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Free Speech TV LOGO (Photo credit: Wikipedia)TODAY - 4/6 Exposing ALEC Panel - Livestream from NCMR
Livestreaming – Free Speech TV
National Conference for Media Reform
SATURDAY APRIL 6TH
2:00 pm -3:30 pm - Exposing ALEC: Corporations, Media, and Democracy
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-backed
organization that creates controversial bills that it pushes through state
legislatures. Some of these include broad anti-immigration measures like
Arizona’s SB 1070, Stand Your Ground laws designed to shield users of
firearms and laws that prohibit communities from building their own
broadband networks. Two years ago, an ALEC whistleblower leaked copies of
... more »
We're missing a blogger
I've tweeted a few times asking about JJ, The Unrepentant Old Hippie.
But Twitter is ephemeral, so I thought I'd blog too.
Here's her most recent blog-post dated November 17, 2012.
It's a typical JJ take on fetus fetishists in general and the Fetal Gore
Tour gang and their FetusMobile in particular.
Nothing like another post of hers from December 2010 when she announced
she'd had it with blogging, which prompted this from us.
She returned after that one and I think I've heard that she'd hung 'em up
before that too.
(There's something addictive about blogging. I should know.)
She ... more »
ACTION: Sanders Petition on the "Grand Bargain"
*Send a Message to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Reid and House
Speaker Boehner: No Budget Deal on Backs of the Elderly, the Children, the
Sick and the Poor.*
At a time when the middle class is disappearing, poverty is increasing and
the gap between the rich and everyone else is growing wider, we demand that
the federal budget not be balanced on the backs of the most vulnerable
people in our country.
A federal budget that reduces the deficit by cutting cost-of-living
adjustments for Social Security and disabled veterans, raising the Medicare
eligibility age and lower... more »
Christ on a cracker
Long time readers know how much I love these stories. This one isn't a
Jesus manifestation but this woman found a message from God on a Goldfish
cracker:
The cracker in question has two markings, or imperfections, on its surface.
Burke says the first marking is of a cross with a circle around it. The
second marking, near the head of the fish, represents a golden crown.
“When I picked this one up, I knew he was special,” she said. “Something
I’ve never seen before out of all the Goldfish I’ve eaten.”
Burke admittedly has been working from a large sample size, consuming
between tw... more »
A bit more background on Kind Hearted Woman!
*SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013*
*Two things the film-maker said:* Since yesterday, we’ve read a few more
synopses of Kind Hearted Woman, the Frontline/Independent Lens film now
available to you right there on your home computer.
To watch the film, click here.
For our money, Elizabeth Jensen’s treatment in the New York Times may give
you a sense of this film’s purview and range. Her opening thumbnail sketch
ends with a key observation:
JENSEN (3/24/13): *It took a powerful, disturbing dream from which she
awoke sobbing to convince Robin Charboneau, an Oglala Sioux and member of
North Da... more »
Air Force One: Your tax dollars at work... (video)
*making sure the Obama's live like royalty. *
Asses and Asteroids
Included in Barack's Budget is $100 million for NASA to go into space and
lasso a 500-ton asteroid to bring back to earth. Maybe he can use his space
junk to bean the old, the young, the sick and the poor to death
quickly instead of imposing slow starvation upon them through his austerity
manifesto. Or else, he can pay a few McWorkers $7.50 an hour to have them
sledge-hammer it into a million tiny pieces, sell them in the online Obama
Store, and use the proceeds for construction of his billion-dollar
Presidential Cathedral.
And it gets weirder. For some reason, Obama wants to put a... more »
The President's Latest Bad Idea
Apparently, President Obama's budget is going to include some kind
of penalty for people who have accumulated more than $3 million in
retirement accounts. The details are not yet known, but I think we know
enough to say that this is a terrible idea.
A sizable body of work in public finance suggests that consumption taxes
are preferable to income taxes. Completely replacing our tax system with a
better one is, however, hard. Retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401k
plans, are one way our tax code has gradually evolved from an income tax
toward a consumption tax. The use of thes... more »
Untitled
*Even Bobby Jindal's own paid consultants criticize his "Jeep" neo-juveniletax idea
*
**
~At right, Governorcist Bobby "Jeep" Jindal explains to Earnstwhile and
Young, the pricey consulting firm hired by his administration for economic
analysis of his tax plan, why it doesn't matter that sales taxes on
services bought by businesses are bad ideas because companies pass those
costs to customers or shrink economic activity in a state where such taxes
are levied:* "Jeep hungry. Eat! Fun!"*
*Judge rejects BP's attempt to 'reinterpret' multi-billion-dollar
settlement ~David Hammer*
*Nat... more »
How Many House Democrats Are Still Unevolved On LGBT Equality?
