10:15pm MDST
Untitled
*James Gill: Coastal suit muddies waters*
Ryan Adams Is Now On The Sean Hannity Enemies List-- Why Aren't You?
Hannity took a little time out from Obama-bashing to demonize the new enemy
of American fascism, North Carolina singer-songwriter Ryan Adams.
Apparently the think-skinned Hannity, who loves dishing it out, can't stand
when the barrages are incoming. Wednesday *Rolling Stone* reported that Hannity
took on his most comfortable role: dickhead in desperate search for
ratings.
Last night, Ryan Adams found himself the involuntary topic of Fox News’ *
Hannity* after he got into a Twitter spat with the show’s eponymous host,
Sean Hannity.
After Hannity tweeted about the lack of role mod... more »
In my garden ...
[image: Small Footprints' 2013 Garden.]
Have a nice weekend, everyone!
Thought Dreams
I’ve nearly completely extricated myself from my daily reading and
commenting on Facebook and Twitter. I’m a retired public school teacher.
I’ve virtually stopped writing about education and the continuing
destruction of our public schools. I live it everyday now as a consultant
in the classrooms. I’ve been traveling a lot over the last few […]
Every Person is a Person
"Every Person is a Person" http://t.co/2IDpchmayA
— John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) August 8, 2013
Detroit: This is what decades of corrupt liberal rule looks like...(video)
*this is so sad and a warning for all of us.*
From YouTube:
*Uploaded on Oct 21, 2010*
Let's go for a ride starting in Highland Park (first few buildings), and
then into Detroit . Witness the destruction of once Great industrial
American cities turning them into ghost towns. Even in downtown Detroit,
there are empty skyscrapers.... This video is just a TINY fraction of
insane amount of buildings destroyed in Detroit . Historical buildings are
falling apart leaving nothing for the next generations to admire. I urge
viewers to research the true reasons of why this happened to this c... more »
Vital Interview: GalacticU Radio w/Sierra Neblina Interviews Brian & Bob -- Archive of Today's Show
*Copied from Brian Kelly's Blog *
*GalacticU Radio w/Sierra Neblina Interviews Brian & Bob at 2:30 pst Today*
August 8, 2013
Bob and I just finished the recording with Sierra a couple of hours ago.
For anyone who feels like they need a deeper understanding of how our
monetary system works, how all loans are fraud, the strawman account and
where we believe the new value system is headed, I highly suggest giving
this a listen. I also think this would be a good dialogue to share with
those who still may need some convincing. I'll probably go back and listen
to it again myself ;) ~BK
... more »
Richard Sennett: Brutal Simplifiers (March 2011 Lecture)
*"Beware the terrible simplifiers." - Historian Jacob Burckhardt (May 25,
1818-August 8, 1897).*
*"Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation"* by
Richard Sennett (2012).
*Wikipedia:*
Richard Sennett (born 1 January 1943) is the Centennial Professor of
Sociology at the London School of Economics and University Professor of the
Humanities at New York University. Sennett has studied social ties in
cities, and the effects of urban living on individuals in the modern world.
He has been a Fellow of The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral
Sciences, of th... more »
"Hello Scotia Mocatta, This Is JPMorgan - We Urgently Need Some Of Your Gold"
*
* *Thanks to Dan for finding this one... -AK*
*
* *"Hello Scotia Mocatta, This Is JPMorgan - We Urgently Need Some Of Your
Gold"*
Tyler Durden's pictureSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/08/2013 16:27 -0400
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-08/hello-scotia-mocatta-jpmorgan-we-urgently-need-some-your-gold
Yesterday, it was HSBC. Today, the lucky respondent to JPM's polite gold
'procurement' request, is the second "fullest" New York commercial gold
vault: Scotia Mocatta.
As ZH reported previously, following the announcement of an imminent
withdrawal of 63.5k ounces of its gold (1... more »
After many months of ignoring Ahmed Abu Khatala , suddenly sealed charges have filed against him regarding Benghazi - of course , he denies involvement ! And naturally he has not been questioned by Libyan authorities , just living a normal life in his city ! Meanwhile in forgotten Libya , the usual blend of political intrigue , oil industry strikes and mayhem fill out the scorecard for another MENA success story ....
Another embarrassment in the making for the O Team ? Benghazi rears its
head ...
Suspect denies involvement in Chris Stevens killing
*Tripoli, 8 August 2013*:
A Libyan man wanted by the US authorities on charges related to the killing
of US ambassador Chris Stevens has denied involvement.
Reports in the US media yesterday said that Ahmed Abu Khatala, along with a
number of as yet unnamed suspects, was facing criminal charges in the case
of the attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi on 11 September
2012.
Khatala, however, told the *Associated Press* yesterday that he had not... more »
Lost in Mistranslation:Before Inauguration, Rouhani Gets the Ahmadinejad Treatment
Oh,
look, an Iranian president said something about oppression and
occupation in Palestine and his words were mistranslated,
misinterpreted, widely condemned and proliferated by warmongers as
evidence of hatred and aggression. Obviously, this comes as no surprise
as we've all been here before.
And yet again, the accusations are not true.
Speaking to reporters during a rally on Quds Day,
Hasta la vista, Testing?
The dust has not settled yet from the release of the first year scores from
New York State’s Common Core aligned assessments for Grades 3-8. The media
talking heads, bureaucrats, and public are trying to frame what the results
mean for New York’s schools. Read here for some excellent commentaries
about the scores from […]
As the anti-choice crusaders pile on the hypocrisy and irony of their pro-death crusade, my old pal Milt Shook reposts a must-read from 1997
*"Pro-choice is not the same as 'pro-abortion.' Most pro-choicers would
agree that it would be a good thing if no one had an abortion. If we could
eliminate most or all of the reasons why women have abortions, we could
practically eliminate abortion, without having to ban it."*
*-- Milt Shook, in a 1997 post, "Pro-Choice Is the Essence of*
*Liberty," that he recently reposted on his "PCTC* Blog"*
*by Ken*
With attention focused on the anti-abortion jihads in Texas and Carolina,
writes ThinkProgrss's Tara Culp-Ressler (whose post I read via Nation of
Change), in Iowa's Board of Medi... more »
‘AL QAEDA INC.’ FRANCHISE SUCCESS STORY OR NEOCON NONSENSE?
The neoconservatives are going to extraordinary lengths to try and convince
the world (and probably themselves) that ‘al Qaeda’ is a huge complex
homogeneous business organisation that deals in ‘terrorism’ through various
franchise organisations scattered throughout the Middle East, Central Asia
and Africa.
In a recent article by neocon writers Josh Rogin and Eli Lake in *The Daily
Beast* it was actually claimed that the leaders of the various ‘franchises’
around the world held a conference call to plan acts of terrorism.
According to the report from Rogin and Lake we are supposed t... more »
Could the F-35 Be the Biggest Blunder in Canadian Military History?
A timely warning about "locking in" to novel technologies such as the over
budget, overdue and under-performing F-35 from Brookings Institution senior
fellow Peter Singer. His advice - learn from the mistakes of the past,
just don't repeat them.
*In 1934, the British Air Ministry poured money into a new aircraft meant
to advance past the World War I generation of planes. The metal-clad
Gloster Gladiator could fly almost 250 miles per hour and carry four
machine guns. Unfortunately, this biplane was quickly outmatched by new
monoplanes such as the Spitfire and the German BF-109. An... more »
Court officially declares Bitcoin a real currency
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* *
* *Court officially declares Bitcoin a real currency*
Published time: August 08, 2013 15:54 Get short URL
http://rt.com/usa/bitcoin-sec-shavers-texas-231/
*
* *A federal judge has for the first time ruled that Bitcoin is a
legitimate currency, opening up the possibility for the digital crypto-cash
to soon be regulated by governmental overseers.*
United States Magistrate Judge Amos Mazzant for the Eastern District of
Texas ruled Tuesday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission can
proceed with a lawsuit against the operator of a Bitcoin-based hedge fund
because, despite e... more »
Snowden's email server shutdown following government pressure ( what a shocker ! ) ..... An explanation as to how NSA collects Americans cross border emails ..... Will we have explanations Friday from the White House as to what the frick is going on with Yemen or what is the status of the 22 Embassy closings cut and run - is the Terror scare over as Yemen has repeatedly said ? In the meantime , Jihadists around the globe are basking in the glow of their perceived victory in making the US scurry around like chickens without heads , droning any cars driving on Yemeni roads - note none of the 25 Yemeni top targets have been killed !
Jay Carney on CNN’s big CIA/Benghazi scoop: I don’t know nothing ’bout
nothing
POSTED AT 7:11 PM ON AUGUST 8, 2013 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
Via Ace, consider this post an apology to our readership. A few days ago I
led you to believe that it was somehow important for the White House press
corps to ask the press secretary about one of the biggest foreign policy
scoops in weeks. That was obviously in error, as I suspected at the time.
It wasn’t important; this guy wouldn’t give you a straight answer on what
his favorite color is (“I would refer you to my kindergarten
finger-paintings on that... more »
ARRESTED IN MADISON FOR SINGING
At the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin
A cavalcade of Kafka . . .
