Glaciers and lakes at the edges of the Himalaya in Bhutan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Soviet chemical weapons canister from an Albanian stockpile. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Sunday Classics' Great Moments in Music History: Arnold Schoenberg, the movie mogul, and the mogul's "boys"
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 21 minutes ago
*Schoenberg, seen in a 1910 self-portrait
(Yes, he was also a painter)*
*by Ken*
Or we could call this installment of Great Moments in Music History: "The
Day Arnold Schoenberg's career as a Hollywood film composer began and
ended."
As I mentioned last week, I've been reading the second part of Arthur
Rubinstein's autobiography, *My Many Years*. And as I also mentioned,
Rubinstein seems to have known just about everybody in the world of the
arts (not just music) through most of his career.
In October 1939, with Poland already fallen to the German *Blitzkrieg* that
set off World W... more »
Obama Promises "Limited" And "Narrow" Strikes Against Syria
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 46 minutes ago
War is not a casual affair. But the way President Obama speaks you'd think
America is just going for a stroll in the park.
This is criminal and irresponsible leadership.
If you are going to go to war, state your reasons, provide the evidence for
the other side's wrongdoing, explain why there are no peaceful avenues, and
then bomb the shit out of the enemy.
But, this is not Obama's approach. He has not provided any evidence, he is
barely stating his reasons why he wants to attack Syria other than
repeating the lie about Assad using chemical weapons, he is not serious
about making... more »
Mediterranean Moon - KP Devlin
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
Obama wants to take us all to hell based on lies. We can defeat this
bastard by rejecting his lies and listening to good music.
Title: Mediterranean Moon - KP Devlin. Source: YouTube Channel wwwKx.
LYRICS (from 5:51):
End of the day
What a turbulent sky
Floating away
On the waves in your eyes
Dangerous moves
In a precarious place
Hold on to my hand, my love
And we're flying through space
Oh, Mediterranean Moon
See how your disciples have strewn
From Egypt to Andalusia
Madrigal lines
In the obsidian night
Drinking the wine
And absorbing the light
Phantasma rays
And Illyrian psalms
Ca... more »
“5 Terrifying Statements in the Leaked Climate Report”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
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*“5 Terrifying Statements in the Leaked Climate Report”*
By Chris Mooney
“Climate Desk has obtained a leaked copy of the draft Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change's 2013 Summary for Policymakers report, which other
media outlets are also reporting on. The document is dated June 7, 2013. We
recognize, as we've previously reported, that this document is not final,
and is in fact certain to change.
Most media outlets are focusing on the document's conclusion that it is now
"extremely likely"—or, 95 percent certain—that humans are behind much of
the global warming seen over... more »
Another Great Video Narrated By Snordelhans.... Wargasm!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 hour ago
It definitely does appear that we are on the eve of another war against
another innocent nation... This time the psychotic warmongers occupying the
American government are about to go to war against the innocent nation of
Syria based only on lies and falsehoods..... It is so amazing to see the
American public do almost nothing to stop their so called "elected"
criminals in their insane lust for war and bloodshed...
I have long been a fan of the fine works that have been narrated by Patrick
Willis, aka.. Snordster, or Snordelhans, and I have a brand new one to
present here for all of... more »
Will Obama Intervene In Israel When It Uses Chemical Weapons Against Palestinians?
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
Strong nations want to protect the weak against chemical weapons used by
immoral states? Sounds good. No one should have any problem with this sound
moral, political, and legal response to a crime against humanity.
But, how can nations like France, England, and America honestly say that
they are interested in protecting the weak and punishing immoral states for
using chemical weapons when their record suggests otherwise?
*French companies gave Saddam's regime poison gas in the 1980s*, so France
needs some explaining to do before it lectures Assad. Ditto for Washington.
Don't exp... more »
Maths for Americans
Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 hour ago
*The (so-called) United Nations Security Council*
*Arithmetic*
*America = 1*
The Anglo-French = *1 + 1 = 2*
Russia + China = *1 + 1 = 2*
*The North Atlantic Council*
""The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is an international
alliance that consists of *28* member states from North America and Europe.
It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April
1949.
*Article Five* of the treaty states that if an armed attack occurs against
one of the member states, it should be considered an attack against all
members, and other members shall assi... more »
U.S. WANTS TO BE JUDGE, JURY AND EXECUTIONER OVER SYRIA GASSINGS
Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 3 hours ago
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that, having considered the
evidence presented in a Government Assessment released yesterday, the US
will punish the Syrian government for its alleged use of chemical weapons
in Damascus on 21 August 2013.
