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Sunday Classics preview: You know who this famous tenor is, and what he's singing, right?
*There's a tear in your eye,
and I'm wondering why,
for it never should be there at all.
With such pow'r in your smile,
sure a stone you'd beguile,
so there's never a teardrop should fall.
When your sweet lilting laughter's
like some fairy song,
and your eyes twinkle bright as can be,
you should laugh all the while
and all other times smile,
and now smile a smile for me. . . .*
*by Ken*
In the cruelly aborted audio clip above, everyone knows what's coming next,
right? After all, it is perhaps the signature song of this great tenor. And
a great tenor he indisputably was; we're goin... more »
Subcomandante Marcos 'First those who came first: The Disappeared'
Classmates I. First those who came first: THE DISAPPEARED
Photo by Brenda Norrell
Classmates I.
First those who came first: THE DISAPPEARED
Reposted from Enlace Zapatista
http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2013/06/21/classmates-i-first-those-who-came-first-the-disappeared/
June 2013.
To the adherents of the Sixth in Mexico and in the world:
To the students of the Zapatista Little
THE SUNNI-SHIA DIVIDE: A GAP NOW TOO WIDE TO BRIDGE?
Back in March 2007 I wrote here that the Israelis and the US were
attempting to wedge the Sunni minority and the Shia majority in Iraq in
order to project those differences throughout the region to create
animosity between predominately Sunni nations in the hope of alienating the
predominately Shia nation of Iran.
Apart from the friction between Saddam Hussein’s minority Sunni led
government and the rest of the Shia population in Iraq, most Sunni and Shia
folk throughout the rest of the Middle East had lived in relatively
peaceful coexistence. What trouble did bubble up between the... more »
Musical Interlude: Brulé, "Star People"
Brulé, "Star People"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OYBbDyORvs&html5=1
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Today, the solstice is at 05:04 Universal Time, the Sun reaching the
northernmost declination in its yearly journey through planet Earth's sky.
A June solstice marks the astronomical beginning of summer in the northern
hemisphere and winter in the south. It also brings the north's longest day,
the longest period between sunrise and sunset.
*Click image for larger size.*
This composite image follows the Sun's path toward the end of the June
solstice day of 2012 as it approaches the western horizon in a colorful,
clear sky. The scene looks north and west along the Tyrrhenian Se... more »
"Did You Ever Wonder?"
"Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real,
and you're just a reflection of him?"
~ Calvin and Hobbes
Chet Raymo, "As Time Goes By"
* "As Time Goes By"*
by Chet Raymo
"Is time something that is defined by the ticking of a cosmic clock, God's
wristwatch say? Time doesn't exist except for the current tick. The past is
irretrievably gone. The future does not yet exist. Consciousness is
awareness of a moment. Or is time a dimension like space? We move through
time as we move through space. The past is still there; we're just not
there anymore. The future exists; we'll get there. We experience time as we
experience space, say, by looking out the window of a moving train. Or is
time…
Physicists and philosopher... more »
Free Download: Hermann Hesse, "Steppenwolf"
"And even the unhappiest life has its sunny moments and its little flowers
of happiness between sand and stone. So it was then with the Steppenwolf
too. It cannot be denied that he was generally very unhappy; and he could
make others unhappy also, that is, when he loved them or they him. For all
who got to love him saw always only the one side of him. Many loved him as
a refined and clever and interesting man, and were horrified and
disappointed when they had come upon the wolf in him. And they had to
because Harry wished, as every sentient being does, to be loved as a whole
and... more »
US files charges against Edward Snowden - theft of government property , unauthorized communication of national defense secrets , willful communication of classified intelligence information to an unauthorized person ....... next steps would be seeking an indictment and then request for extradition....
US files criminal charges against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden
Charges include theft of government property and unauthorised communication
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A woman walks past a banner supporting Edward Snowden in Hong Kong.
Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
The US has filed charges against National Security Agency (NSA)
whistleblower Edward Snowden in a sealed ... more »
Free Download: Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities"
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of
wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was
the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of
Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had
everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to
heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was
so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities
insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative... more »
To reduce litter, you get rid of the trash receptacles, right?
*by Ken*
Some time ago signs suddenly appeared in one of my frequently used subway
stations, the Rector Street station of the no. 1 train, informing riders
that, as part of a campaign to reduce litter in the subway, all the trash
receptacles were going to be removed.
Um, wait a sec, *removed*? Yes, removed. The thinking (for want of a better
word) was that if people saw that they had no option but to carry their
trash with them to . . . well, points unknown, then they would feel obliged
to do so. This is based, of course, on the assumption that it's the option
of using a trash ca... more »
"We Are All Alone..."
"We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and - in spite of "True Romance"
magazines - we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in
spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely- at
least, not all the time- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what
makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect
yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your
happiness."
- Hunter S. Thompson,
“The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman”
Breaking: Jay Carney is good at his job
Which is more than can be said for Yahoo!'s hit piece on the PressSec. Sure
slow news cycles breed some lame non-stories to feed the insatiable maw of
the 24/7 media beast, but this interactive compilation of Carney's verbal
tics is dumber than the most inane BuzzFeed list ever posted.
I'm down with Wonkette's critque. The interactive is pretty much just an
excuse for unjustified mockery. It serves no useful informational purpose.
A comparison between former PressSec "evasions" might have had some value,
but not much. Every PressSec does this. It's in the job description. I
would h... more »
Brian Kelly: A Journey Into the Sahara...
(This is actually what the desert looked like)
*A Journey Into the Sahara...*
*by Brian Kelly*
June 20, 2013
As I sit here at my computer, I find myself staring blindly at the screen,
as if the words I'm looking for will start to scroll across the border,
like a ticker tape broadcasting the latest news brief. I imagine putting
words to this experience must be like trying to articulate what it feels
like watching your baby being born, falling in love, or having a near death
experience. Not the easiest thing to do, but I owe it to my readers to do
the best I can. All I can offer i... more »
BC Liberals Play Voters As Fools, Energy Companies Play The BC Government As Fools
Written by Grant G
Natural Gas...Yes I am aware that many of you want me to discuss other
issues, and I will, however right now everything in British Columbia,
health, education, debts, deficits, Government spending, tolls, utilities
and our entire future has been placed in this one basket by the BC
Liberals..
So for now, we must fully explore the topic, I have been racking my brain
on these LNG announcements coming fast and furious, for years we have been
hearing about mergers and acquisitions, hearing about $trillions of dollars
and the need to act fast, yet every announceme... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Weekend Fun 44: Cow Economics
This revised "Cow Economics" is funny, got this from JB Baylon's facebook
status, thanks JB. The photos, I got them from the web.
A Lesson in Global Economics
Traditional Economics:
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You retire on your income.
Indian Economics:
You have two cows. You worship them.
Pakistani economics:
You don't have any cows. You claim that the Indian cows belong to you.
You ask the US for financial aid, China for military aid, Britain for
warplanes, Italy for machines, Germany for technology, France for
subm... more »
"Martial Law... No Ways Tired"
Benito Mussolini defined Fascism as the "merger of government and
corporatism." We've witnessed the financial rape of this country by the
banksters and their co-conspirators in the government, who have failed to
prosecute a single case against any of the Too Big To Fail swine, despite
outright theft of trillions of dollars. We've all seen, and many have
experienced, job loss from offshoring companies to third world countries
for cheap labor and tax avoidance. We know of the totally pervasive
spying/surveillance on Americans by the NSA and every other alphabet
agency, recording an... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: The Long Con
H/T to Jacob Levy for pointing this out on twitter.
Cielo estrellado - Stars
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Treasuries taken to the woodshed this week - worst week in 50 years ! Actually a woodshed week for High yield debt / commodities especially gold and silve but also oil - all asset classes tommy hammered with the exception of the USD within FX !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-21/treasuries-worst-week-50-years-stocks-worst-week-2013
Treasuries' Worst Week In 50 Years; Stocks Worst Week In 2013
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/21/2013 16:11 -0400
- Bond
- Equity Markets
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Lehman
- OpEx
*5Y yields rose a stunning 37% this week - the most in the 50 year record
of Bloomberg data*. The 38bps increase in yields is also among the worst
absolute shifts over that period but off such low levels it is quite a
shock. Credit markets saw hedge protection ... more »
"Rotting, Decaying And Bankrupt: If You Want To See The Future Of America Just Look At Detroit"
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* "Rotting, Decaying And Bankrupt:*
* If You Want To See The Future Of America Just Look At Detroit" *
by Michael Snyder
"If you want to know what the future of America is going to be like, just
look at the city of Detroit. Once upon a time it was a symbol of
everything that America was doing right, but today it has been transformed
into a rotting, decaying, post-apocalyptic hellhole. Detroit was once the
fourth-largest city in the United States, and in 1960 Detroit had the
highest per-capita income in the entire nation. It was the greatest
manufacturing city the world ha... more »
The Economy: "All Hell Breaks Loose!"
