English: CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (July 4, 2007) - U.S. service members gather at the Al-Faw Palace for a Multi-National Force-Iraq Reenlistment, Naturalization and Independence Day Ceremony. During the ceremony 571 service members reenlisted and 161 became U.S. citizens. Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham were among the special guests in attendance. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer A. Villalovos (RELEASED) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Uruguay 2, England 1
They're coming home, they're coming home, they're coming, England's coming
home.
What a shambles. Let's remember a happier time.
Musical Interlude: Steppenwolf, “Monster”
Steppenwolf, “Monster”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaNsDx-xmnw
Written in 1967, this song is so tragically prescient and prophetic,
and we haven't learned a thing, nothing at all in 47 years...
"America, where are you now?
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
Don't you know we need you now?
We can't fight alone against the monster..."
- Steppenwolf
Iraq-- A Religious Civil War That Started In 680
Democratic House leadership has basically joined Republican House
leadership in back Obama's plans for "limited" military involvement in
Iraq's religious civil war-- which started on October 10, 680, not 1680,
*680* at the Battle of Karbala, when the Sunnis and the Shia began
exterminating each other. Obama can't possible think he's going to heal
that breach-- even if silly-dillies like Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte and
John McCain do. How sad it is to see Democratic House leaders-- many of
whom would be flying into fits of rage if Obama's plans were the plans of a
Republican-- ba... more »
“The Bride of 9/11 – Scripted and Ready to Roll”
*“The Bride of 9/11 – Scripted and Ready to Roll”*
by Zen Gardner
“They’re coming on hot and heavy utilizing this freshly engineered ISIS
uprising in Iraq, and not just for more war in the Middle East and the
taking of Syria and Ukraine as they roll on towards Iran. The psychopaths
seem to be planning another 9/11 using their resurrected terror meme with a
new and improved, as in more “evil, deadly and powerful”, face.
Here’s the set up, front page in NYC news: "Mayor Bill de Blasio said on
Wednesday that New York City is “constantly vigilant” against any terror
threat posed by the... more »
A New MoBIE Dick
*Guest post by Peter Osborne*
I see the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MoBIE) has
appointed a new Registrar of Building Practitioner Licensing.
His name is Paul Hobbs and he’s no slouch. Hell no! He planted his trotters
in the Department of Business, Innovation and Employment six years ago.
More recently he sat his curly tail in Weathertight Services Group as
National Manager. And previously he oinked himself a key role in the
Canterbury earthquake recovery work for the Building System Performance
team, within MoBIE. I am sure this will not be his last posting b... more »
Iraq crisis: Isis jihadists 'seize Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons stockpile' - live - Telegraph
Hold on a moment, we were told that there was no WMD in Iraq and that
Bush
& Blair invaded on a lie.
But this Telegraph report
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/10910868/Iraq-crisis-Obama-may-launch-air-strikes-without-Congress-amid-calls-for-Maliki-to-go-live.html
seems to state the contrary.
Footsoldiers of Global White Supremacy Out in Force on the Streets of Brixton
*This isn't 1981 anymore.*
"White Supremacy is present in that picture - even though everyone stood on
that balcony is black."
This picture:
is a *false picture.*
*It's a lie.*
Everything in it, every aspect of it represents the origin of everything
that we fight against.
*This is the Base Theory of Evil.*
This is a completely synthetic instant within a meticulously stage-managed
and micromanaged act of political murder, and social control.
*This is Mind War.*
If it had *not been* for that initial moment of "*That Way*", preserved
forever within the popular culture, frozen... more »
Satire: “Pressure on Obama to Quickly Resolve Centuries-Old Sunni-Shiite Conflict”
*“Pressure on Obama to Quickly Resolve Centuries-Old Sunni-Shiite Conflict”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "Congressional leaders left the White
House on Wednesday “deeply frustrated” that President Obama had not found a
swift resolution to the conflict between Sunnis and Shiites that began in
the seventh century A.D. After meeting for more than an hour with the
President in the Oval Office, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
expressed disappointment that Mr. Obama “came up empty” when asked for a
plan to heal the rift between the two religious groups, which... more »
Bill Whittle: Not One of Us (hard hitting video)...
and we thank him!
June 19: Let's start slowly...
For some years, children, including very young ones, have been fleeing
across the Mexican border into the US. In March, it was almost 40,000, with
some travelling as many as 2,000 miles from all over Latin America. Why?
Nobody has ever bothered to find out.
They could be fleeing poverty and hunger; there's lots of it where they
come from. It's possible that these are only a portion of children being
smuggled in by American and Latin American gangsters to satisfy the sex
slave trade in the US. In fact, all of these seem likely.
There are no facilities to hold them. Instead, they ar... more »
The last remaining one-nation Conservative in the BBC is gone
Jeremy Paxman's farewell to *Newsnight *was fun. Especially the bit about
Iraq.
The Boris-Paxo double act got their final *Newsnight *hurrah, riding around
London on a tandem - Boris in front, Jeremy behind.
Really, they should do a series together now that Jeremy is free. If Jeremy
regrew his beard they could be the new Hairy Bikers, cycling around parts
of London and laughing at each others jokes. Jeremy could play the
curmudgeonly one and Boris the buffoonish one. I'd watch it.
Boris described Jeremy as "the last remaining one-nation Conservative in
the BBC".
Well, he's no... more »
What do we want? Labor Day! When do we want it? Soon!
I’m sure most of you have seen this nice Change.Org petition concerning the
dates of the annual APSA meeting. I really like all the reasons given for
changing the date of the meeting and am glad we are having this discussion.
Any thoughts, Duck readers? Is it worth changing the dates of the meeting?
If so, when would
Continue reading
Supplemental: Our changing student demographics!
*THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014*
*Public school kids, then and now:* On several occasions this week, we’ve
discussed the nation’s changing student demographics.
Among other things, these demographics affect the chances of providing
certain types of racial balance in our public schools. We thought it might
be worth taking a look at the basic numbers.
Our data come from the so-called “Long Term Trend Assessment,” one of the
major ongoing studies conducted as part of the NAEP. These data give us a
look at the student population from 1975 through 2012, the most recent year
in which these tes... more »
Fuck PETA: why feminists are critical.
Another day, another *protest*, another dollar for PETA.
When mercenary mansplainers and faux-progressives grouse about being
deprived of their eye candy entitlements - it's the 1970s all over again! Shulamith
Firestone nailed it when she said: "Radical men may advocate certain
freedoms for women when they overlap their own interest..." When Firestone
'went too far' in denouncing the specific forms of sexual oppression that
her male comrades enjoyed as privileges for their own benefit, she was
maligned for her scathing honesty.
There is much valid criticism of PETA's spurious mono... more »
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*Landrieu, Cassidy on fracking, St. Tammany ~Stephanie Grace*
*Sediment diversion project on right path, scientists tell state officials
~Amy Wold, The Advocate*
*Frustrations mount as St. Rose plant struggles to identify odor ~WWLTV*
*Mississippi Phosphates ranks high in toxic releases, gets special CEO
~Karen Nelson, Sun Herald*
*N.O. Sewerage and Water Board makes investment in "green" projects ~WVUE*
*Judge OKs keeping jail drawings, blueprints secret after sheriff Gusman
cites security worries ~AP, via The Republic*
*GRN Cheers to 20 Years with a Solstice Party in the Park*
*... more »
Funny How People Who Live In Beautiful Places, Like Hawaii, Don't Want To See Them Polluted By Rapacious Businessmen And The Politicians They Own
This week former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright asked people who
care about Climate Change and environmental policies to help Hawaii senior
Senator Brian Schatz beat back a challenge from conservative corporate
shill. "I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again," she wrote, "we are not
doing enough to counter climate change deniers in Congress. The EPA just
announced the biggest step forward our country has ever taken to fight
climate change, but deniers like Speaker of the House John Boehner and
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are out in full force spreading lies
to d... more »
Lack of reasons a ground for appeal
Blundell v. Milmine, 2014 ONCA 480:
[26] It will be apparent from the foregoing that the absence of
reasons makes it not possible for this court to determine why the orders
were made, whether they were correctly made and whether justice has been
done. As previously mentioned, due to the insufficiency of the record and
the absence of the necessary findings of fact, the court is unable to
decide the issues that were raised on the motion.
