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English: Logo of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Photo credit: Wikipedia)USING TYPHOON TO STAY IN PHILIPPINES
Earlier this month, negotiations between the United States and the
Philippines to sharply increase the number of US troops regularly rotating
through Philippine bases hit a snag. Critics claimed American demands, if
met, would undermine Philippine sovereignty. Increasingly, it seemed,
prospects for an accord this year looked shaky.
Then typhoon Haiyan hit.
Since the ferocious storm blasted the archipelago and laid waste to the
city of Tacloban Friday, the Filipino media have carried images of US
military personnel aiding relief operations.
Will the US use the humanitarian aid exc... more »
Stephen Harper's Bobblehead
I found Stephen Harper's Bobblehead (or bubblehead) on the internet. I just
added the bobbling.
Also found another version of the bubblehead of Rob Ford.
Happy Early Birthday, Arne Duncan, on Your 52nd Birthday
I know, I know, you just turned 49 on November 6, but since I missed your
birthday (sorry), I thought I would get ahead of the game and wish you the
best on the one birthday that all of America's teachers and parents will
celebrate, just days before your departure from the U. S. Department of
Education in 2016.
And yes, I know, some other corporate shill will take your place at ED, but
it won't be the same.
No one can come close to your false innocence, your feigned interest, your
formulaic and robotic responses, your gift for platitudes and redundant
superlatives, your "Rosa Pa... more »
Are you seeing a pattern yet?...
*of more and more government overreach?*
Some people might even go so far as to call it tyranny.
First they tell the American people what they must buy or pay a penalty tax
because "it's the law", doncha know.
Now Mary Landrieu, of the infamous "Louisiana Purchase" wants to tell
insurance companies what they must sell.
Hmmmmmmmm - makes you wonder, doesn't it?
*More:*
*The Correct Strategy For Obamacare Sufferers?*
War watch - Egypt , Iran , Syria and Libya in focus November 13 , 2013.....
Catharsis Ours - 15 minutes ago
Egypt
set to provide Russia access to port facilities on the Mediterranean
while buying advanced Russian weaponry......... US influence in Egypt
waning !
http://www.debka.com/article/23438/Lavrov-to-confirm-Russian-air-defense-system-surface-missiles-for-Egypt-Russian-Navy-facilities-at-Alexandria-
Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
start a two-day visit to Cairo Wednesday, Nov. 13, to wind up a major
sale
of advanced Russian weaponry for the Egyptian army and the Russian
Navy’s
access to port facilities on the Mediterranean.
DEBKAfile’s mi... more »
STALKING THE FAUX EDUCATION REPORTERS: The virtues of Cather’s immigrant girls!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013*
*Part 4—Who is Eleanor Barkhorn:* In our post-journalistic world, few group
get discussed less, or less favorably, than our American black kids, all of
whom are just kids, of course.
There’s no group we seem to care about less. Consider the current state of
play regarding these children’s test scores, which get discussed all the
time.
From 1990 to the present, black kids seem to have shown a lot of progress
in reading and math. On the National Assessment of Educational Progress,
their score gains look like this:
*Score gains by black students, public ... more »
Mob Attacks Private Security In Iraq's Rumaila Oil Field Over Imam Hussein Posters
After some private security officers took down images of Imam Hussein near
the Rumaila oil field in Basra an angry mob attacked them as shown in these
two videos. Afterward Baker Hughes said it was suspending its operations at
the field to investigate the incident.
Save the Arctic and Free the Arctic 30
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Let's start the day with Ted Cruz...
*"Obamacare is not fixable." *
The Horror of Trans fats
It boggles the mind. When you hear GMO foods are safe, thinkaboot transfats.
Who Will Follow Harper?
Murray Dobbins writes that it's easy to become obsessed with Stephen
Harper. But whoever follows him could make things worse. After all, Paul
Martin made Stephen Harper possible, just as Brian Mulroney made Martin
possible. Together they established corporate government in Canada:
No one was prepared for what Finance Minister Paul Martin had in store for
the country (he effectively ran the Chretien government). Mulroney had
established the foundation for corporatism with the free trade deal with
the U.S. Martin delivered punch number two: the gutting of federal spending
and reven... more »
ObamaCare updates November 12 , 2013 - Hmm , The ObamaCare Healthcare.gov website Project Manager ( Henry Chao ) testifies before Congress that he was not told that security flaws posed limitless risk ( also wasn't shown the September 3 , 2013 CMS memo on same - note that the time to fix flaws of mid- 2014 to early 2015 ! ) ....Bill Clinton sticks shiv in Obama - saying Obama should honor his promise about keeping your health plan if you like it ........... Rate shock coming in January for consumers from ObamaCare - more politicians ducking from incoming political backlash ( passing Laws without reading legislation , let alone comprehending same , has consequences ! Cue Democrat panic city times !
Catharsis Ours - 1 hour ago
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/11/12/cnn-source-if-white-house-doesnt-have-solution-to-canceled-plans-by-friday-dems-may-vote-for-gops-keep-your-plan-act/
(
Dem rebellion against W. H dilly dallying ? What does the fox ( obama )
say ? )
CNN source: If White House doesn’t have solution to canceled plans by
Friday, Dems may vote for GOP’s “Keep Your Plan Act”
POSTED AT 8:01 PM ON NOVEMBER 12, 2013 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
Amazing stuff via Mediaite. The “Keep Your Plan Act” is Fred Upton’s
bill,
which Jay Carney spent a few minutes attacking at today’s press briefing
because it would make c... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Laura San Giacomo, 51. Perhaps she doesn't want to do it,
but otherwise difficult to understand why she's not starring on one of
those TVLand sitcoms. Actually, how about a TVLand sitcom with her, Amy
Yasbeck, Hector Elizondo, and Jason Alexander? Isn't that a totally
plausible cast? And, yeah, I'd watch it if it was on. It'd be better than
the last thing they did together.
Back to business: there's always good stuff:
1. Good Aaron Blake analysis of what Tea Party and other radical Republican
organizations look for when endorsing.
2. Nice back and forth this week ... more »
Untitled
*Louisiana now ranks second-best in thecountry for fighting sex trafficking
~WVUE*
*Port president blasts proposed changes to Claiborne expressway, Convention
Center ~Jaquetta White, New Orleans Advocate*
*ADHD Transitions Challenge Won By New Olrean’s Rebar Interactive ~Health
News Texas*
Frackers: Convoy of trucks arrive on Mi'kmaq land Nov. 14, 20
APTN's Ossie Michelin "The ground shakes as SWN thumper trucks test the earth for shale gas deposits."
Michelin: Lorraine Clair, shown praying in photo three, was just arrested.
.
APTN 11:47 am New Brunswick Thursday
.
Photo Savvy Simon
Photo Savvy Simon
.
Demonstrator smudges RCMP photo APTN Ossie Michelin
Photo APTN Ossie Michelin
Photo 3: 11:20
Life, Vanishing
Richard Adrian Reese, a devoted environmentalist who writes with
delightfully nimble alacrity at his blog WhatIsSustainable, has posted a
review of William Stolzenburg’s book, *Where the Wild Things Were*. His
description is absolutely splendid, and germane to a topic of sporadic but
ongoing scrutiny here at Wit’s End...when I stray off the topic of trees
dying from ozone pollution and wonder, more broadly...why do we persist, so
obstinately, in fucking up the world? When did the barely nascent epoch
identified as the Anthropocene morph in the blink of an eye - into the
Endocene?... more »
21st Century Numbers Games
I remember vividly the moment I fell out of love with numbers. First
semester of my freshman year of college, I sat in the weekly fourth hour of
calculus set aside as a test period. I was reading a question that was
something about shooting a bullet in a vacuum, and the only response I […]
What's not in the news
*Ferret Badger roadkill.*
*When human groups divide and become fragmented, during a period of malaise
and conflicts, they may come to a point where they are reconciled again at
the expense of a victim. Observers nowadays realize without difficulty,
unless they belong to the persecuting group, that this victim is not really
responsible for what he or she is accused of doing. The accusing group,
however, views the victim as guilty, by virtue of a contagion similar to
what we find in scapegoat rituals. The members of this group accuse their
"scapegoat" with great fervor and sincerity.... more »
Big Brother / Police State Updates November 14 , 2013......Rapid rollout of various means to surveil Americans being deployed here in the US - wake up folks !
