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Pope (NC-ALEC) This is What Fascism Looks Like
There is a link in a *Think Progress piece today* about North Carolina.
That link takes you back to an article that written before Moral Monday
protests started.
The April article begins:
*In 2010, Republicans took over both houses *of the North Carolina
legislature for the first time since 1870, due in no small part to the
spending of a single, very wealthy Republican. As Jane Mayer reported in
2011, “three-quarters of the spending by independent groups in North
Carolina’s 2010 state races came from accounts linked to” wholesale baron
Art Pope. Of the 22 state legislative races ta... more »
Sufficiency of reasons
R. v. Vuradin, 2013 SCC 38 holds:
[10] An appellate court tasked with determining
whether a trial judge gave sufficient reasons must follow a functional
approach: *R. v. Sheppard*, 2002 SCC 26, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 869, at para.
55. An appeal based on insufficient reasons "will only be allowed where
the trial judge's reasons are so deficient that they foreclose meaningful
appellate review": *R. v. Dinardo*, 2008 SCC 24, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 788, at
para. 25.
[11] Here, the key issue at trial was credibility.
Credibility determinations by... more »
Challenging US Lawlessness
*Reuters Image* Stephen Lendman
It's vital today more than ever. America's a rogue terror state. It's
ruthlessly out-of-control. It spurns rule of law principles. It mocks
democratic rights. It honors its worst. It persecutes its best.
It acts unconscionably. It threatens freedom. It menaces world peace. It
endangers humanity. It's guilty of worldwide espionage on a massive,
unprecedented scale.
Edward Snowden revealed it. Everyone needs to know. He did it heroically.
He accepted great risks. He acted responsibly. He did so because it
matters. He's a role model for others. Hopefu... more »
License Plate Readers Collecting a Massive Amount of Data on Drivers
photo credit:
Michael Katz-Lacabe Paul Lawrance
Across California police are using license plate readers to collect
millions of records on drivers and are supplying those records to
intelligence fusion centers.
When Michael Katz-Lacabe asked the city of San Leandro for the all records
taken of his car by the readers he found that there had been 112 different
occasions he had been photographed. In the records he found a picture of
him and his daughters getting out of his Toyota Prius in their driveway,
reports CIR.
San Leandro only has one patrol car equipped with a reader. Despit... more »
Why hasn’t the US government snatched Ed Snowden yet?
Jon Rappoport
Is the NSA a leaking sieve?
Well, Ed Snowden proved it, didn’t he?
He strolled into work with a thumb drive, plugged in, and stole the holy of
holies.
This is the vaunted NSA we’re talking about. They can reach out and spy on
anybody in the world, but they just didn’t remember to put safeguards in
place, in their own offices.
They forgot. For years.
You know, just an oops.
And people nod and shrug when they hear about it.
The NSA says, “Now that we’re aware of the problem, we’re going to install
new procedures to tighten security.”
Sure.
And then there is this.... more »
12 Different Approaches to Mood Boosting
Heather Callaghan
Were you surprised to see that 70% of Americans are on prescription drugs?
A majority of them are anti-depressants which have dangerous and sometimes
deadly results. Anyone who has ever visited SSRIstories.com knows what I'm
talking about.
Well-meaning doctors don't often look beyond physical symptoms or even have
time to inquire about your life or mindset. Anti-depressants, promoted by
pharma reps, are sent home at the first sign of trouble - unhappiness. But
aren't there many other ways to address mood issues? Actually yes, and this
is only a sampling. It does... more »
Friday Nerd Linkage
What can I say? It was a good week in the US for gender
minorities. (On the other hand, this new list of “most influential people
in armed violence reduction” includes only 25 women.) In other lighthearted
nerd fare, this inspired the scientist in me who
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Right Wing Think Tank Calls On Brad Wall To Privatize Publicly Owned SaskTel
*When the Right wing Saskatchewan Party lost the 2003 provincial
election,a seismic shift in policy was sparked within its ranks .
*
*
**Common wisdom in 2003 stated that the three term New Democratic
government would fall. But to the surprise of most, the New Democrats
triumphed and won a fourth consecutive term in government by forcing the
Saskatchewan Party to come clean on their plans to privatize publicly
owned
entities in the province.*
*
**Shortly after their bitter defeat, the Saskatchewan Party denounced
any
plans of privatization. This complete reversal in policy traumatize... more »
INVENTING THE OTHER: You may have a bias against rednecks if!
*FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013*
*Part 5—The Heathers are winning:* It’s one of our favorite moments of the
past few years.
By favorite, we mean “most instructive.” In Chicago, Gail Collins was
addressing a group of finer people about the brown peril below.
Horrified onlookers clutched their pearls as Collins detailed the ways of
Those People down South—more specifically, Those People in Texas:
COLLINS (6/10/12): [Texas] has not integrated its Hispanic residents into
its political and business power structure in the way you would expect by
now. And two, *it’s not doing the job of educating ... more »
Are New Vaccine Laws Factual and Equitable?
Dees Illustration Catherine J. Frompovich
*To vaccinate or not*, that probably is the most terrifyingly important
question parents struggle with in this age of vaccination mandates. In late
June 2013, the governor of the State of Oregon signed into law a bill
[Oregon Senate Bill 132] ordering parents, who want to claim an exemption
against getting their child vaccinated, to submit to educational materials
provided by—and in sync with the U.S. CDC and FDA—that, undoubtedly,
promote Big Pharma’s spin about vaccines being totally safe, since neither
CDC nor FDA do their own testing. ... more »
Where Might the NSA Whistleblower Be (Relatively) Safe?
Nick Giambruno, Editor, International Man
*Casey Research*
The recent events surrounding Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower, gives
us the chance to engage in an interesting thought experiment.
Where would you go if you were Edward Snowden and were being hunted by the
most powerful intelligence agencies on the planet?
Now of course this is a farfetched scenario for most of us, which is why
this is only a thought experiment. On the other hand, with individuals like
Bernard von NotHaus, the Liberty Dollar founder (a gold- and silver-backed
private currency) being labeled by the U... more »
Soaring Mortgage Rates Are Going To Make It Far More Difficult To Buy Or Sell A House
Michael Snyder
Did you actually think that mortgage rates were going to stay at all-time
lows forever? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was able to grossly
distort the market for a while by buying up massive amounts of government
bonds and mortgage-backed securities, but there was no way in the world
that the market was going to stay that distorted forever. It simply does
not make sense to give American families 30-year mortgages at a fixed
interest rate of less than four percent when the real rate of inflation is
somewhere around eight to ten percent and the mortgage delin... more »
NSA data harvesting continues and is actually expanding, despite the Obama administration’s claims
NSA operations center
image credit: Wikimedia Commons Madison Ruppert
Despite claims made to the contrary by the Obama administration, the massive
surveillance program run by the National Security Administration (NSA) has
continued unabated and is actually expanding.
This comes as new NSA leaks revealed that the Obama administration
continued harvesting massive amounts of information on the emails and
internet use of Americans.
New top secret NSA documents show that when Shawn Turner, the Obama
administration’s director of communications for National Intelligence,
claimed that th... more »
When will the American Left learn about Taiwan? Eli Clifton in The Nation
What is wrong with the US Left on Taiwan and China? Too often, my fellow
lefties are peering at East Asia through thick Cold War goggles. The latest
example of the ignorant Cold War lenses that shape the thinking of the US
is Eli Clifton's godawful article in The Nation this week.
Just skim it; it's largely a waste of time. Instead pick up J Michael
Cole's excellent rebuke of Clifton's commentary at The Diplomat:
Those are perfectly legitimate questions, and we’re all for transparency in
the funding of research institutions — especially when it comes from
abroad. The problem is that... more »
Friday Morning Linkage
Paypal has just launched PayPal Galactic ”to figure out what currency can
be used and how commerce should be regulated off Earth” once all the space
travel and tourism picks up.” More from MercuryNews.com: ”…serious
challenges such as space law — an uncertain legal area still in its infancy
— concerns about pollution and the
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Extremist Officials Lead to Extreme Reactions
This video has been roaming around the internet for the past 24 hours.
It wasn’t until I read the story on Crooks & Liars that I found a hook that
needs to be addressed.
*72 Year-Old Woman Arrested During Wendy Davis Filibuster, Charged With
Felony*
by: Joe Deshotel
Thu Jun 27, 2013 at 08:00 AM CDT
A 72 year old woman, Martha Northington, was arrested in the Texas Senate
gallery, booked at the Travis County jail, and charged with at least one
felony -- assaulting an officer -- as well as resisting arrest.