LAVABIT
IS OFF-LINE FOR NOW. They are-were a pro-privacy email service long
used by NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The owner of Lavabit published a
letter you should read, in a WIRED article by Kevin Poulson, “Edward
Snowden’s Email Provider Shuts Down Amid Secret Court Battle”. From the
standpoint of civil rights, this well and truly sucks. America, I mourn
for your Republic. Justice for the
Ohanian on Achieve, Inc. and the Common Core
A clip from Susan writing at The Daily Censored–see the rest here: Reading
the press release, I wonder: HOW to get people to raise up against the
oppressive phraseknowledge-based economy, a term rolling off the tongues of
the “haves” as an excuse for their refusal to acknowledge the vital skills
possessed by people making things work […]
Chinese media praises Russia over restricting US' abuses of power
*Editors Note: This editorial from the Global Times, a nationalist Chinese
media outlet that is said to reflect the opinions of the upper echelons of
leadership in Beijing, provides a telling account of the Chinese
perspective on the Snowden case, the nature of US-China relations, and
Beijing's stance vis-à-vis unchecked US power more generally. *
US President Barack Obama has announced he will attend the G20 summit in
St. Petersburg this September. A meeting between Russian and US defense and
foreign ministers will also be scheduled for later this week in Washington.
Although Obam... more »
Seyyed Hossein Nasr On The Absence of Prometheus In Iranian Thought And Mythology
*Related:*
* Henry Geiger - The Chains Of Prometheus (1959).*
*R. J. Zwi Werblowsky On Prometheus.*
*Below is an excerpt from, "In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with
Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought" by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and
Ramin Jahanbegloo, introduction by Terry Moore. 2010. Praeger Publishers:
Santa Barbara, California. Pg. 146-48. [Source].*
Ramin Jahanbegloo: It is interesting, because in your book *Persia, Bridge
of Turquoise* you state that there is nothing of a Promethean nature in the
Persian concept of the *anthropos*, especially in Islamic Persia,... more »
WAR ON HOMELESS
Set against the backdrop of modern life in the city of Los Angeles, the
poem "LA is Full of Pigs" weaves together a narrative that touches upon
growing fears and anxieties of working people around such pressing issues
as housing, healthcare and police brutality. It is a poem born of the anger
these times demand.
Matt Sedillo is the author of For What I Might Do Tomorrow (Caza De Poesia
2010), a member of the Inland Empire Lionlike Mindstate national slam team
of 2009, member and Grand Slam Champion of the Damn Slam Los Angeles
national slam team of 2011 (of which a story appeared ... more »
Fukushima updates - August 8 , 2013 .... Nuclide removal systems = epic fails ( ALPS should be YELPS ) ... Meanwhile now we learn that 600 tons of radioactive contaminated water entering Pacific every day ....Yes , Fukushima is out of control - hasn't anyone been following this ? Yes , Virginia - something has broken......Two harebrain schemes from TEPCO / Japan to solve debacle .... including MR FREEZE comes to Japan Plan !
Serious deterioration found in absorption tower of multiple nuclide
removing system ALPS
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Following up this article..*Multiple nuclide removing system ALPS had
leakage due to “corrosion” / Only 2 months after test operation started* [
URL]
While ALPS is suspended, Tepco inspected the inside of the absorption tower
(6A). In the inspection, Tepco found the access door and the part around
the welding line *severely deteriorated*. The color is changed ... more »
Michael Hasting mystery death update - so , some federal agency did visit Hastings the day before his death ( were these government kill list hitmen posing as FBI Agents ? Who knows , we just know Hastings is dead. ) Boston bombing update - former alleged muslim extremist Tamerlan Tsarnaev now supposedly a right wing extremist ? Yeah , well that makes sense ( Sarc Off ) ...........FEMA just getting for Hurricane Season I'm sure when demanding 24 hour delivery of emergency food reserves.....Father of slain young man allegedly a witness ( or pressured to be a false witness ) on Temerlan Tsarnaev , comes to US to sue FBI - He wants to know why his son was killed ........Laws apply to thee but not to me ( Elites above draconian laws imposed on the rest of us ) ...... Police State updates......
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.infowars.com/feds-visited-michael-hastings-house-day-before-his-death/
( I wonder who got to the wife to shut her up ? )
Hastings mystery death....Feds Visited Michael Hastings’ House Day Before
His Death
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Agents were pursuing Rolling Stone journalist prior to suspicious crash
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Prison Planet.com
August 6, 2013
Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings, who was killed in a s... more »
"Far Better..."
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than
to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
- Carl Sagan
Book Review - The 911 Fear-Based Mind Control Program
*"The greatest means of control is not actualized through military might,
physical subjugation, or brute force. The greatest means of control is
actualized through the manipulation of the psychological condition of the
human species." - Lenon Honor*
Lenon Honor's *The 911 Fear-Based Mind Control Program* is simply a
must-read for anyone interested in truly healing from the deep
psychological trauma that was inflicted upon the global population on
September 11th, 2001. The events that unfolded on September 11th, 2001
truly were traumatic - perhaps the most traumatic single series of ... more »
Koch's quiet coup
What
do Ryan and Cantor have to hide? It's not like they're the first
bright lights of the GOP to speak at one of the Koch Brothers' periodic
ultra-exclusive confabs. So why are Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor so
secretiveabout their star turn at the podium of this prestigious event?
Neither Ryan nor Cantor were willing to talk about the appearance,
before
or after attending, and when a reporter from the NBC affiliate in
Albuquerque tried to cover the event where the New Mexico governor was
speaking, he was turned away at a checkpoint -- a mile from the resort.
Good to remember while ever... more »
Back To School
With the end of summer classes last week was Summer Vacation. It went by
fast and was spent mostly playing with Teen Daughter. She and a truckload
of furniture went back to her mom on Saturday, which was uneventful except
for the blowout on the Interstate. Sunday Southern Man and The Titan helped
a friend move. The first part of this week was spent cursing at the lawn
mower and doing yard work and other outdoor projects and today kicks off
three days of eight-to-five meetings. That is all for now. Normal
photo-shooting and blogging may resume this weekend, maybe.
The Question Is Etiquette, Not "Racism"
Slate today said they wouldn't use "Redskins" any more for the Washington
football team. Good choice!
Which is as good an excuse as any to make my argument again that the
question here shouldn't be whether this particular term is offensive, much
less racist. Those are interesting questions, I suppose, but they're not
necessary to the argument.
Instead, this should be thought of very simply as a question of etiquette.
Basically: it's polite to call people by the name they want to go by.
That pretty much solves it. If my brother doesn't want to be called Eddie
Baby, then don't call h... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘Failures of Modern Mercantilism’ Edition
The Dangers of Modern Mercantilism, 1: “It is critical to understand that
the issues for the NZ economy arising from the current Fonterra debacle
(as opposed to dairy farmers and Fonterra directors and managers) is
assuredly not a "public relations" issue or one of "reputational
management". The best PR firm in the world cannot resolve such issues
through spin - nor should it try. Calling for better "PR" is simply a form
of denial.”
*Economy Wide Lessons as the lustre of white gold loses its shine* – EYE 2
THE LONG RUN
*Answering the Ws* – HOME PADDOCK
*“The Chinese don’t see ... more »
Met Police's fraud squad investigate BBC pay-offs scandal
Not bias-related but certainly BBC-related, the *Daily Telegraph *has an
exclusive tonight:
*Met Police's fraud squad investigate BBC pay-offs scandal*
Detectives from Scotland Yard’s fraud squad are investigating senior
members of the BBC’s leadership over allegations of misconduct in public
office, The Telegraph can disclose.
According to the paper, the Metropolitan Police are investigating whether
the pay-offs amounted to fraud, given that "a quarter of senior managers
received more than they were entitled to in the past three years...leaving
the taxpayer with an unnecessary bil... more »
Untitled
*Remembering the unforgettable: a salute to the late, very great Greg
Peters ~Mark Moseley*
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (HBO, 2007)
*Wikipedia:*
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is an HBO
documentary film that was directed and produced by Steven Okazaki and was
released on August 6, 2007 on HBO, marking the 62nd anniversary of the
first atomic bombing. The film features interviews with fourteen Japanese
survivors and four Americans involved in the 1945 atomic bombings of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
*IMDb:*
As global tensions rise, the unthinkable now seems possible. The threat of
nuclear weapons of mass destruction has become frighteningly real. White
Light/Black Rain: The Destr... more »
Ted Yoho (R-FL)-- Perfect Match For Clay County
Ted Yoho was a back-country veterinarian, more the kind who work with
cattle and horses rather than dogs and cats, when he ran against longtime
Establishment incumbent Cliff Stearns, a wealthy Republican who imagined
his seat was impregnable. In a 4-way contest, Yoho, a Tea Party extremist
with backing from Michele Bachmann, Allen West and Paul Ryan, beat Stearns
by a razor thin 1.1% in the Republican primary. The DCCC didn't bother
running anyone and the local grassroots candidate had no money, no support
and no chance. FL-03 has a PVI of R+14, redder than any district Democrats
... more »
(Philanthropy Kills!) You Gotta Watch the Rich Closely As They Spread Their $$$$$$ Around (Nyet To Top-Down Change) Koch Proposes, Then the Rattler (Amazon) Strikes (Again)!
Alison's Garden I was thinking the other day, who'd have believed before
Dubya was "elected" President that you didn't have to be at least a little
bit smart to be President? Even Mitters passes that test. But when I read
that Obama said that Amazon should be everybody's business model, I started
to feel a whole different way about his erudition (see essay at bottom).
Yes, you already saw
Why Nigel Farage is no fan of 'Today'
Talking about UKIP, here's an extract from an interview Nigel Farage gave
to *Public Service Europe*. I think it's fair to say he's not a great fan
of the *Today *programme.