TSA should focus on what is supposed to be their actual mission , rather
than launching various dubious programs which do nothing more than blow
taxpayer money .....
http://www.infowars.com/1-billion-tsa-chat-down-program-a-complete-failure/
$1 Billion TSA ‘Chat Down’ Program a Complete Failure
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Invasive policy “no better than chance” at identifying security threats
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
... more »
Lecturer whose hand was chopped off acquitted of hurting religious sentiments
This happened in India not even a Muslim country:
'A Kerala college lecturer whose hand was chopped off allegedly by radicals
over his comments on the Prophet Mohammed in a question paper, has been
acquitted by a court of charges of hurting religious sentiments, reports
PTI.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate at Thodupuzha on Wednesday let off TJ Joseph,
accepting his plea that he had prepared questions for the graduate course
"without any mala fide intention."
Mr Joseph, a former lecturer of Malayalam literature at the Newman College,
was attacked on his way to church in July, 2010, b... more »
Shhh: No Yelling Allowed
Have you ever worked in a public school where teachers often yelled at
students? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen educators yell at
students. Now, before you think I’m completely innocent, I can assure you,
I’m not. I’ve had several “bad teacher moments” too. However, after a few
years of observing my […]
THE CIA, MODI and GANDHI
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*India - RURO photography*
The CIA has apparently infiltrated most institutions in India, including
the two main political parties that will contest the 2014 general election.
The Pentagon and the Wall Street Globalists want to control India's food,
agriculture, resources, land, public infrastructure and water.
Parts of agriculture have already been placed in the hands of powerful
Western agribusiness, producing food for export.
*General Elections in India: The Choice is “Globalization” or “More
Globalization”. The Role of the Wall Street Lobby*, by ... more »
The Most Disturbing Post Yet…
Hello, America!! As I sit here enjoying the 86 degree daily sunshine & palm
trees in Dubai, UAE, I am thinking of my friends and family in Boston,
where I understand winter is upon them. As much as I continue to be
homesick, I do not miss the impending winter weather, and have decided to
[…]
Ford shitshow resumes and what really matters
What a screaming shitshow that was today.
Inside the Toronto city council meeting, Mayor Rob Ford and his
handler/brother Doug Ford were unsuccessfully fighting off an unenforceable
council motion to have Rob Ford step down *temporarily* while demanding
everyone else on council submit to mandatory drug screening.
Grilled about the infamous photo of himself with 3 men - one of whom,
Anthony Smith, was soon after shot and killed while Khattak was shot and
survived - outside the Windsor Street crackhouse described as an ad hoc
2005 Ford campaign office, Rob Ford said repeatedly toda... more »
Those genoicidal Israelis
As posted on Biased BBC by 'Pounce', I couldn't have worded it better
myself:
'The bBC and its customary Anti-Israel article and half the story
Israel-Gaza conflict: One year on
*Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defence, which it says was aimed at
ending rocket fire from Gaza, with the killing of a Hamas military leader.
Israel subsequently carried out hundreds of air strikes on the territory,
while Hamas and other groups fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.*
*According to the United Nations, a total of 174 Palestinians were killed,
at least 168 of them by Israeli military act... more »
Columbia U. Conference Shows Incentives Pervasive but Controls Work
Day one of the Columbia International Investment Conference in New York has
concluded, and the takeaways are very clear. The topic is investment
incentives, prompted by Louise Story's "United States of Subsides" series
last December. Story moderated panel 1, which covered the pervasiveness of
subsidies. How widely used are investment subsidies? As the presentations
made clear, they are used by virtually every country in the world. That is
depressing takeaway number one.
The second big lesson is that for most types of foreign direct investment,
the use of incentives has no effect at ... more »
DOLPHINS
*Luke Halpin (left) Flipper (right)*
Female dolphins "have a built-in system of contraception: their organs
contain two chambers - one for fun, the other for reproduction.
"Sex, including same-sex sex, is an important part of dolphin life, used
for socialising and recreation, and they don't form lasting pair-bonds."
*QI: Some quietly intriguing facts about dolphins*
it's like Benny Hill is subsidizing journalistic/political integrity on this sick world
more farcical Neo Cold War shenanigins as (once again) Russia Today uses
its English language broadcast service to diss the United States
Government. I can't work out if they're serious or just taking part in a
GPG or Global Policy Game against We The People, but, allegedly:
*American taxpayers have unwittingly paid more than $150 million to
companies throughout the Middle East that are known to have helped finance
terrorist attacks on US soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, according to a
new internal US government report.At least 43 companies based in
Afghanistan were found to h... more »
Navajo horse roundups for kill buyers continue: Tuba City tomorrow
Cruel
horse roundups in Tuba City on Thursday and Friday, horses going to
kill buyers for slaughter house meat
By Leland Grass
Horse roundup in Kayenta area/Photo Leland Grass
Censored News
Tuba City Chapter House is opening the doors to The Cruelty Group,
Navajo Nation Agriculture and Navajo Nation Resource Enforcement.
Over the last three months many of the Dine'
Thursday Morning Linkage – Special Typhoon Haiyan Edition
This week, more news from the relief effort and typhoon Haiyan and how the
events in the Philippines threaten to overshadow the on-going climate
negotiations in Warsaw. The Security and Relief Situation on the Ground
U.S. military ramps up aid to Philippines with up to 1,000 soldiers likely
be on the ground from Okinawa in
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ObamaCare wounded duck spiral continues unabated November 13 , 2013 - Is it too late to " Keep Your Plan " ? ( Too late for January 1 , 2014 , what work around may be tried to fill the cancellation gap for those scheduled but not yet booted from their old plans ? Washington Post posits HealthCare.gov will not be fully functional by the end of November as promised by the White House - what happens then ? What will the next promise from the White house be - will anyone pay attention ? ObamaCare navigators in Dallas caught on video encouraging fraud and lying to applicants - how many navigators doing same have not been caught ? Was this part of a script or talking points given to navigators - why would these folks tell folks to lie and commit fraud on their own ? Obama boxed in by Bill Clinton on " Keep Your Plan " promise ?
Catharsis Ours - 9 hours ago
Panic City.......
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/11/13/crisis-reid-calls-special-meeting-of-senate-democrats-on-obamacare/
Crisis: Reid calls “special meeting” of Senate Democrats on ObamaCare
POSTED AT 5:11 PM ON NOVEMBER 13, 2013 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
I don’t get it. Sebelius claims that “the marketplace is working.” What is
there to talk about?
Actually, I can think of two items on the agenda.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday will convene a
special meeting of the Senate Democratic caucus and senior White Officials
to discuss the troubled rollout of ObamaCare…
Th... more »
Attention Plutocrats! Why Not State-Funded Banks? Because It's UnAmerican To Want To Protect Your Money From Scoundrels?
Do you get dental with that? The wisdom of my bestest blog buddy Sardonicky
sets up today's essay almost too succinctly. . . . a bankster bigwig named
Andrew Huszar, no doubt hoping to save his own skin from the Elizabeth
Warren Flay-a-Thon, finally says Sorry to America. He admits that
Quantitative Easing is nothing but corporate welfare for financial
predators. The rich are robbing the
Last fitting for the whitie tighty
In fact it did not fit that tight, and who choose white to deal with a dirt
spot?
After a lifetime, a half century of living white and tight I am now in a
coloured and form fitting camp. Yes I am wearing dark blue spandex and
mostly cotton boxer briefs, and I would not be blogging about it if it was
not not a grip of the future.
Opportunity to Let MA DESE How You Feel about Common Core Testing Plan
Instructions below for getting on the agenda.
- November 18, 2013, 5-7 p.m. - Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden (Meeting Notice Posted: 11/13/13,
9:05 A.M.)
- November 19, 2013, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden (Meeting Notice Posted:
11/13/13, 9:05 A.M.)
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education welcomes public comment on
matters within its purview. Accordingly, the Board makes available a
maximum 30-minute period at its regular meetings for persons ... more »
CBI Director Ranjit Sinha illustrates why India has a huge problem with rape... " If you cannot enforce the ban on betting, it is like saying, 'If you can't prevent rape, you enjoy it,'" ... "
CBI director Ranjit Sinha regrets 'rape' analogy after backlash
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*New Delhi: * The CBI's chief Ranjit Sinha has said that his remark "If you
can't prevent rape, you enjoy it" was taken out of context.
"I regret any hur... more »
Quote of the Day: On Conversation
“The playroom [on the floor below the lounge] contains the television
screen,
so that those members of the family or guests who enjoy looking at
television
can indulge, without victimising those of us who still enjoy conversation.”