Boehner happily swearing in a very unevolved Pete Gallego (D-TX), the one
freshman Blue Dog
With Bill Nelson (D-FL) finally getting on board the equality train there
are no Democratic senators left except for ones who probably go back and
forth in their minds every night about whether they should switch to the
Republican Party or not, like the idiot from Arkansas who bragged on film
about his sadly low IQ. He also has the lowest score on LGBT equality
issues of any Democrat in the Senate, a 50%, same as Susan Collins (R-ME),
closet case Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and John McCain (R-AZ). ... more »
TIME OUT - BIG START FOR ORIOLES
The Baltimore Orioles, my favorite baseball team, are off to a great
start. They are 3-1 to begin the season but the best story is first
baseman Chris Davis.
Davis drove in a career-high five runs yesterday, giving him 16 RBIs this
season, the most of any player through his team's first four games since
RBIs became an official stat in 1920, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Davis also became just the fourth player in major league history to homer
in his team's first four games — joining Willie Mays (1971), Mark McGwire
(1998) and Nelson Cruz (2011).
I was born in Maryland bu... more »
Ignorance Is Strength
George Orwell published *1984* sixty-five years ago. He did us all a great
public service. Michael Harris writes:
After all, it was Orwell who lifted the curtain on how the end of free
thought was creeping across western democracies. In the end, stripped of
the very language needed to form ideas, future citizens would be shuddering
under a government colossus whose most efficient agency was the Thought
Police.
The central premise of Orwell’s horror-scape dystopia, 1984, is that the
facts are mutable.
Simple really: if there are no objective facts, there is no knowledge. That
le... more »
Digital Evolution: Part 1 Music
When we look at today’s digital revolution we often see disruptive change.
Many shout, ‘out with the old and in with the new,’ but we have to often
ask if the new is really ‘new’, or merely a reiteration of the past? What
once worked, but became uneconomic, or inefficient, or was often
constrained by the technology of the day, can often come back, without the
baggage that once burdened it in its previous days. Suddenly we have a
renaissance, a new opportunity, a new dawn.
*Music* is a classic example where the constraints of the technology
inhibited or defined the form. What was o... more »
The dark Joy of Gossip
Christians are not the only ones who should resist the dark joy of gossip,
as the the new Pope Francis advised his flock. H/T Damian Thompson. The
BBC, take note.
“I hear they have little horns and pointy tails”
The disclaimers on Twitter do little to conceal the true feelings of
hundreds of reporters and journalists employed by an organisation that is
supposed to be - is obliged to be - impartial.
As well as its usefulness in relaying as-it-happens news and stories,
Twitter exposes their biases, their wishful thinking, their gullibility in
unquestioningly relaying propaganda, and ... more »
Why Today's "Stealth" Bigots Are Worse Than Old-School Racists
*By MARC McDONALD*
In a perfect society, there would be no bigots and no racism. Of course,
America will never be mistaken for a perfect society. And despite our
national delusion that we've become a "colorblind" society that has made
progress in moving away from racism, the truth is more complex.
In some ways, it's actually harder to fight racism these days in America
than it was, say, 30 years ago. For one thing, a lot of people
(particularly Republicans) deny that racism even exists today. In fact,
most of these people insist that *white people* are the "victims" of racism.
In t... more »
OPEN TO US MILITARY BASES - SCOTLAND
*In New York, Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, and leader of the
Scottish National Party.*
*Scotland open to US military bases*
ALEX Salmond has held talks with US representatives about entry to Nato for
an independent Scotland.
He indicates that he would allow American bases on Scottish soil after
'independence'.
The suspicion is that, if Scotland becomes 'independent', Scotland will be
a colony of the USA.
*Diego Garcia*
*
*
*aangirfan: AN 'INDEPENDENT' SCOTLAND WOULD NOT BE ...*
The Seeds Of Suicide: How Monsanto Destroys Farming by Dr. Vandana Shiva
Source:
http://wakeup-world.com/2012/10/29/india-signals-it-is-rearing-to-kick-monsanto-out/
The Seeds Of Suicide: How Monsanto Destroys Farming
by Dr. Vandana Shiva
Global Rearch Canada, 5 March 2013
Monsanto’s talk of ‘technology’ tries to hide its real objectives of
control over seed where genetic engineering is a means to control seed,
“Monsanto is an agricultural company.
