Português do Brasil: O presidente Lula recebe o presidente da República Árabe Síria, Bashar al-Assad, no Itamaraty. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Welcoming ceremony. With President of Syria Bashar al-Assad. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Ravitch Hawks Are Circling: Time To Take Action
Diane Ravitch As most people (at least those following the daily attempts
by deformers to crush public schools, teachers unions, and the wills and
souls of countless students, teachers, parents, and others who believe in
public education and democracy) are aware, Diane Ravitch has a new book
being officially released tomorrow: REIGN OF ERROR: The […]
Urban Gadabout: Catchng up with Justin Ferate
*The previously scheduled visit to Staten Island's in-development
Freshkills Park had to be postponed because of Superstorm Sandy damage. The
tour has been rescheduled for November 9.*
*by Ken*
A couple of days ago I promised an update on the fall tour schedule of the
Wolfe Walkers, now programmed by the peerless tour guide Justin Ferate. The
brochure is available online now, with this introduction:
*FALL PROGRAM: 2013*
Dear Friends,
This Fall, we have an exciting selection of touring options. Our first tour
of the season will view and explore a diversity of important and well-lo... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - EcoGrrl
Welcome
to Meet & Greet Monday, a regular series designed to grow our
green
community.
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of environment... more » Assad: "We're Not Social Media Government, We Are The Government That Deal With Reality"
"How can you talk about what happened if you don’t have evidences? We’re
not like the American administration. We’re not social media administration
or government. We are the government that deal with reality." - Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad, from his interview with CBS (Cultivating
Bullshit) host Charlie Rose. (*Source*).
Good way to put it.
The Obama administration is relying on social media for its intelligence
gathering in Syria. It's fucking pathetic. A huge empire is using faked
YouTube videos to defend its case of why it is threatening Syria and why it
must be attacked.
... more »
Republicans in disarray
I'll probably rot in hell for taking such untoward pleasure in watching the meltdown
of Boehner's House of Dysfunction. The establishment GOPers empowered the
crackpots in order to gain a majority. Clearly it didn't go quite the way
they expected.There's a raging civil war going on within the party. Rank
and file Republicans are looking for some leadership to chill down the Tea
Party caucus and they aren't finding any. Both Johnny and Cantor are in
hiding.
I think it's going to get ugly but the way forward is clear.
There will be voices of caution about how the Democrats have to b... more »
Los Angeles parent-activist sounds off on CCSS
“We had 23 different language groups at my son’s school. How can one common
core be relevant to all of these very different people?” — Prop39 Resist!
Parent I founded
Communities & Families Resisting Proposition 39 Charter Colocations along
with several families fighting against the privatization project’s latest
ploy, the colocation. While the group was pretty 90026 specific (we have
two colocations […]
Lazy crazy days of Summers
Well. On top of having averted an air strike by the US and another chemical
weapons strike by Assad inside of Syria this week, here's more good news
from inside the Beltway.
Former White House economic adviser and Treasury secretary Lawrence H.
Summers has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Federal Reserve
chairman...
I couldn't be happier. He would have been a disaster in that spot. Of
course, I don't suppose we'll get Janet Yellen either. Certainly not if President
Obama really believes the banking industry is just fine. It's not. It's
still very much broken.
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Message”
Vangelis, “Message”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZpTTokiCrE&html5=1
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some
200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away
toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of
the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster.
*Click image for larger size. *
This sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at the ends of
the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes cutting across
the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole.
Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in the
ga... more »
"Some Things Can't Be Improved Upon"
*"Macbeth," Act 5 Scene 5:*
"Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow"
(Spoken by Macbeth)
"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
"Macbeth", by William Shakespeare
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"Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow"
Soliloquy,... more »
"The Other L-Word"
*"The Other L-Word"*
by Christopher Hitchens
"When Caroline Kennedy managed to say “you know” more than 200 times in an
interview with the New York Daily News, and on 130 occasions while talking
to The New York Times during her uninspired attempt to become a hereditary
senator, she proved, among other things, that she was (a) middle-aged and
(b) middle class. If she had been a generation younger and a bit more
déclassé, she would have been saying “like.” When asked if the Bush tax
cuts should be repealed, she responded: “Well, you know, that’s something,
obviously, that, you k... more »
The Reign of Error: My New Activist Handbook
I am currently reading Diane Ravitch’s new book, The Reign of Error. Simply
put, it is excellent. Diane has covered all aspects of the privatization of
public schools – she clearly articulates how the corporate reformers’ ideas
don’t work – while offering research-based solutions which indeed DO work.
I began reading the book during a […]
"The Bank of Time"
"Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning
with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the
bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a
bank. It's name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes
off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a
new account for you. Each night it burns the... more »
"The Sole Purpose..."
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence
is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."
- Carl Jung
"What Is the 'Overview Effect?'"
*"What Is the 'Overview Effect?'"*
by Rebecca Sato
"In February, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell experienced the
little understood phenomenon sometimes called the “Overview Effect”. He
describes being completely engulfed by a profound sense of universal
connectedness. Without warning, he says, a feeing of bliss, timelessness,
and connectedness began to overwhelm him. He describes becoming instantly
and profoundly aware that each of his constituent atoms were connected to
the fragile planet he saw in the window and to every other atom in the
Universe. He described expe... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Eufaula, Oklahoma, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | the becoming radical
Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate |
the becoming radical.
Fascist-Oriented Oklahoma Coming To Grips With Their Most Famous Native Son, Anti-Fascist Singer Woody Guthrie?
Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) can make a case that there isn't another
congressman as extreme right-wing as he is. Last year he won an open
Democratic seat after reactionary Blue Dog Dan Boren retired. A 36 year old
plumber and radio talk show host, Mullin is probably best known as an
arch-hypocrite who railed incessantly against Obama's stimulus program
while his company secretly look $370,000 for the program. His
ProgressivePunch crucial vote score is an abysmal 3.85 and he's racked up
zeroes in about every category, from clean water, global warming and land
conservation to Big Broth... more »
The ZAP Report 9-15-13
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*I keep wondering, "What debt?" Its fraudulent debt, so why are they paying
it off? - Bill*
*Greetings and Salutations,*
*
* *When a society suffers collective amnesia, when it loses its historical
consciousness, the values formed through that society's history inevitably
erode. That decay undermines the society's political, social, and
intellectual cohesion, and may threaten its survival. Introduction: The
Mainstream of CIVILIZATION, 1989 *
From Zap..........
*Hi All*
For some reason unbeknownst to me, some have decided my identity is really
that of Marion Horn Jr. of Five... more »
"Want War In Syria?"
Want war in Syria, or anywhere else for that matter?
No, you don't...
All these chickenhawk cowards, these scum politicians and big mouth talk
show hosts, eager to send my kid or yours to die, for profits to the oil
companies usually, gotta keep those big dividends going to the
shareholders, don'tcha know? Funny how they talk all that crap, big tough
guy Warlord wannabes, but never quite managed themselves to serve in the
military, or God forbid, actually fight in a war. Far too dainty for that,
but what big fat mouths they have urging the rest of us to go do their
dirty work...
... more »
New Documentary Reclaims “The Canadian Caper” from Affleck’s “Argo”
Ken
and Pat Taylor attend the premier of “Argo” in Washington, DC on
October 10, 2012.
(Photo Credit: Leigh Vogel/AFP/Getty Images)
A year after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, eleven months
after its blockbuster opening weekend, nearly seven months after being
released on DVD and winning three Academy Awards, and less than a week
after premiering on HBO, Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo”
Not me. I read it in April.
(My response to Chalkface, PhD’s inability to get beyond page 30 of
Ravitch’s Reign of Error.) That book is a weapon. Diane sent me the
unpublished manuscript to help inform me on my own corporate reform
whistleblower book. I just sent my finished manuscript to my publisher
yesterday. Also just finished writing my own review […]
2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners
An example of the Prize is:
*"Psychology Prize, which went to a French-led research team confirming in
2012 that people who think they are drunk also think they are attractive."*
*Masanori Niimi of Japan and his colleague Xiangyuan Jin, dressed as a
mouse, *
*received the 2013 Ig Nobel Medicine Prize for 'assessing the effect of
listening *
*to opera, on heart transplant patients who are mice.' (Brian
Snyder/Reuters)*
I believe Stephen Harper and Barack Obama deserve it too. Harper's
excellent play of Pro-rogue and Obama for his moving and unstable red-line
with regard to Syria.
T... more »
Fukushima debacle - September 13 - 14 , 2013 .... continuous leakage problems , an unexplained drop in pressure at Unit 2 , evegrowing radiation contamination problems erupting all over the plant - yet the Japan government continues to lie day after day that everything is under control ....Japan's government is lying - the UN security Council needs to convene and order emergency action to save the planet while it can be saved.....