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*"All Hell Breaks Loose!"*
by Bill Bonner
"Yesterday, it felt like all hell was breaking loose. It was the kind of
day when each man looked to his own. He checked his bank balance and his
margin account. He counted his gold coins and looked in his liquor cabinet.
He wondered what would happen next...
The Dow fell -353 points. Gold lost $87 an ounce. What does this tell us?
It shouts a warning: Ben Bernanke is losing control. He desperately wants
inflation. He's getting deflation instead. He wants low interest rates; yet
rates are rising. Bernanke is now getting the worst kind... more »
MT Gox suspends US Dollar withdrawals for 14 days effective immediately - when the pro-offered reason is that rising volumes of deposits and withdrawals has impacted processing of transactions , it funny deposits and transfers TO Bitcoin accounts are still going to be allowed ! Is there a US dollar shortage at Bitcoin ? BTW , what hidden role has NSA or for that matter CIA have with Bitcoin ?
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Is_the_National_Security_Agency_behind_Bitcoin%3F/26829/0/38/38/Y/M.html
( Perhaps the attacks on Bitcoin stem from NSA or other government entities
who want to establish their preferred cyber currency unit that they can
control and eliminate any competition... )
Is the National Security Agency behind Bitcoin?June 21, 2013
Print Version
*Source:* Anthony Migchels
[image: Bitcoin NSA]
*Recently a 1996 NSA report surfaced, ‘predicting’ a crypto-cyber unit
eerily close to Bitcoin. So eerily close, that, knowing their M.O., the
question arises whether this... more »
Power to the people
Love this. Crackpot conservatives have been trying to railroad through a
really odious anti-abortion bill. In response, people organized to block
the vote by using the legal process.
Texas lawmakers are currently rushing an omnibus anti-abortion bill through
a special session, after each of its provisions failed to advance
separately during the regular legislative session. But not without being
met with a fight. Over 700 Texans traveled to Austin on Thursday to testify
against the anti-abortion measure before it could come to a vote in the
House — and their “people’s filibuster” su... more »
EAST COUNTY PEER TO PEER BAND OF BROTHERS / A DREAM BECOMES REALITY
*Click on photo to enlarge*
*Blue Star mother Josie Monaghan surrounded by her all era veteran brothers
and sisters*.
*Blue Star mother Josie Monaghan's dream of creating a veterans resource
center as well as an all era veterans peer-to-peer group which meets and
breaks bread with each other every Wednesday, with commonality, camaraderie
and mutual sharing being the empowering agenda, has become a reality in
Antioch, California: Allen L Roland*
*Heart felt authenticity, commonality and camaraderie are the bedrock of
veterans rehabilitation.*
As an active duty Navy veteran, a... more »
In 10 Days The Republicans Will Force Student Loan Rates To Double
This week, PPP released a survey showing that Republicans-- plus 4 New Dems
who voted with them (Jared Polis, Dan Maffei, Joe Garcia and
multimillionaire Scott Peters)-- are *way* on the wrong side of public
opinion when it comes to education. (Rumors have been floating that Obama's
backward and overly corporate Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, actually
encouraged the 4 New Dems to cross the aisle and vote with the Republicans
against the best interests of education policy-- which would be par for the
course for Duncan.)
The national poll shows that an overwhelming 83% of Amer... more »
Do You See Where This is Headed? Tennesseeans Warned Complaining May Be Terrorism.
Hats off to Sherwin Smith, deputy director of the Tennessee Division of
Water Resources for warning his fellow citizens to watch what they say,
especially when complaining about their water.
"*We take water quality very seriously. Very, very seriously. But you
need to make sure that when you make water quality complaints you have a
basis, because federally, if there's no water quality issues, that can be
considered under Homeland Security an act of terrorism."*
Perros jugando bajo el agua
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Cascadas color neón - Waterfalls
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Miley Cyrus - "We can't stop" - Oddest video of the week and certainly the one with most gratuitous tight trousers - A rule 5 Friday post
Miley Cyrus - "We can't stop" - Oddest video of the week and certainly the
one with most gratuitous tight trousers
Hmmm
Sometimes It's Art That Imitates Life
Remember Bobby de Niro's performance in *Goodfellas? *You should, it's
being aired on various networks roughly three times every week - every
week. In the movie, de Niro's character was loosely based on "*Jimmy the
Gent*" Burke, this guy:
Jimmy's New York home from those days is still in the Burke family (he
died in prison of stomach cancer). The cops showed up to do a little work
on the place this week.
The cops went at the place with jackhammers and shovels, tore up the
driveway and the backyard and left with unspecified "organic material."
There's speculation the cops... more »
Chris Hayes says he is seething with anger!
*FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013*
*The suits may be getting involved:* We don’t know Chris Hayes. Personally,
we weren’t thrilled with his book, but it was well-received elsewhere.
That said, Hayes made his name on cable by conducting long, discursive,
intelligent discussions during a two-hour program on weekend mornings.
A lot of people liked him, and the suits moved him to weekday nights. In
that spot, his ratings have been very poor.
Presumably, that explains the way he opened last night’s program. As he
started, Chris Hayes said he was seething with anger:
HAYES (6/20/13): Good evening... more »
Say cheese
I was sitting on the bus this morning, going to work, when my attention was
drawn to the new Derren Brown show, about to start in the theatre on
Cambridge Circus. The pictures advertising the show feature him and only
him. If modesty were there it wouldn’t be needed, Derren Brown is the star.
He is so famous you don’t need to be told what he’s famous for.
The biggest picture by far, looming over the box office shows him sitting,
staring into the camera with his hands clasped together: he is looking into
you, into your mind, he is thinking. Brown has also shaved his head. The
head is... more »
trouble maker
Civil disobedience
becomes a sacred duty
when the state has become
lawless or corrupt.
Mahatma Gandhi
On Owning Canadians - You Could Be Next
A friend sent this along and I thought it too good not to share
*On her radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant
Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22,
and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.
The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, written by a U.S.
man, and posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as informative:
Dear Dr. Laura:
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have
learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with
as many people as I can. ... more »
Niagara Falls + the Niagara Wine Region
There was a time when Niagara Falls was the primary reason to travel to the
Niagara region of Ontario.
There was a time when Niagara Falls ranked above Las Vegas, Hollywood, New
York and other tourist locations in North America - It was even considered
to be an ideal location to get married.
Tourism to Niagara Falls has dropped significantly in the last 30 years -
but tourism to the Niagara region is up in recent years, not because of the
waterfalls itself, but due to two factors.
1. Gambling casinos.
2. Winery and vineyard tours.
Today the biggest draws for people to visit Nia... more »
Lightning Round--Heat Repeat, Exit Edoxus, Brazil Protests, McConnell Lashes Out, Postal Service on Colbert, Barry and Levon's Vine Reunion
*Mashable*: Relive The NBA Finals with a great collection of GIFs. My ears
are still ringing from watching the game at a sports bar that decided it
would be a good idea to have a DJ playing EDM *and* country music at ear
splitting levels during Game 7. Special thanks to my friends who came out
to watch the game with me. I am an irrationally insane Heat fan and I
agonized through every second of the best playoff series I have ever seen.
Having Twitter along for the ride was also a lot of fun. Heat haters
@JoeMande, @kumailn, and @SamuelLJackson and Heat fan @BillBellamy and many
othe... more »
When You See Him on TV, Is It Obama1 or Obama2? (There May Be Others?)
Scary, isn't it? You thought only you had made this diagnosis. Wonder what
a doctor (psychologist) would say is the prognosis? The deep-thinking
moralist that we were told was in the White House might look at this and
worry that in fighting terrorism we have resorted to engaging in terrorism.
After all, deliberately killing people without regard for their identity
seems like an effort to
Coyne- Have Tories Lost Their Way or Have They Simply Lost Their Minds?
Andrew Coyne sums up what won't but should be on the delegates' minds at
next week's Conservative Party convention:
*Do they get it? Do the delegates understand what a fix the party is in,
and why? And are they prepared to push the party to mend its ways?*
*It has become a commonplace of late to say the Tories have “lost their
way.” That’s not about their navigational skills but their state of mind:
an acute lack of self-awareness that blinds them to what they have become,
a blinkered conviction of their own superior cleverness, a closed loop of
defensiveness that interprets every... more »
Catch of the Day
Kevin Drum's correspondent asked:
So, I'm just waiting for the inevitable piece from Ron Fournier asking why
and how Obama and the Democrats could have let the Farm Bill debacle in the
House occur. Or, how this demonstrates a lack of leadership in Washington,
particularly by Obama. Or, how the leaderlessness of the White House is
infusing into the House through some osmosis-like process and corrupting
John Boehner.