- architect Richard Neutra, on the design of the Greenberg House, 1949
Here’s Laurie Anderson with Lou Reed:
And here's Phil Manzanera on 'The Art of Conversation':
PS: And on that subject, I’m heading away for a few days good conversation
with friends. Look after yourselves while I’m away.
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House Republicans plan to introduce Articles of impeachment for Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday ! Article One - Fast And Furious Operation probably is the Article most likely to resonate with the public......
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/14/us-usa-congress-holder-idUSBRE9AD02O20131114?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
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Republicans to try to impeach U.S. Attorney General Holder
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WikiLeaks reveals draft of TPP Intellectual Property chapter - highly secretive multinational trade deal sees light of day ! Comment on the IP Chapter that should focus attention ......“Compared to existing multilateral agreements, the TPP IPR chapter proposes the granting of more patents, the creation of intellectual property rights on data, the extension of the terms of protection for patents and copyrights, expansions of right holder privileges and increases in the penalties for infringement,” James Love of Knowledge Ecology International explained after reading the leaked chapter. “The TPP text shrinks the space for exceptions in all types of intellectual property rights. Negotiated in secret, the proposed text is bad for access to knowledge, bad for access to medicine and profoundly bad for innovation.” ....... “Particular measures proposed include supranational litigation tribunals to which sovereign national courts are expected to defer, but which have no human rights safeguards,” warned WikiLeaks. “The TPP IP Chapter states that these courts can conduct hearings with secret evidence.”
http://rt.com/usa/wikileaks-tpp-ip-dotcom-670/
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The secret sell-out . . .
STEVIE'S
SECRET SELL-OUT: according to Sunny Freeman and Daniel Tencer at
HUFFPOST BUSINESS, in an article “Trans-Pacific Partnership Chapter
Released By WikiLeaks”, it's so secret it took WikiLeaks to get the
details. And truly, the Devil is in the details.
A trade agreement Canada intends to sign will have “far-reaching
implications for individual rights and civil liberties,” WikiLeaks says
Will the Common Core improve knowledge of history?
On twitter recently I spotted a post from a Common Core supporter that
implies that the new standards will solve our problems when it comes to
history instruction in our schools. Here we have another CCLS advocate who
ignores the reality in our schools: In this era of high-stakes testing
what is tested will determine what is taught. […]
Fukushima updates November 11 - 12 , 2013 - At this point , I guess it's not surprising to see the Government of Japan continues to attempt to suppress " harmful rumors " otherwise known as the true condition of the Fukushima nuclear plant , that the Government attempts to suppress interviews with people other than " friendly government leaders ( concerning Fukushima exposures ) , that outside experts are praying nothing goes wrong and are shocked Tepco will be attempting the dangerous , uncharted task of removing the fuel rods in Reactor Building 4's spent fuel pool ( without outside supervision and direction ) .... Par for the course...... What is shocking is anecdotal evidence of radiation exposures in Tokyo - medications not working , rare diseases increasing ( and this is not just children , it is suprising to hear the first comments regarding evacuating Tokyo , it is surprising to hear talk of criminal conduct regarding resettling folks back within potentially lethal areas - 10 - 15 km from the Fukushima plant ! .
Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
Energy News.......
04:27 PM EST on November 12th, 2013 | 7 comments
Ex-Fukushima Worker: “This is the end!” I thought after seeing explosion at
plant… “I knew how much fuel was there” — NHK: Reactor 3 blast “like being
lifted up off floor” 6 km from plant, I thought plane crashed outside
(VIDEOS)
02:19 PM EST on November 12th, 2013 | 31 comments
Magazine: The Fukushima Crisis Comes to the U.S. — Professor: “New and
improved version of the original atomic plague is spreading”; The truth is
so incomprehensible it’s easier to pretend it doesn’t exist
11:27 AM EST on November 12th, 2013... more »
Six thoughts about the Rob Ford disaster
I’ve resisted adding to the flood of words about Rob Ford. But no more.
Here are six thoughts.
First, this is sad. Ford, as a human being, is a mess and any compassionate
person should feel empathy watching him struggle. Especially because he
seems to have no one in his life to say ‘I care about you, and you have to
stop this.’
Second, Ford’s hypocrisy is appalling. A month ago, a photo emerged of a
Toronto employee with his head on his desk, apparently asleep. Ford wanted
the employee and his manager fired if he was sleeping. Not suspended, or
disciplined. Fired.
But he uses illega... more »
Fukushima nuclear debacle updates November 13 , 2013 - What going on at the plant - on the surface as well as underground...... Cancers keeping popping up , despite attempts to suppress the truth......
EX SKF
http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2013/11/fukushima-i-nuke-plant-reactor-4-sfp.html
( Hmm , Tepco wants everyone to believe a damaged fuel assembly - bent 45
degrees , occurred 25 years ago ? Are they lying even before they start
this most dangerous and unprecedented project the world has seen regarding
a nuclear disaster ? If yes , how can you trust what they might say about
the work moving forward ? )
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013
#Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 4 SFP: Three Fuel Assemblies Deformed or
Damaged, Says TEPCO
It must be from the explosion! Or from something TEPCO has... more »
More insults
The Tory Party has deleted a decade’s worth of speeches and press releases
from its website, including pronouncements given by David Cameron praising
the internet for realising greater transparency and freedom of information.
Meanwhile, the Home Office has written to a seven year old boy telling him
to go back to Canada, suggesting he had “no basis on which to stay” in
Britain (his mother is British, btw, not that that's the crucial issue
here), also threatening that if he fails to leave voluntarily his
“departure may be enforced”.
Newsreader gets torrents of racist and sexist abuse... more »
Rhinos eradicated for profit
So heartbreaking. Black Rhinos are gone. *Extinct*. An ugly word befitting
such a hideous outcome.
[South African Animal Rights Activists Community photo]
It didn't have to happen. Greedy, evil, vicious, self-absorbed humans with
black holes for souls did this. I won't wish them equal evil though. I
trust the universe will deal with them in its own time.
THE NEOCON LIE OVER IRAN
Jonathan Tobin, one of neoconservatism’s leading propagandists, writes in
*Commentary* today that, “If those pushing for more sanctions really wanted
war, they wouldn’t be bothering with more sanctions”.
What Tobin neglects to mention is that it is he and the entire neocon
movement, together with the right-wing Zionists of Israel, who are the ones
that ‘really want war’. And the reason why they are bothering with
sanctions is three-fold; first, they are aware that the vast majority of
Americans and most of planet aren’t in the slightest bit interested in war
and to just come right a... more »
We are all Sopranos, and please dont be Ritchie
This is a work in progress, but its so grand I wanted everyone to feel my
Astral Works.
The Sopranos
How long has it been since Shakespeare died? The Sopranos will never have
the impact of Shakespeare. The reason is as Malcom Gadwall has recently
idendified and everyone who was a wiseguy had known for centuries is it is
better to be a big fish in a small pond.
If you can rule this pond by whatever means maybe you should move up a few
million liters. What is so interesting about our modern politics is we are
led by people who have never been a big fish.
Getting back to the Sopranos.... more »
price of content
I was at a store
and I saw something
I knew would not
make me snore
and that is so preious
in this age of incredible bore
But why do they have to bust my balls
and ruin my credit limit to view
something ten years old
thats the question and leads to
my suggestion
these are greedy motherfuckers
that do not care
but in our world
the place where we live
ten year old cultural experiences
are a step ahead
from old Hollywood.
Mohawk John Kane 'It's not what you say. It's what you do."
“It’s
Not What You Say. It’s What You Do.”
By John Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
John Kane
Almost a year ago federal agents invaded the Kaniekeha community of
Akwesasne, breaking into the Three Feathers Casino which had been closed
for more than three months and charging members of the Men’s Council
from the Kaianerehkowa Kanonhsesne (Longhouse). Rarahkwisere and
Kaneratiio, duly appointed
Gridlock/Polarization
National Journal is running a funny-looking chart of partisan polarization
in the House with this explanation:
If you're looking for a quick fact to explain congressional gridlock, it's
this: In the 113th Congress, only 59 members have voted with the majority
of their party less than 90 percent of the time (20 Republicans and 39
Democrats).
So first of all, a minor point: "Congress" here apparently means the House.
Second: polarization -- partisan polarization -- just means that Members
vote with their party and against theother party. Gridlock is about failure
to pass legislation.... more »
The inevitability of transnational racial profiling?
