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Satire: “Scalia Furious He Has To Hear About Gay Couples All Week”
*“Scalia Furious He Has To Hear About Gay Couples All Week”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “In an outburst that shocked many onlookers at the Supreme Court today, Justice Antonin Scalia said that it made him “angry beyond belief” that he had to listen to people talking about gay couples all week. As Justice Anthony Kennedy questioned whether it was appropriate for the Court to hear a case about same-sex marriage at this time, Mr. Scalia stunned observers with an emotional outburst. “O.K., could we just stop talking about this stuff right now?” Justice Scali... more »
Such short memories...
http://twitter.com/Rabbi_david/status/317012691615100930/photo/1
The Steersman, or Ars 0 1
(Audio Link, 2:45) *Ars* 0 1 by Doug Storm In fact it's possible to interpret information carried by a message as essentially the negation of its entropy and the negation log of its probability; more probable less illuminating. Governing by recent amps out of context I embraced ordering whole fields while straining after complexities; constrained inventiveness, steering others toward incidental accidents: definition's qualities positively derivative. Orders are given: you are sent for by command proc...more »
What Happened To The Class Of Rahm? Will The Class of Israel Follow Them Down The Toilet?
The Democrat voting most consistently with Boehner & Cantor-- Ann, again! Rahm Emanuel took over the DCCC in 2006 and ran it that year and in 2008, the two cycles when voters were repulsed by right-wing extremism and overreach compliments of George W. Bush, Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff and their cronies. Emanuel and his sidekick Steny Hoyer went out and recruited a pack of conservative corporate whores and drove as many progressives out of races as they could. But they picked up 31 seats in 2006 and a net of 21 more in 2008. So where are they now? We'll start with the 2006 batch: *•* Ha... more »
Or Could You Do That On Television?
On today's episode of *The Pretty Good Podcast* the gang looks back at the TV shows and toys that were staples of their childhood. One of the shows mentioned was a significant staple of my childhood, the Canadian made Nickelodeon show *You Can't Do That on Television*. This crudely edited montage shows the abuse that Christine "Moose" McGlade, who hosted for seven years and wasn't fat even though they pretended that she was, took on the show. It occurs to me that this show was pretty much the same handful of jokes over and over, which I can kind of get behind. This 2008 mini-docum... more »
Dying Veteran Writes On Behalf Of Thousands As He Tears Into Bush And Cheney In An Open Letter
This is honest. This is important. This is going viral. Via truthdig. "A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran To: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From: Tomas Young I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in Iraq. I write this letter on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of veterans who have been wounded and on behalf of those whose wounds, physical and psychological, have destroyed their lives. I am one of those gravely... more »
The Times reports a remarkable life!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013* *Rabbi Schacter at Buchenwald:* We’ve been thinking all day about the front-page obituary in today’s New York Times. Margalit Fox recalls the life of Rabbi Herschel Schacter, who died last week at 95. Rabbi Schacter led a long, distinguished, productive life. Fox begins her report in 1945, when Schacter entered Buchenwald, the first Jewish chaplain to enter the camp on the day of its liberation: FOX (3/27/13): *In Buchenwald that April day, Rabbi Schacter said afterward, it seemed as though there was no one left alive.* In the camp, he encountered a you... more »
Tim Johnson
Earlier this week, Tim Johnson announced he won't be running for re-election. That makes seven announced retirements (five Democrats), along with the two resignations from John Kerry and Jim DeMint. Johnson will be 68 by January 2015, so his retirement is another stop towards a somewhat less aged Senate. In fact, we already have the three most likely replacements already in place. Former Governor Mike Rounds (b. 1954) is already running and is the probable Republican nominee, although we've learned not to count on such things always working out for the GOP. On the Democratic side,... more »
US At War With Syria? Truth About Cyprus and Why No One Speaks Out About America’s Oligarchs
Our Syrian War William Boardman, Reader Supported News "There were no official war bulletins about Syria from the White House last week, but the news is just as official as if there were: the United States is now in war in Syria." READ MORE Why Does No One Speak of America’s Oligarchs? One of the striking elements of the demonization of Cyprus was how it was depicted as a willing
UNDERSTANDING CYPRUS
Depositors in the Bank of Cyprus, the biggest bank on the island, will reportedly lose from 30 to 40 per cent on their holdings above 100,000 euro as result of a bailout agreement which Cyprus and the troika of international backers signed on Monday.
RubinReports: What Obama Didn't Say: Peace Requires More than Israeli Willpower
http://rubinreports.blogspot.nl/2013/03/what-obama-didnt-say-peace-requires.html
The Desperate Christy Clark Liberals Play The Moe Sihota Card
** * Wow, breaking news, controversy, shocking explosive news revealed, travesty of justice, Democracy crushed, the scandal of the year..* * **Breaking news on cknw, number 3 story on their 12:00 noon newscast..* * **Deathblow to the NDP, game-over for Adrian Dix...* * **Alright, *have I got your attention yet, yesterday the Straight Goods exposed cknw for engaging in blatant yellow journalism, today cknw is at it again here`s the startling statement from cknw`s newsroom......"*CKNW has learned that ex NDP president Moe Sihota is embroiled in controversy down in Palm Springs....* Th... more »
MILIBAND TO HEAD 'CIA FRONT ORGANISATION'
*David Miliband, whose brother Ed is expected to be the next prime minister of the UK.* David Miliband was the UK government minister responsible for the UK spy service MI6. Now he is to head the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a charity based in the USA, with operations in over 40 countries. The IRC provides "emergency relief, post-conflict development and resettlement services." *The IRC is reported to be a CIA front organisation.* The IRC is "one link in the CIA’s covert network.” http://www.questia.com/library/84052038/covert-network-progressives-the-international-re... more »
All the dope on DOMA
Day two of marriage equality at SCOTUS. Today my Senator Kay Hagan came out in support for equality. I appreciate her courage. Even given my longstanding belief that red state Dems should act like real Democrats and forget the Blue Dog GOP lite positions, it was just less than a year ago an anti-equality measure passed in this state. Don't blame her for hestitating. Other than that, I don't have much to say about today's arguments. For one thing I'm superstitious about predictions and as I said before, think it's pointless to even try. SCOTUS has surprised me more often than not. B... more »
Are your children in government schools?...
*it may be a good idea to listen to this man.* I shamelessly filched this from The republican Mother who has compiled some of the best information on home schooling you can find. On her sidebar she has links to "Books that Make Life Make Sense." Many of these are links to full books in pdf form like The Underground History of American Education. In this video, Voddie Baucham, Jr. does about the best job of explaining why your children should be home schooled. Don't like what the public schools are teaching - or *not* teaching your children? Then take them out. Imagine if tom... more »
WHAT IS BRICS?
A new powerful institution, the BRICS joint development bank, is set to emerge on the international financial arena - that's as the 5th annual summit of the world's fastest emerging economies has kicked off in South Africa. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, China, India and the host nation this year are joined by Egypt's president Morsi - who's hoping to book a place in the club. RT's Alexey Yaroshevsky has more.
"How It Really Is"
The highly educated and literate American public, being fully informed by their beloved and totally honest and trustworthy main stream media and government, consider solutions to the many problems facing the country... - CP
"It'll Do..."
