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Iliad (Photo credit: Joe Shlabotnik)
Cover of Recep Tayyip ErdoğanEFN Asia 24: Jim Rogers talk at Jeju Forum
Among my favorite talks at the recently concluded Jeju Forum for Peace and
Prosperity where the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia participated, was
the talk by a world reknown investor, Jim Rogers. This guy is a co-founder
of Quantum Fund with George Soros. Although he became rich in the US, he
moved to Singapore in 2007 as he solidified his belief that this is the
Asian century.
He has been an investor and businessman, a bike adventurer (he toured the
world on motorbike in the 80s, then in early 90s) and never joined politics
and government. Photos below are some of his books fro... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - Eco-Crap
Welcome to Meet & Greet Monday, a regular series designed to grow our green
community.
Before we get started, I'd like to introduce you to the brand new Reduce
Footprints FACEBOOK PAGE. What will you find on that page? To start, I'll
be posting daily green tips and opening up discussions on green topics.
Stop by and "Like" the page ... and, as always, if you have suggestions
about what you'd like to see, just let me know.
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Can "Ex"-Blue Dog Steve Israel Be Beaten... Preferably In A Primary?
When making an excuse for reappointing Israel chairman of the DCCC, despite
his dismal failure in 2012, the nicest thing Nancy Pelosi could muster to
say about his abilities was that he's "reptilian." Although he claims he
performed so horrifically in 2012 because his wife was divorcing him, he
doesn't seem to have learned a thing and is leading the Democrats to doom
again-- forcing vulnerable freshmen far to the right of their Democratic
bases which is likely to lead to the Great New Dem Apocalypse of 2014 for
almost identical reasons the DCCC brought on the Great Blue Dog Apocaly... more »
Professor Stanley Lombardo reads from his translation of the Iliad
Title: Professor Stanley Lombardo reads from his translation of the Iliad.
Source: Hollins University. Date Published: April 24, 2009. Description:
One of the speakers at Hollins 34th annual Classics Symposium was Stanley
Lombardo, professor of classics at the University of Kansas, who read from
his translation of the "Iliad."
Turkey Self-Destructs (Videos And Articles About Anti-Erdoğan Protests)
*Source: AP*.
Related:
*Turkish Opposition Says Erdoğan Must Go. *
*Muslim Brotherhood Takes The Side of Criminal Erdoğan Against Peaceful
Protesters.*
*Divide And Conquer: The Revolts In Syria And Turkey.*
An excerpt from, *"Erdogan: “We’ve Been PatientFor Too Long”"* by Tulin
Daloglu (Al-Monitor, June 9):
It was a shocking speech — as if Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan had declared a war against a segment of his own people, although he
often claims to represent 100% of the nation.
“We’ve been patient for far too long,” Erdogan said on Sunday, June 9, upon
his a... more »
The NSA leaker outs himself
I want to think this kid is a hero but I'm not sure I believe him.
I've been traveling all day so I'm just catching up. Read a couple of posts
and watched Snowden's interview. Something about his body language strikes
me as a bit off. He's clearly smart and articulate but his story is odd. As
the kids say, I have questions.
For one thing, I actually know someone who tried to get a job with the CIA.
She was also very bright, very beautiful and a college graduate. Not sure
if she ever got the job. She moved away before it happened but the process
is really long. She had been working... more »
Another brave young American patriot risks his personal freedom so that the rest of us may have a better chance to get our freedom back from our insidious Orwellian Big Brother
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*NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that
does these sort of things'*
Guardian's Glenn Greenwald talks to Edward Snowden, the source behind the
NSA files about his motives for the biggest intelligence leak in a
generation - June 9, 2013
More at The Real News
Cherchez la Verite
Airports: They’re about making an entrance!
[image: Madrid-Barajas Airport, Madrid, by Richard Rogers]
*Richard Rogers’ Madrid-Barajas airport.*
Architectural critic Paul Goldberger reckons that airports today are like
the great railway terminals of yesteryear: the gateway to the adventure and
romance of a new city. In short, it’s all about *arrival*--something most
airports do so poorly.
Where they exist at airports, he says, the more impressive spaces are
usually located in the airports' departure halls. Those passengers are
rushing to clear security and catch flights and don't have time to
appreciate their space. The ar... more »
To The National Paranoia Agency, We Are All Potential Bad Guys
"We live now in an era where normal values have been displaced. The good is
called bad, the bad - good." - Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya
(assassinated in October 2006).
For the totalitarian National Paranoia Agency (NPA), *which is running a
massive surveillance program targeting the American and global populations*,
there are two types of individuals: bad guys and good guys.
Definition of a bad guy = An individual, either in government or in civil
society, who is critical of government policies and political leaders.
Definition of a good guy = An individual who sheepish... more »
The Ron Paul of Pakistan
Javed Nasim, member of Pakistan's Movement For Change Party, 1) does not
take taxpayers' money, 2) does not benefit from perks or abuse his
privileged position in any way, 3) supports himself and his family with a
honest-paying job, 4) does not use government security, and 5) believes in
dialogue and peaceful negotiations to resolve conflicts.
The sad thing is that a self-reliant and honest leader like him could get
assassinated in an unstable country like Pakistan.
Pakistani politician refuses to be protected. Source: Al Jazeera.
Greece (356 % ) , Ireland ( 352 % ) and Portugal ( 302 % ) have worst debt to income ratios in Eurozone - For perspective the US stands at 560 % and has fallen sharply just since 2010 when it was a mere 360 % ! ! China have both economic and banking systems issues ? ?
Eurozone: three countries have debt-to-income ratios of more than 300%
Figures expose indebtedness of eurozone governments in relation to
government revenues – UK is sixth with ratio of 212%
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Three eurozone countries – Ireland, Greece and Portugal – now have
debt-to-income ratios of more than 300%. Photograph: Daniel
Roland/AFP/Getty Images
Ireland, Greece and Portugal are labouring under debt-to-inco... more »
What About All Those Great Keystone XL Pipeline Jobs Boehner Is Always Barking About?
You don't have to be a congressman in a borrowed lab coat to do the math...
but our old friend, Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) explains the dangers of Keystone
XL and the tar sands it wants to pipe though the heart of America better
than anyone else tonight (above). For example, have you heard Boehner
running around like a chicken without a head squawking that the pipeline
would create 250,000 jobs? That would be a nice shot in the arm for an
economy that has been devastated by Republican Party economic and fiscal
policies and by Republican Party obstruction to President Obama's attempts
t... more »
WAR IN SYRIA: AN EVOLVED RELIGIOUS WAR OR CONTRIVED BY ISLAM’S ENEMIES?
The war in Syria that threatens to engulf the region has clearly become a
religious war pitting Sunni Muslims against Shia Muslims. Having began as a
secular rebellion, it has now become an almost exclusively sectarian war
and, like most religious wars, has become extremely bloody and polarising
with some Syrian Shia Muslims that had defected to the rebel cause in the
early days now asking to be taken back into the government’s ranks.
But the question is; how did it arrive at this horrifying mess – especially
considering that the war has been going on now for more than two years
und... more »
what i'm reading: the casual vacancy by j. k. rowling
*The Casual Vacancy*, J. K. Rowling's first non- *Harry Potter* book,
received almost universally poor reviews, ranging from tepid to savage.
Reviewers found the book too long for the subject matter, too slow, poorly
paced. They thought the plot was a soap opera. They found the writing
cliched, studied, heavy-handed. In a book full of characters, they found
few noteworthy. As one reviewer put it: "Unfortunately, the real-life world
she has limned in these pages is so willfully banal, so depressingly
clichéd that “The Casual Vacancy” is not only disappointing — it’s dull."
I disagree... more »
amnesty international calls for release of war resister kimberly rivera: please write a letter in support
Amnesty International is calling for the release of war resister Kimberly
Rivera, who was forced out of Canada by the Harper Government. Will you
please write a letter in support of her release? Here's how.
If you want to write to Kim, you can reach her at:
*Kimberly Rivera
P.O. Box 452136
San Diego, CA 92145-2136*
You can also write to war resister Justin Colby at:
*COLBY, Justin
1450 Alder Rd.
Box 339536
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433-9536*
*Important Note:* The military has very strict (arcane, incomprehensible)
rules about what prisoners can receive. Please do not include *... more »
“12 Cliches to Live By"
* *
*“12 Cliches to Live By"*
by MensHealth.com
"*1. It ain't over till it's over.* 2004. Red Sox down 0-3. If Mariano
Rivera can let one slip, think how your buddy Phil's bladder quivers as he
prepares to shank the serve on match point. On the flip side, when you're 1
point from victory, it's no time for experimentation. End it.
*2. Do unto others.* It doesn't guarantee reciprocation, but you'll never
lose. No one's going to scoff, "You delivered as promised? Congrats on
being elected mayor of Chump City!"
*3. You can't save someone from himself.* You can try - and you will - ... more »
"Confidence in Human Nature"
* *
*"Confidence in Human Nature"*
by ChivalryNow
"What do the Golden Age of Classical Greece, the Renaissance and The Age of
Enlightenment have in common? They all believed in the nobility and
potential good of human nature, and humanity reaped incredible benefits
from them. Confidence in the basic goodness of human nature forms the
foundation of chivalry as well. It is this foundation that chivalry tries
to revive. We start by finding it in ourselves, responding to it with deep,
personal commitment, and then inspiring it in others through our words and
deeds. Today's world make... more »
Stevie's last obstacle . . .
