Hue, Vietnam 2007 (Photo credit: NguyenTrung)
as Yum-Yum (center), with Kate Forster (left) and Geraldine St. Maur (right) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
IS THE ‘BATTALIONS OF AYESHA’ ANOTHER ATTEMPT BY ISRAEL TO SET UP A FAKE ‘AL QAEDA’ GROUP?
The responsibility for the recent bombing attack in Beirut clearly designed
to target Hezbollah, has been claimed by a hitherto unheard of group
calling itself the ‘Battalions of Ayesha’.
The usually reliable news organisation UPI reported that Hezbollah leader
Hassan Nasrallah had blamed Israel for the attack on the basis that it was
in retaliation for last weeks explosions that injured four Israeli soldiers
that had sneaked into Lebanon on a reconnaissance patrol. However, the BBC
has reported that Nasrallah had blamed ‘Sunni Muslim militants’ for the
blast seemingly contradictin... more »
Essential Grids Now in Place and Energized for Rectification of All Requisite Hue-Manity Up-Steps
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* *Essential Grids Now in Place and Energized for Rectification of All
Requisite Hue-Manity Up-Steps*
by ÉirePort
Essential grids are now in place and energized for rectification of all
requisite Hue-manity up-steps. Cosmic stream assistance comes forthwith, at
appropriate moment.
Spiraling energies from Gaia Portals which are required for these up-steps
will be embraced by sufficient numbers of Hue-Beings to allow Cosmic
Upshift in frequencies.
Manifestations likely will include instantaneous multi-body (physical,
mental, and emotional) healings as well as resolutions of ... more »
Sunday Classics preview: Preview: Working back from the "Mikado" and "Yeomen of the Guard" Overtures to "The Gondoliers"
*GILBERT and SULLIVAN: The Mikado (1885): Overture*
*GILBERT and SULLIVAN: The Yeomen of the Guard (1888): Overture*
*Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Philips,
recorded February 1992*
*by Ken*
If you haven't been around Sunday Classics much, you may not be aware that
I take my Gilbert and Sullivan right seriously. (See, for starters, the
June 2010 post "The Mikado says, 'It's an unjust world, and virtue is
triumphant only in theatrical performances.'") I don't think of their run
of comic masterpieces, from *Trial by Jury* (1875) through *The Gondol... more »
The Flight of the Lapwing
*The East Coast is now being overbuilt with loud, kitschy hotels. Hurry up
and visit before it is destroyed.*
I was trawling through the Theological Commons (run by the Princeton
Theological Seminary), which has more than 70,000 texts from the 19th and
early 20th century on theology and religion in PDF format (including many
scholarly works), and found this treasure, The Flight of the Lapwing. The
book is subtitled *A Naval Officer's Jottings in China, Formosa, and Japan*.
An apt description. Click on READ MORE.....
Published in 1881, the book presents tales from three years of voy... more »
Elvis: August 16, 1977...
* RIP*
*January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) *
*You are missed!*
The Daily "Near You?"
Wales, Wisconsin, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Torture by Design: Saying No to the Architecture of Solitary Confinement and Cruelty --An interview with Raphael Sperry
*Torture by Design: Saying No to the Architecture of Solitary
Confinement
and Cruelty
--An interview with Raphael Sperry *
*By Angola 3 News*
Friday, August 16 marked the 40th consecutive day of a multi-ethnic
statewide prisoner hunger strike initiated from inside the Security
Housing
Unit (SHU) of California's Pelican Bay State Prison. When the strike
first
began on July 8, the 'California Department of Corrections and Reform'
(CDCR) reported 30,000 participants statewide, which the Los Angeles
Timesreported "could be the largest prison protest in state history."
This week, as th... more »
‘Bloodbath that is not a bloodbath': Why Egypt is doomed
Pepe Escobar
Russia Today
Egypt's ‘bloodbath that is not a bloodbath’ has shown that the forces of
hardcore suppression and corruption reign supreme, while foreign interests
- the House of Saud, Israel and the Pentagon - support the military's
merciless strategy.
Stop. Look at the photos. Linger on dozens of bodies lined up in a
makeshift morgue. How can the appalling bloodbath in Egypt be justified?
Take your pick. Either it’s Egypt’s remix of Tiananmen Square, or it’s the
bloodbath that is not a bloodbath, conducted by the leaders of the coup
that is not a coup, with the aim of ... more »
Chet Raymo, "What Is Your Environmental Ethic?"
* *
*"What Is Your Environmental Ethic?"*
by Chet Raymo
"A student from Professor Mooney's environmental ethics class came up to
me in the College Commons the other day and asked me, "What is your
environmental ethic?" Most environmental thinking begins with a distinction
between natural and artificial. Natural is the non-human world. Artificial
is anything that is the work of human contrivance. The two are seen in
opposition. Natural is good. Artificial is bad. The bad is driving out the
good. Hence our environmental dilemma. Here again, it seems to me, we are
hung up on a fa... more »
"Are We Humans Dumber Than Chimps?"
* *
* "Are We Humans Dumber Than Chimps?"*
by The Daily Mail
"Could you be dumber than a chimp? That's not as daft a question as it
once was. After all, science has proved that chimpanzees share 99 per cent
of our DNA. They can learn sign language. They can solve puzzles and even
make tools. And this week came the most startling discovery of all.
Researchers in Japan have pitted human adults against five-year-old
chimpanzees in a test of mental agility and memory - and the chimps won. In
a test of short-term memory involving numbers flashed on a computer screen,
the apes comfor... more »
Christians Should Stop Whining About Persecution
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, thinks some Christians
living in foreign lands need to "grow up" and stop hyping tales of how
they're persecuted.
*“When you’ve had any contact with real persecuted minorities you learn to
use the word very chastely,” The Guardian reports him saying. “Persecution
is not being made to feel mildly uncomfortable. ‘For goodness sake, grow
up,’ I want to say.”*
* *
*True persecution involves “systematic brutality and often murderous
hostility that means that every morning you wonder if you and your children
are going to live through th... more »
Senate Residence Requirements Are Not a Frivolous Formality
Canadian senators are appointed to represent their home province. Although
some, like the barnstorming Cavendish Cottager, may appear to represent
their party, not the country and not their province, that isn't the obvious
intent of the residency requirement.
Senators are supposed to spend most of their time in their home province to
make themselves accessible to the people of their province, to hear their
concerns, so that they can take those thoughts and interests back and
represent them in the Senate.
A senator from Prince Edward Island fundraising in northern Alberta is
doin... more »
Is it really a great idea for the GOP to have presidential debates moderated by a guy who's sworn to keep one candidate from getting their nod?
*What? You think right-wing hate talker Mark Levin shouldn't moderate GOP
presidential debates just 'cause he's said, "I will do everything I can, in
my little way, to make sure [Chris Christie] is not the nominee"?*
*by Ken*
So let's pretend that you're a large-ish political party and you
occasionally like to run candidates for high political office, possibly
including president of the United States. And let's say that your party
tends to attract candidates who struggle to balance teh stupid and teh
crazy. This isn't in and of itself a problem, because the people you are
hoping w... more »
Just remember as you read this blog the NSA is noting you reading
There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any
given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in
on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they
watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your
wire whenever they wanted to.
From "1984"
Mistake in contract
Lee v. 1435375 Ontario Ltd., 2013 ONCA 516:
[37] The formation of a legally binding contract requires a meeting
of the minds –*consensus ad idem*. When the meeting of the minds is based
on a common error as to some fundamental fact, the parties' agreement,
viewed objectively, is "robbed of all efficacy": *Ron Ghitter Property
Consultants*, at para. 13, referring to M.P. Furnston, *Cheshire, Fifoot
and Furnston's Law of Contract,* 14th ed. (London: Butterworths, 2001).
[38] The motion judge accepted the test set out by Lord Atkin in the
famous decision of the House of L... more »
" The selective enforcement of law negates the very purpose of social order. How can there be a universally recognized limits to mankind’s behavior if a minority are permitted to disregard governing laws? The result is a contradiction – either the law applies everywhere or it does not . " ----- These are basic truths in a democratic society , right ? Now ask if these basic truths are fact based today ? So , what type of society are we in again ?
