Thursday, September 05, 2013

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English: Muskoxen on Victoria Island, Nunavut ...English: Muskoxen on Victoria Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada Deutsch: Moschusochsen auf der Victoria-Insel, Territorium Nunavut, Kanada (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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English: Muskox on Victoria Island, Nunavut Te...English: Muskox on Victoria Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada Deutsch: Moschusochse auf der Victoria-Insel, Territorium Nunavut, Kanada (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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If social justice is to be more than a fond hope, or distant mirage, for the poor, the disadvantaged and marginalized citizens of Nunavut, the legal profession as a whole must learn to speak up for those who have no voice

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 minute ago
R. v Joamie, 2013 NUCJ 19: [41] In this proceeding the Court has heard from Nunavut's Chief Medical Officer that the Nunavut Territory lacks the diagnostic services necessary to make a FASD diagnosis. If the Territory lacks the means to provide the diagnostic services required, the Court has the ability to order out of territory forensic assessments to be performed where necessary. The Court will not hesitate to do so where this is required for sentencing purposes. [42] The Department of Health's failure to provide these diagnostic services within the Territory results in more delay i... more »

Project XIII App is in the ITunes App store!

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 2 minutes ago
Project XIII is now available for the iPhone in addition to the Windows phone! You can download it via the iTunes App store. You will need to tell others your Id to talk to friends. But that's just a matter of an email or telephone call. The app is free for 60 days, and 99 cents a month thereafter to cover network expenses and new development. I purchased 12 months of subscription, then added another 12 months to that. The more cash that flows into Caleb the sooner we get voice over IP functionality like Skype has. I'd really like to dump Skype soon. This is a really neat... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 14 minutes ago
From the Soviet Trade Dictionary via Erin O'Brien.

“Here It Is... Russian Claims”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 31 minutes ago
* * *“Here It Is... Russian Claims”* by Karl Denninger “I saw this a few days ago- but now we have a size and composition of the report. The report itself was not released. But the statement drew a pointed comparison between what it said was the scientific detail of the report and the far shorter intelligence summaries that the United States, Britain and France have released to justify their assertion that the Syrian government launched chemical weapons against Damascus suburbs on Aug. 21. The longest of those summaries, by the French, ran nine pages. Each relies primarily on ci... more »

North Carolina... NOT A Lost Cause

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 32 minutes ago
Remember when Wisconsin was the model state for the GOP's jihad against democracy? Things have calmed down there a bit. And North Carolina has taken over the spotlight entirely. But wherever the cloud is darkest, there is always the most room for rays of sunshine. Our old friend Cecil Bothwell is certainly a bright ray of sunshine in the Carolina gloom right now. The Asheville City Councilmember was voted first place “Best Local Politician” by city voters in the annual *Mountain Xpress* “Best of WNC” poll-- for the fourth year in a row. He's running for reelection now and the spec... more »

News from the Jews

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 45 minutes ago
*Israel, organized Jewish community push for war against Syria* Unsurprisingly, it appears Israel and the Jewish lobby's push for war against Syria will be successful. Yesterday's lead headline in *The New York Times* read *"House Leaders Express Their Support for Syria Strike"*while *The Washington Times* led with this headline: *"Senators agree on Syria resolution granting Obama strike authority."* Needless to say, it looks as if Israel and the Jews are going to get their war. Of course, Israel and the Jews will not be fighting this war - that will be the responsibility of the Ame... more »

Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West - NYTimes.com

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 hour ago
These are the people that Barack Hussein Obama wants to help... ' The Syrian rebels posed casually, standing over their prisoners with firearms pointed down at the shirtless and terrified men. The prisoners, seven in all, were captured Syrian soldiers. Five were trussed, their backs marked with red welts. They kept their faces pressed to the dirt as the rebels' commander recited a bitter revolutionary verse. "For fifty years, they are companions to corruption," he said. "We swear to the Lord of the Throne, that this is our oath: We will take revenge." The moment the poem ended, the ... more »

Anthony Weiner confronts a voter in Brooklyn

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 hour ago
Anthony Weiner, mayoralty candidate for New York city, confronts a voter who called him 'scumbag'. It is an interesting confrontation. *After an Orthodox Jewish man called Mr. Weiner a “scumbag” as he was leaving a Boro Park bakery, the mayoral hopeful furiously spun around to confront the voter.* ** *“Very nice, very nice, in front of kids. That’s a charming guy right there,” Mr. Weiner, chewing on cookies, uttered during one of several campaign stops on a visit to the neighborhood.* Read more here. Poor Weiner! He believes in 'openness' and 'transparency'. What more New Yorker... more »

Right to counsel

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 hour ago
R. v. Manchulenko, 2013 ONCA 543: [63] The purpose of the right to counsel is to allow a detainee not only to be informed of his rights and obligations under the law but, equally, if not more importantly, to obtain advice about how to exercise those rights: *R. v. Manninen*, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1233 at pp. 1242-1243; *R. v. Sinclair*, 2010 SCC 35, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 310, at para. 26. [64] Section 10(b) of the *Charter* has two components. The first, the informational component, requires and ensures that the detainee is advised of his or her rights to counsel. The second, th... more »

Canadians fighting in Syria

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 hour ago
Some of these Canadians are converted Muslims and part of extremists group such as Al-Qaeda. One thing you can say about Assad is that he kept these kinds of extremists out of Syria. Now is U.S. going to support these groups and similar extremists? It is hard to understand why would they do that. Before the invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein kept extremists out of Iraq, especially Al-Qaeda. Now I believe there are a large number of Al-Qaeda, or individuals sympathetic to Al-Qaeda, in Iraq. I don't understand the foreign policy of the U.S or, for that matter, Canada. We seem to be supp... more »

Don't attack Syria- World leaders tell Obama at G-20

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago
Is this related to the previous post UN talks at G20, Chemical weapon reality vs illusion & Israeli missiles President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from world leaders not to launch military strikes in Syria on Thursday at a summit on the global economy that was eclipsed by the conflict. The Group of 20 (G20) developed and developing economies met in St. Petersburg to try forge a united front on economic growth, trade, banking transparency and fighting tax evasion. But the club that accounts for two thirds of the world's population and 90 percent of its output is divided ... more »

California Senate Says No to NDAA

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Youtube* This week the California State Senate unanimously shot down the federal government's indefinite detention powers in a 37-0 vote. Lawmakers are refusing to provide material support for the National Defense Authorization Act, and if the measure becomes law it will be difficult for the government to enforce indefinite detention in the state. Subscribe to RTAmerica Channel Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Governments Using Spyware to Track and Control Citizens

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Youtube* A huge new revelation from Wikileaks this hour has exposed a sweeping surveillance industry, which has been developing spyware for governments to track and control their citizens. Subscribe to RT's Channel Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Diane Ravitch to the rescue!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 hour ago
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013* *Part 3—The pretense:* By the end of his playful song, Wonderful World, Sam Cooke had presented a long list of subjects he didn’t know much about. He didn’t know much about math *or* science, or even about the French he took! As he playfully semi-scatted, his back-up singers recalled some of the subjects he didn’t know much about: La ta ta ta ta ta taa-a-a-a (History) Hmm-mm-mm (Biology) Wo la ta ta ta ta ta ta (Science book) Hmm-mm-mm-mm-hm (French I took) To hear Cooke sing it, click here. Cooke employed a playful pop hook in a song which has been re... more »

Jews in Malmo but for how much longer?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 2 hours ago
Read the whole article here http://babsbarron.freedombulwark.com/archives/335 But here's an extract: It is exclusively Muslims. We have a problem in Malmö. There are Muslims here who don't like Jews. But the media choose to keep quiet about it. It is considered politically incorrect to talk about it and I suppose they are worried about appearing to be racists. Nevertheless the truth must be told."

