20 February - Blogs I'm Following II

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The jockeying begins for the late Senator Inouye's to-die-for Capitol "hideaway"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 27 minutes ago

*In 2011 both Senators Inouye and Levin declined to trade up.* *by Ken* The late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii was a lot of things, most of them admirable, and many of them enduringly special. He did a lot of good for the people of his state and the people of his country, and I'm sure that mattered to him. But the senator was something else, something that probably mattered more to his fellow members of the world's greatest deliberative body (or whatever it was the Senate used to call itself before it became too silly for words) than to you or me. He was, by the time of his death, ... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 36 minutes ago

"Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula and is actually one of the brighter galaxies not included in Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog. Since the galaxy's disk is inclined to our line-of-sight, long telescopic exposures often result in an image that evokes a strong sense of depth. The effect is further enhanced in this sharp image by galaxies that lie beyond the gorgeous island universe. *Clic... more »

The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Sunset"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 41 minutes ago

*"Sunset"* "Slowly the west reaches for clothes of new colors which it passes to a row of ancient trees. You look, and soon these two worlds both leave you, one part climbs toward heaven, one sinks to earth, leaving you, not really belonging to either, not so helplessly dark as that house that is silent, not so unswervingly given to the eternal as that thing that turns to a star each night and climbs – leaving you (it is impossible to untangle the threads) your own life, timid and standing high and growing, so that, sometimes blocked in, sometimes reaching out, one moment your life ... more »

The Connecticut Elementary School Shooting: PROOF - Sandy Hook Was A Staged Media Hoax - Anderson Cooper Knows! (Video)

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 41 minutes ago

Readers...I have been taking the last few days again to spend time with family and to visit my mother... I have been returning home late at night and have not been doing much on this blog... Please bear with me.. The situation with my family will be finally under control by next week (hopefully), and I should be able to return to this blog on a regular basis after that... I do thank everyone for their patience... As stated in my previous article, I was on the Truth Hertz internet show ( www.oraclebroadcasting.com)on Monday, to primarily discuss the phoney Sandy Hook operation with my... more »

Musical Interlude: Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue“

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 51 minutes ago

Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue“ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NK-_2G7MMgc

February 20, 1973

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 hour ago

Haldeman's Diary: -- John [Ehrlichman, presumably] and I had a long meeting this evening with John Dean, on the whole Watergate question. Dean is very concerned, especially about the financial-support aspects. But doesn't know how to handle his concern, and feels that we've got to get Mitchell into it and get some help from him. -- In other words: they're still paying hush money, but as they started to realize in the recent California meeting, that doesn't just mean making a decision to do it. After all, especially now that the campaign is over (and pre-reform money is no longer ... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 hour ago

*May God, or perhaps Darwin, bless the "troublemakers" ~Library Chronicles*

"I Wish You Enough"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago

"I Wish You Enough" by Bob Perks "I never really thought that I'd spend as much time in airports as I do. I don't know why. I always wanted to be famous and that would mean lots of travel. But I'm not famous, yet I do see more than my share of airports. I love them and I hate them. I love them because of the people I get to watch. But they are also the same reason why I hate airports. It all comes down to "hello" and "goodbye." I must have mentioned this a few times while writing my stories for you. I have great difficulties with saying goodbye. Even as I write this I am expe... more »

"Life Is About..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago

"Life is about discovering things that *do* matter in the end." - Robert Brault

Calling all beer lovers

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 hour ago

I have need of your assistance. Help! My local tennis club is changing its beer supplier to DB, who are putting money into the bar in return for an exclusive supply agreement. Result being that the *only* beer the bar can stock is a DB beer—which is to say either a DB or a Tui or a Monteith’s. And after a decent run around the tennis court (my standard of tennis meaning I’m the one usually doing the running), a man is desperately in need of a decent drop. I do have the opportunity to recommend something drinkable out their range to come out of the club’s taps or beer fridge, but ... more »

Sacred Sites Advocates urge Kirkpatrick: Protect sacred Oak Flat

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago

Sacred Sites Advocates Urge Ann Kirkpatrick to Protect the Sacred Oak Flat By Klee Benally, Dine' Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com FLAGSTAFF, AZ -- A handful of Dine' protestors showed up in Flagstaff to urge Congress woman Ann Kirkpatrick to "Say No to Resolution Copper! Protect the Oak Flat & stop the destruction and desecration of Apache lands!" Although the grand

Alan Wieder : Race to the Bottom

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago

Image from Diary of a Public School Teacher. Race to the bottom: Educating Obama Inspiration and curiosity and breadth and depth in learning are often usurped by crowded and underfunded schools, high stakes testing, zero tolerance and incarceration, and the demonization of teachers. By Alan Wieder / The Rag Blog / February 21, 2013 At about the same time that President Obama was reelected,

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Musician and Journalist Hector Saldaña of The Krayolas

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago

Hector Saldaña, left, and David  Saldaña of The Krayolas in the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, February 15, 2013. Photos by William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Hector Saldaña with David Saldaña of San Antonio's rockin' Krayolas By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / February 21, 2013 Music journalist and rock musician Hector Saldaña, founder of San Antonio's pioneering

Leonardo da Vinci: The Context of Leonardo's Anatomical Studies

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago

YouTube Video Description - [Channel: SchAdvStudy]: 02-02-12 The Warburg Institute Leonardo da Vinci: Painting as Philosophy - The Context of Leonardo's Anatomical Studies Speaker: Martin Clayton A conference was held to coincide with the exhibition at the National Gallery November 2011-February 2012. Focusing particularly on his paintings, papers will be asking how Leonardo set about expressing visually different and sometimes competing ideas about the universe and its causes, in a Christian era. What did Leonardo mean by promoting painting as a science, as knowledge, and how... more »

LOL @ This Poll

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 2 hours ago

An Excerpt from, *"Poll: 99 Percent of Americans Believe Iran is Threat to U.S."*: A new poll finds that nearly 100 percent of Americans believe that Iran is a threat to the vital interests of the United States. The Gallup poll reveals that 99 percent of Americans are threatened by Iran’s development of nuclear weapons as 83 percent believe the Islamic state is a critical threat while 16 percent believe Iran is an important threat. This poll is 100 percent propaganda. It is sad what the American media has become. It's fucking pathetic. These guys don't even try to disguise their p... more »

Colibrí entre las flores del jardín

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 2 hours ago

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Caballos corriendo en el campo de flores

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 2 hours ago

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“Learning from the Big Picture: Cycle of Life”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago

*“Learning from the Big Picture: Cycle of Life”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “While we are on earth we are all human beings in different phases of our lives and soul development. As we walk through the world, the people we encounter appear so different from one another. We see babies, old men, pregnant women, and teenaged boys. We know couples on the verge of marriage and lonely widows. We interact with toddlers and the terminally ill. As different as each person seems, they are all living the human experience. They are just at different places in the cycle that begins with bi... more »

Cabañas para relajarse en la isla de agua turquesa

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 2 hours ago

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Cascada de agua clara en el bosque

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 3 hours ago

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Impresionante torre eiffel bajo el cielo azul

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 3 hours ago

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Delfines saltando las olas de mar

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 3 hours ago

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Hermoso buho volando entre los árboles del bosque

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 3 hours ago

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GOP 101... Using The Power Of The State To Warp The Minds Of Students With Ideology And Bronze Age Fairy Tales

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago

In an ideal Republican University, everyone would be required to take an ethics course taught by Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed. Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand's corpse would be teaching economics. Science would be no problem either and they're already honing their skills in the states that they control-- like poor delusional Kansas. Last week, the Kansas House Education Committee introduced a bill that mandates teachers question the scientific basis of global warming, becoming the latest state to take up one of American Legislative Exchange Council’s “model bills” aiming to mis... more »

Rosas hermosas del jardín

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 3 hours ago

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Paisaje en otoño con grandes caminos para recorrer

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 4 hours ago

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Firsthand Accounts of Day 3's Tree Sit Adventures

Alex Lotorto at Stop The Tennessee Pipeline! - 4 hours ago

Gifford Pinchot holds fast in the trees, even with loggers cutting as close to 100' from his post. * Foreward: All of this will be even better if you or anyone know you know is able to donate to the Anti-Fracking Bail Fund, to ensure future actions will be well supported!* *Posted on behalf of Crabgrass and Alex, who are resting...* "Today marked the first day of a full time tree sit to stop the highly controversial Tennessee Gas Pipeline, a very good friend, Gifford ascended 45 feet high on a platform to show his dedication. With safety being our number one concern with something ... more »

Legal Prostitution: what can we learn from the empirical record?