Today’s thought experiment: A foreign national is killed in your state,
igniting emotional protests and a road blockade by members of his
community. Your state is almost entirely economically dependent on
tourism. There’s standard boilerplate for these events, right? You express
regret, you pledge to investigate the murder, you vow that locals who
violently attacked protesters will
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It's Time to Scrap Pairing
How to make a good thing backfire in a few easy steps. Most Labour Party
people and a wavering chunk of the British public think the bedroom tax is
as punitive as it is useless. Even those softened up by decades of
relentless benefit-bashing and support it would at least expect Labour to
be opposed to it, even die-hard Tories. So using Parliamentary time
yesterday was good politics. It showed that Labour MPs (well, most of them
who spoke anyway) actually, deeply, genuinely *cared*. Even the hardest of
Blairite hearts found compassion still dwelt at the bottom of theirs as
Tory memb... more »
Thinking Aboot Crackman
The Sopranos
How long has it been since Shakesphere died? The Sopranos will never have
the impact of Shakesphere. The reason is as Malcom Gadwall has recently
idendified and everyone who was a wiseguy had known for centuries is it is
better to be a big fish in a small pond.
If you can rule this pond by whatever means maybe you should move up a few
million liters. What is so interesting about our modern politics is we are
led by people who have never been a big fish.
Getting back to the Sopranos. Its all about big fish. Its all so perfectly
described. Its all so real that no one watc... more »
Guest Post by Adam Bessie. Resist the Feed, Feed the Resistance
School ™: Resist the Feed, Feed the Resistance “School ™ is not so bad now,
like back when my grandparents were kids, when the schools were run by the
government, which sounds completely like, Nazi, to have the government
running the schools?” So proclaims what sounds like a Twitter tirade by
angry, futuristic teenage reincarnation of Milton […]
JFK Assassination Was A Defining Moment For Boomers
By Manifesto Joe
We, the baby boomers, are still talking about it 50 years later. We even
indulge in gallows humor. My old man, who won five Bronze Stars in the
Pacific Theater of World War II, was a much better shot than Lee Harvey
Oswald, and I recall that Christmas as being one more generous and affluent
than we could usually afford. Was he, my old man, the dude on the grassy
knoll?
More seriously, the question that keeps coming up is, where were you when
...?
My memory of it wasn't very remarkable. I was in the second grade. We were
playing during noon recess, right after lunc... more »
Are STEM employment opportunities "tremendous"?
Sent to US News and World Report
In "The Latest Tools for Teaching STEM: Video Games," (Nov. 11), Karen
Cator of the Digital Promise company is quoted as saying that "We must
engage many more Americans in developing their STEM expertise because the
opportunity to find gainful employment is tremendous." Articles are now
appearing regularly in the popular and professional press reporting that
there is no shortage of STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math)
workers in the US. In fact, there is a surplus.
For example, Rutgers University professor Hal Salzman has concluded tha... more »
Baily House, by Richard Neutra
[image: CSH20 Richard Neutra Baily House 5 Case Study House #20: The
Richard Neutra Baily House.]
The aim of the mid-century Californian “Case Study” Houses was to introduce
to folk, now finished with war and ready to build, the many means both
technological and material allowing design to improve the way they lived.
All of them stressed what today is called “indoor-outdoor flow,” with broad
openings made possible by the (then) new technology of sliding doors.
[image: CSH20 Richard Neutra Baily House 7 Case Study House #20: The
Richard Neutra Baily House.]
[image: CSH20 Richard N... more »
Cancer awareness 49 plane flyover at Arrowhead Stadium Oct. 13, 2013......
* quite a sight.*
As you know the budget cuts have eliminated the military flyovers at large
events. Well, there's a group of guys in Kansas City who do some formation
flying in their own planes and that decided they'd volunteer to pick up the
slack.
They invited a couple of other groups to join them and before they knew it
they had 48 guys with their homemade RV airplanes signing up to join in.
If they had more time, they probably would have gotten an even larger group
as people kept joining and a 49th was added near the event.
One additional feature of the flyover was the u... more »
The BBC are so obvious in their bias
The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has said that the UK economy
will grow faster and unemployment will fall sooner than expected. So how do
the BBC report this?
'UK recovery takes hold, say Bank'
'Peston: Is recovery too robust?'
The BBC aren't scared of showing their bias are they?
Whatever the Robert Peston piece says, the headline for it sends a very
deliberate message to the person browsing the news.
David Dimbleby got his tattoo wrong as well
Boing Boing reports that:
'Famous, respected UK journalist and TV presenter David Dimbleby, 75,
recently got his first ink: of a six-legged scorpion. Unfortunately,
scorpions are arachnids, with eight legs. The scramble is on to identify a
face-saving species that the tattoo could represent: the best bet so far is
the Whip Scorpion, which has six good legs and two crappy, vestigial ones
used as feelers; and various scorpion-esque arthropods.'
Famous - yes, respected - not necessarily.
A plug
There is a rather excellent group of writers and poets in East London,
called the Hackney Writers Circle. The second issue of their magazine is
now out. It is also being published, week by week online: enjoy!
Duty to consider defences not raised by accused
*R. v. Groulx*, 2013 ONCA 690:
[5] It is the duty of the trial judge to put to the jury all
defences arising from the evidence, even if not advanced by the defence at
trial. See *R. v. Squire*, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 13.
Life in Britain - a grand insult
David Cameron has made a speech calling for permanent austerity from a golden
lectern. This was, of course, the Tory plan all along. Destroy the
remaining basis of social democracy (the NHS, welfare provision, social
housing, union bargaining and higher education - all must go) and, even if
the Tories don't win the next election, their priorities do. By some
estimates the British people will now endure more than two decades of
depressed living standards as a result of this austerity.
A child born on September 15th 2008, the day of the Lehman Brothers
collapse will still feel its eff... more »
Keep the reforms, help the people sign up for Obamacare
Have no idea what Big Dog was thinking when he started spewing GOP talking
points. Maybe he was hitting the sauce. Maybe it was some incomprehensible
eleventy dimension chess move to help Hillary in 2016 but Bill Clinton has
never been so wrong. Letting people keep crap insurance polices is a
terrible idea. The whole point of reform is those policies offered no real
protection. It would screw up the implementation of the reforms even more
than a glitchy website.
Reading the wailing and watching the garment rending over the website
reminds me of how spoiled and impatient we've beco... more »
CTU Launches "Let Us Teach" Campaign
BY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN
Staff Reporter
The Chicago Teachers Union Thursday urged its members and parents to take a
stand against standardized tests.
CTU President Karen Lewis announced the “Let us Teach” campaign in Chicago
as similar measures were rolled out in cities across the country.
“Why must our public school children be subjected to this battery of
pointless standardized testing throughout the year, every year?,” Lewis
said.
She said kids are made anxious, frustrated and depressed by the barrage of
standardized tests given.
She called for an end of testing of children in the y... more »
SWISS TO VOTE ON TOP PEOPLE'S PAY
[image: Kleine Scheidegg] Geof Wilson
On 24 November 2013, the Swiss will vote on top people's pay.
In the referendum, voters will vote for or against the idea of limiting
executive pay to 12 times the level of the lowest-paid employee.
[image: Switzerland]
In 1998, top salaries at the largest Swiss companies stood at 14 times
those of the lowest-paid workers.
In 2011, top salaries at the largest Swiss companies stood at 93 times
those of the lowest-paid workers.
You may think it reasonable that no one in a company should get more in one
month than the lowest-paid employee makes i... more »
Your moment of Zen
A forest path in Bavaria, Germany. [photo via Paisajes Geographic and Charles
Johnson]
Brave-ery in Cobb County
I'm late to this flap over moving the Atlanta Braves out of a perfectly
good park, but it's worth mentioning if only for how brazen Republicans
have become in their bigotry.
Joe Dendy, chairman of the Cobb County Republican Party, says that he has
two conditions for supporting the Braves' proposed move (h/t Jim Galloway):
1.) That Cobb County citizens won't have to pay higher taxes as a result,
and
2.) “It is absolutely necessary the (transportation) solution is all about
moving cars in and around Cobb and surrounding counties from our north and
east where most Braves fans travel ... more »
Continuing: Are we alike or are we different!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013*
*Holland seems to flip:* Are liberals and conservatives largely alike? Or
are they basically different?
Last week, Salon reprinted a colloquy on this topic involving Joshua
Holland and Chris Mooney. In yesterday's post, we saw Holland leaning
rather hard toward “basically different.”