Lamar W. Hankins : 'Masters of War' Target Syria

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 2 hours ago
"Masters of War." Art from Society of Wood Engravers. U.S. foreign policy: The 'Masters of War' are firmly in control Diplomacy and fairly negotiated economic agreements have taken a back seat to violent military action as the primary way to deal with the world. By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / September 5, 2013 You that never done nothin’ But build to destroy You play with my world

Special Event: “The End of IR Theory” Symposium

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 2 hours ago
It is with great pleasure that I announce the start of a special collaboration among the European Journal of International Relations, SAGE Journals, and the Duck of Minerva: The “End of IR Theory” Symposium. A number of developments over the past few years spurred Colin Wight, Lene Hansen, and Tim Dunne to dedicate a special issue of EJIR to Continue reading

'Assad Unable To Convince Putin That He Used Chemical Weapons On Syrians' - I think this is satire but I'm not sure

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 2 hours ago
The Onion reports 'MOSCOW—Despite Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s flat-out admission to the Russian leader that he was responsible for an August 21 chemical weapons attack on a suburban Damascus neighborhood, Russian president Vladimir Putin confirmed Wednesday that al-Assad has yet to provide a convincing case that he carried out the assault. “Given the information I’ve seen at this point, President Assad failed to show me clear, substantiated evidence that he used chemical weapons against the Syrian people, regardless of how many times he says ‘I, Bashar al-Assad, President of... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Children of the Revolution -or- Long Distance Meacharound ~moosedenied*

White Clay Photos Blockade and Women's Day of Peace

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
By Jessica Garraway / Deep Roots Collective Photos Blockade and Women's Day of Peace Censored News WHITE CLAY, Neb. -- On Monday morning, September 2, protesters swarmed and created a road block for cars leaving Whiteclay. Activists marched through the town and blocked entrances into the various liquor stores. Today’s action is part of an ongoing campaign to stop liquid genocide

Robert Jensen : Truce at the UT Factory

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 2 hours ago
East Mall fountain, University of Texas at Austin. Photo by Frank Jaquier / Flickr. With truce at the UT factory, time to face tough choices More than ever we need a university that refuses to serve power and instead focuses its resources on the compelling questions of social justice and ecological sustainability. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / September 5, 2013 AUSTIN -- A truce seems

Snowden Honored His Oath - Now Honor Yours

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 3 hours ago
*Oath Keepers has placed a large sign featuring President Obama as “Big Brother” at the Washington D.C. Metro stop closest to the White House, praising Edward Snowden for exposing the NSA spying on Americans and urging White House employees to follow Snowden’s example by becoming whistle-blowers. * Last month Oath Keepers placed a similar sign at the Pentagon Station stop on the Washington Metro subway. That sign, done in the style of the theater scene from George Orwell’s *1984,* featured Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, as ‘Big Brother” but now the graphic has be... more »

Johnny Hazard : Mexico City Rocked by Massive Teacher Protest

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 3 hours ago
Teachers mobilize in Mexico City, Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Photo by Alejandro Mancilla / The Rag Blog. Militant teachers' strike: Massive protests continue in Mexico The actions were a continuation of protests against an education 'reform' package first passed by Congress on new President Enrique Peña Nieto's first day in office. By Johnny Hazard / The Rag Blog / September 5, 2013 

Sadrists-League of the Righteous Clash In Iraq During The Summer

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 3 hours ago
While Moqtada al-Sadr is gloating over his showing in Iraq’s 2013 provincial elections, and picking up his attacks upon Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki he has another issue to deal with. That is the Sadrist breakaway group the League of the Righteous led by Qais Khazali, who was one of the followers of Sadr’s father Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr. Both claim to be maintaining the legacy of the elder Sadr. That has often led to clashes between the two, which picked up in recent months. This dispute plays into the larger struggle over who will be the leader of Iraq’s Shiite communit... more »

The People Strike Back Against the Empire

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 3 hours ago
About the only people left in America supporting a war against Syria are the Obama administration, its friends in the Congressional leadership, its friends in the corporate media, and an ever-dwindling number of diehard partisan Obama Personality Cultists. Oh, and rich people. Meaning, the war will probably commence once the pretend-democracy debates are finished, and regular people can safely be ignored once again, and your feckless reps can whine that you shouldn't let the perfect peace be the enemy of the military good. And anyway, what about the dead children whom they will make... more »

THE COMING BATTLEFIELD

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 3 hours ago

Isn't it Odd that Al Qaeda Only Attacks Secular Arab Countries But Not Israel?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
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Law Enforcement Lobby Pushes Ridiculous "Reefer Madness" Claims to Protect Drug War Racket

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Youtube* Recently Eric Holder and the Department of Justice made a decision on how to proceed forward with marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington. Law enforcement lobbies had a hilarious response to it. Subscribe to Ana Kasparian's Channel Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Jury Nullification vs. The Drug War: NJ Weedman on His Unlikely Marijuana Acquittal

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
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Purple Haze

Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago
By Capt. Fogg I like to read books by theoretical physicists who are good at presenting mind-bending material to the general public. I should say that I like reading about these things in English because I can't, quite frankly, even imagine being able to follow the math involved in portraying multidimensional universes, Calabi-Yau manifolds, P-branes and loop quantum physics, just to scratch the surface. The idea of other universes, possibly an infinite number of them with every point therein stretched out on holographic membranes only a tiny distance apart yet forever isolated, fa... more »

Greece updates - September 5 , 2013 - Samaras and Venizelos sell out their defense industries ( and their defense ) to Troika ! Vassal state Greece continues its slow and as it is now an ignored state , silent scream decline in quality of life .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/greece-the-final-proof-that-samaras-venizelos-have-sold-hellenic-sovereignty-to-the-troika/ GREECE: The final proof that Samaras & Venizelos have sold Hellenic sovereignty to the Troika *Rendering Greece defenceless by internet* Recently, the Troika of international lenders told the Athens Coalition that its State-owned defence businesses must be privatised “and restructured”. Earlier this week, the Greek Government offered an alternative suggestion. Within 12 hours the answer came back, predictably, “No”: the three defence industries LARKO, EAS... more »

Can Alan Grayson and Justin Amash Save America From Another Pointless War?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
War... but not as much as McCain Boehner, Cantor and House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Rogers (R-MI) are all backing Obama's flimsy excuses to rush to war against Syria but will they and their Beltway Establishment allies-- who have certainly tossed out the so-called Hastert Rule on this one-- be able to swing the majority of Republicans into Obama's corner? Not likely, not even with Daddy Warbucks dangling big cash under their snouts. Many Republicans view their House leadership as decrepit and as much a part of "the Washington problem" as the Democrats. And despite support f... more »

Testing Is the New Learning: Do the Math

plthomasedd at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 4 hours ago
While Orange Is the New Black continues to garner a wide range of reactions from the public and critics, let’s do a little math and confront something that is not receiving the media attention that it should: Testing is the new learning. Back in 2005, when the SAT introduced with much fanfare a third section […]

UN talks at G20, Chemical weapon reality vs illusion & Israeli missiles

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 4 hours ago
*UN seeks Syria peace talks amid military strike threat* The United Nations is making a desperate new push for a Syria peace conference even as the United States prepares a possible military strike, according to diplomats. *Talks on a conference are to be relaunched at the Group of 20 summit in Russia this week* On Thursday the* UN said UN-Arab League envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahimi was heading to Russia to help UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s efforts at the G20 to organise a peace conference.* “The Secretary General has just announced that the Joint Special Representative for Sy... more »

Now does that salute look familiar?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 4 hours ago
Sup­port­ers of Syr­ian leader Bashar Assad pledg­ing to fight for him and his Baathist party. The Syrian Free Army Hezbollah And people wonder why I call these groups Islamofascists...

G-20 begins in Russia , China supports Russia in denouncing War against Syria......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
China Officially Backs Russia On Syria, Warns "Military Action Would Have Negative Impact On Global Economy" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/05/2013 08:07 -0400 - Barack Obama - China - Global Economy inShare1 Until now China had kept a relatively low profile on the Syria issue, occasionally issuing veiled support for the Assad regime. That changed at today's G-20 meeting in Russia, when China's vice-finance minister Zhu Guangyao officially launched the Syrian axis of Russia and China, both of which now indirectly support the Assad ... more »

Hope Where Power Is Divorced From Politics

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
Henry Giroux is one of neo-liberalism's fiercest critics. From McMaster University, he now writes about his native land with incandescent passion. In the United States, Giroux opines, power has become divorced from politics. And the American experience is spreading around the world: As power is separated from politics, it becomes more reckless, arrogant and death-dealing. No longer viewed as accountable, casino capitalism and its minions turn savage in their pursuit of wealth and the accumulation. All bets are off and everything is fodder for increasing the wealth of the bankers... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 4 hours ago
*Oil and gas association want Caldwell to reverse lawsuit approval ~Jeff Adelson, N.O. Advocate* *Why Jindal is so reluctant to make Big Oil pay for ravaging Louisiana’s coast ~Mark Moseley, The Lens* *More questions raised after developer with ties to Jindal accepts plea deal ~David Hammer, WWLTV * *VCC chairman says human ‘trash’ needs to be swept from Quarter ~Jaquetta White* *Landrieu says Charity conversion into ‘Civic Center’ dead ~Christopher Tidmore, Louisiana Weekly* *Habana Outpost Restaurant Nears Final Approval In French Quarter ~Eileen Flemming, WWNO* *Southern Rep... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 4 hours ago
*Louisiana ranked Most Corrupt State ~Business Insider* *On NOLA and Longing: why I'm not second lining this year. A post for my White people ~Hear the Hurricane Coming*

Fukushima updates - September 5 , 2013.... focus on impacts of radiation contamination , also items on work at the site ....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
[Video] Crane leaned down at Reactor3 Posted by *Mochizuki* on September 5th, 2013 · No Comments Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services According to Tepco, the remote controlling 600 tones crawler crane leaned down beside reactor3. Tepco reports it didn’t cause any damage on reactor3 building, data shows no abnormality. The cause is not verified. At 8:35 AM of 9/5/2013, the operator observed the crane gradually leaned. It is located on the west side of reactor3 building. A crack was found on the joint part for the main mast and jib. ↓ Video ... more »

Fukushima updates - September 1 -2 , 2013 - Tepco's House of Fukushima Cards falling apart..... more radiation from more leaks admitted after the fact. !

Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Fukushima state of disrepair update..... As More Fukushima Leaks Are "Discovered", Japan Vows "Quick Action" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/02/2013 22:13 -0400 - Japan - Newspaper - Nikkei - Nuclear Power - Reality - Reuters - Yen <div style="height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;

OPERATION 'JUST THE TIP'

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
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LOUD AND LOPSIDED - PUBLIC AGAINST MILITARY FORCE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
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President Obama just abdicated his control over the future direction of his syria War Campaign to congress - not talking about requesting authorization , what we saw was abdication of his authority today !

Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
After numerous days of leaked imminent attack plans , public commentary of limited kinetic actions , a two or three day bombing strike which the President and Secretary of State averred rested with the President to launch in his full discretion - after the Uk was dissed for actually seeing the Prime Minister take his case unsuccessfully to Parliament , after dissing the UN as essentially a worthless waste of time ..... we saw quite the flip flop today from the President ! Who comes out ahead ? For one , clearlyAssad and the Syria Government looks like they stood tall. Second , ... more »

JOGGING NEWS - Botley to Headington to Botley - third time lucky

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 5 hours ago
*sweaty man.*today in Oxford, it was a clear blue sky; temperature 22º and what does clever clogs here decide to do? The TEN MILES jog from Harcourt hill Botley round Headington hill in East Oxford and back up to Harcourt hill Botley. I'd attempted this 'jog' twice before and twice I've come a cropper at just after the Headington shops heading back past the Orthopaedic Hospital (ironically). Not cramp as such, but some sort of tendonitis causing extreme pain in the right outer knee. I'd ended up hobbling home, in just over two hours. Not today, pal. One wonders if the month of dail... more »

Samsung- Galaxy Device Smart Watch Accessory

*Samsung has unveiled a smart watch with a color screen that can demonstrate alerts, be used for voice calls and run apps.* The Galaxy Gear had been extremely anticipated as the firm is now the world's best-selling Smartphone maker and has beaten Microsoft, Apple and Google to reveal such a device. The smart watch will go on auction from 25 September - at the Ifa customer tech show in Berlin. Samsung has previously supposed increase in the sales of its handsets was slowing, so investors are excited to see if it can find another successful product. However, analysts warned that a... more »

Bonds under pressure on September 5, 2013 ( US ten year closing in on 3.00 percent , german bund crosses 2.00 percent for the first time in 2 and one half years ) ... massive data dump today - Central banker thursday - BOE , BOJ , ECB all on deck or have given offerings to the great unwashed ...., ADP will be prelude to Non Farm Payrolls on Friday ( with numerous other data points also being rolled out between 8:30 and 10:15 .... Syria will be fron and center at the G-20 ( Kerry attending or maybe not ?) .....moving past the events of today and Friday , 7 things to watch during the remainder of what will be an action packed September !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-05/bond-blowout-starts-event-extravaganza-day Bond Blowout Starts Event Extravaganza Day [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/05/2013 06:58 -0400 - Australia - Bank of England - Beige Book - BOE - Bond - British Pound - Copper - Crude - Crude Oil - European Central Bank - France - Germany - Gross Domestic Product - headlines - High Yield - Hong Kong - Initial Jobless Claims - Jim Reid - Monetary Base - Monetary Policy - Nat Gas... more »

Easy Jack-O'-Lantern Quiet Book Page with Pattern

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 5 hours ago
We absolutely love our quiet book. We take it to church and it makes a huge difference in how well my 4-year-old sits still. A little while ago, I starting making new pages for the book and a Jack-O'-Lantern page seemed like the perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit. You will need: Felt in orange, brown and black Scissors fabric glue or needle and thread, or a sewing machine This is the perfect quiet book page for a beginner, because it is almost all cutting and hardly any sewing. Pin the pumpkin pattern (at the bottom of the post) to the orange felt and cut out. Cut ou... more »

Another busy day ahead!

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 5 hours ago

Chamomile Shown to Battle Anxiety, Depression Significantly by Elizabeth Renter

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
Source of picture: http://beveragesandhealth.com/health-benefits-of-chamomile-tea/ Chamomile Shown to Battle Anxiety, Depression Significantly by Elizabeth Renter Natural Society, 5 September 2013 When you think of chamomile, you likely think of the tea that can help you fall asleep. Relaxation is certainly the most commonly known benefit of this plant. *But, there are many other benefits, and scientists have found this power to relax could extend to even fight anxiety and depression.* A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, initially undertaken in 200... more »

Words Given - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 6 hours ago
** *Words* ** *Words are nothing more* ** *Than the wires* ** *Which carry the currents* ** *Of * ** *Life* ** *Words convey meaning* ** *Yet* ** *Of themselves* ** *Have no real power* ** *It is the Essence* ** *That is transferred* ** *Through words* ** *That touch* ** *That caress* ** *That give meaning* ** *To * ** *A human existence* ** *The words* ** *Carry the nourishment* ** *That enriches* ** *That satisfies* ** *That empowers* ** *Man* ** *To do good works* ** *That benefit others* ** *Yes* ** *It is the words* ** *That have been given* ** *Life* ** *To those in need* ** *Of* ** ... more »

Wild East: Who Killed Shida?

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 6 hours ago
Trista over at The Wild East has a great piece on the destruction of the Shi Da night market area, one of the city's great shopping and eating spaces. She interviews a restaurant owner who describes how the alleged complaints about the night market appear to be from ringers... As it turns out –- and this information comes from long-time ShiDa residents – most of these ‘neighbors’, the newly outraged residents of a once-bustling night market area, only moved to ShiDa “within the last 2 or 3 years.” The campaign has been ongoing (here). This China Post tale from last year says local... more »

What's That In Your Pocket Sir?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 7 hours ago
So we have the introduction of wearable mobile devices; watches from Samsung and also Google Glass. Both providing ‘accessories to be seen wearing’, but which will probably date and be superseded very quickly. The Samsung watch is far from sleek and has as much design cache as those first ‘brick’ mobile phones. To make matters worse it doesn’t replace the mobile but ‘compliments it’. It’s as if the manufactures can’t decide how big our physical pockets are, or just how many gadgets we actually want to carry around with us. Will tomorrow’s commuter really be wearing Google’s Glass, ... more »

The one hundred and sixty first weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
This week's winner has to be Greg Dyke for as the BBC reports stating that "I don't think anyone realistically thinks we are going to win the World Cup in Brazil." Hmmm "No shit, Sherlock"

"I didn't set a red line" - Really Mr President, really?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
Barack Hussein Obama 4 September 2013 "I didn't set a red line" That's odd because here's Barack Hussein Obama from August 2012 "We have made it very clear... that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilised... We have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region that that's a red line for us and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing the movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons..." Maybe President Obama misspoke? It would seem not as this White Ho... more »

A universal derivation of Bekenstein-Hawking entropy from topology change, ER-EPR

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 8 hours ago
I have been intrigued by topology change in quantum gravity, especially its Euclidean version, for 15 years or so. Since the beginning, I liked a sketch of a derivation (that I invented) of the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of a black hole that was based on a wormhole connecting two tips of the Euclidean black hole in the \(rt_E\) plane. *Ignore the wormhole-related captions.* Before the ER-EPR correspondence, I would interpret the two planes on the picture above (lower, upper) as spacetimes in the ket vector and the bra vector, respectively, and this need to double and complex conju... more »

Ted Grant and Trotskyism

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 8 hours ago
What can you say about the three key figures of British post-war Trotskyism? Gerry Healy was a hyperactive pseud with a penchant for thuggery, rape and doing dodgy deals with unsavoury Arab regimes. Tony Cliff was flighty, excitable and an inveterate bandwagon chaser - qualities he imparted to the Socialist Workers Party. And there is Ted Grant. Founder of the Militant Tendency and with a reputation for super seriousness, of all of Trotsky's British progeny it was he who came closest to disturbing the sleep of the great and the good. But for all that, it's the repulsive Healy and t... more »

See With Eyes Of Beauty & Light - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
** *See with eyes of beauty * ** *See with eyes of light * ** *See all that can be * ** *And * ** *All that will be * ** *If we* ** *As mankind * ** *Will * ** *Only * ** *Will it * ** *Into being.* M.N. Hopkins *Note:* Part of a larger inspirational writing that I wote perhaps ten years ago and decided to publish it in the form of a poem for the first time on my blog today.

Have a Break, Have a KitKat

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 9 hours ago
Google is known for calling its release of its Android software after sweet treats and also naming them alphabetically. We have Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo (frozen yoghurt), Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean and the next was expected to be Key Lime Pie. Today the news is that they have doubled up with the chocolate giant, Nestle to name version 4.4 KitKat. It is hoped that the global recognition of the KitKat brand will give Android a positive association and Nestle now plans to deliver over 50 million chocolate bars featuring the Android mascot to shops in 19... more »

It Got Them Killed: President William F. McKinley

Paul Coker at News Spike - 9 hours ago
*President William F. McKinley* *1843 - 1901* * Cause of Death: Post-Operative Infection and Complications Resulting from Bullet Removal / Negligent Homicide * * Likely Suspects: New World Order * William McKinley - First Inaugural Address, 1897 from Spike1138 on Vimeo. * * *"The best way for the Government to maintain its credit is to pay as it goes--not by resorting to loans, but by keeping out of debt--through an adequate income secured by a system of taxation, external or internal, or both. * * * *It is the settled policy of the Government, pursued from the beginning ... more »

Eugenics doesn't help PROFIT

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 9 hours ago
look at this graph of global population over the last century. Consumerism i.e. the ultimate 'soft fascism', NEEDS these many individuals - it's called The Market. And why are the African children allowed to die in their millions i.e. one every three seconds? Well, you want PEOPLE WHO PAY, not asset-war refugees. This planet will never fall victim to a massive Eugenics culling, the 7.13 billion are too much of an asset to Corporate Interests.

'THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CAME IN FROM TURKEY'

Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
The chemical weapons used in 'the gas attack in Damascus' were transported from Turkey. This is according to Mohamad Gunes, a former member of a city council in the Turkish province of Hatay. *Chemical weapons sent from Turkey to Syria: Former Turkish provincial official* Gunes says: *"Four months ago, Turkish security forces found a two-kilogram cylinder with sarin gas after searching the homes of Syrian militants from the al-Qaeda and al-Nusra.* "They are using our borders to take the gas into Syria. People in the southern province, which borders Syria, said that the weapons ... more »

Gender abortions: criminal charges not in 'public interest' says CPS

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago
'Doctors who agreed to arrange illegal abortions based on the sex of an unborn baby have been told they will not face criminal charges, despite prosecutors admitting that there is enough evidence to take them to court, it emerged on Wednesday night. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was accused of failing to uphold the law after it ruled that it would not be in the "public interest" to prosecute the two doctors exposed in an undercover Daily Telegraph investigation.' More here http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/news/uknews/law-and-order/10287574/Gender-abortions-criminal-charges-n... more »

September 11th 2101 - Historical Reconstruction of the Day

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 11 hours ago
*financial war world?*it's now ONE HUNDRED YEARS since the events of Tuesday September 11th 2001. To mark this hundredth anniversary, the Government has declassified all the data from the Air Force, Navy, Army, Pentagon, CIA, FBI and PRISM concerning the build up and execution of The Event in the run-up to and during that atrocious day. What surprised you the most about this Historical Reconstruction of the Day when America lost its Freedom, and how can we avoid future mind-control operations using Public Funding?

Happy Birthday to Me

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
How in hell I reached 64 is beyond me. That said, I indeed exceeded 63 - and 53 and 43 and even 33. How - beyond a good deal of luck - I'm not remotely sure. I have witnessed a lot of pretty good men die. Anyway, up yours, it's MY 64th. And, on this joyous yet solemn occasion, here's a party song. How did I spend my afternoon? I rode a 10 km. stretch of the island hwy looking for trouble. Nothing seen. And so I set my hair on fire - 130 mph. There's an enormous serenity that comes with that, not that I expect you to believe it. One mistake, no matter how slight, and it... more »

GEAR TURBINE PROJECT

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 hours ago
* * * * * * *I was sent this in my email tonight. I am not a turbine engineer so I can't vouch for the design but I thought was interesting in its use of Ying/Yang concepts.... The video is in Spanish. -Bill* On Sep 4, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Carlos Barrera wrote: GEARTURBINE PROJECT Atypical InFlow Thermodynamic Technology Proposal Submission Novel Fueled Motor Engine Type *State of the art Innovative concept Top system Higher efficient percent. Have similar system of the Aeolipile Heron Steam device from Alexandria 10-70 AD. YouTube; * Atypical New • GEARTURBINE / Retrodynamic = ... more »

An American Attack Against Syria: Some General Thoughts

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 12 hours ago
The debate about going to war against Syria in the United States Congress and press almost entirely leaves out the fact that Assad's regime is fully capable of defending itself and responding to an illegal U.S. strike. Political leaders and their allies in the media are naively confident in the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria. In Syria, Washington is not going to war against al-Qaeda, some mythical force out of a fairytale, or a weird dictator who wields iron power over a collection of tribes as in the case of Libya, but a real country with a very long and proud histo... more »

How to Manipulate Everyone to Buy in to #CCSS

Kris Nielsen at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 12 hours ago
From Sara Wottawa’s Blog: Holy Corruption Batman! In a nutshell this publication is a directive on how to manipulate teachers, parents, administrators and even legislators to buy into the CCSS! On pg. 48 in the publication Implementing Common Core State Standards and Assessments: A Workbook for State and District Leaders it states: In essence communications efforts help widen […]

Playa tropical con arenas blancas

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 12 hours ago

Playa de aguas cristalinas

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 12 hours ago

Enorme roca a orillas del mar

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 12 hours ago

Wikileaks Spy Files: Global Intelligence Contractors

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Spy Files 3 English Deutsch Español Italiano Français http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles3p.html Click for documents Today, Wednesday 4 September 2013 at 1600 UTC, WikiLeaks released 'Spy Files #3' – 249 documents from 92 global intelligence contractors. These documents reveal how, as the intelligence world has privatised, US, EU and developing world intelligence agencies have rushed into spending

More from Gareth’s spiritual home

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 13 hours ago
Still talking about his spiritual home, Gareth Morgan and his entourage continue to swallow North Korean history lies whole while delivering propaganda gold to the Peoples' Captors of North Korea. Via Kiwiblog, *NK News* reports more from Gareth on how wonderful North Korea is: *[image: _Quote5]From there, the Morgans got the chance to appreciate the scenic and personal beauty of the international pariah at harvest season. **“There could be problems in the country where we didn’t see,” Joanne said. “So we can’t comment on anything we didn’t see. But what we saw, it was fant... more »

ReThink911 New Advertizing Sign in New York City

Geezer Power at GEEZERPOWER - 13 hours ago
Ads in 12 Cities Throughout the World [image: rethink-map-2013] ReThink911 Did you know a third tower fell on 9/11? That is the question millions of people are seeing on billboards, subways, buses, taxi tops and street posters this September. If you didn’t know a third tower fell on 9/11, that’s okay. It’s never too late to go back and reexamine the events that shape our world. ReThink911 encourages you to look at the evidence for yourself, and if you find the official account doesn’t ... more »

Spring High School: One dead, many injured...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*what the hell??* In what kind of a world do we live in that high school students stab each other to death? I followed this story for many hours this morning and was appalled. I've not posted on it because it was so far from my understanding of how the world should work. Parents: Take your children out of the government run schools. Do it now! SPRING, Texas -- Gabrielle Whitlock, a parent who once taught at Spring High School, was among those outside the school waiting for answers after one student died and others were injured during a stabbing at the school. She expressed... more »

How Citizens United may not have played out the way we thought, and how Corporate America lost control of the GOP, but don't worry it's still about the money

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
*by Ken* "How did corporate America lose control of the Republican Party?" asks NYT business and economics columnist Eduardo Porter at the start of his "Economic Scene" column today, "Business Losing Clout in a G.O.P. Moving Right, and I guess that is his subject. But along the way he raises some related but separate questions, and issues, and an assortment of supporting facts, or theories, or contentions, some of which seem closer to facts and others closer to assertions. So it's hard to know exactly what to make of it all, except that (a) it all has to do with money in politics ... more »

Review - SunRocket Portable Solar Hot Water Kettle and Thermos

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 13 hours ago
Look at this: [image: SunRocket Solar Hot Wter Kettle & Thermos.] Looks like a rocket, right? It's not! Introducing the SunRocket Portable Solar Hot Water Kettle and Thermos. This is one of the coolest products that I've ever used. It arrived on a cloudy day and, since the forecast didn't look promising for a week or so, I decided to try it out ... after all, if it could work when the skies are Gray, it would have no problem with full sunshine. So I opened the lid and filled it with cold water (it holds 500ml/17oz). The inside of the kettle is red, rather like looking into the ce... more »

NSA to help with your lost e-mails?!

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 13 hours ago
link: http://youtu.be/-qrlDGhoI1Q This prank reportedly comes from The Netherlands and went viral overnight. Creative people in Amsterdam trying to pull the wellknown NSA a leg, but seeing themselves confronted with a professional, kind, but persistent telephone operator. Telling that the caller came from Iran added 'drama' to the content... A great video indeed. And: be frank, a good ad for the NSA! Flowers for the operator! Enjoy your upcoming weekend, John

Well, this would sure as hell screw up your job interview.