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 4 hours ago

No, this isn’t one of those posts where we go all “Monkey Cage” on our readers and pimp (sorry) promote political-science research, but rather a “Dan is befuddled, perhaps readers might help” kind of thing. In other words, I make no effort to answer the question of the title. The post is an extended version Continue reading

Perritos entre la nieve posando para la foto

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 4 hours ago

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Largest Dolphin Pod Ever Seen off San Diego February 14, 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 4 hours ago

D.I.Y. complaining

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago

The Herald this morning has a special supplement on building and renovating, with a cover story wringing its hands about NZers love for Do-It-Yourself—the basic tone being, “how dare they!” Former Labour Prime Minister Norman Kirk famously built his own home back in the fifties, “Big Norm” even casting his own bricks. Nowadays, Big Norm would be arrested, fined, and his house probably demolished, being doing it yourself is mostly illegal. DIYers these days are restricted by law (both National’s and Labour’s) to doing bugger all around their own house. Anything more than a bit of p... more »

Oscar

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago

*This Oscar Pistorius story is all a bit strange, isn't it? There must definitely be more to it. He seemed so happy just the other day, he had such a spring in his step…* Yes, it was only minutes after Oscar Pistorius’s arrest that the jokes began … all taking the Pistorius. His lawyer's got a hard job ahead of him. Realistically, it looks like Pistorius hasn't got a leg to stand on. Oscar clearly misunderstood when his girlfriend told him that on Valentine's Day he had to take her out. Oscar Pistorius is pleading not guilty due to temporary diminished responsibility. He clai... more »

Integrity walks . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 5 hours ago

THE MARCH ON STEVIE continues, the Journey of the Nishiyuu, as the concerned aboriginals progress through Waskaganish yesterday on their way to consult with Stevie and the GG. Be sure to join 'em. 

Breaking Harper's Siege on Science

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 5 hours ago

Could the courts force Sideshow Steve Harper to take his gags off federal government scientists? *Democracy Watch* and the University of Victoria's *Environmental Law Clinic* may soon test the legality of Harper's abuse of democracy. *The Information Commissioner of Canada is being asked to investigate whether "federal government policy forcing scientists to jump through hoops before speaking with the media" breaches the Access to Information Act.* *"In sharp contrast to past Canadian practice and current U.S. Government practice, the federal government has recently made efforts... more »

BUILD COMMUNITY AND SURVIVE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago

- Professor Yang-Yoon Mo is back in jail on Jeju Island for his third time and is hunger striking against the Navy base for his third time. How can people be put in jail for non-violently trying to protect nature? The real criminals who are destroying a South Korean government designated "special preservation area" never stand trial. This photo was taken a couple of nights ago when supporters held a candlelight vigil outside the jail. Yang is now on his 19th day of fasting and has been moved to the prison hospital. Several other protesters are going to ... more »

BRENNAN UNFIT FOR CIA JOB

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago

Now is the time to let the US Senate know that we don't support Brennan for the CIA job - he is the consumate political hack who lies about and distorts the consequences of the US drone program.

Why the price of gas is so high

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 6 hours ago

I don't drive that much lately. The last time I filled up my car was about a month ago. Still I noticed this mysterious spike in gas prices: The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 45 cents in the past 31 days, according to AAA, the fastest run-up since 2005. [...] Analysts differed widely on the causes of the increase. They blame lower output from OPEC, investor concern about potential oil supply disruption and US refinery shutdowns for routine maintenance but none of it makes sense under the usual "supply-and-demand fundamentals." Indeed, the price rise make... more »

Fukushima: "Radiation Of The Pacific Ocean In The Next 10 Years"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago

*"Radiation Of The Pacific Ocean In The Next 10 Years* *– Japan Nuclear Disaster Video"* "Scientists at GEOMAR have put together this time lapse showing just how we are being affected by the radiation levels in the pacific. More info can be found here: http://thegic.org/video/10-fukushima-." - http://beforeitsnews.com/

About that Canada Soccer's Wellness to World Cup Long-Term Player Development Thing

Catelli at Not Quite Unhinged - 6 hours ago

"Ontario youth soccer to stop keeping score, standings. It’s part of a well-established, research-supported and holistic approach to player development, common in soccer-rich countries and endorsed by the sport’s brightest minds." So says this article in the Toronto Star. Ideally, I do agree with the concept that soccer in Canada needs to do more to focus on skills and player development.

The Real News: The Financialization of Food

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 6 hours ago

Nuclear technology and Industry Defy and Deny Democracy

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 6 hours ago

hat tip for the Source: Enenews Alain-Marc Rieu (2013) Thinking after Fukushima. Epistemic shift in social sciencesAsia Europe Journal March 2013, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp 65-78 Abstract The Fukushima catastrophe is a turning point in the conception, role and management of technology in industrial societies. As did Hiroshima (on another dimension) after 1945, the Fukushima nuclear accident questions and transforms established conceptions and values concerning the relations between technology, politics, industry, society and the environment. It has become impossible to think after ... more »

Back In Action

Manifesto Joe at Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues - 7 hours ago

This was the most difficult move of my life, our lives -- 425 miles, and yet we're still in Texas. I had my first day at work Jan. 28. I had the computer hooked up by then, but held off on posting until I felt reasonably comfortable at work. I will be posting again soon, probably starting this week. Thanks for hanging around. -- mj

Max Keiser: Propped Up Bond Market Set to Burst in April

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago

Boehner Is Too Weak In His Own Caucus To Negotiate Reasonable Cuts That Work For The American People

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago

If you're on Alan Grayson's mailing list, you saw his note this week about the damage the GOP will do if they don't back off the Sequestration mania. (If you're *not* on Grayson's mailing list, just contribute even just one dollar to his reelection campaign and you'll be on it-- or check out his Facebook page and read it there.) Opponents of The Sequester... the 12% budget cut for the military (leaving aside soldier pay and benefits), and the 9% budget cut for other federal programs (leaving aside Medicare and Social Security)... are focusing on the military cuts. Their theory s... more »

About Those Keystone XL Jobs

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 7 hours ago

Keystone pipeline boosters have argued the project will create jobs, lots of jobs. US Chamber of Commerce president, Tom Donohue, has estimated the pipeline will create 20,000 jobs immediately and upwards of 250,000 over the lifetime of the project. Later Donohue actually upped the ante: "*In fact, by knocking down the barriers, we can unlock up to $250 billion in private capital for infrastructure. Leverage this with public investments, and we could create 1.9 million jobs over 10 years*." Sounds awfully persuasive, doesn't it? It might if the numbers were real. They're not.... more »

The Possible Sequester Deal

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 7 hours ago

Kevin Drum thinks that "There is No Possible Sequester Deal to be Made" and goes through the various possibilities, showing that every permutation but one -- kicking the can down the road -- is worse than the status quo for one side or the other. So for example, replacing the defense cuts with more domestic cuts is worse for Democrats than just letting the sequester take effect; replacing the defense cuts with new taxes is worse for Republicans than letting the sequester kick in. I think, however, there is a possible deal that could be made that he's missing: one in which Democrats... more »

"State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, 2012

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 7 hours ago

Man-made chemicals cited in health scourges: UN report By Robert Evans Reuters Feb 19, 2013 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/19/us-chemicals-idUKBRE91I0NJ20130219(Excerpted) - Man-made chemicals in everyday products are likely to be at least the partial cause of a global surge in birth deformities, hormonal cancers and psychiatric diseases, a U.N.-sponsored research team reported on Tuesday. These substances, dubbed EDCs, could also be linked to a decline in the human male sperm count and female fertility, to an increase in once-rare childhood cancers and to the disappearance... more »

Mubarak Had Doubts About 9/11 Story

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago

Mubarak was a 9/11 truther. Why am I not surprised? Anyone with a brain knows the official 9/11 story is BS. Obama is probably a 9/11 truther. Hell, Bush is secretly a 9/11 truther. Title: Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Abu Al-Gheit: Mubarak Did Not Believe in 9/11. Source: MEMRI TV.

Our Rhee on Rose: The potted plant!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago

*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013* *Charlie rolls over and dies:* When Michelle Rhee appeared on Charlie Rose, she and her host swapped inane ideas about the best way to evaluate teachers. Believe it or not, our greatest education reformer said this to our brightest broadcaster: RHEE (2/18/13): The reality is that we have known for a very long time that we could identify great teachers and identify not-so-great teachers. *You walk into any school building anywhere in this country today and you ask parents or kids or other teachers, "Who’s the best teacher in the school?" They’ll tell... more »

Americans (For the Most Part) Hate Them, But The Wrecking Crew Wins Again!

Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 8 hours ago

The wrecking crew. Working long past the time when the fake problems disappear to try to steal the last ounce from the livelihoods of the poor. Shock Doctrine runs amuck. Tuesday, February 19, 2013 The Wrecking Crew Is Winning by Robert Borosage Congress is taking this week

Philip Klass Explains It All - Part Two

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 8 hours ago

There are those who thought that I had been unfair to Philip Klass when I mentioned the article from the Bangor, Maine newspaper that reported his take on the Loring AFB unidentified craft (and note here that I didn’t use the more pejorative UFO). Turns out, there wasn’t much in that article that didn’t appear in his book, *UFOs: The Public Deceived*. It was just a little more condensed in the newspaper and some of the wilder assumptions made had been left out. First, he seemed to be very annoyed that one of the newspaper reporters, in this case Ward Sinclair, had been dismissive o... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Pope on the Run'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago

MNN: POPE ON THE RUN Posted on February 20, 2013 MNN. FEB. 19, 2013. The Pope suddenly resigned because of the documented allegations of child rape, murder and genocide. He was a Nazi youth and an SS officer, which conditioned him to be racist and a eugenicist. An SS officer becomes the Pope! Pope’s new Vatican uniform! On December 21, 2012 the Pope said that child rape isn’t bad.

What is Basic Research?

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 8 hours ago

Basic research is a political symbol. What is a "political symbol"? I explain the notion of a political symbol in my recent paper on basic research (here in PDF): Elder and Cobb (1983) define a symbol as: ‘‘any object used by human beings to index meanings that are not inherent in, nor discernible from, the object itself.’’ They continue: Literally anything can be a symbol: a word or a phrase, a gesture or an event, a person, a place, or a thing. An object becomes a symbol when people endow it with meaning value or significance. In his classic essay, Sapir (1934) distinguishes tw... more »

Why does Jeff Zucker hate CNN?

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 8 hours ago

Hot on the heels of CNN's embarrassing non-stop coverage of the poop ship, the guy who is supposed to save the sinking ratings of CNN seems to believe the secret to success is pushing out its best talent. Zucker clearly reneged on his promise to give her a prime-time slot, so Soledad O'Brien is likely leaving the station. And this is the understatement of the year so far: The source added, “Soledad is talented at producing in-depth, serious pieces of journalism, and is a tough interviewer. That doesn’t seem to fit the direction the network is going.” Rather sad to watch what was o... more »

The Balkans aren't ready for investments

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 8 hours ago

*Bulgarian government collapsed due to Czech-controlled electricity* ČEZ, the Czech Power Group, is Central Europe's largest listed company with market capitalization exceeding $17 billion. Its 70% remains state-owned but the rest is large enough so that it's one of the two main movers of the Prague Stock Exchange. Anyone trading stocks in Prague probably has some stocks of ČEZ. The price is now just slightly above CZK 600. *Three power companies share the Bulgarian grid. ČEZ and Energo-Pro have headquarters in Czechia (the latter also does business in Georgia, Armenia, Turkey), E... more »

How Dick Cheney Buried the Truth of His Iraq War

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago

Dick Cheney has buried the truth of America's conquest of Iraq so deep* *that he will himself be long dead and buried before the facts are ever exhumed. It might have something to do with the annoying fact that the invasion of Iraq was a war of aggression waged on the flimsiest of pretences and, hence, the sort of war crime for which people have danced at the end of a rope. People with that sort of problem like to keep the details quiet.* * *Cheney's office, according to [William Leonard, former director of the Information Security Oversight Office] took secrecy to excessive le... more »

TOP PEDOPHILE RINGS - AUSTRALIA

Anon at aangirfan - 9 hours ago

*AustraliaMatters.com ...* *There are pedophile rings which include government officials, politicians, TV executives, TV presenters and the police.* * * *This is how it works worldwide.* By *Reina Michaelson* federaljack.com/ebooks/ / Dr Reina Michaelson - Declarepeace.org.uk /* http://webcache*. "My child abuse prevention organisation" was infiltrated by members of a police-protected top pedophile ring in Australia. "The members of the network include senior management and executives from a major television network, media celebrities, high-ranking politicians, police officers in... more »

The Hunger Games, Archery, and Racing to the Top

skrashen at Schools Matter - 9 hours ago

A major goal of PE is to introduce students to a variety of sports. In this spirit, it is exciting that archery has become so popular. According to “Archery coming to Frontier Middle School in Wentzville” (Feb 19), one of the motivations for including archery in school is The Hunger Games. But the message of The Hunger Games was not to get good at shooting arrows. The message was the Capitol’s efforts to divert the districts’ attention from the source of their problems, the Capitol’s oppression, and to devote their energies to competing against each other in a cruel game of death. H... more »

Legislative Brain Freeze - 951 Days and Counting

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 9 hours ago

Brace yourself. If you're hoping, praying for a progressive advance in America's Congress, *The Atlantic* has a sobering reality check for you. The last time a major policy bill made it through the U.S. Senate was 951-days ago. It was back on July 15, 2010 that the Senate passed the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill. *If you're wondering whether President Obama's ambitious second-term agenda has a chance to make it through Congress, this little fact might be worth keeping in mind. Pessimistic analyses of the prospects for the Obama agenda have mostly focused on the recalcitrant... more »

ABC NEWS: Rhode Island Records Show Inner Workings of Legion of Christ

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=18506172 *Rhode Island Records Show Inner Workings of Legion of Christ * By MICHELLE R. SMITH and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Feb 15, 2013, 5:07 PM Documents detailing the dubious fundraising practices of a disgraced Roman Catholic religious order called the* Legion of Christ *were released to the public Friday, showing how the organization took control of an elderly woman's finances and persuaded her to bequeath it $60 million. The records include the first-ever depositions of high-ranking Legion officials. They shed light on the inner worki... more »

Thoughts for the Brain... Geology vs Iain Duncan Smith

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 9 hours ago

Here are a couple of stories to talk about. Firstly Geologists Erupt After Iain Duncan-Smith Shelf-Stacking Jibe. If nothing else the headline is a nice little pun. When Mr Bowel-Syndrome compares geology to shelf-stacking he is of course having a go at Cait Reilly, a geology graduate who quite rightly argued that stacking shelves for free in Poundland was a waste of time when she was already volunteering in a museum and searching for work herself. IBS really is a wretch. He is far too thin skinned to be in politics if he feels the need to denigrate a woman in her twenties looking ... more »

Ha ha!

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago

Search of cellphone incident to arrest proper - password on phone might have changed decision

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago

*R. v. Fearon*, 2013 ONCA 106 holds, on its facts, that a search of a cellphone was proper as an incident of arrest. Note that the decision might have been different if there was a password on the phone: [57] This case is not significantly different from *Manley*. I cannot conclude, in the circumstances of this case, that the original examination of the contents of the cell phone fell outside the ambit of the common law doctrine of search incident to arrest. Apparently, the cell phone was turned “on” and it was not password protected or otherwise “locked” to users other than... more »

Globe Helps You Meet Your Future Self

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 9 hours ago

*What **drugs** are they on.... * "Your 2023 self could really surprise you" by Carolyn Y. Johnson | Globe Staff, January 04, 2013 The “end of history illusion.”* * * **Promoted by globe-kicking empire builders and their mouthpiece media for centuries.* “I have to tell you that never in my wildest dreams when I had a long ponytail and was hitchhiking around the country and playing my guitar did it occur to me that my greatest joy would be sitting next to the love of my life, eating dinner on a TV tray, and watching ‘Jeopardy!’ ” ************************** One implication of the ... more »

His Name is Bond

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 9 hours ago

*Who really gives a s***?* "What’s it like being named Bond, James Bond?" by Joseph P. Kahn | Globe Staff, November 10, 2012 With “Skyfall,” the latest Bond movie, opening in the United States this week and with 007 celebrating his silver anniversary on the silver screen, the suave British spy shows no signs of fading away. He is the franchise player for a multimedia juggernaut that cast even the Queen of ­England in a parachute-packing supporting role at the ­London Olympics to hype the new film. To millions, he is the coolest character on the planet. (Sorry, Harry Potter.) But... more »

When a calorie is not just a calorie

Rich Rifkin at Lexicon Daily - 10 hours ago

A story from Wired magazine reports that the traditional method for counting the calorie content of food is inaccurate, because it ignores how much energy the human body takes to process different preparations of the same food. The findings were presented by a panel of researchers American Association for the Advancement of Science. ... the panel reviewed a new spate of studies showing that foods are processed differently as they move from our gullet to our guts and beyond. They agreed that net caloric counts for many foods are flawed because they don’t take into account the ene... more »

Obama Sneers at Climate Activists

gail zawacki at Wit's End - 10 hours ago

Pollution BabyClimate activists marching in Washington, hopeful for government action to address carbon emissions, are like Ciocio-san in *Madame Butterfly*, waiting for her deceitful and fraudulent husband Pinkerton to return to what was only ever intended to be a temporary sham marriage of convenience (his convenience). Meanwhile, Pinkerton/Obama is away in America/Florida where his heart really lies, wedding a proper Caucasian wife/playing golf with Texas oil barons. Could he have chosen any way to telegraph a more deliberate mockery of the protest?? Even Pinkerton had the dec... more »

