English: Wallace Study in Crawfordsville,Indiana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Sherman's veterans. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
White and Black soldiers in 1861. Description given at the source: "(...) photo of Soldier group. It was made in 1861." (text from same source) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Photograph # B-157 Union Troops before Fredericksburg May 1863-not Petersburg Virginia 1865 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Over 2 Million people have signed this petition against Monsanto. This is the largest petition against a corporation in human history. Are you paying attention yet? Join the march May 25th. Everywhere. http://www.naturalcuresnotmedicine.com/2013/05/2-million-people-against-monsanto.html
Another petition to ban GMOs worldwide.
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Over 2 Million people have signed this petition against Monsanto. This is the largest petition against a corporation in human history. Are you paying attention yet? Join the march May 25th. Everywhere. http://
Another petition to ban GMOs worldwide.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
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Do you know the way to Timbuktu?
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You wouldn’t know it now, but Islam was once a historically moderate and
intellectual religion. Yes, true story. The seat of science and
civilisation a thousand years ago was in the Muslim world—largely because
the Muslim world had become the repository of Greek manuscripts that would
otherwise have been destroyed by Europe’s barbarians.
Aristotle and his works are important leading players in this historical
drama. In a parallel to the story of how Aristotle’s own manuscripts were
rescued from destruction by savages, scholars at Timbuktu’s Ahmed Baba
Institute r... more »
Chen Shui-bian back to the DPP?
*Snack time in the alleys across from NTU.*
Several months ago I asked foreigners who were wasting their time appealing
for the medical parole of Chen Shui-bian to stop and think about what they
are doing. I then observed:
Were Chen ever to get out, he would go back to seeking the limelight,
encouraging splits within the DPP in order to aggrandize his own faction
and friends, and so on. Both the China Post and Taipei Times pieces
essentially say the same thing even though they disagree. When Chen gets
out he is going to re-enter pan-Green politics, sucking up time, effort,
resourc... more »
The Woolwich murderer, says Ian Welsh, is "a bad man," but "not as bad as the men we put in office"
*"When Tony Blair and George W. Bush are put in front of war crimes trials,
along with Rumsfeld and many others, we can talk. Till then, our 'justice'
isn’t, it’s just tribalism dressed up in the name of justice, because it
picks and chooses amongst murderers, letting the greatest of them, the ones
with the most blood on their hands, walk free."*
*-- Ian Welsh, in a new post,*
"The Moral Calculus of the Woolwich Murder"
*by Ken*
I don't say that our friend Ian Welsh doesn't mean exactly what he says,
that "on the scale of bad, immoral things," the murder of that soldier in
London ... more »
Growing Food - A Different Take
Our last survey asked "Which green-living practice has been the toughest
for you?" The results show that growing food ranks as the hardest activity:
[image: Toughest Green Living Activity Survey Results]
The "other" category, which tied for first place, included these comments:
- Buying eco friendly furniture!
- I don't have the space to grow my own food but I do support my farmers
market each weekend! :)
- Purchasing goods that are local and affordable (clothing for example)-
I compromise by purchasing a lot from goodwill, but the new stuff...it's
hard to stomach p... more »
Chas Freeman — U.S. Grand Strategy
Read: *"Israel’s Fraying Image and Its Implications"* by Charles W.
Freeman, Jr., retired American diplomat and author.
"He most notably worked as the main interpreter for Richard Nixon in his
1972 China visit and as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from
1989 to 1992, where he dealt with issues related to the Persian Gulf War.
He is a past president of the Middle East Policy Council, co-chair of the
U.S. China Policy Foundation and a Lifetime Director of the Atlantic
Council" (*Wikipedia*).
Video Title: Chas Freeman — U.S. Grand Strategy. YouTube Video Description
- [Ch... more »
Spanish debt explosion and pension promises which can't be met = 22 - 45 drop in pension benefits ..........US threatens UK that EU might nix US - EU trade deal as to the UK .....German thoughts regarding the Financial Transaction Tax - Germany not warming up to the idea on the table....
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/05/evolution-of-spanish-public-debt-and.html
Monday, May 27, 2013 8:24 PM
Evolution of Spanish Public Debt and Pension Promises
Inquiring minds may be interested in a chart of Spanish public debt over
time to see how the policies of Spain and the Troika are working out in
practice.
*Evolution of Spanish Public Debt Over Time *
I picked that chart up from estrategiastendencias.
My stab at a translation of text regarding public debt reads "Spanish banks
are deluded. They must think we are going to save them from the assets that
they... more »
Japanese markets open with another wild ride - rumors of even more QE set off the fireworks at the open , let's see where it ends.....
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another wild ride.......
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-28/another-3-sigma-bond-dumpfest-breaks-out-japans-late-session-equities-bounce
( Rising Stocks or Rising JGBs ... choose one.. )
Another 3-Sigma Bond Dumpfest Breaks Out In Japan's Late-Session As
Equities Bounce
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/28/2013 00:18 -0400
- Bond
- Japan
It seems that the BoJ has decided that the equity market rally (for now)
takes precedence over a JGB market 'intervention'. After oscillating around
unchanged for much of t... more »
Stevie's Tar Baby . . .
THE
BEAVER LAKE CREE JUDGMENT: The Most Important Tar Sands Case You’ve
Never Heard Of. That's what Carol Linnitt at DESMOG CANADA contends. Do
click on the link for more.
Sure they’re bad for the environment, for human health, and for
wildlife, but we rarely stop to wonder if the Alberta tar sands are in
fact unconstitutional.
But the constitutional standing of the tar sands – one of
CCSS + iPad + Kindergarten = ?
Wondering if full day kindergarten children have nap time replaced by
tablet time? Follow the author on twitter @stoptesting15 Filed under: CHRIS
CERRONE: The "Parentucator"
'Research fishery' for Queen conch and the tragedy of the commons
Sometimes news stories just set off all kinds of alarm bells.
Honduras has apparently learned from Japan’s bogus scientific whaling
program, which lets that country’s operators kill 900 whales a year - and
sell the meat - in the name of science.
The Honduran government has announced a Queen conch fishery, justified as
“a research and evaluation project for monitoring giant snail populations.”
It looks more like a way around restrictions on the fishery.
A lot of people have seen golden Queen conch shells, with their pink-tinged
centres and classic spiral shape. They were a popular souve... more »
cantabria to gernika and bilbao, part 2
In the Guggenheim, we took audioguides as a substitute for a tour of the
building, which in this season are only in Spanish. The audioguide is
included with admission, and available in a huge range of languages,
including Catalan - clearly a political statement from Basque Bilbao.
We joined many other people standing in the atrium, the focal point of the
interior, listening to the audioguide and looking around at the dizzying
curves and cubes and ramps. The atrium is strange and wonderful. Outside on
the patio, you are suddenly on the prow of a ship, a theme that is echoed
many time... more »
cantabria to gernika and bilbao, part 1
I almost forgot to mention, we had some interesting news from home.
Everything is fine now, but Essie had her hands full for a while!
I warned Essie about the danger of skunks in our backyard after dark:
absolutely never, *ever* let the dogs run out into the backyard after
dark!! I've lost track of how many times our dogs have been skunked, and
I'm determined to make sure it never happens again.
But there's no accounting for early-morning skunks!
Maybe this skunk was an early riser or maybe he was staggering home from an
all-nighter, but either way, a skunk and our dogs greeted eac... more »
Greens: Reciting the rail mantra while reality passes them by
The Greens constantly push public transport as the ideal transport system
for every city, every passenger, every transport case.
See what I mean:
Motorists' petrol taxes should go to increasing public transport, they say.
Hang everything else and get the Auckland City Rail Link built, they say.
Scrap the Kapiti Expressway plan and build more public transport, they say.
Scrap the Puhoi-Wellsford highway, they say, and build more public transport.
Scrap Transmission Gully, they say, and build more public transport.
Their mantra, a never-ending refrain, is more rail, fewer roads—an... more »
RESOLUTION TO THE PALESTINE-ISRAEL CONUNDRUM: FOUR OPTIONS – ONLY ONE VIABLE
For decades the resolution to the Palestine-Israel conundrum has proved
elusive and the reason for that has been staring us in the face for years.
