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English: Broadway show billboards at the corner of 7th Avenue and West 47th Street in Times Square in New York City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)News from the Jews
I've been enjoying my vacation, but decided I would take some time this
evening and post my weekly News from the Jews blog post. I just have a few
news items to highlight, so this'll be quick.
The first item comes from the Jewish-owned and operated *New York Times*,
the leading establishment-serving media outlet that does little more than
uncritically pass along official statements and pronouncements from crooked
government officials and high level corporate criminals, which passes for
"investigative journalism" in the United States these days. The article is
highlighting the plut... more »
As the School District of Philadelphia prepares to layoff 3,783 employees - eliminate athletics , all clubs , all librarians , all counselors , all art and music teachers , noontime aides , assistant principals , secretaries......You have a principal and a core group of teachers if this budget that would make the Troika cringe actually comes to pass .....Draconian cuts across the entire system as 30 schools in total will have been closed by September 2013 , with 23 in the dock for closure presently ....... In light of these cuts , sad to see that the State of Pennsylvania plans to build two new prisons ! Priorities - school to prison pipeline ? .....
http://thenotebook.org/blog/136085/thousands-layoff-notices-going-out-today
District lays off more than 3,700 employeesby Dale Mezzacappa on Jun 07
2013 Posted in Latest news
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Calling the development "nothing less than catastrophic," Superintendent
William Hite announced Friday that layoff notices have been sent to 3,783
of the 19,530 District employees, from teachers to food service workers,
from counselors to maintenance staff, from community liaisons to lab
assistants.
The layoffs will take effect July 1.
"Every aspect of t... more »
Christy Clark`s Ministry Of LNG, Welcome To Wonderland
At times I feel life really is like a magical ride on the magic mushroom
express, a one-way ticket down the rabbit hole, especially here in British
Columbia....Let`s talk natural gas, particularly LNG..
Maybe, just maybe The Straight Goods has finally caught the attention of
the mainstream media, however, they would never admit it..
Justine Hunter and Vaughn Palmer have both weighed in on LNG futures in the
last couple of days, unfortunately they both offered up very thin gruel on
the topic..Justine Hunter muses about Site C dam not being online(if built
at all) until 2023, as in... more »
Evidence of alcoholism is akin to that of bad character and ought not to be admitted without a voir dire
R. v. G.S., 2013 NUCA 5 holds evidence of alcoholism is akin to that of bad
character and ought not to be admitted without a voir dire:
[33] As held in R v Rockey, 1995 CanLII 3503 (ON CA), [1995] SCCA No
288, 99 CCC (3d) 31 [Rockey], the failure of the Trial Judge to hold a voir
dire to determine the admissibility of the drinking history of the
appellant was an error of law. The proper approach is to determine what the
right conclusion of law would have been. If the conclusion is the evidence
would have been admitted then the error had no effect on the verdict. If
the Cour... more »
Screw it all
I unexpectedly ended up offline all day. I'm cruising the headlines and see
it's outrage city out there. Everybody all hyped up about anonymous leaks
regarding domestic surveillance and all I can say is if we had seen this
level of hysteria when Bush was caught doing this crap without a warrant,
the damn program would never have been continued. It was all about respect
for the office, and support the War President then and Downing St memos?
WTF did they know?
I see a bunch of loose and unverified rumors being eagerly pushed by people
who trade in outrage for a living. I see a media... more »
Wiretapping Our Phone Calls Started Under Bush/Cheney
GEORGE W. OBAMA
Why is everyone acting like our government spying on our phone calls,
emails, & text messages (and FaceBook, etc...) is something new? It started
after the 911 inside job and enacted under The Patriot Act which was
written by Michael Chertoff well before 911. I wrote this post about it
years ago:
*Monday, June 15, 2009 (and it's a repost of an earlier version) Israeli
Wiretappers, the NSA, and 9/11: Are Members of the U.S. Govt Being
Blackmailed by Israel and Others via Wiretaps?*
The "new" wiretapping story..."new", kind of like Columbus discovered
America...an... more »
Spying on public scandal Prism software maker,
Meet the maker of the master spying tool....It's a private company getting
wealthy with the blessing of our government
*Palantir.com*
*Metropolis DevZone *> Data Integrator's Guide > Prism Overview
Prism Overview
Prism is a software component that lets you quickly integrate external
databases into Palantir. Specifically, it lets
you build high-performance Data Engine based providers without writing any
code. Instead, you define simple
configuration files and then Palantir automatically constructs the data
provider and database code for you. This
ensures that all ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Spirit Moves”
2002, “Spirit Moves”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmwGjLx5bOo
"One's First, One's Last..."
"One's first step in wisdom is to question everything -
and one's last is to come to terms with everything."
- George C. Lichtenberg
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The most distant object easily visible to the eye is M31, the great
Andromeda Galaxy some two and a half million light-years away. But without
a telescope, even this immense spiral galaxy - spanning over 200,000 light
years - appears as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda.
In contrast, details of a bright yellow nucleus and dark winding dust
lanes, are revealed in this digital telescopic image.
*Click image for larger size.*
Narrow band image data recording emission from hydrogen atoms, shows off
the reddish star-forming regions dotting gorgeous blue spiral arm... more »
"37% of Americans Can't Find America on a Map!"
* "37% of Americans Can't Find America on a Map!"*
by The Huffington Post
"Stuart Weiss, senior sociology professor at Boston College, said although
these findings may be surprising to some, they're by no means atypical.
"The sentiment of many Americans is that there's little intrinsic value in
studying a map of a place you're already at," noted Weiss. "It'd be like
driving to Graceland and then asking for directions once you've arrived.
Not much point."
Shirley Matheson, a part-time Arby's employee residing in Dayton, Ohio,
agreed with Weiss's assessment. "I live in the U.S.A.,... more »
“The Subconscious Mind: The Wizard Behind the Curtain"
* “The Subconscious Mind:*
* The Wizard Behind the Curtain" *
- Bruce Lipton
“The subconscious mind is an astonishingly powerful information processor
that can record perceptual experiences (programs) and forever play them
back at the push of a button. Interestingly, many people only become aware
of their subconscious mind’s push-button programs when their own “buttons
are pushed” by the actions of others.
Actually, the entire image of pushing buttons is far too slow and linear to
describe the awesome data processing capacity of the subconscious mind. It
has been estimated tha... more »
Mass shooting at Santa Monica College today - one dead , three wounded ....suspect apprehended !
One person dies following mass shooting at California college campus
Get short URL
Published time: June 07, 2013 19:50
Edited time: June 07, 2013 22:52
[image: Los Angeles Police Department officers along with Los Angeles
County Sheriff deputies search the grounds of Santa Monica College near the
library after multiple shootings were reported on the campus June 7, 2013
in Santa Monica, California (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images / AFP)]
Los Angeles Police Department officers along with Los Angeles County
Sheriff deputies search the grounds of Santa Monica College near the
library aft... more »
JP Morgan sees registered and eligible gold holdings fall to new record low - note Comex registered gold in toto reaching all time lows as well , with rehypothecation risks rising ......Regarding JP Morgan - note Harvey Organ opines they are in a negative balance state regarding gold in JPM's registered dealer account versus contracts issued ! Negative balance to the tune of 85,713.16 ounces - Harvey wonder out loud how this shortfall gets settled ( will cash settlements be imposed by Comex ? )
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-05/jpmorgan-parts-another-21000-ounces-gold-holdings-drop-new-record-low
JPMorgan Parts With Another 21,000 Ounces Of Gold, Holdings Drop To New
Record Low
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/05/2013 17:18 -0400
Those tens of thousands of outstanding delivery requests against JPM are
finally starting to make their way through the pipeline: following the
withdrawal of 28,380 ounces of gold after nearly one month of radiosilence
out of the vault located below 1 CMP, today the CME reported that another
21k troy ounces... more »
Chet Raymo, "Yet"
"Yet"
by Chet Raymo
"I mentioned here several times recently Ursula Goodenough's "The Sacred
Depths of Nature." I just noticed a line in the book that I underlined when
I first read it a dozen years ago: "It's all very complicated."
It's in the chapter on Sexuality, and we all know that sex is complicated.
However, the same sentence might have been in any other chapter of the book
- Origins of Life, say, or Awareness, or Emotions and Meaning, or
Multicellularity and Death. It's all very complicated, and the more we
learn about it all, the more complicated it gets. And anyone wh... more »
The Poet: Ernest Dowson, "Vitae Summa Brevis"
"They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate:
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.
They are not long, the days of wine and roses;
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream."
- Ernest Dowson, "Vitae Summa Brevis"
"The Wisdom of Satchel Paige"
“Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.”
“Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.”
“Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to
be common.”
“How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?”
"Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching."
- Satchel Paige
The Daily "Near You?"
Cottonwood, Arizona, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Evening Gold and Silver wrap - Friday June 7 , 2013 .... Non Farm payroll Friday usual and anticipated manipulations ! Commitment of trader data - Disaggregated COT Report for June 7 , 2013 and COT - Open Interest Report for June 7 , 2013 !