The Joy and Love of Po$ting

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 10 hours ago

"City in talks over subsidies for Lovejoy Wharf" by Casey Ross | Globe Staff, January 04, 2013 Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s ­administration is moving to give public funds to the developers of a luxury residential, office, and retail complex next to the TD Garden. Boston officials on Thursday ­acknowledged that discussions are underway to provide a *tax break or other subsidy* to the massive Lovejoy Wharf complex. But even though the Boston Redevelopment Authority ­approved the project last month, and granted a designation to make it eligible for public funds, the Menino ­administrati... more »

Private Equity Slices Pizza Crust

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 10 hours ago

*It's gotta be better than the sack lunch they gave us the other day.* "Judge rejects lawyer’s bid for bankrupt pizzerias" by Jenn Abelson | Globe Staff, January 03, 2013 A lawyer representing *former Upper Crust workers* has *lost a last-ditch effort to buy* four of the company’s pizzerias and block their sale *to a private equity firm* with ties to the bankrupt chain’s ousted founder. On behalf of ex-employees who accuse Upper Crust of seizing their wages, Shannon Liss-Riordan *submitted a purchase plan* late Wednesday to bankruptcy Judge Henry J. Boroff that included an offer t... more »

Pittsfield Spitball

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 10 hours ago

*Went a long way.* "Armored truck maker in middle of debate on dollars and safety" by Callum Borchers | Globe Staff, January 04, 2013 Newtown, Conn., had been the site of one homicide in the last 13 years until a man wearing a bulletproof vest and fatigues, carrying three guns, shot his way into an elementary school and killed 26 women and children last month. * **Except it never happened, folks. * *Sandy Hook: Could a Mock Shooter Drill be Mistaken for the Real Event?* By grim coincidence, even as the terrible events were unfolding in Newtown on Friday morning, the Putnam County... more »

Biofuel rush wiping out America’s grasslands at fastest pace since the 1930s Dust Bowl – Rates of grassland loss are ‘comparable to deforestation rates in Brazil, Malaysia, and Indonesia’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 10 hours ago

[image: Map of the U.S. Plains showing the percentage of grasslands that were converted into corn or soybean fields between 2006 and 2011. Spurred on by the rush for biofuels, farmers are digging up grasslands in the northern Plains to plant crops at the quickest pace since the 1930s Dust Bowl. Graphic: Wright and Wimberly, 2013] By Brad Plumer 20 February 2013 (Washington Post) – America’s prairies are shrinking. Spurred on by the rush for biofuels, farmers are digging up grasslands in the northern Plains to plant crops at the quickest pace since the 1930s. While that’s been a ... more »

How Much Is That Politician In the Window?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago

As if America's corporatist politicians weren't already bought and sold the United States Supreme Court may be about to open the doors to total and absolute political corruption in American politics. The top court is being asked to strike down caps on individual donations to U.S. politicians. Team Koch - line up over here. *This latest case threatens to demolish even the modest control that government has over direct contributions. In McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, Shaun McCutcheon, a political activist in Alabama, contributed to 16 different candidates in federal r... more »

White Flight? London? Who Knew?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago

Demographic change has really swept over the City of London where the white population now makes up just 45% of residents. *It's estimated that 620,000 white Londoners have left since the turn of the century.* * **The movement of the white British is often characterised as white flight - the indigenous population forced out of their neighbourhoods by foreign migrants. That may be part of the story, but ...the evidence suggests it is also about working class aspiration and economic success. * *London's dramatic loss of white British residents is represented by a splash of yellow and... more »

So Long, Saul Steinberg

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 10 hours ago

*I hope you are roasting in hell.* "Saul P. *Steinberg*, one of the best-known *corporate raider*s of the 1980s, died Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 73. The Brooklyn-born son of a rubber manufacturer, Mr. Steinberg was ambitious from a young age. A *portly man with a cherubic grin*, Mr. Steinberg epitomized to many the excesses of the deal-making era of the 1980s. With his wife, Gayfryd, he *lived a gilded life* for several years. Besides his son, Jonathan, who is married to the CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, Mr. Steinberg leaves his wife; a brother, Robert; two sisters, Ron... more »

Carving Out Another Post

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 10 hours ago

"Carver man accused of punching wife; Nine-year-old son called police" by John Ellement and Michele Morgan Bolton | Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent, December 26, 2012 Even as his parents tried to keep him silent, a 9-year-old boy told a Carver police sergeant that his father had punched his mother in her mouth on Christmas Day, the latest in a series of alleged acts of domestic violence the boy has witnessed in the past four years, according to police. In a report filed in Wareham District Court on Wednesday, Carver police Sergeant Sheri A. Sarmento described the interview she... more »

Rush on Obama: A deranged mind...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago

*and proceeds to sum up sequestration beautifully. * "This is not about compromise." H/T Political Brambles

Hitler's Shadow - In the Service of the Fuehrer

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 10 hours ago

Video found at the excellent website *Justice for Germans*. Another phenomenal video by Wayne from Canada. *It is the personal story of Karl Wilhelm Krause, who was the valet. of the Fuehrer from 1934 to 1939, and was also responsible for his personal safety and security. Through his daily contact with Adolf Hitler, and those of his most intimate circle, both in his public life, as well as, inside the Fuehrer’s private quarters, no one had access like Herr Krause. Nor was anyone ever in a better position to observe Hitler; his personal habits, character, and demeanor, and to ass... more »

Still on My Boston Globe Books

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 11 hours ago

"Antiquated state laws stir modern-day worry" by Andrew Carden and Kristen Lee | Globe Correspondents, January 03, 2013 The principal target for the repeal-minded legislators are 19th-century laws that *criminalize abortion* if Roe v. Wade were to be ­reversed.... * **In -- gasp -- Massachusetts?* As recently as 2007 the Essex district attorney’s office used the 1845 law to criminally charge a Lawrence woman who took an antiulcer drug to induce a third-trimester abortion.... * **Not as liberal as you thought we were. * No one would expect that using *profanity at a sporting event*... more »

A Better Way to Buy Meat

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago

Much of Europe is reeling from the discovery that many beef products have been adulterated by the substitution of horse meat. Cases tend to be mainly ground beef and processed or packaged foods containing meat such as frozen pasta dishes. The scandal has drawn attention to alternate means of sourcing safe meatproducts. *Crowd funding schemes allow like-minded people to pool their money and invest in businesses and charitable projects. Some farmers are using crowd funding sites to raise funds to buy livestock, and offer discounted produce in return.* *Farmer Natalie Rose of Rosew... more »

A word from our new Ambassador of Religious Freedom

Alison at Creekside - 11 hours ago

"Religion, artificially divorced from the public sphere, makes for an impoverished politics at best, and a benighted political class at worst." Our new Ambassador of Religious Freedom, Andrew P. W. Bennett, 2 years a dean of Augustine College, is passionate about returning religious discourse to public life. Our "official secular religion", as he argues above two years ago here, "violates freedom of religious expression." Huh. In April 2011, ImmMin Jason Kenney announced that Canada's religious freedom office "would be modeled after the Office of International Religious Freedom... more »

BREAKING: Before Ted Cruz Became A Teabagger He Was An Official Of The Junior League of Hezbollah's Houston Office

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago

The Senate will vote on Chuck Hagel's nomination on Monday, February 25. It looks likely that Reid will be able to shut down the Republican Party filibuster with a successful cloture vote this time. I have no position on this nomination other than he has some good points and some bad points and that the president probably deserves to name whomever he wants to his Cabinet without being obstructed by a Senate minority hell-bent on doing damage to the country for partisan gain. Earlier today we talked a little about how the Bush-Cheney Regime worked diligently with some of the in-hou... more »

我们的新的最好的朋友：朝鲜欺诈

Barbara Diamond at American Scofflaw - 11 hours ago

消息人士称，美国军用飞机从关岛的空军基地飞抵平壤，2012年4月7日，再上一个较长的访问持续时间从8月18日至20日。 在2011年和2012年，美国高级政府官员举行秘密会谈在朝鲜至少在三个场合， 额外的粪新闻 “匿名”现在说他们的名字已被使用的奸细。..Hmmm

Video: Japan whale poachers’ factory ship rams Sea Shepherd vessels and fuel tanker – Annual whale slaughter suspended, whaling fleet scattered and in disarray

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 11 hours ago

By Captain Paul Watson 20 February 2013 (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) – The captain of the Japanese factory ship *Nisshin Maru *lost his temper, and unfortunately road rage with an 8,000 ton ship in remote waters amongst icebergs and ice packs can be somewhat intimidating, as we all learned very dramatically today. Where to begin? I don’t think we have ever had a more eventful few hours in the nine years we have been opposing the whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary and certainly there has never been a day when all of our ships were rammed one after another. It is ... more »

Matt Bracken - Democide...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago

*the elimination of a despised group by a government.* I'm taking Matt Bracken at his word: Matt Bracken | February 20, 2013 at 10:10 Please share the essay and video as widely as possible on RKBA and other freedomista blogs and websites. Copy it all, save it all, I expect a serious effort by the commie rat bastards to squelch this message, especially the video. H/T Western Rifle Shooters Association *Democide: Socialism, Tyranny, Guns and Freedom* Democide is the elimination of a despised group by a government. It includes genocide, politicide, and other forms of state-sponso... more »

Behind Incoherent GOP Spin

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 11 hours ago

Conservative Byron York today blasts the Republicans, and Speaker Boehner in particular, for incoherent spin on the sequester. I basically agree with him...the GOP message is that the sequester is (1) terrible and all Barack Obama's fault; and (2) better than smaller cuts, with or without additional revenues; and, (3) just a small down payment on the size of the cuts that are really needed...basically makes no sense. The question is: why? And I think the answer is the same as the answer for why Mitt Romney's campaign was incoherent much of the time: the effects of the GOP-aligned p... more »

'Acids of Modernity' at a Christian Finishing School

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 12 hours ago

Where to begin mocking the announcement -- finally -- of the actual establishment of the Office of Religious Freedom and the naming of its head, Andrew Bennet, to be styled apparently, 'Ambassador'? I took my cue from Canadian Cynic and looked into the 'Christian college' of which Bennett is currently Dean. It is Augustine College in Ottawa. First thing to know -- it's tiny. It graduates at most 16 students a year, many years far fewer. Next, it is a one-year program, well, really eight months, two semesters. It certainly is Christian and evangelical. (Bold in original.) The fa... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 12 hours ago

*Kristian: Restructure Brees? Not so simple, and awfully risky ~WWL*

Living in Automated Times

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago

We are steadily, inexorably it seems, leaving the world of manual labour. Even the Chinese are beginning to turn to robotics to replace low-wage workers. So, how do entire societies live when machines have taken their work? An interesting problem that invites interesting solutions. *During the Industrial Revolution, working hours increased by 20% as factories replaced feasting. With our post-machine standard of living, we can afford to shed some of the Puritan guilt that has, for centuries, kept our noses to the grindstone.* *Today we find a great deal of work-sharing in poor c... more »

Mexico: Mass UFO Sighting Over Opopeo, Michoacán

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago

*Mexico: Mass UFO Sighting Over Opopeo, Michoacán* *By Claudio Mora, La Esfera Azul* One of the most impressive and interesting UFO sightings ever witnessed and recorded in the state of Michoacán took place on 15 February 2013 over Opopeo., where the aerial maneuvers of nearly 49 objects of unknown origin were captured on videotape for nearly three minutes (a sighting that lasted nearly seven minutes beyond what was captured on camera). Around 3 p.m. on the afternoon of 15 February, Sandra Saenz, an acknowledged journalist with CUASAR Noticias, was in the company of cameraman Ser... more »

Update: UWE Response to My Letter

Rodger Payne at Duck of Minerva - 12 hours ago

I have an update for those interested in the decision by the University of the West of England to shutter its Politics and IR programs. Last night, I sent the following message to UWE Vice Chancellor Steven West: 19 February 2013 Dear Vice Chancellor West, I learned today that the University of the West of Continue reading

2013 Awards Update

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 12 hours ago

I apologize for my radio silence on the OIAS awards since we announced the finalists. The winners are being selected by a panel of judges for each award. Each panel is composed of staff from the Duck of Minerva and “outside experts.” The latter have PhDs in political science and are “blog savvy,” meaning that Continue reading

Dave and Busters

Southern Man at Southern Man - 12 hours ago

There is a Dave and Busters in town so the church singles group decided to combine Guy's Night out and Girl's Night Out and check it out. Let's eat! And also, watch basketball! R with *lots* of tickets. Ride that bike! All photos by Angie using Southern Man's brand-new camera.

It's Wednesday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago

*what's going on.* Conservative Hideout: * Gun Control by Default: Make Them too Expensive to Own* Asylum Watch: *Sequestration? America Is About To Get Screwed Again!* IBD: *Will Only Suckers Buy ObamaCare Insurance?* Bunkerville: *Obama works to purge online opponents* Sentry Journal: *Robert Welch Predicted Every Liberal Move* Sultan Knish: *Who Needs the Family?* J.R. Dunn @ American Thinker: *How the Left Dupes Conservative Voters*

Displaced Fear

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago

Conservatives are fear-driven. Their minds work differently than ours, or at least they work differently than progressives' minds. Brain scan research has found that rightwingers process information via the right *amygdala*, the centre of the brain's threat response system. Lefties perform the same process using the *insula*, a small part of the brain that functions quite differently. *According to neuroscientists who study it, the insula is a long-neglected brain region that has emerged as crucial to understanding what it feels like to be human. * *They say it is the wellspr... more »

"Saskatchewan NDP Leadership - Part 2 - Trent Wotherspoon" - Guest Post By Dan Tan

leftdog at Buckdog - 13 hours ago

*(Buckdog is covering the 2013 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leadership race - today a 2nd guest post by Dan Tan):* *There is nothing like a near-death experience to clarify things. A great benefit of the Lingenfelter wipe-out was that it ensured the candidacies of only the most dedicated & focused leadership contenders. Unlike the federal NDP leadership contest, the Saskatchewan contest hosted no sacrificial lambs, self-promoters, or carpet-baggers.*** * In a more favourable context, where the distance between the government & its opposition was more narrow, any of these men w... more »

Sealing the Deal With the Boston Globe

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 13 hours ago

*I think today is the last day I'm going to buy it. I'm going to alter my routine so I go for coffee in the afternoon instead.* *I'm just tired of reading agenda-pu$hing supremacist s***, readers. I'll have to come up with a new format or something. * "Scientists hope to help seals and humans better coexist" by Beth Daley | Globe Staff, December 28, 2012 In the past five years, New ­England’s growing seal population has been blamed for luring great white sharks to Cape Cod beaches. Fishermen complain they have to compete against the marine mammals’ insatiable appetite for a dwin... more »

Economist Erin Weir Withdraws From Sask NDP Leadership Race

leftdog at Buckdog - 13 hours ago

*Erin Weir announced this morning that he is withdrawing his candidacy from the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership race. * * **I have been supporting Mr. Weir and am quite sad to see him leave the race. Erin brought a very strong voice on economic issues, specifically Saskatchewan economic issues and has clearly demonstrated where Premier Brad Wall is deliberately enriching the coffers of the corporate natural resources sector, while he nickels and dimes Saskatchewan citizens.*

Jean Trounstine : After 18 Years on Death Row

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 13 hours ago

Damien Echols. Photo by Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons. Damien Echols: After 18 years on Death Row Being on death row and in solitary confinement has got to be one of the most inhumane experiences we put prisoners through -- and we justify it by calling them 'the most dangerous prisoners alive.' But what of those who later turn out to be innocent? By Jean Trounstine / The Rag Blog /

Wednesday Linkage

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago

• Belusconi offers tax rebates. Opponents accuse him of seeking to “buy votes.” The letter came in an official-looking envelope, headed: “Important notice: reimbursement of IMU 2012.” “The refund will be available either through a transfer into your bank account, or to you personally at the counter of the post office,” the letter said, according to Continue reading

BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Iran and the Coup of Coups

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 13 hours ago

Abrahamian's 'The Coup': Shah of Shahs on the Peacock Throne As Abrahamian tells the reader, in the eyes of London and DC, there was no room for genuine negotiations in their dealings with the Mossadegh government. The struggle was about control of Iran’s resources and regional geopolitical power. By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2013 [The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of

Number One in the UK 40 years ago

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago

Sweet - Blockbuster - Possibly the most recognisable pop song intro ever? 40 years ago, god that makes me feel old. I remember this Top of the Pops appearance as if it was yesterday.