*In terms of media appearances, you have appeared on the BBC's Question
Time more than anybody else in recent times. So what in your view is the
explanation for this phenomenon – do you have some sort of special
relationship with the producers? *
"No, I mean the BBC has to provide an alternative view. When you have three
political parties in England, all of whom believe in EU membership and
support mass immig... more »
$700k windfall: Russian man outwits bankwith hand-written credit contract
Oleg Tinkov, head of Tinkoff Group
(RIA Novosti / Ramil Sitdikov) http://on.rt.com/movrvj
*This is probably one of those moments when a corporation really wishes it
wasn't a "person" in a contract.... LOL!!! I don't recommend trying this,
but this is very funny... -Bill*
*
* *$700k windfall: Russian man outwits bank with hand-written credit
contract*
Published time: August 08, 2013 11:59
Edited time: August 08, 2013 15:55
A Russian man who decided to write his own small print in a credit card
contract has had his changes upheld in court. He's now suing the country's
leading online b... more »
Changes in NAEP scores under Bloomberg!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013*
*Let’s take a look at the record:* Buried under all the confusion, there
was some intriguing information in this morning’s report about New York
City’s new test scores.
On their face, the passing rates for New York City didn’t look bad when
compared with scores from around the state:
HERNANDEZ AND GEBELOFF (8/8/13): *Even with the drop in scores, New York
City still outperformed the state’s other large school districts*—in
Rochester, for example, only 5 percent of students passed in reading and
math. And despite its large number of disadvantaged students,... more »
Hold your nose touting
How embarrassing for Mitch McConnell. Somebody managed to get a recording
of a private telephone call made by his campaign manager.
In the recording, obtained by Economic Policy Journal, Jesse Benton — who
ran Paul's successful 2010 campaign before joining McConnell's team — told
conservative activist Dennis Fusaro that he has an ulterior motive in
working the GOP leader's 2014 campaign.
"Between you an me, I'm sorta holding my nose for two years," Benton said
in the recording, "'cause what we're doing here is gonna be a big benefit
to Rand in '16."
And yes, it's real:
Benton c... more »
The laziness of the New York Times!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013*
*Adam Nagourney, lounging around in L.A.:* Very few women hold office in
Los Angeles city and county government.
By “very few,” we seem to mean two, according to Adam Nagourney’s
front-page report in Monday’s New York Times. At present, there is one
woman on the 15-member Los Angeles city council, an elective office. There
is one woman on the five-member Board of Supervisors for Los Angeles
County, a much larger jurisdiction.
According to Nagourney, that’s it! The mayor, city attorney and city
controller of Los Angeles are all men.
That isn’t a whole lot... more »
The Protest Plate
*Personally I think he should sell a model with "Your corporation has been
foreclosed!" :) - BILL*
Visit Steve's website at: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/protest-plate
*Short Summary*
My name is Steve Zarpas. I am a creative problem solver. I am a risk taker.
I am a very passionate man and willing to stand up for what I believe even
if it may cause me pain. I believe that the United States was created
against all odds and that the Constitution was divinely inspired to promote
human rights.
At no time in the history of our country have our freedoms been under
greater atta... more »
Gril on Gril: Babs Spanks Gwen
More for the novelty than anything else, herewith a column by Babs Kay that
isn't stupendously stupid.
Taking on Gwen Landolt's latest moronic brain-fart (that deBeauxOs
critiqued yesterday), Babs first maunders on about how much she respects
REAL Women.
I found this amusing though. In one paragraph she says 'since, unlike most
feminist organizations that wouldn’t exist without some form of government
subsidy, they are self-funding' and in the next she gauges the actual size
of the gang with 'their president, Gwen Landolt (who effectively *is* REAL
Women)'.
Then Babs proceeds to... more »
Bye, bye black sheep
The
only reason I'm mentioning this nothingburger of an anti-Obama
protestin Arizona is because it's a perfect illustration of how
click-bait
journalism is destroying the former profession of news gathering. The
deceptive headline at the link screams -- "Hundreds protest Obama" --
but
not all of them were crackpots singing "Bye, Bye, Black Sheep" or
hollering
about impeaching the 47% Negro. Which by the way, is not at all racist
because somebody had a Mexican grandson there.
And "hundreds" would be stretching the description of the turnout. The
TV
cameramen are good at framing the s... more »
HOUSTON AND GAY OSAMA
*The bin Laden family* reportedly owned a house in Houston - in the *River
Oaks* area.
*The bin Laden family has ties to Texas | Houston*
*River Oaks *
Also living in River Oaks was Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz, who allegedly gave
money to the CIA's al Qaeda organisation.
Bin Mahfouz was a director of the CIA-linked Bank of Credit and Commerce
International, a bank later convicted of money laundering, bribery, support
of terrorism, and arms trafficking.[9]
*Mahfouz*
Mahfouz invested $50,000 in the George W Bush's first company, Arbusto
Energy, through his U.S. representative Jam... more »
Entertainment News!
Here is Justin Bieber doing us all a favour by denuding the Guy Fawkes Mask
of all radical connotations. Thank you, Justin, you may go back to your
penis now (which I understand is called Jerry).
Books on Film
When my wife’s Bibliophile book business started its YouTube video reviews
some two years ago, we all questioned whether the effort would be worth the
reward. Some 500 videos later, we know the answer and like its library of
over 100K unique and individual book reviews, the effort was worth the
reward.
Imagine being show an expensive art book by the person who bought the
stock, not on ‘sale or return’, but firm and hearing them enthuse about
what turned their head. The bonus is that you don’t get a head shot of a
person, but get to see inside the book at the pages and the look an... more »
On Santorum, Next Time Around
Byron York had an column on Rick Santorum yesterday, featuring an
interview, and asserting that "Santorum will again be underestimated" as a
presidential candidate in 2016.
Now, for one thing, he repeats the "runner-up" nonsense. But we can put
that aside, I think.
A more interesting question is whether Santorum qualifies as a viable
candidate. Could he actually win a nomination?
My two-step test (hey, I have a column up today about Christie which goes
through that again) says that all viable candidates must have conventional
qualifications and positions on public policy within the... more »
Costa Rica News: Flying high with 24 tons of Cocaine
*
* *
** Flying high with 24 tons of Cocaine. I did a quick calculation at
$30,000 per kilo on the street that's $680.4 billion dollars of blow in one
plane. Some bank somewhere needing some quick cash? - Bill*
*
* *Costa Rica Will Stop Sending Cocaine to Miami*
Posted by Jaime Lopez on August 5, 2013 in Costa Rica News, Politics News
According to an official press release from the Organization of Judicial
Investigations (OIJ in Spanish), Costa Rica will no longer send cocaine or
other controlled substances to the United States, at least for the time
being. *The announcement comes ... more »
Post on State and Local Subsidies at AlterNet
I've written a piece for AlterNet that gives an overview of the issues at
play with state and local subsidies, from the opportunity cost (less
spending on infrastructure, education, and health) to the price tag to the
major efficiency, equity, and environmental issues involved. Naturally, I
discuss possible solutions, too.
Of course, the material will be familiar to regular readers, but it is a
good one-stop look at the problem. You can find it here.
Another Reason Why School Reformers Should Listen to Students
Most of the big education stories this month have been rooted in the
situational ethics of school “reformers.” Common Core testing is
essentially an experiment being imposed on children without the consent of
their parents. This week we’ve see what happens when New York does
something that no ethical teacher would do – impose tests […]
Top 100 Worst Blogs Poll 2013
Silly season. Westminster waddles off to the Copacabana, leaving the
commentariat and their hangers-on - like me - bereft of sensible stories to
write about. Or so our mainstream political culture has it for this time of
year. As I suppose I'm a little bit of an establishment figure these days
(see tomorrow), who am I to swim against conventional wisdom? This in mind
I've plunged into the archive and have - against my better judgment -
decided to resurrect something I did three years ago. Yes, I'm afraid so,
the UK's Top 100 Worst Political Blogs™ is back for another outing. A lot
... more »
Hawaii Senate Race Highlights The Difference Between Progressives And Conservatives In Terms Of Social Security
Today a number of progressive groups are doing a press conference in
Honolulu to formally announce the introduction of the Harkin-Schatz
Enhancing Social Security Bill. Interestingly, Senator Schatz in being
challenged for reelection by conservative Democrat Colleen Hanabusa whose
positions are more corporate-friendly and less family-friendly. Earlier
this year she voted for a budget incorporating the Bowles-Simpson budget
principals, which encapsulate the failed European Austerity Agenda that's
being pushed by the GOP. She is also in the middle of a serious and growing
scandal, w... more »
Cogito Ergo Sum of All Fears
For all you cynics out there who think Barack Obama was lying to Jay Leno
the other night when he said he doesn't spy on Americans, the
government megaphone known as the *New York Times* wants everybody to just
calm the hell down.
Obama was parsing, is all, counting on the possibility that most people
glued to *The* *Tonight Show* were too stupid to read between his
philosopher-king lines. The fact that the government is collecting all your
information cannot be equated with snooping. Here, according to Charlie
Savage in a controlled leak disguised as an exposé, is what they are
r... more »
moment of death
When the Angel of Death
comes for you...
smile at him.
Bob Wing : The Battlelines Are Drawn in the South
Demonstrator at Moral Monday protest, Raleigh, N.C. Image from newsobserver.com.
The battlelines are drawn:
Right-wing neo-secession or a third Reconstruction?
In this war for the heart and soul of the U.S., the battle for the South stands front and center.
