oldephartte(in training): 30 March - Blogs I'm Following II

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TV Watch: Is there anything "Shameless"'s Frank Gallagher won't do if he's paid? (Not that we know of)

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 21 minutes ago

*"Apparently, I've caused a ruckus because I said that gay folks deserve certain . . . civil rights. Rights that the breeders don't want to bestow upon me. [Chortles]" Watch this great clip from last week's episode of Shameless -- Frank Gallagher as impassioned gay-rights crusader -- here. (I had it successfully embedded but discovered that then I couldn't have any line breaks in the post. Sigh. I thnk someone should be shot, but then, nobody asked my opinion.)* *by Ken* What? Is Frank Gallagher gay? This drunken galoot with six children (that we know about), who'll nail any wom... more »

Frithjof Schuon On Dogmatic Exoterism

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 35 minutes ago

Below is an excerpt from Frithjof Schuon's 1989 book, *"In the Face of the Absolute."* World Wisdom Books: Bloomington, Indiana. Pg. 21-22. Dogmatic exoterism, as we have mentioned more than once, exhibits providential limitations determined by its mission and thus by its reason for being. To begin with, it excludes the idea of universal relativity --- of *Maya* --- and therefore is unaware of the diverse and at times antinomic aspects of things, as well as of the points of view which take them into account; this amounts to saying that it identifies itself with a particular point... more »

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José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 41 minutes ago

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ALEC-er Inhofe - PROUD to Be Climate Denier

2old2care at Because I Can - 44 minutes ago

From HuffPo Sen. James Inhofe is taking criticism of his climate change denial as a compliment. The Oklahoma Republican is one of the central targets in the newly released climate change documentary "Greedy Lying Bastards," which examines attempts by the fossil fuel industry to thwart emissions standards and mispresent the facts in the face of changing global climate conditions. The film airs Friday at a special screening in Tulsa, Okla. "I was not surprised to see myself front and center on the promotional material for this climate change movie," he told the Tulsa World, "and ... more »

ALEC-er - "Good to oppose the black guy in the White House"

2old2care at Because I Can - 1 hour ago

http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/46590-s-c-doctors-urge-lawmakers-to-expand-medicaid-eligibility *The politics are going to overwhelm the policy.* *It is good politics * *to oppose the black guy in the White House right now, * *especially for the Republican Party*. South Carolina Representative Kris Crawford From the South Carolina Campaign Finance Webpage Individual Reports Candidate Campaign Disclosure 2012, October 10th, Pre-Election Report Candidate: *Crawford, Kristopher R* Position Sought: State House Representative District/Locale: 63 Election Type: General Election Date... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

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

Spofford, New Hampshire, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"Now You Know Why Cyprus Has No 2nd Amendment"

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

*"Now You Know Why Cyprus Has No 2nd Amendment"* by Karl Denninger "Because if they did... With banks confiscating up to *80* *percent* of uninsured deposits over 100,000 euros ($130,000) and the country facing a deep economic crisis, Cyprus has forgiven loans to politicians and companies while others are generally being required to pay in full, media reports said, setting off fury on the island country. The Greek newspaper Ethnos and the website 24h.com.cy said that loans to Members of Parliament from the three major political parties and other officials in the public adminis... more »

The Terrorists In Our Government, Banks, & Mainstream Media Are At It Again, On Several Fronts

Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 1 hour ago

*By the very definition of "TERRORISM", our government, banksters, & mainstream media are "TERRORISTS" based on their consistent non-stop terrorist actions against the American people and undermining of the Constitution.* *CYPRUS and how it affects US:* *Think Your Money is Safe? Think Again: The Confiscation Scheme Planned for US and UK Depositors. Confiscating the customer deposits in Cyprus banks was not a one-off. It could happen here.* *Customer Deposits Are Property of the Bank: Close Your Account NOW* *When You Weren’t Looking, Democrat Bank Stooges Launch Bills to Permit ... more »

March 30, 1973

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

It's a travel day: Nixon, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman are off to the Pacific White House. Which means, alas, no more tapes during the following week. Before they leave, however, we do get Nixon and Haldeman talking. And elsewhere, it's a very busy day. Jeb Magruder spends the day chasing after his former assistant, Robert Reisner, who he now learns from the Washington Post has been subpoenaed by the Ervin Committee. Alas for him and them all, to no effect. Reisner, by the way, checks in during the day with Fred Fielding, who works under Dean at the White House -- and Fielding, accordin... more »

google, what have you got against choice?

laura k at wmtc - 1 hour ago

Google is losing a lot of friends lately. Their recent decisions to discontinue iGoogle and Reader are making many people unhappy. Today, to the great dismay of many Gmail users, Gmail's new compose interface - a small box in the corner of your screen - became the default. Google says the previous compose style - the more typical large box in the centre of your screen - will be discontinued. Why? Why not give us options? If some people like to compose an email in a small box in the corner of their screen, that's grand. They can. And if other people prefer to compose an email in as ... more »

Everything I know, I learned from Mayberry

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 2 hours ago

Don't often pass on facebook memes and I'm reasonably sure that is not Opie in the photoshop but this is, as the cool kidz say, well played.