Instead of reality shows , why are there no surreality shows ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-16/it%E2%80%99s-law
"It’s The Law"
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/16/2013 15:06 -0400
- Great Depression
- Ludwig von Mises
- Market Crash
- Mises Institute
- New York Times
- Tax Revenue
*Submitted by James Miller of The Ludwig von Mises Institute Of Canada*
*It’s The Law*
[image: law]There is much casual talk about law and order among all classes
of people. It is not considered awkward when discussing the peculiarities
o... more »
Forgotten Libya Updates - August 16 , 2013.......Prime Minister threatens force to end oil industry production blockades which have essentially shutdown exports for several weeks - note that apart from blockades , are seeing unauthorized oil shipments by the Regional Commander of the Petroleum Facilities Guard ? Libya unable to guarantee supplies ? ? Additional news of note from forgotten Libya....
Zeidan threatens force to end oil industry disruption
*By Hadi Fornaji*
*Tripoli, 16 August 2013:*
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan today launched a fierce attack on protestors
disrupting Libyan oil production and sales at four export terminals, which
the government says have cost the country $1.6 billion in the last three
weeks, as output tumbled below 400,000 b/d. June production had reportedly
been nearer 1.3 million b/d.
Zeidan said that force would be used to end refinery blockades at Zueitina,
Brega, Ras Lanuf and Sidra. Moreover, he vowed that any tanker approaching
an export termin... more »
From the White House to America ( the attitude projected seems to be ) : If you were dumb enough to buy what was sold during the campaign - eat your peas ! If you don't like what I'm doing - on Affordable Healthcare " Bait and switches " , NSA spying on Americans , Terror - Rama / Osama Bin Laden fake theaters - kiss my butt because you're stuck with me until 2016 , Fools !
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.michellesmirror.com/2013/08/insane-clown-posse-award.html
Which is the offensive cowboy clown ? I can't tell......
* [image: obama-rodeo-clown-mask-600][image: obama-cowboy]*
Back to exile for the former body man ?
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/love-obama-played-cards-during-osama-raid-i-can-t-watch-entire-thing-obama-said_748413.html
Love: Obama Played Cards During Osama Raid; 'I Can’t Watch This Entire
Thing,' Obama Said
2:00 PM, AUG 14, 2013 • BY DANIEL HALPER
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The Canadian Senate - OPEN THE BOOKS ... AND JAIL THE CROOKS!!
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*Canada's Conservative and Liberal parties have used and abused the
Canadian Senate for their own partisan and personal reasons for decades.
The New Democratic Party of Canada has long advocated for dissolution of
this unelected, undemocratic, untouchable disgrace of an institution. We've
always been right about this! **Abolish the damn thing!*
*
**And at the same time, perhaps show the nation what Canada's old line
Liberal's and Conservative's have been up to! **
*
*"The Senate's internal economy committee has accepted a plan by the
federal auditor ... more »
Piffle About Taxes
Four years ago, Stephen Harper declared: "I don't believe that any taxes
are good taxes." We've come to expect that kind of piffle from the prime
minister. But, Devon Black writes, these days all politicians are singing
from the same hymnal:
The “Read my lips — no new taxes!” approach to politics is so popular right
now that even Thomas Mulcair hopped on the anti-tax bandwagon last week,
promising no new taxes if the NDP forms the government after the next
election.
The problem is, of course, that we need things which we can't afford to pay
for on our own:
We all benefit from ... more »
Lethe
When her back began alarmingly
to creak, and all the earth receded far
below, she made herself a bench, a slat
of fir between two other slats of fir.
Her knees derided her presumption, so
she tacked a bit of carpet on, to ease
the landings when she launched them out and down,
hoping, as she did so, nothing was
missing: not the ho-mi, nor the seeds
or seedlings in their flat, or soil she'd stolen
from the neighbor's molehills, baked and sifted,
nor the hose-end with its chilly hand
of brass. Any unpresent thing could send her
wandering from barn to potting shed
to kitchen counter, sweari... more »
Department of Justice files with Federal Appeals Court to block deposition of Bernanke in the case of Starr International vs US ..... Why are they scared of what Ben might say under oath ?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/justice-seeking-block-bernanke-testimony-19986043
Justice Seeking to Block Bernanke Testimony
WASHINGTON August 17, 2013 (AP)
[image: Associated Press]
The government is trying to block questioning of Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke in a lawsuit by the former head of American International
Group Inc.
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court Friday that
high-ranking officials should not have to testify except in extraordinary
circumstances.
Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg sued the government over the $182 billion
bailout of the i... more »
"I've been to the Mountaintop.." - The Full, UNCUT Last Speech of MLK
Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy and his
eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself, I
wondered who he was talking about. [*Laughter*] It's always good to have
your closest friend and associate to say something good about you, and
Ralph Abernathy is the best friend that I have in the world.
I'm delighted to see each of you here tonight in spite of a storm warning.
You reveal that you are determined [*Audience*:] (*Right*) to go on anyhow.
(*Yeah, All right*) Something is happening in Memphis, something is
happening in our wor... more »
Napoleon's Wise Advice To Egypt In Its Current Period of Transition: "Beware of A Militarist Government"
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Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme.
*Brief Comment on Egypt:* General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi does not come across
as a military despot but a civic-minded guardian of a nation in deep
crisis. He did not engineer the coup against Morsi because he is hungry for
power, he acted out of a sense of patriotism and concern for the political
life of Egypt and the long-term security of its citizens. He saw the damage
that Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood was inflicting on Egypt and acted to
save his country from a disastrous and unpopular course that was being
taken under a dictatorial and ult... more »
Henry Geiger - How Opinions Are Formed (1986)
*Related: *
* Henry Geiger - Symbol And Myth (1974).*
*Henry Geiger - The Present And The Long View (1979)*.
*Henry Geiger - Moonshine And Sunlight (1984).*
* * * Henry Geiger - The Uses of Make Believe (1983).*
*Henry Geiger - Signs of A New Civilization (1980).*
* * *Henry Geiger - We See What We Are (1980).* * *
* ** Henry Geiger - An Ancient Question (1986).*
* Henry Geiger - The Chains Of Prometheus (1959).*
* Henry Geiger - Men and Gods (1973). *
* Henry Geiger - Plato's Intent And Method (1976). *
*Wikipedia:*
Henry Geiger (1908?-15 February 1989) was the editor, publi... more »
FBI finally acknowledges it DOES have documents on murdered journalist Michael Hastings - of course it took a lawsuit to get the truth out of them ! NSA funds a top secret 60 million center to process private emails , cell phone calls and google searches ? Police state updates.......
http://www.infowars.com/fbi-admits-it-has-documents-on-michael-hastings/
FBI Admits It Has Documents On Michael Hastings
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Federal agency initially denied it had investigated Rolling Stone journalist
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
August 16, 2013
The FBI has tacitly admitted that it possesses documents pertaining to
Michael Hastings despite initially claiming that it had never investigated
the Rolling S... more »
bradley manning's apology: the triumph of torture (updated)
Earlier this week, Bradley Manning's defense ended its case in Manning's
sentencing hearing. Manning made a statement to the military court: an
apology.
Reading it, I thought of *1984*, when Winston faces the terror of being
eaten alive by rats, and he tells his tormentors what they want to hear. I
read the apology and I thought, *They have crushed him.*
Manning has been tortured - physically and mentally. He has been through an
ordeal that few of us can possibly imagine. No matter how much we admire
him, no matter how we stand with him in spirit or in thought or by donating
to his... more »
Does education in America deserve a grade of "F"...
Jim, at Asylum Watch thinks so.
So do I.
*Education In America Deserves A Grade Of “F” *
Untitled
*Key disagreements remain between levee board, Jindal administration over
coastal loss lawsuit ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
2016's GOP Message: "We're Not Really Romney Any More"
It will be hard for Paul Ryan to distance himself from the stench of Mitt
Romney's loss last year. But that's exactly what Ryan's competitors for the
2016 Republican nomination are all doing. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Rick
Santorum, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, et al, all of whom endorsed Romney
and campaigned for him, are now trying to distance themselves from him and
from his elitist agenda, an agenda every single one of them has based his
career on.
