10:45am MDST
Grand Theft Data
Gwynne Dyer contends that America is hopeless - and helpless - when it
comes down to securing the data it steals on an industrial scale. In a
country where 850,000 people have "top secret" security clearances and
access to this mountain of data there are bound to be plenty of Edward
Snowden's quietly digging for the mother lode. Unlike Snowden, it's
unlikely many of them are motivated by altruism.
*What the NSA has built is a system that is too big to monitor properly,
let alone fully control. The system’s official purposes are bad enough, but
it cannot even know the full range of... more »
UPDATED Ban Ki Moon & UN. John Kerry to make statement 12:30
UN leader Ban Ki-moon will meet ambassadors from Britain, China, France,
Russia and the United States on Friday after cutting short a visit to
Europe over the Syria chemical weapons crisis.
"He intends to engage with member states on developments in Syria, starting
today at noon (1600 GMT) with a meeting with the permanent members of the
Security Council," said UN spokesman Martin Nesirky.
The United States and its allies are considering a military strike on Syria
over the attack. Russia and China are fiercely opposed to such a move.
Noon today, yet another meeting?
BREAKING: U.S.... more »
EPISTEMIC ENCLOSURES: We get little help from our friends!
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013*
*Part 4—Why is our tribe so clueless:* The tribal mind will always know
when it is getting conned.
This clairvoyance was observed last Sunday when Ross Douthat wrote a
(rather fuzzy) column in the New York Times.
Douthat identifies as a conservative. Within our tribe, that meant that his
claims would of course be wrong.
Rather fuzzily, Douthat argued that the “underlying realities” of our
“polarized politics” are not as bad as they were as the time of the march
on Washington. Even though we’re still “divided by race,” he said, “there
is vastly more room ... more »
The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical
The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical.
Weekend Fun 47: San Miguel, Galman and Inuman
More than a week ago, August 21, was the 30th death anniversary of former
Sen. Ninoy Aquino, husband of former President Cory Aquino and father of
current President Noynoy Aquino. He was murdered when he got off the plane
upon his arrival in Manila from the US. The Marcos government version then
was that a hired killer, Rolando Galman, slipped out of nowhere past a
thick phalanx of airport policemen and soldiers armed to the teeth, and
shot Ninoy. That story is a hoax, of course.
Anyway, Filipino humor made fun of that Marcos government story. Among such
humor is converting portions... more »
Syrian civil war and the plight of children
THREE’S COMPANY: Girls looked from behind a curtain at their family’s home
at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Thursday. (Ashraf Amra/APA
Images/Zuma Press)WSJ.
It is very sad to see these children. What kind of life is awaiting them?
However, bombing Syria is not the answer. U.S and other countries should
find a diplomatic solution to this problem.
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine
*ROTATION: Aliya Asymova of Kazakhstan competed in the women’s individual
hoop qualification during the 32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday. (Valery Sharifulin/ITAR-TASS/Zuma Press)*
Untitled
*How the Dutch are Helping New Orleans Stay Dry ~Marco Werman, The World*
*Lies of omission ~Library Chronicles*
*Lucky Dogs ~KnowLA*
Syria: Proxies, Pipelines and People
*Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on AMTV to discuss the
current situation in Syria. He explains some of the motivations of key
regional players and their Western backers in terms of economics and
geopolitics. Draitser examines various scenarios that could play out in
the coming weeks and months depending on how events unfold on the ground
and diplomatically. Additionally, he explores the discredited US narrative
about the use of chemical weapons and the historical precedents for such
lies.*
Not In Vlad Putin's Russia You Don't
Russian artist Konstantin Altunin has hightailed it to safety in France and
none too soon. Russian authorities have moved to seize Altunin's
paintings, especially one depicting Vlad Putin, in a woman's slip,
brushing the hair of president Dmitry Medvedev, depicted in bra and
panties. Here the boys are in all their artistic glory:
Archbishop of Canterbury - Homophobes are "Wicked"
Britain's top prelate, the Archbishop of Canterbury, warns that Christians
need to "repent" the mistreatment of gay people and, if they don't, they're
"wicked."
*The Most Rev Justin Welby told an audience of born-again Christians in
London that the vast majority of people under 35 find the Church's beliefs
on the issue "incomprehensible" and equate them to "racism and other forms
of gross and atrocious injustice".*
* *
*While standing by his decision to vote against same-sex marriage in the
House of Lords, the Archbishop, who is an evangelical, made clear that he
was reassessing his... more »
FREEDOM OF O-PRESS-ION ON PALESTINIAN LANDS
Israeli military tries to prevent Palestinian TV reporter from doing a
story at the weekly Bilin demonstration in their village.
Now Israel wants to help Obama "liberate" the people of Syria just like
they've "liberated" the Palestinian people - onto refugee camps where they
can be smothered.
Canada Should Follow Britain's Lead
David Cameron wanted to bomb Syria so bad his teeth hurt. There was just
one problem, Britain's Iraq War fiasco.
*Because of Iraq, David Cameron had promised to allow parliament a veto on
going to war back in 2010. He had even committed himself to repealing the
royal prerogative, the executive powers which enable him to bypass
parliament, though he hasn't, yet.*
*As a result, parliament had the power to deny him authority, even in a
relatively modest and constrained form, to strike against Assad. The jury's
out on when that last happened: some say 1782 and the American war of
in... more »
James Corbett interviews Pepe Escobar on Bandar Bush's role in Syria & more
Interview 733 – Pepe Escobar on Bandar Bush’s Role in Syria Posted by
Corbett
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Roving correspondent and frequent guest Pepe Escobar of Asia Times
Onlinejoins us once again to discuss the geopolitical machinations
behind the
latest developments in Syria. We discuss the possibility of an
Iran-Iraq-Syria
pipeline and how the regional players react to such a proposal, Prince
Bandar of Saudi and his role in orchestrating the terror in Syria, the
reason why the chemical weapons attack in Syria was a false flag attack
and
why Syria can’t come out and ... more »
'CIA'S BANDAR SUPPLIED GAS FOR DAMASCUS ATTACK'
*Prince Bandar, who is reported to be behind the gas attack in Syria.
Rumsfeld on the left.*
Syrians in Ghouta claim that Saudi Arabia supplied the rebels behind the
chemical attack of 21 August 2013 / EXCLUSIVE: Witnesses Of Gas Attack Say
Saudis Supplied Rebels With Chemical Weapons
'The rebel group al-Nusra, which is linked to al-Qaeda, did the gas attack
in Damascus, using gas supplied by Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia.'
A group of journalists, one of whom works for the Associated press, report
that both rebels and local residents in Ghouta accuse Saudi Prince Bandar
bin Sultan... more »
Warning: This May Cause Your Lungs to Collapse. Donald Rumsfeld Accuses Obama of Rushing Into War.
Rummy's back! Donald Rumsfeld, the architect of not one but two failed
American foreign wars, is dissing Barack Obama over plans to possibly bomb
targets in Syria.
"*When you think about what’s really important in that region—it’s Iran’s
nuclear program and the relationship between Iran and Syria, the Assad
regime, with respect to terrorists that go around killing innocent men,
women and children, including Americans*." Whatever that means.
*even if Rumsfeld had a point, he'd be a really terrible messenger for it,
given his role in Iraq, argues Steve Benen at Rachel Maddow's blog... more »
Here's How The Corrupt Harper Administration Operates - Defeated Tory Candidate (who cheated on election spending) Gets Senate Appointment!!!
**
*Never doubt how rotten to the core our Federal Conservative government
actually is:*
*
**"Federal New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair ripped into Prime
Minister Stephen Harper Thursday for appointing a defeated Conservative
candidate to the Senate. Yonah Martin, who lost in the riding of New
Westminster-Coquitlam, was given a $132,300 Senate patronage post by Harper.
*
*In addition, Martin's campaign in 2008 failed to comply with the Elections
Act by spending $93,778.33, which is more than the legal limit of
$85,621.43. *
*
**Mulcair, speaking in Rocky Point Park in Port Mo... more »
Chimp - the artist: Wins $10,000 for his paintings
*Brent, a chimpanzee at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.,*
*outpolled chimps across the United States to win *
*the $10,000 prize for his art work, right. *
*(AP photos courtesy of Chimp Haven)*
**
*"Brent, 37, a retired laboratory animal, was the top vote-getter in an
online chimp art contest organized by the Humane Society of the United
States, which announced the results Thursday. The chimp won $10,000 for the
Chimp Haven sanctuary in northwest Louisiana."*
*Read the **CBC** story.*
It is not fair though. They did not ask Stephen Harper to participate. He
would have won.
Escuela Zapatista: Resistance as a Way of Life
The
stage at the “Escuelita Zapatista” in La Realidad has the images of
Emiliano Zapata and the differents subcomandantes zapatistas.PHOTO DR
2013 Alex Mensing
At the Escuelita Zapatista, Students Learn Community Organizing and
Civil Resistance as a Way of LifeThe Class Was Stopped Twice: The First
Time to Emphasize the Importance of Discipline in Their Organization
August 29,
Money Is Not Safe In The Big Banks
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BREAKING: UK Parliament Votes AGAINST War in Syria
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Humanitarian Bombs - Freda Art *Activist Post*
Prime Minister David Cameron recalled parliament following reports of a
chemical weapons attack against Syrian citizens.
Reuters is reporting that the British Parliament narrowly voted down a
measure to authorize military action in Syria.
From Reuters:
In a humiliating and unexpected development, Cameron and his coalition
government failed to pass a motion that would have authorized military
action against Syria in principle by 285 to 272 votes.
Cameron said afterwards he w... more »
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DREAMERS PETITION:
It's an awesome morning! Today is judgement day for the payaso in
Phoenix... Also, in that spirit, please sign the petition to make
scholarships available for DREAMERS. This went out yesterday on
Change.org... so far, there are 125 signatures. Let's get at least 1,000
signatures. Here's the message with link:
Please sign, blast and share etc. We will followup with board to see when
they will bring it up for a vote. All info should be within page..
including contact info for the NHSF board:
To the Chair and Board of Directors of the National Hispanic Scholarship
Fund:
As peopl... more »
Lies and Disinformation on the Road to War
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*James Corbett*
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Energy Firm Caught Breaking Down Door to Install Smart Meter!
