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How Far We've Fallen
Enenews today had an important story from Kyodo: Enenews: Kyodo: 27 Fukushima minors with confirmed or suspected thyroid cancer — Almost tripled since last report in February Fukushima survey lists 12 confirmed, 15 suspected thyroid cancer casesKyodo News June 5, 2013 An ongoing study on the impact of radiation on Fukushima residents from the crippled atomic power plant has found 12 minors with confirmed thyroid cancer diagnoses, up from three in a report in February, with 15 others suspected to have cancer, up from seven, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. [...] Res... more »
Muslim Brotherhood Takes The Side of Criminal Erdoğan Against Peaceful Protesters
The Egyptian-based Muslim Brotherhood, which so far has been the biggest beneficiary of the Arab Spring in Egypt, is against the people protesting in Turkey for their freedoms and their beliefs because they are protesting against a self-proclaimed Islamic leader. Here is an excerpt from the article, *"Brotherhood leaders slam Turkey protestors"*: Several Muslim Brotherhood leaders accused Turkish protesters of receiving foreign funds from entities which they claim "want to make the highly successful Islamic project fail". They said the crisis in Turkey is not really about the devel... more »
Prime Minister Abe declares he will slay deflation , third arrow underwhelms ....... maybe Abe should just declare he will " Destroy All Deflation Monsters " ?
[image: NIKKEI 225 (^N225)] [image: NIKKEI 225 (^N225)] http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-04/abes-deflation-slaying-third-arrow-underwhelms Abe's Deflation-Slaying Third-Arrow Underwhelms [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/04/2013 23:53 -0400 - Japan - Monetary Policy - Nikkei *UPDATE: *Well that escalated quickly... NKY -450 from Abe spike highs, JPY cracked back under 100 ( 80 pips from Abe spike), JGBs surging For about 2 minutes there it looked as if we were back on track and by the power of jawbone alone, Abe could lift... more »
McCain Vs The Wacko Birds
McCain seems pretty bitter. Just 13 years younger than the recently departed Frank Lautenberg, McCain is fighting with everyone these days. Determined to start one more war before he dies, he's especially bitter that Republicans he and Lindsey Graham have dubbed "the wacko birds" are blocking his attempts to involve the U.S. in a war with Iran via Syria. Yesterday on CBS he expressed his displeasure that Darrell Issa, himself a serial car thief and arsonist-for-pay, called White House Press Secretary Jay Carney a "paid liar," something most right-wing groups are applauding. But it... more »
Creator of 'The Wire' David Simon On The War on Drugs
Watch: *The House I Live In*, "documentary about the human rights implications of the war on drugs -- the longest conflict in U.S. history, and the least winnable" (PBS). An excerpt from the video below (David Simon speaking about the war on drugs as a war on the poor) "I'm not entirely unconvinced that it is not largely intended as a war on the poor now. I'm not sure that we can distinguish anymore. It may have begun a long time ago as a war on dangerous drugs, but at some point it morphed to the point where it was really about social control. At this point, it's about doing... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Your Choice
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
Teenage Guest Post: Hey, Inept Test Maker!
This is a guest post. I have been busy traveling lately and haven’t had the energy or the sustained time to really write anything. (Spoiler alert: Except for pieces of the new book!) So here is a post from a debut blogger. She’s my daughter, Kayla! A friend of hers smuggled a writing benchmark question […]
SD DEMS to Fight ALEC in the Media - PLS HELP
I have written several entries about what happened in South Dakota this past spring. They put forth a ruling from their legislative executive committee – that paid ALEC dues for EVERY member of the legislature – forcing DEMS to belong to ALEC. Their legislative executive committee forced the state to pay for attendance to ALEC meetings - when we all know that corporate scholarships - pay 100% of the costs to ALEC meetings. One ALEC legislator (probably Peters) had the balls to say something to the affect of: Now you can use ALEC against us in the campaigns.” WELL South Dakota i... more »
ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: The Socialist Calculation Debate
Looks like the Auckland Uni Economics Group will have an interesting discussion on their hands tomorrow night. Here’s what’s planned: [image: Holidays_in_other_peoples_misery]One of the great economic controversies of the twentieth century was known as the Socialist Calculation Debate—drawing in thinkers and economists from Vienna to Moscow, and from Warsaw to Chicago—andwhich included at its climax a joke whose punchline was “New Zealand.” Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev entered the debate in 1956 by banging his shoe on the podium at the U.N., telling the west: "History is on o... more »
Biased ALEC Economic Report - Based on Extreme Partisan Variables
This headline on Google Search has been bugging me for over a week - - so I finally decided to open up the article. And what a gold mine it proved to be. *Texas, Red States Beat Blue States On Jobs, Growth* I have repeatedly written that the economic report released by ALEC if partisan and biased in it’s methodology and it’s results and this article confirms that. *Texas, Red States Beat Blue States On Jobs, Growth* … according to the latest annual report on state economic performance released Thursday by the American Legislative Exchange Council. The ALEC report also find... more »
Global March Against The Media
The *global march against Monsanto* was *blacked out* by the* *global corporate occupation media, especially its branch in the United States. There is a protest going on in England against the annual and secretive Bilderberg conference, which is also being blacked out. Members of the press *aren't allowed to ask questions* to the guests of the conference. Many of the people who are attending Bilderberg are high-level policy makers, elected leaders, and media owners. It is important to march against Bilderberg and Monsanto, but as long as they are protected by a complicit and corr... more »
Socialism Illustrated
Looking for a cartoon to accompany the ad for tomorrow night’s Econ Group, I found this: Perfect, don’t you think? [Hat tip Mark J. Perry] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Great New Article By John Kaminski: Begging To Be Holocausted!
As I stated in last Sunday's rant, I have been an avid reader of a great truth seeker, John Kaminski, for years now.... It was through John that I came to realize that the gloves really do have to come off, and the criminals behind the ruination of our world, the Jews, must be named by name... No more of this "Zionist" or "New World Order" crap... It is the JEWS..... John just released his latest article over at The Rebel website, at www.therebel.org, and it is a must see by everyone..... I have that article, entitled: "Begging To Be Holocausted" right here in its entirety, and I d... more »
"I thank God there is no God to see what we've done to the world" ("part-time pessimist" Charles Simic)
*"Recently a reviewer complained that my new book of poems is much too preoccupied with death. He appeared to suggest that I ought to be more upbeat, dispensing serene wisdom in the autumn of my life, instead of reminding readers every chance I get of their mortality. Just you wait, I said to myself, till you reach my age and start going to funerals of your friends. Nobody warns us about that when we are young, and even if they ever did, it goes in one ear and out the other."* *-- poet and essayist Charles Simic, in a NYRB blogpost,* "Looking It in the Face" *by Ken* I'm not much ... more »
FHA might face previously undisclosed 115 billion loss meaning taxpayers get raked over coals again - another hairball comes from the Obama White House
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-04/taxpayers-could-face-previously-undisclosed-115-billion-losses-fha Taxpayers Could Face (Previously Undisclosed) $115 Billion Losses From FHA [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/04/2013 17:28 -0400 - Darrell Issa - House Oversight Committee - None - Stress Test In yet another hit for both the administration's trustworthiness and the hope of some spin-off of the GSEs, the WSJ reports that the *Federal Housing Administration's projected losses over 30 years could reach as high as $115 billion unde... more »
MLB reportedly to seek suspensions for Ryan Braun and A-Rod , up to twenty players - 100 game suspensions on deck for Braun and A-Rod ?This helps to explain comments from Yanks Brass and Ownership concerning A-Rod over the past few days .......
MLB Reportedly Seeking to Suspend Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun and Up to 20 Others BY TYLER CONWAY (FEATURED COLUMNIST) ON JUNE 4, 2013 3,564 reads 7 [image: Icon_comment] Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more storiesNext [image: Hi-res-7402194_crop_north] Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Major League Baseball reportedly is preparing to take an unprecedented stand against performance-enhancing drugs. According to ESPN's John Buccigross, the network's *Outside the Lines *program has learned MLB is preparing to suspend Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun and others involved with the Biogenesis sc... more »
WM - Center bitcoin Exchange seized by US Government .... US Labor Department tried to fleece AP for a million for information required by FOIA rules to be provided essentially without cost.....Lawlessness of US Drone policy coming home like chickens to roost ?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/03/ibragim-todashev-drones-policy-obama The shooting of Ibragim Todashev: is the lawlessness of Obama's drone policy coming home? Once a state gets used to abusing the rights of foreigners in distant lands, it's almost inevitable it will import the habit - Share****1419 - - - inShare4 - Email - [image: George Monbiot] - - George Monbiot - The Guardian, Monday 3 June 2013 15.50 EDT - Jump to comments (634) [image: Illustration by Daniel Pudles] ‘Under the Obama doctrine, innocent until prove... more »
Coonley House, by Frank Lloyd Wright
[image: Image Gallery]Built in 1907, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Avery Coonley House went on sale a couple of years ago and sold for nearly US$3 million. More importantly, the sale allowed pictures of the masterpiece in its current state to leak out to the internet. [image: Image Gallery] It seems that apart from some previous owner having severed the link between the main house and the bedroom wing (which is a very big “apart from”!) the remaining “main house” is looking in tip-top shape. Almost as beautiful as the day it was born! [image: Image Gallery] Architect Garret Eain offers ... more »
Europe Updates - June 1 , 2013 .... Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Spain , France , Ireland and Germany in focus....
