Saturday, June 01, 2013

1 June - Blogs I'm Following

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Mohawk Nation News 'Speedy Gonzales'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 minutes ago
SPEEDY GONZALES Posted on June 1, 2013 Mohawk Nation News www.mohawknationnews.com  MNN. May 31, 2013. During the tornado of corruption scandals in Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen “Speedy-Gonzales” Harper sped to Peru for a few days. Media failed to report that he went to give “foreign aid” to Canadian mining companies that are committing major human rights crimes against

Right-wing groups stand behind Parent Revolution and Ben Austin—The FreedomWorks Teabaggers

rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 8 minutes ago
Right-wing groups stand behind Parent Revolution and Ben Austin—The FreedomWorks Teabaggers. #LAUSD #parenttrigger twitter.com/FreedomWorks/s… — Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) June 1, 2013 While the community and social justice activists protest Ben Austin and his neoliberal wrecking crew, the birchers, birthers, and teabaggers have lined up behind them and their deceptive, divisive, and duplicitous charter trigger […]

Lead in Our Lipstick, Arsenic in our Chicken

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 32 minutes ago
Sa Liu, S. Katharine Hammond, Ann Rojas-Cheatham (2013) Concentrations and Potential Health Risks of Metals in Lip Products*. Environ Health Perspect*121:705-710 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205518 Abstract*Background:* Metal content in lip products has been an issue of concern. *Objectives:* We measured lead and eight other metals in a convenience sample of 32 lip products used by young Asian women in Oakland, California, and assessed potential health risks related to estimated intakes of these metals. *Methods:* We analyzed lip products by inductively coupled plasma opt... more »

"The 25 Rules of Disinformation"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 38 minutes ago
* "The 25 Rules of Disinformation"* by TheVigilantCitizen “From “Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation” (Includes The 8 Traits of A Disinformationalist) by H. Michael Sweeney. These 25 rules are everywhere in media, from political debates, to television shows, to comments on a blog. *1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.* Regardless of what you know, don’t discuss it — especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it’s not reported, it didn’t happen, and you never have to deal with the issues. * 2. Become incredulous and indi... more »

Mrs. Lee Sheppard: Don't sign tax treaties - Escape from Europe... Here's why.

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 51 minutes ago
Link: http://youtu.be/3SrLgzGVbt8 Yes, I agree - this subject isn't anybodies piece of cake. Yet, you should try and listen a few minutes only to get the hang of this theme: tax treaties to "sponsor" big money and forget about the people. That is what's going on in the world and much more. By now you know my stance. True national interest for the benefit of people and culture is (at least in Europe) subordinated to a fully imaginary "collective" interest in a "unity" of (still) independent nation-states that in fact is based on cultural quicksand and on archaic Christian convictio... more »

Apartheid state of Israel?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 hour ago
I am sick of hearing from the ignorant that Israel is an apartheid state. Here's an Israel Arab with the truth. I don't expect the idiots who scream that Israel is an apartheid state, to recognise the truth. Truth is not something that interests them, they prefer hatred of Israel, something that is too often based on anti-Semitism, albeit disguised as Pro-Palestinian sentiment.

The Untouchables

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 1 hour ago
Globalisation and Technology has introduced a new breed of corporation who ‘see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil, do no evil’, but sail very close to the wind in their approach to many moral aspects of business. We have all heard the lengths that they go to avoid tax and ensure that they operate at maximum profit. The list of companies that play the game and operate within the tax laws but with questionable moral,s is not just restricted to the big technology companies we read about. The hall of abdication includes; Google, who have a preferred lower rate in Ireland than ... more »

BioStamping: The New User Authentication?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 1 hour ago
Earlier this week we wrote in our article, Shifting Technology Boundaries, about the dangers we face in trying to balance the shift from a content orientated technology to one that is focused on context. The change to developing social, cultural, behavioural and tracking technology is significant and one we all appear to be sleepwalking into with little debate or questioning over who owns and needs what information about us. Unsurprisingly Amazon this week announced their one click social connection which will enable you to connect to other services via Amazon. It’s all about conv... more »

I've noticed ...

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 hour ago
... that when right-wingers start off, it's always about the stupid leftard fairy tree-huggers who don't know shit from shinola about the real world. Then, when you bring on the facts and arguments that decimate their arguments and leave them looking like the ignorant chumps that they are, they start whining about your rudeness and your "elitism."

Wild Bill: Its time to bring down the most brutal collection agency in the world...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 hour ago
*it's time to stand up to the bullies.*

TURKEY, CHILD ABUSE, MI5, HEALTH, CANCER, JEWISH TERRORISTS, US SOLDIERS, CHARITY

Anon at aangirfan - 1 hour ago
*Big trouble in Turkey.* The UK Foreign Office website reads: "Demonstrations are taking place in Istanbul and in other cities across Turkey, including Ankara." The Turks are fed up with their prime minister's support for Israel on the subject of Syria. *Craig - victim of Sir Jimmy Savile.* "The criminal justice system is now so corrupt ... it is now used as a tool of oppression... "There is a long list of victims and whistle blowers who have ended up being maliciously pursued by the police..." *So many Survivors of State child abuse are prosecuted* *Secret court jails father... more »

10 Ways to Starve a Multi-National GMO Conglomerate

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Daisy Luther Monsanto seems intent on taking over the food supply of the entire world. Their sterile, toxic seeds are in every corner of the globe. Hungary recently made headlines for burning 1000 acres of fields of GMO crops to the ground.Dozens of nations have banned, or at the very least, regulated, GMO crops and products. The heat is on the monolithic seed corporation, and it’s time to turn the temperature up even more in North America. The federal government has made no secret of their support of Monsanto, so it’s up to us, the consumers, to starve them out. The best way to ... more »

The wages of the refusal to fight is a drop in one recent poll!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013* *Hillary Clinton’s numbers take a dive:* Personally, we’ve never been sold on the idea of Hillary Clinton as a candidate in 2016. (Not that there’s anyone else.) We know, we know—our statement is shocking. On the One True Liberal Channel, the children have been telling us that Clinton would be a sure thing if she decided to run. Serving comfort food to us rubes, MSNBC pushed this line quite hard around the time Clinton left State. If we might adapt the words of The Band, “We ourselves were among the ones who thought it was just a childish thing to do.” Is... more »

'End the Fed' Activists Arrested for Passing Out Information

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
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A Beginner's Guide To Boycotting Monsanto

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Mikael Thalen After the worldwide March Against Monsanto last Saturday that saw over 2 million protesters in more than 52 different countries, the awareness of Monsanto’s genetically modified and pesticide laden food is at an all time high. Increasing numbers of people are looking to not only avoid Monsanto but to get healthier in the process. Here are 5 ways to do just that. *1. Support Local Organic Farmers!* The absolute best thing you can do to boycott Monsanto is to support your local organic farmers by purchasing their products or even offering to lend a helping hand. Many ... more »

20 Places to Find Local Food and Family Farms Near You

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Heather Callaghan As demand for local and raw goods continue to rise, more people are asking - where do I find local organic? Where do I find raw milk and join a herd share? Where are the farmers markets, co-ops and stands? Search engines are actually terrible at locating these underground hubs, which makes it so frustrating to try and opt out of corporate chains, save money, and build your family's health. If you've ever gotten a bunch of 'Yelp' listings for weight loss pills while searching, you know what I'm talking about. I've helped a few people find a local CSA (Community S... more »

14-year-old put in chokehold by police, charged with felony after giving police ‘dehumanizing stares’

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Madison Ruppert Screenshot from CBS Miami report A 14-year-old was reportedly choked by Miami-Dade police and charged with a felony count of resisting arrest with violence and disorderly conduct, all for giving police “dehumanizing stares,” clenching his fists and appearing threatening. Unfortunately, it’s not all that rare for teens to be brutalized or even killed by police in the United States. There also seems to be something about police in Florida being especially violent for no apparent reason as they were when they beat a 66-year-old and when they murdered Nick Christie. ... more »

Why Is The Smart Money Suddenly Getting Out Of Stocks And Real Estate?