Sulfur Is For Republicans Rotting In Hell, Not For Normal People Breathing Here On Earth

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago

Friday morning we were wondering who would be picking up the tab for damage from earthquakes caused by fracking if Big Oil & Gas won't. Well, the same people who pick up the tab for all pollution caused in the pursuit of private profits-- the tax payers. So that same morning when I heard some GOP shill on the radio whining how forcing Big Oil to reduce sulfur emissions from their gasoline would increase the companies' costs, I couldn't help but think about the billions of dollars in healthcare costs from gasoline pollution and who pays those costs. The reason he was on the radio m... more »

The UK's future in Europe

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago

[image: Image for 2] As a fairly regular listener (for over a quarter of a century) to Radio 4's *The World Tonight* I often find myself viewing its homepage. For several weeks now, prominently positioned just beneath its 'Latest episode' link, the homepage has been showcasing one particular edition of the programme, from last December: The UK's future in Europe Can the UK prosper outside Europe and can Europe prosper without the UK? I presume the reason for featuring this special edition so prominently and for so long must be because they are especially proud of it and think it re... more »

Delmarva Peninsula residents must come to terms with sea level rise

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago

[image: This house, which is now completely underwater, was once inhabited and on dry land. Rising sea level is a reality that many who live in coastal areas will have to come to terms with in the near future. Photo: Delmarva Now] 29 March 2013 (DelmarvaNow) – Last October’s Hurricane Sandy was a costly affair for Somerset County, hitting Crisfield residents especially hard, with flood waters up to 5 feet deep that destroyed property and in the aftermath, shook the town’s economic and physical foundations. There was little time to escape rapidly rising waters as the storm swept a... more »

Holy Saturday Night in Haiti

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 3 hours ago

Sleeping with Mitral Stenosis in Port-au-Prince (Photo by John Carroll, March 30, 2013)This is how Marie has been trying to sleep for months. She cannot lie down because she cannot breathe. Her exam today revealed a very tight mitral valve. The tissue is scarred down and does not let blood normally drain into her left ventricle which is her main pumping chamber. And fluid ends up in her lungs which has caused her right ventricle to become overloaded. And this causes fluid to engorge her liver and causes her abdomen to be painful. And untreated strep throat caused all of this when Mar... more »

Warburg, Benjamin and the Archives of Outsider Art

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 3 hours ago

*Wikipedia: * Abraham Moritz Warburg, known as Aby Warburg (June 13, 1866 – October 26, 1929), was a German art historian and cultural theorist who founded a private Library for Cultural Studies, the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg, later Warburg Institute. At the heart of his research was the legacy of the Classical World, and the transmission of classical representation, in the most varied areas of western culture through to the Renaissance. He suffered from depression and symptoms of schizophrenia, and was hospitalized in Ludwig Binswanger's neurological clinic in ... more »

5 Creative Ways to Decorate an Easter Egg and Creative Linkup

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 4 hours ago

This year I promised my 4-year-old some awesome dyed eggs, but in the wake of my 4-year-old's recent illness, I almost completely forgot about Easter. To make up for me not being on top of my game, I told her we could try out lots of different ways to decorate eggs. These are the ones we want to try. Chalkboard Eggs from Mom.Me. Seriously what kid wouldn't love these? Glittered Eggs from Martha Stewart. Hello glitter! Rubber Cement Dyed Eggs from Crap I've Made. These are the eggs my 4-year-old is most excited about. They look awesome. DIY Marbleized Eggs from Camille Styles... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

"Eternal Enemies..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago

"Liberty and democracy are eternal enemies, and every one knows it who has ever given any sober reflection to the matter. A democratic state may profess to venerate the name, and even pass laws making it officially sacred, but it simply cannot tolerate the thing. In order to keep any coherence in the governmental process, to prevent the wildest anarchy in thought and act, the government must put limits upon the free play of opinion. In part, it can reach that end by mere propaganda, by the bald force of its authority — that is, by making certain doctrines officially infamous. But i... more »

World Must Unite Against US-Saudi-Israeli Proxy War in Syria

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 5 hours ago

- US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel have conspired to destroy Syria by way of arming sectarian extremists since 2007. - The West now admits it, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have provided thousands of tons of weapons to militants in Syria - while also conceding that Al Qaeda's Syrian franchise, Jabhat al-Nusra is the best armed, most well equipped militant front in the conflict. - US, Saudi, Israeli-backed terrorists are now committing a myriad of horrific atrocities against all of Syria's population, including Sunni Muslims - meaning neither "democrac... more »

“Agency of Fear: The FBI's Bomb Factory”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago

*“Agency of Fear: The FBI's Bomb Factory”* by Jeffrey St. Clair “It’s nearing dusk on November 26, 2010. More than 25,000 people have gathered in a light rain at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland, Oregon to watch the annual lighting of the holiday tree, a 100-foot-tall Douglas-fir logged from the Willamette National Forest. Three men in a nearby hotel room have just finished eating a take-out pizza. The TV turned to a local news channel, which is covering holiday celebration. The men spread towels on the floor and say an Islamic prayer, asking that Allah bless their operatio... more »

The Long-run Budget Path

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 5 hours ago

Click here to ready my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.