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/eunatics-eunuchs-confidence-in-euro-up-to-89-4/ EUNATICS & EUNUCHS: Confidence in euro up to 89.4%… …as Greek youth unemployment heads for 70% [image: cahn]*Sir Andrew Cahn…”EU has generated prosperity”* *That’s what Reuters says. Which just goes to show you how utterly pointless confidence indicators are when you use a sample of incurably optimistic clowns who caused most of the trouble in the first place. We can ‘put Cyprus behind us’, say there hasn’t been a suicide in Athens for 36 hours, or rejoice at the coming of the Carneyvore to the Ban... more »
Moral Mondays
It started with 5 or 6 people getting arrested at the North Carolina statehouse a few weeks ago. Every Monday since it's grown until yesterday, about 150 were deliberately arrested by NC statehouse security and over a thousand demonstrators were massed outside to protest the real life tyranny of Republicans ramrodding their insane agenda through the legislature. The craziest stuff makes the national news but it's bigger than just trying to establish a state religion. They've decimated the public school system, they're destroying the social safety net, criminalizing poverty, dismant... more »
Monsanto Fails in Europe
Great article on *Truthout today* *I envy the citizens of Europe. * *Lobbying And GMO Giant Monsanto Buckles In Europe* But now it [Monsanto] threw in the towel in Europe – where its genetically modified seeds have faced stiff resistance at every twist and turn. Even its deep corporate pockets and mastery of lobbying have failed: “It’s counterproductive to fight against windmills,” its spokesman told the Tageszeitung. “We won’t lobby any longer for cultivation in Europe,” Brandon Mitchener, Monsanto’s public affairs lead for Europe, told the Tageszeitung. Monsanto’s largest Europe... more »
Harkins’ “Strengthening Corporate Control of Schools Act for 2013″
This new re-write of ESEA is more similar to NCLB than just the 1000+ pages of corporate lawyerese used to maintain and extend the current power structure over schools. Most of the specifics of NCLB stay in place, and where they are changed, they reflect changes found in RTTT. It is, yet, another document written […]
US " accidentally " uploads secret Israeli missile base plans......Israel intelligence criticized regarding Syria War status and current event relating to same .....
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-outs-secret-israeli-base-2013-6 US Accidentally Uploads Secret Israeli Missile Base Plans To Public Website Geoffrey Ingersoll | 58 minutes ago | 353 | 1 - - inShare2 - - - Email - More [image: Arrow 3 Missile] Wikimedia Commons The Federal Business Opportunities website clearly says "Do not upload ANY classified materials" — but somehow U.S. government employees uploaded at least 1,000 pages of classified Israeli plans for a missile base. The blunder knocked Israeli officials for a loop, reports Sheera Frankel of McClatchy: "If ... more »
LITERATURE / Ron Jacobs : Crime Fiction and Capitalist Reality
Image from ForumFree. Crime fiction and capitalist reality Noir does not pretend that the society its protagonists operate in is worth saving. It's just the only one we have. By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / June 4, 2013 The novel is generally acknowledged to be a bourgeois form of literature. It wasn't until there were enough literate people with time for leisurely reading that this
Negligence
Haiti: mistakes plus negligence equals death -- New Internationalist shar.es/wYgjd via @sharethis — John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) June 4, 2013
Page with 'Stop Harper' sign fired from Senate Two Years Ago .... (Canada should have listened!)
** [image: Progressive Bloggers] *Two years ago, June 3, 2011, a Senate page was fired for holding a "Stop Harper" sign during the government's throne speech. * * **Too bad more Canadians did not heed her warning ......* *CTV News *
Al Jazeera Spreads Propaganda For Violent Jihadist Extremists In Syria And Iraq
*For Al Jazeera, blood sells. And it is doing everything in its power to make sure business continues to grow.* Al Jazeera's role in inciting violence and instability in countries like Syria, Libya, and Iraq is well documented. Other media companies have also been guilty of this practice. Here is video of *ordinary Syrians telling a BBC reporter* to stop lying and misreporting about events in their country. In late April, the Iraqi government *revoked Al Jazeera's license* because of its involvement in inciting extremists to violence. Al Jazeera feigns ignorance, denying its re... more »
Guest Post: Why My Family is Boycotting the State Field Tests
I previously wrote about the NY State Field Tests, in which unsuspecting students have their learning time hijacked so they can do free research for Pear$on. This piece, from a fellow member of NYC-based Change the Stakes, was originally published on Schoolbook. Why My Family is Boycotting the State Field Tests by Jinnie Spiegler There […]
"Let Me Tell You Why You're Here..."
“Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?” - “Morpheus”, “The Matrix”
“Bill Gross Wakes Up”
* * *“Bill Gross Wakes Up”* by Karl Denninger "This article is rather amusing; specifically: "Without the assumption of “carry,” or return over and above the fixed, if mercurial, yield on an economy’s policy rate (fed funds), then investors would be unwilling to risk financial capital and a capitalistic economy would die for lack of oxygen". How long did it take you to figure this out Bill? Shall I quote from "Leverage"? "But it is the omission of two fundamental facts and how they interact that do the real harm to financial understanding by the public. Specifically: 1. N... more »
The Economy: "An Inconvenient Irony: QE Favors the Rich"
* * *"An Inconvenient Irony: QE Favors the Rich"* by Bill Bonner "The Dow bounced – up 138 points yesterday. Gold rose $18 per ounce. Indecisive noise, in other words. Here's something more important. From "The Econommist": "The most recent figures show that the top 10% of households own about 91.4% of outstanding stocks and mutual funds, up from 84.5% in 2001. The richest 1% own almost half of all stock and mutual funds. No surprise then that the recent jump in consumer sentiment recorded by the University of Michigan was led by the better-off; upper-income households (the top ... more »
Why isn’t Christchurch learning from Joplin?
A few of you have asked me why I’ve still got displayed on my blog the little black panel commemorating Christchurch’s disaster-even though, they say, it was over some time ago. Was it? The earthquake was over some time ago, true, although aftershocks still continue. But what the earthquake failed to do, local and central government have been doing ever since: their decision to place the city on welfare has compounded the natural disaster and turned it into a complete political and economic clusterfuck. Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Big One—and nearly three years after ... more »
Alan Waldman : ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Was One of the Greatest TV Comedy Series
Waldman's film and TV treasures you may have missed: The brilliant Jennifer Saunders starred in and wrote all 39 of the episodes of this hilarious British sitcom. By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / June 4, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas, mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England,
The Benign Sounding Trans-Pacific Partnership Is NAFTA On Steroids
Obamabots sometimes waste their time sending me letters asking me to stop exposing negative crap about Obama. Why don't they just write to Obama and ask him to stop generating so much negative crap? When I was deciding the reasons why I wouldn't be voting for Obama in 2012-- which was a big deal to me since it was the first presidential election in my life in which I didn't vote for the Democrat-- one of the many bullet points was his anti-working family trade policies. There were at least a dozen other reasons on the list, but Obama's catastrophic trade policies-- basically the s... more »
That existential moment
The government has decided to include anti-union measuresinto a forthcoming anti-sleaze bill. The headline measure is that third-party organisations will no longer be able to contribute more than £100,000 to political parties in the year prior to election. The bill will also get rid of self-certification (i.e. if you sign a form and pay a sub you are a union member) replacing it with a certification officer empowered to mount investigations into membership lists. In the future you may think of yourself as a trade unionist but the government man may simply disagree. Do you till think... more »
President Barzani Attempting To Manipulate Political System For A 3rd Term In Iraq’s Kurdistan
Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will be holding its parliamentary and presidential elections in September 2013. The vote is surrounded in controversy, as current Kurdish President Massoud Barzani wants to run for a third term even though the law says he can only hold the office two times. Barzani is pushing a referendum on a new constitution for Kurdistan, which would allow him to run for two more terms. The problem is the Iraqi Election Commission said that can’t happen until after September’s balloting. That means Barzani will likely use some other loophole to run aga... more »
Pseudoscoop of the day: secret email addresses
Another big AP scoop. Administration appointees maintain "secret email addresses" if by secret you mean a separate unpublished intra-office address they use to conduct agency business. AP is not buying the reasoning that they do this to avoid having to filter out extraneous public contacts from their accounts while they engaged in critical communications required to do their job. Because you know, nobody else does that, anywhere. Not ever. And never have before. If by never you forget to mention it was a common practice for years in the Bush administration. Leaving aside that omiss...more »
Privilege Checking and Reflexivity
“Here, take a look at this” the activist brusquely instructed me. It was 2009 and I hadn’t been on Twitter for five minutes and already I was stuck in one of the endless storms systems that circulate around the place. I clicked through and met with a privilege checklist. Was I white? Tick. Was I a man? Yep. Well, the strong implication of her tone was, because my pale, privileged carcass did not bear the scars of multiple oppressions I had very little worthwhile to say. Not the best way to greet someone expressing solidarity with and arguing for trans rights activism, but there you... more »
Paul Mason and the Salford Popular Front
Readers of this blog may recall the post *BBC Correspondents Look Back...In Embarrassment *where I was, as the programme's presenter Owen Bennett Jones was to jokingly put it a week later, somewhat "unkind" about four of the BBC best-known reporters and their powers of prediction. The BBC reporter who came off worst was Paul Mason. All but one of his predictions for 2012 turned out to be wildly off the mark. I had some fun with all his disastrous predictions...plus the spectacularly wrong ones he'd made for 2011 and 2010. He didn't dare make any predictions for 2013! This Marx-li...more »
Removing the Shackles: The One People's Radio show- Gingers Notes LIVE FROM ETHIOPIA, IT'S TUESDAY MORNING!!!!!!!!.....
The One People's Radio show- Gingers Notes LIVE FROM ETHIOPIA, IT'S TUESDAY MORNING!!!!!!!!..... Please excuse my sense of humour- we've been laughing out asses off since yesterday afternoon. ..... and no, Indiana Jones is not with us here in MOROCCO, lol. On a different note, I found it quite humorous that suddenly ZAP(from the office of Poof) and Ben are talking about the "ancient families" and the "old man"..... I've been talking about them for over 6 months and getting in shit for it, but suddenly now it's ok to spill the beans? LOL! *AK NOTE: "Celestials" mention... more »
Terrance Nelson: Time for economic sanctions against Canada
Terrance Nelson recommends a walk to New York from all parts of North America to demand economic sanctions against Canada By First Nation Terrance Nelson Roseau River Anishinabe Censored News If the Defenders of the Lands and Idle No More want to change how we are treated in Canada, we need to change our strategy and First Nations people cannot wait for AFN to lead the charge. The
Even More on Ted Cruz, Elbows, Senators, and Parties
The story so far: John Sides said that Ted Cruz was hurting his chances at the nomination by alienating Republican Senators. Dave Hopkins said: maybe not. I then did a Salon column over the weekend more or less taking Dave's side. John responded: But any nominee needs broader support in the party—support beyond his natural base. In fact, Cohen and colleagues show that it is support from party leaders *outside* a candidate’s base that is truly potent: it appears to drive fundraising, media coverage, and ultimately poll numbers.[...] My point is that the kinds of behavior that wou... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Clarification of Intent for Humanity-General
* * * * *Clarification of Intent for Humanity-General* by ÉirePort Clarification of intent for humanity-general occurs as Higher Dimensional gateways are opened for all. Higher Purpose is revealed in ways that are undeniable to each. Forces of movement previously restricted to Hue-manity are now available to humanity-general. Questioning of all outdated paradigms by humanity-general becomes "the normal". Hearing and trust of Higher Self is now accepted as "the normal". ÉirePort | June 4, 2013 at 17:30 URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-m8
THE UNIFIED FIELD, ASYMPTOTIC FREEDOM AND THE URGE TO UNITE
** ** *A Unified Field of love and soul consciousness lies not only deepest within ourselves but also beyond time and space. It is also the strong force within the basic atom as revealed in Asymptotic freedom. The basic property of this Unified Field is the universal urge to unite and we resist it at the risk of extinction: Allen L Roland* *There are two great moments in life* ~ *the moment you were born and the moment you discover why you were born*. I surrendered during the birth trauma and stayed in the light of love, joy and soul consciousness until seeming... more »
Victims of the IRS
In the GOP's ongoing waste of taxpayers time and money, they dug up some aggrieved Tea Party organizers to testify about their alleged victimization by the IRS. Dianne Belsom, president of the Laurens County Tea Party in South Carolina declares this persecution by paperwork is simply unacceptable. Also so very unnecessary because: "I'd like to note that our group is a small-time operation with very little money and this represents a complete waste of time by the IRS in terms of any money they would collect if we were not tax-exempt," Belsom said. If the amount is that small one wo... more »
The Drake/Fulford/Keenan Comedy Show....