Right-wing populism is all the vogue now in Republicanland and that's
looking like the emerging play for 2016. None of the new crew wil... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Warrior Cohorts'
WARRIOR
COHORTS
Mohawk Nation News Posted on August 15, 2013
MNN. AUG. 15, 2013. The MacDonald-Laurier think tank has published a
report on “Canada and the First Nations, Cooperation or Conflict”. The
board consists of CEOs of energy corporations and other rulers.
Discussed at length is how to start an Indigenous uprising in order to
execute the Warriors! This report is their “Mein Kampf” for
I Will Not Be Silent
You've all heard the meme: They came for the whatever, and I said nothing.
I have been silent for too long. I've been silent because I work in a field
where my views are not welcome and I needed my job. I've been silent
because I fear the power of the mightiest government ever known. I've been
silent for fear of offending those around me. I've been silent because it's
safer to be silent than to speak up.
I will no longer be silent.
I will not be silent because Bengazi.
I will not be silent because Fast and Furious.
I will not be silent because IRS auditing based on politic... more »
This is how silly reporting can be!
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013*
*When journalists talk about studies:* How silly can news reporting be?
Especially, reporting on studies?
To see how silly such reporting can be, check a recent report from the New
York Times about the driving habits of people who own fancy cars.
The report appeared in Tuesday’s hard-copy Times. It isn’t important in the
slightest, except as a way to see how reporters and pundits constantly talk
about academic studies.
This is the way Benjamin Preston’s piece started. We include its sweeping
headline:
PRESTON (8/13/13): *The Rich Drive Differently, a Stud... more »
Your moment of Zen
Cygnets on the water. [Back to Earth - Artworks photo]
From The Essays Of JB Campbell: Jewish Damage!
As I stated in the last article, I have no fear of promoting the fine work
of many other writers out there that are fighting this war against Jewish
domination... One such writer in particular that I have taken an interest
in over the last year is JB Campbell...
For this article, I want to post the first of many essays from JB Campbell
that I will be presenting here at this blog for everyone to view for
themselves... It comes from the website, JB Campbell: Extremism Online, at
www.jbcampbellextremismonline.com, and is entitled: "Jewish Damage". It
contains a wealth of information ... more »
Why Is That Spoon In Your Knickers?
It was probably a good idea until it hit the papers. A Derby-based charity
that helps women escape being sent abroad for forced marriages had advised
them to hide a spoon in their underwear.
The idea was they would be caught by airport screeners which would give
them a chance to seek help from authorities.
*Last week ministers warned that young people were at the highest risk of
being taken abroad for a forced marriage during the school holidays. The
government's forced marriage unit received 400 reports between June and
August last year, out of an annual total of 1,500.*
*No o... more »
Extremely Speculative Use of NAEP Data by “Reformers”
As much as I respect Steve Sawchuk, his “When Bad Things Happen to Good
NAEP Data” is an example of When Good Reporters Face Bad Spin. He recounted
examples of “misnaepery” or the misuse of NAEP data. In doing so, Sawchuk
demonstrated a false equivalency between egregious violations of
scholarship by Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee’s […]
The Geopolitics of the Egyptian Crisis
*
**Eric Draitser appears on Press TV to discuss the latest developments in
the ongoing political crisis in Egypt. He explains the growing conflict
between Saudi Arabia and Qatar as it relates to Egypt and the region more
generally. Additionally, he examines the nature of the Egyptian ruling
establishment and the role of the United States in this developing crisis.*
Climate Change Fun Fact of the Week - the Rise of Brain-Eating Bugs
Okay, it's not like it's an epidemic but, just sayin'. Our warming climate
is manifesting in the northern migration of all manner of lifeforms -
mammals, fish, birds, insects and diseases.
This week we feature *N. Fowleri* or *Naegleria fowleri. *It's an
insidious little bugger, an amoeba that has been detected as far north as
Minnesota, and it loves warm conditions. It also loves taking up
residence in swimmers and then eating their brains.
*It’s a fatal infection without an effective treatment, and one that
strikes in a decidedly gruesome manner: An amoebic organism lurking... more »
NOT Vin Ordinaire (Hardly!) But, There Again, Coke, Mary Jane and Meth City?
Talk about a great wine! Certainly a wine whose time has come? Among other
cerebral pursuits . . . . Seems to me that with the continuing rampant drug
use of the upper classes (although the budget-constrained lower classes lag
now), we'll be hearing a lot more about these mindful relaxation solutions.
(Not to mention their efficacy in helping people forget the worries of
their
Concerning those international scores, Motoko Rich gets it right!
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013*
*Next time, let’s get it righter:* How often do we get to praise the New
York Times’ education reporting?
Don’t answer that question! But this morning, Motoko Rich got it right.
Some fine day, it would be great if the Times got it even righter!
Rich reports on the spreading hub-bub about the switch by many states to
the new, more challenging “Common Core standards.” She discussed the
recent, major confusion which has surrounded this shift in some benighted
locations.
Like in the state of New York!
She doesn’t note that her own newspaper’s gruesome reporti... more »
'TOP CIA-LINKED TERRORIST DIES IN LONDON'
*Iqbal Mirchi, aka Muhammed Iqbal Memon, and wife*
On 14 august 2013, the 'untouchable top terrorist' Iqbal Mirchi 'died in
London'.
Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Iqbal Mirchi dies in London
Mirchi was allegedly among the top global drug barons.
He was the right hand man of Dawood Ibrahim, 'the CIA asset and protector
of Osama bin Laden'.
*Dawood Ibrahim, 'CIA asset'.*
According to the US authorities and to a United Nations report, Iqbal
Mirchi was the right-hand man of Dawood Ibrahim, head of the 'D' company, a
worldwide mafia.
Dawood is said to be an asset of the CIA and is kno... more »
Oklahoma Needs A Progressive In Congress Again-- Meet Tom Guild
The "most Democratic" congressional district in Oklahoma is the 5th, which
includes Oklahoma City, Edmund and Shawnee. The PVI is "only" R+12 and it's
the only district in the state where Obama broke 40-- albeit barely--
against McCain and also against Romney. (Obama won 33% statewide last
year.) The incumbent is Tea Party extremist James Lankford and last year
his Democratic opponent was Tom Guild, who scored 37%, just a percent below
the only Democratic candidate the DCCC got behind, very conservative Blue
Dog Rob Wallace in the second district. Tom got more votes than any other... more »
Back in the USSR brought to life...
'Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind'
Calls for Diplomacy with Iran Come from Unlikely Sources
Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani
(Photo Credit: Abdolvahed Mirzazadeh)
As Congress and Israeli leaders continue to make threats and take
actions that serve to dismiss and prevent any possibility of real
diplomacy between Iran and the West, namely the United States, a number
of unexpected voices are now chiming in on the side of moderation,
pragmatism and a negotiation.Iranian rhetoric since
Memphis Commercial Appeal Picks Black Scapegoat to Blame for Charter School Cash Drain
The Gates plan for consolidating Memphis and Shelby County Schools has
resulted in the kind of community fragmentation that has not been seen
anywhere before. At the poor core of Memphis are now almost forty charter
chain gangs set up to segregate and contain black children, and they will
complement the remaining public schools of […]
New Contest - Your Favourite Tory in Marjorie's Wig
Any guesses what former Conservative senate leader Marjorie Lebreton plans
to do with her 30s-something hairpiece when she leaves politics? Maybe it
should be bequeathed to the public archives. Or maybe it should be
institutionalized and handed down as a badge of office to be worn by future
Conservative senate leaders.
Hmm. I wonder what Duffy would look like sporting Lebreton's wig. Or
Nigel Wright, or Steve Harper. I know, it would look every bit as age
appropriate on Joe Oliver, no?
So, here's the challenge. Grab a few Marj photos online and photoshop her
wig onto you fav... more »
The Other Dimensions of Inclusion (and Exclusion) in Political Science
Dan’s post on his self-experiment in raising citations to female scholars
has drawn a critical comment from someone who wonders about whether similar
patterns exist with reference to minority scholars and scholars from
outside North America. The issues of gender, race, and national (regional)
origin are distinct, but if we’re going to have a wide-ranging
Continue reading
News from the Jews
*Israeli hasbara campaign and extreme racism, more high level Jewish
criminality, & ridiculous fear-driven propaganda*
Two news items appearing in the Jewish press this week highlight the extent
to which the state of Israel specifically, and international Jewry
generally, engage in coordinated, systematic propaganda campaigns to
influence public opinion and generate positive public relations for the
Jewish state occupying Palestine. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of
Jewish organizations in America with direct connections to Israel strictly
dedicated to advancing Israel's public ... more »
EYES WIDE SHUT: Muckrakers down!
