Wednesday, August 21, 2013

21 August - Blogs I'm Following III

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José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 6 minutes ago
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Is It Too Late?

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 35 minutes ago
[image: Image showing sea levels rising as a result of climate change.] Climate change continues to be a source of concern as worldwide CO2 levels rise. Here, on Reduce Footprints, we've challenged ourselves to reduce fossil fuel use in an effort to help lower the numbers. Many of us have contacted our elected officials asking that they support efforts to reduce the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. But is it enough? Do our actions matter? That's the subject of this month's survey. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool. *... more »

Democrats Are Unprepared For A Rare Opportunity To Win A Senate Seat In Tennessee

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 35 minutes ago
Anti-immigrant Know Nothing Joe Carr (R) Tennessee's congressional districts are so gerrymandered that Democrats can only win in the state's two districts that are primarily in big cities, Nashville and Memphis. And in Nashville, the Democratic incumbent, Jim Cooper, is a conservative corporate-friendly Blue Dog who votes with the GOP very frequently. Statewide, it's not as clear cut, although the state has trended red in recent years. Democrats lost every presidential race in Tennessee after Bill Clinton's narrow 48-46% win in 1996. And last year, Obama did worst of all, failing to ... more »

bradley manning in his own words

laura k at wmtc - 37 minutes ago
In case you haven't seen it, this link at Democracy Now! has the transcript of Bradley Manning's statement, read by his lawyer David Coombs, after Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The decisions that I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that we live in. Since the tragic events of 9/11, our country has been at war. We’ve been at war with an enemy that chooses not to meet us on any traditional battlefield, and due to this fact we’ve had to alter our methods of combating the risks posed to us and our way of life. I initially agreed with thes... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 hour ago
*Fireworks continue over lawsuit against oil and gas industry ~Amy Wold, New Orleans Advocate*

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 hour ago
*Assumption sinkhole renews activity, swallows more trees (Video)*

Professor Adel Iskandar On The Political Crisis In Egypt: "Media Polarization Eliminates The Middle Ground"

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
*"Egypt in Flux: Essays on an Unfinished Revolution"* by Adel Iskandar. *Wikipedia:* Adel Iskandar "proposes the concept of "contextual objectivity" as a critique of media's coverage of war. He writes a regular column for Egyptian independent newspaper Almasry Alyoum, and teaches in the Communication, Culture and Technology (CCT) program as well as the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at Georgetown University." *Al Jazeera Became Al Morsi:* Professor Adel Iskandar says that under Morsi, "Al Jazeera Arabic almost became an extension of government media directed towards... more »

Where to now for Labour?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 hour ago
Labour leader David Shearer—who was voted in by Labour members only 2 years ago—has resigned today, citing a lack of full support from his caucus colleagues. That’s putting it mildly. Over the last two years his caucus colleagues, especially the three listed below, have directed more fire at Shearer from behind the scenes than they have in the open across the aisle at Key. So where to now for the rudderless Labour Party, under which of the colleagues who’ve spent the last three years rat-fucking their elected leader? Back to 60s unionism with Andrew Little? Back to Clarkist ant... more »

Changes

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 2 hours ago
Welcome friends, I'll be on the road for a few days taking my daughter to college, so posts might be sporadic until next Monday. If I don't answer emails or comments on the blog you know why... This has been quite a week. I am still on my quest to release limits and emotional baggage from my being. I very much recommend Jodie Newell's technique for the emotional side of that equation. Had a number of interesting insights in the past week, including a memory fragment of having been friends with Heather in another life somewhere (where I don't know). In that life she was... more »

Faith Goldy Suffers an Unthinkable Horror, A Sunnews Exclusive

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 3 hours ago
Laughter is said to be the best medicine and it has been awhile since I had a really good laugh.. There is a story at Sunnews network, Faith Goldy who has been covering the line 9 protesters.. Faith Goldy was sitting/seated in a court facility in Hamilton, Faith Goldy was so busy tweeting and emailing, her head like most young people glued to their electronic devices, oblivious to her surrounding, unbeknownst to Faith Goldy was the fact one of the dirty stinky(Ezra Levant`s description) line 9 protesters put his rear end near and pointed at Faith Goldy`s face(who was seated, prot... more »

Urban Gadabout: New palm trees for the World Financial Center's breathtaking Winter Garden

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*The Winter Garden, the breathtaking public atrium in the World Financial Center, is one of New York City's most beautiful interior spaces.* *by Ken* Amid the devastation of 9/11, the fate of the Winter Garden, the majestic and much-loved 10-story atrium of the Cesar Pelli-designed World Financial Center, adjacent to the World Trade Center, may not have been uppermost in many people's minds, but in fact it was pretty much totaled. The relatively quick and genuinely masterful rebuilding of the Winter Garden correspondingly became one of the city's most heartening symbols of revi... more »

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James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago

Political Islam Is A Dead End: Could Egypt Just Be The Beginning?

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 4 hours ago
*Source of Photo*. Political Islam's solutions to complex economic, social, cultural, political, spiritual, and other problems comes down to one simple word: martyrdom. Death is all that political Islam offers to the countries in which it is the ruling philosophy. In a spiritual and warrior-minded nation like Iran that message is easier to swallow, but in a materialistic and secular country like Egypt that has historically been either in the Communist camp or the American-Western camp in global geopolitics, it is a no-go. What's happening to the Muslim Brotherhood was inevita... more »

Quote of the day: The past is a violent country

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
On a day when hundreds of Syrians are reported cold-bloodedly gassed by their government, it might seem almost obscene to post a quote celebrating modernity’s declining level of violence, but read on… “A common misconception often quoted by media, politicians, activists is that violence is on the rise and has historically been much lower. Similarly, the trend in post-colonial anthropology has been to regard historically indigenous and tribal societies as more peaceful than contemporary Western society. However, archaeological [image: handshake]evidence shows that previous societie... more »

Harry Targ : The CIA's Iranian Coup and 60 Years of 'Blowback'

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 4 hours ago
Supporters of Mohammed Mossadegh demonstrate in Tehran, July 1953. Placard depicts an Iranian fighting off Uncle Sam and John Bull. Image from The Spectator. The overthrow of Mossadegh: Sixty years of Iranian 'blowback' The overthrow of Mossadegh and the backing of the return of the Shah to full control of the regime led to U.S. support for one of the world’s most repressive and militarized

Has the White House " secretly " suspended US military aid to Egypt ? And , why would the White House attempt to put the suspension on some type of double secret probation - odd ? Or looking at the NY Times piece - has non military aid been stopped , but not military aid ? Is the " secret " decision to cut off Egypt's military and non economic aid the explanation for why the Saudis suddenly declared they would cover the tab for Egypt if the US and EU cut off the country ?

Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
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Musical Interlude: Joe Bonamassa, "Driving Towards The Daylight"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Joe Bonamassa, "Driving Towards The Daylight" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTG-bCMG05E

Chet Raymo, “Yet…”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
* “Yet…”* by Chet Raymo "My suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." - J. B. S. Haldane “Legend has it that after reciting his official recantation, kneeling on the floor of the Holy Office in Rome before assembled officials of the Inquisition, Galileo whispered, "And yet it moves." To save his life, or at least to avoid some dank dungeon and perhaps torture, the old man had publically denied that he ever believed or taught that the Earth orbits the Sun, rather than the other way around. The public recantation ... more »

Syria gas attack story has whiff of Saudi war propaganda

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 5 hours ago
William Engdahl Russia Today The reports of massive chemical attacks in Syria might become the “red line” for the US for active military intervention. But even rudimentary analysis of the story shows it is too early to believe its credibility. The Middle Eastern newspaper, Al Arabiya, reports that “At least 1,300 people have been killed in a nerve gas attack on Syria’s Ghouta region, leading opposition figure George Sabra said on Wednesday…” The paper went on to claim that the Government of President Bashar al Assad was responsible for the attacks. If confirmed it could be the “red... more »

Silly Plonka & the Cock-Up Factory

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 5 hours ago
Brain block tonight, blog-chums. So how's this for a piece of political artistry? Unfortunately, I don't know who to credit it too. Anyone know?