Lamar W. Hankins : Bowe Bergdahl, the ‘universal soldier,’ and the true cost of war
As long as there are people who will agree to fight to kill others for the
whims of a nation state’s leaders, we will continue to have war. By Lamar
W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | June 19, 2014 … finish reading Lamar W. Hankins
:
Bowe Bergdahl, the ‘universal soldier,’ and the true cost of war
Background To The Fall Of Mosul, Insurgents’ Relentless Attacks Upon Security Forces Set Stage For The Taking Of City
On June 6, 2014 Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul fell to insurgents led
by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). While there have been
some conspiracy theories circulating there is solid evidence to back up the
theory that a collapse at the top of the Iraqi Security Forces’ (ISF)
leadership led to the route that spread to other units throughout northern
and central Iraq. The capture of Mosul furthered ISIS’s long term goal of
reclaiming territory that it lost during the Surge, which it outlined in
its July 2013 Soldiers’ Harvest campaign. The first part of that strat... more »
Watch "Hillary Clinton Asked To Inscribe "Hard Choices" …" on YouTube
Hillary Clinton Asked To Inscribe "Hard Choices" …:
http://youtu.be/pFZWjbqn4pw
Sheer genius, especially the 'what difference does it make' line. Trouble
is that Hillary Clinton is utterly shameless.
MJ-12: The Beginning
My friend, Alejandro Rojas, has posted to the *Open Minds* YouTube channel
an analysis of the beginnings of MJ-12. It is based on some original
research he conducted through interviews with some of those involved and on
FOIA requests that he has made recently to the U.S. Air Force. The thirty
minute program can be found here:
http://www.openminds.tv/majestic-12-ufo-disinformation-scandal-video/28049
There are two additional points that I think should be made that add some
context to this story. First, Stan Friedman told me about twenty years ago
when we were in California on a rese... more »
Iraq Updates June 18 , 2014 ( check 6/18 IRAQ SITREP from Mindfriedo for all the events of the day - fantastic wrap up 1 ) --- U.S. rules out Iraq airstrikes for now President Obama opts to pursue alternative strategies , Saudis blast back at PM Maliki , Updates on the Kurdish situation , Tweets of the Morning .........( Evening June 17 , 2014 ) -- As troops move throughout Iraq , the news of the day was the preemptive blast by Iraq Prime Minister Maliki directed to not just the Sunnis , but also a broadside directly at the Saudis ! This Is Not Going As Planned: Iraq Prime Minister Defies US, Accuses Saudi Arabia Of "Genocide" ........ Meanwhile the Kurds keep loading and selling Kurdish oil , controlling Kurdish territory ! Note rising tensions between Kurds and Turkmen though in Kirkuk !
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Evening wrap 6/18/14....
Explosive !
*The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 10m
Donald Rumsfeld: The U.S. government paid Shia imam, Ali al-Sistani, $200
million to issue fatwas in support of the U.S. invasion of #Iraq
-
*The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 11m
Donald Rumsfeld: When Sistani received the money, President Bush
established a new desk at the CIA, headed by retired admiral Symon Polandi
-
*The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 7m
Donald Rumsfeld: My relationship with Sistani was established through Jawad
al-Mahri, Mr. Sistani’s secretary in Kuwait #Iraq
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... more »
ISIS seizes Saddam era chemical facility - US reassures
And I for one take no comfort in the US sweet talk! - I am getting a
'history repeats' feeling from this. Not a good feeling either. The NATO
backed mercs used chemical attacks against the people of Syria and the UN
'shiny happy face' covered up for it's global tyranny counterpart. NATO.
This reeks of narrative creation
*The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have seized a facility that produced
chemical weapons under Saddam Hussein, but the site includes old and
contaminated chemical weapons that U.S. officials said would be ineffective
and hard to move.*
Officials told the Wall Stre... more »
How To Continue a War
The propaganda plan is falling into place very nicely.
Obama has easily scored the congressional public relations fig leaf and
blank check necessary to use military force in Iraq, simply by herding a
few leaders into the coveted pen and informing them he doesn't need their
damn approval for anything. That is because the congressional approval
granted to his predecessor is still in effect. And that means, for all
intents and purposes, that the Iraq War has never really ended. From "the
most trusted name in news":
While the White House statement emphasized Obama would continue to cons... more »
Mike's Story Part 55 Hegel
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
My email correspondent in yesterday's post had more observations worth
discussing:
*1. As Mike himself said to you (at the time), he thought that the MCR
of pre-Venezuela was gone. But to give a complete picture, you would have
also [to] go back to that MCR to balance the brutal freefall you are
writing about. The MCR of the CIA-Drugs era not only functioned through all
of his problems, but provided support and counsel to other whistleblowers
who were in far worse shape. Guys like Cele Castillo. How can you do that
if you're beset with seemingly every psyc... more »
The Shock, Awe and Class War of Titanic
"...Britain was then in the grip of *a national coal strike*, and the
Titanic's owners White Star Liner feared that there wouldn't be enough fuel
to power the mammoth ship.
To deal with the situation, George Frederick Bull, a bursar for the
company, travelled with his colleague, R McPherson, to Wallasey in
Merseyside.
*There, they stole coal from the striking miners at gun-point."*
*The Olympics of the White Star Line.*
*Gigantic was renamed Britannic prior to it's launch.*
*Olympic was renamed Titanic in March of 1912 and sank in April of 1912.*
*Titanic was renamed Olympic in Ma... more »
"Will You Stand?" - March for Marriage June 19th, 2014
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will be marching and will
present a keynote address despite the fact that public heretic Nancy Pelosi
thinks the march is "venom masquerading as virtue."
That this woman, promoter of abortion and homosexual unions masquerading as
"marriage", should dare to utter the word "venom", is almost laughable.
"We share our love of the Catholic faith and our city of San Francisco,"
Pelosi wrote to Cordileone. Really Nancy? You are nothing but a cultural
Catholic who does not know the most basic teachings of the Church.
You spew your nonsense a... more »
THE GAPS IN TUSCALOOSA: What made Central High “nearly hopeless?”
*THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014*
*Part 4—Prelude to flight:* Nikole Hannah-Jones covers a wide range of
issues in her lengthy Atlantic piece, “Segregation Now...”
In our view, she finesses and simplifies almost all these issues. In the
process, she brings the world of public schools in line with preferred
tribal narratives.
In our view, the interests of low-income kids get shoved aside in the
process. Your view may differ, of course.
Tomorrow, we’ll consider Hannah-Jones’ treatment of “white flight,” an
important part of the story she tells about the “resegregation” of
Tuscaloosa’s publ... more »
Louisiana Withdraws from PARCC and Jindal Moves to Block Pearson Test Purchase
In the latest bad news for the Oligarchs' Common Core enterprise, Bobby
Jindal has moved to sever the head from the Common Core monster in
Louisiana. He knows that without the Pearson tests that PARCC is
force-feeding the states without the benefit of a bidding process, the Core
will disappear within a couple of years.
Jindal's office has notified the State Department of Education that
purchasing the Pearson tests without bidding is a violation of state law.
So even though corporate stooge and State Supt., John White, says the
state will keep on teaching to the standards, there ... more »
"########## is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful humanbeing I've ever known in my life."
*That's What He Said**Barack Obama Sounds Just Like Deval Patrick.**Is That
Good Or Bad?*By Adam Reilly and Boston Phoenix 1-17-8
More than any other presidential candidate, Barack Obama owes his success
to sheer rhetorical power. Obama's dazzling keynote address at the 2004
Democratic National Convention made the thenIllinois state senator an
instant presidential prospect. His breakthrough speech at Iowa's
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in November 2007 led to his caucus win earlier
this month. Even conservatives dig his shtick: Republican media operative
Mark McKinnon praised him ... more »
AMS-02: no cutoff in positron fraction up to \(400^+\GeV\)
Fer137 has pointed out that the AMS-02 collaboration has published some new
data a few days ago.
In contradiction with my previous sociological speculations 14 months ago,
they still don't show any cutoff after 11 million electron-positron events
have been taken into account.
See AMS-02's Twitter account or this NASA page for some more images and
links to documents about their incomplete 2014 release (it's really this
PDF file that is new) that hasn't taken the form of a paper yet.
Discovery News published a short article, too.
