Saturday, October 03, 2015

3 Oct - The View

Bread and Circuses (Colosseum album)Bread and Circuses (Colosseum album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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THE BEER PARTY's photo.
"Bread" for thought re the current Canadian government and the proposed upcoming election
Bread and circuses’ (or bread and games; from Latin: panem et circenses) is metonymic for a superficial means of appeasement. In the case of politics, the phrase is used to describe the generation of public approval, not through exemplary or excellent public service or public policy, but through diversion; distraction; or the mere satisfaction of the immediate, shallow requirements of a populace, as an offered ‘palliative.’ Its originator, Juvenal, used the phrase to decry the selfishness of common people and their neglect of wider concerns. The phrase also implies the erosion or ignorance of civic duty amongst the concerns of the commoner.
~ The Romans gave birth to the term over 2000 years ago according to Wikipedia:


Researchers have built a tiny flexible electronic mesh sensor that can integrate with the brain.
IBTIMES.CO.UK|BY MARY-ANN RUSSON

RT shared a link.

The Netherlands dropped their bid to establish an independent UN-led probe into alleged war crimes in Yemen, yielding to an alternative resolution proposed by…
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What is this Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal? Should you care? Does it affect your vote? We try to explain what we know, and don't know, about the talks in Atlanta that will impact Canada.
CBC.CA
Conservatives will replace the election list with version ,,thats why they wanted total control of polling stations in ridings the won.
Stephen Harper Has Betrayed Canada
14 hrs
On Monday I'll personally be going to my local EC office to have them confirm that the info on my card isn't bogus. If you do plan to vote you should do the same.
Kennedy Stewart, the NDP Science critic, released the NDP’s plan today to better promote research across Canada and restore the role of science in government decision making...
NDP.CA
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Part six of ISIS in America: A leading Islamic scholar in the US, Professor Qadhi argues that the government’s approach ignores the root causes of why a young Muslim might start down a path to radicalization.

A leading Muslim scholar in the US has had remarkable success walking back youths with sympathies for ISIS. But the US government isn't working with him,…
CSMONITOR.COM|BY THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Did you know, the US-led 'war on terror' has killed at least 1.5 million, mostly innocent Muslims in the Middle East. In recent years, the US government has been openly and actively funding, training and arming al-qaeda and other terror groups in the region. The same groups that the US government claimed attacked America on 9/11.

"I believe the perception caused by civilian casualties is one of the most dangerous enemies we face." - U.S. General Stanley A. McCrystal in his inaugural speech…
SOTT.NET


The New York Times
22 hrs
In his first comments since Russia began airstrikes on Syrian targets, President Barack Obama said that Moscow’s actions were made “not out of strength but out of weakness,” and predicted they would lead only to a “quagmire.”
Russia showed no hint of heeding Western demands to avoid bombing of fighters pushing to oust Syria’s weakened, Kremlin-backed president, Bashar-al Assad.
NYTIMES.COM|BY PETER BAKER
RT
‘While the West has clearly failed to deal with the mounting humanitarian crisis in Syria, Russians have become so concerned about the spread of ISIS and the potential for radicalization within their own country that they have decided they have no other option but to intervene.’ (Op-Edge)

One observation which is made often about Parliament is that it is too “rowdy” and belligerent, and that political consensus would be more beneficial. However, that…
RT.COM
RT shared In the NOW's video.
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The People's Voice
16 hrs
The US is debating whether military force should be used against Russia to protect U.S. backed Syrian rebels who have allegedly come under attack by Russian airstrikes
Defense officials and Senior U.S. military leaders are debating whether military…
YOURNEWSWIRE.COM|BY CAROL ADL

The People's Voice
Jeremy Hunt’s cuts mean the NHS will be forced to deny hearing aids to deaf people
There are some stories which come to define a leader or government. Whether it was Margaret Thatcher 'milk snatcher' withdrawing free milk from schools as…
SCRIPTONITEDAILY.COM
Truthout
Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature is making it harder and harder for minorities and low-income people to get the type of photo ID that they will need in order to vote in the next elections.