The fact is; the elitists of both sides want all of the lands that were
once Palestine and that are now Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip,
for their respective selves. The Zionists want all of the lands – and then
some – in order to realise their dream of creating a Greater Israel while
on the other side of the coin there are some elitist Palestinians who want
a nation free of all Jews. These are both ‘one state for one people’
opt... more »
Harper Pal Busted in Panama
Arthur Porter has been nabbed by authorities in Panama. The Montreal
hospital administrator has been on the run for some time. Three years ago
Porter was appointed by Stephen Harper to serve as chairman of SIRC, the
watchdog panel overseeing CSIS, Canada's spy agency.
Porter was subsequently accused to taking kickbacks from SNC-Lavelin Group
(is that all they do?) on a 1.3-billion dollar hospital construction and
maintenance contract.
Porter and his wife split for the Bahamas where he claimed to be too sick
with stage four cancer to return to Canada to face the music. Apparen... more »
Joe Crowley-- Making The Republican Party Look Less Singularly Horrible
Dangerous douche bags Huckabee and Crowley... with guitars
Earlier today, we mentioned in passing, that Joe Crowley is one of the most
corrupt Members of Congress... in *history*, and that he's been
facilitating corrupt relationships between freshmen New Dems-- he's the
ex-Chairman of the Big Business-owned coalition of anti-working family
Democrats. Then I realized it's been *months* since we've covered Crowley.
Since the Juniper Park Civic Association first published the piece below in
March 2012, Queens Democratic boss, Crowley, has been given a formal
position inside the House De... more »
Greens: Reciting the rail mantra while reality passes them by
The Greens constantly push public transport as the ideal transport system
for every city, every passenger, every transport case.
See what I mean:
Motorists' petrol taxes should go to increasing public transport, they say.
Hang everything else and get the Auckland City Rail Link built, they say.
Scrap the Kapiti Expressway plan and build more public transport, they say.
Scrap the Puhoi-Wellsford highway, they say, and build more public transport.
Scrap Transmission Gully, they say, and build more public transport.
Their mantra, a never-ending refrain, is more rail, fewer roads—an... more »
The Rise of Global Civilization: A Conversation with Kishore Mahbubani (The National Interest)
*"The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World"* By
Kishore Mahbubani.
An excerpt from the review of the book by Tom Nagorski in The Wall Street
Journal on March 19, 2013, called, *"A New Concert of Nations"*:
The Indian scholar Brahma Challaney recently gave a talk at the Asia
Society in New York about the coming global water-supply crisis. It was a
dispiriting forecast: drought and pollution, even wars over water. That
same morning brought dreary news from other fronts: a fresh threat from
North Korea, another atrocity in Syria, a frightening smog alert fr... more »
One Step Closer……
Every time a child takes a high stakes test we are one step closer to the
end of public education. Keep that in mind next year – especially if you
are a student and/or have a child that doesn’t mind the test – know that
the action of taking the test in fact is assisting […]
PM Stephen Harper's Hand Picked Former Head Of The Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) Arrested For Fraud & Gov't Fraud
**
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*Issues management for the Harper Conservatives just keeps moving from
'bad' to 'worse':*
*
*
*"Arthur Porter, the well-connected oncologist and hospital administer whom
Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed three years ago to oversee Canada’s
spy agency, was arrested with his wife in Panama on charges of fraud
against the Quebec government.*
***The charges relate to his alleged role in the handling of a $1.3-billion
Montreal hospital construction and maintenance contract, awarded to
troubled engineering giant SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. in 2010.*
***T... more »
Europe end Arms embargo for Syrian rebels as the war to control of Europe's natural gas supply ses another chess move ....Europe check to Russia
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-27/europe-ends-arms-embargo-syrian-rebels-desperate-break-russian-natgas-export-monopol
Europe Ends Arms Embargo For Syrian Rebels, Desperate To Break Russian
NatGas Export Monopoly
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2013 18:28 -0400
- China
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- France
- headlines
- Kazakhstan
- Nat Gas
- Natural Gas
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
Moments ago, the British foreign secretary William Hague tweeted that the
arms embargo to the Syrian rebels has o... more »
Medea Benjamin : Why I spoke Out at Obama's Foreign Policy Speech
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the political activist group
CodePink, is removed by security after speaking out against President
Barack Obama during his foreign policy speech Thursday. Photo by Kevin
Dietsch / UPI. Image from Common Dreams.
Why I spoke out at
Obama's foreign policy speech
Or, Why Obama's policies themselves, not those who speak out against them, are rude.
By Medea
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Gone to the dogs
One of the best and worst things about life in Copan Ruinas is all the
dogs that roam the streets.
What's bad is that many of them are sick and starving, and at endless
risk of being the next victims of the municipally organized purges that are
organized every once in a while to "control" the stray-dog situation.
What's good is that a dog lover can gain a whole lot of new friends just
by putting out bowls of dog food and water on a regular basis. I love the
many dogs that pass by our house every morning now for a snack and some
affection. It's not easy to make human friends i... more »
“Sullivan Ballou’s Letter Home”
“Sullivan Ballou’s Letter Home” From “The Civil War”, by Ken Burns
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhj-fOOAXtM
Free Trade 29: The Asian Century
One measurement of economic growth or expansion of material wealth other
than growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP) is the absolute increase
in GDP size between two reference points or years.
The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) was released in April 2013,
and it has a more accurate measurement or estimation of country GDP for
2012 compared to WEO’s October 2012 issue.
Here are the largest economies in the world based on their nominal GDP (ie,
unadjusted for inflation), 15 years gap from 1997 to 2012. Five Asian
countries are able to land in the top 20: Japan, China,... more »
Reconsidering the Khan Academy
Ever wonder how you can become an educator, education expert, or education
reformer? Well, since 60 Minutes has bought into the most recent
con-de-jure, the Khan Academy, let’s consider how people become educators.
How about Secretary of Education Arne Duncan? Peter Smagorinsky puts it
best: “Let’s trace his path to the presidential Cabinet. One of […]
“For the Fallen”
* *
*“For the Fallen”*
by Laurence Binyon
"Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingl... more »
“Was It Not As In The Old Days”
“Was It Not As In The Old Days”
“This is a quote written in 1880 by Pvt. Barry Benson, Army Of Northern
Virginia.
It was made famous by Shelby Foote in the documentary "Civil War" by Ken
Burns.”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwEYtQtnutM
Steve Bassett and the Citizen Hearing
*(Blogger’s Note: **There are those who have asked about the logistics of
the Citizen Hearing. Steve Bassett has supplied some of that information in
an email sent to a great many people. For those who might have missed it,
and who have an interest in this sort of thing, I reprint that email below.
Questions about it should be addressed to Bassett. While I did participate
in the Hearing, I had no role in creating, organizing, selecting witnesses,
or any other aspect of the Hearing*.)* *
*Citizen Hearing on Disclosure (CHD)
*(Main site) www.citizenhearing.org
By the numbers: The C... more »
René Guénon On The Need For Creating An Understanding Between The East And The West
Below is an excerpt from René Guénon's 1927 book called, *"The Crisis of
the Modern World."* Translated by Marco Pallis, Arthur Osborne, and Richard
C. Nicholson. Sophia Perennis: Hillsdale, New York. 2004. Pg. 31-32.
"To be resolutely 'anti-modern' is not to be in any way 'anti-Western'; on
the contrary, it only means making an effort to save the West from its own
confusion. In any case, no Easterner who is faithful to his own tradition
would view matters differently, and it is certain that there are far fewer
opponents of the West as such---an attitude that makes no sense---than... more »
solidaridad: Crenshaw Student Forum – Community Standing up to Deasy’s Racist Reconstitution
solidaridad: Crenshaw Student Forum – Community Standing up to Deasy’s
Racist Reconstitution. Anyone in the Los Angeles area interested in
preserving public education is encouraged to attend and support this event.
Filed under: ROBERT D. SKEELS: Schools Matter Tagged: Crenshaw HS, John
Deasy, lausd, neoliberalism, privatization, Reconstitution, resistance,
Struggle
One More of Reagan's Chickens Finally Home to Roost?
Reagan's Chickens Home to Roost? By William Boardman Reader Supported News
22 May 13he guilty get some breathing room, but not safety yet Former
members of the Reagan administration are breathing easier, now that they
are somewhat less likely to face criminal charges for their part in the
Guatemalan genocide of 1982-1983, supported by Reagan policies.The threat
that former officials might
News Corp can't find DoJ notice on Rosen subpoena
Well how interesting. Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation says they don't
know nothing 'bout any subpoena:
News Corporation said on Sunday that it had no record of being notified by
the Justice Department nearly three years ago of a subpoena for the
telephone records of a reporter at its Fox News cable channel.