How convenient for the GOP - Felons can’t vote in many states.
A 72 year old ... more »
Center for American what? Progress? I don’t think so. @EdProgress
My behavior on social media differs from others. Folks claim RTs aren’t
endorsements and that to me seems rather silly. Why would I propagate
information and send it forward to followers if I don’t think it should be
spread? Seems like lots of folks are getting busted for errant RTs, so
perhaps there’s some genuine […]
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 6.28.13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 6.28.13" *
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"Russia is still holding NSA leaker Edward Snowden. This is a major
embarrassment to the Obama Administration on many levels. On the first
level, why couldn’t Snowden come forward to let America know about this spy
program? Many say this kind of spying has been known for years. Before the
whole Snowden story broke, UMKC Professor William Black said on
USAWatchdog.com six weeks ago, “This administration, very early on, became
an enemy of disclosure. It hates whistleblowers with a passion.” How sad
is it that Chin... more »
The ridiculousness in the resistance of #commoncore
Last evening, I saw a link posted on social media about an organization
hosting an anti-CCSS conference call. Interesting. The organization?
Concerned Women for America. They.Are.Ridiculous. They’re already calling
for the end of civilization because of the recent SCOTUS ruling on marriage
equality. I see folks calling for collaboration in resisting CCSS between
various locations […]
Jones (ALEC-NC) - Demonstrates the Extremist Apporach
When the first thing that a person does is the extremist thing to do – you
really need to start questioning their ability to reason in a rational
manner.
When it is a government official whose first reaction is an extreme
reaction – without considering other more reasonable alternatives – you
really need to question whether that person should be a public servant. Looking
for the extremist approach – over something more reasoned – is NOT a good
quality in a government official.
Choosing, as your preferred stance, to take an extremist position – rather
than think out a more ratio... more »
Untitled
*Thus it begins. Judge: Determining how much oil spilled from BP well into
Gulf of Mexico won't be 'easy task' ~Michael Kunzelman*
*Lead in New Orleans schools ~Robert Morris, Gambit/Messenger*
*Louisiana’s voter ID law from 1997 eases effects of Supreme Court decision ~Tyler
Bridges, The Lens*
*House leadership faces pressure from parents of special-needs kids ~Rob
Masson , WVUE*
*After employees find restaurant closed, future of Brennan's questioned ~
WWLTV*
*Deep-water drilling expansion will strain workforce, study says ~Simone
Sebastion, Fuel Fix**~Hat Tweet @Noladishu*
*Habi... more »
Huelskamp (ALEC-KS) - Extremist Policies, Divisive, Hateful
Eventually, the people of the USA will begin to understand threat the
conservative movement that *Paul Weyrich started is destroying *the
RepubliCON party because of the extremist views held by the conservative
movement.
In the 2012 primary, conservatives won back the state Senate. Then-state
Senate President Steve Morris (R-Hugoton), the leader of moderate
Republicans who lost his own primary, told The Huffington Post at the time
that *Brownback and others wanted to create an "ultraconservativ eutopia"
in Kansas.*
The conservatives of today are the extremists of the GOP – the... more »
What Does Agenda 21 Have To Do With GMO's And Poisoned Food?
Sam 'I Be' Di Gangi
Many people are starting to read the grim writing upon the wall in terms of
Agenda 21, what it has done and HAS been doing to any functional progress.
There is a reason that America grew in ways that the world had hardly seen
prior and in turn why it is NOT growing in such a way now. There is a
reason why "the gilded age" saw riches pouring into the nation as industry
boomed and a reason why today the third world has all of that industry as
their citizens toil for slave wages.
That reason, in large part, is called Agenda 21, the dreadful path chosen
for us by ... more »
Agenda 21 and the Rise of Enviro-fascism: Unpacking Ideology
Dees Ilustration Brad Murphy
There are many individuals that recognize the benefit of preserving certain
aspects of the environment based on their own set of values and what they
perceive as beneficial. Globalizing market structures have changed the way
many view the relationship between individuals and the environment. The
program that is commonly referred to as Agenda 21 takes the idea of
preserving the environment and wraps it within a political framework of one
of the most insidious ideologies of the modern era: Fascism.
Agenda 21 has six primary themes: The quality of life o... more »
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Vaccine Issues, British Style
Catherine J. Frompovich
The “Vaccine Hoax” in the United Kingdom was divulged not long ago, but
apparently doesn’t seem to have gotten the exposure it rightly deserves, at
least in this writer’s opinion. So, I thought I would revisit incriminating
evidence that reveals some rather stunning information, which ought to make
parents on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean even more determined to protect
their children from toxic ingredients in vaccines.
According to Freedom of Information documents released from UK government
officials and confirmed by MSNBC International online[1],
vac... more »
California’s Public Guardians: Eager to Lock You Up and Steal Your Money
Ruth Hull
You've spent your life building up some assets and you think they are
secure. Or you got an inheritance and you think it’s yours. Where there is
money, there are vultures ready to steal it. Among the most dangerous
vultures are Public Guardians and conservators, who are willing to lock you
away to steal your money. Judges simply look the other way and give them
carte blanche to do as they please with your life, your property and your
future. With a stroke of the pen and the elimination of one dangerous
government office, Jerry Brown could save the people of California,
... more »
U.S. Ospreys and air tankers put Iran in Israel's reach
*Good
read:*
Talk about targeting Iran's nuclear reactor but what comes after?
Nothing?
[image:
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/06/27/1372341975000-AFP-520581074-1306271641_4_3_rx383_c540x380.jpg?553efe1954dfb7d1a113a4c5cf7c04bfaead0983]Secretary
of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, shares a few words with Israeli Minister
of
Defense Moshe Ya'alon after Ya'alon took an in-flight demonstration on
the
capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey, in backgroundThe United States plans
to
give Israel weapons that would enable it to send ground forces against
Iranian nuclear facilitie... more »
Snowden, NSA, blackmail, and the boys in the back room
image source Jon Rappoport
The NSA is spying on everybody.
That includes a major, major, prime target: Congress.
So imagine this conversation taking place, in a car, on a lonely road
outside Washington, late at night. The speakers are Congressman X and a
private operative representing a covert unit inside the NSA:
“Well, Congressman, do you remember January 6th? A Monday afternoon, a
men’s room in the park off—”
“What the hell are you talking about!”
“A stall in the men’s room. The kid. He was wearing white high-tops. A
Skins cap. T-shirt. Dark hair. Scar across his left cheek.”... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Felicia Day, 34.
And quickly to the good stuff:
1. Dan Drezner wishes everyone would go on vacation.
2. Scott Lemieux has more on Shelby County.
3. Wow, Stuart Rothenberg goes medieval on a piece which was, to be fair,
well deserving of it.
4. Ann Friedman on speaking as a woman.
5. And Patrick Egan on public opinion, *Roe*, *Loving*, and *Windsor*.
A Note From DCCC Chairman Steve Israel: "Top Race In The Country"
I shuddered to think which corrupt conservative shill he had decided was
the "top race in the country." Since Israel was a member of the reactionary
Blue Dog caucus himself before making a play for House leadership, I
figured it would be one of the broken down, struggling, remaining Blue Dogs
who are facing defeat next year: Barrow (GA), McIntyre (NC) or Matheson
(UT). Those 3 vote far more frequently in concert with Boehner and Cantor
than they do with Democrats. But when I opened the e-mail, I realized that
Israel too had moved on from the wretched Blue Dogs in favor of the
revi... more »
Whistleblower Reveals World Bank Corruption in New Interview
Joe Wright
Whistleblowers continue to endure an increasing level of targeting and
prosecution by an administration that touts its commitment to transparency.
Despite this, many brave insiders continue to come forward to reveal the
extent of corruption at the highest levels.
Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning are taking center stage at the moment.
Yet, former World Bank Senior Legal Counsel, Karen Hudes, seen in the video
below with Sean Stone, and a new video interview with RT's Abby Martin is
revealing equally important information about corruption at the World Bank,
and a tiny ... more »
NRA Too Moderate for DE Gun Owners
Boy,
WOW!
Didn’t see this one coming.
Remember back when –
Back when the NRA was intentionally and recklessly riling up gun owners
after the Newtown shooting.
Remember the inflammatory language – meant to incite every gun owners to go
over the edge in extremist thinking about guns?