What a week! LOL!!! Fulford shows amazing ignorance of geography. His blurb on the OPPT and what we are doing in Africa is hilarious! Fulford has my email address so he could have fact checked the article if he chose to do so... but he'd rather trust the P2? Go figure. I expected better of Fulford. Perhaps its one of his side-ways messages to parties unknown? *Fulford wrote:* There are also 11 members of the One People’s Public Trust, the people behind the so-called galactics pushing for their version of a new financial system on the run from both hitmen and law enforcement... more »
The Real News: 240,000 Turkish Workers Join As Mass Protests Reach More Than 67 Cities
Turkey's protest movement isn't about a *park*. The roots of the society's anger at Erdoğan is deeper, it is connected to existential and identity issues. It's about how Turkey's past is remembered and how its future is going to be shaped. Erdoğan is banning alcohol in public and using state power to dramatically alter the lifestyles of Turkish citizens. Taking these intrusive steps is not popular in any country, not even in traditionally conservative and Muslim countries. Erdoğan is trying to create a lite version of the Islamic Republic on the social and cultural side of things, ... more »
Albert Einstein on Bradley Manning?
Two quotes from Albert Einstein (taken from the book "Einstein on Politics", a compendium of his writings on political subjects), both from 1951, but which could well have been written about Bradley Manning: "The conscientious objector is a revolutionary. In deciding to disobey the law he sacrifices his personal interests to the most important cause of working for the betterment of society." "There is a curious inconsistency in a government which punishes aliens for *not* following their conscience in a given conflict, while penalizing its own citizens for *following* their conscien... more »
Untitled
Drawing The Line! Have you taken on the freedom philosophy, the American dream as your own? I want to inspire you to follow your personal dream. I want to inspire you to help realize the American Dream! I believe in the freedom philosophy cherished by our Founders. Morally bankrupt laws block us from fulfilling the American Dream. Morally bankrupt policies keep world citizens from realizing their dreams of freedom. In order to make our freedom dreams reality our actions and desires have to be in harmony or aligned with and supported by the Holy Spirit or cosmic intelligence and ... more »
Anti-gravity and Inter-galactic travel - Boyd Bushman 2013 update - From Here to Andromeda
this is under the *Science Fiction* label until someone proves this anti-gravity is real! Here we go, Lockheed Martin's now-73 years old senior research scientist Boyd Bushman (who've I've featured before substantiating the wild 'n' insane claims of Bob Lazar(ium) of Element 115 fame) recently interviewed by David Sereda for his forthcoming documentary From Here To Andromeda. Reverting back to Sir Isaac Newton's equations of motion, Bushman has re-calculated Einstein's E=mc² to show that we've so far only discovered five of the *eight major forces* of nature. According to Bushman, t... more »
Where offence named and statutory section listed conflict should a certificate of offence be quashed on ex parte trial? Leave granted by OCA
R. v. Farah, 2013 ONCA 362 dealt with a situation where a provincial offences certificate of offence named one offence but referred to a statutory provision for another offence. The Court of Appeal granted leave to consider whether such certificate ought to be quashed as irregular on as ex parte trial: [23] This case raises a different question. In *Young*, the defendants were not given the correct set fine amount that applied to the offences with which they had been charged. Here, the moving party received * conflicting* information about the*nature of the offence* with whi... more »
Just a quick announcement, NBD
I am teaching myself to use Xcode. In three months time, by the end of this summer, At the Chalk Face will have a smartphone/tablet application. Perhaps I’m being naive about the app submission and review process. Or, my ability to learn code from scratch. No matter. The goal has been set. That is all. […]
Bill Means: Speaking Truth at United Nations
Bill Means speaks truth at United Nations By AIM West ........ www.aimwestinfo.com Bill Means at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, upon speaking on behalf of human rights defenders including political prisoner Leonard Peltier, took the prerogative to admonish the USA on a statement they made earlier in the day. Bill received a standing ovation.
in which i enjoy my first day as a librarian, and explain something about library work
Yesterday was my first day as a librarian! And it was great! I'm only doing orientation and training right now, but I can tell how much I'm going to enjoy this job. I love the environment; I share the same goals and many of the same values. I have concerns, of course - this is not only a career change for me, it's a complete lifestyle change - but I'm not trying to answer every question in advance. I'm trusting that many issues will work themselves out over time. (Patience, the brighter side of aging.) I'm back at the Central Library, in the Children's department (CNCS), where I sta... more »
Continuing: There are no facts anywhere in the land!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013* *Especially concerning the schools, Washington Post edition:* The truth about our public discourse is very hard to fathom. Consider this post by Valerie Strauss. We found it at her Answer Sheet blog for the Washington Post. Strauss is employed by the Post as an education writer. At the start of her post, she describes a Q-and-A about public schools at a live discussion this morning: STRAUSS (6/4/13): Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) said Tuesday that America’s educational troubles began when women began working outside the home in large numbers. Bryant wa... more »
The Inside Scoop - The Wealthy Grab the Money and Make the Poor Pay the Tab (Why Disinformation (Lying) Always Works) The Assads Attempt to Modernize Syria
Happy (belated) Birthday, Bumblehive (AKA Stellar Wind). Not really happy, actually. Thanks to my bestest buddy, Dr. Tricia in the Bronx (or is it Brooklyn now? She moves around a lot) for directing my attention to the following essay, which explicates statistically a subject I've been preaching about for years (check the top line of this blog) to a largely speechless audience (you'd think
It's Tuesday...
*what's going on.* *Guns * McNorman: You Go South Carolina! *Your Privacy and Your Rights * Always On Watch: Big Brother Is Watching WyBlog: SCOTUS: All your DNA are belong to us Cato: Minnesota Supreme Court Punts on Key Privacy/Property Rights Case Canada Free Press: How Extensive is the NSA Domestic Surveillance of U.S. Media? Is it legal? *Scandals * Doug Ross: For the IRS, just like last night's Game of Thrones episode, s*** status about to go to condition "REAL" Bunkerville: Valerie Jarrett: ‘Scandals – What scandals, things happen’ Nice Deb: Krauthammer:...more »
Under what circumstances should an action be dismissed by the court following a status hearing?
Faris v. Eftimovski, 2013 ONCA 360 holds that on a status hearing rule 48.14(13) says that the onus is on the plaintiff to demonstrate why the action should not be dismissed for delay. The test requires the plaintiff to demonstrate that there was an acceptable explanation for the delay and establish that, if the action were allowed to proceed, the defendant would suffer no non-compensable prejudice: [39] In the case of a status hearing, however, an opportunity for the court to consider dismissing an action for delay will not arise for a considerable period of time after the ... more »
Hillary Clinton cut her hair...
*and pumped massive amounts of filler into her face.* As seen at the 2013 CFDA Fashion Awards ceremony at the Lincoln Center in New York yesterday.* *
There are no facts anywhere in this land!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013* *Bill O’Reilly just keeps pimping those trips to the White House:* Did former IRS head Douglas Shulman visit the White House 157 times? That’s what the Daily Caller reported last Thursday. The site’s latest fraudulent report appeared beneath this summary: “Publicly released records show that embattled former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the White House at least 157 times during the Obama administration, more recorded visits than even the most trusted members of the president’s Cabinet.” Early in his hapless report, the Caller’s hapless Vince Cogl... more »
The War Between Nuclear Physicsts/Engineers and Geneticists
The War began in the 1930s. Paul Langley documents the 'battle' well at his blog http://nuclearhistory.wordpress.com/ and his book: P. Langley (2012) Medicine and the Bomb: Deceptions from Trinity to Maralinga. (Aldinga Beach, South Australia: Paul Langley), http://pothi.com/pothi/book/ebook-paul-langley-medicine-and-bomb. I also address this war in chapter four of my forthcoming book, Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk. In my opinion, there will be no resolution unless one side wins. The US EPA just raised radiological protective action guidelines, massively, despite e... more »
The Economy: "There Is No Other Way Out, But A Collapse"
* * *"There Is No Other Way Out, But A Collapse"* by Ken Jorgustin "There’s no semblance of a free market whatsoever. That’s completely gone. They’re rigging LIBOR, they’re rigging the treasury market, they’re rigging the gold market, they’re rigging the stock market… Wait a minute… the collapse isn’t coming, it’s already begun… Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com recently interviewed David Quintieri, the author of the book, “The Money GPS”, who said “The numbers that you see on the TV and in the newspapers are completely fraudulent. When the collapse happens, those holding real asset... more »
Let There Be Light
There’s only one way to create. “Let there be light”, and light IS. The story is simple, straightforward and clear. It did not go – “Let there be light, and let it show up on Saturday, at 2:00 PM GMT, until precisely Midnight GMT, at only these places, while these 11 people are doing these 7 things, NOT these other things, or with these other people, or on this other day or in this other way.” We are Masters, becoming conscious of that fact. We’ve recently been made aware of our value, our ability, our power and the truth of our multi-dimensional existence. It is n... more »
The one hundred and fifty third weekly "No shit Sherlock" award
Richard Calhoun (@richardcalhoun) tweeted at 5:08 PM on Tue, Jun 04, 2013: UK house prices "significantly overvalued" http://t.co/hPUSgLdODr (https://twitter.com/richardcalhoun/status/341949467462885379) UK house prices "significantly overvalued"? No shit, Sherlock!