And the winner is...NBC's First Read: "Leaderless in Washington:
[...] Bottom line: Nobody is really running Washington right now, and the
public is noticing."
So I go... more »
The Relational Sociology of Rational-Choice Theory
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Eric Grynaviski, who is an Assistant
Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. There has
been a debate on the Duck lately about the meaning of rational choice
theory and game theory, and how it’s different from varied alternative
approaches (here, here, and here). I wanted to offer
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USA drone bases
WE the People of the united states one nation under GUARD...
Special thanks to *Dangeroom* and *Cryptome*...
Here is map of 64 bases inside USA allegedly used to control military and
CIA drone usage around the world.[7] Here are just the military ones, with
list of names of bases involved.[8] Here are links to 110 coming. They also
talk about 88 actually operating right now (88-64=24 not on earlier list.).
[9] Here is info about CIA bases for drones around the world.[10] All this
info is as of when it was found out. Reality is constantly evolving. Here
is map of US cities, where vari... more »
Aftermath of the Failed Ag Bill
*And this is what happened on the RepubliCON side of the aisle after the
vote.*
healthy slow-cooker recipe of the week: beef, barley, and mushroom stew
This week's healthy slow-cooker recipe features barley, a yummy and healthy
grain. I especially love the chewy texture.
Barley is one of the four oldest grains to be cultivated by humans.*
Unfortunately, whole-grain barley is difficult to find. The more common
pearl barley is not a whole grain. I haven't found a convenient place to
buy whole-grain barley, so I reluctantly use the pearl version. It's just
as tasty and contains fibre, but lacks the full-impact health benefits of
whole grains.
I don't know if it's cultural predisposition, being raised on
mushroom-barley soup as I was... more »
wmtc rebooted
I was in the middle of writing a post about my plan to get back into an
exercise routine... when I broke my foot. Doing almost nothing. Walking
along in the mall, on my way to get my hair cut and then go to work, my
ankle turned over sharply. I was horrified, thinking it was yet another
ankle sprain. But no... turns out it's a three-part fracture in my foot.
I was worried at first: if I could break a bone just by walking, is there a
problem with my bone density? Are my bones becoming fragile? But I've
learned that fractured foot bones are very common among people who have a
histor... more »
Worth watching -- Andy Griffith on privacy rights and solicitor-client privilege
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wL9Li0f1Po
Fixing A War Crime From 1885 - The Bell Of Batoche Coming Back To Saskatchewan
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[image: Progressive Bloggers] * *
*"It's been rumoured all week and now confirmed — the long-missing bell of
Batoche will be returned. The bell will be given to the bishop of the
diocese of Prince Albert, Sask., during a mass at the annual Back to
Batoche Days festival on July 20 (in Batoche, Saskatchewan).*
*
**The announcement of the historical event for Canada's Metis nation was
made on Friday — National Aboriginal Day — in Winnipeg.*
***And it comes far enough ahead of time that it gives Metis people from
across the country "time to organize their journey home," stated a... more »
June, Alaska, 96 Degrees
NASA
apparently hit a nerve when it released a remarkable satellite photoof
the state of Alaska taken June 17. What made the picture stand out is
that there are almost no clouds in a state that has the cloudiest areas
in
the U.S. From *SFGate.com:*
*At first glance, it’s just a great photo of nearly the entire state of
Alaska on an exceptionally clear day. What could be the problem?*
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*Well, turns out that photo shows an anomaly that some are fretting
signifies yet another big shift in global climate – a shift toward the
hot.*
**
*NASA writes (without saying “global warming”):*
... more »
Billy Piper acts like a dirty goat and sheep and quite a few other farmyard animals - Probably NSFW - Friday Night Rule 5
Billy Piper from Secret Diary of a Call Girl Series 3 Episode 3
Progressives Break With The Clinton-Bush-Obama Trade Policy Nightmare
Great minds think alike but, alas, we don't have many of those in Congress.
Thank God we do have Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in the Senate and
Alan Grayson in the House. All three are skeptical-- very skeptical-- about
the latest and most atrocious trade bill Corporate America is trying to
shove down our throats, with the help of many of their colleagues and... el
Presidente. Thursday all those Republicans who obstruct every Obama
nomination were stumbling all over each other to vote to confirm the
conservative American jobs killer Obama named as U.S. Trade Rep, Michael
F... more »
Moving Beyond Tilly
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Michael Martoccio, who is a PhD
candidate of Early Modern History with a minor specialization in IR Theory
at Northwestern University. His research broadly examines the role of
cooperation in shaping political change in Europe, c. 1300-1700. His
projects include a study of cooperation-building institutions in Central
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"CIA-MOSSAD ORGANIZA DISTÚRBIOS NO BRASIL '
A CIA e seus amigos parecem ser organizar os tumultos no Brasil, usando o
termo 'Gigante Acordou' - os Awakes gigantes.
*Presidente do Brasil Dilma Rousseff *
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Brasil está sob ataque porque é amigo de Rússia e porque tem uma economia
moderadamente bem sucedido?
Os tumultos no Brasil pode ter um link para a Diageo.
Alegadamente, a empresa de bebidas Diageo tem ligações com a CIA.
Diageo ajuda a financiar AmeriCares que é declaradamente a CIA-front
organização.
facção cia de 'cristão'; americares, redes de pedofilia ... - Aangirfan
*Illuminati, israelense Mossad e Diageo es... more »
Good friend “Teacher Nicole” from WI explains common in #commoncore
Here’s her post on CCSS, as an actual educator for ELL/ESL students. We’ve
interviewed her on At the Chalk Face, I need to dig those up. Look back
here later. She’s great. Tagged: at the chalk face, common core, nicole, WI
Weekend Fun 43: Tales from Narra Dorm, UP Diliman
Narra Residence Hall in UP Diliman was the only dormitory for boys. There
are three dormitories for girls -- Kamia, Sampaguita and Ilang-Ilang, the
rest are co-eds. And of those dormitories, Narra is gone, since several
years ago. First it was neglected, then a portion got burned, and finally
it was demolished to house the UP Integrated School (UPIS) as the original
UPIS campus has been bought by the Ayalas for another real estate project.
I was a resident of Narra dorm from 1983-85. Before that I stayed in Molave
(my 2nd year in UP) then Yakal dorms (my 3rd year). Many memories of ... more »
Settlement privilege applies to the quantum of settlement
*Sable Offshore Energy Inc. v. Ameron International Corp*., 2013 SCC 37,
released today, holds the quantum of a settlement is subject to settlement
privilege. The case also repeats the established law that "without
prejudice" are not magic words and settlement privilege attaches to
discussions intended towards settlement and that failed discussions are
also subject to privilege:
[14] Rush & Tompkins confirmed that settlement
privilege extends beyond documents and communications expressly designated
to be "without prejudice". In that case, a contracto... more »
education activists gather, talk, strategize: reclaim the conversation
On May 4, 2013 a group of educators, parents, students, and community
activists gathered at Barnard College to share their experiences within the
assault on public education, draw connections of understanding, strengthen
ties, and plan actions. One of our first actions was to create the video
linked below. In it organizers and participants talk about […]
Bill Cunningham and Tamara Holder (liberal stooge) go at each other on Hannity...
*listen to Tamara Holder (no relation to Eric Holder) defend attorney
general Eric Holder. This, my dear readers, is a peek inside the pretzel
logic, equivocating, and sheer insanity of a liberal's mind. Can this woman
not hear herself? *
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*Radio host Bill Cunningham,* *who was* *Assistant Attorney General from
1978 to 1986 in Ohio, presents facts - Tamara presents excuses.
Note to Tamara: Ditch the ugly glasses and get a big girl hairdo. Neither
one is doing you any favors.
Five Points on Farm Bill/Immigration
Yesterday, I wrote over at PP about "What the Farm Bill says about
immigration in the House." I've already linked to Greg, who had a similar
view, and there were others, too.
But Ezra Klein has a bit of a counterintuitive view this morning:
I’ll admit it: I don’t know what the collapse of the farm bill portends for
immigration reform. But I suspect the answer is: not much.
[...]
Will immigration go the same way? Perhaps. But it’s not a sure thing,
either. There’s not going to be an immigration bill that all House
Republicans are happy with. And they’re not going to pass an immigrati... more »
Did Arne Duncan Give “Reformers” Enough Rope to Hang Themselves?
The Huffington Post’s Joy Resmovits reports that Secretary of Education
Duncan announced a voluntary pause in using test scores in teacher
evaluations during the transition to Common Core. She explains that the
new policy is seen by some as a “tacit recognition of the Obama
administration’s overreach into nitty-gritty management of America’s
schools.” Of course, I […]
SILLY SEASON: Who gets attacked!
*FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013*
*Part 4—Miss Utah yes, Maddow no:* First, they came for Miss South Carolina
Teen. That was 2007.