Did last night’s debate change the Australian election?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago
If you abused a popular Prime Minister, you’d lose. So… [Hat tip Catallaxy Files] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Egypt updates - August 21 , 2013..... Mubarak set to be released while Brotherhood spiritual guide Mohamed Badie detained ? Military pushing the envelope as they seek to break the Brotherhood once and for all. Apart from calling another protest which could lead to more deaths and arrests of members , does the Brotherhood have a hidden hand to play - is the US or the US President at risk with " evidence held in the possession of certain Brotherhood leaders ? Tahani al- Gebali , Vice - President of the Supreme Constitutional Court believes Egyptian Intel Agencies possess documents that could be damning ! What financial exchanges are at issue , if any ? Where does President Obama's brother ( Malik Obama ) fit in - with respect to the Muslim Brotherhood ? As with many things , the proof is in the pudding and not the allegations - until shown what exists , FWIW ! But interesting to ponde !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Mubarak set to be released while more Brotherhood leaders being arrested , pressure being deployed to break the Brotherhood once and for all by the Egyptian military ( and supported by the GCC leadership ) http://news.antiwar.com/2013/08/21/egypt-could-release-mubarak-on-thursday/ Egypt Could Release Mubarak on ThursdayAs Corruption Charges Fade, Court Says Dictator Must Be Freed by Jason Ditz, August 21, 2013 Print This | Share This Long-time Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak has been ordered released once again by a court today, insisting that with the corruption charges against hi... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
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Plagiarism in UFO Writing

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 6 hours ago
I saw, the other day, in the *Skeptical Inquirer*, an article by Benjamin Radford about plagiarism in paranormal writing. He was suggesting that some “writers” lift case reports from others and report as if they are their own. I know these things happen in the world of the UFO and the one instance that springs to mind is a line written by Ed Ruppelt in his *The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects*. In writing about the fabled Estimate of the Situation, Ruppelt said, “The situation was UFOs; the estimate they were interplanetary!” (Page 58, Ace paperback). I have seen that very li... more »

The Economy: “There Is No Scenario Where This Ends Well”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*“There Is No Scenario Where This Ends Well”* by Jim Quinn “Luckily, the average American is so bad at math they can’t read this chart and understand the implications. They remain willfully ignorant of their plight. After a lifetime of working, the median Boomer household has managed to accumulate $12,000 of retirement savings. *Click image for larger size.* That means that 50% have even less than $12,000 for their retirement. These 55 to 64 year olds are up the creek without a paddle. No wonder the percentage of over 55 people working is at an all-time high. Every age bracke... more »

Why Americans are so uninformed

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 6 hours ago
Not sure if this says more about the media, or the markets. Each week, TIME Magazine designs covers for four markets: the U.S., Europe, Asia and the South Pacific. Often, America's cover is quite, well – different. This week offers a stark example. [...] This is not an isolated incident, for perusing TIME's covers reveals countless examples of the publication tempting the world with critical events, ideas or figures, while dangling before Americans the chance to indulge in trite self-absorption. Click over to see more. It's easy to blame Time for dumbing down the public but the... more »

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Cancel Subscriptions

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 6 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »

Bruce Lipton: your mind or your checkbook?

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 6 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/0quDjlkVvPM You haven't heard about Dr. Bruce Lipton, Ph.D.?! You have missed something. He is a biologist and promotes ideas that aren't particularly favoured by everybody, for instance globalists, like oil companies, pharmaceutical products producers, food chemists and pseudo-skeptics. He has a very special sense of humour as well. I have a lot heard and seen from him. So hurry to YouTube to learn and enjoy more from him. Bruce indeed is a fascinating personality! He deserves your special attention! John

“A Complex World”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
* * *“A Complex World”* by Bill Bonner “It is a complex world. There is a solution to every problem (even problems that don’t really exist). And every solution comes with more new problems. Joseph Tainter was right. Society becomes more and more complex. Complexity sucks up resources. Eventually society goes broke. In today’s installment, your editor returns to his farmhouse in rural Maryland, only a couple of miles from where he was born. His house has just been remodeled. It is so completely improved that it is almost unbearable. Howard, the builder, attempts to explain. Here’s... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 6 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Mike King of * TomatoBubble.com*. Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes.

Our Countryside is Sacred. The Enemy Wishes to Destroy it

Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 6 hours ago
Europe is a continent of beauty. We have vast lakes, splendid plains, rolling hills and mountains. Our forests and woodlands are home to an amazing richness of native wildlife. Our coastal areas are breath-taking. The diversity of life to be found upon our sacred soil is truly astounding. This soil is ours, not to exploit and to corrupt, but to care for and pass on wholly intact to future generations. The union of blood and soil, of native Europeans and our glorious indigenous wildlife, is of such profound importance that it must be seen as the absolute highest value to all Eu... more »

Woodward and Bernstein did it without computers

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 6 hours ago
[Guardian photo] Adding a bit to my earlier post on trusting BigMedia, here's The Guardian on the destruction of their computers. Not sure which iteration of the story this might be but I'm told this is *not* a photograph of destroyed hard drives. Read it and see if it makes more sense to you, but for me the real tell was the last graf: "I hope what [the Miranda detention row] will do is to send people back to read the stories that so upset the British state because there has been a lot of reporting about what GCHQ and the NSA are up to. What Snowden is trying to do is draw at... more »

The Syrian Chemical Attack: Things Fall Apart, the Centre Cannot Hold

Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 6 hours ago
The news out of the Damascus suburbs this morning is highly disturbing and, if the reports are confirmed that this was a chemical attack, no doubt will mark a turning point in the conflict. Dan is somewhat skeptical that it will change the intervention calculus. I disagree. For the better part of the past two Continue reading

Social Media Before Conference Networking

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 6 hours ago
This is a guest post by Brent Sasley. Sasley is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington. He blogs at Mideast Matrix and Open Zion. Follow him on Twitter. The political science/IR blogosphere has been engaged in an interesting discussion in recent days: whether and how junior scholars should network at academic Continue reading

Kate Braun : Third Quarter Moon Is Time to Banish Negative Energies

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 7 hours ago
Third quarter moon. Image from Leaders in Science. Moon Musings:  Third Quarter Moon  (August 24-26, 2013) This is a time to banish negative energies, to rid yourself of bad habits, bad jobs, bad relationships, bad choices. By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2013 The third quarter moon is a time to banish negative energies; a time to rid yourself of bad habits, bad jobs, bad

...And One More Thing

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 7 hours ago
Yes, it's a good idea for news organizations to report on Dem and GOP WH 2016 right now. It's important. It's likely a good story. But so is what's happening in Congress. So is implementation of various laws in the executive branch departments and agencies. So is what's happening in the White House. So is what's happening in the states. And in the courts. Presidential nominations are absolutely very important, but so are House and Senate elections, both in 2014 and 2016. Including the nomination battles in those contests. Including not just the horse race stories and the implicatio... more »

Testing testing 1 2 3....

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 7 hours ago
hello everyone! I suddenly had the urge today to make a few changes to the RTS site here (changes that I'd been procrastinating over for about 2 months, lol). I'm hoping that the over all effect will be easier to read and easier on the eyes. I know that some computers see things differently, so please let me know if any of the changes are either a) completely wonky b) difficult to navigate through or read. I'm off to research a new bit of intel, and will "see" you all tomorrow! Love D

Kerry Bentivolio, Who's Trying To Impeach President Obama, Is A Congressman Today Only Because Steve Israel Is A Bigot

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
The BRAVO! TV show about Steve Israel's constituents and psyche, *Princesses: Long Island*, has no sympathetic characters. Every single one of them is vomit-inducing. But the worst is the spoiled gnome from Roslyn, Ashlee White, a thirty year old monstrosity who lives at home with her parents and spends her time asking Irish and Italian hunks in bars if they're Jewish. I can't imagine any scenario that would bring Ashlee and Michigan teacher of the year/reindeer rancher and impeachment-obsessed congressman from Michigan's 11th district, Kerry Bentivolio, into contact. Too bad. All... more »

A catch-all round-up grab-bag of stuff

George Henderson at The High-fat Hep C Diet - 7 hours ago
To start with the latest on the story of linoleic acid and cholesterol, NAFLD and NASH; this PDF Effects of dietary cholesterol and fatty acids on plasma cholesterol level and hepatic lipoprotein metabolism sets out what I think might be the "design flaw" in hepatic cholesterol regulation. Cholesterol is the only lipid I can think of which is produced through the TCA cycle but cannot be broken down again by beta-oxidation and the TCA cycle - it has to be conjugated and excreted. Thus the medical focus on cholesterol and disease is not, of itself, a deluded one. It is the focus on sa... more »

Attacks on journalists: The lies that make it possible

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
Attacks on journalists are made possible by PR spin, a sleeping public and the collapsed media in their easy chairs By Brenda Norrell Censored News Today Censored News takes a look at what others are writing and the fresh attacks on journalism, journalists and truth. First of all, a big welcome to our news readers. Most of our readers today, outside of the US and Canada, are in Russia,

Michael James : 'El Lechero' in San Miguel de Allende, 1962

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 8 hours ago
'El lechero' in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, August 1962. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James' Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: 'El lechero' in San Miguel, 1962 We arrive early and watch people setting up and selling their produce and wares. There are a few vaqueros stumbling up a cobblestone street... I shoot an image of a

The science is settled [updated]

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
Yes, the science is settled. The acceleration due to gravity at the earth’s surface is 9.8m/s2. That is settled science. It is what the data says, and it’s the figure on which scientists, engineers and Newton’s falling apple agree on. If someone were to say that their model showed a figure for gravitational acceleration of, say, 32.1 m/s2, then we’d be entitled to call their model bunk. And we wouldn’t rely on it to build bridges, say, or to calculate space flight or the launch of a satellite. Yet this amount of error is precisely the case with *every* *one* of the 44 mainstrea... more »

As usual, Chris Matthews has flipped!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013* *New take on foreign birth:* Poor Ted Cruz is being forced to explain his foreign birth. The gentleman was born in Canada, to an American mother. And Canada is a foreign country! This creates an awkward echo of the Tea Party furor about Obama’s imagined foreign birth. Last night, on Hardball, Chris Matthews explained the Cruz situation as follows: According to Matthews, Cruz is a natural-born American citizen despite his birth on Canadian soil. The segment started with tape of Cruz explaining his situation to Jonathan Karl: HARDBALL (8/20/13): KARL: Y... more »