GOLD PRICE; THOMAS COOK

Anon at aangirfan - 13 hours ago

*Photo by Emma Allen. Meighan Taylor, right, 12, helps her cousin, Julee Pillans, 11, to pan for gold in the Wakamarina River. www.stuff.co.nz.* * **The gold price has fallen to a six month low* - $1,592 an ounce - 20 February 2013. Gold investors are destined for heavy losses in the short-term, according to fund manager Mark Harris. *Harris: The gold price can only go down from here * Investors would be unwise to buy gold until its price drops to $1,500, says Harris Harris relates: "I originally started buying gold back in 2002 when Gordon Brown - who was chancellor at the time ... more »

SCHOOLED ABOUT PRESCHOOL: But Oklahoma just can’t be OK!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago

*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013* *Part 3—The cable talker’s tale:* If we decide to “make high-quality preschool available to every child in America,” as Obama proposed last week, would that help low-income kids succeed? You’re asking an excellent question! Head Start’s record doesn’t seem all that great. To see David Brooks quote a know-it-all from Brookings, click here. That said, the states which are taking the lead in this area are going beyond the Head Start model. They’re putting full-fledged, certified teachers into their “preschool” classrooms—and they’re paying them full t... more »

Iraq’s Latest Controversy, The Attempted Removal of Chief Justice Medhat Mahmoud

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago

Iraqi politics are never without drama. In February 2012, the Accountability and Justice Commission, which replaced the deBaathification Commission, announced that it had removed Chief Justice Medhat Mahmoud from office for his work under the Baathist regime. Mahmoud headed the Iraqi Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, and the Federal Appeals Court. Immediately after the decision, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki removed the head of the Accountability Commission, while Mahmoud won an appeal to overturn his removal. Now it seems that events have come full circle as the leadership of... more »

Brit P.M. a Wanker

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago

On 13 April, 1919, a crowd assembled in Amritsar's public garden in defiance of British general Reginald Dyer's ban on all meetings. It's believed that upwards of 10,000 Indian men, women and children gathered in the park. Dyer called our his troops, ordered them to open fire on the crowd, and the fusillade lasted a full ten minutes until Dyer's soldiers were nearly out of ammunition. While Dyer didn't hang around for a body count, British estimates set the dead at 379 with 1,100 wounded. Indian estimates put the dead at over 1,000. British Conservative prime minister, David C... more »

Wild Bill to start your day...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago

*"Rapists are a cancer in America"* I know this *from personal experience...*

Japan whaler factory ship rams four ships in one hour, flees north – Former Senator Bob Brown calls for Australia Navy to intervene

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago

[image: The Japanese whaling fatory ship, the Nisshin Maru, rams Sea Shepherd ships, the Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin, 20 February 2013. Photo: Glenn Lockitch / Sea Shepherd Conservation Society] MELBOURNE, Australia, 20 February 2013 (Sea Shepherd Australia) – The *SSS Bob Barker* and *SSS Steve Irwin* have been rammed by the Japanese whaling fleet’s massive factory vessel, the *Nisshin Maru*. The floating slaughter-house is eight times the mass of the *Steve Irwin*. The *Bob Barker* and the *Steve Irwin* were behind *Sun Laurel*, *Steve Irwin* on portside, *Bob Barker* on sta... more »

WotW: Which mobile device should I get?

Seth R. Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 14 hours ago

As a tech guy, I'm regularly asked the question, "Which mobile device is the best?" Or, "Which mobile device should I get?" I always feel this is an unfair question, as the person asking it seems to assume I know what's best for them (which, of course, I do – they should give me money) and that there is one true mobile device that is the best. The truth of the matter is there is no one clear winner in the mobile device market. Especially in today's competitive smartphone world. Almost all high-end smartphones are pretty good. That being said, I do have some definite thoughts on... more »

Stop the Deportation of René Meza Huertha!

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 14 hours ago

*Media Advisory* * * *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Wednesday February 20, 2013* *CONTACTS*: Stephanie Quintana (939) 579-3534 *Stop the Deportation of René Meza Huertha!*** *WHAT: *Press Conference Regarding René Meza Huertha’s Case *WHERE:* 317 W. 23rd St. Tucson, AZ 85713 *WHEN: *Wednesday February 20th, 2013 *TIME: *12noon South Tucson - René Meza Huertha, a hard-working Tucson father of six, received national and international attention when Sunday February 20th he and his family were pulled over by the Tucson Police Department (TPD). TPD c... more »

Haslam Sends BRT Puppet to Help McIntyre Get Funds for Disproven Bonus Pay Plan for Knoxville Teachers

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago

Last year when it came budget time, Slick Jim McIntyre did his best to get an extra $35 million to fund a bonus pay plan for teachers based on test scores. Even though there are research studies that show these plans have a demonstrated track record of failure, that isn't stopping McIntyre from going back to well to try again. To help their losing cause this year, Gov. Haslam has put a member of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce on the case, and with the help of other non-educators and non-researcher, they have conducted a survey designed to provide "data" to make their case. (SM ... more »

Kansas state bill would force teachers to question climate change in class – HB2306 calls climate change ‘scientific controversy’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago

[image: Kansas drought designations, 15 August 2012. Every county in the state is in a 'drought emergency'. Graphic: Kansas Water Office] [“Teach the controversy”: Taking a page from the Creationists’ playbook. –Des] 18 February 2013 By Celia Llopis-Jepsen (The Topeka Capital-Journal) – With the Kansas State Board of Education preparing to vote on new science standards this year, the House Education Committee has introduced a bill asking schools to include evidence against climate change in science classes. House Bill 2306, introduced last week, says science classes must “provi... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago

*CCC bridge toll renewal upheld after partial recount* *FOX 8, SomeTimes-Picayune sue Criminal District Court* *Group of investors gives life to local start-up companies* *Legislators discuss Texas Brine buyout of residents around Bayou Corne sinkhole** *

Interesting Timing to be Removed from GEC Editorial Board

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 15 hours ago

Five days ago I critiqued a shoddy paper by Brysse et al. 2013 which appeared in the journal *Global Environmental Change*. Today I received notice from the GEC editor-in chief and executive editor that I have been asked to "step down from the Editorial Board." They say that it is to "give other scientists the chance to gain experience of editorial duties." Over the past 20 years I have served on the editorial boards of about a dozen or so academic journals. I have rolled off some when my term was up, and continued for many years with others. I have never received a mid-term reque... more »

Hump Day Open Thread

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 15 hours ago

Minimum wage to $9 by 2015, whoo hoo. Oh nos, Obama playing golf with Tiger (and two oil executives)! Simpson and Bowles came back like a pair of herpes sores and this time they wanna make sure you *never* get laid again. John McCain is still screaming for the truth, facts and sanity itself to get off his lawn. Donald Trump is suing a penniless blogger for $25,000,000 he desperately needs for showing the world what a failed, busted GOP penile implant he truly is. 2000 Americans have died from guns since Sandy Hook and that's the way it should be. And oh, look, a boy in a shiny ballo... more »

Why Do We Even Bother Blogging? Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 15 hours ago

When Pope Maledict resigned, of course we had something to say. Natch, lots of other people, especially on Twitter, had contributions to make. In our opinion, this one won the Intertoobz. Resign? Sorry, Benedict. You cannot resign. You must carry your papacy to full term. #bestpopejoke — emjb (@emjb) February 11, 2013 Its brilliance in turn inspired others, including Alison at Creekside, who applied her mad skillz to produce this further work of genius. (Note Ratzy's 'delicate' condition.) The Hive Mind® is truly terrifying, innit?

Alan Waldman : ‘The Barbarian Invasions’ is a Moving, Funny, Smart, Superb Canadian Film

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 15 hours ago

Waldman's film and TV treasures you may have missed: Denys Arcand’s French-Canadian gem won Oscar and 40 other international honors. By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas, mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Most

Visit Caroline & Her Mother & Hear Their Story At Regarding Caroline

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago

Source: https://www.facebook.com/RegardingCaroline There are no words really for how a parent feels when they find out too late that vaccines can and did harm their child. And as hard as we wish, we can't change the past. All we can do is push away the guilt, put on a brave face and work t...oward a future where more parents realize... it can happen to ANYONE and it will change your family forever. Research FIRST! We are here to help. ** *For more information, please visit Caroline and her Mother at:* *http://www.regardingcaroline.com/* Caroline

Why Do We Even Bother to Blog? Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 15 hours ago

In a recent rant on the CONTempt Party government's compulsive spending of our money on pure propaganda, we gave a shout-out to Stephen Lautens for graphic help in the form of another of his wicked Demotivational Conservative Posters. He graciously complied. There. Says it all.

Israel to set up field hospital to aid 'Syrian' refugees

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago

Yes, you are reading that correctly. Israel is setting up a field hospital on the Syrian border to* aid Syrian refugees* Suuuuuurree............. The Israeli army plans to erect a field hospital on the Syrian border to treat injured refugees. *The hospital is to be set up in the central Golan Heights or near the Quneitra border crossing with Syria.* *Queneitra: Much of that area occupied by Israel * "Much of the governorate was captured by Israel in the 1967 and 1973" *Queneitra: the crossing in which IDF and NATO mercs pass into Syria despite the presence of the UN. Or because ... more »

PlayStation 4 launches this afternoon - speculation is rife

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 15 hours ago

the PlayStation 4 launches this afternoon in New York, and here's the Telegraph with gallons of pre-launch speculation in case you just can't wait for the actual details and specifications.

Number One in the UK 38 years ago

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) I love this song.