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*Activist Post*
Smart Meters are a financial Trojan Horse for Big Energy. This is why we
are witnessing – and now catching on film – criminal acts of vandalism,
breaking and entering and trespass by energy firms trying to install their
next-generation cash machines in the homes of customers.
When energy companies are prepared to treat the personal property of
customers with such abject disrespect, the extent to which they will care
for highly-sensitive personal data is in no doubt.
A one-year study in Toronto, by Toronto H... more »
WE ARE DESTROYERS: RUMORS OF WAR MONGERING
- Dave Webb, Chair of the UK's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament wrote me
this morning with these words, "We are so relieved about the vote in
parliament last night. People are realising at last that war is not the
answer. There is no public backing for military intervention! All those
protests, actions and all the lobbying have been worth it after all! Keep
up the good work - it is so important." Dave also serves as the board
convener of the Global Network and runs our web site.
- Because of revelations made possible by NSA whistleblower Edward
Snowd... more »
Stop-and-Frisk Replaced by Stop-and-Assault in Detroit
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Noncompete Answers - Company Lost The Customer Contract; Employer Owes Me Wages
On the ever-popular topic of non-competition agreements, I continue to get
tons of questions. I'm answering some more today.
*Is My Noncompete Agreement Enforceable If My Employer Owes Me Wages?*
*Q: My former employer wrote such an ambiguous non-compete that it
virtually eliminates any chance of me finding any employment in my field.
Plus they owe me $9500 and say they won't pay unless I provide them with
proof I'm not competing.
They made exceptions to the non-compete during my employment and now say
that I'm violating the agreement by continuing to do the exceptions that
they ... more »
Reports Of Very Unusual Troop Movements In The U.S. And Air Power Massing In Cyprus
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Michael Snyder
The photo posted below shows a massive lineup of U.S. military armored
vehicles on the Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River in Jefferson
Parish, Louisiana. According to Before It’s News, this photograph was
emailed to them by a very concerned reader: “The picture below was just
emailed to Beforeitsnews by a very concerned reader who asked that we
publish this to get it out to the world. The picture shows a HUGE number of
military vehicles being transported towards New Orleans and was just taken
by o... more »
Ron Paul: Syria Chemical Attack Was a False Flag
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Musical Interlude: Nirvana- Lake of Fire
annie reminded me of this tune- what the hell!
It's timely.
"Family, Bonds, Space and Time"
"There is a family of us who have this yearning for a kind of excellence
that we can manifest every day of our lives, a family who wants to believe
we're not pawns, we're not victims on this planet, that knows we have the
power within us here and now to change the world we see around us!"
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood,
but of respect and joy in each other's life.
Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof."
- "Illusions: The Adventures of A Reluctant Messiah"
"If our friendship depends on things like space and time, then when we
final... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Bill Daily, 86. Of course I'm a big Bill Daily fan; you
knew that, right?
The good stuff seems to have more political scientists and a lot more Syria
than usual:
1. Molly Jackman on discharge petitions -- and the immigration bill.
2. James Fearon on Syria.
3. Deborah Avant on Syria.
4. I already linked to this one at the other place, but it helped my
thinking a lot so I'll repeat it here: Charli Carpenter on Syria.
5. And Dan Drezner's "Shatners." Unfair! To Kirk, that is. On content...I'm
skeptical that there isn't something worse than the last one on his list,... more »
Good News from the Marketplace
It is the beginning of a new academic year, and I am pleased to report that my
favorite textbooks are still selling well.
Establishment, Careerist Republicans Strike Back Against The Right WIng "Fringe"
You probably heard about how poor old doddering McConnell stumbled right
into a right wing trap, tarring all the Kentucky teabaggers as "fringe,"
which, of course they are. But Republicans aren't supposed to talk that way
about what's now their party's base. Local Tea Party leaders immediately
blasted McConnell in a very public and very damaging way:
August 29, 2013
Dear Senator McConnell,
We were extremely disturbed by a recent comment by your campaign
spokeswoman on Monday dismissing conservative and Tea party Activists who
support or are considering supporting Matt Bevin as “... more »
Syrians in Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack ! Syria updates - August 30 2013 ....While the US contemplates its navel and mulls going solo in its stubborn quixotic determination to attack Syria , why is there such a blind refusal to consider that the Syrian Rebels ( the party with the greatest motivation to use chemical weapons , aided by the Saudis eager to get the US bombing Syria post haste ) , not only have acted as the guilty party here ( snipers shooting at UN inspectors , refusing to grant safe access to Un inspectors ) , now just admitted they were responsible for last week's attack ? .In the aftermath of the Uk Parliament rejecting UK involvement in any military action in Syria , the US stands alone - if a desired non symbolic and certainly not mockable attack of Syria is to occur this weekend ( before the UN completes its chemical weapon investigation , before an UN authorization is voted upon and before Congress reconvenes and gives its authorization to attack )
http://www.infowars.com/rebels-admit-responsibility-for-chemical-weapons-attack/
( So , the Rebels did it ? US Attack still on track ? This may be a
bombshell - if this is investigated rather than ignored ! )
Rebels Admit Responsibility for Chemical Weapons Attack
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Militants tell AP reporter they mishandled Saudi-supplied chemical weapons,
causing accident
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
August 30, 2... more »
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Syria: After the Commons Defeat
I really detest the phrase, but last night's Commons vote that ensured
the
path to war with Syria is one that won't be taken is definitely a
"game-changer". Here are my quick thoughts on the fall out - some
domestic,
some not.
1. It is regrettably true, Ed led his Parliamentary troops into voting
against the government on technical rather than principled grounds.
Whether
he's a copper-bottomed shit or not, his opposition was based on
testsinvolving standards of proof and legal justifications. It was
neither
principled nor based on an understanding of the specifics of the
situation. ... more »
Pacific waters as an excuse for the warming hiatus
Most of the mainstream media offered us a bizarre "story" in the recent two
or three days. The absence of global warming in recent years – well, it's
really 17 years now – has been "explained" by the Pacific waters. Problem
solved, the belief in the global warming ideology may continue
unchallenged, we're *de facto* told.
*PDO: warm and cool phase*
The claims are based on the paper by Kosaka and Xie in *Nature*,
Recent global-warming hiatus tied to equatorial Pacific surface cooling,
which is bad enough but I will mostly focus on the journalists' added spin
which is even worse. T... more »
What Dawg Said
This entry is why I still read his blog.
To begin with, there are several ways people tend to respond to an evil
when they are confronted with evidence of it. They can say it never
happened. They can say it isn’t what it appears. They can say it isn’t as *
bad* as it appears. They can say they weren’t responsible for it—it’s
ancient history. They can quibble with definitions. They can engage in legal
prestidigitation: “Courts have rejected native claims of genocide against
Ottawa and the churches because Canada had no law banning genocide while
the schools were operating.” They can c... more »
The North Atlantic Council
"Gentlemen, please..!
You can't fight in here, this is the War Room..!"
The War Room from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
"To initiate a war of aggression, therefore, is not only an international
crime;
it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes
in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole."
On *12th March 1999*, *Hungary*, *Poland* and the*Czech Republic* Ascended
to full NATO Membership.
On *23rd March 1999*, NATO launched the first war in it's history. To
"initiate air operations in the *Federal Republic of Yugoslavia*"
The... more »
Syria: Rachel Maddow Does Good Journalism
Syria: Rachel Maddow is Actually Still THINKING, as Opposed to REACTING -
First Class Journalism from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
Although unlikely to win any further faint praise from Russia Today's lead
attack-dog* Abbey Martin *for producing another one of her *"epic rants"*,
this measured and excellent analysis by our Saphic Siren may have done
enough to herself sufficient goodwill with Putin's people to place her
firmly back out of the warning zone and on her way to being in Russia's
good graces.
They might be prepared to cut her some slack on the Tsarnaev trial,
provided she not ge... more »
Today - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
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*Someday *
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*Is today*
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*Today is the day*
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*In which all days meet*
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*There is no better time*
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*Than*
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*To meet your Self*
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*Than *
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*Today*
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*Yes*
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*Today*
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*We will meet*
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*We will dance*
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*We will sing*
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*In our Glory*
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*And*
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*In our Grace*
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*Yes*
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*Today*
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*The only day*
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*We really have*
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*To express*
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*What we truly are*
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*Shall we?*
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*Yes*
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*Shall we?*
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*Just be*
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*Just as we truly are*
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*This day*
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*This Glorious Day*
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*This Shining Bright Day*
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*We call*
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*None other *
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*Than*
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*Today.*
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M.N. Hopkins
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Honourable Mentions
Here is a list of government members of parliament who voted against their
leader, Prime Minister Cameron.
*Conservatives *
*
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David Amess (Southend West)
Richard Bacon (Norfolk South)
Steven Baker (Wycombe)
John Baron (Basildon & Billericay)
Andrew Bingham (High Peak)
Crispin Blunt (Reigate)
Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
Tracey Crouch (Chatham & Aylesford)
David Davies (Monmouth)
Philip Davies (Shipley)
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden)
Nick de Bois (Enfield North)
Richard Drax (Dorset South)
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne & Sheppey)
Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
Adam Holloway (Gravesha... more »
Beijing: No excuse for strikes
*Editor's Note:* *This op-ed recently appeared in the China Daily, and is
reflective of Beijing's official stance on Western military intervention in
the Syrian conflict. After the international humiliation of the NSA leaks,
the United States would surely find itself increasingly isolated in
diplomatic channels if it went ahead and intervened in Syria outside of
international law and under false pretenses. *
As the United States and its Western allies have made it clear they believe
the Syrian government used chemical weapons on the outskirts of Damascus,
there is growing speculati... more »
The Polarisation of the Civic Library?
In stark contrast to the new £188 million Library of Birmingham, we read of
yet more cuts of some 20% to library service budgets in Anglesey, of
potential closures to local libraries in Southend and across Lincolnshire
and many other areas. Over 200 libraries have closed over the last year and
Library campaigners are predicting some 400 closures in the next three
years. Southend however are not just closing libraries but are spending 27
million on The Forum, a state-of-the-art library being delivered by the
Council, the University of Essex and South Essex College.