Evening wrap for the PMs - the day that was , Friday June 7 , 2013.....
And for Mon - Wednesday , we may see another bum's rush of selling like we
observed today .......keep in mind China has holidays for those days ......
no buy the dip rescue , at least not from China ( but they may go blue
light special hunting once the holidays are over Thursday ! )
http://truthingold.blogspot.com/2013/06/more-chart-porn-for-friday-what.html
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
More Chart Porn For Friday - What Happened Today?
*(click on chart to enlarge)*
The smack on the metals will quickly fade ... more »
"Most Do Not Fully See..."
"Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they
moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of
their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were
generally easy, as if life should be easy. They voice their belief, noisily
or subtly, that their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction
that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them,
or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their
race or even their species, and not upon others. Problems do not go a... more »
Citizen Hearing and the USS Helm
There was another aspect to the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure that was more
personal than anything else. I looked at it as an opportunity to engage in
some first-hand research. I could talk to some of the people who had
witnessed UFO sightings and UFO events and get their perspective without
those perspectives being filtered through another research or writer. I
could learn if their stories had been distorted by others. I could learn,
personally, what they had to say.
NARA in College Park
One of the things I wanted to do was visit the National Archives in College
Park because I had ... more »
"Never Despair"
* *
*"Never Despair"*
by Sam Smith
"Empires and cultures are not permanent and while thinking about the
possibility that ours is collapsing may seem a dismal exercise it is far
less so than enduring the frustrations, failures, damage and human
casualties involved in constantly butting up against reality like a boozer
who insists he is not drunk attempting to drive home. Peter Ustinov in
'Romanoff and Juliet' says at one point: "I'm an optimist: I know how bad
the world is. You're a pessimist: you're always finding out." Or as GK
Chesterton put it, "We must learn to love life with... more »
"Wi-Fi Signals Enable Gesture Recognition Throughout Entire Home"
* "Wi-Fi Signals Enable Gesture Recognition Throughout Entire Home"*
By Alton Parrish
"Forget to turn off the lights before leaving the apartment? No problem.
Just raise your hand, finger-swipe the air, and your lights will power
down. Want to change the song playing on your music system in the other
room? Move your hand to the right and flip through the songs.
University of Washington computer scientists have developed gesture-recognition
technology that brings this a step closer to reality. Researchers have
shown it’s possible to leverage Wi-Fi signals around us to detect speci... more »
Markets Unfair (He Had To Cheat - Madoff) In the Dead Zone of Capitalism: Lessons on the Violence of Inequality From Chicago To Everywhere
KPMG Confident There Will Be No Further Meetings In Parking Lots Staked Out
By The FBISAC Capital Assures Employees Nothing Is Fucked Finally. Good
news from my two favorite criminals. 06 Jun 2013 News Outlet Turns To
Distinguished Pathological Liar For Market Insight By Bess Levin …and is
discouraged to find out that, according to Bernie Madoff and other felons
interviewed, it’s
"No Such Thing... And The Band Played On"
"This is the nineties, Bubba, and there is no such thing as paranoia. It's
all true."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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healthy slow cooker recipe of the week: thai peanut chicken
In defiance of current internet rules, I am posting this on my own blog
instead of on Pinterest - but please feel free to share this on Pinterest
if you like.
I'm going to post one slow-cooker recipe each week until I run out of ideas.
Thai Peanut Chicken, adapted from *The 150 Healthiest Slow Cooker Recipes
on Earth*, by Jonny Bowden and Jeannette Bessinger.
chicken drumsticks and thighs, on the bone but without skin
1 sweet onion, run through food processor
1 cup peanut-only peanut butter (i.e. no added salt, sugar, trans fats, or
chemicals)
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 c... more »
in which i remember what big life change feels like
Even though I'm following several important news stories - from the
revelations about the massive NSA domestic spying campaign to the
slow-motion implosion of the Conservative Party of Canada to the show-trial
of Bradley Manning - I seem unable to blog about anything but my own life.
I remember two other times when this happened: just before and just after
we moved to Canada, and when I started grad school. Big Life Change has a
way of swamping everything else.
Career changes are huge transitions, but librarianship is even more than a
career change for me: it's an entire change of ... more »
Russia offer of peacekeepers to Golan; UN says NO. Turkey etc
Started on this post this morning but wanted to wait on the
expected/suspected response to news below-
Yesterday we were supposed to *‘believe*’ that Ban Ki Moon was scrambling
for peacekeeping replacements for Golan...Of course, that is not a
believable narrative. Ban Ki knew 10 days ago that the Austrian
peacekeepers were leaving so the ‘scrambling’ narrative is nonsense
*This morning it was being reported that Russia is ready to replace
peacekeepers in Golan?*
Russia has offered this, dependent on UN approval. And, if regional states
show interest in the Russian proposal.
*"... more »
What's being hidden from us...
*while scandal after scandal is hitting the news?*
When the news is reporting one major thing after another, I'm frantically
looking around for what it is they *don't* want us to see.
My prediction all along has been that we'll see a collapse of the dollar,
and a rapid entry into what will escalate into WWIII. This conflict will
be nothing like previous encounters. The countries that hate us are well
equipped with nuclear and biological weapons, plus our country is chock
full of our enemies just itching to cause mayhem. Our government allowed
these people to enter, full well kno... more »
Hunter S. Thompson, "Security"
* "Security"*
by Hunter S. Thompson
"Security... what does this word mean in relation to life as we know it
today? For the most part, it means safety and freedom from worry. It is
said to be the end that all men strive for; but is security a utopian goal
or is it another word for rut?
Let us visualize the secure man; and by this term, I mean a man who has
settled for financial and personal security for his goal in life. In
general, he is a man who has pushed ambition and initiative aside and
settled down, so to speak, in a boring, but safe and comfortable rut for
the rest of hi... more »
If Time Russert was Still Living
Do you feel safe from tyrannical regimes of the middle-east who wish to
take away your freedom now that we have tyrannical Ayatollah Obama to
protect us from them? Treachery against the citizens of the United States
of America and the abrogation of our constitutional rights is so much more
palatable when done by* *one so charming. It makes all the difference.
As I wrote years ago, I was against the "Patriot Act" because the
inevitable abuses being foreshadowed should have been OBVIOUS to anyone who
understands the propensities of human beings and centralized government.
The very ... more »
"The NSA, This New American Digital Life, and Your Privacy: A Handy Guide"
* *
*"The NSA, This New American Digital Life, *
*and Your Privacy: A Handy Guide"*
by Philip Bump
"Speaking to the American people on Friday after two-and-a-half dizzying
days of revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance
operations, President Obama offered an assurance of sorts: "With respect to
the Internet and emails," he said, "this does not apply to U.S. citizens,
and it does not apply to people living in the United States." Which depends
heavily on how you define "apply." So we spoke with some people and did a
little poking around to figure out how much ... more »
The "Congress knew" defense
President Obama defends his super-snooping program, claiming that "they’re
not secret in the sense that when it comes to telephone calls, every member
of Congress has been briefed on this program." First of all, I note he also
says that "the relevant intelligence committees are fully briefed on these
programs," which suggests that "every member of Congress", to whom the word
"fully" isn't applied, may or may not know very much at all.
But even if every member of Congress were in fact fully briefed, there's a
little problem with that. Because they were briefed in secret and unable to... more »
“Cut The Crap, Obama- And The NSA”
* *
*“Cut The Crap, Obama- And The NSA”*
by Karl Denninger
"This sort of disingenuous crap is outrageous. "Clapper acknowledged the
risks inherent in publicly discussing details about the phone records
program but said he wanted to correct the "misleading impression" created
by the article that disclosed its existence. "I believe it is important for
the American people to understand the limits of this targeted
counterterrorism program and the principles that govern its use." The NSA
collects the phone data in broad swaths, Clapper said, because collecting
it a narrow fashion wou... more »
CPS enrollment figures unreliable, so we should probably rethink this whole school funding scheme, no?
The Chicago Tribune is reporting today that the enrollment proportion
offered by CPS to tout progress of the massive closure plan is, well, bunk.
Bottom line: Chicago Public Schools touted a smooth start to the school
closing process this week by announcing that 78 percent of students at
schools being shut down have been enrolled […]
Activist atheists and homosexuals...
*are among the most annoying people on the face of the earth. Really!*
By now you've all probably seen the viral video of Roy Costner's
valedictorian address to his graduating class. He managed to worm in the
Lord's Prayer, to the immense displeasure of atheist groups. Wow! Can you
smell the tolerance? Yeah. Me neither.
Remember this all you bitter clingers - tolerance only flows one way.
If you are among the 2 or 3 people that haven't seen the video, it's at the
link.
*Atheists Accuse Teen Valedictorian of ‘Insensitively’ Inflicting
‘Christian Prayer’ on Graduation Aud... more »
Weekend Fun 42: Danny Purple, UP Diliman Character in the 70s
In the facebook group "Taga UP Diliman Ka Kung..." formed two years ago,
lots of stories were shared. Among them was Danny Purple. He was indeed a
character, see different stories from different UP Diliman alumni below.