We apply innovation and technology to help farmers around the world
\produce more while conserving more.”
“Producing more, Conserving more, Improving farmers lives.”
These are the promises Monsanto Ind... more »
Jordan is Palestine
I know that I keep saying this, but only because it's true.For some
background, why not read my post dedicated to @tweet_palestine?
IPR and Medicines 28: Politicizing Innovation, Rewarding Rent-Seeking
Indian government's intellectual property rights (IPR) system for medicines
seems hazy. For instance, it did not give full patent protection for
medicines before, until India joined the WTO in 2005. Even then, many
innovator drugs have no IPR protection, like the case of popular
anti-leukemia drug molecule imatinib, brand "Glivec" or "Gleevec" made by
Novartis.
According to wikipedia, anti-chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) drug
imatinib, *"more than 90% of patients will be able to keep the disease in
check for at least five years, so that CML becomes a chronic, manageable
conditio... more »
Turning the tide
Another win for Owen Jones. We desperately need a genuine anti-austerity
front, ideally a left party that multiplies these arguments and starts to
turn the tide. The mainstream political logjam is stifling. Owen is right,
enough is enough, though it's been that way for nearly five years now.
More evidence corroborating Professor Krashen and exposing the contrived skills and STEM crises
*"...the impending shortage of scientists and engineers is one of the
longest running hoaxes in the country" — Gerald W. Bracey*
[image: Dr. Krashen has long been a critic of the fact-free Myth: STEM and
skills crises]*Schools Matter*'s Professor Stephen Krashen has been a long
time critic of the media promulgated mythology that there's a shortage of
qualified workers, particularly those in the Science Technology Engineering
Math (STEM) fields. A quick survey of his posts here reveal his ongoing
work to counter the skills/STEM propaganda that is most often used to
justify some of ... more »
RONAN PARKE - NOT LIKE JUSTIN BIEBER
Ronan Parke @RonanParke20h
"Switzerland tomorrow for a private gig with my main man Ben Pryer"
@Ben_Pryer
The good news is that Ronan has not yet followed the 'scandal ridden' path
of Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga or Rihanna.
Justin Bieber's Tsunami Wave Of Scandal: A Recap! | PerezHilton.com
Some people suspect that certain music stars are being mind-controlled by
the spooks.
Has Ronan escaped from the allegedly 'bad influences' in the music industry?
Ronan is no longer linked to Simon Cowell or Sony.
*Sony share price, in decline.*
Sony made a mess of Ronan's first al... more »
Taxing Matters
There's a sharp difference of emphasis between certain media outlets
concerning the changes to the tax system which come into effect today.
The most striking difference is between the main articles on the Sky News
website and the BBC News website.
The obvious contrast is the way the BBC places a strong emphasis on one
particular element of the tax reforms - the abolition of the top rate of
tax for higher earners. Their headline, the opening paragraphs and the
closing section all concentrate on that drop from 50% to 45%.
Sky News, in contrast, chooses a more general headline tha... more »
Education "Reform" with David Sirota
*YouTube Introduction*What's really happening in education politics? Would
you believe it's a battle between greedy school teachers and corporate CEOs
who want what's best for the children? Well, not so much. Charter schools
backed by these so-called "education reformers" aren't necessarily better
than standard public education - it's actually been proven that they
aren't. Charter schools do however make sense as a business strategy,
allowing corporations to make big money off school children. How does this
strategy work? David Sirota explains.
Dyson: Climatologists are no Einsteins
The New Jersey Star Ledger printed a nice interview with Freeman Dyson:
Climatologists are no Einsteins, says his successor (Star Ledger)
------------------------------
Beginning in the GWPF (Benny Peiser et al.)
They mention that when Einstein was still around, Dyson was hired by the
Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton after the search for the
planet's most brilliant physicist. He has done quite some work to justify
these labels although I wouldn't say that it has put him at the #1 spot.
He's still one of the giants of the old times who keep on walking on the
globe.
At any ... more »
Puente peligroso en medio del bosque
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Pajaritos amarillos en las ramas de los árboles
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April 5, 1973
An Ehrlichman day.