So are we seeing... more »
Tiny Rowland
Secretive, ruthless and contemptuous of anything that smacked of
"Establishment hypocrisy", Rowland made few concessions to accepted
principles of corporate governance, and none at all to public relations. In
1973 his methods were condemned by Edward Heath, the Prime Minister, as "an
unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism". His later career was
marked by a series of vendettas - notably against the Fayed brothers -
which he pursued with cold, obsessive fury.
But to an army of small shareholders, well satisfied with their dividends,
Rowland was a hero, tarnished only by L... more »
Musical Interlude: "Tablay 15: Fast Paced Arabic Drums"
"Tablay 15: Fast Paced Arabic Drums", Posted by A7laBladiFalasteen
- http://www.youtube.com/
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t
names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars... everybody knows
in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with
human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that
for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always
losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about
every human being.
- Thornton Wilder
"A Look to the Heavens"
“These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the
constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky
Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of
them; M8, the large nebula left of center, and colorful M20 on the right.
The third, NGC 6559, is above M8, separated from the larger nebula by a
dark dust lane. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand
light-years or so distant.
* Click image for larger size.*
The expansive M8, over a hundred light-years across, is also known as the
Lagoon Nebula... more »
Ted Cruz: Quote of the Day...
and we thank him.
“You look at Syria and you look at Obamacare, and they’re tied together,”
he explained. “They’re tied together by an arrogance of this
administration, that they don’t believe they’re accountable to the American
people, and they’re going to jam their agenda down the throats of the
American people. And on both of them, the answer is the same as it was on
guns, it’s the same as it is on stopping amnesty, which is the American
people have to rise up and hold every elected official accountable,
Democrat and Republican, every one of us including me.” source
Cliff Morgan R.I.P.
I never saw Cliff Morgan play rugby, a little before my time, but I
remember his voice as being one of the great commentator voices. Here he is
describing the 'gretaest try ever scored' - It's 1973 and the Barbarians
are playing the great All Blacks...
One can't background-independently localize field operators in QG
*...because the "basis" of coherent states is overcomplete...*
Let me begin with something simple. John Preskill asked you "What's inside
a black hole?" and offered you four options:
1. An unlimited amount of stuff.
2. Nothing at all.
3. A huge but finite amount of stuff, which is also outside the black
hole.
4. None of the above.
Well, the option (D) may have been at the beginning and an obvious
suboption of (D), "The black hole interior is a region just like any other
region and independent from others", should have been offered as a special
choice (E). A surpri... more »
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 8.30.13”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 8.30.13”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“To bomb or not to bomb. That is the question for President Obama on Syria.
This is the only real story to be concerned with as Syria is the domino
that could spark World War III. I am not being dramatic. It looks like the
President has already made his choice with five U.S. Navy destroyers off
the Syrian coast. Will our closest allies help? In a word–No. France says
there should be a diplomatic solution. The Parliament in the UK voted “No”
to bombing Syria. According to a recent poll, 91% of Americans do not want
t... more »
Salazar Presente...
Awesome week... and it's not even over... wanted to end the night with some
thoughts on Aug 29, 1970. Truly, that day shaped me as a young kid.. The
moratorium and the death of Ruben Salazar made a dramatic impact on my
life. Where he was killed was a just a few blocks down the street from
where I grew up on Whittier Blvd. in East LA. In fact, I remember my
brothers and I drove to the Silver Cafe where everyone knew Salazar had
been shot, but the Sheriff's deputies would not permit anyone near there...
we were turned away... they kept him inside the Silver Dollar for at least
thre... more »
Chet Raymo, "Seeing"
*"Seeing"*
by Chet Raymo
"There was a moment yesterday evening when the elements conspired to evoke
these few lines, spoken by Macbeth:
"Light thickens,
And the crow makes wing to the rooky woods,
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse."
The fading light. The crows gliding down the fields to the trees in
Ballybeg:
"Light thickens,
And the crow makes wing to the rooky woods,
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse."
It's all there, in those few lines- the mysterious power of poetry to
infuse the world with meaning, to anoint ... more »
The difference between Iraq and Syria
* *In the case of Iraq, we invaded and found no stockpiles of weapons of
mass destruction, although chemical weapons had been used previously by the
Saddam Hussein regime.
In the case of Syria we didn't invade despite us knowing that they do have
stockpiles of chemical weapons and that they probably used them.
Odd old world.
Wyre Davies reprimanded by the BBC Trust
The BBC Trust has censured their Middle East correspondent Wyre Davies for
a tweet he made last November, during Operation Pillar of Defence. They
found that he breached accuracy guidelines in this tweet:
"In this 'limited operation' at least 13 Palestinians and 3 Israelis have
been killed - nearly all civilians. #Gaza".
As a report in the *Independent *puts it, "Four of the 13 Palestinians were
later identified as civilians, with the others being militants."
The BBC Trust has now called on the BBC to have a good, hard look at the
use of Twitter by BBC staff and, among other reco... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along
the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation
Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula the glowing cloud of
interstellar gas and dust is also found in the 1959 catalog by astronomer
Stewart Sharpless as Sh2-101. About 8,000 light-years distant the nebula is
understandably not the only cosmic cloud to evoke the imagery of flowers.
*Click image for larger size.*
The complex and beautiful nebula is shown here in a composite image that
maps emission from ionized sulfur, hydroge... more »
No!
Last night's historic parliamentary vote against the UK's military
involvement in the impending attacks on the Syrian regime broke just as *
Newsnight *was going on air.
The sense of the importance - and the sheer drama - of the moment certainly
came across, as Jeremy Paxman, Mark Urban and Allegra Stratton reacted as
they reported, seeming almost as stunned as anyone else to begin with
(well, perhaps not Mark Urban, who's a cool customer at all times.)
Allegra floundered rather badly, it has to be said, reporting in an
increasingly breathless manner and fixing too narrowly on her ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Seeing”
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Chet Raymo, “Seeing”
*“Seeing”*
by Chet Raymo
"There was a moment yesterday evening when the elements conspired to evoke
these few lines, spoken by Macbeth:
"Light thickens,
And the crow makes wing to the rooky woods,
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse."
The fading light. The crows gliding down the fields to the trees in
Ballybeg:
"Light thickens,
And the crow makes wing to the rooky woods,
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse."
It's all there, in those few lines- the mysterious power of... more »
John Friend on Rense Radio w/ Jeff Rense
I was a guest on the *The Jeff Rense Program* last night. We discussed a
variety of subjects, including the debauched, hedonistic, and truly evil
"entertainment industry" and mass media.
Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download my guest
appearance on The Jeff Rense Program.
CAMERON AND KOSHER NOSTRA DEFEATED; 'BANDAR BEHIND GAS ATTACK'
"British MPs have rejected possible UK military action against Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad's government to deter the use of chemical weapons.
"A government motion was defeated by 285 to 272, a majority of 13 votes.
"PM David Cameron said 'the government will act accordingly', effectively
ruling out London's involvement in any US-led strikes against Damascus."
*Commons votes against Syria action*
However, this does not mean that the UK government will stop secretly
aiding the rebels, the people who are fighting for the creation of a
Greater Israel.
*Cameron (2) and fellow to... more »
What Do International Law and Norms Say About Burning People Alive?
One line of discussion this past week has been whether it makes any kind of
moral sense to think that death by chemical weapon is so much worse than
death by “conventional” weapons. Video imagery captured by BBC in the
aftermath of another horrific massacre in Syria yesterday throws this into
stark relief. At least
Continue reading
Survey Results - Is It Too Late?
This month's survey addressed how we feel about the future ... whether we
can reverse the negative impact of climate change or not. Let's look at the
results:
[image: Is it too late survey results chart.]
*Comments:
- If everyone was on board, ready and willing to make all the changes
necessary today we might be able to reverse the destruction, but there are
too many who aren't willing to give up the lifestyle they are accustomed
to. That combined with how quickly the ice sheets are melting, which adds
to the problem I believe it is too late.
- It's been s... more »
So, Is It Time To Get Behind Cory Booker Now?
Same crap, though one wears blue panties and one wears red panties (big
ones)
As you may recall, Blue America backed-- vigorously backed-- Rush Holt for
the Democratic nomination in the New Jersey Senate primary. Newark mayor
Cory Booker won, and won big. On the Republican side of the fence, an
extremist sociopath, Steve Lonegan, won the nomination and he's genuinely
far worse than Booker on almost everything. So are we getting on the team
and getting behind Booker now for the general election? If you really have
to ask yourself that kind of question, you're probably new to *DWT*. In... more »
Steve : "Justin Trudeau has shown poor judgement"
Trudeau's poor judgement ? Yeah, let's go with that.
.
Facebook friends could change your credit score
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* *Project XIII can't come soon enough! Enough of this data harvesting!
-Bill*
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* *Facebook friends could change your credit score*
By Katie Lobosco @KatieLobosco August 27, 2013: 11:24 AM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/technology/social/facebook-credit-score/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
*Some tech startups are using your online social data to determine your
creditworthiness.*
NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
Choose your Facebook friends wisely; they could help you get approved -- or
rejected -- for a loan.
A handful of tech startups are using social data to determine the risk of
lending... more »
Your moment of Zen
In Maeve's magic garden the hummingbirds have no fear.
Obama The Avenger From Space: Obama Set To Star In Standalone Film After Cast of "Bomb Syria Right Now" Drops Out
*Obama: The Avenger From Space. Coming Soon.*
Sorry movie fans, but that multi-star, comic book blockbuster about a new
war in Syria with President Obama in the lead role has been nixed due to
contract problems and conflicts in the schedules of the actors.
Pentagon Studios, the film company behind the anticipated project, has
revised its original script and is deciding instead to produce a standalone
film with Obama.
Titled "Obama: The Avenger From Space" the film will revolve around Obama's
quest to bring Assad to justice for crimes against his people.