Two years later, they came for Miss California. On the One True Liberal
Channel, Keith Olbermann and his smutty pal mauled the offending pageant
contestant in ways which were plainly misogynistic.
Everybody knew not to say so. At least, not to say so out loud!
In these ways, a new type of seasonal shark attack was born—and this week,
they came for Miss Utah. At one point, they begged Miss Utah to take their
advice, and to take the advice of NeNe Leakes, a person ... more »
A REAL IRISH WELCOME FOR OBAMA
"This man is a war criminal."
Judge must raise concept of reasonable doubt and W.(D.) when credibility findings required on a "vital issue" even without accused testifying
*R. v. King*, 2013 ONCA 417 holds:
[11] In *W.(D.)*, at pp. 757-758, Cory J. set out what is now the
commonly-used jury instruction on reasonable doubt:
A trial judge might well instruct the jury on the question of credibility
along these lines:
· First, if you believe the evidence of the accused, obviously you
must acquit.
· Second, if you do not believe the testimony of the accused but you
are left in a reasonable doubt by it, you must acquit.
· Third, even if you are not left in doubt by the evidence of the
accused, you must ask yourself whether, on the ba... more »
Kate Upton topless on a horse - Unfortunately NNSFW - A Rule 5 Friday post
TMZ of course ruined this moment with their gratuitous nipple stars.
MILITARIZING SPACE BLOCKS DISARMAMENT TALKS
- Early this morning the phone rang but I was still in bed so I let the
message machine pick it up. When I finally listened to the message it was
from a woman politician in Norway calling about the Global Network 21st
annual space conference in Kiruna, Sweden on June 27-29. She wants to
come and needed more information.
- I did a radio interview on Voice of Russia two nights ago about the
conference - they were particularly interested in discussing how the US
radar facilities in Vardo, Norway and Thule, Greenland are key instruments
in the Pentagon's... more »
Wrap Up: Battle Aleppo. Kosovo/Serbia. US & Russia to meet and way more...
Summarizing: The G-8 meeting. No concessions to the NATO tyranny. Russia
held the line they have for so long now.*G- 8 Declaration WILL NOT mention
the fate of Syrian leader Assad & Updates!*
The NATO world army, cared not, because they expect to up the ante:* Obama,
Syria and the Aspin doctrine: Plans for a "limited" strike on Syria?** And*
*Turkey, US cooperate on arms (aid ) to terrorists in Syria (rebels) Doha
lurks*
*Certainly, Russia is aware of that.* *Russia to fulfill Syria missile
systems contract *
*Language?*
* **"We respect all our contracts and are honoring all our co... more »
The Left on Just Deserts
I just got an email from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute
regarding their work on inequality. I was struck by this passage:
Since the 1970s, the United States has become increasingly unequal in terms
of income, wages, wealth and opportunity. Today, 1 percent of Americans are
taking home nearly 20 percent of the country's total income and own nearly
35 percent of the country's wealth. This means that you (yes, you!) are
probably making less money than you deserve to.*
Notice the emphasis on what "you deserve." They aren't following the logic
of the conventional Mirrlees m... more »
Obama's Berlin Moment
image source Stephen Lendman
Obama's unwelcome in Berlin. He's not wanted. Many Berliners aren't pleased
he came. His rhetoric fell short. Doublespeak duplicity is hollow. It
doesn't sell well.
On July 29, 2008, 200,000 Germans cheered him. They did so in central
Berlin's Tiergarten. They hoped he'd change Bush/Cheney policies.
He promised. He lied. He exceeds the worst of his predecessors. On June 19,
Obama chose the Brandenburg Gate. It was hermetically sealed off to protect
him.
He spoke behind thick bullet-proof glass. About 4,000 got to attend. They
were handpicked to avoid... more »
Obama's Nuclear Arms Reduction Hoax
Missing Peace
Anthony Freda Art Stephen Lendman
Jack Kennedy was America's last peace president. He underwent a spiritual
transformation. He changed from cold warrior to peacemaker.
He wanted nuclear weapons abolished. He urged "general and complete
disarmament." He wanted force-fed Pax Americana ended.
He assumed great risk. Nearly all his top advisors disapproved. Pentagon
commanders opposed him. So did most congressional members. CIA officials
weren't pleased.
Kennedy was vulnerable. He knew it. He accepted the risk. It cost him his
life. He was assassinated weeks after signi... more »
The “Fear” Factor in “Killer Robot” Campaigning
One of the more specious criticisms of the “stopkillerrobots” campaign is
that it is using sensationalist language and imagery to whip up a climate
of fear around autonomous weapons. So the argument goes, by referring to
autonomous weapons as “killer robots” and treating them as a threat to
“human” security, campaigners manipulate an unwitting public
Continue reading
The Rational Market Myth
*armageddon without nukes*
*
*Paul Craig Roberts
One of the myths of economics is that markets are rational. Theories are
based on this assumption, and the belief that markets are rational fuels
the argument against regulation. The market response to the Federal
Reserve’s June 19 statement that it will taper off its bond purchases if
its forecast comes true is unequivocal proof that markets are irrational.
The Federal Reserve’s statement that it “currently anticipates that it
would be appropriate to moderate the monthly pace of purchases [of bonds]
later this year” depends on a ver... more »
Big Brother Writ Large in America
Stephen Lendman
Spying on its citizenry reflects one of the most defining police state
characteristics. Post-9/11, America crossed the line.
Unconstitutional mass surveillance became official US policy. Bush began
it. Obama accelerated it. He did so straightaway as president.
He promised otherwise. He pledged transparency and openness. He promised no
more Bush/Cheney lawlessness. He lied. He exceeded the worst of his
predecessors.
Free societies don't tolerate these practices. Obama authorized them
secretly. He subverted constitutional law. He violated the public trust. He
brok... more »
Fast-Tracking Toward War on Syria
Anthony Freda Art Stephen Lendman
America's run by sociopaths. They're out-of-control criminals. They're
traitors. They menace humanity. They violate their sacred oaths of office.
Presidents "do solemnly swear (or affirm to) faithfully execute the Office
of President of the United States, and will to the best of (their) Ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Congressional members "do solemnly swear (or affirm to) support and defend
the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; (to) bear true faith and allegi... more »
20 Items to Kick Start Your Food Storage Plan
Gaye Levy
No matter how many times I write about food, there is always something new
to consider or a new and different way to present the same old information
in a more useful manner. With that in mind, today I would like to share a
method for getting started with your food storage program in an easy, step
by step, and cost effective manner.
To be truthful, my initial goal with this article was to respond to readers
who were just getting started and wanted a shopping list of things to buy
for their food storage pantry. I also wanted to compile a checklist that
more experienced ... more »
Free Download: Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities"
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of
wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was
the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of
Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had
everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to
heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was
so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities
insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative... more »
A New Direction?
There's a question mark there not because I'm asking anyone's opinion, but
only whether I'm too distracted and lazy and sloppy to stick to it. But,
anyway, ... I think instead of having this blog serve as a source of
criticism of the system and an occasional call to arms for the left, what
with my criticism being useless and the left's idea of "resistance" appears
to be useless rallies and online carping.
Instead, I thought that I'd make this blog a place to reflect about the
reasons why the left succeeded at one time and why we fail today. I'll also
be attempting to write more des... more »
Mining = Money, To Hell with the Commons
Pennsylvania seems to be getting hit particularly hard with fossil fuel
company damage.
Here is another story that I think folks should be aware of.
Mining - money - revenues - profits
That's all the fossil fuel corporations care about.
And yet our legislators keep giving them more and more access to our
commons - destroying our way of life - and potentially killing not only
destroying the environment - but killing the people.
Stockpiles of any type of fossil fuel isn't necessary if you end up dead
from lack of water/food or polluted air/water caused by the decimation of
our commons... more »
Free Download: Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities"
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of
wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was
the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of
Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had
everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to
heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was
so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities
insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative... more »
FedEx Pilot Narrowly Misses 2 Chemtrail Planes Because They Aren't on Radar
*Youtube*
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Obama’s Plan to Depopulate the Suburbs
Dave Hodges
If you live in the suburbs, you might be wise to advise your children on
how to live, work and survive in America’s inner cities because that is
where they are likely to be living in the near future in a Warsaw
ghetto-type of scenario.
The mass migration from the suburbs back into densely populated urban areas
is not a next week thing, or a next month thing or even next year
proposition, but the groundwork is happening right now. If you are not a
Baby Boomer, you will not likely be retiring in the suburbs.