HUPACASATH
FIRST NATION battles China-Canada FIPA in court. So says the VO, aka
the Vancouver Observer.
Photo via @Lyacksongirl
Closing arguments began Wednesday for the historic Hupacasath First
Nation court challenge of a FIPA, or foreign investor protection
agreement between Canada and China. The Hupacasath's case against the
Harper government says that Canada has a duty to consult First
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things'
theguardian
Edward Snowden was interviewed over several days in Hong Kong by Glenn
Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill.
Q: Why did you decide to become a whistleblower?
A: "The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost
everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications
are automatically ingested without targeting. If I wanted to see your
emails or your wife's phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get
your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards.
"I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things … I do
... more »
"Puzzling..."
"I've wondered why it took us so long to catch on. We saw it and yet we
didn't see it. Or rather we were trained not to see it. Conned, perhaps,
into thinking that the real action was metropolitan and all this was just
boring hinterland. It was a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door
and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth,'' and so it goes away.
Puzzling..."
- Robert M. Pirsig
None But Ourselves Can Free Our Minds
David DeGraw
Seventeen years ago, I read a book called *The Evolving Self*. Though I
didn’t realize it at the time, it profoundly affected the direction of my
life. Here’s the section of the book that became a splinter in my mind and
resonated the most with me:
In order to gain control of consciousness, we must learn how to moderate
the biases built into the machinery of the brain. We allow a whole series
of illusions to stand between ourselves and reality…. These distortions are
comforting, yet they need to be seen through for the self to be truly
liberated… to come ever closer... more »
Government Says Secret Court Opinion on Law Underlying PRISM Program Needs to Stay Secret
Mark Rumold and David Sobel
*EFF*
In a rare public filing in the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court (FISC), the Justice Department urged continued secrecy for a 2011
FISC opinion finding government surveillance to be unconstitutional.
Significantly, the activities at issue were carried out under the
controversial legal authority that underlies the National Security Agency’s
recently-revealed PRISM program.
EFF filed a suit under the Freedom of Information Act in August 2012,
seeking disclosure of the FISC ruling. Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Udall
revealed the existence o... more »
"'The Imp of the Perverse': Edgar Allan Poe Updated for the 21st Century"
* "'The Imp of the Perverse': *
*Edgar Allan Poe Updated for the 21st Century"*
by Brint Montgomery
"In the consideration of the mental faculties and neuro- impulses- of the
basic movements within the human "soul," to use an antique term, the
popular notions of psychology have failed to make room for a propensity
which, although obviously existing as a radical, primitive, irreducible
emotion, has been equally overlooked by all the religious advisors and
ethics counsellors who have preceded such psychologists. In our pure
intoxication with science, we have indeed all overlooked ... more »
Department of Justice: drone strikes on American citizens are legal because Obama and Holder said so
"Where law ends tyranny begins"
seen on the Justice Dept. building, D.C.
photo credit: joewcampbell/Flickr Madison Ruppert
In a court filing this week, Justice Department lawyers claimed that the
Obama administration’s drone strikes that have admittedly killed four
American citizens are constitutional in part simply because Eric Holder and
Barack Obama said so.
While this might seem absurd to the point that it seems like it should be
published in the Onion, it is quite unfortunately true.
“The Attorney General’s statement last month that the use of remotely
piloted aircraft and th... more »
New York Times Editors Defend the Indefensible
Stephen Lendman
It's standard Times practice. It's longstanding. On June 6, Times editors
praised Obama's selection of Susan Rice and Samantha Power.
They're deplorable choices. They'll move from current capacities to new
national security positions. More on that below.
Times editors endorsed what demands condemnation. What they say matters.
Times articles, commentaries and editorials have impact. What's reported
attracts global attention.
Longstanding Times policy is consistent. It operates as a quasi-official
ministry of managed news misinformation. It masquerades as the real ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Minsk, Belarus. Thanks for stopping by.
Report states tech giants worked with government surveillance program, companies deny role in PRISM
Madison Ruppert
The New York Times reports that the Internet giants involved in the secret
PRISM surveillance program agreed to cooperate with the government. The
same companies have issued denials which some argue are actually cleverly
worded attempts to obscure their involvement.
All of this comes in response to the reports exposing the NSA’s massive
surveillance program known as PRISM which gives them access to the servers
of some of the largest Internet companies which was quickly defended by
Obama. The information about PRISM was released shortly after it was
revealed that Ve... more »
NASA: “Clouds Behaving Strangely”
Chris Carrington
Noctilucent clouds, clouds that can only be seen when the Sun is below the
horizon, are behaving differently this year according to NASA. The clouds,
which are the highest in altitude of all the clouds are normally very
faint, often too faint to be seen with the naked eye, but they become
visible when illuminated by sunlight shining up from below the horizon.
Their appearance earlier in the year than usual may hint that there are
changes occurring in the Earth's atmosphere. You can read a very full
explanation of the phenomenon here.
Today's sunspot number is 76... more »
Unconstitutional US Data-Mining
Stephen Lendman
On June 5, London's Guardian reported part of it. "NSA collecting phone
records of millions of Verizon customers daily," it headlined.
On June 6, a follow-up article headlined "NSA taps in to systems of Google,
Facebook, Apple and others, secret files reveal."
The Washington Post followed with its own report. It said the NSA and FBI
"are tapping directly into the central servers of nine US Internet
companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and
connection logs that enable analysts to trace a person’s movements and
contacts over time."
Mi... more »
Rand Paul Calls of Mass Class Action Lawsuit to Supreme Court Over NSA Spying
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul took to Fox News Sunday to declare his legal
opposition to the NSA's surveillance programs. "I'm going to be seeing if I
can challenge this at the Supreme Court level," Paul said.
"I'm going to be asking all the internet providers and all of the phone
companies: ask your customers to join me in a class action lawsuit," Paul
told host Chris Wallace. "If we get ten million Americans saying we don't
want our phone records looked at, then maybe someone will wake up and
something will change in Washington."
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UN: Fukushima ‘Unlikely’ to Pose Health Risks (Even as Kids are Diagnosed with Cancer)
*The UN has come to the conclusion that the world shouldn’t really worry
about negative health effects from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.*
Melissa Melton
The 60th session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect
of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) has completed what they claim will be “the
most comprehensive international scientific analysis of the information
available to date” that concludes not only were there no immediate health
risks from the meltdown but that,
“It is unlikely to be able to attribute any health effects in the future
among the general public an... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "A Poet's Voice, Part One"
* *
*"A Poet's Voice, Part One"*
by Kahlil Gibran
"The power of charity sows deep in my heart, and I reap and gather the
wheat in bundles and give them to the hungry. My soul gives life to the
grapevine and I press its bunches and give the juice to the thirsty. Heaven
fills my lamp with oil and I place it at my window to direct the stranger
through the dark.
I do all these things because I live in them; and if destiny should tie my
hands and prevent me from so doing, then death would be my only desire. For
I am a poet, and if I cannot give, I shall refuse to receive.
Humanity ra... more »
David Icke Calls for Mass Noncompliance at Bilderberg
*We Are Change*
"Rise like Lions after slumber in unvanquishable number. Shake your chains
to earth like dew: Which in sleep had fallen on you. Ye are many — they are
few"
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EU Parliament Member Joins Bilderberg Protests
*We Are Change*
UKIP and European Parliament Member, Gerard Batten attended the Bilderberg
2013 protest and was interviewed about Tony Blair's Bilderberg attendance
and corruption. He also spoke about his discontent with the secrecy of
Bilderberg, how he became interested in it, what is possibly spoke about in
the meetings and his multiple attempts at getting some transparency from
those who have attended.
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“Thinking Like a Mountain”
* *
*“Thinking Like a Mountain”*
By Aldo Leopold
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"For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless
youth,
but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity."
- William Wordsworth
“A deep chesty bawl echoes from rimrock to rimrock, rolls down the
mountain, and fades into the far blackness of the night. It is an outburst
of wild defiant sorrow, and of contempt for all the adversities of the
world. Every living thing (and perhaps many a dead one as well) pays heed
to that call. To the deer it is a reminder of the way of all flesh, to the
pine a forecas... more »
"The Liar That Lives in Your Head"
* "The Liar That Lives in Your Head"*
by don Miguel Ruiz
"Before we were born, a whole society of storytellers was already here. The
storytellers who were here before us taught us how to be human. First they
told us what we are-a boy or a girl-then they told us who we are, and who
we should or shouldn't be. They taught us how to be a woman or how to be a
man. They told us to be a proper woman, a decent woman, a strong man, a
brave man. They gave us a name, and they told us the role we would play in
their story. They prepared us to live in the human jungle, to compete with
one an... more »
Eric Holder Refuses To Answer If Obama Admin Is Spying On Congress
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Eric Holder Refuses To Answer If Obama Admin Is Spying On Congress
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Glenn Greenwald vs Bush Press Sec. Ari Fleischer on NSA Spying
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*CISPA Will Legalize PRISM Spy Program*
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Actress Stands With Farmers and Hemp History Week
Heather Callaghan
The 4th Annual Hemp History Week still has a couple days left, and you
still have time to join in some events. That isn't to say hemp happenings
don't take place at other times of the year.
