Wednesday, July 02, 2014

2 July - Blogs I'm Following

Lord Louis Mountbatten played an important rol...
Lord Louis Mountbatten played an important role in convincing reluctant monarchs to accede to the Indian Union. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Harri on Boracay
Harri on Boracay (Photo credit: wili_hybrid)
Rolf Harris and Julia Zemiro, ARIA Hall of Fam...
Rolf Harris and Julia Zemiro, ARIA Hall of Fame, Melbourne, 1 July 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Branches of Tropical Almond, Terminalia catapp...
Branches of Tropical Almond, Terminalia catappa ....Những nhánh Bàng ... (Photo credit: Vietnam Plants & The USA. plants)
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 6 minutes ago
*Which Intensity Model Should You Trust for Tropical Storm Arthur? ~Dr. Jeff Masters, Weather Underground* *This Crash-Proof Drone Can Fly Through Forests and Disaster Wreckage ~Motherboard*

My Children, and Their Teachers, are Guilty

Kris Nielsen at @ THE CHALK FACE - 7 minutes ago
The following is a guest post from New Mexico parent, Wendy Small. Let me start by telling you that my children are guilty. Guilty of being born to middle class–not wealthy–parents, guilty of having special needs, guilty of being the kind of poor test takers who falsely convict their teachers of being bad at their […]

No Security

Spike EP at News Spike - 8 minutes ago
No Security from Spike EP on Vimeo. "Assassinations don't just happen, they are allowed to happen..." Icke invokes Fletcher Prouty

Merlyn Rees - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

Spike EP at News Spike - 8 minutes ago
*"That relates to Kincora, which I know nothing about..."* *"I'm not that interested in Kincora..."* *-Merlyn Rees* Kincora and the Wilson Coup - Merlyn Rees Doesn't Know Anything (and Doesn't Want to Know...) from Spike EP on Vimeo. He's wrong - the Privy Council is in fact 799 years old... “*Lord Louis Mountbatten* had the nickname “*Dickie*” …and for good reason. Philip’s uncle Dickie was the last viceroy in India where he was a known paedophile who sexually exploited young working class Indian peasant boys”. Mountbatten is also linked to the paedophile ring who abused boys livi... more »

Steve Russell : Stopping an American jihad

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago
It comes down to what Colin Powell used to call ‘the Pottery Barn theory.’ We will own what we break and we don’t want to own the Sunni and Shi’a argument. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | July … finish reading Steve Russell : Stopping an American jihad

Rolf Harris, Freemasonry and the Police

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 hour ago
*"He's Australian and famous...? It has to be either Michael Hutchence or Rolf Harris..."* *The Late Paula Yates fails to deduce the identity of Dannii Minogue's latest beau...* *The Big Breakfast, 1993* *Sir Elton John, Rolf Harris MBE, OBE, CBE, and Friend.* *Trouble Brewing...Rolf Harris, MBE, OBE, CBE.*

Ukraine presses offensive with US support etc.,

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago
*As mentioned in yesterday’s post*- The Ceasefire that wasn’t- Fascist Kiev continues it’s ethnic cleansing *“Putin and the Europeans could not convince Poroshenko that peace does not come through war- Because Poroshenko takes his advice from war mongers”* *And the biggest global war monger is of course, the US.* UKRAINIAN troops backed by tanks and fighter-bombers have pressed on with a renewed offensive against pro-Kremlin insurgents that has drawn Russian ire, but also vital US support. Poroshenko's order to relaunch the eastern campaign was met with a deafening silence in Europ... more »

Savile, Freemasonry and the Police

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 hour ago
*Savile (and Friends) make a donation to their favourite charity: The Police Benevolent Fund.* *And Two Tickets to the Secret Policemen's Ball; one for me, one for The Widow's Son.* Savile and a Friend From a Certain Place. "We Want Your Soul..." Now, then, now-then, now/then... "Australian broadcaster and artist Rolf Harris is awarded he Officer of the Order of Australia by the High Commissioner, John Dauth, at Australia House. Picture: John Stillwell Source: Getty Images HE has received almost every award there is but as he was presented with another gong today, Rolf Harris sai... more »

Kissinger: Even Worse Than Cheney

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Constantin Costa-Gavras' 1982 film, *Missing*, had some pretty big stars-- including Jack Lemmon, Charles Cioffi and Sissy Spacek-- and won some pretty big awards-- including the Palme d'Or at Cannes for best male actor and the Academy Award for best writing-- and had a hugely acclaimed score by Vangelis, but there's a good chance you never saw it-- nor read the Tom Hauser book it was based on, *The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice*. That's because Henry Kissinger didn't want anyone to see that film or read that book. He got it banned. Really… in America. [It was... more »

Glaxo chief: Our drugs do not work on most patients

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 2 hours ago
GSK and it's filthy production facility in Canada kept on providing flu vaccine for human beings in Canada and the US.-Salmonella with your flu vaccine, Canada? What other *dirt *has been dished up by GSK in recent years? Found an older interesting news article- Our drugs don't work on most people You will notice that hasn't stopped GSK from manufacturing acknowledged useless drugs at a great profit. Allen Roses, worldwide vice-president of genetics at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), said fewer than half of the patients prescribed some of the most expensive drugs actually derived any benefi... more »

Here Paul Craig Roberts has excerpted some of the remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Russia's ambassadors on July 1, 2014. Notably, there was no mention of these remarks on BBC online news, CNN, the Los Angeles Times, or the New York Times. The Washington Post did mention that Putin had condemned the renewed violence in Ukraine at that meeting, but the importance of these remarks was not explained by the Post’s report. Thus, Americans who get their news strictly from the complicit "mainstream media" are not informed that their government is deliberately increasing the probability that they may someday die from weapons of mass destruction, totally ignorant of the reason why.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 2 hours ago
------------------------------ *Guest Column by Vladimir Putin* ------------------------------ July 1, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter IMPORTANT: Guest Column by Vladimir Putin THE WEST IS TURNING THE PLANET INTO A GLOBAL BARRACKS–Vladimir Putin, President of Russia *The remarks below are excerpted from President Putin’s meeting with Russia’s ambassadors on July 1, 2014. * Putin damns Washington’s puppet president of Ukraine, an usurped position resulting from the overthrow of a democra... more »

Refusal to dismiss or stay action for lack of jurisdiction is a final order

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
Hopkins v. Kay, 2014 ONCA 514: [9] In my view, the refusal to dismiss or stay the action based on lack of jurisdiction was a final order. See *Manos Foods International Inc. v. Coca-Cola Ltd*., [1999] O.J. No. 3623 (C.A.), and *Abbott et al. v. Collins et al.* (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 99 (C.A.). Where, as here, the effect of the order is that the action is going to proceed in the Superior Court, the consequence is that the defendant is precluded from continuing to dispute the court's jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action. The order therefore is final on the jurisdi... more »