Corruption In Ohio
Joe McNamara-- fighting for progressive values and against political corruption 2013 will be a critical year for progressive across the country, as there are many important races, even beyond New Jersey and Virginia, that will help to build the Democratic bench for the future. Ohio is no different, although perhaps in more dire need for solid progressives who fit the independent-minded Sherrod Brown mold. And no down ballot race in the Buckeye State is more important, or offers such a clear choice, as the Mayor’s race in Toledo. Despite Toledo giving President Obama over 70% of the ... more »
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*Levee, trees sink after week of tremors at sinkhole ~The Advocate, River Parishes Bureau**~BAYOU CORNE — A 400- to 500-foot section of the containment levee around the Assumption Parish sinkhole has gone under water after almost a week-long active period of tremors, parish officials said Tuesday. * *Parish officials said in a blog post that the levee sunk as part of a broader subsidence along the southern side the sinkhole. Trees along the southwest side of the sinkhole are also showing signs of sinking, in some cases as much at 10 feet down, parish officials said.*
Seeking Washington Tourism Expertise
A bit off the usual path: we're finally doing a family trip to Washington this weekend, and I'm looking for tourism suggestions. Specifically, any new stuff I don't know about. I haven't done a touristy trip to Washington since Hector was a pup...well, really, not since my wife and I lived there. I have been over to the (mediocre at best, in my view) FDR Memorial, but otherwise I really haven't done anything touristy in a long, long time. So, helpful people: what should I know that I don't know? What's new that wasn't there twenty years ago that should be on a can't-miss list, or ev... more »
IRS Hearings: Some highlights of the crazy, wild eyed, bitter clingers testifying today against the IRS......
*Karen Kenney and Becky Gerritson speak out. *
Apartheid and not apartheid
*Thanks to *fatima costa (@fcrep2007) for the image.
TURKEY - NEW WORLD ORDER UNDER ATTACK
Turkey has been becoming like Saudi Arabia and Qatar. One could use words like 'feudal' and 'fascist' to describe current-day Turkey and its friends. Turkey's prime minister Erdogan came to power on 14 August 2001, just before 9 11. * THE NEW WORLD ORDER AND TURKEY* *Erdogan (right) *TURKEY'S ERDOGAN IS JEWISH? In May 2013, the Sunday Times "published some remarks of an unnamed Israeli official who said that *Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia *were forming a Sunni block in the Middle East and *Israel would actually like to be a part of this partnership."* Turkey, Israel *Turke... more »
Conservative MP Devinder Shory And 16 Other Lawyers Bailed Out By Alta Lawyers Insurance Assc. in Alleged Fraud Case With BMO
** [image: Progressive Bloggers] *Corruption in Canada 's Conservative government is being disclosed so fast and furious at the moment, that some of the smaller cases are being overshadowed by the larger Senate scandal. Here's another example of how some elected Conservative MP's have been operating:* *"The Bank of Montreal has settled with all but a handful of the 160 parties it sued in connection with a sprawling case of alleged mortgage fraud in Alberta, CBC News has learned. The bank first detected a problem in 2006, when bank officials detected "irregularities" in some mortga... more »
Annoying Email of the Day
Dear Karen, Last November, we did something special: we took on the full power of the Koch Brothers, Karl Rove, FOX News, and the energized Republican Right, and *we re-elected President Obama*. How did it all happen? In *The Center Holds*, Jonathan Alter tells the epic story of an embattled President fighting back with the support of millions of us. Buy yourself a copy and savor our historic victory! Bob Fertik This is the same Bob Fertik who co-founded the anti-Bush, anti-war organization called AfterDowningStreet.org (I still wear my ADS tee shirt occasionally, and my A... more »
ISA Theory Section Page at the Duck
We are still mucking around with the official page for the Theory Section. In what I hope will be a temporary expedient, I’ve created a dedicated page at the Duck of Minerva. There you will find: Links to posts directly related to the Theory Section; General Information about the section; Vital statistics about the section awards; Continue reading
China Stakes Its Claim to the Arctic
It's our fault if we don't listen for China has been loud and clear that it considers it is entitled to a powerful, potentially military presence in the Arctic and a stake in Arctic ocean resources. *To date, China’s economic ambitions in the Arctic have been largely thwarted by Arctic states wary of the country’s claim that the Arctic “is the inherited wealth of all mankind,” and that China has a role to play in its future because it is a “near-Arctic state.” * *Iceland, for example, twice rejected a Chinese plan to buy a 115-square-mile farm along its northern coast for a propos... more »
Is Obama waging psychological warfare on Americans?...
*Dr. Keith Ablow thinks so.* Is it working? From* Fox News*: *Some excerpts from the article and my comments: * I believe that the Obama administration is conducting psychological warfare on conservative Americans. Not only that but it is also waging this war on all Americans who previously viewed themselves, their country, their Constitution and their overwhelming belief in God as a force for good in the world. [...]But, deep inside the American psyche, something more malignant could have been planted—the seeds of self-hatred and self-doubt. And I no longer believe that those s... more »
School “Reform” in the Anti-Education Era
Someday, historians of education will have to explain why school “reformers,” who should have been excited by the opportunities created by the 21st century, started a twenty year campaign to turn the clock back to the Model T era. Otherwise dynamic (and often libertarian) Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, liberals like President Obama, and neo-liberals like Bill […]
Rose Memory Frame (with saved dried roses)
[image: Dried Roses Frame] Over the years, I have saved roses from the major events in our marriage. I had a dried rose from almost every anniversary, from when my husband asked me to marry him and our wedding day. Every time my husband gave me roses, I would hang one of them out upside down to dry. The pile slowly dwindled over the years as the roses fell apart. It was time to put them to a better use than slowly falling apart in a box in the closet. I wanted a way to display them that wouldn't be too huge. This frame is perfect, it allows them to be out of the box but it does... more »
Chomsky on Our Appetite for Self-Destruction
Has civilization finally reached our Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde moment? Noam Chomsky maintains mankind has fallen into two camps and Dr. Jekyll's side is winning. *For the first time in the history of the human species, we have clearly developed the capacity to destroy ourselves. That’s been true since 1945. It’s now being finally recognized that there are more long-term processes like environmental destruction leading in the same direction, maybe not to total destruction, but at least to the destruction of the capacity for a decent existence.* ***And there are other dangers like pand... more »
Broad’s Creation, Green Dot, Headed to Memphis to Cash In During School Fire Sale
Update: Daily News reports today that Green Dot will, indeed, claim at least one high school. The corporate wizards who are calling the shots in the new exploded version of Memphis schools have their eye turned toward an Eli Broad charter creation to take over one of the high schools in Memphis. Will the target […]
20 years ago today
Shane Warne's first ball of the Old Trafford Test 1993, poor Milke Gatting. In super slow-mo A short documentary The Duckworth Lewis Method's take on that delivery
Assumption GOP Will Blockade DC Circuit Is Probably Wrong
With the three DC Circuit Court of Appeals nominees finally getting named and sent to the Senate today, I'm seeing a lot of liberal pessimism about the next step. Kevin Drum says "We already know that Republicans are going to oppose all three of Obama's nominees...because, based on its caseload, the DC Court is too big and should be pared back by three seats." Matt Yglesias is even more convinced: "Note that precisely because the stakes are high here the odds of Obama succeeding are approximately zero." I know when I write about the possibility of a GOP blockade in these seats, I re... more »
Think Tank Advocacy v. Measured Researchers
Anthony Cody has offered a powerful argument about the offensive nature of the education reform machine as compared to the always responsive mode of educators, academics, and researchers. A distinct and disturbing example of this dynamic confronted me today when a public school advocate contacted me about the consequences of the Florida model for retaining […]
They Really Are Frankenfish
It's only a question of when, not if, genetically modified Atlantic salmon, popularly known as "Frankenfish" escape into the wild. Oh it will be some horrible mistake to be sure. No one, we'll be told, could have foreseen what happened. Yeah, right. Canadian scientists decided to run a little experiment to see what would happen if genetically modified Atlantic salmon, Frankenfish, escaped and wound up with other species, in the case of their experiment, ordinary brown trout. Their research, published in the *Proceedings of the Royal Society*, reveals that not only did the tw... more »
Just the Sight of Joe Oliver Makes Me Want to Punch Him in the Mouth
*backpfeifengeseicht?* Not that I would, mind you. I do not resort to violence - ever. That said, I sure would like to give Joe Oliver a knuckle sandwich in his greasy cakehole. Joe's a business guy - well, a business guy *and* a damned lair - no, that's redundant - a business guy will suffice. That has come through loud and clear in his barrel-scraping smears of opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline and the outrageous lies Joe lays on thick in support of the bitumen superhighway. You know who wouldn't be surprised that Joe's such a chronic, persistent liar? Adam Smith, t... more »
Satiric commentary on Honduras news
Very amusing and pointed commentary here about how Honduras tends to get written about. I particularly like the suggested tags. I think I fall into some of this myself sometimes, although I'm really trying not to. The national press here in Honduras doesn't deliver much better than the international media - at least two pages at the back of virtually every print edition of La Prensa is devoted to the previous day's body count, all of it presented with zero context and no follow-up. And man, can somebody teach those people how to ask (and answer) the question, "Why?" in their co... more »
Motions to extend time
*Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local S-955 v Lilydale Inc*, 2013 SKCA 56 deals with motions to extend time: [17] The framework of principle at play in applications of this nature is well known. While the judge’s discretion to grant an extension of time to appeal is considered unfettered, it has become customary to assess the merits of such an application having regard for such factors as: (i) whether a reasonable explanation for the delay exists; (ii) whether the appellant possessed a bona fide intention to appeal within the time limited for appeal; (iii) whether th...more »
Your chance to do something political
As a rule, I don't pass along these "add your name" lists that appear in emails. BUT this one is important. It has been circulating for several weeks and has been sent to over 20 million people. To show your support for Senator Mike Duffy, please go to the end of the list, add your name and forward to all your friends. * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * 1. Mrs. Duffy 2.