I did not find enough stories about him in google, not even a photo of him.
Am using a photo of one of my favorite rock bands when I was in UP Diliman
myself, the Deep Purple :-)
---------
Danny Purple was a character at the Canteen near the Chem Pav tambay sa
SABAKA, this was in the mid 70's). He would read/recite poetry always in a
loud booming voice. his fav quo... more »
The One Type of Data That is Off Limits (For Now)
Health history and information is protected at a Federal level by HIPAA
(Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act) laws. This
provides a challenge for education data collectors that are trying to
gather health records and information on students under Arne Duncan’s P-20
program. And, unfortunately, Arne isn’t allowed to mess with the HIPAA
rules […]
Goats and girls a Friday Night Rule 5 post - NSFW
Is there a more natural combination than sexy girls and goats?
I don't think so...
Even Kim Kardashian likes a goat
So does Miley Cyrus
And sometimes there's more than one girl...
Wild Bill: Some important questions about Benghazi...
*where Americans were murdered by this administration.*
Barack Obama 2006 and 2013
2006
SEN. BARACK OBAMA: I have no doubt that General Hayden will be confirmed.
But I am going to reluctantly vote against him to send a signal to this
administration that even in these circumstances, even in these trying
times, President Bush is not above the law. No President is above the law.
I am voting against Mr. Hayden in the hope that he will be more humble
before the great weight of responsibility that he has not only to protect
our lives but to protect our democracy.
Americans fought a Revolution in part over the right to be free from
unreasonable searches–to ensure that o... more »
PENTAGON EYES IN NORWAY
As we prepare for the Global Network 21st annual space organizing
conferencein Kiruna, Sweden it is instructive to look at Norway's role
in assisting
the US Space Command by hosting various satellite downlink radars and
stations. In his book "The Satellite War", award winning Norwegian
journalist Bard Wormdal blows the cover off Norway's denials that their
ground stations are linked to US military war fighting satellites. Here
are just a few bits from the book:
- In the years between the Persian Gulf War [1991] until the invasion
of
Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein [2003] ... more »
Drones in Idaho?...
*you betcha!*
From Rural Revolution:
4 pm, Thursday afternoon, June 6. I was out in the garden when I heard the
sound of a low-flying aircraft.
This is nothing unusual. We have a neighbor who's a pilot and has been
known to circle around the neighborhood. We usually wave to him.
But the sound of this aircraft, for whatever reason, made me look up... and
then my jaw dropped. My sunhat fell off as I craned my neck skyward. It was
a DRONE. An honest-to-goodness *drone*, with an unmistakeable profile. It
flew straight over me, directly south-to-north, and disappeared over the
horizo... more »
New KIPP:Care Will Include Child Doping Benefit
Since corporate school cult leader, Mike Feinberg, left his KIPP
superintendent’s duties in Houston for the full-time pursuit of national
brand saturation, KIPP teachers report chaos at a number of the KIPP stores
schools around Houston, with mass retentions, administrative meltdowns,
faltering test scores, and mass teacher resignations. What will it take
to restore […]
Social Freedoms & Women’s Rights Take Center Stage in Iran’s Presidential Debate
Iran’s
eight presidential candidates prepare to leave the set after their
second of three televised debates in Tehran, Wednesday, June 5, 2013.
(AP Photo/IRIB, Mehdi Dehghan)
The Iranian presidential election, scheduled for June 14, is only one
week away. As candidates jockey for endorsements, support and,
ultimately, votes, a surprising frontrunner has emerged, according to a
new university
Lefty homosexuals are not about tolerance...
*except when it comes to them.*
No siree. Not at all. Take a look at a "couple" of loving, cute and
cuddly homosexuals who were denied a wedding cake.
The one on the right, Dave Mullins, said, "I was angry and I felt
dehumanized and mortified." Over a wedding cake?
And guess what these cute and cuddly little lovers are going to do.
They are going to viciously destroy the baker who suggested they get their
cake elsewhere. He now not only faces huge fines, but could also be
jailed. Do they respect and honor the position of the baker? Oh, hell no!
Let's face the facts. A ... more »
The Green Agenda- Total Control of your life
* *"*We've got to ride this global warming issue.
Even if the theory of global warming is wrong,*
*we will be doing the right thing in terms of
economic and environmental policy.*"
- *Timothy Wirth*,
President of the UN Foundation
I wanted to ensure all had a chance to peruse these informative pieces left
by freethinker & James in the comment section of this post: Global Warming
caused by CFC's/ Chlorofluorocarbons- UPDATED
There was a discussion regarding the promotion of the lie of AGW including
the necessity of promoting nuclear power as both clean and green and the
exalt... more »
New Podcast: Interview with Patrick James
Well, sort of. I’ve been getting a surprising number of emails asking for
new podcasts. This semester was a killer, and no one else on the team wants
to spearhead the effort. I hope to do some more before all hades breaks
loose next academic year. But for now, I should note that my series
Continue reading
Obama: There's trade offs involved...
*"we're surveilling you in order to prevent terrorist attacks."*
"You'll just have to agree to this surveillance in order to be safe."
*That worked really well in Boston, didn't it? *
"We don't listen to your phone conversations."
"We don't know your name - only your phone number."
*Seriously??*
If you have a phone number, you have a name. It's as simple as that.
It's taking this loon 15 minutes to say what a normal person could say in 2
minutes.
What Road to Take?: The CCSS Debate
I invite readers of this blog to my personal blog where I examine the
fatalism behind false arguments about a moratorium on CCSS high-stakes
testing: “There wasn’t a lot of choice, but there was some” It has lots of
dystopian literature, including zombies, with some Deleuze and Freire
tossed in for good measure. Enjoy. Tagged: ccss, […]
Having your Cake and Eating it Too: US Defense Cuts without Capability Cuts
The Center for a New American Security released a report yesterday entitled
“The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending.”[1] In it, they lay out some
very basic (but very fundamental) ways that the DoD can cut costs but
“preserve a strong and highly capable U.S. military.” Many of the
suggested cuts seem like something you would
Continue reading
Untitled
*Drew Brees No. 5 on Forbes highest paid athletes*
*Clash between culture and progress is a perennial New Orleans problem,
panelists say — but may be getting better ~Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger*
*Orleans jail ‘adequately funded,’ IG says ~Gordon Russell, The Advocate*
*National Flood Insurance supplemental: The bastard son of Flash from Key
West ~Slabbed*
*Tropical Storm Andrea zipping up the East Coast * *Corps of Engineers:
river waters still pose danger because of rain ~The Russellville Courier* *Voices
On Violence: A Native New Orleanian Contemplates Leaving ~Elenor Keller, ... more »
Abandonment a defence in Canada
R. *v.* Gauthier, 2013 SCC 32 upholds the defence of abandonment from a
common intent to commit a crime.
Many, including this writer, doubted such defence existed in Canada. Well,
it does and the Court holds:
[38] Thus, it was held that a defence of
abandonment has three essential elements: (1) there must be an intention
to abandon or withdraw from the unlawful purpose, (2) there must be timely
communication of this abandonment or withdrawal from the person in question
to those who wish to continue, and (3) the notice so communicated to those
who continue... more »
Live Feed: Dear Lord in Heaven: Obama is going to speak (read off a teleprompter) about ObamaCare...
*I'm not sure I can actually watch this crap.*
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT
VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV
Sean and Newt continue the scam!
*FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013*
*Continuing! The dreck of the 157:* Last evening, just a few minutes in,
Sean Hannity continued the scam.
He feels no fear of correction or challenge from any high-profile news org.
For that reason, he and Newt kept discussing Douglas Shulman’s deeply
troubling, non-existent visits to the White House.
To watch the scam continue, click here:
HANNITY (6/6/13): What did you make of the transcripts? Because the
narrative has been that the people responsible were in Cincinnati. Rogue
agents. But the transcripts, they said they were directed by Washington.
What do... more »
Friday Fun - Walker Bozzle
For your Friday afternoon entertainment
*
**89 words possible- don't cheat*
I'll start you off:
COVEN
Time to Wind Up a Long-Standing Debate?
In the vein of recent graduations everywhere and the exams students had to
take to get there, and thinking there is now ample evidence out there to
get closer to winding up a debate that has raged in both policy and
academic circles, let’s keep in succinct: “Fukuyama was right. Huntington
was wrong. Discuss”I said
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The Middle Digit of Digital Dissent
Good morning, Sardonicky readers and all the fine folks at the NSA.... or
should I say, the fine computers at the NSA. If the reports are true, the
security state machinery is culling this blog-post as fast as I can write
it, looking for suspicious words and their placement in cyberspace, the
better to keep me safe, secure, and suppressed. Fat chance. I hereby give
the middle-finger salute to the dweebs.
I think I finally figured out the real reason that Congress is trying to
destroy the Post Office. Even though George Bush issued that infamous signing
statement back in 2007 givin... more »
George (MD-ALEC) Wants to Be Governor
Note this first:
Del. Ron A. George (R-30)[3]; Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[9]
*ALEC member*
*Delegate Ron George announces candidacy for governor*
6/6/2013
By Ron George
Annapolis Republican Outlines Plan to Build a New Maryland
Delegate Ron George, (R-Annapolis) announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Governor on Wednesday June 5th in Annapolis to an
enthusiastic, standing room only audience of supporters.