No fingers

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 2 hours ago
It’s a bugger when you get discredited by your own side. If the murder of the Palestinian teenager does turn out to be a revenge attack by some vigilante maniac, it is a shame for so many reasons. First because it’s the murder of a young boy. Next because it sabotages the moral high ground that was just about the only hope for the salvation of Israel’s reputation in the eyes of the rest of the world. A small hope, but nevertheless a glimmer. Not that their reputation is Israel’s top priority. I imagine making the Hamas afraid to repeat the incident is consideration number one. Alrea... more »

Adapt or Die

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 3 hours ago
I told you that I loved you and we both Knew it was true Love is so chemical and in the days of eating Genetically modified foods this will no longer be true It will all be about appearance and how many pest you can afford to not break through Like the movie said and the truth was is was true Plastics will make our future people and they will last when friends are not true We love our concrete Gods and our chemical certiantiy but the human gemome is way more complicated and the gold rush investors make a blaspheme. No body cares about no nobody is in no way human we can make a fortune ... more »

The Angelitos Felices gang gets a great new home

Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 3 hours ago
A miracle happened yesterday in our old town of Copan Ruinas: The 13 remaining children at Angelitos Felices orphanage were relocated to a much better organized, resourced and caring facility, Casita Copan. It's a dream come true for Emily Monroe, the young Pennsylvanian who has worked so hard to realize this dream. She met the children of Angelitos in 2010 and was so disturbed by the conditions that they lived in, she set out to open a new children's home using a model that ultimately strives to place children back into their families and support the whole family. She wa... more »

RUNNING OUT OF TIME

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 3 hours ago

Alienating People

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 3 hours ago
I have been accused of being cynical. My condemnations of the left's incompetence is based on cynicism. Personally, I have always thought that a cynic is someone who sees ulterior motives behind other people's actions, or who acts dishonestly, not believing in the task that he or she is undertaking, believing that it will fail. Here's the dictionary definition of "cynicism": 1. distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic. 2. showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, especially by actions that exploit the... more »

Update: Facebook Experiments Lacked Support in User Agreement and May Have Included Minors

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 3 hours ago
I posted yesterday about the ethical and possibly legal ramifications of the already infamous emotional manipulation experiment where researchers tweaked Facebook user feeds and studied ensuing user behaviour. The post yesterday gave links to a number of useful accounts and analyses, but I did also mention my own doubt that the research, including the subsequent publication of the findings, was covered by the Facebook user agreement. Today, Kashmir Hill at *Forbes* reveals that this is exactly what was the case. Not only did the user agreement not include "research", however, appar... more »

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Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 3 hours ago
Rick Maltes has posted an Index to the 2010 Nuclear Green posts. The Index on this page appear to directly link to the post. Other Nuclear Green posts are can be found through Google searches or the Nuclear Green Archive. In many cases post are found at the Energy Collective, and a few even further afield online. Here is the Index: Further Jacobson objections to Consideration of Nuclear Power: Safety and Uranium Jacobson: Beyond Cherry Picking IEA projected price for nuclear, fossil fuel and renewable generated electricity Mark Z. Jacobson’s Proliferation of errors. *Dec 2010* Was... more »

The slow death of the CBC

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 3 hours ago
The CBC is not at fault it is the people who will abandon network TV. Some day many people will wake and understand that just because its on TV does not mean its important. There was a time when the news informed you. This is no longer true, the news is now used to indoctrinated and manipulate you. The primary mission of the CBC should be to dissect the news with professional non biased analysis and tell Canada what is good for us. Canada is a sanctuary country when it comes to climate change. We may get to much water at times but we will not dry out. The CBC should put our best mi... more »

ANTHROPOLOGISTS WITHIN: A portrait of nimble, self-seeking connivers on the greasy pole of advancement!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 4 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014* *Part 3—Anthropologist Hastings speaks:* Diane Sawyer started the theme. Erin Burnett merely pimped it. Reportedly, Sawyer is paid $20 million per year, with a net worth of $80 million. Reportedly, Burnett is paid $2 million per year. In 2012, she married her dream boat, a Citibank money man. Her reported net worth is $12 million. In fairness, she's just 37. The theme these deviants started and pimped? Hillary Clinton has too much money! The Clintons' net worth is said to be $100 million. To the oleaginous Sawyer, that was too much! Hillary Clinton ma... more »

Fred Klonsky is correct about the #NEARA14

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 4 hours ago
Says the retired teacher on his website: Yesterday NEA Board of Director from Illinois, Jim Grimes, told us that the leadership would present two New Business Items (NBIs) to the delegates. One addresses the issue of the use and misuse of standardized testing. The other one will call on local and state affiliates […]

I Pedge Alliance To The Universe

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
[image: Foto] *Source:* *https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561*

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 5 hours ago
*Group Files Suit to End Campus Speech Codes* FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, filed four lawsuits today against universities with restrictive speech codes on campus. The universities named in the suits are Ohio University, Chicago State University, Iowa State University, and Citrus College (Calif.). “Unconstitutional campus speech codes have been a national scandal for decades. But today, 25 years after the first of the modern generation of speech codes was defeated in court, 58% of public campuses still hold onto shockingly illiberal codes,” said FIRE Pres... more »

Glitter Elsa Shirt

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 5 hours ago
I was given the Heat Transfer Vinyl to create this shirt. All opinions and instructions are my own. Frozen fever is still alive and well in our house. Not a day goes by that someone doesn't belt out Let It Go and my 5-year-old's Elsa and Anna dolls are pretty much a fixture, while the Hans doll ends up in a makeshift prison. From the second we saw the movie, my daughter has been asking for an Elsa shirt and not just any Elsa shirt, a sparkly one. Glitter heat transfer was the perfect medium for this shirt, it made everything really easy to pull together and kept it looking so good... more »

Mike's Story Part 67 - Political Opportunity or Dog Park?

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 5 hours ago
By Jenna Orkin *February 3 2008* * He calls. I wish him Happy Birthday which is no doubt the reason for the call. On my own initiative, I wouldn’t have observed the occasion, even with an email. I’ve done my bit for him when he needed it. Any more would be sycophantic.* * “I’m single-handedly upholding the American economy,” he chuckles, referring to his buying spree for his new apartment, which included an HD TV for which his LAPD friend served as consultant.* * The statement for our joint account confirms this. But he’s exhilarated to be home and is providing background ... more »

Because Cheney Has Gone Unpunished For His Crimes, Someone Else In His Position Will Do Even Worse In The Future

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
Yesterday everyone was hating on poor little Belgium. It was over that ballgame in Brazil. I'm not in the Ann Coulter camp or anything, but I just don't get any more excited about soccer than I do about baseball or football or bad mitten. And Belgium… well, I have to admit, was always fly-over country for me when I lived in Amsterdam and visited Paris as frequently as possible-- except I drove. When I did visit Belgium in more recent years, I came to appreciate that the food was pretty amazing-- my faves in Brussels being Comme Chez Soi, L'Épicerie, and Les Brasseries Georges-- bu... more »

Inequality Is Not Inevitable

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 5 hours ago
http://www.scriptonitedaily.com Milton Friedman and his disciples worked very hard to transform economics from a social science into a natural science -- which, they claimed, obeys certain ironclad rules. One economist who refused to buy that piffle is Joseph Stiglitz. In last Friday's *New York Times* he wrote: If it is not the inexorable laws of economics that have led to America’s great divide, what is it? The straightforward answer: our policies and our politics. People get tired of hearing about Scandinavian... more »