Oh Yes, Another Scandal, Another Line Crossed
This time it's Elmer MacKay's dull boy, DefMin Peter, himself no stranger to clumsy scandal. It seems enough Harper slime has rubbed off on the defence minister that he's been using the military's National Investigation Service to "*investigate journalists who wrote or broadcast embarrassing information about MacKay and the Canadian Forces leadership*." Question: what can you possibly write about Peter MacKay and the Canadian Forces leadership that they wouldn't find in some way embarrassing? This bunch has gone out of their way to make themselves embarrassing. The latest inci...more »
Turkey + Gladio + NATO = Is pressure being applied to Turkey?
Equals?...... I don't know what. Seriously. It seems plausible that genuine resentment in Turkey was brought to the boiling point to pressure the Turkish government. That type of tactic cannot be ruled out. I spent last night mulling this over. Here is the latest: Erdogan is visiting Africa. His Deputy PM offered something resembling a olive branch, after a meeting with President Abdullah Gul who has been taking an opposing position to Erdogan Speaking Tuesday,* Arinc said that, "in that first (protest) action, the excessive violence exerted on people who were acting out of environme...more »
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*Who Dats begin arriving at dawn, await opening of Saints minicamp ~WWLTV* ~Hat Tweet *@Saints* Vine view of #*Saints* minicamp presented by *@Verizon * https://vine.co/v/b3T55uHam6K *Drew Brees Talks About Living in New Orleans ~Who Dat Warriors* *Feds say city stalling on consent decree ~Clair Galofaro, The Advocate* *Work proceeds on 3 fronts to return Lakeshore Dr to former glory ~Rob Massan, WVUE* *Engineering Job in NewOrleans: Enterprise Architect – GE Capital Technology Center* *~In this role, you will be responsible for enterprise wide strategy for IT Infrastructure & Appli... more »
Naming Candy Crowley by name, O’Donnell breaks code of silence!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013* *“I can’t take it any more,” guild member finally says*: This Sunday, CNN’s Candy Crowley asked a ridiculous question. She was interviewing Darrell Issa on CNN’s State of the Union, one of the big five Sunday programs. Because he’s chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Issa is a very important figure at present. Among other things, he has been trying to whip up a very large scandal about the IRS. Midway through the interview, Crowley asked a ridiculous question. We’ll include Issa’s response: CROWLEY (6/2/13): *What does your gut tell you? What does y... more »
Sparks and Gaseous Emissions from Unit 3
Majia's Blog - 15 hours ago
Unit 3 contained MOX fuel at the time of the explosion. It has been an ongoing concern because its so radioactive that work around it has been almost impossible. That fact has been quite evident from the amazing phenomena that have emanated from that building, ranging from purple lightning to rainbow bars of color hanging over the building Yesterday I noticed that the hot spot on top of unit 3 looked reddish in the daylight <img alt="" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAWMAAAE0CAIAAAB2K8X5AAAgAElEQVR4nOy9d5Mbx76m2d9rN2ZjJmbvkaFpkm2Bhvfee++qUN4XUEABhbKwbchz7pm5sbGx...more »
Mexico: Photo and Video of Popocatepetl Anomaly
Contributing Editor Prof. Ana Luisa Cid sends us a link to a video of the anomaly picked up on the camera belonging to the TELEVISA television network, which is aimed at the slopes of the Popocatepetl Volcano: * http://youtu.be/AHRl_sECk8s* "Only a day before," she writes, "CENAPRED station Tlamacas picked up an unknown light in the same area. These images were forwarded to me via e-mail by Verónica Olmedo Cano and Ros Persa." Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean
1768: The Calahorra Case
A UFO in the year 1768, or was it a meteorite or other poorly understood astronomical phenomena from an 18th century standpoint? *Angel Rodríguez Alvarez* of Spain’s *Grupo GEIFO* provides us with the fascinating original report of what has become known as “el caso Calahorra” (the Calahorra Case). The historic document is the property of the Ministry of Culture of Spain, Nobility Section of the National Historic Archives kept at the Talavera Hospital in the city of Toledo. "On the 18th of September of 1768, the time being around 6 and three quarter hours of the morning, [the weat... more »
US government in GM industry pocket. Tyranny
[image: http://www.therightplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/big-business-plus-big-government-equals-tyranny.gif] * US diplomats lobbied aggressively to support its genetically-modified food industries,* a campaign group has revealed in a new report. *The US even pushed EU countries to change laws to allow GM crops in. * The diplomatic cables were published two years ago by Wikileaks, and most of them weren't even marked secret. *But now US campaigners Food and Water Watch have collated and analyzed 926 State Department cables (covering 113 countries and five years, from 2005 t... more »
Obama lies...
*and lies, and lies, and lies.* Did I mention that he lies? Well, he does!
Asymmetric fates of rivers of Pilsen
There were only two rivers, Euphrates and Tigris, in a defunct multicultural city surrounding Saddam Hussein's summer palace 50 miles South of Baghdad but the number "two" was apparently sufficient to earn a famous song by the German band Boney M. *Rivers of Babylon. The description "German band" is a bit subtle if not amusing not only because of the racial laws of the 1930s but also because of the simple fact that only the producer was German while the singers were Britons from three Caribbean islands.* The rivers of Pilsen, my hometown, haven't generated any famous song yet des... more »
RIP Fourth Amendment
Adding a bit to Scalia's surprising dissent. Getting google hits on this old post. This is just the lastest breach of civil rights. They've been chipping away at the Fourth for a long time. Sadly true, was rooting for Huxley, but it appears Orwell won. [image via]
GW HARDIN: DNA & THE DANCE OF DARKNESS & LIGHT Human Omnipotence in Harmony
Google Drive version of the PDF can be downloaded HERE if you have trouble with Scribd. DNA Dance
Ben & Jerry’s to DUMP GMOs
*From Raw Story* Ben & Jerry’s is in the process of removing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) entirely from its products, the company announced on its website. According to the company, the ice cream sold in Canada and the US is currently about 80 percent non-GMO; in Europe, it’s 100 percent. The goal is to have GMO ingredients completely phased out by the end of the year. The transition will take at least that long because of the wide range of flavors and ingredients involved. SNIP “While most of our ingredients are already sourced Non-GMO, we decided to take this opportun... more »
Dead, Brainless Baby + Tortured Woman = All Good
So, the El Salvadoran woman known as Beatriz was *granted* a C-section at 27 weeks to save her life and the brainless baby has, as expected, died. Latin America, like Ireland, pretends it doesn't have an abortion problem. But it sure does. Despite the region’s tough abortion laws, there has not been a drop in abortion rates. In fact, they have had the opposite effect. According to a 2008 study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Guttmacher Institute, Latin America has one of the world’s highest abortion rates, with 31 per 1,000 women of childbearing age, compared to 12... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Michelle Phillips, 69. Going with the imdb link instead of allmusic; I do like the Mamas and the Papas, but I like her Star Trek episode more. And on to the good stuff: 1. David Frum's blog will be missed as he takes the summer off, or more. His sign-off, an honest report on the state of conservative reformers, is excellent. 2. Jared Bernstein is keeping up the sequestration watch. 3. Jonathan Cohn gets upset with conservatives. With one conservative. It's about ACA, natch. 4. Brendan Nyhan on scandalmania and Obama's approval ratings. 5. The death of the "gay... more »
Radiation in Space
NASA's Mars Rover (or whatever) has done some studies or some such. The gist of it all is that there's so much radiation in space on the way over and then hitting the surface of Mars itself, that any human beings sent on a mission to Mars would die of cancer eventually. We just can't give them enough shielding. The article says that it's Earth's magnetic field and not its atmosphere that protects us from radiation from solar flares and what-not. But still, ... when you think about how harsh the universe is, ... how fragile we are, ... and think about what a thin film of gases protec...more »
Rahm Emanuel Is Sending Rich, Dumb Dems To Christie
Frank Lautenberg died Sunday night. He was, at 89 the oldest member of the Senate, had been ill for a long time and his death doesn't surprise many. Now Obama's BBF, Gov. Chris Christie gets to appoint a successor. Lautenberg was a dependable progressive across the board. His ProgressivePunch crucial vote score was 94.05, just between Barbara Boxer and Tammy Baldwin. Although, like many of his wealthy liberal colleagues, he sometimes joined with the Republicans to pass corporate-friendly policies, there were no issues he wasn't one of the best in the Senate on. Christie is not li... more »
How to write about Honduras, or ‘Death, Death, Death!’
It’s been striking how much of the commentary about Honduras in the world press or blogland seems to hit the same strings of clichés, shuffled to suit the bias of the intended audience. It’s been equally striking to see all sorts of claims about the country unsupported by facts, stats or evidence of any kind. There are notable exceptions, like Alberto Arce, the Associated Press reporter in Tegucigalpa who is doing great work. Tomas Ayuso offers his take on the lousy writing on the country in ‘Violence and voyeurism: A guide on how to write about Honduras.’ For example: “If you are to... more »
Stepping In It
All political parties have their own manure machines -- propaganda shops, whose task is to sell their program. But, under Stephen Harper, political propaganda has been redefined. It's now all about *ad hominem *attacks; and it's non stop, all year round. The Harper brand of manure relies on several carefully defined strategies. Michael Harris examines some of them: Here’s one of the favourites. I call it the “They hate Harper” ploy. No matter what a critic says, this form of manure management moves the debate from the substance of the criticism to its motivation. The benefits ar... more »
NC Protestors Stand up to the Extremist GOP Policies
And the GOP refuses to listen. Weekly protests in North Carolina against the extremist right-wing policies being enacted by this legislature are growing every week. (North Carolina has a huge presence in their legislature of extremist members of the American Legislative Exchange Council.) From last night's Moral Monday protest. Read the article >>>HERE<<< *Source: WRAL*
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MSNBC: The New York Times asks!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013* *Part 2—And largely fails to answer:* Is it fair to criticize MSNBC because Fox clobbers it in the ratings? Basically, no—it isn’t. For one thing, Fox has been at its mission much longer, ever since it went on the air in 1996. By way of contrast, MSNBC has only become a liberal channel in the past few years. (Rachel Maddow got her own show in September 2008. That meant that MSNBC now had *two* hours of liberal programming each night.) Beyond that, quality can’t be measured by ratings. A very good political channel might well lose the ratings war to a politi... more »
Steve and the multinational man of mystery
I do hope someone is securing the rights to make a Made In Canada thriller about Stephen Harper's spy watchdog and his various business associates. I'm referring of course to the Honorable Dr. Arthur Porter, "His Excellency, Ambassador Plenipotentiary, Republic of Sierra Leone" and also "Member, Queen’s Privy Council for Canada” for life. Really, this cast of characters has everything - spies, dictators, terrorists, Russians, drug cartels, arms dealers, diamond mines, bribery, money laundering. Here's a storyboard to get you started ... 2008 : Dr. Arthur Porter is appointed to... more »
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver report - June 4 , 2013 - Data from monday , News and views !