This was Holland’s first question for Mooney:
HOLLAND (10/31/13): Chris, let’s talk about morality. I’m personally
offended by the tea partiers’ resistance to giving uninsured people health
care. I find it a bit shocking that a political movement could be so filled
with ... more »
Workshop: How can score gains look like that!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013*
*Imagine two groups of kids:* In our last post, we presented some data
which may not seem to make sense. Here you see score gains recorded on the
NAEP over the past several decades:
*Score gains by public school students, 1990-2013Grade 8 math, NAEP*
*All students:* 21.88 points
*White students:* 24.12 points
*Black students:* 26.61 points
*Hispanic students:* 26.36 points
How weird! If the average score of each group went up by more than 24
points, why did the *overall* average score go up by less than 22 points?
That doesn’t seem to make sense.
Don... more »
Bad Bear's Photos: Longest Walk 4 Walking out of Delta, Utah
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Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz walking out of Delta, Utah, this
morning, headed toward Nevada, on highway 50. Thanks to Carl 'Bad Bear'
Sampson, Western Shoshone long walker (in bottom photo) for the photos
and videos via cell Wed., Nov. 13, 2013.www.returntoalcatraz.com
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by
Dr.
Jim Fetzer. Dr. Fetzer and I will be discussing the JFK assassination
and *the
upcoming conference* organized by the *Oswald is Innocent
Campaign*commemorating the 50th observance of the murder of our 35th
president.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *The Dynamic Duo: White Rose Blooms in Wisconsin, Kevin Barrett,
Jim
Fetzer, and The American Resist... more »
It's Wednesday...
*what's going on.*
Bunkerville: *Obamacare bad now? Death panels start next year*
MOTUS: *“Got Insurance?”...“Used to got, but now, not.”*
Freedom Works: *Environmentalists and Big Oil Agree: Ethanol Mandates Have
Got to Go*
Woodsterman: *Best Description Ever Written... *
American Thinker: *Obamacare's Gruesome Fiscal Logic*
Creative Minority Report: *Dems Introduce Bill to Prevent States from
Restricting Abortion In Any Way*
Fuzzy Logic: *Fuzzy Shorts: Individual Market, Regressive FAIL, Obama’s
Latest Lie, and 2016 *
Reaganite Republican" *Hump-Day Humor*
Mea Minima Culpa
It's been quite the week for MOTU crocodile tears. So without further
ado, welcome to *The Four Horseshitters of the Apologlypse*:
First, there was Barack's lawyerly parsi-pology on LikeitkeepitGate. What
he *meant* to say was that if you liked the policy you stupidly bought
after the political sleazoids delayed and delayed and delayed actual
implementation of the ACA to make it "deficit neutral" and to hell with
desperate people trying to hold on for dear life, you could keep it until
the insurance predators kicked you to the curb. Unfortunately, this
convoluted explanation was not... more »
About those Obamacare ads...
*they say a lot more about us than they do about this administration.*
This ad is completely repugnant and points out that at least half of the
people in this country are nothing but low class skanky buffoons, while the
other half sits silently by and allows it.
Allow me to repeat myself: This country has a moral problem. It's as
simple as that.
The one hundred and sixty sixth weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award
This week's winner is Eric Pickles for this insight:
'I recognise that my own party would probably be, its election prospects
would be, better off if Scotland left'
"No shit, Sherlock"
I for one am fed-up with the way that England, no let's be honest, the way
that mostly London and the South East of England support the Scots via the
Barnett Formula. In return what do we get? Scots voting on English
legislation when the same does not apply in reverse - the West Lothian
Question, Scots taking English money whilst moaning about being 'ruled by
the English' - since the last three Prime ... more »
STALKING THE FAUX EDUCATION REPORTERS: Editing Ryan's report!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013*
*Part 3—The actual size of the gains:* How do our finest young college
graduates end up with major journalistic assignments for which they are
completely unprepared?
Let’s ask that question a different way: How do unqualified children of our
elites end up misreporting the achievements and interests of our low-income
children?
Despite the best of intentions, the Atlantic’s Julia Ryan (Harvard ’13) is
one such unqualified person. In fairness, she didn’t hire herself.
Ryan is hardly the first of our grossly unqualified “education reporters,”
nor will s... more »
BIG STORY IN LOCAL PAPER TODAY
BIW's 1997 TIF analyzed
*BIW getting larger break than agreed *
by Gina Hamilton, Times Record staff
BATH, MAINE
As Bath Iron Works [owned by General Dynamics] pursues new tax breaks, an
analysis provided by city officials shows the defense contractor has
received tax benefits in excess of what was projected from an existing 1997
tax-increment financing pact. The 1997 TIF established two districts that
were to produce a total projected revenue for BIW of $78.5 million and for
the city of approximately $35.1 million on new taxes generated by
construction at the shipyard.
Re... more »
THE BIG PICTURE
*The Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction*
Israel and Saudi Arabia pressure France to sabotage Iran deal
The election of the reformist Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and his
strong diplomatic efforts to hammer out a deal with western powers on
outstanding issues over Iran's nuclear program led many observers to expect
a rapprochement with Tehran.
A rapprochement with Iran that led to removal of some sanctions could be of
benefit not only to Iran but to western business interests*. However,
Israel is staunchly opposed to any deal with Iran, so much so that it has
threatened an attack should the present deal be accepted: *A French member
of parliament telephoned French Foreign Min... more »
WotW: Go On, Give Your Friends a Wedgie
Wanna give your friends a Wedgie? Oh, sorry, is that a little too forward
of me? I don't mean the classic middle school prank/torture, I'm talking
about Wedgies, a free online polling site.
Yes, Wedgies is a real site. And it's not what you'd think either. The
whole concept of Wedgies is simple: allow anybody to make simple polls,
super quick and easily share them. The Wedgies duo developed the site in
Salt Lake City, Utah, and soon moved operations to the bigger market of Las
Vegas. Their vision was to allow everyone to give their friends a Wedgie,
and to have fun doing it.
The pr... more »
THIS Is Truly Heartbreaking: A Single Mother's Letter To The Criminal President Of The United States Concerning His "Economic Recovery" And "Obamacare"
I am truly amazed by what I watch is happening in the once great nation
called the United States of America right now... I have long said that the
US is slowly disintegrating and is on the verge of total economic
collapse.. I have compared the collapse as "a train wreck happening in show
motion" for quite some time now, and I do wonder how much more the average
American will take before they decide to take action against the criminals
responsible for this mess....
I was sent the following video that absolutely broke my heart.... It is
about a letter that was sent to the criminal Pre... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Shameless!'
SHAMELESS!
Posted
on November 13, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Nov. 13, 2013. “I’m sorry! So sorry!” is fake. We never saw a
natural thing be sorry for itself!
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was caught on video smoking crack cocaine. He
says he was drunk and asked for forgiveness. The apology overlooks the
life his co-‘crack’ers live. They get the “bullet in the neck” while he
goes on with
Untitled
*Jefferson, Plaquemines parishes file wetland damage lawsuits against
dozens of oil, gas, pipeline companies ~Mark Schleifstein*
*City program costing thousands and going unused? ~Mike Perlstein, WWLTV *
*Loyola Uses Game To Spur Interest in Online Criminal Justice Master's
Program ~Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology*
*New Orleans a trendsetter in America's streetcar renaissance ~WVUE*
*City Of New Orleans Celebrates Ground- breaking Of Innovative Urban
Farming Center ~Michael Levenston, City Farmer News*
What Are Republicans Thinking on Filibusters?
At this point in the current filibuster showdown, most of the focus is on what
the Democrats will do, with Republicans blockading three seats on the DC
Circuit Court. It seems to me that Democrats will have little choice but to
threaten majority-imposed rules change and, if necessary, carry out that
threat. But what are Republicans thinking? I have no idea, but there seem
to be several possibilities.
1. They don't believe Democrats will really go through with
majority-imposed reform.
2. They're bluffing. They intend to fold at the last minute, just as they
did over executive branch... more »
Pearson's ReadyGen Common Core Texts Full of Errors
From the Daily News:
It's a bungled effort to boost standards.
Teachers across the city are reporting problems with the new reading and
writing textbooks recommended by the Department of Education. Not only were
books delivered more than a month into the school year in some cases, but
the lessons from testing and publishing giant Pearson are poorly planned,
too long and full of mistakes.
“They are loaded with errors,” said Rebecca Murphy, a third-grade special
education teacher at Public School 91 in Queens.