I stumbled on the blog of an actress who once played a fashion-savvy valley
girl in a popular '90s movie. A lot of sarcasm is aimed at celebrities,
maybe even more so when they join causes. But this one gets a lot of flak
for her attachment parenting beliefs and organic vegetarian lifestyle. I
just had no idea how she felt about hemp.
Hemp product popularity continues to r... more »
Adam Kokesh Arrested Again for Speaking at Marijuana Prohibition Protest
*Youtube*
Adam Kokesh was arrested this weekend during the Smoke Down Prohibition
civil disobedience event Joint Summit with President Choom. This is the
second time in a month that Kokesh was arrested for peaceably assembling to
redress grievances -- or peacefully protesting marijuana prohibition.
Kokesh was released from police custody shortly after this video.
AdamVsTheMan.com
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Genetic Weapons--Can Your DNA Kill You?
Janet C. Phelan
*Activist Post*
It is a scene out of a futuristic political thriller—the Secretary of State
issues secret orders for embassy officials to collect the DNA of foreign
heads of state while the President, speaking at a $1000 a plate dinner, is
surrounded by a contingent of Secret Service agents wiping clean his
drinking glasses and picking up stray hair follicles. They are not just
protecting the President—they are protecting the President's DNA.
If this sounds like a script treatment for a Hollywood version of a Philip
K. Dick novel, consider this: The Secretary of St... more »
Are Political Dissidents the Real Target of NSA’s PRISM?
*Big brother really is watching us.*
Melissa Melton
While Washington Post Company Chairman and CEO Donald Graham was busy
attending the 2013 Bilderberg meeting where the agenda included big data,
the Washington Post itself released National Security Agency (NSA) slides
showing that the government has been tapping into servers filled with
customer information from nine major Internet companies including Google,
Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple and SKYPE.
Among collected communications were emails, videos, photos, voice chats,
file transfers and more. The secret warrantless domesti... more »
NSA “Architecture of Oppression” Outed by Edward Snowden
The inner workings of the Panopticon now come under scrutiny through the
courageous acts of one individual. May our movement to free schools be
characterized by the same kind of courage that Snowden has demonstrated.
Will we fight? Will we stand up? Will we act to make sure that “turnkey
tyranny” doesn’t happen to […]
Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet Movement - Ori Soltes, Georgetown University
*A cult leader? A shadowy kingmaker? A Muslim mafioso? A spy? A saint? A
fraud? Who is this man and what is his agenda?*
Related: *The CIA Man Behind The Turkish Throne*.
An excerpt from, *"Who Is Fethullah Gülen?"* by Claire Berlinski (City
Journal, Published in Autumn 2012):
Gülen is a powerful business figure in Turkey and—to put it mildly—a
controversial one. He is also an increasingly influential businessman
globally. There are somewhere between 3 million and 6 million Gülen
followers—or, to use the term they prefer, people who are “inspired” by
him. Sources vary widely in ... more »
Alan Moore - Interview - Mindscape & Mysticism
Alan Moore - Interview - Mindscape & Mysticism. Source: YouTube Channel
illskamsarchive. Date Published: February 16, 2013. YouTube Video
Description:
The Disinformation crew is proud to present an interview with author and
comic book legend Alan Moore. We spend an hour talking to Alan about his
background, the upcoming League of Extraordinary Gentlemen release, and
Disinformation's riveting documentary The Mindscape of Alan Moore. We
discuss Alan's work as a shaman and magician, and the influence of occult
ideas on his classic works. http://www.disinfo.com/ -
http://www.alanmoo... more »
Sunday Classics: Our Beethoven Seventh performances are connected the most obvious way -- they're by the same conductor
*Otto Klemperer*
*BEETHOVEN: The Creatures of Prometheus (ballet), Op. 43: Overture*
*Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, cond. EMI, recorded Nov. 25, 1957*
*New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, cond. EMI, recorded June
17-18, 1969*
*by Ken*
In Friday night's preview we heard two extremely lovely performances of the
haunting and powerful slow movement of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, and I
invited readers to identify the connection between them.
As our friend *me* noted in a comment, performance A is older and quicker
than performance B. I'm not sure that the Internet-... more »
CISPA Will Legalize PRISM Spy Program
Eric Blair
Give them an inch and they will take a mile. That is how power-hungry
tyrants interpret any law.
The PATRIOT Act and the FISA court led to the blanket wiretapping of every
American citizen and a PRISM lens into all Internet activity for the NSA.
Now we are supposed to trust this Peeping Tom government by giving them
more authority for "cybersecurity" with the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and
Protection Act (CISPA)?
As George W. Bush once eloquently said with his patented
deer-in-the-headlights conviction "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me, you
can't get fooled again, ... more »
Israeli Involvement in NSA Spying
image source Stephen Lendman
It doesn't surprise. On June 8, Haaretz headlined "What was the Israeli
involvement in collecting US communications intel for NSA?" More on that
below.
On April 3, 2012, James Bamford headlined "Shady Companies with Ties to
Israel Wiretap for US for the NSA."
He said NSA chief General Keith Alexander's "having a busy year." He's
"cutting ribbons at secret bases and bringing to life the agency’s greatly
expanded eavesdropping network."
In January he dedicated the new $358 million CAPT Joseph J. Rochefort
Building at NSA Hawaii, and in March he unveile... more »
Director of National Intelligence criticizes ‘reckless disclosures’ of PRISM as another secret tool exposed
A slide from the presentation
Boundless Informant
from documents obtained by The Guardian Madison Ruppert
While Director of National Intelligence James Clapper slammed the press for
“reckless disclosures of intelligence community measures used to keep
Americans safe” – referring to PRISM – and tried to explain the project, a
new secret tool called “Boundless Informant” has been uncovered.
This comes after a report revealed that tech companies had worked with the
government on PRISM despite their cleverly worded apparent denials. On
Friday, Obama defended the program while a lawsuit... more »
Will Obamacare Mandate RFID Implants?
Aaron Dykes
Authorization and submission to the Beast system will be required for all
transactions in the future envisioned by our would-be enslavers.
We saw this creepy scrawl on the sidewalk recently, warning that “Obamacare
has a microchip for all Americans.”
Is it true?
It’s a scary and perhaps plausible scenario that would drastically
concentrate further power into the hands of government, so I would in no
way put it past the Washington crowd. But in this case, for once in a very
long while, I’m with the debunkers in calling the claim a myth, though
ObamaCare establishes ma... more »
When Prepping Just Isn't Enough
Daisy Luther
There’s a sense of urgency in the prepping community lately that is at an
all-time high. Between the global elite warmongers, the impending financial
collapse as the government makes plans to attach pension funds, the new
viruses, Monsanto’s GMO seeds running amok and threatening the world’s food
supply, and Big Food’s toxic food-like substances in the grocery stores
with no regard for actual nutrition, it is clear that we are going downhill
fast. The soothing ”everything-is-just-fine” propaganda is so blatant that
even the most die-hard zombie is beginning to see tha... more »
NSA, the secret AT&T spy room, 2 Israeli companies, and loss of American privacy
image source Jon Rappoport
Boom. Explosive revelations. The NSA is using telecom giants to spy on
anybody and everybody, in a program called PRISM.
But the information is not new.
Three books have been written about the super-secret NSA, and James Bamford
has written them all.
In 2008, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now interviewed Bamford as his latest
book, *The Shadow Factory*, was being released.
Bamford explained that, in the 1990s, everything changed for NSA.
Previously, they’d been able to intercept electronic communications by
using big dishes to capture what was coming down t... more »
Are You a Transgenic Organism? (Mini-Documentary)
*Youtube*
You are what you eat. If GMOs weren't harmful, why would Monsanto oppose
labeling them?
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“How the U.S. Uses Technology to Mine More Data More Quickly”
*“How the U.S. Uses Technology to Mine More Data More Quickly”*
By James Risen and Eric Lichtblau
WASHINGTON — “When American analysts hunting terrorists sought new ways to
comb through the troves of phone records, e-mails and other data piling up
as digital communications exploded over the past decade, they turned to
Silicon Valley computer experts who had developed complex equations to
thwart Russian mobsters intent on credit card fraud.
The partnership between the intelligence community and Palantir
Technologies, a Palo Alto, Calif., company founded by a group of inventors
f... more »
CIA's 'Facebook' Program Dramatically Cut Agency's Costs
*The Onion*
CIA's 'Facebook' Program Dramatically Cut Agency's Costs
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Sunday Question for Everyone
Sorry, on the run, so I'm going to do just one question today and I suspect
it's one that I've asked before. But it's newly relevant now, and so:
during the 2016 election, are civil liberties/surveillance issues important
in the nomination battles? In one party, the other, or both? Are they
important in the general election?
By "important" I'm just talking about what the candidates talk about and
what the press talks about. No matter what, these types of issues are
extremely unlikely to move votes, but there's more to elections than what
moves votes.
“Financial Insider: ‘We Are Moving Into the Last Stages Before An All Out Collapse’”
*“Financial Insider: *
*‘We Are Moving Into the Last Stages Before An All Out Collapse’”*
by Mac Slavo
“With the United States having reached unprecedented levels of debt and no
end in sight, Europe close to widespread destabilization, and Japan now
having lost control of their bond market, it should be quite apparent that
there is no turning back. Governments around the world are doing everything
in their power to maintain the perception that all is well. Despite their
best efforts, however, the coming catastrophe cannot be stopped.