Hubris... Still No Accountability-- Forget Bush And Cheney, What About Steny Hoyer And Steve Israel?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago

Rachel Maddow's presentation of *Hubris* lived up to the promise. Maddow explained why the film is so important in her introduction when she pointed out how LBJ hoodwinked Congress into going to war against Vietnam. 40 years later it happened again. In the clip above, Bush and Cheney are shown still refusing to admit they were wrong or even to apologize to the families of thousands of Americans and Iraqis whose lives their perfidy destroyed. I was touched that the one person who was truly remorseful, Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican from North Carolina, a Republican who has, since ... more »

Tree Sit Blocks Clearcutting for Tennessee Pipeline "NO PIPELINE!" Banner Dropped

Alex Lotorto at Stop The Tennessee Pipeline! - 15 hours ago

*UPDATE 2:13 pm: Ground supporters are released from detention by Police officers. **UPDATE 12:24 pm: Ground Support for Gifford have cooperated with police to leave the park and are being detained by two officers who had placed them in their vehicle handcuffed, but indicated that they are not under arrest. Gifford remains in the tree and is strongly committed to staying and protecting the area from fracking and the Pipeline.**UPDATE 9:24 am: An independent contractor,Mike with TGP's Michle has informed protesters that law enforcement has been called but no felling would take place ... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago

Happy Birthday to Anthony Stewart Head, 59. 1. Brendan Nyhan also wrote about parties, third parties, and change yesterday. His is really good, and has numbered points. I think it's shorter than mine, too. Did I mention it's really good? 2. Also excellent: Seth Masket on ideology and the GOP. I agree with his main point that Republicans are not in any extreme electoral danger over extremism, although I do think it's very possible that their lousy image cost them a bit in 2012. But Obama's margin of victory was too large to attribute to GOP extremism, especially when objective facto... more »

Headwaiter To The Provinces

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago

Back in 2008, Lawrence Martin wrote that Stephen Harper had truly become headwaiter to the provinces. The phrase, originally coined by Pierre Trudeau to mock Joe Clark and the Conservative vision of the country, was Stephen Harper's prime directive. Martin wrote: The firewall guy has curbed the federal spending power, he's corrected the so-called fiscal imbalance in favour of the provinces, he's doled out new powers to Quebec and now, if we are to believe Mr.[Lawrence] Cannon, more autonomy is on the way for one and all. Mr. Harper has always favoured a crisp reading of the Cons... more »

The one hundred and seventy seventh weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago

This week's award goes to the BBC's Andrew Neil for this tweet: 'Coal + nuclear today providing 40% & 17% electricity. Both being phased out fast. Wind? A mere 0.3%. Are we heading for brown or black outs? -- Andrew Neil (@afneil)' I've been predicting this electricity generation shortage for quite a while now. Which is why I find it shocking that so many journalists are only just starting to wonder what the future holds for us. Heading for brown or black outs - "No shit, Sherlock"

HPEC

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 17 hours ago

If you are a high school student, or teach economics to high school students, you most definitely will want to click here.

Where Are We and What Are We Blockading?

Alex Lotorto at Stop The Tennessee Pipeline! - 18 hours ago

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News Round-Up and Update from Alex

Alex Lotorto at Stop The Tennessee Pipeline! - 18 hours ago

Photo Credit, Lenore FasulaHere are some particularly well done news articles about the Tennessee Pipeline clear cutting and our blockade this week! Thank you to reporters who have come out to our rural county! We welcome all reporters interested in this story to contact Milford residents Alex Lotorto at 570-269-9589 or Jolie DeFeis at 917-514-0824. We will be away from our desks for the better part of the upcoming days, out standing in our field, so to speak. Please excuse our e-mail availability or lack there of. Also, there is a lot of as-of-yet unreported content in our About pa... more »

Ludwig Boltzmann: a birthday

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago

*Off-topic:* Yuri Milner, Facebook's Zuckerberg, and Google's Brin launched a Life Sciences counterpart of the Milner Prize, the same money. Because it's about life sciences, the chairman of the foundation is the chairman of Apple. Ludwig Boltzmann was born on February 20th, 1844, in Vienna, the capital of the Austrian Empire. He hanged himself 62 years later, on September 5th, 1906, near Trieste, (then) also in the Austrian Empire, where he was on vacations with his wife Henriette von Aigentler and a daughter. They had 3 daughters and 2 sons; Boltzmann probably suffered from undi... more »

Ancient Whale Fossils Unearthed

Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 19 hours ago

Teeth from one of the whale fossils. Photo courtesy: Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center via livescience.com Fossils uncovered during construction of a roadway in Southern California have revealed four new species of ancient whales, according to research presented here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). One of the species, dubbed "Willy," is much larger than the others and may have eaten sharks, said Meredith Rivin, a paleontologist at the Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center in Fullerton, Calif., and pa... more »

US Air Force - MAVs - more garbage littering our streets

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 21 hours ago

well, here's the latest tonne-shitload of garbage littering the streets of Free Planet, the drop-and-hope future surveillance menace known as MAVs or Micro Air Vehicles: *The project, which is based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, was revealed in the March issue of the National Geographic magazine.* *Air Force officials said they have already produced tiny remote-control prototypes - but they consume so much power that can only operate for a few minutes. Researchers estimate that it will take several years of advances in battery technology to make the designs fe... more »

The BBC's Mark Easton asks 'Why have the white British left London?'

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago

Do read Mark Easton's piece all the way through but after reporting the headline news that: 'Something quite remarkable happened in London in the first decade of the new millennium. The number of white British people in the capital fell by 620,000 - equivalent to the entire population of Glasgow moving out.' Mark Easton concludes that 'It is a story of aspiration. It is a story of success' Anybody care to fisk Mark Easton's article, I just don't have the time today?

Ubuntu Tablet - it's OS has arrived!

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 21 hours ago

Link: http://youtu.be/h384z7Ph0gU Ubuntu for tablets. It does remind me a bit about this and that... It wouldn't surprise me if -soon- an Ubuntu tablet will appear, as well as its feature phone. For the real smart phones (quad core, fast, 1Tb of memory, improved camera) we'll have to wait to the end of this year. In the meantime: protect yourself against an attack. This morning already I received the necessary Linux update to close the loophole that made it possible to hack Apple computers and Facebook. John

Diet Soda Increases Risk of Diabetes

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

Aspartame continues to be contraindicated but this item is the most compelling argument that I have seen. In the past I have posted that there is a solution if we must drink sweetened water. It consists of sufficient stevia, a grain of sucrose to eliminate any stevia after taste and sufficient glucose to provide safe energy. Otherwise, slightly impure glucose will work fine with a bit of stevia. Recall that five percent of sweetening in Japan is Stevia and that is huge, so we are not lacking the knowhow. All the above is natural and safe and with a vast pedigree. In... more »

Green 'Space' Slime Baffles Nature Experts

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

Here we go again. My conjecture regarding a stratospheric slime mold balloon as unreal as it seems continues to bear fruit. Such a balloon would contain methane and rise at night from our swamps into the stratosphere. Very likely they naturally refract the sun's light to produce high altitude lights which I have seen and has also been called Brown lights around mountains were the rising uplifts would jostle them around a lot. When a meteor strikes, a sharp shock wave is produced and this likely disrupts a large number of such creatures that then fall to earth to appear as b... more »

Thermionics Sharply Improved

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

I am not so sure that this is a particularly new idea so much as an engineering impossibility. Whether or not that has changed remains to now be seen. It would be really nice to draw off surplus heat as as direct electrical power as a matter of simple best practice. We might even get good at it. I suspect that it remains a daunting problem but possibly one that now may attract research funds. Direct thermal conversion into electrical potential has never got much attention mostly as no one had any good answers. Yet we live in an ocean of such potential and even a small con... more »

Gold Disinformation

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

This story has been evolving for a long time. Essentially there is excellent reason to conjecture that the gold in Fort Knox in particular has been outright looted by the substitution of a large number of gold bars with tungsten adulterated bars. I can assure you that this can be made to work and it can even be set up to pass appropriate tests with a compliant assayer who knows where to drill. Google this blog to pick up the earlier posts putting this all together. Knowing this, and knowing that the Chinese are wise and by implication so are the other central banks, it has ... more »

David Cameron hits back at Johnny Marr

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago

Yesterday I blogged about Johnny Marr's lefty intolerance and the BBC's eagerness to report it as a way of denigrating David Cameron. I hear that David Cameron who is on a visit to India has also responded: "I've now got Johnny Marr and other members of the band saying I'm not able to listen to the The Smiths... I'm afraid, I will go on and listen to The Smiths." That David Cameron, he may not stand up to the EU, the Chinese or world dictators but when it comes to taking a firm line with 1980s musos, he's your man.