Clean up begins for Mayflower, Arkansas Oil Spill

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 6 hours ago

Amy Hancock KTHV It was a rough start to the Easter holiday weekend after an oil spill struck in Mayflower. Authorities said as many as 40 homes had to be evacuated Friday afternoon. Mayflower Police Chief Robert Satkowski said that the evacuations will remain in effect over-night. The chief also stated that it's too early to say how much oil spilled, but crews have prevented it from getting into Lake Conway. That was a big concern all day; the work ahead will focus on clean-up around the affected areas in town. "So that is a pipeline that has busted and has flooded the neighbor... more »

The Leveretts Use Logic And Reason To Combat Irrational Foes of An American-Iranian Peace Deal

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 6 hours ago

Read, *"Up For Debate: Do Insiders or Outsiders Have the Clearer View of Iran?"* by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett. The article is a response to a review of their highly praised book, *"Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran,"* by historian and author Abbas Milani called, *"The American Voices of the Islamist Regime in Iran: Two Former U.S. Officials Make the Case for Accommodation."* Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. The Leveretts are ... more »

“You Have the Right to Remain Silent, But…”

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

*“You Have the Right to Remain Silent, But…”* by Dave Lindorff “Willie James Sauls is unlikely to see the outside of a prison. Last fall a court in the state of Texas sentenced this 37-year-old man to 45 years in jail. His crime: he snatched the purse from an old woman. In Norway, meanwhile, a court sentenced Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing racist who slaughtered 77 people, mostly teenagers, and injured several hundred, to 21 years in prison, with an option for that detention to be extended by five-year increments if he is determined to be still dangerous. Otherwise, th... more »

Stephen Greer and David Wilcock Interview

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago

Busted! Proof of HAARP! Satellite Imaging Shows Coil Wave over Prince Edward Islands [Indian Ocean not Canada]..

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago

Reblogged from: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=272951 *Busted! Proof of HAARP! Satellite Imaging Shows Coil Wave over Prince Edward Islands..* Posted By: Jordon Date: Saturday, 30-Mar-2013 15:00:17 The images from march 26th 2013 show a Huge Coil , Spiral Wave like Feature coming from the Prince Edward Islands ! Amazing Proof of Weather Modification ! NASA Pictures showing the effects of TTA'S and HAARP ! http://youtu.be/frwBLtv3EN8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weird Cloud ‘Coils’ Captured by Earth-Observing Satellite These are some of the strang... more »

Bowie Keeps Swinging

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago

Early in the 70s I washed up in Amsterdam, after a couple years of wandering down the Hippie Trail across Asia and back. I didn't have a dime to my name and no reason to go back to America, which was still systematically destroying Vietnam under Richard Nixon. Necessity created an ascetic and I got a job at the Kosmos, Amsterdam's meditation center. I ate brown rice and vegetables for 4 years and lived... modestly. It was also the time I was slowly coming to realize I was gay. I had another set of friends besides the meditation center crowd. They were some American and British ex... more »

Freedom of speech in Palestinian Territories

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago

'A Palestinian man who clicked "Like" on a Facebook status criticizing a Palestinian Authority official has been sentenced to six months in prison. Anas Ismail, 29, of Salfit, near Nablus, was found guilty of "libel and slander."' More here http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Palestinian-imprisoned-for-Facebook-Like-308190

Sweet charity

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 7 hours ago

I didn't find this at all surprising. Anybody who has ever worked in the restaurant/hospitality industry knows the rich are tightwads. Indeed the richer the are, the stingier they are with tips. So it goes with charitable giving. One of the most surprising, and perhaps confounding, facts of charity in America is that the people who can least afford to give are the ones who donate the greatest percentage of their income. In 2011, the wealthiest Americans—those with earnings in the top 20 percent—contributed on average 1.3 percent of their income to charity. By comparison, Americans ... more »

Washington Post: Texas wants its gold back! Wait, what?

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago

Gold at the New York Fed. (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) *Thanks Deva for posting this. First thought that popped in my head was is this a move by the "Texas Camp" to keep themselves going? Gold increases in value as the dollar decreases, other wise its just a commodity... -AK* http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/26/texas-wants-its-gold-back-wait-what/ * * *Texas wants its gold back! Wait, what?* Posted by Neil Irwin on March 26, 2013 at 10:58 am Texas has generally been at the front of the pack of a certain variety of uber-hawkish, vaguely paranoid monetary... more »

New Site Announcement -- Understanding the OPPT

Brian Kelly at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago

*Understanding The One People's Public Trust -- A Beginner's Guide to the OPPT* * * Link to the site: http://understandingtheoppt.info/ * * There are still many out there who have not yet been exposed to the OPPT. While I do believe we are approaching a time where ALL the actions that have taken place will be brought into the light for all BE'ings to see and know, I still think it's important to have dedicated sites such as this one, available as a resource for those who are looking for answers to questions which have and will continue to surface. A BIG thank you to Tom ... more »

There are 70 conflicts worldwide, so why do we focus on just one? | Irish Examiner

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago

' The same could be said about Chechnya. The Russians have just announced the end of their "counter-terrorism" operation. There are no solid figures for the number of civilians killed since the second war began there in late 1999, but estimates range anywhere between 25,000 and 200,000. Put that in context. Israel might be geographically small – smaller than Munster – but in population terms Chechnya is absolutely tiny. A region with a little more than one million inhabitants has seen anything up to one-fifth of its civilian population killed in two decades of war. And one school... more »