The following video and accompanying excerpt r... more »
Urban 'environmentalists' raising urban house prices
It's often said that an 'environmentalist' (being someone who defines
themselves by their opposition to new development) is usually someone who
already has their own bush cabin.
A new report by the New Zealand Initiative suggests that high housing
prices in our cities are the product of similarly place 'urban
environmentalists'--rich and old greenies opposing new developments who
already have their own spread, and several rental properties besides.
Report authors Michael Bassett and Luke Malpass argue that 'richer and
older property owners with green agendas' who have managed to c... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, June 9th, 2013
Sunday again, and it is indeed time for my usual insane rant......
Yes, yesterday was the 46th anniversary of Israel's horrific and murderous
attack on the USS Liberty. That attack cost the lives of some 34 innocent
sailors, and even now 46 years later, there is no justice at all for the
victims and the survivors of this blatant act of war against the United
States...
I am troubled by the fact that the majority of people have never heard of
the USS Liberty attack of June 8th, 1967. As I stated yesterday, when you
tell people about this horrendous attack by the United States' suppo... more »
Floridians Alarmed As Industry Signals Desire To 'Frack' and Drill Populated Areas
*Collier-Owned Company Leases Populated Area In Collier County for
Exploratory Drilling*
Sayer Ji
In what is shaping up to be a move as potentially disastrous for the
Collier family name as the Collier county environment, a May 2013 drilling
permit application by Dan A. Hughes company describes their intent to drill
a 13,900 foot deep exploratory well in close proximity to a relatively
densely populated residential area known as Golden Gate.
In an official statement made in April, Dan A. Hughes announced they had
"recently entered into a mineral exploration leasing agreement with ... more »
Monsanto Still Testing GM Wheat
*At this point, we’ve all got to wonder — did biotech giant Monsanto truly
ever cease testing the company’s genetically modified (GM) wheat?*
Melissa Melton
Beginning in 1998, Monsanto ran field trials in 16 states across the nation
on a strain of wheat engineered to resist the company’s signature Roundup
glyphosate herbicide. Top wheat importing nations around the world, not to
mention many wheat farmers, came forward en masse to publicly oppose any GM
wheat — sold then or ever. Seeing little profit in a product that obviously
no one wanted to buy, Monsanto supposedly ceased its wh... more »
Freedom in America: Rest in Peace
Dees Illustration Stephen Lendman
Political philosopher Montesquieu (1989 - 1755) once said:
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield
of law and in the name of justice.
International, constitutional and US statute laws no longer matter. Obama
declared them null and void. He does so by disregarding them.
He consigned them to the dustbin of history. They've been heading there for
years. Post-9/11, state terror accelerated.
Bush administration rogues enacted numerous police state laws. Previous
articles discussed them. Constitutionality was ignore... more »
Another experiment: #edreform news briefs as WW2 propaganda reels
As if I don’t have other things to think about, I wanted to experiment with
providing perhaps bi-monthly news reels sort of summarizing what’s been
happening. And I wanted to try a different format. Let’s see where this one
goes until I’m tired of it. Or, if folks like it, it’ll stay. So, enjoy the
[…]
A new one from @mornamcdermott, is it the blue or the red pill? #highered
Once again, a well-researched and detailed piece from Educational Alchemy.
Quick question, and this is for higher ed: why the hell would college
syllabi need to be aligned to common core? I thought being college and
career ready meant you were, you know, ready for college and we could move
on? Whose ridiculous idea is […]
Bilderberg PR diversions concealed massive police build-up in advance of event
*This year’s Bilderberg 2013 meeting has witnessed an extraordinary
culture of secrecy surrounding the event’s large security operation, at a
time when the public are told that austerity is meant to be the order of
the day. But that’s not all...*
Patrick Henningsen
Police officials are maintaining that the reason for such secrecy in
advance of the event, and the extraordinary security measures has all been
done in order ‘to combat the threat of terrorism’. Some might feel
otherwise – that this hugely expensive exercise has been hidden in order to
limit the public’s knowledge and a... more »
Obama's war on whistleblowers – The trial of Bradley Manning
Dylan Murphy
If you had free reign over classified networks… and you saw incredible
things, awful things… things that belonged in the public domain, and not on
some server stored in a dark room in Washington DC … what would you do?
God knows what happens now. Hopefully worldwide discussion, debates, and
reforms… I want people to see the truth … because without information, you
cannot make informed decisions as a public. - Quotes from an online chat attributed
to Bradley Manning
On 3 June the trial of PFC Bradley Manning finally began. He will have
spent over three years in priso... more »
NSA Whistle blower and The Guardian source for NSA secret programs , Edward Snowden comes forward and explains why he took the steps he did to pull back the covers on the NSA secret surveillance programs ....
Ask and you shall receive ..... You may recall my speculation as to who was
leaking the treasure trove of intel to Glenn Greenwald and The Guardian
regarding NSA secrets ........
http://fredw-catharsisours.blogspot.com/2013/06/obama-orders-by-way-of-formerly-secret.html
http://fredw-catharsisours.blogspot.com/2013/06/boundless-informant-latest-nsa-formerly.html
http://fredw-catharsisours.blogspot.com/2013/06/turns-out-google-microsoft-facebook-aol.html
Well , we now have the answer......Edward Snowden.....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblowe... more »
ALEC's "Right to Work" - Dishonest Words
A good read over on *Alternet *on “Right to Work for Less’
The only fault I can find with this historically heavy article – is that
the write does not recognize or acknowledge the huge influence that ALEC
legislators have had on getting this legislation distributed, introduced
and passed throughout the US>
*The Most Dishonest Words in American Politics: 'Right to Work'*
June 7, 2013 |
“Right to work” is the most dishonest phrase in American political
discourse. It sounds like it’s defending people’s right to earn a living.
But as used by its supporters, it means making it... more »
Next Chapter Begins Tomorrow.
In 1985 I went to a state University and majored in elementary education.
In 1989 I taught 32 second graders in Virginia In 1991 I moved to
Pennsylvania and taught fifth graders In 1995 I finished my Master’s Degree
and began work on my PhD at the University of Maryland at College Park.
From 1996-1999 […]
AARONOVITCH, GATEKEEPER; NEIL, FORMER PAL OF PAMELA; ALEX JONES, TRUTHSEEKER
Alex Jones has been on the BBC with the Zionist 'gatekeeper' David
Aaronovitch.
And with the 'discredited' Andrew Neil, former friend of the prostitute
Pamela Bordes.
*Aaronovich, a discredited journalist.*
"Documents in the Belgium child rape and murder case pointed at the
involvement of both Belgium AND Dutch politicians, judiciary and police -
all taking part in the Mark Dutroux child abuse scandal, but writers like *
Aaronovitch* will tell you that it’s just another 'conspiracy theory'...
"*Aaronovitch* has a history of making some rather ridiculous statements.
"Whether def... more »
NATO's mercs attack Russian journalists in Golan. Emboldoned by Israel, of course
*A Russian TV crew came under fire in Syria when a mainly civilian convoy
taking the journalists to the Golan Heights was shelled by Syrian rebels*
The shelling started when the cars were about 5 kilometers away from their
destination – ‘Checkpoint Charlie’ – the only crossing between Syria and
the Golan Heights, disputed territory claimed by both Syria and Israel.
“The Syrian troops started to fight the rebels back,* *but the insurgents* targeted
the civilian cars,”* said Evgeny Poddubny, the head of the Russian TV crew
and special correspondent for Rossiya TV channel.
Thro... more »
Anarchists Call for Noise, Non Violence at ALEC August Rally
Good news on the Chicago ALEC protest:
*First*
MAY BE participating
In the past week - if you Google"
"Watch the *ALEC* Is Not OK Rally"
*480 union webpages are carrying this video.*
This is the video from the May ALEC protest rally in Oklahoma City.
I'm hoping this suggests at least one or two union sponsored rallies
against ALEC during their 40th Annivesary Annual meeting in Chicago August
7 - 9.
*Second*
First Notice of anything definitely happening at the ALEC 40th Annual
Meeting in Chicago - August 7 -9
Noise Demo at the Palmer House Hilton. Overthrow ALEC!
Sun, 06/09/2013 ... more »
SUNDAY SONG BONUS TRACK
From the Turkish resistance.......
Iain Banks on Life after Capitalism
Let me state here a personal conviction that appears, right now, to be
profoundly unfashionable; which is that a planned economy can be more
productive - and more morally desirable - than one left to market forces.
The market is a good example of evolution in action; the
try-everything-and-see-what- -works approach. This might provide a
perfectly morally satisfactory resource-management system so long as there
was absolutely no question of any sentient creature ever being treated
purely as one of those resources. The market, for all its (profoundly
inelegant) complexities, remains ... more »
Think About It - What if ALEC Never Existed
*Think about it –*
How different would our political environment be if ALEC had never existed?
Think about it.
*Think about it –*
How different would out political environment be if ALEC had not existed ,
had not had access to top policy leaders and had not provided a venue for
multi-national companies to interfere with our government for the past 40
years?
*Think about it –*
The ALEC Business Policy Board met on July 7,1983- Following the meeting,
Business Policy Board members joined the ALEC Board of Directors for a
dinner cruise down the Potomac on the IS.S.S. Sequoia, the Presid... more »
Secession In Northern Colorado Being Fueled By Big Oil?
Cory Gardner is a very right-wing backbencher from eastern Colorado. He
found himself in Congress after the Great Blue Dog Apocalypse of 2010 swept
away a confused and worthless Blue Dog, Betsy Markey, her Democratic base
refusing to come out to vote for her after she ignored them and voted with
the Republicans over and over again. A Tancredo-disciple, Gardner is
probably best known in his state as an anti-immigrant fanatic and a
virulent racist and bigot. He was reelected last November 59-37%. Now there
is a movement in 8 of the counties in his district trying to secede from
Col... more »
Common Resistance to Common Core
Common Resistance to Common Core Jim Horn The New York Times has an opinion
piece today that suggests that opposition to Common Core State [sic]
Standards is mostly from the Far Right. That’s simply wrong. Long before
the Tea Party noticed that opposition to CCSS could be another cudgel to
use on Team Obama, and […]
A map of Stevie Crime . . .
THE
ELECTION FRAUD ATLAS of Canada: a site that proclaims itself to be
A comprehensive public source for materials pertaining to the electoral
fraud that dominated the 2011 Federal Election, created through
crowdsourced funds and data. Each phone icon represents a
riding-specific report of fraud, pulled from publicly available court
documents, blog posts or newspaper articles, signifying
Louisiana Sinkhole updates - June 9 , 2013 .... Flyover Number 8 - Wings of Care , photos and video for Lake Fubar since berm collapse .... Oxy 3 floor collapse hits 61 feet in just the past two weeks !
http://onwingsofcare.org/index.php/protection-a-preservation/humanitarian/404-20130608-bayou-corne-flyover8.html
20130608-Bayou Corne Flyover #8
*2013 June 08, Saturday
Bayou Corne Sinkhole, Louisiana
*Weaving our way through clouds and some feisty winds, we made a quick trip
over to the Bayou Corne sinkhole again today. We were eager to see it,
since learning a few days ago that the berm (built since the sinkhole
started expanding significantly last August) on the west and south side of
the sinkhole had collapsed. Indeed, as our video and photos from today
attest, whatever false s... more »
Obama orders by way of a formerly secret directive - a target list for overseas cyber attacks - And we're complaining about China , Russia and Iran ? Additional follow ups on the Prism Program and who's zooming who ?
Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/07/obama-china-targets-cyber-overseas
( Who is dishing the goods to Glenn ? )
Obama orders US to draw up overseas target list for cyber-attacks
*Exclusive:* Top-secret directive steps up offensive cyber capabilities to
'advance US objectives around the world'
• Read the secret presidential directive here
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- Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill
- guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 June 2013 15.06 EDT
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[image: A cyber-security centre in the US]
Obama's move to establish a cyber warfare doctrine will ... more »
Mayhem reigns supreme - Libya , Pakistan , Afghanistan and Iraq updates for June 9 , 2013.....
Libya news.....
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/06/09/308059/libya-army-chief-of-staff-resigns/
Libya army chief of staff resigns after violent clashes
[image: Armed militias conduct a search operation in an area of Benghazi.
(file photo)]
[image: Armed militias conduct a search operation in an area of Benghazi.
(file photo)][image: Libyan army chief Yussef al-Mangush (file photo)]
Armed militias conduct a search operation in an area of Benghazi. (file
photo)
Sun Jun 9, 2013 6:9PM GMT
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Libyan army chief of staff Youssef al-Mangoush has tendered his resignation
after deadl... more »
Syria Government forces after victory over the rebel soldiers at Qusayr , Qunaytirah and Daba'a launch operation in the Syria heartland - Aleppo ..... Meanwhile , alleged Al Qaeda Chief al- Zawaahir allegedly annuls Syrian - Iraqi jihad merger - desperation reigning supreme ?
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/06/09/307972/syrian-army-launches-aleppo-operation/
After Qusayr victory, Syrian army launches Aleppo operation
[image: Syrian troops are seen in the western town of Qusayr, near the
Lebanese border on June 5, 2013.]
Syrian troops are seen in the western town of Qusayr, near the Lebanese
border on June 5, 2013.
Sun Jun 9, 2013 10:13AM GMT
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The Syrian army has clinched victories against foreign-sponsored militants
in recent days, liberating the strategic towns of Qusayr, Qunaytirah and
Daba’a in the west.
Related Interviews:
- 'Qusayr vi... more »
Where Now For Music?
When we all look into the same house through different windows it should
not be a surprise that we may all see different things. It’s the same house
just different perspectives.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers have just issued a report predicting a 1% annual
growth for the US-based music industry through to 2017. That may put a
smile back on the music executives, who are ready to slit their wrist and
could only see terminal decline. It may disappoint those optimists who
believe that music has turned the corner and would have expected a
significant upturn. However, for many it confirms th... more »
That apartheid state of Israel again
Andreas Fagerbakke (@afagerbakke) tweeted at 4:28 PM on Sun, Jun 09, 2013:
Share the truth! http://t.co/noRFgpLY3q
(https://twitter.com/afagerbakke/status/343751411718307840)
现代日蒸汽机视频
现代日蒸汽机视频
*一个现代天蒸气引擎*
*它产生的蒸汽，几乎瞬间无明火，并采取从冷启动30秒即可达到最大功率。他们的第三架原型机，EZEE03，是三缸单位的意思，以适应在斯柯达法比亚汽车被描述为具有EZEE03
“二冲程”（即单作用）发动机为1000毫升（61立方米）的位移，产生高达220马力（164千瓦）（500
N·m或369英尺·磅）。说是废气排放远远低于SULEV标准。它有一个“无油”的发动机，陶瓷汽缸衬里，用蒸汽代替油作为润滑剂。*
我们发现引擎，我们希望你能看到在角落里的小手机单位的集团公司出售的实际steamcell的图片...这是摆在那里给我们一个规模多么小的现代蒸汽机是。
Seed Newsvine
The New Ottawa CFL Team Maybe Should Be Named The 'Ottawa Scandals' Instead Of the 'RedBlacks' ....
[image: Progressive Bloggers]* *
*Considering what's been going on lately in the nation's capital with
the
'Senate Scandal' and various other Conservative Party of Canada misdeeds
... perhaps there is a more fitting name for the new Ottawa CFL
franchise
....
*
*"The worst-kept secret in Canadian football doesn't need to be kept any
more, as the Ottawa expansion franchise set to start play in
2014officially announced that they'd chosen "RedBlacks" (and "Rouge et
Noir" in
French) as their name at an unveiling ceremony Saturday. RedBlacks had
been
the leading candidate for the new te... more »
Six Turkish policemen have committed suicide during the ongoing Gezi protests ( a response to the excessive use of force they may have observed or committed against their own people ? ) While PM Erdogan continues to spew denial spin that the protests represent widespread dicontent with his authoritarian dictates , note the fact that protests continue for the tenth day !
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/06/09/308004/turkish-pm-slams-opponents-as-looters/
*Gezi Park protesters don’t represent all the people: Turkish PM at second
airport rally
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Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wait at Esenboğa
Airport for his arrival in Ankara on June 9. AFP photo
Patience has its limits, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has
said in a defiant speech duri... more »
Germany's Constitutional Court set to hold two days of Hearings on the legality of the European Stability Mechanism and whether the ECB 's Outright Monetary Transaction scheme constitutes ultra vires actions ....Will the Verfassungsgericht issue a declaratory ultimatum and thereby force the Bundesbank from taking part in the OMT scheme of the ECB ? While Hearings are this week , no decision is expected until after German Elections in September ...Ahead of these Hearings , the ECB has engages in spin directed at both the Court and the Markets - unfortunately the messages are in contradiction of each other ! As the IMF has conceded it blow it with Greece , isn't it time the EU and ECB did the same ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-09/ecbs-unlimited-open-ended-bond-purchase-program-gets-%E2%82%AC524-billion-limit
The ECB's "Unlimited, Open-Ended" Bond Purchase Program Gets A €524 Billion
Limit
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/09/2013 10:25 -0400
- Bond
- Carry Trade
- European Central Bank
- Japan
- Monetization
- Reuters
- Term Sheet
One year ago, the ECB faced with an imminent collapse of the house of
peripheral cards literally made up a bazooka: one so big and loud the
market had no choice but to assume D... more »
SPIES IN POLITICS; MURDERS; BRAINWASHING
*Margot MacDonald*
Margo MacDonald is a former deputy leader of the Scottish National Party.
*She says that there are MI5 agents operating inside the Scottish National
Party.*
*MI5 spies told : stay out of referendum*
*Spy and politician, George H W Bush*
Our own guess is that a very large number of members of parliament, in the
UK, USA and elsewhere, are assets of the CIA, Mossad, MI6 etc.
aangirfan: *OBAMA* / aangirfan: *TONY BLAIR* / Angela *Merkel*
Margo MacDonald has written to the boss of MI5, Andrew Parker.
Margot MacDonald has asked for an assurance that MI5 spies will n... more »
On the Art of Ignorance and Other Stories
In Kurt Vonnegut‘s Cat’s Cradle, The Book of Bokonon appears to be
prescient about David Coleman, Bill Gates, Michelle Rhee, or Arne Duncan:
“Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds
himself no wiser than before,” Bokonon tells us. “He is full of murderous
resentment of people who are […]
Democracy and Efficiency
Corruption is always rooted in human character. But these days -- at least
in Canada -- Robert Sibley suggests that it might also have something to do
with the cult of efficiency:
Indeed, our culture of expediency is in some ways the consequence of a
technologically-minded attitude that regards efficiency and effectiveness
as the central purpose and goal of governance. The essence of technology,
as the philosophers teach, is efficiency. The whole point of technology is
to close as best as possible the gap between means and ends. The fondness
of Trudeau and his successors for “cent... more »
And now for a lighter moment: Greater Taichung Named Intelligent Community of 2013
*Digging for the fuel of Taiwan's domestic political economy: gravel.*
After a long day of riding in the hills of eastern Miaoli -- the bike gods
gave us lovely weekend weather this week -- I cracked open the Taipei Times
to find this tale: Greater Taichung Named Intelligent Community of 2013. As
a longtime Taichung resident, at first I thought someone had spiked my wine
with something stronger, but then gradually I realized I wasn't
hallucinating. The article said...
It said Taichung, boasting a sound infrastructure, represented a good
combination of technology and cultural develo... more »
SUNDAY SONG
구럼비에서 춤추다 from cho sung bong on Vimeo.
Alex of Zion Plays a Blinder at the BBC
.
A wretched mornings viewing this Sunday on BBC1.
On 'The Daily Politics' there was, for the first time, an item on the
Bilderberger Conference, held this year at 'The Grove' in Watford, UK.
There were large crowds of protesters outside, if somewhat distant from,
the hotel itself. BBC coverage managed to make it look like a handful of
fruitcakes carrying ventriloquist's dummies, wearing clown suits and
carrying deranged-looking ( to the disinterested observer) placards about
paedophilia and the like. Cut to the studio where Andrew Neil interviewed
David Aaronovitch and (Blimey ... more »
Untitled
*Gusman’s budget under scrutiny at OPP consent decree hearing ~Charles
Maldonado, The Lens*
*Gulf birds scour vanishing land spits for rearing young ~Amy Wold, The
Advocate*
~A Roseate Spoonbill lifts off from Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle
Sunday, May 26, 2013. Advocate staff photo by John McCusker.
*White Castle and Edgard-Reserve ferries close*
*Louisiana levee plan's effects on Mississippi mostly unknown, state urges
modeling, forecast data on possible flooding ~Sun Herald*
*Twenty years after the Great Flood, we dread the next deluge ~Dave
Helling, Kansas City Star*
*NOLA... more »
In 1848, Workers Could Barely Feed Their Families And There Was No Hope For Change
No one had Twitter in 1848, the first Spring of Nations. That was probably
lucky for the plutocrats and kings of the day, who crushed the
pan-continental revolutionaries, barely breaking a sweat. Erdogan is having
a tougher time in Turkey these days-- and he's blaming Twitter. (They used
to always blame "the Jews" for these things.) In 1848 there were almost
three separate revolutions going on (in several dozen countries)
simultaneously-- students and some in the middle class who wanted
democracy, nationalists who wanted their own countries, and workers and
peasants who wanted a ... more »
RIP Argeo Paul Cellucci
I knew Paul Cellucci. He was the acting Governor at the time back in
the late 90's when I pumped gas at a service station which was owned by a
guy who got his start working for Cellucci's father Junior, the longtime
Hudson Chamber of Commerce president, who'd founded Washington Street
Motors. If you spoke to Cellucci, you immediately were faced with this
stultifying sense of dullness of personality, with an indistinct voice
that, like Gerald Ford, would and could not be easily emulated by political
impressionists. And yet, despite being uncharismatic even as far as
Republicans... more »
Your moment of Zen
Comet moth, also known as Moon moth from Madagascar. [photographer unknown]
Forbidden Photos: Secret Shots of Hitler's Bunker - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Inside Hitler's bunker... Fascinating
' Starting in 1987, Robert Conrad risked his freedom to secretly photograph
Adolf Hitler's decaying bunker in what was then East Berlin. Disguised as a
construction worker, he snuck inside some 30 times, and has now finally
revealed his work.
Robert Conrad knew things could get uncomfortable. There were the guards,
the explosions, the dark tunnels. He could easily stumble across a
detonation in progress, run into a policeman or even land himself in jail.'
More here
http://m.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-903750.html#spRedirectedFrom=www... more »
Fracking The Government-USA
“When you can no longer frack the media and you can no longer frack the
community, what the gas industry is trying to do is go in there and frack
the government,” Fox said. “And they’re doing a really good job of it. And
people have to be outraged by this and people have to go in and take back
our democracy because right now, it’s wholly under the thumb of oil and
gas. And this sounds like I’m saying things that are a little bit
outrageous, but it’s not.” Josh Fox
Consumers Discover Self-Publishing
All Media sectors are having to adapt to changing and often disruptive
markets. The once predictable economies of scale and scope that kept order
are being challenged by the lack economic rules, where anyone and everyone
can reach for their 15 minutes of fame. Creators are becoming increasingly
independent of the big studio and production model and consumers are
increasingly accepting rough cuts alongside the traditional polished
diamonds.
These changes are feeding each other. We find ourselves moving from the
polished and expensive MTV video to the amateur and cheap YouTube self... more »
Barack Obama without a teleprompter
Imagine George W. Bush had been this incoherent at a press conference, how
much coverage would the BBC have given to reporting such an incident?
Imagine the mockery on Have I Got News For You and The News Quiz. But as
it's the great Obamamessiah himself, there will be no reporting on the BBC,
nothing. The BBC's bias disgusts me.
It's not like this is a one-off, I've posted similar videos of Barack Obama
floundering when without his teleprompter before but the BBC just don't
care; they've an agenda to push, a narrative to spread, Democrats to get
elected.
Here's some previou... more »
GEZI PARK-Turkey
TURKEY
British Muslims Laughing At The Murder Of Lee Rigby
http://i.mobypicture.com/user/XxPLWxX/view/15429554
Words all but fail me...
End the unjustified Jewish occupation of Muslim land...
Thanks to this on Twitter for the spot:
Unrepentant Jacobin (@jacobinism) tweeted at 4:26 PM on Sat, Jun 08, 2013:
Is it? Then Jews must really suck at expansionist aggression Imperialism:
@MotsDeColere @markylott http://t.co/nRUoH8vp0k
(https://twitter.com/jacobinism/status/343388689273090048)
What the Labour/BBC alliance don't tell you
'Much highlighted by the BBC and others last week was the centrepiece of
what Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, called his "tough" plans to reduce
our public-spending deficit: his promise to scrap the £200 winter-fuel
allowance to higher tax-rate pensioners. This, he proudly claimed, would
save £100 million a year. What was not explained – by him or the BBC – was
that, since our borrowing is running at £120 billion a year, this saving
would only cover seven hours of the year. That leaves a mere 8,753 hours in
the year for which Mr Balls has to come up with another "tough" plan.'
F... more »
MPs want to turn your lights off. A shame no one told you - Telegraph
' By 2020, it said, Britain must reduce its electricity use by "103
terawatt hours", rising by 2030 to "154 terawatt hours". This could have
been understood only by someone aware that we currently use each year some
378 "terawatt hours". So what was being proposed was that this must be cut
down in six years by 27 per cent – more than a quarter – rising 10 years
later to a cut of more than 40 per cent, or two fifths.'
The climate change obsession that will destroy our economy and lives, more
here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/10107478/MPs-want-to-turn-your-ligh... more »
REAPER: Earth is a prison - everything is encoded.
'super soldier' RACHEL (not her real name) talks about the Black Goo and
Human Abduction that will be the core concept of the third of my free
planet novels REAPER.
I was like, "What?" she's seen that 'fictional world' already? I kinda like
her assertion that the Archons can only inhabit a 'highly acidic' body...
it's all good honest living testimony, whichever Federal Mental Authority
claims her as one of their missing patients.
*FURTHER READING: *the 2012 Free Planet post X-Files, Prometheus, Avatar,
The Thing - black oil, Marconi, blue aliens and the Falklands War
David Icke's SPEECH TO THE MULTITUDE at UK Bilderberg 2013 meeting
Divide and Rule.
Problem, reaction, solution.
Slavery via Debt-based FOR-PROFIT game.
Yes, it's all a GAME, and it's time for the FREE PLANET game to begin.
"Free Planet!"
*AFTERNOON UPDATE:* BBC's Sunday Politics does the whole cynical, "Ooh, the
Bilderberg is all spooky and scary!" and even have on Ed Balls saying "I've
attended," and Ken Clarke saying "I'm a steering committee member," and
THEN they let Alex Jones rant and rave like a total madman. Great
televisional distraction from THE DEEDS OF THE BILDERBERG GROUP.
FIRST BALLS "ANNUNAKI IS VERY OLD":
THEN BALLS "I IS NO... more »
Muslim hate monitor to lose backing - Telegraph
'Mr Mughal was giving data on attacks to DCLG which wasn't stacking up when
it was cross-referenced with other reports by Acpo [the Association of
Chief Police Officers]," said one source closely involved in
counter-extremism.'
More here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/journalists/andrew-gilligan/10108098/Muslim-hate-monitor-to-lose-backing.html
THE SCIENCE DELUSION - RUPERT SHELDRAKE
*Via: hirundine*
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*Graham Hancock - The War on Consciousness
Via *hirundine*
My Son is VERY Talented
I might go so far as to say this talent is unique. Worldwide.
POST UNAVAILABLE; Santa Monica; Paris Jackson...
*Ben Fellows*SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013
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post. If you wish, you may read more about the request at
ChillingEffects.org.*
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*Scotland's stand over CIA torture flights must be seen through*
*Santa Monica Shooting: Another False Fla**g?*
*America's 50 worst charities rake in nearly $1 billion for corporate
fundraisers*
*Paris Jackson's Illuminati Tweets: Is The Illuminati Trying To 'Silence
her?*
*The CIA Man Behind The Turkish Throne*
*CHILDHOOD NEGLECT LEADS TO IMPAIRED CLOSE-RELATIONSHIP CAPA... more »
Reflections on the One Voice Rally in Albany
If you’ve ever wondered where you can find the biggest collection of
superheroes, find a place where there are lots and lots of public school
teachers. Find a place that looks like Albany’s Empire State Plaza on June
8, 2013. This is the day when almost 20,000 educators, parents, and
citizens showed up to tell […]
Bohr model: 100 years ago
One hundred years ago, in July 1913, when the author was 28 years old, *Philosophical
Magazine* received Niels Bohr's manuscript on his model of the atom. Happy
birthday. Both 25-page papers are available in English here:
On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules I
On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules II
Bohr's model was wrong in details – and he should have been able to see it
– but the papers clarified many aspects of nuclear and atomic physics. Bohr
referred to Rutherford, Thomson, and others. But only after Bohr's paper,
nuclear physics started to be carefully distinguishe... more »
Mysticism & Religion - Ralph M. Lewis
*Wikipedia:*
Ralph Maxwell Lewis (February 14, 1904 - January 12, 1987), the son of
Harvey Spencer Lewis, was the Imperator of Rosicrucian organisation Ancient
Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) from 1939 to 1987. In Fédération
Universelle des Ordres et Sociétés Initiatiques, FUDOSI, he was known with
the nomen mysticum Sar Validivar. He received his initiation in Martinism
during the second convention of FUDOSI in September 1936. He is the author
of a number of books regarding mysticism, most of them are available from
the AMORC. Ralph Maxwell Lewis was born in New York City ... more »
TV Watch: Please, please, don't watch "Million Dollar Listing" on account of anything I'm about to say
*MDL's Boys of NY: "I Feel Pretty" Ryan, "I Hate
Schnitzel" Fredrik, and "My Hair! My Hair!" Luis*
*by Ken*
I let slip last week that I have been known to watch Bravo's *Million
Dollar Listing*. I'm not proud of this. Still, maybe it's something we
ought to talk about.
It started with the original version of *MDL*, which is to say the version
that's now called *Million Dollar Listing L.A.* or something like that, now
that there's a *Million Dollar Listing New York*. But, significantly, my
habit didn't start at the start of *MDL*. From the Wikipedia entry, I see
it took the produce... more »
Get the Message Clear re: #commoncore #highstakestesting
The common core and high stakes testing must both go down. It cannot be one
or the other. Very concerned that the message I hear today is asking for
more time to implement the core, more time to make better tests, more time
for teachers to get accustomed to the common core. This is not […]
Europe Is Unleashing Its Bloodthirsty Jihadists On Syria
European right-wingers have been screaming ever since the false flag 9/11
attacks that Muslims would invade Europe and impose Sharia, behead people,
and generally make life hell for everyone.
But the reverse is happening. Brainwashed "Muslims" in European countries
are invading Syria to impose Sharia, behead people, and generally make life
hell for everyone except their own kind.
Ironic, isn't it? There have hardly been any terrorists coming over from
Muslim countries to the West to wreak havoc, but Europe can't control its
small pool of bloodthirsty Jihadists. It is unleashing the... more »
Drones Are Dehumanizing
*You don't blame the brainwashed operators; you blame the dishonest
leaders who give the orders.*
Source: NBC - *"Former drone operator says he's haunted by his part in more
than 1,600 deaths." *Excerpt:
A former Air Force drone operator who says he participated in missions that
killed more than 1,600 people remembers watching one of the first victims
bleed to death.
Brandon Bryant says he was sitting in a chair at a Nevada Air Force base
operating the camera when his team fired two missiles from their drone at
three men walking down a road halfway around the world in Afghanist... more »
You know who's really reading your email?
Hackers and thieves. Finding the assumption that the government is really
reading all our email somewhat amusing. Atrios says there's 25K or maybe up
to 50K NSA employees. He's wondering what they do. Willing to guess lots of
them are inventing new algorithms to extrapolate patterns from metadata.
Lots more on the legal team figuring how to get warrants based on the data
no one is allowed to talk about. Not saying that's not a problem but I
doubt they have thousands of people reading millions of emails about your
upcoming big event or what your kids are doing or trash talking your mu... more »
8 Fun Things on Our Summer Bucket List + Link Up Your Projects
*Have you entered the Summer Reading Giveaway or the Giveaway for a
Massage Gift Card?*
Our summer has started off with a bang, including trips to the zoo and the
splash pad. There is so much we want to do before snow descends upon us
once again. I have been pinning ideas like crazy, make sure we don't miss
anything. Here are some of the things on our Summer Bucket List.
Make Orange Boats Jello Snacks.
Tie Dye with Sharpie Markers from The Art Girl.
A Ball Maze from Happy Wanderer.
Make this Kiddie Car Wash from Mom Endeavors.
Grow a bean in a paper towel.
... more »
Is The Republican Party Really Committing Suicide?
Calhounism & the Republican Party
The GOP is barely a national party any longer anyway and would be better
described as a creepy and reactionary revanchist movement in the former
slave-holding states with support in backward, socially-primitive Mormon
parts of the country. Friday Jamelle Bouie posted about the revival of
Calhounism as a hallmark of the modern Republican Party. South Carolina
right-winger, John C. Calhoun, an anti-American slave fanatic, helped
ignite the Civil War with his attempts to insist that states could nullify
any federal laws they didn't agree with. His doctr... more »
Alex Jones Speaks to thousands at Bilderberg 2013
Alex Jones Speaks to thousands at Bilderberg 2013. Source: We Are Change.
Untitled
*Terrilyn Monette's Car Found in Bayou St. John ~NOLA DEFENDER*
Greece updates - June 8 , 2013 - PM Samaras faces tough talk with both Troika and his Coalition.....Labor Ministry discloses Greek pension data ......Greek GDP drops to Year 2000 levels .....
Greece updates - June 8 , 2013..... First my last post on Greece .....
http://fredw-catharsisours.blogspot.com/2013/06/greece-slides-into-fourth-world-zero.html
Items of the day.......
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_08/06/2013_503433
*PM faces tough talks on two fronts as troika returns*
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras faces tough negotiations on two fronts this
week as troika mission chiefs return to Athens on Tuesday for a new audit
as his coalition partners press for changes within the shaky administration.
Ahead of Tuesday's scheduled arrival of the tr... more »
UK: UKIP's Farage says UN and Hague hungry for war in Syria
UK: UKIP's Farage says UN and Hague hungry for war in Syria. Source:
RuptlyTV.
Why photojournalists are important
Also historians. Abraham Lincoln in the White House, 1864, upon having won
his second nomination for POTUS. [via hudsonette]
Today is a great day to...
...to someone you love, used to love, want to love, the planet or fill in
your blank...
Adventurous: I added something new to my routine yesterday and got a little
adventurous. I walked into a gallery near my home and got a personal tour
of a recently opened show "Critical Condition," now showing at the Jim
Kempner Gallery. The image is Robert Attanasio's piece, "Be Thoughtful." He
curated the show which includes three other artists, gilf!, Bob Seng, and
Adam Taye. This one particular piece is called, "Be Thoughtful" and its
formerly a Gatorade ad that originally had the word "Be... more »
Israel threatened to attack Syrian Forces during clashes at Queneitra
This information is largely making the rounds in the Israeli media. *Haaretz
* &*Ynet *
Though it can be found at the Hindu, also.
*During the clashes at Quneitra crossing Israel threatened to attack Syrian
Forces.*
Not a surprise in the least. Israel would, of course, be fulfilling it's
role as protector, transporter and enabler to NATO's armed terrorist forces
in Syria. A role they have embraced, wholeheartedly for quite some time now.
*For what it is worth:*
*
**If Israel doesn't want Syrian Army present in the area. Israel should
stop aiding and abetting the terrorizing and desta... more »
Boundless Informant - the latest NSA formerly secret tool to track global surveillance data . With almost daily revelations of secret or formerly secret spying tools , no wonder talk of criminal probes has started , as well as the expected spin from the spymasters !
http://theweek.com/article/index/245311/sources-nsa-sucks-in-data-from-50-companies
Analysts at the National Security Agency can now secretly access real-time
user data provided by as many as 50 American companies, ranging from credit
rating agencies to internet service providers, two government officials
familiar with the arrangements said.
Several of the companies have provided records continuously since 2006,
while others have given the agency sporadic access, these officials said.
These officials disclosed the number of participating companies in order to
provide context for a s... more »
Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan demands an immediate end to protests ...... European Parliament and US Senator McCain offer helpful suggestions to Turkey regarding Democracy ....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.businessinsider.com/turkish-prime-minister-recep-erdogan-demands-protests-end-immediately-2013-6
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Demands Protests Unrest End
Immediately — Protestors Ignore Him
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"The Last Of The Human Freedoms..."
"The experiences of camp life show that a man does have a choice of
action. There were enough examples, often of a heroic nature, which proved
that apathy could be overcome, irritability suppressed. Man can preserve a
vestige of spiritual freedom, of independence of mind, even in such
terrible conditions of psychic and physical stress. We who lived in
concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts
comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have
been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be
taken away from ... more »
"The Middle Class Faces Extinction— So Does the American Dream"
* *
*"The Middle Class Faces Extinction-*
* So Does the American Dream"*
By Stewart Lansley
"Inequality is now one of the biggest political and economic challenges
facing the United States. Not that long ago, the gap between rich and poor
barely registered on the political Richter scale. Now the growing income
divide, an issue that dominated the presidential election debate, has
turned into one of the hottest topics of the age.
Postwar American history divides into two halves. For the first three
decades, those on middle and low incomes did well out of rising prosperity
and ine... more »
"Some Things Never Change"
"The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced;
the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments
to foreign governments must be reduced. If the nation doesn’t want to go
bankrupt, people must again learn to work, instead of living on public
assistance."
– Marcus Tullius Cicero, 55 BC
"A Parliament Of Whores..."
“Every government is a parliament of whores.
The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.”
- P. J. O'Rourke
“Government Secrecy and the Nation's Security”
* “Government Secrecy and the Nation's Security”*
by Geoffrey R. Stone
“In recent weeks, a series of disclosures has raised important issues about
how the Obama administration deals with the inherent tension between
government secrecy and government accountability. Revelations about the
government's secret investigation of the phone records of the Associated
Press and of Fox News reporter James Rosen, its secret access to private
phone records held by Verizon, and its secret PRISM initiative that gives
the government access to the records of international Internet providers
all ... more »
Anonymous Releases NSA Docs Related to Global Spy Network
Published on Friday, June 7, 2013 by Common Dreams
Anonymous Releases NSA Docs Related to Global Spy Network
- Common Dreams staff
Amid the explosive back-to-back revelations made by the Guardian and Washington Post
regarding a pair of National Security Agency surveillence programs this
week, the hacktivist group Anonymous on
“DHS insider: It’s About To Get Very Ugly”
* *
*“DHS insider: It’s About To Get Very Ugly”*
By Doug Hagmann
*Note:* Normally I wouldn't post something like this since it can't be
verified or sourced beyond the writer. In these times, with what we already
know, it's posted as is for your own consideration. - CP
Washington, D.C.— “Something quite unexpected happened just hours ago, in
the dark of night, during a two-day layover in Washington, DC. My son and I
are scheduled to take part in a seminar outside of Raleigh, North Carolina
this weekend, so we combined our travels to include a side-trip to DC for a
business ... more »
Labour and Rebuilding Social Security
Look, I get it. No one needs to tell me that the antipathy towards the
unemployed, the disabled, and anyone else forced to subsist on social
security payments has been carefully but repeatedly orchestrated for over
30 years. Labour have historically not just gone along with the collective
hounding of benefit recipients; during its time in government the party led
from the front. We also know the demonisation that has poured uninterrupted
from our establishment like a waterfall of filth from a stinking effluent
pipe have consistently talked up recipients as scroungers who shamelessly... more »
Many People Think Georgia Will Elect A Democratic Senator Long Before Texas Does
Future Senator Michelle Nunn and ex-Pres. George H.W. Bush
Zac McCrary and Brian Stryker from the Blue Dog polling firm, Anzalone
Research, see Georgia turning into a purple state as soon as 2010.
Demographics really are destiny, they assert. Florida, Virginia, Nevada,
and Colorado have trended Democrat and now Texas is moving in that
direction.
Texas is no doubt becoming more Democratic by the day, and groups like
Battleground Texas are already hard at work smartly building the
infrastructure to help make Texas competitive. However, demographic and
election data indicate the same ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Follow the Money'
Follow the MoneyMohawk Nation News
www.mohawknationnews.com
MNN. JUNE 8, 2013. More than 370,000 international
corporations of the bloodline bankers and 31 off-shore banks are
registered in Panama. Dirty or stolen money, like the ever-growing
Indian Trust Fund, can be deposited, cleaned and redistributed from
here.
Close confidante of Canadian Prime Minister Harper, Dr. Arthur
The CIA Man Behind The Turkish Throne
*Many people believe that Fethullah Gülen, an influential Muslim scholar
based in **Pennsylvania and leader of the transnational Gülen movement, is
working for the CIA's interests in Turkey and Central Asia. *
There are *rumours* that Gülen wants Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan out of
power. To learn more about him and his influence over Turkey, read the
articles below.
Here is an excerpt from the article, *"Islamic group is CIA front,
ex-Turkish intel chief says,"* by Jeff Stein (Washington Post, January
2011):
A memoir by a top former Turkish intelligence official claims that... more »
SOLVING THE PROBLEM
*We should not make the mistake of thinking that we can solve the world's
problems by getting rid of the neocons, or the Bilderburgers, or any other
such group.*
Before the Zionist neoconservatives, we had Cesar Borgia.
*Cesar Borgia*
Cardinal Cesar Borgia was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI.
Cesar Borgia ordered Ramiro d'Orco to subdue a certain province, with great
cruelty.
Borgia then had Ramiro d'Orco executed, with extreme cruelty.
(Laurent Guyénot "The machiavelian neoconservatives"*)*
*Leo Strauss.*
The neoconservatives are followers of Leo Stauss, who was a f... more »
Haruki Murakami's new novel is selling ONE MILLION COPIES PER WEEK in Japan since its launch last month
FOLLOWING CONTENT (C) NEW STATESMAN 2013
*The famously taciturn novelist Haruki Murakami has made his first
appearance in Japan since 1995. Murakami’s new novel – Shikisai wo Motanai
Tazaki Tsukuru to Kare no Junrei no Toshi (the English reads Colourless
Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of His Pilgrimage, though this title may
change) – has been selling over a million copies each week since the
Japanese edition went on sale last month, according to the Associated Press.
*
*The new book's plot - closely guarded until publication - focuses on
Tsukuru Tazaki: a 36-year-old railway station a... more »
The Murder Machine
And, no, it isn't the GOP's new nickname for ObamaCare but the title
for my sequel to *Tatterdemalion*. I don't feel like blogging about
politics these days because with the way I feel about Obama and PRISM these
days, if I write about either I'll no doubt get a visit from a lot of
Secret Service agents. So this is all I'm going to put up. Deal. There will
be canned funnies going up tomorrow morning.
The Murder Machine by Robert Crawford
Schultz (WI-ALEC) Bears Blame for WI GOP Extremism
An article on HuffPo - just set me off this afternoon.
*Dale Schultz, GOP Wisconsin State Senator, Calls Own Party 'Way Too
Extreme'*
The Huffington Post | By Danielle Schlanger Posted: 06/07/2013 5:36 pm
EDT | Updated: 06/08/2013 11:12 am EDT
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Dale Schultz
A Republican state senator in Wisconsin slammed his own party as “extreme”
and compared its decision-making to that of Russian President Vladimir
Putin in a recent radio interview.
Speaking on the "Joy Cardin Show" on Wisconsin Public Radio Thursday, state
Sen. Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) criticized ... more »
Underreported Struggles: Tahoe Resources security chief ordered assassination of Indigenous activists
Underreported Struggles #74 May 2013
By John Ahni Schertow • Jun 3, 2013
Photo by hobgadlng on flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)
In
this month’s Underreported Struggles: a shocking report on Genocide in
Brazil reappears after being ‘lost’ 40 years ago; Tahoe Resources
security chief is ‘caught on tape’ ordering the assassination of
Indigenous activists; The Gwich’in Nation speaks out against
More or less
I do like BBC Radio 4's *More or less*, presented by the *Financial Times *writer
Tim Harford.
This week's edition touched on the the widely-debated hospital Accident and
Emergency statistics and began with a clip from a BBC news bulletin which
said that waiting times in A&E have reached a nine-year high. Tim said that
most of the reporting he'd heard looked "perfectly reasonable"; however, he
clarified what is meant by the term "waiting time", which doesn't mean (as
you might expect) the amount of time it takes for a medical professional to
see you. No,
"The clock starts when y... more »
ACTION ITEM: Bernie Sanders Poll On Surveillance
The only senator that is representing the people – Bernie Sanders – has a
poll on his webpage that you might want to participate in – why? cause he
will actually do something with the results.
Here are the four questions on the poll:
Do you favor or oppose the National Security Agency's program to monitor
online communications in order to protect the nation from terrorist threats?
Is it appropriate for the federal government to collect millions of phone
records from American citizens, if doing so could potentially disrupt a
terror plot?
Do you think the president should or should... more »
A PRIMER ON GLOBAL LISTENING
*US NSA spy base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire, England*
By Loring Wirbel (Citizens for Peace in Space, Colorado Springs)
When the UK Guardian published direct orders from the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court to Verizon on June 5, many readers did not have the
slightest idea what they were looking at. The methodology used by the
National Security Agency (NSA) to conduct domestic surveillance is not new
- what was new in the story was the direct proof that presidents from
Reagan to Obama have consistently lied about what the NSA does,
domestically and internationally. Authors ... more »
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