india kerala boat people (Photo credit: FriskoDude)
An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Pakistan-Impressionen (Photo credit: olaf.kellerhoff)
General view of Temple and Enclosure of Marttand (the Sun), at Bhawan, ca. 490–555; the colonnade ca. 693–729. Surya Mandir at Martand, Jammu & Kashmir, India, photographed by John Burke, 1868. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Ancient Hindu temple ruins at Tilla Jogian Salt Range Pakistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Sunday Question for Liberals
Same question that I asked last year at this time: What issue do you want Barack Obama to mention in the State of the Union speech? I'm not talking about broad themes here or rhetoric, but specific public policy positions that would imply action by the administration. In particular, I'm looking for things that the administration supports, or at least presumably supports, but may or may not take action on -- one of the big functions of the SOTU is to force the WH to choose its priorities.
Moving Between India and Pakistan
*Gotta cross through Kashmir.... * "India, Pakistan ease travel rules ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and India signed a new visa agreement Saturday, easing restrictions for travelers in a move seen as a step between the rival South Asian nations to normalize relations (New York Times)." * **Related*: Rivals India, Pakistan to make travel easier *Must be because of the persecution*: Hindus From Pakistan Fleeing to India *And why would that be?* "Pakistan’s blasphemy laws used in case of Muslim attack on Hindu temple" Associated Press, October 01, 2012 KARACHI, Pakistan — Police officer Moha... more »
Boxing match?
That was no boxing match, and those were no boxers—and if you paid good money for it, then you should probably be far more careful where you throw your money in the future. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Sunday Question for Conservatives
In which direction, if any, is the GOP moving on foreign policy and national security? In the next presidential nomination fight, what kinds of rhetoric and what kinds of promises will candidates likely need to make to win support?
Sunday Classics chronicles: Remembering Eugen Jochum (4) -- Overtures Plus, part 2 (Wagner's "Lohengin" and "Parsifal"
*Is there anyone who doesn't know this music?* *As you probably know, the world's best-known wedding march isn't a wedding march at all. Elsa and her unknown knight were married at the end of Act II of Lohengrin. Here, at the start of Act III, they're being escorted to their bridal chamber. The 1954 Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by our man of the hour, Eugen Jochum.* *by Ken* We're forging ahead with our remembrance of that wonderful conductor Eugen Jochum (1902-1987) -- wearing his concert hat in Part 1 and Part 2 (devoted to his Haydn and Bruckner) and now ... more »
Unholy Hell
I knew absolutely nothing about the Magdalene laundries until I saw The Magdalene Sisters in 2002. The film is set in Ireland and I thought the horror stopped there. Magdalene laundries are in the news now because of a report. Ireland has officially recognised the state's guilt in the "enslavement" of more than 30,000 women, most of whom were sent against their will into church-run institutions where they received no pay, no pension and no social protection. Labelled the "Maggies", the women were sent to the Magdalene laundries where they worked for nothing, serving in some cases "... more »
Nullification - "Insert State" ALEC Copy & Paste
If you google the word nullification for ONLY the last month and look at only the first ten pages of results you will find that the following states have bantered about nullification. Alabama Alaska Arizona Idaho Kentucky Michigan Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma South Carolina Texas Virginia Washington Wyoming And you have these folks talking nullification: Police Chief’s across the US on the Gun Control Issue Rand Paul Nullification: … resolutions stating it is the states duty to interpose themselves between their citizens and the federal government Nullification: A very dangerous ... more »
MONTY PYTHON; EDWARD HEATH; JOHN TOMICZEC
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* * *Graham Chapman (right)* Graham Chapman, of Monty Python, claimed that he slept with the UK prime minister, Edward Heath. While filming *Monty Python And The Holy Grail* in Scotland, Chapman announced to the clientele of a pub that the former prime minister Edward Heath was homosexual, and that Chapman had slept with him. dailymail Graham Chapman had a relationship with a 13-year-old runaway boy called John Tomiczek Daily Express The boy, John Tomiczek, appeared in a Python sketch, as an autograph hunter. *John Tomiczek* * *John Tomiczek was a teenage runaway from Liverpool...more »
a hundred million guinea pigs
The Venus Project Paradise or Oblivion
SEN. KING - DRONES ARE NOT HUMANE!
I sent a Letter to the Editor of the Brunswick Times Record yesterday about our newly elected Sen. Angus King's comment that drones are a "humane weapon." King lives in Brunswick and my hope is that many who voted for him, thinking that he'd be a moderate Independent, will feel compelled to get him to change his harsh thinking about drones. It would be good if fellow Mainers, and others from around the world, would send Sen. King messages to help him see his remarks are wrong and hurtful. You can reach Sen. King *here* Dear Editor: Predator and Reaper drones are not humane.... more »
Saudi Arabia beheading nearly two people per week this year | Amnesty International USA
Saudi Arabia killing citizens but this Amnesty International report will get little publicity. ' Saudi Arabia applies the death penalty for a wide range of crimes, including drug offences, apostasy, sorcery and witchcraft. Such offences do not fall into the category of "most serious crimes" embodied in international standards, which require that the scope of crimes punishable by death must be limited to those involving intentional killing. Offences such as apostasy, sorcery and witchcraft have been used to punish people for the legitimate exercise of their human rights, including t... more »
The Horsemeat in Your Lasagna
I just returned from the UK, where last week a scandal erupted involving horsemeat and lasagne. It turns out that packages of Findus lasagne labelled as beef turned out to contain from 60% to 100% horsemeat. As a result the product was pulled and tough questions are being asked about food safety. The scandal is spreading to other food products and other countries. Some might say, so what? Meat is meat, right? Well, there are two objections. One is a safety issue. It turns out that horsemeat may contain chemicals - such as phenylbutazone used to treat inflammation -- that are harm... more »
SWP: The End is Nigh
I didn't think I'd be writing this soon about the SWP again. The National Committee meeting of the "party", which took place last weekend, voted 39 to eight to support the Central Committee's brushing of the Comrade Deltadebacle under the carpet. Pouring away the gravy of the tedious bluster and *faux* outrage, the meat of the carried CC motion came down to point five, "This undermining of our democracy should stop forthwith. We reaffirm the right of the Central Committee to impose disciplinary measures for violation of our democratic constitution." Now that the leadership's intenti... more »
Corporate Insider, Bob George, Named Steering Committee National Director for SOS
Below is the first paragraph from a post I put up in 2006, which lists Catapult Learning as one of the fat leeches sucking dollars from ED during the heyday of NCLB. The coming of the neocons to ED has meant that subjects other than reading, math, and behavior control have been shoved aside by a plalanx of testing pushed by the ed industry, the testing/textbook industry, and the politicos at the Business Roundtable. Let's not forget, too, the know-nothing politicians who use the testing hysteria as an opportunity to appear tough by punishing schools and children, while turning th... more »