George outlined his vision for Building a New Maryland in his speech to the
several hundred supporters on Wednesday night. George’s speech focused on ... more »
NSA - TOTALITARIAN SECRECY & SURVEILLANCE
A leaked court order has revealed the Obama administration is conducting a
massive domestic surveillance program by collecting telephone records of
millions of Verizon customers. The Guardian newspaper published a
classified order issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
directing Verizon’s Business Network Services to give the National Security
Agency electronic data, including all calling records on an "ongoing, daily
basis." The order covers each phone number dialed by all customers, along
with location and routing data, and with the duration and frequency of the
c... more »
House Of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer DEFIES The Canada Election Act And Allows Two Ineligible Conservative's To Sit As Members Or Parliament ....
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[image: Progressive Bloggers]
*'The [Canada Elections] Act provides that an elected candidate who fails
to provide documents required ... may not continue to sit or vote as a
member until the corrections have been made.'*
*(Excerpt from a letter from Elections Canada to Speaker Andrew Scheer .. a
letter that Speaker Scheer has been sitting on for weeks!!!)*
*Shame on you Andrew Scheer! Your partisan streak is showing! Are you that
afraid of the PMO????*
*Shame!*
*-Letter from Elections Canada that Speaker Scheer has decided to Ignore
and defy!!*
Rand Paul also has something to tell you...
*1984 is here.*
Happenings: LSE Workshop
*Dragon boat rowers, Tainan*
On tap: a workshop at LSE entitled: “Taiwan Youth Ambassador Programme
Workshop: Unexplored Taiwan” and AmCham Taichung June Happy Hour
Click on READ MORE below....
I am very pleased to invite you to an event at the LSE, entitled “Taiwan
Youth Ambassador Programme Workshop: Unexplored Taiwan”. Details below.
Regards
Dr Fang-Long Shih
Co-Director, LSE Taiwan Research Programme
Title: Taiwan Youth Ambassador Programme Workshop: Unexplored Taiwan
Date: Thursday 20 June 2013
Venue: Room AGWR, Old Building, London School of Economics
Chair: Dr Fang-Long S... more »
Among all of the creatures that have ever populated the Earth, only human beings commit torture and wanton murder for fun and profit. It's a fact. Here Paul Craig Roberts reviews the evidence.
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*A BRIEF FOR ANIMALS — Paul Craig Roberts*
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The article below is reprinted from CounterPunch, January 12, 2011. Since
the article was first published, Washington has added the slaughter of
Libyans, Yemeni, and Syrians along with that of wolves to its
accomplishments. An addendum describes the wicked new “sport” of “canned
hunting.”
*Hribal’s “Fear of the Animal Planet”*
A Brie... more »
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MSNBC: With tape of adorable penguins at 9!
*FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013*
*Part 5—Rachel pretends to fight:* Why has MSNBC been losing viewers?
Like everyone else, we can’t say.
The channel seems to have lost some viewers in the switch from Big Ed to
Chris Hayes at 8, but that may turn out to be temporary. Beyond that, there
is no science which can explain why MSNBC has lost viewers compared to this
time last year, while the Fox News Channel has gained.
Why have some people stopped watching MS? For today, let’s ask a slightly
different question:
Why would anyone *want* to watch the lazy mess this channel presents?
Consider the p... more »
Friday Night Lites
*A night market in Wanhua.*
Apologies for the light blogging, but the end of the semester here has been
brutal. Waay overloaded with work.
Another reason I haven't blogged much is because I'm waiting for the
release of the video of the Philippines Coast Guard vessel shooting at the
Taiwanese fishing craft. There doesn't seem to be much more to say, since
the Taiwan government hasn't moved off its ridiculously intransigent
position, still taking the absurd position that Philippines should accept
responsibility before the investigation terminates.... for example, from Ma
Ying-jeou ... more »
William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency ...
*has something to tell you.*
The ALEC Ethos - LIES, LIES and more damn LIES
This morning PRWatch released an important article about the work of the
Center for Media and Democracy to ensure transparency of ALEC’s influence
on our state legislatures. *It is important to* *everyone in ALL 50 states*
.
I strongly recommend you read the entire article
*>>>>HERE<<<<*
Though filed in Wisconsin, the suit has relevance in all 50 states, since
ALEC has declared itself immune from every state’s public records law.
A snip of this very important article:
*ALEC Asserting Immunity From State Freedom of Information Laws*
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2013
CONTACT: Br... more »
Friday Morning Linkage
The PRISM slides: two nice touches you may have missed (Someone put some
real thought into presentation — this is not your grandparents’ NSC-68):
Top secret, code word, art work. There’s a special seal for “Special
Source Operations” that has an eagle lifting a bundled globe — very
impressive; and, Great product placement — special
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Read Stuff, You Should (Plus Housekeeping)
Happy Birthday to Ken Osmond, 70.
And some good stuff:
1. "The people have taken over American politics, and they hate it." Ezra
Klein reads Fiorina.
2. Brad DeLong on "normalization."
3. Scott Bland on the DCCC taking sides and getting away with it. Very
interesting.
And I'm on the road through Tuesday...I'll almost certainly put up the
normal weekend posts, but don't expect much more than that over the next
few days.
Things Fall Apart
Humpty Dumpty is teetering on his wall. Michael Den Tandt writes in the
Postmedia papers:
Edmonton MP Brent Rathgeber’s resignation from the Conservative caucus,
which dropped inside the Ottawa bubble like a little concussion grenade
late Wednesday, represents more than the loss of a single MP among the 164
Tories in the Commons. It is a dagger straight to the heart of Prime
Minister Stephen Harper.
Harper's standard defense when he has been cornered is to blame those
"others" -- primarily Liberals -- or "separatists" and "socialists." But
Rathgeber is from Harper's heartland, t... more »
Jobs report comes in slightly better than expected on headline number....internals such as average hourly earnings ( miss ) , manufacturing jobs still shrinking ( - 6,000 ) , B/D adjustment added 205 , 000 jobs to the unadjusted level....labor participation rate chart looks horrid !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-07/175k-may-non-farm-payrolls-small-beat-april-revised-down-unemployment-rate-76-higher
175K May Non-Farm Payrolls Small Beat, April Revised Down; Unemployment
Rate Of 7.6% Higher Than Expected
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/07/2013 08:34 -0400
- Unemployment
Those hoping for a decisive jump or plunge in the NFP number will be
disappointed with the May NFP printing at 175K, on expectations of 165K,
even as the April number was revised from 165K to 149K, and a net
March-April revised change of -12K. The Unem... more »
Bachmann - Living in la-la Land
From Talking Points Memo this morning.
From Michele Bachmann’s Hannity interview.
This is the world Michele lives in:
*"I feel like I've done a lot in the eight years that I’ve been there.”*
This is the REAL WORLD from a MN paper:
After four terms in Congress and a short-lived run for president in 2012,
Bachmann had demonstrated that her relentless stream of half-truths,
conspiracy theories, shopworn anti-Obamacare rhetoric and conservative
media appearances made her a political headliner but did little for her
district.
her portfolio of legislative accomplishments is embarras... more »
Awesome domino book chain
Possibly the most awesome thing on the internet ever, at least so far.
It took a total of seven hours of setup and five tries, but at around 11
p.m. Friday, May 31, The Seattle Public Library set the world’s record for
the longest book domino chain using a record-breaking total of 2,131 books.
The previous record was a 1,000-book domino chain set in 2011. [Via Paul
Constant by way of Anne Laurie.]
How the GOP Hijacked Texas
*By Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
The millions of good people in Texas are just as appalled by the rise of
the GOP in that once great state as are Democrats/progressives/liberals in
any other part of the country. Epithets targeting Texas are misplaced.
Texas is NOT your enemy. We have seen the 'enemey' and it's the GOP! The
GOP knows full-well what happened in Texas and the role of George H.W. Bush
in bringing it all about.
The demonization of Texas only plays into GOP hands. It's bunkum. For some
100 years --from Gov Richard Coke, January 15, 1874 to Dolph Briscoe,
January... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Predictable But Enjoyable Mashup
Do not click if one has not read the third book of Game of Thrones or did
not see the most recent episode, as spoilers dwell within: Ah, any
deployment of Princess Bride is, well, magical, but, in this case, given
the over-reactions on the internet Sunday night and Monday morning, this is
just about
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Supreme Court Says "What 4th Amendment?"
*YouTube*
In a recent ruling, the US Supreme Court ignored the 4th amendment and
paved the way for states to collect DNA from people who have not been
convicted of a crime.
(LINK TO SCOTUS OPINION)
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/...
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Top 6 Signs Your Unpaid Internship Should Be Paid
In honor of my daughter landing her first internship, I thought I'd go
through once again an issue that comes up every summer. Many internships
that are unpaid are exploiting young people for free labor instead of
providing a meaningful learning experience.