There's of course still some room for cutoff b... more »
It's Thursday...
*what's going on. *
The Federalist: *Why the Redskins Trademark Ruling Should Terrify You*
Camp of the Saints: *A Few Words For Those Who Still Don’t Get It*
Blazing Cat Fur: * A shifting world order, from Iraq to Afghanistan*
Diogenes' Middle Finger: *So-Called Comprehensive Immigration Reform*
*Political Clown Parade: Overpower The System Until It Literally
Collapses *
iOwnTheWorld: *Cruz: ‘You Cannot Win a Battle Against Radical Islamic
Terrorism If You’re Unwilling to Utter the Words’ *
McNorman: *I Call BS When I Read It*
The Organic Prepper: *If You Don't Have a Jo... more »
Pork Barrel 11: Impending Arrest of Sens. Enrile, Estrada and Revilla
I watched the local evening news today, on the impending arrest of three
Senators accused of plunder (more than P50 million stolen public money). My
immediate reaction -- *Tense si Jinggoy, relaks si JPE, nag presscon-drama
si Bong. *
I thought they would be arrested and imprisoned today. *Sayang, bukas pa
pala. Enjoy kayo sa kulungan ha.*
*Naalala ko yong post ng kaibigan kong si Cynthia na nanood ng *"privilege
speech" ni Bong last June 10 at nag post, "P___ MO BONG REVILLA! Not just
for the pork barrel stuff but for that Godawful song." hahaha, *ang lutong!*
*Kaya nang makita... more »
Do not fear the reaper
The ISIS or whatever is taking over the middle east. Good for them because
the previous goverment was incompetent and corrupt. They got oil, wow, I
want to buy some and they want to sell some, is there a way we could make a
deal?
Governing is tough, insurgency is romantic, eventually they settle down
together like an old married couple.
Should there be a better path to this harmony, of course
but no one has a prescription
blood will flow
and from this loss
society grows.
Maybe everyone who wants to be king
should play Sim City
and Sid Miers Civilzaton
to see what the natural constr... more »
Feynman was right: easily explainable theories can't be worth physics Nobel prize
Out of many quotes by Richard Feynman, Tommaso Dorigo picked a 1965
statement printed in the July 22nd 1985 issue of People Magazine:
Hell, if I could explain it to the average person, it wouldn't have been
worth the Nobel prize.
Dorigo himself adds: "I sure cannot disagree more with Dick than on the
above sentence!" It is not quite clear to me whether Dorigo "only"
disagrees with the general idea that Feynman wanted to convey or whether he
even disagrees with the statement that Quantum Electrodynamics cannot be
explained to the average person. I am eagerly waiting for Dorigo's text... more »
I see the Holocaust
There have been thousands of holocausts in this cycle of human history. (I
think there have been six cycles)Why I am consumed by the German one is
that it is so much a aberration of civilization. If the holocaust could
happen, is there any depravity that is not possible in my world, in my
today. The corrupt powers that rule this world are capable of anything to
keep power. People are becoming cold, very cold, I am afraid that common
sense can not deal with technology. Yes people as a collective do not have
the collective intelligence to rule the virtual reality that is our
reali... more »
Vahan Setyan - Armenian Roots of Civilization & The Armenian Genocide
Couldn't help but notice what has looked like the intentional targeting of
Armenians in Syria by the Turkish elite via their Islamist mercenaries
backed by NATO/Israel.
Why would Turkey engage in this kind of genocide. Of course most readers
here will be aware of the Armenian holocaust (that word-holocaust- belongs
to no one group) perpetrated by the Turkish military in order to erase
Armenians from the human historical memory.
Why would the Turks want to do this?
What other nation would gain by removing Armenians roots of civilization
from our global human heritage? Hint- Israel (T... more »
Worst Electoral Targeting Award For 2014 Goes To... Steve Israel
Texans Mac Thornberry (Amarillo), Mike Conaway (Midland/Odessa) and Kevin
Brady (the north Houston 'burbs of Montgomery County) don't have to worry
about Democrats; their districts barely have any. In 2012, Thornberry
didn't have a Democratic opponent while Conaway beat his with 79% and Brady
beat his with 77%. These are red hellholes that national Democrats don't
even think about. All three have PVIs hovering around R+30. Obama only got
19% of the vote against Romney in Thornberry's district… and 20% in
Conaway's and 22% in Brady's. Democrats have seats that are as Blue as
these ... more »
U.S. and Education Reform Need a Critical Free Press
U.S. and Education Reform Need a Critical Free Press. via U.S. and
Education Reform Need a Critical Free Press.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS:
Becoming Radical
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
This was supposed to be a banner year for the Harper government. It hasn't
turned out that way. Chantal Hebert writes:
Time and time again over the past parliamentary year the government has
turned what could have been policy gold into lead.
As often as not, a chronic incapacity to approach policy as more than a
tool to drive a wedge in the electorate was to blame, with diminishing
returns to the Conservatives.
The approval of Northern Gateway was supposed to be the triumph of the
prime minister's economic vision. However,
the most vivid illustration of the perils of a my-way-o... more »
Gold news of the morning June 19 , 2014 ----- Who Just Bought Half A Billion Dollars Of Gold Futures ? Is the answer China or Chinese interests ? China’s Largest Gold Company Seeks To Become Kingmaker In Gold Market .........
Zero Hedge.....
Who Just Bought Half A Billion Dollars Of Gold Futures?
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/19/2014 08:28 -0400
inShare1
Presented with little comment aside to note the surge in gold since Yellen
gave markets the all-clear yesterday. It seems someone decided the open
this morning was an opportune time to take on half a billion dollars of
gold exposure...
Gold Core.....
China’s Largest Gold Company Seeks To Become Kingmaker In Gold Market
[image: GoldCore's picture]
Submitted by GoldCore on 06/19/2014 04:31 -0400
- Austral... more »
BBC News - Palestinians build luxury houses in the 'Miami of the West Bank'
The BBC report that life in the West Bank is not how they usually report
it... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20275448
July Subway Art and Scrabble Wall Tiles
Are you having a great summer? We sure are! We are excited to start another
party too! Holly from Bits of Everything will be sharing her favorites this
week. [image: You're-Invited]
Jesseca | Holly | Jonie | Debra
Bits of Everything has some fun ideas for your 4th of July holiday. Start
planning some fun now! Make some quick holiday treats, buy some glow sticks
to entertain the kids before the fireworks, and print some holiday subway
art. Now, you are ready for the holiday!
[image: 4th-of-july-activities]
Cake Mix M&M Cookies ----- Fun with Glow Sticks ----- July Subway Art
Look at ... more »
Gaia Portal: Interwoven timelines currently inhabit near Earth energetics
*Interwoven timelines currently inhabit near Earth energetics*
by ÉirePort
Interwoven timelines currently inhabit near Earth energetics. *Requirements
for Hue-manity birthing include exposure, recognition, separation, and
transmutation of such, by individual Hue-Beings.*
hu-manity follows the leadings of the Hue-Beings.
Treading of prior time paths proves fruitless.
All is in process for grand Hue-manity and hu-manity mass awakening.
ÉirePort | June 16, 2014 at 07:47 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
http://wp.me/p2sFUY-rK
THE PUZZLE PIECES ON THE WALL
- Who would have thought these discredited war mongers would be back on
TV again promoting more war in Iraq? But we've come to learn not to be
surprised at how the mainstream corporate media megaphone works.
Fortunately, like with Syria last year, the public seems to have no stomach
for going back into Iraq. Keep those emails and phone calls going into
Congress and the White House. Remind them that your *$$$* is being
wasted and you'd rather see it spent cleaning up our act here at home!
- It seems that more and more Americans are beginning to wake up ... more »
The Satanic Music Industry (R$E) - Massive Battle For Your (child's)Soul
*(this music video includes blood-drinking & soul snatching as normal &
desirable - find ways to prepare your children/grandchildren's hearts &
souls . . .)*
[image: Round SaturnsEye]
Round SaturnsEye
April Bender: The Rebirth
*Another interesting message from April Bender....the timing of this is
very interesting. I've gone through a pretty tough couple of weeks with
stomach issues/body changes. After the huge x-class flares last week about
a half dozen of us here felt like our bodies suddenly didn't know what to
do with food... The timing of the words "purging" in this message is quite
descriptive. Ugh...don't care to go through that again. Thankfully D.,
our resident ex-Canadian Army medic lives next door to me and had a cache
of probiotics... My body has been quite energetic since coming here, ... more »
9/11 emergency broadcast - "Until the Twin Towers come crumbling down!" - surreal and stupid enough to be authentic Predictive Programming
MEGA POWERS and the defenseless Elizabeth (wow) - TWIN TOWERS - Akeem the
African Dream and the Big Boss Man, their manager The Slickster committed
to his 'terrorist attacks'.