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 14 hours ago
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Let Our Cousins "Down Under" Be the Miners' Canary of Climate Change

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 14 hours ago
It looks like the Labor government of Kevin Rudd will be swept out of power by Tony Abbott's coalition in this month's general elections. Good on ya, Australia. If there's one thing we know about Abbott it's that he's just this side of James Imhofe in his attitudes to global warming. For election purposes he'll say he gets it but once in power he'll be less interested than the Canadian Prince of Darkness himself. Fair enough Australia. I only hope you get everything coming to you and, across the Anglo-Saxon world, you're the country directly in the crosshairs of climate change. ... more »

Destabilisation

Paul Coker at News Spike - 15 hours ago
* Tarpley:* * * *"If you cannot see that everything Ron Paul has done in this campaign has been in the service and to the advantage of Romney - then you just don't have any political judgement..!"* Tarpley/Jones The Great Ron Paul Debate! from Spike1138 on Vimeo. *Jones: * * * *No, no, your wrong - I know his family, I've had dinner with 'em...! Ron Paul is Good!! Ron Paul is Good!! * " The philosophical divide within the U.S. National Security establishment, especially the CIA, became quite serious in the aftermath of Watergate. To make matters worse, the election of Jimmy C... more »

Save the beagles. But what about the humans?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 15 hours ago
Did you too find it just a little sickening last week when all those politicians, who give nary a thought to pushing around and impoverishing adult human beings, were emoting wherever they could be heard about their heroism in saving the beagles? They didn’t even mind getting cheesy. "It is the beginning of the end for this country sanctioning the torture of harmless, hapless little animals in the name of recreational drugs. I am very happy about this day," said a grandstanding John Banks. "I say to these to the little beagle puppies the Little River Band song: 'Hang on, help is ... more »

For John McCain and John Kerry Syrian conflict is a laughing matter

LeDaro at LeDaro - 15 hours ago
Senator John McCain and Secretary of State John Kerry were having fun during Senate hearings on Syrian conflict and U.S. intervention. Also John McCain was caught on camera playing poker on his cell phone during the hearings. So much for the concern about the use of nerve gas in Syria and death of many civilians. For John McCain and John Kerry it was fun and games. *John McCain playing poker on his cellphone. * *Washington Post* Read the story here.

80 years old woman tasered in Mississauga

LeDaro at LeDaro - 15 hours ago
Was she a threat to police officers? What is happening with the police? Is shooting and tasering has become a game for them? Police is supposed to protect public but now it looks nobody is safe from them. Read the CBC story.

extinct ?

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago

Ernst Haeckel

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago

Racism, Window Rock, Retaliation and Rebellion

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 16 hours ago
Racism, Window Rock, Retaliation and Rebellion By Christine Benally and Jack Utter  Censored News For larger print, with download, go to link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/165597022/Racism-Window-Rock-Retaliation-Rebellion Racism, Window Rock, Retaliation, & Rebellion

I Bet Rand Paul Never Felt He'd Be On The Same Team As Carl Sciortino About Anything

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Who recalls Rand Paul, possibly high-- no one knows for sure-- telling a bunch of incredulous Republicans last month that "we're going to win when we look like America. We need to be white, we need to be brown, we need to be black, we need to be with tattoos, without tattoos, with ponytails, without ponytails, with beards, without." I wish we had a photo of him with a ponytail but, for now, the above picture of his tatts will have to suffice. There are 5 candidates vying for Ed Markey's old House seat, MA-05. Blue America has endorsed the only commited, proven progressive in the r... more »

Al-Qaeda Rejects False Accusations That It Was Behind The Chemical Weapons Attack At Ghouta

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 16 hours ago
Related: *Al-Qaeda Presents The Moral Case For U.S. Intervention In Syria*. *Al-Qaeda Is Disappointed In British Parliament, Calls On British PM To Attack Syria*. *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*. *Below is a statement by Jamal Ahmed al-Tahiri, the spokesman for Al-Qaeda in Damascus (AQD), rejecting false and baseless... more »

Quote of the day: On monopoly

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 16 hours ago
*“One important result of this preoccupation with the monopoly problem is that if an economist finds something—a business practice of one sort or other—that he does not understand, he looks for a monopoly explanation. And as in this field we are very ignorant, the number of ununderstandable practices tends to be rather large, and the reliance on a monopoly explanation, frequent.”* - Ronald Coase [Hat tip Consumer Affairs] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Louisiana sinkhole updates - hat tip to the Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
http://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/norm-danger/ Expert Says NORM Danger Way Worse Than They Say SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 BY FLYINGCUTTLEFISH 1 Exclusive on Stuart Smith’s blog (8-24) - Expert says Louisiana officials “in denial” over radium risk at sinkhole A veteran radiation expert says Louisiana environmental officials are “in denial” over the hazard posed by elevated radium levels discovered in the slurry liquids of the massive sinkhole that has forced out residents of the rural town of Bayou Corne. Stanley Waligora — a New Mexico-based radiation protection consultant and le... more »

Boulder Colorado Decides to Take Local Control of Their Power Supply

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 17 hours ago
http://neweracolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/xcel-playbook-textbook-EEI.pdf

Go Ahead, Lousy MSM, Try To Spin This

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
*"Iran’s Rouhani wishes Jews blessed Rosh Hashanah"* by Laura Rozen, Al-Monitor, September 4, 2013. Excerpt: In stunning contrast to his Holocaust denying predecessor, Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday sent well wishes to the Jewish people on the occasion of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown. “Not even under the monarchy do we remember such a message,” Haleh Esfandiari, the Iranian-born scholar who heads the Middle East program at the Woodrow Willson International Center, said of the message. Rouhani’s well wishes to the Jewish people co... more »

Serial Liar Obama: I Didn't Set The Red Line On Chemical Weapons, The World Did

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
*Source of photo.* Obama is deluded. He should check into a mental health hospital before he does more damage to his country and the world. McClatchy - *Obama says he didn’t draw the red line on Syria, world did*. Excerpt: President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he didn’t set the “red line” against Syria for the use of chemical weapons. Speaking at a press conference in Stockholm ahead of an economic summit in Russia, where he will seek support for a U.S. military strike against Syria, Obama said the “red line” he talked about a year ago against Syria’s use of chemical wea... more »

The Divided States of America

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 17 hours ago
GOP crackpottery in California YREKA — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 this afternoon to pursue seceding from California. More than 100 people packed the supervisors' chambers late this morning for a discussion on whether the county should issue a declaration that it wants to secede from the state. Nearly all those in attendance appeared to be for the move. [...] In August, county residents lobbied the board to consider separating from the state over a laundry list of complaints including a lack of representation in Sacramento for the Republican-majority count... more »

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Chicago's Mike Klonsky Fights for Public Education, 'Small Schools'

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 17 hours ago
Chicago education activist Mike Klonsky in the studios of KOOP Radio, Austin, Texas, Friday, August 20, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Former SDS leader Mike Klonsky is fighter for 'Small Schools' and democratic education A veteran of the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle against the War in Vietnam, Mike has been involved in community and labor organizing

Senate Foreign Relations passes an authorization of military force which means the US will be proposing the giving of military aid to Al Qaeda - next step is full Senate debate and then a vote - assuming there are sixty votes to pass the resolution ! Russia presents its analysis of not just the projectile used in the March 19th chemical weapon attack alleged carried out by Al Qaeda rebels , but also the sarin used by Al Qaeda on that date - note there has been no challenge by the West to this accusation , it's just been ignored ! Putin challenges the US to show its proof to the UN Security Council - you can't knock the UN if you don't make your case to the UN ! Updates of the day regarding Syria.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Bonfire of our Vanities ? Wednesday, September 04, 2013 1:00 PM McCain Proposes Military Aid to Al Qaeda; Mideast Map of Who Supports Who Inquiring minds are looking a Map of the Mideast that details who backs who in the Syrian Civil War. Map of countries surrounding Syria (red) with military involvement. - Green: Countries that have given support to the rebels. - Blue: Countries that support the Syrian government - Yellow: Countries that have groups that support the rebels and other groups that support the Syrian government. - Sky Blue: Countries that have groups t... more »

Edward Snowden latest revelations - NSA conducted 213 offensive Cyber - Operations in 2013 ( recall Cyber - Ops are Acts of War ) , Black Budget spending - half a trillion over ten years ! Additional recent newsitems pertaining to Snowden and NSA...

Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
NSA updates..... http://rt.com/usa/nsa-cyber-operations-classified-247/ Snowden leaks: NSA conducted 231 offensive cyber-ops in 2011, hailed as 'active defense' Published time: August 31, 2013 11:11 <a class="get" data-url="http://rt.com/usa/nsa-cyber-operations-classified-247/"

RTS Skype room Sept 3/4

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 18 hours ago
*Hello all you awesome people!* * **This is yet another excerpt from the RTS skype room from the last 36 hours or so. I've done my best to clean it up and get it organized- but copying and pasting from skype to wordpad does strange stuff to the copies. I apologize if I've missed names- I've put an * where names are missing- or if I have somehow mangled the posts and the order they were originally in..... it's taken me over 3 hours just to get it this well organized, lol, and that is while working with blogger twitching having a grand mal every 5 minutes .* *(Note: I've added a f... more »

Peak #AGW [updated]

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago
Yes folks, we’re not just at peak coverage of global warming/climate change/extreme-weather-event coverage, we’re already over the peak and down the other side. [image: 2000-2013_climate_coverage] Not just down the main trend line, but if you look closely the *last *two spikes in coverage were not talking up the global warming “narrative,” but puncturing its phoney balloon. Of course, that won’t stop the Pacific political leaders and leaderenes currently gathering in the Marshall Islands issuing a “communiqué”abhorring what modern industrial civilisation is doing to the climate (... more »

Syria: Tarpley - "If you spent the Summer attacking Obama - you are a FOOL...."