Still in California, he meets first with Paul O'Brien, the Committee to
Re-elect lawyer who has been working with Dean and involved in the hush
money. O'Brien is in California to tell the president what's been going on
(not realizing that Nixon, of course, is fully informed of everything).
Ehrlichman spends two hours listening to O'Brien tell him what's been going
on -- and to his analysis that the big problem is John Dean, the
coordinator of the payments.
Next, a two plus hour meeting with Haldeman and Nixon.
Later, Ehrlichman meets with a new candidate for FBI ... more »
Another chapter in the online testing boondoggle
The situation described here is not a problem for computer companies. In
fact, it is good news. More computer sales! They are not worried how Union
Local will find the money: they are sure that the local community,
enchanted with technology thanks to massive propaganda in the media, will
find a way. A bond issue, a tax increase, benefits, raffles and lotteries,
all ways of taking money from the needy and giving it to the greedy.
And those new computers will need to be updated and upgraded regularly, and
replaced every few years ….
Note: Windows 95: born 1995- died (no longer suppo... more »
Sunday Classics preview: "Small House of Uncle Thomas"
*King Simon of Legree, in "Small House of Uncle Thomas"*
*by Ken*
Late in Act I of Rodgers and Hammesterin's *The King and I*, the King of
Siam informs the new governess for his many children, Anna, that a British
diplomatic delegation is coming to Bangkok, and he wishes her to help
prepare a reception.
For the gala event, which takes place early in Act II, Tuptim (the young
Burmese girl who has been given by her king as a present to the King of
Siam) prepares a version of *Uncle Tom's Cabin*, a stylized ballet called *Small
House of Uncle Thomas* -- a fairly audacious choice to p... more »
DILBIT featuring Oily the Splot
Yes it's a mashup rip from Dilbert.
You remember Oily the Splot, right? Korncob Kory Teneycke's little critter.
Oh crap. Reuters reports "a discharge of 700 barrels of crude oil from a
16-inch pipeline due to unknown reasons in Harris county, Texas" two days
ago.
How come we're getting this news from *Bangalore*?
Ok, one more ...
.
Excellent primer on sex work as the big court date approaches
A great read from Canadian advocate and activist Joyce Arthur, who
interviewed sex workers about what they think will happen if the Supreme
Court of Canada decides to decriminalize the adult, consensual sex industry
when the matter goes to court June 12.
I have a good feeling that this just might be the case that gets our
country past the poorly considered laws that cause so much harm to sex
workers. Whatever your opinion of sex work, surely nobody wants laws that
harm more than help the tens of thousands of Canadians who work in the
industry. Yet that`s exactly what happens as a re... more »
Bookplates worth a thousand words
I just can't with the intertoobz today. Everybody pissed off about
something different and sniping at each other. Too much noise. Not enough
contemplation. So here's bookplates of the famous. Worth the click to see
all 34 more (all on one page) at the link.
Dr. Steve Pieczenik: Controlled Agitation Propaganda
*Photo Source:** NY Times - Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.
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Video Title: Dr. Steve Pieczenik: Controlled Agitation Propaganda. YouTube
Video Description - [Channel: TheAlexJonesChannel. Uploaded on April 5,
2013]:
Dr. Steve Pieczenik is a critically acclaimed author of psycho-political
thrillers and the co-creator of the New York Times best-selling "Tom
Clancy's Op-Center" and "Tom Clancy's Net Force" book series. He is also
one of the world's most experienced international crisis managers and
hostage negotiators. His novels are based on his twenty years experie... more »
Truth and Information Nazis at Opinion 250 Interview Christy Clark
I wrote a post about about 18 months ago about the truth and information
Nazis who dwell at Opinion 250 online news..
Opinion 250 allowed comments under their stories, that all changed during
the BC Liberal leadership campaign, all stories at Opinion 250 about the BC
Liberal leadership campaign Ben Meisner eliminated the comment sections, he
did that for a reason, people, commenters were leaving links to harsh
stories about Christy Clark`s personal record, how she is a school
drop-out, how she got caught cheating on student body elections at S-F-U...Commenters
posted links to Alex ... more »
My First 1 Million Page Views (Hits)....
I have reached an important milestone today.... As of this date and time,
this blog has officially passed the One MILLION page view mark at
Blogspot...
It is truly a remarkable achievement, considering that this blog started
off basically from complete scratch... Through the years my audience has
increased primarily through only word of mouth, and by my presenting
truthful information, along with own honest and truthful views of what I
see is really happening in our world....