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Michael Snyder If wonderful times are ahead for U.S. financial markets, then why is so much of the smart money heading for the exits? Does it make sense for insiders to be getting out of stocks and real estate if prices are just going to continue to go up? The Dow is up about 17 percent so far this year, and it just keeps setting new record high after new record high. U.S. home prices have risen about 11 percent from a year ago, and some analysts are projecting that we are on the verge of a brand new housing boom. Why would the smart money want to leave the party when it is ju... more »

President Foreshadows New Internet Surveillance Proposal During National Security Speech

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
image source Trevor Timm *EFF* President Obama gave an influential speech on counter terrorism and national security policy last week, and while much of the media coverage discussed the President remarks on Guantanamo prison and drone strikes, buried in the speech was a line just as critical to civil liberties online. Halfway through the speech, Obama said he wanted to “review the authorities of law enforcement, so we can intercept new types of communication, and build in privacy protections to prevent abuse.” We certainly agree with the president we need new privacy protections f... more »

Adam Kokesh: "We're Already In An Armed American Revolution"

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
*We Are Change* WeAreChange recently took a trip down to Virgina to sit down with activist and professional rabble rouser Adam Kokesh. In this video Adam Kokesh explains how his recent felony charges were dropped, his philosophy and the decision to end the open carry march on D.C. Subscribe to We Are Change WeAreChange.org Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Bilderberg June 6 - 9 Conference

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Stephen Lendman Its four-day meeting occurs annually. It's a rite of spring. British political economist Will Hutton calls the group the "high priests of globalization." Powerful movers and shakers have their own agenda. They discuss key issues. They do it year round. Once annually they meet face-to-face. They plot strategy to exploit the world's riches. They want them for themselves. They try to keep meeting dates, locations, and issues to be discussed secret. Word gets out. It's official. Britain's five-star Grove Hotel is this year's venue. It's a Hertfordshire, England hotel... more »

What Does Mike Duffy Know?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 3 hours ago
That's a legitimate question, Michael Harris writes. It's curious: Mike Duffy is still a senator, but Nigel Wright is no longer the prime minister’s chief-of-staff. One man tried to put out the fire; the other, who allegedly set it, is still toasting publicly-provided weenies in the flames. In the past, when Harper wanted to dump someone, he did it quickly. Remember Rahim Jafer, Helena Geurgis and Garth Turner? And there are mechanisms Harper could use to dump the Old Duffer: If there is a finding of fraud, that is grounds for getting the boot from the Red Chamber. The natio... more »

Why Doesn't Obama Get New Dems Polis, Garcia, Maffei And Peters To Change Their Anti-Student Votes And Show The GOP He's Serious?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
This college loan rate we've been writing about is a big deal. On Wednesday we pointed out the hypocrisy of the Democratic leadership in playing politics with the issue. After all, double the number of Republicans (8) joined the 190 Democrats to oppose John King's GOP rate hike bill than the 4 New Dems who crossed the aisle in the other direction to vote against students-- Jared Polis (CO), Scott Peters (CA), Joe Garcia (FL) and Dan Maffei (NY). Early Friday, the DCCC-- which is promising huge money for Garcia's and Maffei's reelection efforts (the other two are multimillionaires... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago
*Louisiana prepares for hurricane season * *5 dead in tornado in Oklahoma City area, 50 hurt * *Award-winning reporter John Simerman to join The Advocate’s New Orleans staff* *Flooding replaces drought as Mississippi River navigation challenge* ~Flooding to shut down Mississippi River bridge at Louisiana, MO *Best Barbecue Festivals: Hogs for the Cause #3 ~Delish* *Shuck Off! Oyster Fest 2013: Eat, Shuck, & Dance to Help La. Oyster Farmers After Big Oozy ~Mike Horst, NOLA DEFENDER*

Yes, Grasshopper - ALEC is "Rare"

2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
For the idiots out there - that believes everything on the internet is true - - - They just got dumped on this morning with a lie of epic proportion - masquerading as "internet truth" One paragraph from an op-ed on the IRS so-called scandal.IRS The template here is the organized campaign against the corporate members of the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is rare among public policy nonprofits — on the left or right —in that it generally discloses its donors, who openly participate in a transparent process of developing model free-market legislation for state legislato... more »

ALEC - Releases Questionable Economic Data

2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
I have been patiently waiting for the release of the bogus ALEC report Rich State, Poor State to get off the Google search – but it is still out there two weeks after it’s release with the red states hee-hawing about how well ALEC rated them. Interesting thing is – most people wouldn’t want to live in those states. There was an article out *of PR Watch* last week that is particularly cogent when it comes to documenting the biased and (IMHO) unrealistic prognostications made in the latest ALEC report. Here are some pertinent snips from the *PRWatch article* about Wisconsin: ALEC ... more »

Criminalize The Reckless Operation Of Corporations

Toxic Reverend at Toxic Reverend - Revelations - 3 hours ago
* The Donner Party Dinner Table of Corporate PsychopathsA basic outline is posted in the comments, **after the photo posted at .* ** *https://plus.google.com/u/0/111485701979929741583/posts/RySn3bCZXvf** * Feel free to use the reference material to write your own story or blog*.* *Criminalize the corporate psychopaths.* Why not ? Though I really do not know how *"they"* ever missed that one ? Especially when you consider that; *First they criminalized the homeless.* *Then they criminalized *(or entrapped)* activists.* *Now they have criminalized the lame stream * *journalists tha... more »

Indoctrination System: Former Teacher Speaks Out, “Everything I loved about teaching is extinct.”

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
Kimberly Paxton Real teachers, the ones who care about their students, the ones who teach kids to think critically and not just recite things by rote, are being targeted. Why? Because our public indoctrination centers, also known as schools, don’t want children to think. They want children to learn specified “facts” in order to pass standardized tests, thus creating perfect little worker bees. They want to produce adults who will not question authority or the status quo, but merely assimilate what they are told as truth, and act accordingly. Because of this, the school system is... more »

CIA Global Renditions Exposed

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
Stephen Lendman Extraordinary renditions include arbitrary abductions and extrajudicial transfers from one country to another. Targeted individuals are called terrorists. Corroborating evidence isn't needed. What Washington says goes. Rogue hegemons operate that way. International, constitutional, and US statute laws don't matter. They're spurned. Victims are guilty by accusation. It's official US policy. Before leaving office in January 1993, a classified GHW Bush National Security Directive (NSD 77)established the rendition process. Bill Clinton's June 1995 Presidential Dir... more »

No One Will Hold Henry Kissinger Accountable

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
*The skullduggery of Henry Kissinger is well known, but little has been done about it.* image source Aaron Dykes As the unofficial envoy of the Rockefeller Empire and a member of the Bilderberg Group, the Council on Foreign Relations, Aspen Institute, Bohemian Grove, Trilateral Commission, etc., Kissinger is at the heart of the power structure and closely tied to many underhanded deeds as well as big plays for global power. As National Security Advisor under presidents Nixon and Ford, and for a time also concurrently Secretary of State under the same presidents, Kissinger wielde... more »

Libertopia (full movie)

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
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The Electronic Concentration Camp

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
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The Dissolution of the West

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
*Youtube* From economic turmoil to social dissolution and cultural chaos, it can no longer be denied that the once-opulent West is on the brink of collapse. In his new book, respected economist and father of Reaganomics, Paul Craig Roberts, explores the roots of this crisis and where we are going from here. This is the GRTV Feature Interview with your host, James Corbett, and our special guest, Paul Craig Roberts. Subscribe to GRTV's Channel Visit CorbettReport.com Visit PaulCraigRoberts.org Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the C... more »

Police Brutality Breaks Out at Late Bloom Occupy Istanbul, Turkey

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
Photo: European Pressphoto Agency *Activist Post* What started out today as a peaceful sit-in protest to save trees in Gezi Park in central Istanbul's Taksim Square ended in serious injuries, chaos and destruction. Police in riot gear and gas masks led a dawn raid against demonstrators, firing tear gas bombs and water cannons at the crowds. A Facebook message to us reports that it is about more than just trees - the people are tired of police state bully tactics. Government renovation was going to uproot the trees "to make way for a replica Ottoman army barracks and a shopping mal... more »

Bitcoin and other Virtual / Digital currencies now also attract the attention of State Regulators ! This follows scrutiny , investigations and enforcement actions by Federal Agencies at the Federal level of various virtual currency related businesses such as Mt Gox and Liberty Reserve

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Regulating them out of business - just the state license requirements such as hefty surety bonding fees would massively crimp the business. Once you add in the reporting requirements of a FINCEN , what is the upside for the user , compared with the very real risks/ downside of using Bitcoin versus fiat ? - May 31, 2013, 8:29 p.m. ET 'Virtual' Currencies Draw State Scrutiny - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324682204578517604191541808.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories By ROBIN SIDEL and ANDREW R. JOHNSON State banking regulators are scrutinizing companie... more »

Top 1% Own 39% Of All Global Wealth: Hoarding Soars As We Hurtle Toward Economic Oblivion

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
Michael Snyder According to a study that was just released by Boston Consulting Group, the wealthiest one percent now own *39 percent* of all the wealth in the world. Meanwhile, the bottom 50 percent only own *1 percent* of all the wealth in the world *combined*. The global financial system has been designed to funnel wealth to the very top, and the gap between the wealthy and the poor continues to expand at a frightening pace. The global elite continue to hoard wealth and heap together enormous mountains of treasure in these troubled days even though the economic suffering aro... more »

Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, Spends $100 Million on Private College Stadium

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
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The Individual vs. The Collective

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
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Prime Minister Maliki reign of terror in Iraq - a legacy of Rapes , Executions and Torture - where is the humanitarian outcry from the UN and West as Iraq becomes a killing field ?

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.aljazeera.com/humanrights/2013/03/201331883513244683.html ( An argument can be made Mailiki is actually worse than Saddam - So , when will we hear outcry from our politicians to reinvade Iraq due to humanitarian concerns ? Sarc off .... Maliki's Iraq: Rape, executions and torture Iraq is wracked by detentions, torture, and executions, and fingers are pointing at Prime Minister Maliki. Dahr Jamail Last Modified: 19 Mar 2013 14:41 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Un... more »

China - US Summit - determining rules of Cyber warfare ? Really , with the 2013 version of Neville Chamberlain holding the reins for the US ? The word " Appeasement " comes to mind because if the Chinese have cracked our security systems and already have insights into US major defense systems to reverse engineer , design countermeasures or replicate - they are negotiating from strength not weakness. And let's not forget which nation is creditor vs debtor ...........

Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-30/us-cyber-chief-military-unprepared-hacking US Cyber Chief: Military Is Unprepared For Hacking [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/30/2013 20:49 -0400 - China *Submitted by Zachary Keck via The Diplomat,* The head of the U.S. Cyber Command said that the U.S. military is unprepared for cyber attacks, specifically singling out China. "What we're seeing in cyber is going to continue and it's going to grow and it's going to get worse," Gen. Keith Alexander, the Pentagon’s top Cyber chief said at a Washington, DC b... more »

Five Most Popular Posts for May

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 5 hours ago
The five most read posts of the month were: 1. Woolwich Murder: Spectacle and Message 2. BNP to Enter UKIP 3. Fisking Dan Hodges on UKIP and Labour 4. Five Books on Marx and Marxism 5. What Has Happened to Germaine Greer? My analysis of the brutal murder of Lee Rigby justifiably gets the tops spot this last month, and does so by some margin. As always, stuff involving the media and media personalities got a great deal of traction too. Amazing how Media Studies is widely denigrated as a Mickey Mouse discipline, and yet folks just can't get enough commentary about commentary. Who am I... more »

Quick Malaria Test Protocol

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 5 hours ago
There is no better tool than a cheap quick test to determine disease state and malaria certainly needs one. What this means is that we can generally act sooner and certainly clear out low risk areas and keep them clean. I do not know if we are going to completely conquer malaria but I do sense that it is now at least in steady global retreat ultimately back into a few nasty Refugio were men rarely pass without real protection. The momentum has been on our side for most of a century but recent work is now allowing acceleration as well as the increasing access to resources. ... more »

"Intimacy Without Resposibility"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
* "Intimacy Without Resposibility"* by Wendyne Limber "Freedom in relationship is about becoming very clear about your own codependency - the roles (and games) we play with others... your intimate partner as well as family, friends and colleagues. Who are you when you are in the presence of others? Are you real? Are you hiding your joy, pain, truth, or love. And, what is real love? How can I be in relationship with others and stay true to myself - not FEEL abandoned or enmeshed with the other? And, how can I let go of wanting to save or fix you and just take care of my own S... more »

Gold and Silver Commitment of Traders for the week ending Tuesday May 28 , 2013 - analysis by Turd Ferguson.....Bo Polny explains why he believes gold hit its bottom during the April smashdown culminating on April 15th ( 1321 )

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Looking at Turd and Bo's work together , a good argument can be made that support for gold seems fairly strong at 1350 ( which exception for the interday spike down to 1321 - recall gold closed at 1352 on April 15th ) , which certainly doesn't remove from the realm of a very real possibility we see another run at the PMs this coming week leading to another smashdown attempt next Friday with Non - Farm job data and the Unemployment data for May . http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/4750/speechless-turd Speechless Turd Friday, May 31, 2013 at 5:28 pm We knew that this week's CoT... more »

Harvey Organ's Gold and Silver Report - May 29 , 2013..... Data , News and Views !

Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
[image: Chart forDAX (^GDAXI)] Wondering what happens if N225 falls apart ? Look at the chart for April's volatility , note the outlier index and then consider the possibilities ...... http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2013/05/gold-and-silver-risegld-inventory.html Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Gold and silver rise/GLD inventory finally rise by .9 tonnes/BIS warns central banks on the shadow banking industry/ Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen: Gold closed up $11.00 to $1390.10 (comex closing time). Silver rose by 22 cents to $22.40 (comex closing time) In the access market at 5:00 ... more »

Weigand ES Community protest the trigger happy Parent Revolution astroturf reactionaries

rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 8 hours ago
First published on solidaridad on June 1, 2013 “This further substantiates our claim that by not openly demanding wealth redistribution, reparations, or justice for exploited workers, white social justice non-profits function as brokers for the wealthy.” — Tiffany Lethabo King and Ewuare Osyande (The Revolution Will Not Be Funded, 82) Great footage by LArepresents of […]

SEX, DRUGS, HEADLEY AND 'GLADIO B'.

Anon at aangirfan - 9 hours ago
*Staines Family.* * *In 1999, a Hindu mob surrounded the station-wagon occupied by Australian Graham Staines, and his two sons, 7 and 11 years old, and burned them alive. *Top policeman, Hemant Karkare* *Reportedly, the CIA-Mossad, and their mafia allies in the governments of both India and Pakistan, use Hindus, Moslems, gangsters and mercenaries to create terror. * In 2008, Hemant Karkare, the head of the Anti-Terrorist Squad in the Mumbai area, announced that various false-flag terrorist bombings had been carried out by 'fascist' Hindus with the support of officers in the In... more »

Mega upload wins access to data detained in police raid

Mega upload founder Kim Dotcom has won access to facts seized throughout raids on the file storage service. The decision to grant admittance was made by the New Zealand high court which said warrants used to grab the objects were illegal. The ruling is a conquest for Mr. Dotcom who said his defence was harmed since police could see evidence he could not. Computers, hard drives and credentials were grabbed in January 2012 during raids co-ordinated by US authorities. They accused Mega upload of making massive profits from digital piracy by helping people share movies and music un... more »

Vagus Nerve and Brain Management

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours ago
There is a lot here and it is worth a slow read. We map out the physical aspects of our psychological universe. What is most hopeful here is that we are beginning to glimpse ways to cleanse the mind and body of its overlay of damaged software. This is important because it is certain that all humanity needs a lift up in this aspect of their lives. The greatest blessing that this generation might bestow on the human race is cleansing protocols for the mind. I begin to suspect it is feasible and needs to become a primary mission of research. This is not the whole story bu... more »

Theory of Conspiracy Theory

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours ago
Yes, we try to impose a pattern on events that we perceive and fail to give enough credit to individual agendas totally unknown to us and to simple human error. The real problem with any conspiracy is simply that one needs discipline and rewards suitable for a herd of cats. Possible but seriously difficult and even more difficult to hide. That is why the real ones are outed so handily. In fact I have found the best rule with anything that smacks of a conspiracy theory, is to simply test it against the more natural model of human stupidity running amok. That works far ... more »

Monsanto Goodman Affair

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours ago
What is happening is that when money is involved, they are prepared to outright seize effective control of the tools of independent dissemination of test results. This is not uncommon. In mining it is the equivalent of not just modifying the gold assays but of arranging to own the assay office and to ensure only your corrupted employers are there. The key is to determine if a vested interest has a legitimate interest in the science. Fortunately, that is usually not the case outside of the biological sciences. Yet it is there that it is far too easy to manipulate both ... more »

Noam Chomsky, Howard Gardner, and Bruno della Chiesa on 45th anniversary of “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”

rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 9 hours ago
“I stayed with Marx in the worldliness, looking for Christ in the transcendentality.” — Paolo Freire On May Day 2013, Harvard’s Askwith Forum commemorated the 45th anniversary of the publication of Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed with a discussion about the book’s impact and relevance to education today. Chuck Leddy tweeted about his write […]

Quintuplets in physics

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 10 hours ago
*Cool anniversary:* In late January, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of the W-boson. Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Z-boson. They were comparably important discoveries to the recent discovery of the God particle. Ms Alexandra Kiňová (23) is expecting the first Czechia's naturally born quintuplets (a package of 5 babies) on Sunday morning (tomorrow) which would mean that we match the achievement of the most fertile U.S. state – Utah – from the last week. The Daily Mail tells us that the pregnancy has been easy so far. Doctors... more »

Your Moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 10 hours ago
A tea garden in San Francisco in the past. And in the present.

Sallie Mae restructures - their bondholders get tommy hammered .... Ben Bernanke de facto hedge fund suffers a little hiccup ( 115 billion ) for May ......Bernanke's bouncing ball of money printing forcing investors to seek higher returns ( see Sallie Mae bondholders for how that could work out )

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 11 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-31/will-sallie-maes-break-end-cov-lite-cravings Will Sallie-Mae's Break-Up End The Cov-Lite Cravings? [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/31/2013 21:18 -0400 - Activist Shareholder - Bond - Consumer lending - Corporate Restructuring - Creditors - Risk Management - Sallie Mae Over the past few months we have explained in detail just how 'frothy' the credit market has become. Probably the most egregious example of this exuberance is the *resurgence in covenant-lite loans to record leve... more »

News from the Jews

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 11 hours ago
I'd like to highlight some recent news items from the Jewish press, and offer some brief commentary. Readers of my blog are likely familiar with my past *News from the Jews* blog posts. I have made it a goal to have a weekly News from the Jews post up here every Friday. It is important to highlight news items coming from the Jewish press, as we can gain a deeper insight into the nature of our enemy and what agenda they are promoting. With that said, here we go. The first news item, from the *Jewish Telegraph Agency*, is a report announcing that the criminal Jewish supremacist org... more »

Andrew Cuomo Reinvents the Enterprise Zone. Why?

Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 12 hours ago
Via @WNYPlanner, we learn that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed"Tax-Free New York," a plan that would let any business opening on State University of New York (SUNY) campuses outside New York City, some private colleges upstate, some areas adjacent to SUNY campuses, and an additional 20 "strategically located state properties" be entirely tax-free. According to the proposal: Tax-Free NY will entice companies to bring their ventures to Upstate New York by offering new businesses the opportunity to operate completely tax-free – including no income tax for employees, no sales... more »

Sunday Classics preview: Colin Davis's surprising triumph in Mahler

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Tenor René Kollo sings "On Youth" from Mahler's Song of the Earth, with the Israel Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein, in May 1972.* *MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth): iii. "Von der Jugend" ("On Youth")* [*English translation by Deryck Cooke*] In the middle of the little pool stands a pavilion of green and of white porcelain. Like the back of a tiger arches the bridge of jade over to the pavilion. In the little house friends are sitting, beautifully dressed, drinking, chatting; several are writing verses. Their silken sleeves slip backwards, their silke... more »

Job Opening: FERC Commissioner

Alex Lotorto at Stop The Tennessee Pipeline! - 12 hours ago
Do you have what it takes to wreck the environment, public health, and America's rural heritage? Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman, has resigned and the Obama White House already has a job posting up on Craigslist! I wish Chairman Wellinghoff the best and hope he doesn't trip on his tail on the way out. -Alex http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/gov/3841122147.html Job Title: Commissioner - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Job Description: Are you a motivated go-getter who hates to let facts stand in the way of dirty energy? Will you permit any ... more »

MORE REFRIED BUSHES

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
It looks like Obama will nominate James Comey to lead the FBI. Comey served as Deputy Attorney General in the Bush Administration. Though hailed by both Republicans and Democrats for refusing to reauthorize the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program, civil rights activists are voicing concern over Comey's record when it comes to torture and indefinite detention. RT Correspondent Liz Wahl reports.

Two Questions for Commissioner Deborah Gist

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 13 hours ago
Commissioner Gist of Rhode Island has taken to the op-ed pages to defend standardized testing, going so far as to declare that Too often, standardized tests become a convenient stand-in for the ills of our education system. People frequently blame assessments for less-than-inspired teaching. Really? Is that your experience, Ms. Gist? If you ask the […]

Statement of legal principle accepted by majority of SCC binding even if application not accepted by majority of Court

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 13 hours ago
R. v. Ibanescu 2013 SCC 31 holds: In our view, a statement of a legal principle that is accepted by a majority of the Court constitutes the opinion of the Court with respect to that legal principle. This is so even if some of the members of the Court who endorse that legal principle dissent from the majority's disposition of the appeal.

Proposed sweeping new powers for Canadian police: police and probation will be able to compel hair, urine, blood, saliva and breath samples to ensure compliance with court orders prohibiting the consumption of drugs and alcohol.

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 14 hours ago
From today's Gazette. Police and probation authorities will be able to compel hair, urine, blood, saliva and breath samples to ensure compliance with court orders prohibiting the consumption of drugs and alcohol. Even those on peace bonds will be affected by the legislation. Thanks to Daniel Brown for pointing this out

Israeli pols take the first step toward making the country an officially racist state

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*Yariv Levin: laying the legal groundwork for Israeli apartheid* *"If [Yariv Levin's proposed new Basic Law] will be accepted, Israel will be able to proudly hold the title of a Jewish and racist state, a unique political creation, which will certainly astonish the family of nations."* *-- from an editorial in Haaretz* [full text available for subscribers and registered users only] *by Ken* Will it really? I mean, would such a concrete step toward apartheid, if enacted, "certainly astonish the family of nations"? To Israel's detractors it would hardly mean much more than a touch of... more »

President Obama going to sign the UN Firearms Treaty rejected by the Senate ? If Article 2 of the Constitution provides that the President can make treaties by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , how is it that he can make this treaty without violating Article 2 ?

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.infowars.com/obama-to-sign-u-n-firearms-treaty-rejected-by-senate/ Obama to Sign U.N. Firearms Treaty Rejected by Senate - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] *Kit Daniels* Infowars.com May 31, 2013 Photo: ZeroOne President Barack Obama will soon sign an international arms trade treaty previously rejected by the United States Senate. The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) establishes regulations for international arms sales. C... more »

UN blacklists Syria's al-Nusra Front

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 16 hours ago
The blacklisting of al-Nusra, a group fighting Assad, by the United Nations, European Union, and United States is just for public consumption. The US and the EU are supplying al-Nusra and other transnational terrorist groups in Syria with weapons under the table. They mistakenly believe that publicly labeling their own transnational terrorist groups as terrorists erases their connections to them in the public imagination and puts to bed the "conspiracy theories" that link them with these groups. But, their ties to them have not been cut. So, publicly designating al-Nusra as a terror... more »

patrick stewart on the link between combat stress and violence against women

laura k at wmtc - 16 hours ago
More amazing stuff from Patrick Stewart. Here, he links PTSD among veterans to violence against women and children. To be anti-violence, we must also be anti-war. If you haven't seen it, please watch.

election fraud ruling: demand to know the truth

laura k at wmtc - 16 hours ago
While everyone's been glued to Rob Ford's crack and Mike Duffy's featherbedding, something even more important happened: the Federal Court confirmed that there *was* election fraud in the 2011 federal election. Not just "robocalls" - that diminutive buzzword that the media clings to - but *election fraud*: a deliberate, targeted attempt at voter suppression. The conservative media has framed the ruling as a victory for the Harper GovernmentTM, because the court stopped short of nullifying the election results. But the ruling was very clear. Judge Richard Mosley wrote: *I find that ... more »

Belated Conference Proposal Advice

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 16 hours ago
A twitter friend of mine was trying to figure out how to put together his proposal for the International Studies Association’s Annual Meeting. The ISA has gotten into a nasty habit of having a really early deadline. So, folks are thinking about it today since the deadline is tomorrow. I have had a fair amount Continue reading

The Influence of the Qur'an on Western
 Literature

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
Video Title: The Influence of the Qur'an on Western Literature. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: SchAdvStudy. March 23, 2012]: 16-03-12 The Warburg Institute http://www.sas.ac.uk/ http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/collo... Launch Conference for the Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe: Translating The Qur'an - The Influence of the Qur'an on Western Literature Speaker: Robert Irwin (London) The Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe (CHASE) is dedicated to the study of the reception and understanding of Arabic and Islamic culture, science and religio... more »

Fires of Siberia - "Bachmann" Bodice Ripper Romance

2old2care at Because I Can - 17 hours ago
Your MUST READ summer book. I didn't want any of you to miss the release of a new book - inspired by THE Michele Bachmann. Set to release on June 1. *"Tréy Sager’s ‘Fires of Siberia’* is a flaming ode to erotic lyricism. Protagonist Danielle Powers, a sexy sociopath and politician on the make, wants to be made and made again. She’s Sarah Palin, Machiavelli, and a philosopher no one has ever heard of. ‘Fires’ is so bizarre and witty, real yet unbelievable, and compelling, it hurts. Read it on the beach." — Lynne Tillman, author of ‘American Genius, A Novel,’ and the essay collection ... more »

Satire: "Obama Under Fire for Using Free Government Housing"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
* "Obama Under Fire for Using Free Government Housing"* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "In the latest scandal to rock the Obama Administration, a leading Republican congressman accused the President today of using his position to obtain free government housing for himself and his family. According to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), Mr. Obama “has arrogantly exploited the office of President to gain access to a fifty-five-thousand-square-foot residence that could double as a museum. While the average American is struggling to pay his bills, President Obama is l... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago

Louisiana sinkhole updates - Weekend thread for May 31, 2013 - June 2 , 2013....

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle , Freedomrox ...... h/t http://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/dangerous-air/ Dangerous Air Pollution at Bayou Corne < do not inhale! MAY 31, 2013 BY FLYINGCUTTLEFISH 8 From Freedomrox - I implore all to notice at the bottom of *this report*, the *VERY HIGH AMOUNTS of VOC’s and H2S,* then compare to LDEQ’s reports. *You are not out of harm’s way. You are breathing highly carcinogenic fumes, and the Govt. of Louisiana is notreporting any of this to you*, the people forced to live nearby. Stop drinking Teleca’s Kool Aid. Things are *not* OKAY! Get Organ... more »

"The Final Nail In America’s Financial Coffin"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
* * *"The Final Nail In America’s Financial Coffin" * by Dave Hodges "Our government is broke, in fact they are beyond broke since the 2008-09 decision was made to cover the derivative debt losses of the criminal banksters. As a result of their financial desperation, the government, on behalf of Wall Street, has become increasingly desperate, aggressive and criminal. There can be no doubt that most of the aware among us are cognizant of the ongoing government discussions being held about their intentions of requiring every U.S. citizen to put at least a portion of their retire... more »

“No Income, No Spending”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
* * *“No Income, No Spending”* by Karl Denninger “One month does not make a trend. But if this is a trend... "Personal income decreased $5.6 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $16.1 billion, or 0.1 percent, in April, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $20.5 billion, or 0.2 percent. In March, personal income increased $36.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $25.4 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE increased $14.2 billion, or 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates." Uh h... more »