Republicans on Sequester - The History in Video
DNC Video: "Republicans on the Sequester: Then and Now"
CONTROL THE MEDIA, CONTROL THE MESSAGE, CONTROL THE PEOPLE
Here are the top twenty media corporations in the U.S. according to mediaowners.com All but two of the following, #18 and #19, are members of the Council On Foreign Relations. 1. Time Warner Inc. 2. Walt Disney Company 3. Viacom Inc. 4. News Corporation 5. CBS Corporation 6. Cox Enterprises 7. NBC Universal 8. Gannett Company, Inc. 9. Clear Channel Communications Inc. 10. Advance Publications, Inc. 11. Tribune Company 12. McGraw-Hill Companies 13. Hearst Corporation 14. Washington Post Company 15. The New York Times Company 16. E.W. Scripps Co. 17. McClatchy Company ... more »
MO - To Send ALEC-er to Congress in June
Missouri:Republicans Pick Smith as Nominee for Emerson Seat By Joshua Miller Posted at 3:24 p.m. on Feb. 9 Local Republican officials nominated today 32-year-old state Rep. Jason Smith for the open seat in Missouri’s 8th Congressional district. “Jason is a hard worker, good conservative,” said Missouri GOP strategist James Harris. “He fits the district very well. And he’s very knowledgeable about [agricultural] issues.” Given the very heavy Republican bent of the district, Smith is all but certain to become the newest Show-Me State House Member after the June 4th special election... more »
NDAA lawsuit update: press conference held after appeals court hearing
Bruce Afran, attorney for the plaintiffs image: EndtheLie/MadhouseMuse Video Madison Ruppert, *Contributor* A press conference was held after the hearing at the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on February 6, 2013, during which some of the plaintiffs, their attorneys and supporters commented on the lawsuit challenging the dangerous NDAA and just how important the suit really is. For those who are not aware of the issue at stake, it is one of the most essential rights: the right to due process which is completely removed by the indefinite detention provisions of the Na... more »
Torontonians Wimpy about Snow? Not This Guy
This made me happy. We all cheered as the streetcar inched forwards, shearing the side mirror off one, then two, then three cars in its path. The end. — Jon Robson (@Robsonian) February 9, 2013 @missbromstein the driver was ringing his bell and laughing with us: 'oops!' jerks!' etc. — Jon Robson (@Robsonian) February 9, 2013 Better than towing and fining. Faster, too. As a public service, we offer this.
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*Endymion, mega-float are hits despite some missed turns* *Changes released in parade schedule* *Krewe of Okeanos* *Uptown 10:30 a.m.* Moved from 11:00am to 10:30am due to weather * * *Krewe of Mid-City* * * *Uptown 11:45 a.m.* * * *Krewe of Thoth* * * *Uptown 12:00 p.m.* * * *Krewe of Bacchus* * * *Uptown 5:15 p.m.* If all units are in place Bacchus will start early due to weather *Corps de Napoleon* * * *Metairie 5:00 p.m*. Moved from 5:30pm to 5:00pm due to weather *Grand Isle Independent* * * *Grand Isle 1:00 p.m.* * Terreanians* *Houma 12:30 p.m.* * Krewe of Montegut* *Montegut... more »
News Services Fake Dorner Manifesto, Quick-Shooting Police Mistake Little Women for a Big Man
Chris Dorner Ruth Hull Warning to all women. If you are young or old, and especially if you are unarmed, watch out for the police as they may mistake you for a fully armed big muscular male former police officer and shoot you. Ask Maggie Carranza and Emma Hernandez, both of whom were mistaken for Chris Dorner and shot by the police. Neither were armed. It didn't matter than Emma was 71 and a much smaller build than a big muscular guy. The police have made it clear that it is shoot to kill and shooting the wrong people is preferable to shooting nobody at all. What odds do you thi... more »
Violent LAPD Shoots First at Anything Resembling Suspect's Car
*Activist Post* Almost proving the ex-cop Chris Dorner's point in his manifesto of cops using excessive force, LAPD are the ones who appear to be on a rampage against anyone who's driving a car even remotely similar to the suspect's. The video below tells of how cops have opened fire on yet another innocent vehicle "generally" fitting the description of Dorner's car. Luckily the innocent driver was uninjured. Previously, two women were hospitalized after being attacked by police for driving a blue Toyota Tacoma while they were delivering newspapers in a quiet neighborhood. Poli... more »
dyke duo dupes fox news
The wingnut media continues to redefine irony. Yesterday Fox News ran a piece called "To be happy, we must admit women and men aren't 'equal'". (Sorry, no link. Linking to bigots is a violation of wmtc policy.) To illustrate their homophobic, anti-woman twaddle, they used a picture of a wedding atop the Empire State Building, apparently not realizing it was... the wedding of two women! What a riot. Read the story: you'll come for the laughs, and stay for the wisdom. From Feministing. Yesterday the feminist internet collectively lol’d at Fox News when Jessica Valenti realized that t... more »
Support and opposition arises for FISA-style secret court to oversee drone assassinations
Madison Ruppert, *Contributor* In response to the disturbing reality that Americans can be killed by the federal government without charge or trial – or even clear evidence – some are pushing for oversight of the drone assassination program. Currently, the government claims that they can say there is “due process” when unnamed Obama administration individuals secretly review classified evidence and declare the authority to assassinate Americans and others. While the Obama administration claimed they were going to release the contested legal memos to intelligence committees outli... more »
New 3D Printed AR-15 Mag Called "Cuomo" Holds 30 Rounds
*Defcad.org* The first video is the new design of the AR-15 printable magazine by Defense Distributed with follower and loading procedure. The second video shows test firing the 30-round magazine on fully-automatic mode. The company named the new magazine the "Cuomo" to mock New York Governor Cuomo's attempt to limit magazines to 7 rounds. Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below. Sharing on Reddit and Newsvine will help the most.
High School Student Issues New Warning ... to His Generation: Tyranny Has Come, Will You Take Action?
Alec Scheer, *Contributor* * * To my generation, Upon writing a letter to President Obama regarding his gruesome and unconstitutional drone policy, I feel it is paramount that I write a letter to you warning you about what is to come; warning you – that if you do not take action now – you will not be able to enjoy the life pleasures you have been acquainted to. *Full letter and links posted below... I know, from personal experience, that most of you would rather be out partying, hanging out with friends, watching television, playing video games, or hanging out with your girlfri...more »
High School Student Sends Letter to Obama Over Drone Assassinations
Alec Scheer, *Contributor* * * President Obama, It is my understanding, throughout the duration of your Presidency, that you have persistently authorized drone strikes on innocent Middle Eastern civilians who were supposedly working for, or somehow affiliated with Al-Qaeda. As a further matter, you have gone so far as to publicly announce – in accordance to your Administration’s white paper concerning the legalities and justifications concerning your drone policy, which was leaked to NBC – that you have the authority to drone bomb any American citizen. *Full transcript continues... more »
Do Right-Wing Parties, Representing Corporate Special Interests And Great Wealth, Really Have A Legitimate Role In Modern Governance?
