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Justin Trudeau vs Free Speech Part II
So, in Part I , I talked about the Russian-origin "fake news" that
supposedly destroyed Hillary Clinton's campaign (all on its own, with no
help from the fact that Clinton was a terrible, uninspiring candidate,
offering traditional Democratic voters more of the same rotten
status-quo; who pissed-off the progressive base of the party by stealing
the nomination from Bernie Sanders and then telling
Justin Trudeau vs. Free Speech PART I
So, there's this insultingly stupid meme going around that Russia's
Vladimir Putin stole the 2016 US presidential election for Trump. He
didn't. Trump is not Putin's puppet. Trump is a con-artist and he has a
lot of financiers in Russia. Because there are a lot of uber-crooked
oligarchs in Russia with lots of liquid assets they need to launder.
This access to dirty money endears Russia to Trump a
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Hi Honey, I'm home... Over a kilometre, this brave man, I know for whom he fights and why, irrelevant, he carried his ba...
Hi
Honey, I'm home... Over a kilometre, this brave man, I know for whom he
fights and why, irrelevant, he carried his badly wounded comrade over
his shoulder at a slow laboured trot, every second of those several
minutes he was under fire from Heavy and Medium machine-guns, in the vid
you can see the strikes kicking huge dust clouds up around his feet,
the P.O.V. sounds of firing is loud and conti
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!)
Wells
Fargo Wept? Nah. Don't Be Silly, It's Just a Timeout (Trumpists Eerily
Quiet on Debt) Steve Wynn LLC Pays Off Accuser (Russia Confirms Su-25
Downed in Syria) Amazon Food Hells? (Wall St. Made Bank on Trump) Dark
Money Trumps (Collusion) Trump's Financial Arsonists
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Camp is never that subtle when depicting how ignoring global climate
change will screw up our lives. Permanently. Although he does exhibit a
tad more discretion when pointing out that entities (like the
oil/gas/coal/nuclear vampires and Hillary) that are pushing the
full-scale destruction of fracking on our way of life are the
full-blooded villains of today. With not a hint of sarcasm or
What Is Sustainable
The Forgiveness of Nature
I grew up in the battered remains of a once vast hardwood forest in
Michigan. I was lucky to spend my childhood wandering in a small
surviving remnant. My forest was a sacred place. To me, the western
plains felt dry, empty, bleak. But my oldest ancestors evolved on the
arid savannahs of Mother Africa — grassland with scattered brush and
trees. Grassland was where the big game hung out, and they
Wide Asleep in America
Citations Needed, Episode 28: The Asymptotic 'Two-State Solution' (Part I)
The
idea that there exists an ongoing effort to achieve a “two-state
solution” in Israel and Palestine - often referred to as The Middle East
Peace Process™ - is uniformly taken for granted by American media. This
"two-state solution" is always at different stages of viability, yet
never quite works out. Presidents fail to achieve it; Palestinian
violence makes it "more difficult"; Israeli
Citations Needed News Brief: How to Respond to Knee-Jerk Bigotry on Live TV
Badass
fashion blogger and activist Hoda Katebi joined Citations Needed for an
all-access News Brief to discuss her now-infamous WGN television
segment. With Hoda, we explore what it means to "sound American," the
politics of women's clothing, and why everyone with even a single drop
of Iranian blood is expected to be an expert on nuclear energy and
international affairs. And, if you
Citations Needed, Episode 27: How the Media Mainstreamed Racist Pseudoscience
If
one were to approach New York Times-reading liberals circa 1990 and
tell them about a crime-fighting policy that arbitrarily harassed black
and Latino youths who had committed no crime and threw the book at
low-level nonviolent offenses, they would be rightfully outraged at the
idea. But, if one were to couch this exact policy in pseudoscience
promoted by mercenary sociologists and
Citations Needed, Episode 26: The 'Welfare' Dog-Whistle
In
Donald Trump's 2011 book, Time To Get Tough, his ghostwriters Wynton
Hall and Peter Schweizer - both Breitbart editors - wrote: Kids who grow
up in homes where a magic check appears each month from the government
believe there's nothing wrong with sitting at home doing nothing while
taxpayers bust their humps working to fund them. For an entire
generation, government welfare programs are
Citations Needed, Episode 25: The Banality of CIA-Curated Definitions of ‘Democracy’
Few
words elicit such warm feelings as the term "Democracy." Wars are
supposedly fought for it, foreign policies are built around it,
protecting and advancing it is considered the United States' highest
moral order. Democracy's alleged opposite - broadly called
"authoritarianism," "autocracy" or "tyranny” - is cast as the ultimate
evil. The stifling, oppressive boot of the state that curtails
Citations Needed, Episode 24: Highlighting Alternative Media - The Moral Limits of Dunking on Thomas Friedman
At
Citations Needed we enjoy nothing more than ragging on corporate media -
indeed, it’s our primary job. But can constant snark and negativity
breed cynicism? Recent feedback from some of our listeners has us
wondering if the act of media criticism need also make room for some
media complimenting, lest we succumb to the forces of defeatism. In this
episode, rather than critiquing the myriad
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things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #27
This
is a scene played out every day in public libraries all across North
America. I'm at the information desk, and I see a boy, by himself, a
chubby little toddler, toddle fast in one direction, then back in the
other direction. He can't be much over 12 months old. When I see him
cross the floor for the third time, I get up and go to chat with him.