Tom Flanagan's Too Brief Exile

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

Consider Tom Flanagan rehabilitated. All it took was a dead premier to get him back in the public eye. That and the Globe & Mail. On the occasion of the passing of Ralph Klein, the G&M is running a testimonial from Tom Flanagan: *All politicians say they went into public life “to make a difference.” Ralph Klein actually did make a difference. He showed Alberta – and Canada – how to deal with runaway deficits and public debt.* *The Klein model was a steroidal version of short-term pain for long-term gain. Rather than just level off the growth in spending, he made deep actual red... more »

The World Should Consider North Korea As Dangerous And Deranged, Now Threatening Others In The Global Community ...

leftdog at Buckdog - 8 hours ago

*I don't think it's wise to ignore the political lunacy spewing from North Korea this week. They are isolated and paranoid. Their rigid ideology leaves them reacting to everything with confrontation and threats of violence. * *Like an armed crazy person making threats in a public place, North Korea should be considered as potentially dangerous to the world community. Personally, I think that North Korea could go over the edge with this nonsense. They would probably consider it courageous and glorious! * *It's time for the People's Republic of China to instruct North Korea to to... more »

NC GOP attacks voting rights

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 8 hours ago

Suppressing the (Democratic) vote has been an ongoing effort since the idiot GOPers took over our statehouse and they're not letting up for a minute. Not content to trust their extreme gerrymandering of the districts, which went as far as to split a college campus down the middle, the GOP's latest assault on voting rights is going for the ALEC approved attack on voting access. They're double teaming this one: Senate Bill 428, filed by Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, would cut the early voting period from two weeks to one and would eliminate same-day voter registration. House Bill... more »

CYPRUS: DEPOSITORS MIGHT BE ISSUED BANK STOCK WORTH 37.5% OF AMOUNTS OVER 100,000 EUROS, “WHILE THE REST OF THEIR DEPOSITS MAY NEVER BE PAID BACK”

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago

Reblogged from: http://www.cryptogon.com/?p=34315 *CYPRUS: DEPOSITORS MIGHT BE ISSUED BANK STOCK WORTH 37.5% OF AMOUNTS OVER 100,000 EUROS, “WHILE THE REST OF THEIR DEPOSITS MAY NEVER BE PAID BACK”* March 30th, 2013 Killing Joke - European Super State from Digital Beast on Vimeo. Via: Reuters: Big depositors in Cyprus’s largest bank stand to lose far more than initially feared under a European Union rescue package to save the island from bankruptcy, a source with direct knowledge of the terms said on Friday. Under conditions expected to be announced on Saturday, depositors in... more »

Yale Journal of Economics

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 9 hours ago

Students at Yale have started a new journal, called the Yale Journal of Economics, which aims to publish the best undergraduate papers, not just from Yale, but from any school. Click on the link to read the first issue or to find out how to submit. The editors hope professors will encourage their students who write noteworthy papers to send them in. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being the featured speaker at the event where the inaugural issue was released. Below is a picture of me with the new journal's editorial board after a dinner at Mory's, the classic Yale eating establis... more »

Holy Saturday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago

Sea Lion Deaths

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 9 hours ago

*Enenews ‘Federal gov’t declares rare Unusual Mortality Event in So. California — 70% of all newborn sea lions may be dying — Testing for toxins, infectious agents (VIDEO)’ (2013, March 28), * http://enenews.com/noaa-declares-rare-unusual-mortality-event-in-so-california-70-of-all-newborn-sea-lions-may-be-dying-testing-for-toxins-video Majia here: I'm so saddened by the sea-lion deaths. I love sea-lions. I grew up mostly on the north California coast and then went to college at San Diego State. I love the pelicans, sea-gulls, and sea-lions. I also love the hermit crabs. Last summer ... more »

What Mattered This Week?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 10 hours ago

It was sort of this week, sort of not, but I'll make a mention here of all of the implementation fights on the Affordable Care Act: they certainly matter. I'll go with North Korea again in the "doesn't matter" category. I'm not sure what to do with the SCOTUS hearings on marriage, so I'll leave it to you. And beyond that, I've probably missed stuff...what do you think? What do you think mattered this week?

SEEKING PEACE & JUSTICE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago

*Solidarity action with Guantanamo hunger strikers at Times Sq. in NYC last Thursday* - On Sunday, March 24 human rights activists throughout the US (including NYC, Chicago, Ohio) began a seven day fast and series of actions in solidarity with the men currently on hunger strike at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The US Navy now reports that three hunger strikers have been hospitalized and that ten are being force fed — a practice condemned by human rights organizations and used in efforts to “break” prior hunger strikes at Guantanamo. Some hunger striker... more »

Never Quit Living Life

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 10 hours ago

Never Quit Living Life 5 months after his stroke and brain bleed, our father Captain Gerard Petroni could not eat, speak or walk. Placing a piece of paper before him, our family asked, if he could write us anything, what would he write. With a struggling hard pressed hand Gerard wrote the words: NEVER QUIT. Inspired by Capt. Gerard Petroni's passion for Living Life, NEVER QUIT is a powerful and spirited story about Love, Health, Determination and the NEVER QUIT attitude that lives in all of us. Through healthy life choices and a NEVER QUIT attitude, we can overcome all obstacles a... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 10 hours ago

Moon hovers near Chrysler Building at sunrise. Inga Sarda-Sorenson photo: 12-30-12. [Click to embiggen]

Climate change is here, ready or not. So what now?