Although Obama will be ma... more »
Speaking of Crazies Bursting Into Flames
You may have caught the video of a U.S. embassy staffer in Malta going
ballistic at a Maltese motorist with a tirade of threats and profanity.
Apparently whatever got to him is spreading quickly south of the border.
Consider this guy, Ayo Kimathi, an employee of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security. Off-duty, Kimathi does his bit for American security
by hosting an anti-gay, anti-white, race war web site.
Hauled on the carpet, Kimathi, a.k.a. "*The Irritated Genie*", told his
bosses the website is strictly entertainment and a vehicle for selling
concert and lecture vide... more »
BRITISH PARLIAMENT SAYS NO!
Stung deeply by George W. Bush and Tony Blair's deception leading up to the
2003 Operation Iraqi Liberation (OIL) the Brits step up to the plate and
say NO this time. Very nice.
Now let's see France say NO to the Obomber.
And let's hear the US Congress, especially the rest of the Democrats, take
on their war-mongering president for once like Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)
does in the video just below.
Whoa! Sweet Lorraine: A must see video...
*no, really. You must see this!*
Via Nunly , who found it at Creative Minority Report - and we thank them
both.
Rise of Right Ensures USA Status As Planet's No. 1 Crime Family (Surefire Scheme: Fund 'Em! No Matter How Unable To Repay! As Taxpayers Are Always First On Hook)
Not a mistake. Sounds like no mistakes were made at all. And if Angilo
Mozingo's jail time is spent as nicely as Raj Rajaratnam's is, there will
be lots more "not a mistake"s made in the future. No harm, no foul? Not to
them anyway. But watch out for the whistleblowers! They're dangerous!
You've gotta love this guy as much as I do. Now, here's a candidate after
my heart. Wednesday, Aug
Only Bad Guys Ignore Public Opinion, Right?Not to Mention International Law
It
is conventional wisdom in U.S. government officialdom and among our
mainstream punditry that popular opinion in Iran has absolutely no
impact on the decision-making of that country's leadership. The common
refrain is that the policies, namely with regard to foreign affairs and
national security, pursued by Iran's political and military elite have
little relation to - and are often at odds
Philadelphia School district funding crisis - Mayor nutter blames teachers rather than take on the Republican Governor who caused the present funding crisis ... Tension rising between the PFT and the School /district even as numerous employees are recall from the earth shattering layoffs earlier this year of 3900 District Employees - 1649 position restored to date ...... Acting Eduction Secretary Hamer forced out., new Acting Education Secretary will be Carolyn Dumaresq.............. and s
Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
TUE AUG 27, 2013 AT 08:31 AM PDT
Philadelphia mayor still blaming teachers for funding crisis created by
Republican governor
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Demonstrating exactly why Philadelphia teachers and parents might have
problems with how he's handled the funding crisis in the city's schools,
Mayor Michael Nutter's responseto a teachers union ad urging him to do
better was to spout a bunch of anti-union, anti-teacher talking points:
"It's a part of a planned distraction campaign that gets all of you talking
a... more »
Retired Algerian Col. Hadan S: America "cannot wage war against Syria without the participation of Israel"
*Below is an excerpt from, "Algerian Experts Share Predictions For Syria
Intervention" by Mohammad Ben Ahmad (Al Monitor, August 29, 2013)*.
Retired Col. Hadan S. said: *“The war in Syria is completely different
from
the war that took place in Libya and can never be resolved through air
strikes, even if the armed opposition cooperates with Western air
forces.*The reason is that the Syrian army is very well organized,
equipped and
trained and has plenty of weapons. Moreover, it has expanded its
deployment
in light of the two-year war experience.”
Hadan added, *“The United States ca... more »
HARD TO IMAGINE THIS FROM ORLANDO - BUT SO GLAD TO SEE IT
I lived in Orlando, Florida for 20 years from 1974-1994. The entire time I
lived there the Central Florida region was ruled by right-wingers.
Somehow that community now has a Congressman named Alan Grayson
representing them. He stands his ground remarkably well in opposition to
Obama's attack on Syria in this interview on CNN. Good to see that Orlando
is coming to its senses.
*Action:* Here in Maine there will be a protest against military
intervention in Syria at noon on Saturday, August 31, at Monument Square in
Portland.
Celebration
Had an amazing time today at the Tigers game with the office. Tigers were
down pretty much the entire game, and then Torii Hunter hit a walk off home
run to win the game! It was incredible! The weather was super hot, and I
got a lot of sun, I actually think I look a little bit tan! We came home
and went on an outside bike ride too, so even more sun. I love having a
little bit of color (don't worry, I wear sunscreen).
Looking forward to a non-work filled holiday weekend. Usually, Kurt and I
go out of town for this holiday, but since we travelled quite a bit in
August and July, ... more »
Syrians in Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack
*This article is a collaboration between Dale Gavlak reporting for Mint
Press News (also of the Associated Press) and Yahya Ababneh. *
Ghouta, Syria — As the machinery for a U.S.-led military intervention in
Syria gathers pace following last week’s chemical weapons attack, the U.S.
and its allies may be targeting the wrong culprit.
Interviews with people in Damascus and Ghouta, a suburb of the Syrian
capital, where the humanitarian agency Doctors Without Borders said at
least 355 people had died last week from what it believed to be a
neurotoxic agent, appear to indicate as much.
... more »
Leonard Peltier Inspires Native American Long Walkers now in St Louis
Photo
by April Rhodes
In St Louis tonight, Native American long walkers surprised with message
from Leonard Peltier
Video: Lisa Zahner Reinhold reads message to walkers
Article by Brenda Norrell
Censored News
ST LOUIS -- Native Americans walking across America on the five-month
Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz arrived in St Louis late today and
received a surprise message from
A Diplomatic Career Bursts Into Flames
A staffer at the U.S. embassy in Malta is winging his way back to the
United States of America, after a video of this career-ending explosion hit
YouTube and went viral. (warning - coarse language, lots and lots of it)
You gotta figure that, if you're causing a scene in public these days,
somebody is probably recording it and it'll wind up on YouTube before you
can get back to your desk in the embassy.
Obama Sitting With Allies, Going Over Syria Attack Plans
*Photo Source: Pete Souza/Flickr*.
WHAT IS REALLY ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN SYRIA, WHY IT WILL BE HAPPENING, AND WHAT IS LIKELY TO BE THE UNFORSEEN CONSEQUENCES. Though he may look like a hippie, Pepe Escobar has proved to me to be the best reporter of all facets of the political planning and scheming of all the countries of the Asian contenent. Here he analyzes Obama's ill-advised (and illegal) rush to war with Syria and the many possible consequences (all of them bad) likely to flow from his actions.
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*OpEdNews Op Eds 8/29/2013 at 00:46:53*
*"War On Chemical Weapons": Obama Traps Himself Into Syrian Combat *
*By Pepe Escobar (about the author)* *Permalink*
*Headlined to H2 8/29/13 *
opednews.com
Source: RT
*Syrian activists inspect the bodies of people they say were killed by
nerve gas in the Ghouta region, in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus
August 21, 2013. (Reuters)*
Only a few days before the 12th anniversary of 9/11, Nobel Peace Prize
winner Barack Obama might be fighting side by side with... al-Qaeda, as he
... more »
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Invokes MLK In Call For Mass Civil Disobedience Over Climate Change
Tom Steyer thinks the percentage of Americans willing to resort to civil
disobedience to force action on climate change is nearing a tipping point.
The billionaire hedge fund manager, a capitalist renegade, suggests his
countrymen follow the wisdom of Martin Luther King Jr.
"*According to a fascinating poll that came out last week, 13 percent of
Americans claim that they would commit some form of non-violent civil
disobedience to get action on climate change. *
*
**Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech. ... more »
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
This has often been attributed to Sun Tzu and sometimes to Niccolò
Machiavelli or Petrarch, but there are no published sources yet found which
predate its use by "Michael Corleone" in *The Godfather Part II *(1974)!
ALERT: TIME FOR PRODUCT RECALL
Hello,
I have an important public service announcement from The National Institute.
Please pay close attention.
There is a recall of a pharmaceutical drug that has been on the market
since 2007. In preliminary studies, Obama was found to alleviate symptoms
of major depression and anxiety disorders that were pandemic during the
Bush/Cheney Administration.
This is a Class One Recall, a situation where there is a reasonable
probability that use of or exposure to this product will cause serious
adverse health consequences or even death. Obama was given to the nation in
large doses ... more »
US foreign policy regarding Syria seems similar to our reaction to the Yemen terror threat ( remember that one ? ) - Launch a peck of missils somewhere and then see what happens next ? Apparently a plan to hit a country with a hundred or so misiles / bombs represents " punishment " but not regime change ) although we have postponed talks with russia designed to find a diplomatic path to a resolution of the syria debacle in process... Meanwhile , the inane / contradictory foreign policy saw John Kerry opposing the UN inspection mission ( once again he was for it before he was against it ) ......For the US and UK - are legal justifications to support war , things like Authorizations from World Bodies , rules , laws , constitutions ---- things for the other guy to worry about ? For the White House , does Congress equal Engel and King in the House and McCain and Graham in the Senate ? And once again , is Obama saying if you don't like it - impeach me spineless wonders ?
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Making it up as they go along.....
No Apparent Endgame Strategy for US War on SyriaUS to Start Lobbing
Missiles, But Then What?
by Jason Ditz, August 27, 2013
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Since the disastrous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, officials have been
insistent that future US wars would have limited goals and well defined
endgame strategies. That has been conspicuously absent with respect to
Syria.