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Energy News......
03:01 PM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 3 comments
AP: Japan’s Olympics speech ‘backfires’ — Headline: “Credibility of PM’s
message to overseas is shaking… Contaminated water ‘control’ running astray”
11:16 AM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 5 comments
Tepco Adviser: Fukushima contaminated water ‘problem’ will go on until all
3 molten fuel cores are somehow removed — Company “simply not capable of
handling the extremely difficult issue”
09:18 AM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 16 comments
NHK: ‘Worrying discovery’ at Fukushima plant — Radioactivity level ‘sharply
rising’ ... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?
Sunday Question for Liberals
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?
Sunday Question for Liberals
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?
Pauline Marois, troll queen
Especially after that helpful pictorial, Québec premier Pauline Marois has
proven herself all at once Canada's media troll-in-chief! I can just
imagine her late at night in her pyjamas, surrounded by empty bags of
Cheetos, rubbing her hands and chuckling to herself as she presses "submit."
Everyone has more or less admitted that this isn't really principally about
kippahs* and blingy crucifixes. It's mostly about two things: (1) totally
unsurprising PQ opportunism in the face of their minority-government
situation, meaning their need to throw "red meat" to the base and (2)
hijabs.... more »
NSA Follow the Money branch spied on VISA customers, SWIFT transactions report
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*I have one big question to ask... if they had all this inside data what
did they do with it? Speculate in the markets? They sure didn't arrest
many bankers! 16 Trillion from the FED and nobody went to jail? When I
worked on the VISA transaction system in Foster City, it was well known
there were certain VIP cards that were always automatically cleared.... *
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* *BTW: Bloomberg data shows HSBC owns SWIFT lock-stock-and-barrel... and
the vertical integrated market of add-on SWIFT services! -Bill*
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* http://rt.com/news/nsa-spy-visa-swift-893/
*NSA Follow the Money bran... more »
Longest Walk 4 Photos by Bad Bear Sampson
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The Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz walked through Kansas City today,
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013!
Thanks to Western Shoshone Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson for sending these
photos from the walkers camp, taken this week in western Missouri, and
on the road into Kansas City, at Kansas City Indian Center and through
Kansas City!
Please support them
Only Austrian Theory Can Explain and Expose Booms and Bubbles
*What causes economic booms, busts and bubbles? It’s clear from their
continuing and unexpected appearance every few years that mainstream
economists still have no idea.
Next week however, beginning September 18, Mark Thornton will teach a
new online Mises Academy course on **Bubbles, Booms, and Busts**: outlining
two mainstream “business cycle” theories (Keynesian, and so-called “Real
Business Cycle”) whose practitioners failed to see the latest crash coming,
and the Austrian theory of booms and busts—many of whose practitioners did.
To gain a better idea of some of the t... more »
Quote of the Day: On Cunliffe
“David Cunliffe’s biggest fan is now the leader of the Labour Party.”
- text from a caller to Newstalk ZB’s Leighton Smith show.
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Sunday Question for Conservatives
I don't think I've asked this one: do you think there's any realistic
chance that Republicans can win significant concessions on Obamacare,
either on the CR or on the debt limit?
Has Boehner Been Running A Money Laundering Operation For House Republicans?
Last week the Cleveland *Plain Dealer* broke the story that Boehner's PAC
is under investigation by the FEC. Basically, every kind of shady special
interest-- from the coal and oil barons to organized crime and gambling
operations, not just donated to Friends of John Boehner but gave more than
legally allowed. There are supposed limited to the size of bribes
politicians are allowed to accept. They're insisting Boehner refund the
money.
Among the groups that were allegedly overgenerous to Boehner were Coalpac
and Minepac, which represent the mining industry, as well as political
... more »
Larry Summers withdraws his nomination for Fed Chair ? So says Wall Street Journal's reporter David Wessel ! !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/summers-withdraws-fed-chairman-race
( Not Obama week .... serious case of Buzzard's luck .... Can't kill
anything , can't find anything dead..... )
Larry Summers Withdraws From Fed Chairman Race
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- Bill Dudley
- Federal Reserve
- Larry Summers
- Reality
- Recession
- recovery
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And just like that, the Summers of the democrats' discontent is gone (who
for some reason saw Larry as the more hawkish of the two Fed candidates,
w... more »
Flooding on Navajoland washes away elder's goats
Flooding,
high price of hay, and poor roads devastating
Article and photos by Lester Begay
Censored News Exclusive
During this week's floods on the Navajo Nation, 80-year-old elder, Mrs.
Begay, lost 29 goats and 11 survived, south of Farmington, N.M., on the
Navajo Nation.
Her son, Andrew, 50 years old, tried to cross the flash flood wash which
trapped the goats. The second wave of
"Drink More Water, Says FLOTUS—But How Much?"
*"Drink More Water, Says FLOTUS—But How Much?"*
by Marc Silver
"A call for drinking more water is reason to consider the "eight glasses a
day" dictum. Pssst: It's not true! "I've come to realize that if we were
going to take just one step to make ourselves and our families healthier,
probably the single best thing we could do is to simply drink more water,"
first lady Michelle Obama said in a statement issued this week. She went on
to recommend downing an additional glass a day.
Which raises the question: How many glasses of water a day should you
drink? It's commonly believ... more »
The Scarcity of Politics in Cosmopolitan Theory: Part I
Syria has raised several questions that pertain to morality, legality, and
strategy in international relations. Discussed extensively on the
Duck, Opinio Juris, The Monkey Cage, and elsewhere the situation in Syria
has sparked a valuable debate on critical issues, both old and new. I would
like to touch upon the implications of Syria for Cosmopolitanism. I
Continue reading
Kerry hightails it to Israel after Geneva & UN Report Tomorrow
* UPDATE AT BOTTOM*
After negotiations Kerry hightails it to Jerusalem (1st stop!)
See url below indicating original published headline. Note the original
headline, pointing out of this visit as the 1 stop, straight from Geneva to
Israel? Partners in crime?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/world/middleeast/kerry-seeks-allies-support-on-syria-and-1st-stop-is-israel.html?_r=0
Are there two bigger war makers on the planet? I don't think so.
And after Israel Kerry plans to meet with all the other warmongers, but,
Israel first...
Mr. Kerry traveled to Jer... more »
Colorado flooding - updates for Sunday as more rain comes , helicopters grounded for rescue attempts....keep the good folks in Colorado in your thoughts and prayers
Sunday items ....
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/colorado-flooding/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
*Boulder, Colorado (CNN)* -- Rain was still coming down Sunday in Colorado,
preventing aerial efforts to search for those missing in a devastating
flood, authorities said.
The National Guard grounded all helicopters in the state.
"It's unlikely at this point that we'll be able to reach those who are
stranded in the hard-to-reach areas," said Kim Kobel, a spokesperson for
Boulder's Office of Emergency Management.
But rescuers continued their ground efforts, searching for what could be
hundreds o... more »
Right under Pookie's upturned nose
Jeez,
Christy! Maybe you can tell us from your waitress days how a major
hotel, just a few feet away from you totally unnecessary, high-end,
downtown, taxpayer-funded office (that is neither in the capital of the
province nor anywhere near your riding), can even think of getting away
with this.
An ad seeking unpaid interns to bus tables at Vancouver's Fairmont
Waterfront Hotel has sparked a
Merkel's Coalition partner CSU wins Bavaria vote as expected....While CSU polled 49 percent , note the Coalition weak sister FDP polled horribly at 3 percent ! AFD polled fairly well at 4 percent , while Free Voters turned out an impressive 8.5 percent voters tally ! While Bavaria is a stronghold for CSU which has governed there for 56 years , does the result signal troubles for Merkel's Coalition in next week's Election ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/merkel-wins-bellwether-vote-coalition-partner-founders-anti-euro-party-ascent-could-
Merkel Wins Bellwether Vote As Coalition Partner Founders; Anti-Euro Party
Ascent Could Derail Coalition
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/15/2013 13:50 -0400
- European Union
- Germany
- Greece
- Gross Domestic Product
- Newspaper
- Poland
- Recession
- Reuters
- Unemployment
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There was good and bad news for Angela Merkel as today's exit polls from
the Bavaria (GDP of $619 bill... more »
I’m having trouble reading Ravitch’s new book Reign of Error UPDATED
UPDATE AND CLARIFICATION Good discussion below. Perhaps I need to clarify
my position. I’ve been engaged in education activism for roughly three,
perhaps 3.5 years. I was a college professor for the last four. Higher
education wasn’t interested in my activism. AT ALL. It chewed me up and
spit me out. Few have any idea […]
NSA spying extends to knowing everything about Americans ( and everyone else's ) spending habits ? And this goes not just to credit crd spending but NSA apparently co-opted SWIFT ! In additional news items regarding the Surveillance state , look at the news from DARPA on undersea drones....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/swift-takeover-follow-money-nsa-knows-all-about-your-spending-habits
The SWIFT Takeover: With "Follow The Money", NSA Knows All About Your
Spending Habits
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/15/2013 12:29 -0400
- Fail
- Middle East
- national security
- recovery
- SWIFT
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With the NSA already tracking and recording every form of communication and
electronic data exchange, it would hardly come as a surprise that the final
piece of the puzzle was also actively being intercepted and c... more »
Syria's "Rebels" Threaten UN - Will Use US Weapons
Terrorists operating in Syria have threatened to "block" UN inspectors, any
bloodshed will be on the hands of the US who is now openly arming them.