Well – the NRA might have started a movement then, that is now engrained in
extremist fringe gun-owning America, that the NRA can’t even control.
The NRA started a movement that may turn out - - - - too extreme for the
NRA.
The NRA has so enraged the extremists in the gun communit,y that it is now
po... more »
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Do They Get It?
Andrew Nikiforuk loves his city and his province. Both, he writes, have had
a "Manhattan moment:"
We thought we were big and powerful and beyond humbling just like New York.
But as every true cowboy knows, Mother Nature invariably has the last word.
And so Calgarians are now living a chronicle foretold by climate
scientists.
For years those scientists have warned about such disasters. But science
doesn't cut much mustard with Alberta conservatives:
In 2005 the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative promised warming
temperatures, melting glaciers, variable rainfall, changes ... more »
Google to Allow Medical Marijuana Advertisements
*Activist Post*
Google currently does not permit ads to be linked to the words "marijuana"
or "cannabis", but that may change eventually.
The most dominant Internet company recently gave a $120,000 donation of
services to the medical marijuana advocacy group Michigan Compassion.
The services are in the form of advertising through Google's Adwords
program to be used to promote medical cannabis.
The ads will still not be linked to "cannabis" or "marijuana" search terms.
Instead they'll be triggered by terms like "chemotherapy nausea".
The ads will also be limited to text ads so im... more »
Latest blast of Fed speak today - hypothetical September taper speech from Jeremy Stein leads to real fade in US futures today.... ECB and PBOC watch as QE or additional stimulus remains heroin Bankers demand....
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Gold hits tilt again with Stein speech.... July gold at 1192 !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-28/feds-jeremy-stein-full-speech
Fed's Jeremy Stein Full Speech In Which A "Hypothetical" September Taper Is
Announced
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/28/2013 08:10 -0400
- Ben Bernanke
- Convexity
- fixed
- Investor Sentiment
- Monetary Policy
- Unemployment
- Volatility
The first of three Fed speeches is out, and as expected, it contains
nothing new save for the ongoing barage of... more »
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DARPA Manager Explains Multiple Ways Cars Can Be Hacked
With speculation increasing of foul play involving the tragic car
explosion that killed investigative reporter Michael Hastings, several
reports have emerged how it is indeed possible to hijack the controls of
modern vehicles through hacking.
Dr. Kathleen Fisher speaks in 2012 on DARPA's High-Assurance Cyber Military
Systems (HACMS) program, particularly multiple ways all modern cars are
vulnerable to hacking.
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Metcalfe (PA -ALEC) Speaks for god
Another example of how the GOP believes they are the only voice that should
be and is heard in America.
We are GOD, the one and only god
We speak FOR god.,
- We are the extremist GOPee
Brian Sims, Pennsylvania Lawmaker, Silenced On DOMA By Colleagues Citing
'God's Law'
An openly gay lawmaker was silenced by colleagues on the Pennsylvania House
floor Thursday when he attempted to speak about the Supreme Court's
decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.
State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) took to the House floor on Thursday
to discuss the high court's landmark ruling,... more »
Of Whistleblowers and Free Inhabitants
*Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.* ―Leo
Tolstoy, *A Confession*, 1879Susan Boskey
Lately, we are hearing a whole lot about whistleblowers, especially NSA
whistleblowers and Edward Snowden. Those who see something, say something
but just not quite the way Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano had imagined it. Despite supposed federal whistleblower
protections, President Obama has the dubious distinction of persecuting
more whistleblowers than all other presidents combined. Okay, you get that,
but what is a free inhabitant?
Free... more »
Labeled Soap Boxes for Playing Cards
The second I first saw somebody use soap boxes to hold playing cards, I
knew it was something I wanted to do in my house. My 4-year-old loves to
play games so much that we have an entire closet devoted to games and
playing cards. We love to spend time together, playing games, but I hated
how messy the cards got. Rubber bands kept the cards together, but then
they didn't stack well.
The first thing I did was look for soap boxes. I found these 2 for $1 at
my local dollar store. The reason I chose this boxes over other is they are*flat on top
*. If you buy the ones that are curved... more »
New EU Plan Will Make Every Bank Account In Europe Vulnerable To Cyprus-Style Wealth Confiscation
Michael Snyder
Did you actually believe that they were not going to use the precedent that
they set in Cyprus? On Thursday, EU finance ministers agreed to a shocking
new plan that will make every bank account in Europe vulnerable to
Cyprus-style bail-ins. In other words, the wealth confiscation that we
just witnessed in Cyprus will now be used as a template for future bank
failures all over Europe. That means that if you have a bank account in
Europe, you could wake up some morning and every penny in that account over
100,000 euros could be gone.
That is exactly what happened i... more »
International confidence in US economy 'crumbling' after Snowden leaks
*YouTube*
What's interesting is that Edward Snowden worked for Booz Allen. Booz Allen
allegedly along with a few other companies are the masterminds behind LIBOR
market rigging, energy market rigging, FOREX market rigging.
And if you have advanced knowledge of that inside information you can make
billions of dollars of front-running, high-frequency trading, algorithmic
trading.
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War watch - following the travails of Edward Snowden and the NSA ....Syria , Afghanistan and forgotten Libya items of note....
NSA items and Edward Snowden watch .....
Ecuador Cancels US Trade Pact Over Repeated ThreatsOffers 'Aid' to US to
Train Them Not to Attack Peoples' Privacy
by Jason Ditz, June 27, 2013
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Faced with several days of overt threats from the Obama Administration and
top senators threatening to revoke a key US-Ecuador trade pact if they dare
to grant asylum to Edward Snowden, the Ecuadoran government has told the US
what they can do with their frozen broccoli and fresh cut flowers, and has
cancelled the pact themselves.
President Rafael Correa said that his nation wou... more »
Answers To Your Questions On Noncompete Agreements
I was just going through some of my old blog posts when, what to my
wondering eyes should appear, but new(ish) questions on some posts from
long, long ago. The post with the most questions is Non-Compete Agreements
- Top 5 Ways To Get Out of Yours, which I wrote in 2010. Since I'm a fan of
all things undead, I thought I'd pick a couple of neglected questions and
bring them back to life by answering them here.
Please remember that asking me questions in my blog doesn't create an
attorney-client relationship, nor are my answers legal advice. I'm glad to
discuss legal issues generally... more »
Opposite World: Jeb Bush to give 2013 Liberty Medal to Hillary Clinton
We wish this bit of news was satire, but sadly it's not. Yes, you read
that headline correctly. The news inside the fake Matrix couldn't be more
opposite from reality, could it?
Philly.com is reporting:
Hillary Rodham Clinton will receive the 2013 Liberty Medal at the National
Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Jeb Bush, the chairman of the Constitution Center, will present the award
to Clinton at a ceremony scheduled for Sept. 10. Both Clinton and Bush are
potential contenders in the 2016 presidential elections, for opposing
parties. But in a statement, the GOP's Bush only... more »
Europe items of note - June 28 , 2013 ......Vatican Bank probes nets the arrests of a priest , banker and spy... Global looting - EU style .....More news on Frnace - the new sick man of Europe !
http://www.zerohedge.com/node/475804
Priest, Spook And Banker Arrested In Vatican Bank Probe
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- Bond
- Corruption
- Fractional Reserve Banking
- Reality
- Reuters
Nearly a year after revelations of financial fraud involving the Vatican
Bank, and months after aGerman lawyer was picked to become the new head of
the bank that is collateralized by the full faith and credit of
Catholicism, the scandal is back following news tha a cleric, a spook and a
banker were arrested as part o... more »
Sibel Edmonds blows the whistle on government blackmailing..... A further examination of whether Michael Hasting was murdered due to the story on the CIA he was working on - could his car have been cyber attacked causing his fatal crash and what about the extent of that Matlock type explosion anyway ?
Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Government blackmail...... Sibel Edmonds blows the whistle ....
Sibel Edmonds Blows the Whistle on Government Blackmailing
corbettreport, *Published on Jun 25, 2013*
In this remarkable conversation, Sibel Edmonds reflects on Russ Tice’s
recent revelations to Boiling Frogs Post and The Corbett Report that the
NSA has wiretapped top government officials for years. Edmonds discusses
from her own experience how the FBI collects dirt on Congressman and public
officials for use as political leverage. We also talk about how this
scandal proves that there is no “official channel” for whistle... more »
RT - The Truth Seeker - Obama's arrest, Bush's trial.
an absolutely explosive edition of The Truth Seeker, hosted by Daniel
Bushell, where steps to arrest past-and-present Presidents for WAR CRIMES
are digging in, so that justice will prevail?