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/after-the-correction-gold-stocks-set-for-the-biggest-gains ( Gold resistance around 1413 seems to be fiercely blocking upward momentum.... ) After the Correction: Gold Stocks Set for the Biggest Gains Jun *4* - Yesterday in Gold and Silver - Critical Reads - The Funnies - The Wrap RetweetShare "The precious metals should have skyrocketed on the decline of the dollar index." ¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER Gold rose to around $1,395 spot by 9:00 a.m. in Hong Kong. The first attempt to break above the $1,400 spot price mark shortly a... more »
US deploys Patriot missiles and F-16s to Jordan - while ostensibly for a military exercise , note these assets will remain after the drill is concluded ... Stealth US military build up as Jordan slowly gets sucked into Syria War ? Lebanon already slowly drawn into Syrian War....
http://rt.com/news/us-jordan-patriot-f16-189/ US missile defense system may remain on Jordan-Syria border after drills Get short URL Published time: June 04, 2013 08:32 [image: A F-16 fighter jet (Reuters / U.S. Air Force / Master Sgt. Shane A Cuomo / Handout)] A F-16 fighter jet (Reuters / U.S. Air Force / Master Sgt. Shane A Cuomo / Handout) Share on tumblr Trends Syria unrest Tags Air Force, Conflict, Jordan, Military,Missile defense, Security, Syria, USA, War The US will deploy Patriot missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan for military exercises, and the weapons may rem... more »
Turkey protests hit fifth day , several thousand wounded and third death recorded....
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/04/turkey-protests-business-idUSL5N0EG24220130604?type=companyNews (Reuters) - Garanti Bank, Turkey's third-biggest lender, said on Tuesday a small number of its customers had cancelled credit cards and withdrawn savings in protest at a sister media company's coverage of anti-government demonstrations. Tens of thousands of people have staged protests in cities across Turkeyand many have complained that domestic broadcasters and newspapers are not adequately covering their action out of fear of government reprisals. Dogus Holding, which owns a ma... more »
Examining Japan's bond issues , Plan B and Plan C ( pre-emptive first strike capability. )
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-03/problems-japans-plan-b-government-pension-investment-funds-house-bonds The Problems With Japan's "Plan (jg)B": The Government Pension Investment Fund's "House Of Bonds" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/03/2013 22:41 -0400 - Bank of Japan - Bear Market - Bond - California Public Employees' Retirement System - Capital Markets - Carry Trade - Japan - Kyle Bass - Kyle Bass - Market Crash - McDonalds - Monetary Policy - Netherlands - Nikkei - Reuters ... more »
Unicorn Skull
What this report does for us is flesh out the legend of the unicorn. Perhaps it will become possible to recover DNA. As is made clear, we also have solid cultural information describing a small elusive population that was extant up to the end of the seventeenth century, after which they could have easily been hunted out by the natives without ever been disclosed to white settlers on the Atlantic seaboard. This skull certainly confirms the likely reality of the cultural information. It also provides the working template for the whole unicorn legend. Other aspects, such as ... more »
Grapefruit Drug Delivery
This is a neat idea. We can use food derived carriers for drug delivery at the nanosized scale. Grapefruit just happens to be a better choice. It also tells us that we are now have enough density in our knowledge to spend effort dong just this to produce a superior alternative. This will be targeted drug delivery at its best. *Scientists Uncover How Grapefruits Provide a Secret Weapon in Medical Drug Delivery* *May 21, 2013 — Lipids (right panel first three tubes) derived from grapefruit. GNVs can efficiently deliver a variety of therapeutic agents, including DNA,... more »
Alien Encounter and Explanations
This encounter report is important. For the first time we are getting a creditable explanation for the activities been observed. We are also learning that the observations made on individuals last over a long time and that most remain oblivious. It is also apparent that thousands at least are affected as part of a continuing research program. Most will never wake up during the event. It is also apparent that this person has paid no attention to the literature at all and only woke up now. Yet she is informed of the Sirius connection which is also scantily reported even... more »
Historic Monsanto Counter Revolution?
The harsh reality is that Monsanto's clear mandate is to generate artificial revenue monopolies in the chemical business. They have hugely succeeded in doing this with the industrial farm model while dumping certain costs out onto the environment. These costs are been sustained though simple propaganda and obfuscation. It is obvious to everybody that mass production of cattle and pigs and chickens needs a market for the byproduct of animal manure. No such market presently exists. The obvious fix is to apply a direct tax on this manure and include imported meat to level th... more »
Is Apple's Fight on Agency or Most Favored Nations?
Opening statement in US v. Apple by quartznews Sometimes it’s best to keep your dirty laundry inside and not show it to the world. We have seen some interesting misjudgements and statements over the last decade, first with the Google Book Settlement (GBS) and latterly with the Apple Agency Pricing. In both cases there appears to be a clash of cultures, misunderstanding between parties and momentum behind the search for a ‘silver bullet’ at all costs. What is interesting from the material released on day one of the agency trail, is how the search for any solution appears to have b... more »
Find Your Center - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Find Your Center ** *Find your center* ** *Find your heart* ** *For, in the heart center will you find a sanctuary from all your fears* ** *All your doubts* ** *All your limitations* ** *For, within the heart lies your true potential as Man.* ** *Your future not yet written* ** *Waiting for you to create the words* ** *Create the structure* ** *Create the reality* ** *A Reality* ** *Not the false images of ego* ** *That imprison you in a self-created hurt* ** *Keeping you at bay from your Self-created heaven* ** *Quiet your mind* ** *Quiet your ego* ** *Hear not the thoughts of those imp... more »
Drug Price Control 32: Policeman of Pharma Companies
This coming June 18 afternoon, the DOH Advisory Council (AC) for the Implementation of RA 9502 (Cheaper Medicines Law of 2008) will hold its 17thmeeting. The Council has been meeting since 2009 and has conducted 16 meetings so. I am one of the AC members and have joined the meetings since its 4th or 5th meeting in June 2009. Below, a photo during the 16th meeting last February14, 2013. The DOH’ National Center for Pharmaceutical Access and Management (NCPAM) is providing technical and secretariat support to the AC, headed by DOH UnderSecretary Madeleine “Madz” Valera. The DOH has it... more »
8 Natural Mosquito Repellents to Get Rid of Mosquitoes by Elizabeth Renter
8 Natural Mosquito Repellents to Get Rid of Mosquitoes by Elizabeth Renter Natural Society, 3 June 2013 In the winter, we complain about the cold. In the summer, it’s the heat—and the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can seriously add frustration to any outdoor activity, and if you’re like me, you want to spend as much time outdoors as possible when the weather heats up. While there are plenty of sprays, lotions, and gels that offer to keep the pests away, we all know these chemical baths are far from safe. Luckily, you can *easily use a natural mosquito repellent to get rid of mosquitoe... more »
An Old Lakota Sioux Prayer Song - by Frank Fools Crow
Source of picture: http://www.barefootsworld.net/siouxprayers.html** *This is an old Lakota prayer song that helps one to look and perhaps deal with one's own shortcomings in order to become a better person. Painful, but necessary at certain times in ones life. I happened to open up a book about Fools Crow who was a Lakota Sioux Holy Man that was written by Thomas E. Mails and this prayer song caught my eyes. I will include a copy of the book cover in this blog entry,* *Here is the prayer song as sung by Fools Crow to Thomas Mails:* ** ** *Great Ones* ** *Pity Me* ** *Help me lo... more »
Who Is Recording What Behind Those Glasses?
Why did VHS win in its infamous war with Betamax? The answer was largely down to the introduction of the first VHS camera. Why did that make a difference? It enabled the pornography market to create cheaper, more edgy films and importantly enabled amateur pornography to flourish. This is turn created demand and demand reduced prices and being able to capture film became as important as watching films Pornography has always been at the cutting edge of technology and it is now interesting to hear of their obvious interest in the forthcoming Google Glass. The technology will enable ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Thanks for stopping by.
Derrick Jensen, "There Are Times..."
"There are times the lies get to me, times I weary of battering myself against the obstacles of denial, hatred, fear-induced stupidity, and greed, times I want to curl up and fall into the problem, let it sweep me away as it so obviously sweeps away so many others. I remember a spring day a few years ago, a spring day much like this one, only a little more sun, and warmer. I sat on this same couch and looked out this same window at the same ponderosa pine. I was frightened, and lonely. Frightened of a future that looks dark, and darker with each passing species, and lonely becaus...more »
Kurt Vonnegut, "Requiem"
*"Requiem"* by Kurt Vonnegut * * “The crucified planet Earth, should it find a voice and a sense of irony, might now well say of our abuse of it, "Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do." ․ The irony would be that we know what we are doing. ․ When the last living thing has died on account of us, how poetical it would be if Earth could say, in a voice floating up perhaps from the floor of the Grand Canyon, "It is done. People did not like it here.”
"The World's Last Whale", “Wind On The Water”
"As I rocked in the moonlight, And reefed the sail. It'll happen to you Also without fail, If it happens to me. Sang the world's last whale." - Pete Seeger ● *“Wind On The Water”* by Graham Nash and David Crosby "Over the years you have been hunted by the men who threw harpoons, And in the long run he will kill you just to feed the pets we raise, put the flowers in your vase, and make the lipstick for your face. Over the years you swam the ocean Following feelings of your own, Now you are washed up on the shoreline, I can see your body lie, It's a shame you have to die to put th...more »
Free Planet - What if there was no tax?
the label in this case refers to TAX ECONOMY or Taxonomy, because Free Planet is a comedy platform, oh yes. Just like our VTS or Voluntary Tax System. Yes, didn't you know the tax legislation has to be RENEWED every year on April 5th? That's what the Chancellor of the Exchequer's 'budget' means, MORE TAX FOR MORE WARS. And we must be in a Constant State of War if we're still taxing our people in so many hundreds of ways. Right? Anyway, what if there was no tax? This history-revisiting video suggests that a warless world i.e. a world without tax, is THE WAY IT SHOULD BE so why are w...more »
Chet Raymo, “On The River”
* * *“On The River”* by Chet Raymo "There was wind in the willows as the Water Rat and the Mole rowed their boat along the river. They were on their way to visit Toad of Toad Hall. "It been a long time since we've seen Toady," said the Rat. "It's been a long time since I've seen any toad," observed the Mole. "Whatever can be the problem?" wondered the Rat. "Or frogs. Or newts. Or salamanders. The river bank is very quiet." The Mole shook his head. "We must ask Toad what's happening to the amphibians," said the Rat, his brow furrowed with concern. Just then they rounded a bend in...more »
Whoa! Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) tells the truth...