*September 15, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - In Reuters' "Syrian Rebels Slam
U.S.-Russia Deal, Say Assad Is Moving Chemical Weapons To Lebanon And Iraq,"
Qassim Saadeddine of the so-called "Free Syrian Army" rejected the recent
Syrian-Russian proposal to turn over Syria's chemical weapons for
independent verification and destruction, vowing to block UN inspectors
should they enter Syria to carry out the task.
Reuters reported:
Qassim Saa... more »
The New Three Stooges Coming to Philadelphia
In 2009, the cast included Gingrich, Sharpton, and Bloomberg. Now four
years later there is a new cast entertaining audiences across the nation
with their post-partisan antics and unending corporate pranks that come at
the expense of teachers, children, and parents. The new Three Stooges
include the hilarious Michelle Rhee, along with the discredited and […]
UK's Top 50 Worst Political Blogs 2013
First embarrassment.
It's the list no one has been waiting for. And, sadly, it's proven to be
something of a damp squib. Cast your mind back to last month when this blog excitedly
solicited votes for the 2013 poll of the UK's worst political blogs.
Unfortunately, the votes didn't pile in and the mini-viral from last time I
tried this didn't take off. I have some super serious theories why, but
that can wait for a proper blog about blogging.
And so, of necessity, this is the top 50 (plus one) worst blogs in reverse
order as voted by the internets. Feel free to compare them with 201... more »
Sunday Classics: The First Symphony sets out the modus operandi for Mahler's symphonic career
*MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer:
No. 4, "Die zwei blauen Augen"
("The two blue eyes")*
*Thomsa Allen sings the last of Mahler's Wayfarer Songs, "*Die zwei blauen
Augen*" ("The two blue eyes"), in 1991, with Václav Neumann conducting.*
*Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult,
cond. EMI, recorded Oct. 18, 1958*
*Maureen Forrester, contralto; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch,
cond. RCA-BMG, recorded Dec. 28, 1958*
*Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Vienna Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez, cond. DG,
recorded June 2003*
*by Ken*
In Friday night's preview, pr... more »
What the....?!
*What the.....?!*
*Oh. Yikes.*
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No wonder he's such a good actor....
*Please note: I do not endorse all, or indeed most of the opinions
presented below - although the information is good and almost all of it
checks out (except for the stuff about the AntiChrist) - ignore all the
GodTalk and you'll do fine with it:*
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NESARA INTERNATIONAL
Use Of Monarch Mind Control Methodology
For Programming Manchurian Candidates
For Social Violence In U.S. Society
*Source:
CONTACT: THE PHOENIX PROJECT
5th July, 1994, Page 56
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*7/2194 #2 HATONN*
[QUOTE:]
*[(Contact) Editor's not... more »
Pamela Wallin's attempt at contortion
She may not be the expert yet but she is trying hard.
*“Although I fundamentally disagree with the methodology used in arriving
at that figure, particularly since the amount was calculated using newly
created rules to examine past expenses, I do not want to burden the people
of Canada and, in particular the people of Saskatchewan, by engaging in a
protracted legal debate about the matter”.
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Photo Hopi Paatuwaqatsi Run: 'Pray for water!'
The
Hopi run began with these words, "Pray for water," and a huge turnout
on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Photo by Andy Bessler, thank you!
Censored News
The Paatuwaqatsi Run began with these words, "Pray for water," as
runners began the Water is Life Run on Saturday.
Bucky Preston, founder of the Paatuwaqatsi Run, which is translated in
Hopi as, “Water is Life,” reminds the runners that
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Sunday again, and luckily this last week the world did not go to
heck...Therefore I am alive and well and able to put up my weekly rant!
I am glad to say that my cohort and fellow collaborator, the Whitewraithe,
is back.... She had to take a long hiatus from blogging and doing her own
articles over at Pragmatic Witness just to get her own personal issues and
life in general back into order... But now I am very happy to say that she
is back in back to her fine form...
Whitewraithe and I have had many long discussions about almost every
subject under the sun.....She recently suggested... more »
Maher muses . . .
READER
SUPPORTED NEWS has a fine post by Bill Maher, “The US: World's
Policeman or Schoolyard Bully?”. Check it out.
New rule: 12 years after 9/11, and amidst yet another debate on whether
to bomb yet another Muslim country, America must stop asking the
question, "Why do they hate us?" Forget the debate on Syria, we need a
debate on why we're always debating whether to bomb someone. Because
The Sickening Stupidity of Obama Fans
"Driftglass" is at it again. In this case, he's apparently elaborating on
something that Digby said.
Well, let's take care of Digby first.
I don't know why it's so important for people to believe that the president
is a Jedi Master but he clearly isn't. However he *is* willing to change
course (on foreign policy anyway) when an opportunity presents itself and I
think that's praiseworthy in itself, particularly after our last experience
with a stubborn president determined to go to war no matter what. I think
it's a good thing that they can take advantage of an unseen possibility... more »
Five Little Known Facts About The Pentagon
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Andrew Pontbriand
The Pentagon to most people is simply the headquarters of the United States
Department of Defense. This megalithic structure and its 5,100,00 feet of
reinforced concrete, with 17 miles of hallway corridors remains as one of
the world's largest office buildings on the planet. However, there are some
facts the public are completely unaware of about the Pentagon.
*1. The Pentagon was Constructed on Hell's Bottom*
During the Civil War, a settlement known as Freedman’s Village sprung up on
Robert E. Lee’s former... more »
World War 3 and Global Smart ID
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image source Julie Beal
The drums of war are beating, diverting our attention, as always, to the
stories scripted by the mainstream media. Meanwhile, plans for the New
World Order are being perfected: large-scale biomass plants, to produce
anything from fuel, to paints, and plastics; the monetization of natural,
human, and social capital, and an Army of Mayors to create the ‘Green’ and
‘Sustainable’ Local Communities. These *eco-municipalities* will be nodes
in the global network, overseen by the Master Hubs, which function ... more »
Greece updates - September 15 , 2013....Austerity , strike , quality of life updates for Troika slave state Greece .....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/greek-public-workers-no-longer-owed-vacation-using-computer
Greek Public Workers No Longer Owed A Vacation For Using A Computer
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- Gross Domestic Product
- International Monetary Fund
- Sovereign Debt
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Confused why despite numerous rounds of bailouts, a sovereign debt
restructuring, an imminent bail-in, and years of so-called austerity, Greek
debt is once again "Rising At Its Fastest Rate... more »
India test fires nuclear capable missile ...one eye on China , another eye on Pakistan.....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/india-test-fires-nuclear-capable-missile
India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
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- China
- France
- India
- Israel
- Reuters
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With global trigger-finger tensions still running on full blast following
the recent Syrian near-war episode, the last thing the jittery world needed
is yet another "test fire" of a very lethal weapon, yet that is precisely
what it got just after 8:40 am on Sunday when India test fired a
nuclear-cap... more »
Symposium — Response to Christine Sylvester, “Experiencing the End of IR Theory/End of War”
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Lauren Wilcox. It is the
18th installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for
the special issue of the European Journal of International
Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that
issue. This post refers to Christine Sylvester’s article (PDF). Her post
appeared earlier today. Other entries in the symposium–when available–may
be reached via the “EJIR
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CVS Flu Shot Kills 23 Seniors
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Kenny Valenzuela
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Flu Shot Causing Brain Disorders & Paralysis
CVS Flu Shot 20% off Shopping Pass
Flu Shot Causing Fetal Deaths
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Flu Shot Dangers Playlist
Vaccine Exemption Forms
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Abby Martin (arguably the best TV newscaster in the world on subjects the mainstream media never tells us but we dearly need to know) interviews George Galloway (described by Paul Craig Roberts as "the only real leader in the entire Western World") on the horrors soon to unfold in Syria and the Middle East and how they will affect us. Don't miss this!
