 |
| University of Kent (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
BREAKING! Martial Law Command Center Erected in Ferguson, MO
*Infowars reporters discover a martial law command center erected overnight
in Ferguson, MO after last nights chaos when police in Ferguson fired tear
gas amid more looting.*
*You can visit our Ferguson Missouri article archive here.*
*Get truth delivered to your inbox every week.*
Subscribe to GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING by Email
Updates for La. Common Core/ PARCC Lawsuits– Including Fresh Spin from John White
The State of Louisiana is currently involved in three lawsuits over the
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and/or the CCSS testing consortium
assessments belonging to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC). Here is a brief update of the entire affair:
Lawsuit One Update On August 13, 2014, Judge Todd Hernandez denied the […]
August 16: have a swig of fracking waste water?
In the TandT for August 15, the first page actually has a real news story.
"Can cities ban frack water from sewers?" The questions arises because a
company in Nova Scotia wants to dump 30 million liters of the stuff into
our sewers, and thence into the river. They claim it has already been
treated so that it is drinkable.
Well, there are questions that weren't asked. If it is actually drinkable,
why won't Nova Scotia allow it to be dumped there? Why was the company
allowed to conduct fracking if it didn't have a sure place to dispose of
the waste water? It may be okay for me to drin... more »
Ethical arms sales from Canada
Back here in comments, e.a.f. noted I was singling out Israel for its
promotion of occupied Gaza as a lab/marketing display tool for selling its
population control armaments abroad when USA arms manufacturers also
benefit.
Too true. Also Canada.
As Marc Whittingham, CEO of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the crown
corporation that acts as Canada's global military sales agency and "a foreign
policy instrument for the government of Canada", once put it :
"There is no better trade show for defence equipment than a military
mission."
*"Report on Exports of Military Goods fro... more »
Straight from the horse's mouth
h/t Luton Reject, *Biased BBC*...
A tweet from former BBC online reporter, now *Panorama* journalist, Conor
Spackman:
You know you work in BBC current affairs when about 100 phones
simultaneously sound with a Guardian news alert
— Conor Spackman (@conorspackman) July 23, 2014
On 'Today'
Though they may fluctuate, the listening figures for Radio 4's *Today* lie
somewhere around the seven million mark, which is a substantial audience
(in the UK). Of course, many people just dip into it for a few minutes each
day (as, for example, I do while I'm driving to work) but I can well
imagine that a substantial number of listeners hear a good portion of it
quite often.
Lots of people must enjoy listening to it then. (Its audience can't *just*
consist of Beeb-hating, bias-hunting bloggers after all!). Why is that?
Presumably, part of it must be that many people like the pr... more »
“New Studies: ‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Sane; Government Dupes Crazy, Hostile”
*“New Studies: ‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Sane; *
*Government Dupes Crazy, Hostile”*
By Dr. Kevin Barrett
"This is the nineties, Bubba, and there is no such thing as paranoia. It's
all true."
- Hunter S. Thompson
"Recent studies by psychologists and social scientists in the US and UK
suggest that contrary to mainstream media stereotypes, those labeled
“conspiracy theorists” appear to be saner than those who accept the
official versions of contested events. The most recent study was published
on July 8th by psychologists Michael J. Wood and Karen M. Douglas of the
University of Kent (U... more »
“Official Public Discourse in America: Censorship and Orwellian ‘Double Think’, ‘Publicity of the Unspeakable’”
*“Official Public Discourse in America: *
*Censorship and Orwellian ‘Double Think’, ‘Publicity of the Unspeakable’”*
By James F. Tracy
“An infirmity once characterizing the past century’s most severe
totalitarian regimes has now taken root in Western public discourse and
practice, a process akin to Orwellian “double think” acting as a form of de
facto censorship preempting consideration of major issues and events. This
mindset is obliquely shared by a majority of professional journalists,
academics, and public office holders—in short, those who represent and lead
public opinion. The... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
My interview with Rachel Kantz-Feder on Ayatollah Sistani's fatwa was added
to the websiteof the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and Africa
Studies at the Tel Aviv University, while my talk with Dr. Nicholas Krohley
about Moqtada al-Sadr's relationship with Iran was posted on Hurst
Publishing's webpage as well. I was also cited in "The Smart Way to Bomb
ISIS" in the National Interest, and quoted in "Will Iraq's Nuri al-Maliki
go without a fight? 5 things to know" by Tim Lister on CNN. Finally I took
part in a live Twitter chat put on by the United States Institute of Peace
... more »
Ebola Updates - August 16 , 2014 --- WHO PUSHES MEGA-QUARANTINE TO CONTROL EBOLA Medieval tactic could trap more than 1 million people ....... Ebola: Hope dashed as US declares ‘nano-silver’ ( so called experimental ebola drug ) a pesticide ....... News from the frontlines in Africa
http://mobile.wnd.com/2014/08/who-pushes-mega-quarantine-to-control-ebola/WHO
PUSHES MEGA-QUARANTINE TO CONTROL EBOLAMedieval tactic could trap more than
1 million people
*By Delia M. Arias De Leon*
UNITED NATIONS – Lacking a medical solution to the worst Ebola outbreak in
history, governments and organizations in West Africa are resorting to a
medieval tactic that would radically affect the lives of more than 1
million people, according to the World Health Organization.
The method popularized in the era of the Black Death plague in the 14th
century, the “cordon sanitaire,” draws a l... more »
Republica - Ready To Go
Something a little different for tonight's disco.
Supplemental: Announcing the death of the west!
*SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2014*
*Rick Perlstein’s Nixon doll:* Was Richard Nixon already crazy when he was
seven years old?
Rick Perlstein pretty much gives that impression in the second chapter of
Nixonland, his 2008 best-seller.
(For a fascinating reading experience, see “Chapter Two/The Orthogonian,”
pages 20-43. Prepare to study hard.)
The chapter presents an overview of Nixon’s earlier years, from his birth
on through the Checkers speech. It starts with a peculiar portrait of Yorba
Linda, “the godforsaken little burg” where Nixon spent his childhood, doing
a series of “dirty job... more »
Stephen Harper, Primer Minister of Canada has lost his mind
If you find it please return it to 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada.
"What Is 'The Timetree of Life'?"
*"The Timetree of Life"*
by timetree.org
"The Timetree of Life project is now providing scientists with easy access
to information about when living species and their ancestors originated.
The resource could prove useful for astrobiologists (or the curious)
studying the origin and evolution of life on Earth. Scientists and
non-scientists now have easy access to information about when living
species and their ancestors originated, information that previously was
difficult to find or inaccessible. Free access to the information is part
of the new Timetree of Life initiative developed... more »
Libya Updates August 16 , 2014 -- Ironic that Libya's Parliament , Iraq's new Prime Minister and and the Governor of Anbar Province , Syria Rebels ( moderate FSA ) all crying out for US air strikes now ...... US is not the cop on the block for the world , we can't be unpaid mercenaries for dysfunctional nation states.....
Libya Herald....
Friday demonstrations for and against HoR – again marred by gunfire
By Sami Zaptia.
Tripoli, 16 August 2014:
Yesterday's Martyr Square demonstration in central Tripoli were again, and
for the second successive Friday, marred by the use of gunfire.
The demonstrations, by both pro and anti House of Representatives (HoR)
supporters, from what could be discerned, went off smoothly right up to the
end. The anti HoR supporters seemed to be the bigger of the two
demonstrations.
There were pro and anti HoR demonstrations in Benghazi, Misrata, Zawia,
Ghirian, Sabha, Beida, Sha... more »
"Yet Now..."
“Yet now, as he roared across the night sky toward an unknown destiny, he
found himself facing that bleak and ultimate question which so few men can
answer to their satisfaction. What have I done with my life, he asked
himself, that the world will be poorer if I leave it?”
- Arthur C. Clarke, “Glide Path”
Mark, We're BEGGING! DCCC Falls To New Lows
My friend Mark has been a very steady DCCC contributor, even though I've
warned him about how corrupt they are and how they play grassroots donors
for suckers while lining their own pockets and feathering their own nests.
Mark doesn't give millions to the Democratic Party; but he does give
hundreds-- and his best friend has given millions. This is the note Mark
sent me today:
I'll leave you alone after this one but it's like reaching new heights of
intimidation/harassment. I'll ask to be removed.
I like the idea of being a part of the grass roots movement to defeat the
cretinous... more »
Editor's Note
I must take care of my visiting brother today (flew in a few days ago). The
usual .... golf, dinner in old Montreal, fine wine, and arguing about
politics over cribbage.
GOD!!!!!! .... I feel old.
Blogging will return late tonight.