*In 1989, WWF Wrestlers Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage predict destruction of
the Twin Towers!*
Proof that Condoleeza Rice never watched WWF, as it was called back then.
*GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY intellectual diversion:* "If we don't save the
galaxy, who will?"
Now, you gotta ask, "What's the real motivational driver for '*galaxy
saving*'?"
Glad Midsomnar - Happy Midsummer 2014
[image: Glad Midsommar / Happy Midsummer. Photo from a trip along Göta
Kanal, courtesy Rederi AB Göta Kanal.]
*Happy Midsummer 2014*
Friday, 20 June 2014 Midsummer Eve will be celebrated in the Nordic Lands.
*Note:* For midsummer celebration information in the States, please click
on the link provided below:
*http://www.nordstjernan.com/news/nordic/4621/*
“The ISIS Fiasco: It's Really an Attack on Iran”
*“The ISIS Fiasco: It's Really an Attack on Iran”*
By Mike Whitney
"There's something that doesn't ring true about the coverage of the crisis
in Iraq. Maybe it's the way the media reiterates the same, tedious
storyline over and over again with only the slightest changes in the
narrative. For example, I was reading an article in the Financial Times by
Council on Foreign Relations president, Richard Haass, where he says that
Maliki's military forces in Mosul "melted away."
Interestingly, the Haass op-ed was followed by a piece by David Gardener
who used almost the very same language.... more »
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*Levees.org fighting for flood protection and to hold industry accountable
for erosion: Sandy Rosenthal*
Six Powerful Cancer-Killing Plants You’ve Probably Never Heard Of by Nick Meyer
Six Powerful Cancer-Killing Plants You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
by Nick Meyer
Alt Health, 16 June 2014
As the interest in natural health has piqued, more and more people have
begun to seek natural alternatives and supplementary herbs and plants that
haven’t quite hit the mainstream.
Considering that there are many tens of thousands of plants that still
haven’t been adequately studied yet for their healing potential, there
still exists the potential for amazing new natural remedies that science
hasn’t discovered yet.
Some of the science on the following six plants is not as ... more »
Northrop Grumman Receives $238 Million Contract Modification for LAIRCM Missile Defense System
[image: AN/AAQ-24 LAICRM]Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a
$238 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract
from the U.S. Air Force to provide hardware and support for the Large
Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) system.
Critical to the safe return of troops abroad, LAIRCM automatically detects
a missile launch, determines if it is a threat and activates a
high-intensity laser-based countermeasure system to track and defeat the
missile.
Under the terms of the contract modification, Northrop Grumman will deliver
additional transmitters... more »
Premier flight for self-protection system ESTL
[image: JAS-39 Gripen]Defence and security company Saab´s new
self-protection system ESTL is now airborne. The premier flight was carried
out on a Gripen in early June 2014.
ESTL is an efficient self-protection system for virtually any type of
fixed-wing aircraft where ESTL is installable on a mission-to-mission
basis.
Depending on mission profile, ESTL can be configured for different threat
scenarios. ESTL provides covert sustainable pre-emptive dispensing, missile
warning, forward firing of flares and cocktail dispensing.
Read more
Ukraine keeps maintaining Russian ICBMs Satan despite ban on military ties
[image: SS-18 Satan]Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk-based missile-developing
design bureau Yuzhnoye does not stop maintenance of Russian
intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) RS-20 Satan which are in service
of the Russian Strategic Missile Troops, Izvestia daily reported on
Thursday with the reference to a representative of the design bureau
specialists.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered to halt military
cooperation with Russia. Meanwhile, the design bureau noted that the ban on
military cooperation with Russia is possible only in case of a presidential
decree to... more »
"Whatever Your Fate Is..."
"Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I
need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an
opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment- not
discouragement- you will find the strength there. Any disaster you can
survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life.
What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have
a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that
the moments which seemed to be great failures, followed by wreckage, were
the incident... more »
"What We do Have..."
“We have no choice of what color we're born or who our
parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have
is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.”
- Mildred Taylor
"These Long Vistas..."
"The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take
it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history or fiction. It
seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of science…
The winds, the sea, and the moving tides are what they are. If there is
wonder and beauty and majesty in them, science will discover these
qualities. If they are not there, science cannot create them. If there is
poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it
there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave
out the p... more »
"We Begin Life..."
"We begin life with the world presenting itself to us as it is. Someone –
our parents, teachers, analysts – hypnotizes us to 'see' the world and
construe it in the 'right' way. These others label the world, attach names
and give voices to the beings and events in it, so that thereafter, we
cannot read the world in any other language or hear it saying other things
to us. The task is to break the hypnotic spell, so that we become undeaf,
unblind, and multilingual, thereby letting the world speak to us in new
voices and write all its possible meaning in the new book of our existence.
... more »
Russia to Fulfill All Military Contract Obligations with Iraq
[image: Mi-28N Night Hunter]All the military contract obligations with Iraq
will be fulfilled, Igor Sevastyanov, the head of the Russian delegation to
the Eurosatory 2014 international defense and security exhibition and
deputy director of Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport told journalists
Wednesday.
“Everything that has been signed will be carried out in accordance with the
contractual agreements, except for force majeure circumstances,” said
Sevastyanov.
International defense and security exhibition Eurosatory 2014 opened on
June 16 in Paris and will go on till June 20.
Rea... more »
Dramatic moment RAF scrambled fighter jets after 'multiple' Russian planes were spotted in Baltic airspace
[image: RAF Typhoon and Su-27 Flanker]RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled
to intercept 'multiple Russian aircraft' as part of the Nato mission to
police the airspace over the Baltics, the Ministry of Defence said
yesterday.
The aircraft from 3 (Fighter) Squadron were ordered into the skies after
four separate groups of aircraft were detected by Nato air defences in
international airspace near to the Baltic states.
The aircraft were subsequently identified as a Russian Tupolev Tu22
Backfire bomber, four Sukhoi Su27 Flanker fighters, one Beriev A50 Mainstay
early-warning aircraft and... more »
F-35 value oversold
[image: F-35A Lightning II]Re: Only the best jet fighter is good enough for
RCAF (SP, June 10). Contrary to Les MacPherson's claims, the F-35 is not
"the best" fighter jet, not even for Canada.
The F-22 is the most advanced aircraft, but the Americans aren't exporting
it.
The F-35 has been criticized for its single engine, slowness, lack of
agility and massive price tag. The main competitor to Lockheed-Martin's
F-35 is Boeing's F-18 Super Hornet. The Hornet's combat proven twin-engined
jet matches the F-35 in speed, but outperforms its competitor in range and
manoeuvrability. It wi... more »
Defense Ministry mulls SDF filming of Chinese fighter jet encounters
The Defense Ministry is considering video recording Chinese military
aircraft, after Chinese fighter jets repeatedly flew dangerously close to
Japanese Self-Defense Forces planes over the East China Sea, a senior SDF
official said.
By accurately capturing footage of Chinese military aircraft operations
from SDF planes, Japan hopes to better counter claims by Beijing, the
official said Tuesday.
The plan comes after China released a video clip last week that Beijing
claims shows Japanese fighter jets flying abnormally close to Chinese
intelligence aircraft.
Read more
Why I support Israel
Pat Condell pretty much hitting the nail on the head there.
The only part I disagree with is when he says missiles are aimed at women
and children in Israel; in fact they are fired without any care for who
gets hit: men, women or children, and as a man why should my life be worth
less than a woman's?
The facts however are incontrovertible which is why Pat Condell gets so
much flack from so many of the anti-Semites who masquerade as
pro-Palestinians.
Alenia Aermacchi to train Coast Guard on C-27J aircraft
[image: C-27 Spartan]Italian aircraft manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi is to
train U.S. Coast Guard personnel on flying newly acquired C-27J Spartan
medium-sized transport aircraft.