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George Galloway: US in Bed w/ al-Qaeda & Christian Leaders Overseeing
Destruction of Christian Sites
Published on Sep 6, 2013
Abby Martin speaks with UK Parliament Member, George Galloway, about Syria
war propaganda and his upcoming film 'The Killing of Tony Blair'.
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Cherchez la Verite
Think about it...
Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll have been arrested after being found
filming outside Tulisa Contostalvos's Hertforshire mansion. The police
apparently feared a kidnapping was under way though merely lurking outside
someone's home is hardly that much worse. Tulisa's former band N Dubz has
previously endorse UAF petitions.
Think about it for a second. Why hasn't the English Defence League been
deemed a criminal and/or terrorist organisation? Consider this event along
with the numerous cases of arson and attempted arson linked to the EDL (not
to forget the other gruesome crimes, polit... more »
Fake PhD Syria ‘Expert’ O’Bagy is Neocon and Israeli-linked Operative
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Patrick Henningsen
Every fake war requires a parade of fake experts to help shill for military
intervention. Elizabeth O’Bagy is a prime example of one such operative.
Beyond her fake credentials, however, her story leads right to the heart of
who is really pulling Washington’s strings on Syria.
“Dr” Elizabeth O’Bagy, a Georgetown University alumna, was thrust into the
national conversation this past week after she wrote an op-ed piece for
Rupert Murdoch’s *The Wall Street Journal*, an article which was later
cited by both U... more »
Le théâtre politique, Québec-style.
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What is currently unfolding in *La belle province* is a spectacle. It's
not *Grand Guignol* yet, but given the inflammatory issues involved, it may
yet descend to that.
The knives are certainly being sharpened, and they will be used judiciously
to silence critics and opponents.
MP Maria Mourani was expelled from the Bloc Québécois caucus following
comments she made about the proposed Quebec charter of values: la charte
des valeurs québécoises.
*In an interview with Radio-Can... more »
As the Fantasy Dies: “Panic Will Ensue”
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Northern Rock Bank Run, 2006 Mac Slavo
The US government may have funded studies and propaganda material which
says that people will not panic, loot or go hungry in the midst of a crisis,
but the fact of the matter is that history has shown otherwise.
It’s often the case that, despite countless warnings from those considered
to be fringe lunatics, the vast majority of the populace is blindsided by
horrific, paradigm-altering events. The signs are almost always there, but
people simply refuse to believe it can happen to them.... more »
Man Pays Parking Fines in Coins
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*Youtube*
"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes
you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively
take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the
wheels…upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it
stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people
who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from
working at all!" -- Mario Savio.
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Against Zionism But Not Anti Semitic
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Are people afraid to voice political opposition to Israel because of being
perceived as anti-semitic? 9/11 Truth activist Dr. Kevin Barrett talks
about being labelled an "anti-semite" by the Anti-Defamation League and why
the label is a tool to marginalize people who have cogent perspectives on
this Buzzsaw interview clip with Sean Stone.
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Tokyo: The site of 2020 Olympics
It is a concrete jungle. That is why I never liked to live in a big city. I
like to visit big cities only - including New York, Vancouver, Montreal,
Toronto etc.
*CHOSEN FOR 2020: An aerial photo showed Tokyo on Thursday. The city was
selected earlier this week as the site of the 2020 Olympics. (Atsushi
Tomura/Getty Images)WSJ*
Symposium — War is Human
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Christine Sylvester. It is the
19th installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for
the special issue of the European Journal of International
Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that
issue. This post refers to Sylvester’s article (PDF). A response, authored
by Lauren Wilcox, will appear at 11am Eastern. Other entries in the
symposium–when available–may be
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Against the 100-Year Flood
*Image above courtesy @The_CUI and @KaiCasey, click on it for link.*
Boulder and the Colorado Front Range have experienced devastating floods
over the past week. We came out OK, though many friends and neighbors did
not. My son's elementary school will be closed for a long while. (Thanks
for the many emails of support and concern from friends, colleagues and
readers.) If you'd like to help, please see this page with resources.
Boulder has long been recognized as being at risk to major flooding. The
local paper, the Daily Camera reported in 2008:
"Boulder is the No. 1 flood-risk co... more »
Comedian Lee Camp: Syria is a Money and Power Grab
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*We Are Change*
At a recent taping of the Max Keiser show, Luke Rudkowski was able to
meetup and interview comedian Lee Camp about the situation in Syria. In
this video Lee breaks down the situation in Syria and how he uses comedy as
a way to make people think about issues that are normally ignored.
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Untitled
*Stephanie Grace: Formerly apolitical levee board now sees limits of
independence*
*Bobby Jindal Believes Exorcisms Can Cure Cancer ~CenLamar*
*Naval architecture firms coming to New Orleans ~Jennifer Larino*
*Attention captains of Carnival krewes*
Mohawk Nation News 'Rez Al Qaeda'
REZ
AL QAEDA
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Sept. 10, 2013. The “Al Qaeda” model for resource theft from
Indigenous people:
1. Corporate government is Al Qaeda.
2. Territory with resources is selected by bankers for theft.
3. Corporate puppets are put in who report to the bankers. Given pseudo
powers. NGO and supporter agents express interest. Spies and agent
provocateurs arrive a few at a
@EAGNews surprises no one who even cares about EAG by posting a highly bigoted photo
What precisely is this outfit again, EAG, or what have you? At some point,
I heard it was started by some MI trust fund baby. In any event, talk about
some cojones on these guys to post that photo, as if it implies some sort
of truth about an AL school system. Every major school […]
Open Carry Activist Defeats 6 Police Officers with the Constitution (WATCH)
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*Uploaded today by Sombusiness on YouTube*
*Activist Post*
Every Friday we go out and exercise our right to free assembly and protest
the government. We call it #ForLibertyFridays. Usually we gather on a
street corner during rush hour traffic and waive signs and flags. Some of
us open carry rifles and side arms too. We have never had any problems
whatsoever from the police or sheriff, who have always known the laws, and
only treated us with respect.
Today I decided just to stay in front of my house in Rochester Hills
inste... more »
Syrian Crisis: Barack Obama and Valdimir Putin
Have Russia and U.S. reached the definitive deal on Syria? Time will tell.
In the meantime the killings in Syria continue. I hope that this brutality
will end soon.
*Putin gets the medal*
**
*"US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergei
Lavrov met to work on Moscow’s disarmament proposal. However, Washington
remains sceptical and Mr Kerry has said US military action is still
possible to punish Mr Assad for a poison gas attack in rebel territory last
month."*
Who Are The Deniers Now? Record Ice Growth in 2013
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Arctic ice grows 60% over last year
NASA image *Activist Post*
Global warming skeptics have been repeatedly and viciously attacked by
condescending "experts" and their fan clubs as deniers, flat-earth
Neanderthals, oil-industry cronies, anti-environment cretins, and generally
uninformed idiots.
When did it become wrong to question the "official" version of climate
change? Like the establishment hasn't lied to us in the past.
Significant evidence has recently come to light that should make all
warmists pause and consider th... more »
Syria updates after the Kerry - Lavrov chemical weapons accord - September 15 , 2013 - - Gauging Winners and losers at this time .... Losers are GCC nations ( Qatar and Saudis ) , Turkey , Israel , islamists fighters in Syria , war hawks in France and Washington .... Winners so far include the Shanghai Cooperative Council , BRICs , Syrian christians ironically who the West seems to ignore in their bloodlust ....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/syria-says-agreement-between-us-and-russia-victory-damascus-praises-russian-allies
Syria Says Agreement Between US And Russia Is "Victory" For Damascus,
Praises "Russian Allies"
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/15/2013 10:52 -0400
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Over the weekend, the administration's damage control spin over Syria
continued in full force. As Reuters reports, Obama, in an interview on
ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopolous," defended his handling of the
... more »
Beware of The Transnational Interlocking Corporate Kingdom (TICK)
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Jon David Miller
The Transnational Interlocking Corporate Kingdom
There is a transnational association of powerful wealthy families,
businesses, organizations and governments, operating primarily through a
pyramidal corporate structure with interlocking positions and influences.
The "TICK" is a giant parasite living off of the value of the world's
people. The intent is to consolidate control of the world’s populations and
governments in an oligarchic tyranny similar to the kingdoms of old.
The New World Order Empire.
The pe... more »
The secret of Stan Meyer's "car on water" even he himself did not know
*The stories of Stan Meyer's water car have fascinated me for years. I hope
this guy succeeds! -Bill*
*The secret of Stan Meyer's "car on water" even he himself did not know*
Posted at: http://www.tuks.nl/wiki/index.php/Main/StanMeyersSecret
By Arend Lammertink, MScEE.