In an op-ed at the *National Post* this weekend, Republican David Frum worries that "while most Americans struggle with economic hardship, the American political elite engages in high-risk political games that put at risk not only the U.S. economy, but global security." In his desperate quest for leverage in an unending right-wing battle to wreck the social safety net, Boehner is pushing the U.S. into what Frum calls "its third artificial fiscal crisis in as many months." The first artificial crisis was the so-called “fiscal cliff”: the expiry of many tax cuts at the end of 2012.... more »
Scared As Hell
Paranoia drives the Harper government. If you don't believe that, consider what is happening at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Michael Harris writes: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, where a reign of terror aimed at choking off internal leaks has been in full swing since the disastrous decision to close the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), has issued a new policy on the publication of scientific papers. Previous policies applied only to those papers prepared by DFO scientists. If government scientists teamed up with non-DFO scientists on a paper, it was merely “recommended” t... more »
Executing Pakistan's Police Force
*Who would want to do that? * "Bombing kills 11 in Pakistan" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, September 01, 2012 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful car bomb ripped through a market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people, police said.... *No one claimed responsibility for the attack*.... * **The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation. * Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar condemned the attack, saying *terrorists had killed innocent people* by detonating the bomb in a bazaar.... * **The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation. * Meanwhile, at ... more »
Sectarian Split in Pakistan
*If you believe what the agenda-pushing AmeriKan papers say*: "Car bomb in Pakistan kills 19" by Abdul Sattar | Associated Press, December 31, 2012 QUETTA, Pakistan — A *car bomb* targeting a bus carrying Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims *killed 19* people in southwest Pakistan on Sunday, officials and eyewitnesses said.... There were *conflicting reports* about whether the attack on the Shi’ites was carried out by a suicide bomber, or if the car bomb was *detonated by remote control*. * **The conflicting reports and remote control scream intelligence agency operation.* Pakistan has expe... more »
BBC1's 'BIG QUESTIONS' PREVENTING HONEST DEBATE
. Earlier this week the BBC contacted my friend Nick Kollerstrom asking him if he would be prepared to participate in BBC1's Sunday flagship forum for debates on 'ethical' issues, "The Big Questions". He was asked to debate "a question this week about belief and evidence". Nick, for those who don't know, is one of the UK's leading Holocaust revisionists or, for those who prefer the term, 'deniers'. He was sacked from his job at University College, London for producing this article. He is currently researching the Bletchley Park decryptions of the messages Germans were sending to t... more »
Sweden's National Food Agency May Report Findus To The Police
Food Agency may report Findus to police Sweden Radio, 10 January 2013 Sweden's National Food Agency is considering filing a police report against Findus, the Swedish food giant, which sold packages of frozen lasagna contaminated with horse meat. The packages, however, were labelled to contain beef. *Findus: ready to file lawsuit over horsemeat (9 Feb. 2013)** * *Ica pulls "basic" lasange from the shelves (8 Feb. 2013)** * But the Agency is currently focused on making sure the mislabelled products are all off the shelves and on investigating what actually happened, according t... more »
Fireplace Memories And Trembling Hands
*Written by Grant G* Silence of the keyboard, at times there is nothing to say, words need not be spoken or written, and this friends is one of those times.. My dad in recent years looked forward to fire`s warm embrace, tired achy muscles needing nothing but the comfort of a living room fire, dad was mesmerized as orange embers danced to a crackling log medley, a cup of hot tea and the movie of the week, I don`t think I really understood at the time exactly how much pleasure dad received from life`s simplest pleasures.. With trembling hands I lit my second living room fire in re... more »
Strange Computer Code Discovered Concealed In Superstring Equations
Note: I disagree with the conclusion of this video, otherwise its very good. We are not simulations, we are real, the Creator/Source/God/Allah/Cosmic Intelligence just created a Universe that is programmable. Its nothing to fear. It just IS. The implication is both staggering and empowering. You affect REALITY and how it behaves. You are part of the operating system and you influence its behavior. That's why Intent, BE-ing, and DO-ing is so important, and why the slave system you current live in does everything to prevent you from understanding that. * * *Every particle in th... more »
Secularism Is State-Sponsored Satanism.
. Every word spoken or action carried out by an individual is en expression of that person's spirituality. Our internal 'moral order' or 'ethical culture' basically defines us. It directs all we do. So it is for 'The State' which is a manifestation of our collective selves. We have been conditioned to think of the idea of the 'separation of Church and State' as a good thing (maybe it is, maybe it isn't) but *The State and its Spirituality cannot be separated* whatever we like to think. One is an expression of the other. Only 50 years ago or less the vast majority British people w... more »
John Prescott on the Posh Boy Tax - John Prescott - Mirror Online
'So that means every single taxpayer pays about £3.30 a year to effectively sponsor a public school boy. Yes, we have all been paying a Posh Boy Tax!' If this was removed, their parents would have to pay only an extra £225 per child each year.' How about the places at State Schools that parents fund through taxes but don't use? Inconvenient fact for John Prescott? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/john-prescott-on-the-posh-boy-tax-1647546 Sorry for quoting from The Mirror, I try not to come into contact with that rag.
MISSING DOSSIER ON TOP CHILD ABUSE RINGS
*Geoffrey Dickens MP, who died in 1995 aged 63, and who had dossiers on top pedophile rings *The Sunday People In 1984, UK member of parliament Geoffrey Dickens gave the UK government a 50-page file detailing child abuse by a top people's pedophile ring. *But the file has disappeared.* *Elm guest house: Home Office was warned by top Tory 30 years ago of VIP paedophile ring* * * This adds to the suspicion that the top pedophile rings are being run by the British security service MI5. *Leon Brittan, formerly the government minister in charge of the police and MI5* Geoffrey Dickens... more »
Pakistan Politics
"Pakistani court files contempt notice against second prime minister" by Declan Walsh and Salman Masood | NEW YORK TIMES, August 09, 2012 ISLAMABAD — The latest twist.... Analysts said Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s dismissal would be unlikely to topple President Asif Ali Zardari’s government, which enjoys a majority in Parliament, but would trigger fresh political turmoil that might move up elections, which are to take place by June 2013. The court wants the government to write to the Swiss authorities, prompting them to reopen a long-dormant investigation into Zardari’s fi... more »
Public Prosecutor of Rome to Investigate Bilderberg Group on Allegations of Corruption and Conduct of Politicians