*is anyone listening?*
BETTER NOT TOGETHER
A day to say yes * **From 1990 - 2011:* *UK* industrial production fell by 1.2%. *US* industrial production grew by 50% *Austrian* industrial production grew by 100%. *Jim and Margaret Cuthbert, two former top UK government economists*, have produced a study entitled *The UK Economy: a strong and secure UK?* The Mismanagement of Britain / London calling (the shots) *According to the Cuthberts:* The UK has a low-wage, low-skill economy. *London sucks in people and investment and holds back growth elsewhere. * In France's most prosperous region, GDP per head is twice that of its... more »
MP fails popular culture reference test...
Douglas Carswell MP (@DouglasCarswell) tweeted at 7:11 AM on Tue, Jun 04, 2013: On way to interview with R4's Today programme, I met this tardis in the corridor. http://t.co/MKzh47mN2q (https://twitter.com/DouglasCarswell/status/341799451813367808) If Douglas Carswell doesn't know the difference between a Dalek and the Doctor's TARDIS, with broken Chameleon Circuit, then he's out of the running to be the next Doctor...
Your moment of Zen
Koi pond at the Long Island State Veterans' Home. [Ellison photo]
Stan Rogers ... 30 Years On ... 'The Field Behind The Plow'
*Stan Rogers * *November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) * *Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers passed on 30 years ago yesterday. He would be 63 now if he were still alive. He** died in a fire aboard an Air Canada flight on the ground at Cincinnati Airport at the age of 33. Renowned for his songs about regular Canadians and their lives, his music was truly inspiring. * *Being from Saskatchewan, I've always been partial to his haunting song about life on a prairie farm, "The Field Behind The Plow."*
LINKS: GM AND ROUND-UP
This set of links is still under construction Majia's Blog: RNA interference Modified Food to Hit Markets http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-york-times-propaganda-on-gm.html http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/round-up-residue-in-air.html http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gm-food-round-up-and-health.html http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/roundup-herbicide-can-alter-animal.html http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/obesity-birth-defects-gm-and-round-up.html
LINKS: GENETICS, HUMAN HEALTH AND RADIATION
*GENETICS, HUMAN HEALTH AND RADIATION* Burdening the species with genetic mutations: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/burdening-species-with-genetic.html Mutations and Germ Line Mosaicism: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/mutations-germ-line-mosaicism.html Somatic or genetic effects? http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/somatic-or-genetic-effects.html Ionizing radiation and germ line cell damage: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ionizing-radiation-and-germ-cell-damage.html Discouraged: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/discouraged.html Children and Rad... more »
LINKS: PROPAGANDA
Public relations is propaganda: *Majia's Blog*: Public Relations is Propaganda Engineering consent through propaganda: *Majia's Blog*: Engineering Consent Through Propaganda Using Doubt as a Propaganda Strategy http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/using-doubt-as-propaganda-strategy.html New York Times Propaganda on GM http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-york-times- propaganda-on-gm.html Japanese Nuclear Utilities Spending on Public Relations http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/japans- nuclear-utilities-spending-on.html Propaganda on Japan’s Meltdown http://majiasb... more »
LINKS: FINANCIAL FRAUD, AUSTERITY, AND WAGE COLLAPSE
Financial Elite Holdings Majia's Blog: 1% Controls 43% of Financial Wealth Financial Warfare Using High Frequency Trading: Majia's Blog: Financial Warfare Using High Frequency Trading ... ETFs as weapons of mass destruction Majia's Blog: ETFs as Weapons of Mass Destruction Libor scandal, how it occurred: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/libor-scandal.html Libor suits dismissed Majia's Blog: 'Substantial Portion' of Libor Suits Dismissed On the financial fraud that keeps on giving: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-financial-crisis-that-keeps-on.html On spending on ... more »
Turkish Opposition Says Erdoğan Must Go
Related: *Turkey's Erdogan Gets Taste of His Own Medicine?* *5 Videos About Anti-Erdoğan Protests In Turkey*. The Turkish Observatory for Human Rights (doesn't exist, it's a name on a piece of paper, just like the 'Syrian Observatory For Human Rights') says more than 5,000 protesters have been killed by the Erdoğan-led Turkish government in the last week of protests (number is made up, just like it was in Syria in the early months of protests in 2011). But the Islamist dictator of Turkey is not having any of it, rejecting the democratic demands of protesters and dismissing the... more »
If Darrell Issa Is So Rich, Why Doesn't He Get His Teeth Whitened?
On Saturday I asserted that Darrell Issa should be a top priority target for the DCCC, rather than just another vile Republican committee chairman who gets a free reelection pass from Steve Israel, like he did last year. Issa's San Diego/Orange County district has a PVI of R+4, a district that can be won and a district worth fighting for-- at least in terms of building an infrastructure to win in 2016. But the DCCC isn't doing anything about recruiting a viable candidate against Issa. Steve Israel prefers spending his time and resources against backbenchers no one has ever heard a... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, I will be announcing my split with Rodney Martin, who I originally co-founded the American Nationalist Association with. I will also be discussing some recent news items and explaining the concepts of false flag events, PYSOPS, and media fakery, and the importance of properly understand these terms. Past and current events, particularly the alleged Jewish "Holocaust" and 9/11, and how they can be classified as both false flags and PSYOPS involving extensive media fakery, will be analyzed as well. Finally, the fact that fake events using scri... more »
LINKS: FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR CRISIS
Includes: Webcam Info Ocean Contamination Atmospheric Fallout Daiichi Plant Conditions Japan's Nuclear Weapons Capabilities Fallout in the US Fukushima Animal Anomalies? * **FUKUSHIMA WEBCAM EVENTS/ PHENOMENA* Got your dead man’s boots on 2012 http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/got-your-dead-mans-boots-on.html Yellow fog (Fukushima Diary 2012) http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/05/fukushima-being-yellow/ What happened with unit Unit 4: Is fuel intact (images 2012 and 2011) Majia's Blog: Unit 4: Is There Intact Fuel Left Unburned? Stratified emissions 2013 http://majiasblog.bl... more »
Baltimore Tigers Weekend
I had an awesome weekend. Kurt and I went to Baltimore with our friends, Ron and Erika (same couple we went to Vegas with back in March 2013). This trip was short, but filled with lots of fun things. We flew Delta into Baltimore on Thursday night (late). Went straight to the hotel as we were tired and passed out. We stayed at the Homewood Suites (Hilton hotel) and I loved it. We had a Suite on the 12th Floor. Side note, the gym at this hotel was incredible. Prob the nicest gym I have ever worked out at. The room was HUGE as well and super nice. I loved everything about th... more »
LINKS: BP OIL SPILL
BP oil spill was dress rehearsal for the Fukushima Disaster http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/bp-gulf-oil-spill-was-rehearsal-for.html Matt Simmons is dead: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/matt-simmons-is-dead.html Oil Spill Cover Up Disclosure: Majia's Blog: BP Oil Spill Cover-Up Disclosure The Gulf and Amoratized lack of Responsibility: Majia's Blog: BP, The Gulf and Amoratized Lack of Responsibility White House Blocked Scientists: Majia's Blog: Guardian: White House Blocked Scientists From ... Corporations and Governments Tried to Hide Disaster: corporations and g... more »
LINKS: RADIATION MONITORING IN THE US AND JAPAN
IN JAPAN Majia's Blog: Radiation Monitoring Data in Fukushima Not Reliable Majia's Blog: There is No Doubt That the Japanese Government Is ... Majia's Blog: Japan Today: Fukushima school radiation monitoring ... Majia's Blog: Two Microsieverts an Hour Measured in Children's ... Majia's Blog: Evidence on Fukushima Effects Majia's Blog: Radiation Detectors in Japan Majia's Blog: Alert: Fukushima Rice Is Going to Be Checked With ... Majia's Blog: Manipulation of Radiation Readings in Fukushima, and ... Majia's Blog: Japan's Disposable Population Majia's Blog: Radiation Monitoring Da... more »
LINKS: PLUTONMY, DESPOTISM, DISPOSSESSION
The shock doctrine and the financial crisis Majia's Blog: The Financial Crisis and the Shock Doctrine US is a plutonomy: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/us-is-plutonomy-here-comes-neo.html Despotism: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/despotism.html Dispossessed: Majia's Blog: Dispossessed The Dispossession of Population: Majia's Blog: The Dispossession of the Population Regulatory Dispossession: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/returning-to-mid-19th-century-safety.html Neofeudal Lords and the Dispossessed: Majia's Blog: Neofeudal Lords and the Dispossessed... more »
LINKS: AWARE AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF RISK
AWARE Message for survival:Majia's Blog: Message for Survival Global Crisis: Humanity at Risk http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/global-crisis-humanity-at-risk.html Aware: Majia's Blog: AWARE Meaning, consciousness and the Mayan prophecy Majia's Blog: Meaning, Consciousness, and the Mayan Prophecy Perfect storm brewing: Majia's Blog: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/perfect-storm-brewing.html PRIVATIZATION OF RISK Majia's Blog: Fuksuhima and the Privatization of Risk: Introduction Majia's Blog: Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk 2: What is the ... Majia's Blog:... more »
LINKS: BEES
Majia's Blog: Chemical Warfare: Bees and Babies are the Canaries ... Majia's Blog: Seals and Radiation; Bees and Pesticide: SAME PLOT ... Majia's Blog: Greed Causing ECOCIDE: Bees Are Not the Only ... Majia's Blog: Our Dying Bees: An Indispensable Canary in the Coal ... Majia's Blog: Bias in Bee Study? Majia's Blog: Bee Colony Collapse and Dangerous Pesticides ... Majia's Blog: Wired: "Controversy Deepens Over Pesticides and Bee ...