In Part one of this series, I detailed how the Chinese are for... more »
Untitled
*Riders say ferry's severe cutbacks will create hardships ~Carolyn
Scofield, WVUE*
*Update: Algiers ferry service to continue past July 1, but not for cars ~Della
Hasselle, The Lens*
*Who Dat? New Orleans Saints Back With a Vengeance ~BlackandGold.com*
*"I'm from the Nine and you ain't taking Mine" Holy Cross neighbors protest
new development ~WDSU*
*The Lens named finalist for 6 Press Club of New Orleans awards*
*RED MARKS THE SPOT: Bad bridges in Mississippi may be closer than you
think ~Wally Northway, MBJ*
*States with the worst bridges ~Winqien Zho*
*Pie company, destroyed b... more »
DCCC-- No Shame Whatsoever In Exploiting Women
A good case can be made-- should be made-- that conservatives are waging a
relentless war against American women and that it has to be stopped by
voters at the polls by defeating the Republican Party. The GOP anti-women
jihad is out of control in every state where they've seized power and in
the U.S. House of Representatives. But the DCCC isn't the organization to
make the point, not if anyone is expected to believe it. Here's the e-mail
the DCCC sent out to tens of thousands of Democrats this week:
Last night, Republicans rammed through an extreme and unconstitutional bill
that... more »
Project Chess: Skype’s secret program aimed at making calls readily available to intelligence agencies
image credit:
Spinstah/Flickr Madison Ruppert
In yet another instance of a report indicating that tech giants worked
directly with intelligence agencies to enable government surveillance, it
is now being reported that Skype began a secret program called Project
Chess to enable intelligence agencies and law enforcement to easily get a
hold of calls.
This comes after it was revealed that Skype was part of the massive
National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program known as PRISM.
The latest revelation about Skype’s secret program is quite interesting
given the controversy surro... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Mariette Hartley, 73. Much loved (as far as I know) by my
generation; don't think I could explain why to anyone. Her Star Trek
appearance was OK, but I especially loved her two Columbo episodes.
The good stuff:
A Dean Baker takedown of Niall Ferguson.
Excellent substantive analysis of the farm bill fiasco from Jonathan Chait.
While Greg Sargent talks to Norm Ornstein about that fiasco.
Sarah Binder on the history of the Fed and the structure of the FOMC.
Ornstein, again, on contracting out government.
And I know I had this yesterday, but more detail from Reid Wils... more »
Food, Guns, Gold: “The Record is Rather Clear On the Side of Commodity Money”
Mac Slavo
If you’ve been watching U.S. financial markets the last few weeks you may
have come to the conclusion that something is amiss and that there exists a
major disconnect between what’s happening on Wall Street and what average
Americans are experiencing on Main Street.
While analysts and experts point to the stock market as a sign of economic
stability, today’s massive downswing should make it clear that the system
is anything but stable.
The economy, the financial markets, and the U.S. monetary system are in
uncharted waters and, as was noted yesterday after the Fed’s FOM... more »
'CIA-MOSSAD ORGANISES RIOTS IN BRAZIL'
The CIA and its friends seem to be organising the riots in Brazil, using
the term 'Gigante Acordou' - the Giant Awakes.
*Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff *
*
*
Brazil is under attack because it is friends with Russia and because it has
a moderately successful economy?
The riots in Brazil may have a link to Diageo.
Reportedly, the drinks company Diageo has links to the CIA.
Diageo helps to fund AmeriCares which is reportedly a CIA-front
organisation.
cia's 'christian' faction; americares, pedophile rings ... - Aangirfan
*Illuminati, Israeli Mossad, and Diageo are behind "pro... more »
Your Rights Regarding Pre-employment Credit Checks
Nevada has just joined the ranks of 9 other states that have outlawed the
use of credit history to discriminate against potential employees. However,
they're still a minority. Still, there’s a clear trend in the states.
According to the National Conference of State Legislators, “42 bills in 24
states and the District of Columbia have been introduced or are pending in
the 2013 legislative session relating to the use the credit information in
employment decisions. Out of the total 42 bills, 39 address restrictions on
the use of credit information in employment decisions.”
In most sta... more »
20 Signs That The Pharmaceutical Companies Are Running A 280 Billion Dollar Money Making Scam
Michael Snyder
If you could get 70 percent of Americans addicted to your drugs and rake in
$280 billion a year in the process, would you do it? If you could come up
with a “pill for every problem” and charge Americans twice as much for
those pills as people in other countries pay, would you do it? If you could
make more money than you ever dreamed possible by turning the American
people into the most doped up people in the history of the planet, would
you do it?
In America today, the number of people hooked on legal drugs absolutely
dwarfs the number of people hooked on illegal d... more »
Why Won’t The FBI Tell the Public About its Drone Program?
Jennifer Lynch
*EFF*
Today we’re publishing—for the first time—the FBI’s drone licenses and
supporting records for the last several years. Unfortunately, to say that
the FBI has been less than forthcoming with these records would be a gross
understatement.
Just yesterday, Wired broke the story that the FBI has been using drones to
surveil Americans. Wired noted that, during an FBI oversight hearing before
the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Robert Mueller let slip that
the FBI flies surveillance drones on American soil. Mueller tried to
reassure the senators that FBI’s d... more »
With Friends Like Harper, You Don't Need Enemies
Rob
Moore
The Grace Foundation, the New Brunswick charity which complained last week
about Justin Trudeau's speaking fee, now says it's "deeply distressed" by
the way things have turned out. Ian Webster, chairman of the foundation's
board, is upset. Supposedly private correspondence was made public:
"There was never any intention for this matter to become a political topic
of discussion on the floor of the House of Commons."
But local MP Rob Moore -- and the Prime Minister's Office -- made Trudeau's
fee a *caus... more »
Next Phase of Syrian Invasion Begins -- The Central Bank Connection
Freda Art Brandon Turbeville
As the secular Syrian government continues to mop up the mobs of death
squads made up of mercenaries, religious fanatics, and the criminally
insane (as well as cannibals), the second phase of destabilization is
quickly taking shape - that is, the establishment of “no-fly zones” and the
arming of the death squads by the West with even heavier weapons than they
have previously been given. The destruction of Syria is thus apparently
scheduled to take exactly the same form as that of Libya.
It is important to remember that, in the case of the latter count... more »
Global markets stabilize - there are no markets , just manipulations ! Greece may be the day's exception though.....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-21/global-markets-stabilize-following-thursday-meltdown
Global Markets Stabilize Following Thursday Meltdown
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/21/2013 07:08 -0400
- Australia
- Bank of Japan
- Bond
- Borrowing Costs
- Brazil
- Carry Trade
- CDS
- China
- Copper
- CPI
- Crude
- Equity Markets
- Greece
- headlines
- Initial Jobless Claims
- International Monetary Fund
- Japan
- LatAm
- LTRO
- Meltdown
- Mexico
- Monetary... more »
Crafting Tip: A Glue Gun Plate
Today's post is more a tip than a tutorial. This simple trick changed the
way I craft. I have spent years resting my glue gun on whatever was handy,
a piece of a paper, a napkin, whatever was closest to my current project.
It worked fine, but not great.
One day when I was in one of my favorite thrift stores, I found this
darling plate. I loved the plate, but I had no use for it. For 50 cents I
decided it was going to come home with me anyway. Later that night I was
working on a project and the plate happened to be the closet thing to me.
It dawned on me that this plate was per... more »
Welcome summer
The Northern Hemisphere celebrates Summer Solstice today, the longest day
of the year. Welcome change! Celebrate the star that gives us life. What
are you doing to celebrate today's change in seasons? Spend a moment giving
thanks, welcoming change and celebrating that which gives us life, el sol.
Every year I mark the beginning of summer, the day when the northern
hemisphere is tilted most toward the sun, with something special and always
in community. One year I celebrated with 99 drummers. Last year I
participated in the largest yoga class in the world -- 4,000 people -- in
the... more »
Mass Carnage: Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Silver, Europe And Japan All Get Pummeled
Michael Snyder
Can you smell that? It is the smell of panic in the air. As I have noted
before, when financial markets catch up to economic reality they tend to do
so very rapidly. Normally we don't see virtually all asset classes get
slammed at the same time, but the bucket of cold water that Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke threw on global financial markets on Wednesday has
set off an epic temper tantrum.
On Thursday, U.S. stocks, European stocks, Asian stocks, gold, silver and
government bonds all over the planet all got absolutely shredded. This is
not normal market ac... more »
Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to Block National Biometric IDs
*Activist Post*
Sen. Rand Paul today announced the introduction of the Protect Our Privacy
Act as amendment to the Senate's Immigration Reform Bill. This amendment
would prohibit the issuance of a national identification card system. In
the wake of the IRS scandal and NSA wiretapping revelations, Sen. Paul
believes that his amendment is necessary to protect the privacy of all
citizens.
"A National ID card violates our right to privacy by helping to consolidate
data and facilitate the government in the tracking of individuals.
President Ronald Reagan opposed this idea, as did Pres... more »
Measurement Problem - Reality is an Illusion
*Youtube*
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'WAR CRIMINAL' VISITS DUBLIN; Ireland pimped out like prostitutes
In the Irish parliament, Clare Daly tells the truth about Ireland being
pimped out like prostitutes for the Obama visit.