The training services will be for the initial flight crews -- pilots and
loadmaster -- and will consist of in-class sessions, flight simulation
instruction, and in-flight training.
"Alenia Aermacchi is proud to have the opportunity to provide the United
States Coast Guard with outstanding training services that will help
service men and women effectively perform their missions on the C-27J," the
company sa... more »
Maliki Should Step Down, But Blaming Him For Rise of I$I$ Is Wrong
"The US has not confirmed that it is demanding Maliki's resignation, but it
is giving every indication it favours some form of government of national
unity in Iraq." - Matthew Weaver, *"Iraq crisis: US 'urging Maliki to
resign' – live updates"* The Guardian, June 19, 2014.
"Iraq's fragile democracy, weakened by mounting chaos and a rapidly rising
death toll, is being challenged by calls for the formation of a hardline
“government of national salvation”.
The proposal, which is being widely discussed in political and intelligence
circles in Baghdad, is to replace the Shi’ite-led gov... more »
Is the Pentagon Worried about the China’s J-20 and J-31 Stealth Fighters?
[image: J-31A Gyrfalcon]As the F-35 fighter continues to grapple with cost
overruns and technical issues concerning F-35 fighter jets, the spotlight
falls on the Chinese J-20 and J-31 stealth aircraft, which may emerge as a
low cost alternative to America’s most expensive military plane.
“Pentagon officials continue to compare DOD’s progress (on the F-35) with
that of the Chinese J-20 and J-31 stealth aircraft and their other
capabilities”, a US Department of Defense release issued on June 13, 2014
said.
According to Frank Kendall, US undersecretary of defense for acquisition,
tech... more »
Jordan to convert C295 military transport plane into gunship
[image: C295M]Jordan has inked an agreement with Europe's Airbus Defence
and Space and US's ATK to convert one of its two C295 military transport
aircraft into a gunship.
Under the agreement, Airbus and ATK will cooperatively work with the King
Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) of Jordan in converting
the aircraft operated by the Royal Jordanian Air Force into gunship
configuration.
The new configuration AC295 will join two AC-235 gunships that were
delivered to Jordan by ATK in May this year.
Read more
Ottawa finalizes revised contract to deliver Cyclone choppers, retire Sea Kings
[image: CH-148 Cyclone Maritime Helicopter]Multiple sources say the Harper
government has formally signed a deal to amend its contract with the U.S.
manufacturer of the long-delayed Cyclone maritime helicopters.
The information comes from several defence and government sources, speaking
on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the
matter publicly.
They say the agreement with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., signed today, paves
the way for the retirement next year of Canada’s outdated fleet of Sea King
choppers.
Read more
Rheinmetall to sign 2.7 billion euro deal with Algerian military for 980 Fuchs vehicles
[image: Meko A200 frigate]German defence group Rheinmetall is set to sign a
2.7 billion euro deal in the coming weeks for the production of 980 Fuchs 2
military vehicles for Algeria, according to German news reports.
German newspaper Handelsblatt today reported that the deal is part of
various German contracts with the North African country that include two
Meko A200 frigates from Thyssen-Krupp (ordered in 2012) and SUVs and trucks
from Daimler valued at a total of 10 billion euros.
A factory to build the Fuchs vehicles will be built in Ain Smara in
northeast Algeria, according to H... more »
Malmstrom completes final Minuteman III configuration
[image: LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM]Air Force Global Strike Command met a
major milestone June 16, when maintainers at Malmstrom Air Force Base,
Montana, removed the last multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
in the Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile inventory from a
Minuteman III.
The reentry vehicle is the portion of the missile that houses the nuclear
warhead. Re-configuring the missile to carry only a single reentry vehicle
helps bring the Air Force towards compliance with the New Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty and comply with direction from the 2010 Nuclear... more »
Argentine Navy receives refurbished TR1700 class submarine ARA San Juan
[image: ARA San Juan]According to Minister of Defense Agustin Rossi, the
MLU cost some 100 million Argentine Pesos (12.4 million dollars) and
comprised more than 500,000 work hours in which the boat was cut in half
and had its four MTU engines and batteries replaced.
The MLU was under way at CINAR since August 2007. He blamed the delay on
the lack of funds and qualified labor.
Rossi called the re-delivery an important milestone for Argentina, as the
state had lost its ability to repair submarines following the previous
Domecq Garcia shipyards being disbanded.
Read more
HMS Tireless navy submarine ends service at Devonport
[image: HMS Tireless]The Royal Navy's oldest nuclear submarine, HMS
Tireless, is being taken out of service later.
The hunter-killer class sub returned to its Devonport base in Plymouth for
the last time on 1 June, after 30 years in service.
The submarine is the longest serving Trafalgar Class submarine in the Royal
Navy.
Read more
German submarines now appear the safer replacement bet
[image: Collins class SSK]Within the space of a few weeks the Abbott
government has presided over a shake-up of the options for a fleet of
submarines to replace the ageing Collins class.
While an evolved Collins class was a short-price favourite at the end of
the Labor era, an almighty spat between the Swedish government and German
industrial giant Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems means a German design could
now fall over the line.
The nuclear option remains off the table despite the US indicating it would
be amenable to an Australian approach on the Virginia class submarines.
Read more
BBC News - Iraq crisis: President Obama can 'bypass Congress'
Imagine the BBC reporting if George W. Bush had dared to ignore the wishes
of Congress: riding roughshod and being anti democratic would be just be
two of the phrases used. But as it's Barack Obama, no attacks...
'US President Barack Obama has told Congressional leaders he does not need
lawmakers' approval for any action in Iraq, the top Senate Republican says.'
More here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27916806 at the BBC
where persuading people that Barack Obama is still the Obamamessiah,
despite all evidence to the contrary, is still de rigeur.
An ex-presidential birthday party
I think that generic parties and similar events are not a good material for
a weblog that is expected to be global in character. One reason is that
most readers are not interested; another reason is that I am intrinsically
an introvert and privacy is something I consider important.
But Czech ex-president Václav Klaus' 73rd birthday banquet may be
different. It is a public event of a sort. I was invited and I went there
yesterday. It was organized in the headquarters of the Václav Klaus
Institute, in the Chateaux of Hanspaulka, the villa above.
Hanspaulka is "better than the adjace... more »
Musical Interlude: Adiemus, “Carmina Slovenica”
Adiemus, “Carmina Slovenica”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRotQyJkKWU
FL-15 In Play
I noticed something strange on a random DCCC website the other day. The
page itself is just a front to sucker climate change activists into giving
up their e-mail addresses to the DCCC so they can solicit contributions and
sell the info to other vendors.-- one of those phony "sign my petition"
pages they always use: "Sign the petition now to demand Congress Take
Action on Climate before it's too late." No big deal. But the names of the
candidates on the page were totally random-- except one. Can you pick out
the one that is different from the rest?
Rep. Ami Bera
Rep. Tim Bishop
... more »
The survey says: Local products are worth the money!
Earlier this month we asked if you would be willing to pay more for local
products. Here are the results:
[image: The survey says: Local products are worth the money!]
Comments
- Local and organic!
- Imported supermarket food is often absurdly cheap anyway, and the low
prices mean that we have very little feeling for the value of food, and
feel disconnected from it and its production, buying, eating and wasting
far too much of it. Paying a little more not only often means you're
getting a 'better' product, but you also value and appreciate it more, and
ar... more »
Dick Cheney; gall of ...
So, "Crooks and Liars" have a nice little piece called "The Gall of Dick
Cheney" about his shameless co-authoring with his imbecilic daughter, an
op-ed about how the sectarian violence in Iraq is Obama's fault.
To ask how he thinks he can get away with such nonsense is to explain it.
What IS anyone opposed to him going to do about it?
...
Well?
That total non-answer is the reason for Cheney's gall. That's a measure of
our impotence.
US Is Backing Both Sides in Iraq - Joaquin
US Is Backing Both Sides in Iraq - Joaquin. Source: 108morris108. Date
Published: June 17.