The company’s chief legal counsel at the time also said that he had never
seen material from the government related to the subpoena.
The Justice Department says they notified News Corporation on Aug. 27,
2010, that it had seized Rosen phone records by fax, email, and certifi... more »
In case you were wondering, apartheid totally apt, #cpsclosings
I’m researching something else. But I encountered the following article
from the Baltimore Sun in 1986. During apartheid, they closed 30 Black
schools at once and it was a BIG deal. In Chicago, IL, United States, in
2013, they’re closing 50. Wow. Also found this curious passage in an
earlier article, perhaps from the 50s or […]
Cabañas a orilla del gran lago verde
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es uno de los mejores lugares para relajarse ,meditar, escribir y escuchar
el cantar de los animales respirando aire puro y fresco.
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One Small Point on ACA Implementation
I have a post up at Plum Line about a familiar topic to regular readers
here -- that Affordable Care Act polling now is unlikely to predict much
about how people will react to the law once it's implemented.
I'll add one more point, however. There's a possible press bias involved
which might help the ACA. For the most part, the people who are helped the
most the Obamacare -- people who did not have health insurance, wanted it,
and will be able to get it through the exchanges, in many cases with
subsidies that really will make it affordable -- are not opinion leaders.
There's one exce... more »
Grassroots Voters Need To Defeat The Wall Street-owned New Dems
Wall St. shills Crowley & Himes, leading freshmen to slaughter
Early this morning we saw how California voters drove the obstructionist
Republicans away from the levers of power and made it impossible for them
to obstruct government. And the result was a $60 billion deficit turned
into a $4 billion surplus. At the bottom of the post, though, is a video
from San Francisco progressive Senator Mark Leno warning that not all
Democrats are... Democrats.
An Arizona political pal of mine was grousing yesterday about the support
he had given freshman Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. "She knows bet... more »
A Good Day To Remember Civil-Military Relations
Today is Memorial Day in this U.S., which leads to all kinds of silly
debates about whether this holiday celebrates just the dead killed in
America’s wars or the Veterans as well since there is Veteran’s Day in
November (which is Armistice Day everywhere else). The other silly debate
that seems to occur around this
Continue reading
WOOLWICH BOOBS
*Justine Rigden, girlfriend of Catholic/Moslem/ alleged MI5 agent Michael
Adebolajo.*
"I do not believe that two men would drive a car onto a pavement and crush
a fella in civilian clothes against a road sign* on the off chance that he
was a soldier.*
"Then, having done so, *untangle him from the road sign* – because at the
speed that car hit the road sign it would have nigh on cut poor Lee Rigby
in half – mop the major blood loss up, and then move him away and cut his
fucking head off."
*STOP. STEP BACK… AND THINK*
*Michael, the terrorist - Among his friends on Facebook are tw... more »
A JEJU KIND OF WEEKEND HERE IN MAINE
On Saturday Regis Tremblay held the first public showing of his new
80-minute film about Jeju Island called The Ghosts of Jeju at the
Brunswick, Maine public library. At least 70 people turned out and much to
the delightful surprise of everyone, at the end of the documentary, the
audience rose as one and clapped along with the lively music that played as
images of protesting South Koreans flashed across the screen. People loved
the film and some of the comments included things like: This is the best
documentary I've ever seen. High praise indeed.
Then early this morning membe... more »
Introducing Old School Sean
We like to (and by we I mean I/me) repurpose various Internet memes for
education. You can Google Search “Old Economy Steve.” That’s a new one for
me. So, I thought I would introduce you all to “Old School Sean.” Enjoy.
And, please, make your own. Here are some samples. Filed under: CHALK FACE:
General […]
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Olwen Hamer for Europe
Right now, bemused Labour Party members across the country are getting
bombarded with emails. That can only mean one thing: there's a selection
on. This time it's the turn of the hopefuls who will be standing for Labour
in next year's elections to the European Parliament. Now, readers will know
the voting system for this set of elections is not entirely straight
forward. Luckily, this 2009 video produced by the Greens in the North West
explains the D'Hondt system very clearly.
Party members will shortly receive ballot papers and be invited to rank
order the shortlisted candidates i... more »
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a sus pequeñas crías.
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Ford Scandal on Crack
Gawker has published an account that supposedly links the controversial
video said to show Toronto mayor Rob Ford with drug dealers smoking crack
with the murder of an individual who may have been killed over it.
Gawker claims a Ford City Hall staffer passed along to detectives the
street and unit number where the video was said to be kept. Really?
Someone in City Hall knew where the video that Rob Ford now says doesn't
exist previously existed?
Today Rob Ford's press secretary and deputy press secretary abruptly
resigned. The just up and quit. Hmm, I wonder what that's about... more »
Curtailing cross examination on credibility only rarely
R. v. R.D., 2013 ONCA 343 holds:
[33] Second, although a trial judge has a responsibility to protect a
witness from harassing, repetitive or irrelevant cross-examination, defence
counsel's cross-examination of the complainant was none of these things.
The question itself that the trial judge stopped the complainant from
answering – "and here in court I gave you another opportunity to tell the
truth, and instead you lied again" – was an entirely proper question. It
seems to me a trial judge should be very cautious about limiting
cross-examination that goes directly to a witne... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Obesogen'
OBESOGEN
Posted on May 27, 2013
1
MNN. May 27, 2013. Big government and big business
are one and the same in a true fascist state like Canada. Instead of
stopping big companies like Monsanto and McDonalds from poisoning the
people through gene manipulation, they are directly creating the obesity
problem. “Obesogen” is a foreign chemical compound that
As we celebrate Memorial Day and those who in many cases made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life and allow us to pursue happiness , liberty and justice for all ........ we have to look around at what's happening in our country. We are been divided - not just by and across racial and religious divisions , we are being divided across economic , financial chasms - a wealth effect for some is a poverty effect and living for today effect for many more Americans. Americans are being divided / separated - even more so than in the past , from Law Enforcement in their communities , protesters are being deemed and treated as domestic terrorists , the heavy arm of the State becomes an every day ordinary set of circumstances , violence is becoming mind numbingly and casually a norm ! Those who seek to protect and respect , let alone act on Constitutional rights are scorned or even beaten down or tasered. Is the American Dream over ?
http://www.activistpost.com/2013/05/activists-tasered-and-arrested.html
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Activists Tasered and Arrested Protesting Holder and Bank Fraud
*Activist Post*
*
*More than two dozen arrests have followed in the wake of multi-day
protests in various locations targeting the Department of Justice and their
dereliction of duty to prosecute the involvement of major banks in foreclosure
fraud.
Protests began several days ago at law firm Covington & Burling where
Attorney General Holder was formerly a partner. Holder's connection to the
law firm is seen to represent the co... more »
Another Harper/Enbridge Lie Sent Straight to the Bottom
It seems there's nothing that Enbridge and its government underlings won't
do or say to mislead the public into believing that shipping bitumen via
tankers through B.C.'s treacherous coastal waters is actually safe.
One of their favourite lies is to claim that the product they'll be
shipping, diluted bitumen or dilbit, actually floats. They want the
public misled into believing the stuff floats and, therefore, can be
recovered by oil spill scavenger vessels, booms, etc.
*B*U*L*L*S*H*I*T*
*Some diluted bitumen products will sink in fresh and brackish marine
waters in less than 2... more »
"Islam" defacement on war memorials in London park - Atlas Shrugs
'Vandals have daubed the word Islam in spray paint on war memorials in
Green Park and Hyde Park in London'
More here
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/05/islam-defacement-on-war-memorials-in-london-park.html
"Remembering the Dead"
* *
*"Remembering the Dead"*
by Bill Bonner
"Today is the day set aside by the US federal government for us to remember
our war dead. Here at the Diary of a Rogue Economist, we always do as we
are told. So, today, we will turn our thoughts back to Vicksburg,
Mississippi... which gave the country enough corpses to remember... and
from where we've just returned.
We were born south of the Mason-Dixon line. More importantly, we were born
south of Pratt Street in Baltimore, giving us Southern tendencies from the
start. Even as a child, we felt a sentimental attachment to the Old South... more »
Average Palestinian Attacker Just 12-14 Years Old, IDF Colonel Says | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
When you hear the anti Semites who masquerade as pro Palestinians decrying
Israel's arresting of Palestinian children, remember this:
' IDF Colonel Yaniv Alaluf said that the average Palestinian attacker
behind recent rock and firebomb attacks on Israeli drivers is only "12-14
years old," Israel National News reported.