By Bob Wing / The Rag Blog / August 8, 2013
DURHAM, North Carolina -- The heartless combination of the Supreme Court’s gutting of the
Jack A. Smith : What's Up With the Egyptian Coup?
A
man in Tahrir Square with his face painted in Egyptian colors. Image
from CNN.
Egypt's coup:
Progressive or regressive?
It is ironic that the military -- formerly loathed for upholding the
dictatorship for decades, then further reviled during its controversial
17-month governance until Morsi took office -- is now supported by
nearly the entire opposition.
By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog /
The Rise Of The Bear: 18 Signs That Russia Is Rapidly Catching Up To The United States
Michael Snyder
The Russian Bear is stronger and more powerful than it has ever been
before. Sadly, most Americans don't understand this. They still think of
Russia as an "ex-superpower" that was rendered almost irrelevant when the
Cold War ended. And yes, when the Cold War ended Russia was in rough shape.
I got the chance to go over there in the early nineties, and at the time
Russia was an economic disaster zone. Russian currency was so worthless
that I joked that I could go exchange a 20 dollar bill and buy the
Kremlin. But since that time Russia has roared back to life.
Onc... more »
Lower Income Grocery Store Features Items with Even More GMOs
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*Are GMOs being deliberately pushed on the lower class?*
Aaron Dykes
In large retail and grocery store shelves, end caps often give a great
snapshot into the character of the store and the targeted audience.
The product I used as an example in this short video is, truly, widely
available in many stores. But it was only when we visited a lower income
grocery store that we noticed it on display and prominently featured with a
promotional discount. Ironically, or appropriately, sold under the brand
name “Klass,” this powered Ho... more »
Where I Have Loved You Canvases (State Canvases)
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One of the best things we ever did for our family was move thousands of
miles away from anybody we knew. It was difficult and frustrating, but it
really solidified us as our own family, who makes their own decisions.
Three years later, one of the best things we ever did was move back to live
close to our families again. I love that my daughter has something I never
had, grandparents who live close.
Living in Texas and in Northern Utah (where we met), are such big parts of
who we are now, that I wanted to create something that remembered them.
This is w... more »
Russian Arms Deal Follows Pattern Of Corrupt Purchases By Iraq
Iraq is in the midst of finalizing a multi-million dollar arms deal with
Russia. The contract was surrounded in controversy when it was originally
announced in late-2012 with accusations of corruption. Now Baghdad is
moving ahead with it claiming that it was re-negotiated, but the same
claims of kickbacks and commissions for officials and businessmen have
resurfaced. This follows a pattern started when Iraq first regained control
of its government in 2004 using middlemen in weapons procurement contracts
that skim off millions of dollars. It is deals like these that make the
countr... more »
Pentagon training states that a person unhappy with U.S. foreign policy may be a ‘high threat’
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image credit:
Department of Defense
via Huffington Post Madison Ruppert
According to Pentagon training materials, individuals working for federal
agencies should consider their co-workers a potential “high threat” if they
speak “openly of unhappiness with U.S. foreign policy,” regularly visit
family overseas and experience money troubles.
The government’s so-called “Insider Threat Program” has been criticized for
equating leakers, spies and terroristsand is aimed squarely at preventing
future Edward Snowden or Bradley Mannin... more »
Major Hasan Was a “Jolly” Man
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Dave Hodges
Major Nidal Hasan, age 39 at the time of his heinous crime, had a
well-documented of history of deep-rooted psychological problems. He was
not married, had very few friends, his parents are dead, he was estranged
from his brothers, he was a self-professed loner and he had experienced
psychological problems in his previous psychological training programs.
Hasan fits the classic Psyops profile of a mass murderer that we have seen
so many times before in such false flag event shooters such as Loughner, et
al.
We al... more »
Timeline to Veterans For Peace's Vote to Impeach Obama (2009-2013)
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By Philip C. Restino, Jr. - *Central Florida Veterans For Peace*
The July 22, 2013 broadcast of the radio program "Peace Talk" hosted by
Phil Smith of the Southeast Alaska Veterans For Peace Chapter 100 on ktoo
Alaska Public Radio in Juneau, AK featured guest Phil Restino of the
Central Florida chapter of Veterans For Peace to tell the story behind
Veteran For Peace Resolution 2011-7 calling on the U.S. Congress to
immediately begin impeachment proceedings against the Democrat President
Obama for war crimes ... the same war c... more »
1974 PSA Warned of High Tech Surveillance State for Behavior Control
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*A tormenting thought: as of a certain point, history was no longer real.
Without noticing it, all mankind suddenly left reality*. - Elias Canetti,
Nobel Laureate in literature
Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton
As more and more information is released via National Security
Administration whistleblower Edward Snowden, many Americans drifting
through each day blissfully unaware of what country they really live in
have had the curtain pulled back just enough to be fed their first spoonful
of reality…it’s a bitter taste.
The clip ... more »
First Case of H7N9 Human To Human Transmission Reported; Scientists Warn Of Pandemic Potential
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Chris Carrington
The *British Medical Journal *is reporting today that a 32-year-old woman
became infected with H7N9, while caring for her father. Both have since
died. This is the first confirmed case of human to human transmission of
the disease.
Prior to this case, there was no evidence to confirm contact spread, and it
was thought to be caught only from contact with diseased birds. So far
there have been 133 cases of H7N9 and 43 deaths, all of them in Eastern
China.
Tests have shown that the strain of virus taken from t... more »
Obamacare Will be the Reason That You Will Never Retire
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Dave Hodges
The elephant in the room is healthcare. The American middle class is in
extreme danger because of Obamacare. Obamacare will be the reason that many
will never be able to retire or even to live to a ripe old age.
*Will Obamacare Be Repealed?*
Millions hold out hope that Obamacare will just go away. Could that happen?
The big challenge to Obamacare was the constitutional issue of making
participation mandatory. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of the
mandate to force people to pay a penalty for non-payment. As ... more »
Untitled
*Beard Science -or- Fuzzy Logic ~moosedenied *
*~"My creation… is it real?" ~Rob Ryan. *
*And so it begins. So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?
Friday night should give us our first somewhat "real" hint as to whether or
not the hard-sell they've been putting on us the last couple weeks re: this
new-and-theoretically-improved defense has any basis in reality whatsoever,
as our old pals Chunky Chase and Terrance Copper return to the Benz™ for
some good old fashioned pushing and shoving against Our Heroes (and Patrick
Robinson.) Fingers crossed.*
*NOAA believes hurrican... more »
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : ChannelAustin's 40 Years of Groundbreaking Free Speech TV
Linda
Litowsky, Executive Director of ChannelAustin, in the studios of
KOOP-FM, Austin, Texas, August 2, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag
Blog.
Rag Radio podcast:
Linda Litowsky, Stefan Wray & Anita Stech
on Austin's pioneering free speech cable TV
"Austin access is the organization to which other cities have
always looked to learn how to build their own." -- Austin
Chronicle
By Rag
Destabilization Expert Robert Ford Possible Choice for Ambassador to Egypt
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Robert Stephen Ford
Wikimedia Commons Image Brandon Turbeville
Amid the growing tension in Egypt after the military counter-coup removing
former President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood from their posts, the
U.S. State Department is considering naming former U.S. Ambassador to
Syria, Robert Ford, as the new Ambassador to Egypt.
With the geographic size of Egypt, its geopolitical importance, and both
its historic and contemporary influence in the Middle East, the post of
Ambassador to Egypt is an immensely important positio... more »
Pump and pray: Tepco might have to pour water on Fukushima wreckage forever
Professor Christopher Busby
Russia Today
Fukushima is a nightmare disaster area, and no one has the slightest idea
what to do. The game is to prevent the crippled nuclear plant from turning
into an “open-air super reactor spectacular” which would result in a
hazardous, melted catastrophe. On April 25, 2011 – one month after the
explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant and the anniversary of Chernobyl
- I was interviewed by RT and asked to compare Chernobyl and Fukushima. The
clip, which you can find on YouTube, was entitled, “Can’t seal Fukushima
like Chernobyl - it all goes into ... more »
Catch of the Day
Yes, you all know I'm an easy mark for a little Newt-bashing. And Ed
Kilgore delivers very nicely, with a great history lesson about the
snake-oil salesman.
Very nice:
The example they offer is the conservative battle against the Panama Canal
Treaty, which failed to stop the “giveaway” in the U.S. Senate, but led
(say Shirley and Gingrich without a single shred of empirical evidence) to
GOP gains in 1978 and then to Reagan’s victory in 1980.
I think there’s a bit of projection going on in this column, at least for
the Newtster. While Reagan’s visibility in the Panama fight did kee... more »
Out: What about your gaffes? In: What gaffes? Bush flashback exposes Obama’s MSM lapdogs | Twitchy
The difference between a media opposed to George W Bush and one so on
love
with Barack Hussein Obama that they just can't bring themselves
to
criticise him.
The media pilloried George W Bush for his 'mission
accomplished' comments
but have given Barack Hussein Obama a free ride over his equally, or
worse,
remarks that the USA 'have al Qaeda on the run'. The
bias and double
standards are tangible.