Deputy Wendell: “It's a mess, ain't it, Sheriff?” Sheriff Bell: “If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here.” - “No Country For Old Men” ● And you'd better believe, the mess is coming... - CP
Exposing The Race Mixing Agenda
Another great video put together by Kyle Hunt and *Renegade Broadcasting*. Must watch guys.
“Cyprus Ripe For Revolution, Youth Have No Hope: "They Just Got Rid Of All Our Dreams"
*“Cyprus Ripe For Revolution, Youth Have No Hope:* *"They Just Got Rid Of All Our Dreams"* by Tyler Durden "There is a reason we think of youth unemployment as the 'scariest' thing in Europe as we have discussed here and here. After a few months of relative calm, it appears the youth are once again finding their hopes dashed and are protesting. As Reuters reports, thousands of students and bank workers protested in the Cypriot capital Nicosia today. "They've just gotten rid of all our dreams, everything we've worked for, everything we've achieved up until now, what our parents h... more »
Greg Hunter, Peter Schiff, “Why Leave Extra Money in a Bank?”
*“Why Leave Extra Money in a Bank?”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Money manager Peter Schiff says, “Cyprus is a wake-up call for everybody who has a bank deposit. When you are depositor, you are in fact lending your money to the bank.” Schiff predicts, “There’s no question banks will fail. The question is will government do the right thing and allow depositors to lose money. Or, do the wrong thing and bailout depositors by printing a bunch of money which, in the long run, means deposits will lose even more value.” The FDIC has just $33 billion to insure more than $10.8 tr... more »
Karl Denninger, "Cyprus: Once Again, For Those Who Are Sleeping"
*"Cyprus: Once Again, For Those Who Are Sleeping"* by Karl Denninger "I know it's considered impolite to repeat yourself but you need to at times like this because the commentary on the Cyprus situation continues to miss the mark to the point that it appears to be intentional. The controls may include a ban on cashing checks and carrying more than 3,000 euros ($3,830) in cash across borders, Phileleftheros reported today, citing a draft Finance Ministry decree. The measures will last for seven days from when the decree is published and apply to all accounts and payments rega... more »
Pay to Play, Peasants!
Stung by recent criticism from public interest groups and editorial boards that it was operating a bribery-intensive astroturf slush fund, Organizing for Action has now switched gears in an effort to stay viable. No more acceptance of anonymous, unlimited corporate money -- officially, that is. In a transparent effort to deflect attacks of corruption and elitism, OFA is mounting a brand-new PR offensive to spread the delusion that regular people are just as important to President Obama as his millionaire donors. And to prove it, he'll make you a very special Founding Member of his l... more »
In case you were wondering why BBC and The Guardian were so keen to attack Boris Johnson
' YouGov said: "New research shows that influential Britons view Boris Johnson far more positively than the leaders of the three main political parties. These findings come from YouGov's monthly survey of UK opinion formers, who are drawn from politics, business, media, academia, NGOs and the public sector. The Mayor of London is the only leading politician to gain a strong net score (+53) when influential Britons were asked how well they believe UK political leaders are doing in their current roles. Two-thirds (67%) say Boris Johnson is doing a good job, and only 14% think he is ... more »
Smoke?
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/77637499/mar26%2001%2058jst.PNG Capture from WideAwake
The Real News: Obama Makes Nice Speeches but One Sided Support for Israel Continues
*Photo Source: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa*. Obama Makes Nice Speeches but One Sided Support for Israel Continues. Source: The Real News [March 25, 2013]: Phyllis Bennis: President Obama recognizes injustice and need for two states but does nothing to pressure Netanyahu to make concessions to Palestinians.
“Privilege generates the communication that the privilege protects. Eliminate the privilege, and the communication disappears”
*1654776 Ontario Limited v.Stewart*, 2013 ONCA 184
The Blue Army Chorus Revolts
The kerfuffle over Warawa's Wank is becoming even more FUN! Another CON backbencher has been designated attack dog on this and calls the malcontents 'rogues'. The Conservatives admit they have “rogues” within their party as one MP said his colleagues “must suffer the consequences” for their anti-abortion stance amid the most open show of rebellion under Prime Minister Stephen Harper to date. He does have a point. All CON candidates campaigned knowing Harper's frequently repeated vow 'not to reopen the abortion debate'. Yet they happily campaigned under the CON banner. The NatPo... more »
EU Proposes Tighter Rules on Investment Incentives
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition is the EU equivalent of the U.S. Department of Justice Anti-trust Division plus units for controlling domestic subsidies to industry. According to a new policy briefing from the European Policies Research Centre at the University of Strathclyde, DG-Competition has released a draft of new regulations on "regional aid" (subsidies to firms in poorer regions of the EU) that, among other things, includes tighter rules on investment incentives. EU rules on subsidies to business have long fascinated me because they present a sta... more »
Another green world - some ideas
There will of course be lots more refined ideas out there, but these are some suggestions that can act as both demands and an means to get people active: Housing: There should be an urgent house building programme, linked firstly to available brownfield sites and secondly to a plan for redistributing work around the country. All building materials to be locally sourced where possible. Priority should be given to key workers, then to workers in nearby industries, thus reducing the need and length of communing, reducing emissions and costs. New houses to be owned by an elected local g... more »
Manufacturing New ACA Myths
Here's how myths get started. Over the weekend, Alyene Senger at Heritage ran an item called "Obamacare at Three Years: Increasing Cost Estimates." Her claim: Over the last three years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has revised its cost estimates for Obamacare’s new entitlements—the Medicaid expansion and exchange subsidies—many times, and they have more than doubled since 2010. And she has a chart showing estimated new costs rising from $898 billion in March 2010 to $1.6 trillion in February 2013. The chart is titled "Obamacare's New Spending Estimates Keep Rising," and in... more »
Is Tim Johnson's Retirement A Disaster For The Democrats' Chance To Hold The Majority In The Senate?