Many people have talked to me recently about what I should do with this
blog to try to reach a larger audi... more »
Hope Keeps Us Alive
Marie-Claude
(Photo by John Carroll, April 1, 2013)
Hope Keeps Us Alive....blogs.pjstar.com/haiti/2013/04/…
— John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) April 6, 2013
New Video Narrated By "Snordelhans": We'll Kill The Dollar!
I have been like everyone else in this, the real truth movement, in
watching with great dismay how our economies are collapsing. I have for
years, in many articles at this blog, been warning readers that this
collapse has been imminent. It is truly sad that the majority of people
have not reacted sooner to this horrific collapse, and have done nothing to
go after the criminal Jewish bankers responsible for our demise....
I came across a very important video today that I want to share with
everyone here... It is a narration by none other than Patrick Willis, aka
"Snordelhans", of ... more »
Bob Mankoff pays tribute to "New Yorker" cartoonist Ed Fisher and cartoon-caption writer Roger Ebert
*"It seems to me that ordination of women
might brighten the place up a bit."*
*by Ken*
*New Yorker* cartoon editor Bob Mankoff tells us that Ed Fisher contributed
to the magazine from 1951 to 2000 and over that time published over 700
cartoons there. The above is the last one, which Bob says --
works as well today as it did when it was published, more than ten years
ago. In its masterful art, its gentle wit, and its continuing relevance,
this cartoon is echt Ed at the top of his form.
I think it's sublime.
As you may have guessed, the reminiscence is occasioned by Ed's death "a
... more »
You Are The Gold
*You Are The Gold: The Grandmother's Speak*
Amazon faces renewed risk from cattle – ‘Trade is emerging as a key driver of deforestation in Brazil’
[image: Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest to clear
space for beef and soybeans. Photo: Reuters]5 April 2013 (Reuters) – Rising
foreign demand for beef and soybeans will tempt Brazil to clear more of the
Amazon rainforest, in a reversal of recent success in slowing forest
losses, a study said on Thursday.
About 30 per cent of deforestation in Brazil in the decade to 2010 was due
to farmers and ranchers seeking land to expand export production of beef
and soybeans, against about 20 per cent in the 1990s, the report said.
"Trade is emerging as a key driver of defo... more »
Friday Baseball Post
Well,
I was going to write a rejoinder to Christina Kahrl and Joe Sheehanon
the DH...basically, it's what I said last week: I would like to
re-establish the difference between the leagues, and the DH is a part of
that, along with separate umps (preferably with the different styles of
chest protectors!), different balls, separate league offices for stuff
such
as suspensions...the whole thing.
(In fact, I'm open to other suggestions. The AL used to have a different
curfew rule; I assume they don't have that any more, so I'd want that
back.
What else would work? Different rainout rules,... more »
SO WHO’S PROVOKING WHO OVER KOREA?
Yesterday the White House said that North Korea ‘should stop making
provocative threats’ but, when one examines the extent of the threats and
counter-threats that have been made over the last few weeks, one finds that
it is the US and their allies that have by far been the most provocative.
All the North Korean leader has done is wave his hands around a lot and
been a bit noisy with his rhetoric threatening to do things he can’t
possibly do with stuff which in all likelihood he hasn’t even got while, at
the same time, parading around his massive toothless army whose primary
skills s... more »
No More Oil Can
The final chapter on a well-known downtown fixture was written this past
week as the Oil Can Tavern was demolished after having sat vacant since
last summer. The building had been around since the 1930's, and for good
or for ill, helped give Fort McMurray its reputation as a boom town.
Even in death, there remains some controversy as the block on which it is
located is part of a downtown redevelopment plan involving the construction
of a 6000-7000 seat arena. I'm not sure of the wisdom of such a structure
smack dab in the downtown core in a city already plague with traffic and
... more »
can money buy happiness? yes. no. sometimes. maybe.
My friend Impudent Strumpet writes a series of posts that dispute the
oft-repeated notion "money can't buy happiness". (Here's an example.) I
find this idea very thought-provoking. I've definitely subscribed to the
idea that money doesn't equal happiness - that making the acquisition of
riches a primary life goal does not lead to a happy life. Imp Strump's
posts led me to think more clearly about this axiom and see what kinds of
truths it might or might not hold.