Oh Canada? B'nai Brith Canada promotes anti-Gentilism

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*As advertised in the National Post (shouldn't be a surprise) Robert Fisk @ The Independent * *h/t NTS @NorthernTruthseeker **for bringing this to my attention-* Not long ago, I was handed the most outrageous, vile, dishonest and slanderous calumny uttered against the people of Canada. It was contained in a full-page advertisement in the National Post (founder, Conrad Black), a newspaper handed out – free, I’m happy to say – on my Air France flight out of Toronto. Here is the headline: “Almost 4 million Canadians are afflicted by this disease.” Beneath this title is a half-page,... more »

Rule of Law 23: RoL Index 2014 by the World Justice Project

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 8 hours ago
The World Justice Project (WJP) released its *Rule of Law Index 2014*. Nine factors were considered in constructing the RoL index: 1. Constraints on government powers 2. Absence of corruption 3. Open government 4. Fundamental rights 5. Order and security 6. Regulatory enforcement 7. Civil justice 8. Criminal justice and 9. Informal justice. Here is the result. I marked the East Asian economies. On page four, they explained the FOUR UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF THE RULE OF LAW: The WJP uses a working definition of the rule of law based on four universal principles, derived from in... more »

Join Me at the Rise Above The Mark Kokomo Show, July 17th

Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 8 hours ago
By Doug Martin I will be in Kokomo on the Rise Above the Mark after-movie panel on July 17 at the South Branch of the Kokomo library. I will be signing copies of *Hoosier School Heist* from 4:30 to 5:30pm. Here is the press release. Please share this far and wide and follow me on twitter: *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 1, 2014* *RISE ABOVE THE MARK**, DOCUMENTARY FILM DETAILING THE ATTACK ON INDIANA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMING TO KOKOMO* *After-Movie Panel Discussion to Include Workers Voice Show Radio Host, Hoosier School Heist Author, Indiana Democratic House Candidate, ISTA Rep., ... more »

Musical Interlude: Diane Arkenstone, "The Secret Garden"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Diane Arkenstone, "The Secret Garden" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrtr6SVTdXE

Obama's schedule for Wednesday, July 2, 2014, vs my schedule...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*from Keith Koffler at White House Dossier - and we thank him.* *Noon ||* Meets with economists for lunch; Old Family Dining Room *4:05 pm ||* Meets with Secretary of Treasury Lew *4:50 pm ||* Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing That's it? For that amount of "work" we the taxpayers of this country pay him 400K per year plus all his perks? For starters, he needs to pay it all back, which amounts to about 2 million bucks at this point. He has done nothing, absolutely nothing, to earn it. On the contrary, he has tried to run this country into the ground (he will not succeed), an... more »

Why Monsanto Will Never Rule the Food World by John W. Roulac

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 11 hours ago
Why Monsanto Will Never Rule the Food World *The Three-Prong Movement That’s Stopping the Beast in Its Tracks* by John W. Roulac The issue of how we grow and process our food, while it’s always been important, is now a hot topic both at the kitchen table and on Wall Street. From the recent scandal about a chemical used in yoga mats being found in Subway bread to the rising awareness of GMOs and demands to label their presence in foods, the public is fast awakening to the need for safe, whole, natural nourishment. In early May 2014, the stock price of Whole ... more »

Good morning

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 11 hours ago

$500 Cash Giveaway

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 12 hours ago
Who doesn't need a little more summer cash for a fun vacation? I have come together with some awesome bloggers and small business to bring you this incredible giveaway! Welcome to the $500 Fun in the Sun Cash Giveaway! We have joined forces with an amazing group of bloggers to bring you this great giveaway. One lucky person will win $500 cash. ------------------------------ Enter to win $500 cash via PayPal. Complete the tasks below to earn entries into this giveaway. Refer your friends using your unique link to earn even more chances to win. *Open Worldwide.* *Ends at 11:59pm ET on Ju... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 12 hours ago
*Breaking EPA’s climate science secrecy barriers* *FOIA request seeks hidden data and analyses that agency claims back up its climate rulings* Paul Driessen and Lawrence Kogan Can you imagine telling the IRS you don’t need to complete all their forms or provide records to back up your claim for a tax refund? Or saying your company’s assurances that its medical products are safe and effective should satisfy the FDA? Especially if some of your data don’t actually support your claims – or you “can’t find” key data, research and other records, because your hard drive conveniently cras... more »

Roemer, White, and BESE Majority Positioning to Sue Jindal

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 14 hours ago
On July 01, 2014, I attended the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Special Board Meeting initiated by three members: Lottie Beebe, Carolyn Hill, and Jane Smith. These three members wanted a primary focus of the meeting to include discussion of a plan for Louisiana’s school districts for the 2014-15 school year given Louisiana […]

Bagels And Cream Cheese And A Million Of His Own Dollars Won't Win Sean Eldridge A Seat In Congress

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
Chris, Nancy, Sean Poor Sean Eldridge! Well, not really… he's very rich. He married Chris Hughes, the former Harvard roommate of Mark Zuckerberg and the ultimate example of being in the right place at the right time. When he left Facebook he became started MyBarackObama.com and was lauded as The Kid Who Made Obama President; How Facebook Cofounder Chris Hughes Unleashed Barack's Base-- and Changed Politics and Marketing Forever. How do you top that? He married Sean and they started hunting for some congressional seat Sean could run in (skipping last cycle and picking NY-19 this time;... more »

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Ban single use items

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 14 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
"One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered on a photographic plate in the late 1800s. The red glow originates from hydrogen gas predominantly behind the nebula, ionized by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis. The darkness of the Horsehead is caused mostly by thick dust, although the lower part of the Horsehead's neck casts a shadow to the left. Streams of gas leaving the nebula are funneled by a strong magnetic field. Bright spots in the H... more »

Eckhart Tolle, “The Power of Now” (Excerpt)

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“The Power of Now” (Excerpt)* by Eckhart Tolle • "Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not. • Is it not possible to attract only positive conditions into our life? If our attitude and our thinking are always positive, we would manifest only positive events and situations, wouldn't we? Do you truly know what is positive and what is negative? Do you have the total picture? There have been many people for whom limitation, failure, loss, illness, or pain in whatever form turned out to b... more »

"Despair and Survival"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Despair and Survival"* by Sam Smith "Ever since I read Thoreau in high school and adopted as my own his declaration that he would rather sit alone on a pumpkin than be crowded on a velvet stool, I have made the pursuit of individual freedom a part of my daily business. I follow it like others follow football. I know the game, the players, and the rules. And one of the most important things I have discovered is how few people are able to help you much. The psychiatrist with his elegant degree, the minister with an eye on the vestry's budget, the philosophy professor just short of ... more »