The US government has taken it upon itself to act as judge, jury and
executioner over the Syria gassings. It asserts that the Government
Assessment represents all the evidence it needs to justify ‘punishing’ the
Syrian government despite the fact that the UN inspection team has not yet
delivered its report and the mounting evidence that th... more »
From our You Can't Make This Stuff Up Dept.: Oops! Arkansas advocate for arming teachers accidentally shot one
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Somebody thought it would be a good idea to put a firearm in the hands of
this guy?*
*by Ken*
When NRA psychopath Wayne LaPierre and his gun-totin' fellow loonies
floated the idea of arming teachers in the wake of the Sandy Hook school
shooting, I don't think I was alone in thinking it was urgent that these
people were far too removed from reality to be allowed any voice in any
discussion of school safety. Anyone who doesn't grasp the insanity of
dumping guns into schools is truly a danger to humanity, in particular to
the teachers and children destined to be victims of those gun... more »
News from the Jews
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 3 hours ago
*Israeli "intelligence" used to justify yet another war, Jewish child abuse
& pedophilia, more "anti-Semitism" programming*
Well, it looks like America will be at war with yet another Muslim nation
thousands of miles away that poses no threat to our nation or our interests
in a matter of days, if not hours. I won't go through all the developments
leading up to this, but I do want to point out that, as always, Israeli
"intelligence" and the Jewish-owned mass media complex are behind the push
for war, this time in Syria. *The Times of Israel* has admitted that
Israeli "intelligence" ... more »
the tv detective mystery, where women are crazy and ex-husbands don't kill
laura k at wmtc - 3 hours ago
One type of TV show that I enjoy are detective murder mysteries. I don't
watch them all - that would be nearly impossible, Netflix carries so many -
but I'm always looking for detective shows that I find absorbing. "Inspector
Lewis" is probably my favourite. I loved "Prime Suspect", Helen Mirren's
tour de force. I'm in the middle of "Wallander", recommended by a few wmtc
readers, although I'm watching the BBC version with Kenneth Branagh, not
the original Swedish show. "Case Histories", featuring Jason Isaacs as
private investigator Jackson Brodie, is another one I enjoy. And I've
s... more »
Gold and Silver report - August 30 , 2013 - News and views touching on the precious metals - including a look at the financial sphere in Europe ( PIGGS falling over again ) and examining gold in light of today geopolitical three dimension chess games ( Jim Willie piece ) .....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2013/08/comex-registered-gold-drops-to-702000.html
30 AUGUST 2013
COMEX Registered Gold Drops To 702,000 Ounces On the Day Before Delivery End
About 11,600 ounces of gold were added to the eligible storage facility at
HSBC, and 22,446 ounces were transferred from registered (deliverable)
status to eligible storage. This is the activity which occurred on
Thursday which was reported today.
Total ounces of registered deliverable gold have fallen to 702,488 ounces
of gold bullion.
The total ounces of gold stored in COMEX authorized warehouses ... more »
Bankster shysters on Wall Street destroy countries and suck humanity out of existence!
Papani at DeadBanksterSociety - 3 hours ago
From the ANSWER coalition.
"If Obama now strikes Syria, when he has no cover from the UN, or from NATO, or from the American people, or from Congress..." "[he] will have to be handed over and put on trial. He will have no more leg to stand on than did the Nazis." -- Paul Craig Roberts
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 4 hours ago
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*Will Obama Doom Himself As A War Criminal — Paul Craig Roberts*
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Will Obama Doom Himself As A War Criminal
Paul Craig Roberts
Obama, pushed by his Israeli and neocon masters, especially his National
Security Adviser, Susan Rice, who, in effect, functions as an Israeli
agent, crawled far out on the limb, only to have it sawed off by the
British Parliament.
In response, the “socia... more »
Syria: Pipelines, Global Control Tyranny and US dollar hegemony
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 4 hours ago
Ok, everybody. I have got a doozy of a post for you all. We have talked
pipeline politics so many times here.
Pipeline politics and Syria's place in that grand scheme. I have noticed
for some time now the 3 part series I had done way back, April 1/2013 has
been getting regular hits and being posted at various sites. That series of
posts grew legs and walked around the globe! If you are new here and
haven't read all 3 parts, let me suggest that you take the time to do so.
It might help to clarify why Syria is so important. So pivotal.
It might help to understand why we are, where we a... more »
Gilad Atzmon:President Obama is ‘confused’ about possible attack on Syria
Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 4 hours ago
Russia's Stealth Fighters Debut at Moscow Air Show
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 4 hours ago
By the time the F-35 ever finds its way into Canadian air force hangars
it'll have this to contend with, Russia's T-50 stealth fighter. The T-50
is much faster, more agile, far longer range and carries a much greater
weaponload than the F-35.