Last cycle at this time, no one really thought the retirement of Kent Conrad from the Democratic Senate seat in North Dakota-- a state McCain won with 53% and Romney won with 58%-- would lead to a new Democratic freshman, Heidi Heitkamp. But while Obama's 124,966 votes yielded him 38%, Heitkamp squeaked past Rick Berg 160,752 to 157,758. It was one of the cycle's most stunning results. In 2008 South Dakota had the same results as North Dakota-- McCain 53%, Obama 45%. In 2012, Obama did marginally better in South Dakota than North Dakota-- 40% as opposed to 38%. But Tim Johnson's a... more »
No Fear
(Re-post from February 29th, 2012) In order for your dreams to occur – your dreams must become a singular focus. This life has existed within polarity for so very long, the navigation of thought out of that focus will require some decided effort. Consistency is the call. Belief and intent are the process. As a people we are moving out of polarity and into unity. This process seemingly divides our thinking, yet what is occurring is a “culling”. Unity does not mean we will all look, dress and act the same. Unity is a realization of our Godhood; an acceptance and utilizati... more »
This is why Israel needs secure borders and to search Palestinians
'It's a tiny story; insignificant really, except for those of us with some imagination... andpersonal experience. It very likely was not reported at all in the news channels which reach most of our readers. But it happened, and it has implications. A Palestinian Arab male (at this stage, no further details) was stopped at the IDF security checkpoint at Bekaot, south-east of Sh'chem (Nablus) in the northern Jordan Valley yesterday (Tuesday), the first day of Passover. The personnel manning the checkpoint found four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on him [Times of Israel]. Ar... more »
Joan Walsh goes around the bend!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013* *The state of the big tribal dumb:* Maureen Dowd saved the best for last. Dowd’s new column concerns same-sex marriage. Obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage last year. Hillary Clinton came out in favor last week. That said, the modern pseudo-liberal knows only one way to reason. With that in mind, Dowd saved the best for last. In an otherwise pedestrian column (at best), she unloaded her bomb at the end: DOWD (3/27/13): The fusty legal discussion inside [the Court] was a vivid contrast with the lusty rally outside. There were some offensive ... more »
Iraq’s Human Rights Committee, An Example of Parliament’s Inability To Oversee The Government
Iraq’s constitution gives wide-ranging powers to the parliament to oversee the government. It can investigate public offices, question ministers, and remove them through no confidence votes. The problem is the executive branch has largely refused to cooperate. A perfect example of that is the relationship between the human rights committee and the Justice Ministry. The committee wants to question the Justice Minister, but he refuses. The committee wants to inspect prisons, but has recently been barred by the ministry. This shows the difference between what Iraqi law says and how it... more »
No shit Sherlock
Late in Europe #forex trading: For what it's worth, every trader I have spoken to says #ECB fighting inevitable #euro collapse @ForexLive -- Robin Shepherd (@RobinShepherd1)
Palestinians don’t 'deserve' a State
' Palestinians don't deserve a State because they are not interested in peace. The use of death and the exaltation of martyrdom remain an axiom underlying their society. The extent to which terrorists, killers and criminals are glorified in Gaza, Judea and Samaria is not only the indicator of a perverted vision of life but it is also a key element in understanding the pathological way with which Palestinians consider their relations with Israel. From Hamas' genocidal and destructive claims to the weekly stone throwing protests, little is done to show that the Palestinians are will... more »
United Nations and Palestinians / Israel
That the United Nations has a Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People does suggest that they may not be entirely unbiased with regard to the Israel / Palestinian conflict. Source - http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2013/gapal1260.doc.htm
Resistance to High Stakes Testing Blossoming
Compilation by Bob Schaeffer at FairTest: Parents Agree: Standardized Tests Should Not Have This Much Power http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/03/22/parents-agree-standardized-tests-should-not-have-power High-Stakes Testing is the new "March Madness" http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-opinion/ci_22859295/their-view-educational-testing-new-march-madness Arizona House Votes to End Grad Test; Governor Likely to Sign Bill http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/b55341e0-51aa-5576-a1b2-5475fde4862c.html Texas House Votes to Reduce High-Stakes Testing http://www.statesman.... more »
Midweek Linkage
Dan Trombly worries about the effectiveness of proxy warfare in Syria. Drone reconnaissance aids archeology. Chinese missile porn. US policy toward Bahrain. Did the US once save Hugo Chávez’s life? Colin Dueck thinks that the US is strategically overextended. Andrew Yeo looks at the NRA and right-wing social movements. David Kaib riffs on the Portman gay-marriage Continue reading
Robert H. King responds to Louisiana Attorney General James Caldwell's recent email statement about Albert Woodfox
Many thanks to all of you who have aided our cause and added your voices to our quest to free Albert from an obviously unjust imprisonment of more than 40 years. Please continue to make your voices heard and your dissent known, especially in light of the recent email response by Louisiana’s Attorney General, James “Buddy” Caldwell. One wonders: Why in the face of so many mitigating facts and circumstances would the Attorney General persist in his unethical efforts to pursue the persecution of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace? Is it really justice he seeks, or is there something el... more »
Video Examines Citizens' Trust of Government Radiation Data in Japan
The video is embedded in this New York Times article: ‘In Japan, a Portrait of Mistrust’ By ITAI KESHETPublished: March 26, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/opinion/in-japan-a-portrait-of-mistrust.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130327&_r=0[Excerpt] Two years after a huge earthquake, giant tsunami and nuclear meltdown ravaged parts of Japan, life has only seemingly returned to normal. Authorities say that outside the evacuation zone in Fukushima, there is at most a very low amount of radioactive contamination — that everything is safe. But after the tragedy, many citizen... more »
Gulf War Syndrome, Long Denied, Shown to Have Neurological Basis
Gulf War veterans show abnormalities in scans of their brains by Sara Reardon, New York Times, Tuesday, March 26 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/gulf-war-veterans-show-abnormalities-in-scans-of-their-brains/2013/03/25/2da39138-926c-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines[Excerpted] Now an imaging study has found that these veterans have what appear to be unique structural changes in the wiring of their brains. This fits with the scientific consensus that Gulf War Syndrome, or GWS, is a physical condition rather than a psychosomatic one and should b... more »
Philippe Cousteau: ‘The ocean can and should be a source of hope and solutions for a brighter future’
[image: Philippe Cousteau and a team of marine conservationists dive off the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, featured in CNN’s portfolio of environmental programming, 'Going Green: Oceans'. Photo: CNN] By Philippe Cousteau, Special to CNN 27 March 2013 (CNN) – My grandfather Jacques Cousteau and my father Philippe dedicated their lives to revealing the ocean's wonders and helping us understand our connection to this vast expanse of water. Their work inspired generations and filled people with awe. Times have changed and so have circumstances and perceptions about the ocean. In rec... more »
China Grabs Ecuadorean Amazon for Oil
A team of Ecuadorean politicians is in Beijing. They bring gifts - more than three million hectares of pristine Amazon rainforest that is to be auctioned off to Chinese oil companies. *On Monday morning a group of Ecuadorean politicians pitched bidding contracts to representatives of Chinese oil companies at a Hilton hotel in central Beijing, on the fourth leg of a roadshow to publicise the bidding process. Previous meetings in Ecuador's capital, Quito, and in Houston and Paris were each confronted with protests by indigenous groups.* *Attending the roadshow were black-suited repr... more »
GATHER YOURSELVES
I am so happy to see the Idle No More indigenous movement spreading throughout Canada and the US (and around the world). The native people understand how to live on Mother Earth - they know the rhythms of the planet, they don't have to be told how important it is to protect the water and the air. They deeply acknowledge our (human) connection in the web of nature. The arrogance of the white civilization has tried to drown the wisdom of the native people. The white culture, so self-assured and violent, long ago lost its spiritual connection to the Earth. So-called modern societ... more »
Will Climate Change Drive Britain Back Into Recession?