More here
http://twitchy.com/2013/08/08/out-what-about-your-gaffes-in-what-gaffes-bush-flashback-exposes-obamas-msm-lapdogs/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter
GREAT NEWS!! - CRTC Rules AGAINST SunNewsNetwork Mandatory Inclusion In Basic Cable Packages
*Sanity has prevailed at the Canadian Radio & Television Commission. They
have ruled that Sun News Network does not require inclusion in basic cable
packages. Anyone wishing to be inundated with SunNewsNetwork's extremist
Right Wing program content can still subscribe to it as a paid specialty
channel.*
*CRTC Ruling*
**
*As Canadians watched the funeral for Leader of the Official Opposition,
Jack Layton, here is what was appearing on SunNewsNetwork.*
Gail Collins, straight outta Joyce!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013*
*Come let us smother the living together:* Question! How does a reader
finish a column if it has started like this?
COLLINS (8/8/13): *Let’s talk about Gov. Chris Christie. Everybody is; *he’s
the politician of the hour. At the top of the latest poll of likely
Republican presidential primary voters in New Hampshire. (Just
two-and-a-half years to go until the Iowa caucuses!)
How does somebody force himself to read to the end of that column? Just for
starters, Christie *isn’t* the politician of the hour.
Everybody *isn’t* discussing him. In fact, almost no... more »
BIW WANTS MORE TAX RELIEF FROM CITY
*Bath
Iron Works in Maine where only Navy destroyers are built*
Last night Mary Beth Sullivan and I went to the Bath, Maine city
councilmeeting. We had read in the local newspaper that Bath Iron Works
(BIW),
owned by General Dynamics, was going to ask for another round of public
subsidy as they undertake expansion and modernization of the ship yard.
We
learned that this item would not come up in the city council meeting
until
9:00 pm after the regular business was handled. We also learned that
public comments would not be allowed in this "workshop".
Recognizing that we'd not be all... more »
How and Why Adam Kokesh was Framed
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What Is Love? - A Poem by Paramahansa Yogananda
What is Love?
*Love is the scent with the lotus born.*
*It is the silent choirs of petals*
*Singing the winter’s harmony of uniform beauty.*
*Love is the song of the soul, singing to God.*
*It is the balanced rhythmic dance of planets -*
* sun and moon lit*
*In the skyey hall festooned with fleecy clouds -*
*Around the sovereign Silent Will.*
*It is the thirst of the rose to drink the sunrays*
*And blush red with life.*
*‘Tis the promptings of the mother earth*
*To feed her milk to the tender, thirsty roots,*
*And to nurse all life.*
*It is the urge of the sun*
*To keep all things aliv... more »
BBC News - UK birth rate highest since 1972, says ONS
The BBC report on Labour's most lasting legacy, a massively increasing
population, especially in London and its environs. Mostly due to
immigration.
Labour's plan to import a new community of Labour voters whilst also
rubbing the right's noses in diversity has worked, it's just a shame that
as a result civil strife and maybe even open warfare on the streets of
Britain looks like being our future.
More BBC crap here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23618487
Staged Terror Attacks Planned After NSA Scandal
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What Breaking Bad REALLY Tells Us About the War on Drugs
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"Eid Al-Fitr 2013: A Celebration At The End Of Ramadan"
* "Eid Al-Fitr 2013: A Celebration At The End Of Ramadan" *
by HuffPost Live
"One of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Fitr, also
known as Eid ul-Fitr or Eid, is a celebration that marks the end of Ramadan
(a holy month of fasting observed by Muslims). This year Eid al-Fitr will
most likely be observed on Thursday, August 8, 2013 in the United States.
It is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic
lunar calendar. Traditionally, the observance begins with the sighting of
the new moon. While many will wait to see the moon or an announ... more »
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Pump And Pray - TEPCO Might (Will) Have To Pour Water On Fukushima Wreckage Forever!
I am continuing my reports on the horrendous Fukushima nuclear disaster
that is still out of control to this very day... I have been astounded that
for over two years now, our Jewish controlled media has primarily ignored
this disaster and has been lying to everyone by saying that the situation
is "under control".. When in fact it is absolutely NOT, and seems with
recent developments going from bad to worse....
I came across the following article from the Aletho News website, at
www.alethonews.wordpress.com, that I certainly want to share with all of my
own readers...It is entitled:... more »
Farting in a Hurricane
Just pointing out that Canadian progressives have been "mobilized" against
the Alberta Tar Sands for over a decade now. To zero effect. Just like
successive Liberal and Conservative governments managed to defile our
democracy and our reputation in Afghanistan for over a decade while we were
completely ineffectual in getting them out.
Just for the record, the next time somebody blames an isolated violent act
somewhere for derailing all the work being done by genuine non-violent
activists blah, blah, blah, blah.
"Trying To Stay Sane In An Insane World - Part 2"
* *
*"Trying To Stay Sane In An Insane World - Part 2"*
by Jim Quinn
"In Part 1 of this article I detailed the insane solutions proposed and
executed since 2008 by our owners as they attempt to retain and further
expand their ill-gotten wealth, acquired through fraud, deceit, swindles,
and the brilliant manipulation and exploitation of the masses through
Bernaysian propaganda techniques. Madness has engulfed the entire world,
with a concentration of power in the hands of a few psychopathic financial
elite wielding an inordinate and dangerous expanse of power over the lives
of the... more »
The Wisdom Of Julian of Norwich
God’s creation
*For a man regards some deeds as well done and some as evil, and our Lord
does not regard them so, for everything which exists in nature is of God’s
creation, so that everything which is done has the property of being God’s
doing.*
Julian of Norwich (1342 -1416)
English mystic of the fourteenth century, author or recipient of the vision
contained in the book known as the "Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love".
NYT Editorial Sinks to New Low
Dear Mr. Rosenthal, This is why I have decided to cancel my subscription to
your paper today. Many people I know have already done so, but I’ve been
holding out because of my love for the good journalism that goes on at the
paper. As a teacher, parent and thinking individual, this editorial today
about […]
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Mike Ivie, 61. The list of guys with a 152 OPS+ at age 26
who never exceeded 300 PA/year again (OK, 306) can't be all that long, can
it? The bullpen article says that he had a hand injury before that 27 year
old season. Maybe that was it.
Plenty of good stuff today:
1. Abby Rapoport's case for why Wendy Davis should run for governor.
2. First-term Members running for the Senate? Aaron Blake looks at the
history.
3. Brian Beutler is largely correct about media bias and the ACA rollout.
4. The GOP shortage of women in Congress, from Sarah Mimms. She doesn't
mentio... more »
Drills, Props and Propaganda Predicting Large Scale False Flag Events
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image source Jack Mullen
A government-created fear designed to enlist public support for controls,
legislation, rules and regulation increasing government power, while
reducing individual rights, is called a False Flag Event (FFE). The fear is
usually something quite dramatic, like the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the
decimation of the World Trade Centers.
But, fear can also be insidious, fanning out slowly like carbon monoxide
filling an unventilated garage while a motor vehicle is running. Slow FFEs
include promotional agen... more »
Some hysteria about Czech politics in the media
The Czech media hype some articles, especially in the German-speaking media
such as Die Presse, as evidence that everyone thinks that we have become a
banana republic. The president has become a king, we're becoming a
Putin-style democracy, and so on. A new Bloomberg article talks about a
paralysis and other dramatic words.
I just don't understand what they're talking about. What happened?
Recall that in June, plasma physicist Petr Nečas' center-right government
was forced to resign after a bizarre police raid against various powerful
people who were linked to the (then) prime mi... more »
Answers to Questions On Veterans' Rights, Right To Copy of Handbook
This week I'm answering questions posted on VOW to Hire Heroes Act Fixes
Stupid Legal Loophole for Military and Stupid HR Stuff: Can Anyone Tell Me
the Point In Not Giving Copies of Contracts and Policies?
*Targeting Veterans For Drug Testing *
*What if an employeer gives an disabled veteran more than one urine test a
month and then marks the last form as possible suspesion/cause. Does a
disabled veteran have any recourse for legal action? this employer also has
me under a arbutrary agreement for employment.*
*David *
Hi David. If you're being targeted for more tests than coworker... more »
SOURCES OF PARALYSIS: The New York Times fails the latest tests!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013*
*Interlude—Death in life:* Intellectual paralysis grips the heart of our
nation’s upper-end “press corps.”
You might think of this state as “death-in-life.” The New York Times
announces this paralytic condition with the headline which banners page A19
in today’s hard-copy Washington Edition:
“Scores on Math and English Tests Plummet After State Adopts New Standards”
The headline serves to create excitement, a condition typically sought by
the dead-in-life. They obsess about sex to make dead blood flow. They seek
the enervation of “scandal.”
Sadly, this ... more »
Fake Terror Alert Extended
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image credit: genome4hire/Flickr Stephen Lendman
Announced embassy and consulate closures continue all week. Perhaps longer
if ordered. Doing so facilitates deception.
It reflects duplicitous fearmongering. It's to fool people. It serves
America's hidden agenda. It targets dissent. It subverts civil liberties.
It's to silence lawless NSA spying critics. On Sunday TV talk shows,
Republicans and Democrats agreed. Terror threats justify NSA surveillance,
they claim.