*Iraq, Libya, Syria, Extensive US-NATO War Crimes. How the Media Buries
“The Evidence”:*
*Senior NSW police officer shredded documents from meetings with Catholic
Church officials.*
When the deaths of Palestinians in a refugee camp is of no interest to the BBC
Imagine that an Israeli tank shell hit an UNRWA school accommodating 260
Palestine refugees. Imagine that at least five of these Palestine refugees,
including two children and two women, were killed inside the school by that
shell and that eleven more sustained serious injuries including an UNRWA
staff member.
What would the BBC coverage be like?
How many Palestinian spokespersons would be put on the air to scream about
Israeli aggression?
How many BBC reporters would walk with a doleful expression and tears in
their eyes through that camp?
How many images of the wailing relatives... more »
BANKS OUT OF CONTROL
*Our banks*
*Joris Luyendijk* writes:
"I spent many years researching Islam and Muslims.
"I set out with images in my mind of angry bearded men burning American
flags, but as the years went by I became more and more optimistic: beyond
the frightening rhetoric and sensationalist television footage, ordinary
Muslim people go about their day like all other human beings.
"The problem of radical Islam is smaller and more containable than
Islamophobes believe.
"With bankers I have experienced an opposite trajectory.
"I started with the reassuring images in my mind of well-dressed ... more »
"Don't give weapons to people who want to kill us" - Sensibe advice for Barack Hussein Obama from Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
It would seem that Ted Cruz has a better handle on what's really happening
in Syria than Barack Hussein Obama, or does Obama really know just what
he's doing...
Facebook / NSA Connection
From the New Times
Coincidence? You actually believe in coincidences? Too bad.
Web’s Reach Binds N.S.A. and Silicon Valley Leaders
By JAMES RISEN and NICK WINGFIELD
WASHINGTON — When Max Kelly, the chief security officer for Facebook, left
the social media company in 2010, he did not go to Google, Twitter or a
similar Silicon Valley concern. Instead the man who was responsible for
protecting the personal information of Facebook’s more than one billion
users from outside attacks went to work for another giant institution that
manages and analyzes large pools of data: the National ... more »
Cruz (TX) GOP Immigration Hypocrisy
Does anyone else see the damn hypocrisy in this post from Talking Points
Memo (in it's entirety):
In a report Thursday on NPR about *how Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) father shaped
his vision on immigration,* his father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, an
immigrant from Cuba, said that while he “came to this country legally,” he
basically bribed an official to get to the United States.
“A friend of the family -- a lawyer friend of my father basically *bribed a
Batista official *to stamp my passport with an exit permit,” the elder Cruz
said.
Son Ted Cruz, who is critical of the ‘Gang of 8' immig... more »
"Evidence Indicates Michael Hastings Was Assassinated"
* "Evidence Indicates Michael Hastings Was Assassinated"*
Rolling Stone journalist made enemies in FBI, CIA
by Paul Joseph Watson
"The revelation that Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings was working
on a story about the CIA before his death and had contacted a Wikileaks
lawyer about being under investigation by the FBI hours before his car
exploded into flames has bolstered increasingly valid claims that the
33-year-old was assassinated. Hastings died early Tuesday morning in
Hollywood when his car allegedly hit a tree at high speed. The Los Angeles
Coroner’s office has not y... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 6.21.13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 6.21.13"*
Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
The Middle East, namely Syria, continues to dominate the news in my world.
It is because the threat of a wider war is increasing and not decreasing.
President Obama met with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Syria and
the civil war that has taken the lives of more than 90,000 Syrians. How
did the meeting go? In a word, bad. No agreement was reached to end the
war, and Russia will not agree to anything that removes the Assad regime.
So, it appears to be “game on” in the war front as the U.S. arms the rebels
w... more »
Banking Crisis in China
This is obviously a major crisis and possibly it is been deliberately
produced to crush off balance sheet fraud. We can hope that it is a plan.
Otherwise, we have to accept that we are at the beginnings of a huge
financial break.
China's export business is doing fine. The real problem is that internally
it has been building white elephants that produce mountains of bad debt.
This eventually chokes out the good business and distorts the capital
markets.
It is really a natural failure of the imagination caused by a top down
decision system that is unable to empower in... more »
Bigfoot Finally Captured on Trail Cam
We finally got a trail-cam image of Bigfoot that appears to be authentic
by way of Dale Drinnon's blog. I have been expecting to have this for the
past three years, but it stills needs someone to set up it up properly with
intent. The best way is to set up plenty of cameras on obvious game trails
and be patient. Lacking that we need to get lucky. This guy got lucky.
As should now be blindingly obvious, establishing a lot of trail-cams will
soon provide us with ample pictures. This sounds like something that a grad
student can handle. The sooner the better, of course. I am g... more »
Official Chinese Culpability on Organ Harvesting
Just how one of the biggest stories ever reported can be kept from the
western press as well as it has, escapes me. Epoch has been going the lone
wolf on this and yet it really needs the mass market treatment to haul it
out into the light. We are getting real admissions both direct and indirect
as to what is going on.
Imagine Hitler’s Henchmen babbling away to the media.
This stuff must be kept secret, yet we are seeing continuing disclosure
leak out. The investigations have also forced folks to find ways to
distance themselves before the boot drops as it must.
*Chi... more »
Eurozone Economic Failings
I have plenty of issues with USA macroeconomic policy, or more properly
its lack thereof. This recession lasted four unnecessary years and the
criminals who brought it on have not been charged with treason. That is
beef enough I think.
The Europeans have done worse. None yet understands that macroeconomic
policy must be distributed to be properly effective. The best way is to
distribute those powers downstream to smaller political entities. This
might well include the cities of Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Chicago, etc. In
the USA, we best have the States themselves with a co... more »
Vancouver Sun Omits Pertinent Facts on Exxon Mobile LNG Proposal and Adds Christy Clark Spin and Bluster
The Vancouver sun omitted the most important paragraph from an LNG article
tonight...June 20th/2013..
The article, originally written by Jeff Lewis and posted in the National
post..
His article included this paragraph...
"*Exxon, which has optioned land from the B.C. government at Grassy Point,
north of Prince Rupert, said the project would initially produce 10 million
to 15 million tonnes of chilled fuel per year, beginning in the
2021-to-2023 time frame. At full capacity, the facility would include six
processing units. It would draw gas from fields owned by Exxon and Imperial
... more »
Vancouver Sun Omits Pertinent Facts on Exxon Mobile LNG Proposal and Adds Christy Clark Spin and Bluster
The below story appeared in the Vancouver Sun tonight, June
20/2013...here`s the link.
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/energy/Exxon+joins+race/8556764/story.html?__lsa=8979-acce
Below I have cut n pasted several excerpts from that story, and a little
further on I`ll tell you about the excerpt that was omitted from the
article and the excerpts that were added to the article..
This afternoon a similar story appeared in the Vancouver sun, almost
identical, the story this afternoon told a similar story, except it was
very short, no quotes from Christy Clark, no information about... more »
Current Account, Foreign Reserves and Philippine Economic Growth
* This is my article today in the online magazine, thelobbyist.biz.
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Three weeks ago, I made an analysis of the breakdown of the Philippines’
7.8 percent growth in 1Q 2013 and showed how the services and industry
sectors, and the construction and financial intermediation sub-sectors in
particular have contributed the most to such stunning growth rate. It also
showed comparative growth rates of other Asian economies and the industrial
economies of the US and Europe.
This column will now look at some international aspects and contributors of
such growth, and how the Philipp... more »
The Wall of Sound
Phil Spector is a weird dude and a murderous one. He was also a musical
genius, giving us his "Wall of Sound" which by most accounts comprised
getting great sessions musicians and packing as many of them as possible
into the existing studio space.
Spector and his talent gave us songs like "Da Doo Ron Ron"
Obviously the Crystals were performing to recorded music but the power of
the Wall of Sound is inescapable.
And if you think this is geezer music, here's a classic performed as none
other by a brilliant, extremely talented dead chick.
Oddly enough, it seems like Amy is alread... more »
THE BUSH FAMILY
*Bush Family - Slavery and sex slaves.*
George W. Bush's great-great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas Walker, was a
slave trader.
*"There could not possibly have been a more inhuman monster than this
Walker.
"Many a poor seaman has been brought by him to an untimely end."*
*In 1797, his own crew mutinied, shot him dead and threw him overboard.*
Read more: *http://www.dailymail.co.uk/*
*Brice Taylor, in her book, writes that George H W Bush was a child abuser.*
Brice says that her daughter Kelly was abused by George H W Bush.