*Left: Alfonso Luigi Marra Right: Mario Monti* * * *Public Prosecutor of Rome to Investigate Bilderberg Group on Allegations of Corruption and Conduct of Politicians* Written by Andrew Puhanic Published on Friday, February 8th, 2013 *Globalist Report* An Italian Lawyer from Italy, *Alfonso Luigi Marra*, has gone to the extraordinary length to request that the Public Prosecutor of Rome investigate the Bilderberg Group. However, rather than only implicating the Bilderberg Group as Ferdinando Imposimato is trying to do, Lawyer Alfonso Luigi Marra has even gone to the extraordinary... more »
James Weatherall: Physics of Wall Street
*When an arrogant would-be physicist and philosopher writes about trillions whose transfers he can't trace or understand...* I know James Weatherall primarily as a student of mine who was always too sloppy and lazy to learn the subject properly but who was also breathtakingly self-confident, ambitious, and eager to talk about the questions he considered most important. At various points of time, he would team up with various hardcore crackpots to assault state-of-the-art theoretical physics. But his ambitions are also behind the new book that was brought to my attention by a mathema... more »
You Don't Know Bowe
"Terror group vows not to hurt captive" September 09, 2012 ISLAMABAD — A US soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite an Obama administration decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist group, a top member of the Haqqani network said Saturday. However, the United States and NATO can expect more attacks, he said. (AP) *Bergdahl?* * *"Many other senior officials, including several in the White House, expressed deep reservations that blacklisting the group could further damage badly frayed relations with Pakistan, undercut peace talks with the Taliban, and pos... more »
Supply Line Strike
"Pakistani truckers for NATO on strike" by RIAZ KHAN | Associated Press, January 10, 2013 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Truckers who supply NATO troops in Afghanistan went on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay, inadequate security, and corrupt officials who demand bribes, officials said Wednesday. The *supply route is an important lifeline for international forces* in landlocked Afghanistan. The coalition ships a significant portion of its nonlethal supplies through Pakistan into southern Afghanistan. The *other land route* into Afghanistan through Central Asia and Russia is... more »
Summit call for ATB Financial privatization sets stage for rural Alberta banking battle
The Alberta Treasury Branch agency brings rural financial services to Czar, Alberta. You’ve got to know offices like this are doomed if ATB Financial is privatized. Below: William Aberhart in 1937, the year before he founded Alberta Treasury Branches; banker George Gosbee, in his role as Doogie Howser, CEO. Assuming at least some of the ... more »
Paul Thomas Anderson interview The Master (Fresh Air)
Source: *NPR*. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4:
ALEC - Offering a 501c3 Education in Unethical Behvaior
I believe the actions of ALEC could be deemed as highly unethical. I also believe when legislators are allowed to attend ALEC meetings – unethical behavior is being reinforced by their attendance at ALEC meetings. - Most ALEC legislators know when you pass off a bill you did not write, as your own - that is plagiarism - which they know is wrong. But ALEC condones it and encourages this unethical behavior. - Most ALEC legislators know when they spend more time with corporate lobbyists at ALEC meetings than they do with their constituents - that this is wrong. B... more »
Does The NRA Like Your U.S. Senator?
Jeff Sessions (KKK-AL) finally gets an A+ on something The NRA grades every Member of Congress based on how they vote and what bills they sponsor. And not every Republican gets an A, nor every Democrat an F. Here they are state-by-state for all 100 senators. The names in bold also have taken NRA blood-money: ALABAMA- *Jeff Sessions* (R)- A+ *Richard Shelby* (R)- A+ ALASKA Mark Begich (D)- N.A. *Lisa Murkowski* (R)- A ARIZONA *Jeff Flake (R)*- A *John McCain* (R)- B+ ARKANSAS *John Boozman* (R)- A Mark Pryor (D)- C- CALIFORNIA Dianne Feinstein (D)- F Barbara Boxer (D)- F COLORADO Ma... more »
Arizona Snowbowl Protest Photos Feb. 9, 2013
Photos Dawn Dyer. Thank you for sharing with Censored News Native Americans protest the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort today, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Flagstaff, Arizona, in solidarity with Idle No More. The Arizona Snowbowl has acted in total disregard for Native Americans. Thirteen area Indian Nations hold the San Francisco Peaks sacred. However, the Snowbowl is now spraying the
Actual changes in NCR law - thanks to Anita Szigeti for this
Here is the actual proposed language of the changes in Bill C54 - check out the new section at the heart of Review Board law - see if you can spot what's wrong - the answer is below....as is the link to the whole Bill (C54.) *9.* The portion of section 672.54 of the Act before paragraph (*a*) is replaced by the following: *9.* Le passage de l'article 672.54 de la même loi précédant l'alinéa *a*) est remplacé par ce qui suit : 2005, ch. 22, art. 20 Dispositions that may be made *672.54* When a court or Review Board makes a disposition under subsection 672.45(2), section 672.47,subse... more »
February 9, 1973
They're in San Clemente for the weekend; the president wants his men to figure out the strategy for the next step. First, Nixon and Haldeman talk, to be followed by a staff meeting the next day. Haldeman's diary shows them still flailing: -- [Nixon] got into Watergate strategy. He wants to get our people to put out that foreign or Communist money came in in support of the demonstrations in the campaign, tie all the '72 demonstrations to McGovern and thus the Democrats as part of the peace movement. Broaden the investigation to include the peace movement and its leaders, McGovern a... more »
Photos Journey of Nishiyuu arrives in Wemindji
The Journey of Nishiyuu. The arrival yesterday afternoon in Wemindji.'Ms. Tuckatuck' is the only Inuk young woman on the trek. Photos 1 and 3 by John Kawapit. Photo 2 Emily Kakabat. The youth trekkers continue on their journey to Ottawa, in solidarity with Idle No More.Saturday, Feb. 9. 2013 posted at Censored News.
Why is the New York Times Creating Teenage "Rebel" Heroes in Syria Through Selective Reporting
A Faceless Teenage Refugee Who Helped Ignite Syria’s War Feb 8, 2012 New York Times by Kareem Fahim and HWAIDA SAAD http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/09/world/middleeast/a-faceless-teenage-refugee-who-helped-ignite-syrias-war.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130209&_r=0 [excerpted] this young man carries a burden — maybe an honor, too — that almost no one else shares. He knows that he and his friends helped start it all. They ignited an uprising. It began simply enough, inspired not so much by political activism as by teenage rebellion against authority, and boredom.... Majia here:... more »
Natives rally against tarsands Keystone pipeline in Tulsa
Casey Camp-Horinek speaks about Idle no More and the Keystone XL By Great Plains Tarsands Resistance Censored News Tonight a large group of natives from a number of tribes, as well as allies from Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance rallied and danced outside the Brady Theater in Tulsa, OK. This Idle no More event was organized to bring attention to the disproportionately high impact that
WE ARE MURDERING PEOPLE WITH NO EVIDENCE
RT talks to John Kiriakou - former CIA official who blew the whistle on the agency's torture practices. After 9/11 John Kiriakou served as chief of counter-terrorist operations in Pakistan. And now, years later, John Kiriakou is heading to prison. He was just sentenced to two and a half years in jail. He concludes the interview saying, "I think the Obama administration is largely an extension of the Bush administration."