According to Senator Saxby Chambliss (R. GA), there's "an aw... more »
"Official: Tepco Plan Could Cause Fukushima Reactor Buildings to 'Topple'”
* *
*"Official: Tepco Plan Could Cause Fukushima Reactor Buildings to
'Topple'” *
Japan’s Nuclear Accident Response Director Warns that
Tepco’s Actions Might Cause Reactor Buildings to Collapse
by WashingtonsBlog
"Tepco’s ill-considered efforts to change soil permeability and water flow
have caused severe problems at the site … including highly radioactive
groundwater bubbling up to the surface. NHK notes: "The vice governor of
Fukushima Prefecture has asked the government to take the lead in handling
the matter and stop the leakage. Masao Uchibori told an official from the
N... more »
TFA: “It’s just one unverifiable anecdote after the next”
While it may be overly optimistic (which I am rarely accused of being) to
suggest that the shine is wearing off the Teach for America brand, it is
clear that credible challenges to TFA are being acknowledged more often,
including resistance from within the organization itself. Some
evidence-based challenges have come from Gary Rubinstein, Katie […]
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: News You Don't Want To Read About Fukushima! It Is Much Worse Than What We Are Told...
For the last two years, I felt that I was one of the only people out here
in the so called "Blogosphere" that was trying to keep up with the dismal
news coming out of Fukushima Japan about the horrific nuclear disaster that
is still ongoing to this very day..... It troubled me immensely that so
many people ignored this horrible situation and the fact that this is STILL
a world threatening situation....
But recently, the reports coming out of Fukushima seemed to go from bad to
worse... There have been multiple reports over the last week at least about
higher than "normal" radiation l... more »
Knocking off the citizens, one at a time: "Murder by Cop"
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Ruth Hull
In some jurisdictions, police solve crimes and try to protect the public.
In Santa Ana, California, the fastest growing hobby for the police is
shooting unarmed civilians. On 8/5, residents packed the city hall to
demand that police stop shooting people.
The Santa Ana Police Department has shot at least five unarmed people since
the start of the year. The identified victims include Binh Van Nguyen,
Jason Erling Hallstrom, Gerardo Diego Ayala, Jessica Gonzalez, and the
latest victim, 22-year-old Kevin Arellano, who ... more »
Victim Disarmament Zone: Apartment Management Firm Prohibits Residents From Owning Firearms and Weapons
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Mac Slavo
Imagine you’ve been living in your home or apartment for several years.
You’re an avid hunter, sports shooter, or simply someone who wants to
protect their family should an individual with criminal intent coming
breaking down your door. You own a handgun, rifle, crossbow, or other self
defense weapon.
All of a sudden you receive a memo from your management company or
Homeowners Association advising you of a policy change that you can no
longer own a weapon if you live on the property. As an American you’d
likely b... more »
State-Sponsored Drug Awareness Seminars Spin the Truth
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Actually, prohibition creates
government jobs which they fight
to keep with propaganda Sally Oh
Last week, “Man-Made Mayhem,” a state-sponsored Synthetic Drugs Awareness
seminar was presented at a local library. Without a reservation but
spotting a few empty chairs, I asked for and was given a seat.
Judging by the sign-in sheet, almost all attendees were state employees,
including the Mayor, the Police Chief and social workers employed by the
War On Drugs (WOD).
Candy, the seminar leader, was young, adorable, great smile, an... more »
The New York Emperor Has No Clothes
The parents of NY’s students will have to put an end to the testing regime
once and for all, the teachers can no longer protect themselves or the
children in their classrooms from this Common Core testing insanity
masquerading as education reform. From NYC Public Schools Parents: Shock
Doctrine: five reasons not to trust the […]
Joint submissions on sentence
R. v. A.B., 2013 NUCJ 15 deals with joint sentencing submissions:
[49] The Court's discretion on sentence is constrained by the terms of a
joint submission. Jurisprudence from the Court of Appeal provides that a
sentencing court must not lightly interfere with the terms of a negotiated
settlement that has resulted in the entry of guilty pleas. The Court cannot
exceed the joint recommendation made by the lawyers in this case unless the
proposed sentence brings the administration of the criminal justice system
into disrepute.
[50] For sound public policy reasons, the criminal justice... more »
New Death Squad Massacre Reported in Syria
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image source Brandon Turbeville
In what has become commonplace, yet another report has now surfaced
regarding a massacre of innocent civilians by al-Qaeda death squads in
Syria. According to reports from Al-Alam News, an Iranian news agency,
approximately 330 men and women have been murdered along with 120 children
in Tal Abyad, a district of northern Syria. The majority of the victims
appear to have been Kurdish.
The perpetrators of the attack were allegedly members of the Jabhat
al-Nusra Front, a terrorist organization wh... more »
Global surveillance Watch - Pentagon paranoia brands everyone a terror threat or traitor - even if you just question a foreign policy ? Mass surveillance doesn't even serve the stated purpose of allegedly keeping citizens safe .... but it does serve the unstated policy of spying on everyone 24 - 7 ! Germany revealed to be major NSA spying partner- Merkel caught lying , do germans care though ?
Global surveillance watch.....
Unhappy With U.S. Foreign Policy? Pentagon Says You Might Be A 'High Threat'August
7, 2013
Print Version
*Source:* Huffington Post
Watch out for "Hema."
A security training test created by a Defense Department agency warns
federal workers that they should consider the hypothetical Indian-American
woman a "high threat" because she frequently visits family abroad, has
money troubles and "speaks openly of unhappiness with U.S. foreign policy."
That slide, from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), is a
startling demonstration of the Obama adminis... more »
Amidst the unprecedented spate of US Embassy closing as well as a global travel advisory , the focus on Yemen yields interesting events and news . Initially , note the US has launched another drone attack today ( fourth drone attack in ten days ) , allegedly killing four militants. Further clarification as to the gist of the Al Qaeda threats ( note the threats focus on potential targets within Yemen) ..... Despite the clarification from Yemeni officials , both the US and UK have withdrawn personnel from Yemen , in addition to the Embassy closures - which has sparked loud criticism from Yemen officials that both the US and UK are giving Al Qaeda a victory in the perceptions war and of course undermines Yemen ( as being unable to provide security in Yemen for foreign Embassies and interests ! Promptly thereafter , Islamists shoot down a military helicopter killing all 8 Yemeni military personnel onboard....BTW , does our view of the US reactions change if this " intel " is actually months old ? Well , guess what - it is ! .
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Yemen blowback after over- hyped Terror reaction by the US......
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/08/06/Militants-shoot-down-helicopter-in-Yemen--8-killed
MILITANTS SHOOT DOWN ARMY HELICOPTER IN YEMEN; 8 KILLED
By AHMED AL-HAJ
Associated Press
SANAA, Yemen
A suspected U.S. drone killed four alleged al-Qaida members Tuesday in
Yemen, as the U.S. and British embassies evacuated staff amid reports of a
threatened attack by the terrorist group.
As Yemen bolstered security by sending tanks and troops into the streets of
Sanaa, the capital of the impoverished country, militants sho... more »
The Failure Of Identity Politics-- And It's Not Just Wall Street Shill Cory Booker
Yesterday we noted the endorsement of Rush Holt, who is white, by
African-American civil rights leader Edith Savage-Jennings. In her OpEd at
the *Times* of Trenton, she wrote that "The decision to answer the call to
service was never easy. Often, it was terrifying. I faced the very real
possibility of imprisonment or violence for standing up for civil rights.
But I could not abide the idea that some human beings were less equal than
others. As much as I valued my safety, I valued my principles even more
highly. When I look at Rush Holt, I see someone who feels equally called to
se... more »
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*Lawsuit over destroyed wetlands to face first tests ~Jeff Adelson, New
Orleans Advocate*
*Flood insurance chief visits La.*
*Exquisite Corps Awards B and K Underground Drainage Canals Project ~Dredging
Today*
*Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola ~KnowLA*
*Clinic in New Orleans' Bywater gets $550K grant*
Read more here:
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/08/5633033/clinic-in-new-orleans-bywater.html#storylink=cpy
*Hunting could return to parts of New Orleans*
*Artist transforms New Orleans housing project into exhibit*
*Today in New Orleans: Little Freddie King at Ogden Museum, th... more »
More IRS and DEA Secrets and Cover-ups Revealed
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Lily Dane
The existence of an IRS manual that detailed a program used by the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration has been revealed. The manual funneled tips
to federal agents and then instructed them on how to scrub the
investigative trail clean.
Reuters reports:
A 350-word entry in the Internal Revenue Manual instructed agents of the
U.S. tax agency to omit any reference to tips supplied by the DEA’s Special
Operations Division, especially from affidavits, court proceedings or
investigative files. The entry was published ... more »
The SECRET War on Truth
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Judge Napolitano Calls BS on Obama's Leno Lies
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Greece sets overall unemployment approach 28 percent ( 27.6 ) , youth unemployment hit 65 percent ... meanwhile PM Samaras heads to US to seek support from broke USA..... Good luck with that one.....
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Troika Lenders Demand Confiscation Of Homes In "Bastion Of Stability" GreeceSubmitted
by Tyler Durden on 08/08/2013 - 11:01
As the Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, visits the US to promote his
nation as a "bastion of stability" in the eastern Mediterranean, things
appear to be going from *worst to worster* in his nation. While 65% youth
unemployment is a large and scary enough data point, and Greeks are in open
revolt against tax collectors, the *uproar over Troika's current demands to
lift a ban prohibiting banks from confiscating homes is growi... more »
Who’s Lying to Whom? Duncan, Bloomberg, and the Rotted Common Core
Yesterday Mike Bloomberg called the new test score basement that all NY
schools have rushed into “very good news,” and he blamed the media for
noticing that it was happening. With State and City schools–at least the
ones with poor kids–once more crushed under the boot (Rochester had 5% of
kids passing reading and math) […]
Is US terrorized by Terror threats ? Closing 22 Embassies worldwide for a terror threat in Yemen seems like a petrified heart to me .... " Experts calling US Terror Alert " Crazy Pants " Syria ambushes and wipes out islamist rebel troops...... Israel issues threats despite " Pro - Diplomacy " Iran President....