Daiichi Looks Calmer Today
Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
Fukushima Daiichi looked much calmer today on both the TBS-JNN and Tepco cams. Yesterday, a webcam watcher at Enenews, TimeMachine2020, posted that he saw a strange, white lightening phenomenon occurring on a piece of wreckage hanging from the large crane over unit 3, which was visible on the Tepco cam. I checked and saw the phenomenon also. It was strange looking. It was as if the wreckage was producing white lightning that moved around the wreckage itself. It was impossible to capture screen shots of the phenomenon. The wreckage was long and thin in shape. Maybe sequestering th... more »
Videos About Roman Emperor Hadrian
*Source*. Hadrian *"was the third* of the Five Good Emperors." He was the first Roman Emperor to publicly say that he was gay. Imagine an American president saying he was gay today, or any Western leader, or an Iranian president, or any Muslim leader. The outgoing Iranian president *said* gays don't even exist in Iran. There are rumours that President Obama is gay, in which case he should come out and say so and take the shame away. Isn't that what leaders are for? It would be big if he turned out to be both the first black and the first gay American president. An excerpt from ... more »
Only 10 Percent of Syrians Support The Jihadist Opposition
*Doesn't this clown have. . . what's the word, oh yeah, advisers? You know, people who can find Syria on a map for him and tell him who to stand beside and who not to stand beside in a foreign country. * Related: *Global Public Opinion Is Against The Aggressive War On Syria*. Excerpts from, *"NATO data: Assad winning the war for Syrians’ hearts and minds"* (Source: WorldTribune.com, May 31): After two years of civil war, support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have sharply increased. NATO has been studying data that told of a sharp rise in support f... more »
NDP In British Columbia, Time For New Faces, Time For Guts
A little before my time but definitely apropos for BC`s 2013 election... Adrian Dix the defeated, the beaten and laughing stock of politics, the face of humiliation, and still today BC`s NDP is making excuses for the devastating loss.. Here`s a newsflash to the NDP brass, the media, the media Adrian Dix told during the election writ that the gravy train of feeding $millions of taxpayer dollars for needless Government advertising was over under a elected NDP Government is very active in destroying the 2017 NDP, destroying what`s left of the party before the smoke even clears.....He... more »
“If you have any questions about Tuhoe, go and read your history.”
As a former lawyer for Ngai Tahu, Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson is obviously able to play both sides of the fence when it comes to both pulling down and distributing taxpayer dollars by the million. [image: image]Hailed as “momentous” by a Prime Minister more reliant than ever on the votes delivered by the Maori Party, the multi-million dollar Deed of Settlement to be signed today—the Tuhoe deal—will cost today’s taxpayers $170 million and a National Park for things they never did. Finlayson says “If you have any questions about Tuhoe, go and read your history.” O... more »
Detroit slouching toward bankruptcy !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-03/detroit-bankruptcy-imminent Detroit Bankruptcy Imminent [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/03/2013 20:34 -0400 - Creditors - Detroit - Michigan Following the State's takeover of Detroit's finances in March, it seems the end is growing 'nigh'er for the troubled city. According to the WSJ, Kevyn Orr, Detroit's emergency manager, plans to call unions and creditors to *a meeting in mid-June to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy within a matter of months*. The meeting is designed to restructure the lon... more »
Will MN CD6 Go from Tea Party to ALEC?
Direct association and confirm-able affiliations with the extremist, pro-corporate, right-wing, ultraconservative American Legislative Exchange Council should ALWAYS be a campaign issue. From Talking Points Memo this afternoon: Tom Emmer, the 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, has an event planned Wednesday where he is expected to announce his candidacy for the House seat that will be vacated by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), according to the Associated Press. The event is scheduled to be held in Emmer's hometown of Delano, Minn. *2010* * * *ALEC* *PRESS RELEAS... more »
Frank Lautenberg (1924-2013)
*The senator in 2010* *by Ken* I know it's in terrible taste, but instead of paying tribute to New Jersey's senior senator, who died today of viral pneumonia at 89, I'm going to jump to the political aftermath. I'm afraid I can offer only two justifications: (1) I don't know quite what to say about the senator -- at least nothing that *DWT* readers don't all know. At a time when it becomes harder and harder to identify authentic liberals in the U.S. Senate, I think he's as close as they come. For some prompting regarding his Senate legacy, ThinkProgress's Igor Volsky offers a nic... more »
“Virtually Everything You Have Been Told Is Wrong”
* “Virtually Everything You Have Been Told Is Wrong”* by Karl Denninger “Really, I mean it. We can have a debate over whether the wrong is due to stupidity or intentional misconduct, but it doesn't matter if you're on the receiving end of the advice and follow it. The outcome remains the same whether you are hosed due to intent or idiocy. Let's start with one of the alleged "holy grail" items in America: Dietary advice. You're told to eat in a "pyramid" (although they've tried to change this to "plate slices" recently) which bases most of your caloric intake on grains, then ve... more »
IRS Scandal - As know nothings continue to stonewall until the cows come home , might those low levels employees from Cincinnati blow the whole scandal wide open ?
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/03/treasury-ig-no-irs-employee-interviewed-by-us-would-acknowledge-who-ordered-the-targeting-of-conservatives/ Treasury IG: No IRS employee interviewed by us would acknowledge who ordered the targeting of conservatives POSTED AT 6:01 PM ON JUNE 3, 2013 BY ALLAHPUNDIT Am I understanding this correctly? He’s not saying they didn’t know who gave the order but rather that, quite possibly, some of them *did* know — and simply refused to say? Here’s the direct quote via Andrew Stiles: “We did pose that question, and no one would acknowledge who, if any... more »
Fresh anti- government clashes - Turkey sees a second day of massive protests against the Erdogan Government
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
( Aspects of this seem like deja vu - the protests remind me of those in Bahrain before the soldiers started using live ammo.... Also , I'm reminded of Egypt where police purposely shot at the eyes of protesters - is it a coincidence that we see eyes lost by Turks struck by gas canisters in the eye ? ) http://rt.com/news/turkey-protests-second-day-114/ Thousands of protesters on Taksim square after riot police withdrawal Get short URL Published time: June 01, 2013 13:50 Edited time: June 01, 2013 15:26 [image: Screenshot from AP video] Screenshot from AP video <span class=" at300b...more »
How Milton Friedman Corrupted Capitalism
*I’m thoroughly enjoying reading David Stockman’s book* The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America*, and I can highly recommend it as a leading historical explanation of how American capitalism became anything but—from capitalism to cronyism in one century, with significant ideological way-stations on the way.* * One of the most obvious contemporary examples of America’s lack of a truly free market is its banking system: a system buttressed by government bonds, with interest rates set by an economic dictator and with regulations positively encouraging moral ... more »
Ablett!
So a player who left your club to start a new one comes back to your ground, on the very night that new stands, new lights, and what’s essentially a new ground is unveiled. He comes back to play against you, this legend of the game, and he does *this*… And he does it bang in front of a stand named after him and his dad. The same place he kicked virtually the *same* goal four years ago when he was wearing your colours. What else can every supporter in the ground do but stand and cheer. Even your own coach, who “is not so much open-mouthed as near to devotion.” "The people in fr... more »
solidaridad: SPaARCS calls for support of the Lower Class Size resolution at LAUSD
solidaridad: SPaARCS calls for support of the Lower Class Size resolution at LAUSD. Tagged: Class Size Reduction, community, lausd, resistance, SPaARCS, Struggle
GLOBAL CRISIS: HUMANITY AT RISK
Recently a friend posted this summary of the situation at Fukushima at Enenews in response to the recent Japan Time article, which is cited below, wherein Tepco acknowledges that the radioactive fire would burst out without continuous cooling. Here is the news article that prompted the comment: Yoshida, R. (21 May 2013) Fukushima No. 1 can’t keep its head above tainted water', The Japan Times, http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/21/reference/fukushima-no-1-cant-keep-its-head-above-tainted-water/#.UZ2eRJwQNX9 Tepco must perpetually pour water over the melted cores of reactors 1... more »
Fat Free Econ 42: On the Philippines' Fast Economic Growth
* This is my article last Sunday in interaksyon.com. --------- If the 6.8 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2012 struck some as incredible, then imagine what they must be saying now about the 7.8 percent expansion in the first three months of this year. Suspending disbelief for a moment, the major contributors to this year’s growth feat have been encircled in the tables below. *Table 1. Sectoral Growth of Philippine Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1stQuarter 2013, in Percent* *Source: NSCB presentation* The main contributor remains the service sector, particularly finance ... more »
5 Videos About Anti-Erdoğan Protests In Turkey
Read: *What’s Causing the Riots and Violence in Turkey? (Washington's Blog, June 3)*. *Chart Of The Day: The Turkish Uprising (Zero Hedge, June 3).* The Storm Brewing in Turkey: Who's to Blame. Source: Bloomberg (June 3). Turkey Protests: Fourth Day Of Unrest Expected (June 3). Third night of pitched battles across Turkey. Source: Euronews (June 2). Andrew Finkel talks to Al Jazeera about the protests in Turkey. Source: Al Jazeera. (June 1). 'Savage Police Crackdown' And Confirmed Deaths As Turkey Protests Continue To Spread. Source: David Seaman. (June 2).
At long last, Dowd writes about welfare reform!
*MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013* *Will MSNBC follow suit:* Way back in 1999, the values of the modern press corps were captured in a classic anecdote in a classic profile. The anecdote appeared in the Brill’s Content portrait of Maureen Dowd. Reporter Gay Jervey quoted Joe Klein telling a press corps-defining tale: JERVEY (6/99): *“Maureen is very talented,” observes Joe Klein of The New Yorker. “But she is ground zero of what the press has come to be about in the nineties*...I remember having a discussion with her in which I said, 'Maureen, why don't you go out and report about something s... more »
PESJA: Since Llury Garcia is a self-appointed expert on literacy, language arts, & principals, can we expect her to apply for Cobian’s job?
Since Llury Garcia is a self-appointed expert on literacy, language arts, & principals, can we expect her to apply for Cobian’s job? #LAUSD — PESJA Los Angeles (@PESJA_LA) June 3, 2013 This week, parents voted to accept Cobian’s turnaround plan as the next step forward. Although a Parent Revolution statement quoted [Llury] Garcia as saying […]
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