Native Round Dance to oppose Nevada Bear Hunt Feb. 11, 2013
NATIVE AMERICANS OPPOSE NEVADA BEAR HUNT By AIM Northern Nevada Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com NATIVE AMERICANS WILL DANCE AT LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT S.B. 82, WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT BEAR HUNTING IN NEVADA Bear is Sacred Animal for Nevada Native Americans, and Native Americans Believe their Rights Have Been Violated by Bear Hunt On Tribal Day, Monday, February 11,
Julius Evola on Traditional Views of The Center of The World
*Wikipedia:* "Midgard is the name for the world (in the sense of oikoumene) inhabited by and known to humans in early Germanic cosmology, and specifically one of the Nine Worlds in Norse mythology. This name occurs in Old Norse literature as Miðgarðr. In Old Saxon Heliand it appears as Middilgard and in Old High German poem Muspilli it appears as Mittilagart. The Gothic form Midjungards is attested in the Gospel of Luke as a translation of the Greek word οἰκουμένη. The word is present in Old English epic and poetry as Middangeard; later transformed to Middellærd or Mittelerde ("M... more »
U.S. GOVERNMENT BECOMES JUDGE AND EXECUTIONER BY-PASSING ALL JUDICIAL PROCESS
The Department of Justice’s latest White (Wash?) Paper has effectively allowed senior members of the US government – politicians and public servants – to become both judge and executioner of anyone they regard as an enemy even if they are US citizens. The presumption of innocence, judicial process and all other legalities associated with justice in any democracy are entirely ignored and by-passed. It seems the US government and its agencies will now decide who the enemy is stating that they may be either members of al-Qaeda or “its associated forces”. Furthermore, it seems, the US... more »
Millionaires In China? Sure-- And Billionaires. They've Become More Like The U.S. Lately
When I was president of Reprise I was based in Los Angeles, but also had offices in New York and London and I was in NY so frequently that I had a home away from home there-- the Palace Hotel down the street from our office. I actually arrived late one night-- just after midnight-- on 9/11... yes *that* 9/11. Needless to say that was a miserable week to be in NYC and the hotel workers-- who mostly lived in the outer boroughs-- couldn't get in to work. The hotel sort of came to a grinding halt. My Palace home was in a semi-separate part of the hotel called The Towers and because I... more »
The Zain Dean Case: Various statements
A couple of weeks ago the news broke that Zain Dean, a UK national, had escaped Taiwan using someone else's passport after having been sentenced to four years for allegedly hitting someone with his car while driving drunk. Here are several statements about the case from Dean and others....there are some good comments in the forums at Taiwanease. Dean's own statement at Taiwanease. An additional statement from Dean. Dean's 2010 statement News: Dean's girlfriend detained. Prosecutors say no deal for Dean. Ministry asks for Dean's extradition. *REFS*: A few years ago, Brian Kennedy... more »
Study: Diet Soda Increases the Risk of Diabetes
One thing I never see: a thin person drinking a diet soda. The only people who consume these drinks are fatties. And clearly, drinking zero-calorie, artificially flavored drinks is not making them thin. A new study out of France suggests they may be worse for one's health than sugary sodas, and it is well established just how unhealthy eating any products with sugar is. Yet another study confirms what people have been saying for ages: Stop drinking diet soda. Like, right now. Drinking just one 12-ounce can of an artificially sweetened fizzy drink per week can *increase your risk... more »
The Moon and the Nightspirit - Regő Rejtem
*The Moon and the Nightspirit official webkingdom*. "The Moon and the Nightspirit is a Hungarian folk music duo founded in 2003 by Ágnes Tóth und Mihály Szabó. Their songs deal mostly with pagan fairy tales and shamanism." - *Wikipedia*.
Fifth (or Sixth) Storm of the Century Damages US But No Real Plans For Change and America Couldn't Care Less About President's Plans For Murder? (Just Wondering)
Wonder about the storm damage and how it relates to the national denial (ignorance) of climate change? (Or not?) Wonder about what Barack Obama really studied as to anything about economics or history or science or math when he was at Occidental Community College (or just pleasing those who paid his way)? From our woman at Sardonicky, who is never afraid to speak what the rest of us even
Please Mister Postman, look and see
The United States Post Office has been in deep trouble for a long time. For many it seems its imminent demise is no big deal. In the upscale, urbane world where the demand for instant information grows as fast as kudzu in Georgia, "snail mail" feels as quaint and outdated as hoop skirts and stagecoaches. They see no problem with the local P.O. going the way of the buggy whip. The other world of people who depend on the USPS is largely invisible to them. The elderly who don't have a clue about computers still depend on it. The homeless and other poor transients who need an affordab... more »
you call that a Super storm...Really?
Check this out these pictures of the 1888 storm, it makes this 2013 storm like a back yard flurry.... The storm of 1888 dropped 58 inches in someplaces... Super storm of 2013 yeah right.... This is what a super storm looks like... Super storm of March 1888 58 inches in some places 400 dead...HPA 982 Streets in Brooklin March1888 Now this is a snow storm.... Seed Newsvine
Pakistan's Factory Fires
"Blazes at 2 factories in Pakistan kill 85" by Adil Jawad and Zaheer Babar | Associated Press, September 12, 2012 KARACHI — Factory blazes in two of Pakistan’s major cities *killed 85 people * and injured dozens more Tuesday, including some who leapt from the burning buildings to escape the flames. The deadliest blaze occurred in the southern port city of Karachi. At least 60 people were killed when the fire broke out at a *garment factory*. The head of the emergency department at the Civil Hospital in Karachi, Tariq Kamal Ayubi, said Wednesday morning that many of the bodies were ... more »
Factory Fires in Bangladesh
*First the temples, now this.... * "112 die as fire ravages Bangladesh garment factory" by Vikas Bajaj | New York Times, November 26, 2012 MUMBAI — At least *112 people died* Saturday and Sunday in a *fire* at a *garment factory* outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, in one of the worst industrial tragedies in that country. It took firefighters *all night to put out the blaze* at the factory, Tazreen Fashions, after it started Saturday about 7 p.m. local time, according to Salim Nawaj Bhuiyan, a retired fire official who spoke by telephone from Dhaka, the capital. Scores of workers were ta... more »
Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) Has A Plan That-- With A TINY Bit Of Tweaking-- Could Erase The Budget Deficit Forever And Clean Up Washington
Thursday we looked at how strongly the Republican Party Establishment backed sequestration. Even Speaker Boehner, who normally doesn't vote, but who had a loud message to send, voted in favor of it-- as did every single Republican Party leader, from Cantor and McCarthy all the way down the food chain to Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon, who's been whining about it ever since. But now they're *all* whining about how it will devastate the economy-- which they seem to have picked up from hearing President Obama drill through their heads. But Boehner claims it's "our ves... more »
Kung hei fat choi
Kung hei fat choi or happy new year to all my Chinese speaking readers. *Yes I know Chinese isn't a langauge but I believe the above is Cantonese and pretty similar to the Mandarin which is Gong Xi Fa Cai.*
Now that's what I call simulacrum
I used to be a regular reader of the Fortean Times and one of their sections was devoted to simulacra, seeing faces or other patterns in natural objects or where there was no such pattern. The above is of a 'face' forming part of the International Space Station.
UCC FILING VIDEO UPDATE
The UCC Filing Video is being redone. It will be back online soon.