BBC's NEWSNIGHT'S: THE JEWISH DRIVE FOR WAR
NO ONE TO VOTE FOR at NO ONE TO VOTE FOR - 4 hours ago
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It was grim tonight on Newsnight, the BBC's flagship late night political
magazine. There was no upside, seemingly, to Cameron's defeat in parliament
last night. Not a single sigh of relief. The entire inquest was about
Britain's potential 'loss of international credibility' and the like.
Warmongering ex-soldier Paddy Ashdown was wheeled on to call it a "bad day
for Britain".
The 'evidence' against Assad was not doubted by anyone on view, excepting
perhaps government critic Diane Abbott who was so on the defensive she
didn't have time to mention that the majority in the UK simpl... more »
“Target Iran: What Bombing Syria Is Really About”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
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*“Target Iran: What Bombing Syria Is Really About”*
By Ray McGovern
“Amid the increased likelihood that President Barack Obama will cave in to
pressure from foreign policy hawks to “Libya-ize” Syria and to accord
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the same treatment meted out to Libya’s
Col. Muammar Gaddafi, the main question is WHY? Obviously, there is concern
about the human rights catastrophe in Syria, but is the main target Syria’s
main ally, Iran, as many suspect?
Surely, the objective has got to be more than simply giving Secretary of
State John Kerry a chance to brag, in... more »
Elsewhere: Heritage/GOP, Syria, more
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 5 hours ago
I put together my thoughts on Syria in a Plum Line post this afternoon.
Sort of an extension of what I've already said around here, but a bit more.
Oh, and I liked this one from yesterday about Heritage and the GOP. But
mostly because the Post's editors let me use, for the Republican
realization that Heritage may have different goals and incentives than GOP
politicians: "Sokath, his eyes uncovered!"
Oddly enough, they changed "weed" to "pot" in another post yesterday.
Really, I think "Weed and the complexity of giving the president a hard time"
would have been better, no? Shaka, whe... more »
Does This Sound Like War, Playground Rules?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 5 hours ago
Anyone skeptical about the wisdom of an American attack on Syria should
consider the options sketched out by former Obama deputy assistant
secretary of state, Suzanne Nossel. Seriously, this sounds like war waged
by playground rules. It begins with a show of force, a cruise missile
strike.
*What happens afterwards, though, is anybody's guess. *
* *
*"They don't want to do something that could look like an empty gesture,"
says Suzanne Nossel, who served as a deputy assistant secretary of state
during Obama's first term. *
* *
*"They'll wait for a reaction. Does Assad step it up w... more »
Fukushima updates - August 28 , 2013 - Groundwater reached 10 centimeters or 4 inches from ground surface at seaside of Reactor 2 Building - once again Tepco doesn't provide answers as to what's going on....Another day of revelations of slipshod work done cheaply , poor decision for remediation work - always driven by doing something quickly and cheaply , more workers contaminated by radioactive water ( how long before Tepco their contractors . subs of their contractors and subs of their subs simply run out of test dummy workers ? )
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Daily read them and weep items ......
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Really hows the numerous problems presented..... numerous sources of
contamination- water and airborne.....
A nice graphic that shows what's happening at Fukushima..... recall this is
one example of what could be happening with Reactors 1, 2 and 3.....
Tropical Storm Kong-rey
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Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 20:00:00 (EDT)
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"Defiling the Memory of President Eisenhower"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
* "Defiling the Memory of President Eisenhower"*
by Peter Coyne
"On a Tuesday night, 52 years ago. President Dwight D. Eisenhower appeared
on TV sets across America. Three days later, he would leave the Oval Office
to John F. Kennedy. It all happened very fast. No one was prepared for the
grim prophecy Eisenhower would tell that night in his farewell address. “My
fellow Americans…” he began.
“Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no
armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as
required, make swords as well. But now we... more »
Do we have a looming Constitutional crisis here in the US ? Obama seems deadset on unilaterally making an Executive decision regarding starting War with Syria - finally , the House is waking up and showing responsibility ! Note that even though the work by the UN might not be completed - UN personnel probably will leave Syria by Friday at the latest - will the US act over the weekend , especially if the UK is on hold until next Tuesday ? Would the US , France and the rest of Nato act - without the UN completing its investigation and the UK resolution being voted upon ? BTW , the views of three - Cameron , Obama and Merkel along don't determine whether Wars start - they aren't all knowing omnipotents , regardless of what they may think to themselves !