The mistakes include a third-grade workbook page on the text “The Case of
t... more »
Dear Canadian Taxpayers - You Are About To Spend $100 Billion On 15 New 'Surface Combat Vessels' - These Are NOT Fiscal Conservatives
*My experience with Conservative administrations is that they tell everyone
(who will listen), that they are masters of fiscal responsibility (unlike
New Democrats) and that your tax dollars are best left in the hands of
these fiscal conservatives. Bull crap!!*
*Conservatives generally spend every single nickel in the public purse.
They can't help themselves. Let me demonstrate ......*
*"The cradle-to-grave cost to Canadian taxpayers to acquire new warships
will exceed $100-billion, the federal government says – tens of billions of
dollars more than Ottawa has previously disclosed... more »
Important US Police State and US Orwellian State updates November 11 , 2013 .....Whether you accept this or not , a major move is not being contemplated ( but rather is being implemented or augmented ) to surveil citizens including voice analysis and the ability to track individuals ........ DHS and FEMA get ready for Grid EX 2 - 11/13 - 11/14......... Folks getting cut from food , food bank employees in near panic - winter approaching ...... Notice how police have had an unusual number of incidents where they killed family dogs ...... Why are we suddenly buying chicken raised and slaughtered in China - bird flu .... Hello ?
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Las Vegas testing presently , coming soon to Chicago , Ashbury Park ,
Detroit , Auburn hills , Stadiums - wake up folks .....
http://www.infowars.com/company-admits-new-
smart-street-lights-can-analyze-voices-track-
people/Company Admits New ‘Smart’ Street Lights Can Analyze Voices, Track
People
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HR Wants To Meet! What Do I Do?
You get the call or the email and your heart sinks to your feet. HR wants
to meet with you. Unless you think a promotion or raise is in the works, a
meeting with HR is usually something employees dread. But if you do some
basic preparation, you can be ready for anything.
Read my article in AOL Jobs to find out some things HR may want to meet
with you about, and what you should do.
Canadian LNG Plants And The Mega Tsunami, In The Line Of Fire, And Water
One loaded LNG tanker has more explosive power than the Hiroshima and
Nagasaki nuclear bombings combined, that statement is not conjecture but
fact, and highlighted in this posting..
http://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.ca/2013/06/kitimat-and-prince-rupert-in-line-of.html
Energy companies have invested $200 billion dollars in LNG facilities and
related infrastructure in Australia...
$200 billion dollars and if Christy Clark had her way energy companies
would spend $200 billion dollars in BC and make British Columbia a world
class, big time energy exporter, and recently, last ... more »
The Price Of Integrity
One has to wonder what Nigel Wright really thinks of Stephen Harper. After
all, in the prime minister's estimation, Wright has gone from the soul of
virtue to the source of political putrefaction. Michael Harris writes:
Think about Harper’s “narratives”. First, it was full support for Wright
and no resignation; that morphed into accepting his resignation with
regret; next it was Wright did not resign but was sacked; and finally it
was righteous indignation and a sense of betrayal that drove the PM to fire
his rogue chief-of-staff.
Through all of the Harper's changing narratives,... more »
Spreading the Wealth Around
From a new CBO report. Click on graphic to enlarge.
Alaska Natives demand halt to erosion of Clean Water Act
Alaska
Environmental Alliance condemns federal agency conduct: Chemical
dispersant pre-authorization plans are move to erode the power of Clean
Water Act
Media Advisory November-Nov 13 -- 17, 2013
The Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT), a federal inter-agency body
tasked with formulating response plans to oil and hazardous substance
discharges in Alaska, are holding public meetings
Syrian Kurds plan autonomous Government - As the Kurd question is a regional issue , one question will be how will Iraq , Iran and Turkey respond to a growing Autonomy movement involving living in adjacent countries ?
Syrian Kurds Plan Autonomous GovernmentPro-Rebel Faction Opposes Move
by Jason Ditz, November 12, 2013
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Multiple Kurdish factions have agreed in principle to create a
“transitional” government for Western Kurdistan, covering northeastern
Syria, to rule autonomously for the duration of the Syrian Civil War.
The plan had been raised before, but seems practical now as Kurdish
militias have ousted al-Qaeda from much of their territory, and have
virtually de facto control over the region.
Not everyone is on board, however, as the Kurdish National Council (KNC), a
f... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Frances Conroy, 60.
Ah, a little good stuff:
1. Sarah Binder on counting filibusters and "blocking."
2. Great post by Stan Collender on why no one paid attention to the new
budget deficit numbers -- it's a great example of agenda setting, or in
this case negative agenda setting. The one thing worth adding, from the
White House point of view: a rapidly decreasing deficit is "objectively"
lower; whether it's an improvement is more complicated, though. Best, as
Collender says, to just duck the whole issue.
3. Ta-Nehisi Coates vs. Richard Cohen is hardly a fair figh... more »
Ray Dalio of Bridgewater the question of what happens if we exhausted the gas in the QE tank ? After effectively drops interest rates to zero and then embarking on various QE programs ( the current program being 85 billion per month split between Treasuries and MBS ) , the Fed is caught in a vice of watching asset prices being pushed higher , while said wealth effect is not being distributed throughout the larger economy. Even thinking out loud by the Fed about tapering its QE causes " a disturbance in the force " , so to speak . The disturbance that occurs when a ponzi scheme sees flows decrease. So , what does the Fed do next , wonders Ray ? Despite decreasing ineffectiveness , the Fed ( even if it slows for awhile its QE ) , will resort back to QE ( perhaps more than at the present ) , once the taper has its inevitable impact on excessively stimulated and propped up asset prices...... Paradoxically , while risk assets are being pushed higher due to QE , liquidity in bond markets is drying up ! Why - one reason is unnaturally low yields ( QE ) make low risk ( Ha Ha Ha ) assets like Treasuries " risky " if government support might go away ( taper talk ) .... Thus , we see another distortion ( not just risk assets such as equities impacted , but should be low risk assets like
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Indigenous Environmental Network: UN Climate Summit in Warsaw: Capitalism and Fossil Fuels
Statement
on the UN Climate Conference in Warsaw
By Tom Goldtooth
Indigenous Environmental Network
Censored News
Dutch translation NAIS
The United Nations climate meetings involve the big powers of the United
States and other industrialized “developed” countries. Lurking in the
background are the financial sectors and investors of capital often
having meetings in 4-5 star hotels.
Vacation or Retirement?
In my last Nuclear Green post I pointed to a problem which I lacked the
capacity to explore. I did not elaborate in that previous post, but my
reasons have to do with the health and vision problems I have been
struggling with for some time. I also feel that the work that I once
performed on Nuclear Green, has mow been taken over by others, who are
better qualified than I am to carry it forward. When I first began writing
about energy issues in 2007, the Molten Salt Reactor and thorium were
virtually unknown. Kirk Sorensen had launched his crusade, and the the
discussion on Energ... more »
CORPORATE CONTROL OF OUR FOOD
*Click on graphic to enlarge*
The solution? Buy local, eat local....boycott the corporate brands.
Free ourselves from corporate domination of our food supply.
Typhoon Haiyan, Some Stories of Courage
I am speechless watching the photos, reading stories, of death and
destruction in several provinces in central Philippines when typhoon Haiyan
hit them last Friday, November 8. Facebook and twitter are sizzling with
various stories and opinions. I can't add much on these. I will just repost
this opinion from an anonymous person, shared in facebook today by several
friends. I just added photos from various online sources.
---------
(Personal account of a person who survived the Typhoon and does not want
his name posted, made today)
I wont be posting my whole experience as there's alw... more »
Stuxnet Struck Russian Nuclear Power Plant
Remember Stuxnet? The cyber warfare viral attack launched by US and Israel?
More revelations about the extent of Stuxnet's reach have surfaced,
courtesy of the head of Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab.
Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO and Chairman of his namesake company, said that
the sophisticated malware also infected a Russian nuclear plant around the
height of reports on the threat during "the Stuxnet time," as he put it.
When Stuxnet was made public in June 2010, a *New York Times *article
contended that the worm was a creation of the United States and Israel to
undermine Ira... more »
NY Parents Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take It Anymore
Well it's about time. NY parents are finally raging against the Common Core
and the punitive high stakes testing that labels their children failures.
Has this insanity finally reached a tipping point? Stay tuned.
Watch the video coming out of this meeting last night and share it widely.
