With Future Losses

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

*General Hifter switches sides too many times to be a true leader. Libyans would be wise to not count on him to save them from the Jihadist terrorist gangs that Washington unleashed on the country three years ago.* An excerpt from, *"Libya chaos deepens with Benghazi air strike on jihadists"* AFP, May 28: Air forces loyal to former general Khalifa Haftar attacked a jihadist camp on the outskirts of Benghazi, cradle of the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi, ex-rebels told AFP. . . Amid the dispute over Miitig, Haftar is garnering support from powerful military units ... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago

*Stranded on an ice floe* *Polar bears on ice floes prove global warming so I guess this does too* (A recent photo from lake Superior) SOURCE *Antarctic began melting 5,000 years earlier than first thought: Ice sheet's volatile past reveals an unstable future, claims study* *The Warmists will try to spin this but the plain fact is that the Antarctic undergoes large natural fluctuations and nobody knows why. Attributing recent changes to global warming is therefore tendentious, a claim without evidence* The Antarctic ice sheet is more unstable than first thought with a n... more »

Wednesday

Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 1 day ago

Nice day today. Went for a run again this morning, but a little bit later since I slept in some. Quick swim afterwards in my new Athleta bikini. Only noting this because I wanted to rave about the brand! The suit is awesome for water sports I think. The way it fits, I can tell it would be great for wave boarding and swimming in the ocean waves and it's very flattering. Highly recommend. Kurt did not want breakfast, so I did some chores around the house and then kinda lounged around until we decided to go out and run some errands. Went to the bank in Los Suenos and decide... more »

Snowden on NBC! He is Speaking TRUTH! He is Amazing Turn it on!

Sherrie at Sherrie Questioning All - 1 day ago

I wanted to post, if you are not watching NBC right now, Brian William's interview with Edward Snowden, you need to turn it on. I don't watch MSM anymore, but wanted to see this! Snowden is Blowing it Away! TRUTH! I am shocked that NBC is even showing it. Snowden said 911 has been used to take our Freedoms away. Iraq war was lies. Right now NBC is doing a reaction from their

LEP's, LHC's $98$, $126\GeV$ Higgses may match (N)MSSM

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago

Peter Higgs is 85 today: Congratulations! I want to mention a rather interesting paper Invisible decays of low mass Higgs bosons in supersymmetric models by Pandita and Patra. The LHC has discovered the $125-126\GeV$ Higgs boson and there seem to be no other particles around so far – a situation that may dramatically change in less than a year. Recall that supersymmetry is the most well-motivated theory that (aside from more important things) ultimately requires an extension of the Higgs sector. The simplest supersymmetric model(s) called the MSSM (Minimal Supersymmetric Standar... more »

Enbridge`s Northern Gateway Pipeline Project Is Dead, Reason Number 1, Oil Tanker Wrecks and Explosions

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 day ago

[image: Oil tanker listing off Japan after explosion] Breaking News not reported in Canada`s Mainstream Media.....May 29th 2014 998 tonne oil tanker has exploded today off the coast of Japan.. Fortunately the tanker had just unloaded it`s oil cargo... _______________________ One missing after explosion on Japan oil tanker "*Television footage showed the approximately 80-metre ship listing heavily as at least two jets doused the badly-charred centre of the vessel.* *Himeji port is one of a number that sit along the Inland Seto Sea coast, where there are numerous pockets of heavy ... more »

Will North Carolina Veterans Remember Richard Burr In 2016?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

In the segment above, Rachel Maddow put into context Richard Burr's deranged attack on American veterans groups. A politicized lawnmower salesman who avoided military service himself, Burr claims to be a distant relative of Aaron Burr, who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. This Burr is also the ranking Republican on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, not the Senate Lawnmower And Small Appliances Committee. As far as I can tell, the only thing Burr-- the lawnmower guy, not the duelist-- ever did for veterans is to make sure that veterans who are declared insane or who have ... more »

Such Growing Anxiety Among the Well-Heeled That PR Game Needs Prince of Wales/Multi-Billionaire Rothschild To Make Plea for Tolerance? (Revolution Taking Reins/Heads Rolling Feared)

Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 day ago

Let me try 'splainin' it to you, again, Ricky. If there is no guilt felt, there is no guilt. Clear yet? Keep trying. If you hear it enough (and see it acted out everywhere too much), pretty soon you'll believe it too! And if not, they've got a lot more tricks in the works. From our very clever friends at Wall Street on Parade. Try to Contain Your Laughter: Prince Charles and Lady de

The Daily "Near You?"