What follows is what I believe to be the true story about Stan Meyer's dune
buggy, which has been shown to run on water on a TV station in Ohio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFIlXaABU54
Somewhere around 1980-1985 *the car ran on water*, but then it *stopped
working.*
Why?
What happened?
He ha... more »
Germans and their fascination with nudity
*The shy Angela Merkel*
Angela Merkel may not like to tell you but even she enjoys it. NBC Newsgets to the bottom of Germany's love affair with nudity.
*"Lately, however, nudism has been getting some additional exposure with
the circulation of a photo purporting to show a young Angela Merkel and a
couple of friends out for waterside stroll in the buff."*
**
I once stumbled upon a nude beach somewhere in Quebec. I kept my swimsuit
on but the scenery was not so bad.:)
What Mattered This Week?
Delayed for the holiday, but here it is.
And...I'll go with Syria again. Sure.
What didn't matter? I suppose I'll stick to what I've been saying: the
tactics of the Tea Party types against the budget. I've written about that
plenty, but basically: if they were going to be "no" votes anyway, it
doesn't matter why.
Anyway, let's see what you have. What do you think mattered this week?
"At A Time Like This..."
“At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is
needed. Oh! had I the ability, and could I reach the nation's ear, I would
today pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach,
withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed,
but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the
whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened;
the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation
must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its
crimes... more »
“The Problem With American Exceptionalism”
*“The Problem With American Exceptionalism”*
The Fragile Ego of Imperialism
by Rodolfo Acuña
“Till at last the child’s mind is these suggestions, and the sum of the
suggestions is the child’s mind. And not the child’s mind only. The adult’s
mind too- all his life long. The mind that judges and desires and decides-
made up of these suggestions. But all these suggestions are our
suggestions…” Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World”
“The reaction on Wednesday morning’s cable programs to an op-ed by Russian
President Vladimir V. Putin were way out of line. One Hispanic U.S. Senator
e... more »
Why No Members Of Congress Who Call Themselves Democrats Should Contribute To The DCCC This Cycle
The other day a Democrat who I respect and admire had a staffer call me and
ask if Blue America would be up for doing a fundraiser for him. He had
certainly earned it by his unrelenting work on behalf of working families.
My first instinct was to go, "Of course, how much does he need?" But then I
thought about it for a second and said, "I know no Republican is running
against him; does he have a primary?" He didn't. So why does he need us to
ask our grassroots small donor base to contribute, since they're so
stretched already trying to help elect Democrats in tough races? "Well, he... more »
"Rank And File..."
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already
earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake,
since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.”
- Albert Einstein
Spain: A Possible Humanoid at Mazagón? (1998)
*Spain: A Possible Humanoid at Mazagón? (1998)*
*By José Manuel García Bautista*
Information on the main witness, Luis Cuesta Trinidad, and his encounter
with an alleged humanoid
[*The article proceeds to the witness’s address and phone number, which we
have omitted – SC*]
The experience or encounter with the being of supposedly humanoid
appearance at the beach of the locality of Mazagón (Province of Huelva)
took place on 24 August 1998 between 20:30 and 22:30 hours. The sighting of
the entity lasted between 3 and 4 minutes.
The encounter occurred on the shores of the Huelvan coast,... more »
Tone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | the becoming radical
Tone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | the
becoming radical.
Understanding the Context for Anti-Cultural Corporatism in Mexico
It takes a while for the real news to get out, but this is must see stuff
for understanding the corporate education push in Mexico, which is being
supported by Gates and his version of CorpEd Without Borders. Spoiler
alert: it’s about corporate-led privatization, ending workers’ rights,
imposing a test that requires the poorest village […]
“Welcome to the Brave New World”
*“Welcome to the Brave New World”*
by Cory Morningstar
"Neil Postman, social critic, compares the worlds of “Nineteen
Eighty-Four” and “Brave New World” in the foreword of his 1985 book,
“Amusing Ourselves to Death.” He observes: “What Orwell feared were those
who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason
to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell
feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who
would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egotism.
Orwell feared that the truth ... more »
A Dystopian Future
George Orwell and Aldous Huxley envisioned nightmarish worlds, which were
the result of 20th century trends. Now American economist Tyler Cowan has
produced a vision of the dystopian world of work in this century. Richard
Reeves writes:
It might be called "Brave New World 3.0."—a new projection of a world of
machine-driven alphas and lesser beings, from betas to epsilons. The book
is a smart and cruel projection of the world Cowen sees coming. In fact, he
thinks it is already here.
It's not a vision which should make anyone comfortable:
What will that work be like? What obligat... more »
"NSA Control Freaks"
*"NSA Control Freaks"*
by William Manson
"Those who are attracted to the non-alive are the people who prefer
‘law-and-order’ to living structure, bureaucratic to spontaneous methods,
gadgets to living beings, repetition to originality… They want to control
life because they are afraid of its uncontrollable spontaneity; they would
rather kill it than expose themselves to it and merge with the world around
them.” - Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm1
"The hyper-focused obsession with dominance and control is, according to
many psychoanalysts, symptomatic of a deep-rooted fear of sponta... more »
Now that's a rugby tackle
Courtney Lawes tackles Toby Flood... Ouch
The closest tackle I can remember to this was this one,,,
Boris Johnson's rugby tackle during a game of football.
FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF SEEDS
In Colombia after 21 days of a nationwide strike by thousands of farmers,
blocking more than 40 roads nationwide, protesting farmers forced the
Colombian government to negotiate the rejection of a farm bill and the
release of detained protesters.
SUNDAY SONG
David Petraeus may be regretting taking a teaching position at the City
University of New York system. A video recently posted to YouTube shows the
former director of the CIA and retired Army general being followed down the
street on his way to his first class by a small, but passionate group of
students. It’s hard to make out a lot of what they’re saying, but there’s a
lot of “war criminal!” And a general sense that they don’t like him very
much. This comes after Petraeus’ salary was lowered from a controversial
$200,000 to just one dollar to teach a course at the honors college... more »
Taking the High (Cost) Road
Talking about Scotland and the BBC, we buy a Scottish Sunday paper called *The
Sunday Post* each week[I put it like that for any of you from even further
south of the border who may never have heard of it] and it contained a wee
article today which is somewhat germane to Edward Stourton and Samira Ahmed
and their respective trips tae Glasgow this weekend:
*Beeb lesson not as billed*
With the Lib Dems convening in Glasgow for their conference this year, the
event is literally a stone's throw from the BBC's Scottish HQ at Pacific
Quay.
Yet instead of using Scots-based staff to cover ... more »
'Sunday' from Pacific Quay
Time for this week's review of Radio 4's *Sunday* - a special edition from
Glasgow.
What drew Edward Stourton to the city? It certainly doesn't appear to have
been the lure of a million shops. (Well, it felt like a million to me after
I was dragged round most of them recently). Nor was it the city's
fascinating mix of old and new architecture (the splendour of Kelvingrove v
that thing which looks like a hypodermic needle).
No, it was (a) the Liberal Democrat Conference (well, who could have
resisted that?), (b) the installation of a new Catholic archbishop in
Scotland to replace ... more »
MYSTERIOUS MICHAEL LE VELL
*Michael Le Vell, his wife Janette, and their children Finlay Turner and
Amelia Turner. Amelia Turner was born in 1996.*
Michael Le Vell's wife Janette Beverly "has stayed very quiet throughout
the proceedings leading to speculation that the child (allegedly raped by
Le Vell) is Le Vell's daughter.
"Certainly, Beverly left him when he was questioned over the rape in 2011.
"And, it is clear that the girl in question isn't very old, probably around
15 at the most."
*Chris Spivey - “Poor me, poor me, pour me another”*
*
*
*Le Vell, whose real name is Michael Turner.*
In the UK, TV st... more »
brief open letter to richard dawkins: you have no right to speak for anyone but yourself
Dear Richard Dawkins,
If the sexual abuse you experienced as a child did not leave you with
lasting scars, that's very fortunate for you. However, you have no right to
speak for anyone but yourself. Your insensitive remarks may cause survivors
of sexual abuse great pain *and* they may confirm perpetrators'
rationalizations of their own abuse.
So do us all a favour and shut the fuck up.
Signed,
A survivor in solidarity with all survivors everywhere
war resister rodney watson: four years in sanctuary
Today marks four years since Iraq War resister Rodney Watson requested
sanctuary from the First United Church in Vancouver. Watson has been in
sanctuary ever since.