*"They also criticized the increased student testing and teacher
evaluations associated with Common Core." *
It's time for parents all across the country to stand up for their children
and their children's teachers. It's time to end this "reign of error" and
terror in education and get back to rea... more »
The Pop 5: feminism at a pop culture glance
The Pop 5 is a new ‘test’ series of posts touching on events in pop culture
and linking them back (briefly, hopefully, and sometimes loosely) to IR and
politics. The posts are meant to be LIGHT, but also to take seriously the
influence of popular culture on how we understand the world. It is, after
Continue reading
Dr Judy Wood - SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001 - now you see it now you don't.
in this interview, Dr Judy Wood explores the problem of TRYING TO ANALYSE
HOW *THE MAGIC TRICK* was done and not 'who did exactly what with which
secret technology' on the day of 9/11 aka September 11th 2001, and why.
*The problem is the buildings turned to dust in mid air.*
*911 was an attack on human consciousness - It numbed everyone.*
*Our memory is malleable.* [source 108MORRIS108]
and here's Judy Wood expounding upon perception i.e. *THE WORLD IS WHAT WE
BELIEVE IT TO BE* at the Breakthrough Energy Movement conference in Holland
2012. A video I'd never seen but was very happy... more »
US CAUSED TYPHOON TO GET BASES IN PHILIPPINES?
On 5 November 2013, it was reported that *the USA and the Philippines are
in disagreement about the USA's wish for a much increased military presence
in the Philippines.*
In October 2013, US Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled a visit to the
Philippines.
The USA wants access to Philippine military bases and wants to bring in
aircraft, ships and other equipment to the Philippines.
*The Philippines Defense Secretary, Voltaire Gazmin, said there is a
dispute about whether the Philippines or the USA will control these bases. *
Gamin said: "What will happen if we won't have access... more »
"... People do not have big salaries here and will obviously be interested in the salaries and the benefits in England."
That was said by the mayor of the Romanian mayor of two Romanian villages.
Not that you'd know this if you relied upon the pro-EU, pro-unfettered
immigration BBC
72 Hour Ultimatum: Are Democrats turning on Obama to save their own skin?...(video)
*must be, because we know they don't give one hoot or holler about the
chaos that has been rained down on the heads of the American people.*
Listen to uber-squid Matt Bennett, who is Senior Vice President for Public
Affairs and a co-founder of Third Way, a group of even more squids who
think they're smarter than the average bear, as he tells us bitter clingers
how much better off we're going to be under Obamacare and how we should
just give our long suffering hard-working president a tiny bit more time to
get this whole clusterf**k off the ground.
Frankly, I think the bear is smart... more »
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO MILL - the price of dead artist painting dead artist - Bacon's Freud triptych sold
just when we're in the throes of global recession, this news of a record
price paid for a work of art by a British artist just in c/o the LA Times.
*The Bacon work, a triptych from 1969 titled “Three Studies of Lucian
Freud,” depicts another painter, Lucian Freud, a friend of Bacon’s -- and
ultimately an artistic rival -- sitting in three different positions on the
same chair. The three panels are awash in bright orange and beige tones.*[source LA
TIMES]
That's NINETY MILLION POUNDS STERLING, at today's exchange rate.
£90,000,000 is like £30,000,000 per triptych painting.
Somebody... more »
Louisiana School Letter Grades: The Games Reformers Play
Let me begin this post by stating that I am against the use of letter
grades as a measure of school performance. Assigning a single letter grade
to a school in order to determine school worth bespeaks the disguised
agenda of privatization– nothing more. Nevertheless, the grading of public
schools abounds. Reformers insist that letter […]
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Good News
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
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complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
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Sorry Russel. you’re wrong.
Greens co-leader Russel Norman has made headlines for taking the
opportunity for NZ parliamentarians to express sympathy with the 2,000
victims of the Philippines typhoon, and using it instead to tell the House
it is another warning for the planet.
The typhoon, the strongest since 2006, was the result of climate change, he
said, an urgent message to humankind that Mother Nature won’t continue
tolerate our wicked carbon-fuelled behaviour.
Norman quoted an understandably emotional Filipino “climate negotiator” who
had said "What my country is going through as a result of this extre... more »
Unintended consequences: US ethanol revolution causes 'ecological disaster' ......... Meanwhile , as Over 50 US officials are in Brussels to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) , folks debate whether by by limiting health, safety and environmental regulations in order to boost trade, the US and EU are“putting the corporation above the nation ? Another red flag is whether the trade agreement could behoove giant corporations like Monsanto, who could use the new ‘de-regulation’ to sue the EU for billions of dollars if they refuse to import GMO products ?
Unintended consequences: US ethanol revolution causes 'ecological disaster'
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A new investigation has revealed that the United States’ ethanol mandate is
severely harming the environment without producing enough tangible benefits.
Since the Obama administration began implementing the ethanol mandate –
requiring a certain level of the biofuel to ... more »
Europe watch - Germany sets forth its terms for governing Europe as CDU / CSU and SPD come closer to forming their Grand Coalition........Spain continues trying to baffle with BS - is that game coming to a close ? When does Greece go boom again - stated another way , when does play Lucy with the football to Greece's Charlie Brown ?
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BY JOHN WARD NOVEMBER 12, 2013 'BUSINESS-FRIENDLY' EU = VICTORY FOR
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NSA Blowback - Germany warns US facilities could be targeted ( by Germans not Al Qaeda ) in wake of NSA leaks !
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*Jefferson, Plaquemines parishes file wetland damage lawsuits against
dozens of oil, gas, pipeline companies ~Mark Schleifstein*
STOPPED FOR SAYING HELLO
The police in Philadelphia stop a black man for walking down the street.
His crime, he said hello to someone on the street.
You can hear how the cops feel about black people and how they treat people.
How much have things changed for blacks since slavery days?
HOLLY GREIG AND THE CIA
Campaigner* Robert Green* has alleged that a pedophile ring abused a girl
called *Hollie Greig* and a number of others.
The claim that Hollie Greig had been sexually abused was first reported to
Grampian Police in Scotland by Hollie's mother in 2000.
*Hollie Greig and her mother.*
"One of the children abused, according to Green... was Sylvia Major's
daughter Cath.
"Cath was already an adult, and a successful footballer, by the time her
mother made friends with Hollie and Anne Greig.
"'I wasn't a victim of child sex abuse,' the 37-year-old said. 'I was
playing half-back for Sco... more »
Listen to @KarenLewisCTU. Studio Version @thechalkface!
Shaun and I are headed back to MidWest Family Broadcasting this week to
record new STUDIO episodes of @the chalkface. We love the internet show but
check out this studio version with Karen Lewis. What do you call it when
you close 50 public schools that serve mostly minority and low income
children? Be careful […]
Wednesday mini-ramble
If the press told the truth:
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“…
*a fiscal nightmare that would only ever be undertaken by a government or
council…” **Len's Trainset: "A fiscal nightmare"* – PM of NZ
“Every job ‘saved’ in the Australian auto industry by assistance through
the government costs taxpayers around $300,000.” And every new Ford and
Holden costs them around $60,000 in subsidies.
*The cars that ate taxpayers* – ANDREW BOLT
Not before time.
*Republicans Are Wising up on Immigration* – Alex Nowrasteh, CATO
“I can only say: I'm sorry, America. As a former Federal Reserv... more »
This is how the highest court works, in Ontario, Canada
From
"U of O Watch":
http://uofowatch.blogspot.ca/2013/11/court-of-appeal-for-ontario-finds-no.html
Osgoode
Hall -- Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Court of Appeal for Ontario heard and decided the appeal of the
champerty motion in the St. Lewis v. Rancourt case on November 8, 2013.
The Court dismissed the appeal without wanting to hear the responding
parties (St. Lewis and University of
Parsing the Anti-Drone Debate
As captured in the final images of this important new documentary, there
seem to be at least three different debates going on about drones: The
first is reflected in a recent op-ed titled “Five Ways Obama Could Fix
Drones Right Now.” Here, Sarah Holewinski of CIVIC and Larry Lewis, a
Center for Naval Analyses researcher
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The Trick To Being Rich In America Is Stealing From the Poor While Shaming Them for Being Poor (And Ignorant) (And Many Will Bless You for It!) Kidney Transplant = Higher Taxes On Rich? Untaxed Corp. Pass-Through Profits Knocking Out USA!!! Koch Plot Blots Pub Ops?
The following essays are so simplified that after reading them almost
everyone should understand (if they so desire) why the poor (or just lazy
middle class) are being blamed for being poor (or not rich) by the rich,
and further, why there is a concerted push to rid the U.S. of all social
welfare programs (and middle-class jobs). After all, if none of the rich
(corporations and individuals)
Why I Expect Nothing Out of Bauer-Ginsberg
Sparked by my dismissal of the president's electoral administration
commission yesterday, Rick Hasen got an update about what the
Bauer-Ginsberg Commission is up to. Short answer: holding hearings, doing
research, planning on a January report.