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

Fremont, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Chet Raymo, “The Mysterious Play of Forces”

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

*“The Mysterious Play of Forces”* by Chet Raymo “I have often quoted here the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, mostly from the “Duino Elegies” or “The Sonnets of Orpheus.” We now have a new translation of Rilke's earlier “The Book of Hours”, by Susan Ranson, which I have been reading, and I offer a short poem from the “First Book: The Book of Monkish Life.” "I find your trace in all these things, in all that like a brother I am careful for; you sun yourself, a seed, within the small and in the great give yourself the more. This the mysterious play of forces, then, that serve in things, over ... more »

“Sharing Grief: Opening to Receive Comfort”

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

*“Sharing Grief: Opening to Receive Comfort”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “Grief is part of the human experience, and sharing our vulnerability helps create truly close bonds. When we experience something that causes us to feel shock and sadness, we may feel the urge to withdraw from life. It may seem like remaining withdrawn will keep us protected from the world, but during these times it is important to reach out to those trusted and precious people who care about us the most. Even with our best information and reasoning, we never know when someone else’s experience or perspect... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

"Everything Is Backwards..."

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

"Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality" - Michael Ellner Aren't you tired of this, Good Citizen?

Satire: “Obama Defends Controversial Policy of Not Invading Countries for No Reason”

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

*“Obama Defends Controversial Policy of Not Invading Countries for No Reason”* by Andy Borowitz WEST POINT (The Borowitz Report)— “President Obama raised eyebrows with his West Point commencement address Wednesday by offering a defense of his controversial foreign-policy doctrine of not invading countries for no reason. Conservative critics were taken aback by Obama’s speech, which was riddled with incendiary remarks about only using military force for a clearly identified and rational purpose. Obama did not shy away from employing polarizing rhetoric, often using words such as “r... more »

[January 2013 CBS Video] Obama Brags About Liberating Libya

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

Arming tens of thousands of Jihadist terrorists and destabilizing a country equals "liberation" in Obama's confused mind. In his version of a "liberated Libya" *murderous extremists like Mohamed al-Zawahi, leader of Ansar al-Sharia*, have been empowered, government institutions have broken down, oil wells have been shut down by NATO-armed criminals, and anarchy reigns in most of the country. But, go ahead, brag away, your evil empire deposed a tin-pot dictator in a small African nation. How big of you.

Libya On The Edge of Collapse, Every Single Institution Is Failing

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

*"We came, we saw, he died. Then we left, and many more died." * An excerpt from, *"Libya: Facing Economic Collapse in 2014"* by Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert, Atlantic Council, January 23, 2014: For 2014, two possible scenarios emerge. In the optimistic scenario, oil production comes back online, as it did in 2012, and export revenues and international reserves return to their normal levels. Growth would increase sharply during 2014, much as it did in 2012. The IMF and the World Bank subscribe to this scenario and are projecting real GDP to increase by around 25 percent in 2014... more »

Annals of Military Spending: When the press flack's an admiral, are you gonna call him a liar?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

*Plus: There's "fox news" at Foggy Bottom* *Oh, for Pete's sake! Is there some kind of substance-abuse problem in the DWT Photo Archives? What I asked for was insignia or something to illustrate a rear admiral -- like, you know, snazzy insignia or something. I didn't think I had to specify for a U.S. Navy rear admiral. But this is clearly a Star Trek rear admiral pin. Ay-yay-yay!* *by Ken* Surely the "In the Loop" item (courtesy of our WaPo pals Al Kamen and Colby Itkowitz) we're about to read has sufficient news value in itself. I'm betting you'll be happy to be brought up to dat... more »

Gold items of note May 28 , 2014 -- Today' best articles for a big picture view on gold , gold manipulations , China's influence on gold , security concerning ( how to prevent theft of gold reserves ) , and a look at conspiracy ( it takes two to tango )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

GATA.... Austrian central bank says gold audit is routine -- and secret Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-05-28 15:30. Section: Daily Dispatches 11:25a ET Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The audit of its gold reserves vaulted at the Bank of England that last week was reported being planned by the Austrian central bank -- http://www.gata.org/node/14031 -- has been conducted and was part of a routine series of audits by the bank and its results will not be made public, a bank spokesman said today. The bank spokesman, Christian Gutlederer, commented in response to an ... more »