The “goals,” to the extent they’ve been presented to the public at all,
seem to begin and end with lobbing a bunch of missiles at Syria and
declaring it “punishment.” That’s where thing... more »
Welcome to IntelligenceWorld, where secrecy and budgets are sky-high, and intelligence, not so much
* By the unanimous vote of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Martin Luther King
Jr. -- in the wake of the 1963 March on Washington and the "I have a dream"
speech -- was named "the most dangerous Negro of the future in this Nation
from the standpoint of Communism, the Negro and national security."*
*by Ken*
I can't help thinking that the three stories below are related, that in
fact while they involve three totally separate government entities -- the
FBI with its "dangerous Negro of the future" Martin Luther King Jr., the
NYPD with its "terrorist" mosques, and the constellation of fede... more »
B.S. On Your Collar (Says Your Argument’s Untrue): Another Common Core Lie Exposed
FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE AN S.O.B.: First, let me introduce my
first post at “Schools Matter at the Chalk Face.” It’s an enormous
compliment to have been invited by Tim and Shaun to contribute to the
collective blogging efforts of so many bright, insightful, and dedicated
people. For the last couple of years, […]
Leonard Peltier's Statement to Longest Walk 4 Now in St Louis
Photo
by Lisa Zahner Reinhold, with long walkers at Babler State Park in St
Louis, photo via mobile
Peltier's statement to Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz, now in St
Louis
By Leonard Peltier
August 29, 2013
Censored News
Greetings!
I want to take some time to thank each and every one of you for
committing to do this walk and to carry prayers for me. I also want to
today! right now! fast-food workers on strike throughout the united states
Today, fast-food workers all over the United States are standing up for
their rights, demanding a living wage, demanding to be free from harassment
and intimidation.
From New York to Seattle, from Maine to Texas, from Los Angeles to Chicago
to Raleigh, low-wage workers are on strike. Please show your support by signing
their open letter to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC,
Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Papa John’s. These corporate giants netted $7.35
billions in profit last year alone, yet they pay their workers poverty
wages. Help them demand more!
"Passive Acceptance..."
"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps
to perpetrate it.
He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating
with it."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fukushima updates - August 29 - 30 , 2013....The awakening of the world as to Fukushima debacle....Various " Simply Info " items of the day....
[Column] Summary of Fukushima situation – The difference among contaminated
water, groundwater and sea contamination
Posted by *Mochizuki* on August 30th, 2013 · No Comments
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The contaminated water situation is getting increasingly complicated. I
think some people are too busy to follow up. Here I’d like to summarize the
situation short so you can read it before the next metro station.
■ The difference among contaminated water, groundwater and sea
contamination.
*1. Contaminated water*
Contaminated water... more »
"How It Really Is"
Well of course, nothing else one could possibly think about, right?
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘Guns of August’ Edition
[image: toy-soldiers]*When you make a threat—“do that again and you’ll be
punished!”—you have to carry it out if they do do it again, or you’ll begin
to be taken for granted. Every parent knows this. That’s the **“line in the
sand**” that now confronts Mr Obama as he contemplates sending Tomahawk
missiles into a Syrian civil war. But send them in to do what? To support
whom? And into a hornet’s nest that, with every one of the world’s major
powers taking an interest, could end who knows how?
Can this possibly end well?*
So it’s war; or is it?
*Two Minds on Syria* – George Packe... more »
Seriously. Thanks Obama
Busy with real life stuff so outsourcing all my posts today. Betty Cracker
finds a bucket full of good news:
1. Colorado, Washington get OK from feds on marijuana
2. Federal Tax System Will Recognize Married Gay Couples Even If Their
States Do Not
3. HHS Extends Medicare Benefits To Married Gay Couples
Plus the executive order on guns. Not a bad day’s work. Thanks, Obama!
The gun order closes a loophole that allowed convicted felons to subvert
background checks by taking possession of firearms through a corporation
and shut down the reimportation of military weapons from abroad... more »
Government waste on welfare
This has happened in every state that has tried this trick. It's wasteful
and the money would be better spent on helping people rather than trying to
feed bogus stereotyping. Why drug testing people who need welfare
assistance is stupid.
Utah has spent more than $30,000 to screen welfare applicants for drug use
since a new law went into effect a year ago, but only 12 people have tested
positive, state figures show.
The idiots in the Statehouse who sponsored this bill were (shockingly)
unavailable for comment. [image via]
What's in a name?
Via Charlie Pierce, this is really a brilliant idea for naming major
storms.
And while you're at it, just click over and read everything Charlie has to
say. Perfect place to catch up on the news that matters when you've been
offline for a while.
“7 Outrageous and Downright Horrific Statements From the Right-Wing Fringe Just This Week”
* *
*“7 Outrageous and Downright Horrific Statements*
* From the Right-Wing Fringe Just This Week” *
By Janet Allon
“*1. Justice Scalia wonders aloud if citizens should have rocket
launchers.*How do you solve a problem like Scalia? The Supreme Court’s
most
shoot-from-the-hip, right-wing, Tea Partying, really un-judge-like judge
mused this week in a speech in Montana about what sort of arms are
protected under the Second Amendment. Might “shoulder-fired rocket
launchers” be protected? Perhaps, he concluded. Scalia reminded the
crowd
that the framers of the Constitution put that am... more »
Al-Qaeda Is Disappointed In British Parliament, Calls On British PM To Attack Syria
*Below is a short statement by Jamal Ahmed al-Tahiri, the spokesman for
Al-Qaeda in Damascus (AQD), in response to the British Parliament's
decision against military action in Syria.*
In the Name of Allah the Merciful, America the Accursed, Aslam O' Alikum,
The blind and stupid men in the British Parliament do not see what we see
here on the ground. Bashar the dog is killing women and children with
chemical weapons.
Assad is mocking America and Great Britain. Mr. Obama and Mr. Cameron must
respond with full force and break this war criminal to pieces. They must
ignore the will of t... more »
Syria: The hand of the US will soon be free. Cameron lost. Another fail at the UN
*Hands off Syria! Hands off Syria!
Hands off Syria! *
*Just a quick news round up:*
*Russia had requested a UN Security Council Meeting: Closed Door*
*Reports are: no progress was made.*
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A meeting of the UN Security Council's permanent members today ended
quickly with no sign of progress on an agreement over the Syria crisis.
The meeting started breaking up after less than an hour, with the
ambassadors of C... more »
Satire: “Obama Promises Syria Strike Will Have No Objective”
* “Obama Promises Syria Strike Will Have No Objective”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Attempting to quell criticism of his
proposal for a limited military mission in Syria, President Obama floated a
more modest strategy today, saying that any U.S. action in Syria would have
“no objective whatsoever.” “Let me be clear,” he said in an interview on
CNN. “Our goal will not be to effect régime change, or alter the balance of
power in Syria, or bring the civil war there to an end. We will simply do
something random there for one or two days and then leave. I want ... more »
“'Crash Alert' Flag Still Flying"
* *
*“'Crash Alert' Flag Still Flying"*
by Bill Bonner
"We hoisted our “Crash Alert” flag last week. So far, no crash. The US
stock market came back a bit yesterday, with a 48 point gain on the Dow.
Gold was flat. The flag is not a prediction. It’s merely a warning – like
the flag at the beach that warns of a dangerous riptide. You can still go
in the water. But watch out. You could get washed out to sea.
Syria? Tapering? The return of the debt-ceiling debate? Anemic real
economic growth? A preponderance of negative earnings guidance? Rising
Treasury yields? A panic in the emergi... more »
The Evidence Against Syria
Source.
Strong stuff.
*Post script 21:06*
There are the five tests Ed Miliband has published this evening as
conditions to be met for Labour's backing in the Commons. I reproduce them
here for information:
1) We must let the UN weapons inspectors do their work and report to the UN
Security Council;
2) There must be compelling and internationally-recognised evidence that
the Syrian regime was responsible for the chemical weapons attacks;
3) The UN Security Council should debate and vote on the weapons
inspectors' findings and other evidence. This is the highest forum of the
wor... more »
David Hartley - Beautiful Sunday. Another form of chamber music...
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 19 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/GaV0EcTk14I and listen to this as well!
*David Hartley* is a veteran British steel guitar player. He wrote that he
works for Coca Cola and plays for fun. Well, his YouTube channel will
convince you how formidable he can play - for fun and education. Excellent
indeed. It's relaxing to listen to him, in particular when times cause
stress.
Have a... funny weekend anyway!
John
Al-Qaeda Presents The Moral Case For U.S. Intervention In Syria
*Below is a statement by Jamal Ahmed al-Tahiri, the spokesman for Al-Qaeda
in Damascus (AQD). *
In the Name of Allah the Merciful, America the Accursed, Aslam O' Alikum,
There are calls from the capitals of the world to punish Bashar the dog. We
welcome this news. The crimes of Assad and his Satanic regime are legion.
So far, he has gassed his imprisoned people with impunity, this latest one
in a suburb in our beloved Damascus being just one among many examples.
All true Muslims must fight against Assad's tyranny and brutality. If Obama
attacks Assad he will show himself to be a tr... more »
Mohawk Nation News: 'Pro' Rogue Harper
'PRO'
ROGUE HARPER
Posted on August 29, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Aug. 29, 2013. Prime Minister Harper ended a session of Parliament.
Proroguing is a fundamental abuse of power.“When danger reared its ugly
head, he bravely turned his tail and fled”. [Monty Python]. We
Indigenous have always been in the way. Hence the holocaust of 150
million of us with bullets and disease!
PM
Ready For Another Pointless War In The Middle East?
All the military pieces needed to bomb Syrian are being put into place.
According the excellent sources, the Akrotiri Airforce Base on Cyprus is
ready for action. Syria is preparing for an attack as well. I've been 100%
positive it was coming. Now I'm only 90% sure. Cameron botched the
opportunity, if one ever existed, for making a compelling case in front of
Parliament Thursday and Obama is coming under a great deal of public
pressure to hold off *at least* until the UN inspectors report whether it
was Assad or the someone else who unleashed the gas attack on civilians in
the Da... more »
More Replies and More Miley Cyrus ...
Commenter karen said this not too long ago:
I beleive that politics are not something that can play in the background
of our lives. We either participate or we risk winding up victims.
One thing that I would like to suggest is that the focus NOT be on stopping
something, or tearing something down, that the focus be on the building of
something. It needs to be positive, not negative. I have a suspicion that
the exhaustion comes from fighting, but that we can draw energy from
building.
I totally agree about politics' being in the foreground. Politics is
everywhere. There's politics ... more »
Obamacare Disappearing Already?
TPM today has a nice collection of ads for the various health care exchanges.
Except the word "exchanges" isn't mentioned in the ones that I looked at.