There Is An Ocean Without Shore

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
Below is an excerpt from William C. Chittick's book, *"Ibn 'Arabi: Heir to the Prophets."* 2005. Oneworld Publications: Oxford. Pg. 100. "By definition, scientific research is cut off from anything beyond the realm of "being and corruption," the realm of time and space, and by definition it leaves out the "subject." It may be that some of the latest theories in quantum mechanics are stretching the limits of "scientific" reality, but, compared to any traditional cosmology, the quantum universe remains enormously impoverished. In short, modern science specifically and modern learning ... more »

The Lost Art of Knowing Stuff

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago
The internet is reshaping our minds. Reconfiguring might be a better word. A recent study shows that we don't learn things the way we once did. We don't accumulate knowledge as our ancestors did. We don't have to commit information to memory as in the past. The web functions as a replacement for memory. If we need a fact we can use a search engine. Google or Yahoo or Bing will pull it up, we can read it, use it and discard it. There's a real frailty attached to this sort of information sourcing. It's not the forgetting, it's the not remembering. What does it mean to read s... more »

Blaming Obama

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 8 hours ago
This takes Obama Derangement Syndrome to a new level. The latest survey from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling, provided exclusively to TPM, showed an eye-popping divide among Republicans in the Bayou State when it comes to accountability for the government's post-Katrina blunders. Twenty-eight percent said they think former President George W. Bush, who was in office at the time, was more responsible for the poor federal response while 29 percent said Obama, who was still a freshman U.S. Senator when the storm battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, was more responsible. Nearly ... more »

Trial counsel’s approval of the jury charge, and to a lesser extent his or her failure to object, will be a significant consideration on appeal

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 8 hours ago
*R. v. P.G.*, 2013 ONCA 520 holds: [25] I add that while not dispositive, the errors now alleged about the instructions concerning the burden of proof are that the instructions were legally inadequate. According to Doherty J.A. in *R. v. Austin*(2006), 214 C.C.C. (3d) 38 (Ont. C.A.) at para. 14, in such circumstances trial counsel’s approval of the jury charge, and to a lesser extent his or her failure to object, will be a significant consideration on appeal. (See also: *R. v. Carrière* (2001), 159 C.C.C. (3d) 51 at para. 59 (Ont. C.A.), and *R. v. Johnson* (2002), 166 C.C.C. ... more »

Three cheers for the Washington Post!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013* *Writes coherent headline:* We’ll offer three cheers for the Washington Post, which features a coherent headline on the front page of today’s Metro section. The headline concerns the lower passing rates on this year’s statewide tests in Virginia, which were substantially harder than last year’s statewide tests. Do you understand what we’re saying? Last year, the tests were easier! So the passing rates *dropped* this year! Two weeks ago, the New York Times did a miserable job reporting a similar situation on New York’s statewide tests. The Times creat... more »

NO MORE WELFARE FOR MR. BIG

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
*TIF Petition at Bath Polling Place on August 27* A group of local concerned citizens will have a petition opposing another round of corporate tax breaks (Tax Increment Financing) for BIW at the August 27 polling station in Bath. We encourage you to be sure to stop and sign it when you vote. If you've already voted please stop by and sign the petition. We'll have extra copies on hand that people can take home and get their neighbors to sign and get back to us before September 4. That is the date of the next City Council workshop on the TIF. Here is the petition language: *Pe... more »

WRONG PEOPLE IN JAIL

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
Kevin Zeese (Baltimore, MD) writes from the Manning sentencing courtroom: Manning sentence: Courtroom TV cut-off immediately so media could not hear audience erupt with calls of continued support for Bradley and shouts of ongoing efforts to free Bradley Manning; but Bradley heard it. 35 year sentence was extreme, Manning will serve 2/3 plus get 4 years off for time served. Could also get parole and serve 1/3. Tonight 7:30 at the White House effort for pardon begins. The one standing up for transparency, true democracy, and support for peace and justice gets 35 years. The real cr... more »

RV/Gold Bait and Switch? - Secular Value vs Absolute Value - Hidden History of Gold

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago
Reposted by D. at: http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2013/08/rvgold-bait-and-switch-secular-value-vs.html *AK NOTE: Comments in red below are solely mine.... -BILL* http://sitsshow.blogspot.com/2013/08/rvgold-bait-and-switch-secular-value-vs.html *RV/Gold Bait and Switch? - Secular Value vs Absolute Value - Hidden History of Gold* Visual of average Joe, happily putting on clothes with their golden shackles. Represents Gold's true purpose in oursociety, maintaining slavery systems. GOLD Gold gold! This post is going to cover, why Gold historically has so much significa... more »

On the Other Hand...

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 9 hours ago
There's very little to say right now about the 2016 general election. I'm not going to say that there's no point at looking at changing demographics, or early financial mobilization, or whatever, but almost all of what you're going to read in 2013 and 2014 about the 2016 general election is going to be useless. In particular, speculation about the electoral college is mostly a waste of time. So are the specific comparisons of how this or that candidate would do in the general election; even to the extent that candidates can matter, which is limited, it's very unlikely that we can sa... more »

Brothels and Massage Parlours: Girls are bought for prostitution

LeDaro at LeDaro - 9 hours ago
America talks about spreading democracy and freeing women in Afghanistan. Why doesn't the American Government do the same in their own country? The situation in Canada is not much different. The majority of these victims are Asians. Slavery continues to exist in some form or even worse than slavery. These girls are used and abused for the sex trade. Why not raid these brothels and massage parlours to free these victims? It so sad that this kind of human rights violations exist in the 21st century. Advanced civilization? What civilization?

Longest Walk 4 walks into Illinois!

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
Long Walk Photo by Susan Suhar on Aug. 14 Indiana MARSHALL, Illinois: Day 37 (Tues. Aug. 20, 2013) Hard 20 miles today. Very hot. Got just past Marshall in the area some call Illinois. Getting vehicles checked out tomorrow. Hope we find a stay place in central Illinois soon. Wayne Hamilton has been a great host here, and the LaPlantes have come and fed us as well. -- Longest Walk 4 Return to

Using Copyright to Silence Oil Sands Satire? How Crude.

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
AUGUST 20, 2013 | BY MITCH STOLTZ Using Copyright To Silence Oil Sands Satire? How Crude. By Electronic Frontier Foundation https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/using-copyright-silence-oil-company-satire-how-crude Video still available at: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/welcome-to-fort-mcmoney-remember-to-breathe When will they ever learn? The Alberta tourism

Fishing Trip Nets Unexpected Prize

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 10 hours ago
RH Reality Check has performed a great service in documenting the total waste of time perpetrated by the US House RAPEublicans' latest fishing expedition. In May, Republican members of two congressional committees—the House Judiciary Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee—wrote letters to the departments of health and attorneys general in all 50 states, asking for thousands of pages of information about how each state monitors and regulates abortion. “By now you are surely aware of the trial of Kermit Gosnell, who is charged with the serial murder of infants, the murder ... more »

My View of Bradley Manning's Sentence

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 10 hours ago
Today, Bradley Manning received his sentence after having been declared guilty on 20 of the 21 charges on which he had been put before military court (several of which he confessed to) for leaking an abundance of classified material, among that the infamous diplomatic cables, to Wikileaks. He was acquitted on the charge of aiding and abetting the enemy, which potentially could have motivated life or even a death sentence. The prosecutor had moved for 60 years out of the originally 136, eventually reduced to 90, total maximum years for the crimes for which he was convicted, but the j... more »

Will this be the Straw that Break the Back of Non-Intervention in Syria?

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 10 hours ago
There are gruesome reports out of Syria today of a chemical weapons attack in a suburb of Damascus. If they are accurate, the chemical weapons inflicted mass civilian causalities. As David Kenner reports at Foreign Policy: The information coming out of the Ghouta region, where the rebels enjoy significant support, is still unconfirmed by independent observers. Continue reading

Wednesday Linkage

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 10 hours ago
While the IR blogosphere navel-gazes, history marches on: Media is reporting a massive civilian casualties from a chemical weapons attack in Syria. The UN is holding an emergency meeting. More from Reuters. Great coverage w/ updates at NuclearDiner. In sharp contrast, an elementary school clerk in Georgia prevented a school massacre by deploying empathy, respectful language Continue reading

Follow Up Q&A From Senate EPW

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 10 hours ago
Today I submitted responses to the questions posed by two Senators on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, following up on my testimony last month. Such questions for the record are a standard part of participating in Congressional hearings. Below are the questions (*italicized*) and my answers (inset). If you are interested in my original testimony, it is here and my advice for those asked to provide evidence to policy makers was the subject of my latest column for Bridges. *Replies of Professor Roger Pielke, Jr. to Questions from Senate EPW* *21 August 2013* *Que... more »

Maureen Dowd parses the Clintons’ bad works!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013* *Our laziest pseudo-journalist:* Is something wrong with the budgeting or with the books at the Clinton foundation? A person might get that impression from the giant mound of nothing which appeared in last week's New York Times. At one point, Confessore and Chozick presented this worrying copy: CONFESSORE AND CHOZICK (8/14/13): Mr. Band repeatedly urged Mr. Clinton to fire Mr. Magaziner, according to people briefed on the matter. Mr. Clinton refused, confiding in aides that despite Mr. Magaziner's managerial weaknesses, he was a visionary with good inte... more »

Behind the Smoke Curtain - The 9/11 Pentagon Attack - Barbara Honegger

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 11 hours ago
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Lady Gaga garners applause for being nearly naked

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
That's Lady Gaga's video for her new single 'Applause'. It's the usual Madonnaesque video with no more than average singing but am I alone in thinking her voice at the beginning is reminiscent of Hazel O'Connor's 'Eigth Day' from the film Breaking Glass?