Untitled
*Graham flagged twice for dunking after a touchdown in Saints win! ~WSPN*
*East bank levee authority asks appeals court to review New Orleans judge's
17th Street Canal landowners ruling ~Mark Schleifstein *
*Over objections of heir, Wisner committee awards $2 million to nonprofits,
city programs ~Charles Moldonado, The Lens*
It's Not About You. It's About Obama and Hillary.
Everything wrong with the American media-political complex in one fell
swoopagraph:
*In this summer of global tumult, the debate in Washington essentially
boils down to two opposite positions: It is all President Obama’s fault,
according to his critics; no, it is not, according to his supporters,
because these are events beyond his control.*
So, which came first? The shallow play-acting of the elites, or the shallow
reportage of the sycophants?
And what does it really matter? Peter Baker's front page article in the *New
York Times, *which turns complicated world events into a Mani... more »
MJ-12, The Unholy Thirteen and Roswell
Since it has come up recently on Facebook, I thought that I would revisit
the “Unholy Thirteen,” as named by Brigadier General Arthur Exon about two
decades ago. It was Exon who brought this up in my first interview with
him, it was he who described the committee, and it was he who linked it
specifically to UFOs.
First, though, a little bit of background. Back in the late 1970s, when
cattle mutilations were all the rage, I did an article about my
investigations into them and the fact that I had found terrestrial
explanations for these seemingly inexplicable events. I wrote an artic... more »
The NEA should have listened. It’s too late.
The Washington Post has a feisty profile of the new NEA president, Lily
Eskelsen García: What would she do if she were still teaching and an
administrator told her to do something in class to improve student’s
standardized test scores so that her test-based evaluation would be
better? “I would totally ignore them,” she said. ” ‘Go […]
Midway
For family reasons I have been stuck on Cape Cod for two weeks. I do not
like it here. It is impossible to go anywhere without being trapped in
traffic, it feels suffocating. There are so obviously too many people
sprawling heedlessly over this fragile sandy space, I sense a nasty shift
in my perception of humanity - no longer a detached fondness for a failed
and somewhat comically doomed species, but rather, increasing revulsion
towards a seething, wriggling mass of shiny maggots. Enjoy this short
trailer, it is heartbreakingly tragic (for best quality, go to the film
website).
PSYOP: IT DOESN’T MATTER IF MIKE BROWN ROBBED A STORE
*by* INFOWARS.COM
After a frightening show of force by the Ferguson Police Department, in
which they fired upon peaceful protesters and members of the press, the
police release video stills of an alleged robbery involving slain teen,
Mike Brown. As if petty theft justifies the execution of an unarmed man and
a police state in America.
*You can visit our Ferguson article archive here.*
*Get truth delivered to your inbox every week.*
Subscribe to GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING by Email
StatsCan Labour Market Correction
Apparently it was "human error" that had them count working Canadians as
outside the labour force.
First: As the Globe & Mail link states, the revised job numbers are still
nothing to crow about.
Second: Jim Stanford says much the same thing at The Progressive
Economists' Forum.
Third: This embarrassment might have been a calculated plan on the part of
the beleaguered institution. Angry at budget cuts and staff cuts and
harper's stupid messing with the long-form Census. Even if it makes
StatsCan look bad, for a while at least, it opened the government to major
criticism and embarr... more »
Unrest Returns to Ferguson After Smear Campaign Launched
Friday's release of video footage alleging that Mike Brown, the young man
executed by Ferguson, Missouri cops was fleeing a robbery stinks to high
heaven. The first question should be why did the police wait for five days
before accusing Brown of something called a "strong-arm robbery" - which
sounds like shoplifting run through one of Frank Luntz's focus groups. It
is an obvious attempt to denigrate his character or to otherwise
"niggerize" him so as to make the cop who murdered him into a victim. We
saw a similar tactic used on Trayvon Martin after he was gunned down by the
loos... more »
Do Americans Care That They Are Going Back To War (Again) In Iraq?
*Up To A Point: Shrugging Our Way Back To War In Iraq -- P. J. O’Rourke,
Daily Beast*
We’ve begun a new military adventure in Iraq, and Americans don’t seem to
mind. Isn’t that, you know, kind of weird?
I was on the patio honoring the cocktail hour and reading the paper when my
son, who was supposed to be mowing the lawn, said, “Dad, is America at war
in Iraq?”
“Usually,” I said. “Let me check.” And, sure enough, there on page 5 of The
Daily Bugle, “Obama Orders Airstrikes – Small Group of Military Advisors
Deployed.”
Now, to a fellow my age, whose memory dates back to well befo... more »
Al Jazeera's interview with Andrei Linde
Two weeks ago, Al Jazeera America – a TV station that Al Gore sued yesterday
even though it has paid huge money to him for his worthless crappy pseudo
TV station – talked to Andrei Linde about the beginning of time:
*A 25-minute video*
Linde started by explaining why inflation is revolutionary – why it makes
the unreasonably huge and accurate explosion required by the Big Bang
moderate and natural, requiring no immense amount of matter ("explosive")
to start with a requiring no fine-tuned initial state.
He wants to describe the evolution of various quantities in some detail.
I... more »
HELP US SPREAD OUR NEWSLETTER IN YOUR COMMUNITY
The latest edition of the Global Network's newsletter is now printed and
being mailed to members. We would be happy to provide local activists with
bulk copies for local distribution. We don't ask for any money for
printing - we just request reimbursement for the cost of postage when we
mail them to you.
You can help us spread our message about drones, missile offense, and the
larger issue of the Pentagon using military space technology to control the
planet on behalf of corporate globalization. Let us know how many copies
you want and we'll send them right away. Just email us... more »
“The End of Money”
*“The End of Money” *
By Bill Bonner
“Here in France, the weather has turned bad. It is rainy and cold, with the
temperature below 60 degrees. Our thoughts turn gloomy... we give the cat
some extra food.
"It seems to be happening all over the whole world," said a friend. "The
climate is changing. Here in this part of France, it used to be reliably
sunny and warm in the summertime. Now, you never know what you'll get."
Some people believe the "global warming" hypothesis. Others are convinced
the globe is cooling.
"Yes, that is what is really going on," says another friend. "The E... more »
Toronto the Good
Well, this is some shitty mayoral campaign we've got going here in Toronto.
Rob Fucking Ford is all lies all the time. David Sockacki has ideas and
position papers but is dull as dishwater. And the other supposedly
front-runners are depressingly namby-pamby.
For a great and recent example, read Matt Elliott on what the candidates
have to say about finances and inflation.
Even worse, all (except Soknacki and Ari Goldkind) are running on the
current understanding and practice of populism.
The biggest disappointment is Olivia Chow. I endorsed her back on March 13.
I still like her an... more »
The Failure of the UK Climate Change Act
The Belgian think tank Bruegel points to data showing that the United
Kingdom's GDP has returned to pre-economic crisis levels, as shown above.
This allows us to do a quick and intuitive examination of how much the UK
economy has decarbonized over that time period, and how that rate of
decarbonization compares to that implied by the UK Climate Change Act.
As a refresher, decarbonization refers to the rate of decline in carbon
dioxide emissions to GDP. In order for the UK to hit the targets prescribed
in the UK Climate Change Act for 2022, it will need to achieve consistently
an ann... more »
Activist Teacher: Sweeping agreements will further degrade university education in Ontario, "Canada"
Activist Teacher: Sweeping agreements will further degrade university education in Ontario, "Canada"
http://whatsupic.com/special-canada/1408021441.html
The Road to Reagangrad: God Bless America and Nixon
Taking the high pitched roar of right-wing caterwauling over Rick
Perlstein's outstanding new book “The Invisible Bridge” as a ringing
endorsement I ponied up the coin and purchased a copy. Mr. Perlstein has
written two previous books on the rise of the modern American right, the
Barry Goldwater centered "The Coming Storm" and the classic "Nixonland". I
have decided to review the book myself as I read it as well as adding my
take on the material. I will be writing on at least one chapter per week
and this is the first installment in what will be what I have called "The
Road to R... more »
U.S. Launches Air Strikes Against ISIS Targets Near Key Iraqi Dam
*US Jets Strike Near Iraq's Largest Dam -- AL Jazeera*
Up to 15 Islamic State fighters killed in air strikes near Mosul Dam, amid
reports of "massacre" in Sinjar area.
US aircraft have launched air strikes near Iraq's largest dam, killing up
to 15 fighters from the Islamic State group, Al Jazeera's correspondent
reported.
Several air strikes hit Iraq’s north on Saturday, including in the besieged
Sinjar Mountains, where fresh reports emerged of a "massacre" against
residents belonging to the Yazidi religious minority.