Paul Coker at News Spike - 18 hours ago
Webster Tarpley Talks Sense on Syria: OBAMA DOES NOT WANT TO ATTACK SYRIA from Spike1138 on Vimeo. "If you think this decision to attack Syria has already been made - guess again, it hasn't been." "I say to people: *"If you spent the Summer attacking Obama - you are a FOOL.... You should have been attacking the Warmongers...!" "* "If Obama goes down, so does Dempsey" "There are not two sides, there are many sides - and no sides that represents US interests" "Did Obama bamboozle the Warmongers...?" "Watch out for The Snake - *Susan Rice*; she is open to.... well..... anything ... more »

Is The United States Going To Go To War With Syria Over A Natural Gas Pipeline?

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 18 hours ago
* * * * *Is The United States Going To Go To War With Syria Over A Natural Gas Pipeline?* By Michael Snyder, on September 3rd, 2013 http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/is-the-united-states-going-to-go-to-war-with-syria-over-a-natural-gas-pipeline Why has the little nation of Qatar spent 3 billion dollars to support the rebels in Syria? Could it be because Qatar is the largest exporter of liquid natural gas in the world and Assad won't let them build a natural gas pipeline through Syria? Of course. Qatar wants to install a puppet regime in Syria that will allow them to bui... more »

Why I love #FirstWorldProblems

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago
I love the continuing hashtag “meme” on Twitter full of folk complaining about #FirstWorldProblems. [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] Get the point? It’s like flying over the Atlantic at 10,000 feet in air-conditioned comfort over cold and life-threatening seas and complaining because your martini is not cold enough. [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image: imag... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 18 hours ago
Mary Badham et Gregory Peck sur le tournage de "To Kill a Mockingbird". [photo via Improbables Librairies/Improbables Bibliotheques]

Best Wishes for Rosh Hashanah

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 18 hours ago

Shaming the poor

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 19 hours ago
Crackpot conservatism reached a new low in Portland, Oregon. This anti-poor flyer campaign is pure thuggery. Dear Reader of This Note, There are twenty seven people in this neighborhood who vote and receive food stamps. The names of these people are being posted where they can be seen by taxpayers and the neighborhood can decide who is truly in need of food. (signed) Artemis of the wildland And he's not just targeting the hungry, he also attacked the disabled. This happened before just last month. A letter signed with the same name, targeted people with disabilities. In that... more »

Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Drop Gas Masks, Not Bombs

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 19 hours ago
Think out of the box. Digital art by Neho / deviantART. Act out of the box: Drop gas masks, not bombs Use the power of the U.S. in nonviolent, non-military, nonlethal ways to counter Assad’s (or the rebels’) possible use of chemical weapons. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / September 4, 2013 If moving to the right is violently destructive and moving to the left is disgustingly

Outsourcing to surveillance mercenaries

Alison at Creekside - 19 hours ago
Claudio Guarnieri @ Big Brother Awards 2013 from Bits of Freedom on Vimeo.opens his talk with an ad from a surveillance company billing itself as "The hacking suite for governmental interception". Obama's first question from the press in Sweden today was on NSA spying. Barry still going with : "What I can say with confidence is that when it comes to our domestic operations, the concerns that people have back home … we do not surveil the American people or persons within the US. There are a lot of checks and balances in place designed to avoid a surveillance state. "We." Does that... more »

Elsewhere/L'Shana Tova

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 19 hours ago
L'Shana Tova to everyone who is celebrating the holiday. And with that, I'm off for two days. First Rosh Hashanah with the oldest daughter off at college....ah well. Weekend posting should be according to regular schedule, and in the meantime I should have a column or two showing up in the usual places. At least if I get the edits done before sundown. Meanwhile, a few things that I've done elsewhere this week: I said that time is a luxury the House *does* have; everyone should stop accepting the idea that the nine legislative days they have scheduled this month is some sort of exter... more »

Ron Jacobs : Cruise Missile Morality

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 19 hours ago
Tomahawk cruise missile launched from the Navy destroyer USS Halsey during a 2007 test. Image from U.S. Navy / NBC News. Here they go again: Cruise missile morality If one examines the overall policy of Washington towards Syria over the years, any response other than skepticism about its purported goals in its current policy rings exceedingly hollow. By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / September

Secrecy and profiteering in non-profit grants for Indigenous causes

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 19 hours ago
'The bottom line is that grassroots Indigenous are being used, being left in desperate conditions, and are not being told of these huge sums of money being garnished in their names by non-profits.' By Brenda Norrell Censored News It has been really disturbing to find out about the huge non-profit grants -- hundreds of thousands of dollars annually -- going to organizations for Indigenous

Update

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Further to the last-but-one post, A New Year's Resolution for the BBC?, I see that the BBC article was amended (soon after I'd posted this morning) to add the words "left-of-centre" to describe the Resolution Foundation. You can track the changes to the article at the estimate News Sniffer site. This is progress. Is this a sign that the BBC is becoming more conscious of their use of labels in light of that Centre for Policy Studies report?

Salon is quite angry with Richard Cohen!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 20 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013* *The dueling M-bombs fly:* In our view, Richard Cohen said some good things in his most recent column. He discussed the Steubenville rape case, which was revisited by Ariel Levy in a lengthy New Yorker report. In our view, one of the good things he said is this: COHEN (9/3/13): The New Yorker piece was done by Ariel Levy, a gifted writer. When I finished her story, *I felt somewhat disconcerted—unhappily immersed in a teenage culture that was stupid, dirty and so incredibly and obliviously misogynistic* that I felt like a visitor to a foreign country... more »

Rum goings-on in Iran

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Some strange things are going on in Iran which are being largely unreported but which you might be interested in reading about [though, as happens in the blogosphere, having just finished lovingly crafting this 'scoop', Sue spotted that Gene at *Harry's Place* had beaten us to it!]... The granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomenei, the founder of the Islamic Republic, has posted some quotes on Facebook (fancy that!) from former president Rafsanjani denouncing the Syrian regime for its (alleged) use of chemical weapons: "A government which bombards its own population with chemical weapons... more »

“Syria Will Lead To World War III And It Will Be Nuclear”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“Syria Will Lead To World War III And It Will Be Nuclear”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says, “Let’s cut to the chase. It’s got nothing to do with Syria. The reason they are looking for a fabricated excuse to attack Assad is to continue the radicalization of Muslims in the hopes this spreads into the Muslim populations of Russia and China. Washington intends to weaken the two giants it cannot run over.” Dr. Roberts goes on to warn, “I think this will lead to World War III, and that, of course, will be nuclear.” One... more »

Will Steve Israel Lose California Democrats Two Seats Next Year?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
Endangered ConservaDems Ami Bera and Scott Peters A few months ago, when I wrote to a congresswoman who was elected as a grassroots progressive but then started voting like a conservative corporate shill, she blasted back that she's doing exactly what Steve Israel has been telling her to do. Direct quote from her letter: "I am happy to discuss my voting record with you anytime which has been 100 percent with the House Democratic Leadership recommendation for Frontline members." Oh… well then it must be just fine. That's why I contributed money to your campaigns and why I persuaded ot... more »

Vladmir Putin looked into the camera and actually said...

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 20 hours ago
"Gay people are not discriminated against in Russia... I work with these people. I sometimes award them with state prizes or decorations for their achievements in various fields". Like all good Russians he loves Tchaikovsky, not for his sexuality but for his music. That's good to know, right on Vlad. All those pride parades being brutalised and arrested en mass, all those kids being kidnapped and tortured, that's just a misunderstanding. All 'these people' have to do is write dozens of renowned pieces of classical music and everything will be fine.

The Voice of Knowledge

What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 20 hours ago
Before they learn how to speak, children are wild, living in their true nature, like all other healthy animals. They live in a world of feelings. Life is very cool for the first few years, until the domesticated culture reduces them to domesticated neurotics. By and by, domesticated adults teach them names, and then language, and then abstract concepts, like *good*and *bad*, *trendy* and *dorky*. Young children believe whatever we tell them, even if it’s irrational or toxic. In this manner, their minds are filled with knowledge, and innocence gets tossed out the window. Knowle... more »

Syria - The First Big Proxy War of Cold War II

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 21 hours ago
Russia's in. China's in. The United States is in. Iran is in, so is Israel. Everyone else within pipeline distance might soon be in also. It's still about Syria, sort of, in a way but that's what proxy wars are always like. Russia is arming Assad and providing him with sophisticated systems that might turn out to be an effective air defence network capable of defending Syria against Israeli or American aircraft and cruise missiles. China is toying with the idea of establishing a Mediterranean naval presence in Syria. Iran is backing Assad against the Great Satan, threatening... more »

ITALIANS TAKE DOWN US ARMY BASE FENCE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 21 hours ago
Peace activists in the northern Italian city of Vicenza take action against US Army Dal Molin base and the war on Syria. They cut the fence and entered the base and were met with tear gas by the US military. The US base in Vicenza hosts the Army's Airborne Combat Brigade and the US Africa Command's (AFRICOM) "US Army Africa." For last the several years Italians have organized large protests in Vicenza against the expansion of the base. Just last weekend they hosted an international online conference to ban all US military bases around the planet. Peace campaigners from Italy, Ha... more »