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Impeachment
warning - from a Democrat ?
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/dem-congressman-constitution-requires-congressional-authorization-use-force-against-syria_751350.html
Dem.
Congressman: 'Constitution Requires Congressional Authorization on Use
of Force Against Syria'
6:05 PM, AUG 28, 2013 • BY DANIEL HALPER
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Democratic congressman Jerrold Nadler appears to be warning President
Obama
in a statement released today on striking Syria. "Constitution Requires
Congressional Authorization on Use of Force Against S... more »
One Goal of Illegal Syria War: The Delegitimization of The United States As An International State Actor
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 6 hours ago
The United States is committing political suicide by unilaterally and
illegally attacking Syria.
The British Parliament's decision to vote down military action in Syria was
not driven by rational, positive, democratic, and moral motives. No, not
even close. This is the Parliament that has stood silent for almost a
decade after one of its own members was assassinated for opposing the
illegal Iraq war and unraveling the criminal war on terror narrative.
Has this Parliament pursued justice for MP Robin Cook? No. Okay, then,
don't pretend that this is a moral and spiritually aware Parli... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago
*Trombone Shorty to Play National Anthem Before Saints-Falcons Season
Opener ~NOLA DEFENDER*
Skype Discussion from RTS: Positive Energy Questions & Answers
Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 6 hours ago
This is a conversation that happened in the RTS skype room last night. A
huge thank you to BZ and Pete and several others who separated out the
conversation and put it all together. It might seem a bit disjointed in
places as there were other people involved in the conversation.... but to
copy ALL of it would mean posting over 400 comments here. I just added a
few comments from later on in the day to the end.... and tidied up my
spelling and typing dyslexia, lol! The first section of discussion is also
posted on the I-UV.com site, and in several skype rooms.
*Positive Energ... more »
Syria and the problems of compellence
Stacie Goddard at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago
To my mind, the situation in Syria has prompted an incredibly thoughtful
debate within the political science community, one that undermines the idea
that scholars have become irrevocably detached from policy. Ian Hurd and
Charli Carpenter have written excellent pieces on the legality of chemical
weapons and military intervention. James Fearon contributed this superb
piece
Continue reading
Debunking the "U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government's Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013"
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 7 hours ago
Eric Draitser
StopImperialism.com
The documententitled “U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s
Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013”, released in tandem with public
statements made by Secretary of State John Kerry, is merely summary of a
manufactured narrative designed to lead the US into yet another criminal
and disastrous war in the Middle East. Having been released prior to even
preliminary reports from UN chemical weapons investigators on the ground in
Syria, the document is as much a work of fiction as it is fact.
It begins with the conclusion that “*The U... more »
Tainting Evidence: Inside the Scandals at the FBI Crime Lab
Paul Coker at News Spike - 7 hours ago
*The FBI's vaunted crime lab is a scandal of atrocious forensic science.
Its "junk science" permeates the U.S. criminal justice system as it bogus
"findings" routinely punish the innocent and set the guilty free, affecting
thousands of lives in the process.*
by John F. Kelly and Phillip K. Wearne
Scientific crime solving or sci-crime – it is an image upon which much of
the FBI's awesome reputation is based. Humans are fallible, are inclined to
lie and are often motivated by anything but the truth. The history of crime
fighting in the United States is littered with eyewitnesses w... more »
Will The Attack On Syria Destroy Pelosi's Legacy, The Same Way The Attack On Iraq Destroyed Gephardt's?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
When I lived in San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi was my congressmember. A case
could be made that she was Congress' best member. I was proud to have voted
for her. That was a long, long time ago and Pelosi needs to retire before
she further ruins her incredible legacy. Pelosi blasted onto the national
stage in a big way in October, 2002, when she led the Democratic revolt
against House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and his connivance with Bush
and the congressional Republicans to rush the U.S. into an unwarranted
attack on Iraq. The Democrats split. 126 Democrats (plus Independent Berni... more »
North Korea and robotic army
LeDaro at LeDaro - 7 hours ago
Almost all countries do a good job of brainwashing their soldiers - its all
for patriotism and thus killing the enemy is justified. However,
dictatorial governments do even a better job. North Korea is a good
example. The picture below puts some light on this phenomena.
*Female North Korean soldiers march during a mass military parade on Kim Il
Sung Square in Pyongyang to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War
armistice Saturday, July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)*
What Dr. King would be doing today!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013*
*Driving Professor Dreier:* Everybody seems to know what Dr. King would be
doing and saying were he alive today.