Blackberry Z10 Review
Let me start this review by answering the question at the top of all your minds, "Catelli, as an ardent Blackberry fan, do you like the new Blackberry Z10?" After 5 days, with absolutely no reservations whatsoever, I can answer with an unqualified "I'm not sure." I'll wait for you to pick yourself up from the floor and recover from the shock that resulted from that statement. If I could design
Burned Alive in Brazil
"With some exits locked, Brazil club fire kills 233" by Simon Romero | New York Times, January 28, 2013 RIO DE JANEIRO — A *fire* ignited by a flare from a rock band’s pyrotechnic spectacle swept through a *nightclub* filled with more than 1,000 university students early Sunday morning in Santa Maria, Brazil, leaving at least *233 people dead*, police said. Colonel Guido Pedroso de Melo, Fire Department commander in Santa Maria, said *security guards had locked secondary exits*, which *intensified the panic* as people in the club stampeded for the doors. Most of the victims died ... more »
ROSA PARKS AT 100: Sullivan buys the whole pile of piddle!
*SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013* *Interlude—Gwen Ifill, utterly daft:* We’ve been doing some research today on the Rosa Parks front. Starting Monday, we’ll do several more posts in our award-winning series. But good God! Gwen Ifill was utterly fatuous in her handling of this topic this week. And Andrew Sullivan purchased the whole bloomin' package! More specifically, Sullivan praised the ludicrous blog post Ifill prepared after her interview with Professor Jeanne Theoharis on Thursday’s NewsHour. Sullivan reprinted the part of Ifill’s post which follows, saying that Ifill had “correcte... more »
Don't Compare Us to ALEC - Says ALEC Member
ALEC Mini-mes????? ALEC Regional Mini-mes? *(my [ALEC] notations in the article snip)* *Louisiana lawmakers start up Gulf Coast legislators organization* Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on February 08, 2013 at 6:43 PM, updated February 08, 2013 at 7:25 PM A group of Louisiana legislators have launched an effort to bring together lawmakers from states across the Gulf Coast to discuss shared issues and allow the region to speak with a single voice when lobbying the federal government. "We're really excited about it," said ...more »
Frithjof Schuon and René Guénon
Video Title: Frithjof Schuon and René Guénon . YouTube Video Description - [Channel: ImperiumUltimum]: Martin Lings at the Temenos Academy This lecture is a personal response from Martin Lings, who was closely associated with both Frithjof Schuon and René Guénon. This is an important introduction and commentary on the significance of these two important contributors to the elaboration of the Sophia Perennis that is particularly relevant to our times. Taken from Seriousseekers.com (in three parts, RealPlayer Audio format), merged and republished.
SANDY HOOK HOAX, CONSPIRACY, BLACK OP...
*Sandy Hook child with large head?** cluesforum.info* *Woman Claims Sandy Hook Coroner admitted Shooting was a Hoax.* *http://t.co/ebUJ6Lj0* On Friday, January 25, 2013, on the The Power Hour w/ Joyce Riley, a woman by the name of ‘Bonnie’ called in and reported that the Sandy Hook coroner, Dr. H. *Wayne Carver* II, was spotted in Las Vegas. The woman claims she has information that she obtained from a close friend, who owns a business in the area. She claims: “He just got back from Las Vegas, now mind you, this business owner is not like one of us... he was in Las Vegas and he... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Holly Wood Lincoln'
MNN: HOLLY WOOD LINCOLN Posted on February 9, 2013 HOLLY WOOD LINCOLN MNN. Feb. 9, 2013. Hollywood has created a new “hero”, Abraham Lincoln, for their patriotism program. President Obama swore on the same Bible as President Lincoln at both his inaugurations. In his 2009 speech he declared that “the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve”. He vowed to finish Lincoln’s Indigenous genocide
Mohawk Nation News 'Holly Wood Lincoln'
MNN: HOLLY WOOD LINCOLN Posted on February 9, 2013 HOLLY WOOD LINCOLN MNN. Feb. 9, 2013. Hollywood has created a new “hero”, Abraham Lincoln, for their patriotism program. President Obama swore on the same Bible as President Lincoln at both his inaugurations. In his 2009 speech he declared that “the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve”. He vowed to finish Lincoln’s Indigenous genocide
Mohawk Nation News 'Holly Wood Lincoln'
MNN: HOLLY WOOD LINCOLN Posted on February 9, 2013 HOLLY WOOD LINCOLN MNN. Feb. 9, 2013. Hollywood has created a new “hero”, Abraham Lincoln, for their patriotism program. President Obama swore on the same Bible as President Lincoln at both his inaugurations. In his 2009 speech he declared that “the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve”. He vowed to finish Lincoln’s Indigenous genocide
What Mattered This Week?
I'll try some wishful thinking: Perhaps the confirmation hearing for John Brennan was a sign that the Senate will start taking their responsibilities more seriously -- and that issues of war, peace, drones, torture, and the rest will be a bit higher-profile. Hmmmm...I don't have a good "doesn't matter" one. I suppose I can go with the decision for who would give the SOTU response; then next week, I can use the SOTU response itself! That's what I have. What did you notice? What do you think mattered this week?
REPORTED FROM OUR HOUSE
In the middle of the storm we had a knock on the door and a young woman from Malaysia asked if she could use our back yard as a backdrop for her weather report that will be beamed back home. Sure we said and even offered her a coat - but she appeared to be in a big hurry to do the spot and split. She was kind enough to send me the link but I don't have any idea what she was saying. The wind was blowing hard and I figure that is what she told them.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, and Your Economists, Too
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.
Requisition me a beat!
They say the world looks down on the bureaucrat/They they they're anal, compulsive and weird/But when push comes to shove/You've got to do what you love/Even if it's not a good idea.
Casting Off Fearful and Hateful Dogmas Is the Key
Steven Goddard has a post on the saving grace of the Internet today, where he concludes: "Information is the key to keeping the tyrants at bay." My response follows: *I think a true sense of morals--above all, honesty over self-interest, and logical reasoning over unquestioning acceptance of received "wisdom", or dogmas--is the key. I have known, ever since I discovered the Great Design of the "gods", that unquestioned dogmas were the key, and the universal threat to man, in this time. That's because I found that all of the "ancient mysteries"--and hence, all the earliest and most s... more »
Interventionist Leadership - a poem
This matter is no longer Up for discussion. If you want to discuss this matter you must do so In your branches. If you do discuss this matter In your branches it is not binding, Unless You circulate discussion documents by Internet. Discussing matters through the internet is Wrong. There will be no more factions And no recall conference as this matter is no longer Up for discussion. People will be expelled for discussing This matter. There will be a one-day conference for discussing This matter And there will be no expulsions. The result of the conference will be that we were Right all alon... more »
Religion-based hate crimes against women...