"Who are you here with, sweetie? Is your mom her
in which i finally give up my blackberry
Well,
I finally did it. I gave up my BlackBerry, and got a Samsung Galaxy
phone. Yeah, I know, welcome to the 21st Century. Goodbye, old frenemy I
previously only used my phone for talk, text, and organizer functions
(calendar, contacts), and still felt -- still feel -- that nothing beats
the physical keyboard. But now my Nexus mini tablet is dying, and
there's no good low-cost replacement. Which
listening to joni: #5: for the roses
For The Roses , 1972 Front Cover For The Roses is often overlooked,
sandwiched as it is between two masterpieces. Fans who missed it might
be surprised at its richness -- musically, lyrically, and emotionally.
It has always been one of my favourites. For the Roses sits between Blue
and Court and Spark not only chronologically, but musically. There are
the rich, deep piano chords of Blue , but her
WWF - Latest News
Project Extraordinary: A novel challenge to 'make sustainability sexy'
The word 'sustainability' may bring a lot of adjectives to one's mind
but 'desirable' or 'sexy' is rarely one of them. Sustainability is not
often seen as a 'must have' and yet as we use and consume resources as
if we had 1.7 earths, there is an urgent need for each of us to rethink
how we can feed, fuel and power our society differently. On 21 February
2018, WWF-New Zealand and WiLD Studios (the
A Very Public Sociologist
Theresa May's Waffle and Fudge
Just as she reached the podium earlier today to give her long-awaited
Brexit speech, Theresa May paused to look at her watch and spent the
next hour declaring fudge o'clock. While a convoluted word salad
arranged to look appealing to the increasingly demented and
unrepresentative Brexit hard right and editorial leader writers, the
content proved to be just as light weight and, in some instances,
Research in Political Sociology
Slowly recovering from the horrors of snowmageddon and saving myself up
for what will be a daft and disingenuous speech on Brexit from Theresa
May, I'm just throwing down a few words on what I'm working on and
towards at the moment. In between writing lectures, supervising
dissertations and doing all the myriad admin things that come with the
job, I am slowly but surely putting together two paper
Is Business Becoming Corbyn-Friendly?
Hegemony is coming, hegemony is coming. Or is it? Among the responses
to Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit speech was a cautious but nevertheless
welcoming statement from the CBI. Meanwhile, The Times led with the
disgraced Liam Fox's attack *on business* for applauding the Labour
leader's speech, going on to brand any attempt to stay in the (or a )
customs union a " sell-out ". It's a funny old world. This
Toward a Sociology of Conservative Crisis
Talking about research projects , one of my colleagues pointed out to
me the Conservatives and Conservatism group of the Political Studies
Association are having a two-day workshop this summer, and have issued a
call for papers . And so I've submitted this abstract to help focus the
mind and encourage me to get a wriggle on. Toward a Sociology of
Conservative Crisis Despite winning the largest nu
Five Most Popular Posts in February
The most read posts this month were ... 1. Theresa May's Looming Brexit
Disaster 2. The Grotesque Chaos of Claire Kober's Haringey 3. Lies,
Damned Lies, and Tory Politics 4. The Brexit Dream Team Delusion 5.
Labour Councils and Party Discipline This is quite gratifying. All
politics commentators are conceited because they assume there are people
who want to read their outpourings on, well, politi
Theresa May's Looming Brexit Disaster
Could the government get any worse? The bar can never get too low, it
seems. The latest in your Tory crisis briefing comes the not-at-all
surprising news that Michel Barnier has said the transitional deal due
to come into force next March after Britain formally leaves the EU is
not a foregone conclusion , and that failing to establish a continuity
relationship with the single market and customs u
Adrienne's Corner
You WILL care about the Academy Awards...
even if you don't. We start our week with morning to night coverage of a
bunch of hypocritical nobodies gathered together to applaud each other
for being "woke." Since the ratings were at an all time low, I guess
their pontificating about guns, while being surrounded by 500 armed
guards, didn't translate to the dirt peeps giving a good gosh darn. Of
much more interest is an article from 2015 abou
March for Our Lives...
a student led march against guns planned for March 24th. Except it's
not student led. It's a whole bunch of libtard political action groups
like the Women's March, MoveOn.org, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense,
and Planned Parenthood is helping to fuel this to show their support for
the kids they didn't manage to hoover out of their mother's womb. And
then we have the celebrities giving voice and
Alec Baldwin - the new voice for ethics, morality, intellectualism, and spirituality...
yeah - I'm being sarcastic. When asked how he felt about doing his
crappy unfunny impersonation of our president on Saturday Night Live,
Baldwin had this to say: "Every time I do it now, it's like agony.
Agony. I can't. If things don't go in the right direction for the
midterms. … I could go out on the street, stand on any corner and tap 10
people on the shoulder. And all 10 of them, in all likel
Decompressing...
from a bunch of stuff to not care about. The Oscars rank way high of
the list of things to which we should eschew. Watching a bunch of evil
maggots parading their ignorance and arrogance (those two things go
together 99.9% of the time) in prime time is a waste of hours of your
life. Just say no. How about the Daily Mail, which stops just short of
"alien baby born in toilet" stories? Do we really
Let Trump Be Trump - the inside story of his rise to the Presidency...
by Cory Lewandowski and David Bossie. I'm currently speed reading Let
Trump be Trump - the inside story of his rise to the presidency, because
it's due back at the library in a few days. I started this morning and
I'm already half way through this most excellent book. Our library books
are checked out for a month, with renewal possible for another month if
the book is not on hold. Unfortunately,
Nancy Pelosi: Invokes her Catholic faith in defense of illegal aliens..