*“We'll get Bush in the US” the world's top war crimes prosecutor tells The
Truthseeker after Dubya's deputies warn him against travel, lawyers file
for Obama's arrest tomorrow when he hits South Africa, huge secret wars in
America's name being masked from the folks funding them.* [souce RT]
Economic History at MIT
Peter Temin tells the story in a new paper called The Rise and Fall of
Economic History at MIT.
Video: Extensive Research Shows Monsanto’s #1 Selling Herbicide Roundup Is Killing You by Anthony Gucciardi
Video: Extensive Research Shows Monsanto’s #1 Selling Herbicide Roundup Is
Killing You
by Anthony Gucciardi
Natural Society, 28 June 2013
You are likely already aware of Monsanto’s crimes against humanity and
nature, but are you aware that even major research institutions have shown
time and time again that *Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide Roundup has
been linked to lethal conditions like Lymphoma and DNA damage?*
It’s all available through the United States National Library of Medicine’s
PubMed tool, which is actually a tool that allows you to crawl the world’s
largest medi... more »
ADHD a ‘Fictitious Disease’ Says the Creator of the Ailment by Mike Barret
Source of picture: http://naturalsociety.com/
ADHD a ‘Fictitious Disease’ Says the Creator of the Ailment
by Mike Barret
Natural Society, 28 June 2013
Did you know that The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 3%-7%
of school-aged children have ADHD, while parents report that about 9.5% of
children between 9- and 7 years old suffer from the condition? Although
these statistics are alarming, they aren’t as shocking as the fact that *attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder is a completely made-up ailment, according
to the “father” of ADHD, Leon Eisenberg, who made the ... more »
Energy Econ 10: Climate Alarmism and FIT for Renewables
* This is my article today in thelobbyist.biz.
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One tool used by the campaigners of “man-made” or anthropogenic global
warming (AGW) and its cousin anthropogenic climate change (ACC), is to
produce various climate models that show only one thing – an ever-rising
global temperature for the planet until 2100 and beyond. Thus, to prevent
or limit that from happening, global energy consumption from fossil fuels
that contribute to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) level in the atmosphere
should be drastically regulated, if not controlled.
How truthful and valid are those UN IPCC cl... more »
45 Uses For Lemons That You Will Benefit From
45 Uses For Lemons That Will Blow Your Socks Off
True Activist, 28 May 2013
Most people are familiar with the traditional uses for lemons to soothe
sore throats and add some citrus flavor to our foods. However the diversity*
*of app**lications for lemons far**exceeds general knowledge and once you
read the following list, you’ll likely want to stock at least a few lemons
in your kitchen 24-7.**
**
*1. Freshen the Fridge*
Remove refrigerator odors with ease. Dab lemon juice on a cotton ball or
sponge and leave it in the fridge for several hours. Make sure to toss out
any m... more »
Reporting Barack Obama related news the BBC way
If I heard on the BBC that of the total of 44 US Presidents, Barack Obama
had been rated the 5th best President ever; then I would expect the details
of the poll results to run:
Reagan, Lincoln, and 5 others tied for first
18 presidents tied for second
17 other presidents tied for third
Jimmy Carter came in 4th
Obama came in fifth
Voyager-1 spaceship surfs Solar System's edge
*Ed Stone cannot say when the Voyager-1 spaceship will leave the Solar
System, but he believes the instant is close. *It could be any day, except
it could also be several more years. The newest data from this
extraordinary probe suggests it is surfing right on the very edge of our
Sun's domain. Launched way back in 1977, the probe has now travelled so far
from home that its steady chatter of data takes 17 hours to arrive at the
US space agency's receiving system.
The particles streaming away from our star have condensed to a drip at its
present position, 18.5 billion km from Ear... more »
SATANIC RITUAL ABUSE IN DUNDEE
*Dundee in Scotland.*
*Click on video - on satanic ritual abuse in Dundee and the surrounding
area.*
The video includes excerpts from Laurie Matthew’s book, Where Angels Fear
(2002), identifying specific locations in the Dundee area (also near to
Aberdeen) where survivors say they have been ritually abused by groups,
some with Freemasonic connections.
La Scala cinema.
*Glamis Castle*
*
**Dundee is famous for many things.*
aangirfan: The Scottish National Party in Dundee
Wikipedia lists a number of famous people from Dundee, including:
Alexander Keiller (Gothenburg)
John... more »
BBC - Question Time - Russell Brand rains down on Bankers
Russell Brand (invited onto BBC Question Time) recommends that 'criminal
bankers' go down i.e. to prison, for their crimes in the Corporate War
Arena. Brand is right to be ired, bright enough to spot a new comedy market
and seemingly righteous enough to know how to express it...
BUT HE'S WRONG.
It's not the banker criminals who need to 'go down'. There are millions
more potential Criminal Bankers waiting to fill the shoes of emptied suit.
It's the FREE PLANET ideal that's missing from Brand's beardy-but-hygienic
delivery. A planet 'free'd from the need to 'owe some (undefined) someo... more »
Your moment of Zen
One of my favorite cities and favorite artists in the world. Mark
Bode/Revolto mural in lovely downtown Northampton, MA. [Mark Bode photo]
NAZIS AND HOLLYWOOD JEWS
The Jews in Hollywood cooperated with the Nazis.
*Scholar Asserts That Hollywood Avidly Aided Nazis*
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*www.jewishjournal.com*
SMART METERS
The representatives from Stop Smart Meters! (UK) share their concerns about
adverse health effects from wireless smart meters due to the *pulsed
microwave radiation* that is emitted 24/7 by these meters, up to 190,000
pulses a day - acute effects (insomnia, headaches, nausea, anxiety and
depression, fatigue and memory/concentration problems) and chronic effects
(including increased risk of cancer, infertility, dementia, immune system
dysfunction, damage to fetuses).
Environmental damage from wireless smart meters - RF radiation affecting
bees, plants, trees, birds etc and the inhe... more »
Jacques Distler on his lost new physics bet
Jacques Distler of Austin lost a $750 bet to Tommaso Dorigo and wrote an
article about it:
Guest Post: Jacques Distler, Why I Lost $750 On New Physics At The LHC (original
text)
They ultimately agreed that Distler wins if a new-particle-like 5-sigma
discrepancy from the Standard Model is announced within 12 months after the
moment when the LHC has had accumulated 10 inverse femtobarns of collisions
(the energy was allowed to be just 8 TeV, it seems). Gordon Watts supported
Distler's bet by another $250 so if he concedes as well, and I think he
should, Dorigo should be $1,000 richer... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most
photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 32 million
light-years away toward the constellation Pisces, M74 presents a gorgeous
face-on view. Classified as an Sc galaxy, the grand design of M74's
graceful spiral arms are traced by bright blue star clusters and dark
cosmic dust lanes.
*Click image for larger size.*
The above image covers half the width of the full Moon and was obtained
using 19 hours of exposure on the 1.23-meter telescope at Calar Alto
Observatory in the Sierra de Los Filabres... more »
Chet Raymo, “Nature Loves To Hide”
*“Nature Loves To Hide”*
by Chet Raymo
"A rainbow. Pretty to look at. But what do you see? The arc of a perfect
circle. Pure geometry.
Think about how seldom we see pure geometric forms in nature. Rivers never
run straight and true. Nature draws straight lines reluctantly. Circles?
The sun and moon. I look out my window at a broad panorama or earth, sea
and sky, and I see not a single shape or line that might be found in a
geometry book.
In the "Timaeus", Plato suggested that behind the manifestly ungeometrical
higgledy-piggledy of nature there lay a hidden world of geometrica... more »
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, "The Tavern" (Excerpt)
"All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from,
and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from
elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. Who looks out
with my eyes? What is the soul? I cannot stop asking. If I could taste one
sip of an answer, I could break out of this prison for drunks. I didn't
come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me
here, will have to take me home."
- Rumi, "The Tavern," Ch. 1:, p. 2, from "The Essential Rumi"
Can Boneheaded Florida Republican Tom Rooney Keep Us Out Of War In Syria?