New World Order Sellouts Exposed

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
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The government's case for an attack in Syria is REALLY thin

Real History Lisa at Real History Blog - 21 hours ago
"Most people are rightly incensed over what appears to have been gruesome chemical weapons attacks in Syria. No one questions that the current regime’s crackdown on dissidents has been obscenely violent. No one questions the brutality of the Syrian ruling family over multiple generations. But the evidence is far from conclusive that the recent chemical weapon attacks were ordered by Syrian

OBAMA; MIND CONTROLLED GAY SEX SLAVES AND KILLERS

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago
*Obama and his Jewish 'controllers', Rahm Emanuel and Benjamin Netanyahu* In 2010, the Wayne Madsen Report stated that Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel were members of* Man's Country*, a GAY bathhouse in Chicago. obama-hid-gay-life-to-become-president Writing in HillBuzz.org, Kevin DuJan said rooms at Man’s Country bathhouse are still referred to as the “presidential suite,” or the “Oral Office,” because “the current President used to haunt the place..." *Man's Country* catered "to older men", noted Madsen. WorldNetDaily was given a list of gay bars in Chicago where older c... more »

The Post-Boehner House?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 21 hours ago
Rumors are circulating, apparently, that John Boehner will retire after the current election cycle. Ryan Grim and Jon Ward report. Are they true? I certainly have no idea. I do suspect that Boehner could keep the job if he wants it for at least two more years, but whether he wants it? It's hard to get inside a politicians head. There's surely a good case to be made that the reporting here couldn't have happened unless Boehner was willing to let it happen...at any rate, that's what we have for now. What might be more useful is to speculate about what comes next. The assumption here i... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Threesome'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago
THREESOME Posted on September 4, 2013 Mohawk Nation NewsMNN. Sept, 4, 2013. MNN, Sept, 4, 2013. Nameless, Faceless. It is immoral to kill and steal? In a two-party theft, one person steals from or fatally injures the victim. The thief or killer could get caught, arrested, put on trial, imprisoned or executed. The criminal might argue they need food, shelter, clothes, a flat screen TV, or a

Bandar Bush and the Syrian Subversion

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 22 hours ago
*Title: Bandar Bush and the Syrian Subversion. Source: The Corbett Report. Date Published: September 3, 2013. Description:* It has long been acknowledged that the Saudis have been one of the key players funding, arming, training and smuggling terrorists into Syria during the conflict. A February 2012 report from the BBC alleged that Saudi Arabia was one of the key states bankrolling the Syrian jihadis. An October 2012 follow-up confirmed Saudi weapons were being used by the so-called rebels. In February of this year, the Saudi ambassador to Jordan, Fahad bin Abdul Mohsen al-Zaid,... more »

Never Place Your Trust In Washington, It Doesn't Keep Its Word

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 22 hours ago
Some nations have honour, and some nations don't.

F-35 Could Cost Canada 71-Billion Dollars

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 22 hours ago
It's only 25-billion more than the current estimates of the Department of National Defence but, hey, it's only money. *A worst-case scenario of cost risks in a Department of National Defence report on a possible acquisition of 65 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets estimates the airplanes could cost Canada up to $71-billion through acquisition, sustainment and operations over 36 years.* *The costs, $25-billion more than the current National Defence estimate, are contained in a section of the department’s latest report to Parliament on the F-35 that outlines “cost risk and un... more »

In our justice system litigation over spiritual or religious convictions should not presumptively have a safe harbour from costs

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 22 hours ago
Delicata v. Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Huron, 2013 ONCA 540: There was no basis in the evidence for any such determination. As a matter of principle, in our justice system litigation over spiritual or religious convictions should not presumptively have a safe harbour from costs

DOWN TO THE WIRE - CALL CONGRESS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 23 hours ago
We are coming to the end point as Obama and the US war machine prepare to unleash a blistering attack on Syrian air defense systems, military outposts, airfields, missile sites and more. Legions of innocent civilianswill be slaughtered. You need to contact Congress immediately by clicking *here* Contact Obama at the White House: Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Sign a petition *here * Help spread the word please. This is the time when we peace activists are called to stand with the innocents. Dropping bombs is not making peace.

What the hell is "aborrent?"...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 23 hours ago
*listen to the smartest man in the world screw up "abhorrent."* (.41 mark)

All Americans who don't want World War III should read this, because that is certainly where we are headed if Congress should cave in to Obama's demand that they approve his unjust plan to attack Syria. Democrats should give up their view of Obama as a Democrat trying to do the right things for our country but being impeded by Republicans. Nothing could be farther from the truth. He is in the camp of the blood thirsty anti-democracy neoconservatives. Paul Craig Roberts explains with great clarity the Rubicon that our country is now on the cusp of crossing. No exageration, to cross it would mark the end of democracy in the western world. So stop listening to government lies regurgitated nightly by the presstitute mainstream media and demand that your Senators and Representatives refuse to legitimate Obama's intended attack on Syria.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 23 hours ago
------------------------------ *The High Cost Of Saving Face For Obama — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ September 4, 2013 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter Will Congress Now Save Obama’s Face By Selling Out Democracy and the Syrian People and Setting the Stage for World War III ? Paul Craig Roberts As I observed in previous columns, obama was pushed out onto the end of the limb by Israel and the neoconservatives. The UN, NATO, the British Parliament, and the rest of the wor... more »

Nathaniel Craig's State of the SUSY Union address

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago
I have known Nathaniel Craig since he was a brilliant Harvard undergraduate who was attending graduate courses – at least my string theory course (I believe he was the best student in the room). This young Gentleman has written 37 papers or preprints (if you subtract some namesakes) and the last one among them is sufficiently pedagogic for you to be interested in it: The State of Supersymmetry after Run I of the LHC These 71 pages are based on his talk at a June 2013 workshop. The first section is an introduction. At the end of it, on page 5, Nathaniel summarizes 5 positive reas... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 23 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by *John Kaminski*. John and I will be discussing the impending war on Syria instigated and spearheaded by Israel and international Jewry, amongst other subjects. Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes.

Dutch secret service has no 'hard evidence' about Syria gas attack

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 23 hours ago
* **Thanks for the heads up Luc!* * * *Dutch secret service has no 'hard evidence' about Syria gas attack* Wednesday 04 September 2013 Dutch security officials have no hard evidence the Assad regime in Syria carried out a poison gas attack on Damascus last month, MPs leaving a special briefing on Wednesday told reporters. The two Dutch security services have analysed all the information presented by the US and briefed the various party's foreign affairs spokesmen. The contents of the briefing are secret, Nos television reported. 'I am not allowed to say anything, but I am still no... more »

Guess What's Been Spotted in Turkey?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
The *Doomsday Plane* has been spotted at Incirlik, Turkey. The E-4B is an airborne battle command center which might be handy to have in-theatre if you're planning to wage a war on someone in the vicinity.

"It Will Suck You In"

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
“*The one thing we should learn is you can’t get a little bit pregnant. If you do a one-and-done (a few days’ punitive air strikes with Tomahawk cruise missiles) and say you’re going to repeat it if unacceptable things happen, you might find these people keep doing unacceptable things. It will suck you in*.” - Gen. Anthony Zinni. Obama's secretary of state, John Kerry, and defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, are arguing the case for a U.S. attack on Syria even as it remains unclear that is what Obama really wants. But, as Gwynne D... more »

If Peace Is A Paramount Issue To You, Could You Find Yourself Voting For Republicans In Some Races?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Not afraid to speak truth to power Igor Volsky and Judd Legum of Think Progress are trying to keep track of who's for bombing Syria and who's opposing it in Congress. And while they're getting a few specifics wrong here and there, theirs is one of the better "whip counts" available to the public right now. "Republicans," they pointed out, "were far more likely to oppose military action in Syria, while Democrats were more likely to support it. The numbers are a contrast to 2002, when Democrats in the House provided 'the bulk of the opposition' to President George W. Bush’s Iraq war re... more »

“Ten Reasons Why America Does Not Need to Go to War Over Syria”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * * “Ten Reasons Why America Does Not Need to Go to War Over Syria”* By John W. Whitehead “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, from those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower “For once, I would love to hear a government official reject a call to war because it is immoral; because we have greater needs here at home... more »

Catch of the Day

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
One for Matt Yglesias, who makes a good point: [T]he striking thing about American politics today is the extent to which politicians in congress don't reach agreements even when the American people aren't sharply divided. The example he gives is about taxes; he correctly points out that the polling on taxes has the majority of Republicans actually support a deficit-reducing deal that relies on cutting spending and raising taxes. In fact, it's sort of remarkable that thirty-five years after Ronald Reagan shifted on taxes, and over twenty years after the Gingrich revolt against Georg... more »

Somebody special [HEART] someone named Otter!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013* *First cousin to Mitt Romney’s dog:* We were tempted to say we told you so. Yesterday morning, Frank Bruni’s column started like this. It carried a Shanghai dateline: BRUNI (9/3/13): *I’m half a world from home, in a city I’ve never explored, with fresh sights and sounds around every corner. And what am I doing?* *I’m watching exactly the kind of television program I might watch in my Manhattan apartment*. Before I left New York, I downloaded a season of “The Wire,” in case I wanted to binge, in case I needed the comfort. It’s on my iPad with a slew ... more »