"A True Manifestation..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
"It's daylight, the sky is cloudy, and human beings believe that beyond the clouds lives an all-powerful God, guiding the fate of men. Meanwhile, look at your son, look at your feet, listen to the sounds around you: down here is the Mother, so much closer, bringing joy to children and energy to those who walk over her body. Why do people prefer to believe in something far away and forget what is there before their eyes, a true manifestation of the miracle?" - Paulo Coelho

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"A Unique Kind Of Affliction..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
"Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, and not upon others." "Problems do not go away.... more »

The Poet: David Whyte, "One Day"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"One Day"* "One day I will say the gift I once had has been taken. The place I have made for myself belongs to another. The words I have sung are being sung by the ones I would want. Then I will be ready for that voice and the still silence in which it arrives. And if my faith is good then we'll meet again on the road, and we'll be thirsty, and stop and laugh and drink together again from the deep well of things as they are." - David Whyte, "Where Many Rivers Meet" ◆ "The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see -... more »

A DEPOSTIC BRANCH

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago

The Poet: David Whyte, "One Day"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"One Day"* "One day I will say the gift I once had has been taken. The place I have made for myself belongs to another. The words I have sung are being sung by the ones I would want. Then I will be ready for that voice and the still silence in which it arrives. And if my faith is good then we'll meet again on the road, and we'll be thirsty, and stop and laugh and drink together again from the deep well of things as they are." - David Whyte, "Where Many Rivers Meet" ◆ "The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see... more »

There's good news about World Cup fever -- if it's caught early enough, a full recovery is possible

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard was understandably dejected after the deciding goal scored by Belgium's Romelu Lukaku in the 2-1 U.S. loss. Poor Tim had himself quite a game, with 18 saves on 27 shots on goal (three times as many shots on goal as the U.S. team managed).* *by Ken* What a game! No, no, I'm just kidding. Not only didn't I see the game -- meaning the U.S.'s 2-1 World Cup elimination loss to Belgium today -- I didn't give a good gosh darn about it. I'm just thinking that now, given the result, and while I understand that we're not fully out of the World Cup woods yet, ma... more »

“In Awe of The Ordinary”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*“In Awe of The Ordinary”* By Ron Nilson “To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower - Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.” ~William Blake “We humans love spectacular. The bigger the spectacle the better. From big budget action movies to mile high burgers - from monster trucks to monster amusement park rides. But what passes for spectacular and extraordinary in popular culture is mostly artificial - synthetic creations - soon fading like fireworks in a night sky. Awesome is a word frequently associated with the spectacular. It's a... more »

Whistle blower alert ( July 1 , 2014 ) Cryptome claims all Snowden files will be published in July to avert a war ........ Considering there is an ongoing civil war in Syria , an ongoing civil war in Ukraine , a triparte sectarian battle royale ongoing in Iraq between the Kurds / Shi'a and Sunnis -- what specific " War " is contemplated ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
http://rt.com/usa/169700-cryptome-war-snowden-docs/ Cryptome claims all Snowden files will be published in July to avert a war Published time: July 01, 2014 17:13 Get short URL [image: Screenshot from cryptome.org] Screenshot from cryptome.org Share on tumblr Trends NSA leaks Tags Internet, Snowden, USA, WikiLeaks ​All of the National Security Agency files accessed by former contractor Edward Snowden could be published in the month of July if vaguely worded predictions tweeted this week from the digital library site Cryptome prove to be correct. A series of micro-messages publi... more »

Battle Plan for Baghdad ( June 29 , 2014 ) "The Battle For Baghdad" - A Backgrounder On ISIS' Grand Plan .......... Federal Court Ruling on Kurdish Oil Sales Means Financial Relief for Erbil ........

Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
ISIS Declares A Caliphate; Crucifies 9 Syrian Rebels For Being "Too Moderate" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/29/2014 13:01 -0400 - Iraq - Reuters inShare1 Erstwhile leader of ISIS, *Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has declared himself Caliphate, Amir Al-Mu'minin - Leader of Believers*, as militants bear down on Baghdad. This comes as the extremist group demands that *all Al-Qaeda and Jihadi branches must now pledge allegiance to ISIS*.. if not there are consequences as nine rebels have been crucified for being too 'moderate' or accused of re... more »

Ukraine Updates ( July 1 , 2014 ) ....Ukraine Begins Offensive Against "Parasites"; Who Really Broke the Ceasefire? Journalist Prosecution ....... Ceasefire over - a short SITREP from Juan ....... Putin to West: Stop turning world into 'global barracks,' dictating rules to others !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Mish...... Tuesday, July 01, 2014 1:22 PM Ukraine Begins Offensive Against "Parasites"; Who Really Broke the Ceasefire? Journalist Prosecution Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko vows to rid the country of "parasites" and launched a major offensive against the rebels. In doing so, he went against his own advice as well as the advice of German and French leaders says Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters reports Ukraine Forces Attack Rebel Positions, Putin Growls. Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tue... more »

“10 Simple But Effective Methods To Combat Everyday Stress”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*“10 Simple But Effective Methods To Combat Everyday Stress”* by Refreshing News “Stress has become a modern day reality, becoming so commonplace that it has become a way of life. While in small doses, stress can act as a motivational factor and help you perform better. But it is also important to note that stress is not just a problematic situation; it is also highly hazardous towards health. When you are frequently operating in crisis mode, eventually, your mind and body have to pay the price. The increase in stress levels is directly proportional to increasing number of physical ... more »

The Elizabeth Warren Wing Of The Democratic Party?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago
Several of my friends have been grumbling about Elizabeth Warren's support for conservative border state and Southern Democrats, Alison Lundergan Grimes (KY), Natlaie Tennant (WV), Mary Landrieu (LA), Sam Nunn's daughter (GA), Mark Pryor (AR) and Kay Hagan (NC). On a national level, she's, by far, the biggest star in the Senate. Other than lobbyists, Wall Street brokers and special interests who would go out to a rally headlined by Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Warner, Dianne Feinstein, Joe Donnelly? Most people don't even know what states these... more »

Catastrophic Terrorism: Tackling the New Danger By Ashton B. Carter, John Deutch, and Philip Zelikow

Spike EP at News Spike - 18 hours ago
[image: Home] Catastrophic Terrorism: Tackling the New Danger By Ashton B. Carter, John Deutch, and Philip Zelikow FROM OUR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1998 ISSUE IMAGINING THE TRANSFORMING EVENT Terrorism is not a new phenomenon. But today's terrorists, be they international cults like Aum Shinrikyo or individual nihilists like the Unabomber, act on a greater variety of motives than ever before. More ominously, terrorists may gain access to weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear devices, germ dispensers, poison gas weapons, and even computer viruses. Also new is the world's depe... more »

Satire: “Obama Signs Passive-Aggressive Executive Order”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*“Obama Signs Passive-Aggressive Executive Order”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)- “Telling Congress, “It’s O.K., I don’t mind doing everything myself,” President Obama prepared to sign a passive-aggressive executive order on Tuesday. While the President did not disclose details about the executive order, he told reporters, “I’m sure Congress is busy with a lot of other things and doesn’t want to be bothered with stuff that’s important to me. Really, they shouldn’t give it a moment’s thought. I’m happy to do the work of the entire government myself.” After news o... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
“Supreme Court Ruling Grants Land Title To B.C. First Nation” - http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ “They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one; they promised to take our land, and they did.” - Red Cloud A nice start... now, what about all the country from Indiana west that was treatied in perpetuity to belong to First People tribes? Well, many, many treaties, all swearing they'd never ever be violated. Yeah, that's what I thought... - CP

A Very Important Distinction: The Trouble Isn’t Liberals. It’s Progressives.