There isn't much good to say about wealthy dog track owner and Republican
Tom Rooney, who represents a huge rural chunk of central Florida southwest
of Orlando, east of Tampa Bay and north of Fort Myers-- FL-17, basically
Highlands, Glades, Okeechobee, Charlotte, Hardee, DeSoto counties and bits
of Polk, Manatee, Hillsborough and Lee counties. He got into Congress by
beating scandal-ridden Blue Dog Tim Mahoney (who only managed to win
because of the Tom Foley scandal). Since being elected in 2008, Rooney's
ProgressivePunch score is a dismal 3.01 (out of 100). He's made a name for
... more »
Some gossip on the TPP
Gossip drifting over to me ears from inside the Beltway: apparently Taipei
is signaling Washington privately that despite what it is publicly saying,
the Ma Administration does not want to become part of the TPP. One wonders
what private protocols have been negotiated between Beijing and Taipei over
closer links to Washington. We already know the Administration doesn't want
the F-16s despite the noises it makes publicly.
Anyway, believe or don't, as you please. Just passing along some stuff
whispered in my ear......
_______________________
[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And... more »
“There are ‘big changes’ on the way in terms of how we are governed…”
*After reading the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, guest poster Christopher
Leenow understands what Tipene O’Regan meant when he said there are
“big
changes” ahead on the way in terms of how we are governed.*
At a meeting last week I listened to Professor John Burrows and Tipene
O’Regan talk about the government’s Constitutional Review, on which they
are panellists, where I was unsettled to hear O’Regan announce there are
“big changes” ahead in terms of how we are governed. (This was the
same
week he announced that all those opposing continued further Maori
influence
are next door t... more »
Was Retired General James Cartwright the leaker for Stuxnet ? Well , time will tell but the Department of Justice is investigating General Cartwright , who has received a Target letter !
Ex-Pentagon general target of leak investigation, sources say
Retired Marine Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright was the second-highest ranking
member of the U.S. military, and a key Obama adviser who served as the vice
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Legal sources tell NBC News
Cartwright has been notified he's the target of a Justice Department
criminal investigation into a leak about a covert U.S. cyberattack on
Iran's nuclear program. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports.
By Michael Isikoff
National Investigative Correspondent, NBC News
Legal sources tell NBC News that the former secon... more »
JONATHAN TOBIN: NEOCONSERVATISM’S MINISTER OF TRUTH
In George Orwell’s classic political sci-fi novel *1984* one of the four
ministries that controlled the people of Oceania was the Ministry of Truth.
Its sole purpose was to re-write all of history on a daily basis to suit
the current political agenda of the Inner Party government that controlled
Oceania. Orwell’s hero is Winston Smith who works at ‘Minitrue’ as an
editor revising historical records.
In 2013 there is no Ministry of Truth *per se* but there is *Commentary*, a
political magazine for extreme right-wing neoconservatives who once ruled
America and much of the Western worl... more »
Why Peace In Palestine-Israel Is Unattainable
It has been a while since I did an article that focuses in on the ongoing
Palestinian conflict. I do have a bit of catching up to do....
I have said many times in previous articles that true peace is absolutely
unattainable in Palestine with the parasitic alien Jews that are illegally
occupying the land, and there has been absolutely NOTHING that I have said
since that time that has changed.... Israel is still swallowing up what is
left of Palestine at breakneck speed, and very soon there will be
absolutely nothing left for the true people of that region, the
Palestinians themselve... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Miles City, Montana, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"People Who Don’t Get It: Living with It"
* "People Who Don’t Get It: Living with It"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"When dealing with people who seem very unaware, remember that everyone
must find their own way to awakening. You may be someone who understands
the true nature of reality, perceiving deeply that we all emanate from the
same source, that we are all essentially one, and that we are here on earth
to love one another. To understand this is to be awakened to the true
nature of the self, and it is a blessing. Nevertheless, people who just
don’t get it are seemingly everywhere and, often, in positions of power.... more »
Cholesterol is a nutrient, not a food. Pork and cirrhosis revisited.
If HCV up-regulates HMG-CoA reductase, yet inhibits cholesterol completion,
and if low cholesterol scores are associated with both hepatocellular
cancer and poor response to treatment in people with chronic HCV infection
(and much the same also applies to HBV), it seems reasonable that people
with these conditions will benefit from cholesterol in the diet.
(Listen to a song that deserves to be famous - Sexually Attracted to
Myself by Reader's Wives)
Eggs are well known as a food high in cholesterol, and counties where the
population consumed most eggs had a 0.54 OR for cirrhosis i... more »
France , the new sick man of Europe - drastic cuts loom as France likely to breach EU targets by a wide margin once again ! Fall in gold hits Central Banks - theoretical losses of 429 pounds ! And on the subject of gold in Asia - China market open sees another Precious Metal smack down, which would be day 5 !
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10147219/Tempers-fray-in-France-as-drastic-cuts-loom.html
[image: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard]
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, in Paris
8:25PM BST 27 Jun 2013
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The country's Cour des Comptes said the budget is likely to breach EU
targets by a wide margin yet again this year, perhaps reaching 4.1pc of
GDP, risking a fresh showdown with Europe a time when French support for
the EU Project is already in freefall.
The watchdog called for €28bn in extra belt-tightening over the next two
years to prevent a debacle, dem... more »
Harvey Organ's Gold and Silver Report - June 25 , 2013 .... Data , News and additional views !
Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
U.S. first-quarter GDP cut to 1.8% from 2.4%
By Jeffry Bartash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. economy grew a lot slower in the first
quarter than previously believed, mainly because of less consumer spending
on services and weaker business investment. Gross domestic product rose by
1.8% in the January-to-March period, down from a prior estimate of 2.4%,
the Commerce Department said Wednesday in the last of three regular
updates. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected growth to remain
unchanged at 2.4%. The increase in consumer spending - the main engine of
the U.S. ... more »
Jewish Controlled Hollywood Spewing More Garbage: "World War Z" And Another Zionist False Flag Operation Exposed!
I have been reading and watching all the recent articles about the latest
Jew spew out of "Jew"-lywood, entitled "World War Z"..... What I have found
out about this movie is that it is a very pathetic attempt by the criminal
Jews to cast their horrible and psychotic state of Israel in a positive
light... The fact that part of this spew that is passed off as a movie
centers around the criminal state of Israel and how that nation somehow
saves itself from "zombies" shows again how badly these criminals are now
at a state of desperation to somehow claiming how "great" Israel is... It
i... more »
"10 Ways Over-Thinking Destroys Your Happiness"
* *
*"10 Ways Over-Thinking Destroys Your Happiness" *
by Peggy Nolan
"Have you ever been stuck over-thinking something that happened or
something you think will happen only to get your knickers in a bunch? I
know I have! This over-thinking thing keeps most of us stuck. It keeps us
rooted in fear, uncertainty, and doubt. It's a major contributor to the FUD
factor and a huge reason why most people can't find their happy.
I don't know about you, but my over-thinking habit robbed me of my own
happiness and joy. If I could put my finger on it, I'd say the trigger for
breaking up with... more »
Could Morris Bender have diagnosed what's wrong with "Sammy the Hammer" Alito?
*It's a shame he already has the nickname Sammy the Hammer. Otherwise we
just might want to go with Smilin' Sammy.*
*by Ken*
The other day, in recalling how the five right-wing thugs on the Supreme
Court made their way there Howie made passing reference to what the *Washington
Post*'s Dana Milbank in his Tuesday column called "Justice Samuel Alito's
middle-school antics." But I think this requires a little more attention.
Not that there's anything we can do about it short of impeachment, which of
course isn't going to happen. Still, the more exposure we get to the mind
as well as ... more »
Inside Anglo Irish Bank - The Secret Recordings
PAUL WILLIAMS – 27 JUNE 2013
ANGLO boss David Drumm's strategy was to go down to the Central Bank "with
our arms swinging" to demand a cash injection for his sinking bank.
He explained his strategy about dealing with the Central Bank to senior
colleague John Bowe: "Get into the f**king simple speak: 'We need the
moolah, you have it, so you're going to give it to us and when would that
be? We'll start there."
In the latest Anglo Tapes, Mr Drumm is heard saying he would be threatening
regulators unless they wrote him a cheque.
"We'll be going down there with our arms swinging. I'... more »
Eat Some Worms
She had a Heart as Big as a Whale...She Dreamed about the King of Sweden -
a Home in Gold and Steel, the Diamond Car (with Platinum Wheels).
update - don't miss:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-kJqM7he9o
End of QE? I Don’t Buy It
*Guest post by Detlev Schlicter*
[image: image]A new meme is spreading in financial markets: The U.S.