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013*
*Part 4—Plutocrats’ tone of voice:* Why is no one talking about Elisabeth
Rosenthal’s series?
Her reports have been appearing on the front page of the New York Times, a
well-known American newspaper. Her first three reports have been very
lengthy, quite detailed.
So far, this is the rundown:
*Sunday, June 2:* “The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill.” 4165 words
*Monday, July 1:* “American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World.” 3176
words
*Sunday, August 4:* “In Need of a New Hip, but Priced Out of the U.S.” 3792
words
These articles deal with a very important to... more »
Egypt Doesn't Need Pharaohs, It Has Generals
Fascism and the will of the majority often go hand in hand. Mussolini's
Italy and Hitler's Germany are the best examples. The fascists may not
rise to power on majority support but the majority come to embrace and
support them once they have seized or consolidated power.
Now it's the Egyptian people who have embraced facism. Leon Weiseltier
sums it up in just a few lines in *The New Republic:*
*For weeks now people have been puzzling over the liberals of Egypt and
their enthusiasm for a violent coup. Perhaps the confusion was semantic. It
is time to stop calling these people libe... more »
Elsewhere: Budget, More
I did sort of a summary post at Greg's place yesterday on the whole
shutdown/debt limit showdown situation. One of the key differences, it
seems, between those of us who think a disaster is relatively unlikely and
those (Chait and Benen, for example) who think it's more likely turns out
to be views of John Boehner. I think he's pretty good at what he does -- in
very difficult circumstances -- while others don't see a long-term plan,
and think that's dangerous.
I'll toss in another point here that I should have made in one of my pieces
yesterday. I talked about the importance for con... more »
The Provincial Offences Court, and the Ontario Court of Justice to which appeals go from that court, are the face of justice to many citizens
R. v. Massara, 2013 ONCA 519:
[15] Mr. Massara takes issue with the fairness of the proceeding on
the motion before the appeal court judge and with the disposition. The
Provincial Offences Court, and the Ontario Court of Justice to which
appeals go from that court, are the face of justice to many citizens. They
are often self-represented and are not familiar with the court, its manner
of proceeding or its arcane rules.
[16] As I noted in R. v. Georgalis, [2013] O.J. No. 1921 at para. 8,
the assumption behind the high threshold for leave to appeal to this court ... more »
“Obamacare, In One Paragraph”
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*“Obamacare, In One Paragraph”*
By Donald Trump
“Let me get this straight... We’re being “gifted” with a health care plan
we are forced to purchase and fined if we don’t, which purportedly covers
at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but
provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, who have recently demonstrated their
objective and professional integrity. Written by a committee whose chairman
says he doesn’t understand it, passed by a Congress that didn’t read it but
exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President who smokes, with
funding admin... more »
THE WORLD'S LAST HERO / NELSON MANDELA
*America has its beloved former president Abraham Lincoln, but the World
has its beloved hero and constant inspiration, Nelson Mandela ~ the South
African anti-apartheid revolutionary and leader who was jailed for 27
years, served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and rightfully
won the Nobel Peace prize in 1993. Mandela today is still a unifying call
in the universal fight against oppression and apartheid ~ a living symbol
of hope, unity, love and peace: Allen L Roland*
*"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I
knew i... more »
Blowing Smoke: The Medical Marijuana Controversy (Documentary)
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Mike Holifield
Blowing Smoke is a documentary based on the origins of laws concerning
recreational and pharmaceutical prescription use of marihuana.
This is the first film about the medical marijuana controversy that lays
it all on the table. I'm not pulling any punches. It is what it is! People
have been playing by the "rules" for far too long. What rules, I say! The
truth is the truth. Sure, this film will make some people mad. That's
expected. Their entire belief system will be turned upside down, when they
realiz... more »
The Economy: "Expert: Walmart Shows Economy Collapsing"
*"Expert: Walmart Shows Economy Collapsing"*
by Newsmax
"Wal-Mart issued weak earnings news Thursday, but the company isn’t doing
anything wrong, says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of retail consultant
Davidowitz & Associates. It’s merely suffering from a weak economy.
“Wal-Mart is a terrific operator,” Davidowitz tells Yahoo. “They didn’t
suddenly become stupid. The economy is in a state of collapse. That’s
what’s going on.” The world’s biggest retailer cut its full-year profit
forecast after second-quarter profit came in below analysts’ expectations.
The employment situation ... more »
Those Silly Rogues at the NSA
The only question I have about today's *Washington Post* revelation on
the thousands of instances of illegal domestic spying by the NSA is: why
the hell did they sit on this story for so long? Edward Snowden gave them
the documents on which it is based months ago.
If the *Post* were truly in the muckraking business and not the
semi-official propaganda organ of the Beltway, I'd surmise that they
were simply waiting for President Obama to hang himself. Obama, you may
remember, last week seemed to categorically deny that anything untoward was
going on in Police State USA. His exact wor... more »
Guest Post: Liberals & The Second Amendment
*By
Zee*
Liberal Professors and Historians of Constitutional Law Who Hold
Surprising Views on the Second Amendment
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has long *generalized** *that
the Bill of Rights—or, at least, the first Eight Amendments—protect *
individual* rights, an assertion with which I agree.
Yet the ACLU—along with perhaps most American liberals—has decided* *to
assign a *special,* *“collective rights”** *interpretation to the Second
Amendment (hereafter, SA), directly contradicting its/their own
*general*assertions. This needless torture of plain language is don... more »
The Justice (sic) Department finally cracks down on the big banks ...well, actually only a couple minnows. The sharks are allowed to go free. Wouldn'd it be nice to have a Justice Department with teeth rather than "sic."
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*The Government is Finally Arresting Wall Street Bankers...For Losing Wall
Street's Money*
The Dept. of Justice will let JP Morgan's London Whale off the hook while
prosecuting low-level traders. - August 14, 2013
More at The Real News
*Bio*
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE,
teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC).
He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Pre... more »
President Obama and many members of Congress claim that Social Security must be cut to reduce the national deficit. Nothing can be farther from the truth! First, Social Security will run a surplus for the next 20 years. Second, Social Security is a $2.8 Trillion insurance policy prepaid by the beneficiaries and by law is not permitted contribute to the national debt. Third, the national debt is now falling on its own accord (the Congressional Budget Office projects the current fiscal year deficit to be 4.0% down sharply from 7.0% last year) ...and any further reduction of the deficit would be a drag on the economy.
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*Social Security Act Turns 78*
Signed into law in 1935, the Social Security Act launched an integral
social safety net program, but is it still sustainable? - August 14, 2013
More at The Real News
*Blogger's Note:* The part in my header having to do with the spontaneous
reduction in the National deficit was found here: *
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-deficit-is-shrinking-2013-8*
Cherchez la Verite
Practice Makes Perfect
Gwen LanDOLT is trying to walk back her most recent imbecility.
Speaking to LifeShite, she claims her views were misrepresented in the CBC
article that implied she was okey-dokey with the death penalty for
homosexuality.
Then there's this paragraph with a rather breath-taking phrase.
Last week REAL Women criticized Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, a
practicing homosexual, for imposing what it called “his own perspective on
homosexuality” in foreign countries such as Uganda, Kenya, and Russia that
have passed laws aimed at preserving the traditional family structure.
Heh. ... more »
Did Protesters Outnumber ALECers 10 to 1 in Chicago?
Earlier this week I posted an entry where I question the numbers that ALEC
is putting out to the public.
In their press release for the meeting in Chicago ALEC state:
State Legislators, Business Leaders Meet in Chicago
Chicago, Ill. (August 7, 2013)—More than 1,200 state legislators, business
leaders, citizen groups and policy experts from around the country gather
today in Chicago
Note that the statement of 1200 attendees includes”
legislators, business leaders, citizen groups and policy experts
they forgot to mention spouses, kids, legislative staff members and ALEC
staff member... more »
Kings of Cannabis (Documentary)
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*Vice*
You might not know who Arjan Roskam is, but you've probably smoked his
weed. Arjan's been breeding some of the most famous marijuana strains in
the world—like White Widow, Super Silver Haze, and many others—for over 20
years.