Carl Helvie Refused Chemo For Lung Cancer in 1975: Now the Longest Living Known Lung Cancer Survivor

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago

Source of above picture: http://www.holistichealthshow.com/ Carl Helvie refused chemo for lung cancer in 1975 and is now the longest living lung cancer survivor! Chris Beatsd Cancer Blog, 16 February 2013 Given 6 months to live, Carl Helvie refused chemo and used natural methods to heal himself in 1975. *1975!* Today, 38 years later, he is believed to be the longest living lung cancer survivor. Coincidence? I think not. Can we learn something from Carl? I think so! Seriously. What an awesome testimony to the power of nutrition and natural therapies for long term healing... more »

dream 0430 hours - writing on the wall - Hulk smashed flees

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 21 hours ago

hypervivid hyperreal secretagent dream, that was the one dream I've had of late that ACTUALLY FELT LIKE A REALWORLD TEAM MISSION i.e. not a dream, involving a small team of infiltrators and a female handler. I was given a file/folder to carry with me on the mission. There was this derelict building I had to 'back door' (there was a dusty tall pyramid of concrete in front of the door, if this helps verify that I was there) but I couldn't get the backdoor to close, it kept popping open even though the door was locked. Tried again and again to lock the metal door, even used my fingers... more »

CHILD ABUSE - INDONESIA

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago

Boyce *1.* Robert Finnegan was editor of the Jakarta Post at the time of the first Bali Bomb. (Finnegan clashed with Ralph Boyce, the then U.S. ambassador to Indonesia, and got sacked. Reportedly, Finnegan had produced evidence linking the Bali Bombing to the security services. The Bali Bomb, Ralph Boyce and Robert Finnegan) "Finnegan said that while he was with the Jakarta Post, he became aware that Boyce, while ambassador in Jakarta, used the services of two known local procurers of child prostitutes and sex slaves. "They were both Indonesian nationals, one was a CIA asset ope... more »

A Tale of Two Provinces: B.C. NDP and Wild Rosehip Tea Party show why opposition matters

David Climenhaga at Alberta Diary - 22 hours ago

Razzle-dazzle, sis-boom-bah, balanced budgets, rah-rah-rah! Danielle Smith and the Wild Rosehip Tea Party yell squad cheers for Alison Redford’s Tory team’s worst plays on the field. The actual Alberta opposition may not be quite as illustrated. Below: Ms. Redford and B.C. Premier Christie Clark. Why are these two premiers smiling? British Columbia and Alberta, Canada’s ... more »

Unstable Universes: guest blog

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago

*Guest blog by David Berenstein, Assoc. Prof. in Santa Barbara* It’s a fine day for the Universe to die, and to be new again! Well, maybe not, but the Internet is abuzz with a reincarnation of the unstable universe story. (You can also see it here, or here, the whole thing is trending in Google). In other words, this is known as tunneling between vacua. And if you have followed the news about the Landscape of vacua in string theory, this should be old news (that we may live in a unstable Universe, which we don’t know). For some reason, this wheel gets reinvented again and again with... more »

Nanaimo Shipyard Going Bankrupt, Thank Stephen Harper

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 23 hours ago

As reported here some months back, there are no shipbuilding jobs for British Columbia,. This company that has been around since the 1930`s thought their partnership with Seaspan would create hundreds of jobs.. The company say Stephen Harper and the CONservative Government aren`t serious about jobs, or honouring commitments.. http://www.vancouversun.com/business/industry/Nanaimo+Shipyard+battles+stave+bankruptcy/7987807/story.html I wrote about the pathetic game Stephen Harper is playing with these shipbuilding contracts, these carrots have been dangled for years, Gordon Camp... more »

Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet, on Death"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago

"You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light. If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond; And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring. Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. Your fear of death is ... more »

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose ...

noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 23 hours ago

That means the more things change, the more it's the same old, same old. In March last year, I wrote a response to George Zimmerman shooting and killing a black kid, claiming that it was self-defense and using the Stand-Your-Ground law in Florida as justification. It was entitled Aileen Wuornos is My Homie. I wondered what would happen if women in the US started MASSIVELY using Zimmerman's pretext. It's obvious that law is supported by the NRA lobby; they often exploit concerns about women's safety as a rationalization for demanding gun-owners rights be sacred, and blahblahblah S... more »

Resolutions are Proceeding at this End Point Period…

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago

* * * * *Resolutions are Proceeding at this End Point Period…* by ÉirePort Silence in these moment-to-moments is most helpful. Formerly clashing energetics have begun to resolve and centering with Higher Self in the silence is perhaps the most efficient means to allow these to resolve fully. Resolutions are proceeding at this end point period in humanity-duality history. Hue-manity arises out of this. By this we mean Hue-manity General. Global consciousness expansion follows 100th monkey embracement of Hue-manity, by humanity (small h). ÉirePort | February 20, 2013 at 05:09 URL: ... more »

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago

Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. There's a lot of great information in this post and I encourage you to read through it ... however, if you don't have the time right now, you might find the following quick links helpful: - The #CTWW Gang - The Honor Society - My Final Thoughts on Our Last Challenge - This Week's Challenge Last week we joined Mrs. Green for a "Use It Up" challenge. We were asked to use the food we have in our kitc... more »

Mississippi Finally Makes It Official-- Slavery Is Now Illegal In The Virtute Et Armis State

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

Mississippi is also known as the Magnolia State and the Hospitality State... but *Virtute et Armis* is more befitting in the context of a state that took until this week to finally ratify the 13th Amendment a century and a half late. That was the one that abolished slavery. At least Mississippi is, by some way of thinking, ahead of Mali, Niger and Mauratania! After Congress voted for the 13th Amendment in January 1864, the measure went to the states for ratification. On Dec. 6, 1865, the amendment received the three-fourths' vote it needed when Georgia became the 27th state to ... more »

Ennui

Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 1 day ago

Wow, I've been a bad blogger the past little while. It's not that I don't have anything to write about but more to do with deciding what to write and then getting it down on paper so to speak. That, plus my brain is a bit mushy after work on some days. I promise to have something more substantive soon (yes, I know I promised that LAST time....but this time I really, REALLY promise) so in the meantime, I give you a random run down of thoughts.... 1. I blogged about going to work "in the field" in a previous post, which is scaffolder-speak for heading down into the plant to work... more »

"Saskatchewan NDP Leadership - Part 1 - Context" - Guest Post By Dan Tan

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago

*(Buckdog is covering the 2013 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leadership race - today a guest post by Dan Tan):* * **NDP members in Saskatchewan will be tasked with choosing the next social-democratic leader of that province. That leader will be tasked with challenging the misguided, misleading, & merciless governing Saskatchewan Party - and their leader Brad Wall. In service of this internal process, the following series of posts are offered to take stock of both the context of the province…and those men who have pledged to lead it on behalf of the NDP. Before we evaluate the ... more »

Paulo Coelho, “The Mystery of Discovery”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

*“The Mystery of Discovery”* by Paulo Coelho “Tonight, before leaving, I’m going to spend time sorting through the pile of things I never had the patience to put in order. And I will find that a little of my history is there. All the letters, the notes, cuttings and receipts will take on their own life and have strange stories to tell me – about the past and about the future. All the different things in the world, all the roads travelled, all the entrances and exits of my life. I am going to put on a shirt I often wear and, for the first time, I am going to notice how it ... more »

“You should be forced to buy this book”

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago

The title of this post comes from Stephen Hicks, who blogs on a new book by aspiring philosopher-queen Sarah Conly defending paternalistic laws; [image: conly-aa]that is, laws that make you do things, or prevent you from doing things, for your own good. I argue [says the bossy bitch] that autonomy, or the freedom to act in accordance with your own decisions, is overrated … we need the help of others—and in particular, of government regulation—to keep us from going wrong.” To which busybody-babble Hicks drily responds: Rumour has it that contrarian paternalists disagree violently,... more »

Nu - Zebra

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago

Lucien Clergue

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Remember Now”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

2002, “Remember Now” - http://www.youtube.com/

Junius - The Antediluvian Fire

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

This is from the album *'The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist.'*

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Remember Now”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

2002, “Remember Now” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4qjI8VVzg

Nancy Tate ~ Hatonn ~ 18 February 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago

* * * * *Nancy Tate ~ Hatonn ~ 18 February 2013* By FatherMotherGod... - Posted on 18 February 2013 I am here today to tell you all of something that is taking place in the universe. I am Hatonn, and I greet you on the most momentous of days. It is a matter of circumventing the universe and all of its territories and then coming around again. We are in that beginning phase of the return trip around the universe, the one that is beginning to open us all up to who we truly are and what our next steps are. You may be wondering in this moment what I speak of when I include myself, a... more »

Flabbergasted at Boston Globe Flatulence

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 1 day ago

*Happened when I flipped over the first page and saw this leading its nation coverage. * * **Keep in mind this is coming from the same group of people who claimed that snowfalls were a thing of the past. * "Climate contradiction: Less snow, more blizzards; 2 studies detail global warming, extreme weather" by Seth Borenstein | Associated Press, February 19, 2013 WASHINGTON — With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to *global warming* as the culprit. Then when a whopper of a blizzard smac... more »