Britain's Tory government is hoping desperately to avoid a "triple dip" recession on its watch. The Cameron government eked out a 0.1% growth for the three months ending March 1st, about as slender a margin as they come. Recently, however, the British Isles have been plunged into a deep freeze that researchers are now attributing to atmospheric changes triggered by the loss of Arctic sea ice. Now it seems the cold snap could plunge Britain into yet another recession, the "triple dip." *...amid reports of empty shopping malls, closed schools and factory shutdowns, analysts said... more »
EPA: More than half of U.S. rivers unsuitable for aquatic life
[image: EPA Index of Watershed Indicators (IWI), percent of imparied waters in the U.S., 1999. Graphic: EPA]By Ian Simpson 26 March 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fifty-five percent of U.S. river and stream lengths were in poor condition for aquatic life, largely under threat from runoff contaminated by fertilizers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday. High levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, runoff from urban areas, shrinking ground cover, and pollution from mercury and bacteria were putting the 1.2 million miles of streams and rivers surveyed under stress, the ... more »
U.S. Congress environment committee chair denies climate science
[image: Utah Rep. Chris Stewart, among the skeptics of climate change science and President Barack Obama’s attempts to use federal regulations to curb carbon emissions, is the new chairman of the House environmental subcommittee charged with overseeing the politically charged debate. Photo: Scott Sommerdorf / Salt Lake Tribune] By Matt Canham 19 March 2013 WASHINGTON (The Salt Lake Tribune) – Count Utah Rep. Chris Stewart among the skeptics of climate change science and President Barack Obama’s attempts to use federal regulations to curb carbon emissions. That position puts fres... more »
Texas drought: Don’t tread on our green grass – ‘They grow the grass with free Colorado River water and sell it to us, and then tell us not to water it’
[image: A dry riverbed in Texas with stranded docks, 17 August 2011. Photo: ButteryBooks.com] By ROSS RAMSEY 23 March 2013 (The New York Times) – In big Texas cities, the state’s water shortage can seem like someone else’s problem. Drought has been in the news a long time, but rates haven’t gone up. Water still comes out when you turn on the tap. The golf courses are still green, and so are the lawns. Some places do have restrictions; the state keeps a long list of them. El Paso residents pay fines if the sprinklers in their front yards accidentally water the streets. Austin ... more »
Aaron Cheng - Leap Motion holographic desktop design
Link: http://youtu.be/XbVNUImVq-g "Give me a platform, I will amaze the world" says top-designer Aaron Cheng. Is Windows Blue, Linux Ubuntu or Apple's OSX too familiar and much of the same, this is different. Yet, there are a lot of technical issues to resolve. It's a design concept, but with quite interesting aspects. However, nothing for mobiles I suppose... John
No shit Sherlock
The Human Rights Act has become an umbrella protecting foreign terrorists and criminal suspects from facing justice in their own countries -- Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage)
Archbishop Wenski and Pope Francis
Archbishop Wenski has always been a strong supporter of Haiti. Here are his words on our new pope.
THE ROAD TO IRAQ: Christopher Matthews, begging for war!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013* *Part 3—A hot yellow river ran down it*: Was Chris Matthews “a lonely voice” opposing the onrushing war in Iraq? That’s the story you’re now being sold on The One True Liberal Channel. That said, many false or bogus tales have been peddled concerning the war in Iraq. Is *this* story accurate? Let’s start with an interview Joan Walsh published on February 14, 2003—on Valentine’s Day, no less. Walsh had interviewed Matthews that week for the long piece in Salon. She wasn’t yet a Hardball star. Years of ass-kissing lay ahead, producing that happy outcome... more »
Your moment of Zen
Tweets from space. From Cmdr Hadfield on the ISS - farms in Brazil. [Photos are better if you click on them to embiggen.]
Pamela Geller, Wednesday WND column: Vicious, anti-Israel ads in New York subway - Atlas Shrugs
' Apartheid? Anne Bayefsky notes that "there were once an estimated 900,000 Jews" in the Muslim world, "but today there are less than a few thousand. They were given a choice: Die, convert or flee." That'sapartheid. The slaughter of gays across the Muslim world: that'sapartheid. The persecution of Christians across the Muslim world: that's apartheid. The prohibition of non-Muslims from even entering Mecca: that'sapartheid. Muslims are freer in Israel than in any Muslim country' More here http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/03/pamela-geller-wednesday-wnd-column-vic... more »
The Misanthrope's Manual
I know that of late I've been remiss in my responsibilities to the one or two people who actually care what I have to say about politics and social issues. I'm in the middle of collaborating with a British novelist on a thriller and this was the other reason. At the beginning of the week, I'd published on Create Space and Kindle a satirical dictionary I'd intermittently written during the 90's. *The Misanthrope's Manual* weighs in at a tidy 121 pages for the Create Space edition and when it clears in the next day or so, you can order it at cost for $2.31. The Kindle versio...more »
Police need a wiretap authorization to seize text messages
R v Telus 2013 SCC 16 was just released. It holds text messages cannot be seized by police without a wiretap authorization. The Court holds that text messaging is, in essence, an electronic conversation. Technical differences inherent in new technology should not determine the scope of protection afforded to private communications. The only practical difference between text messaging and traditional voice communications is the transmission process. This distinction should not take text messages outside the protection to which private communications are entitled under Part VI.... more »
We Day and Save the Children
On Wednesday March 27, 2013, some 15,000 middle and high school students from around the state of Washington are expected to converge upon Key Arena in Seattle to celebrate *We Day*. The students who are attending share one thing in common – they have committed to work on at least one globally-based service project and one project focused on a local problem. This event is sponsored by Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free the Children, and represents the twenty-fourth gathering and the first to be held outside Canada, the home of the organization. Kielburger now thirty years old ha... more »
Hacked Off 'steamrolled Labour into deal on press regulation'
http://m.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/mar/27/hacked-off-labour-press-regulation
WotW: Demystifying the overused and poorly understood hashtag
When we were in school, we endured hours of grammar and punctuation lessons, which most of us promptly forgot and never used, opting instead to remember the lyrics to Michael Jackson songs. Still, most of us can function and write a semi-coherent sentence. Then social media came along and changed the rules to everything. Each social media platform has its own rules - some spoken and some unspoken. Yet, there's no schooling on this. We are expected to learn the rules as we go along. That's part of the fun and organic nature of social media. However there are some social media conv... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Buster Posey, 26. Oh, and with ~300 games, he's easily the all-time San Francisco Giants catcher, no? The good stuff: 1. I know those of you who are not political scientists may not be interested, but I'm going to keep linking to items about the funding fight. The latest: Peter Hanson on the next steps. Also, Seth Masket has four examples of actual political science research. 2. Josh Putnam on Iowa/New Hampshire -- and what the parties are actually concerned about. 3. James Pethokoukis on Amity Shlaes. 4. Alyssa Rosenberg on gender roles and what's wrong with ro... more »
LET'S MAKE A PLAN AND STOP THIS SHIT
Crystal Zevon, now on the road documenting the resistance movement across the US, made this video and writes: On March 18th near Ponca City, Oklahoma, the first Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance Camp began with a ceremony and talks by local Indigenous speakers from the Ponca Nation. Casey Camp-Horinek is a longtime environmental activist and her brother, Carter Camp was one of the leaders of A.I.M. (the American Indian Movement) and he figured prominently in the standoff at Wounded Knee in 1973. Their message went straight to the heart of the evil that is upon us with the Keysto... more »
Untitled
*Decorative lights to shine on Crescent City Connection again ~The N.O. Advocate * *Corps of Engineers prepares for Uptown canal construction* *St. Charles residents would see huge rate hikes in new FEMA flood maps * *New Orleans Officials Helping Locals Get Work At Two New Big Box Stores ~ WWNO* *Better coastal flooding warnings in works, officials say ~Amy Wold* *Cargo question clouded by logistics, rules ~Daily Comet* *Vicksburg officials watching river walls during rainy weather ~Mississippi Business Journal* *Lessons From New Orleans: Creating A Sustainable Business Culture ~F... more »
Which 2 House Dems Were Eager To Go On Record As Anti-Gay-- And Which Republicans Wanted To Be On Record As Less Bigoted Towards The LGBT Community?