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 10 hours ago

[image: A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, New Jersey. Photo: Charles Sykes / AP] By Eugene Linden 30 March 2013 (US NEWS) – Welcome to a warmer, wilder world! We need to stop debating and start accepting that climate change is happening. Eugene Linden on how adaptation and market forces (hint: insurance companies) might temper the coming catastrophe. To paraphrase Hemingway, climate change first comes gradually and then all at once. Now that the negative impacts of changing climate have become undeniable, there is also a da... more »

Colony collapse disorder expanded drastically in 2012 – Bee death rate ‘much higher than it’s ever been’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 10 hours ago

[image: Beekeepers with Big Sky Honey worked with hives used to pollinate almond groves in Bakersfield, California. A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse for several years appears to have expanded drastically in 2012, commercial beekeepers say, wiping out 40 percent or even 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate many of the nation’s fruits and vegetables. Photo: Jim Wilson / The New York Times] By MICHAEL WINES 28 March 2013 BAKERSFIELD, California (The New York Times) – A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse for several years app... more »

Putting America's "Wars of Choice" in Perspective

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

America, land of the formerly free and home of the lamentably broke. A recent Harvard study estimated the costs of America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq at at least $4-trillion and likely closer to $6-trillion. That's six trillion taxpayer dollars, a mountain of money that has been essentially borrowed which makes it an ever-growing mountain of debt. In an era in which politicians find it advantageous to insulate the voting public from the true costs of their leaders' adventures, amounts like this are almost impossible to grasp. It's understandable that *America's pols prefer th... more »

Attitude Toward Teaching

Douglas Storm at Schools Matter - 11 hours ago

Put a check mark (✓) if you agree with the statement. Put a cross (X) if you disagree with the statement. Form A 1. To strive to teach well is to pattern after Christ, who was the Master Teacher. There can be no higher calling. 3. Teachers are the nation's leaders. 5. Teaching develops the mind. 8. Dealing with youth tends to keep a teacher young, alert, and active. 12. Teaching requires more intelligence than most professions. 15. Teachers are the molders of society. 16. Teachers do very well considering the small amount of co-operation they get from school boards. 19. Teachers are f... more »

Will South Carolina Republicans Vote Strategically Tuesday?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago

Sanford's not even good enough for these two charlatans Ole Man-on-Dog Santorum was down in South Carolina's first congressional district all last week, campaigning for little known former Charleston city councilman Curtis Bostic, who came in a distant second (with 13%) in the Republican primary and will face off against former Governor/former Congressman Mark Sanford (37%). More accurately, of course, is that Santorum was down in South Carolina campaigning against Sanford. I doubt Santorum gives a damn that Sanford was caught cheating on his wife-- in a spectacular, scandalous way--... more »

Cyprus Middle Class Targeted in EU Bank Heist

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 11 hours ago

Cyprus Middle Class Targeted in EU Bank Heist. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: TheAlexJonesChannel. Uploaded on March 30, 2013]: While savings accounts containing under €100,000 will remain untouched, those who have scrimped and saved all their lives to amass a relatively modest sum of anything over that amount face a "haircut" amounting to almost half of their wealth. While the initial plan to take 9.9% of savings over €100,000 was met with protests and widespread fury, the media is characterizing the new deal as a huge victory worthy of celebration, without asking the key q... more »

Moccasins on the Ground: Protecting Lakota generations from TransCanada tarsands pipeline

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago

. Debra White PlumeOwe Aku, Bring Back the Way Moccasins on the Ground: Protect Sacred Water by the Lakota Media Project Owe Aku, a grassroots organization on the Pine Ridge, SD Indian Reservation, along with many allies, held a three-day training at the Wounded Knee School, titled Moccasins on the Ground Tour of Resistance. “Over 300 people registered, some came and left, others

Property Sales Heat Up Post-Hurricane Sandy

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

A new generation of home buyers, lured by low, post-hurricane prices, are moving in to coastal neighbourhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy. They may be on the losing end of a false bargain. Another storm, even less devastating than Sandy, could send real estate prices in these areas straight to the seabed. And a recent study found that, while Americans are alive to the sea level rise and storm surge threat, they're not interested in sharing the bill for costly sea walls and other adaptation measures. It reminds me of a fellow I knew who fell onto hard times after a hurri... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'COINTELPRO 2'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago

COINTELPRO [2] Posted on March 30, 2013 MNN. Mar. 30, 2013. Paranoia should not paralyze us. To protect ourselves, watch for visitors who want information, plainclothes who take pictures before and during demonstrations; those who seem out of place and interested in members rather than issues; who suddenly disappear and put out false stories, sometimes about us being

What? And They Took His Stereo Too?

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

Clark Aposhian heads his state's biggest gun lobby, the Utah Shooting Sports Council. Aposhian is a true believer in the right to bear arms, including the AR-15 assault rifle. He even believes in the right of a gunowner to leave an AR-15 unattended in his car overnight. And that's how dumbass Aposhian woke up Thursday morning to find his personal arsenal shy one assault rifle, the one that had been left in his car. In his defence, Aposhian noted the weapon was unloaded and stored in a secure box which, presumably, his visitors also took. Yeah and the buggers also snagged his c... more »

New Jersey Educators' WORST FEARS Come True

Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 12 hours ago

Tested to Despair in New Jersey Proposed Regulations for Tenure Evaluations Confirm NJEA's Worst Fears Did you really think No Child Left Behind was to improve education? Well, that's what happens when you don't read the fine print or pretend it just isn't there.