When people can't vote, the oligarchs win.
TRUTH-OUT.ORG|BY THE DAILY TAKE TEAM

NaturalNews.com
Many for-profit companies are turning HUGE profits by supporting the prison industrial complex... http://bit.ly/1GokxkH


Whole Foods ends practice of selling cheese made with prison labor... but only after getting caught and exposed
WWW.NATURALNEWS.COM


The Cornucopia Institute
September 29
Illegal Power Grab Greasing the Skids for “Organic” Factory Farming and Potentially Contaminated/Fraudulent Imports. Take Action:http://www.cornucopia.org/…/sign-the-proxy-letter-remove-c…/
 
 ‪#‎USDA‬‪#‎organic‬ ‪#‎food‬ ‪#‎ag‬ ‪#‎organicfood‬ ‪#‎takeaction‬

Sierra Club
Victory! Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced updated safeguards that will control the amount of toxic heavy metal pollution coal-fired power plants can dump into our waterways. This is great news for anyone who wants to swim in clean rivers, eat healthy fish, and drink clean water!
Learn more --> thkpr.gs/3707481


The EPA estimates that the rule will keep 1.4 billion pounds of toxic metals and other pollutants out of waterways each year.
THINKPROGRESS.ORG


If you’re still a little confused about who Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is, that makes sense – network TV news has largely ignored the Democratic presidential candidate from Vermont.

Bernie Sanders has faced a near-blackout from major TV news sources, even though he continues to rise in popularity and fundraising.
CSMONITOR.COM|BY THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR


Last night after my book talk in Cambridge, I joined my uncle and cousin for dinner at the Charles Hotel just off Harvard Square, where it so happened that Goldman Sachs was courting Harvard students. It’s the time of year when Wall Street treks to Cambridge to lure bright young things with the promise of big bucks, cachet, and power. Unfortunately, many Harvard students (as well as other Ivy Leaguers) succumb – hoping to become part of the new American oligarchy.
One reason the big banks are so powerful is they continue to dump big money into presidential campaigns. According today's Bloomberg Politics (see below), Citigroup has been Hillary Clinton’s No. 1 contributor during her political career, and Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan are among the top 10 donors to her current presidential run. Which may have something to do with her reluctance to advocate busting up the biggest banks – even though they’ve gone from having 25 percent of the nation’s banking assets in 2007, just before the crash, to 44 percent now. If they were too big to fail in 2008, they’re far too big now. Government regulators say they’ve failed to show how they can be effectively wound down in the next banking crisis without another bailout.
If our economy and our democracy are to remain safe, the biggest Wall Street banks must be broken up. Bernie and Elizabeth Warren are pushing for this. Hopefully Hillary will see the light as well.
What do you think?

The Democratic front-runner has not been nearly as critical of large financial institutions as some in her party.
BLOOMBERG.COM


‪#‎Texas‬: Where Voter Suppression Meets Toxic Gun Culture!
This is a perfect example of the inconsistency of Unconstitutional Voter ID laws. REGISTER TO VOTE: bit.ly/attn-vote
 

LIKE our pages Brave New Films & The Real NRA for more like this.

Brave New Films with Alan Dawson
‪#‎Texas‬: Where Voter Suppression Meets Toxic Gun Culture!
This is a perfect example of the inconsistency of Unconstitutional Voter ID laws. REGISTER TO VOTE: bit.ly/attn-vote
 

LIKE our page Brave New Films for more like this.
We always say that we don't want to go back to the 1950s as far as reproductive rights are concerned. But...

Once upon a time, the GOP wanted women to have access to birth control, family planning, and yes, even abortions.
MARIECLAIRE.COM|BY SCARLET NEATH

 
Planned Parenthood Action
12 hrsEdited
A second court ruling in Arkansas brings another victory in the fight to protect access to reproductive care there! Yesterday's ruling blocks the Arkansas governor's illegal efforts to bar Medicaid patients from Planned Parenthood.
Now, Planned Parenthood’s three patient co-plaintiffs can continue to access birth control, cancer screenings and other care for while the case goes on. ‪#‎StandWithPP‬
Judge Kristine G. Baker has issued a preliminary injunction preventing Arkansas Department of Human Services from suspending Medicaid payments to Planned…
ARKANSASMATTERS.COM|BY CURT

Robert Reich's video.
9 mins
Robert Reich
Connect the dots and you'll see the war on the poor and working families -- and why.

The People's Voice
A new report shows disturbing evidence that a significant spike in paralysis has occurred worldwide as a direct result of children taking the oral polio vaccine

A new report shows disturbing evidence that a significant spike in paralysis has…
YOURNEWSWIRE.COM|BY SEAN ADL-TABATABAI

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