Congress' ugliest Member, Dan Lipinski (D-IL) will never be able to use gay panic as a defense for his vicious homophobia Everyone was cheering this week when 4 conservative Democratic senators, Claire McCaskill (MO), Mark Warner (VA), John Tester (MT) and Mark Begich (AK), [*UPDATE:* and Kay Hagan (NC)] finally came up, tepidly, with the courage to come out in favor of marriage equality. That's nice. I wish they weren't so late to the party. Even Rob Portman (R-OH) came first. Needless to say, none of the GOP congressional closet cases-- Lindsey Graham (SC), Tim Scott (SC) and Miss ... more »
Fear Of The Public
Edward Greenspon -- who edited the *Globe and Mail* before it became a cheerleader for the Harper government -- occasionally writes a column for his new employer, *The Toronto Star*. On Monday he wrote: I've been giving some thought in recent days to the term public servant. It contains within it an elegant and necessary tension. For the “public” half or the “servant” half to be accorded undue weight skews the proper functioning of the kind of permanent, non-partisan public service that characterizes Westminster-style systems like Canada's. The problem is that the Harperites have... more »
Here We Go Again: Misleading Charter Praise
*The Post and Courier* (Charleston, SC) offers yet another in a series of misleading claims in order to promote charter schools: "It’s still difficult for some educators to say “charter schools” without sneering. But in Charleston County, charter schools are delivering on promises," adding: Monday, the once wary Charleston County School Board renewed the Charleston Charter School for Math and Science’s contract for 10 years and approved its expansion by 80 students to 560. The school has achieved an impressive track record of academic achievement and is the most racially diverse pub... more »
BEREZOVSKY HIDING IN ISRAEL?
*Israel* Michael Cherney, now living in Israel, is a friend of Boris Berezovsky. Cherney says he spoke to Berezovsky on the morning of Friday 22 March 2013. *Berezovsky told Cherney that he was flying to Israel on Monday 25 March 2013.* Berezovsky asked Cherney to book a hotel for him on the coast just outside Tel Aviv. "It turns out that he didn't mean to die," said Mr Cherney. *Fresh questions over Berezovsky death - FT.com* Boris Berezovsky allegedly died in the UK on 23 March 2013. *Boris, former girlfriend Elena and their children* * * Boris Berezovsky is still alive? Rus... more »
Americans see the Higgs boson, too
*...sort of...* Two years ago, I was a staunch defender of the retirement of the Tevatron, the collider near Chicago, Illinois. The reason was that it just wasn't competitive anymore. The lower energy and amount of collisions relatively to the LHC translated to a much smaller probability of a legitimate discovery per unit time – which also means a much lower expected number of discoveries per dollar. *The actual shape of the Wilson Hall differs from the fictitious Hilson/Higgson Hall above.* I think that people gradually understood that people like me were right and it was point... more »
ALEC's Yearlong PR Failure
#IStandWithALEC Remember that hashtag? It died very quickly last year – less than three months in cyberspace. #IStandWithALEC That was a year ago – when Grover Norquist’s American for Tax Reform (an ALEC member) started a webpage to give ALEC some love. They advertised this amazing, loving webpage and then for next three months – the webpage was “Under construction” Then finally - - - they came up with this amazing webpage of ALEC love: Pretty pathetic outpouring of love for ALEC. A three year old could have built a better webpage. Sign a letter to an ALEC Profit Sector member - tell... more »
Mining 9: Supreme Court Hearing on RA 7942
This morning, I saw this poster in the facebook wall of one or two friends, about the Mining Act of 1995 (RA 7942). I think this was made by the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, Inc. (LRNRCI). Three things caught my attention. One, oral debates at the Supreme Court. Some groups could be contesting the constitutionality of that law until now. But it’s an 18 years old law now, why would its Constitutionality be questioned and not earlier? This law is a product of Congress, not the SC. So people can initiate and support new legislation that will scrap or significantly amend ... more »
A Goodbye to David Miliband
After the speculation, kremlinology, rumours of plots, and *Closer*-style commentary, the brothers-at-war psychodrama the media loved to obsess about is over. In the biggest piece of expected news since, well, last week's budget David Miliband is to announce (and has in fact, pre-announced) his resignation to head up International Rescue in New York. There is very little that can be added to the coverage already oozing from the commentariat's every pore. And because it's not the done thing to speak ill of the dead, even if it's only a political career that's snuffed it, I'll leave ... more »
Kurt Vonnegut: "my dream of America with great public schools"
Kurt Vonnegut: It's my dream of America with great public schools. I thought we should be the envy of the world with our public schools. And I went to such a public school. So I knew that such a school was possible. Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. Produced not only me, but the head writer on the I LOVE LUCY show. And, my God, we had a daily paper. We had a debating team. Had a fencing team. We had a chorus, a jazz band, a serious orchestra. And all this with a Great Depression going on. And I wanted everybody to have such a school. And, yeah, we could afford it if we didn... more »
Windows Blue not too blue after all
Link: http://youtu.be/2wUVvdBgM8Q link: http://youtu.be/weDiVLkeXe4 The "leaked" version of a new Microsoft 'Windows' release has hit the headlines. Windows Blue could be the precursor of a "desk-topless" display system. So without file or task manager, but only with so-called "live tiles". Is this the road to Windows-9, then we might expect to see a new OS in the future without "Desktop" at all and without compatibility with all that went before it on the Windows ecosystem. Is this Microsoft's answer to the overwhelming success of Linux, Android and the iOS? Or is it a necessary a... more »
PETER LANZA PHOTO ALBUM; SANDY HOOK MANUFACTURED EVENT
*From a Peter Lanza Photo Album containing photosets from 2006 to 2009. * * * The Peter Lanza photo album contains photos of *Peter with 'Ryan'*, but not Peter with 'Adam', nor Peter with 'Ryan and Adam'. This could suggest that Ryan and Adam are the same person? *Peter Lanza Photo Album: Lanza Family Photos by Kennedy Ray of Insanemedia * Ryan. Or is it Adam? Adam not photographed. Looks like Adam? Could this be Adam? *Supposedly this is Ryan. "Same ATF Agent at Ryan Lanza arrest then at Sandy Hook Firehouse."* "Could it be that…Ryan Lanza is Adam Lanza? "He is also liste... more »
Bruce Bedlam - the Stonehenge building - alternative posthole concept
this has to be the campest theory Free Planet's ever featured, and it involves the pyramidic BUILDING (Yes, the PYRAMIDIC building, with built-in light-splitting disco crystal) at Stonehenge monument near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The brainchild of Stonehenge theorist Bruce Bedlam, it's just the craziest winter-cabin type architectural solution you'll have ever come across that puts into context all the anomalous post-holage and circularity found at the site. And I love it. I say pyramidic, but technically it's conical. And I found this concept looking for computer anim... more »
This Crazy World Needs A Breather
James Wyckoff wrote in his 1975 book, *"Franz Anton Mesmer: Between God and Devil," *that life in the West in modern times moves very fast and that people have lost the skill to reflect quietly and be still: "It has been said that in the Middle Ages people knew how to sit still, and consequently understood something of how to conserve their energies. A glance at the movement of Western civilization toward the present day shows the ever-increasing loss of this ability. Few people today are able to sit still; although in areas other than those of Western civilization this tendency is ... more »
Rectennas