Federal Reserve is about to turn off the monetary spigot. American
Printmaster General Ben Bernanke announced that he might start reducing the
monthly debt monetisation program called “quantitative easing” (QE) as
early as autumn 2013, and maybe stop it entirely by the middle of next year.
He reassured markets that “The Fed” will keep the key policy rate (the Fed
funds rate) at near zero all the way into 2015. Still, the end of QE is
seen as the beginning of the end of super-easy ... more »
Security Operations Fail To Stop Violence In Anbar As Al Qaeda In Iraq Goes On The Offensive
For the last several weeks the Iraqi security forces (ISF) have carried out
a number of operations in Anbar, especially in the western desert and along
the Euphrates River. This hasn’t seemed to stop the violence however. In
fact, as a sign of defiance Al Qaeda in Iraq recently announced an
offensive of its own in the province. The situation has gotten so bad that
local officials have told the press that the military and police have lost
control of the border area, and that fighters are going back and forth
between Syria and Iraq at will. This is just the latest example of the
ine... more »
After Forty Years of Test-Based Acccountability, Almost Nothing and Less than Zero
The federal information clearinghouse, ERIC, had 9 entries for the
subject, “educational accountability,” in 1970. By 1972, there were 440
entries for that year. In 2010, the number of entries peaked at 2,200.
You may say, with good evidence to back it up, that “educational
accountability” has essentially dwarfed or completely erased every worthy
[…]
Updated: Adventure and Healing in Morocco
By American Kabuki
(note this post will probably be expanded upon over the next few days)
Heather had invited me and D to come to Morocco for a visit in February.
Air travel and lodging pre-paid. She said she wanted to return the energy
in kind for the effort we had given to publish the OPPT articles. We
didn’t really say much about the trip, as it hadn't been finalized, and it
eventually grew to quite a few more people. We didn't announce the trip or
when were going lest the publicity complicate the travel of so many people
traveling at once to Tangier. And when the w... more »
Untitled
*Corps of Engineers won't have to pay for its destructive MR-GO ~Jarvis
DeBerry*
Are your cultural beliefs keeping you from getting that promotion?
I am so proud of this latest piece I wrote for LATINA magazine. This is
about leaning in Latina style. For Hispanic women in the workplace (and at
home too) it's not just limiting gender beliefs that can keep us from
success, but cultural beliefs. Like, "good Latina girls are not
aggressive," or we grapple with respecting elders and don't know how to
stand up to authority figures, or we are afraid to makes make waves coz we
look *más bonitas* when we are *calladitas*...
In the piece I explore four cultural roadblocks that many Latinas grapple
with but also feature coaching tips to... more »
Removing the Shackles: TCI Summary and the Will and the Word
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-27-update-tci-summary-and-will-and.html
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Posted by D.
June 27 update: TCI Summary and the Will and the Word
Hello you Awesome Beacons of Light! As listeners might of noticed, I
missed this weeks TCI show .... AGAIN! My excuse is being busy
elsewhere/elsewhen and completely loosing track of time.
I've promised Lisa that I WILL be on this coming weeks TCI show for sure!
Below is Gingers summary of this weeks show.
At the moment we have been working non-stop for the past 5 days on some
pretty heavy shit. ... more »
Sexual exploitation and a position of trust
R. v. Aird, 2013 ONCA 447 holds:
[27] Parliament chose not to specify the relationships that would
constitute relationships of trust under s. 153(1), likely for two reasons:
because of the varied circumstances in which these relationships can arise;
and because of the "very fact specific nature of such an inquiry": see *R.
v. P.S.*, [1993] O.J. No. 704 (Gen. Div.), at para. 31; aff'd *R. v. Sharma*,
[1994] O.J. No. 3775 (C.A.).
[28] The considerations that bear on whether a relationship comes
within s. 153 flow from the obvious purpose of this section: to protect a
... more »
Russ Tice and the truth about NSA spying with James Corbett
*Second post for the day! **Be sure to check out the info packed, updated,
earlier post*
Mash Up: UN in Turkey, Syria Army gains, Sinai, Snowden & Dzhokhar Tsarnev
Indicted Interesting Interview.* With thanks to James Corbett @ The
Corbett Report*
Interview 685 – Russ Tice Reveals the Truth About NSA Spying
Posted by Corbett
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
NSA whistleblower Russ Tice joins us for an eyeopening hour-long interview
on the real extent of the NSA spying scandal. Beyond PRISM and beyond
metadata, we explore the facts of NSA spying: that every electronic
communi... more »
The Economist: [Iran's nuclear] breakout beckons
A typical Western corporate article about Iran from The Economist. The
article uses 2900 words to discuss Iran's "nuclear capability" and to
conclude that "neither Iran’s election, nor sanctions nor military threats
are likely to divert it from the path it is on to getting nuclear weapons."
But not one of those words is "fatwa."
After mentioning the results of the recent election, the article notes
(correctly) that "the guiding hand behind Iran’s nuclear policy will remain
that of the supreme leader." But rather than then going on to note that the
supreme leader has declared nuclea... more »
Death counts from Syria: are they believable?
The latest claims from the "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" are now
being trumpeted in the press with their total of 100,000+ dead in Syria.
Here are their figures:
- 36,661 civilians, including 8,000 women and children
- 13,539 rebel fighters including 2,500 unidentified and non-Syrian
combatants
- 2,015 defectors from government forces [who were now fighting with the
rebels, and hence were also "rebel fighters"?]
- 25,407 regular soldiers
- 17,311 members of militias and pro-government units including 169
fighters from Hezbollah
Let's note a few thin... more »
“The Courage To Meet Eddie”
* “The Courage To Meet Eddie”*
By Alex Noble
"Life, like good theater, is full of surprises and unexpected twists in the
plot. How satisfying it is when we can surprise ourselves, break through
"stereotypes," and move beyond fear to embrace more compassionate points of
view. I experienced this on a recent trip to Los Angeles.
I drove into the city at sunset, into the older part of downtown where
turn-of-the-century office buildings barely hold their own against the
rising tide of urban decay. As the sun gilded skyscrapers, broken neon
signs flickered in the windows of delicates... more »
Diogenes seeks a cable analyst!
*THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013*
*While watching the Zimmerman trial:* We’ve watched large chunks of the
Zimmerman trial in the past two days. On the whole, the cable punditry has
been strikingly bad.
The challenges of the prosecution’s “star witness” have played a large role
in this matter. This morning, we just had to put down our bagel and laugh
when we read the passage which follows in the New York Times.
All in all, Lizette Alvarez has been sensible and fair. In this case, she
simply gave up:
ALVAREZ (6/27/13): [Jeantel’s] account on Wednesday of that final call
captivated the court... more »
"6 Facts About Hunger That Demonstrate the Shameful Excesses of American Capitalism"
* "6 Facts About Hunger That Demonstrate *
*the Shameful Excesses of American Capitalism"*
By Paul Buchheit
"Of all the miseries placed on human beings in their everyday lives, the
lack of food may be the most inexcusable. Even in a world controlled by
unbending attitudes of self-reliance and individual responsibility, the
reality of children and seniors and disabled citizens going hungry is a
stain on humanity, a shameful testament to the capitalist goal of profit
without conscience. The facts presented here all touch on the lives of
human beings, in the U.S. and beyond, who l... more »
How crazy was the court’s Voting Rights decision?
*THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013*
*Featuring Rachel Maddow’s “creepy” regional jones:* Did the Supreme Court
make a crazy decision regarding the “preclearance” portion of the Voting
Rights Act?
We’d have to say, not entirely so. Here’s why we say that:
Several or all of the states released from preclearance may proceed to make
it harder for people to vote. For example, several of the affected states
are already proceeding towards tougher “voter ID” requirements.
We don’t favor such policies. But then, such policies are being proposed in
states all over the nation, wherever Republicans are... more »
Outing the Outers: As Usual - The Cast of Characters Changes But the Story Remains Exactly the Same (And Whom Would That Please?)
If I don't publish a day or two, it doesn't seem to matter as the story
moves on under its own volition (like butter) needing no real reporters,
and I'm almost happy I missed those interim distractions. (Although as a
confirmed feminist (old-school - meaning that I applaud men and women
equally for their wisdom and courage), I sometimes experience a sharp
inhalation of breath when I'm
Let them eat monuments
With grand announcements coming thick and fast about bridges, tunnels and
stadiums, it looks like this Government might have found a bag full of
money under its couch. Good for them.