*If money doesn't buy happiness, try living without any*
For people who live in poverty, money undoubtedly could buy a g... more »
Report: Asian carp may have reached Great Lakes
[image: In this 22 June 2010 file photo provided by the Illinois Department
of Natural resources, a 20-pound Asian carp is held after being caught in
Lake Calumet, about six miles downstream from Lake Michigan. A scientific
report released Thursday, 4 April 2013 says at least some Asian carp
probably have reached the Great Lakes, but there's still time to stop them
from becoming established. Photo: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
/ AP Photo]
[Des called it for the Asian carp back in 2010. Here’s more evidence
strengthening the case, unfortunately.]
By JOHN FLESHER
4 Apr... more »
AFL-CIO - Maybe .................. maybe ALEC did it.
This is why we need citizen journalists and activists.
From the AFL-CIO webpage – today:
Asbestos Victims' Family, Workers Speak Out vs. AB19/SB13
This Republican-backed legislation is a clear giveback to the corporate
elite who have funded the campaigns of many GOP lawmakers in Madison. *This
bill appears to be linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council, or
A.L.E.C*. A.L.E.C. is a corporate back entity that allows for global
corporations and state politicians to use “model bills” in an attempt to
rewrite state laws that reach into almost every area of American life an... more »
GAIA PORTAL: “Purity of Essence” is Key to Understanding
*“Purity of Essence” is Key to Understanding*
by ÉirePort
"Purity of Essence" is key to understanding the nature of Gaia intention.
Planetary Essence revelation requires clearing of all not in alignment.
This includes all of Hue-manity.
As individuals release the "outer dependence illusion", and align with
Inner Guidance, Purity of Planetary Essence is realized. This occurs at
many levels, via multiple manifestations.
Stated simply, Gaia Intention is Purity of Essence.
ÉirePort | April 4, 2013 at 16:30
URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-kJ
"21 Statistics About The Explosive Growth Of Poverty In America That Everyone Should Know"
*"21 Statistics About The Explosive Growth Of Poverty*
* In America That Everyone Should Know"*
by Michael Snyder
"If the economy is getting better, then why does poverty in America
continue to grow so rapidly? Yes, the stock market has been hitting
all-time highs recently, but also the number of Americans living in poverty
has now reached a level not seen since the 1960s. Yes, corporate profits
are at levels never seen before, but so is the number of Americans on food
stamps. Yes, housing prices have started to rebound a little bit
(especially in wealthy areas), but there a... more »
Dogging and Dogging Tales
There is a beauty spot in Stoke-on-Trent that is probably best avoided by
those of a squeamish disposition. Why? Let's just say that should you go
down to those woods today, you're in for a big surprise. This is because
it's a notorious haunt for that most British of outdoor pursuits. No, not
Rugger or Rounders. I'm talking about Dogging.
If you've lived a sheltered life, dogging is the practice of straight
couples having public sex with an audience. And usually the audience -
which is almost exclusively male - are invited, one after the other - or
simultaneously - to have sex or e... more »
For no raisin
French words or phrases in English that either mean nothing or something
different in French... you heard me...
Agent provocateur
Apres ski
Bete noire
Cause celebre
Cri de coeur
Demimonde
Double entendre
Encore
Fin de siecle
Homage
In Lieu
Marquee
Negligee
Outre
Portmanteau
Reprise
Seance
Vignette
The Corbett Report - The Myth of Journalistic Objectivity
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: CorbettReport]:
SHOW NOTES AND MP3: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=7233
For generations we have been taught that the ideal journalist is fair,
balanced and objective. But the idea of the objective journalist is a myth.
Join us today on The Corbett Report as we explore the ideologies and
assumptions behind all news media and what alternative models we have for
journalism in the online era.
The Real News - Chris Hedges: Why I Resigned from PEN
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: The Real News]:
Chris Hedges: Suzanne Nossel, new head of PEN - which is supposed to defend
human rights - supported war in Iraq and advocates use of military force in
the name of democracy, lock step with Obama admin. wars in Afghanistan,
drone attacks and more.
OAIS Awards: and the Winners are….
I am currently at the ISA of Madness. Near the top of the list of insanity
is the Blogging Reception, which included an overflow crowd and some great
“spoken blog posts” by Erica Chenoweth, Rob Farley, Amanda Murdie, and Dan
Drezner. I recorded the event, and whatever the camera caught before the
battery gave out
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Friday randomness...