The Waste Pickers of Brasilia
Two weeks ago as part of our class, we visited Brasilia’s landfill site,
known as Lixão, which again underscored some of the incredible
contradictions in the country. It is a vast site, with six open dumping
sites, this is one of the largest landfills in all of Latin
America. Controversy surrounds this landfill, as it is slated
Continue reading
Aussie Gov't Looking into Allegations of labor abuses against Taiwan working holiday backpackers
A reader alerted me to this story. Apparently Taiwanese backpackers on
working holidays in Australia are being abused. From ABC:
The Fair Work Ombudsman is preparing to launch an investigation into claims
backpackers employed as fruit pickers in one of the country's biggest food
producing regions are being underpaid by labour hire contractors and forced
to live in illegal budget accommodation.
The investigation will focus on the Queensland city of Bundaberg where,
each year, thousands of travellers spend at least 88 days working on farms
along the harvest trail in order to extend t... more »
Turning Piketty Right Side Up
*In all the criticism and commentary on Frenchman Thomas Piketty’s
criticism of ‘*Capital in the 21st Century*,’ one very important thing has
until now not been pointed out.*
*Piketty’s simple formula sets capital against wages and general
prosperity, suggesting that as capital rises in value then wages will miss
out. Yet, as should be obvious to any student of capital, it is capital
that pays wages and raises general prosperity.*
*Thus, Piketty comes at his subject from the wrong side up. In this guest
post, George Reisman turns him right side up.*
*Turning Piketty Right Side Up... more »
Details on La. Gov. Jindal’s Common Core and PARCC Exit
In a press release on June 18, 2014, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal made a
number of statements regarding Louisiana’s participation in the Common Core
State Standards (CCSS) and the associated Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)– one of two assessment consortia
(groups of states) connected to the CCSS. Some have questioned whether […]
A3 Newsletter: 42 Years and Still Waiting (June 18, 2014)
*(New poster by artist César Maxit)*
All eyes are on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals as we move into summer.
Most urgently of course, we wake up every day hopeful that the court will
choose to affirm Judge Brady's ruling that overturned Albert's conviction
for a third time. Although there is no way to know when they will rule, the
average decision wait time is 10 months, so we expect word soon, and
certainly by early fall.
Meanwhile, the landmark A3 civil case seeking to define long term solitary
confinement as cruel and unusual punishment carries on through Robert and
Albert since... more »
Charles Barsotti (1933-2014)
*The last from Charles? (From the June 9/16 New Yorker)*
[*Click to enlarge*]
*by Ken*
The cartoon for which Charles Barsotti is most famous, *New Yorker* cartoon
editor Bob Mankoff reminds us, "has nothing to do with any of [the] 'big
questions.' I'm not sure what it has to do with, but I dare you to look at
it and not laugh."
Okay, Bob, let's take that dare. (Note: All of the cartoons in this post
should be click-enlargeable. But sometimes you just don't know.)
No, quite correct, Bob, it can't be done. Not even in this highly rarefied
genre of the pasta-based cartoon. You can'... more »
Musical Interlude: Tron Syversen, “Moonlight Reflections”
Tron Syversen, “Moonlight Reflections”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1EZ30fUHLA
"The Most Beautiful People..."
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat,
known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out
of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an
understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a
deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
"Ubuntu"
"An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put
a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got
there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took
each others hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their
treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had
all the fruits for himself they said: ''UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy
if all the other ones are sad?'' 'Ubuntu' in the Xhosa culture means: 'I am
because we are'."
"How many of you knew this?"
- Found in a group chat, a... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This beautiful, bright, spiral galaxy is Messier 64, often called the
Black Eye Galaxy or the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy for its heavy-lidded
appearance in telescopic views. M64 is about 17 million light-years distant
in the otherwise well-groomed northern constellation Coma Berenices. In
fact, the Red Eye Galaxy might also be an appropriate moniker in this
colorful composition of narrow and wideband images.
*Click image for larger size.*
The enormous dust clouds obscuring the near-side of M64's central region
are laced with the telltale reddish glow of hydrogen associated with star
fo... more »
Paulo Coelho, “The Cycle of Nature”; "Maybe..."
*“The Cycle of Nature”*
by Paulo Coelho
“In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat: there
is only movement. The winter struggles to reign supreme, but, in the end,
is obliged to accept spring’s victory, which brings with it flowers and
happiness. The summer would like to make its warm days last for ever,
because it believes that warmth is good for the earth, but, finally, it has
to accept the arrival of autumn, which will allow the earth to rest.
The gazelle eats the grass and is devoured by the lion. It isn’t a matter
of who is the strongest, but God’s way... more »
Chet Raymo, "Why Not?"
"Why Not?"
by Chet Raymo
"A few days ago reader Liz asked: "If we are all one and made out of the
same material - then the things that we make are made out of the same
material. But they are not animate. Why not?" At first glance, this might
seem like a naive question, one that we all know the answer to. On
reflection, it turns out to be terribly profound. Or should I have said,
"wonderfully profound"?
Yes, everything, animate and inanimate, is made of the same stuff - the 92
naturally-occurring elements - but all of the animate things we know about
are made mainly of carbon comp... more »
The Wolf's At the Door (Again) Beware His Cohort and the Zen Un-Master (Phony Intelligence No Longer That Hard To Spot)
Not just based on lies. But self-serving lies. It used to be commonly
accepted behavior that if you promoted a certain controversial (and usually
expensive for other people) action that you bent over backward to ensure
your audience that it didn't enhance your own income or lifestyle as a
bonus. That modest courtesy was disabled with the Supreme Court decision in
Bush v. Gore. And it's
With Boobs, anything is possible
Did I fail my daughter by not getting her this stuff? h/t Daisy Lin of the
Facebook group 女權,性別歧視,台灣 Feminism, Sexism, Taiwan
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“Facebook's Extreme Online Tracking Tactics”
*“Facebook's Extreme Online Tracking Tactics”*
By Julia Angwin
“For years people have noticed a funny thing about Facebook's ubiquitous
Like button. It has been sending data to Facebook tracking the sites you
visit. Each time details of the tracking were revealed, Facebook promised
that it wasn't using the data for any commercial purposes. No longer. Last
week, Facebook announced it will start using its Like button and similar
tools to track people across the Internet for advertising purposes. Here is
the long history of the revelations and Facebook's denials:
Facebook's Mark Zucke... more »
Satire: “McCain Calls for Emergency Blame Game on Iraq”
*“McCain Calls for Emergency Blame Game on Iraq”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Citing the deteriorating situation in
the war-torn nation, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) on Saturday called for
Congress to convene an emergency blame game on Iraq. “This is a dire
crisis,” McCain said. “It’s time to roll up our sleeves and do some serious
finger-pointing.”
McCain said that he hoped Congress would act swiftly to assign blame to a
long list of culprits he identified, including President Obama, the Joint
Chiefs, the media, and everyone who did not vote for him in t... more »
THE TERRIBLE FRUITS OF US-NATO IN UKRAINE
Despite President Petro Poroshenko's call for a ceasefire, shelling has
persisted in the eastern city of Slavyansk, Ukraine.
VICE News visited a section of Slavyansk that was recently struck by an
attack, and spoke with the residents about the chaos of the attack and its
aftermath. They also visited a local hospital and spoke with medical
workers who have stayed behind to treat the increasing number of wounded.
Kiev calls these people terrorists and other nasty names. It's against
international law to target civilians as the US-NATO directed operation has
been doing for the past ... more »
Death Aid : Sir Elton's Dead Friends
Death Aid : Sir Elton's Dead Friends from Spike EP on Vimeo.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, by all rights, I shouldn't be here.
I should be dead. Six foot under, in a wooden box.
Every day I ask myself, "How did I survive..?"
Because the AIDS Disease is caused by *A VIRUS...*"
"To be clear, he was diagnosed with AIDS.
*He wasn't HIV+,* he had *AIDS*."
"Ladies and gentlemen, by all rights, I shouldn’t be here.
I should be dead. Six feet under, in a wood box.
I should have contracted HIV in the 1980s and died in the 1990s.
Just like Freddie Mercury.
Just like Rock Hudso... more »
What do you want to be when you grow up? Our kindergartners at Malcolm X.