The Economy: "Party... Party... Party!"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
* * *"Party... Party... Party!"* by Bill Bonner "Stocks up yesterday, but by peanuts. However, gold popped $20 per ounce. What gives? We don't know. But we like the look of the gold mining companies. They're relatively cheap. And sooner or later, they're going to pop up too. You know why? Ludwig von Mises explained more than half a century ago: "If it were really possible to substitute credit expansion (cheap money) for the accumulation of capital goods by saving, there would not be any poverty in the world." Few people understand this. But the Fed's ZIRP and QE policies are not ... more »

Joe Manchin-- Best Friend Of King Coal

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago
Conservative Democrat Joe Manchin is very popular in West Virginia and he is widely associated with the state's coal mining industry, not necessarily with the coal miners and their families, but with the coal mine owners and managers. When Cecil Roberts, United Mine Workers president, in the video above, yells, "They tried to bamboozle us, they tried to rob us, they tried to steal from us.," no one could have mistaken him for the state's junior senator. "Peabody's got thousand dollar an hour attorneys; and they got a dollar an hour morals." Last year alone Peabody ponied up $34,10... more »

Saskatchewan Party Government Looks To Expanding Private - 'For Profit' - Health Care Model

leftdog at Buckdog - 18 hours ago
** [image: Progressive Bloggers] *"If I have ten tax dollars to spend on health care .. I want to spend that ten dollars providing 'health care' to citizens ... not $9 for services and $1 for someones profit margin." Roy Romanow - 1995* *Canadian Health Commissioner* *Former Premier of Saskatchewan* *Unfortunately, those on the hard Right see health care services in Canada as a commodity. They ideologically believe that Canada should have either all or most medical services provided as a 'fee for service' payable by the individual health 'consumer'. That's the model that they ha... more »

Turkey faces massive protests - Syrian War involvement blowback or is Prime Minister Erdogan facing his own rebellion in the making ? And how ironic that would be ?

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-31/meanwhile-turkey Meanwhile, In Turkey... [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/31/2013 14:50 -0400 - headlines - Reuters - Switzerland - Turkey - Twitter While most of the headlines this week have centered on Syria, Sweden (and Switzerland), Turkey has been cooking and today has broken into full-scale riots. As Reuters reports,*Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at demonstrators in central Istanbul, wounding scores of people and prompting rallies in other cities in the ... more »

It's Over ...

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 18 hours ago
Miley Cyrus just broke up with whatsisface.

BC Government formally Rejects Enbridge?

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 18 hours ago
A Tip of the hat from The Straight Goods and the Powell River Persuader to the BC Government.. It`s still early in the process and of course Stephen Treason Harper and his trained seal cabinet can still attempt to ram this project through, I and all British Columbian`s would feel beeter if the province also formerally ended the joint equivalency agreement with Ottawa.. We won`t let our guard down, no matters what games these politicians play we still have First Nations vowing to tie Enbridge up in knots in our courts for years, maybe decades.. ___________ *“(Enbridge Norther... more »

PROPHET FOR A DYING EMPIRE / CHALMERS JOHNSON

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 19 hours ago
*Every dying Empire has its truth telling prophet and America had its own with Chalmers Johnson. Johnson correctly compared the decay of the American empire, with its well over 600 overseas military bases, with the fall of the Roman Empire whereas the Senate becomes a wealthy corporate club and irrelevant compared to the ruling Military Industrial Congressional Complex: Allen L Roland* Chalmers Johnson was a truth teller and prophet in a political environment where few would stand up to the interests and secrecy of the Pentagon and the intelligence community* ~ and sinc... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 19 hours ago
*Isaac: the rest of the story, Part 1 ~Fix the Pumps *

ALEC - This site has a poor reputation

2old2care at Because I Can - 19 hours ago
The web can hand you every smile you need for the day. *WOT* Web of Trust A Firefox Add-on WOT displays a colored traffic light next to website links to show you which sites people trust for safe searching, surfing and shopping online: green for good, *red for bad,* and yellow as a warning to be cautious. Well guess whose webpage got a redlight: *red for bad* Screen print May 31,2013 - 4:00pm* * And how did it get that rating? Well here's the specifics: Screen print May 31,2013 - 4:00pm WARNING! This site has a poor reputation YES it DOES! Now - THINK ABOUT each one of these in r... more »

Parents Opt Out . . . of Student Eye Scanning

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 19 hours ago
In the state that spawned Chiefs for Change (and Folding Cash), the education industrial complex just got hooked up with the homeland security and surveillance complex in Polk County. Just as everyone was starting to believe that the Polk County Schools were working on an austerity basis with a twelve million dollar budget shortfall as […]

What year is this again?

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 19 hours ago
I'm hearing this Cheerios commercial has unleashed a firestorm of racism. I saw it for the first time the other night and didn't even notice the couple was interracial. People are so weird.

Governor Chris Christie and Ed Commissioner Cerf Leaving NJ’s Children Behind

freetoteach at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 20 hours ago
Funding for New Jersey’s public schools is falling behind and leaving lots of children left behind. After more than a decade of NCLB which was supposed to close the achievement gap, yeah right, Chris Christie and President Obama’s love fest this past week in boosting the tv ratings on the Jersey Shore, is little comfort […]

MORNING WITH THE MAYOR

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 20 hours ago
*On my first trip to Gangjeong village Mayor Kang (just behind me in dark jacket) took me to see the place where the fresh water stream flows into the sea. This was to be one end of the massive Navy base now being built in the village. At that time I was able to see the undisturbed beauty of the coastline.* I arrived in Berkeley, California last night about 7:30 pm and was able to join a group of conference participants at a Chinese restaurant where they were having dinner together. When Gangjeong village Mayor Kang saw me he rose and gave me a big hug. At that time there was no... more »

A standing cat

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
As seen on tonight's Have I Got News For You...

Marxism 2013 - explaining a party in turmoil

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 20 hours ago
It's almost summer, which means Marxism is almost upon us... well it might be upon you, it's not upon me. Given the shambles running the triumphant vanguard of the working class it may well be the last Marxism ever, in which case it will also be the last time we can do Meeting Title Tombola. Let's kick things off, enjoy it while it lasts: Freedom now – the last time Freedom now – after horsemeat After horsemeat is 1989 all powerful? Do genes determine the salariat? Is this the end of the future? Is this the end of deflected permanent Sartre? Is the end of Dr Who hardwired in China? Is ... more »

Up with Nuland, down with Rice!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 20 hours ago
*FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013* *The Times doesn’t want to explain it:* Yesterday morning, without saying so, the New York Times described the nature of the con. At stake are the fates of two women—Susan Rice and Victoria Nuland. Each has been involved in the flap about the Benghazi talking points. Nuland helped *create* the points. Rice merely conveyed what the talking points said when she appeared on TV. In our view, Nuland played the more active role. But how strange! In yesterday's Times, Mark Landler describes the differential treatment dished to these two women: LANDLER (5/30/13): ... more »

It's good to be flexible - A Rule 5 Friday night vaguely NSFW

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
Thanks to ARRSE for the images, now I must have a word with my chiropractor and see how I can improve my flexibility.

Israel-Mexico: Military Cooperation to Crush Zapatistas

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 20 hours ago
Israel-Mexico: Military Cooperation to Crush Zapatistas Liberation Movement By Jimmy Johnson and Linda Quiquivix • May 31, 2013  Shared from Intercontinental Cry Magazine Excerpt: Trained by Israel According to declassified Defense Intelligence Agency documents [PDF] obtained via a freedom of information request, Israeli personnel were discreetly sent into Chiapas in response to the

Pajarito listo para comer frutos ricos y jugosos

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 20 hours ago
[image: Pajarito listo para comer frutos ricos y jugosos] Ver más *imágenes de pájaros* ¿Busca usted paisajes, animales, playas, lagos, ríos, flores y amaneceres? Visite: www.bancodeimagenesgratis.com ¡Gracias!

Precioso flamingo caminando en la suave arena del mar

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 20 hours ago
[image: Precioso flamingo caminando sobre la suave arena del mar] Ver más *imágenes de flamingos* ¿Busca usted paisajes, animales, playas, lagos, ríos, flores y amaneceres? Visite: www.bancodeimagenesgratis.com ¡Gracias!

Mohawk John Kane on Native Radio Panel at Left Forum 2013 NY

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 20 hours ago
  John Kane RADIO HOST JOHN KANE WILL SPEAK ON NATIVE RADIO PANEL AT LEFT FORUM 2013 “MOBILIZING FOR ECOLOGICAL/ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION” CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK CITY By Liz Hill Posted at Censored News   (WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2013) – Radio host John Kane of “Let’s Talk Native...with John Kane” will be a featured speaker on a panel discussion about Native radio at the Left Forum

Hermoso amanecer en la isla mágica

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 20 hours ago
[image: Hermoso amanecer en la isla magica] Ver más *imágenes de amaneceres* ¿Busca usted paisajes, animales, playas, lagos, ríos, flores y amaneceres? Visite: www.bancodeimagenesgratis.com ¡Gracias!