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago
*The distinction that makes a difference in judging those on the left, argues Nick Sorrentino in this guest post, is between liberals and so-called progressives. * ** * * * * *In the below essay I speak in some generality. To be clear, progressive, liberal, libertarian, conservative, each camp has good people and bad people.* [image: The "progressive" who brought us the Federal Reserve Act, the Income Tax, and got us involved in the slaughter which was World War I.] *U.S. President Wilson: The “progressive” who gave the U.S. the Federal Reserve Act and the Income Tax, and took ... more »

Big Greenwald NSA Story Squashed - For Now

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 18 hours ago
*"I chose a half measure, when I should have gone all the way... I'll never make that mistake again. No more half measures”* *- Mike Ehrmantraut* With that cryptic tweet from Pulitzer prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald yesterday it is time to consider seriously that the “imminent” game-changing story on NSA surveillance targets and other acts of wanton criminality has been sunk by the US government. Whatever it is that those “new last-minute claims” that preempted the publication by *The Intercept* at midnight last night consisted of, they must have been of the gravest nature ... more »

Jonah Raskin : FILM | ‘Night Moves’ is about ecoterrorists gone awry

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 19 hours ago
It’s hard to imagine that anyone would decide to make a bomb and blow up a dam after watching ‘Night Moves.’ By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | July 1, 2014 Kelly Reichardt’s 2013 movie, Night Moves — now … finish reading Jonah Raskin : *FILM* | ‘Night Moves’ is about ecoterrorists gone awry

"PATTERN OF UNLAWFUL KILLINGS"

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 19 hours ago
Amnesty International is accusing Israeli forces of using reckless violence in the occupied Palestinian territories. A new report from the human rights group goes as far as to suggest some killings may actually be war crimes.

Salmonella with your flu vaccine, Canada?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 19 hours ago
A GlaxoSmithKline Plc plant in Canada that makes the flu vaccine Flulaval has been cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration *for failing to meet quality control standards.* GSK said it is *working to rectify* the problems and does not expect a delay in distributing the vaccine for the 2014-2015 flu season. The company typically starts shipping the product at the end of July. In a warning letter dated June 12 to GSK's flu vaccine manufacturing facility in Ste-Foy, Quebec, the FDA said* the company failed to take appropriate steps to prevent microbiological contamination of pro... more »

Three fingers

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
I wanted to listen to the news today just to find out how the BBC and Sky were reporting the murder of the three Israeli teenagers and the ongoing consequences. As luck would have it I had to be out for the best part of the day so I missed the bulk of it. However I did catch some snippets this evening. Daniel Taub, Mustafa Barghouti, Mark Regev, Mustafa Barghouti, Yolande Knell, (I admire the way she makes the town of Halhul sound like ‘hell-hole”) Mustafa Barghouti, Kevin Connolly, Mustafa Barghouti, Peter Lerner, Mustafa Barghouti and lest you forget, Mustafa Barghouti. Not wis... more »

True Love Waits...

Spike EP at News Spike - 21 hours ago
True Love Waits from Spike EP on Vimeo. *Listen like Thieves...* "He was quite a dominating and forceful person, he always had an opinion and he liked to debate things. Paula would tell me very early on that Bob always had to win in an argument. And if he thought he was losing, he would suddenly quote statistics, or a fact, which would be completely made up. Bob felt he was the boss, the man of the house, and he would always express his worries about Paula's work when he was there, but in a concerned way. *She told me she was quite scared of him..."*

Fury and sadness

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
For those (like Iain Duncan Smith) who think the BBC has been unduly antagonistic toward the government's benefits reforms.... ...and for those who think the BBC is unduly unsympathetic to Israel.... ...just try this, transcribed from immediately after the 8 o'clock news bulletin on Radio 4: *Continuity Announcer*: This is BBC Radio 4. Anne Adams is a blind benefits advisor who, due to the introduction of new inaccessible government forms, now needs a support worker. She tells Peter White about her fury and the sadness she feels at needing sighted assistants. That's on tonight's *I... more »

"But could it also be disproportionate?"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
The BBC isn't a monolith. While tonight's *PM* covered the funerals of the three murdered Israeli teenagers in an exemplary fashion, last night's *Newsnight* disgraced itself. The programme's introduction from Laura Kuennsberg began as follows: The three kidnapped Israeli teenagers are found dead in a pit on the West Bank. Hamas is getting the blame and, if history is a guide, the Israeli response will be emotional. But could it also be disproportionate? We hear from the Israeli *and* Palestinians. "Hamas is getting the blame" is a form of words which (to me) seems to imply that... more »

Effacing Rolf Harris

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 21 hours ago
We now see him for what he is. For decades, Rolf Harris was adored by millions. His was a warm, avuncular presence on our screens. Whether introducing kids to classic cartoons, or shedding a tear over a dying puppy, Harris was a reassuring fixture and one of those very few celebrities to reach national treasure status. No one disliked Rolf, how could you? The women who were abused and assaulted over a 30 year period knew another Rolf Harris. The one who couldn’t keep his hands to himself, the predatory sex pest, the man who groomed and assaulted his daughter’s 13 year-old best frie... more »

Who needs an Apache anyway?

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 21 hours ago
This Russian version of the A10 will make ISIS sing like old Bob Dylan. An Apache Helicopter is $60 million and thin skinned. The SK 24 costs $11 million and is armored. IMHO the Apache only exists because the US Airforce will not let the Army fly fixed wing craft.

Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle - Diamond Lights (TOTP 1987)

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
I haven't yet seen Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle on the same World Cup panel, but if they ever are then remember this performance... Diamond Lights (TOTP 1987): http://youtu.be/1KEMMfV5-Qg Miami Vice jackets...

credo mutwa

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 22 hours ago

Happy Canada Day

LeDaro at LeDaro - 22 hours ago

Nicolas Sarkozy arrested over ‘influence peddling’

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 22 hours ago
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was being held today for questioning over suspected influence-peddling, a legal source said. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/nicolas-sarkozy-arrested-over-influence-peddling-1.1851380 *Nicolas Sarkozy arrested over ‘influence peddling’* *Former French president allegedly kept tabs on inquiry into his links to Muammar Gadafy* Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was being held today for questioning over suspected influence-peddling, a legal source said. Département de Ville-de-Paris Tue, Jul 1, 2014, 09:16 First published: Tue,... more »

Wake Up, Janet Weiss! (How To Bury Evidence of Your Official Criminal Behavior In Plain Sight) No Name Greenwald Strikes (NOT) Again

Right. The prevalence of revealed actors from the Carlyle Group (or the Bilderberg or the . . . ) in every part of our public sphere (and as providers of access to information) today has absolutely nothing to do with fascism descending full speed on our country (world). Only "truthers" are thinking about those truths. And our man on the scene, Russ Baker. I wonder if it seemed this natural a