At a meeting in the Etzion region in Judea and Samaria, Alaluf met with
residents to address concerns over the increase in rock and firebomb
attacks on drivers in the region.
A report from Israel's domestic security agency, the Shin Bet, revealed
there were 90 attack... more »
Are 'settlements' the main or even just the primary block to peace?
' An average reader of this article would go away convinced that building
in communities in Judea & Samaria is the main issue preventing a peace
agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. So let's take a look at just
some of what the BBC has to airbrush out of its 'peace process' narrative,
as presented in this article and many others, in order to promote that
chimera to its audiences.
1. The Palestinian Authority's insistence on the 'right of return' for
refugees: a scenario which would bring about the end of Israel as a Jewish
state.
2. The Palestinian Authority's refusal to... more »
Barbie Sleeping Bag From a Pot Holder
[image: Barbie Sleeping Bag From a Hot Pad]
My absolute favorite things to make, are the things that absolutely delight
my 4-year-old. I love that little while after I finish a project for her,
or her dolls when she thinks I am an absolute rock star. It is even better
when that project took hardly any time or money.
My little girl has been asking for Barbie sleeping bags forever. My mom
made me some when I was a little girl and after seeing them in a picture
from my childhood, she would ask for some on a daily basis. I was looking
for an easier way than making them completely fro... more »
Nearly Two-Thirds of Britons Expect a Serious Clash Between British (sic) Muslims | EuropeNews
' Nearly two-thirds of people believe there will be a 'clash of
civilisations' between British Muslims and white Britons in the wake of the
murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, a new poll shows.
The number of those who believe such a clash is inevitable has increased by
9% from last year.
There has also been a small increase in the proportion of people who
believe British Muslims pose a serious threat to democracy, up to 34% on
Thursday and Friday from 30% in November 2012, according to the YouGov
survey of 1,839 adults.'
More here
http://europenews.dk/en/node/68035?utm_source... more »
Is Adam Schiff Changing His Tune-- Or Just Playing Smart Politics In A New District That's WAY More Progressive Than He Is?
In 2000, I was especially excited about defeating radical right freshman
and impeachment manager, Jim Rogan in the district next door. I didn't know
much about the Democratic state senator running against him, Adam Schiff,
only that he was a Democrat. I was kind of naive about DC politics back
then. The online grassroots model of fundraising Blue America uses hadn't
been invented yet and I helped Schiff raise money the old fashioned way. I
maxed out to him personally and got all my colleagues at Warner Bros and in
the music business to contribute as well. The race turned into the s... more »
dying for profit
They go to fight for freedom,
but they are dying for conquest !!!
(War Is a Racket)
(the arms industry)
(permanent war economy)
(list of arms manufacturers)
(military industrial complex)
Military Drones Are Inherently Fascistic and the CIA Needs to be Reigned In
Majia here: Recently I posted links to 2 articles documenting that drones
were used to kill far more people than al-Qaida leaders:
Obama Administration Lied About Drone Targets By Natasha Lennard, Salon 17
April 13http://www.salon.com/2013/04/10/obama_administration_lied_about_drone_targets/
[Excerpted] Investigative reports and on-the-ground testimonies have made
it public knowledge that far more people than al-Qaida leaders are killed
by drone strikes. The U.K.’s Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ)
estimates that in Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia over 1,o00 civilians may have
b... more »
Another Reader's Comment
Bee`May 25, 2013 at 9:56 AM
I discovered Enenews via Washington's blog during the BP Gulf disaster: the
image of someone with gaping wounds bleeding in the kitchen while the
dinner party chattered on was excruciating - then came the explosions at
Daiichi and the image of a demonic infected wound seeping & spewing for
eternity... and the stupid dinner party continued!
I was going quietly crazy at Christmas 2011, when finally in early 2012
Sen. Wyden went to Fukushima and started calling for "an international
response" so we mobilized to support his initiative, to no avail...
5/22/1... more »
Judicial cut and paste
Cojocaru v B.C 2013 SCC 30 deals with judicial "cut and paste" and, broadly
put, approves it:
[49] In summary, courts in Canada and elsewhere
have held that copying in reasons for judgment is not, in itself, grounds
for setting the judge's decision aside. However, if the incorporation of
the material of others would lead a reasonable person apprised of all the
relevant facts to conclude that the trial judge has not put his or her mind
to the issues and made an independent decision based on the evidence and
the law, the presumption of judicial integrity is... more »
war is a racket
Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a Major
General in the U.S. Marine Corps (the highest rank authorized at that
time), an outspoken critic of U.S. military adventurism, and at the time of
his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. During his 34-year
career as a Marine, he participated in military actions in the Philippines,
China, in Central America and the Caribbean during the Banana Wars, and
France in World War I.
By the end of his career, he had received 16 medals, five for heroism. He
is one of 19 men to twice receive the Medal of Honor, ... more »
Biking: the Michaels do the NE hills
This weekend I finally had time to do another two days of riding in the
beautiful places of Taiwan. This time we rode in the hills east of Taipei,
an area I had long wanted to explore, but had never been able to find a
weekend when I had time and the weather was good. Finally I just threw
caution to the wind and decided to go and damn the weather. Sure enough,
the bike gods reward the faithful, and we had two days of excellent
weather. Above a shaft of sunlight catches a woman in a Ruifang alleyway.
All the pics were taken with my Canon EOS 550D and my new Sigma 17-70mm
lens. Click... more »
Economist and white-collar criminologist, Bill Black, reports on the recent Senate grilling of Apple. He begins "Senator Levin continues to do virtually the only real investigation being done in the United States of the elite entities. And he has summarized this as Apple achieving the holy grail of tax evasion, which is that Apple has succeeded in creating the stateless corporation that makes literally tens of billions of dollars and pays taxes to absolutely no one. And at the hearing that was just conducted, it turned into a love fest for Apple instead of a crackdown on this behavior..."
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* the**REALnews
Permalink*
*Apple Achieves Holy Grail of Tax Avoidance*
Bill Black: Senate questions CEO Tim Cook how company earned $30 billion in
'international' profits while paying zero taxes - May 23, 13
More at The Real News
*Bio*
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE,
teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC).
He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from
2005-2007. He has ta... more »
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*Saints Kenny Stills Helps Feed Oklahoma Tornado Victims ~Saints Tailgate*
Oh Boo Hoo! ... 'Conservative Caucus Horrifically Depressed " - Hill Times
**
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * *
* I had a good belly laugh at the headline on today's Hill Times article: *
*"PM’s Conservative caucus ‘horrifically depressed’ about Senate expenses
scandal, brand takes big hit, say Tories"*
* **"The majority-governing Conservative caucus is “horrifically depressed”
and “disappointed” that three of their Senators appointed by Prime Minister
Stephen Harper are embroiled in an explosive housing and travel expense
scandal that is putting a major blow to their brand and party, say
Conservatives and political insiders. *
*** “Caucus is horrificall... more »
The human rights fly in the CETA ointment
I'm sure Liberal Senator Joan Fraser was speaking for all of us when she
expressed her displeasure at the idea that Europe seeks to link the
Canada-EU trade deal to human rights.
Referring to the Strategic Partnership Agreement, CETA's parallel political
companion, Senator Rivers explained :
The SPA would enshrine "our common commitment to human rights, to certain
common values and to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons," Liberal Senator
Joan Fraser said in the Senate on April 18.
However, "the problem is that in the European formula they want to include
a clause that would make... more »
Memorial Day, 2013
This is a post I'd written four years ago for Memorial Day 2009. At
the time, I didn't think anything would change, certainly not under Obama,
who, just as Bush had with Iraq, had his little surge in Afghanistan, an
11½ year-long boondoggle that by conspicuous relief almost makes Iraq look
like the Revolutionary War.
Even moreso than avarice and racial prejudice, the one facet of
humankind that has remained unaltered is our propensity for waging war on
each other. When even armchair liberals at the Rand Corporation or
elsewhere tell us that war is a regrettable but necessar... more »
Memorial Day
I'll mostly be over at Greg's place today, but wanted to pop in at least
once to wish everyone a nice Memorial Day.
I'll contribute one item, really a follow-up to the weekend questions.