Nor are words such as "Obamacare." Or "Affordable Care Act." Or even
"government." A couple of them did hit on the word "affordable," I suppose.
Which is as good an excuse as any to trot out again my claim that if the
ACA works, it will disappear. That is, few will realize that they've had
any interaction with "Obamacare" at all. They may be only marginally more
aware of the government's role in making health insurance affordable than... more »
Once again a failure to apply W(D) leads to a retrial
*R. v. Jeffrey Lea Hogg* 2013 PECA 11 holds:
[6] In failing to properly apply the burden of proof, the
trial judge made two errors in law:
1. After deciding that he did not believe the testimony of the
accused, he did not go on to analyze and consider whether that evidence
nevertheless raises a reasonable doubt (*R. v. Ellis*, 2006 PESCAD 25
(CanLII), 2006 PESCAD 25, at paras. 17, 18 and 20; *R. v. J.M.H.*, 2012
PECA 6 (CanLII), 2012 PECA 6, at paras. 37 and 30).
2. He did not scrutinize the evidence adduced by the Crown to
ensure it was su... more »
Who has been using chemical weapons in Syria
The use of chemical weapons in Syria is being pinned on the Assad regime,
I'm not sure why as the BBC themselves aired this interview with Carla Del
Ponte in May.
A leading United Nations investigator says she is 'stupefied' by the
testimony from victims of the Syrian conflict that rebels have used nerve
agent sarin.
Carla Del Ponte told Swiss TV there were "strong, concrete suspicions but
not yet incontrovertible proof".
She said her panel had not yet seen evidence of government forces using
chemical weapons.
So why were Barack Obama and other Western 'leaders' not interested i... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Three Feathers'
THREE
FEATHERS
By Mohawk Nation News
August 28, 2013
MNN. Aug. 28, 2013. In the spring of 2005 the women of Akwesasne asked
the men to fill council positions in the Turtle, Wolf and Bear clans.
Bear and Wolf Clans each selected three men and the Turtle Clan selected
one. During the next few years, they worked on establishing various
businesses to help the people.
In July 2011 to
Our leadership is astoundingly weak!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013*
*Joan Walsh attempts a rant:* Over here in the liberal world, our
intellectual leadership is just extremely weak. Consider what happened
yesterday morning when Joan Walsh attempted to stage a rant.
She started with words of praise for all the brilliant recent writing by
all the other liberal leaders. This will become relevant just a bit later:
WALSH (8/28/13): *I’m finally getting around to writing about the 1963
March for Jobs and Freedom commemoration this week, mainly because, for a
change, so much of the writing about it has been so excellent.* Fran... more »
Federalists
People who didn't want the Federalist Papers:
All those not owning property, the deed of estate valued at not less than
£1000 sterling.
Steven Benner: We are all Martians
We are all Martians. A rock brought us on earth. I don't know about rest of
us but Harper and company definitely came from the Mars and have not fully
adjusted on earth.:)
*"The evidence seems to be building that we are actually all Martians; that
life started on Mars and came to Earth on a rock," Steven Benner, a chemist
at the Florida-based Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution, said in a
news release. What's more, recent studies suggest that the conditions
suitable for the origin of life "may still exist on Mars," he said.*
Read about the new theory by a scientist at NBC N... more »
A missile attack on Syria will further perpetuate the civil war
According to Clare Short, Former Secretary of State for International
Development, it will be a blunder to carry out a missile attack on Syria.
In a column in The Huffington Post she writes:
*"It is notable that the Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical
Weapons Convention said after the Damascus attack, that it did not look
like military strength toxins because otherwise those who help the injured
would have had to wear protective clothing. Other experts have said that
sarin gas is not difficult to manufacture. It is also significant that in
recent months, the Syrian ... more »
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: This Is Disturbing News - Your Days Of Eating Pacific Ocean Fish Are Over... And Fukushima Is 1000x Worse Than We Thought!
With all of the world's attention focused exclusively on the situation with
Syria these days, there is indeed news happening elsewhere, especially with
very disturbing reports about the situation at Fukushima Japan.
For this article, I want to present the following very disturbing report
that comes from the website: Natural Blaze, at www.naturalblaze.com. It is
entitled: "Fukushima: Your Days Of Eating Pacific Ocean Fish Are Over",
and as the title states, the entire Pacific Ocean as a major source of food
for at least a billion people is no longer available due to radiation from
... more »
Live coverage of Delbert "Shorty" Belton's memorial service...
*Here*
*(concluded) *
monster
sometimes
i feel like
there's a monster
inside of me
Hypocrisy of the criminal U.S. government exposed (one more time)
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*Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran*
The U.S. knew Hussein was launching some of the worst chemical attacks in
history -- and still gave him a hand.
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*BY SHANE HARRIS AND MATTHEW M. AID* | AUGUST 26, 2013
Original Here
The U.S. government may be considering military action in response to
chemical strikes near Damascus. But a generation ago, America's military
and intelligence communities knew about and did nothing to stop a se... more »
I'm Pretty Sure Clicking On This Is One of Them
There's an ad that's appearing on news web sites seemingly everywhere.
It's this:
Just a warning. Of those "5 Signs You'll Get Alzheimer's", going for the
"Click Here" is the decisive one. Seriously, click it and you're done.
What was John Lewis planning to say!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013*
*Adventures in the press corps:* Can a person ever believe what he or she
reads in the press?
In Monday’s Washington Post, Krissah Thompson did a 2200-word retrospective
about the original March on Washington. At one point, she described the
flap concerning the speech John Lewis planned to deliver that day.
This is what Thompson wrote:
THOMPSON (8/26/13): The stretched nerves began to fray the night before the
march, when drafts of John Lewis's speech were circulated by members of
SNCC, which hoped to generate buzz for the youngest of the day's official ... more »
David Cameron: "Syria is not like Iraq".
Well, if you say so Dave, I don't know about you but that's my fears
allayed. Come on everybody, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iraq... sorry,
Syria.
The Apple Really Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree
When it comes to murderous brutality, North Korea's new despot, Kim Jong Un
is proving himself a chip off the old blockhead.
*Time Inc.* reports that Kim just had an old girlfriend executed by firing
squad.
*Seoul’s Chosun Ilbo reports that the female singer Hyon Song Wol was
arrested along with 11 other entertainers on August 17 for filming
themselves having sex. They then sold the videos, some of which made it to
China. The 12 people, who belonged to prominent performing troupes, were
killed by firing squad on August 20 as their families looked on.*
**
*Hyon was best known for ... more »
Alt-Market: What To Expect During The Next Stage Of Collapse ...
*it's not pretty.*
For years now at Alt-Market (and Neithercorp.us) I have carefully outlined
the most likely path of collapse to take place within the U.S., and a vital
part of that analysis included economic destabilization caused by a loss of
the dollar's world reserve status and petro-status. I have also always
made clear that this fiscal crisis event would not occur in the midst of a
political vacuum. The central banks and international financiers that
created our ongoing and developing disaster are NOT going to allow the
destruction of the American economy, the dollar, or gl... more »
Depardieu Awarded Belgian Citizenship
There it is. Belgium has a new passport holder, Gerard Depardieu. Cue the
Belgian jokes.
Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.
[image: Screenshot from 2013-08-29 07:12:12]**
*Source*
*Here is the earlier version of the story*:
*US official says Syria crisis is ‘past the point of no return’ as UN
members meet*
Jim Miklaszewski, Courtney Kube, Keir Simmons, NBC News, Aug 27 2013
*Updated: Wed Aug 28 at 19:45:04 GMT*
A divided UNSC huddled Wednesday over the crisis in Syria, but a senior US
official told NBC News that “we’re past the point of no return” and that
airstrikes are expected soon to punish the Syrian regime for using chemical
weapons. The five countries with permanent seats on the UNSC held a
prel... more »
Press Conference: Leonard Peltier International Tribunal on Abuse of Indigenous Rights
Press
Conference for Leonard Peltier International Tribunal on the Abuse of
Indigenous Human Rights
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Dorothy Ninham, Wind Chases the Sun, N5679 Skylark Drive, De
Pere, WI 54115; Phone: 920/869-2641; E-mail: dorothyninham@yahoo.com
WHEN: September 4, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: National AIM Interpretative Center, 1113 East Franklin Avenue,
Suite 3210A
Delbert "Shorty" Belton to receive full military honors at Thursday's funeral......
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The first of two memorials for World War II veteran
Delbert Belton was scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Belton, 88, was beaten to death in the Eagle’s Lodge parking lot August
21.
A public funeral planned for noon at Greenwood Cemetery will see Belton
buried with full military honors. Hundreds of people from around the
region were expected to attend, as news of Belton’s murder has received
national attention.
The local Patriot Guard planned to be on hand, as well, to help secure the
event. They hoped that would not be necessary but said they would be read... more »
SYRIA AND SARAJEVO MARKETPLACE BOMBING - UN DEPUTY CHIEF MILITARY OBSERVER
*Letter to the UK Telegraph by Colonel S C H Ashworth:*
Another Comment on Empirical Research Relating to Ethics and Morality: The Moral Behavior is not Necessarily so Moral at All
So, once again I have dared to post a small comment on an article in the
mighty *PLOS ONE* open access science journal*. *Last time, as some of you
may recall, it was a piece of psychology research claiming demonstrated *predictive
links* (indeed!) between very particular emotional features and equally
very particular types of moral judgements, to which I had some to my mind
rather devastating comments based on the authors' apparent lack of insight
into elementary ethical theory, quite besides the gap between the
conclusion reached and the methodology applied. This time, it is once a... more »
Republican: Kyrsten Sinema "Participated In Pagan Rituals, Singing And Spiraling"
Reactionary Arizona New Dem, Kyrsten Sinema is one of the half dozen most
conservative Democrats in Congress. Her voting record on crucial roll calls
is worse than even Blue Dogs Mike McIntyre's and Jim Matheson's, who both
represent deep red districts (unlike her own). She votes more frequently
with the GOP than even fellow Arizona ConservaDems Ann Kirkpatrick and Ron
Barber. Unquestionably, she deserves to lose her seat next year. But,
instead of attacking her as a Wall Street shill undermining the best
interests of her constituents, her crazy extremist opponent, well-known
neo... more »
CAMERON HAS NO EVIDENCE!