Ode to Joy: the right body posture

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago
This video made me smile tonight. The European "Parliament" in Strasbourg invited some musicians. They would play a wonderful hackneyed song by Ludwig van Beethoven, one of my favorite catchy 18th century melodies. *See also a somewhat sharper video from different angles.* But what is the right body posture when such a song is being played? The British conservatives were sitting. But that's actually not the right answer. It's right to stand up and to look forward, in the same direction as the musicians. You may see the man on the left side at 0:08, the boss of Britain's most power... more »

Putin is Losing the Current Round of the Ukraine Crisis

Jeffrey Stacey at Duck of Minerva - 23 hours ago
If only present day global competition were confined to the World Cup. But while eyes have turned back to a new crisis in Iraq—something I’m not exactly proud of predicting here—at least there has been progress on the Ukraine crisis, which has gone from boil to simmer in recent weeks. At this stage it has Continue reading

Quote of the Day: On stupidity

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 23 hours ago
[Hat tip Michael Hurd] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Here Paul Craig Roberts is interviewed on The Voice of Russia regarding Washington's foreign policy, which is becoming increasingly unpopular in the U.S. and increasingly menacing in Ukraine and Russia. PCR's opening statement is "I think, perhaps, Americans are catching on to all of the lies. There are now other sources of information, other than the English-speaking Western media. And the account that the US gives, for example, of Ukraine is clearly a lie. And it takes a while before people catch on to the lies." This Russian English-language radio program is quite long, requiring two separate audio files, each taking about a minute to download. The transcript is in good English but leaves out a small amount of material, particularly near the end. But no matter, just listen to PCR's highly instructive replies to the questions put to him.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 23 hours ago
------------------------------ 27 June 17:18 US war against Russia is already underway - expert Read more: http://voiceofrussia.com/radio_broadcast/25298789/274016376/© Photo: RIA Novosti/Andrei Stenin How true is the spreading belief that President Obama has ruined US foreign policy, and how does it actually work? The Voice of Russia is discussing it with Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of the US Treasury, currently the chairman of The Institute for Political Economy. *Part I* *Download audio file* *Part II* *Download audio file* *VOR: The US media is pointing to ... more »

Tweets From the Edge

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 23 hours ago
I feel bad about those 3 Israeli teens getting killed but why hasn't @CNN once brought up the 1000's of Palestinian kids killed by the @IDF? — Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) July 1, 2014 I wonder what Obama's limo libs have to say about him sending 800 troops to Iraq? So much for "getting us out." http://t.co/oMK1csXoQR #p2 — Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) July 1, 2014 New Gallup poll shows 100% of people make sweeping generalizations. — Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) June 29, 2014 Allen West claims #Benghazi is a distraction from the Archduke Ferdinand's assassination, whi... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 23 hours ago
The Day Before the Day After ~Buggin'out with Editilla the Pun...Tuesday, September 1, 2009 The day before Katrina made landfall, almost 12 hrs exactly, the Math Shopper and I were walking dog Flora on the neutral ground (what we in New Orleans call the grassy median) between Elysian Fields, smoking a nice joint beneath the trees and kicking logic theorems around like they'z jail-house punks, when I spied a dozen fat trademark New Orleans Nightcrawler cock roaches lined up on a tree end to end, nose to tail, completely still but for their long antennae that wriggled about either sid... more »

July1: My old, high school song - and the future of NB education....

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 1 day ago
-----terrible mistake. When I finished my Saturday blog, I forgot to publish it. Just fixed that today.) And now back to my high school song... (Tune: The Caissons Go Rolling Along) "Give a cry, give a cheer For the boys who drink the beer In the cellars of Montreal High. They are rough. they are bold And the liquor they can hold Is a story that's yet to be told......." I still remember every word, though I never even tried to memorize it. The same is true of Rudyard Kipling's "Gunga Din". I read it when I was eight, and fascinated by the wonders and glory (so I thought) of th... more »

The Choosing

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
If you focus only on life as you see depicted in your daily activities, it is only that world that you will conjure. Your eyesight must withdraw from form as you know it, and tap deeply into other arenas. These are places you have denied as real, perhaps disregarded them as dreams, yet all that you are capable of perceiving – is life. *You *are life, drawn from the blueprint of Source itself. How then could it be that anything you imagine is not life as well? The fabric of existence is woven from luminescent fibers of what can loosely be labeled “thoughts”. These ideas, or th... more »

The Ceasefire that wasn’t- Fascist Kiev continues it’s ethnic cleansing

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*Yup*. *Fascist Kiev.* Same as fascist Canada. Today is *Canada day* and our fascist leadership has sided with the fascists in Kiev. Same/same and sadly so many Canadian are blind to the tyranny in this nation. Because they are blinded by bizarre beliefs. Anyway, big sigh...........No flags or fireworks here today. *Ethnic cleansing- *A policy carried over from the attack in Odessa- Targeting ethnic Russians. Some of the latest news and an excellent informed piece from Stephen Cohen (you have seen him on RT's Crosstalk) to bring it home. *Going long.................* *'We Will A... more »

Supplemental: This is what jihad looks like!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014* *A clown car fueled by the Post:* Is the Washington Post staging a jihad about Hillary Clinton’s troubling wealth and deeply troubling gaffes? We’ll report and you can decide! Using Nexis, we checked to see how many times two of our most famous newspapers have referred, in the past three weeks, to Clinton’s deeply troubling comment about having once been “dead broke.” We used this search term: “Clinton AND dead broke.” Nexis churned these results: *New York Times:* 3 citations *Washington Post:* 62 citations No, that isn’t a typo. We got three hits for the ... more »

Geldof and Acts of Mayhem

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*Lock Keeper's Cottages, Old Ford, East London.* *Channel 4’s Big Breakfast was broadcast from the Lock Keeper’s Cottage at Old Ford Lock from 1992 to 2002. There had been rumours that the show’s founder Bob Geldof would blow up the cottage on the show’s final day but computer tricks were instead used to fake its disappearance.* *Cathal Brugha: The Minister is as usual exceeding his brief!* *Michael Collins: And what is my brief, Cathal?* *Cathal Brugha: Intelligence.* *Michael Collins: Bullshit! I'm Minister for Gun-Running, Daylight Robbery, and General Mayhem.* *Mich... more »

Canada Is Jewish Occupied Territory: Important Article From Robert Fisk - How On Earth Can Israel Tolerate This Filth From B'nai B'rith Canada?