There were suggestions that the attack near the Mosul Dam was... more »
KIEV BLOCKING HUMANITARIAN AID
In the last stage of its mission to crush self-defense forces in eastern
Ukraine, the Kiev regime is pounding cities and towns with shells and
bombs. Scared locals are suffering not only from constant fighting, but
there's also a shortage of food, water and electricity. In order to bring
some relief to the conflict zone, Russia's trying to send tons of
humanitarian aid, but the convoy is stuck at the border.
Kiev wants to either directly kill its own citizens in eastern Ukraine by
shelling or starve them to death. The world community remains largely
silent.
Detail Map Of Sinjar Mountains Adds Detail To The Yazidis' Tragedy
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
Island Of Safety Becomes A Death Trap
Between 10,000 and 40,000 ethnic Yazidis are trapped in the Sinjar
Mountains after fleeing attacks by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The 4,400 foot high Sinjar Mountain range is venerated by the Yazidis. They
consider it to be the place where Noah's Ark settled after the biblical
flood. Sinjar Mountain range is a barren ridge, four miles wide and 25
miles long. It is entirely devoid of plant life, water or shade. Image from
The Washington Post
A Very Dark Place
http://online.wsj.com/
Gerry Caplan has a sober piece in this morning's *Globe and Mail*. Its
thesis is bleak: "No matter what leaders do, there won't be peace in the
Middle East." There will be no two state solution, he writes, because both
sides are not prepared to give what would be required for peace:
Whatever outsiders think, in practical terms none of the Middle East
disputants are in a position to offer the others anything like an
acceptable peace deal. Or, to put it the other way, no one is likely t... more »
Islamic State Fighters Massacre Dozens Of Yazidi Villagers In Iraq
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from
forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk toward the Syrian
border, on the outskirts of Sinjar Mountain, earlier this week. RFE
*Islamic State Fighters Kill Dozens Of Yazidi Villagers -- Washington Post*
DAHUK, Iraq — Extremist fighters have killed more than 80 men and detained
hundreds of women in a Yazidi village, Yazidis and Kurdish officials said
Saturday, offering a reminder that the ancient minority sect is still at
risk despite President Obama’s conclusion that the threat had passed for
those ... more »
REPORT: POLICE TOLD TO STAND DOWN DURING LOOTING IN FERGUSON
St. Louis County Police say they were told to stand down by the Missouri
State Highway Patrol #Ferguson
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) August 16, 2014
Lots of calls to newsroom. Questions why police wont stop looting. Still
working to get that info. Highway Patrol plans 2pm news conference
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) August 16, 2014
Plenty of militarized cops out in force to harass peaceful protesters and
journalists; AWOL when actual looting takes place. According to at least
one eyewitness, police also stood idly by during last week’s round of
looting, as well. (Source)
See the video below... more »
German Media: Germany 'Spied' On John Kerry And Hillary Clinton
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) shares a toast with U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden during a luncheon held
in Merkel's honor at the State Department in Washington June 7, 2011. REUTERS/Stelios
Varias
*German Federal Intelligence Service taps Hillary Clinton's Phone Call --
NDR.de*
The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) tapped at least one phone
call of the then Foreign Minister of the United States of America, Hillary
Clinton. Furthermore, the German government ordered to spy on a NATO
partner. According to "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (SZ... more »
Senate Developments: Hawaii And Montana
The news from Hawaii yesterday was great. Progressive Senator Brian Schatz
beat corrupt conservative New Dem Colleen Hanabusa in the two Puna
precincts on the Big Island that didn't vote in last weekend's primary
because of Tropical Storm Iselle. Schatz went into yesterday's vote with a
1,635 vote lead. While Hanabusa spent the week whining about "voter
irregularities" and making all sorts of demands to change the voting rules,
Schatz was in Puna helping his constituents with storm recovery. Hanabusa's
Honolulu-based district didn't include the Big Island and the voters there
are... more »
Untitled
*Two very different Warmists meet -- and we see which is rational*
*Kevin Trenberth is allegedly a scientist but is certainly a global warming
evangelist. His second most famous quote is: "The planet is warming", but
"the warmth just isn’t being manifested at the surface". Pielke Jr. says
he believes in global warming but doesn't think anyone can do anything
about it. Pielke enrages other Warmists. He reports via Twitter:*
Roger Pielke Jr. @RogerPielkeJr
I debated Trenberth last week. From Kevin there was yelling, spittle & an
apology. I stuck to IPCC AR5 which he called tot... more »
North Korea At Night Time
Compared: Lights can clearly be seen in North Korea's surrounding countries
of Russia, China and South Korea - where the capital Seoul just 35 miles
from the border
*North Korea Is So Secretive You Can't Even See It From Space! Nasa
Satellite Image Shows How Kim Jong-un's Hermit State Is Invisible Compared
To Its Neighbours -- Daily Mail*
Kim Jong-un runs one of the world’s most secretive societies - so secret
that despite it covering 47,000 sq miles, you can’t even see it from space.
This is the extraordinary image of North Korea almost completely in the
dark, apart from a small ... more »
Ukraine situation ( August 16 , 2014 ) -- As Russia is intertwined within the Ukraine situation , a review of the state of play involves not just the battlefield in South East Ukraine , but also the sanction regimes ( Ukraine / US / EU and Russia ) and the growing backlash / blowback to the West ........ As has been suggested , Malaysia might be the vehicle through which the truth is brought out into the light regardiing the fate of Malysia Flight 17 shot down over ukraine ( see the opinion piece from a Malaysian airline safety engineer ) .....
http://wolfstreet.com/2014/08/15/nato-member-turkey-threatens-western-owned-banks-shifts-east-cosies-up-to-russia/
Nato-Member Turkey Threatens Western-Owned Banks, Shifts East, Cozies up to
Russiaby Don Quijones • August 15, 2014
*By Don Quijones**, freelance writer, translator in Barcelona,
Spain. Raging Bull-Shitis his modest attempt to challenge the wishful
thinking and scrub away the lathers of soft soap peddled by political and
business leaders and their loyal mainstream media. This article is a Wolf
Street exclusive*.
Since the U.S. and EU began imposing and then widening and... more »
Untitled
*UK: Private school pupils more likely to be admitted to Oxford*
Private school pupils are more likely to be offered a place at Oxford than
state school pupils with the same A-level grades, according to figures
revealed as pupils across the UK receive their A-level results.
Between 2010 and 2012, private school applicants who had the highest
possible grades of three A* grades or more at A-level were 9 per cent more
likely to be offered a place at Oxford than state school students with the
same grades.
The difference increases to 14 per cent when selective state schools are
not inc... more »
How Photographs Can Change U.S. Military Policy
*The Power of a Photograph -- A.J. McCarthy and Chris Wade, Slate *
A snapshot that changed United States military policy. Slate has partnered
with Brooklyn Brewery and RISC to bring its hit war correspondent interview
series to our readers. In this third installment, Steve Hindy, founder of
Brooklyn Brewery and a former Associated Press foreign correspondent, sits
down with three of the people closest to Chris Hondros, the Pulitzer
Prize-nominated photojournalist who was killed in Misrata, Libya in 2011.
Testament, a collection of Hondros' photography and writing, was released
p... more »
Activist Artist Michael D'Antuono Upends the Establishment
*Art is not made to decorate rooms. It is an offensive weapon in the
defense against the enemy - Picasso*
Artist Michael D'Antuono
*Activist Post*
Deemed “one of the world’s most controversial artists” by more than one
foreign publication, Michael D’Antuono is known for making art that
challenges people to think more deeply about sociopolitical issues. His
work has received high praise from fellow artists Shepard Fairey and Banksy.
In 2009 D’Antuono created a firestorm with his painting “The Truth” as seen
above. The artist’s intent was to the to let the diverse interpretations o... more »
Can This New Solar-Powered Device Purify Polluted Water?
Kevin Samson
Water shortages continue to make the news across the world, and governments
seem to be offering very few if any solutions. Recently, I covered a novel
low-cost, simple device called Warka Water that aims to extract water from
the air and offer regions with little to no infrastructure the possibility
of water self-sufficiency.
However, in addition to shortages, pollution is another grave problem; even
if some areas technically have water it is often unfit to drink.
A sophomore in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental
Engineering at the University of Bu... more »
Syria Updates ( August 16 , 2014 ) - ISIS and Assad squeezing the FSA at Aleppo ........Nice round up from Syria Direct from 8/14/14 on the state of play on the battlefield .....
Tweets of the day..... note the clamor for military action against ISIS
+ 1 to Alexblx.....