Carro clásico muy hermoso y colorido

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 20 hours ago
[image: Carro clasico muy hermoso y colorido] Ver más *imágenes de carros* ¿Busca usted paisajes, animales, playas, lagos, ríos, flores y amaneceres? Visite: www.bancodeimagenesgratis.com ¡Gracias!

Bella colección de paisajes hermosos, cascadas y ríos (8 Imágenes)

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 21 hours ago
¿Busca usted paisajes, animales, playas, lagos, ríos, flores y amaneceres? Visite: www.bancodeimagenesgratis.com ¡Gracias!

Return Philadelphia Schools to Local Control Rally Wed June 5th

freetoteach at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 21 hours ago
Pennsylvania Education Crisis Highlights - May 31st, 2013 Philadelphia City Council Education Committee hearing on the return of the Philadelphia School District to local control Monday, June 3rd 10:00 a.m. People wanting to speak may sign up right before the meeting. Stand Together for real food and safe schools for our kids Rally: Wednesday, June 5th 4:00 p.m. […]

Mohawk Nation News 'Inconvenient Indian'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 21 hours ago
INCONVENIENT INDIAN!! Posted on May 31, 2013 MNN. May 30, 2013. Corporation of Canada Member, Rob Clarke, is trying to pass a corporate by-law to change the Indian Act. With the stroke of a pen Indians will be no more. Rob Clarke: “Gonna wipe out dem Injuns with one swipe”. The foreign corporation called “Canada” was created by the Law of the Seas. This company has been illegally

A gang truce in Honduras, with a Canadian connection

paul at Paying attention - 21 hours ago
Gang members, Adam Blackwell, in El Salvador jail The big news in Honduras this week is a gang truce, with a Canadian connection. The deal was brokered by the Catholic archbishop and a Canadian diplomat who works with the Organization of American States and played a similar role in El Salvador. It’s a bit surreal. The gang leaders have issued press releases, just like any political leaders. (Except from prison, and with bandanas over their faces.) It’s also a positive step, despite lots of questions. The two main gangs - Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and Mara 18, or M18, - have signed o... more »

GOP credo: feed the rich, starve the poor

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 21 hours ago
The Republicans are hellbent on destroying any and all government assistance for the olds, poors and other needy Americans. Their most inhumane target remains cuts to food assistance programs. Krugman blasts the GOPers today and notes: And why must food stamps be cut? We can’t afford it, say politicians like Representative Stephen Fincher, a Republican of Tennessee, who backed his position with biblical quotations — and who also, it turns out, has personally received millions in farm subsidies over the years. Prairie Weather has the full numbers. Congressman Fincher and his fami... more »

Daiichi NOT well

Majia's Blog - 21 hours ago
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MOBILE Lab Workshop

Southern Man at Southern Man - 21 hours ago
Thanks to a tip from Girl Programmer and your NSF tax dollars Southern Man got a little grant to fly up to a MOBILE Lab workshop hosted by the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. Our host and one of his student assistants. Southern Man hard at work. It rained most of the time but that didn't stop Southern Man from picking up about a dozen geocaches during the workshop. He also came home with a shiny new WD Element external drive. New toys! So Southern Man got to travel on someone else's dime, geocache (and add a new state to his list), learn new stuff, and pick up new toys... more »

Romney wants to be the comeback kid

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 21 hours ago
Guess the Romneys are missing the spotlight. Saw yesterday that Anne was giving an interview somewhere and today we have this, which is as sad as it is funny: Restless, a little wistful and sharply critical of President Barack Obama's second term, Mr. Romney said in an interview that he plans to re-emerge in ways that will "help shape national priorities." As a first step, the former Republican presidential nominee plans to welcome 200 friends and supporters to a three-day summit next week that he will host at a Utah mountain resort. He is considering writing a book and a series ... more »

Memorial Day 2013

Southern Man at Southern Man - 21 hours ago
The church gang gathered at a local park to celebrate Memorial Day. Chef Paul at his usual station at the grill. Why is everyone on their smartphone? Southern Man takes to the air. A festive gathering. And let us not forget the reason for our celebration today. As always, thanks to all who serve. With an extra loud Hoo Yah! to Southern Daughter in the US Navy.

Iran: Beyond the Headlines, Beneath the Fold

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 21 hours ago
A 2011 Andy Warhol exhibit at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran, Iran. Iran is in the news a lot these days. Perhaps more than usual. There’s constant chatter about the upcoming presidential election as campaigns heat up. There are overhyped reports and baseless accusations about Iran’s nuclear program. The United States Congress wants desperately, per the demands of their AIPAC

Will Iran’s Next President Be Elected or Selected?

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 21 hours ago
Iranian Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his ballot in Tehran in parliamentary elections in 2012. On Tuesday May 21, Iran’s Guardian Council announced the names of eight candidates vetted and approved to run for president in the nation’s upcoming June 14 election. The names of the two most high-profile aspirants,former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and top Ahmadinejad aide

The American middle class is slipping lower and the already poor are not earning enough to cover their debt payments. In the meantime, the stupendous debts of the giant banks that caused the fiscal crisis continue to be paid off by the complicit Federal Government with taxpayer money.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 22 hours ago
------------------------------ AlterNet / *By* *Paul Buchheit* The Real Numbers: Half of America in Poverty -- and It's Creeping Upward *The Census Bureau has reported that one out of six Americans lives in poverty. A shocking figure. But it's actually much, much worse.* *May 26, 2013* | Census Bureau has reported that 15% of Americans live in poverty. A shocking figure. But it's actually much worse. Inequality is spreading like a shadowy disease through our country, infecting more and more households, and leaving a shrinking number of financially secure families to mainta... more »

Dope Market - Next Step GMO Dope??

2old2care at Because I Can - 22 hours ago
*LEGALIZE IT and THEY WILL COME.* *Marijuana Chain Planned By Jamen Shively; Investment WillTotal $100 Million Over 3 Years* SEATTLE -- Washington state businessmen who say they're trying to create the first national brand of marijuana received some heartfelt support Thursday from the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox. Fox appeared at a news conference in Seattle, where he recounted how the war on drugs has ravaged his country and praised the states of Washington and Colorado for voting to legalize the recreational use of marijuana last fall. At the news conference, fo... more »

Catch of the Day

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 22 hours ago
How about one for some solid reporting: Garance Franke-Ruta completely explodes "The Fake Story About the IRS Commissioner and the White House." The story here was that former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman had supposedly spend Barack Obama's first term camped out in the Oval Office scheming and plotting, but as it turns out...not so much. What's useful about all this? As with the Benghazi talking points "controversy," there's a bit of useful stuff here about how the bureaucracy actually works, and how the "White House" interacts with the departments and agencies -- to begin with,... more »

Ancient Agricultural Pre Rice Culture

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
My own sense is that native agriculture began were possible about nine to ten thousand years ago. Some got jump started with an effective seed grain like wheat or cattle husbandry. However, it is reasonable to presume that everyone was trying to make something work. Rice culture was simply a late comer to the party and may also have simply operated in a particular locale until its case became compelling. In this case, the obvious use of palms fed the people until a better way showed up. Many other plants would also have been used in season even if they were barely cultiv... more »

Wooly Mammoth Blood Recovered

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This makes the production of mammoth clones far more likely. We have preserved blood, although no comment yet on actual viability, but flesh also preserved extremely well. If it is possible to extract DNA, we could hardly ask for a better sample. So a baby mammoth in our future went to a well maybe to very plausible. I thin we are looking at mama. It also tells us that when we get this happening, that we will also generate a decent number of unique individuals which will ensure a robust core population. This will fuel the building excitement in this pending species ... more »

Self Directed Regeneration

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This is well worth pursuing and it is so counter intuitive to all we think that we know. Note that long term chronic pain will require a great deal of effort but this at least provides useful guidance. Otherwise it is actually simple. Focus your mind through visualization on the injury and demand healing. Just playing with this approach is allowing myself to challenge a long time imbalance that has been annoying me for a long time. If this works for you tell us about your experience here and I will write it up. I hope that this helps. *Speed healing of trauma injuri... more »

GPS Solution Provides Tsunami Solution

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
What this really means is that GPS stations can be set up in target areas and we really know most of them anyway, or at least to the level of resolution needed. With that it will become possible to determine what moved and better still immediately understand the available tsunami energy. That leads directly to a predictive output map produced in real time minutes after the Earth moved. With that early warning equipment and first responders already are targeted and in possession of contingency orders. Better yet it will be possible to discount false negatives in which a quake... more »

Talking Journals: ISQ on the Web

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 22 hours ago
Alright folks, I don’t really have much to say here. Instead, I’ll provide a link (PDF) to a copy of the bid we submitted nearly a year ago. Be warned that it includes some egregious typos and other fun* stuff. Why do I think this will be of interest? For some time, I’ve been making Continue reading

Howard Dean discovers America!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 23 hours ago
*FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013* *We don’t think we’ve ever heard statements like this:* Last night, we heard a type of discussion we don’t think we’ve ever heard. Well—we’ve never heard it from liberals. If you tune to Fox or to Rush, you hear this type of discussion all day long, then all night. Howard Dean was chatting with Lawrence on The Last Word. To his credit, Lawrence started the transgressive discussion. Lawrence noted the apparent dumbness of a recent statement by Ted Cruz. Eventually, he said what follows to Dean. A new world was about to be discovered: O’DONNELL (5/30/13): Gove... more »