We can honour Watson's sacrifice and his commitment to peace by renewing
our demand that the Canadian government allow Watson and all war resisters
to live freely in Canada.
wmtc trolls are alive and as insane as ever
I haven't been writing much lately, so it's good to know loyal wmtc readers
are still reading every post. Well, one is, anyway.
Yes folks, a full seven years after first appearing in comments on this
blog in the guise of a female fan, the freak we call Mags is still spewing
his bile on a regular basis. We delete most of the comments without
reading, but once in a while, it's good to share.
For the record, I regard every one of those (nearly) 3,000 victims of
September 11, 2001, and their loved ones, among the extremely long list of
victims of US imperialism. I have mourned them all... more »
WND - NUN REVEALS REBEL ATROCITIES IN SYRIA - a video shows a girl being dismembered alive!
NUN REVEALS REBEL ATROCITIES IN SYRIA
'There is even a video that shows a girl being dismembered alive!'
*Mother Agnes Mariam el-Salib, the mother superior of St. James Monastery
in Qara who previously has served as a source of information for WND,
describes the horrors to which she was witness. One was the threat from
Muslims that Christians of Maaloula would be beheaded if they did not
convert to Islam.
“What I want to ask first of all is how the international community can
ignore the brutal killing spree in Latakia on Laylat al-Qadr early in the
morning of Aug. 5, an attack th... more »
As a UCLA student and SUPE member, I endorse this campaign to halt TFA
As a @UCLA student & @supenational ally, I endorse this campaign to halt
@TeachForAmerica #TFA http://t.co/2jWnpbhvm1 pic.twitter.com/uekP064VJr —
Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) September 15, 2013 As a UCLA student and a
Students United for Public Education (SUPE) member, I endorse this campaign
to halt Teach For America’s colonialism and participation in the neoliberal
school privatization […]
This morning's ear worm
I woke this morning with the chanted intro to this song running through my
head. It took me a good 15 minutes to find the song title!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hchOYs_d_Bw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Trinational Coalition’s statement of support for teachers in Mexico
LETTERS TO THE GOVERNMENT CAN BE SENT TO: LIC. ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO
Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
enrique.penanieto@presidencia.gob.mx LIC. OSORIO CHONG MIGUEL ANGEL
Secretario de Estado secretario@segob.mx LIC. CHUAYFFET CHEMOR EMILIO
Secretaria de Educación Pública emilio.chuayffet@sep.gob.mx SEND COPIES TO:
seccionmexicana.coali@gmail.com Maestra Graciela Rangel de Michoacán
sección XVIII: rasagas@live.com Prof. Eligio Hernández de Oaxaca […]
Supreme600 - Space Gate - Ultra Top Secret UFO Program
as far as UFO i.e. alien spacecraft, lore goes this video just about 'sums
everything up'.
Now, by 'summing everything up' I don't mean 'is telling the truth' because
there's no way I can prove that to my or anyone else's satisfaction. Except
maybe the people in the secret space race who may or may nor be involved in
whatever this video is purporting to show.
What I'm saying is 'as far as can be ascertained' or 'from files that may
have been leveraged into the space program for future use by the MICC in a
pro-profit scam' this is the picture we have of 'what might be going on, on
'... more »
10 Halloween and Pumpkin Ideas and Creative Link-Up
I am so excited that Halloween is on its way. It is hands down my
4-year-old's favorite holiday and I am so excited for her costume this
year. Here are my favorite Halloween and Pumpkin ideas that have been on
Housewife Eclectic in the past. I hope you find something fabulous for this
year!
Book Page Pumpkins
Dinner in a Pumpkin
Mandarin Orange Jack-O-Lanterns
2x4 Jack-O-Lanterns
Jack-O- Lantern Quiet Book Page
Mr. Pumpkinhead
Pumpkin Topiaries
Halloween Pumpkin Lanterns
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Baby in a Pumpkin
Now to this week's Creative Showcase. Want to be featured? Link up bel... more »
US: Assad Must Show Concrete Actions on Weapons
US: Assad Must Show Concrete Actions on Weapons. Source: AssociatedPress.
Date: September 14, 2013. Description:
President Obama says Syrian President Bashar Assad must take "concrete
actions" to show he's serious about giving up his chemical weapons. He made
the comments in his weekly radio and Internet address. (Sept. 14).
Al-Qaeda Is Angered By Shocking US-Russia Deal On Syria, Says Assad Can't Be Trusted
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*.
*Al-Qaeda Applauds Secretary of State John Kerry's Latest Remarks On Syria*.
*Al-Qaeda Approves of Barack Obama's Glorious Declaration of War Against
Syria On August 31st*.
*Al-Qaeda Praises Obama Reaching Out To Friends McCain And Graham*.
*Al-Qaeda Demands Congress Pass Obama's Syrian War Resolution*.
*Al-Qaeda Rejects False Accusations That It Was Behind The Chemical Weapons
Attack At Ghouta*.
*Al-Qaeda Slams Putin's NYT O... more »
Klein and Gell-Mann: birthdays
Today, we celebrate the birthdays of two true heroes of physics, at least
according to the hitparades administered by your humble correspondent.
Oskar Klein belongs to the history textbooks but Murray Gell-Mann is
happily with us. Congratulations!
*Oskar Klein*
Oskar Benjamin Klein was born near Stockholm to a rabbi's family on
September 15th, 1894. You shouldn't confuse him with Felix Christian Klein,
a Prussian mathematician who lived half a century earlier.
Oskar Klein was a student of Svante Arrhenius, the guy who found out that the
greenhouse effect was logarithmic. Oskar w... more »
Living in hope, waiting for change
Posting has been light because, fully engaged in real life at the moment.
Forgot how time consuming that can be. So outsourcing your Sunday reading
to Betty Cracker's briliant post Your HOPE T-Shirt Won’t Get You Into
Heaven Either. Seriously, read it all, it's not long but this is the really
important part.
Part of the deal used to be that we could share the crumbs from their
table. But now that the plutocrats have realized that their vast wealth can
serve as its own sovereign state, they can cut the rest of us loose, buy
governments in bulk and carry out enforcement actions using... more »
Your moment of Zen
Roman Street to Bordighera. ~Claude Monet.
What its like to be free
I know a teenage girl whose boyfriend broke up with her. Three days
later, while in the midst of a tearful confrontation with him, she fell,
hit her head and was unconscious for a few moments. When she woke up, she
was fine, except she had amnesia. She remembered everything *until the
night he ended their relationship.* True story.
It’s like that. We’ve remembered everything right up until *now*. This is
the moment none of us recall. Not the “dark ones”, not the bankers, not
the “light workers”, not the “ascended” ones, not the boots on the ground
warriors. We li... more »
I Have To Stop Mixing Up Natalie Merchant And Natalie Tennant-- Until The Latter Proves She's As Worthwhile As The Former
A couple of weeks ago the *Charleston Daily Mail* speculated that if West
Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant enters the race for the open
Senate seat, the Democrats will have a chance to hold onto it. Citing a
telephone survey, they said Republican Shelley Moore Capito got the thumbs
up from 45% of the voters and Tennant from 40% (which is within the margin
of error), with 15% unsure. Yesterday it became clear that Tennant will be
running, probably officially announcing her candidacy Tuesday.
The Republicans are already trying to paint her as a raging liberal. The
DSCC i... more »
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Joining Forces for Education’s statement on using Broad’s Jaime Aquino’s resignation to push for authentic reforms
First published on LA Schools Matter on September 14, 2013 “Once Broad
alumni are working inside the education system, they naturally favor hiring
other Broadies, which ups the leverage…” — Sharon Higgins While Los
Angeles’ corporate media bemoans scoundrel Jaime Aquino’s resignation,
replete with descriptions of tears from fellow Broadyte John Deasy, there
are other […]
On Ed Miliband's "Weakness"
Riddle me this. There is a man who ducks every serious fight, is running
scared of backbench rebellions and right royally screwed up a pivotal
moment of his political career at the very moment the world was watching.
There is another man who launched himself into the front rank of politics
by disregarding the ambition of his elder brother, and has since stood up
to the media mogul British politicians have, for generations, genuflected
to, and is setting about re-establishing the relationship his party has
with its traditional funders. By any measure, regardless of the politics
invo... more »
Destabilisation
Romney and Rove's October Surprise Redux: The Smoking Gun from Spike1138 on
Vimeo.
Hillary Clinton went on National Television to blame internet video *"The
Innocence of Muslims"* for triggering a spontaneous protest in Libya which
killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others.
Because that's the CIA told her had happened.
That's NOT what they told the Romney/Ryan Campaign - they told THEM it was
an Act of Terror.