*Alexblx* @Alexblx 2m
#Obama's US > 'outgunned by ourselves - #US yellow tanks now used in North #
Aleppo by #ISIS' pic.twitter.com/Z6Ep9r1azb @AnneBayefsky @FSATruth
-
Retweeted by (س) Abu Aminah
*Basma Atassi | بسمة* @Basma_ 10h
US asked #Syria rebels to call on international community to hit Islamic
State targets, sources told us. Appeal expected today in Istanbul
-
Retweeted by (س) Abu Aminah
*Shadi Hamid* @shadihamid 1h
When Obama says "no military solution" in Syri... more »
It's not the politicians, guys
*An old coral house on Green island.*
Back from vacation. So much to catch up on...
J Michael Cole and a blogger (don't miss the witty exchange between
politicians via election signs) both had pieces out recently that bemoaned
the island's terrible politicians... Cole described at Thinking Taiwan:
No sooner had the dust settled on the city than the political parties went
on the offensive — not to ensure the survival of the victims or mitigate
the effects of the disaster, but to undermine their opponents. That isn’t
to say that good deeds were not done, but they often were a seconda... more »
Argentina: Phantom Humanoids in the Cordillera (1981)
*Argentina: Phantom Humanoids in the Cordillera (1981)*
*By Carlos Daniel Ferguson(appearing in UFO Press #24, November 1986)*
17 February 1981, Manzano Amargo, Neuquén
Phantom Humanoids in the Cordillera?
During the year 1981, at least in Argentina and without confirming greater
variation over successive years, reports on Close Encounters of the Third
Kind (according to the Hynek classification) have not been abundant. Nor
were there many “on site” surveys on such cases published in this magazine
since that time. Carlos Ferguson, the author of this article, made known an
original... more »
Iraq Updates ( August 16 , 2014 ) -- Sunni Tribal Leaders Offer Backing for New Iraqi Govt Urge PM-Designate to Give Sunnis Autonomy ( Soon we find out if Abadi will be different than Maliki ) ......... US Fighter Jets Pound Mosul Area in Heaviest Strikes Yet Attacks Center on Areas Near Dam, Border Crossing ( must be some Yazidis there somewhere ) ........ Report Claims ISIS Massacres Yazidis in North Iraq Village US Drone Strikes Village After Claims of Massacre ( Wonder if there are Yazidis in Baghdad and Samarra , Tikrit and Haditha too ) ....Death dealing across Iraq items to consider .....
http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-15th-iraq-sitrep-king-is-dead.html
( H/T to Kev for bringing this to my attention )
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2014
August 15th Iraq SITREP: The king is dead, long live the king
12th Aug: The United States sends another 130 "Advisors" to Iraqi Kurdistan
13th Aug: The US is reporting that its reconnaissance missions are
confirming that the plight of the Yazidis is not as severe as was expected
14th Aug: The US Secretary of Defence clarifies that US troops will not
take part in military operations in Iraq
14th Aug: The Iraqi Airforce bombs a Daa... more »
Adoga News: Ethnocentric Garbage from ACER
There's several of these "Adoga News" videos, links are on the sidebar for
this one. Professionally done, with the speaker, whose Chinese is obviously
excellent, pretending to speak in a choppy, lame accent. Basically the
equivalent of foreigner blackface. Sad. Won't be buying any Acer products
anytime soon.
_______________________
[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its
sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores
of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!
With FTV on Green Island
Last week Lanyu, this week Green Island to do some shooting with FTV.
Snorkeling, conservation, and other activities with Michella and Charles!
Click READ MORE as always.
Since I was taking the ferry, only 50 mins from Taitung to Green Island, I
headed over to Taitung city a day early just to walk around and take
photos. Here some egg wholesalers distribute the goods.
Since I hate aircraft,especially small planes, it was reassuring to see the
size of the ferry Uranus....
...porpoises greeted us at the harbor mouth, diving in and out of the
water.
Green Island in a single imag... more »
AWACS upgrade achieves initial operational capability
[image: E-3G Sentry]The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Hostage,
declared initial operational capability for the 552nd Air Control Wing's
E-3G Sentry, an Airborne Warning and Control System Block 40/45 aircraft,
July 28, here.
"This modification represents the most significant upgrade in the 35-plus
year history of the E-3 AWACS and greatly enhances our crew members'
ability to execute the command and control mission while providing a
building block for future upgrades," said Col. Jay R. Bickley, the 552nd
ACW commander.
Bickley said meeting this milestone is a testament... more »
Northrop Grumman Selected to Modernize Black Hawk Cockpit for US Army
[image: Northrop Grumman's digital cockpit solution]Northrop Grumman
Corporation has been selected by Redstone Defense Systems to supply and
integrate mission avionics equipment for a digital cockpit upgrade of the
U.S. Army's UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters.
Northrop Grumman will provide a scalable, fully integrated mission
equipment package for the UH‑60L cockpit and will replace the older analog
gauges with digital electronic instrument displays. The new designation for
this upgraded aircraft will be UH-60V. The system virtually replicates the
newer UH‑60M pilot-vehicle interface, ... more »
Chinese businessman indicted in Boeing C-17 hacking case
[image: C-17 Globemaster III]A 49-year-old Chinese national involved in a
computer hacking scheme to steal trade secrets about the Long
Beach-assembled Boeing C-17 military cargo plane and other aircraft has
been indicted by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced
Friday.
Businessman Su Bin — who also went by Stephen Su, Stephen Subin and Steven
Subin — is being held in British Columbia, Canada, on a provisional arrest
warrant submitted by the United States. He is expected to be extradited to
Los Angeles. He could face up to 30 years in prison for the cyber crime ... more »
Boeing Wins $300 Million Contract for P-8 Parts
[image: P-8A Poseidon]Boeing Co. has landed a nearly $300 million contract
with the U.S. Navy for parts needed to build another dozen P-8 maritime
surveillance aircraft.
The deal was announced by the Pentagon on Thursday and includes funding for
so-called long-lead items to build and deliver 12 of the planes, including
eight for the Navy and four for the government of Australia, according to
the announcement.
The award comes as the Chicago-based aerospace giant is cutting costs from
its defense segment in anticipation of a downturn in U.S. military
spending. Defense accounted for $... more »
PM commissions INS Kolkata - India's largest indigenous warship
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday commissioned India's largest
indigenously built warship "INS Kolkata" into the Indian Navy, describing
it as "a symbol of our self-reliance in the field of defence".
"INS Kolkata, entirely built in India, is a symbol of our self-reliance in
the field of defence. It is a worthy example of the country's technical
abilities and will send a strong message around the world," Modi said at
the commissioning ceremony held at the naval base here.
"Not only are we dedicating the warship, but we are also introducing to the
whole world India's technical pr... more »
NAVSEA: North Dakota Attack Boat Investigation Complete
.jpg&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image)
[image: USS North Dakota (SSN 784)]Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has
concluded an investigation into questionable third party components of its
latest Virginia-class attack boat — North Dakota (SSN-784) — clearing the
way for the submarine to commission in late October, NAVSEA told USNI News
on Thursday.
“To date, all necessary inboard and outboard components have been inspected
and all required repairs have been completed,” read a statement provided to
USNI News.
NAVSEA inspected 58 components — mostly in the bow and stern sections — of
the $2.6 billion attack boat and conduc... more »
Third Kilo submarine to arrive in Vietnam in November
[image: Kilo (Hanoi) class SSK]The third diesel-electricity fueled
submarine built by the Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg for the
Vietnam Navy will be delivered to the military port of Cam Ranh in
November, according to the Russian news agency Interfax-AVN.
According to Interfax-AVN, Vietnamese sailors are practicing with the
submarine at sea, which is the second training phase at sea. The first
phase training took place from July 1 to 20 in the waters of Hogland Island.
“In the first phase, the submarine was in the water for 57 hours,"
Interfax-AVN said.
Read more
Neolithic 'Stonehenge' Monument and Burial Barrows Discovered in Kent
*The Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company (SWAT Archaeology) has
discovered a Neolithic henge and archaeological remains from several
periods on housing development grounds in Sittingbourne, Kent.SWAT
Archaeology's excavation also makes use of new technology, as the
archaeologists brought in local Kentish aerial photography drone service
Skyspider Aerial Imaging to record the site in high-definition video, the
results of which you can see in the video below:* [source IBTIMES]
SWAT Archaeology Iwade project from Skyspider A.I on Vimeo.
ARE AUSTRALIAN SAS TROOPERS ALREADY IN IRAQ?
Neoconservative propagandist Max Boot, writing in the UK magazine
*Spectator*, says:
*With moreAmerican (and, one hopes, allied) eyes on the ground, it will be
possible to call in more air strikes with greater effectiveness, as
occurred in Afghanistan during the autumn of 2001. Western commandos such
as Seal Team Six, Delta Force and the British and Australian SAS should
also expand operations to carry out the kind of intelligence-driven
leadership targeting that was an important part of the 2007-2008 surge.*
(Bold is my emphasis.)