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Soviet Collectivization
I'm reading a book. *Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler: The Age of Social
Catastrophe* by Robert Gellately. It's got this self-righteous
Anglo-American tone to it (Massacres of the First Nations, slavery, two
centuries of slavery and mass starvation in India, Africa and elsewhere).
But I've always said that the best criticisms of the West come from its
opponents and the best critiques of communism can come from scholars in
capitalist Western nations.
It's a good, detailed introduction into the process whereby communism
created fascism and together produced the horrors of the Second World W... more »
Barrett Brown: 100 Years in Prison for Posting a Link?
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Bill Whittle: World Gone Mad...(video)
*"madness is the new normal."*
Become A Chemtrailer
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Jon David Miller
*What Are Chemtrails?*
If you watch the sky on days of visibility, you may notice unusually
long-lasting emission trails from airplanes, sometimes criss-crossing each
other.
Normal airplane condensation “contrails” are made of ice crystals from the
freezing of moisture in a jet's exhaust when the air humidity and
temperature are at certain levels. Real contrails usually disappear rapidly.
By contrast, “chemtrails” are chemical aerosol sprays that persist and
emanate out into fake cirrus clouds, often accumu... more »
Wal-Mart warns of 'challenging' economy
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*CNN Money*
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American Revolution 2.0 Has Begun
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The Citation Gap: Results of a Self-Experiment
Both because of the unexpected direction yesterday took, and because I
haven’t worked through my thoughts about any number of pressing current
events, I thought I’d write about an experiment that I’ve been engaging in
with my recent academic papers. You might recall the Maliniak, Powers, and
Walter paper (soon to be out with International Organization) on citations
and
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The USDA Is Pushing Food Stamps Like a Drug Dealer at a Grade School
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Daisy Luther
One in 7 Americans receives food stamps and the government wants the number
to be even higher.
Yes, I said higher.
The USDA is soliciting people to receive food stamps in the manner of a
drug dealer on a grade school playground. ”Psst – hey you! I’ve got
something for you…it’s free…come on, try it. You’ll like it!”
Even though we are drowning in debt and going under after a last gasp of
air, the government of the United States is encouraging more people to go
on the dole, even if doing so had never crossed thei... more »
Death toll in Egypt rises to 525 as Obama cancels military exercise, ‘strongly condemns’ violence
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Zeinab Mohamed/Flickr Madison Ruppert
As the death toll in Egypt rises to 525, according to the health ministry,
and Christians face more danger than ever, Obama has canceled a military
exercise scheduled for next month while saying that the U.S. “strongly
condemns” the violence currently plaguing Egypt.
Perhaps most troubling of all is that there are no signs of the violence
ending in the near future with the Muslim Brotherhood pledging to march in
Cairo and bring down the interim government.
One of the most notable aspects of Obama’s reaction is that he avoided
act... more »
Egypt Is Descending Into Civil War, But Don’t Expect Obama To Cancel His Golf Vacation
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Michael Snyder
The largest Islamic nation in the Middle East is on the verge of descending
into civil war, the Syrian civil war is starting to spill over into
Lebanon, and the worst violence in five years has just hit Iraq, but Barack
Obama is way too busy to be bothered with any of that. Right now, Obama is
enjoying one of the true loves of his life - golf. According to the
Washington Post, Obama has "played 18 holes of golf every day but one this
week", and without a doubt he appears to really be enjoying his time up in
M... more »
A Bloodbath that is not and the new rebranded Axis of Evil
*Pepe Escobar has done some dam fine work in these two pieces.*
*One from Asia Times*
*One from RT*
I have argued that what has just happened in Egypt is a bloodbath that is
not a bloodbath, conducted by a military junta responsible for a coup that
is not a coup, under the guise of an Egyptian "war on terror". Yet this
newspeak gambit - which easily could have been written at the White House -
is just part of the picture.
the bloodbath that wasn't.
Amid a thick fog of spin and competing agendas, a startling fact stands
out. *A poll only 10 days ago by the Egyptian Center for Medi... more »
Is The Military Suppressing Legitimate Protest in Egypt?
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Dees Illustration Brandon Turbeville
Only yesterday, August 14, 2013, I wrote an article entitled “Are The Egypt
Protests A Foreign Propaganda Campaign,”[1] where I discussed the
possibility that the Egyptian “military crackdown” on allegedly peaceful
Morsi supporters that was being reported throughout the Western media was
not the unwarranted use of force that was being portrayed. Indeed, in this
article, I asked whether or not the allegedly peaceful protests were truly
peaceful at all, whether or not the claims of governme... more »
Cops Admit On Video That They Targeted Activist
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*Activist Post*
The question of who the police really work for was answered by the police
themselves following the Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo in Oregon on May 19.
Whereas it is the duty of true public servants to uphold the Constitution
for each individual citizen, such was not the duty of Oregon's Malheur
County Sheriff's Department.
It all began when an anti-rodeo activist, Steve Hindy, had been targeted
for harassment by the rodeo board representing the rodeo he was protesting
against. You see, it was *they *who called ... more »
Einstein's Circle of Compassion
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Cryptozoology: Strange Creature Startles Swimmers in Villaricos (Spain)
*Source: Levante - Diario Ideal.es (Spain)
Date: Aug. 16, 2013*
*Cryptozoology: Strange Creature Startles Swimmers in Villaricos.*
Yesterday afternoon (08/15/13) a strange "carcass" measuring four meters
long washed up on the Luis Siret Beach in the community of Villaricos. It
could be a large fish, but in the advanced stages of decomposition. Once
ashore, it was a source of amazement and remarks due to the novelty of the
find. The first impression, and the photos circulating on the web, caused
many to wonder if that creature belong to "the same species as the Loch
Ness Monster". Th... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Evanna Lynch, 22.
What about some good stuff?
1. Seth Masket on political science and geography.
2. Paul Krugman on good reporting and the blogs. One point I'll make again:
from 2009 through 2010, and then on through the courts and through
implementation today, the coverage of health care reform has been
outstanding. Outstanding. I'd love to see a study comparing it with
coverage of Medicare in the 1960s or Social Security in the 1930s; my guess
is that it's night and day.
3. The second and third parts of Sean Trende's look at party makeovers. I
agree with a lot ... more »
Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania
Along with Michelle Rhee’s gravy train of hypocrisy, public education in
the U.S. is under assault from the gravy train of profit driven by Common
Core: The College Board is redesigning four of its testing programs so they
reflect the Common Core State Standards and can be used for accountability,
a project that adds yet […]
How Could Any Self-Respecting Conservative In Kentucky Still Back McConnell?
McConnell is an ugly example of the American ruling elites who have
perverted democracy for the advancement of their own careers. At this
point, it almost doesn't matter if McConnell is a conservative or a
liberal; all that matters is that he represents Mitch McConnell in the U.S.
Senate, not the working families of Kentucky. His three opponents, Tea
Party candidate Matt Bevin, in the primary, and Democrats Alison Lundergan
Grimes and Ed Marksberry, all recognize his core vulnerability, which is
making one of the Beltway's most influential and powerful players the most
vulnerable... more »
Recent Reading List
I have been thinking of listing a bunch of my favorite 2000s+ Political
Science books, and a variety of circumstances has inspired me to finally
write the list . These books make my list because they made me see the
world differently. Most persuaded me of their core arguments, but all made
me think and
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Old Workers Rule! (Age Discrimination Drools) - Guest Post
By Ryan Price, Associate Attorney, Donna M. Ballman, P.A., Employee
Advocacy Lawyers
Do you remember walking down the beach and seeing an older gentlemen
wearing one of those delightfully tacky, yet funny, t-shirts stating, “Old
Guys Rule!” You look at the shirt, then the man, and you smile thinking,
“Yeah! That old guy does rule! More power to the old people!” Okay, maybe
your thoughts weren't that dramatic, but you probably at least know someone
over the age of 40 who still needs and/or wants to work, and who you are
fond of. Or maybe, you are one of those 40+ workers declaring y... more »
Krauss-Dent small C.C. from a Higgs seesaw
*This idea is known to most physicists but it's not a full solution to the
C.C. problem*
Nude Socialist (via Joseph S.) published an article called
Dark energy could be the offspring of the Higgs boson
which mainly discusses a June 2013 preprint by Lawrence Krauss and James
Dent,
A Higgs-Saw Mechanism as a Source for Dark Energy.