On 29 August 2013, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron revealed that he has
no evidence that Assad carried out the gas attack in Damascus.
Syria Debate: Cameron Makes Case For Action
"The Joint Intelligence Committee ... did not produce a 'smoking gun'".
www.ft.com/
Cameron's case is as follows:
The rebels do not have chemical weapons and so they cannot have carried out
the attack.
Of course, there is plenty of evidence that the rebels *do* have chemical
weapons and have used them.
A Wall Street Journal article, "U.S., Allies Prepare to Act as Syria
Intelligence Mounts," stat... more »
"Stay Tuned" - Indeed
"*Can't talk ...can't speak freely ...stay tuned.*" All I'm getting out
of Ottawa Tories is static. It's as though they're locked down. Nobody
wants to talk Duffy or Wright much less Tkachuk, Stewart-Olsen or Harper
himself. The whole PMO/Senate scandal seems to have become taboo, off
limits, out of bounds, perhaps even a bit dangerous.
No e-mails, no phone calls, no nothin'.
You and me, outsiders, can only watch from the sidelines and pick up
whatever scripted scraps fall from political talking heads and the national
media.
Right now I think you would have to dangle a ca... more »
Four Pictures Worth Many Thousand Words
A Vancouver group is targeting the public conscience with an ad campaign to
show what has happened to the Palestinian homeland.
Unless you're a Zionist, it's a pretty disturbing but accurate depiction of
how the Palestinians are being erased from their homeland. The point is,
it's not over yet. The aquifer beneath Gaza has been "inadvertently"
drained and the U.N. believes that enclave could be unlivable by 2020.
Presumably those Palestinians would have to be relocated to the fractured
ghettos inland to the north.
The ads are running on Vancouver's transit system and they're exp... more »
THE SOUL OF OUR NATION - WAR
This is how it works.
The US has been providing Egypt with nearly $2 billion a year in
"aid"since 1979. Most of this is military aid. That "aid" is then used
to buy
weapons from American corporations. So in reality most of US foreign
aid
becomes more welfare programs for the military industrial complex.
Because of current civil war conditions in Egypt the Obama team is
having
to hold off on providing more aid to that embattled nation. A recent
Pew
Research Center poll found that 51% of respondents said it's better to
cut
off military assistance to Egypt, while 26% backed contin... more »
Who Speaks for Whom?
With the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington before us, two moments
should inform the education reform debate and the essential issue of who
speaks for whom. Gloria Richardson confronted the silencing of women’s
voices at the March on Washington in 1963, and Diane Ravitch confronting
the tensions between civil rights advocates appearing to […]
A Promised Land Of Our Own Making - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
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*A mission *
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*To none*
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*Rather*
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*Love*
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*To all*
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*This is the message*
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*For*
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*All who gasp*
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*For the breathe of life*
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*All who thirst*
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*For the water of Life*
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*Our will*
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*Is *
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*Your will*
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*And *
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*Your will*
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*Is *
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*Our will*
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*Love colors *
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*Our lives*
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*Nourishes our dreams*
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*Brings with it*
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*Wisdom*
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*And a peace in knowing*
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*That all is of Goodness*
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*As*
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*Goodness enriches all*
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*And*
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*Colors our lives*
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*With acts of kindness*
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*To one another*
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*As we unfold*
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*Evolve*
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*And*
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*Complete*
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*O... more »
Intervention to Punish? Or to Protect?
Two kinds of military intervention are being discussed and conflated by
political elites (like Nicholas Kristof) and international diplomats. The
first is an enforcement operation to punish a state for violating a
widespread and nearly universal global prohibition norm against the use of
chemical weapons. This is what Kristof refers to in the title of
Continue reading
EPISTEMIC ENCLOSURES: A slight condescension!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013*
*Interlude—What’s in a word:* We’d be inclined to question one word in
President Obama’s remarks.
Some will think we’re picking nits. We think they are wrong.
Yesterday, Obama began by describing the people who marched in 1963. We’d
be inclined to challenge one word late in this passage:
OBAMA (8/28/13): On a hot summer day, they assembled here, in our nation's
capital, under the shadow of the great emancipator, to offer testimony of
injustice, to petition their government for redress and to awaken America's
long-slumbering conscience.
We rightly and be... more »
Giveaway: Family Four Pack of Tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
I was given tickets to Ringling Brothers in exchange for this post. All
opinions are my own.
I told you to stay tuned for a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
ticket giveaway and it is finally here! Today I am giving away a 4-pack of
Circus tickets in Salt Lake City. If you are looking to buy ticket read the
rest of the post for information. To enter the giveaway use the
Rafflecopter widget.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be in Salt Lake City
September 26-30th, at the Energy Solutions Arena, with the following shows.
- Thursday, September 26 ... more »
Obama's Grotesque Nightmare Speech
The standard hypocrisy emerging from the lips of Barack Obama was
more jarring than usual Wednesday, as he struggled to pay tribute to the
civil rights struggles of yesteryear while still staying true to his own
right wing ideals. For all his phony black preacher-speak adulation of
Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and the cinematic stereotype of
struggling black folks (*Pullman Porters, chambermaids and* *shoeshine boys*),
Obama simply couldn't resist getting in his usual dig about personal
responsibility, and what he perceives to be the chronic whining of the
oppressed:
*Legitim... more »
Memphis Commercial Appeal Ignores Cuts to Worker Salaries/Benefits to Pay for Charter School Empire and Other CorpEd Priorities
Policy elites of Shelby County are in search for more tax money for
corporate welfare education projects. For pre-K, there is a plan to
increase the burden on the poor, who now pay almost 10 percent in local and
state sales tax, which includes the same tax on food. This fall the ballot
will […]
Pork Barrel 6: Spontaneity and Friedrich Hayek
* This is my article last Monday in thelobbyist.biz.
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After the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF0 has been abolished by
the President last Friday, August 13, 2013, there is an unprogrammed amount
of P25.4 billion in the proposed 2014 budget. If explicit pork barrel is
indeed abolished, the budget should be lower by that amount. But this is
not the case.
According to DBM Secretary Butch Abad, legislators can introduce their
priority projects, subject to certain guidelines as mentioned by the
President last Friday, into the budget. Meaning those projects will be
... more »
Jesse Jackson Goes to Syria
*In 1980, the Reverend Jesse Jackson Jr. paid a visit to Mob-Connected
Super-Attorney, Baltimore Oriels owner Edward Bennett Williams, or (as
his formidable reputation most frequently preceded him as) "The Man to See".
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*"When the establishment turned on Jackson, he came to Williams. *
*In 1977, Senator Hubert Humphrey had seen a piece on 60 Minutes,
describing Jackson's attempts to motivate inner-city youth to get an
education. Humphrey urged HEW Secretary Joe Caliphano* *[to intervene]*...*
*Jackson gratefully asked Caliphano for a $25,000 grant.*
*Caliphano told him he needed "a... more »
Barack Obama and Martin Luther King
Was Obama a suitable person to give a speech on the 50th anniversary of
MLK's "I have a dream" speech? MLK may have his own weaknesses as he was
human after all, but he was not a hypocrite like Obama.
It was Martin Luther King's efforts and Lyndon Johnson's co-operation that
brought about the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, which were
signed by Lyndon Johnson. However, when it came to the Vietnam war, Martin
Luther King spoke out loud and clear that it was an unjust war where
innocent people were being killed and American soldiers were losing their
lives, all for an unj... more »
Within This World Of Man - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
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*Do not fear*
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*These days of darkness*
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*When nations*
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*Rival for control*
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*Of resources*
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*Economic markets*
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*And*
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*The minds of mankind*
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*All will fail*
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*For they have chosen *
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*The path of failure*
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*Devoid of Light*
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*Devoid of Love*
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*An end to thir archaic systems*
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*Is soon at hand*
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*Hope springs from a Land to the East*
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*A New way of living*
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*A respect for each other*
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*Reason returns*
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*In time*
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*Love will once again*
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*Rule upon the Land*
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*And*
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*Amongst the nations*
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*A new renaissance*
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*New creations*
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*Man... more »
Iraq’s Kurdish Elections To Go Ahead In September Despite Flawed Voter Rolls
The last barrier to Kurdish parliamentary elections was recently removed.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and some of the opposition parties
were complaining about outdated voter roles being used. The Election
Commission said that they could go through the lists, but that would delay
the vote for two months. Instead, the lists decided to hold the balloting
on time, which will be in September. The parties therefore decided to
maintain the status quo rather than pushing through a much needed reform.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is finally cleared to hold its
parliam... more »
"11 Horrifying Facts About The Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Holocaust"
*"11 Horrifying Facts About The Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Holocaust" *
by Truth Wins
"Is Fukushima the greatest environmental disaster of all time? Every
single day, 300 tons of radioactive water from Fukushima enters the Pacific
Ocean. The radioactive material that is being released will outlive all of
us by a very wide margin, and it is constantly building up in the food
chain. Nobody knows for sure how many people will eventually develop cancer
and other health problems as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster,
but some experts are not afraid to use the word “billions”. I... more »
King's Dream Still Just a Dream After Fifty Years
Eric Draitser
RT
*Dr. Martin Luther King waves to supporters on the Mall in *
*Washington D.C., August 28, 1963*
As America marks the 50th anniversary of a landmark speech delivered by Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr, it’s fitting to ask the most important question: has
the ‘dream’ of a just society built upon a foundation of morality and
equality actually been fulfilled?
Or is it merely a collective delusion that all must accept?
Dr. King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC,
before the assembled masses on that summer day in 1963 as the United States
slowly but sure... more »
MANIPULATING THE MEDIA STILL CONTINUES
By Hajduk28
August 28th, 2013
Video on the CIA funding and manipulation of the U.S. news media.
Operation Mockingbird was a secret Central Intelligence Agency campaign to
influence domestic and foreign media beginning in the 1950s.
According to the Congress report published in 1976:
“The CIA currently maintains a network of several hundred foreign
individuals around the world who provide intelligence for the CIA and at
times attempt to influence opinion through the use of covert propaganda.