Well, we know there are already American ‘advisor... more »
White House Halts Vital Missile Transfer To Israel Over Gaza Concerns
Benjamin Netanyahu, left, looks on as President Barack Obama speaks at the
White House in March. Bloomberg News
*Report: US Halted Transfer Of Hellfire Missiles To Israel -- YNet News*
*Shipment of aerial anti-armor missiles stopped after White House, State
Department learned that IDF requested transfer directly from Pentagon
without asking for their approval, according to Wall Street Journal report.
*
WASHINGTON - The US administration has halted a shipment of Hellfire aerial
anti-armor missiles to Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Wednesday, citing government sources. ... more »
10 George Orwell Quotes that Predicted Life in 2014 America
*Written by Justin King | The Anti-Media*
George Orwell ranks among the most profound social critics of the modern
era. Some of his quotations, more than a half a century old, show the depth
of understanding an enlightened mind can have about the future.
1) “*In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All
issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies,
evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia*.”
Though many in the modern age have the will to ... more »
The UN's Tepid Response To ISIS Terrorism Needs An Explanation
An excerpt from, *"UNSC takes aim at Jihadist supporters in Iraq and Syria"*
DW, August 15, 2014:
"The Security Council [...] expresses its readiness to consider
blacklisting individuals, groups, undertakings and entities providing
support" to Islamic State (IS), including those who finance, arm, plan or
recruit for the groups, the resolution, adopted Friday, read.
*The resolution imposes sanctions on six men for recruiting foreign
fighters in Iraq and Syria and calls for the "immediate disbanding and
disarming" of all al Qaeda-linked groups there.*
The six individuals, according... more »
Did Ukrainian Forces Attack And Destroy A Russian Miltiary Incursion Or Is This Just A Fabricated Story?
Russian servicemen drive armored personnel carriers on the outskirts of the
city of Belgorod near the Russian-Ukrainian border on April 25, 2014.
Stringer/Reuters
*Did Ukraine Attack Its Own Tanks? White House "Can't Confirm Russian
Convoy Was Destroyed By Kiev" -- Zero Hedge*
While today's trading session was marked by news which at first blush
correlated with what may be the 2014 equivalent of the Archduke Ferdinand
shooting, in retrospect the newsflow made painfully little sense. Let's
recap:
1. Yesterday afternoon, two UK reporters working for the Guardian and
Telegraph... more »
Here at last is the TRUE story of Creation (courtesy of Roz Chast)
*HERE'S ONE VERSION OF THE CREATION --from the Fourth Day: The lighting of
the firmament*
*THE ANGEL URIEL*: In full splendor rises now
the sun, streaming:
a wondrous bridegroom,
a giant, proud and happy
to run his path.
With gentle motion and soft shimmer
the moon steals through the silent night.
*Waldemar Kmentt (t), Uriel; Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra,
Eugen Jochum, cond. Philips, recorded July 1966*
*NOTE*: We originally heard this excerpt, along with a snippet from the
First Day ("And a new world, and a new world springs up, springs up at
God's word"), and the... more »
Twitter User Appears to Have Live-Tweeted the Shooting of Michael Brown
A Twitter user who goes by the handle @TheePharoah and whose profile
says he lives in St. Louis, Missouri, may have live-tweeted the killing of
unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Rolling Stone national-affairs reporter Tim Dickinson curated this series
of tweets from @TheePharoah, which all have time stamps that match up with
the timeline of Brown's death. The alleged witness also tweeted a photo of
Brown lying dead in the street while two police officers stand over him.
The man claims to live on the residential street where the shooting
occurred, and some of the photos show that... more »
The Zionist Fake Jihad of Syria-- Sheikh Imran Hosein
*"Syrian rebel commander says he collaborated with Israel" (The Times of
Israel, August 13, 2014).*
In the video below, which is almost a year old, Sheikh Imran Hosein
criticizes those who took up arms against Assad with backing from the
tyrannical governments of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, Qatar, and the U.S.
He also praises Russia's recent reconversion to Christianity under Putin.
Every government does some evil to protect its interests, such as killing
critical journalists and committing false flags to manipulate and shape
public opinion, but the evil that Russia does on occas... more »
ISIS Tentacles Reach toward China
*This is an interesting article. *
What do readers here think about these connections?
I see it as a definite possibility, when we recall the fact that Uighers
and Pakistanis were killing Syrians and making their *NATO best effort *to
destroy that nation. It already seems we have some connectivity.
I know nothing of Peter Lee. If anyone else has come across his work let me
know?
"It's been reported on the always-reliable Twitter by a Pakistan
journalist, Ali Kamran Chishti, that Abdul Maulana Aziz has declared his
support for the "Caliphate of Abu Bakar Baghdadi", ie ISIS, or the I... more »
redemption
The Mahavatar is in constant communion with Christ; together they send out
vibrations of redemption, and have planned the spiritual technique of
salvation for this age.
The work of these two fully-illumined masters–one with the body, and one
without it–is to inspire the nations to forsake suicidal wars, race
hatreds, religious sectarianism, and the boomerang-evils of materialism.
Babaji is well aware of the trend of modern times, especially of the
influence and complexities of Western civilization, and realizes the
necessity of spreading the self-liberations of yoga equally in th... more »
KILLING IN EASTERN UKRAINE
Ukraine's National Guard which is supported by the West is controlled by
Neo-Nazis with Nazi emblems.
Documented in the video, war crimes are being committed by both the
Ukrainian Army and the Ukrainian National Guard.
In the media's coverage of unfolding atrocities directed against civilians
in Eastern Ukraine, the words Nazi, Fascist or Neo-Nazi are a taboo. They
have been eliminated from the anthology of investigative reporting.
The mainstream media by denying the very existence of these crimes against
humanity committed by Neo-Nazi military and paramilitary formations is
com... more »
Culture Watch: When selfies are the BETTER behavioral option, we know we're in cuckoo-land
*Ils sont fous, ces Français*: *This business of lovey-dovey couples
attaching a lock to a bridge and then throwing the key in the river -- I'm
just hearing about it this very hour. So this is my first opportunity to
say that these people are stark, staring nuts and need to be
institutionalized.*
*by Ken*
The Frisky's Claire Hannum is turning into our chief scout into The World
of the Crazy. Recently, you may recall ("Culture Watch: Are selfie-maniacs
propelling a sharp rise in homelessness among black cats?"), she tipped us
off to this trend first documented in the U.K. of people... more »
Tonight Is Movie Night:Some Of The Best Clips Of Robin Williams
*WNU Editor:* An exception to the rule for this week's "Movie Night". What
we will have instead are some Robin Williams clips. If you have one that
you enjoy and want to share it with us, just put the link in the comments
section, and I will be reposting it later tonight. Sighhh .... he will be
missed but his humor will live forever in our hearts.
Ukraine Updates ( August 12 , 2014 ) -- Ukraine Blocks Russian Humanitarian Convoy, Accuses Kremlin Of Sending "Disguised Military Gear" ...... Ukrainian Rada adopts package of sanctions against Russia ...... EU plans Russia sanctions talks with Latin America countries ....... Additional items of note !
Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago
Zero Hedge......
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/744714
( Putin travels to Crimea - last time his plane was anywhere near Ukraine ,
some believe the Ukrainians try to shoot his plane down , hit MH 17 in
error ! So keep an eye out for mischief while he travels ! )
Putin to travel to Crimea for a two-day tour
Russia
August 13, 2:08 UTC+4
The Kremlin press service reported that on Wednesday the President would
confer with members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Nikolsky
MOSCOW, August 13. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia's President Vladimir Putin on
Wednesday ... more »
Emmy Awards 2014 - Rehearsal Leaked Clip for Best Psychopath
*Joy Camp*
Visit TheJoyCamp.com
*Get truth delivered to your inbox every week.*
Subscribe to GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING by Email
Musical Interlude: Davy Spillane, Maire Brennan, “A Place Among The Stones”
Davy Spillane, Maire Brennan, “A Place Among The Stones”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cofvKWy_zlQ
The Kursk Incident - The Second Occasion when Vladimir Putin Prevented World War III
Kursk - A Submarine in Troubled Waters from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*It was US and UK that sank Russia's Kursk submarine? Pravda 18.05.2012*
Strategic submarine "Kursk" that sank in 2000 was sunk by the Americans.
This theory discussed in Russia and abroad was once again raised by the
Polish Wprost, referring to the information allegedly received from the
Russian General Staff officer, "Lt. Col. Andrei."