Queen of the Seamless Argument Garment. What is this "seamless garment
theory" and why is it important. Based on John 19:23: When the soldiers
crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares,
one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was
seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. I have no desire to go
into a lengthy discussion of the seamles
Centauri Dreams
Probing a ‘Hot Saturn’
When researchers talk about ‘hot Saturns,’ it’s natural to imagine a
ringed planet in a close orbit to its star, rings being Saturn’s most
prominent feature. But WASP-39b hardly fits this picture. Some 700 light
years from Earth in the constellation Virgo, this is a tidally locked
world that is 20 times closer to its star than the Earth is to the Sun.
WASP-39 itself is a G-class star of about 90
A Plausible Path for Life on Enceladus
Cassini has shown us that the plumes of Enceladus are laden not just
with ammonia and carbon dioxide but also traces of methane. Scientists
at the University of Vienna (Austria) are not claiming this finding as
evidence for life, but they have produced laboratory work showing that
at least one kind of microbe could survive in conditions like those
within the moon. Couple this with the presence of
Voyager at Pluto? Alternative Histories
With New Horizons in hibernation as it pushes on toward MU69, it’s
worth remembering how recently our knowledge of the Kuiper Belt has
developed. Gerard Kuiper did not predict the belt’s existence, though he
did believe that small planets or comets should have formed in the
region beyond the orbit of Neptune (he also thought they would have been
cleared by gravitational interactions long ago). An
Proxima Flare May Force Rethinking of Dust Belts
News of a major stellar flare from Proxima Centauri is interesting
because flares like these are problematic for habitability. Moreover,
this one may tell us something about the nature of the planetary system
around this star, making us rethink previous evidence for dust belts
there. But back to the habitability question. Can red dwarf stars
sustain life in a habitable zone much closer to the pri
What We Are Trying to Find
What is it we are looking for when we probe nearby planetary systems?
Certainly the search for life elsewhere compels us to find planets like
our own around stars much like the Sun. But surely our goal isn’t
restricted to finding duplicate Earths, if indeed they exist. A larger
goal would be to find life on planets unlike the Earth — perhaps around
stars much different from the Sun — which would
Mistakes in the Drake Equation
Juggling all the factors impacting the emergence of extraterrestrial
civilizations is no easy task, which is why the Drake equation has
become such a handy tool. But are there assumptions locked inside it
that need examination? Robert Zubrin thinks so, and in the essay that
follows, he explains why, with a particular nod to the possibility that
life can move among the stars. Although he is well k
David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary
Brian Jean, former Opposition leader and unsuccessful contender to lead United Conservative Party, quits Alberta politics
PHOTOS: Brian Jean, when he was still running for the leadership of the
United Conservative Party in 2017. Below: Mr. Jean feeling the love
during the race to lead the UCP, and as he would probably like his
political career to be remembered. (The second and third photos were
grabbed from Mr. Jean’s Facebook page.) […] The post Brian Jean, former
Opposition leader and unsuccessful contender to lea
UCP leader says he’s opposed to more safe-drug-consumption clinics – but what does he favour to address opioid crisis?
PHOTOS: United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney in a typical
pose. He said in Lethbridge last week he’s opposed to harm-reduction
efforts like supervised injection sites to deal with the opioid crisis.
But what does he support? Below: Mr. Kenney’s brother David Kenney
(Photo: Once posted on LinkedIn); NDP Banff-Cochrane MLA Cameron
Westhead; and former […] The post UCP leader says he’s oppo
The Annals of Alberta Political Discourse: Wildrose/UCP MLA Grant Hunter compares NDP to 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
PHOTOS: Cardston-Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter, with a suitably
dramatic backdrop created by Press Progress. Below: Mr. Hunter and UCP
Leader Jason Kenney shake on it, soon after the former Wildroser
endorsed Mr. Kenney’s ultimately successful party leadership bid (Photo:
Screenshot of Global News broadcast), and Mr. Hunter’s economic
exemplars, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. (Photo: […] Th
Third quarter financial results released by Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci suggest NDP economic strategy is working
PHOTOS: Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci, basking in the fiscal
sunshine. Below Joe: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, like Mr. Ceci, a New
Democrat; Opposition UCP Leader Jason Kenney; and Alberta Party Leader
Stephen Mandel. In one regard, Alberta’s NDP Government and its
principal Opposition parties are in agreement about how a Canadian
province should deal […] The post Third quarter financial r
Maia Caron’s Song of Batoche remains atop Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in
Edmonton for the week ended Feb. 25, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and
provided by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. EDMONTON
FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. Song of Batoche – Maia Caron 2. The Boat People –
Sharon Bala 3. American War […] The post Maia Caron’s Song of Batoche
remains atop Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller
In case you missed it … Conservatives are in the news, making sure today’s bad ideas are tomorrow’s horrible reality! For you!
PHOTOS: Former Canadian Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, now
leader of the Conintern. (Photo: Remy Steinegger, Wikimedia Commons.)