Funny and not terribly serious. And no, no followups to the paper appeared
in the first two months.
The story quotes Frank Wilczek – without even mentioning his remotely
related recent paper on Multiversality (which is somewhat more
substantial). We lea... more »
NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year and did the White house get caught playing cute with their responses again ?
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/08/16/internal-audit-shows-nsa-broke-privacy-rules-thousands-of-times-per-year/
Internal audit shows NSA broke privacy rules “thousands of times per year”
POSTED AT 8:01 AM ON AUGUST 16, 2013 BY ED MORRISSEY
This Washington Post exposé surprises me only in one regard. If the NSA
and the Obama administration knew this internal audit existed, why not pull
a Lois Lerner and do a Friday-night apology to defuse it? Hey, that worked
really well in the IRS targeting scandal, right?
We’ll get back to that in a moment:
The National Security Agency has broken... more »
Jello Poke Cake
I am not usually a huge cake fan, but there is something about the cool,
refreshing flavor of Jello Poke Cake that I can't get enough of. My mom
used to make this for me growing up and I haven't had it in years. I
decided it was time for my little girl to try one of my childhood favorites.
You will need:
A cake mix (and the ingredients that you mix needs such as eggs and oil)
a small box of Jello
water
a fork
whipped topping
Bake your cake in a 9x13 pan according to the box directions. Allow to cool
for at least 20 minutes. Poke holes in the cake with the fork, across the
whole cak... more »
Is SAC using " Gating " as a way to deal with its unwinding of leveraged positions ? Will be find if liquidity is fine or whether liquidity is always there until you really need liquidity ? And what about the zaniness in the Shanghai market last night ???
Here we go with SAC.....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-16/sac-gating
SAC Gating?
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/16/2013 07:56 -0400
- Cohen
- SAC
Think the market is liquid? Think again, especially if you are one of the
unlucky ones who bought into the SAC get rich quick dream and now just want
to get your money out of the world's most notorious hedge fund. According
to Bloomberg, the CT firm that has been branded by the government as a
"veritable magnet for market cheaters," *has "refused clients’ requests
that the firm speed up... more »
Ed Steer's Gold and silver report for August 16 , 2013 .. Data for August 15, 2013 , news and views .....special mentions - JP Morgan say buy gold ( is this a sell signal ? ...... Must read Keith Barron's Kings World interview - is Asian calling their gold home and is this the reason for the recent surge in the price of gold ?
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/eric-sprott-sneaks-gata-into-the-toronto-globe-and-mail
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
The gold price didn't do much in Far East and early London trading on their
Thursday, but the HFT volume was pretty heavy in early Far East trading,
and I'm sure that's why the tiny rallies in gold didn't get too far.
By the time Comex trading began at 8:20 a.m. EDT in New York, gold was down
a dollar and change from Wednesday's close, and at 8:30 a.m. a
not-for-profit seller [read high-frequency trader] hit gold for about
fifteen bucks in less than ten minute... more »
Ball of confusion ( Political mayhem in DC ) NSA Review Group headed by the DNI Rodeo Clown...... Abomination-Care - what else can one really say ... Somewhat let John Kerry out of the box agin - to muse on that pesky thing called the Internet , Governing and Sock Puppets..... Free markets - dig a little deeper folks........
Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
Ball of confusion..... Part one ....... Just Yikes !
White House denies DNI Clapper will head ‘independent’ NSA review group
Published time: August 13, 2013 16:38
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After insisting that the government’s unprecedented capability to monitor
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Egypt's Brotherhood calls for March of Anger for August 16 , 2013...... Meanwhile , Egyptian security forces have been authorized to use lethal force against protesters to prevent further rioting , to protect state property and ensure the safety of the people....... With tensions running high , a misstep by either side could prompt another massacre such as Wednesday' massacre where more than six hundred Egyptians died !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-16/egypt-military-prepares-crush-islamist-day-rage
Egypt Military Prepares To Crush Islamist March Of Millions "Day Of Rage"
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/16/2013 08:20 -0400
- Barack Obama
- France
- Germany
- Reuters
- United Kingdom
If there is one day when the pent up tensions on both sides resulting from
the Egyptian coup over a month ago may boil over and lead to an all out
civil war (still unclear how John Kerry would "define" that one) today may
be that day, as Cairo is braced f... more »
“Fukushima: After Disaster, The Deadliest Part of Japan's Nuclear Clean-up”
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*“Fukushima: After Disaster, *
*The Deadliest Part of Japan's Nuclear Clean-up”*
By Aaron Sheldrick and Antoni Slodkowski
"The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is preparing to
remove 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel from a damaged reactor
building, a dangerous operation that has never been attempted before on
this scale. Containing radiation equivalent to 14,000 times the amount
released in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima 68 years ago, more than
1,300 used fuel rod assemblies packed tightly together need to be removed
from a building that is vu... more »
A Night Of Light - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Source: http://click.lovelldsouza.com/82/zoji-la* *
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*A night to remember*
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*A night that turns*
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*Darkness into Light*
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*A Light from Heaven*
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*A Gift of Love*
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*To Mankind*
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*Falls from the heavens*
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*To Earth*
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*And ignites*
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*The hearts of many who stumble*
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*Along their ways*
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*Many who long for*
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*Some comforting words*
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*Many who seek a better way*
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*Of living*
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*This night will come a Light*
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*To those*
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*Who embrace*
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*And accept*
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*This Gift*
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*Of Grace to Man*
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*And Woman*
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*This night*
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*And every night*
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*To those of yearnin... more »
“Marine Colonel Warns: ‘Homeland Security is Pre-Staging Gear and Equipment’”
*“Marine Colonel Warns:*
* ‘Homeland Security is Pre-Staging Gear and Equipment’”*
by Mac Slavo
"We live in a seemingly free country, so we’re told. But that may be
because the majority of us have never spent time in a war zone or highly
secured police state-like environment. Few of us understand what it looks
like when military and state intelligence assets take over.
Those who do understand, and have themselves implemented such plans in
other countries, see exactly what’s going on and they are sounding the
alarm (often falling on deaf ears). In Concord, New Hampshire the local
... more »
Untitled
*Levee board opens door to settling lawsuit ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans
Advocate *
*Harry Shearer interviews Maria Garzino on Hurricane Isaac e-mail FOIAs. Uh
oh.*
*Stephanie Grace: Campaign surveillance a blood sport*
*NSF ranks Mississippi State in top 100 in U.S. for research*
*My Spilt Milk News*
*Tonight, The Nite Tripper @Tipitinas, Saints @Saints v. Riders, Ellis
Marsalis, Cristina Perez @NOMA1910 ~NOLA DEFENDER**
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Freedom Is Our Natural State Of Being- A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
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*Freedom is the Selfs natural state of being*
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*Free of worry*
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*Free of fear*
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*Free of human ego concerns*
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*Free to just be*
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*At peace*
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*Free to just be *
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*Loving*
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*Free to just be *
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*Humane*
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*Living in a joy-filled state of being*
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*With a balance*
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*An ease*
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*Centered in the heart*
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*And*
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*Just living*
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*Just being*
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*Free*
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M.N. Hopkins
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*Note:* The word Self in my vocabulary is the same as saying, Soul. I
wrote this poem on August 15, 2013 and first published it on my blog today
as part of Inspirational August.
More Native North American Wisdom
Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/161425967866648166/
History's Largest Mass Media Masonic Blood Ritual Claims Another Life...
"They were wearing wingsuits, special jumpsuits that increase the body’s
surface area, allowing the wearer to soar through the air at very high
speeds before using a parachute to land.
Footage from cameras fixed to Mr Uragallo’s suit is believed to show Mr
Sutton leaving the helicopter before veering off course. The moment of
impact was not filmed.
An emergency helicopter arrived within minutes but he was pronounced dead
at the scene.