DSCC Getting Its Dream Candidate, Joe Miller, Against Begich In Alaska?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
DSCC & Tea Party agree Joe Miller should be the GOP nominee. The GOP... not so much In the Quinnipiac poll released yesterday, voters across the country were clear that after weeks of intense right-wing propaganda and Establishment media drummed up poutrage, the GOP Scandalpalooza isn't as important to anyone as it is to deranged Republicans. By enormous margins-- 73-22%-- voters said dealing with the economy is a higher priority than the IRS, Benghazi, and Associated Press controversies the congressional Republicans are putting virtually *all* their energy into. American voters sa... more »

Global Warming caused by CFC's/ Chlorofluorocarbons- UPDATED

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 23 hours ago
*UPDATE @ BOTTOM* *from Watt's Up With That?* WATERLOO, ON, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, according to new research from the University of Waterloo published in the International Journal of Modern Physics B this week. CFCs are already known to deplete ozone, but in-depth statistical analysis now shows that CFCs are also the key driver in global climate change, rather than carbon dioxide (CO(2) ) emissions. "Conventional thinking says that the emission of human-made non-CFC gases such a... more »

Jim Graves Dumps the 6th CD

2old2care at Because I Can - 23 hours ago
Jim Graves announced today that he was pulling out of the race. Bachmann's gone - his mission was accomplished. Well - f#ck him and one trick pony he rode in on. Good thing he dropped out - cause evidently the constituents of the 6th district aren't his concern - besting Bachmann was his concern. He wqas only running to get rid of Bachmann - eh????? Was that his campaign slogan in the last election???? Hell no - cause if it was I sure as hell would NOT have voted for an egomaniac like that. Ture colors came out on this one - self centered egomaniac. And if he gives some type of ... more »

Forum selection clauses

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 23 hours ago
2249659 Ontario Ltd. v. Sparkasse Siegen, 2013 ONCA 354 holds: [39] Forum selection clauses in an agreement between parties, particularly sophisticated commercial parties, will normally be enforced by Ontario courts. A plaintiff who seeks to litigate in Ontario, having agreed that the dispute would be litigated in another forum, carries a heavy burden and must show a "strong cause" for departing from the terms of the agreement: *Z.I. Pompey Industrie v. ECU-Line N.V.*, 2003 SCC 27, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 450, at para. 20; *Expedition Helicopters Inc. v. Honeywell Inc.*, 2010 ONCA... more »

Enough.

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 23 hours ago
I know, I know. With so much else to get exercised (or exorcised) over in public matters these days, it's kinda silly to retread old ground. BUT I AM TOTALLY FUCKING SICK OF THIS. Today, stenographer L. Stone reports on Maurice Vellacott's musings on Dr Morgentaler's death. He trots out all the old lies and she dutifully notes them. The release goes on to list the “physical complications” of abortion: breast cancer, cervical lacerations and injury, uterine perforations, bleeding, hemorrhage, serious infection, pain, and incomplete abortion. It discusses “placenta previa” – the imp... more »

Denver Blacklisting Teachers Without Cause

freetoteach at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
Sign petition here All across the country, from coast to coast, even here in New Jersey, where we have had the best public school systems in the country, experienced teachers are being fired. Under the guise of a bad evaluation, teachers in Denver are the latest victims and are being targeted despite years of teaching […]

Round-Up Ready Wheat in Oregon NOT APPROVED

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
Mufson, S. (30 May 2013) Unapproved genetically modified wheat from Monsanto found in Oregon field. The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/unapproved-genetically-modified-wheat-from-monsanto-found-in-oregon-field/2013/05/30/93fe7abe-c95e-11e2-8da7-d274bc611a47_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines [Excerpted] Japan, the largest market for U.S. wheat exports, suspended imports from the United States and canceled a major purchase of white wheat on Thursday after the recent discovery of unapproved genetically modified wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon. How the ... more »

WHO IS SHARYL ATTKISSON: Caller in Wonderland!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013* *Part 5—Where claims don’t have to make sense:* On Sunday, May 12, Sharyl Attkisson took part in a 42-minute interview segment on C-Span’s Washington Journal. To watch the full session, click here. Attkisson is an “investigative correspondent” for CBS News. The highly telegenic TV performer has been a major on-air presence at CBS since 1993. Instantly, Attkisson began making claims about the attack in Benghazi—claims which didn’t seem to make a great deal of sense. Her statements displayed the Wonderland logic routinely displayed on the Fox News Channel as ... more »

Can My Employer Enforce A Noncompete When We Get Our Customers Through Bidding?

Donna at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 day ago
Noncompete laws vary from state to state, but whether in a state like Florida where noncompetes can frequently be enforced or in a state that is more employee-friendly, if an employer wants to enforce a noncompetition agreement, it will have to prove a legitimate interest to protect. In Florida, the statute allowing noncompete agreements also says: “Any restrictive covenant not supported by a legitimate business interest is unlawful and is void and unenforceable.” Florida’s noncompete statute defines the term “legitimate business interest” to include: (1) trade secrets, (2) valuab... more »

Climate: Global Me Vs. Local Everyone Else

Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 1 day ago
I have submitted the following comment to the Real Science site, where Steven Goddard uses Charles Darwin to make a point about long-term and extreme "climate change", and someone made the point that Darwin considered climate to be local, not global: *I wish I could get people to realize this; it is the reason why all the supposedly learned discourse, by those with "climate" theories (including the "consensus"), about the effects of details in the atmosphere--such as water vapor, clouds, "greenhouse gases", etc.--is irrelevant to the global mean surface temperature, as definitively ... more »

AGW: due to cosmic rays and freons?

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
Lots of skeptics and the überalarmist Alexander Ač sent me the information about a widely discussed paper Cosmic-Ray-Driven Reaction and Greenhouse Effect of Halogenated Molecules: Culprits for Atmospheric Ozone Depletion and Global Climate Change (arXiv, PDF) ------------------------------ WUWT, Google News written by Qing-Bin Lu, a physicist (mostly biophysicist) at the University in Waterloo, in October 2012. The first detail that seems bizarre to me is the amount of hype surrounding a preprint that's been out for more than half a year. If there were real, active experts who foll... more »

Friday Morning Linkage

Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Elvis Duck because I’ll be drinking Bourbon in Memphis tomorrow night. Julien Barnes-Dacey and Daniel Levy want de-escalation, not more arms for Syria Unintended consequences? The Syrian conflict has been good for American-Turkish relations. An “ancient” U.S. weapon makes an appearance in Syrian fighting: the M40. A new Gallup Poll: 64% of Americans say Continue reading

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Parishes prep for active hurricane season * *~Above: Hurricane track "spaghetti models" for Louisiana to date.* *Evacu*spots (n) ~Evacuteer.org* ~*1.* The official meeting places where anyone can go for a safe ride if the Mayor of New Orleans must call a mandatory evacuation. *2.* The exact same places residents will have a ride back to once the City is safe and re-entry begins. *Letter to the Editor: Levee break due to man or nature?*~"*To blame the Corps for the flooding due to Hurricane Katrina does not seem warranted. It is more reasonable to conclude that New Orleans was floode... more »

ALEC Pushed Virtual Education Harming Our Children.

2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago
Important to know · *K12 Inc.*, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[12], member of ALEC's Education Task Force [54 ALEC legislators and ALEC are always pushing the privatization of public education. ALEC legislators and ALEC are always pushing the fallacy that for-profit educational opportunities are superior to public education. *ALEC legislators are always manipulating the education market - to favor ALEC corporate members - through the use of ALEC "model legislation". * Well – time and time again this ALEC delusion is proving to be wrong. Another example of how ALEC... more »

New Dem Patrick Murphy (FL) Is Asking For A Favor. Why Doesn't He Ask Big Oil Instead Of Bothering Us?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Lifelong Republican Patrick Murphy now calls himself a "New Dem" Murphy's pathetic, pleading spam yesterday: We've done so much together already-- we've stood up for students, called for sensible budget solutions and so much more. I'm so proud of the work we've done so far, and we have so much more to do. But, Democrats nationwide are facing big end-of-month budget deadlines tomorrow. And, our campaign is no different. We just had not one but TWO opponents announce they were getting in against us. We need to have a strong showing... We've got to show my opponents that we mean busine... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Happy Birthday to D.M.C., 49. Good stuff: 1. Francis Wilkinson on the House and immigration. 2. Andrew Gelman on "those 'Psychological Science' papers (menstrual cycles and political attitudes, biceps size and political attitudes)." 3. And Alyssa Rosenberg on being a writer.