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 day ago
Canada is definitely Jewish occupied territory.... My nation that I still truly love, has fallen into enslavement by Jewish criminals who fully control the Federal Government in Ottawa. That same so called "federal government" under the ultra Jewish butt kissing Stephen Harper has again and again shown their undying love and firm allegiance to the criminal state of Israel and not to the Canadian people who have been suckers in placing them into power... It is disgusting to see indeed. Now comes a most interesting article that was first forwarded to me via a reader comment, and come... more »

Welcome to the Oligarchy: The U.S. Needs a New Mythology

plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Welcome to the Oligarchy: The U.S. Needs a New Mythology. via Welcome to the Oligarchy: The U.S. Needs a New Mythology.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

Mid-year report from Stony Run Farm

risa bear at A Way to Live - 1 day ago
The open three-sided shed that was here when we got here had been built with massive beams, 8X10s and the like.. The whole things is mounted on large stones that had been clawed out of the creek bed, and is settling over the years as the posts dry-rot on top of the stones. Our site is a north facing wetland, and wooden buildings here are even more ephemeral than usual. In 1994 I laid on a skin made up of salvage -- fence boards and old windows -- and we got by for two decades. We surely don't have another two decades in us, but we do feel we need a "barn" for awhile longer. Enough... more »

Spiderwebs and Steam June 29 2014 Fukushima

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
I strongly recommend watching Nuckelchen's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBMVwaai2Qs&feature=youtu.be

Wild Bill: Joe Biden says homosexual rights trump all other cultures...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*Bill has a few words about that.*

Happy Canada Day To All My Canadian Readers

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 day ago
Today is Canada Day here in this once free and now fully Jewish occupied and controlled nation called Canada. Yes, some 147 years ago, the Dominion of Canada was officially born.... Initially this "dominion" was still very much part of the British Empire, and in spite of having elected representatives to a House of Commons in the new capital of Ottawa, it took some 64 years before the Empire became a "Commonwealth" in 1931, and still another 51 years, in 1982, before the official Constitution of this nation was introduced and thus "formally" (at least what most Canadians believe) to... more »

The "Curse" of Harry Nilsson

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*Is there really a Curse of Harry Nilsson, or is Harry Nilsson helping to kill these people...?* *Consider "The Kennedy Curse"...* "While many purveyors of early Rock & Roll are familiar with the "curse" of Buddy Holly, most are not aware of the fatal bad luck that seemed to be connected to singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson. Harry Nilsson's popularity lasted from the late 1960s until roughly the mid-1970s. His hits include, "You Can't Do That," "Everybody's Talkin'," "One" (as recorded by Three Dog Night), "Best Friend" (the theme from television's The Courtship of Eddie's Father), ... more »

CAN WE SEE THE PUZZLE COMING TOGETHER?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
I did a radio interview last night on *Voice of Russia* about NATO expansion and earlier in the day I was called by a reporter from *Tokyo Shimbun*. The Japanese newspaper wanted my take on their right-wing government's decision to revise the interpretation of war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution to allow Japan to join the US in the provocative program to control China. Of course I said that this would be a dangerous and expensive step by Japan and it clearly indicates that the US had finally succeeded in forcing this change. For years successive US administrations have ... more »

Diana: Spot the Fake

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*You're Being Lied To.*

Yes, The Supreme Court Actually Did Something Good Yesterday-- Bye-Bye Republican Conversion Therapy

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Ted Lieu-- leading the way, not following safely from behind Yesterday, in light of the horrendous rulings against organized labor and against a woman's right to Choice, was a strange day for a progressive to congratulate the Supreme Court. California state Senator Ted Lieu didn't agree with either of those decisions, of course. He found himself very much in accord with the statement issued by the Congressional Progressive Caucus right after the decision was handed down on *Hobby Lobby*: "Today’s decision is a step backwards for women’s rights in America. The Roberts’ Court consiste... more »

Update On Iraq’s Insurgency Interview With Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
Iraq’s insurgency continues to make gains across central Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) now just the Islamic State (IS) is in the vanguard of this war, but other groups such as the Baathist Jaish Rijal al-Tariqa al-Naqshibandi (JRTN) and its Military Councils, Jamaat Ansar al-Islam, the Mujahadeen Army, the Islamic Army of Iraq, and others are involved. In many areas where ISIS has moved into it is attempting to dominate these other organizations. For an update on the situation is Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi who has extensively researched Syrian and Iraqi milita... more »

Can not post a comment

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
This has gone on for many years and now I just can not say. Not saying my thoughts were important, just should not have been eliminated. This is happening all over its kind of a global fear progressive initiative. Progressives only want one thing, to make this planet our home, and to extinguish any fires that might be allowed by the right. Now I can barely post a comment. Yes I tried a new email address. So I am a danger to you all. Okay what I want is local farming, fair wages and no discrimination. Other countries and might as be worlds can do what they want, it may take centuries... more »

Book Review: The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight and the Geography of You and Me

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
*Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?* If any number of things had gone differently, 17-year-old Hadley wouldn't have missed her first flight to London, but missing her flight changed everything. Hadley is headed to England for her father's wedding to the "other woman," something she is frustrated and angry about when she misses her flight. While waiting for the next flight she meets Oliver, who is witty and honest and makes her feel better about being nervous to fly. They get to know each other over the course of the flight, but when they get separat... more »

It's Tuesday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*what's going on.* Besides it being hair-cut day for me and my little pooch (not at the same place - I can't afford to get my hair done at the puppy place.) The Burning Platform: *The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek* Capitalist Preservation: *Surprise! Obama, the hack lawyer without a law license, disagrees with the SCOTUS over the Hobby Lobby decision.* Weasel Zippers: *First Gay President To Issue Executive Order Protecting Transsexuals, Second Pro-Gay Executive Action In Two Weeks… * Freedom Works: *How “Winning at Any Cost” Isn’t Really Winning at All*

And the Mission Keeps Creeping Along

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
Under the forever-War Powers Resolution invested in him as unitary executive, Barack Obama has in one fell swoop just doubled the number of troops being (re) deployed to Iraq. They are being sent to "protect American interests" ( aka the plunderers from Big Oil and their taxpayer-funded Embassy support staff) and as "advisers" (armed thugs to keep on eye on the corrupt and weakening Maliki protectorate whose function has always been to provide cover to the plunderers from Big Oil). It is the very model of a modern major mission creep. Here an adviser, there a drone, everywhere is wa... more »

A Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw Book

David Greene at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
A Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw Book.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face

thwap vs. George Monbiot & His Optimism

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
Commenter "greg" (or someone anonymous) sought to challenge my pessimism and defeatism by hepping me to this George Monbiot editorial, entitled "An Ounce of Hope is Worth a Ton of Despair." and it's subtitled "We cannot reach people by terrifying them; there has to be a positive agenda." I've like George Monbiot for a long time. It's kind of odd actually, that my pessimism and defeatism is being countered with something from Monbiot because he's one of the leftists I respect for actually proposing concrete plans for the world's problems. He doesn't just take a whole book to explain ... more »

Telecom Modernization and the Developing World

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
Related to the never-say-die hypothesis that with more globalization and global capitalism, "the poor are getting poorer". This table says that hypothesis is, once again, wrong. Even the poor in poor countries like Bangladesh, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, India, Indonesia, China, etc. can afford to buy mobile phones. Many of them are even buying 3G and 4G phones. source: http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/a#subscribers, May 2014 I like their title, "The 100 million club". The Philippines is one of the 14 countries in that club worldwide. The repor... more »

ANTHROPOLOGISTS WITHIN: As heard on Fox!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014* *Part 2—You aren’t allowed to say this:* Within the mainstream Washington “press corps,” it’s simply never done. Despite that fact, it happened last Sunday! On the Fox News Channel’s Media Buzz, Julie Mason explained the latest jihad by the press corps’ guild. Mason’s career includes twenty years at the Houston Chronicle. From there, she moved to Politico. Last Sunday, she spoke with her host, Howard Kurtz. What you see next is never done. Frankly, this isn’t permitted: MASON (6/29/14): Hillary Clinton has a very prickly relationship with the press; that's ... more »

Say, how many worms are in that can?

Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
By Capt. Fogg Americans like words like Freedom and Liberty and perhaps because those ideas scare us so much. We are terrified of coercion by a government we all choose but we love to coerce those who disagree with us and deny them the right to choose. We certainly are rarely in agreement as to what it means to be a free country and I might dare to say that question is still central to political argument today. How do we define freedom? - *" It's a free country and I can do what I want." * - *" It's a free country and I don't have to do anything I don't want to do."* S... more »

A bad way to rate teachers

skrashen at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Sent to the Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2014 Contrary to Eric Hanushek's statement ("How Teachers Unions Use 'Common Core' to Undermine Reform," June 30), there is no movement by anybody to "eliminate school accountability and teacher evaluations." There is a movement to eliminate the use of standardized test score gains to evaluate teachers, and there is good reason to do so. A number of studies have shown that rating teachers using test score gains does not give consistent results. Different tests produce different ratings, and the same teacher’s ratings can vary from year to yea... more »

Mike's Story Part 66 - Leaving

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 1 day ago
By Jenna Orkin * Saturday, January 26, 2008 * * If we’re going to go out or have another real conversation before he leaves, it’s got to be today. Sunday night is Sixty Minutes and Monday night I work.* * I had to work this morning too but I’ve left the afternoon clear, turning down an opportunity to teach another class, in case Mike wants to have a "last supper" together or see a movie.* * I don’t raise the subject, however. My purpose is not to go out per se; it’s cold and I’m tired. I want to get a sense of where his mind is.* * He doesn’t mention anything but goes abo... more »

What does Canada mean to me? (Inspired by Ken Dryden Star Work)

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I have lived in the best part of Europe, and seen most of the first world. (and way to much of the third) Canada is my favorite country but as the best country only in my top handful. Canada to me means extraordinary opportunities. Tiny Norway has a heritage fund on nearly a trillion dollars. If Canada had the same policies we would have four or five trillion in the bank and literally rule the world. We live well in Canada, its a great place to grow up and thrive. The sky is not the limit here. I just worry that we are asleep while the evil is a awake. Two anchors that will alway... more »

Happy Canada Day

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
O Canada, I have not forgotten you, and as I kneel in my canoe, beholding this vision of a bookcase, I pray that I remain in your vast, polar, North American memory. You are the paddle, the snowshoe, the cabin in the pines. You are Jean de Brébeuf with his martyr's necklace of hatchet heads. You are the moose in the clearing and the moosehead on the wall. You are the rapids, the propeller, the kerosene lamp. You are the dust that coats the roadside berries. From "Canada" by Billy Collins

Why Everyone is Wrong about Climate Change

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
*July 1, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - Assigning blame for climate change that will happen with or without human activity on Earth constitutes a disingenuous discourse. The climate changes, and nearly everything on Earth and beyond it effects that change. From geological processes to biological evolution, to changes in the sun's output, to yes, even human activity - absolutely everything has an impact on the climate for better or for worse. *Image: Climate change, and even exceptional global warming is nothing new. Even if humans managed to negate any impact they were having ... more »

League Of Conservation Voters Sells Out Again

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
LCV Climate Change poster child, Susan Collins The Establishment-oriented LGBT organization, HRC, endorsed Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has an record of studiously ignoring gay equality issues in Maine and voting precisely 50% of the time with conservatives and 50% of the time with normal senators on gay issues in DC. Yesterday Digby explained the tragedy of HRC abandoning one of the LGBT communities most dedicated advocates, Shenna Bellows, on behalf of Collins. They say that no good deed goes unpunished and nothing illustrates the truth of that old trope more vividly that... more »

Canada's Veterans On Canada Day

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://www.cbc.ca As we celebrate our good fortune today, we would do well to remember this country's veterans. Stephen Harper rode to power espousing a new militarism. But, Jeffrey Simpson writes, Harper and Co only love the military in theory. They don't put their money where their mouths are: Capital spending on military equipment has declined four years in a row and remains on a downward trend. As a share of the defence budget, capital spending has dropped to the lowest level since 1977-78. T... more »

Untitled

jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*The Rot of Intolerance at Swarthmore* It’s nice when they make things perfectly clear. You step on to a college campus and you are beset by people parading around telling you how much they love “diversity.” Then you find out that when anyone who holds an opinion not perfectly in line the the contemporary gospel of race-gender-environmental sensitivity, they are shouted off campus. If they had been invited to speak at campus, they are disinvited, or if that wasn’t possible their appearance is subjected to sophomoric protests. As I put it last month in The New Criterion, contempor... more »

9 Things Every Teen Should Know About Workplace Rights

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 day ago
If you're in high school or college, odds are you're looking for a summer job or internship. Maybe you're even working during the school year. Of course, your school gave you detailed preparation on what your legal rights are when you work. Right? Ha. Not a chance. Schools do roughly zip to prepare teens for the real world workplace. You have to figure this stuff out on your own. Well, I'm here to help. I wrote last week about sexual harassment, but there's more you need to know. If you're new to the workplace or getting ready to apply for an internship, this is the article for you.... more »

“Facebook’s Emotional Contagion”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Facebook’s Emotional Contagion”* by Pivotfarm “For a while now it has been well proven beyond a shadow of a doubt by scientific research (Cornell and California Universities) that there is a phenomenon called ‘emotional contagion’, meaning that it is possible to induce a state of either happiness or sadness in someone, by inducing that feeling and emotion without their knowledge or awareness. Up until now the experiments have only been carried out in laboratories. But, now that Facebook has come clean and admitted that users of the social network were induced into feeling either ... more »

Facebook Emotional Manipulation Experiment: A Collection of Readings

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 1 day ago
I will not make a real post of my own re the already infamous experiments (initially claimed to be military funded, but that, it seems, was a hoax), where Facebook allowed behavioural researchers to manipulate the allocation of status updates in personal feeds, to study the resulting emotional communicative behaviour of users. My own brief take is that, whatever else may be said on the matter, this is definitely not covered by the user agreement I've signed when joining Facebook. For while I did agree to Facebook testing out all sort of things to improve their service, I did certain... more »

Big Greenwald Story Delayed by US Government

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
Yesterday, Pulitzer prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald let the news slip via Twitter that the long-awaited, new NSA story was to be published on The Intercept at midnight. This morning, much to the dismay of myself and many, many others it appears that the new website - already suspiciously devoid of material - has caved to government pressure tactics and has successfully delayed the story. According to a cryptic Tweet by Greenwald *"After 3 months working on our story, USG today suddenly began making new last-minute claims which we intend to investigate before publishing"*.... more »

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