If your internship is more about scut work and less about learning, you are
probably an employee who needs to be paid, not an intern. Here are some top
signs that your unpaid internship is really a job that should be paid:* *
1. *You aren't learning:* An internship is supposed to provide training
similar to that you would r... more »
NIH-Funded Project Sterilizes Rats in NYC Subway
*The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending nearly half a million
dollars in taxpayer funds to test a chemosterilant rat bait for the
Metropolitan Transit Authority.*
Melissa Melton
As part of this pilot project, Dr. Loretta Mayer and her company Senestech
received $462,836 from the NIH to test the product ContraPest® on the NYC
subway system’s brown rat population. The bait contains 4-vinylcyclohexene
diepoxide (VCD), commonly used in tires, polyesters and plastics. According
to blogger Anastasia Bodnar, “VCD basically degrades ovaries, similar to
how the ovaries degrade ... more »
Fast food ice dirtier than toilet water, study finds
*YouTube - RT*
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*A new study by UK's The Daily Mail found that ice from McDonald's,
Starbucks, Burger King and KFC, to name a few, contains more bacteria than
toilet water. RT's Margaret Howell breaks down the report.
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MS Breakthrough
This protocol for MS appears to be both an alternative to immune
suppression and a valuable addition that together could hugely suppress the
disease. Slowing the onslaught of the disease is often good enough for the
majority of victims. Thus this is good news.
We are still a ways of from actually defeating MS but the pace has been
increasing quickly so the prognosis itself is steadily improving.
This is one of those chronic diseases we truly need to see the back of.
*Medical breakthrough for multiple sclerosis sufferers*
*By Amanda Woerner*
*Published June 06, 2... more »
Cardiovascular Benefits of Turmeric
We already have good reasons to like Turmeric but this must be classed as
compelling. The effects are actually so strong that using it aggressively
is surely called for. It appears to support vascular health and along with
large amounts of Vitamin C is strongly indicated. Again half measures are
not suggested as this poses no known risks.
The whole field of active plant based health supporting ingestibles has
really taken off over the past decade as a huge number of healers, from
professional to individual self medicators actively sharing information and
a general optimi... more »
Monsanto's State Department
What is disturbing is that public servants are engaged in spending their
time to advance private corporate agendas way beyond what anyone would
consider appropriate. Just were does it actually end?
I would like to make another comment. I think that the Monsanto seed
protocol is a failed economic protocol, but that Monsanto is pressing ahead
in order to salvage value. In the meantime major resistance is rising in
Europe because you can not get past the perception that Monsanto is
attempting to create a wealth destroying monopoly on the backs of farmers.
This is a major sto... more »
Abduction Experience Confirmation
This is a long piece in which we receive detailed witness reports of an
alien abduction and examination that is extensive and intrusive to the
point of producing physical damage.
Far more important is that the physical damage is confirmed through a CAT
scan years later.
Just like our own medicine, not all applied procedures are painless at
all. I also think that there is something going on here beyond merely
sampling tissue. There is really no evidence of that at all.
We really get a sense of recognition here even if it is ahead of us in
development.... more »
Smoking Gun: The direct link between Agenda 21 and local planners
Tom DeWeese
When the fight started against Agenda 21, those of us working to expose it
were largely ignored by the mainstream media and even the established
Conservative movement and its media. Too far out there, they said, to be
taken seriously.
Then, as more and more Americans began to experience the dire effects of
Sustainable Development in their daily lives, suddenly our message began to
take hold. Today, thousands of Americans have taken up the fight. And
anti-Agenda 21 activists are storming planning meetings, demanding answers.
State legislatures and even some county and ... more »
Whooping Cough Rapid Rise After 20-Year Use of Poor Quality Vaccines
Heather Callaghan
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The rate of whooping cough, or pertussis, has exploded in America in the
last few years. A brand new study confirms what scientists already
expected. They confirmed that the burgeoning comeback of whooping cough is
due to introducing new, "safer" vaccines 20 years ago. Safer, meaning fewer
side effects and minus the previous toxin that was used, but not safe for
long-term protection from disease.
Pertussis bacteria affects upper respiration and creates shortness of
breath. The disease, which can be fatal to babies, actually almost
disappeared in the late '... more »
6 Corporations That Control Your Perception
*Youtube*
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Organic Consumers Association Calls for Immediate End to Field Testing GM Crops
*Activist Post*
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today called on the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately end all open-air field testing of
genetically engineered crops (GMOs). The request comes in response to last
week’s discovery by an Oregon farmer of an unapproved, illegal variety of
wheat, genetically engineered by Monsanto to withstand the company's toxic
RoundUp herbicide, growing on his property.
The OCA has launched a consumer petition calling on the USDA to halt
open-air field trials of GMO crops.
“Public health and the livelihood of U.S. wheat fa... more »
Vermont Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Law
Phillip Smith
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed into law Thursday a bill
decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That makes
Vermont the 17th state to decriminalize, including all of its neighboring
New England states except New Hampshire.
Introduced by Rep. Christopher Pearson (P-Burlington) and passed with
tripartisan support, House Bill 200 removes criminal penalties for
possession of up to one ounce of marijuana and replaces them with a civil
fine, similar to a traffic ticket. People under 21 will be required to
undergo substance abuse screening. Unde... more »
IRS Gate - Cincinnati Staffers blast DC on conservative group scrutiny issue - Two IRS Agents declare DC directed targeting in a broad rebuke to the official story of rogue agents !
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/07/us-usa-irs-scrutiny-idUSBRE95605X20130607
(Reuters) - A misfired email from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service employee
in Cincinnati alerted a number of Washington IRS officials that extra
scrutiny was being placed on conservative groups in July 2010, a year
earlier than previously acknowledged, according to interviews with IRS
workers by congressional investigators.
Transcripts of the interviews, reviewed by Reuters on Thursday, provided
new details about Washington managers' awareness of the heightened scrutiny
applied by front-line IRS agen... more »
PROVOCATEUR IN TURKEY
*Hatay*
Brian commented on "ERDOGAN, DUMPED BY GULEN, TO BE REPLACED BY GUL":
"*A man who opened fire on police and tried to provoke the protestors last
night in Hatay is reported to be a member of the Free Syrian Army. *
"The protestors, who were alarmed by his unusual behaviors, revealed the
identity of the provocateur.
"The Free Syrian Army is an armed group supported by the Turkish government
against the Syrian regime.
"Parliamentarian from Hatay, Hasan Akyol, spoke to soL newspaper and said
that the people surrendered the man to the security forces.
"The provocateur is hol... more »
Ron Paul on Massive NSA Spying Scandal "Power in Government is Always Abused"
*Youtube*
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There's a Reason They are Called “Courts....”
Dees Illustration Janet C. Phelan
Walking into any “court” of late one might have a distinct impression that
one has walked into a monarch's domain. In our post- 911 America, it is
becoming increasingly clear that the rule of law only applies at the
discretion of the monarch. And that would be the judge sitting in that
particular court.
Unlike removing a President, it is nearly impossible to remove a judge.
Lifetime appointments in many cases coupled with laws prohibiting suing a
judge (even for “malicious and corrupt practices”) have given the judiciary
a nearly godly form of im... more »
ABC's of ALEC - Don't Flunk the Test
It is important to remember that a lot of people don't know about ALEC
yet. Many people are just now hearing about ALEC and they don't know what
or who ALEC is and they don't know how they should respond to what they are
hearing about ALEC.
As we get ready to spend time with friends and families over the summer -
we should consider that it would be a good time to educate them on ALEC.
As we hopefully activate friends and family to help us with our on-going
exposure of ALEC - let’s review a little bit of what we know so far.
*What is ALEC?*
The American Legislative Exchange Council... more »
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report - Jnue 7 , 2013 - Data from June 6 , 2013 and selected news and views.....
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/bloomberg-gold-traders-most-bullish-since-bear-market-began
Bloomberg: Gold Traders Most Bullish Since Bear Market Began
Jun
*7*
- Yesterday in Gold and Silver
- Critical Reads
- The Funnies
- The Wrap
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"Despite the currency moves, the precious metals are not being allowed to
rally."
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
The gold price slid quietly lower in Far East trading on their Thursday,
hitting its low of the day [around $1,393 spot] shortly after the London
open. From there it rallied until 8:30 a.m. in New York...almos... more »
Syria updates - June 7 , 2013 ... White house bleats on as Syrian Government forces retake Qusayr.... Golan coming into play as Syria War creeps closer to Israel....Al Qaeda bleats on about Sunnis fighting Shia Rebels ...
http://www.debka.com/article/23029/Putin-offers-Russian-troops-in-lieu-of-Austrian-Golan-peacekeepers-UN-Thank-you-but-no-
Just 24 hours after Austria decided to withdraw its 380-strong contingent
from the UN force policing the Golan separation zone, President Vladimir
Putin stepped forward Friday, June 7, with an offer of a Russian force to
take its place on the highly sensitive Syrian-Israeli border. Thursday, two
peacekeepers were injured by falling ordnance from a battle between Syrian
and rebel troops around Quneitra.