This is clearly getting closer to fruition. The theory has been with us for a long time. Now we may start seeing physical reality. Consuming 70% of the incoming infrared energy would be welcome indeed and dominate certain energy sectors. I particularly like its chances as technology of choice to drive my Eden machine conceptualization. Vertical panels would dump wasted sunlight directly into the affected trees. It should be possible to optimize sun and shade management in such a system. In the event sooner or later, this will turn up in the solar industry space and all... more »
Marine Life in the Deep
This reports on the recent deep sea exploration engaged in by James Cameron. We get an excellent look see of the deep water column and see ample life functioning well. There is ample food here for something like a sea serpent and plenty of oxygen also in case you thought otherwise. Perhaps now the exploration of the deep can begin in earnest. It is no longer challenging to make up hardware for the various depths and the need to focus on specific depths for mapping purposes is pretty clear here. It is easy to imagine a fleet of submersibles out scouting and sampling. Wh... more »
Sheepquatch Revisit
This is a smattering of additional reports out of the Appalachians. There are few enough such reports, but we are slowly building up a very interesting picture. Our working hypothesis is that we are dealing with the Giant Sloth. There are noteworthy observations and variations across the universe of sightings that lead to a couple of conjectures. 1 The male and female are quite different. The male is robust, wears two pointed horns. Depending on season its fur is thick and wool like. A snout and non bear like configuration of the skull. The female is surprisin... more »
Lake Vostok Yields New Bacterial Life
Discovering unique biology here is hardly unsurprising and of course very interesting. It took a long time to get this sample and I am sure we also got additional core to help confirm earlier work on which I commented on extensively back in 2007. Now the next trick would be to determine just how extensive this biome is. I would naturally expect any larger forms to slide into extinction but smaller forms to diversify. How that may be well done at the end of a drill core presently escapes me, although pumping fluid will capture a lot. It will be hard to capture plant life tho... more »
dream - plane crash in New York - dying swan or banshee
six a.m., I know this because I looked at the clock upon waking, and I do realise the dream symbolism of "one's hopes and dreams come crashing to the floor" but this was very strange, and it followed from a 37 Elizabeth Road dream minutes earlier where I'm about to cage-fight an unbeatable foe in the living room. I remember practising my ineffectual kicks on the faux-green-leather tall arms of the couch that used to be there when I lived there. I couldn't win. And then this 767(?) dream. It was on the news and there was loads of footage from all angles. But the one I saw it was co... more »
Chief George Tiger speaks at Hickory Ground rally at NIGA
Phoenix March 26, 2013 Save Hickory Ground from casino development .
March 26, 1973
Haldeman's diary: -- The P had me over again at 10:00 this morning for another six-hour session. I talked to Dean on the phone first to get a reading on how the reaction to the story is going. He decided last night to hire a lawyer and to have him give notice to the papers that he would move for libel action if they went ahead with the story. -- OK, there's a lot there. The story Haldeman is checking about is an LA Times scoop about what James McCord is telling Sam Dash, the Ervin Committee counsel: that Dean was involved in Watergate and that Magruder perjured himself. In fact, ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“NGC 253 is not only one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, it is also one of the dustiest. Discovered in 1783 by Caroline Herschel in the constellation of Sculptor, NGC 253 lies only about ten million light-years distant. *Click image for larger size.* NGC 253 is the largest member of the Sculptor Group of Galaxies, the nearest group to our own Local Group of Galaxies. The dense dark dust accompanies a high star formation rate, giving NGC 253 the designation of starburst galaxy. Visible in the above photograph is the active central nucleus, also known to be a bright sour... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Broken Web”
*“The Broken Web”* by Chet Raymo “Every fall, when a mysterious seasonal alarm clock tells them to go, the monarch butterflies of our New England meadows set off on one of the most remarkable migrations in the animal kingdom. They wing their way to a tiny patch of forest in the mountains of central Mexico that they have never visited before, where they are joined by millions of their cousins from all over eastern North America. They rest and feed and wait out the winter. Then, in the spring, they set out for northern meadows, breeding and dying along the way. There will be no ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Post Falls, Idaho, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
50,000 Deaths
Technology on the Social and Ethical Aspects of Transsexual Surgery By Janice G. Raymond Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Women's Studies Hampshire College/University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts June, 1980 The subject of transsexualism, whether raised in the public forum or in the academic or medical communities, has been viewed generally as a medical issue that requires hormonal and surgicalintervention. Several ... more »
Great Analysis of Human Health Effects of Strontium
This post demonstrates how dangerous strontium is for human health: http://nukeprofessional.blogspot.com/2013/03/strontium-bogeyman-exists-wicked-one.html I stopped drinking milk for 2 years and recently began again. Perhaps I should stop. The strontium I ingest in diary products may very well outlive me. Read about its dangers and what you can do to reduce your personal exposure.
Who Remembers The Supreme Court Case Loving v Virginia? Nanci Griffith Says It Changed The Heart of America
Nanci Griffith put out an album in 2009 presaging the Supreme Court taking up the DOMA and Prop 8 cases today. Ostensibly the title track for The Loving Kind was about a couple in Virginia, Richard and Mildred Loving. Despite Virginia's anti-miscengenation law which prevented mixed-race marriages-- something that more the half the states in the country had when I was growing up-- the young couple got married in June, 1958 in Washington, DC. She was 19 and he was 25. The police broke into their home and arrested them in bed. They were found guilty and sentenced to prison sentences... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)
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 walked with a purpose ... we put on our shoes and headed outside but, rather than just stroll ab... more »
Scientists link frozen spring to dramatic Arctic sea ice loss – ‘This is what is affecting the jet stream and leading to the extreme weather we are seeing in mid-latitudes’
[image: A woman walks by the Cloud Gate Sculpture, known as 'The Bean', as a snow plow clears the area during a snowstorm in Chicago 5 March 2013. A deadly late winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Midwestern United States on Tuesday, contributing to numerous highway crashes and flight cancellations as it moved east toward the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic states. Jim Young / REUTERS] By John Vidal, environment editor 25 March 2013 (guardian.co.uk) – Climate scientists have linked the massive snowstorms and bitter spring weather now being experienced across Britain and large... more »
Marilyn Katz : Hathaway's Nipples and a Congressional Primary
Anne Hathaway at the Academy Awards. Image from HaveUHeard. Signs of the times? Hathaway’s nipples and a Congressional primary Has the liberal media switched sides in the war against women? By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / March 27, 2013 CHICAGO -- I generally have ignored the growing number of articles raising alarm about a widespread war against women, comfortable in my confidence that
Bald Eagles Born in Hamilton
After several years of trying, the bald eagles of Cootes Paradise have hatched the first eaglets to grace Lake Ontario in decades.