Mr Uragallo, who runs a company that makes wingsuits, broke the news by
telephone to Mr Sutton’s girlfriend, Victoria Homewood, who was in
Ch... more »
THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD = AL QAEDA
*Egyptian Salafis in front of the state security headquarters in Cairo, May
2, 2013. (Photo: AP)*
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In 2006, John Loftus, former US government prosecutor and former Army
intelligence officer, wrote
The Muslim Brotherhood, CIA, Nazis and Al-Qaeda:
*"The Muslim Brotherhood was a fascist organization that was hired by
Western intelligence that evolved over time into what we today know as
al-Qaeda..."*
aangirfan: WHO LOVES THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD?
*Al Qaeda flags in Egypt*
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The Muslim Brotherhood has long been a tool of the British security service
MI6 and of the CIA.
http://ww... more »
Greg Hunter, ’"Weekly News Wrap-Up 8.16.13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 8.16.13"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"The big story is Egypt. The military coup that removed President Morsi
has turned violent. More than 600 people have been killed in a violent
clash between the Egyptian military and the Muslim Brotherhood. The
Brotherhood is vowing to fight to bring down the military. This is looking
like a civil war, and it is going to get much worse before it gets better.
You may remember the Muslim Brotherhood is the group that was responsible
for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in the early 1980’s. They killed him
because he s... more »
Greater Context for Zero Dark Thirty
Obviously,
this long-delayed (and lengthy) post contains spoilers (to the degree
that they're possible for a film where the climax's outcome is known).
Zero Dark Thirty has been much debated, as a movie in isolation and as a
docudrama purporting to cover recent history. The film raises many
issues of artistic rights and responsibilities, and has received a wide
range of responses. (I gave a
The Wisdom Of Bahá’í
*“When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A
thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love.
Thoughts of war bring destruction to all harmony, well-being, restfulness
and content. Thoughts of love are constructive of brotherhood, peace,
friendship, and happiness.”*
*Bahá’í Writings*
*“It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather
for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and
mankind its citizens.”*
*Bahá’í Writings*
No Spring Without Blood: Egypt Faces A Legitimacy Crisis And A Terror Crisis
*Photo Source: Ahmed Gomaa (via SFGate).*
It is hard to give an opinion on the events in Egypt because there is so
much contradictory information coming out of the country. Reporting on the
crisis accurately and objectively is damn near hopeless at this point. Any
one-sided depiction is naive and ignorant.
Just to give one example, leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood claim that over
2,000 of their supporters have been killed by the government, but the
country's health ministry puts the number in the low hundreds. The MB uses
deception as a tactic to gain public credibility and in... more »
Does @PeterMDeWitt like macaroni and cheese?
You never know what might be said on @the chalkface radio. Last night we
interviewed the PRINCIPLED PRINCIPALS’ PRINCIPAL—Peter DeWitt. How is it
possible to talk about macaroni and cheese, AC/DC, “getting off”, data,
common core, and ANGER? Listen for yourself. And if you actually learn
how to kick a little reformer butt by the […]
How Democratic Candidates Should Respond To Irresponsible GOP Threats To Throw The U.S. Into Default
You've probably seen a parade of Republican clowns wooing teabaggers by
insisting that the government be sent into bankruptcy unless Obama agrees
to defund the Affordable Care Act. That's all their irresponsible-- and/or
delusional playing for the cameras. Most of the noise has been coming from
far right Confederates in all white gerrymandered districts. But Wednesday
Tom McClintock was up to the same trick in California. Watch him up top.
His district is very safe-- with a PVI of R+10. Romney beat Obama there
58-40% and McClintock won reelection last year with 61% and taking 8 of... more »
Guest Post - Reducing the footprint of logistics
The burden of logisticsLogistics is a notoriously environmentally
unfriendly system, using heavy good vehicles and transport systems to move
goods, services and people around the world. The carbon created is
staggering and impacts the environment in a huge way. From moving
containers across the world through containerised shipping or moving people
from point to point, carbon creation is inevitable.
However there are many ways that the logistics industry is trying to reduce
its carbon footprint, as it understands the need to protect the ecological
and environmental systems around it... more »
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*Harry Shearer interviews Maria Garzino on Hurricane Isaac e-mail FOIAs. Uh
oh.*
This isn’t your normal “I Quit” teacher video. #highered
Personally, I’ve tried to keep a pretty low profile. You must be thinking,
“You’re nuts!” But no, I have. I’ve been very careful in the last couple of
years especially to keep my name OFF of things. I do the best I can to go
as “Chalk Face,” even though anyone with two fingers can […]
R. J. Zwi Werblowsky On The Power Problem
.
*Related: R. J. Zwi Werblowsky On Prometheus.*
*Brief Bio of Professor Raphael Jehuda Zwi Werblowsky [Source: emetprize.org]:
*
Prof. Raphael J.Z. Werblowsky was born in Frankfurt (Germany) in 1924. His
family moved to Erets Yisrael towards the end of the 1930's and he studied
at several Yeshivas. In 1945 he completed his Bachelor’s degree at the
University of London. After the war he was in charge of an orphanage in
Holland which prepared children that had survived the sho’ah for aliyah. He
received his doctorate from the University of Geneva in 1951.
After teaching for fve ... more »
Post #23,000: "A Look to the Heavens"
"Cradled in cosmic dust and glowing hydrogen, stellar nurseries in Orion
the Hunter lie at the edge of a giant molecular cloud some 1,500
light-years away. Spanning nearly 25 degrees, this breath-taking vista
stretches across the well-known constellation from head to toe (top to
bottom). The Great Orion Nebula, the closest large star forming region, is
right of center. To its left are the Horsehead Nebula, M78, and Orion's
belt stars. Red giant Betelgeuse is at the hunter's shoulder, bright blue
Rigel at his foot, and the glowing Lambda Orionis (Meissa) nebula at the
far left, nea... more »
George Galloway and Respect
A leader in crisis ... stubborn representative voicing discontent and being
"unhelpful" ... on this occasion it's not Dave or Ed who are getting it in
the neck. This time it's George Galloway and Respect that have lurched into
yet another crisis. What sparked this episode off was a bit of old news. Back
in June Galloway announced that he has "a committee" looking into the
possibility of his running for London Mayor in 2016. "I'd like to fight
Boris Johnson ..." he said (this was before Boris announced he would not be
seeking re-election). Then yesterday came the news that two Respec... more »
Why I Pulled the Post
Some of you have asked why I pulled the post, “Intellectual Jailbait:
Networking at APSA,” which I put up last night. First, a lot of people were
obviously hurt by the post. Those of us who blog of course want to be read,
and I try to use humor to get my points across. I
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The Poet: David Whyte, "Sweet Darkness"
"Sweet Darkness"
"When your eyes are tired the world is tired also.
When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you.
Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes
to recognize its own.
There you can be sure you are not beyond love.
The dark will be your womb tonight.
The night will give you a horizon
further than you can see.
You must learn one thing:
the world was made to be free in.
Give up all the other worlds
except the one to which you belong.
Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness
to learn anything or anyone that does not bring... more »
Chet Raymo, “Sodden Earth”
* *
*“Sodden Earth”*
by Chet Raymo
"I grew up with the Civil War, or at least with evidences of the war on
every side, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lookout Mountain loomed over the
town. My house was on the back slopes of Missionary Ridge. We swam in
Chickamauga Creek. We played in the Chattanooga National Cemetery (close by
my grandmother's house) where 12,000 Union dead are buried, including
raiders of "The Great Locomotive Chase." The locomotive The General was on
display downtown in Union Station. Orchard Knob not far away. Monuments and
memorial cannons were everywhere.
I... more »
Larry David's definitive statement about apologies: All that matters if if you're ACTING sincere
*Says Nathan Flomm: "Apologies don't have to be sincere. It's just the act
of the apology itself. It's only -- all that matters is if you're actingsincere."
*
*by Ken*
In Saturday's "TV Watch preview" I was caught up by a segment of the
trailer HBO put out for its film *Clear History*, premiering that night,
starring Larry David as a marketing genius who walks away from what turns
out to be "literally a billion-dollar idea" and becomes an object of
national scorn.
*The trailer for HBO's Clear History*
*WILDLY ENHAIRIFIED LARRY DAVID CHARACTER*: I'm really sorry.