DEBKAfile: The Russian president saw his opportunity to pluck... more »
Lindsey Graham on Verizon: If We're Not Talking to Terrorists "We Don't Have Anything to Worry About"
Daisy Luther
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) must have studied his Police State Handbook
before giving an interview regarding the Verizon scandal. The U.S.
government was granted unlimited authority to obtain the records of all
telephone calls in the Verizon system if at least one of the parties was in
the US.
All of the classic manipulative language was present to justify the
invasion of privacy when Graham discussed the matter with Fox News and
expressed his personal delight at being surveilled.
I think we should be concerned about terrorists trying to infiltrate our
country and at... more »
I spy - using wellknown US companies only? Are 35 countries participating?!
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 16 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/PZak8JlIj4o Link: http://youtu.be/C0EJGgKos68
The revelations by The Guardian and Washington Post about the existence of
the big ears of Big Brother and collaboration of a number of wellknown US
companies raises more questions, than it gives proper answers! Let's tackle
one question: how, yes how!, to manage the *billions* of electronic
communications that pass each day through networks? Why was Microsoft(here,
again) the first to go and sit on the NSA's knees, according to the
revealed top-secret documents? And why was Apple Inc. according to the
documents mo... more »
British MP slams Bilderberg meeting: ‘We’re all kept out and that cannot be right’
image credit:
mbbmore.com Madison Ruppert
One British MP has already come out against the 2013 Bilderberg Group
meeting in Watford, Herfordshire, England, saying it is an affront to the
British government’s claims to be committed to more transparency.
This year’s meeting will reportedly focus on the Middle East, Africa,
cyberwarfare and more with participantsincluding Google Executive Chairman
Eric Schmidt,Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Henry Kissinger, European
Commission President José M. Durão Barroso among other major corporate
figures, major figures in banking, media, gov... more »
Government Surveillance Of American Citizens Goes Far Beyond What You Are Being Told
Anthony Freda Art Michael Snyder
Every single day, the U.S. government gathers and stores more than a
billion phone calls, emails, text messages, photographs and Internet
searches. Just about every form of electronic communication that you can
possibly imagine is being harvested. In fact, it has been reported that
NSA personnel gather 2.1 million gigabytes of data every hour. This is
being done even though it is a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Sadly, most Americans do not even know what the Fourth Amendment actually
says.
For those that do not know, the Fourth Am... more »
ALEC - Not Where You Find "Best Practices"
As the privatization experiment of the American Legislative Exchange
Council matures - IT FAILS.
ALEC legislators supposedly get together to talk about "best practices"
among the states and based on the real-life horror stories coming out -
promoting ALEC privatization policies schemes is not a "best practice".
Prison privatization will continue to be a worst case scenario for ALEC
"model legislation".
From an* article on Think Progress:*
Other states with private prison health care can forecast the conditions
Florida inmates will now face. A Kaiser report on these systems found ... more »
Obama is Big Brother and a Bald Faced Liar!
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New secret files reveal NSA has direct access to systems of top U.S. Internet giants for data mining
credit: documents obtained by
The Washington Post Madison Ruppert
Thought yesterday’s revelation of Verizon being ordered to hand over
records for all U.S. calls to the National Security Agency (NSA) was bad?
Think again.
Today documents were unveiled showing that the NSA and FBI are directly
tapping into the servers of nine of the largest U.S. Internet companies
since 2007 under a secret program called PRISM in order to mine data
including e-mails, documents, connection logs, audio, video and photographs.
Given this newest information, it is important to note that the connection ... more »
Repeal of Monsanto Protection Act Blocked From a Vote
*Activist Post*
Two senators took to the floor Thursday to oppose the Monsanto Protection
Act rider to the farm bill. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley
(D-Ore.) have introduced an amendment to the farm bill that would repeal
the provision. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) blocked the vote on the amendment and
the Senate voted to end the debate on the Monsanto Protection Act.
Even though the Senate voted to end the debate, Stabenow's declaration to
oppose Monsanto Protection Act extension without full debate is significant.
Huffington Post notes:
When two senators have a pre... more »
The Real Story Behind the 'Monsanto Protection Act'
*Youtube*
Barack Obama's signing of 'The Monsanto Protection Act', or H.R. 933 is
really only small part of a much bigger pattern and corruption and
collusion between Monsanto and the U.S. government.
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I LOST THAT RESPECT FOR LIFE
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Former drone operator Brandon Bryant tells NBC's Richard Engel that he felt
like he became a "heartless" "sociopath" under the drone program.
“People say that drone strikes are like mortar attacks,” Bryant said.
“Well, artillery doesn't see this. Artillery doesn't see the results of
their actions. It's really more intimate for us, because we see everything.”
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 6.7.13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 6.7.13"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"1,000 U.S. Marines are headed to the Jordan/Syrian border. You might
remember pieces of the 1st Armored Division are already there. Military
exercises are common between the U.S. and Jordan, but this is not part of a
military exercise. The Pentagon is worried about the fighting in the
Syrian civil war spilling into Jordan and wants to protect the Kingdom.
There’s another story about how the U.S. government has been secretly
collecting information, this time from Verizon customers. The NSA had
unlimited authorit... more »
Thomas Dolby's 'She Blinded Me with Science' Live with Buzz Aldrin reprising Magnus Pyke's role
Buzz Aldrin showing some pretty poor moves and mic technique there...
This video is of a performance at the Smithsonian's "The Future is Here"
conference to discuss the great triumphs and future innovations in science
and technology.
Here's the original video...
GAY PARENTS
*Photo: Dallas Kilponen*
Kids with gay parents have 'significantly better' general health and
greater family cohesion than those with heterosexual parents.
This is according to new research in Australia.
The researchers at the University of Melbourne, in Australia, studied 500
children aged between one and 17.
Of the 315 gay, lesbian and bisexual parents involved, 80 per cent were
women.
smh.com. - children of same sex couples thriving / ACHESS - The Australian
study of child health in same-sex families
As of 2005, an estimated 270,313 children in the United States live in
house... more »
Who’s on Duck?
Having been newly promoted to permanent contributor, I’m delighted to join
the esteemed Duck blogging crew (pictured above) on a more long-term basis.
I’m looking forward to more lengthy substantive blog posts beyond the
Thursday updates. I feel like I’ve been trapped in reviewer hell for weeks,
just as it looked like I was clearing my inbox
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Say that again Mr. Kayser! LAUSD should have more public meetings
“As it is, the meetings are held downtown in the middle of the day when
most parents, students and employees cannot participate. Ultimately this
behavior pattern leads to decisions made in a vacuum, isolation from
reality and the rubberstamping of pre-determined outcomes.”—Bennett Kayser
Former teacher and current Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Board of […]
Summer Reading Survival Kit Giveaway (13 books and more!)
Summer is finally here. Whether you love laying under a big shade tree
with a book in your hand, or prefer to do you reading at the beach, summer
is the perfect time to catch up on all of the books you have been missing.
To help out your summer reading list, Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings and I
have put together a giveaway with some of our favorites reads, perfect for
a summer reading marathon. Among the books are Divergent, one of my all
time favorite books, Cinder, a great story about a cyborg Cinderella and
Grave Mercy which is full of Nun Assasins. It doesn't get any better... more »
Your moment of Zen
Cave homes, Cappadocia, Turkey. [photo via]
[click to embiggen.]
Codename PRISM - I know you're reading this - Bush's 'Illegal Wiretap' continues under Obama
Anyone remember the 'fictional' ready room in the Bourne Trilogy (created
by spy-thriller-master Robert Ludlum) where a DAC or Despotic Assassin
Commander in a dark room at Langley, London, Paris etc. would issue kill
orders to track-my-target and action-all-comms on any unfortunate who found
themselves directly or indirectly party to covert acts of pro- con-
activity of our Governments?
Well....
*The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the
central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio,
video, photographs, e-mails, documents an... more »
Islamist gang that wanted to start war with the EDL: Bomb attack would have sparked 'spiral of terror' with far-Right | Mail Online
'...the group set out their intentions in a 'chilling' document called
Operation in Defence of the Prophet Muhammad.'
More here about these particular misunderstanders of Islam
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337142/Islamist-gang-wanted-start-war-EDL-Bomb-attack-sparked-spiral-terror-far-Right.html
"Riding Through The Ruts..."
"Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you’re riding through
the ruts,
don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy.
Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality.
Wake up and live!"
- Bob Marley
Here's a few reasons why Stephen Harper is going to skip out of Friday's Question Period .... UPDATED -
[image: Progressive Bloggers]
*UPDATE:*
*PM Harper failed to appear in the House of Commons this morning for
Question Period ..... surprise surprise ;)*
*In his place ... 'Sparky' Polievre spoke for the PMO while the trained
seals in the Conservative backbench tried to shout down questions from the
Official Opposition. Welcome to 'democracy' in Canada .. 2013!*
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
*-PM's former chief of staff controlled secret Tory fund*
*-Pamela Wallin could pay back another $20,000 in expense claims*
* *
*-Conservative MPs used like 'trained seals,' Rathgeber says*
* *
*-B... more »
Bank of Japan policy causing insane instability ....but why has the Fed to Infinity Qe not caused same result ?