Almost always, Dr. King would be doing and saying exactly what the
clairvoyant in question is inclined to do and say. This is one of the most
annoying aspects of civil rights retrospectives.
Last Sunday, Professor Peter Dreier of Occidental took the practice to new
heights. He wrote the featured, front-page piece in the Washington Post’s
Outlook section.
“Where would he lead us today?” a large headline asked. “With new battles
over gay rights,... more »
Dr. Helen Caldicott - the informed democracy, another take on Fukushima & Co.
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 8 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/nsrik7HEvh8
Dr. Helen Caldicott said it: "What I want is an informed democracy with
educated people who understand the world they live in". I could hear saying
that myself. This film shows why she thinks that way. The report that is
shown at 5:45 minutes into the interview is here and of great interest from
pag. 318(pdf)/297(report) to its end. A very interesting and delicatematter now '
Fukushima' shows significant signs of going out of control again. It
explains why governments won't do anything about such catastrophes, rather
preferring their uninformed dem... more »
Paul Craig Roberts: "British MP George Galloway is the only real leader in the entire Western world." Don't miss his speech below! Also note that American veterans appear to agree with his message.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 8 hours ago
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Thursday, August 29th, 2013 | Posted by Editor
Original Here
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*Democratic Reward for the British People Rejecting Military Action Against
Syria*
*UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote*
British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action
against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost
guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar
al-Assad’s government.
A grim-faced Came... more »
Kosinski, Cruise, Kurylenko, Freeman - Oblivion - film review
Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 8 hours ago
what is wrong with Film Critics?
They were a right angry bunch when they came to deliver their verdict on
the Cruise/Kosinski feature Oblivion.
This reviewer found NOTHING WRONG with it.
The visuals were top notch.
The characters were top notch.
The story turned out to be top notch.
I mean, yeah, it was fun(ny) when the Prometheus waterfall in Iceland
turned up in the centre of ruined New York, but I only know this because
I'm a tediously boring film buff. A fan of sci-fi expanse, visual splendour
and take-your-brains-out joy rides. And Oblivion fit that bill, it was a
totally acc... more »
Call the WAAHmulance!
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 8 hours ago
When pesky fetus fetishists chalked up the sidewalk outside his Toronto
business with anti-choice glurge, Imperial Pub owner, Fred Newman, told
them to knock it off. They refused so he got his staff to wash it away.
Well, of course they wanted to provoke something, so they redid it.
Here's how LifeShite is reporting the incident.
Newman then became aggressive towards the group, shouting and waiving his
arms.
Footage filmed by Golob shows Newman demanding the pro-life activists leave
the area. Golob can be heard saying to her companions: “You don’t have to
engage with him [the owner]... more »
Al-Qaeda Applauds Secretary of State John Kerry's Latest Remarks On Syria
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
Related:
*Al-Qaeda Presents The Moral Case For U.S. Intervention In Syria*.
*Al-Qaeda Is Disappointed In British Parliament, Calls On British PM To
Attack Syria*.
*Below is a statement by Jamal Ahmed al-Tahiri, the spokesman for Al-Qaeda
in Damascus (AQD), in support of Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on
Syria on Friday, August 30, 2013. *
In the Name of Allah the Merciful, America the Accursed, Aslam O' Alikum,
If the British Parliament was filled with men with half the moral caliber
and political vision of Mr. John Kerry, oh, *what a wonderful world this
would be!* Sure,... more »
Who Made America Judge, Jury and Executioner?
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
*Source*.
There is no evidence that Assad used chemical weapons against his own
people. Kerry and Obama are lying their asses off. They have insulted the
public's intelligence, scrapped international law, and destroyed their
country's standing in the world even more than Bush did. They can't even
persuade a child with their empty lies and empty tears. No one is deceived.
And God is not mocked.
Republicans ban Heritage Foundation from Capitol Hill
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 8 hours ago
This is the most amusing story I've seen this week. The crackpots at Heritage
are no longer welcome at GOP strategy sessions.
According to a report Wednesday in National Journal, the Republican Study
Committee is no longer allowing employees for the Heritage Foundation to
attend the meetings. Heritage, currently led by former Sen. Jim DeMint
(R-SC), had been a fixture at the meetings until last month when the RSC,
comprised of 172 conservative GOP House members, made the change.
Apparently the establishment GOPers are not happy with Heritage's role in
screwing up the vote on the Fa... more »
Canada Should Follow Britain's Lead
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago
David Cameron wanted to bomb Syria so badly 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
... more »
Syria vote - WTF just happened?