*JON HAMM CHARACT... more »
"Our Real Journey..."
"It may be when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real
work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real
journey."
- Wendell Berry
“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”
* *
*“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”*
by Sunnyway
"I've been asked numerous times by soldiers and family members for magical
charms to aid and protect our soldiers and news corps in the Middle East
and elsewhere. I've put together a collection of Galdrastafir - Viking era
"magical staves." Most of these talismans are very ancient and effective.
According to tradition, the Aegishjalmur "helm of awe" should be worn over
the forehead, perhaps scratched or drawn on the inside of one's helmet. Its
purpose is protection and "irresistibility" in battle (as in the Borg's,
"R... more »
"The Only Paradise We Need..."
"But love of the wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always
beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth which
bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know,
the only paradise we ever need - if only we had eyes to see."
- Edward Abbey
The Daily "Near You?"
Auburn, Alabama, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Philadelphia School District drama-rama....25 days before the first day of school set for September 9 , 2013.....still waiting for clear solutions and resolution of the financial travails.......
Over jeers and shouts, SRC suspends parts of school codeSubmitted by Dale
Mezzacappa on Thu, 08/15/2013 - 21:10 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
Entering the overflowing room to a chorus of boos, struggling to be heard
above the derisive shouts of hundreds of teachers, students and parents,
the School Reform Commission voted Thursday to suspend parts of the
Pennsylvania School Code.
The move, permitted under the law under which the state took over the
School District in 2001, gives Superintendent William Hite the ability to
call back laid off teachers selectively rather than accor... more »
“Coup d'Etat: In the Grip of Tyranny”
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*“Coup d'Etat: In the Grip of Tyranny”*
- by Paul Craig Roberts
"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
- Sir 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
al... more »
Fukushima updates - August 15 , 2013 - with the endless stories recently and relentlessly banging the drum on Tepco and Japan's incompetence in general , the growing global lack of confidence that Tepco / Japan won't do something irreversibly horrid - and then lie for a decade until forced to admit the sad truth...Absolutely no faith that Tepco / Japan can deal appropriately or have the ability to handle the hundreds or thousands of tons of heavily contaminated ground water flowing on a daily basis into the Pacific Ocean.....Note now burying the whole in concrete for a hundred years - give or take a century or so - now floating / trial ballooning to the surface !
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/08/5-parts-of-power-cable-trench-of-reactor34-found-empty-tepco-contaminated-have-already-gone-underground/
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parts of power cable trench of reactor3&4 found empty / Tepco
“Contaminated water have already gone underground”
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According to Tepco, power cable trench on the seaside of reactor3 and 4
were found empty from 5 locations at the moment of 8/13/2013.
The trench is located on the east side of reactor3 and 4. They... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘Who Is Spying on You Right Now?’ Edition
Just Who Is Spying on You Right Now? Who the hell knows. But what a
comprehensive grasp of detail on this issue the Prime Minister showed the
other night, especially when he’s otherwise managed to forget every detail
of who he’s ever met and when, and what he promised them.
*Fluency, ease of manner - and Norton Antivirus* – Russell Brown, HARD NEWS
*Key pledges to restrict spy agency's probe rights* – Audrey Young, NZ
HERALD
*All glory to the hypnotoad* – DIM POST
*GCSB Bill remains flawed despite proposed changes* – LAW SOCIETY
*Key vs Campbell: the transcript* – THE STANDARD
... more »
How Much Value Added for Divorce?
How about having some freakin’ Common Core Standards on how to teach kids
about surviving their parents’ divorce? Watching this HBO documentary,
“Don’t Divorce Me!” got me thinking about how utterly ridiculous and
destructive this entire high stakes accountability policy actually is in
the real world, where most of us live. How many points, data adjustments or
[…]
Drug Price Control 37: Four Years of the Policy
* This is my article yesterday in thelobbyist.biz.
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This week, the drug price control or maximum retail price (MRP) policy has
turned four years old. The policy was laid out in late July 2009, with the
issuance of Executive Order 821 on the day former President Global Arroyo
delivered her 9th and last State of the Nation Address (SONA). With a
two-weeks additional preparation period, price control became effective in
August 16, 2009.
The main and unstated purpose of imposing the policy was electioneering.
The May 2010 election was just nine months away and the former Pre... more »
Living Within Limits
Garrett Hardin (1915-2003) was famous for an essay, *The Tragedy of the
Commons*, written in 1968. He thought that folks who kept their cattle on
common lands had little concern for the condition of the pasture, while
private pastures befitted from the careful stewardship of wise ranchers. In
1994, the essay evolved into *The Tragedy of the Unmanaged Commons*.
I was unsure of his message. Everyone understands that privately owned
cropland is degraded with every pass of the plow, year after year, despite
being managed by government rules and regulations. Private land is often
pe... more »
Networking is Hard-Working
The question of networking tends to arise as conferences approach. With
APSA less than two weeks away (which means discussants are going to be
getting papers any day now–ok, in about a week if they are lucky), I
thought I would post some thoughts about networking. There was a post
earlier today that did address
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More Papers, Please: Video Games and International Studies
In our conclusion to Kiersey and Neumann’s Battlestar Galatica and
International Relations, Peter Henne and I lament the relative lack of
interest among cultural-turn international-relations scholars in video
games. Our case rests on a comparison of the number of people who have
played franchises such as Halo and Mass Effect to those who have watched
the re-imagined
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Note to readers
My desk computer is in the shop getting a replacement video card. Blog
posts probably won't be as frequent for a while until I get it back home.
I'm working from a cheap DELL laptop that I got in a pinch in Morocco and
the keyboard drives me nuts. But it gets me by in the interim....just not
easy to use and the keyboard cursor jumps to odd positions sometimes when I
accidentally hit the mouse pad while typing...
Egyptian Law Professor: U.S. Trying to Instigate Civil War, Chaos in Egypt [Source: MEMRI TV]
What the Egyptian professor says in the video below is not a wild
accusation or an absurd conspiracy theory. It is backed up by proof. The
U.S. is the devil on the world stage. It created havoc and war in Syria by
funding Jihadist terrorists and aiding them via Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It
kicked up a huge storm in Libya by bringing down Gaddafi who put a lid on
the chaos that was festering in that society. It is kicking up storms
everywhere in the Muslim world. That is what the devil does.
Read: *The Syriaization of Egypt: Washington Eyes Endless Arab Civil War,
Puts Diplomatic Wei... more »
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(*Blogger’s Note*: This was a particularly difficult post to write. I have
great respect for Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. French’s nearly three
decades of military service including fighting in two wars. The problems
arise, however, when we look into his claims of participation in UFO
investigations and his claims of educational background. I have emailed him
three times, including a draft of this article, asking for comment. He has
failed to respond. It is with great reluctance that I post the following.)
Since the Citizen Hearing in Washington, D.C., I have looking into the
back... more »
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*Flood board votes to continue oil and gas lawsuit*
*Corps closes Lake Borgne barge gate as storm organizes in Gulf ~New
Orleans Advocate*
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*Still Two Miracles Short of Sainthood ~moosedenied*
sports without war: canada out of aghanistan, and military out of our sports
I have written a bit about the use of professional sports as a vehicle for
war propaganda and militarism, such as when the Harper Government used the
Olympic torch relay to promote its war in Afghanistan. My partner Allan has
covered this ground more consistently, since he writes a sports blog. See,
for example, his "Thoughts Prompted By The Red Sox Foundation's Association
With "Run To Home Base"" and "The National Anthem And The Idea Of Respect",
among others. These are mostly from a US perspective, since that's mostly
where Major League Baseball is played.
Whether it's endless r... more »
(Control of the Internet) What Do the Actions Against Aaron Swartz, Michael Hastings, Wikileaks, Manning, Assange, and, perhaps even, Ed Snowden Portend? (Fear Mongering, Inc.)
Still think Obama a pretty innocuous choice for the POTUS? Lots of reasons to rethink that one below. It's getting late in the hour to still be so hopeful. From Comments at WhoWhatWhy: . . . there's an extremely common thread running through the work, and death, of Aaron Swartz, the recent death of journalist Michael Hastings, and the concentrated witch hunt against WikiLeaks people andRelated articles
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