12,877.53 [image: Down] 26.49(0.21%) 2:28AM EDT
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12,725.58 [image: Down] 178.44(1.38%) 10:15PM EDT
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More Adult Swim Fireworks Out Of Japan Ahead Of "Most Important Ever"
Non-Farm PayrollsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 06/07/2013 - 06:59
To get a sense of the momentous volatility in Japan, consider that the
Nikkei225 is more or less in the same numeric ballpark as the Dow Jones,
and that each and every day now it continues to have intraday swings of
more than 500 points! Last night was no different following swin... more »
Musical Interlude: Pink Floyd, “The Dark Side Of The Moon”, full album.
Pink Floyd, “The Dark Side Of The Moon”, full album.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY5winxPMvA
Broad’s Girl Friday in RI, Deb Gist, Looking for the Duncan Bump
If there is an education official in Rhode Island who has earned an Arne
Duncan endorsement, it would have to be Deborah Gist (Broad Class of 2008).
Her ability to ignore those pestering parents, those vomiting children,
those weeping teachers, and those angry grandparents has earned Ms. Gist a
place among the giants of corporate […]
"A Look to the Heavens"
“While most spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, have two or
more spiral arms, NGC 4725 has only one. In this sharp color composite
image, the solo spira mirabilis seems to wind from a prominent ring of
bluish, newborn star clusters and red tinted star forming regions. The odd
galaxy also sports obscuring dust lanes a yellowish central bar structure
composed of an older population of stars.
*Click image for larger size.*
NGC 4725 is over 100 thousand light-years across and lies 41 million
light-years away in the well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. Computer
sim... more »
Chet Raymo, “Belief and Faith”
* “Belief and Faith”*
by Chet Raymo
“Last week, T. M. Luhrmann, a professor of anthropology at Stanford
University, had an op-ed in the New York Times called "Belief Is the Least
Part of Faith." She is the author of a recent book on American
evangelicals. Here again is someone making a distinction I have a hard time
grasping: the difference between belief and faith. It is a version, I
suppose, of Pascal's wager: I don't know whether God exists or not, but I
choose to live as if he does because the risk of not believing- eternal
hell-fire- is too great.
Luhrmann's evangelicals, ... more »
"We Are Here..."
"We are here on Earth to do good to others.
What the others are here for, I don't know."
- W. H. Auden
Vegan Recipe - Caesar Dressing & 3 Minute Parmesan Cheese
*Do you love Caesar Salad? The traditional version includes non-vegan
ingredients like Worcestershire sauce, anchovy fillets, eggs, and Parmesan
cheese. So when our very own Alicia (who you might know as a frequent
Change The World Wednesday participant) agreed to be this month's guest
chef and sent me this recipe ... well ... I'm pretty sure that even Caesar,
himself, would approve. It includes good-for-you ingredients and a healthy
"Parmesan Cheese". I can't wait to try it out!*
*A huge thanks to Alicia for sharing this recipe with us. I hope that you
and your family enjoy it:*
... more »
"A Wise Man Once said..."
“A wise man once said you can have anything in life if you will sacrifice
everything else for it. What he meant is nothing comes without a price. So
before you go into battle, you better decide how much you’re willing to
lose. Too often, going after what feels good means letting go of what you
know is right, and letting someone in means abandoning the walls you’ve
spent a lifetime building. Of course, the toughest sacrifices are the ones
we don’t see coming, when we don’t have time to come up with a strategy to
pick a side or to measure the potential loss. When that happens, when... more »
Another Reason To Never EVER Have A "Facebook" Account: Computer Virus Found On "Facebook" Steals Bank Details And Money From Accounts When Users Click On Links!
Periodically I do receive email and comments at this blog saying that I
could increase my viewership by simply opening both a "Twitter" and a
"Facebook" account.... I have said to these people, thanks but no thanks...
My own research over the last few years alone has shown conclusively that a
"Twitter" account is much too dangerous because governments are keeping all
information on both "Twitter" account users, and their "Tweets" which could
come back eventually to haunt the person posting them... And "Facebook" is
even more dangerous due to the fact that it is the evolution of an or... more »
ALEC - pre-prepared, donor-friendly model legislation
Found this quote on the *South Dakota Democratic Party* webpage.
The SDDP is waging was against taxpayer paid ALEC junkets and they are
doing an amazing job.
Their publicity war has been very effective - letters to the editors,
petitions, etc - SDPP is on top of this issue and they should be
applauded. They have take a stand against the extremist American
Legislative Exchange Council - at the most basic level - their state!!!!
*Ryan Gruber*, 35, of Sioux Falls, is principal horn for the South Dakota
Symphony and a former Republican legislative staffer in Wisconsin,
2001-2005.
“W... more »
McGuire (AK-ALEC) To Run for Lt Governor
NOTE this first from ALECExposed:
Sen. Lesil McGuire (R-N); Tax and Fiscal Policy TaskForce
ALECer
Snips
*McGuire files to run for lieutenant governor*
By KYLE HOPKINS | khopkins@adn.com • Published June 05, 2013
ANCHORAGE – Sen. Lesil McGuire announced Wednesday she will run for
lieutenant governor,
And, she added, having a woman on the Republican ticket "brings an
interesting perspective for Alaskans
Having a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council on the ticket
brings a disgusting perspective to the race.
"The mayor has done a good job leading the city in many... more »
Bill Whittle: We have a moral obligation to be...
*watch and find out.*
Some wise advice...
Syria's War Against Tyranny: This Is A Laugher - US "Condemns" Syria And Hezbollah For Their Taking Back Strategic Town From Murderous US Bought And Paid For Mercenaries!
I have been very happy this last week for the proud people of Syria...
Their government forces have the murderous US/Israeli bought and paid for
"rebels" (mercenaries) on the run, and they are rightfully defeating them
at every major battle now... It definitely does appear now that victory for
the Syrians against tyranny is definitely at hand......
With the recent victory by the Syrian government forces in the border town
of Qusayr, the world is finally waking up and noticing that the Syrian
people will not bend over and accept the same fate as Libya to the monsters
in NATO/US/Israe... more »
Another Great Video By Snordelhans: 9-11 IS The Litmus Test!
It has been a very long time since I put up any articles or videos about
Israel's murderous attack on American, September 11th, 2001. I am truly
amazed that now almost 12 years after that fateful event, most Americans
are still in the dark about the facts that America's so called "ally", the
criminal state of Israel, along with its Sayanim Jewish agents operating in
America itself, committed one of the most horrendous murderous attacks in
all human history... It shows the control the Jews exert on America itself
that they have been able to keep up the facade for almost 12 years tha... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"NSA Prism Data Mining Is All Up In Ur Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple"
*
*
*"NSA Prism Data Mining Is All Up In Ur Microsoft, Yahoo,*
* Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple" *
by Jason Linkins
"America, here's hoping you've had enough time to be come to terms with the
National Security Agency scooping up all of your metadata pertaining to all
of the phone calls you've been making with Verizon, because here comes the
next fun news about the government's far-reaching panopticon of total
information surveillance, courtesy of Barton Gellman and Laura Poitras of
The Washington Post: "The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping ... more »
Ingredients for a great thin soup: Asparagus, Fennel, and Turnips. @aftunion
I call it AFT soup for short. It’s really good and very easy to make.
Ingredients 1 bundle chopped asparagus 1 fennel bulb sliced, not the greens
1 diced turnip 4 cups veggie broth 4 garlic cloves, chopped fine 800 AFT
teachers, roughly 1/3 from NY state alone Directions 1. In a 4 quart pot,
[…]
Where are my #edtech folks on this one? #prism AND #connectED?
At noon today, on the White House blog, ConnectED was announced to, among
other things: That’s why President Obama is unveiling a bold, new
initiative called ConnectED, which will connect 99 percent of America’s
students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed
wireless within 5 years. The President also directed the federal government
to […]
GOP Obamacare hypocrisy
Proving that the GOP's alleged concern about Obamacare is based solely on
politics and Obama Derangement Syndrome, Lee Fang at the Nation unearthed a
treasure trove of Republican requests for Obamacare funding from
Republicans who trash the program on a near daily basis and have voted
dozens of times to repeal the bill altogether.
The list of these hypocrites is too long to list to them all, but it's
instructional to see how they praise the program when they've got their
hand out for the money.
House Republicans and the Senate Republican Policy Committee have trashed
the ACA’s Co... more »
Phils/Taiwan Cringe: ROC reps pass this around
Here are the two pages of a brochure the TECRO (ROC representative) offices
in the US are passing around. Look carefully at the map on page 1, it
includes the Senkakus, showing how these territorial claims are linked in
ROC (Chinese expansionist) propaganda and shows the "overlapping" EEZs of
Philippines and Taiwan. Its use of international law is selective, to say
the least: as a friend pointed out, there's no territorial waters around
the Japanese islands and no EEZ extending into the Taiwan Strait. There's a
bigger view of it on my Flickr account here.
_______________________
[Ta... more »
FRIDAY MORNING RAMBLE: The “Dunne Nothing” Edition
*If measured by what appears in MSM political commentaries, this ramble
should be full of references to Mr Dunne Nothing.
But it won’t be.
Instead, I’ll just point you to Graeme Edgeler, who likes this sort of
thing. And bring to mind Cromwell’s exhortation to the Rump Parliament:
“You have sat too long for any good you have been doing … Depart, I say;
and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!”).
And now, here’s one of the most stunningly beautiful photos of Auckland you
will see. (Yes, it enlarges. No, I can’t find out who took it. Yes, it’s
much better looking th... more »
Greece slides into the Fourth World ! Zero Hedge lead article and additional news pertaining to Greece !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-06/greece-slides-fourth-world-full-photo-album
Greece Slides Into The "Fourth World" - The Full Photo Album
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/06/2013 18:33 -0400
- Germany
- Greece
- Reality
- Reuters
- Unemployment
With Greek government bonds at multi-year highs (up 300% in the last year),
the Athens Stock Index still up 100% in the last year, and leaders all over
the Euro-zone proclaiming the crisis is over (and that Greece has "made big
strides"); we thought it perhaps useful to look at ... more »
Comex puts a disclaimer on its precious metals warehouse inventory ? Did Comex just send out a clarion call for those who THINK they actually have gold stored at the Comex to grab it while you can ? Note JPM total gold inventory shrinking again - but the unanswered questions of when or whether JPM settles outstanding May contract deliveries and those for June keep percolating ! For those who doubt Comex could default , Exhibt A in rebuttal would be - what happened at ABN Amro if not a default ? Any coincidence that all of a sudden numerous mines are bing shutdown just as physical demand has skyrocketed , especially Asian demand ? Eric Sprott discussion GLD ETF redemptions - Bullish for physical gold in his opinion !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2013/06/comex-puts-disclaimer-on-gold-silver.html
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Comex puts disclaimer on gold silver inventory/gold and silver
whacked/Dealer comex gold lowers to 47.34 tonnes/
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:
Gold closed up down by $14.60 to $1397.10 (comex closing time). Silver
fell by 32 cents to $22.40 (comex closing time)
In the access market at 5:00 pm, gold and silver finished trading at the
following prices :
gold: 1399.90
silver: $22.54
I am not going into the trading of gold and silver because you all know
that it is manipulat... more »
Farmers begin suing Monsanto over genetic pollution of wheat crops ! Ernest Barnes , the Kansas farmer leads the charge - and recall Japan and South Korea have already taken action against US wheat !
http://www.infowars.com/its-on-farmers-begin-suing-monsanto-over-genetic-pollution-of-wheat-crops/
It’s on! Farmers begin suing Monsanto over genetic pollution of wheat crops
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Facebook][image: Infowars store]
*Mike Adams*
Natural News
June 5, 2013
The next wave of farmer backlash against Monsanto has just been unleashed
by Ernest Barnes, a wheat farmer in Morton County, Kansas. He filed suit
this week in the U.S. District Court in Wichit... more »
Satire: “A Letter to Verizon Customers”
* *
*“A Letter to Verizon Customers”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Today, President Obama issued the
following letter to all Verizon customers:
Dear Verizon Customers,
Yesterday it came to light that the National Security Agency has been
collecting millions of phone records from you each and every day. Since
that news was released, many of you have called the White House with
questions and concerns about this new program. To save my time and yours,
here are answers to three of the F.A.Q.s (Frequently Asked Questions) we’ve
been hearing from you:
*1. Will ... more »
"12 Clear Signals That The U.S. Economy Is About To Really Slow Down"
* *
*"12 Clear Signals That The U.S. Economy Is About To Really Slow Down"*
By Michael
"A lot of things that have not happened since the last recession are
starting to happen again. As you read the list below, you will notice that
the year "2009" comes up again and again. There is a reason for that.
Many of the same patterns that we witnessed during the last major economic
downturn are starting to repeat themselves. In fact, many of the things
that are happening right now have not happened in quite a few years. For
example, manufacturing activity in the U.S. has contracted for... more »
How you gonna cry victim now?
I wrote about this a while back. The IRS received applications from 298
groups for tax exempt status and a quick look at the approved groups sure
looked like the majority were conservative. Now Kevin Drum found an
intrepid soul who did the real work.
However, the IRS does publish the names of groups that have received
special scrutiny and been approved for tax-exempt status. They recently
released a list of 176 organizations that have been approved since 2010, so
Martin Sullivan checked each one to figure out if it was liberal or
conservative. Here's what he found:
122 conservati... more »
Which Part of the Brain Causes Some People to Reflexively – If Illogically – Trust Just About Anything Published in Establishment Media? NYT Warning: Trust Authorities on Boston Bombing, or You’re Nuts (The Rosebud Moment?)
If you haven't been following closely this almost Keystone-copy exercise in
press management . . . well . . . you shoulda been. I've been holding on to
this group of essays for a few days now as more information becomes
available every hour (hopefully, on my part, from unbiased sources). I have
an even more alarming essay planned for tomorrow from a very trustworthy
source so stick with me.
Everyone who wants the IRS in charge of their health care...
*please raise your hand.*
Here's a handy list of FreedomWorks educational resources on why the IRS
should not be entrusted with administering the president's health law.
Keep the IRS Away from Our Health Care [5/30/13] (blog post with graphic)
Keep the IRS Away from Your Health Care [5/30/13] (convenient “write your
Congressman” action alert page) (more than 12,000 messages sent to date)
Why the IRS Should Not Be In Charge of ObamaCare [5/29/13] (blog post, with
link to printable palm card)
Let the IRS Implement ObamaCare? Are We Nuts? [5/28/13] (op-ed)
Top Ten Reasons the IRS S... more »
Old, Old, Senate Update
Two special elections to replace two older Senators, with the late Senator
Lautenberg an especially significant case (he was 89).
I think I've written about Massachusetts before, but it's looking very much
like a wasted opportunity. Ed Markey, the solid favorite, will turn 67 in
July. That's not young!
The Republican in the race, Gabriel Gomez, is only 47 (he'll be 48 in
August). So there's some hope of a relatively young new Senator. But I'll
be pretty surprised if he wins.
In New Jersey, the only Republican in the race so far is Steve Lonegan, 57.
It's looking as of right this mi... more »
Gail Collins wants preschool education!
*THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013*
*Here’s where the problem comes in:* Gail Collins wrote a real column
today. She wrote about Obama’s proposal for expanded preschool education.
Almost surely, it won’t happen. This passage helps us see why:
COLLINS (6/6/13): *I am telling you all this because nothing major is going
to happen for early-childhood education without an enormous groundswell of
public demand.* This is a cause that’s extremely popular in theory. But its
advocates have no power to reward or punish. Lawmakers who labor on behalf
of preschool programs may get stars in heaven, but the... more »
"Blocked up With Yucky Stuff"
* *
*"Blocked up With Yucky Stuff"*
by Bill Bonner
"First, this from our own right-hand man, Chris Hunter (investment director
for the Bonner & Partners Family Office) with a more generous assessment of
Fed policy:" Yesterday, Mr. Bernanke's price-fixing scheme ran over a speed
bump. The Dow dropped 216 points. Just a jolt, for now. The brick wall is
still ahead. But we will try to give the devil his due. "I'm not sure it's
right to say that the Fed has been retarding a recovery... If you look at
the US, things aren't perfect, but they're a hell of a lot better than they
are in E... more »
Killing Them Softly - best film in ages.
James Bond #n and Twilight #n both shat on this film at the box office: how
is that even possible?
Starring Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Ray Liotta (et al)
KILLING THEM SOFTLY is just about the best film this reviewer has seen in
ages - it's clever, it's brutal and it has a delicious anti-Globalist
message. It has attitude, it has some wonderful turnaround moments, it has
balls.
Indirectly charting the fall of Bush and the rise of Obama, Killing Them
Softly makes constant reference to the 'political process' and the 'deals
that have to be made' to keep Prosperity on ... more »
Music and stuff
Why are ticket prices for concerts going through the roof? Examples: £450
for the best seats at a Barbara Streisland gig, £950 for the equivalent at
a Rolling Stones gig. It costs £50 to watch Texas and £60 to see Keith
Sweat (who?). They not the youngest nor the most cutting edge acts you
might say, but why are veteran bands reforming so frequently these days and
who keeps giving them festival headline slots? Is it anything to do with
the fact the average age of a festival goer is now 36? And what about those
young, breakthrough, chart acts, why are, at any one time, a majority of ... more »
Lenin and Dirigibles
Is this the most awesome early Soviet propaganda poster ever? It has
everything - Lenin rising up from the masses, clearly gesticulating the
young workers' republic's line of march. And demonstrating the fruits
socialist industry unleashed, you have the immense modernity of the airship
thrusting upwards into the orange dawn of the future. Dating from 1931, it
reads "Let's build a fleet of airships in Lenin's name", or, "We will build
Lenin's escadron [squadron] of airships", depending on who you believe.
Whatever, I'm sure it sounds perfectly rousing in the original Russian. You
ca... more »
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