Can The Democrats Win Back The House Next Year? It's Up To Nancy Pelosi-- She Has To Make The Decision

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Not the path to victory in 2014... or ever The *National Memo* lists 5 reasons Republicans are beginning to worry they could lose the House in 2014. The reasons are sound. But... Steve Israel is still the head of the DCCC and it's almost as though he were working from inside the make sure the Democrats *never* take back the House. The Democrats never will take the House back as long as Israel controls the DCCC. In his analysis Jason Sattler acknowledges that the number of competitive districts is extremely low-- the lowest at least since 1988. "After the Republican landslide of 2010... more »

PARCC: A buffet of answers.

Chris Cerrone at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 11 hours ago
PARCC promised us a “next-generation assessment” to help assess whether our children are “college and career ready”. These new super tests must be vastly improved: some of the questions give students six choices instead of the standard four! Here is the full release of new prototypes. Follow Chris Cerrone on twitter: @Stoptesting15 Tagged: ccss, […]

Bail request filed by Herman Wallace's legal team

angola3news at Angola 3 News - 11 hours ago
*(Recent photo of Herman Wallace)* On the evening of August 20, the Angola 3 legal team filed a request for bail in Herman's habeas case. This comes only days BEFORE a recommendation is expected from the Magistrate Judge reviewing the case. Judge Jackson has the authority to issue bail at any time while the case is under consideration, but especially when the facts are compelling and failure to release on bail could "leave the petitioner without remedy." In addition to an overwhelming body of evidence pointing to actual innocence, his habeas claim presents not one but 4 strong co... more »

Three very savvy women, two of them economists and one a journalist, explain why Eliot Spitzer should be elected the Comptroller of the City of New York (namely, because he would regulate the crooks on Wall Street for the first time in 15 years). Meanwhile some supposed feminist organizations close to Wall Street claim falsely that Spitzer is anti-women's rights. Part 1. Economist and banking specialist Ellen Brown makes the case favoring Spitzer, citing along the way economist Yves Smith and feminist columnist Lynn Parramore (plus a couple very savvy guys).

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 12 hours ago
------------------------------ Not Too Big to Jail: Why Eliot Spitzer Is Wall Street’s Worst Nightmare Posted on August 19, 2013 by Ellen Brown Before Eliot Spitzer’s infamous resignation as governor of New York in March 2008, he was one of our fiercest champions against Wall Street corruption, in a state that had some of the toughest legislation for controlling the banks. It may not be a coincidence that the revelation of his indiscretions with a high-priced call girl came less than a month after he published a bold editorial in the Washington Post titled “Predatory Lenders’ Partn... more »

Three very savvy women, two of them economists and one a journalist, explain why Eliot Spitzer should be elected the Comptroller of the City of New York (namely, because he would regulate the crooks on Wall Street for the first time in 15 years). Meanwhile some supposed feminist organizations close to Wall Street claim falsely that Spitzer is anti-women's rights. Part 2. Lynn Parramore is interviewed on The Real News

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 12 hours ago
------------------------------ * the**REALnews - Permalink -* *Why Has NY Planned Parenthood & NOW Denounced Spitzer for NYC Comptroller?* Lynn Parramore: Despite his strong record on women's rights and reining in Wall Street, feminist organizations denounce Spitzer due to their close ties to Wall Street - *August 19, 13* More at The Real News Cherchez la Verite

Pigs above the parapet

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
It wouldn’t make any difference if I decided to boycott Roger Waters because I never did like Pink Floyd, but would it make much difference to Roger Waters if he decided to properly boycott Israel, and would that impinge on his career as an aging rock-star? Enraged by the BBC’s decision to cut Nigel’s rant from the BBC3 broadcast, Waters hits back. “I write to you now, my brothers and sisters in the family of Rock and Roll, to ask you to join with me, and thousands of other artists around the world, to declare a cultural boycott on Israel,” he wrote. “Please join me and all our b... more »

Fed Up With Rubin/Summer/Geithner Yet? Gulf Between Stock-Market Economy Driven by Booming Banking Industry and Human Economy Wracked by Consumer Fears, Falling Wages, Joblessness, Low-Level Jobs for Those Who Find Jobs At All (Bankization of America)

My computer died and I'm living off the charity of friends and the library. I know you're not religiously inspired, but a few prayers to the computer fixit gods may be in order. From OpEd News: John Jonik ( http://jonikcartoons.blogspot.com) Why I’m Fed Up with Summers By Jim Hightower Will America ever get rid of Robert Rubin? The Wall Streeter became a top economic witch doctor for

FREE SYRIAN ARMY ATTACKS DAMASCUS WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS?

Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago
The Syrian rebels, the FSA, have chemical weapons. The above photo reportedly shows the FSA with chemical weapons. "Russia has given irrefutable evidence regarding the use of chemical weapons by the armed Syrian opposition to the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council according to a statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov." *Proof of FSA's chemical weapons* *Victims of FSA chemical attack in Damascus 21 August 2013?* *May 2013:* "United Nations investigators say they have found testimony from victims and medical staff that shows militants have used the nerve ... more »

Official Permission: You May Think, Write, and Talk about Dem and GOP WH 2016 Without Guilt

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 12 hours ago
Look, I never do this, but I think this time it's justified. I'm going to very officially give everyone permission to think about the 2016 nomination contests without guilt or apology. I shall begin by, officially, declaring credentials. I've published on and written about presidential nominations for a long time, and I even have a fancy Ph.D. to show for (in part) my expertise about them. As a result, I wound up as co-editor of the quadrennial edited volume about the presidential nomination process...here, I'll even throw a link to the 2012 edition, just in case you should want to ... more »

Question Of Whether Iraq Will Ever Stop Using Fake Bomb Detectors And Start Using Dogs Instead

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
In the wake of the conviction of the English businessman who sold fake bomb detectors very little has changed in Iraq, which purchased several thousand of them. Baghdad said that it would start using dogs instead, but no timeline was given for when that would happen. Instead the fake devices are still seen throughout the country. So far only two provinces have announced that they would buy dogs on their own. Those two are in the south where there is very little violence. When and if the central government ever takes action on this issue is an open question, and the problem of corr... more »

Brian’s Departure and the Duck

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
I expect that our readers have seen Brian’s public letter of resignation, as well as Charli’s personal take on all this and Steve’s discussion of the perils and rewards of blogging. This is a choice that Brian made on his own recognizance, one that he announced to the other permanent contributors in an email exchange. Continue reading

Every Way You Look At This, You Lose

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
(graphic by Kat Garcia)Where have you gone, Barack Obama? The nation turned its lonely eyes to you. Woo, woo, woo. But now your approval rating among the young has plummeted to an all-time low, thanks in large part to the NSA spying revelations. You seduced the young folks, and now they've abandoned you for Edward Snowden. And then there's that little matter of a 65% summer unemployment rate among teenagers. And new college graduates who can't find decent jobs. A whole lost generation of the permanently indebted is ending up in part-time, low-wage hell. They're sleeping in mom and d... more »

Newest US/Israeli False Flag Attack On Syria: Syrian Government Forces Rightfully Deny Use Of Chemical Weapons Against Civilians

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago
I am a very pissed off blogger this morning... I actually turned on the crud Jewish run media for a whole 10 minutes on the Talmudvision to see what the liars are stating about this latest US/Israeli chemical weapons false flag attack in Syria, and all I can see is the lying SOB's in the "media" try to promote the LIES that this latest attack was conducted by the good guys.. The Syrian Government forces. I had to turn it off, because honestly, I wanted to vomit! For this article, I want to present to anyone that wants the real truth about this US/Israeli conducted false flag attac... more »

Guardian forced to destroy Snowden files

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
DEMOCRACY NOW! UK Media Crackdown: Greenwald’s Partner Detained, Guardian Forced to Destroy Snowden Files \ The Obama administration has acknowledged it had advance notice British officials were going to detain David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has revealed the National Security Agency’s massive spy practices.

My Plan (Part the Second)

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 13 hours ago
"Whaddaya mean 'Part the Second'??? Where's 'Part the First' ya dweeb! All I saw yesterday was another one of your pompous rants about how bad stephen harper is!" Ah! Ye of little faith! Isn't it the case that many of us, from time to time, remark that it's shameful that harper didn't even need to call out the troops to defend himself from an enraged citizenry when he violated the last election? Don't many of us say that we should rise up and do something about harper? Well, what does that mean exactly? You see, right after the Toronto Police Service gunned-down Sammy Yatin (shot ... more »

An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | the becoming radical

plthomasedd at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
During three decades of accountability based on standards and high-stakes testing at the state level and another decade-plus of federal oversight of that accountability, the overwhelming evidence has exposed accountability as a failed network of policies in education reform. Education reform in the U.S. now faces a potential watershed moment in which setting aside accountability and […]

Is Ted Cruz the most dangerous man on American right?