This happened. *The leader of a dissident Amish sect was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison for a series of bizarre beard- and hair-cutting attacks on other Ohio Amish that drew national attention.* * * *Samuel Mullet Sr., 67, the leader, was sentenced in Federal District Court in Cleveland for coordinating assaults that prosecutors argued were motivated by religious intolerance. Fifteen of his followers, including six women, were given lesser sentences, ranging from one year and one day to seven years.* * * *The breakaway Amish were convicted of multiple counts of conspiracy ... more »
Sharp cut of black
There is a reason we are here. We wanted to see what we were made of. This dimension of duality gives us the contrast needed to do just that. Without the sharp cut of black, there is only light. A fish does not know water until it is on the beach. We are looking to know ourselves. This is the life when we clearly see the light that we are. It is the dark that provides the stage for our greatest show. We are in the midst of that show right now. The dark players are masters at deception. Right now we must question everything. For several years these blogs, Quests... more »
It's the Poverty Stupid
More empirical evidence that poverty is at the root cause of education problems in the United States. Will this important information and science continue to be ignored by politicians and the business community as they dismantle a public education system that took 200 years to build? Chicago is just latest city where students are begging to keep their community, public schools open as charters and for-profits move in to take over. They starved the beast, the public schools and the teachers unions, and now they can go in for the kill. Stanford Report, January 15, 2013 Poor ranking... more »
Just a little is enough
Source: google.com via Meg on Pinterest
Alex Loves Hillary Clinton
Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett: *Iran, the Militarization of American Diplomacy, and Hillary Clinton’s Legacy as Secretary of State*. Inside Story Americas - Hillary Clinton's legacy as top US diplomat
I Love It When The Democratic Bench Rocks-- Mass. State Rep Carl Sciortino Decalres For Markey's House Seat
I can't wait to tell you about Carl Sciortino but since he announced for Congress yesterday, let's hear directly from him first: “I am running to continue the strong progressive leadership that the families of the Fifth District have always counted on. I look forward to bringing my record of accomplishment to Washington to fight for our progressive values. “I am proud to call Ed Markey my Congressman and I am dedicated to helping elect him as our next U.S. Senator. His record on behalf of Massachusetts families-- fighting for jobs, consumers’ rights, and a healthier environment...more »
Barack the Unbalanced
Millions of people are stranded or without power and heat today in the aftermath of the fifth or maybe sixth Storm of the Century to have hit in the past year, the direct result of a stunning lack of attention to climate change on the part of our leaders. Millions of us remain unemployed and underemployed, a fifth of us are in poverty, with almost half us in danger of becoming destitute within three months of a job loss or other catastrophe. Fifty million still lack basic health care. And millions of those who do have insurance still can't afford to see a doctor because of high copa... more »
The Dummy American
It is tempting, always, to try to explain why some things are important, important to every single soul of us...those of us here or those of us reading blogs that same the exact opposite of what this one does. However, the rule of change is that it must come from within. As in a chemical reaction, there may be a catalyzing agent, like the match that starts the bonfire...but what catches and flames must be "ready" to become a conflagration. Otherwise, the match is wasted and the brief spark is extinguished. That is to say, if an explanation be necessary, it is often because the m... more »
Soot from oil-burning ships may be geoengineering by accident
[image: Global shipping lanes. Graphic: The Royal Society / Castner] By Jeff Hecht 9 February 2013 (New Scientist) – Geoengineering is being tested - albeit inadvertently - in the north Pacific. Soot from oil-burning ships is dumping about 1000 tonnes of soluble iron per year across 6 million square kilometres of ocean, new research has revealed. Fertilising the world's oceans with iron has been controversially proposed as a way of sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to curb global warming. Some geoengineers claim releasing iron into the sea will stimulate plankton bloo... more »
Unable to stop climate change, EPA prepares for it – ‘Too bad we didn’t do more a few decades ago to keep all of this from happening’
[image: Beachfront homes in the Rockaways, New York destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Graffiti on a bare foundation reads 'Global Warming'. Photo: Jenna Pope] By Philip Bump 8 February 2013 (Grist) – "We live in a world in which the climate is changing." This statement from the EPA, the first line in its draft “Climate Change Adaptation Plan” [PDF] released today, is basic. But that the EPA is saying it is important. For two reasons. The first is that the agency is advancing an argument it will need to make more forcefully later this year as it pushes for curbs on greenhouse gas p... more »
Is This How We Are Going to Go Down, After All?
I'm exhausted because I've been working so hard with so many competing obligations. Ugh. I came home yesterday and read *The Wall Street Journal* and discover the following headline: "Japan Claims Russia Breached its Airspace: Moscow Denies Accusation; Abe Government Already Sparring with Beijing, Now Faces Island Headache Up North as Well" 2/8/2013 p. A14 by C. Dawson and B. Spegele. A couple of days ago, Japan verbally and publicly attacked China: Wall Street Journal Wed Jan 6, 2013 p. A1, A9 by Y. Hayashi, J. Page, and J. E. Barnes [Excerpted] Japan accused China's navy of lo... more »
Peer-mediated buzz
James Fowler, a professor of psychology at UCSD, found that messages from our peers are more likely to initiate action than messages delivered by a political committee [ link ]. Last year, Obama’s reelection committee learned the same thing. They developed a system that leverages database technology and social-media to deliver their messages. In an instant, this system allows them to: 1. mobilize grassroots support for White House concerns 2. provide White House support for local concerns Apparently they took an extra step, conducted surveys ..and learned that nothing e... more »
Anti-Choice Tag Team
Thar's gold in them thar uteri. Keeping the abortion debate alive is very lucrative for a number of anti-choice entrepreneurs. Churches and 'right to life' groups are only the most obvious. There are the born-again anti-choicers like Abby Johnson, who once were blind but now they see. There are the 'Conceived in Rape' mongers, like Rebecca Kiessling. And now, a new-to-me brand of huckster -- the faux women's rights defenders. Via Kady O'Malley, we learn that sex-selective abortion promoter opponent Mark Warawa had a bunfest planned for Thursday, aka The Day Senator Brawler Brazea... more »
HOMER DON'T WANNA GO OUT
- They are reporting almost 30 inches of snow across the state since yesterday. We have more snow here than we can ever dream of shoveling. The wind is blowing at 32 mph. I shoveled for 1/2 hour early this morning just to make it possible for Homer to get out the door to pee.....what a mess. MB spent last night in Portland (45 minutes south of Bath) at a co-worker's house and had to walk to work at the homeless shelter today. She said more than 200 homeless are crowded into Preble Street Resource Center at this point. Not sure she can make it home tonigh... more »
From Russia, With Laughs
What follows is part of a hilarious set of 32 of the most bizarre photographs to recently come out of Russia. Naturally, this is irresistible to a guy who once belonged to a captioning community before he became a blogger. *Moscow, Nov. 2012: The Angry Birds: The Ballet premieres at the Bolshoi, prompting a craze among seniors unseen since the leaked Yeltsin porno videos . * *"I'm not going to try. You try." "I'm not going to try. Hey, let's get Misha." "Misha won't like, She hate everything." Russia's abortive Life Cereal commercial.* *"Hey, comrades. Little help, please? Hu... more »
The Blizzard of 2013
*I don't have to read about it because I lived it*: Massive storm builds by the hour Two storms converged at ‘perfect’ spot Warnings heard, a hush falls over Boston during storm Amid the turmoil, Patrick is calming voice of caution Travel ban surprises many, pleases some *I wasn't necessarily against it; I'm just angry at the way he did it, and that it was made a crime. He could have just pleaded and asked, not put out an empty threat left to arbitrary enforcement.* MBTA riders tweak schedules for shutdown Boston bars warm up locals during storm In Marblehead, marveling at the fury, ma... more »
A Moral Theory of Online "Hate" Harassment and Attacks
First of all: most of the links in the beginning of this post are in Swedish - English links are highlighted with bold text. My direct familiarity with the issue is from Sweden, hence the language of most links, but I know that the issue is general and is discussed in many settings around the world. Second of all: a quick little addendum was made just now (5 minutes after 1st posting) regarding the "internet dickwad" theory, that Fredrik Falk made me aware of. See further below...... In my country, there have been repeated public debates about the completely unacceptable and many ... more »
Appalling and Disappointing
The travails of Patrick Brazeau and Mike Duffy have once again led to calls for reform or abolition of the Senate. The argument is that the Senate has always been a House of Patronage, not a House of Sober Second Thought. The two aforementioned senators appear to prove the first proposition. But Tasha Kheirriddin asks some important questions, which appear to be getting lost in the nasty details: First, shouldn’t someone in the government have known about them? Second, if they did, why did the prime minister proceed with the nomination? Third, if they didn’t know, why didn’t the... more »
"Emergent Phenomenon", or Design
The wuwt site has a post putting forth the idea of global temperature variations, or climate, as an "emergent phenomenon", and hopefully suggesting that idea might be a new paradigm for understanding "climate". I submitted the following comment: *The mean global temperature of the atmosphere is not an "emergent" phenomenon, but simply a designed one. No one has yet demonstrated to my professional scientific satisfaction that there has even been any real global (as opposed to regional) warming over the period of modern temperature records; it is entirely unclear that climate scientis... more »
MOVE TO AMEND
In my latest episode of *This Issue* I interview Jerry Provencher of the Bath group Move to Amend. That is, "move to amend" our Constitution...to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights. Move to Amend rejects the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and other related cases.