How will the PARCC prepare these kids to be a superhero or an “ice
princess.” Huh.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
Tagged: elementary, end of the year, graduation, job, kindergarten
METRO | Beverly Baker Moore : Austin’s Hippie Church is all celebration, no dogma
As the energy builds, others in the audience join the regular dancers,
moved by infectious enthusiasm, some cosmic spirit… and the margaritas. By
Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | June 18, 2014 AUSTIN — About noon on
any … finish reading *METRO* | Beverly Baker Moore : Austin’s Hippie Church
is all celebration, no dogma
Assclowns of the Week #99: Dr. Strangehate edition
*...or How The GOP Learned to Love ISIS and the Bomb.*
Well, I guess it was only to be expected (By that, I don't mean Iraq
turning into dog shit again at the hands of Sunni extremists, which *was *to
be expected) but the black guy getting all the blame for Iraq's newest
quagmire after Bush had been praised by the man above for ending the war in
2011. Yes, Republicans finally found a new scandal not named Benghazi to
hang on Obama's neck like a greasy, half-plucked albatross and it's Iraq.
So, Iraq imploding two and a half years after we pulled the last of
our fighting... more »
ruby dee, 1922-2014
Ruby Dee was a towering figure in the American theatre. She was a great
actor, a poet, playwright, and screenwriter, and a steadfast voice for
equality. Along with the actor Ossie Davis, her husband of nearly 60 years,
Dee never stopped campaigning for full civil rights for all people.
Dee and Davis' marriage was something to marvel at and to emulate, a
partnership, as the *New York Times* obit puts it, that was "romantic,
familial, professional, artistic and political".
Dee grew up in Harlem, performed in many Broadway plays, and was a
quintessential New Yorker. On Friday, th... more »
Washington Redskins Name Controversy is Just Another Distraction
The political correctness warriors have recently had their target
coordinates set upon forcing the NFL's Washington Redskins football
franchise to change it's name as it is offensive to a certain aggrieved
demographic - the American Indian. Not that the US government gives a damn
about Indians, the genocidal mass slaughter of the nation's only true
indigenous people during the era of western conquest and Manifest Destiny
doesn't get much play from the corrupt national government nor in their
pocket media. Nor does the ghettoizing of American Indians onto
reservations and the insti... more »
'Journalists in E. Ukraine targets of govt forces, conditions much worse than in Iraq' - Churkin
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the racist interim Prime Minister of Ukraine, referred
to Russians who live in Eastern Ukraine as *"subhumans"* in a speech he
made a few days ago.
In the 21st century you expect people who hold such despicable views to be
on the fringes of society, not lead a government, especially not one that
is backed by the superpower of the era. But anything is possible. The
revival of fascism in certain parts of Europe and Jihadism in the Middle
East are the direct results of Washington's interferences along with the
machinations of Zionist terrorists.
The bloodbaths in Uk... more »
How do you know a politician is lying?
*“It's not the lying that bothers me, it's the fact that people think I'm
stupid enough to believe them that does.” *- Anonymous
How do you know a politician is lying? Their lips are moving.
But was Cunliffe lying when he replied “no,” “definitely not” and “never”
to questions whether he’d known, met or helped party donor Donghua Liu?
Probably not.
The petard on which he’s being justifiably hung however is of his own
making, and doubly so: First, Cunliffe wants to make the election an issue
of trust (don’t politicians always say that?), yet for reasons either of
duplicity or ... more »
"How It Really Is"
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Cartoon inspired by this iconic image;
of course we haven't learned a damned thing since then...
Sunni Mufti of Iraq Rafie Al-Rifai Justifies Anti-Government Rebellion [Source: MEMRI TV]
"I'd like to ask Al-Sistani and other religious authorities that have
issued similar fatwas, and all the religious leaders who replaced their
clerical robes with military fatigues, in response to this call. . .I would
like to ask Al-Sistani: Where were your fatwas when the Americans occupied
Iraq? . . . The Iraqi government is entirely sectarian." - Sunni Mufti of
Iraq Rafie Al-Rifai.
Why did Iraqi Shiite cleric Al-Sistani not call for Jihad against American
troops when they occupied Baghdad but called for Jihad immediately after a
small band of ISIS terrorists and some former Sad... more »
"Regret..."
"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time;
it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable."
- Sydney J. Harris
The BC Northern Gateway Pipeline 21
21 Con MPs from BC who apparently side with Enbridge rather than BC.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay : "NEB JRP conducted a rigorous/independent
science-based review, heard from 1450+ parties & reviewed over 175K pages
of evidence"
Mark Warawa : "Panel heard +1450 participants, reviewed +175,000 pages of
evidence & 9,000 letters Concluded pipeline n public interest, can build
safely"
Bob Zimmer : "The National Energy Board (NEB) Joint Review Panel conducted
a rigorous, independent, science-based review, hearing from over 1450
participants in 21 communities and reviewing over 175 000 pages o... more »
Biggest event in Human History
Was it the invention of the wheel? Maybe the sail. Discovery of Steel or
the internal combustion engine. What about the microprocessor. These are
all tools not part of history. Humans using tools well and not so well is
history.
The biggest event in human history was the Holocaust. Wiping out the native
peoples of American and Africa, slavery in general are horrible. But in
context they were taking care of business. A mechanical process contrived
to kill millions of people, millions of neighbors, millions of fellow
citizens has to be the low point of humanity.
I believe most things... more »
"Something You Already Know..."
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine
and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to
your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody
is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how
hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and
keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what
you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be
willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where
you... more »
"A Short Recap For Our Young People"
*"A Short Recap For Our Young People"*
by Karl Denninger
"From the "speech" I posted (that no High School or College would ever ask
me to give)- but a bit more direct and to-the-point.
This is specifically aimed at all the young people who go along to get
along, who do the minimum they can get by with, who suck off those around
them (whether it be parents, boyfriends, girlfriends or otherwise) and who
refuse to exhibit the basic principle of never give up; get stomped on in
the ladder of life but make them mash your fingers to bloody stumps- never,
ever let go or stop trying to ea... more »
Uncertain News
The hundreds of you wacky enough to read what I say have been asking me
when
*Steve live* will arrive. This is a great undertaking. I do not want to
come off half cocked. Credibility is the most important value proposition
of those who spend their precious time on your testament. My brand is my
brand and I am not COKE.
Pravda means truth, the New York Times, NBC and all the mainstream media
mean corporate. That is why my news channel will be called the Uncertain
news. I will report the news with lots of alleged, not provable,
circumstance only.
If I had to pick one blog that would p... more »
"Proof the Stock Market Is Being Rigged"
*"Proof the Stock Market Is Being Rigged" *
by Bill Bonner
"We are still reeling. Yesterday, we reported that central banks are major
buyers of stocks. Their policy of suppressing yields on bonds has pushed
them to stretch for higher returns in the stock market. A recent report by
a central bank research and advisory group called the Official Monetary and
Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) calculates that central banks around
the world have lost out on $200-250 billion in interest income on their
bond portfolios. In other words, central banks are victims of their own
depressed in... more »
Who Would Jesus Ex-Communicate?
Monday Agence France-Presse reported that Pope Francis denounced those
getting rich through speculation in financial markets, sounding a good deal
milder than Jesus did when he denounced the banksters-- as the money
changers of his day are called now-- at the Temple in Jerusalem, sealing
his fate. I have no doubt that if Pope Francis got as harsh as Jesus
towards the banksters, he would also meet an unnatural and gruesome fate.
"It is increasingly intolerable that financial markets are shaping the
destiny of peoples rather than serving their needs, or that the few derive
immense ... more »
WHY PARENTS SHOULD NOT FEAR TEACHER TENURE
WHY PARENTS SHOULD NOT FEAR TEACHER TENURE. Now co-authored with NYS
paren’t leader, Glen Dalgleish.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings
from the Chalk Face
WHY PARENTS SHOULD NOT FEAR TEACHER TENURE
Now co-authored with NYS parent leader, Glen Dalgleish. WHY PARENTS SHOULD
NOT FEAR TEACHER TENURE.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the
Chalk Face
Someone asked Brigitte Gabriel about so-called "peaceful" Muslims and got an outstanding answer...
*made all the more outstanding, in my opinion, by the number of times Ms
Gabriel used the word "irrelevant." *
Why, you ask?
Because I have a horrible time pronouncing that word. Relevant usually
comes out "revelent" or something really weird. Before using either
relevant or irrelevant I have to pause and sort out my tongue.
She received a standing ovation for her answer during the Benghazi Panel.
I love listening to this woman.