According to the authors, the restraint of the Russians made it possible to
avoid a full-scale nuclear war.
The fact that "Kursk" perished at the torpedo explosion was adopted as t... more »
Musical Interlude: Dan Fogelberg, “Nether Lands”
Dan Fogelberg, “Nether Lands”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePrQFaB50w0
"Intelligent Life In The Universe?"
“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists
elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.”
Calvin & Hobbes
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog is perhaps the original
spiral nebula - a large galaxy with a well defined spiral structure also
cataloged as NGC 5194. Over 60,000 light-years across, M51's spiral arms
and dust lanes clearly sweep in front of its companion galaxy (top), NGC
5195. Image data from the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys has been
reprocessed to produce this alternative portrait of the well-known
interacting galaxy pair.
* Click image for larger size.*
The processing has further sharpened details and enhanced color and
contrast in otherwise faint ar... more »
"The Great Progress"
“Time advances: facts accumulate; doubts arise. Faint glimpses of truth
begin to appear, and shine more and more unto the perfect day. The highest
intellects, like the tops of mountains, are the first to catch and to
reflect the dawn. They are bright, while the level below is still in
darkness. But soon the light, which at first illuminated only the loftiest
eminences, descends on the plain, and penetrates to the deepest valley.
First come hints, then fragments of systems, then defective systems, then
complete and harmonious systems. The sound opinion, held for a time by one
bold s... more »
The End Of The World On 16 March 2880?
Making a movie about the threat of an asteroid impact dates back far longer
than most are aware of. (credit: despair.com)
*Huge Asteroid That 'Could End Human Life' Defying Gravity As It Moves
Towards Earth, Scientists Say -- The Independent*
'One in 19,800 chance' that asteroid 1950 DA could hit planet on 16 March
2880
Scientists have moved closer to being able to stop a huge asteroid
colliding with the Earth and potentially wiping out human life.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered that blowing the
space rock up could make the collision worse by causing se... more »
"Our Job..."
"We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we are. Sane or
insane.
Saints or sex addicts. Heroes or victims. Letting history tell us how good
or
bad we are. Letting our past decide our future. Or we can decide for
ourselves.
And maybe it's our job to invent something better."
- Chuck Palahniuk
“The Most Astounding Fact About the Universe”
* “The Most Astounding Fact About the Universe”*
by Max Schlickenmeyer
“In a 2008 interview by TIME magazine, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
was asked what he thought the “most astounding fact” about the Universe
was. Never at a loss for words, the famed scientist gave his equally
astounding answer. His response is in the video below, set to images and
music by Max Schlickenmeyer. It’s the best three minutes and thirty-three
seconds you’ll spend all day.”
- http://beforeitsnews.com/
The Poet: David Whyte, "The Opening of Eyes"
*"The Opening of Eyes"*
"That day I saw beneath dark clouds
The passing light over the water,
And I heard the voice of the world speak out.
I knew then as I have before,
Life is no passing memory of what has been,
Nor the remaining pages of a great book
Waiting to be read.
It is the opening of eyes long closed.
It is the vision of far off things,
Seen for the silence they hold.
It is the heart after years of secret conversing
Speaking out loud in the clear air.
It is Moses in the desert fallen to his knees
Before the lit bush.
It is the man throwing away his shoes
As if to enter heaven ... more »
"In the Middle..."
*"In the Middle..."*
"In the middle
of a life that's as complicated as everyone else's,
struggling for balance, juggling time.
The mantle clock that was my grandfather's
has stopped at 9:20; we haven't had time
to get it repaired. The brass pendulum is still,
the chimes don't ring. One day you look out the window,
green summer, the next, and the leaves have already fallen,
and a grey sky lowers the horizon. Our children almost grown,
our parents gone, it happened so fast. Each day, we must learn
again how to love, between morning's quick coffee
and evening's slow return. Steam from a pot ... more »
Who Serves In The U.S. Military (22 Charts)
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
*These 22 Charts Reveal Who Serves In America's Military -- Business
Insider*
Even as the Pentagon plans significant troop reductions, the U.S. Armed
Forces remain by far the most powerful and most expensive military in the
world.
But who makes up America's over 1.3 million active personnel and its over
800,000 reserves, and how is the composition of the military changing?
To answer these questions, we turned primarily to data from a 2012
Department of Defense report.
*Read more* ....
*My Comment:* There are a number of cool graphs/charts here. Chec... more »
The Incident at Pristina Airport - The First Occasion when Vladimir Putin Prevented World War III
The Incident at Pristina Airport - The First Occasion when Vladamir Putin
Prevented World War III from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*"I'm not going to start Third World War for you," Jackson told Clark
Behind the scenes battle over Pristina airport between British and US
genereals comes to light Monday 2 August 1999 15.11 BST*
* Nato supreme commander General Wesley Clark* is not being allowed to fade
away quietly. Days after the Clinton administration relieved him of his
command two months early, Newsweek is reporting that the victor of Kosovo
was blocked from sending paratroopers to Pr... more »
From Boston to Ferguson: Have We Reached a Tipping Point in the Police State?
John W. Whitehead
“I thought I was losing my capacity to be shocked -- but events in Missouri
over just the last couple of hours have crossed a frightening line, one
that makes me pray that this assault on fundamental American values is just
the aberration of one rudderless Heartland community, and not the first
symptoms of nation gone mad with high-tech weaponry to keep its own
citizens in line.”—Journalist Will Bunch
The difference between what happened in Boston in the wake of the Boston
Marathon explosion and what is happening now in Ferguson, Missouri, is not
in the govern... more »
ISIS Is An Instrument of US Foreign Policy Just As Al-Qaeda Was
*The idiot who took this picture has no idea that the White House created
his beloved terrorist group. As Einstein said, "Two things are infinite:
the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” And
as Kissinger said, "Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used
as pawns in foreign policy." There is no longer any need for American
military men to advance US foreign policy in the Middle East. That job has
been exported out to the dumb, stupid animals in ISIS.*
The evil snakes in Washington have achieved several objectives by employing
ISIS terrorist... more »
Where in the world is al Baghdadi? Kurdish media official says he fled to Syria!
Amongst the many other outrageous claims he makes...
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
and self-proclaimed caliph Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdadi fled the northern city of
Mosul to return to Syrian territory after the US authorized airstrikes on
ISIS positions in Iraq, a Kurdish official said.
In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) spokesman
Saeed Mamo Zinni said: “Caliph of the Islamic State Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdadi
left Mosul for Syria a few days ago.”
“According to our intelligence sources, Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdadi traveled to
Sy... more »
Are We Witnessing The Collapse Of Democracy?
Riot police stand guard as demonstrators protest the shooting death of
teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 13, 2014. (Reuters /
Mario Anzuoni)
*Attitude Is Everything -- Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics*
Part of the war cycle is just the general feeling or attitude that shifts
due to economics. We seem to be headed for such a fateful turn. The police
domestically have turned militaristic. This is a very serious issue far
beyond what most people would even guess. It tends to show the changing
attitudes within society. Couple this with Obama who seems to think h... more »
Daily Living: “A Sign of Imbalance”
*“A Sign of Imbalance”*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
“Sometimes when we don't feel good enough, we create imbalance by
overachieving or needing to be the best at something. Overachievers are
people who have achieved but still feel the need to do more, creating an
imbalance in their lives. People who exhibit this behavior may be trying to
compensate for feelings of insecurity and doubts about their worth. They
may be chasing unresolved issues from their past into the present, or they
might not be looking at their lives as a whole, but judging themselves
based only on one aspect of... more »
This Secret to Massive Yields Could Rock the Farming World
*According to a new study, it lies in an unpatented technique...*
Heather Callaghan
What will ultimately feed the world? Is it really genetic engineering? Is
it biodiversity?
What can maintain and stoke that diversity - I mean, make it really
flourish with bountiful food using less land?
Of course, using this discovery might mean severing ties with monolithic
Big Ag and chemical corps whose actions could block this dream from
becoming reality. Monoculture fans need not apply.
Typical pollination from species like honeybees might be enough to generate
a crop, but can we do better... more »
The World is Waking Up to the Dangers of the Militarized Police State
*Written by Nick Bernabe | The Anti-Media*
What we are seeing now is a reversal from just a year or so ago when the
corporate media glorified the very same tactics being used against the
residents of Watertown following the Boston marathon bombing.
I’m sure you remember the pitiful act; video shown by the corporate
outlets even depicted residents cheering paramilitary police in armored
vehicles in a sort of Orwellian orgy of praise to the state.