Theme of “Next Level” Missions… “Joy Within"
* * * * *Theme of “Next Level” Missions… “Joy Within"* by ÉirePort Exceeding expectations embodied by the mass of humanity (small h), individual Hue-mans complete initial missions with Gaia and prepare for "next level" missions. The theme of such "next level" missions is "Joy Within". All movements are best viewed from the basis of this theme. Gaia is fulfilled by the movements in Joy at this time... In this moment. Facile movement, Intra-Gaia, Inter-Planetary, Inter-Galactic, Intra-Dimensional, Inter-Dimensional, is now fully supported by the "Joy Within" paradigm. Gaia Brillia... more »
Graph of the Day: Estimated vehicle miles driven on all U.S. roads, adjusted for population growth, 1971-2013
[image: Estimated vehicle miles driven on all U.S. roads, adjusted for population growth, 1971-2013. Graphic: Doug Short] By Doug Short 22 March 2013 (Advisor Perspectives) – The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Commission has released the latest report on Traffic Volume Trends, data through January. Travel on all roads and streets changed by 0.5% (1.2 billion vehicle miles) for January 2013 as compared with January 2012. The 12-month moving average of miles driven increased only 0.24% from January a year ago (PDF report). And the civilian population-adjusted data (a... more »
Obama schedule for Wednesday, March 26...
*just exactly when does the lazy little sh*t work?* I've done 4 or 5 hours of work before he even has his daily briefing. *10:30 am ||* Recieves the Presidential Daily Briefing *2:25 pm ||* Interviewed by Univison; Blue Room *2:40 pm ||* Interviewed by Telemundo; Blue Room All times Eastern via White House Dossier
MERCHANTS OF DEATH
Protest demonstration at New York City headquarters of L-3, a manufacturer of electronic components for drones, on the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Justin Hart and William Blum on Exporting Democracy
Spreading the word: 'Democracy, we deliver' In his inimitable style, Blum rips into the lie of U.S. propaganda and takes Hart’s academic discussion into the streets By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / March 26, 2013 Empire of Ideas: The Origins of Public Diplomacy and the Transformation of U.S. Foreign Policy by Justin Hart (2013: Oxford University Press); Hardcover; 296 pp.; $34.95. America's
Search inside the decimal representation of Pi
The Pi-Search page My home phone number did not occur in the first 200,000,000 digits of pi after position 0.
Lettres de Taiwan Launched
This made the rounds..... *+++++++++++++* Bonjour à toutes et tous. Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer du lancement du site Lettres de Taïwan (http://lettresdetaiwan.com/) qui a pour objectif de présenter Taïwan à travers les livres, toutes disciplines et genres confondus (littérature, voyage, sciences sociales, géopolitique...). Plus de 400 notices bibliographiques sont déjà consultables en ligne. Vous trouverez davantage d’informations sur cette plateforme : http://lettresdetaiwan.com/2013/03/20/taiwan-et-malaisie-des-litteratures-a-decouvrir/ http://taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw/ct.... more »
Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 03/26/2013
* * * * *Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 03/26/2013* 5 Men, 3 Mac, 9 Eb Dratzo! We return! We come to explain what we are currently doing and why it has not yet manifested. As you can clearly see around you, the dark's minions are still in power across this precious globe. We have worked hard to create a working alliance between our sacred secret allies and ourselves, and this union has produced a new monetary system and secured huge amounts of unaccounted-for gold and silver to back the new financial system. In addition, we laid th... more »
Anthony Lewis (1927-2013)
*Anthony Lewis in 1963, after winning his second Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, this one focused on his coverage of the Supreme Court* *"I was probably made to be a lawyer. It just didn’t turn out that way."* *-- Anthony Lewis, quoted by WaPo obituarist Emily Lang* *"There's a kind of lucidity and directness to his prose. You learned an awful lot of law just from reading Tony Lewis’s accounts of opinions."* *-- former NYT executive editor Joseph Lelyveld, quoted by Adam Liptak in his *Times* obit* *by Ken* This is another one that hurts. Not because longtime New York Times c... more »
Updated: US Citizens Defined as Property of the Government
*Note: updated PDF to remove yellow highlighting in PDF which didn't translate well on SCRIBD. -AK* * * *US Citizens Defined as Property of the Government* By American Kabuki This UCC document appeared on one of the Skype chats yesterday, it seemed familar to one mentioned to me by a very connected financial person. The UCC filing statement from 2011 raised 14.3 Trillion in money under the Obama Administration by using the the people of the United States as "property improvement" capital on the land for purposes of collateral. You can't file a UCC on property, but you can file ... more »
“Who Knows What Evil Lurks?”
*“Who Knows What Evil Lurks?”* by Andrew Bard Schmookler "I recently had an interesting experience writing a piece for an American newspaper that’s published me over the years. In my piece, I addressed the puzzle of why it is that some of the most remarkably decent people I know have supported an American leadership that’s itself remarkable precisely for lacking such decency. To that puzzle I proposed an answer in two parts. For one thing, I suggested, these good people have been seduced by leaders expert in displaying the trappings of righteousness—leaders good at using the f... more »
Sirena blanca acompañada de su amiga la orca
[image: Sirena blanca acompañada de su amiga la orca] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de sirenas* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
Instrumento musical sobre notas de bellas canciones
[image: Instrumento musical sobre las notas de bellas canciones] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de instrumentos musicales* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
Gatita escondida en los árboles de otoño
[image: Gatita escondida en los árboles de otoño] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de gatos* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
Floreros de colores adornando el hogar
[image: floreros de colores adornando el hogar] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de floreros* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
El hada de las flores en el bosque encantado
[image: Hada de las flores en el bosque encantado] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de Hadas* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
Cascada de agua turquesa con flores hermosas
[image: Cascada de agua turquesa con flores hermosas] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de cascadas* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
Priorities . . .
STEVIE THINKS PANDAS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLE, even those who have walked 1,600 kilometers.
The Vinny Eastwood Show Interviews Brian Kelly and Bob Wright on OPPT & ET's
*The Vinny Eastwood Show Interviews Brian Kelly and Bob Wright* * * Caution: Big time giggle fest lol ;) * * www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com
Animales estudiando en el campo
[image: Animales estudiando en el campo] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de animales* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
While Scalia Froths...
...as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments from both sides, as if the right wing actually has anything substantive to say about gay marriage, chew on this wingnuttery from the Heritage Foundation that, inexplicably, has been featured at the top of Scribd's index page.