LeDaro at LeDaro - 14 hours ago
He is the Tea-bagger that Tea-baggers were looking for. He is considering to run for President in 2016. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Chris Hayes: *"But tonight we begin with a man who I believe is the most dangerous politician on the American right. In October 2007 I sat in the media gallery of the United States Supreme Court and watched the solicitor general of Texas argue on behalf of the state that he should have the ability to put to death a Mexican national, José, who had been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in ... more »

RODEO CLOWNS: And a tow truck driver!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013* *Part 3—R-bombs is us:* Did Paul LePage make a racist remark about Barack Obama? That’s what the headlines on Joan Walsh’s column at Salon seemed to say. Walsh had opened yesterday’s piece with LePage’s latest alleged remark, a statement the crackpot Maine Republican has now denied making. Salon’s headline writer wrote this: *GOP racism of 2009: Still alive and well* Maine's Tea Party governor is sure that the president "hates white people." The party just keeps producing nut-jobs In her column, Walsh never explicitly says that LePage’s alleged remark ... more »

New Chemical Attack In Syria Is An Israel/US False Flag Attack: Chemical Attack Conveniently Staged And Timed In Syria - Absolutely A Staged Psy-Op!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 14 hours ago
I started surfing the Internet this morning, and lo and behold, I see the same thing everyone is seeing and hearing about today.... Accusations coming out of the Jew run Mainstream Media that the Government of Syria has just launched a new "chemical attack" on civilians living in Damascus! However, I am not fooled at all, and of course I smell a rat with a huge Star of David on its butt.....It is absolutely ridiculous and moronic to even assume that the Assad government would launch a "chemical weapons" attack on its own citizens... The people of Syria are fully behind the Syrian go... more »

Tarsands 'Draw the Line on Keystone XL'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
Tarsands Blockade  Today at 9 PM Eastern, 6 PM Pacific some of our friends will host a video chat to talk about the 'Draw the Line' day of action on September 21st and next steps to stop the Keystone XL pipeline.Speakers will include Clayton Thomas-Muller from the Indigenous Environmental Network to discuss the fight in Canada and Cherri Foytlin from Bridge the Gulf to discuss the southern leg

The Wisdom Of Muhammad

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
** *Whoever is kind to His creatures, God is kind to him; therefore be kind to man on earth, whether good or bad; and being kind to the bad, is to withold him from badness, thus in heaven you will be treated kindly. *** *** * *Kindness is a mark of faith: and whoever hath not kindness hath not faith.* *To gladden the heart of the weary, to remove the suffering of the afflicted, hath its own reward. In the day of trouble, the memory of the action cometh like a rush of the torrent, and taketh our burden away.*

RV/Gold Bait and Switch? - Secular Value vs Absolute Value

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 14 hours ago
http://sitsshow.blogspot.com/2013/08/rvgold-bait-and-switch-secular-value-vs.html RV/Gold Bait and Switch? - Secular Value vs Absolute Value - Hidden History of Gold Visual of average Joe, happily putting on clothes with their golden shackles. Represents Gold's true purpose in our society, maintaining slavery systems.GOLD Gold gold! This post is going to cover, why Gold historically has so much significance, and how the new push for a Gold back currency is the same old game. D, from Breaking the Silence Removing the Shackles is constantly reenforcing this idea. Her recent post detai... more »

Global Warming and melting of Icebergs

LeDaro at LeDaro - 14 hours ago
Global warming is real and deniers must pay attention. It is an alarming change as sea-levels will be rising and the people living near the sea-shores will lose their homes. Also, people living near the arctic and similar areas are losing their way of life. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy *"A leaked report from one of the world's most prestigious group of scientists, winners of the Nobel Prize, has a lot of people taking notice because of the alarming conclusions about climate change. NBC’s Ann Curry recently traveled to one of the most br... more »

Glenn Greenwald "JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME AND IT'S NOT TERRORISM!"

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
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Miniature Malibu Chicken with Tyson Chicken Nuggets

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 14 hours ago
I made these Miniature Malibu Chicken Nuggets as part of a sponsored post with Collective Bias. Malibu Chicken is one of those things that I can't get enough of. I am not really a chicken person and yet I find myself making them over and over again. Last week, I needed something small to use as an appetizer and I didn't have things on hand for my normal go to recipes, so I made these Miniature Malibu Chickens with Tyson Chicken Nuggets and they were a huge hit. Bite size and really delicious. You will need: Tyson Chicken Nuggets Sliced Ham Provolone or Swiss Cheese ... more »

White House received “heads up” over David Miranda’s detainment

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Paul Lawrance In front of the press today, White House mouthpiece Josh Earnest revealed that the British government provided the White House a “heads up” that the detainment of David Miranda, partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald, was going to be made at the Heathrow airport in London. On Sunday Miranda, who was traveling back to his home in Rio de Janeiro, was held by UK authorities for nine hours under section 7 of the British Terrorism Act. “This is something that we had a indication was likely to occur, but its not so... more »

Learning the Wrong Lessons? Who Should Blog?

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago
In the past week, there has been a heap of controversy here over a post that many folks found to be offensive. In reaction, the blogger is ceasing to blog, Charli discuss the challenges of blogging, and others still are drawing lessons, such as Christopher Zorn who posted on his FB page “the vast majority Continue reading

Establishment Media Hack Wants to Drone Bomb Assange

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
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Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday to James Burton, 74. Some good stuff: 1. Discharge petition talk bubbled up again recently; Joshua Huder shoots it down. Yup -- as I've said, I think it's a lot less of a problem for the leadership to endure a Hastert violation than it is to allow a discharge petition to work. 2. Seth Masket on the parties and campaign finance reform. 3. Dave Wiltse agrees about skipping Iowa. 4. Matt Yglesias on the health care cost slow down. 5. A big thing that's still underappreciated about the ACA: it's not really one thing, but a whole bunch of marginally related things all bu... more »

Glenn Greenwald Says Partner Was Questioned SOLELY On Big Brother Disclosures, Not Terorrism

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
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TPP deal could monopolize multiple industries and police the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
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Which Republican Will New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen Beat In 2014?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
I doubt we'll see a Republican primary fight between Florida's Bob Smith and Massachusetts' Scott Brown for the worthless GOP Senate nomination. Brown seems to have made up his mind to run for president governor (of Massachusetts), leaving the field open for Smith, who, unlike Brown, actually did at one time, live in New Hampshire, having moved there from New Jersey. In fact, he was both a Representative (beating someone named Dudley Dudley) and a Senator from that state. He's 72 now and living in Florida... but wanting to get back on the Beltway ego/gravy train. Smith was a bit o... more »

"Chemical attack" conveniently staged and timed in Syria. Planned Staged Psy-op.

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*I am so on this bogus chemical weapons attack in Syria! * *POST IS UPDATED AT THE BOTTOM, CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES!* * *Seriously? Can this get anymore obvious. The UN team enter Syria and BINGO a ‘chemical attack’ not far from the team. How convenient. *Via WP ."LOGICALLY IT MAKES LITTLE SENSE" *:* Last paragraphs, first!* * Analysts said they did not understand why the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would have the audacity to use chemical weapons on a large scale at a time when U.N. investigators were present in the country. “Logically, it would make little sense for... more »

Star Wars “Revenge Of The Sith” Meets The NSA Scandal

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Digby Jones Does anybody remember *Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith?*It was the final chapter of George Lucas’ admittedly underwhelming prequel trilogy, which became somewhat infamous back in the summer of 2005 for having dialogue and themes which closely paralleled the policies of the Bush Administration, and for being a subliminal left-wing critique of the American Empire in general. Several scenes drew laughs and jokes as they were first uttered on the big screen. One of the most memorable was a confrontational scene betwee... more »

Domestic Drone Industry Booms

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Activist Post* The drone arms race has gone global. But inside the United States, a study by the Association For Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) showed why drone proliferation continues to ramp up at a nearly exponential rate: it has become one of the fastest growing areas of the U.S. economy. A report entitled, "The Economic Impact of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the United States" is clear in its conclusion that competition for jobs and tax dollars created by drone tech development is likely to ... more »

India Central Bank " ball of confusion " policies fail to support rupee ! Foreign " hot money " still fleeing while it can !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/08/panic-flip-flop-moves-by-india-central.html Wednesday, August 21, 2013 2:43 PM Panic Flip-Flop Moves by India Central Bank Fail to Halt Currency Plunge The India Rupee fell to fresh record lows today in spite of panic moves by the Reserve Bank of India. *Rupee 1-Week Chart* *Rupee 5-Year Chart* The Rupee is down 5% in a week, 46% in just over two years. *Carry Trade Unwinds* When carry-trade money is pouring in, everything looks fine. Things get messy in a hurry when there is capital flight. See Mish Video: Troubled Currenc... more »

The Evolution of Autonomous Drones

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] image source *Activist Post* The use of drones has now become common knowledge to the extent that they are being embraced in a number of commercial applications such as real estate, media (paparazzi), and delivering pizzas (once regulators give clearance.) One enthusiast even delivered the rings to his brother's wedding. Everyone in attendance reportedly thought "it was pretty awesome." (Source) National Geographic recently even pointed out some positive uses beyond the military for micro-drones such as hurricane hunting, 3... more »

"GOP Cuts Deny Food Stamps to 6 Million"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"GOP Cuts Deny Food Stamps to 6 Million"* by NewsMax "The final details of a House GOP proposal to cut food stamps by $40 billion over the next 10 years have not yet been made public, but a liberal Washington, D.C., think tank has predicted it would cut benefits for as many as 6 million Americans at a time when the economy is still lagging. Republicans have reportedly said their plan will combine stricter eligibility standards with new work requirements, which would reduce expenditures on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by twice as much as the original House farm... more »

Ben Swann: NSA Using Copyright Claims to Crush Free Speech?