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/08/07/obama-al-qaeda-on-the-way-to-defeat/
Obama: Al-Qaeda ‘On the Way to Defeat’Insists US 'Not Terrorized' by
Terrorists
by Jason Ditz, August 07, 2013
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While reiterating that al-Qaeda remains a threat “to the homeland,”
President Obama insisted today that his military offensives have decimated
the group’s leadership and it is “on the way to defeat.”
Obama went on to insist that “those who cowardly attack civilians” don’t
understand his position that the US “do not get terrorized” by terrorism
and will keep up its current foreign ... more »
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Apologizes For Misleading People About Medical Marijuana
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REAL Women supports Russian "family values"
Harper campaigns to his cheering anti-gay base in Ottawa, April 2005 :
"Your beliefs, your values, our values, are the real Canadian values. And
you know my position. You know the position of the Conservative Party of
Canada. When elected Prime Minister at the next election, whenever that may
be, we'll bring in legislation that will define marriage as the union of
one man and one woman."
Well that was then, huh, Gwen?
Problem for you is Steve really really likes being PM. So he's cool with
you helping him get elected and in return you got to help give out some
medals and make the ... more »
"Running's" 5 Years Old, Thanks For Stopping By!
This blog began on August 8, 2008, 5 years old today.
To date we've had 1,475,784 unique viewers from all over the world,
22,931 posts, and an all time history of 2,189,490 Pageviews.
Incredible...
I know, get a life! lol
Thank you all, sincerely, for sharing your time and stopping by.
- CP
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Dire Straits, “Private Investigations”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-HCrKa1gbw&html5=1
Let The Ladies Have At It
The by-election in Toronto Centre promises to be very interesting. Chrystia
Freeland and Linda McQuaig -- women with strong media profiles -- will go
head to head for Bob Rae's old seat. The riding will eventually be
bifurcated by seat redistribution. John Ibbiston writes:
Toronto will get two of those ridings. One of them is in suburban Don
Mills. The other essentially bifurcates the existing riding of Toronto
Centre. Whoever wins the by-election will get to choose next time out
between staying in Toronto Centre, which will encompass part of the lower
downtown, or running in th... more »
Rethinking Marketing and Discoverability for Today
‘Digital publishing is publishing’ and the news this week from Bowker that
online sales have reached 44% of total sales should not come as a shock to
anyone. The question is what are we doing to exploit this, the rise in
digital titles and sales and other cultural changes? We hear lots of talk
about who is the retailer, publishers going direct and of course digital,
but how are we planning up to service this? Finding and valuing anything on
an every increasing virtual shelf is becoming harder, when in fact it
should be easier?
Search and discovery in a digital era is very differ... more »
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*Orleans Public Defender Clarifies Laws Surrounding Shooting of Unarmed
Teen Trespasser ~M.D. Dupuy*
Does a Global Climate Agreement Require National Action?
At least since the Copenhagen summit of 2009, global climate negotiations
have stalled. Both academic researchers and policy analysts have recently
emphasized the need to develop innovative strategies to break the
negotiation gridlock. One such argument is that if major emitters show
‘leadership’ by adopting ambitious national policies, they can build trust
and move the
Continue reading
What the Palestinian Authority means by a two-state solution
'The impression that Israel is occupying "Palestinian" lands is incorrect.
A Palestinian country did not exist in these lands, prior to its coming
under Israel's control. As a result of the 1967 Six Day War, Israel did
capture Jerusalem, Samaria and Judea – not from Palestine, but rather, from
Jordan. It is true that the PLO was established in Jerusalem in 1964, some
three years before Israel's defensive acquisition of these lands in 1967.
Obviously, the agenda of the PLO was not to free lands from Israel which it
did not even possess. Its mission then, as now, is to replace Israel... more »
Listen to what Palestinian leaders say
Michal Zach (@MichalZach1) tweeted at 7:45 AM on Thu, Aug 08, 2013:
For all those diehard #PALLYWOOD believers. Please believe them... When
they speak in Arabic, not English doubletalk http://t.co/jv01rapgoH
(https://twitter.com/MichalZach1/status/365363141367963648)
It's important that the facts of what Palestinian leaders say is reported.
Just don't expect the rabidly anti Israel BBC to report such words.
Palestine: History of a Name | Simcha Jacobovici | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel
A history lesson for those idiots whose knowledge of the history of the
Middle East comes from a hatred of Jews rather than facts.
'In Jesus' day, his country was called Judea, and the overall designation
for the land was "Israel" – as it is today. You can argue about politics,
but let's not change history to suit our views.'
More here http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/palestine-history-of-a-name/
Letters: Profile of an immigration campaign creating a climate of fear
I see the 'usual suspects' are upset that illegal immigrants might actually
be deported.
More idiocy here
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/06/profile-immigration-campaign-climate-fear
It's a letter to the Guardian from the sort of people I wouldn't choose to
break bread with.
SEX SLAVES
"William Sargant had a voracious sexual appetite that could not be
satisfied by a normal relationship...
"He regularly disappeared for a weekend.
"His destinations were mansions in the depths of the English countryside
where those recovering from the dull gray years of World War II had found a
new way to satisfy themselves at 'swinger' parties.
*"Many were out-and-out orgies - often attended by doctors, lawyers and
pillars of their churches."*
EPISPASM : Message: Inside the Sl
* *
*Elizabeth Reed.*
'Mind control activities' have taken place at hospitals in the UK and
elsewhere... more »
Another example of Israeli apartheid as a Muslim IDF Soldier Keeps Watch Over Gaza Border
http://www.idfblog.com/2013/08/07/video-bedouin-idf-soldier-keeps-watch-over-gaza-border
Goats are the go-to in historic Congressional Cemetery's eco-cleanup quest | Fox News
My brethren are being exploited for human gain...
More here
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/07/goats-are-go-to-in-historic-congressional-cemetery-eco-cleanup-quest/
Musical Interlude: Michael Jackson, "Earth Song"
Michael Jackson, "Earth Song"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU&html5=1
SUSY, a scapegoat: different kinds of belief
*...much of the anti-SUSY propaganda is unbelievable...*
One week ago, I argued that it is totally inappropriate to use the
adjective "speculative" for theoretical frameworks such as supersymmetry.
It's a topic that's being discussed at many places which is why now, one
week later, I will reopen these issues. Two days ago, Alok Jha of the
Guardian wrote his text
One year on from the Higgs boson find, has physics hit the buffers?
and it was discussed at a leading HEP crackpots' website where Giotis, Urs
Schreiber, and others kindly debate some nasty and stupid physics haters.
Incide... more »
Lilou Mace: You are the Change,an interview with Dr. Dain Heer
I got the link to this video from YouTube. Never got a Lilou Mace video
notice before although I have watched her videos for a few years. This
interview with Dr Dain Heer is particular pertinent to my quest this month
of releasing my personal limits. Funny how when you look for information
it just shows up!
I think you might enjoy it too.
Dr Dain Hain's web site is:
http://drdainheer.com/books-more/being-you-changing-the-world/
- BILL
PS: I am dropping the use of "AK" and using my real first name, Bill.
Another limit I am releasing.
Praying for my friend...
*please join me.*
Posted by her daughter, Kelly, on Kalona's blog, Knocking Everywhere.
Arrangements have been made for Sharon/Kalona. Please see this link at the
Porter Loring Mortuary website if you'd like to read her Memorial Page: In
Memory of Sharon. Also included is the information for the service
schedule.
We loved the black and white photo of Mom and Dad that Karen took
recently. Mom posted the original picture here when she was chatting about
"This and That.". It is a beautiful picture of Mom and one of the most
recent we have of her so I wanted to give my heartfelt... more »
ISRAEL THREATENS UNILATERAL STRIKE AGAINST IRAN
Several Israel government officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu,
Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz and a senior Israeli spokesperson have
all expressed an opinion that leans toward Israel considering a pre-emptive
unilateral strike against Iran.
The consensus in Israel – and backed by neoconservatives in the US – seems
to be that the recently elected new president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani,
despite being a far more conciliatory and far less confronting leader than
the previous president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is nonetheless as dangerous as
Ahmadinejad inasmuch that he is sti... more »
The reality behind climate change policy?
That might be it.
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - Illusions, delusions and the brain (Gifford Lectures)
*"The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human"*by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran.
*Wikipedia: *
Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran (born 1951) is a neuroscientist known
for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and visual
psychophysics. He is the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition,
and is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the
Neurosciences Graduate Program at the University of California, San Diego.
Ramachandran is noted for his use of experimental methods that rely
relatively little on complex technologies such a... more »
Has Putin Ruined The Olympics For The Civilized World?
Although Stephen Fry is best known in the U.S. for his role as Melchett in *
Blackadder* and as Gordon Deitrich in *V For Vendetta*, in the U.K. he's a
major celebrity-- an actor, screenwriter, director, author, playwright,
journalist, comedian, television and radio personality and... an activist.