And with Christchurch and Auckland Council leaders sitting around nodding
as the grand announcements are made, it looks like they have too.
Isn’t that nice for them.
It’s obviously a big bag –a bag chock full with more than $25
billion—enough to buy $4.8 billion dollars worth of monuments in
Christchurch, and $2.86 billion (plus cockups) to buy Len Brown’s train
set. That’s *on top* of the $4 billi... more »
Ode to Joy?
Several news outlets have printed an article by Darko Bandic and Dusan
Stojanovic of the the Associated Press entitled Little joy in Croatia as it
enters the EU.
The article says that support for EU membership is at 60%, which is not as
high as might be expected. Ten years ago, when the country first sought
entry to the EU that figure stood at 85%. Moreover, even that 60% figure
masks the fact than only 49% of Croatians believe their country will gain
benefit from membership. The reporters give voice to the fears of the 51%
who don't share that optimism, though they balance that ... more »
Comprehensive Immigration Bill Passed The Senate... Now What?
Today, just after noon, the Senate broke the last-ditch attempt by the GOP
racists and bigots to filibuster the bill. The vote for cloture was 68-32,
Chambliss and Portman voting with the bad guys. A few hours later a solid
majority in the Senate-- every Democrat and 14 Republicans-- overwhelmingly
passed the bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill 68-32.
Democrats, of course, over-compromised to get more GOP votes-- militarizing
the borders, wasting *billions* of taxpayer dollars on bullshit that the
Republicans insisted on and confiscating the Social Security contributio... more »
How good deeds get done
The Louisiana gang, from left: Ronny Sanders, Carl Glover,
Gordon Holley, Jerry Houston, James Davis,
Jeff Hardel and Casey Fair.The kids at Angelitos Felices children's home
will be sleeping comfy tonight on the new beds and mattresses they've now
got thanks to some amazing support from a group of Louisiana men.
Connections are made in strange ways in Honduras, and the connection
that brought these men to Angelitos and to me is no exception. The way it
came together reminds me that even though I'm a skeptic about stars
aligning and God having a plan, some things really do seem to... more »
An anti-science bias at 'Question Time'?
Further to Sue's post the other day regarding Russell Brand on *Question
Time*....
Martin Robbins, *The Lay Scientist *at *The Guardian*, has published an
interesting graph about the BBC's *Question Time, *based on analysis of all
the guest appearances on the programme between* *May 2010 and June 2013:
He titled his blog 'Everything that's wrong with BBC Question Time in one
graph', although he did qualify that with* "Okay, so perhaps not quite
'everything'"* soon after!
(The two scientists, if you were wondering, were Lord Robert Winston and
Colin Blakemore - both Labour Party s... more »
Are you?
Will.I.Am is taking legal action (but not suing apparently) Pharell
Williams over the use of the phrase I am. Williams recently launched the
brand I am OTHER, which is apparently close enough to Will.I.Am (a
registered trademark) to cause confusion. The initial communications went
like this:
“You can’t say you are I am. I Am I.Am”.
“But I am I am OTHER”.
“You can’t be I am OTHER either”.
“But I *am* I am OTHER”.
“No, I am I.Am and no one else is”.
“You are I.Am but I am I am OTHER, which is an entirely different thing”.
“You are not!”
“Yes I am!”
And so on and so forth. Will.I.... more »
Barbara Graziosi and Anthony Verity: Introducing The Iliad
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*.
*"The Contemporary Relevance of the Iliad."*
*Manly P. Hall On Homer.*
Introducing The Iliad, Part I: The text. Source: Oxford Academic (Oxford
University Press). Date Published: February 27, 2013. Description:
Barbara Graziosi and Anthony Verity introduce their Oxford World's Classics
edition of Homer's 'The Iliad'. In this first part, they discuss the text
itself.
... more »
Egyptian Women Demonstrate against Morsi: Mubarak the Pilot Was Replaced by an Ass
Egyptian Women Demonstrate against Morsi: Mubarak the Pilot Was Replaced by
an Ass. Source: MEMRI TV. Date Published: June 26, 2013.
An Open Letter to the Honourable Neil Wittmann, Chief Justice,
*Dear Chief Justice Wittmann:*
This Open Letter is written to you to help stimulate discussion
about the allegations widely made in Canada that the present Tory cabinet
in Ottawa is engaging in anti-democratic moves serving to destroy major
national institutions that assure Canadian freedoms. One of those
institutions under serious threat is the higher court system of the
country. You appear to me to be complicit in helping to make the system an
instrument of criminals and fascists present in governments and
corporations. I hope I am wrong in my assessment.
Your recen... more »
Mash Up: UN in Turkey, Syria Army gains, Sinai, Snowden & Dzhokhar Tsarnev Indicted
Mash Up: Slang. a creative combination or mixing of content...
A little of this. A little of that
*UPDATED! *
*Syria:*
*UN Chemical weapons inspectors in Turkey?*
Obama has already used the chemical weapons meme for justification to up
the ante?
So, what is the point of these inspectors 'inspecting' in Turkey?
Most likely, to bolster the NATO/Obama nonsense about red lines to
justify a no fly zone?
*“From Turkey, the team will be unable to gather soil samples or
scientific evidence needed to prove chemical use, but could compile
intelligence and interview or take blood samples from... more »
Hey, Immigration Reporters! Will "Blame Both Sides" Work?
Brian Beutler has a nice piece today arguing that Republicans are already
turning towards blaming Barack Obama and the Democrats for the collapse of
the immigration bill.
Here's my question: is there anyone out there listening?
Presumably, the target for this sort of thing is neutral Latino opinion
leaders -- not a large group, but a non-zero one -- who are open to a
"blame both sides" argument. Maybe even Republican Latino opinion leaders
who are willing to accept a lot, but not everything.
It seems to me (and I'm working from memory here, but I think I'm correct)
that in fact Rep... more »
"Radiation Levels Skyrocket at Fukushima"; A Comment
* *
*"Radiation Levels Skyrocket at Fukushima"*
The Accident Is NOT Contained
By Washington's Blog
"Record high levels of radioactive tritium have been observed in the harbor
at Fukushima. Japan Times notes: "The density of radioactive tritium in
samples of seawater from near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant doubled
over 10 days to hit a record 1,100 becquerels per liter, possibly
indicating contaminated groundwater is seeping into the Pacific, Tokyo
Electric Power Co. said. Tepco said late Monday it was still analyzing the
water for strontium-90, which would pose a greater dange... more »
Most Censored: US Border Patrol running drugs
While
US Border Patrol agents escort cartels into the US, 'securing' the
border means cash for corporations and their politicians
US Border Patrol facing traditional Tohono O'odham home.
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
While US Border Patrol agents continue to escort drug cartels into the
US, "securing" the border actually means cash for corporations and their
politicians.
The media
Wikileak traitor exposed
*He became a traitor for 2 ounces of gold....2 ounces*
*Abraham Ben Judea*
On an August workday in 2011, a cherubic 18-year-old Icelandic man named
Sigurdur “Siggi” Thordarson walked through the stately doors of the U.S.
embassy in Reykjavík, his jacket pocket concealing his calling card: a
crumpled photocopy of an Australian passport. The passport photo showed a
man with a unruly shock of platinum blonde hair and the name Julian Paul
Assange.
Thordarson was long time volunteer for WikiLeaks with direct access to
Assange and a key position as an organizer in the group. With his col... more »
Ted McLaughlin : Wendy Davis, Energized Dems Deal Blow to Texas GOP and War on Women
Pro-choice
demonstrators at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Sunday, June 23,
2013. More than 1,000 packed the place on Sunday and the numbers kept
growing during the week. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.
A new day for Democrats in Texas:
New political stars and a raucous crowd
deal blow to GOP's insidious attack on choice
By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / June 27, 2013
[The Week
EMELI SANDE - CLOWN
Is 'Clown' about Emeli Sandé 'selling her soul' to the elite?
*Emeli Sandé’s “Clown”: A Song About Selling Out to the Music Industry?*
Top 10 Reasons Paula Deen Got Fired by the Food Network
Iconic southern cuisine chef Paula Deen has become the 21st century's
Typhoid Mary for certain admissions that she'd used the "n" word and having
once planned a slavery-themed wedding. This had prompted Miss Deen to plead
her case to Matt Lauer yesterday in which she accused others of telling
lies about her by citing her own words in a court deposition for a
discrimination lawsuit and being out to destroy her. Deen ended the
interview by defiantly saying, "I is what I is and I'm not changing." Since
the admission, Deen has been dropped by Novo Nordisk, Target, Home Depot,
the ... more »
To Rex and "Ali" and their friends....