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *BenSwann.com* Can a government agency block criticism by claiming copyright infringement? Sounds a bit ridiculous but it is happening. The NSA is effectively stopping one small business owner from criticism, claiming that by using its name he has infringed on their copyright. Can they do that? This is a Reality Check you won’t see anywhere else. *Full transcript and research links posted below...* This is a story I had a hard time believing until I looked into it for myself. Here is the backstory. Dan McCall is the owne... more »

Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman ( and NY Times Columnist ) accused by UCLA Professor Roger Farmer of plagiarism ? Krugman responds in a NY Times blog post - in a confusing manner , to be kind ! Will the NY Times investigate Farmer's claim ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/08/20/NYT-Paul-Krugman-Accused-Of-Plagiarism NYT'S PAUL KRUGMAN ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM 427 4 1436 ------------------------------ Email Article Print ArticleSend a Tip by WYNTON HALL 20 Aug 2013 355POST A COMMENT *New York Times* columnist and Nobel Prize winning Princeton economist Paul Krugman is battling plagiarism charges after a distinguished UCLA professor of economics leveled the accusation against him on his blog. In an open letter to Paul Krugman, UCLA economics professor Roger Farmer alleges that Krugman stole his ideas and repa... more »

Gutless

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Stephen Harper insists that proroguing Parliament is a "completely normal" procedure. But not even *The Globe and Mail* is buying that line. It editorializes today that: Yes, this will be a more routine use by Mr. Harper of the royal prerogative to prorogue than in the past but it is not justified by the circumstances, and it has the odour of political convenience. We repeat what we said before: Parliament should not sit silent at the whim of the prime minister. Tom Mulcair has a blunter assessment: "He doesn't have the courage to face Parliament and that's the problem with Step... more »

Seventh News Reporter Talking Gibberish

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Knowing that there are technologies that enable a person's thoughts to be disrupted at a distance, should we be taking a closer look at this phenomenon?* Julie Beal In 2011, the Daily Mail (in the UK) published an article, asking “Are secret U.S. army tests to blame for TV presenters speaking utter gibberish?”, and described the incidents as “a string of American and Canadian TV presenters dissolving on-air into unintelligible gobbledygook, their distress obvious as they try but fail to stop themselves blurting out a train... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 16 hours ago
*Levee board appointments may allow Jindal to interfere with suit ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate* *Jefferson Parish hosts open houses on new flood maps ~WDSU* *Heart of Louisiana: The blacksmith ~Dave McNamara* *WATCH: First of Panama Canal’s Giant New Gates Arrive in Panama ~Mike Schuler, gCaptain* *Caravan Stage develops traveling pirate show in Lafitte ~Will Coviello, Gambit *

How Michael Hastings is Being Smeared Throughout Media

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
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Alabama Cop Exposes Ticket Quotas, Gets Fired

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
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German Finance Minister lights a fire in Greece and German over his declaration Greece will need a third bailout - Merkel on the defensive . Might this give her opponents an opening at last ? Frankly , if the German vote for Merkel once again - knowing upfront she will do anything to save the euro and Euroland project ( including plunder Germany's treasury over and over again to bailout southern Europe ) , then they shouldn't cry later ! How might the German Constitution Court view this news though ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
*Asmussen in Greece for talks as debate over bailout's future is rekindled* European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen is due to meet Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras in Athens on Wednesday. The meeting comes in the wake of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble admitting that Greece would need a third bailout. Greek Finance Ministry sources said a range of issues, including possible debt relief, would be discussed during the meeting between Stournaras and Asmussen. The 2014-15 funding gap, which the International Monetary Fund estimates at 10.9 billi... more »

Report of alleged chemical attack near Damascus - note locals in an area where the attack allegedly occurred denied any such attack ( although gunfire heard ) , Syria government denies any such attack occurred - through their hands at least ! FSA quotes almost 1200 deaths ( wonder how they came to that number so quickly ? ) Of course , no one can independently verify this - so , let's see how this plays out ....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Seems too cute by far - does anyone think the Syria government actually would use chemical weapon with UN inspectors in country ? Hundreds Dead In Syrian Chemical Attack As Even Impartial Experts Allege "False Flag" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/21/2013 07:47 -0400 - Iraq - Reuters Overnight, it wasn't Egypt but Syria that woke up to the latest massacre, this time in a chemical weapons-induced slaughter when more than 200 people were killed shortly after 3 am local time, in what would be by far the worst reported use of chemical arms in... more »

Fed Reserve Head job sees long knives come out from supporters of Janet Yellen - White House accused of of anti - Yellen sexism ! Really , what they're saying is the White house and the President will say anything to make Larry Summers look good and empahsize whatever " preceived " flaws Yellin might have ( not being a so called mani team player , being too" thoughtful " and " deliberate " in her thinking than manic , rash and brusque Larry , not being " serious " about spotting bubbles ( like Larry is ? ) It is really embarrassing to see how this process is playing out !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/08/20/the-white-houses-anti-yellen-sexism-cont/ The White House’s anti-Yellen sexism, cont. By Felix Salmon AUGUST 20, 2013 - Email - Print - inShare - - - FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY | TECHNOCRATS Neil Irwin is not going to have made many friends in the White House with today’s piece on the problems the Obama administration has with Janet Yellen. It makes the White House economic team seem insular, sexist, and deeply mistaken about what the right and proper role of the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board should be... more »

PA tactics for 'peace talks' revealed

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
PA Official Abbas Zaki, again, this time expressing the view that if the Jews leave Jerusalem as well Judea and Samaria...then Israel will collapse. Once again have you seen this reported on the BBC or other anti-Israel media? Of course not, they are too busy blaming Israel for stalling the peace talks by building 'settlements'.

Where There Is Faith, There Is Love - A Poem by M.N.Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago
** ** *Faith renews* ** *Faith restores * ** *Faith opens the doorway to one's heart * ** *And one's freedom from fear * ** *For where there is faith * ** *There is love, * ** *And where there is love* ** *Fear cannot exist. * ** *So* ** *Go in faith * ** *And you open a gateway * ** *To a new kind of living. * ** *One * ** *That many have dreamed about * ** *For countless centuries* M.N. Hopkins *Note:* This was written by Me in 1998 before I gave a lecture and included it in a series of Inspirational writings that I published in 2002. I decided to put into into a poetic form and ... more »

Water, Our Maternal Parent Under Fire

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 19 hours ago
Water, do you realize that we are drinking the same water as the dinosaurs.. As a human fascinated with space, intrigued with our galaxy and the universe, from supernovas to red giants, we know so little and we know so much, time and distances seem unreal, unfortunately the madness of humankind is too real.. If there is one thing science agrees on, the key to planetary life taking off is water, so what kind of lunatic would propose taking our maternal parent, yes, for if one thinks about water it is our paternal parent, for without water none of us would be here.. What deranged... more »

I Wear My Egg In Solidarity: Thoughts on the Perils of Academic Blogging

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 19 hours ago
Sometime in my first year of blogging, I read on the Internets that President Mugabe’s troops had burned a six-year-old alive in front of his parents. I was horrified, it was late, I was tired and already pissed off at something completely unrelated, and I foolishly fired off a blog post provocatively entitled “Why Not Assassinate Continue reading

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Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago

If everything is under surveillance ...

Alison at Creekside - 19 hours ago
A powerful two minutes with Jacob Appelbaum of Tor Project and Der Spiegel. Mr. Appelbaum has been flagged and detained many times like Glenn Greenwald's partner David Miranda was at Heathrow three days ago. An American citizen, he no longer travels to the US. Wall Street Journal, Aug 20 2013 : "The NSA, in conjunction with telecommunications companies, has built a system that can reach deep into the U.S. Internet backbone and cover 75% of traffic in the country, including not only metadata but the content of online communications." The Guardian, Aug 1 2013 "The US government ha... more »

Amazon DISAPPEARS from internet

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago
*I find it curious the two largest companies on the Internet had outages very near each other. Also curious that L3 (Level 3) is involved with the Amazon one as its a huge government telecom contractor, is someone testing how hard it would be to bring down the Internet for a period of time? Just sayin'.... -Bill / AK** * * * *Amazon DISAPPEARS from internet* *Last week Google, this week Amazon, next week El Reg?* By Jack Clark, 19th August 2013 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/19/amazon_outage/ Updated Amazon.com has dropped offline*, amid widespread reports of trouble in the... more »

Why was the charge murder?