*just some thoughts. *
*
**Imagine a world where little girls will be hitting up the local pharmacy
for the morning after pill. These girls should not even be having a
"morning after." Where the hell are their parents? *
Creative Minority Report: * Unreal: Judge Orders Morning-After Pill
Available OTC for All Ages*
*Not to worry. Pedophilia will soon be legal. Don't doubt me... *
Digital Hairshirt: * Inch by inch, pedophilia comes out of the closet -
and is welcomed*
*Ever notice all the sexy pictures very young (and some not so young) girls
put on their Facebook pages. When... more »
Resisting the State: "I Call It Surviving"
Chapter 4 of Scott Neigh's *Resisting the State* deals with Lynn Jones, a
black, female trade union and community activist from Truro Nova Scotia.
My Mom's family settled in Truro when she was a girl. We went down east
once on a visit and my Aunt was driving us around and referred to one part
of town as "where all the black people live" with what I sensed was unease.
Having grown up in Hamilton on a steady diet of Buffalo, New York news and
American television, my 8-10 year old mind immediately thought of practical
dangers of poverty and crime and not some visceral dislike.
Maybe a... more »
A superb documentary, right on your machine!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013*
*We recommend Kind Hearted Woman:* In the past week, PBS stations have been
airing a five-hour film by David Sutherland, Kind Hearted Woman.
The Frontline/Independent Lens film may still be airing on your PBS
channel. But it’s available in full at this PBS site.
Did we mention the fact that it lasts five hours? Don’t let that deter you.
It’s hard to explain how many things this film is about. We don’t know if
we’ve ever seen such an intimate portrait of family life. We don’t know
when we’ve seen a portrait of such sophisticated parenting.
That said, the fil... more »
Matt Ridley: The Met Office Got It Wrong Yet Again | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)
Some 'climate change' facts that you won't ever read on the BB.
'David Rose of the *Mail on Sunday *was vilified for saying that there’s
been no global warming for about 16 years, but even the head of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change now admits he’s right. Rose is
also excoriated for drawing attention to papers which find that climate
sensitivity to carbon dioxide is much lower than thought — as was I when I
made the same point in the *Wall Street Journal*. Yet even the *Economist *has
now conceded this. Tip your hat to Patrick Michaels, then of the University
of Virgin... more »
Obama Trashes Social Security Out Loud and You're Paying THEIR Taxes As Well (Secret Records Obtained by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Tells All About Covert Companies/Private Trusts in British Virgin Islands, Cook Islands and Other Offshore Hideaways)
I don't think it's an accident that we get the smarmy details about the
offshoring of tax-evading income in the same 24-hour cycle in which Obama
is revealed as embracing wholeheartedly the Rethuglican Social
Security-destroying policies. Kind of reminds me of where Obamacare
(whoops!) came from originally. Nope. Neither Jethro Gibbs nor I believe in
accidents. And, if I ever got any real
CKNW Hides Radio Segment That Is Very Damaging To The BC Liberals(April 5th..8:45 a.m. to 9:00a.m.)
As you know I have as of late blasted cknw for engaging in yellow
journalism..
Last week cknw news department inserted into a news story about Dominion
Bond Rating service`s latest assessment on British Columbia, in the news
blurb cknw stated..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.
In the report written by Dominion Bond Rating Service nowhere was the word
"suffer" used, it was deliberate inflammatory statement employed by a
partisan(by order of their corpo... more »
如果中国试图备份踏板，或步行路程，从这个条约，它将失去在亚洲世界的“面子”。
http://freebeacon.com/shield-up/
在半个世纪前签署的条约，中国必须“使军事及其他援助，通过各种手段在它的处置，”如果朝鲜受到攻击。
中国已成功地试射了“航母杀手”导弹旨在改变亚洲力量的军事平衡，阻止美国航母作战到1250英里，从中国海岸。因此，中国是一个男人，站起来战斗！
你的奶奶会感到自豪！
http://dailybail.com/home/raw-video-north-korean-army-prepares-for-war.htm
"New Age - Game On" A Coming Out Story
A powerful “coming out” is happening. The way we are DOing is changing,
WE
ARE changing; we are changing EVERYTHING.
The reaching out of a few is exponentially rising. We are leaving FEAR
behind.