Bye bye Paxo
It's Jeremy Paxman's last *Newsnight *tonight.
In all my years of blogging about BBC bias, even when I was at my fiercest,
I never thought of Paxo in a bad way. Whether presenting *Newsnight *and *The
Day Today, *or reading out questions on *University Challenge, *or fronting
history documentaries, he's always been a class act. He didn't just give
Michael Howard a grilling, he gave all and sundry a grilling (when needs
demanded) - including, at times, his own BBC colleagues (Paul Mason
and Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan spring to mind).
His boredom with *Newsnight *has been pretty obv... more »
Supplemental: Same as it ever was!
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014*
*The New York Times, keeping it gloomy:* All our test scores are going
up—unless you read the New York Times and other major newspapers.
As we’ve long told you, our newspapers report the gaps but hide the gains.
To appearances, they mainly exist to recite elite narratives about our
allegedly stagnant or failing schools.
Consider a recent example:
In Sunday’s New York Times, Javier Hernandez wrote a long and rambling
front-page report about the Common Core. We were struck by this account of
the state of our schools as of 2009:
HERNANDEZ (6/15/14): *In 200... more »
BREAKING NEWS: Louisiana Governor Jindal Drops PARCC and Common Core
Jindal just finished a press conference. His words, summarized: PARCC
selection did not comply with La state law requiring a bidding process–
this voids PARCC agreement. Jindal has asked for a financial audit of PARCC
spending and an open, competitive bidding process for assessment. He said
that suspending PARCC is what he was able to do immediately via executive
order. […]
Chuck Todd: WSJ/NBC Poll "Disaster for the President"...
*“Essentially the public is saying your presidency is over.”*
No it's not.
He has a pen and a golf club. He wants for nothing and could couldn't care
less about any poll.
via the Washington Free Beacon:
FROM A HORSE’S MOUTH:
FROM A HORSE’S MOUTH:.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the
Chalk Face
Generally, a party to a civil action cannot appeal on the basis of some aspect of trial procedure to which it did not object
*Harris v. Leikin Group Inc.*, 2014 ONCA 479:
[53] As a general rule, a party to a civil action cannot appeal on the
basis of some aspect of trial procedure to which it did not object or sit
on an objection only to raise it once it learns of an unfavourable result:
see *Marshall v. Watson Wyatt & Co.* (2002), 57 O.R. (3d) 813 (C.A.), at
paras. 14-15; *Leader Media Productions Ltd. v. Sentinel Hill Alliance
Atlantis Equicap Limited Partnership* (2008), 90 O.R. (3d) 561 (C.A.),
leave to appeal refused, [2008] S.C.C.A. No. 394, at paras. 50-51.
Sitting in the driver's seat of a truly inoperable motor vehicle cannot lead to a conviction for care and control
*R v. Lu*, [2013] O.J. No. 836 holds that:
30 Reading the case law, it would
appear that many judges obscure the distinction, but I am of the view that
sitting in the driver's seat of a truly inoperable motor vehicle will not
lead to a conviction for care and control, even where there is no attempt
to rebut the presumption.
31 I find that this particular vehicle was indeed "inoperable" and
therefore did not constitute a realistic risk of danger to persons or
property, and thus notwithstanding the presumption in section 258(1)(a),
the defenda... more »
Corporate Propaganda Government, Stephen Harper`s Bed Of Fleas
*Written by Grant G*
A thing of beauty isn`t it, watching Stephen Harper squirm from scandal, to
lie, to betrayal, from hiding in parliament backrooms to slithering under
countless rock bottoms...
The coward, Harper the mouse that muttered, Harper had no courage to take
ownership of Enbridge`s Northern Gateway approval decision, instead of a
press conference and answering questions old Harper merely released a 4
paragraph government statement on the federal website, pretending this
decision was just business as usual, ....Ah but it wasn`t, Joe Oliver
calling BCers radicals, ec... more »
The Realist Report - Alex from Chile
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Alex from
Chile. Alex is a regular listener to The Realist Report, and has undertaken
a project to translate Andrew Carrington Hitchcock's epic work *The
Synagogue of Satan* into a number of European languages. Alex and I will be
discussing his project and related subjects.
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:
- *#SELFIE (Official music video) - The Chainsmokers* (Ba... more »
Taking Back The Wisconsin State Senate-- Meet Penny Bernard Schaber
With Steve Israel running the DCCC there is no chance of the Democrats
winning back the House, literally, none whatsoever. Israel is leaving too
many vulnerable Republicans on the table and squandering DCCC money on
ridiculous races that aren't long shots, but NO SHOTS. People think I'm
being apocryphal when I say he's flushing resources down a toilet with a
PVI of R+15. But I'm being literal. Israel is trying to get fellow Blue
Dogs elected in impossibly red districts-- in Arkansas he's working to
elect conservative Democrats in districts that have PVIs of R+8, R+14 and
R+15 and... more »
Eggtastic Egg Rolls
For whatever reason, my husband has been on an egg roll kick lately. He
spends his nights dreaming up new egg roll possibilities – mostly with
ingredients that you'd think have no business in an egg roll. That is,
until you try it.
I'll share his egg rolls creations with you over the next few weeks, but
today's recipe kicked it all off. I know, egg rolls for breakfast sound
weird. But it has quickly become my favorite breakfast dish. And it's so
easy to make.
INGREDIENTS6 large eggs
1 jalapeño, finely diced
Small handful cilantro, finely chopped
Shredded cheese
1 package bacon
Egg r... more »
THE GAPS IN TUSCALOOSA: What should we do?
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014*
*Part 3—One lone simple solution:* Nikole Hannah-Jones went to Tuscaloosa
to explore a certain problem.
While she was there, she ran into a much larger problem. In our view, she
largely finessed the problem in her 10,000 word report, “Segregation
Now...”.
Hannah-Jones went to Tuscaloosa to explore a problem she refers to as
“resegregation.” It’s a problem which largely can’t be solved—but while she
was there, she encountered the gaps.
She encountered the gaps at Central High, an all-black high school in a
city whose student population is roughly 80 perce... more »
AAVE
The history of African-American Vernacular English is not unlike that of
other dialects of US English -- migration (although forced, and ending in
enslavement), partial assimilation with English, and (in the end) a
significant contribution to our national linguistic strength and variety.
And yet, more so than any other dialect, it's been haunted by a distorting
shadow in popular culture, from the 1830's until the present, from
Minstrelsy to R&B to Hip-hop. Its authentic cultural productions have
always had to compete with imitation, parody, and appropriation.
Blackface Minstrelsy m... more »
Clark's pension costs taxpayers $76k a year, but disability rate increase not 'affordable'
Premier Christy Clark scores top marks for hypocrisy in explaining why
British Columbians on disability benefits, and their children, should live
in poverty.
Clark said this week that she knows the benefits, frozen since 2007, are
too low. But British Columbia is just too poor to provide any increase.
That will have to wait for some unknown future when it is “affordable,” she
said.
But Clark believes it’s perfectly affordable to have taxpayers contribute
$76,000 a year to fund her pension.
A single parent with one child on disability benefits in British Columbia -
someone like Clark ... more »
The neocons continue their plan for a preemptive nuclear first strike on Russia, a country that is no longer communist, is threatening no one, and has even refrained from sending troops into Ukraine to stop the slaughter of Russian speakers by the viscious government illegally emplaced in Kiev by the CIA. The idiots in Washington are oblivious of the fact that such a nuclear strike could destroy the entire human race. And the clueless American public, continuing to believe every govenment lie regurgitated by the despicable "mainstream media", is cheering them on. I'm an old man who has lived a full life, but I deeply fear for our children and grandchildren. So, please, please wake up America before it's too late!
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*OpEdNews Op Eds 6/14/2014 at 11:08:12*
Indications that the U.S. Is Planning a Nuclear Attack Against Russia *By
Eric Zuesse (about the author)* Permalink
Related Topic(s): Nuclear Weapons; Obama Administration; PNAC Neocon
Project For A New American C; President Barack Obama POTUS; Putin; Russia;
Ukraine
opednews.comOn Wednesday, June 11th, CNN headlined "U.S. Sends B-2 Stealth Bombers to
Europe," and reported that "they arrived in Europe this week for training."
Wikipedia notes that B-2s were "originally designed primarily as a nuclear ... more »
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