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 9 hours ago
A British Prime Minister has been denied the right to make war by a vote in
the House of Commons. This is big news. This is a serious blow for David
Cameron and the coalition.
Let's get one thing straight though. This government won't fall unless the
civil service wants it too. It was put together by the civil service, not
by any of the party machines, let alone any democratic process. Unless
something very usual happens David Cameron will remain prime minister until
2015. By all means march tomorrow but don't let certain terminal optimists
fool you that one more push and this "wea... more »
Syrian Civil War and Stephen Harper
LeDaro at LeDaro - 9 hours ago
Will this monkey dance when called upon by Obama to intervene in Syria's
civil war? Will he recall the Parliament the way Cameron of Britain did to
make the decision? Cameron was turned down by the British Parliament. Or
will he quietly join in without Parliament's consent?
ZEROHEDGE: US Finally Admits What Ron Paul Said: "Nobody Knows Who Set Off The Gas"
Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago
*
* *
* *US Finally Admits What Ron Paul Said: "Nobody Knows Who Set Off The Gas"*
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/29/2013 12:39 -0400
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-29/us-finally-admits-what-ron-paul-said-nobody-knows-who-launched-chemical-attack
*The AP reports that US intelligence officials are admitting that linking
Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical
weapons attack is no "slam dunk," as opposed to Obama (and Kerry) who are
'unequivocal' of the fact.*
Via AP,
The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle
t... more »
NOAGENDASHOW.COM: The Link Between US Drone Strikes, Military Actions and Pipelines
Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago
This is from March 3, 2012...
Poverty is not healthy for children and other living things
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 9 hours ago
A new study shows poverty is bad for your brain:
The mental strain of living in poverty and thinking constantly about tight
finances can drop a person’s IQ by as much as 13 percent, or about the
equivalent of losing a night of sleep, according to a new study. It
consumes so much mental energy that there is often little room to think
about anything else, which leaves low-income people more susceptible to bad
decisions.
Previous studies have shown it is also bad for your health and diminishes a
child's chances to escape the cycle of poverty:
Poverty has other negative impacts. The ... more »
Catch of the Day
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 9 hours ago
Dan
Larison, on the "special relationship."
The first thing to understand about the “special” relationship is that
it
doesn’t exist in the real world...
Somehow the alliance–which had nothing to do with
*attacking*anyone–survived [Vietnam and Suez]. It will suffer no real
damage from one
vote on Syria.
Yup. There are good reasons for the US and UK to be close allies --
otherwise they wouldn't be! But that doesn' t mean they must always
agree.
Indeed: to the extent that their behavior, as opposed to basic
interests,
have anything to do with keeping the alliance strong, surely they're... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Galactica (Not) Actual and the Sci-Fi / Sci-Fact / Globalization Intertext
Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 9 hours ago
The Chinese state media could perhaps be forgiven
for mistaking fictional Battlestar Galactica blueprints for future US
fleet schematics this week, given this. This incident has me thinking about
Nexon/Neumann’s argument regarding the fuzzy relationship between science
fiction and “”reality.”" (Yes, you did just read scare quotes in scare
quotes.) In their Harry Potter and International Relations introduction,
they point out that
Continue reading
Friday Afternoon Linkage
Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 9 hours ago
Syria updates: The White House’s public assessment of last week’s chemical
weapons attack. Deborah Avant – Action is not synonymous with intervention.
Is there a moral argument for intervention? Tony Lang unpacks some of his
comments on various threads hereat Duck below with his own post at Carnegie
on the case for punitive action. Given
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Remembering the Longest Walk 1978 in St Louis
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
Long
Walk 1978 video screen capture by Censored News
By Terri Roman-Szynkowski
Censored News
Aug. 29, 2013
Scroll down for Longest Walk 1978 videos!
Long Walk 4 in St Louis/Photo by April Rhodes
I heard the Longest Walk 4 is in St. Louis today. It brought back some
memories! The Longest Walk camped right there by the arch back in 1978. I
remember laying there in the grass under
By-Election Results August 2013
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 9 hours ago
Party
No. of Candidates
Total
Vote
%
+/- July
Average/ contest
+/- July
Seats
Conservative
18
7,404
26.8%
+6.9%
411
+151
n/c
Labour
17
9,725
35.3%
-3.6%
572
+30
+3
LibDem
12
2,284
8.3%
-5.8%
190
-130
n/c
UKIP
144,997
18.1%
+9.3%
357
+180
-2
SNP*
0
Plaid Cymru**
1
929
3.4%
+2.7%
929
+767
n/c
Green
5
314
1.1%
-7%
69
-383
n/c
BNP
0
TUSC
3
259
0.9%
-0.3%
86
-1
n/c
Independent***
7
951
3.5%
-3.9%
136
-71
-1
Other****
5
713
2.6%
+2.1%
143
+84
n/c
*... more »
Chemical Warfare: Gaza, the Jordan Valley under Occupation and The Apartheid State of Israel
Paul Coker at News Spike - 10 hours ago
*The Isreali Defence Force *regularly and routinely drops White Phosphorus *ON
CHILDREN*.