He's also gay. This week he wrote an open letter to David Cameron and the
International Olympic Committee calling for the Olympics to pull out of the
2014 Winter games because of Vladimir Putin "is making scapegoats of gay
people, just as Hitler did Jew." Russia's new anti-gay laws are bei... more »
Musical Interlude: Metallica, “Nothing Else Matters”
Metallica, “Nothing Else Matters”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcbAibPA2yY&html5=1
Raymundo Velázquez; ¿quién sigue? - La Jornada Guerrero
Raymundo Velázquez; ¿quién sigue? - La Jornada Guerrero:
Acaba de ser asesinado el luchador social Raymundo Velázquez Flores,
dirigente de la Liga Agraria Revolucionaria del Sur Emiliano Zapata
(Larsez), fundada por Genaro Vázquez Rojas y Antonio Sotelo Pérez;
asesinato que se suma al del compañero Arturo Hernández Carmona y de muchos
otros luchadores sociales de quienes la justicia se vuelve sorda, muda y
ciega; conducta que evidencia la responsabilidad del Estado en esos
crímenes. Y ahora ¿quién sigue?
'via Blog this'
PANIC OVER: ‘AL QAEDA’ PLOT AVERTED, BAD GUYS ‘TAKEN OUT’, N.S.A. AND DRONES VINDICATED
Last week the US and some of their allies shut up diplomatic shop in
various places through North Africa and the Middle East due to a threat
heard on the ‘al Qaeda’ grapevine that a big attack was being planned for
the end Ramadan.
It seems now that the panic is over. The *Guardian* reports that the US on
Wednesday carried out a number of drone strikes that apparently killed
seven ‘al Qaeda’ operatives of the ‘al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’
(AQAP) franchise who had reportedly been planning to attack various towns
and oil installations in south Yemen.
Meanwhile, US officials a... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Miami, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Strange shapes and textures can be found in neighborhood of the Cone
Nebula. The unusual shapes originate from fine interstellar dust reacting
in complex ways with the energetic light and hot gas being expelled by the
young stars. The brightest star on the right of the above picture is S Mon,
while the region just below it has been nicknamed the Fox Fur Nebula for
its color and structure.
*Click image for larger size.*
The blue glow directly surrounding S Mon results from reflection, where
neighboring dust reflects light from the bright star. The red glow that
encompasses t... more »
"The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Nothing is Insurmountable"
* *
*"The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Nothing is Insurmountable"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"There is nothing in your life that cannot be overcome; whatever the
situation or problem, there is always a solution. When our next best course
of action seems unclear, any dilemmas we face can appear insurmountable.
Yet there is nothing we cannot overcome with time, persistence, focused
thought, help, and faith. Whatever the situation or problem, there is
always a solution. And if you remember to look within, even as you search
around you for the “right” course of action, you wil... more »
Night 3: Nez Perce Tarsands Mega-Monster Blockade Aug. 7, 2013
TONIGHT!
NIGHT 3! Blockade the Tarsands Megaload on Sovereign Nez Perce Nation
By Idaho Wild Rising Tide
August 7 at 8 pm until August 9 at 5:30 am MDT
Gather at: Friends of the Clearwater office and Highway 12
The Nez Perce Tribe has vowed that it will continue nightly protests
until it rids its reservation and ancestral homeland from the ravages of
tar sands/industrial equipment and
27th Day of Ramadan " Night of Power " arrives on August 4 , 2013 and is one explanation as to why attacks in the Middle East / North Africa and portions of Asia with strong islamic influences could occur....... War watch - August 4, 2013 - US Embassy closed and looks like it could be longer than for just a day - especially with a global travel advisory in place for the month of August , Deputy PM quits citing dysfunctional government , Libya Special Forces deployed to impose order in Benghazi and more prisoners freed by radicals....... Pakistan learns US plans to keep droning their country until morale improves ........ Secretary Kerry gets embarrassed regarding Egypt remarks , Egypt new strong man leader blast US .....Iraq sees another bloody day ..... Syria sees another day without western intervention...... Yemen awaits Al Qaeda attack - Sunday thought as being a day when attack could occur due to the day being the 27th of Ramadan " Night of Power - seen as a good day to die as a martyr by islamists .......
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Global Terror threat no threat to a golf outing and weekend party with the
boys ??????
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-04/us-extends-most-embassy-closures-until-august-10
US Extends Most Embassy Closures Until August 10
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/04/2013 16:52 -0400
- Abu Dhabi
- Afghanistan
- Don't Panic
- Dubai
- Kuwait
- Middle East
- national security
- Obama Administration
- White House
The latest subjunctive paraphrase, just released by the US State
Department: "*Please don't panic... well, a... more »
What does it mean when "The Fix" says not to underestimate Elizabeth Warren?
*Seriously, have the Villagers seriously started to take Elizabeth Warren
seriously?*
*by Ken*
As I mentioned last night, I was taken aback yesterday by a posting on
washingtonpost.com's "The Fix" blog. Not so much for the story it purported
to report, but for a dramatic shift in Village perception which the fact of
such a report from such a source.
Backing up a bit, once upon a time -- oh, say back in the days before Nixon
Went to China -- the vast and tumultuous expanse of the People's Republic
was a cypher to us, and as old-timers will recall, American obsevers were
largely re... more »
US Air Force transport 24 tons of coke from Costa Rica to Miami - now hears where it gets strange : Why did the Air Force plane fly out of Costa Rica - and then make stops in Nicaragua and Honduras , why not a direct flight with all of that coke ; if this was legit , why did Costa Rica authorities state they wouldn't allow transports like this again : why were the two magistrates at the Judicial Branch completely in the dark that the Air Force plane was even coming to pick up those 24 tons , why no proof od permission for the plane to enter Costa Rican air space , why was the identity of the plane kept hidden ; why the mystery in Miami - were the drugs destroyed or did something else happen ; why isn't " War on Drugs Politicians and Law Enforcement now going nuts over this ; does this incident validate allegations of Jesus Vicente Zambada Niebla concerning Drug Cartel and US government " cooperation in coke smuggling into the US abetted by so called law enforcement ; is the US government and banking TBTFs the biggest drug dealers / money launderers in the world ? Additional truly insane clown posse aka us gov moments of the day !
http://www.infowars.com/us-air-force-transports-24-tons-of-cocaine-to-miami/
US Air Force Transports 24 Tons of Cocaine to Miami
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Airlift destined for ‘Cocaine Capital of the World’ “shrouded in secrecy”
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
August 7, 2013
The US Air Force recently airlifted nearly 24 tons of cocaine from Costa
Rica to Miami, the cocaine capital of the world, in a program described as
being ... more »
Lac Megantic Survivors Get Victimized Again By Edward Burkhardt And MM&A Railway
Well here we go again, I wrote a post called Canada`s Cold Blank Stare, it
was about how Canada let, how Canada allowed the criminals at MM&A railway
to carry on, no company searches, no records confiscated, no search
warrants executed on company records, on banking numbers, nothing at all,
MM&A Railway just bombed a Canadian city and committed mass murder and the
criminals were free to ......Free to hide their money, and documents....
I was particularly upset on how Edward Burkhardt changed his and his
company`s story everyday, first he blamed environmentalists for the
disaster, t... more »
Syria updates - August 7 , 2013 - Did FSA rebels down an Iranian cargo plane ? Did the Syrian army ambush and kill 60 or more rebel soldiers near Damascus ? Syrian war inflaming regional , sectarian and religious wounds ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-07/us-supported-free-syrian-army-downs-iranian-cargo-plane-damascus-airport
US-Supported Free Syrian Army Downs Iranian Cargo Plane At Damascus Airport
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/07/2013 16:04 -0400
Has the long-awaited "kinetic strike" catalyst finally arrived?
Al Arabiya English *✔* @*AlArabiya_Eng*
#*BreakingNews* - Activists: #*FSA* downs Iranian cargo plane at #*Damascus*International Airport.
#*Syria*
3:49 PM - 7 Aug 2013
http://www.yalibnan.com/2013/08/08/iranian-cargo-plane-shot-down-over-dama... more »
Yemen drone wars continue - second strike today follows yesterday strike ( 11 militants allegedly killed in the two drone attacks ) , Yemen declares Al Qaeda plot foiled - said plot being Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's ( aka AQAP ) alleged plan to take over several cities in southeastern Yemen ( including port towns and major cities in Hadramaut Province ) , blowing up pipelines and basically causing mayhem - this was the plot set for Sunday August 4 , 2013 solely in Yemen ! So is Yemen right - is the plot hatched by Al Qaeda foiled by the combined efforts of US and Yemeni authorities and if so , when do the 19 - 21 unaffected Embassies get reopened ? And since the State has whupped Al Qaeda in Pakistan , drone war there should be over , we should be able to say when we call a wrap there , right ? Or , wrong again ?
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/08/07/us-drone-strikes-kill-11-yemen-says-plot-foiled/
US Drone Strikes Kill 11, Yemen Says Plot ‘Foiled’Yemen: AQAP Planned to
Conquer Multiple Eastern Cities
by Jason Ditz, August 07, 2013
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Another US drone strike hit Yemen’s Shabwa Province today, killing at least
seven people who were described as “suspects.” It is the second strike in
less than 24 hours, with a hit yesterday killing four others. It is also
the fifth US strike in less than two weeks.
None of the slain were identified, but the US strikes are reportedly part
of an... more »
The Lure of German Capitalism
During the 1980s and early 90s there was a fad for all things Japanese.
Reflecting the then growing strength of Japan's economy, bits of what some
would now call J-culture dribbled into the West's popular consciousness.
Video games were the most obvious - Nintendo, Sega and then Sony pretty
much cleared out American games consoles and European home micros. Anime,
and Manga specifically became a whole new hobby/obsession for teenagers of
a geeky bent. But the tsunami of all things Japanese did not confine itself
to popular (youth) culture. It exercised the imagination of managerialis... more »
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