Below: Margaret Thatcher, just another moderate leader of the “centre
right.” Dig those pointy collars! Mr. Harper’s former lieutenant Jason
Kenney, who is now the leader of Alberta’s “centre right.” Stephen
Harper was chosen yesterday as leader […] The pos
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From Jenna Orkin For Every Criminal Killed in Self-Defense, 34 Innocent People Die link . One Garbage Truckload of Tras...
From Jenna Orkin For Every Criminal Killed in Self-Defense, 34 Innocent
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Minute video France becomes first country to ban all plastic cups and
plates to save environment RUSSIA’S PUSSY RIOT: TWO MEMBERS OF PUNK
GROUP DISAPPEAR AFTER PROTESTS IN CRIMEA Xi Jinping's permanent
presidency has terrifying ramifications for the Chinese
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From Jenna Orkin What.If ’ All the Ice Melted? 2 killed in Central
Michigan University shooting, police say gunman is still at large Gary
Cohn Rumored On Brink Of Resignation Over Trump Trade War Court Rules In
Favor Of Ukraine's Naftogaz In Gazprom Dispute Tor Project "Almost 100%
Funded By The US Government": FOIA The Bird and the Bro: the Politics
of “Lady Bird” DC High School Graduation Rate
From Jenna Orkin Academic Investigating Chinese Influence Peddling in New Zealand Had Break-Ins at Home and Work Apple ...
From Jenna Orkin Academic Investigating Chinese Influence Peddling in
New Zealand Had Break-Ins at Home and Work Apple Moves to Store iCloud
Keys in China, Raising Human Rights Fears Apple Confirms It Uses Google
Cloud for iCloud Florida sheriff rejects calls from state lawmaker for
his ouster after … Interesting that the same sheriff was on hand both
for the Parkland High School and the Fort Lau
From Jenna Orkin Scientists to Drill Into Earth’s Mantle Drone-Ethics Briefing: What a Leading Robot Expert Told the CI...
From Jenna Orkin Scientists to Drill Into Earth’s Mantle Drone-Ethics
Briefing: What a Leading Robot Expert Told the CIA Etee Wrap : Beeswax
as Alternative to Plastic Mushroom Furniture Milkmen Returning to Glass
Bottles As Millennials Bid to Slash Plastic Belarus Hooker Promises To
Spill Dirt On Trump... If The CIA Springs Her From Thai Jail First "They
Were Building An Escape Route" - Kim Famil
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Officials Opened 66 Investigations Of Misconduct Under Sheriff Israel
Just Put The Avocado-Toast Down! - Millennials "Will Be The Fattest
Generation On Record" Silicon Valley Joins War On Cash: Tim Cook Seeks
"Elimination Of Money CDC Official Who Handled Zika, Ebo
From Jenna Orkin (first post with new system - getting hang of it - pls be patient) Exposed: The Tory-Trump plan to kil...
From Jenna Orkin (first post with new system - getting hang of it - pls
be patient) Exposed: The Tory-Trump plan to kill food safety with
Brexit chicken "The Petro Is Born Today" - Maduro Launches Oil-Backed
Crypto "For The Welfare Of Venezuela" Yellowstone Alert: 200 Earthquakes
In 10 Days As Ring Of Fire Awakens China's "New Silk Roads" Reach Latin
America India To Build Major Overseas Military
Government and Taxes
BWorld 187, Asians’ freedom from high inflation and regulations
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on February 12, 2018. “Bad times
make good policy and good times make bad policy. If you want to
introduce important reforms, wait for bad times and the politicians will
listen to you.” — Chatib Basri, former Indonesia Minister of Finance
That was among the important advice and reflections based on experience
given by one of the keynote speakers in the recent
IPR and Innovation 41,
I am reposting below a good article by a friend. Enjoy. --------------
How governments can screw up the development of new drugs by Philip
Stevens THE PATENT-BASED system of drug development will come under
further pressure from key countries aiming to increase access to
medicines at the executive board meeting World Health Organization in
March. Critics of the system want reform, arguing it make
BWorld 186, Land use bill and Asian urbanization
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last February 8, 2018.
Urbanization, like technological innovation and mass production of
mobile phones and other gadgets, is among the important reasons why
people’s lives have become more comfortable. Many necessities like
schools and work offices, supermarkets and groceries, hospitals and
clinics, are nearby. People no longer need travel for hours or even d
ALF 11, More photos at Conference 2018
The second Keynote Address on day 1 was made by Dr. Chatib Basri,
Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia. He talked about "Policy Reforms
in an Imperfect World: The Case of Indonesia". He was introduced by
CIPS founder and Exec. Director, Rainer Heufers. Participants of the
Think Tank fundraising seminar, 2 days before the ALF proper. There were
20+ of them. Photos below taken on day 2. Particip
BWorld 185, Lower taxes via more mineral exports
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last February 6, 2018. Countries
that impose zero income taxes on their nationals are dependent on
extracting and exporting their natural resources such as oil and natural
gas. Qatar, Bahrain, Brunei, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United
Arab Emirates are examples of such countries. Instead of minimizing the
extraction of these fossil fuels (and keeping the
ALF 10, Conference 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Asia Liberty Forum (ALF) 2018 conference ended successfully last
week. Venue is the beautiful Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, the hotel is
facing the Jakarta Central circle, Thamrin. Plenty of participants from
many countries. Hats off to Atlas and the Center for Indonesian Policy
Studies (CIPS). Opening remarks on Day 1 was given by Atlas President
and CEO, Brad Lips (below) then Saidah Sakwan, C
henrymakow.com
Cops Were Possible Shooters in Parkland
(Helicopter captured four cops emerging from school with heavy bag
containing body armor.) Erick made a video compilation of evidence of
Numerous Eye Witnesses to Multiple Shooters in Florida. It has since
been removed. Here is his transcript which contains evidence that
Sheriff Israel's men may actually be the shooters.
https://vimeo.com/257417841 (since removed) 1. At: (07:23 - 08:17) There
are
YouTube Begins Massive Censorship of Truth
(left, YouTube's content flaggers include discredited Jewish hate group
.) The Internet is too potent a weapon in the hands of the people.