At 10:08 EST, footage of the raid on the Benghazi compound shot (and
EDITED) by the attackers themselves had already begun airing on CNN on
Anderson Cooper's AC360 ... more »
"The Intra-Administration War in Vietnam" by Arthur Krock
Coming Soon: October Surprise: 1963 - Death in Saigon from Spike1138 on
Vimeo.
"...if the United States ever experiences an attempt at a coup to overthrow
the Government, it will come from the CIA..."
October 2nd, 1963
*The New York Times, October 3, 1963*
*In the Nation *
*
*
*"The Intra-Administration War in Vietnam"*
*by Arthur Krock*
* WASHINGTON, Oct 2 *
*
*
The Central Intelligence Agency is getting a very bad
press in dispatches from Vietnam to American newspapers and in articles
originating in Washington. Like the Supreme Court when under fire, the C. I.
A. cannot de... more »
GIVING
The Thai telecommunications conglomerate True is getting rave reviews
worldwide for its latest spot, "Giving," which tells the story of a man
unexpectedly rewarded for a lifetime of good deeds he performed without
expecting anything in return.
It (Almost) Got Them Killed : President Gerald R. Ford
*"He's a nice fellow but he spent too much time playing football without a
helmet." *Lyndon B Johnson
*President Gerald R. Ford*
1913 - 2006
*Cause of (Almost) Death:*
*Likely Suspects:*
Gov. Nelson Rockerfeller / General Alexander Haig / Kissinger
*Assassination attempt of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford by Sara Jane Moore.
Location: San Francisco, CA. Description: Reaction of Secret Service
agents, police, and bystanders approximately one second after Sara Jane
Moore attempted to assassinate President Gerald R. Ford. 22 September 1975*
*The Daily Diary of U.S. Pr... more »
Fat Free Econ 48: Jobs, Taxes and the World Bank
* This is my article yesterday in interaksyon.com. The charts I added here,
not part of the original article in interaksyon.
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MANILA - The World Bank gave a press conference yesterday about the
Philippine Development Report 2013 with the theme, “Creating More and
Better Jobs.” The Bank expressed alarm that many Filipinos were either
unemployed or underemployed, or had jobs but were in low productivity,
low-paying work. Both conditions result in more poverty.
According to the Bank, some 10 million Filipinos were jobless (3 million)
or had jobs but were looking for additional... more »
Weekend Fun 48: On Being Old and Crazy
Early this week, I posted this in my facebook wall:
*"You can never be old and wise if you were never young and crazy. "-- Zeno
Martinez
Tama nga naman. But why aspire to be old and wise when you can be old and
crazy?*
Lots of likes and funny comments from friends, including friend from UP,
Zerno Martinez himself. Zero has a good sense of humor, posting one liners
in his wall. Below are some of those from his wall, and my additions.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. -- Zeno
If at first you don't succeed, try and try until you will die. -- Nonoy
If a... more »
TV Watch: In series TV, how much is too much?
*This week we said good-bye to Burn Notice.*
*
* *by Ken*
* This week we said good-bye to USA's *Burn Notice*, after however-many
seasons and however-many episodes. (If you care, you can look it up as well
as I can. LATER: Okay, I looked it up: seven seasons -- of 12, 16, 16, 18,
18, 18, and 13 episodes.) My instinct is that it went on a couple of
seasons too long, and this despite the creative team's diligent work at
creating new and different hells for ex-CIA spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey
Donovan) and his crew -- (ex-)girlfriend Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), old pal
Sam (Bruce Campbell)... more »
Argentina makes it a crime to publish inflation data that contradicts the official story on inflation....Of course the US sued S&P for daring to downgrade US debt .... pick your poison ? Brazil and Argentina agree to work together to protect themselves from US spying - losing al ally in Brazil ?
http://rt.com/news/brazil-argentina-cyber-defense-879/
Defense ministers of Brazil and Argentina have pledged to cooperate closely
to improve cyber defense capabilities following revelations of the scale of
US spying on Latin American countries.
*“We need to reflect on how we cooperate to face these new forms of attack,”
* Brazil's defense minister, Celso Amorim, said at a conference in Buenos
Aires.
*“We have established that we will hold a meeting in Brasilia before the
end of the year to intensify our complementarity in the matter of cyber
defense,”* Argentine defense minister Ag... more »
SOME VACATION PICTURES
*Back cove in New Harbor, just a few minutes walk from our cabin*
We just returned home today after a week away in New Harbor, Maine. Last
year MB and I went there for our vacation and the only thing we could
afford was a small two room place in the village area just a couple blocks
from the beautiful back cove. We spent that time walking along the rocky
coastline and decided to come back again this year if we could swing it.
We found a cottage right on the coast but the cost for a week was more than
we could handle. So we talked with Addams-Melman housemate Karen Wainberg
and sh... more »
You Know Those Annoying Commercials on YouTube?
I slammed straight into this one. Somehow I think I just lost a few days
off my lifespan.
On the Corruption and Suppression of Intellectualism
Henry Giroux, considered one of the top 50 educational thinkers of the
modern period, is sounding the alarm on the fate that has befallen intellectualism
in today's Brave New World.
*Edward Snowden, Russ Tice, Thomas Drake, Jeremy Scahill, and Julian
Assange, among others, have recently made clear what it means to embody
respect for a public intellectual debate, moral witnessing and intellectual
culture. They are not just whistle-blowers or disgruntled ex-employers but
individuals who value ideas, think otherwise in order to act otherwise, and
use the resources available to them t... more »
“Fukushima Radioactivity 30x Higher Just In Last Week"
*“Fukushima Radioactivity 30x Higher Just In Last Week*
“Engineers at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant have made a worrying
discovery.”
by ENE News
“Source: NHK World
Date: Sept. 13, 2013
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says that it
found sharply rising tritium levels at a monitoring well near a wastewater
storage tank.Tokyo Electric Power Company says the level of radioactive
tritium at one of the wells rose to 130,000 becquerels per liter on
Thursday. That’s more than twice the government-set level for its release
into the sea. The tritium level i... more »
Colorado Whipsawed By "Once in a Hundred Years" Drought and Floods
This made the news in the Colorado newspaper, the Yuma Sun, on September
7th, just one week ago.
*The Colorado River Basin is currently experiencing its driest 14-year
period in more than 100 years of historical records. While the outlook
could change significantly if the watershed were to have a good snowpack
this coming winter, the basin needs to be prepared for continuing drought.*
**
*Colorado River water supply issues as well as restoration efforts along
the river in Yuma will be discussed at the next public meeting of the
Colorado River Citizens Forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Yu... more »
What "Crazy Things" Is Ted Cruz (R-TX) Advocating Besides Racism?
Why not 100 Abe Lincolns? 100 Teddy Roosevelts? 100 Dwight Eisenhowers? Not
a chance! Those great Republicans were do not come from the same
nihilistic, anti-government and anti-democracy wing that is dominated by
Ted Cruz, Michele Bachmann, Louie Gohmert and Jim DeMint, the GOP
politicians that are driving today's party further and further from the
mainstream of American political thought. Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and
Dwight Eisenhower are celebrated by all normal Americans as genuinely
crucial historical figures. None of them would recognize Ted Cruz's GOP and
all of them w... more »
How Could US Signals of Weakness bring Russia and Syria to the Table?
That’s essentially the question Steve Saideman asked here (and which he
more explicitly asked on Twitter). His answer, which I find problematic, is
But here is the big problem in all of this: perhaps much of IR is not about
bargaining and persuasion about commitment and resolve. Perhaps much of IR
is a conflict of
Continue reading
Speaking of George Zimmerman, Here's Ol' Man McCain and Lindsey Graham On the Warpath.
Forget the unabomber. America's moved on and filled Ted Kaczynski's shoes
with the duobombers. That's right, old man McCain and his longtime
girlfriend, Lindsey Graham.
These geezers think calling off the aerial shitstorm planned for Iran Syria
is a big mistake.
*In a statement released on Saturday, McCain and Graham said the deal would
give the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, time "to delay and deceive"
while the country's civil war continued.*
*The statement said: "It requires a willful suspension of disbelief to see
this agreement as anything other than the start of a dipl... more »
Bill Maher's New Rules - America Should Stop Acting Like George Zimmerman
From last night's show
Here's a clip from an earlier show where Maher warns that America is coming
dangerously close to not having a war.
Mining the Data
Alan at *Biased BBC* caught a rather striking example of a certain way of
thinking at the BBC, as put into words by Nicky Campbell on Radio 5 Live during
an interview with Labour MP Fabian Hamilton:
Would you like to do to the arms industry what people say Mrs Thatcher did
to the coal mining industry, would you like to phase it out and close it
down?