While the media glorified the militarized police reaction in Watertown and
Boston, many residents told a much m... more »
Iowa Racist Steve King: "We're All God's Chillun"
Iowa, a swing state, has swung light blue in recent years. Bill Clinton won
both times. Al Gore beat Bush in 2000. Obama won both times as well, 54-44%
against McCain and 52-46% against Romney. The Democats control the state
Senate and the GOP holds the state House. Party registration shows 689,794
Democrats (32.0%), 672,308 Republicans (31.2%) and 792,363 (36.8%)
independents and others.
The only really conservative congressional district in the state, is IA-04,
home to one of Congress' most outspoken racists, Steve King. Of course,
King's is the whitest district in the state an... more »
With The Resignation Of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Will Iraq Get Worse?
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with
Reuters in Baghdad in this January 12, 2014 file photo. Credit:
Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani/Files
*Maliki's Gone. Will Iraq Get Worse? -- Stephen Carer, Bloomberg*
The resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has led critics of
President Barack Obama’s foreign policy to insist that there is no longer
any reason to withhold military assistance from Baghdad in its struggle
against the jihadist group Islamic State. This blast from an editorial in
this morning’s Wall Street Journal is typical: “With Mr. Malik... more »
Homemade Kickstarter Campaign
I promise at the first available opportunity (probably tomorrow in
which I'll likely weigh in on the recent unpleasantness in Ferguson) to
give you the largely ignored bloggy badness on any and sundry subjects both
political and social. But for now, I'd like to propose an idea:
Some of you may recall a Kickstarter campaign I did back in the fall
of 2011 when I tried to crowd source some financing for a crime trilogy I
was writing at the time. It fell flatter than the top of Allen West's head
largely because Kickstarter immediately buried my campaign and at least at
the tim... more »
South Sudan Facing Conitnuous War And Famine
*South Sudan Heads Towards Famine Amid ‘Descent Into Lawlessness’ -- The
Guardian*
Urgent need for peace ignored as another deadline for a deal passes and
splinter groups of rebels threaten to spread conflict
Another deadline has passed. But instead of bringing peace, the leaders of
South Sudan’s warring parties have allowed the country to continue its
slide toward famine.
Sunday was the deadline for the delegations of President Salva Kiir and his
former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar to present a final proposal
for a unified transitional government that would end eight m... more »
Ebola Epidemic Deaths Vastly Underestimated
*Ebola Epidemic Most Likely Much Larger Than Reported, W.H.O. Says -- New
York Times*
GENEVA — West Africa’s deadly Ebola epidemic is probably much worse than
the world realizes, with health centers on the front lines warning that the
actual numbers of deaths and illnesses are significantly higher than the
official estimates, the World Health Organization said.
So far, 2,127 cases of the disease and 1,145 deaths have been reported in
four nations — Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone — the W.H.O
announced Friday. But the organization has also warned that the actual
number ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Kracow, Malopolskie, Poland. Thanks for stopping by.
"Here And Now..."
"There is only one story. You already know the plot. Live it now. Eternity
isn’t a long time. Eternity has nothing to do with time. Eternity is that
dimension of here and now which thinking and time cuts out. This is it. And
if you don’t get it here, you won’t get it anywhere. The experience of
eternity right here and now is the function of life."
- Joseph Campbell
History: "The Cathars: 'Kill Them All, God Will Know His Own.'"
*"The Cathars:*
*'Kill Them All, God Will Know His Own.'"*
by Laura Knight-Jadczyk
“'Kill them all, God will know His own.' A chronicler reported that Arnold
Amaury, the monk who led the Albigensian Crusade, uttered this catchphrase
outside the city of Beziers on July 22, 1209. His crusaders had asked him
how to tell the Catholic believers from the Cathar Heretics. Arnold's
instructions were followed, and the entire population of Beziers - some
20,000 men, women and children - were indiscriminately murdered.
No one really knows if Arnold really said what was reported, but what is
k... more »
Palestinian Interior Ministry In Gaza Accused Israel Of Violating Truce. Israel Denies
A Palestinian worker walks inside al-Awdah food factory, which witnesses
said was shelled and torched by the Israeli army during the offensive, in
Deirl al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip August 14, 2014. Credit:
Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
*Palestinians Accuse Israel Of Violating Gaza Truce -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - The Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza accused Israel on
Friday of a cross-border shooting in violation of a truce that has largely
held since getting off to a shaky start on Thursday.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said: "We have no knowledge of such an
incident."... more »
ISIS Flag Photo In Front Of The White House
#AmessagefromISIStoUS We are in your state We are in your cities We are in
your streets You are our goals anywhere pic.twitter.com/1EYMgCWJse
— قهر الطواغيت (@Sunna_rev) August 9, 2014
*Secret Service 'Aware' Of Apparent ISIS Flag Photo In Front Of The White
House -- ABC News*
The Secret Service said it is "aware" of a photo that appeared to show an
image of an ISIS flag in front of the White House.
If authentic, the photo showed a hand holding up an image of a flag for
ISIS (also known as ISIL or Islamic State), displayed on a smartphone, on
Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the W... more »
Chet Raymo, “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream”
*“To Sleep, Perchance to Dream”*
by Chet Raymo
*“What is more gentle than a wind in summer?What is more soothing than a
pretty hummerThat stays one moment in an open flower,And buzzes cheerily
from bower to bower?What is more tranquil than a musk-rose blowingIn a
green island, far from all men's knowing?More healthful than the leafiness
of dales?More secret than a nest of nightingales?What indeed?”*
The poet Keats answers his own questions: Sleep. Soft closer of our eyes.
I've reached an age when I find myself occasionally nodding off in the
middle of the day, an open book ... more »
"A Light In The Darkness..."
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human
existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."
- Carl Jung
Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 15, 2014
*Did Russia And Ukraine Just Start A War? What We Know And Don't Know --
VOX*
On Friday, as a Russian "aid convoy" of 280 trucks neared the Ukrainian
border, NATO said that a separate "incursion" of Russian military forces
had crossed into Ukraine. The Russian forces are reportedly in eastern
Ukrainian territory held by Russia-backed separatist rebels, according to
NATO and Ukrainian government officials. Some reports suggest that there
may be open fighting between Ukrainian military forces and the Russian
incursion, but it's far from clear whether that's true or what precisely is... more »
Why Would Any Normal Person Give A Damn If Dull Conservatives Gwen Graham Or Steve Southerland Wins?
If you live Inside the Beltway instead of in America, there's a decent
chance your involvement with politics centers on Team Red vs Team Blue
horse races. And I'm sure that Abby Livingston from *Roll Call* really and
truly meant it today when she tweeted this:
Excluding friends and family and horse race aficionados, there is virtually
no reason to be interested in the FL-02 race. It pits a run-of-the-mill,
extremely unexceptional conservative Republican against a run-of-the-mill,
extremely unexceptional conservative Democrat. The Republican is worse than
the Democrat. He would... more »
MI6 officers and station...
Donate $25 for two DVDs of the Cryptome collection of files from June 1996
to the present 22 February 2006. A. reports that Mark Williams, 95 Tehran,
is the same as Kenneth Mark Williams, 76 Kuala Lumpur, 79 Bridgetown, 88
Harare, 94 Delhi; dob 1944. Both names appeared on the 13 May 1999 list of
MI6 officers and below. Thus the number of unique names is reduced to 275.
A2 writes 23 January 2006: SIS Name is not Paul Cronton, but Paul Crompton,
Third Secretary (Political Affairs) 23 January 2006. Russian video of
British spy devices: http://www.4law.co.il/ukspy1.wmv [Now dead] 23 Jan... more »
BBC idiocy
BBC Radio 4 Front Row had a short piece on the new series of Doctor Who.
Can I point out to the lazy idiots who wrote and/or presented that piece
that The Doctor (not Doctor Who) doesn't have 'assistants' he has
'companions'.
Hamas Spokesman: We Deported Foreign Journalists for Filming Missile Launches
'Hamas spokeswoman Isra Al-Mudallal, head of foreign relations in the Hamas
Information Ministry, on Thursday told Lebanon's satellite broadcaster
Mayadeen TV that journalists who filmed missile launch sites were given a
chance to change their stories, or deported from Gaza.'
You can read more here
http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/15/hamas-spox-we-deported-foreign-journalists-for-filming-missile-launches/
But not on the institutionally anti Israel BBC where the truth is less
important than vilifying Israel and protecting Islamist terrorists.
Was President Obama's Remark That 'The Siege Of Mount Sinjar Was Over' Premature?