There was one new coalition death in Afghanistan recorded yesterday. It was
the first one in ten days -- ending a streak which had dramatically
improved the pace of May casualties after a very disappointing first half
of the month. The death yesterday put this month's coalition total up to
25. That's the highest this year (and in fact the highest since September),
but that's to be expected given the... more »
Memorial Day...
*God bless our troops. *
*I will never forget those of you who spit on our returning Vietnam
veterans. Most of my readers are too young to remember. I do...*
The Eagle Cried
"The Eagle Cried" Written and recorded by US Army Major J Billington. This
song was written in honor of the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans, who did
not receive the hero's welcome that they deserved when they came home from
the fight. This song was written for and performed at the 13th Combat
Aviation Battalion Reunion at Fort Rucker, Alabama, held on May 15, 2010.
To the Vietnam veterans that may find a... more »
Honoring Those Who Spoke Out
As MSNBC host Chris Hayes discovered to his surprise and chagrin last year,
you don't criticize the term "war heroes" on Memorial Day and get away with
it. Here are his fateful words:
Why do I feel so uncomfortable about the word 'hero'? I feel uncomfortable
about the word hero because it seems to me that it is so rhetorically
proximate to justifications for more war. I don’t want to obviously
desecrate or disrespect the memory of anyone that’s fallen, and obviously
there are individual circumstances in which there is genuine, tremendous
heroism, you know, hail of gunfire, rescuing ... more »
WHO IS SHARYL ATTKISSON: Crazy!
*MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013*
*Part 1—Successor to Cline and Perot:* Crazily, Sharyl Attkisson is a major
correspondent for CBS News.
What makes Attkisson’s position at CBS News so crazy? Consider what
happened on Sunday, May 12, when she sat for a 42-minute appearance on
C-Span’s Washington Journal.
To watch the whole session, click this.
Host Steve Scully said he wanted to start with Benghazi, which had been in
the news that week. More specifically, Scully inquired about the possible
change in Hillary Clinton’s role within this long-running story.
“I want to begin with the reporting o... more »
Ready for This? Black P.R.
It's all the rage among China's powerful political class, Black PR.
With the ongoing crackdown on political corruption in the People's
Republic, dodgy Chinese pols are becoming worried about what's available
about them online. And, in an internet savvy country like China, there's
always a solution - for a price.
*"...crooked Chinese politicians are paying to vanish from sight, with all
negative stories about them scrubbed from the internet.*
*"'It does not matter how big or sensitive the story is, we can make it
disappear,' promised a manager at Yage Times, China's largest and mo... more »
Skagit Bridge Collapse
Before we all rush to judgment here I would like to make a couple of
comments. I saw this bridge for the first time back in the seventies and
it was obsolete then. I was surprised to see such a bridge on such an
important artery at all. Usually by then the road has been shifted and a
modern bridge is carrying the primary load. It also goes without saying
that bumpers are in place along the sides to handle glancing blows. So
unless something really happened with the load itself, this really makes
little sense at all.
However something else also happened, The truck was p... more »
Molecular Catalyst for Alzheimer's
Read this and we get the sense that intervention is becoming plausible
for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. We obviously have a long ways to go unless
we get simply luck, yet the shape of the problem is be coming really clear.
We have several core problems with human biology. Arthritis and brain
disease have been the great debilitators of the aging. Cancer has been a
general early killer and can be thought of as largely separate. Yet the
three provide a deadly obstacle course for natural aging. Eliminate all
three and stabilize circulatory problems and we have the royal road ... more »
Hemp Farming Seriously Begins
Let it be said that the battle is about to be joined. The law is bone
stupid with zero scientific rational. Now the Fed will be likely forced to
defend its nonsense.
The real reason that it has been illegal is a little simpler. Any rogue
farmer can place a small handful of the active plants among his hemp plants
and make it nigh impossible for it to be detected. It will be back to the
glory days of the moonshiners.
Yet the momentum for changing all these laws is nicely building, so sooner
or later the war on drugs will be reformulated and this nonsense will end.
By ... more »
Francis Kelsey and Thalidomide
This item is a powerful and timely reminder regarding the profound extent
to which a private interest is prepared to betray the common interest even
in medicine.
At present the commons is locked in battle with Big Pharma, Big Banks and
Big Agriculture who are all patently pressing wrong headed but lucrative
agendas. What is worse by far is that it has become possible for the whole
political establishment to be outright bought in order to shill these
private interests.
Let us also not forget big insurance and its ugly stepdaughter healthcare.
In all cases, big has bec... more »
Ayurvedic Herbs Treat Brain and Lung Cancers: Some with 90% Success Rate by Christina Sarich
Ayurvedic Herbs Treat Brain and Lung Cancers: Some with 90% Success Rate
by Christina Sarich
Natural Society, 27 May 2013
With cancer cures seeping into mainstream media from natural health
practitioners almost weekly now, it makes one wonder why anyone would
subject themselves to chemotherapy and radiation, since there is *growing
evidence that it poisons the body* and simply causes the cancer cells to
become temporarily dormant only to return later in fuller force. While
these treatments are often used unnecessarily to ‘treat’ cancer patients,
there are other, less invasive c... more »
"Hero of War"–Rise Against Song Captures Iraq War Veteran’s Tragic Experience
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Writing Contest: EXPOSE Agenda 21
*1st place receives a $500 cash prize
2nd place receives a $250 cash prize*
*Activist Post*
Agenda 21 wears a green cloak of caring and happiness to hide its much
darker trappings. By utilizing universal concerns such as the environment
and the economy, this United Nations program has co-opted legitimate
activism to create a many-tentacled beast that aims to get it hooks into
local communities across the globe . . . by stealth.
At its heart, Agenda 21 is a communitarian system -- essentially
collectivism -- where the very nature of the human desire to connect and
cooperate with one... more »
What Happens When Voters Just Eliminate The Nihilist Republicans From Government?
Puppet Pat might want to call Jerry Brown and get a lesson in being a
governor
California has no statewide Republicans in office. Many of the Democrats in
the legislature are conservative corporate whores but at least the
Republicans are relegated to the sidelines and can't even obstruct the
smooth functioning of government any longer. In 2012, the Democrats won
2/3s majorities in each house of the legislature. They won 4 more seats in
the state Senate, for a total of 29 to the GOP's 10. The Dems gained 3
Assembly seats, bringing the partisan split to 55 to 25. Republicans can no
lo... more »
Hasan Nasrallah 1988 video: "Lebanon should not be an Islamic republic on its own, but rather, part of the Greater Islamic Republic"
' Lebanon should not be an Islamic republic on its own, but rather, part of
the Greater Islamic Republic, governed by the Master of Time [the Mahdi],
and his rightful deputy, the Jurisprudent Ruler, Imam Khomeini," he said.'
More here
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/nasrallah-1988-video-lebanon-should-not.html
Millions March Against Monsanto: A Global Awakening Covered Up By The Media
Daisy Luther
Over 2 million people peacefully took to streets around the world to
protest the poisoning of the global food supply by the biotech giant,
Monsanto.
Not surprisingly, the mainstream media has been pretty quiet about the
event.
After relentless phone calls and emails by protesters, some coverage has
finally been achieved, preventing the event from being completely blacked
out. The same article was published throughout global media, including
Yahoo, CTV, Huffington Post, ABC News, and the UK Guardian. The article
downplayed the magnitude of the March and the importanc... more »
Unhappy Green Economy: People + Planet = Profit
*Something’s happening! Wherever you are in the world …. if you’re awake –
then listen! it’s time to help! Moves are afoot to replace our broken
economy with something altogether different, and change our world forever.
This is urgent – because it’s about the *future*, and YOU can change the
course.*
Julie Beal
The UN’s cult of Happiness and the plan to measure our well-being are just
one part of a most audacious plan – to measure and price EVERY SINGLE
ASPECT OF NATURE, so long as it provides a ‘service’. The new Green Economy
is backed by bankers and the Fortune 500 and all me... more »
Dr. Freud Would Be Fascinated
When historians sit down and -- with the advantage of hindsight -- evaluate
the Harper years, they will certainly mention the Wright-Duffy Affair. They
may conclude that it was the beginning of the end for Stephen Harper. But
they will also point out, as does Lawrence Martin, that Wright-Duffy was
only one of the prime minister's serial abuses of power -- the Afghan
prisoners episode, the F35 debacle, and Harper's two prorogations of
Parliament.