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Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago

*Do you know which number would be the next one?* Six weeks ago, Sam Ting claimed that not too uninteresting results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer would arrive in two or three weeks. It didn't quite work; it's plausible that they were waiting for reviewers to say OK, something they may have expected to be just a painless or painful formality back in February. Now we're told that it's at least 6.5 weeks but this timing should work. Why? As tweeted by various antimatter tweeters and Twitters, there will be a talk at CERN on Wednesday, April 3rd. The speaker is Samuel T... more »

Think your savings are safe? Well, think again. "Grand theft, bank account" is becoming a forgivable crime in Europe AND the U.S. ...so long as the criminals are too-big-to-jail banksters. BEWARE! Experts like Ellen Brown have been tracking the evidence for months and find that no other conclusion is possible.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 12 hours ago

------------------------------ It Can Happen Here: The Confiscation Scheme Planned for US and UK Depositors Posted on March 28, 2013 by Ellen Brown Original Here Confiscating the customer deposits in Cyprus banks, it seems, was not a one-off, desperate idea of a few Eurozone “troika” officials scrambling to salvage their balance sheets. A joint paper by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Bank of England dated December 10, 2012, shows that these plans have been long ... more »

Most in U.S. concerned about sea level rise, poll finds – ‘The question is, how does public support for preparation translate to action?’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago

[image: Waves pound a wall in Pacifica, California, during a January 2010 storm. A recent survey found that most Americans were no longer willing to accept a hands-off approach to continued coastal development that will get battered repeatedly by rising seas as the climate changes. Photo: Paul Sakuma / Associated Press] By Neela Banerjee, neela.banerjee@latimes.com 28 March 2013 WASHINGTON (Los Angeles Times) – An overwhelming majority of Americans is convinced that sea level rise resulting from climate change poses a significant threat to the United States and coastal communities... more »

Baltimoreans keep saying the darnedest things!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago

*SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013* *Ben Carson talks of the animals:* Ben Carson did it again this week. In this morning’s Washington Post, his apology is reported by the Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik: ZURAWIK (3/30/13): *Hopkins surgeon Ben Carson apologizes for ‘choice of words’ on gay marriage* Benjamin Carson, the famed Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, apologized Friday for his “choice of words” and use of examples in discussing gay marriage on Fox News earlier in the week. During Sean Hannity’s show Tuesday, when asked about the matter before the Supreme Court, Carson said: *“Marriage is ... more »

Dateline

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago

After last week's highly unusual edition, *Dateline London* reverted to type again today. The panel consisted of a British left-winger (Owen Jones of *The Independent *), a Syrian-born left-winger (the freelance journalist Mustapha Karkouti), an American liberal (Michael Goldfarb of *GlobalPost*) and a left-leaning Catholic commentator (inevitably, Catherine Pepinster of *The Tablet*, above). The much-used term "left-liberal" sums up that panel to perfection! Where were the right-of-centre voices? They were where they so often are with *Dateline *- absolutely nowhere to be seen. ... more »

Caturday Blogging/Open Thread

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 13 hours ago

The little beast does have his moments. Mrs. JP and I are just now gearing up for our annual Easter dinner (Thanks, again, to Uncle Sam and SNAP, without whom we'd be fighting the stray cats in the neighborhood over the field mice). Meanwhile, underperforming idiots like Vernon Wells and Tony Romo get multi-year zillion dollar contracts and contract extensions while Mrs. JP and I can't even get minimum wage jobs cleaning up dog shit in Buddy Dog kennels (No joke. We actually tried and failed in 2009). I published another book this week, *The Misanthrope's Manual*, ... more »

THE ROAD TO IRAQ: Chris Matthews and The Donahue Rules!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago

*SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013* *Epilogue—Rules of the road:* Was Chris Matthews a lonely voice against the war in the months before Iraq? Well actually no, he actually wasn’t, despite the bullshit you may have heard on MSNBC. In the past week, Matthews and David Corn got busy spreading the latest false claims about the road to Iraq. It’s amazing how often we liberals get conned when we watch The One True Liberal Channel. What was happening at MSNBC as the war with Iraq drew near? Consider the things Jeff Cohen said in his 2006 book, Cable News Confidential. Today, Cohen is one of th... more »

Sad bear

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 13 hours ago

MILEY CYRUS; HISTORY OF SATANISM

Anon at aangirfan - 14 hours ago

*Miley Cyrus, who played the part of Hannah Montana* Billy Ray Cyrus is the father of Miley Cyrus. Billy Ray Cyrus was once asked if he thinks his family is under attack by Satan. Billy Ray Cyrus says, "no doubt. There's no doubt about it." Hannah Montana is a victim of Satanic Mind Control Reportedly, Miley Cyrus is a victim of CIA mind control. CIA mind-control programmes make use of Satanism. LIST OF SATANIC HAND SIGNS. *Occultism, used for mind control, can be found in the Egyptian Book of the Dead.* Billy Ray refers to a You Tube video showing Miley using the the drug Salv... more »

Saturday Night Short Shorts

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 14 hours ago

*Fourth Nuke*: Premier Jiang met with the mayors of Taipei, New Taipei City, and Keelung to discuss their opposition to the Fourth Nuclear Plant. Interestingly, Hau of Taipei has been saying that no referendum is needed, opinion polls are enough. Clearly the idea of a referendum is scary for some politicians. The fact that there is no place to put the waste continues to be a problem. And the quake we had this week... lots of minds are probably thinking about how if we had one under the nuke plant..... yes, it was like a reminder from the gods how stupid it is to build nuke plants on... more »