'Crisis far from over': Some of refugees are still stranded on Mount Sinjar
(above) despite assertions by the UK and U.S. that they were only a few
thousand remain
*'The Siege Of Mount Sinjar Is NOT Over': Iraqi MP And UN Chiefs Attack
Obama's Claims That Islamic State Stand-Off Was 'Broken' - And Say 70,000
Refugees Are Still Trapped -- Daily Mail*
* Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil claims U.S. troops had only cleared north of
mountain
* Estimates that tens of thousands of refugees are still stranded to the
south
* She dismissed claims by U.S. and UK, adding: 'The situation is very
terrible... more »
Iraq Civil War News Updates -- August 15, 2014
*Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Steps Down -- Wall Street Journal*
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki relinquished power on Thursday,
ending eight years of tumultuous rule and opening a new political chapter
that U.S. officials hope will move Iraq toward a more united front against
marauding jihadists.
The surprise move defuses a potential crisis after Mr. Maliki had disputed
in court the naming of another politician to the premiership and ominously
deployed extra security forces across Baghdad.
Mr. Maliki’s departure fulfills an Obama administration goal of a peaceful
an... more »
Bill Whittle" The Struggle for Stupidity...
*I think the left is winning.*
A few months ago, I told the story of a young man I worked with who was in
his first year of college. He recounted how hard his math class was, but
that he was doing much better than his peers with the "tables" and that he
was able to complete the "tables" in under five minutes, which was required.
I was puzzled, and asked him if he meant the "times tables", as in
multiplication. He did indeed mean just that. I then asked if this was a
remedial math class and he said it was.
Remedial or not, what in hell is an 18 year old doing in his first year o... more »
Human Birth PAINS
Add caption
I did not ask God
to be born
in your little town
it was a great place to grow up
as a kid
but no matter what
love you offered
I was not going to
be a victim
to that town
So I moved away
to another town
but at the end of day
when the sun
set the same red lines
described the dawn
We were just a little bit smaller
and the rewards not so rich
but you destroyed my
view of humanity
with your rule of prickle
that life was just
a son of a bitch
and those with '
full pockets would
always abide
in the small universe
that you existed
and to the detriment
of the population
lived ve... more »
Supplemental: The New York Times brings us the head of Miami!
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014*
*A primer on how liberals lose:* Until yesterday, we didn’t realize that
Pamela Druckerman’s piece on Miami appeared in last weekend’s Sunday
Review, right there in the hard-copy Times.
We had read the piece via email. In part because the piece was so odd, we
assumed it appeared on-line.
To us, it’s amazing that the New York Times would publish such a piece in
the august Sunday Review. On the other hand, it almost defines a key way we
liberals choose to lose.
Poor Druckerman! Today, she lives in Paris, France, a fact we’ve learned in
previous columns. But... more »
Video: Michael Brown Robbing Ferguson Convenience Store
*Gateway Pundit*
*Ferguson police released a report today detailing a robbery before the
fatal shooting last week of 18 year-old Michael Brown. *Chief of police
Jackson held a press conference early Friday morning.
*Here is a copy of the report on the Ferguson convenience story robbery.*
Michael Brown was 6′ 4″ and 292 pounds.
The convenience store video reveals Michael Brown entering the store
followed by Johnson. Brown hands a box of Swisher Sweets to Johnson. Brown
took several boxes of cigars and turned to leave the store. “Brown grabbed
the clerk and *“forcefully pushed... more »
“Stress Relief Tactics Navy SEALs Swear By”
*“Stress Relief Tactics Navy SEALs Swear By”*
By Kathryn Wallace
“We asked former SEALs how they learned to keep their cool - and how we can
better navigate our personal minefields.
*Prep For Battle:* Instead of wasting energy by catastrophizing about
stressful situations, SEALs spend hours in mental dress rehearsals before
springing into action, says Lu Lastra, director of mentorship for Naval
Special Warfare and a former SEAL command master chief. He calls it mental
loading and says you can practice it, too. When your boss calls you into
her office, take a few minutes first to ru... more »
Russian Tanks in Ukraine? Consider the Source
Tony Cartalucci
Denying civilians admittedly needed aid constitutes, in the West’s own
terms, a crime against humanity. While in Syria attempts by the West to
openly arm and equip known terrorist organizations within Syrian territory
included a mandate from the UN that allowed supplies to flow without the
approval of the Syrian government. Those “aided,” are now clearly the
Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) running rampant on both sides of the
Syrian-Iraqi border.
In Ukraine, precisely the opposite is happening. The regime in Kiev is
openly raising armies of Nazi militants ... more »
Been Caught Stealing
How many levels of genius is this. Thinking aboot it I got to say many.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Yesterday the Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal newspaper ran a front page story
about the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) public hearings in Rangeley. I was
quoted but there were two important mistakes in the article that also
quoted my organizing companion Jason Rawn. So this morning I sent this
response to the paper and will hope it gets printed.
Lewiston Sun Journal
Dear Editor,
I read with great interest your article “Mixed emotions over interceptor
base in Franklin County” (8-14-14). This issue about Maine possibly
hosting a “missile defense” (MD) interceptor base should be give... more »
Militarized Police: “To Terrify and Occupy”
*“To Terrify and Occupy”*
by Matthew Harwood
“Jason Westcott was afraid. One night last fall, he discovered via Facebook
that a friend of a friend was planning with some co-conspirators to break
in to his home. They were intent on stealing Wescott's handgun and a couple
of TV sets. According to the Facebook message, the suspect was planning on
"burning" Westcott, who promptly called the Tampa Bay police and reported
the plot. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the investigating officers
responding to Westcott's call had a simple message for him: "If anyone
breaks into this house, g... more »
Untitled
*Saintsational Saintsations Release 2014 Calendar!*
*The Advocate buys four weekly Louisiana newspapers *
*Coastal Rundown: Dr. John Lopez, Mr. Charlie And New Orleans To Venice
~Laine Kaplan-Levinson, WWNO*
Sandy Hook, Hippie Communes, and US Homeland Security
Prof. Jason Kissner
What follows either signifies next to nothing or something rather
unsettling. On June 3, 2014 someone writing by the name of “Duke Reichert”
contributed an article to the MemoryHole blog entitled “Gut Feeling:
Something is Wrong with Newtown.”
[image, right: Former San Francisco State University professor and
spiritual guru Stephen Gaskin preaches to followers at his "Sandy Hook
Church of Christ" circa 1972 in Summertown, Tennessee. "It's easier to be
God than to see God," Gaskin proclaimed. Image Credit: remazcla.com]
In that piece, Reichert indicates, amon... more »
9/11 Dust Cloud Caused Widespread Pregnancy Issues
.jpg)
Pregnant women living near the World Trade Center during 9/11 experienced
higher-than-normal negative birth outcomes, according to a new working
paper by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs.
These mothers were more likely to give birth prematurely and deliver babies
with low birth weights. Their babies - especially baby boys - were also
more likely to be admitted to neonatal intensive care units after birth.
The study, led by the Wilson School's Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt, was
released by the National Bureau of Labor Economics in... more »
Fukushima Radiation Fallout Causing Serious Biological Effects on Plants and Animals
.jpg)
Following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown, biological
samples were obtained only after extensive delays, limiting the information
that could be gained about the impacts of that historic disaster.
Determined not to repeat the shortcomings of the Chernobyl studies,
scientists began gathering biological information only a few months after
the disastrous meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan in
2011. *Results of these studies are now beginning to reveal serious
biological effects of the Fukushima radiation on non-human organisms
ranging from plants to... more »
Janes Adiction
I have been somewhat remiss in my predictions. So with out any debate. You
got to hear Janes Addiction. Plowing through all the anarchy. Jane Said you
must listen to Perry ferell. This is to me like a cowboy riding a horse or
a ski person ripping up some course. Its not optional to kick tomorrow
thats for sure,.
NAFTA Is 20 Years Old – Here Are 20 Facts That Show How It Is Destroying The Economy
Michael Snyder
Back in the early 1990s, the North American Free Trade Agreement was one of
the hottest political issues in the country. When he was running for
president in 1992, Bill Clinton promised that NAFTA would result in an
increase in the number of high quality jobs for Americans and that it would
reduce illegal immigration.
Ross Perot warned that just the opposite would happen. He warned that if
NAFTA was implemented there would be a "giant sucking sound" as thousands
of businesses and millions of jobs left this country. Most Americans chose
to believe Bill Clinton. We... more »
A Helpful Wave of National Indignation : MH17 - The Full & Independent Investigation
A Helpful Wave of National Indignation : MH17 - The Full & Independent
Investigation from Spike EP on Vimeo.
A "Remember the Maine" incident could be arranged in several forms:
We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in the Eastern Ukraine.
We could arrange to cause such incident in the vicinity of Donesk as a
spectacular result of Russian attack from the air or land, or both.
The presence of pro-Russian separatists merely investigating the wreckage
could be fairly compelling evidence that the plane was taken under attack. The nearness to Donesk would add credibilit... more »
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment