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Haley (SC - ALEC) Another ALEC Failure
Saw this on Daily Kos.
Very seldom do you see NIkki Haley and ALEC in the same sentence and it's
time to remind people.
Haley is a member of the extremist American Legislative Exchange Council.
Haley paid $5,000 for her ALEC membership - so she could be a member
forever.
It's bits and pieces from a campaign letter from the guy running against
Haley (if she runs again).
And Nikki Haley? She’s been busy failing the state as usual.
South Carolina lost an additional 200 jobs to Tennessee and Mexico this
week with yet another plant closure:
http://www.wistv.com/...
Reports turned up n... more »
Local MLA Mike Allen Arrested
When I caught wind that one of our local MLA's had resigned I initially
thought it was some sort of joke since our provincial election was barely
over a year ago. But no, turns out Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Mike
Allen resigned after being caught in a prostitution sting while down in
Minnesota. The Edmonton Journal and CBC Edmonton provide details. Even
SUN News, the cheerleaders of Conservatives everywhere, covered this story
so you know it must be true.
Obviously an incredibly stupid move in any situation and doubly so given
that he was on government business at the time. ... more »
FDA 6: Business and Modernization Plan
The Food and Drugs Administration is technically a very powerful government
agency because it can say Yes or No to the introduction of new medicines
and vaccines, innovator or generic; new food supplements and drinks; new
skin whiteners, boobs enlargers, soap and shampoo, toothpaste and lotions,
medicines and vitamins for animals and fishes, medical and dental devices,
and many other things.
So a vigilant and technically capable FDA can block the introduction of
those “magic” tea/coffee or herbal drinks that can “prevent or cure all
types of cancer, all types of cardiovascular disea... more »
Photo: O'odham protest Border Patrol desecration of O'odham ceremonies
TODAY:
O'odham Voice against the Wall protested US Border Patrol desecration
of ceremonies
Article by Brenda Norrell
Photo copyright O'odham Voice against the Wall
CENSORED NEWS
July 16, 2013
SELLS, Arizona -- Tohono O'odham demanded an end to the desecration of
their ceremonies, and the invasion and militarization of their homeland
during a protest today at the eastern edge of the
TAKING THE NEXT STEPS IN FLORIDA
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Political activists protesting the not guilty verdict in the George
Zimmerman murder trial began a sit-in Tuesday in Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s
office, vowing not to leave until the governor returns to Tallahassee and
addresses their concerns.
The protesters, a group of students known as the "Dream Defenders," filled
the governor’s office at the Capitol, saying they want a special session of
the Legislature to address Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which was
passed in 2005.
TRAVEL / David P. Hamilton : What We Won't See Driving Across France
Driving
in rural France. Image from InterNations.
What Americans won't see
while driving across France
Near Paris, there are extensive wheat fields for kilometers without
fences, interspersed with old mixed deciduous forests, pastures of fat
cows, and the occasional 12th century abbey.
By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2013
PARIS -- These thoughts arose during a recent drive to
Suddenly it turns out that the Senate CAN confirm administration nominations after all
*So Young Johnny McCranky is the "hero" of today's compromise in which
Senate Republicans averted the threatened Democratic filibuster nuclear
option. Whattaguy! Why, he's contributed so much to Senate "bipartisanship"
all through these first four and a half years of the Obama presidency.*
*by Ken*
So it turns out that sometimes, at least, if you push back against
sociopathic, America-hating Republican obstructionists, they give way.
Today by a 71-29 vote the Senate voted to proceed with the nomination of
former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial
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"Recognizing Our Own Greatness: The Greatness in Others"
* *
*"Recognizing Our Own Greatness:*
* The Greatness in Others"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"We are all moved by greatness when we see it we know the feeling of it
and have it within ourselves. A person who is said to possess greatness
stands apart from others in some way, usually by the size or originality of
their vision and their ability to manifest that vision. And yet those who
recognize that greatness, whether they display it themselves or not, also
have greatness within them; otherwise, they could not see it in another. In
many ways, the achievements of one person al... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet- On Self-Knowledge"
* *
*"Self-Knowledge"*
"And a man said, Speak to us of Self-Knowledge.
And he answered saying:
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.
But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge.
You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.
You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.
And it is well you should.
The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to
the sea;
And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.
But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown t... more »
"The Needs Of The Many..."
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... or the one."
- Spock, "The Wrath of Khan"
Syria updates - July 16 , 2013 .... If the FSA is fighting al - Nusra , who is fighting Assad's Army ? Is the " Civil War within the Civil War " the real battle now ? Obama seems like he acting out a Shakespearean play regarding the syrian rebels - whether he is Hamlet or Macbeth is subject to discussion..... Ah , the Fog of Proxy War .......
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/07/15/as-rebel-infighting-surges-where-does-syrias-civil-war-stand/
As Rebel Infighting Surges, Where Does Syria’s Civil War Stand?FSA Seeks
Sharia Court Ruling Against al-Qaeda
by Jason Ditz, July 15, 2013
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Weekend fighting in Aleppo Province left no doubt about the “declaration of
war” by the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) against a faction of al-Qaeda in
Iraq, which it blamed for assassinating one of its leaders.
But where does that leave the Syrian Civil War? The move seems to have
pleased US officials, who weren’t comfortable with... more »
"Searchers"
* "Searchers" *
by James Kavanaugh
"Some people do not have to search -
they find their niche early in life and rest there,
seemingly contented and resigned.
They do not seem to ask much of life,
sometimes they do not seem to take it seriously.
At times I envy them,
but usually I do not understand them -
seldom do they understand me.
I am one of the searchers.
There are, I believe, millions of us.
We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content.
We continue to explore life,
hoping to uncover its ultimate secret.
We continue to explore ourselves,
hoping to understand.
We like... more »
Professor Jay M. Winter: The Lost Generation
*Source of photo*.
Related: *Michael Neiberg - "The Outbreak of War in 1914: A New Look at an
Old Problem." *
*Wikipedia:*
Jay Murray Winter (born 28 May 1945) is an American historian. He is the
Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale University, where he focuses
his research on World War I and its impact on the 20th century. His other
interests include remembrance of war in the 20th century, such as memorial
and mourning sites, European population decline, the causes and
institutions of war, British popular culture in the era of the First World
War and the Armenian gen... more »
Helicópteros Apache en la cuarta guerra mundial
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"Synchronicity: A Wink from the Cosmos?"
* *
*"Synchronicity: A Wink from the Cosmos?"*
by Meg Lundstrom
"Earl was trying to track down an out-of-print book called "The Adventures
of Marco Polo." He scoured two used book stores in New York City, had no
success, and caught a taxi to a third. The cab driver was unusually chatty,
and during their conversation, Earl glanced at his license on the
dashboard. His name? Marco Polo!
Art was sitting at his computer typing an e-mail missive when his cat Coal
jumped from his lap onto the keyboard. Before Art’s startled eyes, as the
cat shifted from key to key, its paws tapped out t... more »
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"The Limits Of The World..."
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of
the world.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer
Eric Holder Watch - First at a speech given to the NAACP today , he apparently blasted " Stand Your Ground Laws " ( which were not at issue in the George Zimmerman trial by the way ) and the idea of self - defense as dangerous and may lead to escalations ? ? And is the brother of George Zimmerman correct in assering that the DOJ solicited the public concerning information that could help a potential federal civil rights prosecution ? ? And do you know what evidence the jury actually considered in the George Zimmerman Trial - not the media spin from either the left or right perspective - but the actual evidence ? Athoughtful essay from William Saletan covers what was actually presented ( with links to both the Prosecution and Defense closing arguments summarizing the evidence in the case ) .......Check the essay and when you have time , listen to both closing arguments - you may be surprised ........have an open mind and you may learn something new.......
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-16/eric-holder-slams-stand-your-ground-laws-claims-self-defense-may-sow-dangerous-confl
Eric Holder Slams "Stand Your Ground" Laws, Claims Self-Defense May "Sow
Dangerous Conflict"
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- Department of Justice
- Florida
US AG Eric Holder, who it appears is not busy committing perjury before
Congress, or failing to prosecute one single TBTF bank due to their
systemic nature, or eavesdropping on the AP, or recording every American
electronic communication, or... more »
Fluoride
Since we had this discussion over the weekend…
It’s mostly science. Though I was interested to hear the claim that
fluoride supports Maori spiritual life.
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NSA spy project Fairview - designed to own the Internet.......President Obama's issues Executive Order for Doctors to screen all Individuals for HIV between the ages of 15 - 65 ( and how safe from distribution does one believe that pertinent health information would be ? ) ......... HAARP Facility shutdown in early May 2013 ( have to find something else to blame for bad weather moving forward ) ...... DHS directs employees not to read the Washington Post Article discussing NSA - with a classified slide that is already in the media , just what does DHS think it's accomplishing other than conditioning their employees to be obedient sheeple and just follow orders ?
Forget PRISM: FAIRVIEW is the NSA's project to "own the Internet"July 16,
2013
Print Version
*Source: The Daily Dot*
According to Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency senior
executive who blew the whistle on the agency’s reckless spending and spying
in 2006, a previously unknown NSA surveillance program known as FAIRVIEW
aims to “own the Internet.”
Last month, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a series of
PowerPoint slides to the *Washington Post* and the *Guardian* revealing
that the agency was engaged in a large-scale Internet surveillance program,
dubbed PRI... more »
Some Comments on the Zimmerman-Martin Drama
*In every society, political opportunists politicize small tragedies while
covering up greater crimes.*
"The only real heroes in this trial were the jurors. They showed that this
is still America — at least for now — despite politicians who try to
cheapen or corrupt the law, as if this were some banana republic." - Thomas
Sowell, *"Is This Still America?" *
The only thing that President Barack Obama said in reference to this case
that is true is that it was a tragedy. But, then again, tragedies happen
all time, especially in relation to gun violence, so why focus on this
particu... more »
Successful Rulership 101: Keeping People In Poverty And Ignorance
"Interviewer: Do you really think this miseducation policy is conscious?
Robert Anton Wilson: I don't know, but I'll tell you my guess. My best
guess is they're following the same policy that Muhammad the Great followed
in India, this is not the founder of Islam. Muhammad the Great was the one
who conquered India for the Muslims. *And he deliberately reduced the
Hindus to illiteracy and poverty cause he figured poor, ignorant people are
easier to govern. *The English did the same thing in Ireland in the 16th,
17th, 18th centuries. They forbade the speaking of Gaelic, they forbade... more »
The ginned-up Syrian death toll
Today the U.N. claims that "5000 people a month" are dying in Syria. As I
have before, I have to demonstrate why I find this claim utterly
non-credible. 5000/month would be 167 every single day. Now we don't know
what the standard deviation might be, but we have to assume it would be
reasonable large, which would mean that some days would be much lower,
while on other days, we could easily expect 300 or more to be killed in a
single day, if the 5000/month were to be believable.
So let's look at a report from today, when major battles are being
reported. Looking through the article,... more »
God's Tweets with a Shoutout for Trayvon
I just finished hacking into God's twitter account. Here's a sampling of
what's on his mind and, if you're some guy named Zimmerman, you might want
to skip this:
*I don't recall Native Americans being urged to 'stand their ground.'*
*To believe in the Bible it helps not to read it.*
*You do know you're destroying your only home, right? Like, not
abstractly. For reals.*
*My password for the universe is 1234. *
*Imagine if your boss had a son and as long as you hung out with him you
could treat people in the office like shit and never lose your job.*
*Even I think Zimmerman is g... more »
By Appointing Pierre Poilievre To 'Democratic Reform' Portfolio, Stephen Harper Is Preparing To Do Battle With Elections Canada And The Press
**
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * *
*The nasty little piece of work known as Pierre Poilievre has three big
'issues' on the list with his newly assigned 'Democratic Reform'
responsibilities:*
*-Corruption in the Senate and the public demand for reform/abolition*
*-The looming RoboCalls Trial of Michael Sona*
*-Demands for legislative changes to The Elections Act by the Chief
Electoral Officer.*
*
**-Mr. Harper has no intention of making any changes to the Election Act.
The Conservative Party is anxious to leave everything as is so that they
can once again push all regulated limits ... more »
"Was Adam Smith Wrong?"
* *
*"Was Adam Smith Wrong?"*
by Bill Bonner
"Investors are wilting. In these hot, hazy, humid days of summer, they are
growing languid, squishy... and soft. They go to the beach. They think of
other things. They read novels... or the mainstream press. Their brains
turn to mush. There is little to report from yesterday's market action...
which leaves us free to think about other things. What will we think about?
We are trying to understand the role of money. No kidding. Now, in our 65th
year, we are finally starting to grasp the significance of lucre. And
herewith, we begin a l... more »
The Mismeasure of Education
I know it is shameless self-promotion, and yet it is not about me or us.
To summarize Horace Mann: agitate, agitate, agitate, but always for a good
cause. My co-author, Denise Wilburn, and I are very proud to get this out
at this point in time, and we are equally humbled by the advance […]
In Reality the TPP and TAFTA Would Be a Permanent Power Grab by Corps and Their Financiers that Would Make It Impossible for Future Generations to Choose What Laws They Want To Live Under (Or To Expose It): The Michael Hastings Wreck Evidence Only Deepens The Mystery
If we've learned anything so far since 9/11 it's that it's never enough.
For the owners. They've now figured out how to lock our children (and their
children) into the final version of their "them-first" political system.
And good luck to US! (Individuals who raise objections don't have any
chance at all.) If You Thought What ALEC and the Koch Brothers Are Doing
Was Bad . . . Tuesday, July
Wait -- The White House Has Backup Nominees Quickly Available???
Following the Senate nominations deal, which seemingly happened late last
night or early this morning, the White House needed replacement nominees
for the two NLRB picks who were the losers in the compromise.
And what do you know: they were named this afternoon! In fact, as Harry
said just said on the Senate floor, they'll get their hearing on Tuesday
(that is, in one week), the HELP Committee will vote on them on Wednesday,
and they'll be considered on the Senate floor on Thursday. Soup to nuts in
nine days. Huh?
Well, obviously, the larger part of this is that Republicans are remo... more »
Republicans Want To Open Another Front In Their War Against Women Over In The Senate?
Sunday on *Meet The Press*, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid basically
told the Republicans to "bring it on" if they want to try passing more
abortion banning laws. It's easy for someone like Marco Rubio to act like a
big shot around crazy Hate Talk Radio hosts and demand a vote to ban
women's Choice when he thinks there'll never be a vote. But now... awkward.
Reid told *Meet the Press* viewers he doesn't see taking up the GOP's
latest demand for another vote to end choice as a pressing problem the
Senate should deal with, but said he'd let them have their vote, basically
to get... more »
Not enough Israelis
Mishal Husain is to join Humphrys, Webb, Naughtie, Davis and Sarah on the
Today programme. We’ve got a pensioner, a Scot, a gay, a gal and an
anti-semite. Can’t categorise Webb, but diversity quotas are probably
complete.
Here, nasty nationalists blog a kerfuffle involving some old geezer
rebuking Husain’s brats for unruly supermarket behaviour. The rebuke had
racist overtones: *“Your tribe need to behave like proper English children”
*That* *offended Husain* *deeply, and she made the manager of Waitrose
apologise.
Wishing to denigrate Husain, nasty nationalist bloggers referred to... more »
Zimbabwe: Voting For Progress
Eric Draitser
StopImperialism.com
Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections, scheduled to take place on July 31st, will
go a long way to determining the future of the country. On the one hand,
the entrenched power of President Mugabe and ZANU-PF enters the elections
with a track record that both elicits praise and inspires criticism. On
the other hand, there is Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his
opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) which enters the election
once again with the high-minded rhetoric of “democracy” and “transparency”,
but also with a mixed record that has many q... more »
Robert Kaplan's The Revenge of Geography
*Video Title: Robert Kaplan's The Revenge of Geography. Source: ipinst.
Date Published: January 25, 2013. Description*:
On Thursday, January 24th, Robert Kaplan discussed his book, The Revenge of
Geography, which illustrates how timeless truths and natural facts can help
prevent this century's looming cataclysms.
The event was moderated by IPI Senior Adviser for External Relations,
Warren Hoge.
"*America's only geographical challenge is with Mexico to the south*, where
it's an artificial border, where it's one of the places where there's the
greatest disparity in income levels b... more »
The Tiger has shown himself at Gap
Do you any of you remember this classic example of journalistic 'adaptation
to events' from English lessons at school?
It traces the headlines in the French newspaper *Moniteur* in March, 1815
as Napoleon made his return to Paris from exile in Elba:
*March 9* The Monster has escaped from his place of banishment.
*March 10* The Corsican Ogre has landed at Cape Juan
*March 11* The Tiger has shown himself at Gap. The Troops are advancing on
all sides to arrest his progress. He will conclude his miserable adventure
by becoming a wanderer among the mountains.
*March 12 * The Monster h... more »
SOCCER
"The total global betting market on the Brazil/England friendly last month
was in the region of £250 million.
"*Stellar* football agents represented the England goalkeeper, Joe Hart,
and all five defenders who played in Brazil - Ashley Cole, Leighton Baines,
Phil Jagielka, Gary Cahill and Glen Johnson.
"*Stellar* is co-owned by gambling horserace owner *David Manasseh* who was
warned about his future conduct over the Luton Town bungs affair, and *Jonathan
Barnett* who was found guilty of two misconduct charges over the transfer
of Ashley Cole from Arsenal to Chelsea.
"They even a... more »
Mixed Feelings on the Senate Deal
What I'm happiest about is that the mainstream of Senate reform discussion
seems now, much more than it was a few yeas ago, to recognize that there
are differences between the filibuster on legislation, on judicial
nominations, and on executive branch nominations. Moreover, whether by
design or not, we've wound up with some recognition that exec branch
nomination filibusters are at least highly problematic.
I am disappointed that supermajority confirmation for exec branch
nominations survived. I continue to believe that simple majority cloture is
the way to go for exec branch picks.... more »
Apache by 'Fender Bender' Patrick Lozac'h -hear this!
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 8 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/1KJBMyPvWOM - click in picture to start this film!
Little I know about *Patrick Lozac'h*. He is a French guitarist living in
Spain and was influenced by the Ventures. He can be seen and heard a.o.
along the Spanish Mediterranean Costa when he performs with his band. I
stumbled across him looking for innovative ways to play the guitar. Well,
he does, see this.
His channel on YouTube is here and holds more easy going, up-beat music.
John
PS. Due to a minor health problem I currently can't update my blog *as often
* as usual.
This may take about 2 weeks.
Feeding the fire in the most dangerous country in the world
No one in the world is at greater risk of violent death than a Honduran.
Every 73 minutes, a Honduran is murdered in this country. That
breathtaking fact not only signifies a tremendous loss of men in their
prime economic years, who account for 92 per cent of the victims, but a
life turned upside down for the thousands of women and children those dead
men leave behind.
Those of us who live in Honduras hear the murder rate so often that it
starts to become meaningless: 85.5 violent deaths per 100,000. But you need
only take a look at violent-death statistics in war-torn cou... more »
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : 'Fire and Flames' is History of German Autonomist Movement
'Fire
and Flames':
Spontis, squats, and West Germany
The squats served as living spaces and community meeting places. By
1973, they would become the site of some of the fiercest street battles
ever seen in postwar Frankfurt.
By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2013
[Fire and Flames: A History of the German Autonomist Movement by
Geronimo, Introduction by George Katsiaficas, Afterword by
Don't Let Your Life Insurance Premiums Lapse
This is no time to be cavalier about your life insurance premiums. In case
you hadn't noticed, Rona Ambrose, the talking hairdo, has been rewarded for
years of incompetence by being named Canada's minister of health.
When Ambrose was first appointed EnviroMin, *Hill Times* revealed that
after eight months in the job, she still hadn't been briefed by here
department's science types on global warming:
*Ms. Ambrose hasn't bothered to get a briefing from her department on the
science of climate change. HT spoke with an unnamed official of her
department who said Ronnie hadn't been bri... more »
Untitled
*City drops legal bombshell in dispute over oil-rich property ~WWLTV*
*N.O. School Board, Inspector General, take fight to court ~Andrew
Vanacore, New Orleans Advocate*
*Years of political inaction preceded latest cutbacks in Algiers ferry
service ~Della Hasselle, The Lens *
Another Discussion We Won't Be Having
David Suzuki claims Canada doesn't need more immigrants, "we're full."
What's more, Suzuki argues that Canadian immigration policies and
procedures are "disgusting", exploit applicants and inflict brain drains on
other countries.
Suzuki contends that climate change is reducing the amount of space and
resources we have to support our existing population. The thing is, he
just might be right.
Here in British Columbia, farmers are reporting that climate change impacts
are already shortening the province's growing seasons. British Columbia is
very susceptible to climate change. W... more »
Chinese whispers?
So Sir Bruce Keogh's report *didn't* say there were 13,000 'needless
deaths' in NHS hospitals after all - despite the confidence of much of the
British media that it would. (The BBC, as you know, is innocent of this
particular charge).
This is quite startling, shocking even. Where did that figure come from? Is
it a case of shameless government spin, feeding the *Daily Telegraph *(and
others) with a lie?
Isabel Hardman at the *Spectator* spells out where the figure came from:
It isn’t a made-up figure, but neither is it a list of 13,000 people who
have definitely ended up in a mo... more »
Jon Rappoport- The Surveillance State and the War on the Individual
*Synchronicity.* Putin on Snowden- An interesting perspective
Followed up by yet another interesting take
I have said it often. And it should be repeated. Humans love a good story.
We are hard wired that way
We pass stories down from generation to generation. *We love the hero story
*
We have had it reinforced often, for a very long time, and right up into
our so called 'modern' lives
And yes, I did read Campbell's book quite some time ago. If you haven't...?
You should.
Nah, I won't say how long ago, because then you might get thinkin' how old
is this person?
This interview, the my... more »
Steve Russell : Unfriendly Fire at Fort Hood
Police car outside judicial hearing at Fort Hood, Texas, July 9, 2013. Photo by Tony Gutierrez / AP.
Workplace violence:
Unfriendly fire at Fort Hood, Texas
I am gobsmacked by a particular elevation of form over substance being practiced before our eyes by the Army.
By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2013
The Rag Blog's Steve Russell -- a Texas trial judge by assignment and a member
Mohawk Nation News: Pipe Dreams
PIPE
DREAMS
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. July 15, 2013. Railroads are needed for the New World Order regime.
Troops will be brought in by rail to set up the fascist dictatorship
for the bankers. These old boxcars are like pressure cookers and might
be used to take people to the FEMA death camps.
History repeats itself.
In 1881 the Corporation of Canada gave 22,500 kilometers of
Cyber war battle update...Battlefield report...#12
Cyber war update...
Training the troops....for false flags operation
Cryptome new public key.
*2013-0813.pdf Cyber War Mil-Com Racket 0017 in a Series
July 16, 2013**2013-0812.pdf Cyber War Mil-Com Racket 0016 in a
Series July 16, 2013* (10.4)*2013-0811.pdf Cyber War
Mil-Gov Racket 0015 in a Series July 16, 2013**2013-0810.pdf
Cyber War Mil-Mil Racket 0014 in a Series July 16, 2013*
(8.1MB)*2013-0809.pdf Cyber War Mil-Mil Racket 0013 in a Series
July 16, 2013*
*2013-0808.pdf Cyber War Mil-Mil Racket 00... more »
Two Questions
Southern Man offers his deepest condolences to the families of those
killed, and all of those injured, in the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash
at San Francisco International Airport last week.
And now he has a couple of questions for San Francisco news station KTVUand for the National
Transportation Safety Board.
You probably already know the story: in KTVU's coverage of the accident
they displayed a graphic with clearly-fake and offensive names attributed
to the cockpit crew while a momentarily-clueless reporter read the names
aloud:
The truly curious can probably find the orig... more »
Honduras Lenca Indigenous leader killed by Army
By
Real World Radio
On Monday July 15th, while the Lenca community of Rio Blanco, in
Honduras, marked 106 days of resistance to the building of Agua Zarca
hydroelectric dam, the Army indiscriminately shot at the demonstrators
killing one of the leaders of the resistance, Tomas Garcia, and
seriously injuring his son.
Tomas was a Lenca indigenous leader who was part of his community’s
“Getting Serious About Freedom”
* *
*“Getting Serious About Freedom”*
by Jeffrey Tucker
“Is there anything that we can do to stop the government’s data mining of
our email, phone calls, and other digital habits? I moderated an entire
panel on this subject during FreedomFest in Las Vegas last week. The room
was packed from front to back, standing room only. Clearly, there is a
great deal of interest in the topic. Or maybe “fear” is a better word.
No matter how much people have come to expect that government is not really
protecting us, it is still destabilizing to realize that our government is
conspiring agains... more »
Will New Jersey Voters Look Beyond The Silly Hype And Examine Chris Christie's Miserable Economic Record-- And Barbara Buono's Excellent One?
Sunday evening New Jersey state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Barbara
Buono announced her economic plan for the state by releasing the above
video criticizing Chris Christie, who hasn't done a thing for the state's
economy aside from reacting to crises. And making the economic conditions
in the state *worse*! He's basically just another buffoon-- albeit a
loudmouthed one-- with no vision except to serve the interests of the
already wealthy and powerful. Below is Buono's video of where she sees the
state going when she's governor; it's worth watching.
In the past *DWT* has c... more »
“Coup d’Etat”
* *
*“Coup d’Etat”*
by Paul Craig Roberts
"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
- John Harrington
"The American people have suffered a coup d’etat, but they are hesitant to
acknowledge it. The regime ruling in Washington today lacks constitutional
and legal legitimacy. Americans are ruled by usurpers who claim that the
executive branch is above the law and that the US Constitution is a mere
“scrap of paper.”
An unconstitutional government is an illegitimate government. The oath of
allegiance requires defense of the Con... more »
An order dismissing a motion for contempt is interlocutory
Simmonds v. Simmonds, 2013 ONCA 479:
[3] The appellant relies on *Pimiskern v. Brophey**,* 2013 O.J.
No. 505 to argue that an order dismissing a motion for contempt is a final
order.
[4] The respondent concedes that an order finding contempt is a
final order but argues that because the motion judge dismissed the motion
for contempt, the motion judge's order is interlocutory and not binding on
the trial judge, and that an appeal accordingly does not lie to this court.
Dishonesty gives cause for termination in financial industry
Agostino v. Gary Bean Securities Ltd., 2013 ONSC 6918 holds:
[85] I recognize that dishonesty does not automatically mean that
an employer has cause for dismissal. Writing on behalf of a unanimous
court in *McKinley v. BC Tel*, 2001 SCC 38 (CanLII), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 161,
Iacobucci J. said at para. 57:
…I favour an analytical framework that examines each case on its own
particular facts and circumstances and considers the nature and seriousness
of the dishonesty in order to assess whether it is reconcilable with
sustaining the employment relationship. Such an approach mi... more »
Toshi Seeger’s remarkable life!
*TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013*
*And her family history:* Toshi Seeger died last week at the age of 91. She
and her husband, Pete Seeger, had been married for more than seventy years.
Impossibly enough, they met at a square dance. In 1938!
Toshi Seeger led a remarkable life. Beyond that, her family history is
simply astounding. This is the New York Times’ account of her life.
The Washington Post said this. ("Toshi Seeger, wife, muse and ally of Pete
Seeger, dies at 91.")
The Seeger family brims with remarkable stories. The connection between the
Seegers and Elizabeth Cotten is like somet... more »
The Breakdown Of The Iraqi Army’s Logistics
Given the dire security situation that Iraq faced from 2003-2008 it was no
surprise that the United States gave little attention to the Iraqi Army’s
logistics. It wasn’t until several years after the U.S. invasion that the
Americans finally began planning and contracting to develop Iraq’s support
network, so that it could maintain its forces and equipment. This went
through huge problems including the complete un-interest amongst the Iraqi
military leadership for this task. By the time the U.S. withdrew its forces
in 2011, several supply depots had been established and a computeriz... more »
Apology to Bolivia
The embarrassing incident in Europe over the Bolivian plane has caused
waves internationally. The following is from the BBC in London:
Four South American countries say they will recall some of their
ambassadors after the Bolivian president's plane was banned from European
airspace.
Evo Morales' plane, returning from Russia, was rerouted to Austria, amid
rumours that American fugitive Edward Snowden was on board.
Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Uruguay say the incident violated
international law.
Envoys will be recalled from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, they say.
Mr S... more »
It's Tuesday...
*what's going on.*
Mychal Massie: * Obama's veiled threats against We the People*
* *
Doug Ross: *NEW STUDY: Obamacare to destroy up to 1 million low-wage jobs
and completely bankrupt Medicaid*
Moonbattery: *America’s Ongoing Kristallnacht*
The Last Refuge: *A Truth Adverse Media Will Drop Zimmerman Soon – Eric
Holder Has Already Made That Decision, He’s Just Saving Face For “My People”
*
Asylum Watch: * Squeezing The Last Drop Out Of Private Sector Employees *
Conservative Hideout: *Sadly, the Trayvon Martin Violence Begins: People
Attacked, Vandalism, News Crew Attacked*
A... more »
Jal Mehta’s The Allure of Order Explains the Root Cause of Déjà vu, All Over Again
I have an intellectual understanding of how the contemporary “reform”
movement propelled schools to leap into the early 20th century. But, I’ve
never really grasped why 21st century accountability hawks sought to turn
schools into a modern-day version of the Model T assembly line. After
reading Jal Mehta’s The Allure of Order, I understand. Mehta […]
Was Zimmerman told to stay in his car?
*TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013*
*The pundit corps’ favorite fake fact:* It’s now the norm in our broken
culture:
Dishonest elites invent fake facts about every high-profile topic. Everyone
ends up reciting these facts, even though they are bogus.
Here are the three most basic facts about the killing of Trayvon Martin. If
you can memorize these statements, you too can be a big pundit:
*George Zimmerman was told to stay in his car.
Trayvon Martin was armed with nothing but Skittles and iced tea.
Martin was an innocent child who did nothing wrong.*
If you can memorize those remarks, you too c... more »
ALEC Does NOT Support Their Own Legislation
Two days ago I told you when push came to shove - ALEC would start lying
about the Stand Your Ground Issue and their relationship to the NRA.
A couple of months ago - ALEC didn't want to be called ALEC anymore.
NOW
They do not support the legislation which they distribute to their members.
When asked Monday about ALEC's current position, Bill Meierling, senior
director of public affairs at the organization, emailed us this response:
"The American Legislative Exchange Council does not support Stand Your
Ground policies. The Council focuses solely on pro-growth, economic issues
to ... more »
ACTION: ALEC Thurs 7/18 Arlington VA
*Passing this on cause I was asked to.*
*Don't really want to.*
*Too much emotion out there right now - I DON'T think this is a good idea.*
*Keep it on the streets - for your own safety, do NOT enter that building.
*
*Keep it nonviolent*
*BUT keep it loud.*
* *
*Thanks to ALEC Ratified Legislation Zimmerman May Have Walked Free*
*What is ALEC doing this week? *
*Moving to a new headquarters and throwing themselves a party!*
*JOIN US AND PROTEST STAND YOUR GROUND AND VOTER SUPPRESSION*
*What:*
ALEC, the corporate front group that has pushed hundreds of state laws
written by specia... more »
Tiwesdæg: the Left-hand of Linkage
Henry Farrell and Abe Newman have a new piece at Foreign Affairs Online on
the NSA’s surveillance of European Union officials. They argue, among other
things, that: “For the last several years, those interested in promoting
intelligence sharing with the United States have been winning. If European
governments now decide to curtail that cooperation — a
Continue reading
Today Is Apparently Not a Good Day to Die
...in a Senate nuclear war, that is. We seem to have a tentative deal.
According to various reports (here's Greg's) and tweets, it appears that
the deal involves:
(1) Cordray gets cloture, ending that nullification battle
(2) The other "regular" nominees (EPA, Labor) get cloture
(3) The NLRB nominees are withdrawn, and replaced; the new nominees get
cloture in time to be in place by the time they're needed for NLRB to
function
(4) No specific promises or commitments for the future; Reid retains the
possibility of going nuclear later in the Congress if nomination
obstruction contin... more »
From Trayvon to Sharlene
George Zimmerman Trial Juror To Write Book http://t.co/OUKqiEgG8d via
@galleycat
— sharlene martin (@sharlenemartin) July 15, 2013
Being a writer of no mean talent, it outraged me, as I'm sure it had
other real writers, that Juror B37, as she's been dubbed, got signed by a
literary agent within hours of last Saturday's verdict. The turnaround time
between the jury's verdict being read and the announcement of this deal was
breathless and audacious even for a nation of money-grubbing, sociopathic
opportunists like the United States. Sharlene Martin's catapulting of her
body fro... more »
The New York Times’ latest hapless professor!
*TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013*
*Intellectual norms tumbling down:* Over the past thirty years, our
society’s intellectual norms have been falling way down.
By now, our various tribes get to make up their facts. Routinely, the
simplest logic is discarded as our tribes tell preferred tales.
You can see this process on cable—but you can also see it unfold in the New
York Times. Consider the latest op-ed column from the Times’ latest hapless
professor.
Ekow Yankah is a professor at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law.
Having read his column today, we find that fact unsettling.
Yankah... more »
Putin on Snowden- An interesting perspective
[image: Edward Snowden Russia China Cuba Ecuador]
Mr Snowden.
In my opinion, he didn't leak anything that was new, shocking or
startling. I liked that he brought attention to the government spying on
all of our lives. The intrusion is despicable. That is good. Raising
awareness is always good.
However, the media circus that surrounds him is where the real show lies.
The media circus is the distraction. Whatever good should have come out of
the awareness raised has been overshadowed by the
"where in the world is Snowden" distraction show.
Mr Putin talks about the situation surro... more »
Teen Tweet Leads to Felony Charge
From HuffPO
*Teen Charged With Felony After Threatening 'Mass Homicide' If Zimmerman
Acquitted *
Although Zion Police Department Deputy Chief Steve Dumyahn told the Lake
County News Sun that there was no credibility to the threat, adding that
the high schooler "has no weapons and no access to weapons," the teen is
still being charged with a felony count of disorderly conduct.
The teen, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor,
15 years old
They investigated it:
"has no weapons and no access to weapons,"
charged with a felony count
More BULLSHIT!
Daughter Day
After work Southern Man took Teen Daughter to her piano lesson, then
shopping for "school supplies" and to dinner at Charleston's.
Torn between ordering from the "grown up" menu or getting her usual kid's
chicken fingers and mac-and-cheese. She eventually went with the latter,
with a side salad.
One of a long series during which Southern Man was trying to figure out how
to use the new camera in low light.
Back at the Ancestral Manor with a haul of goods.
Apparently Southern Son had worked hard today. Or something.
Southern Father.
R.I.P. Middle Class: Goodbye Full-Time Jobs, Hello Part-Time Jobs
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A fundamental shift is taking place in the U.S. economy. In fact, this
transition is rapidly picking up momentum and is in danger of becoming an
avalanche. The percentage of full-time jobs in our economy is steadily
declining and the percentage of part-time jobs is steadily increasing.
This is not a recent phenomenon, but now there are several factors which
are accelerating this trend. One of them is Obamacare.
The truth is that Obamacare actually gives business owners incentive to cut
h... more »
Neuroscientist: Science Says We Should Decriminalize Drugs
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The disposition matrix: more details about Obama’s secret drone kill list, major mysteries remain
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image source Madison Ruppert
With new details about the Obama administration’s secret drone kill list
known as the “disposition matrix” revealed, even more mystery and concern
remains.
We have never known all that much about how the secret kill list works, as
I pointed out in my first article on the subject in 2011. Since that time,
attempts to learn more were repeatedly thwarted in court until a federal
judge finally ruled that the Obama administration never has to explain the
legal basis for the program.
However, Attorne... more »
More on the Imaginary Torture-Murder Scandal ...
Two posts back I started a meme about how the rulers of an imaginary desert
island society are trying to torture and kill one of the island's
inhabitants for the sheer blood-lust of it all. It's an allegory about how
we on the Left are stupid chumps for our inability to stand up to naked
aggression and "evil" (for want of a better word). In the first entry, the
rulers were going to force a vote on the subject which they would win, but
the less revolting elected leaders were going to employ legitimate
parliamentary tactics to delay and stall the vote. The majority party was
simply ... more »
Who Can't Respect Ron Paul After This Video?
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*Youtube*
A Ron Paul speech from 2002 predicted EVERY crisis our nation, and the
world, is facing today. Ron Paul's career in Congress defending individual
liberty across the board inspired MILLIONS around the world to become
active in politics.
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The Blunt Truth about The Trayvon Martin Case
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Note: Although few are able to adequately express the frustration,
discontent, and angst associated with the death of Trayvon Martin and the
associated pain caused to those most intimately involved in the lives of
Trayvon and George Zimmerman, the following video tells a story which is
completely ignored by the corporate owned media.
*Youtube*
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Congressman introduces bill to defund schools that punish kids for chewing pastries into gun shapes
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Pop-Tart gun
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flickrnumi/Flickr Madison Ruppert
Congressman Steve Stockman (R-Texas) has introduced a bill called the
“Student Protection Act” which would withdraw federal funding from any
public school that punishes children for brandishing pastries chewed into
the shape of a gun, playing with imaginary weapons, drawing guns and more.
Stockman’s legislation, H.R. 2625, also called “a bill to protect the
rights of children,” comes in response to several nonsensical incidents
where students were punished for ever... more »
The Evolution of the Humanoid Robot
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image source Nicholas West
In the age of computers, things evolve exponentially. In just a few
generations robots have gone from a scientific fantasy, to a playful
curiosity, to entering the battlefield to replace and/or augment their
human counterparts.
We are already at the point where we have to consider what the next step of
robotic evolution looks like. According to robotics engineers, it appears
that at some point in the near future the next step could very well be
whatever the next generation robot chooses for itself... more »
Great Op-Ed on the Common Opposition to Common Corp Standards
By Rob Jenkins at the Newton Citizen in Newton County, GA: Any time
conservatives and liberals in this country agree on anything, it’s time to
stop the presses, glance up to see if pigs happen to be zooming by
overhead, and check the temperature in you-know-where. It may also be time
to pay attention. One […]
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Phoebe Cates, 50. Hey, Fast Times and Clueless fans --
and if you aren't, what's wrong with you? -- if you haven't see Amy
Heckerling's Vamps yet, I highly recommend it. It's not, I'm afraid, as
good as Clueless or as iconic as Fast Times, but it's excellent fun.
A little good stuff...
1. Matt Yglesias knows how to dress up a chart.
2. From the Monkey Cage: Corrine McConnaughy on Trayvon Martin.
3. And Ta-Nehisi Coates on Trayvon Martin.
911 Truth Movement Gets Organized for Anniversary in NYC
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*Activist Post*
Every year activists converge on Ground Zero of the biggest crime in modern
human history to demand a genuine investigation and accountability for
government failures.
This year, 9/11 activists are more organized than ever for this anniversary
of 9/11. One group, GroundZero911.com, is planning guest speakers,
concerts, street actions, silent vigils, and other activities.
These "truthers" have been ridiculed in the past by the establishment as if
truth is somehow a bad thing in a world full of deceit. But now,... more »
Study Links Contaminants to Gas Drilling
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 14 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
The West Virginia legislature has been advised to step up environmental
monitoring at natural gas drilling sites, after a recent study linked a
potential carcinogen to that process, according a public broadcasting
report.
The study was conducted by Chairman of the Department of Occupational and
Environmental Health at West Virginia University, Michael McCawley, who
checked air quality at seven drilling sites over four months. The sites
were evaluated at several stages of drilling, from set-up to fracking to
when the gas pipelines were installed.
In some cases, McCa... more »
Evidence Points to Federal Court Undermining Lawsuit Against BP
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Dees Illustration Brandon Turbeville
In early June, I wrote an article entitled, “Lawsuit Claims BP and Court
Colluded to Keep Monopoly on Oil Containment Tech,”[1] where I detailed
many of the claims made by Ron Johnson who sued BP for antitrust and
negligence in regards to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill. Johnson’s
initial claims against BP were concerning enough. However, during the
course of Johnson’s lawsuit and appeals process, Johnson began experiencing
what he describes as clear corruption of the higher courts a... more »
Opportunity Knocks, Will Democratic Leadership Answer-- Or Even Hear?
by Hermina Rodriguez
You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but tomorrow is a very big day for
the environment. The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is
meeting to decide who will succeed newly minted Sen. Ed Markey as ranking
member on the House Natural Resources Committee. Whoever the Committee
chooses will be a leading Democratic spokesman on environmental policy for
years to come. Rep. Raúl Grijalva is up for the position, and I hope he
gets it. [Editor's Note: Everyone at *DWT* hopes he gets it.]
Rep. Grijalva stands as the only challenger to Rep. Peter DeFazio... more »
SOCIETY DOWN: Murderer, Corey said!
*TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013*
*Part 1—Dismantling society’s norms:* Angela Corey is a real piece of work,
although she’s hardly alone.
Corey is the “crazy-ass prosecuta” we pseudo-liberals have come to adore.
Yesterday, she was interviewed by HLN’s Vinnie Politan about the Zimmerman
trial.
She sat with Bernie de la Rionda, who had argued her case in court. At one
point, Politan asked the type of question which is dragging our intellect
down:
“One word to describe George Zimmerman.”
A long silence ensued. It seemed that no one was going to speak. Finally,
Corey provided her word:
“Mur... more »
Taking Aim At His Enemies
Stephen Harper shuffled his deck chairs yesterday. And Mike De Souza
reports, in *The National Post*, that incoming ministers received a package
which included a list of Harper's enemies:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office asked Conservative political
staffers to develop lists of “enemy” lobby groups, as well as troublesome
bureaucrats and reporters to avoid as part of preparations for incoming
ministers named in Monday’s cabinet shuffle, according to leaked emails
sent to Postmedia News by an unidentified source.
This isn't the first* *time the Harper government has produced... more »
Untitled
*Benefit scheduled for Gambit reporter injured in Mother's Day shooting
~WWLTV*
*RTA to discuss $2 fare for Algiers ferry on Thursday ~Jeff Adelson, New
Orleans Advocate *
*Inspector general ready to sue OPSB over records request*
*Stephanie Grace: The real judges of Orleans *
*Bastille Day Blues in the Big Easy ~Tom Carson, The American Prospect**~Hat Tweet
@JohnMcQuaid*
*New Orleans rail service remembered as transportation officials gather in
Jacksonville ~David Baurlein*
*Need a LSU tuition break? ~C.B. Forgotston*
*Flood insurance changes hit resistance, face delay*
*Amend... more »
Edward Snowden has started the steps for asylum in Russia .....
http://rt.com/news/lawyer-asylum-russia-snowden-164/
Whistleblower Edward Snowden has applied for political asylum in Russia, a
human rights lawyer revealed. As his application for asylum is considered,
Snowden may be given special permission to enter the country and move
around freely, the source said.
*"Snowden has handed over his application to Sheremetyevo’s Federal
Migration Service staff”*, Russian human rights lawyer Anatoly Kucherena
revealed.
*“I told him about all the intricacies of the procedure. It was decided
that a staff member from the FMS office will come to the air... more »
Taipei Times Editorial on TI: Who has Egg on Face?
*I went down to Lukang today and couldn't believe my eyes. Some prime loser
erected this monstrosity right on the famous Mo Ru (lit: "rub breast")
Lane, which has lots of historical houses, a couple of historical sites,
and temples that date back to the 17th century. The lane is kept in that
kitschy historical style so often seen in Taiwan. *
I was planning a longer post on how ridiculously stupid the Transparency
International index for Taiwan in 2013 is, and lo and behold, the Taipei
Times put out an editorial on the burgeoning mess with Transparency
International's ridiculous co... more »
Johnny Rotten Vs. Monarch
Johnny Rotten Vs. Monarch from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
"That's Dad....??!?"
*The CIA's Monarch Programming takes its name from the Monarch butterfly. *
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*"They begin as worms (underdeveloped and new) and after the cocoon stage
(programming) it is transformed into a completely different creature—a
high-flying butterfly (aka the Monarch slave). *
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*Also, when someone is given electroshock therapy, a feeling of
light-headedness occurs and the person feels like they are floating, like a
butterfly."*
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World's Largest Building Opens in China
I actually like this design protocol for a couple of reasons. First the
entire outside perimeter can be condominium frontage and the entire
interior perimeter can also provide a frontage on the interior space and
the internal climate. Second, the interior space is huge and can even
contain condo tower type 'pillars' that provide hard points for an
enclosing roof that could also be partially retractable as a possibly
climate controlled space inside the structure that becomes a senior
attraction in itself.
What this does allow is an underlying retail complex, along with ampl... more »
Voyager 1 Entered Weird Region In Space Last Summer
After several months it has become clear that out boundary layer is
different and thick. As usual all previous guesses are rubbish.
Predicting when this state of affairs may change again is obviously
impossible.
As before, it is our first clean glimpse of what may be the bow wave in
front of our sun.
*Voyager 1 Entered Weird Region In Space Last Summer*
*New papers describe an unexpected boundary region at the edge of the
influence of the Sun.*
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*By **Francie Diep***
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*Posted 06.28.2013*
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http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-06/voyager-1-en... more »
Musical Interlude: Constance Demby, "Ocean Without Shores"
Constance Demby, "Ocean Without Shores"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl1Pn-KrvGA&html5=1
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What's going on in the center of this spiral galaxy? Named the Sombrero
Galaxy for its hat-like resemblance, M104 features a prominent dust lane
and a bright halo of stars and globular clusters. Reasons for the
Sombrero's hat-like appearance include an unusually large and extended
central bulge of stars, and dark prominent dust lanes that appear in a disk
that we see nearly edge-on. Billions of old stars cause the diffuse glow of
the extended central bulge visible in the below image from the 200-inch
Hale Telescope.
*Click image for larger size.*
Close inspection of the cen... more »
Chet Raymo, "Secularization"
*"Secularization"*
by Chet Raymo
"In her book, "The Case for God", which I have previously blogged at
length (July 16-19, 2009), Karen Armstrong proposes to tell us "What
Religion Really Means." And she does, at length, at least by her lights. In
her penultimate paragraph she writes: "From almost the very beginning, men
and women…evolved mythologies, rituals and ethical disciplines that brought
them intimations of holiness that seemed in some indescribable way to
enhance and fulfill their humanity…The point of religion was to live
intensely and richly in the here and now. Rel... more »
"Finding Encouragement: Your True Inner Voice"
* *
*"Finding Encouragement: Your True Inner Voice"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"The longer you listen to and believe your true inner voice, the stronger
it will become. Within each of us, there are numerous voices often that
compete for our attention. It can be difficult to decide which one to
listen to, particularly when their messages are all quite different,
sometimes conflicting, and even alluring. One voice, however, is the
speaker of truth. Among all your inner voices, your true inner voice is the
one which encourages you, gives you hope, and pushes you to trust and
be... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Thanks for stopping by.
Satire: "Florida Considers Eliminating Laws Altogether"
* "Florida Considers Eliminating Laws Altogether"*
by Andy Borowitz
TALLAHASSEE (The Borowitz Report)— "Arguing that its current system of laws
is out of step with life in today’s Florida, a growing chorus of lawmakers
in the state are arguing for a measure that would eliminate laws
altogether. “Florida is rife with laws that say ‘Do this, don’t do that,’ ”
said Gov. Rick Scott, a supporter of the measure. “Speaking as a Floridian,
I have found it exhausting pretending to obey them.”
There is broad support in the state for abolishing laws, according to a
poll commissioned by the... more »
Mr Zimmerman and the Kid
One is never going to know the facts on this case and it is both
disturbing and wrapped in the US gun culture which creates an additional
level of danger and uncertainty.
Either Zimmerman cold cocked the kid, then discovered that he had bit of
more than he could chew and then went for his gun or Zimmerman confronted
the kid who cold cocked Zimmerman who then went for his gun. That is how
two men landed on the ground in mortal combat.
Whichever way, Zimmerman was losing to a strong kid when he went for his
gun.
That is not the real problem here though. The problem is ... more »
Resolution Calls for: the U.S. Government to Condemn China’s Organ Transplantation Abuses
This unfortunate situation is slowly brewing up to cause great grief to
the ultimate legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party. If compares
exactly to Hitler's genocide constrained only by the market size for human
organs. In practice, it was perhaps to only way to generate those organs
in terms of Chinese culture which bodes ill for the inevitable fallout.
Now push back is emerging in the USA and this can be expected elsewhere as
well. It will serve well as a negotiating tool henceforth.
The global media has been foot dragging on telling this story which is
really the... more »
The Latest Technology - The Invented Sea - How Far Behind Are We?
people
always forget that TECHNOLOGY ISN'T MADE FOR 'OUR BENEFIT'.
it's made for PROFIT.
but it's also made as a stepping stone, during a potential-profit-making
scenario.
take ProMIS: Prosecutor Management Information System from the
Inslawcompany, circa 1970. ProMIS had been around, in one form or
another, for
THIRTY YEARS before some clever/paranoid internet boffins attached
significance of the 'people tracking' and 'database integration'
software
to The Ptech Company and the FAA and hence 'realtime management of
datafeeds on FAA radar screens' during The 9/11 Event.
Why don't y... more »
Light Dirac neutralino dark matter
As the TRF readers are regularly reminded (see especially dark matter wars),
an increasing number of direct dark matter search experiments indicate that
there exists a very light particle of dark matter, \(7\)-\(10\GeV\), that
may have been detected underground. Its cross section with a nucleon, if
spin-independent, would be close to \(2\times 10^{-41}\,{\rm cm}^2\).
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In search of sweet nectar. [Roy Hancliff photo]
Gaia Portal: Energetic “Infernos” Envelope the Planet at this Moment…
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by ÉirePort
Energetic "infernos" envelope the planet at this moment. Numerous "fire"
type manifestations may thus be observed at various portal locations
throughout the Earth surface.
Gaia Essence is unaffected by these "inferno" energies as that is of a
Higher Dimensional structure. Yet she has "approved" of these in order to
cleanse 3D 4D earth surface and underground of veiled dark (shadow,
negative) constructs which have served their purpose. Some of these have
displayed a reticence to leave the Gaia collective... more »
How Do You Live Green?
We all live green in different ways. I thought it might be fun to find out
which activities are the most popular and how they stack up against each
other.
Here is this month's survey:
Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading
questionnaire tool.
Have You Ever Thought Much About Cricket, The Gentleman's Game?
This isn't the website sports fans come to for their morning fix... or
their evening wrap-up. Sometimes Ken or I write about baseball, basketball
or football if there's some political connection or, in Ken's case, just
because he wants to. There haven't been too many mentions of cricket
though. Ken brought it up-- with pictures-- back in 2007 in relation to Tom
Stoppard's play, *The Real Thing* and a year before that I mentioned how
crooked right-wing freak "Sir" Allen Stanford wasn't just using all his
criminal loot to bribe sleazy politicians like John Boehner, Pete Sessions,
R... more »
Affordable Care Act falling to the waste bin ? First the Employer Mandate " delayed " until 2015... Now the Big Three Unions take on ObamaCare - shift from full time to part time employment galling the heck out of former union supporters of healthcare reform , differne treatment for heath and welfare plans also galling the heck out of the former supporters of healthcare reform.....And guess how they feel about the tax treatment ? Looks like they want CHANGEs ....... ...
http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/07/12/union-letter-obamacare-will-destroy-the-very-health-and-wellbeing-of-workers/
The
roll out of President Obama’s health care reform package was always
going to be tricky, with vehement opposition from his political
opponents
and pushback from employers large and small. But after announcing last
week
that penalties for companies failing to comply with the law will be
delayed
by a year, the Affordable Care Act has a new, high profile set of
dissenters: Unions.
The leaders of three major U.S. unions, including the highly influential
... more »
Leonard Garment
Leonard Garment, RIP. Garment, as those reading my Watergate posts know,
succeeded John Dean as White House Counsel at the height of Watergate, and
stayed on with Nixon until the end.
Garment probably wound up as the only, or at least the only high-ranked,
Nixon White House staffer to actually enhance his reputation as a result of
Watergate. In particular, he (as I'm planning to write in today's item!)
was a strong voice against destroying the White House tapes. In addition,
there's a later episode in which Nixon proposes to create evidence, and
Garment is one of those who prevented... more »
Teacher Preparation and the Bottom Line: Dear College and University Leaders.
Dear College and University Presidents, Chancellors, and CEOs, Please do
some simple calculations for me. How much revenue does student enrollment
generate? How many of these students are enrolled in some kind of
teacher-credentialing program? How much revenue do these programs generate?
Go ahead. Do it. Take a few minutes of your valuable time and […]
Walter Burkert On "Sacred Shivers of Awe"
*Wikipedia: *
Walter Burkert (born 2 February 1931 in Neuendettelsau) is a German scholar
of Greek mythology and cult.
He has published books on the balance between lore and science among the
followers of Pythagoras, and more extensively on ritual and archaic cult
survival, on the ritual killing at the heart of religion, on mystery
religions, and on the reception in the Hellenic world of Near Eastern and
Persian culture, which sets Greek religion in its wider Aegean and Near
Eastern context.
An excerpt from, *"Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early
Religions"* by W... more »
Yakama/Umatilla fishing rights activist threatened with arrest for traditional cultural camp
Sid
Mills at Occupation of Wounded Knee/Photo Owen Luck
Hundreds prepare to go to jail to establish Meadow Creek Indian Camp
By Censored News
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2013/07/yakamaumatilla-fishing-rights-activist.html
Sid
Mills, Yakama/Umatilla tribes, long time frontline fishing rights and
other indigenous sovereignty movement leader was harassed and threatened
by US Forest cops
Syria updates - July 15 , 2013 - Is Turkey playing a double game here with Israel against Syria ? Proxy war to continue for quite some time - as Assad forces get stronger and Rebels more fractured , we will soon reach a moment of truth for Nato and the US ......
http://rt.com/news/israel-strike-syria-turkey-089/
Israel used a Turkish military base to launch one of its recent airstrikes
against Syria from the sea, a reliable source told RT. Israel has been
under scrutiny since last week, when it was reported to be responsible for
a July 5 depot attack in Latakia.
News that Turkey assisted Israel in attacking another Muslim state could
result in serious turmoil for Ankara, once the information is confirmed.
*"Our source is telling us that Israeli planes left a military base inside
Turkey and approached Latakia from the sea to make sure that t... more »
Arviat children eat fewer than 3 fruit per month: Researcher says children also eat little local caribou and fish
"We found some terrible things. You know, most of our students are eating
caribou meat only once a week. They're eating fish only once a month.
They're eating fruit on average 2.8 times a month. They're getting a
vegetable only once a week," she said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/07/15/north-children-arviat-diets.html
Baseball, Steroids and Forever.
Funny
where a throw-away comment can take you. I was annoyed by the headline
in this article that quoted Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig saying "this
sport [baseball] is cleaner than it's ever been" in reaction to the
ongoing performance enhancement drug issues bedeviling professional and
amateur sports.
The use of the word "ever" bothers me, and has for a long time. It
probably bothers me more
Business, marketing, branding, no integrity whatsoever #khanacademy
Over at Think Progress, there’s a post on an absurd budget calculator
sponsored by McDonald’s and Visa to help hardworking minimum wage workers
with financial literacy. A worthwhile cause, no doubt. As you can see in
the image below, the sample provided helpfully includes space to budget
income for your second job, because a McJob […]
Pierre Poilievre, Minister for Democratic Reform
Who really thinks Skippy's appointment to Democratic Reform is about
democratic reform? Ha!
Poilievre's appointment is about a coming battle over election reform and
robocalls. It's been sixteen months since the Cons promised to bring in a
bill addressing Mayrand's proposed reforms to prevent a repeat of last
election's robocon fiasco. The Cons have yet to consult Mayrand on it and
he's been making public noises about their obstruction of his election
fraud investigation as well.
Meanwhile the 2014 spring deadline past which reforms can't be implemented
in time for the next elect... more »
Constitutional violations . . .
DIGITAL
JOURNAL has a disturbing report, "Bush-Cheney began illegal NSA spying
before 9/11, says telcom CEO". According to Ralph Lopez,
Contradicting a statement by ex-vice president Dick Cheney on Sunday
that warrantless domestic surveillance might have prevented 9/11, 2007
court records indicate that the Bush-Cheney administration began such
surveillance at least 7 months prior to 9/11.
The Continuing Saga of the Confederation Overpass
There's quite a bit of back story here but essentially this spoof radio
announcement pretty much sums up what I'm sure many commuters think about
the ineptitude of Alberta Transportation. The long-awaited Confederation
overpass was opened last fall. Things seemed to be improving. But then,
things just started to get goofy. In a nutshell, it seems the government
was in such a rush to show it was actually doing something to fix traffic
flow here that it jumped the gun (by several months it would now seem) and
opened an overpass before it was truly ready.
Frankly, I think our Tran... more »
US-Iran Relations: Overcoming a Legacy of Mistrust
Related: *Great Decisions Lecture "Iran" by Dr. Christopher J. Bolan, USAWC
*.
*Brief comment: *As you know, the brouhaha about the Iranian nuclear
program is much ado about nothing. Obsessing about this one issue is stupid
and counter-productive to peace. It is a symptom of the insane relations
between America and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Pressing on this point is
meant to serve as a wedge to stop the progression of the peace talks and
the restoration of a normal and healthy relationship between the two
countries.
Mister Netanyahu can *say Iran is building a bomb until he t... more »
Mining 26: Presentation at Rotary Club of Taguig Fort Bonifacio
Last night, I gave a talk at our Rotary Club of Taguig Fort Bonifacio. My
clubmates were happy to see these data and insights. One member suggested
to have a bigger forum on the subject with speakers from opposing sides, to
be sponsored by the club. Good proposal, supported by many other club
members.
I skipped four slides here. The complete 26-slides presentation is
available here,
http://www.slideshare.net/Noysky/mine-tax-and-regulations
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See also:
Mining 22: Philippines as EITI Candidate, June 05, 2013
Mining 23: On the Proposed 10 Percent Gross Revenue T... more »
Internet Fascism and the #SurveillanceState
*Whatever you think about Kim DotCom, spied on by the GCSB, he was never
considered a terrorist. Whatever you think about American journalists,
lawyers and law firms, banking firms, corporates, NGOs, judges and
politicians--all spied on by the NSA—they’ve never been considered
terrorists either. Yet, asks our guest poster Ben O’Neill, wasn’t the
rationale for the huge expansion of agencies like this that they needed to
be so big to fight terrorism ? So why are they invading privacy on a scale
dwarfing the crimes that launched the Leveson Inquiry.*
What is the purpose of telecommun... more »
KAUAI VISIT
On my last day in Kauai, Hawaii the local peace folks organized a picnic at
the beach. Here we are holding a sign from Okinawa where they are
protesting the deployment of US Osprey aircraft. The woman (marine
biologist) in the middle of the back row with her hands in a circle had
just returned from a trip to Okinawa where she helped build support to stop
the US construction of a Marine airbase runway out into the ocean that will
destroy a coral reef.
The folks in Kauai were great and treated me so kindly.
Are all phony-baloney "pro-lifers" as deranged and violently women-hating as Erick Erickson? (At a guess, quite possibly)
*by Ken*
Daily Kos's Weatherdude passed the above tweet along with this note:
I know one-sentence diaries with a screenshot of a Tweet are frowned upon
around here, but how could one possibly expand on the absolute class that
is Erick Erickson? This man is walking proof that "pro-life" is a lie.
Fortunately we have no compunctions about one-sentence posts with screen
shots of tweets; we just usually have trouble stopping talking after one
sentence.
I know somebody somewhere will say, "Jeez, dude, catcha take a joke?" But
of course to anyone with a working brain, the notion of thi... more »
MADE IT TO MANILA
I arrived in Manila last night about dinner time. Organizers of the
conference I am attending from July 16-18, called US Strategic Pivot to
Asia Pacific, US Militarism, Intervention and War, had someone pick me up
at the airport and take me to an interesting hotel where folks arriving
were put in a room with six bunk beds. Then this morning we moved to a
hotel in another part of the city where the conference is set to begin.
So far I've noticed that folks are here from Australia, Japan, Taiwan,
Lebanon, Puerto Rico, Columbia, India, Kurdistan, South Korea, Germany,
Malaysia, Ca... more »
PMO Asks Ministerial Staff To Prepare Briefing Binders For New Ministers With 'Blacklist' Of Problem Civil Servants And 'Enemy Reporters' ...
[image: Progressive Bloggers]
*OTTAWA – In the lead-up to Monday’s cabinet shuffle, ministerial staffers
were asked to develop lists of troublesome bureaucrats and “enemy”
stakeholders, Global News has learned.*
*
**The information was to be included in a transition binder traditionally
prepared for incoming ministers. Global News has obtained a July 4 email
written by Erica Furtado, an executive assistant with issues management in
the Prime Minister’s Office, with the subject line “Transition Binder Check
List”. In the e-mail, Furtado lists 10 items that need to be addressed in
t... more »
Bachmann's "Top" Aide Arrested for Theft
From Fox News
Javier Sanchez, a senior legislative assistant to Rep. Michele Bachmann
(R-Minn.), has been arrested in connection with a string of thefts in the
Rayburn House Office Building, Fox News has learned.
From The Hill
Police charged Javier Sanchez, 37, with Theft II.
“Earlier this year the United States Capitol Police was apprised of thefts
that occurred in the Rayburn House Office Building,” spokesperson Shennell
Antro told The Hill in a statement. “The USCP conducted an investigation
and were able to identify a subject. The investigation resulted in the
arrest of 37 ye... more »
A McBudget for the working poor
"McDonalds has partnered with Visa to launch a website to help its low-wage
workers making an average $8.25 an hour to budget." If this sample McBudget
wasn't so cruel and insulting, it would be so absurd as to be funny.
Have to love that it starts by assuming their workers need two jobs to make
ends meet. Of course that ignores the fact that few of their workers
actually clear even as much as $1000 in a month, much less are offered
schedules that allow them to get a second crappy minimum wage job with
enough hours to make up the difference. And apparently they believe all
their w... more »
Misdirection watch - double standard on Facebook and Twitter regarding threats being allowed while political speech ( that goes against apparently the politics of FB ) , blocked ? Following the aftermath from the verdict - a lok at Oakland.... And is the Administration caught between Scylla and Charybdis in the Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman controversial case ?
http://www.infowars.com/facebook-refuses-to-remove-kill-zimmerman-page/
Facebook Refuses to Remove ‘Kill Zimmerman’ Page
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Threats to murder Zimmerman continue to flood Twitter
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
July 15, 2013
Facebook refused to remove a page entitled ‘Kill Zimmerman’ – arguing that
it didn’t represent a “credible threat of violence,” as threats to murder
George Zimmerman following his acqu... more »
Quote of the day: On thinking for yourself…
“No man can use his brain to think for another. All of the functions of the
body
and spirit are private. They cannot be shared or transferred.” – Ayn Rand
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Google Energy
A bit of good news from a corporate behemoth. Using their megabucks to make
a commitment to healing the planet, Google has sunk over $1 billion into
renewable energy. Analysts say Google is "the only company other than
energy businesses and financial institutions that has taken large ownership
stakes in major stand-alone power projects."
The Internet search giant's efforts to transform the world's use of power
and fossil fuels have included a $200 million investment in a Texas wind
farm and the purchase of a company that makes innovative flying wind
turbines. It has invested $168 m... more »
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