VIDEO Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance Introductory Ceremony
Published on Mar 19, 2013 The Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance action camp is welcomed by the Native Americans of the area. Details; http://gptarsandsresistance.org
Smart kid saves the oceans
Saw it on the internet. Don't know anything about this website, but I really hope this Ocean Cleanup Array is real and that it works. 19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored network of floating booms and processing platforms that could be dispatched to garbage patches around the world. Instead of moving through the ocean, the array would span the radius of a garbage patch, acting as a giant funnel. The angle of the booms would force plast... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Kanekota Breaking News'
KANEKOTA BREAKING NEWS Posted on March 26, 2013 MNN. Mar. 26, 2013. On March 25, 2013, Thahoketoteh of Kanekota had the oral portion of his Case T-2007-12, Thoketoteh v. the Queen. The trial was done by teleconference with the Federal Court of Canada judge and the Attorney General representing Her Majesty. The question is how Section 109 of the British North America
Alledged Mossad Agent list from Cryptome encore
------------------------------ *2013-0278.pdf NSA Shifts to Journalistic Writing March 26, 2013**2013-0277.pdf FBI Security Informant Program in 245,250 Pages March 24, 2013* *2013-0276.pdf DoD Realistic Military Training Off Fed Property March 24, 2013**2013-0275.pdf DoD Physical Access Control March 24, 2013**2013-0275.pdf DoD Access Control March 24, 2013**2013-0274.pdf DoD Declass Marking for Special Access Programs March 24, 2013**2013-0273.pdf DoD Protect... more »
"How It Really Is"
LOL, that state shape looks suspiciously like... Arizonastan! - CP
"The '147 People' Destroying the US Economy"
*"The '147 People' Destroying the US Economy"* by Richard Eskow "Can 147 people perpetuate economic injustice and make it even worse? Can they subvert the workings of democracy, both abroad and here in the United States? Can 147 people hijack the global economy, plunder the environment, build a world for themselves that serves the few and deprives the many? There must be some explanation for last weeks economic madness. *Take a look: Cyprus:* The European Union acted destructively and self-destructively when it tried to seize a portion of the insured savings accounts of the... more »
Bugger.
[image: image] Bugger. [image: image] Bugger. [image: image] Bugger. [image: image] Bugger. [image: image] Bugger. [image: image] Bugger. [image: image] Bugger. [image: image] Kevin Pietersen, who apart from casting a shadow played no part in this test, tweeted [image: image] The last five days have been the best possible advertisement for test cricket—five days of heart-in-the-mouth stuff, right down to the wire, with a whole series riding on every ball—but finished, for New Zealand, just a fingernail short. Bugger. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please cont... more »
The winner is
I’ve never quite forgiven Eddie Mair for championing a mature student who was trapped in Gaza by a defensive tightening of the blockade during an abrupt escalation of violence in the region, which I think was during Operation Cast Lead. It was undoubtedly very unfortunate for everybody who was caught up in the situation, but the way radio 4‘s PM kept on and on about it was.... was... I know.... *disproportionate*. After all, he was only doing *business studies*, not a Fulbright scholar or anything, just halfway through a course at some redbrick or other in the north of England, an... more »
The invisible victims of casino capitalism
I may as well have titled this "expendable people." Those would be the millions struggling to cope with having lost everything that formerly defined their comfortable lives. They live among us, nearly unnoticed by the throngs of the still secure who stride confidently down sidewalks to their next appointment or linger in cafes absorbed in their mobile devices. In the vast halls of our policy makers, they only exist as random numbers on charts and spreadsheets. The political overlords do not see their faces. They're too far removed from the reality of the invisibles' existence to hav... more »
5 Natural Antibiotic Solutions for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections by Elizabeth Renter
5 Natural Antibiotic Solutions for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections by Elizabeth Renter Natural Society, 25 March 2013 Our dependence on antibiotics has helped us to create some monsters—these monsters are antibiotic-resistant infections like superbugs being transmitted in hospitals, certain strains of E coli., and MRSA. The infections, if you went the traditional route, *would be hard* (if not impossible) to kill. But, there are foods that act as natural antibiotics that may prove effective where modern medicine is failing. As a whole, doctors have been prescribing antibiotics a... more »
Attempted Patent of Human Embodiment by Bank of America and VISA INTL
3:28:11 PM] HEATHER PEOPLES TRUST: *this was just sent to me, or rather, I just received it (Giggle)* [3:28:15 PM] HEATHER PEOPLES TRUST: [3:27 PM] HEATHER PEOPLES TRUST: <<< [9:27 AM] "G": <<< *Hi Heather, Is the UVE based on US patent number 20120233072 A1?* *does Visa International. Still hold the patent or was it released with all UCC filings?* [3:28:44 PM] HEATHER PEOPLES TRUST: [12:26:09 PM] Jarrafusa: * http://www.google.com/patents/US20120233072* [12:26:22 PM] Jarrafusa: *Very interesting...isn't it* [3:31:12 PM] HEATHER PEOPLES TRUST: [3:30 PM] HEATHER PEOPLES TRUST: <<... more »
CKNW Goes Full Yellow Journalism
At approximately 1:45 PM on the Simi Sara show, in between her segment with Bob Mackin, cknw did a short news blurb.. And it was bullshit yellow journalism of the worst kind... Here was the news blurb uttered, and I quote.. "*Dominion Bond rating service is reporting BC`s credit rating could suffer if the NDP are elected in May`s election and make a lot of changes" *snip. After I called cknw`s newsroom and ripped them a new one, when they reported that same story on latter news spots, they dropped the word "suffer" from their claim...How come it took a complaint from a blogger/wri... more »
Oglala Sioux Council supports resolution to stop Keystone pipeline
By Kent Lebsock Debra White Plume Owe Aku International Justice Project Advocate for Lakota Treaties & Mother Earth Censored News A few minutes ago, Debra White Plume of Owe Aku (Bring Back the Way) presented before the Oglala Sioux Tribe Tribal Council on a grassroots resolution to STOP THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE from crossing the 1851 and 1868 Treaty Territory of the Lakota Oyate
"Network", Mad as Hell Scene
Peter Finch, "Network", Mad as Hell Scene - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE
George Carlin, “The American Dream”
*STRONG LANGUAGE ALERT!* George Carlin, “The American Dream” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLW1vFO-2Q
Green Party And Liberal Party Have Problems In Lead Up To Labrador By-election
** *Elizabeth May’s plan for electoral cooperation may flop in Labrador: Hebert * MONTREAL—*Under the guise of a nicely wrapped gift, Green Party leader Elizabeth May handed the Liberals an empty box this weekend. [...] It is possible that May has another more strategic agenda. As Green party leader, she has no interest in seeing either of her progressive rivals dominate the opposition landscape. That would increase the risk of a hemorrhage of Green support to whichever party has a demonstrable fighting chance of beating the Conservatives.* ** *But if May does not have such an agen... more »
"Five Ugly Extremes of Inequality in America"
*"Five Ugly Extremes of Inequality in America-* * The Contrasts Will Drop Your Chin to the Floor"* By Paul Buchheit "The first step is to learn the facts, and then to get angry and to ask ourselves, as progressives and caring human beings, what we can do about the relentless transfer of wealth to a small group of well-positioned Americans. *1.* $2.13 per hour vs. $3,000,000.00 per hour: Each of the Koch brothers saw his investments grow by $6 billion in one year, which is three million dollars per hour based on a 40-hour 'work' week. They used some of the money to try to k... more »
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