Over a Half-Million Viewers Share Rubenstein’s Resignation Speech

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
Captured in 10 minutes here are so many of the truths known by teachers everywhere during these Dark Days. When teachers begin to speak this way while still employed, rather than as they walk out, only then will we see progress in rolling back the influence of the oligarchs to create a new breed of […]

Broadcasting Despair

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
It is tempting to enjoy the downfall of the Ford Brothers -- most particularly, perhaps, because their troubles are of their own making. But, Paul Saurette warns in today's *Toronto Star*, progressives need to understand the danger inherent in the Fords' ruination: Even progressives who regret the damage the Fords have done to the municipal agenda and disdain the faux-populist affectations of a couple of self-entitled rich guys passing themselves off as regular joes, should mourn the events of the last few weeks and think carefully before indulging in too much schadenfreude. For... more »

Friday Nerd Blogging: Silly Charity Stunts

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
The lesson apparently is that Lucasfilm still exists? This is the second year that the Nerdist folks have combined with Lucasfilm to raise money for charity. How so? By having a relay of folks carrying a lightsaber to Comic-con in San Diego. Oh, and posting a series of silly youtube videos. Here is the first Continue reading

Is Meat the Next Oil?

2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago
Heard this on the radio this morning Prices are hitting record highs as the summer grilling season starts. Beef prices are hitting record highs just as the summer grilling season begins. Just so you are aware *We are not talking about family farms producing that beef.* We are talking about corporate profits. We are talking about corporate control of the food market. We are talking about corporate profits. This is NOT about feeding America - like the family farm was about - THIS IS ABOUT CORPORATE PROFIT. Corporations do not care if YOU can afford food. Corporations only care about... more »

Were Dzhokhar and Tamererian Tsarnaev framed for the Boston bombings ? We know their Mother and an Aunt say yes. But consider what Digital Journal as dropped in the special report concerning photoshopping !

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://rt.com/usa/family-tsarnaeva-boston-tsarnaev-948/ ‘I am absolutely fine’ – Accused Boston bomber speaks to his family for the first time since arrest Get short URL Published time: May 29, 2013 16:15 [image: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (photo by FBI)] Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (photo by FBI) Share on tumblr Trends Boston Marathon bombing Tags Blast, Law, Russia, Terrorism, USA Six weeks after a pair of homemade bombs detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, the mother of the suspects has finally made contact with her only surviving son, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Zubeidat Tsarnaeva told Bloom... more »

Japan currency gyrations set off by comment fro Takatoshi Ito that overvaluation of yen versus dollar has been corrected ( prompting another sell off in the dollar versus the yen ) , how can Maignot Line at 100 yen be maintained ? China rumor of weaker official PMI Saturday morning , April unemployment data from Europe as usual ....some pressure on equities in Europe and US this morning... Apple hikes Piad and Ipod prices by 16 and 14 percent respectively. - go Abe ! ..

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-31/new-record-european-unemployment-101-usdjpy-tractor-beam-breach-bring-early-selling New Record European Unemployment, 101 USDJPY "Tractor Beam" Breach Bring Early Selling [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/31/2013 07:08 -0400 - Apple - Bond - Brazil - Central Banks - Chicago PMI - China - Consumer Confidence - Consumer Prices - Consumer Sentiment - CPI - Credit Conditions - Crude - Deutsche Bank - Equity Markets - European Central Bank - Euroz... more »

Moms March Across America - July 4th Everywhere Join Moms Who Care About Their Childrens Health.

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
*A second revolution to take back America from corporate rule. Make your Forefathers proud.* ** *Best wishes and best of luck, Moms everywhere.*

Blockupy protests in Germany - May 30 , 2013 ! Youth Unemployment in europe serves as a motivator for fighting the bizarro and destructive policies imposed on the Eurozone States....Data on retail sales in Germany , Consumer spending in France and Italians jobs data - all disappointing !

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
One picture sums things up nicely....... Angelika Beer @*piratenbeer* «@*TheCitizen_de* German Police tanks protecting Deutsche Bank HQ in Frankfurt from peaceful #*Blockupy* protestors: pic.twitter.com/HHsMHipBKx # *1j* 6:19 AM - 31 May 2013 [image: View image on Twitter] *25* RETWEETS *1* FAVORITE - ** http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/31/eurozone-crisis-unemployment-youth-inflation-markets Graph: Jobless rates compared And this graph compares the eurozone unemployment rate, now at a re... more »

Turkey captures al - Nusra fighters plotting a major attack in which sarin gas was to be used - how did these Syrian rebel fighters obtain two KGs of sarin and has Turkey finally figured out they are being manipulated by false flag attacks by the rebels or others seeking to draw Turkey further into the Syrian War ? Syrian rebels who can't agree among themselves - manage to agree they won't talk with Assad , won't talk while the Government is fighting back apparently ! McCain makes a fool of himself in Syria , with his reckless stunt ....

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Britain To Arm Syrian Rebels; Russia Retaliates By Shipping 10 MiGs To Assad [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/31/2013 13:55 -0400 - France - Middle East - United Kingdom Following Russia's first shipment of S-300 Rockets and the CNN-reported deaths of American and British citizens, it seems the situation in Syria is escalating 'behind-the-scenes' with little attention being paid in general. Whether it is the deaths or not, but according to the FT, the * 'war-by-proxy'* is growing in numbers as the *UK is poised to ship arms to some rebe... more »

EU Panel: Human robotization, Nano implant technologies, Mind control slavery – The "Transhumanist Agenda"

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 1 day ago
as a modernistic counterfoil to my May 2013 update to Free Planet's 2012 post about UFO researcher Dr Young-Hae Chi's findings that 'alien abductees are being shown footage of global apoclaypse and being monitored watching these scenes', here's an EU Panel hosted by Alfred Labrement Webre. TOPICS COVERED: - Shift from electromagnetic to scalar waves - Six million brain-entrained humans in the European Union alone - Homeopathic gold is effective protection - Parties behind Transhumanist Agenda - Can the Transhumanist Agenda be stopped? Panel consists of: Magnus Ols... more »

"Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen."

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
"Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what. *Thanks to Theo Spark for the spot.*

Evening wrap Europe - Focus on Spain , Slovenia , Greece

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Evening wrap for Europe...... Definition of insanity on display , Spanish Edition http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-28/why-nonsensical-spanish-data-about-make-even-less-sense Why Nonsensical Spanish Data Is About To Make Even Less Sense [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/28/2013 14:48 -0400 - Budget Deficit - ETC - Gross Domestic Product - headlines - Michael Cembalest - non-performing loans - Recession - Unemployment *Spanish economic data does not always pass the sniff test.* *A simple example that JPMor... more »

Greg Hunter"Weekly News Wrap-Up 5.31.13"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * *"Weekly News Wrap-Up 5.31.13"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "The Middle East is inching towards war. In Syria, the Assad regime wants high-tech Russian missiles to thwart new efforts for a no-fly zone that the Obama Administration may be calling for. Israel says if the Russians deliver them, they will attack and knock them out. The missiles would make a no-fly zone very difficult. Assad says he has the S-300 missiles, but the U.S. says not yet. More than 70,000 Syrians have been killed in more than two years of civil war. Syria has said it will attack Israel if Israel ... more »

On Think Tank Independence, Jeju Forum

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
Jeju -- Today is our third day here in the *Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity* held in this big and sprawling Haevichi Hotel&Resort, southern island of South Korea. I am one of the 13 people from the EFN Asia and FNF Korea team who came here from Seoul last Wednesday, led by Lars Andre Richter, the Country Representative of FNF Korea (5th from left), and Pett Jurapaiboon of EFN Asia (4th from right). Our group photo on our first night here. Only Sam Rainsy from Cambodia not present here. On Day 1 (May 29) afternoon, I attended session [2-A], "Making Ideas Work: Challenges and Opp... more »

Rob and Steve in happier times

Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago
The fishing buddies at a Ford family BBQ in 2011. Steve gives thanks for the Ford Conservative political dynasty, thanks Rob for his endorsement in helping get Steve elected, and makes a plug for a Harper/Hudak/Ford hat trick government for Canada. The Guardian did a nice piece on it yesterday. h/t West End Bob for Guardian link .

NEWSPAPER: CIA RUNS AL QAEDA

Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago
*Sibel Edmonds, who worked for the FBI. * * * Sibel Edmonds worked for the FBI. She knows that the US government supports al Qaeda and supports organised crime. Her allegations have been confirmed by journalists at The Sunday Times, a Rupert Murdoch newspaper. Two Sunday Times journalists say that the allegations were confirmed by senior Pentagon and MI6 officials. *Ceasefire Magazine* reports that *The Sunday Times report on the US government's ties to the boss of al-Qaeda was spiked on the orders of the US government* Only the first part of the The Sunday Times story was publis... more »

Climate Tricks 19: Global Cooling and Resilient Society

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
Below is a research proposal that I submitted to the East Asia Development Network (EADN) for a regional research competition (RRC) on the theme, "Toward a More Resilient Society". Among the factors that they want to be discussed by research proponents is "disaster risk management in disaster-prone countries" and hence, is related to (man-made) climate change. Even if I know that this kind of research competition is tailored for the climate alarmists and planet saviours, I still joined the competition. My would-be partner in the research project is my PDE classmate and now Ateneo d... more »

Los Angeles public education events for the first weekend of June 2013

rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
First published on solidaridad on May 30, 2013 Logan Street Elementary School Celebrates 125th Birthday Posted by Cheryl Ortega, May 23, 2013 at 10:46 am on Echo Park-Silver Lake Patch Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10:00 AM 1711 W. Montana Street Los Angeles, CA 90026 See previous entry for more photos In 1888 children came to Logan […]

Your Moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
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