Four-day weekend - part 1

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 14 hours ago

Lo Fidelity Allstars - Disco Machine Gun Primal Scream - Burning Wheel Death in Vegas - Dirt Black Grape - Kelly's Heroes

With "LiveSchool," Total Surveillance and Compliance Are Just a Swipe and Click Away

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago

*"The best practice is to record data in the moment. Why? Because it will be immediately available to your colleagues, and it ensures that no behaviors-good or bad-go unrecognized." --LiveSchool promotional material* * **How does a KIPP or other corporate reform school teacher, with a 60-80 hour work week, keep track of every word spoken, every snort or snicker, every fake fart, every trip to the bathroom and how long it took for every student, every failure to "track" the teacher, sit like a robot, or mindlessly nod yes like a Jim Jones acolyte in the jungles of Guyana?* * **Well, it... more »

The Greenhouse Effect: Incompetent to the Point of Insanity

Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 14 hours ago

Global warming "skeptic" Anthony Watts, on his wattsupwiththat site, has once again shown his intense antipathy towards those who disbelieve in the "greenhouse effect" (although, as a "lukewarmer", he limits his own belief in it, and disavows the "catastrophic" global warming of consensus climate scientists). I simply pointed him and his readers to the main points of my definitive posts: No part of the "global energy budget" can be greater than the incident energy, There is NO increase in atmospheric temperature with an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, at any given pressure i... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago

*All the FRILLS upon it: New Orleans Easter parades ~Angela Carll, The Advocate* *A day in the life of Trout Point Lodgers Chuck and Vaughn ~Slabbed* *Lobbyists push Congress for Morganza-to-the-Gulf project ~Daily Comet* *History Behind the Walls on Chartres Street ~Go NOLA* *Fair Grounds' Black Gold~Infield Festival: Seventeen Food Trucks, Pop-Ups Confirmed; Offisite Parking at Former JFK School*~*The first post of Saturday’s 13-race card* is at 1 p.m. with the Louisiana Derby scheduled to go off at 5:45 p.m. Both the Louisiana Derby and Florida Derby will be televised on the NBC... more »

The Emperor Of The North

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago

There is only one way for Stephen Harper -- his way. It's been that way from the beginning. His treatment of the dissident members of his caucus underscores that point yet again. But, Andrew Coyne writes, he can only get his way when the mob rules: This isn’t a team. It’s a mob: mindless, frightened, without purpose or direction except what the leader decides, and unquestioning in its acceptance of whatever the leader decrees. What we have been watching these past few days is an exercise in raw power politics, designed as much to humiliate the individual in question as anything e... more »

Defining The Battleground And The Nature Of Conservatism

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago

The other day we mentioned how Indiana reactionary Todd Young just wants all these right-wing social issues-- like marriage equality-- to go away so Republicans can concentrate on all their elites have ever cared about: screwing over working families for the benefit of the Big Business interests that finance Republican politicians' careers. Yeah, *that*simple. That conservatives have been on the wrong side of history on every single important issue facing America starting with the Declaration of Independence-- conservatives, of course, fought on the British side during the Revoluti... more »

Really Cheating Our Children (The Owners (Right Wingers) Switch Confusing Arguments Again To Continue The International Financial Theft Game)

Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 15 hours ago

Cheating Our Children By Paul Krugman March 28, 2013 Comments So, about that fiscal crisis — the one that would, any day now, turn us into Greece. Greece, I tell you: Never mind. Over the past few weeks, there has been a remarkable change of position among the deficit scolds who have dominated economic policy debate for more than three years. It’s as if someone sent out a memo saying

Parents, sons die together in East Gwillimbury house fire

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 15 hours ago

A great loss and tragedy. I knew Kevin forever. He was a decent, straightforward and competent professional. Someone you could talk to by phone and who always focused on substance not the nonsense litigation tends to attract. His death is a great loss. Oddly, I realize now, I knew nothing at all about his personal life. For all I knew he was single, divorced, no kids whatever. It turns out he had a family and had suffered personal struggles without it affecting his practice in any outward way. He was brave as well as professional - I suspect the Fire Marshall will find evidence... more »

Alibi Antisemitism

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago

'These themes pitch those who sponsor them out of a genuine, and into a spurious, type of universalism: one where the Jews are special amongst other groups in being obliged to settle for forms of political freedom in which their identity may not be asserted collectively; Jews must be satisfied, instead, merely with the rights available to them as individuals. I call this a spurious universalism because people's rights to live as they will (subject to the usual constraint of not harming others) is an incomplete right – a truncated and impaired right – if it does not include the fre... more »

Excellent Article Explaining How the EPA Allows Untested Pesticides on the Market Through 'Conditional Registration'

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 17 hours ago

L. Fraser 'EPA Lets Pesticides on the Market Untested' OnEarth, http://www.onearth.org/article/epa-pesticides-conditional-registration [Excerpted] Most of us think of pesticides as the chemicals that get sprayed on weeds or used to kill rodents and bugs, but they’re actually found in everything from cosmetics to food containers, as well as antimicrobial textiles (such as the exercise shirt you might have worn to the gym this morning). By killing bacteria and other microorganisms, pesticides can help clothes resist stains or help containers keep food fresh longer. But some have als... more »

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Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 18 hours ago

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North Korea declares war on USA or does it?