In hearts:
http://curiouscatalyst.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/im-with-you.html
In our towns:
http://fengshuiserenity.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-england-town-declares-food.html
In our legislatures:
http://oppt-in.com/new-hampshire-legislature-reveals-u-s-federal-government-is-a-corporation-operating-with-a-fraudulent-constitution/
On our land:
http://... more »
Moccasins on the Ground Tour of Resistance continues in Lakota/Dakota territory
Moccasins on the Ground Tour of Resistance to Tar Sands Continues
By Tarsands Blockade
http://www.tarsandsblockade.org/
April 4, 2013
*This weekend a group of Blockaders have been invited to return to Lakota
Territory to continue the Moccasins on the Ground Tour of Resistance and
stand in solidarity with the Greater Sioux Nation in their preparation to
defend their Treaty Territory from the threat of Keystone XL to their
Sacred Water. Below is a post from The Lakota Media Project about the tour.
*
Owe Aku, a grassroots organization on the Pine Ridge, SD Indian
Reservation, along wit... more »
Ten Feet Tall
I completely endorse the distinction that Ed Kilgore makes but appears to
feel isn't really necessary between "clear the field" and "dominant opening
position" when talking about Hillary Clinton and the 2016 Democratic
presidential nomination.
I think, that is, that the distinction is necessary. To me, "clear the
field" means something pretty specific: that no other plausible nominee
would run. So I wouldn't say that Al Gore in 2000 cleared the field; he
solidly beat Bill Bradley, and it was probably over before the Iowa
caucuses, but Gore had to run a real primary campaign against ... more »
FIRST THEY CAME FOR.......AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME
Where are the activists as austerity bites? They have been beaten back
*Protesters face violence, arrest and serious charges. Only the brave
dare
face this savage suppression*
By Laurie Penny
Guardian (UK)
First they came for the students. This week, 12 van loads of police
arrived
at Sussex University, in collaboration with management, to evict
studentswho had been occupying a room on campus for eight weeks. They
had been
taking a stand against privatisation of services at their university,
creating a militant "pop-up union" and attracting support from all over
the
country: they had... more »
Tuscon Arizona Under Martial Law?
This link appeared on one of the forums, seems to be documented...anyone
have any other confirming data?
Mayor Jonathan Rothschild Secretly Declares Martial Law in Tuscon,
Arizona:
http://www.thetruthdenied.com/news/2013/03/15/mayor-jonathan-rothschild-secretly-declares-martial-law-in-tuscon-arizona-agenda-21/
This
was started on 6 Mar 2013 and has been kept from the public.
Vos (WI-ALEC) - Did you See This One?
A still shot from a video of the ALEC Snotttsdale, Arizona Protest -
November 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTWMFpbcXmE
Holy week with the EU: an insane EU propaganda video
The iDNES.cz news server and other Czech media have brought us a trailer of
a new movie funded by the national branches of the top EU institutions. The
movie is called "Holy Week With The EU" and it describes the EU from the
viewpoint of high school students preparing for the GCSE (final) exam.
The trailer is just stunningly repulsive. Fortunately, over 90% of the
Czech citizens seem to agree with me. The hugely negative reaction has led
the film director to demand that the trailer shouldn't be aired anywhere
because it was created by amateurish cherry-picking by some jerks among the... more »
Considering negative credibility findings made by a court in another action involving a party still dangerous
The temptation to raise negative judicial findings about a party in an
unrelated case is strong but as today's decision in
Kay v. Caverson, 2013 ONCA 220 shows, perhaps risky:
[5] The appellant submits that the trial judge ought not to have
rejected the appellant's evidence. Specifically, she argues that the trial
judge erred in his interpretation of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision
in *British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Malik*, 2011 SCC 18, [2011] 1
S.C.R. 657. We would not give effect to this submission. Assuming (without
deciding) that the trial judge erred in... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.5.13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.5.13"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"Just three stories today, but they are big ones–North Korea, the Middle
East and the ongoing banking crisis. North Korea has rattled its saber in
the past, but not this loudly. Any talk that this is another bluff to get
the world to back off on the sanctions for its nuclear program is
underestimating the seriousness of the situation. North Korea has the 5th
biggest army in the world, and it faces the 6th biggest army in the world
in South Korea. Could the North win an all-out war? Probably not, but that
does not ... more »
Exhausted
I’m usually exhausted on Fridays because I have long days on Thur and teach
until 9:00 p.m.
Last night in class I was discussing technology and the contemporary
workplace/economy. After reviewing how technology has increased
organizational efficiency and transparency, I discussed how
interconnectivity has actually increased our collective societal risk.
The examples I used to talk about systemic risk produced by technology were
the financial crisis and the Carrington Effect.
First, I talked about the role of computers and algorithms in producing
systemic risk in derivatives mar... more »
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