Alan describes this as a "schoolboy error" on Nicky Campbell's part, and
presents the data to support it.
I can only add a little more data - but it's strikingly revealing data, and
confirms that those "people" who Nicky Campbell men... more »
Lucas: Hierarchy Closed Down. The Trapdoor. Being You.
*Lucas – Hierarchy Closed Down – The Trapdoor – Being You*
Posted on September 11, 2013
by lucas2012
http://lucas2012infos.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/lucas-hierarchy-closed-down-the-trapdoor-being-you-11-september-2013/
Once again I am observing from my galactic observation post how things are
unfolding. Changes have taken place in absolute form. The will of the
people and the power of their human awakened parts has been an off the
meter experience. If that experience was induced or not does not matter
anymore. The ones you call the PTW or ‘powers that were’ have been really
sho... more »
Expanded grand portal activity engages Cosmic energetic connections for all Hue-Beings
*
* *
* *Expanded grand portal activity engages Cosmic energetic connections for
all Hue-Beings*
by ÉirePort
Expanded grand portal activity engages Cosmic energetic connections for all
Hue-Beings at this moment. Such connections are necessary at this time to
precursor the "full disclosure" chapters.
All Hue-Beings experience heightened sensitivities at all levels, including
3D body extremities such as hands/fingers, feet/toes, mouth/tongue/teeth,
and crown chakra.
Recommended for Hue-Beings at this time are Self-patience, rest (physical),
and stillness, as Higher-D DNA alteration... more »
Caching and BBQ
Having missed the meeting last month Southern Man made a point to attend
the monthly geocacher's luncheon, this time at a local BBQ place.
A festive gathering.
"No Vehicles Off Road?" We're geocachers! Off Road is where we live!
Geocaching is kid friendly.
Drawing for door prizes.
Another shot of most of the gathering. We were as usual too many for the
reserved accomodations so there was overflow in the adjoining room.
Geocaching is kid friendly, part two.
People sometimes give Southern Man a funny look when he talks about
geocaching. Well, people sometimes give Southern Ma... more »
Obama meets Putin - Redline
I thought I will add a little animation.
*Cartoon by MIKE PETERS*
Microorganismo de Montana: The Movie
Oh, we talk a lot about the importance of organic agriculture back
home, but would we climb up a 75-degree slope into a beautiful but buggy
mountain forest and dig around in the dead leaves for a couple of hours
looking for flecks of white fungus?
That's how a couple of my favourite Copan coffee producers passed a big
part of their day last week, collecting the *microorganismo de montana* that
is used by organic growers in Honduras to make a special fertilizer known
for helping plants of all kinds arm themselves against diseases and
infestations.
The fruits of the men's l... more »
Keeping the Pins in the Air
September 14, 2013 While the Empire struggles,over Syria, to keep all its
juggling pins in the air – thanks to that sly Russian fox, Mr. Putin,
stuffing his foot in Secretary of State Kerry’s mouth – and the financial
world … Continue reading →
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Last Stand
Mr. WOLF of Virginia.
...But because I do believe that everyone should have the right to vote, I
voted for it.
But I would also say, to end, we may be approaching a time that this would
go because we want a Nation where no one is discriminated against, and we
may have reached that point. But I think the Judiciary Committee should
hold extensive hearings and we should see what the Supreme Court does. I
don't think this is the place to do it, and I strongly rise in opposition
to the amendment.
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois.
Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. WOLF.
I yield to the gent... more »
'UNITED NATIONS REPORTS WRITTEN BY CIA'
syria360.wordpress.com
The United Nations is not necessarily neutral on Syria.
The UN has been infiltrated by the CIA and its friends.
The UN has reported on Syria in the past.
In 2011 there was the UN Human Rights Council's report on Syria (full text
.pdf), and in August 2013 there was the most recent report on Syria(.doc).
These reports included:
*1.* Lies provided by the CIA's Syrian rebels and by defectors working for
the CIA.
*2.* Lies provided by charities (NGOs) working for the CIA.
*The UN has been infiltrated.*
The UN panel, for the 2011 and 2013 reports, was headed ... more »
Two days ago, September 11th, was 40th anniversary of the coup in Chile that overthrew the democratically elected Allende government. This coup has long been known to have been orcestrated by Henry Kissinger, including the murder of a journalist, Charles Horman, who was going to expose the truth that the U.S. already had "boots on the ground." Was it a coincidence, or something more sinister, that on the very day of this anniversary John Kerry was getting advice from Kissinger, the war criminal.
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* the**REALnews
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*What's behind Kerry and Kissinger's meeting?*
Michael Ratner: Despite being from different parties, the meeting between
Kerry and Kissinger highlights the consistency of an American foreign
policy based on imperialism - * September 13, 13*
More at The Real News
*Bio*
Michael Ratner is President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional
Rights (CCR) in New York and Chair of the European Center for
Constitutional and Human Rights in Berlin. He ... more »
Negative Option Fetus Fetishizing
I get junk mail. You get junk mail. We all get junk mail. In my apartment
building there is a recycling bucket right under the mailboxes for quick
and easy disposal.
So when a pro-choice woman recently got something from Swift Current &
District Pro Life, she wondered how they got her name and opened the
envelope looking for a clue.
Good thing she did. Look what the deceptive shits are up to now (PDF).
For the click-averse, the letter starts out 'Dear Fellow Christians', then
explains that when the organization interacts with government types, the
government types want to know how ... more »
This Sceptred Island
A blog is a blog is a blog (a 'web log', a personal take, a collection of
ramblings), so please forgive me for straying (yet again) far from the
strict path of BBC bias hunting to pass on the words, from this week's *More
or Less *(BBC Radio 4), of Professor Godfrey Baldacchino, Professor of
Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and
editor of the Island Studies Journal, in response to the snub allegedly
made against our very own island kingdom by an aide to President Putin -
that we are "a small island no one listens to."
Britain is a fairly large islan... more »
New Article From Whitewraithe: World War III Will Be Over Before It Ever Starts
It does appear that the rush to war by the warmongers in both the American
and criminal state of Israel's governments against the innocent state of
Syria has been delayed... At least for now.... We have news that the
Syrians and the Russians are now pushing ahead for removal of all of the
Syrian government's chemical weapons stockpiles, and with that, the
criminals have lost that as their primary excuse to invade that nation...
But I can guarantee that the sick mental cases in Israel are right now
planning a false flag attack to be blamed on either Syria, or even Iran,
just to get ... more »
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake
Given my own biases, I'd be delighted to have lots more Douglas Murray and
Richard Dawkins on the BBC. Preferably together.
That's not something that's likely to happen.
So in lieu of that, and whilst I'm waiting for the BBC to oblige (and for
pigs to fly), there's always Douglas Murray's recent interview with the
blessed Richard in the *Spectator. *
(The first part of his autobiography, *An Appetite for Wonder: the Making
of a Scientist*, is out within the next couple of weeks.)
What struck me most, as a lapsed but grateful Anglican, is Richard's take
on his own Anglican inheri... more »
SICK TORIES; SYRIA; FEDERAL RESERVE
The UK has a coalition government made up of Conservatives (Nazis) and
Liberal Democrats (Nazis)
*Jobseekers are being coerced into experimental drug trials dressed up as
‘job opportunities’*
By *DAVID ICKE*
‘Many Coalition Members of Parliament ... are heavily financially invested
in pharmaceutical and health care companies.
Over 200 UK parliamentarians have recent past or present financial links
with, and vested interests in companies involved in healthcare and all were
allowed to vote on the Health and Social Care Bill...
So we must ponder just how coincidental it is that ... more »
"John Pilger is the most important voice of our time." -- Paul Craig Roberts
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The silent military coup that took over Washington
This time it's Syria, last time it was Iraq. Obama chose to accept the
entire Pentagon of the Bush era: its wars and war crimes
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John Pilger
The Guardian, Tuesday 10 September 2013 19.15 BST
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Children, many of whose deformities are believed to be the results of the
chemical dioxin that the US used in the Vietnam war, play outside a
hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
On my wall is the... more »
Jim Lehrer was more than a writer of novels!
*SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013*
*News anchor also wrote plays:* There’s nothing wrong with writing plays.
Shakespeare did it a lot!
That said, we were surprised by Thursday’s report about Jim Lehrer’s new
play. We didn’t know the newsman wrote plays, though we knew all about his
novels.
Laura Bennett handled the history in the New York Times:
BENNETT (9/11/13): *Mr. Lehrer’s career in television news has made him
famous. But far less well known is that he has always loved writing for the
theater, and that he is the author of four plays. (He also has 21 novels to
his name.)* His fir... more »
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