Brice writes:
"Over the years, Kelly was closely tied... more »
Austin: 1-inch accelerator gets electrons to \(2\GeV\)
PopSci,
Science Recorder, The Guardian Express, and The Hindu Business
Linedescribe a new accelerator developed at the University of Texas in
Austin
that is really, really small.
Half a billion of electrons may be accelerated to \(2\GeV\) on a square
inch.
A similar gadget is planned to become a part of the most powerful lasers
at
very high, X-ray frequencies. Upgrades to \(10\GeV\) (a few inches) are
waiting in the pipeline, too. A \(20\GeV\) accelerator may arrive in a
decade.
Chemists and biologists are mentioned as potential consumers of similar
gadgets. But of course, ... more »
Vancouver Sun Pimps LNG By Omitting Entire Paragraphs and Replacing Facts With Spin, Yellow Journalism
The below story appeared in the Vancouver Sun tonight, June
20/2013...here`s the link.
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/energy/Exxon+joins+race/8556764/story.html?__lsa=8979-acce
Below I have cut n pasted several excerpts from that story, and a little
further on I`ll tell you about the excerpt that was omitted from the
article and the excerpts that were added to the article..
This afternoon a similar story appeared in the Vancouver sun, almost
identical, the story this afternoon told a similar story, except it was
very short, no quotes from Christy Clark, no information about... more »
Pentagon Top Dog Admits F-35 Edge Lost to Hacking
When you've got a super-secret technology, it's a good idea to keep it
under wraps at least until you're ready to deploy the device. It's a
really bad idea for you to let your prospective adversary steal your secrets,
especially early in the game.
*“A lot of that is being stolen right now and it’s a major problem for us,”
[U.S. defense acquisitions chief Frank] Kendall told a Senate hearing on
development of the Lockheed Martin fighter, a so-called fifth generation
aircraft capable of evading radar and integrated air defense systems.*
*Chinese J-20**“What it does is reduce the cost... more »
George Galloway attacks SNP's hatred of other opinions - BBC Question Time
'Gorgeous George Galloway attacks the way the SNP have a hatred of views
that are not the same as theirs, in particular backing up Nigel Farage's
recent visit to Scotland, and how he was attacked by SNP activists,
bringing shame to Scotland, especially as the SNP leader Alex Salmond
backed the protesters.
Recorded from BBC Question Time, 13 June 2013.'
Oh my word, I agree with George Galloway on something, I feel dirty.
Of course our reasons are different...and there's nothong 'gorgeous' about
George Galloway.SNP
The best Twitter feed ever?
Short but descriptive of events...
Turkish film translation "erases" Israel from Brad Pitt epic from The Commentator
'Turkey's version of World War Z starring Brad Pitt is reported to have
removed references to Israel, instead labelling the Jewish state, "Middle
East"'
More here
http://www.thecommentator.com/article/3819/turkish_film_translation_erases_israel_from_brad_pitt_epic
Interesting that Turkey have managed to erase any references to Israel from
that film, meanwhile all over the Muslim world people would love for Israel
itself to be erased.
Hey, It's Not Even July, Yet Arctic Ice Levels are Nearing All-Time Record Lows.
Arctic sea ice is currently receding at about 100,000 sq. kms. a day.
Because of it, we'll not only be breaking a record for sea ice loss this
year but we'll be breaking it really soon, perhaps just next week.
*"Unless something really unusual happens we will see the record broken in
the next few days. It might happen this weekend, almost certainly next
week," Julienne Stroeve, a scientist at the US National Snow and Ice Data
Centre (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado, told the Guardian.*
*"In the last few days it has been losing 100,000 sq km a day, a record in
itself for August. A storm... more »
Java's last synagogue demolished as U.S. students visit on religious pluralism tour from Washington Times
'Beth Shalom, Java's only synagogue, was demolished in May after being
sealed off by Islamic hard-liners since 2009, Freddy Istanto, the director
of the Surabaya Heritage Society (SHS), told the Jakarta Globe on Saturday.
He said it was uncertain who destroyed the building.'
But Israel is an apartheid state? All over the Islamic world, non Muslims &
the wrong kind of Muslims are being discriminated against and even killed,
meanwhile the world says & does nothing for fear of being labelled
Islamophobic.
More on the plight of Jews here in The Washington Times but definitely not
... more »
Obama's new obsession with the global warming myth
Barack Obama was visiting Berlin and at the Brandenburg Gate (which looked
so ordinary to me a few years ago – relatively to my childhood – because no
one is waiting there to shoot you anymore), he gave a speech urging the
world to reduce nuclear weapons and... to combat climate change.
*Our leaders before 1989 would surely be jealous if they saw how
enthusiastically and uncritically the attendants of the rally were waving
their parade sticks. But the reasons behind the difference are
understandable: Obama is more charismatic and he probably more genuinely
believes some of these l... more »
Threats Of Primaries By GOP Racists Make It Harder For Non-Southerners To Back Popular Mainstream Positions
As soon as Jim DeMint took over the already right-wing Heritage Foundation,
he made sure it would be even more extreme and, especially, more racist.
Their first big effort under his regime was to put out a phony "study"
claiming immigration would cost American taxpayers gazillions of dollars--
or, to be more "exact," 6 trillion dollars. No doubt, South Carolina's
former KKK senator brought the figure with him and asked the propagandists
at Heritage to write a justification of it. The KKK senator from Alabama,
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was so sold on the Heritage nonsense, h... more »
"The Contemporary Relevance of the Iliad"
"The *Iliad*," said the Emperor, "is, like Genesis and the whole Bible,
the symbol and token of its age. In composing it, Homer was poet, orator,
historian, legislator, geographer, theologian: he was the encyclopedist of
his era." - Napoleon, 1816.
Related:
*Emperor Julian On The Social Value of Reading The Classics*.
*Caroline Alexander: The Iliad's Lessons of War*.
*Professor Stanley Lombardo reads from his translation of the Iliad*.
*Napoleon On Homer*.
Title: "The Contemporary Relevance of the Iliad." Source: Trinity
University. Date Published: May 6, 2013. Description:
... more »
Morsi Picks Former Terrorist Whose Group Killed Tourists In Luxor To Be Governor of Luxor
*Temple of Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings, Luxor: Site of the 1997
terrorist attack on tourists by the Sunni Islamist group Al-Gama'a
al-Islamiyya.*
This week, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi shocked both the Egyptian
people and international observers when he picked Adel Asaad Al-Khayat,
from the Islamist terrorist group/movement Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, to be
the new governor of Luxor.
The group targeted a famous tourist attraction in Luxor on November 17,
1997, killing 62 people. Their motive was to damage the tourist economy,
and, by extension, destroy the credibility of t... more »
Syria updates June 20 , 2013..... How do you arm rebels which will inevitably turn against you at the first opportunity ? And is the rebel " cure " worse than the Assad " disease " ?
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Next_Phase_of_Syrian_Invasion_Begins_--_The_Central_Bank_Connection/26817/0/38/38/Y/M.html
Next Phase of Syrian Invasion Begins -- The Central Bank ConnectionJune 20,
2013
Print Version
*Brandon Turbeville*
Activist Post
As the secular Syrian government continues to mop up the mobs of death
squads made up of mercenaries, religious fanatics, and the criminally
insane (as well as cannibals), the second phase of destabilization is
quickly taking shape - that is, the establishment of “no-fly zones”and the
arming of the death squads by the West with even h... more »
How does your income affect green living?
Many people, myself included, feel that green living walks hand-in-hand
with frugal living. Reducing, reusing and recycling save us money. With
today's world economy, conserving our income motivates us to walk gently on
the earth.
But what if money were no issue?
[image: Gold bars representing all the money in the world.]
Would we live as consciously?
That's the subject of this month's survey. Please choose a response and
then click the box labeled "Please Explain" and elaborate on your answer.
Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading
questionnaire... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Sharp telescopic views of magnificent edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3628 show
a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this deep
galactic portrait puts some astronomers in mind of its popular moniker, The
Hamburger Galaxy.
*Click image for larger size.*
The tantalizing island universe is about 100,000 light-years across and 35
million light-years away in the northern springtime constellation Leo. NGC
3628 shares its neighborhood in the local Universe with two other large
spirals M65 and M66 in a grouping otherwise known as the Leo Triplet.
Gravitational inter... more »
"In Search of the Soul"
* "In Search of the Soul"*
by Chet Raymo
"The philosopher Rene Descartes insisted that body and soul are separate
things. "I think, therefore I am," he famously said. His "am" was not flesh
and bone.
Science overwhelmingly refutes Descartes. "I am, therefore I think," is
closer to the modern view. The soul as a thing separate from the body has
been hunted to its lair. The lair is empty. Biology and neuroscience have
not found the slightest evidence that a human self can exist independently
of the body- not even a glimmer of body-soul dualism. Whatever the soul is,
it is inext... more »
"If My Answers Frighten You..."
"If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions."
- Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield, "Pulp Fiction"
The Daily "Near You?"
Aliso Viejo, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Derrick Jensen, “Love Does Not Imply Pacifism.”
*“Love Does Not Imply Pacifism.”*
by Derrick Jensen
“The people in power will not disappear voluntarily; giving flowers to the
cops just isn’t going to work. This thinking is fostered by the
establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only
way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.”
- William S. Burroughs
“Many hundreds of pages ago, and now for me many years ago, I wrote that
this book was originally going to be an exploration of when counterviolence
is an appropriate response to the violence of the system. In fact... more »
Sen. Ted Cruz: "Don't give weapons to people who want to kill us" (video)
*is Ted Cruz the only sane person (for now) in DC?*
Fernando Pessoa, "Follow Your Destiny"
* *
*"Follow Your Destiny" *
"Follow your destiny,
Water your plants,
Love your roses.
The rest is shadow
Of unknown trees.
Reality is always
More or less
Than what we want.
Only we are always
Equal to ourselves.
It’s good to live alone,
And noble and great
Always to live simply.
Leave pain on the altar
As an offering to the gods.
See life from a distance.
Never question it.
There’s nothing it can
Tell you. The answer
Lies beyond the Gods.
But quietly imitate
Olympus in your heart.
The gods are gods
Because they don’t think
About what they are."
- Fernando Pessoa
"O How Incomprehensible Everything Was..."
“O how incomprehensible everything was, and actually sad, although it was
beautiful. One knew nothing. One lived and ran about the earth and rode
through forests, and certain things looked so challenging and promising and
nostalgic: a star in the evening, a blue harebell, a reed-green pond, the
eye of a person or a cow. And sometimes it seemed that something never seen
yet long desired was about to happen, that a veil would drop from it all,
but then it passed, nothing happened, the riddle remained unsolved, the
secret spell unbroken, and in the end one grew old and looked cunnin... more »
Remembering A True Warrior In This War Against Jewish Domination: My Struggle Against The Jews, By Eustace Mullins
It has now been over three years since the world lost a true patriot and
warrior against the Jewish supremacists bent on world domination.... I am
of course talking about Eustace Mullins. Few people know that it was the
works of Eustace Mullins, and a few others, that opened my own eyes to the
criminality of the Jews, which helped propel me into writing this blog.
For this article, I want to present the following article that comes from
Lasha Darkmoon's website, at www.darkmoon.me. It was originally an article
from Eustace Mullins himself, posted by the "Christian Vanguard" back i... more »
Important Health News; A New Giant Vaccine Scandal Exposes Government Lies And Psyops!
For years now, I have been advocating in this blog for everyone to
absolutely NOT take any vaccines, and in particular so called "flu
vaccines"..... The facts are simple... These vaccines absolutely do NOT
work, and having them injected into our bodies actually weakens the body's
own immune system making it susceptible to other more dangerous diseases!
It has been very shocking to me to watch people line up like gullible
sheep, rolling up their arms, and taking poisons into their bodies...
But now I want to present the following article, from the Activist Post
website, at www.acti... more »
NSA totally out of control , alleged to spy and blackmail top government officials and military officers - and also President ( then Senator ) Obama ! ! ! BTW , did Obama hint he's been threatened with death like MLK ? And they are doing that to those folks , imagine what they are doing to everyone else who gets in their sights ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-06-20/nsa-whistleblower-nsa-spying-%E2%80%93-and-blackmailing-%E2%80%93-top-government-officials-an
NSA
Whistleblower: NSA Spying On – and Blackmailing – Top Government
Officials and Military Officers
NSA whistleblower Russel Tice – a key source in the 2005 New York Times
report that blew the lid off the Bush administration’s use of
warrantless
wiretapping – told Peter B. Collins on Boiling Frog Post News (the
website
of high-level FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds):
Tice: Okay. *They went after–and I know this because I had my hands
literal... more »
"Why America Still Needs Affirmative Action" (John Cassidy)
*"The University of Texas's admission policies have enabled it to increase
diversity. '[T]his is what the policy was intended to do,' says John
Cassidy, 'and that's why the Roberts Court might well strike it down.' "*
*"Having lived in the United States for almost thirty years, I am always
amazed that Americans persist in believing that this is a land of
unparalleled opportunity and social mobility."*
*-- John Cassidy, in a newyorker.com blogpost,*
"Why America Still Needs Affirmative Action"
*by Ken*
It appears that affirmative action is safe for this week. But as John
Cassidy ma... more »
Which chinese banks have the biggest default risk ? CITIC , Minsheng and Industrial Bank seem to be the answer ....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-20/which-chinese-banks-have-biggest-default-risk
Which Chinese Banks Have The Biggest Default Risk?
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/20/2013 20:43 -0400
- Barclays
- Bond
- Carry Trade
- default
- Equity Markets
- Excess Reserves
- fixed
- Reverse Repo
- Volatility
With China’s credit-to-GDP ratio over 200%, it appears, as Barclays notes,
that the PBoC is acting in line with the government’s efforts to
deleverage, rebalance and position the economy towards a path for
susta... more »
mystery of the moon
moon rising
sgt. karl wolf
pioneers of space
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘Orwell was Right’ Edition
/
Battle lines have been drawn, on the housing front, to be the country’s
most racist party.
Taxpayer-funded houses for Maori only, says Hone’s racist Mana party. No,
no, says Tariana and Pita’s racist Maori Party, that’s *our *policy. John
Key, meanwhile, is “relaxed.” What does he care?
*Mana Party unveils policy for Maori first-time home buyers that would see
the state provide low interest, no-deposit loans, with 10,000 new state
houses a year* – INTEREST.CO.NZ
The reaction against stone-age wailing in classrooms has finally begun.
*Teachers against karakia* – NZ HERALD
Lin... more »
NEOCON ‘MAD MAX’ BOOT: WAR AGAINST AL-ASSAD IS PART OF U.S. ‘CONFLICT’ AGAINST IRAN
If there’s one thing neocon commentator ‘Mad Max’ Boot can be relied upon
it’s his inability to even pretend – despite his efforts – that
intervention in the Syrian war is for any reason other than an opportunity
to weaken Israel’s arch enemy Iran who Boot says, ‘whether we like it or
not, we are in conflict with’.
Boot’s latest piece in *Commentary* exposes his real interests in getting
Obama to use airpower against al-Assad. He ignores the reality that the Jihadi
extremists within the rebel ranks have the upper hand as far as the
opposition is concerned and that the downfall of al... more »
Greek Coalition about to collapse - will Samaras and Pasok attempt to soldier on ? Can Greece fill the gap that may or may not exist ( do you believe Eurogroup or IMF view of Greece ) ?
*PM: We will continue with or without DIMAR for another three years*
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras declared late on Thursday night that his
government would continue on its way toward reforms and sustained funding
of the country from its creditors, with or without the support of the
Democratic Left (DIMAR) which on Friday morning is expected to announce its
secession from the coalition government.
Samaras also confirmed he has backed down on the issue of the state
broadcaster by agreeing to the hiring of as many as 2,000 of the 2,656 old
ERT employees and for broadcasting to restar... more »
Harvey Organ's Gold and Silver Report - June 18 , 2013 .... Data , News and Views...
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2013/06/good-evening-ladies-and-gentlemen-gold.html
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
GLD declines again/Comex inventories remain constant/another gold/silver
raid
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:
Gold closed down by $16.20 to $1366.00 (comex closing time). Silver fell
by 8 cents to $21.67 (comex closing time)
In the access market at 5:00 pm, gold and silver finished trading at the
following prices :
gold: 1367.10
silver: $21.67
At the Comex, the open interest in silver rose by a rather large 2408
contracts to 150,968 contracts despite silver's fall in ... more »
U.S. Median Wealth Falls by 1/4 in One Year (Maybe)
Les Leopold's report on Alternet that the United States is only 27th in
median wealth per adult (h/t @papicek) is getting lots of well-deserved
notice. But his article, based on the October 2012 Credit Suisse Global
Wealth Databook, missed a big point. (I missed it, too, when the 2012
edition came out.)
As I reported last July, the 2011 Global Wealth Databook estimated that
U.S. median wealth per adult was $52,752. But by 2012, the figure had
fallen to $38,786, a decline of 26.5%. This is, obviously, a huge number.
Moreover, mean wealth per adult had grown by 1.0%, from $259,796 in ... more »
"The True Ruling Power of Our Country"
* *
*"The True Ruling Power of Our Country"*
by James Quinn
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny;
when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
– Thomas Jefferson
"There are weeks that change the course of human history. There are weeks
when people must choose sides. There are weeks that expose the real
American traitors. There is no middle ground in this debate. You are either
on the side of freedom, liberty, truth, transparency and the U.S.
Constitution or you are on the side of mindless obedience, oppression,
deception, corruption and tyranny... more »
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