When they put these incidents in context, they may conclude that
prorogation was Harper's prime directive. Paul Wells wrote in* Maclean'... more »
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*Groups oppose Duck plan ~Danny Monteverde, The Advocate *
*People across the State of Louisiana are getting hip to the Buddy system
~Slabbed*
*Big Cities Winning The Battle For Information Jobs, New Orleans ranked 3rd
~Forbes*
*Hurricane Preparedness: A Practical Guide ~NOLA DEFENDER*
*Crews prepare for hurricane season by participating in lifesaving skills
drills ~Allison Braxton*
*Rock to sinkhole ratio a mystery ~David J. Mitchell*
*Low gas prices roil energy economics in Gulf ~Billy Gunn*
*Demand, crowded shipyards fuel supply vessel deals*
*Chef Cody Carroll Crowned King o... more »
March Against Monsanto A Major Success! Anthony Gucciardi Video Coverage Coming Soon
March Against Monsanto A Major Success! Anthony Gucciardi Video Coverage
Coming Soon
by Anthony Gucciardi
Natural Society, 27 May 2013
The March Against Monsanto has been a major success, generating mass
awareness across the nation and the globe alike as millions marched into
the streets of major cities and towns to voice their opposition against
Monsanto’s monopoly on the food supply at large. While I was travelling
away from my new headquarters in Austin, Texas, I was able to head to the
local March Against Monsanto here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and catch
as nearly 1,00... more »
US Violations of Our 3D Printer Rights via ‘Bogeymen’?
*3-D Apocalypse Zombies with Plastic Guns will get you and yours…*
Which is likelier: being shot
with a 3D-printed plastic gun,
or getting burned in a car fire?
image source Tracy Turner
1990s, Netscape or Internet Explorer? For those who have not followed the
Open Source Movement – while many or most of you were arguing Mac or
Windows, Free BSD was doing cartwheels where Mac System 6 and Windows 3.1
(both could play music CD’s, neither could surf the web) could barely stay
booted-up.
But deceased Steve Jobs and Monsanto’s Michael Taylor could well surpass
Bill Gates' position as ... more »
Journalist: Yara Abbas killed by NATO mercenary fire in Qusair, Syria
Or Qussayr ?
NATO merc terrorists snipers killed her as she reported from the town
Syrian Army is taking back from NATO's rebels.
Sniper fire killed a well-known Syrian journalist working for a Syrian
television channel near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Monday, the state
news agency said. Yara Abbas, a reporter for the al-Ikhbariya news channel,
was killed near Debaa airport in Homs province. Forces loyal
to President Bashar al-Assad there have been trying to recapture the base
from the rebels seeking to oust him. Syria TV said Abbas, in her
mid-twenties, was targeted by "terror... more »
Monsanto Wins Fight to Take Away State Food Labeling Rights
*YouTube*
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) fought hard to give his state and others the
right to label GMO foods, but faced nonsensical opposition from
Monsanto-bought Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.). Did reason win?
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Get Off the Pot
Something has been nagging in my brain for a while now. It was a comment
left on one of my posts about being tired that said “Shit or get off the
pot.” When the comment was posted, my mouse hovered over the “unapprove”
button, but then I thought to myself that the comment, while I […]
Shadow Justice: Secret UK courts break up families
*YouTube*
A secret court in the UK has put some people behind bars just for trying to
take care of their own relatives. One woman whose father was pronounced
'mentally ill' was locked away. But since the hearings are behind closed
doors, it's hard to know why.
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40 Statistics About The Fall Of The U.S. Economy That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
image source Michael Snyder
If you know someone that actually believes that the U.S. economy is in good
shape, just show them the statistics in this article. When you step back
and look at the long-term trends, it is undeniable what is happening to us.
We are in the midst of a horrifying economic decline that is the result of
decades of very bad decisions.
30 years ago, the U.S. national debt was about one trillion dollars. Today,
it is almost 17 trillion dollars. 40 years ago, the total amount of debt in
the United States was about 2 trillion dollars. Today, it is more than 56
... more »
As rockets hit Beirut and Hezbollah vows victory in Syria, fears of wider regional war increase
A 107mm rocket
image source: imp_navigator/Flickr Madison Ruppert
The fear of a widespread regional war has increased as two rockets hit
Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday and the head of Hezbollah said they would
continue fighting on the government’s side in Syria.
The rockets hit a Shi’ite Muslim district of the Lebanese capital just one
day after at least 28 people were killed and 250 injured in Sunni-Alawite
violence in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.
The rocket attack in Beirut is quite noteworthy since, as the Christian
Science Monitor noted, it was the first of its kind since 1990.
T... more »
Man United By Union - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Man United By Union
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*Each expresses Beauty. *
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*Each in their own way.*
*Filtered through their culture and traditions.*
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*United and Unions are made by man*
*And are myths and illusions created by the human ego.*
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*One can only be United in Love.*
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*A Union formed when the heart joins with other hearts.*
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*Then will manifest.*
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*Beauty expressed in Love.*
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*United by a Union formed between the hearts.*
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*Formed together among the hearts of Man.*
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*M.N. Hopkins*
*Note:* This poem came to me while watching the Eurovision Song Contest on
TV. Many were expressing... more »
Rand Paul Still Seeking "Due Process" Answers for Drone Strikes
*Activist Post*
This week the Department of Justice finally admitted that the U.S. has
indeed killed American citizens with drones. President Obama followed up
this admission with a "war on terror" policy speech.
Although Obama spoke of a less aggressive stance on drones, the
administration maintains that top secret evidence and his advisers provide
sufficient "due process" when targeting Americans suspected of being a
terrorist for assassination.
Rand Paul (R-KY) disagrees. Appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week" Paul said
he was pleased that the president is finally addressing th... more »
Unemployable
At one point in his extended temper tantrum on his wingnut radio program,
Councillor Doug Ford disparaged his council colleagues:
Coun. Ford suggested that most of his fellow councillors would be
unemployable if they weren't in the positions they were at City Hall.
"Do you know something, Rob? I'll tell you right now, the vast majority
couldn't get a job. I'll tell you that right now and that's fact," he said.
That's rich, coming from a guy who inherited the family firm. To be fair
though, Doug is apparently capable of being the boss of a firm that is well
up and running. Perhaps he ... more »
Abbas doesn't want a peace that means a viable Jewish state of Israel
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Abbas-Just-peace-must-include-refugees-prisoners-314417
The time has come to admit the truth: The world cares more about the life of a Palestinian than the life of a Syrian, Sudanese, Kenyan, Colombian or Congolese.
'The time has come to admit the truth: The world cares more about the life
of a Palestinian than the life of a Syrian, Sudanese, Kenyan, Colombian or
Congolese.
...
An in-depth look at these two agencies reveals the depth of the
international community's preferential treatment of Palestinian refugees
over other displaced people throughout the world. The UNHCR, which cares
for 33.9 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDP) in more
than 125 countries throughout the world, has a budget of just $3
billion. UNWRA
, which cares for the five million descendents of Palestin... more »
Memorial Day Linkage
Good mornin’ ducks. Happy Memorial Day. The US public today, despite
strong support for the military, is the least connected to the institution.
Only about 0.5% of the population has served on active duty since 9/11
(roughly 9% of the population served in WWII). The FAS revisits the
potentially staggering costs of a war with
Continue reading
CIA'S 'CHRISTIAN' FACTION; AMERICARES, PEDOPHILE RINGS, WOOLWICH, BIN LADEN
*AmeriCares has been linked to child abuse rings and death squads.*
Reportedly, Christian Charities are often fronts for:
CIA child abuse rings,
CIA terrorist activities
And CIA attempts to keep the rich elite in power.
*Cardinal Spellman, who reportedly loved boys, loved Nazis, worked for the
CIA, and was nicknamed Franny*
Roman Catholics are the main faction within the CIA,
Lee Rigby, the alleged victim in Woolwich, was a Roman Catholic.
Michael Adebolajo, the alleged assassin in Woolwich, was a Roman Catholic.
WOOLWICH: MICHAEL'S BEST FRIEND WAS A SOLDIER.
*Robert Macauley ... more »
Jihadist persecution of Christians around the world is one of the biggest under-reported stories in media circles, says a Christian activist and expert on the issue.
Read what the BBC would rather not report.