Spain: UFO Sighting at La Calera and Monte del Borracho (1981)

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago
*Spain: UFO Sighting at La Calera and Monte del Borracho (1981)* *A Report by Joaquín Mateos Nogales* Gerena is once more the protagonist of events that defy all reason. This community in the environs of Seville (Spain) has become a frequent backdrop for sightings in the region for nearly twenty years. Events have occurred to a greater or lesser extent practically ever since one man took an interest in researching them: Joaquin Mateos Nogales, a TV technician and native of the aforesaid town. There is perhaps some truth to the hypothesis put forth by researcher Ignacio Darnaude, conc... more »

It's Wednesday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*what's going on.* *Syria:* Capitalist Preservation: Misinformed Narcissist in Chief: "My Credibility is Not on the Line," the International Community's Is Maggie's Notebook: Obama – Syria Not Imminent Threat to US: John McCain Will Not Support Draft Senate Resolution on Syria Lynne's Little Nest: Obamawarrior Gateway Pundit: Obama Lies About Red Lines And Blames The World Liberty's Torch: Warfare Through a False Flag Frameup Weasel Zippers: Obama Admits America “Not Directly Imminently Threatened” By Assad Regime In Syria… New Zeal: The Planned Destruction of Christian... more »

America's Cyber Guerrilla Army

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
They don't wear boots or carry assault rifles but they're far more dangerous to America's adversaries. They're machines situated in key spots around the world that have been covertly captured by America's spy agencies, an estimated 85,000 so far and growing rapidly. Thanks Edward Snowden for the heads up. *U.S. intelligence services carried out 231 offensive cyber-operations in 2011, the leading edge of a clandestine campaign that embraces the Internet as a theater of spying, sabotage and war, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Washington Post.* *Additionally, ... more »

PREPARING FOR HOT WAR

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
The Israeli and US missile test yesterday is a troubling development in the impending war on Syria. I've previously noted I believe one key goal of this Obama version of "shock and awe" is to create a pretext to hit Iran as well. A Russian military expert told the ITAR-TASS News Agency yesterday that the U.S. and Israel actually wanted to watch the reaction to the launch on the part of Russia, China and Iran. From 1996 through to 2001, Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, Ret. was chief of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Main Department for International Defense Cooperation. He is Pres... more »

DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: It happened in Massachusetts—and in Texas too!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013* *Interlude—The improvement:* In theory, our country is trying to improve the math and reading skills of our public school students. In some ways, of course, such improvement won’t matter. For example, if the reign of the one percent continues, kids may get better in reading and math, improving their productivity in the workplace. But so what? The workplace gains which result will get looted, will be drained off by the one percent! This is the process which now obtains in our massive health care spending, a process characterized by types of looting the... more »

Can An Employer Force You To Quit? 5 things to think about before signing a forced resignation letter

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 day ago
One question I'm surprised I've never gotten at AOL Jobs is one of the most common questions I get in my law practice. That is, whether your boss can force you to quit. Sometimes, a supervisor will try to make you so miserable you'll quit, but some will come right out and say it's time to turn in your resignation. What are your rights if your employer shoves a resignation letter in front of you and tells you to sign? Should you resign when asked? In my latest AOL Jobs article, I talk about the top 5 things to think about before you sign a forced resignation. You can read it here.

Ducks Ducks Everywhere

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
To help offset the departure of two permanent contributors, we would like to welcome a few extra additions to our guest blogging pool. Burcu Ayten Bayram is Assistant Professor at University of Texas-Arlington, specializing in international organizations, political psychology, identities and global justice. She works with quantitative methods including survey and experimental methods. Her current Continue reading

“On the Road to Damascus”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“On the Road to Damascus”* by Bill Bonner “As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand ... more »

Photos Long Walk 4 Cahokia Mounds MO by Mark Swain

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Longest Walk 4 at Cahokia Mounds, Monk Mounds, and Black Bear Bakery in St Louis  Photos by Mark Swain . Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz: Thank you Mark Swain for sharing photos with Censored News! Top photos: Long Walkers at Cahokia Mounds, Missouri, Sept. 2, 2013. Next: Fellowship at Black Bear Bakery. Then, to Monk Mounds for all night ceremony.

James Corbett Interviews Sharmine Narwani- Geopolitics of the Syrian War

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*Much thanks to James Corbett @ The Corbett Report for doing the work!* 3 Sep 2013 Interview 738 – Sharmine Narwani on the Geopolitics of the Syrian War Posted by Corbett Podcast: Play in new window | Download Writer and political analyst Sharmine Narwani joins us to break down the geopolitics behind the Syrian war. We discuss the main players in the Syrian conflict and their competing agendas and explore her new article, “Bandar ibn Israel,” detailing Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud’s strange disappearance and reappearance in the thick of the Syrian war. The abo... more »

Matt Drudge Breaks Up With Republicans, Joins Libertarians

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Activist Post* Matt Drudge, the founder of the enormously popular conservative news aggregator DrudgeReport.com, tweeted today that since there are no real differences between Democrats and Republicans the only two real political parties are Authoritarians and Libertarians. "It's now Authoritarian vs Libertarian," Drudge tweeted. "Since Democrats vs. Republicans has been obliterated, no real difference between parties..." Drudge also asks his followers why anyone would still vote Republican. "Who are they?!" he asks. "Rai... more »

Weather and lightning strike

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
Weather has been erratic around the globe and has caused a lot of damage. *WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES: The Greater Naples, Fla., YMCA was left Monday with fire, smoke and water damage after a suspected lightning strike at the facility caused about $2 million in damage. (David Albers/Naples Daily News/Associated Press.) WSJ*

Operation Sarkozy : How the CIA Placed one of its agents at the Presidency of the French Republic by Thierry Meyssan

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
Webster Tarpley: Operation Sarkozy - Married to the Corsican Mob and Stepson to The CIA from Spike1138 on Vimeo. *Operation Sarkozy : how the CIA placed one of its agents at the presidency of the French Republic* * * *by Thierry Meyssan* * One should judge Nicolas Sarkozy according to his actions, and not according to his personality. Yet when his doings surprise even his own constituents, it is legitimate to take a detailed look at his biography and question the bonds that brought him to power. Thierry Meyssan has decided to write the truth about the French Republic’s president b... more »

America is the Boy Who Cried Wolf for War

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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Does it Pay to Divide and Conquer?

Phil Arena at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
The intuition behind the maxim divide et impera is clear. If they’re busy fighting each other, they not fighting you. And that’s obviously in your interest (assuming, that is, you are some sort of occupier or metropole seeking to extract rents from a local population.) Devious and underhanded? Sure. Morally repugnant? If you’re inclined to Continue reading

Healed by Wheatgrass: 74 Year Old Man With Cancer Told He Would Be 'Dead in a matter of weeks' Proves Doctors Wrong by Jonathan Benson

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Healed by wheatgrass: 74-year-old man with cancer told he would be 'dead in a matter of weeks' proves doctors wrong by Jonathan Benson Natural News, 4 September 2013 (NaturalNews) When conventional doctors told 74-year-old Danny McDonald of Dunaff, Ireland, that he had stomach cancer so severe that it would likely kill him within three months, he decided to ignore their advice to undergo toxic chemotherapy treatments and instead embrace a nutritional approach to healing. Four years later and Danny is doing great, thanks to daily protocol he adopted that involves juicing and dri... more »

Sukhoi-27 weapons system - more than meet the eye

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
Link: http://youtu.be/4Kk9UxB7eLE -- Nice images here True! I like a good defense system. Many countries would want one against assaults from foreign hordes. The option that Sukhoi offers with its SU27 family for air defense (and attack) has advantages over Western satellite guided, high tech, fly-by-wire solutions prone to hacking (!) and electro-magnetic influences from solar and other high power radiation beamsinclusive lasers. Let us wait and see how this works out, when the USA c.s. goes to war again and meets Chinese and Russian opponents. One day Westernallied bigotry and meg... more »

Argentina: More on the Colonia Las Achiras CE-1

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago
*Argentina: More on the Colonia Las Achiras CE-1* *[Yesterday we presented the photograph uploaded by Daniel Ubaldo Padilla to his Facebook feed and today we give you the newspaper article from local daily "El Observador" describing the interesting sighting in Colón, Argentina -- SC*] A UFO was reported in the area of Colonia Las Achiras on Sunday, August 25 [2013] during a heated match between Achirense and Campito for the local football league. Gabriel "Gato" Felix, a sports photographer and current trainer for the local team, as well as an renowned physical education instr... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Court asked to uphold BP settlement approval* *Robert Meachem re-signs; Jon Vilma begins on IR ~Ramon Antonio Vargas* *BGR Report: New Orleans courts bloated with judges ~John Simerman, New Orleans Advocate* *Debate over new OPP size reignites* *Interview with Former Governor Edwin W. Edwards ~Jim Engster, WWNO *
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