Inevitably it will be severely restricted. This is already happening.
Truthers must begin to migrate to new sites that are not controlled by
the Deep State. Latest! YouTube says new moderators might have
mistakenly purged right-wing channels by Jon G (henrymak
David Livingstone - Illuminati Conspiracy Stems from Expulsion of Maranos
(left, Triad Claw hand sign signals membership in Kabbalist
conspiracy.) David Livingstone's forthcoming book traces the modern
origins of the Illuminati (Satanic) conspiracy to the expulsion of the
Maranos from Spain. (Maranos were Jews who pretended to be Christians.)
Here is his synopsis: "The expulsion of Marano Jews from Spain in 1492
created a messianic fervor, which inspired the Kabbalah o
Mossad-Chabad-Deep State Behind "Operation Parkland"
(CIA's Anderson Cooper with Deep State operatives Kevin and David Hogg)
"Far from being a victim, David Hogg was one of the forward observers
of the joint Israeli-CIA death squad sent to Parkland, ensuring that
sufficient numbers of his classmates were killed. "The Jewish-born Cruz
was likely recruited by the Shomrim secret society to be a patsy for the
commando raid and was brainwashed at Chabad
Nobody Died at Sandy Hook
(Amazon made a lame excuse to ban this book ) Sandy Hook was a FEMA
drill designed to promote the NWO agenda. (Gun control, enslavement) How
long is the public going to tolerate treason by their elected officials
and media? "Among its revelations is the discovery of the 21-page FEMA
manual for the drill, with a rehearsal taking place on 13 December 2012,
going LIVE on the 14th." This book is avai
Brother Nathaniel shows how Organized Jewry plans to disarm and ultimately dispossess the goyim How To Strip The Goy Of...
Brother Nathaniel shows how Organized Jewry plans to disarm and
ultimately dispossess the goyim How To Strip The Goy Of His Guns WITH
JEWS SCREECHING around the clock for Gun Control, they might want to
hatch a plot to get the job done once and for all. Here are a few
pointers: 1. Whenever a tragic shooting takes place, let's say like the
recent Florida school shooting, the Jews could get one of
In These Times
How a Small City in Pennsylvania Became A White Nationalist Target
One night this past October in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a lovely old
city of around 60,000 about 90 minutes west of Philadelphia, a handful
of protesters strode to the middle of the nearly-deserted Penn Square
and unfurled a banner next to a memorial to U.S. soldiers who died
fighting the forces of fascism and racial supremacy. “Import the third
world, become the third world,” it read. After the
The Colonial Roots of Gun Culture
This text is adapted from Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second
Amendment . In the summer of 1970, while I was living and organizing in
New Orleans with a women’s study-action group, we became caught up in a
current of repression and paranoia. After a week of heavy police
surveillance, we began receiving telephone calls from a man claiming to
be a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The man threatene
It’s Never Been About the Second Amendment. It’s About Corporate Profits.
A similar assault rifle was used in recent mass-murders in Newtown,
Ct.; Las Vegas; San Bernardino, Calif.; Sutherland Springs, Texas and
Aurora, Colo. A familiar pattern has emerged after mass shootings.
Lawmakers offer thoughts and prayers and then quietly shoot down any
restrictions on gun sales, citing their fealty to the Second Amendment.
There is a chance that this time will be different, t
Guns Have Always Been Vital to Black Political Struggle
Guns themselves are not central to gun violence. My thinking on this is
shaped by my experience as a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
organizer in Mississippi in the 1960s, where guns helped keep us alive.