' Jihadist persecution of Christians around the world is one of the biggest
under-reported stories in media circles, says a Christian activist and
expert on the issue.'
http://balfourpost.com/activist-warns-of-brutal-repression-of-christians/
Today-May 27, World Celebrates Memorial Day
*Today May 27, Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs
all year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering
the men and women who died whereas serving in the United States Armed
Forces.* Previously known as Decoration Day, it originated after the
American Civil War to commemorate the Union and associate soldiers who died
in the Civil War. Annual Decoration Days for particular cemeteries are held
on a Sunday in late spring or early summer in some rural areas of the
American South, particularly in the mountains.
By the 20th century, Memori... more »
Transport Econ 9: MMDA Bureaucratism
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is among the huge
bureaucracies in the country. It is supposed to solve problems related to
heavy traffic congestion, street flooding, dirty streets, undisciplined
motorists, and other functions to develop Metro Manila and its component
cities and municipalities.
Today, a friend, JB Baylon, posted in his facebook wall about the MMDA. He
wrote,
*The MMDA has, over the years, tried so many schemes to bring sanity to our
traffic: bus lanes, color coding, motorsiklo lanes, yellow lanes and yellow
boxes, designated bus stops, even ti... more »
Tax Cut 16: Conserving Fishery Resources by Taxing Demersal Fish Catch?
In late April this year, I have a short discourse with two fellow UPSE
alumni in our discussion ygroups regarding fishery conservation. A friend
who works at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) wrote,
*There are however some cases where government needs to come in such as in
cases of environmental protection. Where there are no controls put in
place, people tend to harvest natural resources without thinking about the
future, environment, and the like.*
* This is the case in fisheries where we need to put in place time and
spatial closures to ensure that the fish s... more »
WOOLWICH: MICHAEL'S BEST FRIEND WAS A SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ
*Kirk Redpath, friend of Michael Adebolajo*
The Woolwich terror suspect Michael Adebolajo was best friends with Lance
Corporal Kirk Redpath who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007.
Michael was consoled by friends at the funeral of Lance Corporal Kirk
Redpath.
*Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo was best friends with a soldier blown
up in Basra*
Michael may have joined MI5 in 2007. In 2010 he was apparently in Kenya
working for MI5.
*Michael Adebolajo may have joined MI5 because of what Moslems were doing
to his fellow Christians in Nigeria.*
Michael grew up in a well... more »
Anticommunist uprising in Pilsen: 60 years ago
One of the numerous historical events that strengthen my pride in my
hometown of Pilsen was the 1953 Uprising which was the first credible
post-war anticommunist uprising in the Soviet bloc and the only violent
anticommunist rebellion in the history of the communist Czechoslovakia
(1948-1989).
*Pilsen's communist headquarters in the 1950s. We're voting for the
candidates of the National Front and against the remilitarization of West
Germany, blah blah blah.*
It followed the currency reform at the end of May 1953, exactly sixty years
ago. Note that in March 1953, i.e. two months e... more »
Your moment of Zen
Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major) from Australia.
Strippers, Snipers and Waterfalls
(I promise its not what you think)
I've been rather distracted the past week, I must admit. But I have a
pretty good reason as I've been considering heading back to school.
Initially, I figured if I was going to undertake a Masters degree it would
be later in life, "just for the heck of it", as I'd say. I've been out of
academia and any serious research work for a dozen years now. Once I
graduated for the 3rd (and what I thought was the final) time I needed to
get out into the workforce to start paying off all those student loans
(which I can proudly say I did back in 2009.) ... more »
Take care of Spyware this week
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
Link: http://youtu.be/nvZ3RW6jq9k Link: http://youtu.be/ANEcSfIsFIA
I was confronted with this phenomenon last weekend after days of struggling
with a connection to a journalist. I then realized that discovered
anomalies related to matters discussed here. Here you'll find more YT's to
get yourself informed. Additional documents can be found here, there, as
well as here (pdf) and there. This is currently a very rapidly expanding
problem of sorts. You should seriously take note that certain paranoid
governments are applying these tools (pdf) in their 'war against
everything'. The be... more »
Just One Life
Sometimes, in some amoral struggle between two cynical nation-states, an
eloquent person can say how seeing how one life was cruelly snuffed-out by
the other nation-state was what made them choose the other nation-state.
The valid idea is that one human life unnecessarily snuffed-out is a crime.
We should always believe that. But too lately, when a life is snuffed-out
in a worthless cause, ... many Canadians feel unapologetic in saying that
history will be the judge and that "there's plenty more where *that* came
from."
But if even one Canadian citizen gets tortured, it's too much. ... more »
Economist Umair Haque Uses Twitter To Dissect Conservatism
Most people who know who author and economist Umair Haque is, probably know
him for his coverage of modern capitalism at the *Harvard Business Review*.
But he's also a voracious twitter. This (partial) series of tweets
yesterday is one of the best uses of Twitter I've ever seen:
It would be great to see Mike Lux put his book on the nature of American
conservatism, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be,
into twitter form.
Changes to Reduce Footprints
As some of you know, Google is soon to unveil a new system for rating the
value of a blog. It has come to my attention that some of the ways that I
use to promote others is actually going to hurt them in the new ranking
protocol. We all work so hard on our blogs ... it's a shame to be penalized
for something like having your link shared on other sites.
So, I'm discontinuing the Meet & Greet Monday feature. I haven't been able
to determine if having your blog's address in that "linky" lowers your rank
per Google but I don't want to take chances. If you have a link to Meet &
Greet on ... more »
Boston - a look at still unexplained mysteries , including a review of the shifting official versions and contradictions impacting the truth regarding the shootings of MIT Police Officer Collier ( killed - may he rest in peace ) and Police Officer Richard Donohue ( seriously wounded but not killed fortunately - friendly fire the cause ? ) ......... Other unresolved mysteries still abound.....how many security outfits were providing security ( besides Craft ) and what were their missions .... JFK Library Fire - what was the deal with that anyway .....death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev mysteries.....how does a massive sweep in a City underlockdown just happen to miss the block where Dzhokar Tsarnaev just happened to be hiding out ..... And how about the capture of the second brother - did that make much sense , on the whole, I mean really.........what was the real deal regarding the brothers - were the radicals portrayed or just convenient patsies who have largely been silenced on the whole......And what about the shady Uncle - where does he fit in all of this ? Ponder away as the media has no interest in digging any deeper into this one ?
While there isn't a desire to dig deep by the media , cowed as they are ,
question about Boston still exist and inquiring minds want to know the
answers....
http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/05/23/officer-collier-shooting-rosebud-moment-of-the-boston-bombing/
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Officer Collier Shooting: “Rosebud” Moment Of The Boston Bombing? The
Contradictions Keep Coming
By Russ Baker on May 23, 2013
[image: Sean-Collier-Red-Sox-4-20-13]All one has to do is consider the
eyewitness accounts of the shootout in Watertown to realize that the
Tsarnaev brothers were al... more »
All Lives Have Equal Value. Right, Bill and Melinda?
A letter from Susan DuFresne: Dear Bill and Melinda Gates, Yes, I include
Melinda in this letter, because as I understand it, Melinda is very
involved in the Gates Foundation’s ideas and policies on public education.
Your influence has won you the Notorious PhD’s aka Mark Naison’s poll: Most
Influential Corporate Reformer title. As a […]
July Trip
Super psyched! I finally booked our July trip, and we are going to Spain!
We are spending 3 nights in Barcelona, 4 in Ibiza and 3 in Madrid! I
can't freaking wait!
"Remember..."
“Every time you wake up ask yourself, ‘What good things am I going to do
today?’
Remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of
your life with it.”
- Native American proverb.
Brule', “Stomp Dance”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_l2Zt_um6M
"Let Me Tell You Something You Already Know..."
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine
and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to
your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody
is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how
hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and
keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what
you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be
willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't wher... more »
"Benedicto"
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*"Benedicto" *
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the
most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May
your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling
with bells, past temples and castles and poets' towers into a dark primeval
forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious
swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles
and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient
unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on ... more »
Big Media ignores worldwide Monsanto protest
If the whole world protests against Monsanto and BigMedia refuses to cover
it, did it happen? Maybe not in the United States but the rest of the world
is banning GMO crops even as they're allowed to pollute our agriculture
here at will.
In France, justice demands recompense for Monsanto's criminal negligence.
The French court in Lyon ruled that Monsanto’s Lasso weedkiller formula,
which contains the active ingredient alachlor, caused Paul Francois to
develop lifelong neurological damage that manifests as persistent memory
loss, headaches, and stuttering during speech. [...]
In... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, May 26th, 2013
It is Sunday, Memorial Day weekend in the formerly great United States of
America, and time again for my weekly rant....
I am a bit later than usual today in firing off this article... It has been
a very hectic day here,and I have been busy taking care of family
matters....But better late than never....
The first matter that needs to be cleared up is of course the recent False
Flag (yes, it was indeed a false flag) "Beheading" murder done in the
Woolwich suburb of London England..... I and others that called this a
hoax almost from the get go have been under increasing attacks by ... more »
Just hope there's still room to book the Diaper Man's $5000 gator hunt
*by Ken*
Forgive me if you've already gotten this breaking news -- and already
booked your place on this not-to-be-missed excursion. I've been away from
home and a little out of the loop. A day or two ago the Washington
Post's loopmaster, Al Kamen, reported:
*Hunting gators with Sen. David Vitter*by Al Kamen
Most folks think being "up to your neck in alligators" is not a good thing.
But a super PAC supporting Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) thinks it's an
excellent fun time, worth $5,000 a person.
Yes, it's a "Louisiana Bayou Weekend" alligator hunt and "airboat swamp
tour" Sep... more »
Louisiana Sinkhole updates for May 26 , 2013 - as the seismic vibes continue , note the extent of the collapse zone ( which indicates how far out the sinkhole could extend ) and its relationship to existing boundaries as per the berm in place
http://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/what-they-dont-want/
What They Don’t Want You to Know About This Depth Survey
MAY 25, 2013 BY FLYINGCUTTLEFISH
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*They do a trick with using no-contrast or tiny type on important graphics.* This
time, with the newer depth survey they outdid themselves with ultra-thin
defining *colored lines*. A hair.
And the reason is apparent when you enhance the graphic! The cave-in is
beyond the berm road to the west and south (red line on art). *The berms
are out of the collapse zone boundaries.*
Dotted Blue line is 11/01/2012
*Light Brown* 5/16/2013... more »
World Bank Insider ( studiously ignored by the major media ) blows the whistle on Corruption the Central bankster roles , who pulls the strings ( 147 global banks and central banks ) ....... As the Bankster conduct financial warfare , the Pentagon handles the GWOT aspects.....
http://lewrockwell.com/spl5/world-bank-insider-blows-whistle.html
*World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on Corruption, Federal Reserve*
*by Alex NewmanThe New American*
A former insider at the World Bank, ex-Senior Counsel Karen Hudes, says the
global financial system is dominated by a small group of corrupt,
power-hungry figures centered around the privately owned U.S. Federal
Reserve. The network has seized control of the media to cover up its
crimes, too, she explained. In an interview with *The New American*, Hudes
said that when she tried to blow the whistle on multiple probl... more »
GMO Food Products - while china has begun waging war on GMOs be recently destroying such products , while is Facebook caught engaging in censorship once again ? Monsanto is the great Satan in the quest to control the global food chain - keep an eye on what they do , whom they've hired in the security world ( Blackwater ) and the connections to Government , the NWO and their Corporate proxies ....
Facebook censors pictures of children rallying against GMOs
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Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones'
Facebook][image: Infowars store]
*Mike Adams*
Natural News
May 26, 2013
In one of the most devastating acts of destruction of its own credibility,
Facebook engaged in yet more censorship of Free Speech with the suspending
of an account that posted a photo of children rallying against Monsanto
during today’s global *March Against Monsanto*.
The picture shows two children of Natu... more »
Just where was the POTUS on the night of the Benghazi attack - and why wasn't he in the Situation Room , why was he apparently unavailable , why won't the White House clarify the situation ?
Tip toeing around the secret of where was POTUS on 9/11/12 ......
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/the-mystery-night-91788.html
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This was the night when we lost our first ambassador in 30 years, Lowry
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By RICH LOWRY | 5/23/13 12:07 AM EDT
On “Fox News Sunday” last weekend, White House aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked
about President Barack Obama’s whereabouts the night of the Sept. 11 ... more »
The man who thought psychiatrists were nuts
*Guest post by Doug French*
This week is a big one in the psychiatry world. The American Psychiatric
Association released the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). What is now a massive 1,000-page tome
doesn't come out very often, but when it does, as Johns Hopkins
distinguished professor Paul McHugh writes, the book "shape[s] what
psychiatrists say and do with their patients."
Back in the old days, say, in 1952, when the DSM-1 was a spiral-bound
pamphlet, people were shy; now they have “social anxiety disorder.” People
who were once... more »
Christy Clark Heads West To Sell LNG Powered Unicorns
Well well well, unelected Christy Clark is planning another most excellent
adventure to Asia, Mz Clark is heading to the orient to identify and lock
in long-term energy buying contracts..
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*"In a meeting with reporters later, Clark said she will lead a trade
mission to Asia soon to identify and lock in markets for LNG. She said much
as Bennett used hydro power to open up B.C, she sees LNG as the industry
that will build B.C.’s new economy.*
*The Liberals are banking on revenues from LNG sales to pay down B.C.’s
debt within 15 years."*
Read more:
http://www.vancouversun.com... more »
The bird is the word!
In this episode of @the chalkface Radio, Shaun and I talk to CTU president
Karen Lewis.
Enjoy: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chalkface/2013/05/26/at-the-chalk-face-progressive-edreform-talk
However, we started the show by talking about actions WE can take to fight
edreform. Karen said something simple but powerful. She suggested that
instead of showing our disgust for the reformers and their vision of public
schools […]
A Deadlier Disaster for the Third World: Unemployment
[image: Photo of George Reisman]*Guest post by George Reisman*
The recent collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh, resulting
in the death, at latest count, of more than 1,100 workers who were employed
there, has led to international outrage not only against the building’s
owner but also against the various retailers in the United States and
Europe, many of them prominent, that have sold clothing produced in that
building. It is demanded that they assume responsibility for working
conditions in the factories that supply them and not deal with factories
that do not prov... more »
We Need to Talk About Porn
You can't move for it. Porn, that is. So ubiquitous has it become that
the *
Graun* even has its own dedicated porn page. We are, apparently, living
in
something called 'pornified culture'. Diane Abbot has very recently
partly
blamed this for a crisis of masculinity. Christians lament the
damagepornified culture has on relationships, and feminists have
consistently
critiqued the adult industry for its depiction of women. It's
everywhere.
There's even soon-to-be an academic journal dedicated to the study of
porn.
Though I for one am not sure analysing how "the compression of editing
r... more »
The art of truth . . .
THE CHRONICLE HERALD has a fine cartoonist in Bruce MacKinnon, who has fine advice for Duffy. Kudos to the man, made my day.
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Michael Weaver,
an activist with the National Alliance who was arrested and imprisoned for
defending himself against two Black men trying to rob him. Michael was the
victim of an extremely hostile anti-White justice system, and was
persecuted for his political and racial beliefs. We will be discussing his
background and case, his political and racial views, and related matters.
Be sure to visit Michael's website *White Information Network (WIN)*.
I highly encourage anyone that is able to support Michael financially. You
... more »
Japanese repo market number of fails sharply jumps ( compare move from November 2012 to April 2013 ! One should ponder what the number might be through this point in May ? JGB market instability - if rates are rising even with the Government buying 70 percent of new issuance , how long before Japan is forced to buy all of the new issuance - and what happens when JGB selling picks up in size ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-27/japanese-stocks-extend-overnight-plunge-down-over-14-highs
Japanese Stocks Extend Overnight Plunge - Down Over 14% From Highs
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2013 08:22 -0400
- Equity Markets
- Japan
- Nikkei
As if the overnight session in Japan was not bad enough, futures markets
are indicating yet more weakness from the market that seemed (until 3 days
ago) incapable of falling. *With a 14.3% drop from its May 22nd highs,
Japan's Nikkei 225 is struggling to find buyers for this dip*. What is... more »
In hot water
So, you're on a well, you can do things. Here's one: put a wye (with gate
valve) on the line to the house and pipe some of your water to the inlet
pipe of a discarded (but non-leaking) hot water heater.
The heater has had half its jacket and insulation peeled back and is lying
on its side with some unobstructed southern exposure. The pop valve is on
the uphill side so it can bleed off some air for more heat efficiency. A
box has been constructed round the tank, partially filled with yet more
insulation, with a window parked over it, a la solar cooker.
The water from the outlet pi... more »
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