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 20 hours ago
The Toronto police officer was charged with murder and not manslaughter because manslaughter (generally) is a wrongful killing where there was no intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm that could kill. Shoot someone repeatedly cannot possibly be seen as something done without recognizing grievous bodily harm would result. That doesn't mean the police officer is guilty - he may well have a defence of legitimate use of force. But if he is guilty of anything it is not manslaughter. Now some law school stuff. Canadian law distinguishes between justifiable, accidental and c... more »

Oops, a Fatah official tells the truth about it's aim of destroying Israel

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
Fatah leader Abbas Zaki speaks on Palestinian Authority television about "the great goal," referring to the goal of destroying Israel. He explains that it is impossible to achieve the "goal in one stroke," but that it would be "great" if Israel were "remove[d] from existence." He goes on to explain that this is not "a [stated] policy" and "you can't say it to the world." This is a clear of example of the duplicity of PA leaders, who adhere to one position when speaking to foreign audiences, claiming to be seeking peace, but uphold a different position when speaking in Arabic, de... more »

GW HARDIN: REVEALING THE PRANIC GATEWAYS DECEMBER 6, 2013

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 20 hours ago
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The Economy: "What the Bond Sell-Off Means for Stocks"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
* "What the Bond Sell-Off Means for Stocks"* by Bill Bonner "The Dow dropped 71 points yesterday. Treasury prices continued to slide. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note (which moves in the opposite direction to prices) hit a two-year high of 2.88%. And gold held steady at $1,365 an ounce. Bond investors have been hit hard. For instance, holders of the iShares Barclays 20-Year Treasury Bond ETF are down about 14% for 2013. Surely, there are some major financial problems hidden beneath these figures. Sooner or later, they will show up in the headlines… with the announcement o... more »

Sony’s announcement: PlayStation 4 launch dates

Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 20 hours ago
*Sony has announced the launch dates for its PlayStation 4 console. The next-generation games mechanism will become obtainable in North America on 15 November and Europe on 29 November. *Its opponent Microsoft has only said that the Xbox One will go on sale some time the same month. Experts suggested that the most recent revelation might help gain the Japanese firm headlines, but that it would be software that eventually decided which company came out on top. Rob Crossley, associate editor at the Computer and Video Games news site supposed that Sony has made unbelievable progres... more »

Federal Reserve has become buyer of last resort for US debt - and as interest move higher , not only does the risk for interest rate derivatives for Banks and Hedge funds rise , but the losses on bonds held by the Fed increase as well !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 21 hours ago
New record: Federal Reserve owes more than $2 trillion in US debt Published time: August 20, 2013 18:20 Get short URL [image: Reuters / Enrique Castro-Mendivil] Reuters / Enrique Castro-Mendivil Share on tumblr Tags Economy, Government Spending, USA The United States Federal Reserve has set a new record, but it’s not one exactly worth celebrating. For the first time ever, the Fed owns more than $2 trillion in US debt. According to the Fed’s latest weekly account, the central bank currently is holding roughly $2,001,093,000,000 in US Treasury securities. That statistic, first reported by... more »

SELL OFF

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago
*Indonesian-police-girls* "*The sell-off spans countries* from Thailand to Turkey, South Africa and Brazil." The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and their allies are under attack. The Indonesian rupiah is now "the third worst performing currency in the world, over the past three months, after the Indian rupee and the Brazilian real." Investors have also been quitting these countries' equity markets. *http://www.ft.com/* * * *George Soros meets Indonesia's President Yudhoyono (Website for this image). Soros reportedly has links to the Rothschilds, Mark Rich, and Rafi Eytan.... more »

UK ordered Guardian to destroy hard drives in effort to stop Snowden revelations

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
* * * * *UK ordered Guardian to destroy hard drives in effort to stop Snowden revelations* Published time: August 20, 2013 04:20 Edited time: August 20, 2013 10:32 Get short URL http://rt.com/news/guardian-hard-drives-destroyed-697/ UK authorities reportedly raided the Guardian’s office in London to destroy hard drives in an effort to stop future publications of leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The action is unlikely to prevent new materials coming out. Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger revealed in a Monday article posted on the British newspaper's website that intell... more »

Pakistan ex-President Musharraf charged with Benazir Bhutto's murder

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf (AFP Photo) * * * * *Pakistan ex-President Musharraf charged with Benazir Bhutto's murder* Published time: August 20, 2013 04:15 Edited time: August 20, 2013 05:52 http://rt.com/news/musharraf-charged-bhutto-murder-702/ Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been charged with the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007. The ex-military leader has denied all the charges against him. "He was charged with murder, criminal conspiracy for murder and facilitation for murder," Public Prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar told AFP at th... more »

British police are investigating Diana's death again

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
* * * * *British police are investigating Diana's death again* Maria Puente, USA TODAY 10:52 a.m. EDT August 18, 2013 *What more is there to investigate about the death of Princess Diana? British police aren't saying, but they're re-examining the 1997 car cras*h. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/08/17/british-police-are-investigating-dianas-death-again/2667705/ British police announced Saturday they are again investigating Princess Diana's death. British media and the Associated Press reported that Scotland Yard is examining the "relevance and credibility" of newly rece... more »

We The People....

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
Someone who just goes by the name of "I" sent me this....

The United Nations is biased against Israel - This time it is official

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
In a quite amazing turn of events, Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, admitted to a group of Israeli students that there is indeed an “unfortunate” bias against Israel in the UN: Responding to a student who said Israelis felt their country was discriminated against in the international organization, Ban confirmed that there was a biased attitude towards the Israeli people and Israeli government, stressing that it was “an unfortunate situation.” Ban met with the students as part of the UN Model international academic convention initiated by students at the Colleg... more »

Tuesday Night Rock

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 21 hours ago
Knopfler, Clapton, Sting and Phil Collins on the drums. That's rock'n roll. And, if Blues is your thing, tell me what's better than Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning.

The Salford Guardian (2)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Following on from the previous post and following an interesting suggestion from Span Ows *at Biased BBC* to test whether the *Guardian *really does lead the BBC by the nose, here's a list of all the front page stories of the UK's national newspapers this morning: *Guardian* - US and Britain at odds as NSA row deepens Officials promoted bogus bomb detectors *Daily Telegraph* - The heart disease 'time bomb' Briton hit by New York taxi loses her leg Murderer first to challenge whole life term 32: the age we turn into our parents (no matter how hard we try) The Olympic effect proves a ... more »

The Last Waltz of Separation

Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 22 hours ago
On 8/20/13, at 4:20 PM, Jarrafusa wrote: [12:17:25 AM] Jarrafusa: http://www.paoweb.com/sn082013.htm [12:17:52 AM] Jarrafusa: get your tools of resonance out...the final dance is beginning [12:18:01 AM] Jarrafusa: I love you...

ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: Is there nothing quite as wonderful as money?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 23 hours ago
[image: image] Here’s the update on tomorrow night’s programme with our friends at the Auckland Uni Economics Group: “Money,” sang the hippies, “it’s a sin.” Money, say the mercantilists, it’s a sign of wealth! “There is nothing quite as wonderful as money,” sang Monty Python. But what exactly is it, this stuff – a store of value? a means of exchange? the root of all evil? or the source of all good? What is this stuff that seems to move the world, yet is seemingly so hard to define, and so impossible to evaluate. And where exactly does it come from? People strive for it, bargai... more »

Farewell, John; Hello, Hanna!

Kris Nielsen at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 23 hours ago
I’m feeling a little anxious tonight. You ever get that feeling where you’re about to jump into a situation that can make a big difference, but can also get you in a lot of trouble? Well, I feel that I am on the verge of making a big difference. And, really, the only person who […]

L.A.'s Persian Jewish Community Is More Than Just The Shahs Of Sunset-- For Better And For Worse

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
The biggest community of Iranian Jews in the world isn't in Tehran or Isfahan, not in Paris, London, Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv or Great Neck... It's in L.A., where nearly 50,000 "Persian" Jews live. (L.A., meaning Beverly Hills... and spill over.) After the Iranian Revolution, thousands of pro-Shah Jews-- many of them rich-- fled to the U.S., one of the wealthiest waves of immigrants to ever come to America. BRAVO! has a reality show about a group ofthem-- the Iranian version of *Amish Mafia* or *Princesses: Long Island*. One of the main characters, Reza, is half Jewish... and all gay.... more »

@thechalkface and @slekar mix it up with @henryrollins

Timothy D. Slekar at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Let’s see. We’ve interviewed historians, educators, journalists, activists, moms, dads, and students. Today we got to talk to badass celebrity Henry Rollins. I know Shaun already posted a link to the show but here is another one. In case you’re not sure who Henry Rollins is here’s a quick wickipedia excerpt: Henry Rollins (born February […]

HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People's History of Egypt, Part 7, 1917-1921

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
Scene from the Egyptian Revolution of 1919. Image from Egyptian History website. A people's history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 7: 1917-1921 period -- British oppression leads to nationalist revolution and beginnings of a labor movement. By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / August 20, 2013 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman's Rag Blog "people's history" series, "

when i was young

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago

OUR MOON

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

A BIG thank you to @henryrollins for being At the Chalk Face today

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
I mean, did you ever see this coming? I didn’t. I want to apologize for the one caller who stayed diligently on hold today. I didn’t feel cool with clicking over to callers. I had to do the show from a Starbucks today because of work, and that schools don’t let BlogTalkRadio pass their firewalls. […]