Indeed, the centuries-long history of Black armed rebellion against
slavery and resistance to white supremacist terror illustrates that guns
have always been vital to Black struggle. T
And the Oscar for Best Protest Goes To…
Vanessa Redgrave Caused a stir in 1978 by using her Best Supporting
Actress Oscar speech (for Julia) to castigate the “small bunch of
Zionist hoodlums” picketing her documentary about Palestine. In recent
years, awards show activism has become more rule than exception. Winners
have used the mic to decry the gender wage gap ( Patricia Arquette ,
2015), exhort teens to “ stay weird ” (Graham Moore,
Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions
THE ROMAN GOD JANUS WAS KNOWN FOR HAVING TWO FACES. It is a fitting
name for the U.S. Supreme Court case scheduled for oral arguments
February 26, Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, Council 31, that could deal a devastating blow to
public-sector unions and workers nationwide. In the past decade, a small
group of people working for deep-pocketed corporate intere
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Argentina: Pilot Calls ET Existence into Question
Source: PLANETA UFO and La Prensa Austral (Argentina) Date: 02.23.2018
Argentina: Pilot Calls ET Existence into Question Rodrigo Bravo is an
aviation platoon commander in the Chilean Army and has been researching
UFO cases in his country since the year 200. Among the studies he has
conducted include reports and audio on aircraft furnished to him by the
Comité de Estudios de Fenómenos Aéreos Anóma
High Strangeness: A Phantom Hitchhiker in Argentina
Source: PLANETA UFO and Cronica Date: 02.28.2018 High Strangeness: A
Phantom Hitchhiker in San José de la Esquina (Santa Fe, Argentina) He
drove a ghost to the cemetery in his pickup - this occurred in the
locality of San José de la Esquina, Santa Fe. A local resident gave a
young man a lift in the middle of the road, but the fellow vanished,
leaving strange burn marks on the carpet. Pedro Peiron
Argentina: The Dique La Florida CE-3 (1978)
Source: Planeta UFO, Cuarta Dimensión and Realidad OVNI Date:
03.02.2018 An Article by Julio Gonzalez Argentina: The Dique La Florida
CE-3 One of the most significant UFO events of the Republic of Argentina
took place on 4 February 1978, when several competent witnesses witness
the descent of a strange craft and the presence of a tall humanoid who
left his prints on the ground. The research under
Mexico: Unusual Phenomenon Over Jalisco Dubbed "Giant UFO"
Source: Planeta UFO, EXTRANORMAL and LaNeta Noticias Date: 02.21.2018 A
Report by Iván Gómez Mexico: Unusual Phenomenon Over Jalisco Dubbed
"Giant UFO' Beings from other worlds seem to be on the lookout for
developments on planet Earth and it is therefore quite common to see
them in the sky. The most recent of these was a UFO seen over Mexico -
an event that has gone completely viral on the Inter
Weird Winged Wonders: The Twilight World of Cryptid Creatures
"Weird Winged Wonders: The Twilight World of Cryptid Creatures" now
available from Global Communications . Order your copy now at
1-732-602-3407 or visit www.conspiracyjournal.com. Excellent
contributions from Timothy Green Beckley, Sean Casteel, Tim Swartz, Brad
Steiger (The Master!), Allen Greenfield, Lon Strickler, Albert Rosales
and Steve Ward. Oh, and yours truly. Inexplicata Podcasts coveri
Colombia: Residents of Barranquilla Started by a Light in the Sky
Source: Planeta UFO (Argentina) and El Heraldo (Colombia) Date: 22
February 2018 Colombia: Residents of Barranquilla Started by a Light in
the Sky The case occurred at noon. A video shows onlookers crowding the
exterior of a shopping center, looking at the sky. At noon on Thursday,
citizens piled outside the entrance to a shopping center to look at a
strange light that shone over the downtown Bar
Land Destroyer
US Seeks to Intentionally Prolong Syrian Bloodshed
A 2012 US policy paper admittedly sought to "bleed" the Syrian
government, and with it the Syrian people. Today in Syria, the
consequences of America's depraved foreign policy is being blamed by
Western special interests on the very victims it targeted. March 5, 2018
( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - From the beginning of Syria's conflict the
United States presented to the world its unyielding ultimatu
US Propaganda Collapses in Syria, But Threats Remain
March 2, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Propaganda used by the United
States and its partners amid its destructive campaign of regime change
aimed at the Syrian government has collapsed. Western media platforms
find themselves relying on increasingly absurd narratives told to an
increasingly smaller audience. They also find themselves the targets of
growing criticism from around the world. The
Turkey Establishing Long-Sought US "Safe Haven" in Northern Syria
February 4, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Turkey's recent incursion
into northern Syria is poised to finally establish the long-sought after
"buffer zone" or "safe haven" called for by US policymakers since as
early as 2012. While the US and Turkey are currently feigning a
diplomatic row over the incursion - with Turkey's targeting and
displacement of Kurds allegedly backed by the United State
US-UK Accuse Russia of "NotPetya" Cyberattack, Offer Zero Evidence
February 19, 2018 ( Ulson Gunnar - NEO ) - The US and European press
have both published stories accusing the Russian government, and in
particular, the Russian military, of the so-called "NotPetya"
cyberattack which targeted information technology infrastructure in
Ukraine. The Washington Post in an article titled, " UK blames Russian
military for ‘malicious’ cyberattack ," would report: Britain
Downed Russian Warplane Illustrates Enduring Danger of US-Backed Terrorism
February 11, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - A Russian ground-attack
aircraft - a Sukhoi-25 - was shot down using an anti-aircraft missile
over the northern Syrian province of Idlib by Al Qaeda affiliates. The
pilot was reportedly killed by militants according to the Russian
Ministry of Defense. The BBC in its article, "Russian jet shot down in
Syria's Idlib province," would report: Hayat Tahrir
Countering the Quad: Chinese-Pakistani Relations
February 12, 2018 ( Ulson Gunnar - NEO ) - The US recently included
India in its shifting Asia Pacific policy, as part of its Quadrilateral
Security Dialogue (often referred to as the "Quad"). The Quad also
includes Australia and Japan along with the United States itself. The
nascent alliance is openly arrayed against China, with member states
openly declaring their intent to contribute toward co
Majia's Blog
Regulatory Capture Par Excellence
Trump's nomination for the Environmental Protection Agency's Assistant
Administrator for Land and Emergency Management comes directly from Dow
Chemical, where he has worked since 1999: Trump picks Dow Chemical
lawyer for key role at EPA (March 3, 2018). Mainichi Japan,
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180303/p2g/00m/0in/045000c
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Friday tapped a ch
Fukushima Daiichi's Ongoing Assault Against the Ocean
The Asahi Shimbun has a very interesting article today about Fukushima
Daiichi's very expensive ice wall that was designed as a barrier
preventing contaminated ground water from flowing into the sea: Masanobu
Higashiyama and Yusuke Ogawa (2018, March 2). TEPCO defends Fukushima
‘ice wall,’ but it is still too porous. THE ASAHI SHIMBUN,
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803020042.html This is
Unit 2's Evil Halo
Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2, visible on the TEPCO 1 Cam, always has a cap
of visible heat emanating from a particular location on the roof. The
screenshots don't capture the streaming motion of the cap but you can
see the blue-purple and green heat signature: In early February, TEPCO
reported very high radiation levels around the external foundation of
unit 2: Lethal radiation amounts still detected
Bio-Engineering Eco-Batteries: Can We Bootstrap the Future through Technological Innovations?