*AK Note: I had a dream time encounter with Rex in Morocco. He seems to be
one of what Heather calls the self-appointed "divines" (lower case) who'd
like to keep things are they are. He's shown up with more than a few people
that were involved with OPPT. In my case he came to me in a dream, with
his very polished salesman type approach he came popping into my dream
saying, "You know its really great you want to be Absolute Eternal Essence
without limits, however your going to have to give up your manly parts, and
you won't be able to come back here!". That of course was comple... more »
Hanabusa at a Crossroads-- Will It Lead Back to Congress?
*Murmurs on the Coconut Wireless*
The Hawai'i Democrats have a conservative wing too
If you live in Hawai'i you probably noticed and if you don't, chances are
you didn't. But last week, *Star-Advertiser* columnist Richard Borrecca weighed
in on the current state of Rep. Colleen Hanabusa's Senate candidacy-- after
the powerful Hawaii Government Employees Association joined the growing
coalition of more than twenty unions and progressive organizations that
have endorsed Democratic Senator Brian Schatz.
Borrecca, keenly diagnosing Hanabusa, wrote:
"For Hanabusa, the campaign is at som... more »
Tom Hayden : The Right-Wing War on Democracy
President
Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, 1965. Photo from AP.
The right-wing war on democratic rights:
Voting rights, immigration reform imperiled
Lost in both the partisan spin and rhetorical legalisms is that the
scale of political power is being tipped far to the right in spite of
progressive majorities which elected and reelected President Obama.
By Tom Hayden / The
Mohawk Nation News 'Organic Sovereignty'
ORGANIC SOVEREIGNTY
Posted on June 27, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. June 27, 2013. Our spirituality is based on
giving greetings and thanks to the system that makes life on Mother
Earth possible. Our people always had natural economics, all coming from
the land, water and air. We first need nourishment to sustain
ourselves. Our people were hunters, fishermen, trappers, gatherers
Ed Markey
I haven't done a post yet on the new Senator from Massachusetts, mainly
because there was no surprise here, and he's presumably about as
predictable a new Senator as is possible.
I have talked about how Ed Markey is a setback for getting the Senate to be
younger, but if you're looking for trivia, Eric Ostermeier has plenty more:
about older Senators winning special elections, and about Markey's new
record for longest House service before moving to the Senate.
I don't have much to say substantively about Markey. I suspect he'll be a
disappointing Senator because he'll find it diffic... more »
Harper Explores Geo-Engineering to Arrest Global Warming
The Harper cabinet has been meeting to explore options for geo-engineeringour way out of climate change.
*
**On June 5, 2012, then–Environment Canada deputy minister Paul Boothe
convened a meeting to discuss geoengineering, according to documents posted
online by Mike de Souza, a Postmedia national political reporter.*
*Geoengineering, which has been advocated by Straight columnist Gwynne Dyer in
the past, was defined as "the intentional, large-scale intervention in
Earth’s environmental systems". The list of invitees included the deputy
minister of defence, the director of the Cana... more »
Steve Russell : Big Brother in the Data Mines
Cover
of the first Signet Classics edition of George Orwell's 1984. Image
from Vintage Paperback Archive.
We're talking yottabytes here:
Big Brother in the data mines
We’ve been living for some time in the world set out in Moore’s Law,
which predicts that computing power will double every two years, a
proposition that obviously has mathematical limits we have yet to reach.
By Steve Russell
NDP, Liberals - Your Summer Project
Thanks to Senator Hugh Segal, the opposition parties have a wonderful
opportunity to do something useful over the summer recess - they can rally
to the defence of Canadian labour and every working man and woman in the
country.
Segal has reportedly infuriated the Harper regime by introducing an
amendment supported by a handful of decent Tory senators and Liberal
senators that effectively guts radical Tory MP Russ Hiebert's bill to
compel union disclosure.
The bill now goes back to the Commons this fall for reconsideration. That
gives the New Democrats and the Liberals ample time ... more »
Comical Plutocrat Blows Smoke At Greenwald
When it comes to the latest conspiracy theories, I usually back away out of
pure rational instinct. But the smear campaign currently in full swing
against Glenn Greenwald simply reeks of a conspiracy between the government
and the corporate press.
The smears against Edward Snowden started predictably and immediately. But
the campaign against the messenger of the messenger took awhile, mainly
because Snowden is off the radar at the moment and Glenn Greenwald's public
profile has been rising by the day. David Gregory got the ball rolling last
Sunday, and landed in the gutter. (see thi... more »
Now, Alberta, About That Pesky Carbon Bubble
Alberta is facing three immediate and potentially lasting problems - the
prospects of frequent, severe floods; the likelihood of extended periods of
severe drought; and the Carbon Bubble that hangs over the provincial
economy like a Sword of Damocles.
By some accounts, the Carbon Bubble dilemma worsened yesterday with
president Obama's climate change speech. He said that approval of the
Keystone XL pipeline would depend on ensuring it didn't "significantly
increase" greenhouse gas emissions. Obama could have but didn't clarify
what that meant.
He might have meant total, overall ... more »
Claims you can hear while watching Fox!
*THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013*
*Claim: Paula Deen is a Democrat who supported Obama:* You can hear the
darndest things while watching Fox.
Last night, watching The Five, we heard a fellow San Matean make an
intriguing remark:
GUILFOYLE (6/26/13): There's never enough time that passes to make up for
something like that. Or you can say, I'm looking at my own life, there's
things I have done or said I would like to take back—maybe not that bad,
but nevertheless, you have to also look at the other things she's done in
life, and try to balance it out. I mean, she's done a lot of things for
... more »
Silver At Less Than 19 Dollars An Ounce? Are You Kidding Me???
Michael Snyder
The day that silver traders have been waiting for has arrived. On
Wednesday, the price of silver dropped another 5 percent. As I write this,
it is sitting at $18.55 an ounce. On Wednesday it hit a low that had not
been seen in three years. Overall, the price of silver has declined by 34
percent this quarter. That is the largest quarterly move in the price of
silver in more than 30 years. So what does all of this mean? It means
that we are looking at a historic buying opportunity for those that are
interested in silver.
Yes, gold is undervalued right now as w... more »
DHS Report Points To Armageddon Scenario
Chris Carrington
In 2009 the DHS commissioned a report into the threats posed by space
weather. The fact that they did this is not surprising, we would all prefer
that the government actually did something sensible like protect their
citizens from the impact of CME’s, flares and such like.
The report was published in November 2011 and it states quite clearly on
the documentation page that it’s an unclassified report that has been
approved for unlimited public release.
With something that can impact millions of people in the US alone it’s
amazing that few people have heard that su... more »
Perhaps the NEA and AFT both adhere to an old model of lesson planning
This whole idea of monetizing lesson plans seems like a very antique
method. This from the Huffington Post on a very similar initiative soon to
be released by the NEA that is strikingly similar to AFT’s Share My Lesson,
or whatever. The NEA’s is called, what, BetterLesson or something? I mean,
OK, I guess. Who […]
Massive Coronal Hole: Solar Wind Will Hit Earth June 29th-30
credit: SDO/AIA Chris Carrington
A massive coronal hole straddling the Sun’s equator is sending out a highly
charged solar wind that will hit the Earth's magnetic field square on.
Solar winds are a continuous stream of ions, charged particles. The coronal
hole allows the particles to escape instead of looping back down to the
Suns surface. The winds from coronal holes take a few days to reach Earth,
and due to the Sun's rotation they emanate out in a ‘pinwheel’ fashion as
they pass through the solar system.
It’s the buffering of the Earth's magnetic field that gives rise to
auror... more »
FBI Aids Terrorist Death Ray Plot to Foil Terrorist Death Ray Plot
*Why are undercover FBI agents always actively setting up terrorist plots and
foiling them?*
Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton
Well, it appears they may be running out of new ideas. The most recent to
come out in the mainstream media actually involved a death ray.
That’s right — a death ray.
The Atlantic Wire reports:
First, the plan allegedly crafted by [Glendon] Crawford and alleged
co-conspirator Eric J. Feight was ridiculous — the death ray wouldn’t work.
The plan involved mounting a remote-control operated X-ray laser on top of
a truck to kill people without them noticing.
... more »
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