Detroit's Unions , Pensioners , Retirees , Politicians and Concerned citizens need to organize a MILLION AMERICAN CITIZEN MARCH on Washington to stop the looting of Detroit - which is nothing more than a sanctioned event to save the banksters from their riskt gambits ! Alternatively , Detroit can passively watch the looting proceed legally and see everything go up in legally blessed smoke !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://beforeitsnews.com/economy/2013/08/detroit-government-chooses-big-banks-over-the-american-people-once-again-2547028.html *Government Sides with the Big Banks Every Time* Ellen Brown noted recently that Detroit is yet another example of the government choosing big banks over the American people: The argument for the super-priority of derivative claims [background] is that nonpayment on these bets represents a “systemic risk” to the financial scheme. Derivative bets are cross-collateralized and are so inextricably entwined in a $600-plus trillion house of cards that the whole fin... more »

Senator Ted may not understand what the fuss is about his citizenship, but his Teabagger superfans sure ought to

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Senator Ted had his chance to speak out against the loonery of birtherism. It's only fitting that he now pay some small price.* *"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President."* *-- from Article II, Section 1, No. 5, of the U.S. Constitution* *"Because I was a U.S. citizen at birth, because I left Calgary when I was 4 and have lived my entire life since then in the U.S., and because I have never taken affirmative steps to claim Canadian citizenship, I assume... more »

Pork Barrel 5: Abolish Pork Fund, or Shrink Government?

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
The other day, a friend way back from UP Diliman undergrad in the 80s, *JB Baylon*, posted this in his facebook wall and tagged me, below. I am attaching some posters circulating in facebook for the Citizens' indignation rally on Monday, August 26. *PENNY-WISE, POUND FOOLISH??? THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE * *…I think it is important to highlight the fact that the PORK we wish to save from the clutches of the porkish is only 1% of our total national budget. This is not to say that it is not worth "saving" even just 1% from ending up in pockets and not in real projects. But it highlights th... more »

#SurveillanceState: Privacy for me, but not for thee, say National ministers [updated]

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
The presumption of Westminster Government ever since the 1688 Bill of Rights used to be that anything was allowed citizens except what was * prohibited* by law, while nothing was permitted government except what was * permitted—*with one important corollary therefrom that while citizens should be safe from intrusion into their privacy and property except by due process of law, government itself should be transparent*.* That presumption is dead. Apparently when it comes to privacy and property, politicians think they are our masters and not our servants. One rule for them, and anoth... more »

Dear Readers

Brian Rathbun at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
I have decided, following the controversy surrounding my post on networking, to remove myself as one of the permanent contributors to the Duck of Minerva. Through poorly chosen and ill-considered language and images, I made light of women’s challenges both in their academic and in their daily lives, for which I am deeply sorry. I Continue reading

Germany plan to tax Bitcoin after determining its a legal currency ! Interest rate derivatives set to explode ? John Embry says watch out folks ! Gold and silver Data , news and view - August 20 , 2013 !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Germany plans tax on bitcoin after virtual currency is recognized as 'private money' Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2013-08-19 19:54. Section: Daily Dispatches From The Telegraph, London Monday, August 19, 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/globalbusiness/10252383/Germany-plans... The German Finance Ministry ruled that bitcoin is a "unit of account" and therefore "mining" them is a form of "money creation." This means that, like stocks or shares, any profit from them is subject to Germany's capital gains tax, at 25 percent -- unless they are held for more than a year, according to ... more »

Opting Out is not just in the spring anymore.

Chris Cerrone at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
For New York Parents: The spring 3-8 state assessments get a great deal of attention, but there are other mandated tests that could be used to evaluate teachers. These additional tests cause our children to lose more instruction time and impact all grade levels- preK-12. Families need to say enough is enough and boycott any […]

Our Corrupt, Power Hungry Prime Minister Will NOT Answer Questions .....

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
*"Stephen Harper, for the fourth time, has prorogued the Parliament of Canada, depriving elected officials of their ability to do what they were put there to do, which is to ask questions of the Canadian government," Mulcair told reporters in Montreal Tuesday.* ***"Mr. Harper is afraid to answer the questions that we have for him."* *'Prorogation shows Harper afraid of questions.'- says Mulcair * *"WHITEHORSE—It was a bizarre spectacle. One of many when it comes to questioning the prime minister.* ** *A PMO adviser told reporters Monday in advance that Stephen Harper would not provi... more »

A Public School System from Hell

freetoteach at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
MONDAY, AUG 19, 2013 07:01 PM EDT At Salon.com “Indescribably insane”: A public school system from hell

Iraq update - August 20 , 2013 ... Iraq's Kurd leaders discover after rhetoric comes reality ! After pledging to assist the Kurds in Syria , seeing 30,000 Kurds cross from Syria in Iraq Kurdistan in several day in response - Iraq's Kurds set a daily limit of three refugees a day from Syria ! Slowly Iraq being drawn into the smoldering regional war !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://rt.com/news/kurds-syria-fighting-nusra-730/ Iraq’s Kurdistan ‘sets quota’ to stem massive stream of Syrian refugees Published time: August 20, 2013 16:19 Edited time: August 20, 2013 17:00 Get short URL Syrian refugees cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, August 19, 2013 (Reuters / Azad Lashkari) Download video (28.56 MB) Share on tumblr Trends Syria unrest Tags Anissa Naouai, Clashes, Conflict, Human rights, Iraq, Paula Slier, Russia, Syria, UN The Iraqi Kurdish region has set up an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day in a move to cope with a h... more »

#SurveillanceState: And the internet shrugged

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*“One way of beginning to understand privacy is by looking at what happens to people in extreme situations where it is absent. Recalling his time in Auschwitz, Primo Levi observed that ‘solitude in a Camp is more precious and rare than bread.’ Solitude is one state of privacy, and even amidst the overwhelming death, starvation, and horror of the camps, Levi knew he missed it.... Levi spent much of his life finding words for his camp experience. How, he wonders aloud in* Survival in Auschwitz*, do you describe ‘the demolition of a man,’ an offense for which ‘our language lacks word... more »

Egypt: It's Not The End of The World If Washington Decides To Cut Off Aid

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
[image: The Dude On Worrying About Life Quote Gif In The Big Lebowskie] *Egypt has taken a very Dude-like approach to the prospect of Washington cutting off aid.* "Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said in an interview Tuesday it would be a mistake if the United States cut off military aid but insisted Cairo could survive without it. . . . *“Let’s not forget that Egypt went with the Russian military for support and we survived. So, there is no end to life,” he said. “You can live with different circumstances.”*" - Al Arabiya, *"Egypt could survive without U.S. mili... more »

Merkel visits Dachau ( first sitting Chancellor to do so ) and gives " pep talk " on euro and united europe . Just me or is that and odd place for that type of pep talk ? Merkel visits plays to mixed reviews in the German homeland - some see it as a campaign stop that is tasteless.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-20/merkel-has-some-words-encouragement-or-warning Merkel Has Some Words Of Encouragement... Or Is That Warning? [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/20/2013 15:06 -0400 - Deutsche Bank - Germany - Greece - recovery Germany's Angela Merkel visited the German concentration camp in Dachau - the first such visit by a sitting German Chancellor- where one may say, she could have picked her words a tad more wisely: - *MERKEL SAYS NATIONS SHARING A CURRENCY WILL NEVER GO TO WAR* - *MERKEL SAYS 'WORT... more »

Are you ready for some football?

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
It’s been a big week for football (that is, soccer to all you U.S. readers). The raffle for 2014 World Cup tickets in Brazil started today ($90 is the starting price for first round games). Brazil had a dry run of hosting the Confederations Cup soccer tourney over the summer, which went great, aside from Continue reading

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*He’s b-a-a-a-a-ck! Disaster-prone BP boss returns to the Gulf under new auspices ~Mark Moseley, The Lens*

#SurveillanceState: The GCSB dividend

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*[H]e realized at once that he shouldn't have spoken aloud, and that by doing so he had, in a sense, acknowledged the stranger's right to oversee his actions… “And you should talk less in general; almost everything you've said up to now could have been inferred from your behaviour, even if you'd said only a few words, and it wasn't terribly favourable to you in any case… “But I’m not guilty,” said K. “there’s been a mistake. How is it even possible for someone to be guilty? We’re all human beings here, one like the other.” “That is true” said the priest, “but that is... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
An xray of poppies and a pitcher plant. [Yahoo photo, more at link]

Who do you trust?

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
I have never trusted any government to tell me the whole truth. All my life they've lied to me. Sadly, outside of handful of responsible journalists and bloggers, now that click bait journalism has become the accepted business model, I don't trust the media to tell me the whole truth either. I do trust Charlie Pierce. I don't always agree with him entirely, but I always listen to what he has to say because he's honest, he's smarter than me and his institutional knowledge is deep. I completely agree with him about the NSA: ...(There is simply no logical reason to take anything the ... more »
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