These individuals provide the CIA with direct access to a large number of
newspapers and... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Jim Brady, 73.
1. Andrew Sprung on Obama's speech. And yes -- I noted the lack of GBA,
too. Maybe Fallows got to him!
2. Jamelle Bouie on Obama's speech.
3. And Laura Sjoberg on networking at APSA. Good advice, as far as I can
tell, although I'm probably the wrong person to ask. I'll toss in my two
cents: keep in mind that if someone (an important scholar, a senior
colleague, someone you took a class from in grad school) ignores you or
otherwise doesn't seem to treat you as well as you hoped, it may well be
that person's poor social skills, not anything at all a... more »
Chairman of Zurich Insurance , Josef Ackerman ( that name should be familiar ) quits - this follows the suicide of its CFO this week ! What the hell is going on ?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2406413/Zurich-Insurance-forced-admit-finance-director-took-life-left-suicide-note-naming-chairman-widow-blames-husbands-death.html
Zurich
Insurance confirmed today that former finance director Pierre
Wauthier left a suicide note naming the firm's then-chairman Josef
Ackermann.
The Swiss company said today that the letter documents the relationship
between the pair but said that it would be 'inappropriate' to elaborate
further.
Mr Ackermann quit as chairman yesterday after saying he had come under
pressure to take 'my share of responsibility... more »
Making Duffy An Enemy
John Ivison compares Senator Mike Duffy to Kevin Spacey's character in the
recently released film, *House of Cards*:
Frank “The Whip” Underwood was speaking from experience when he said:
“Friends make the worst enemies.”
Kevin Spacey’s menacing character in House of Cards is intent on bringing
down all those on his own team who betrayed him when he was passed over for
high office.
The vindictiveness, if not the malevolence, bears a striking similarity to
a certain former Conservative senator, who feels he has been thrown to the
wolves by his former colleagues, in the interests o... more »
You Can't Separate Conservatism From Corruption-- Not On Either Side Of The Aisle
Ahmad & Rahm-- two crooks
Yeah, yeah... Republicans stink-- all of them. I hope they all disappear
off the face of God's earth (before they destroy it). But there are
politicians who call themselves "Democrats," for one reason or another, who
are every bit as bad as any corruption-mired garden variety Republican.
Remember the crook Rahm Emanuel hired as Comptroller of Chicago, Amer
Ahmad, who helped Rahm figure out how to illegally cut pensions for public
service employees? His behavior could have been predicted long before Rahm
hired him-- and probably was; Rahm was looking for a ki... more »
Flooding down south
One of the many pics circulating right now. From here. The south got
hammered today.
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Syria updates - August 27 , 2013 ...US indefinitely postpones August 28 , 2013 meeting with Russia to discuss political solution to Syria.....Russia once again expresses regrets Obama Administration decision to cancel approaches to finding a political rather than military solution for Syria ....White House ponder limited time kinetic action ( perhaps two days of cruise missile or strikes by long range bombers ) - then what ? War on Terror gangsters ready to cut another notch on the long growing series of War crimes on its gun belt ?
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10269591/Western-attack-to-punish-Syria-likely-to-begin-with-barrage-of-more-than-100-missiles-in-48-hour-blitz.html
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This isn't for regime change ? )
By Ben Farmer, Philip Sherwell and Damien McElroy
10:47PM BST 27 Aug 2013
A Royal Navy Trafalgar class submarine will join forces with American
warships in the Mediterranean to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles in an
attack
that is likely to begin within days.
The missiles would be unleashed to destroy Mr Assad's command and
control
facilities, weapons delivery centres, intelligenc... more »
Untitled
*Environmental groups criticize Jindal copious oil donations ~Jeff Adelson,
New Orleans Advocate*
*Green Groups Spotlight Big Oil Donations to Jindal Amid Coastal Lawsuit
Saga ~NOLA DEFENDER*
*John Barry: We Sued the Oil Industry So New Orleans Can Survive ~National
Geographic *
*An Economic Plan for New Orleans Beyond the Usual Suspects, Tourism and
Oil ~Bill Bradley, Next City*
*Riveting interview: Lt. General Russell Honore*
*~Aerial view of New Orleans (August 31, 2005). U.S. Navy photo by Jeremy
L. Grisham. *
*~Hat Tweet *@defendnola
*To Katrina: Without Whom We Would Not B... more »
The Poet: gk thomas, “Wretched of the Earth”
*“Wretched of the Earth”*
By gk thomas
“Poor kids,
wretched of the earth,
why should we feed you?
Why shouldn't we empty our sea of
bullets into your swollen bellies or
poison you with toxic chemicals
or depleted uranium?
Why should we care,
we who are living well?
Where is it written in stone
that you deserve better?
Or that we are not animals
subject to the law of nature:
kill or be killed?
You suspect us of being cruel,
but we are kind.
Our god tells us so.
It is yours that lies.
So you cry at night,
shivering in the cold
or sell yourselves
for a slice of bread.
What is that to t... more »
Sir James Goldsmith vs. The New World Order
The Mayfair Set Part 4: Twilight of the Dogs from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
Tiny Rowlands tries and fails to buy Harrods;
Mohammad Al-Fayedd saves the Pound, Margaret Thatcher and claims Harrods as
his reward.
Sorros breaks the Bank of England
In the wake of Lockerbie, Tiny Rowland hooked up with Allan Frankovitch and
declares war on the CIA, DEA, MI5, MI6 and the Secret Team.
And exploding out from the rainforests of Central America, Sir James
Goldsmith, accompanied by his children, Mistresses all his wives declare
all-out war on the forces of The New World Order.
On May 1st, 1997,... more »
Obama: Promotes lie of Syrian chemical weapon use against the US!
Which most likely means we should be alert to the potential for a false
flag attack this long week-end
I couldn’t believe what I read, nor what I heard when I took the linked
news story in.
If one lie won’t work then lie, lie and lie again. It must be difficult for
the Obama junta? I guess that is why Kerry made the comment about the
internet making it difficult to govern?
Truth be told the internet doesn't make governing more difficult. What it
does is level the playing field by allowing the people to keep tabs on the
very governments who are supposed to be serving their populac... more »
Repression in China
A professor in China brings this story to my attention:
A renowned professor has confirmed online rumours that his peers will
decide whether he will be expelled from China's most eminent university
after he made a series of remarks in favour of free speech and
constitutional governance.
Economics professor Xia Yeliang of Peking University was told by his
department that his fate would be decided by a faculty vote, he told the *South
China Morning Post* on Monday.
"They told me it's because of all the things I have said and written," Xia
said. "They have threatened me before, but ... more »
"Why Worry About Total Surveillance When You're Just An Ordinary Joe?"
* *
*"Why Worry About Total Surveillance When You're Just An Ordinary Joe?"*
By Joe Giambrone
․
"I'm an upstanding citizen and I'm not doing anything wrong.
I just don't want the government invading my privacy."
-Unnamed
"I got into a heated argument, a disagreeable shouting match over that idea
today- mostly being shouted at for nitpicking someone on my own side. I
find the above rationale to be a surface response without any thought
behind it or any acknowledgement of how actual surveillance-societies of
the past devolved into Orwellian abominations. Worse still, the c... more »
“[The Jews] must be butchered” says Palestinian “peace partner” | Trending Central
'The Jews are the Jews, whether Labor or Likud, the Jews are the Jews. They
do not have any moderates or any advocates of peace. They are all liars…
They must be butchered and they must be killed, as Allah said [in the
Quran]: 'Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands. He will
humiliate them, and grant you victory over them.'
Note he says Jews not Zionists or Israelis. The Palestinian hatred for
Israel is a result of their following Islamist teaching.
More here
http://www.trendingcentral.com/the-jews-must-be-butchered-says-palestinian-peace-partner/
If an Israeli rabbi s... more »
"The Deadly Gaze of American Love"
*"The Deadly Gaze of American Love"*
By Mark Sashine
"The cat then hugged the mouse and purred, 'I love you to death.'"
- Old Turkish saying.
*"The Deadly Gaze in the U.S.:* Several years ago in one of my OEN articles
I wrote that the U.S. behaved toward Iraq like a rapist who, after raping a
woman, tells her to clean herself because of her disgusting appearance. I
was expecting a barrage of comments, but, instead, I got silence. In the
U.S., however, silence doesn't mean assent; it means a deliberate ignoring.
The same happened, and still happens, when I state that Dick Cheney... more »
For Ethiopian Jews, the end of a 30-year road to Zion | The Times of Israel
That apartheid state of Israel again. Is there no end to their racism?
http://www.timesofisrael.com/final-flight-of-falash-mura-arrive-in-israel-ending-an-era
APSA 2013 Morning Linkage
It’s Syria week. Post use of chemical weapons, some sort of intervention
looks more likely than not. We are conflicted. Here to help us make sense
of this: The intel that suggests the Syrian regime did it, but unclear
command and control George Packer on our inner dialogue about why
intervention is necessary but folly
Continue reading
ATTACK ON CAMERON'S ZIONIST CABAL
*Fatty Cameron - worried by a gas attack.*
In the UK, the Non-Zionist faction within the elite has turned against
David Cameron and his evil-smelling Zionist cabal.
The world's biggest news site, the highly influential Daily Mail, thunders:
"*If our MPs STILL have any doubts, they've a moral duty to vote no*."
*However*, it is likely that Cameron will go ahead with his 'illegal war
for Israel'.
*Theresa May*
Reportedly some of Cameron's cabinet are opposing a UK attack on Syria.
*Philip Hammond*
Among those said to be opposing Cameron are Theresa May, the Home
Secretary, and ... more »
We're #194!
I recently learned that a company called Onalytica calculates the influence
of economics blogs, using the model of impact factors for academic
journals. Basically, it is a question of how often you are cited and the
importance of who cites you.
I was tickled to find out that Middle Class Political Economist is now
ranked in its top 200 economics blogs, a new entry at #194. At the
relatively tender age of 25 months, this was a nice pat on the back.
Of course, this is a testament to both my readers and those who cite me,
and I'd like to thank you all. Also, congratulations to my frien... more »
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