These are *US-made *incendiary munitions.
Unlike Syria, both the US and the State of Isreal are signitorys to
international treaties and international laws banning the use of Chemical
Weapons under all circumstances in global armed conflicts.
These laws are very specific - they have to be.
A can of Axe Body spray is not an weapon of mass destruction.
A shell-casing loaded with a weaponised delivery payload of Sarrin Gas
clearly is.
White Phosphorus ("*Willie-P*") is instantl... more »
Now Will Come Heaven On Earth - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 10 hours ago
Source of this picture:
http://portfolio.kevinthom.com/travel/Heaven_and_Earth**
**
*We see as others our our kind*
**
*You see as your kind*
**
*But*
**
*With a twist*
**
*You can touch to the Heavenly Realm*
**
*And*
**
*With this comes a price*
**
*You pay the price*
**
*Of knowing that a realm of beauty exists*
**
*In which justice is real*
**
*Goodness prevails*
**
*And*
**
*Love is the binding force of our communities*
**
*To touch to this alternate reality*
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*To feel alive*
**
*Gives one a different perspective*
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*On living*
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*Then*
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*At the same time*
**
*Others can only... more »
Revenge Porn
Paul Coker at News Spike - 10 hours ago
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 performing the song “A Girl in the Saddle of a
Steed.” Kim met her a decade ago, but his father Kim Jong Il — then North
Korea’s ruler — apparently did not approve of the relationship. Hyon
subsequently married... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Bouncing Check NSF'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
BOUNCING
CHECK NSF
Posted on August 30, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Aug. 2, 2013. When disaster strikes, the first thing to do is to
get up out of your chair. Indigenous population is growing at a fast
rate, by 50% between 1996 and 2006. The Metis by 33%. Are they “Metis
Inc.” or our traditional Indigenous relatives? Incorporated Injuns
cannot sign away land and resources to
Treaty Obligations, War Crimes and Accountability:A Study in American Hypocrisy
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 10 hours ago
The
U.S. Air Force firebombing Japan in 1945
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
- Juvenal, Satires (VI, 347–8)
"I have no interest in any open-ended conflict in Syria, but we do have
to make sure that when countries break international norms on weapons
like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that they are held
accountable," President Barack Obama said in a PBS interview earlier
this week.
Stop Learning. Start thinking through your own unique perspective....
Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 10 hours ago
Argumentation about de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 11 hours ago
*Guest blog by Ilja Schmelzer, a right-wing anarchist and independent
scientist*
A nice summary of standard arguments against de Broglie-Bohm theory can be
found at R. F. Streater's "Lost Causes in Theoretical Physics" website. Ulrich
Mohrhoff [broken link, sorry] also combines the presentation of his
position with an interesting rejection of pilot wave theory. These
arguments I consider in a different file. Here, I consider the arguments
proposed in several articles of Luboš Motl's blog "The reference frame": David
Bohm born 90 years ago and Bohmists & segregation of primitive and ... more »
Forced To Be A Jerk Over Impeachment
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 11 hours ago
Yeah, only a jerk would point out that "impeachment" is what happens in the
House, while trail and conviction, or acquittal, or "Not Proven," is what
happens in the Senate. Well, I'm afraid today I'm just going to be that
jerk.
In response to a Kay Steiger inforgraphic over at TPM, which asks:
Republicans are talking a big game about impeaching the president...Could
they actually pull it off?
And concludes that, no, they couldn't, because the Senate.
But of course 218 Republicans in the House certainly could impeach Barack
Obama.
(As long as I'm at it...no, technically, it doesn'... more »
Can Domestic Spying And The Big Brother Question Topple Oklahoma Republican James Lankford?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Tuesday, Blue America endorsed Tom Guild, the very grassroots progressive
Democrat in Oklahoma City running an uphill battle against radical right
extremist James Lankford. We decided to get involved with this race
primarily because of Tom's strong pro-family positions on a broad array of
economic justice issues and because of his courageousness in facing down
the anti-democracy/anti-equality forces in his state. But there's another
issue brewing in OK-05 as well, and it revolves around Lankford's vote in
favor of the NSA and domestic spying.