Several days ago I wrote a post titled Bootstrapping the Future through
Energy Innovation wherein I described my belief that sustainable
alternative energy -- owned locally and collectively by communities --
is the best infrastructural route for a resilient and democratic future.
One of the technological challenges to achieving this future is
sustainable batteries. Today's lithium-based batteries
More Problems at Los Alamos
More problems at the problem-wracked Los Alamos Lab site: Moss, Rebecca
(2018, Feb 26). Federal Watchdog Identifies New Workplace Safety
Problems at Los Alamos Lab. Propublica,
https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-watchdog-identifies-new-workplace-safety-problems-at-los-alamos-lab
Los Alamos National Laboratory has failed to keep track of a toxic
metal used in nuclear weapons production, po
The Not So Transparent, Not so "Free" Markets that Privatize Profits While Socializing Losses
On Friday the news media reported that the US Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) is planning to eliminate an Obama-era rule that
"compels disclosure of various asset types": Michaels, Dave (2018,
February 23). Regulator to ease curb on funds. The Wall Street Journal,
B1, B2. Securities regulators plan to pare back Obama-era requirements
that would require mutual funds to tell shareholders a
NolanChart.com
Donald Trump Will Lose the 2020 Primary
“I
like taking the guns early… take the guns first, go through due process
second.”– Donald Trump, February 2018 Trump will lose the 2020 primary
[…]
It is time to shut down the Special Prosecutor
Nothing
there that Robert Mueller will pursue! I am disgusted with the concept
of a Special Prosecutor. There is no definition to what they are […]
Obama actually said reality… the new communications world does allow for more than one spin narrative!
Former
President Obama speaking to a group, (MIT Sloan Sports Analytics
Conference) said that the social media (I interpret this as the internet
and the […]
America’ Pastor – his passing is a national event.
Billy
Graham is in Heaven. Rev. Graham was in his 100th year, and he had
faded from the front pages of America’s news papers decades […]
The Fight To Erase The Second Amendment
As
a result of the horrific Florida High School shootings orchestrated and
executed by a clear sociopath, his actions has brought out the usual
cadre […]
Dealing with attacks on schools, churches – use the Second Amendment
A
well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not […]
Northern Reflections
Hot Air
Michael Harris believes that all of Donald Trump's tariff talks will
amount to nothing: My two cents worth is that Trump’s tariffs will
fizzle like just about everything else he says. As always, the cycle is
the same, first comes the rhetoric, then the weasel words, and finally
the reality. It would pay everyone to remember that Trump conducts
himself like a narcissistic, flimflam man off his med
An Orange Idiot
For awhile, it looked like Donald Trump was going to declare war on
North Korea. Now it's beginning to look like he's declaring war on . . .
the world. Paul Krugman writes : We’ve known all along that Donald
Trump is belligerently ignorant about economics (and many other things).
But up to this point that hasn’t mattered much. He took office amid a
sustained recovery that began under his predeces
It's Coming Apart
The pace of Robert Mueller's investigation has been stunning. And it's a
big investigation. Paul Koring writes : It’s bigger, much bigger both
in scope and gravity. This isn’t about whether Bill Clinton lied under
about sex with an intern or whether high officials in the George W. Bush
administration deliberately outed a CIA agent. In geopolitical
importance it’s far greater than Iran-contra on R
It's Going To Be Awhile
In Tuesday's budget, the Liberals announced the beginnings of a
national pharmacare program. But, later in the week, Bill Morneau told
the Economic Club of Canada, "We need a strategy … that deals with the
gaps but doesn’t throw out the system that we currently have.” That gap
is glaringly apparent here in Ontario, as well as other provinces. Tom
Walkom writes : In Ontario, those under 25 have pu
Pouring Gasoline On the Fire
It's generally agreed that Justin Trudeau recent trip to India was an
abject failure. An invitation to a convicted would be assassin was the
original cause of Trudeau's problems. But his continuing attempts to
blame others have only made things worse. Tim Harper writes : First,
Trudeau fingered the man who is said to have invited him, British
Columbia Liberal backbencher Randeep Sarai who took a
Balmy Weather At The Pole
Europe is experiencing a cold winter this year. But where we used to
take cold weather for granted -- the North Pole -- something wierd is
going on. Jonathan Watts reports that: The North Pole gets no sunlight
until March, but an influx of warm air has pushed temperatures in
Siberia up by as much as 35C above historical averages this month.