Market mayhem looming ? May 28 , 014 --Death of money coming says James Rickards......... Bonds and stocks disconnecting once again ( let's examine how that played out in 2011 ) .... Gold has been under pressure for several weeks - going back to May 5th - just pressure for the looming Jun delivery contract at Comex or is something else brewing ? With Abenomic having wiped out Japan's trade accounts , what is the next Act if any for re-lifting Japan's economy ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

http://rt.com/business/162084-dollar-collapse-monetary-system/ 'Death of money': Author Rickards predicts collapse of global monetary system Published time: May 28, 2014 19:43 Edited time: May 28, 2014 22:36 Get short URL AFP Photo / Juan Barreto Download video (36.8 MB) Share on tumblr Tags Budget, China, Crisis, Currencies,Economy, Government Spending, India,Iran, Markets, Natural resources,Resources, Russia, Russia and the global economy , USA The collapse of the monetary system awaits the world in the near future, says financial expert James Rickards. Russia and China's desire to ri... more »

Pink Slime redux May 25 , 2014 ..... it's what for dinner ! And a couple dozen other items even worse than being " slimed " ...... Bon Appetit !

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

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Syria. Ukraine. Election Spin? And more!

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago

Yup, it 's about Syria.... and the election. Coming up in a little less then a week. Have you noticed the coverage? In the NATO media? Of course, it is all negative. To quote the BBC "A parody of democracy" Unlike that laughable election in the Ukraine. The one that resulted in the election of, wait for it, an oligarch! A member/participant, beneficiary of an Oligarchy But that was an exercise in democracy, applauded by most western tyrannies, particularly two of the most violent nations on the planet, US, Israel applaud *Ukrainian election* results. While we are speaking of that... more »

ANOTHER BIW PROTEST VIDEO

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

Just got this video from our protest at the "christening" of the Zumwalt "stealth" destroyer in Bath on April 12. Thanks to Pete Sirois for this video.

Maya Angelou Reads "I Rise"

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago

Trouble Brewing

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago

ABOUT 'THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY'

Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 1 day ago

THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY is a history of neoconservatism and its influence on US Foreign Policy in the Middle East during the first decade of the twenty-first century. Written after years of extensive research, THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY contains over 550 pages, including more than 1200 footnotes and some 120 pages of bibliography. The book has been meticulously researched with every aspect of the history fully supported with primary evidence, much of it from the neoconservatives themselves. The book is a must for all those interested in the history of neoconservatism, the recent hi... more »

The Language of Newspapers

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago

So I wrote a letter to a national newspaper noting that a group was pro-choice. I used gender neutral language. The letter was printed but the group was called, after the letter was edited by the national newspaper, pro-abortion and the gender neutral language was gone. Hmmn, somehow the sense changed!!!

"To the Class of 2014: You're 'Screwed'"

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

*"To the Class of 2014: You're 'Screwed'" * by Bill Bonner "We're still on our commencement day address, where our callow graduates find out that they've been set up. Dear Class of '14: Except in the sciences and engineering, a college education may do more harm than good. As I explained yesterday, to be taught, studied and learned, the arts and humanities must be reduced to a caricature. People are turned into stick figures. Complex story lines become narratives so simple even a college student can understand them. You're young. And now you're leaving school, you can begin to lear... more »

Is There a More Loathsome American than John Kerry?

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago

Today the finger-wagger was out early and with a vengeance, determined to prove that he is the winner of the most disgusting and embarrassing American of 2014. The Secretary of State, with his chronic diarrhea of the mouth and increasingly shrill holier than thou attitude appeared on morning network television in all of his elitist Skull and Bones puckered asshole glory. The occasion was of course to once again smear former government contractor turned heroic NSA whistleblower as a "traitor"and a "coward" and demanding that Snowden "man up" whatever that means. The flaming liberal ... more »

Cryptozoology: An Extraordinary Fishfall Over Honduras

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago

*Source: Diario Popular (Honduras)Date: 05.23.2014* *Cryptozoology: An Extraordinary Fishfall Over Honduras* The mysterious phenomenon affected the region of Yoro. While there is no evidence that can scientifically explain this fact, it could be due to a meteorological phenomenon. A torrential storm left a "fishfall" in a village of northern Honduras. This curious phenomenon has caused both incredulity and headaches among scientists, according to reports appearing this Friday in the local press. Residents of La Unión, Department of Yoro, some 300 km to the north of the capital, ... more »

Mexico: Unusual Light Photographed over Airliner

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day 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 »

LADY BUNNY SAYS....

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

Republican Young Widow Rescued From Heartless GOP Indifference… By Nancy Pelosi

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day 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 day 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 day 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 day 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: http://wp.me/p2tSAX-1M

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 - 1 day ago

------------------------------ *Weaponized Agriculture — Tom Mysiewicz* ------------------------------ 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 »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day 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*