Oklahoma voters have been trained to s... more »
Not Dead Yet
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 11 hours ago
After the last election, Peter C. Newman offered the opinion that Michael
Ignatieff had presided over the death of the Liberal Party of Canada. But Michael
Den Tandt writes from Prince Edward Island that the party is showing signs
of life:
Eighteen months ago, at the party’s biennial convention in Ottawa, the
party was adrift: Brave talk of policy innovation had produced little
beyond a motion calling for legalization of marijuana. Media coverage
revolved around the cat-and-mouse game then being played by interim leader
Bob Rae, who was weighing a run at the permanent job. Other ... more »
Grand Theft Data
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
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
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago
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!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*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
plthomasedd at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 12 hours ago
The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical.
Weekend Fun 47: San Miguel, Galman and Inuman
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 12 hours ago
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
LeDaro at LeDaro - 12 hours ago
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
LeDaro at LeDaro - 12 hours ago
*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
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 12 hours ago
*How the Dutch are Helping New Orleans Stay Dry ~Marco Werman, The World*
*Lies of omission ~Library Chronicles*
*Lucky Dogs ~Anita Yesho, KnowLA*
Syria: Proxies, Pipelines and People
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 12 hours ago
*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
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
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"
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
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
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
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
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
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
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
Interview 733 – Pepe Escobar on Bandar Bush’s Role in Syria Posted by
Corbett
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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'
Anon at aangirfan - 13 hours ago
*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.
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
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!!!
leftdog at Buckdog - 13 hours ago
**
*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
LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago
*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
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
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
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
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BREAKING: UK Parliament Votes AGAINST War in Syria
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
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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:
Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 14 hours ago
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 »
INSTITUTE FOR IRAQI STUDIES VIDEO: Iraq+10: Looking Forward (State Society Questions)
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
Lies and Disinformation on the Road to War
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
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Energy Firm Caught Breaking Down Door to Install Smart Meter!
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
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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
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
- 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
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
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Noncompete Answers - Company Lost The Customer Contract; Employer Owes Me Wages
Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 14 hours ago
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
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
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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
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
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Musical Interlude: Nirvana- Lake of Fire
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
annie reminded me of this tune- what the hell!
It's timely.
"Family, Bonds, Space and Time"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"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
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
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
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 15 hours ago
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"
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
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 )
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
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*
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FYI: Washington Post and No Paywall for .mil/.gov/.edu
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago
You might not have been aware of this when the Washington Post paywall went
up back in June, but there is no paywall if you have a .edu/.mil/.gov email
address. Go here to obtain your free access. From the website: By
registering with a valid .gov/.mil/.edu email address, you will get free,
unlimited digital access to washingtonpost.com whether
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Syria: After the Commons Defeat
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 16 hours ago
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
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
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
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 17 hours ago
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
Paul Coker at News Spike - 17 hours ago
"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
Paul Coker at News Spike - 17 hours ago
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
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
**
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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
Paul Coker at News Spike - 17 hours ago
Here is a list of government members of parliament who voted against their
leader, Prime Minister Cameron.
*Conservatives *
*
*
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
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 17 hours ago
*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?
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 18 hours ago
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
Paul Coker at News Spike - 18 hours ago
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"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"Tablay 15: Fast Paced Arabic Drums", Posted by A7laBladiFalasteen
- http://www.youtube.com/
"We All Know..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
“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"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
“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...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 19 hours ago
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.
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
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
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 20 hours ago
*...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”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“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 »
Blurred Lines - an interesting cover version
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
Duke cover Robin Thicke ft. Pharrel & T.I - Blurred Lines with just 3 Mics,
1 Guitar and a human beatbox. Rather good I think.
Here's the original uncensored verion
Salazar Presente...
Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 21 hours ago
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"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"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
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
* *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
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
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"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
“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!
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
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”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
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
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 22 hours ago
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'
Anon at aangirfan - 22 hours ago
"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?
Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 23 hours ago
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
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Survey Results - Is It Too Late?
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago
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?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
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"
Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago
Trudeau's poor judgement ? Yeah, let's go with that.
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Facebook friends could change your credit score
Americani Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
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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
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
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
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*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
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
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!
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
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...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*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)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 day ago
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
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 1 day ago
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 - 1 day 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"
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*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
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
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
Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 1 day ago
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 »
Autos de carreras deportivos - Arte Digital - Fondos
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 1 day ago
Syrians in Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
*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
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
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
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
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
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*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.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
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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 *
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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
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
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. *
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**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
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
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
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
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 »
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