Untitled
*Entergy takes blame for Super Bowl power outage but remains unsure of cause * *Reports: Saints hire Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator * *Lee Zurik Investigation: St. Tammany Parish Coroner's salary, wet bar face scrutiny* *Better enforcement of laws against parade-route squatters asked * *Cold front could throw showers on Mardi Gras* *Krewe of Iris* * * *Uptown 11:00 a.m*. *Krewe of Tucks* *Uptown 12:00 p.m* *Krewe of Endymion* * * *Mid-City 4:15 p.m.* *Krewe of Isis** * *Metairie 6:30 p.m.* *Krewe of NOMTOC** * *Westbank 10:45 a.m.* *Krewe of Bush** Bush 9:00 a.m.* *Krewe of S... more »
Drones And You
I'm not sure how much I agree with it but I completely respect the work people are doing in questioning the rights of the Executive Branch to use drones to kill American citizens without trials. Maybe the Executive should have a hearing to strip the accused of their citizenship *before* murdering them. My problem with drone policy, though, is different, the "collateral damage" abroad and the shredding of Constitutional protections domestically. As someone who has spent years in places, like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mali, where U.S. drones are reigning terror and death down on the... more »
Join Portland Students to Stop High Stakes Testing
From *The Oregonian:* on February 06, 2013 at 10:10 AM, updated February 06, 2013 at 5:08 PM About 30 students gathered outside the Portland Public Schools district office to kick off a campaign urging students to opt out of state standardized tests. A group of students from the Portland Student Union and the Portland Public Schools Student Union are asking students to boycott the annual Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills exams, which are required by state law. The students are calling the tests unfair measures of teacher and student performance, as well as a waste of resourc... more »
"There's No Money in the Pot for Climate Skeptics"
Steven Goddard has a post whose comments quickly turned into a discussion of the trials and tribulations of those of us who deny the popular, but tyrannical and false, climate consensus. I submitted the following comment: *I have gone down a different path than anyone, and don't really fit in anywhere any more. My epochal discoveries, coming outside of any professional paid employment or institutional framework, open the door to the next scientific paradigm--overturning the "undirected physical evolution" paradigm under which all the earth and life sciences now operate--but they req... more »
Some links....
- Hegemonic Warfare watch: Japan says China aimed radar at its ships. China says nyah nyah. The Council on Foreign Relations complains that more needs to be done about Chinese cyber attacks. What? You mean bringing them into the international system didn't make them behave like the foreign policy establishment claimed it would? Who could have predicted that? US naval officer says China's claims are nonsense and it is a threat to peace. DPP slams China over Senkakus. China creates new national level task force to deal with Senkakus. Manila, Hanoi, push b... more »
More Judicial Abuse?
A couple of cases are in the news lately... first, this open letter from NATPA, one of the pro-Taiwan organizations in the US and Canada... We also thank DPP legislators Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋), Mark Chen (陳唐山) and Hsu Tain-tsair (許添財) for speaking up for former Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp (SSAC) chairman and chief executive Kuo Ching-chiang (郭清江), a member of NATPA allegedly involved in embezzlement and corruption at SSAC. The three legislators said that the Special Investigation Division (SID), after conducting the SSAC investigation in 2008, did not further investigate the case. Usu... more »
SENATE INTEL COMMITTEE: KABUKI OVERSIGHT
President Obama’s nominee to run the CIA, John Brennan, forcefully defended Obama’s counterterrorism policies, including the increased use of armed drones and the targeted killings of American citizens during his confirmation hearing Thursday. "None of the central questions that should have been asked of John Brennan were asked in an effective way," says Jeremy Scahill, author of the forthcoming book, "Dirty Wars." "In the cases where people like Sen. Angus King or Sen. Ron Wyden would ask a real question, for instance, about whether or not the CIA has the right to kill U.S. citiz... more »
World Renown Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease - chronic inflammation from our healthy diets
Dr Dwight Lundell MD has been a heart surgeon for 25 years, performing operations and recommending corporate-funding medicines/diets to unwitting patients. Now, it seems he's had a cathartic, Road To Damascus, reassessment of his role in life: *What thoughtful person would willfully expose himself repeatedly to foods or other substances that are known to cause injury to the body? Well, smokers perhaps, but at least they made that choice willfully. The rest of us have simply followed the recommended mainstream diet that is low in fat and high in polyunsaturated fats and carbohydrate... more »
Healing Quest: The Grass Fed Movement
12 July 2012 A revolution is quietly rolling across pastures and kitchens all over the U.S. Its aim is to foster a new attitude about healthy fats in our diet and the value of grass fed, pasture raised livestock. *http://www.healingquest.tv* *The benefits of eating grass fed:* *http://www.americangrassfedbeef.com/grass-fed-natural-beef.asp*
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Moon
Yeah, there are two strong camps who claim either the Appollo missions were i) real or ii) fake, and I don't wanna get into a debate of all that crap. All you need to do (dear reader) is scroll to 38:00 in this documentary "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Moon" and watch as a head appears IN FRONT OF a supposed full-window camera view of earth from 'allegedly' 130,000 miles out - just watch what happens when the lights come on, revealing the 'magician's trick' window shot from *the back of* the lunar module. "Free the Citizens of Earth from the Crimes of History and the s... more »
The finest escape from a snooker ever?
Ronnie O'Sullivan from 2008. The second escape is also pretty good.
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