Greenland has already experienced 61 hours above freezin
Northerntruthseeker
The
Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Scourge:
BOMBSHELL Report Shows Sick And Evil Plans To Dismember Syria Are
Absolutely REAL!
I
have been reporting for almost 5 years now at this blog about the REAL
situation in Syria, where the good people of Syria have been fighting a
never ending uphill fight against true evil... The Syrian people have
only wanted one thing since the evil US/Israel/NATO cabal launched their
"terrorists" into their territory and started the "civil war" some 7
years ago, and that was to leave their nati
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Scourge: Updates On Situation - East Ghouta Is About To Be Liberated!
*First... My friendly geek gave me a USB input stick that contains a
computer fixing program yesterday to clean out my computer, and it
worked like gangbusters.... I am still going to be looking for a new
system soon, as my tried and true one that I have had for 8 years now
has reached the end of its life expectancy.... Someone sent me an email
recommending I use a Linux based system or even a Ma
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, March 4th, 2018
Well, It is indeed Sunday again.. And after a day of having my main
computer give me fits and absolutely driving me nuts, I am finally able
to fire off this rant.. Thanks for everyone's patience.. The good news
is that my sinuses are feeling one heck of a lot better than they have
for decades.. Yes, I can finally BREATHE through both of my nostrils and
hopefully can sleep at night without snoring
Computer Problems - Weekend Rant May Be A "Bit Delayed"
Sent
via my Galaxy S7 Smart Phone: This figures... I finally am fully healed
after the operation I had earlier this week and have been doing a bit
of catching up on what I may have missed, and suddenly today I have been
having serious issues with my main home computer.... I have been in
touch with my resident "Geek" expert already, and I have been doing my
damn best at trying to get the problems r
Important Health News: Court Decision Could Lead To American EPA Banning Water Fluoridation
I
have long been puzzled by the sheer stupidity of the average American
(and Canadian) these days... Honestly I have been dealing recently with
rejects from clown college that make up the "flat earth" crowd from
their magical world of "Flattardia" all the way to those who are simply
too stupid to see how their own government is purposely pushing out
these fake "mass shootings" at a near record pac
Florida
High School Mass Shooting False Flag: David Hogg, A 25 YEAR OLD Crisis
Actor, By Way Of Deception - Thou Shalt Wage War Against America
Yes,
it is time once again for another update on the Florida fake and phoney
"mass shooting" that took place on Valentine's Day at that High School
in Parkland, Florida.... I stated that I would put up new articles and
new information when some bombshell reports come my way, and this one is
absolutely one that blows this entire fraud apart... When I first heard
about the "mass shooting" at that Hi
Not PC
Economics Was Invented to Refute Trump's Tariff Arguments
Adam Smith didn't write 'Wealth of Nations' to refute “godless
socialists.” He wrote it to demolish the idiocy displayed by a
21st-century Republican president and his advisers. Because, says Tom
Mullen in this guest post , we've known since Adam Smith's demolition
that tariffs are a shitty destructive idea. W hen Adam Smith wrote
Wealth of Nations , it wasn’t to refute the “godless socialists” t
( Just as a matter to deal with my personal confusion. Does anyone including orange top have any idea that when Trump decides to muck with 'Free Trade' - which is a lie from the get-go - he has a good chance of taking down the whole edifice ? Not that Canadians might actually mind since it came into being against their vehement and express opposition )
QotD: The gold standard v the PhD standard
"Under the classical gold standard, prices and wages were expected to
adjust to economic disequilibria. Under the PhD standard, it’s interest
rates and exchange rates and asset prices that are expected to do the
adjusting... .... "Well, if Eisenhower-era America scratched its head
over the classical gold standard, what will futurity make of the PhD
standard [that now runs the monetary world]? Lik
Supporting voluntary euthanasia
Have you written your submission yet supporting David Seymour's bill,
which supports your right to voluntary euthanasia -- his End of Life
Choice Bill? Submissions close at midnight tomorrow, so you really have
to get going !. (And quit those excuses! It's not hard to write one .)
Here, today, is mine: Submission on the End of Life Choice Bill 2017 To:
Justice Committee This submission is from Pe
The Politician's Syllogism, or, How politics solves problems
Read this: His Royal Majesty was forced to swallow antimony a toxic
metal. He vomited and was given a series of enemas. His hair was shave
f, and he had blistering agents applied to the scalp, to drive any bad
humours downward. .... Plasters of chemical irritants, including pigeon
droppings, were applied to the soles of the royal feet, to attract the
falling humours. Another ten ounces of blood w
The evolution of socialist strategies to rescue socialism from failure
Back in 2004, philosopher Stephen Hicks wrote his great book Explaining
Postmodernism (since updated and expanded), its thesis being that the
failure of philosophers to properly explain 'how we know' made the
garbled nonsense of postmodernism possible; and it was the continued
failure of socialism that made postmodernism necessary. Any student
who's spent any time in a humanities department will
QotD: What art does
"The experience of the sublime is to be looked for in art. Art
integrates senses, emotions, and thought. The sublime in art elevates
our sensory experience, heightens and taps our emotional potential, and
furthers our knowledge. The sublime in art can also give us a moral, a
stance towards living. At its best, the sublime in art inspires awe in
our human potential and gives us a path to evolve as
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