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 18 hours ago

the global threat from North Korea has been drummed up by the western mainstream media for decades, it seems like the financial and tactical failure that was the sordid Vietnam War will never be allowed to be laid to rest by the USA. Did we forget that India, Pakistan and Israel have more nuclear ordnance than NK'll ever be able to threaten the world with. But still the concerted media campaign goes on: TEAM AMERICA MOVIE 2006 HOMEFRONT VIDEO GAME 2010 I really can't understand why the USA is trying to convince its consumerist kids that there's a nasty yellow bogeyman out there ... more »

OPPT’s CN really DO work?

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 18 hours ago

* Posted at: * http://just4ublogdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/oppts-cn-really-do-work/ * * *OPPT’s CN really DO work?* Posted on March 29, 2013 by sojournerbe Folks who are getting smart are unplugging from a broken system before getting electrocuted from the shock current. More than prepping, they are just plain refusing to participate. WE have the right to say “No!” The Courtesy Notice is pulling the plug out of the socket. The UCC filings turns the current off at the circuit breaker. Just got off this site (below) on how Courtesy Notices will work. More below. http://tradewit... more »

Encouragement for the Awakening

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 18 hours ago

Posted at: http://adaptingtograce.com/2011/08/30/encouragement-for-the-awakening/ *Encouragement for the Awakening* Aug 2011 I was shown that I would write a book about my decades of gradual induction into Universal Consciousness. Call it Kundalini if you like. Physically it felt like too much love to take into my little heart and brain – over and over again. As a result I am able tocommune with cosmic intelligence. In this sharing below, and for most of my book, it is a dialogue from the limited and fearful state of local consciousness to the nonlocal, grand love of cosmic i... more »

Abortion and the robot revolt

Alison at Creekside - 19 hours ago

How heartwarming it was to watch five brave Con backbenchers rise up to defend Langley Con MP Mark Warawa's right to independent Steve-free abortion speech in the House of Commons. After years of having to recite member statements on whatever idiotic repetitive talking points the 30-somethings in the PMO assigned to them every day, this week the robots are revolting. Con MP Brent Rathgeber : *I would submit that if the House does not jealously protect the rights of members to bring forward matters of concern to their constituents and if it does not strictly enforce those rules, the ... more »

March 29, 1973

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 19 hours ago

The Ervin Committee moves quickly, subpoenaing Magruder's assistant Robert Reisner, who the FBI and the prosecutors had totally overlooked. Today is supposed to be a big presidency day; Nixon has a nationwide address scheduled in the evening, which he will devote to a warning to North Vietnam (about cease-fire violations) and new price controls. Haldeman notes that Nixon's calendar was cleared to work on the speech, but Watergate did intrude a little, nevertheless. The first plan of the day was to get out a statement about Dean volunteering to go to the grand jury and waive executi... more »

DMT, Ayahuasca, The Pineal Gland – A Professor Talks Neurotheology

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago

Quite smartly, science is catching up to the whole spiritual experience. It can now be safely replicated in the lab without much effort, unlike meditation and its like. The conforming and repetitive nature of such observations suggests that the sensitized brain is accessing a source that is common to all. As I have postulated a human manufactured GOD machine that applies the SOUL through the pineal gland on the 49th day after conception, this information conforms nicely. We are discovering the organic method. For new readers, GOD was produced as much as 40,000 ... more »

2500 Yr Old City in Central India

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago

The Indus valley civilization went into decline around the same time as the global Atlantean palace based trade factory system went into eclipse. This formerly dominant example triggered successor civilization of which we have the Mayan and other successor civilizations. This discovery promises to be one such. It easily takes a few centuries of local development before real building begins. In addition most evidence is concentrated around the apex of a civilization. Imagine having archeological evidence of Alexander's empire. Then imagine knowing nothing about Greek histor... more »

Probiotics Improve Bone Density

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago

I have already shared the arclein diet as an excellent technique to timed dormancy of the small intestine. This allows us to now think in terms of establishing a regime for what we eat that is not too random or misguided. The item strongly indicates the chronic use of a quality yogurt with the main meal. An excellent diet is also indicted, but I do not wish to attempt an arbitrary design. They all need to be somewhat personalized. However, yogurt will clearly cover a number of omissions. That is something to take full advantage of. *Probiotics are not only powerful gu... more »

Graphene Desalination

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago

This looks to be a good try although I am not terribly optimistic. Free salt ions will coagulate and easily block up the filter. The trick we were attempting to commercialize in 2000 was to induce that effect in a tank and use gravity to induce full separation. It means putting a small amount of energy back into the system and was proven possible in a tube. It may actually work to have two closely spaced filters oppositely charged so that the salt is pushed away. Water will still find its way through to the oppositely charged filter. Of way more importance is that it i... more »

“The 13th Warrior: Prayers Before Final Battle”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago

*“The 13th Warrior: Prayers Before Final Battle”* Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: “Merciful Father, I have squandered my days with plans of many things. This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only to live the next few minutes well. For all we ought to have thought, and have not thought; all we ought to have said, and have not said; all we ought to have done, and have not done; I pray thee God for forgiveness.” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw4RAkCiwvw&feature=related “Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do ... more »