Which is all fine, and I have nothing against Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg.
But I'll stick to what I said back in February: a presidential commission
is the wrong way of going about this, and Bauer and Ginsberg are the wrong
people to head it if the goal is to really change things.
In particular: presidential commissions are excellent for one ki... more »
Where the Wild Things Were
For the first billion years of life on Earth, all of our ancestors were
single celled. One day, we aren’t sure why, a hungry organism ate a
delicious bystander, and became the first predator. Predation inspired
evolution to become very creative. Some organisms became mobile by
developing cilia or tails. Others shape shifted into multi-celled life
forms. Critters developed scales, spikes, shells, fangs, and many other
clever defenses. Thus, one group survived by dining on the unlucky, and
the bigger group survived by evolving every imaginable trick for cancelling
lunch dates w... more »
Project Moon Dust Revisited
As I worked on a new book about the UFO secrets found in various government
files, I was scanning one of the Project Blue Book microfilms, searching
for a specific case. As the files slipped by I thought I saw the words
“Moon Dust.” I stopped and reversed course much more slowly. On one of what
they called the “project card” which was a short summary of the case, I did
see the term Moon Dust.
I located several different project cards that contained “Moon Dust”
references. In those few files, I found indications that there was
coordination between Blue Book and Moon Dust, at least b... more »
That pale blue dot again
Again turning aside from the subject of BBC bias, the BBC News website
reports on the latest image of Planet Earth taking from the further reaches
of our solar system - this time an image taken by NASA's Cassini probe,
seizing a rare opportunity to slip out of reach of the sun's rays and look
back towards the inner solar system - and at us - from behind the Planet
Saturn.
This is the charismatic image on the BBC News website:
But where is Earth? Well, go to NASA's own website and you will find out.
Either that, or click on the image below:
Ah, if only Sir Patrick Moore had stil... more »
Holy Trademark Infringement!
So, today our Crack Mayor signed bobbleheads for idiots people who waited
in line for hours. He signed and schmoozed for four hours.
It's all good. It's for charity.
But then the bobbleheads ran out, but the line-up didn't, so he started
signing t-shirts.
Ruh-roh. Wonder what the Ford Motor Company thinks of being connected to a
crack-smoking, criminal-associating moron.
Not to mention trademark infringement.
Stay tuned. And if you're on the Twitter, retweet this.
Hey @FordCanada! Have a look at this. pic.twitter.com/2iqgaaQXs7 You good
with it? #topoli
— Fern Hill (@fernhilldam... more »
Paiute children walking with Longest Walk 4 in Utah
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Photos by Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson
Censored News
Carmelita shared this photo of her son, 7, running a mile today!
As police and frackers return to Mi'kmaq land, and snipers reported
jumping out of plane at 2 pm, the resistance camp continues in New
Brunswick in severe cold. Meanwhile, the Long Walkers, including women
Arctic Icecap melting (NEW THEORY)
There are a lot of theories, ideas and hypotheses regarding the cause of
the disappearing North pole icecap.
We all know that geologic formations has a major role in weather, such as
mountain ranges. The same goes for undersea mountains and canyons the have
a real and tangible effect on the position and strength of the ocean
currents.
Up until now geology and geologic formations has been ignored as far as
the cause for the melting Arctic icecap.
Currently the Bering strait is shallow a 14 meters and as deep 52 meters.
This has not always been the case. Currently the Bering strai... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by *Ace Baker*,
producer of the documentary *9/11 - The Great American Psy-Opera*. Ace and
I will be discussing his 9/11 research.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Koch brothers aim to kill college kids
Okay, so the Koch boys aren't hiring snipers to murder young people, but
they may as well be randomly shooting them dead. The billionaire brothers
new front group invented Creepy Uncle Sam to convince them to opt out of
health care. Worth clicking to see the rest of the photos at the link.
On Saturday, Generation Opportunity, a group in part funded by billionaire
activists Charles and David Koch, threw a tailgate party with College
Republicans outside the University of Miami football game to advocate
against signing up for the insurance plans.
What a humanitarian plan. Okay kids, ... more »
Court of Appeal strikes down mandatory minimum gun sentence
R. v. Nur, 2013 ONCA 677:
[59] For convenience, I repeat the terms of s. 12:
Everyone has a right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment
or punishment.
[60] Section 12 provides constitutional protection against
state-inflicted punishment that is cruel and unusual. Section 12 claims
can be based on the nature of the punishment, the conditions in which the
punishment is served, the duration of the punishment, or some combination
of those factors: see Peter W. Hogg, *Constitutional Law of Canada*,
loose-leaf (2007-Rel. 1), 5th ed. (Toronto: Thomson Reut... more »
Your moment of Zen
New York City, 45th Street, 1954: [Andreas Feininger photo via BechlossDCand
hudsonette]
May Love bid him welcome
I really enjoyed listening to *Start the Week *yesterday. It was everything
thoughtful, engaging radio should be - which makes a change.
Plus it marked Andrew Marr's return to the programme after his illness.
Its focus was on the poetry of George Herbert. That's partly why I listened
to it - as Herbert is my favourite poet.
The other reason was that Sir John Tavener, a composer who has fascinated
me for well over twenty years, was one of the guests. I was curious to hear
how Andrew Marr and he would engage with each other.
Herbert, as a poet, was wholly preoccupied with matters o... more »
Star Wars: The Icelandic Saga
The whole thing, all six films, in one long post. Many liberties are taken,
some of necessity and some of editorial choice; for example, Jar-Jar is
slain early on. Here are a few excerpts:
Long did they fight, and the lava burned around them all the while, and the
ash fell upon them and choked them, and neither got an advantage on the
other, and each fought with utmost ferocity. Their battle was both hard and
long, but it ended when VÃga-ÓbÃvan cut Anakinn on the right thigh, so that
almost all the muscle was hewn out, and Anakinn fell nearly into the lava
and was unable to fight f... more »
Are Typhoon Disasters Getting More Common?
This morning I have been engaged in a Twitter debate with Jeff Sachs, of
Columbia Earth Institute, motivated by his tweet as follows.
"Increasing Intensity of the Strongest Tropical Cyclones," published 2008,
demonstrated that disasters like Haiyan becoming more common.
— Jeffrey D. Sachs (@JeffDSachs) November 12, 2013
The reference is to a paper by Elsner et al. (2008) in *Nature* which shows
an increase in the strongest tropical cyclones in some basins over the
sub-climate time period of 1981-2005. Unfortunately for Sachs that paper
does not show trends significant at the >90% l... more »
If it’s Sunday, they must have books to sell!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013*
*The monetization of everything in the post-journalistic guild:* David
Gregory had his hands full with Sunday’s Meet the Press panel.
He was hosting a four-member panel, but three of his guests were peddling
books! Here’s how the segment started:
ANNOUNCER (11/10/13): Meet the Press is back with our political roundtable.
Here this morning, Mark Halperin, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Donna Edwards and
Joe Scarborough.
Now, David Gregory.
GREGORY: And welcome all! A lot to get to, including Chris Christie and the
future of the Republican Party.
*Joe, your bo... more »
ENDA (Banning Sexual Orientation Discrimination) Passes In Senate What It Will Mean If It Becomes Law
ENDA is the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and the Senate just passedit. I wouldn't get too excited yet, because unless
Republicans lose their majority in the House in the midterm elections we
aren't likely to see this become law anytime soon. Still, I thought it
would be worthwhile to discuss what the law will do (and what it won't do)
if passed in the House and signed into law.
Read my article in AOL Jobs to find out what ENDA will do if it becomes
law, and what it won't do, despite what detractors are saying.
Freedom Flame Awards 2013
Last Sunday night, November 10, I was one of the 14 individuals who were
given the “Freedom Flame Awards” by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for
Freedom (FNF) Philippine office. It was a great honor for me. The citation
why I was given the award was for “for his staunch advocacy for economic
freedom and for his continuous support to the work of FNF.”
Thank you very much to Jules Maaten, Country Director of FNF for the
Philippines, for his trust and recognition of my modest contribution to
spreading the ideas of economic freedom, rule of law and limited government
in this part of t... more »
I WAS A FREE MAN
MB and I went to see "12 Years a Slave" last night and everyone should go
see this important film. It shares the deeply sad and sadistic story of
slavery in the US in pre-Civil War times.
I am always struck in such stories by the total disruption of the
African-American family and psyche. How can anyone of good conscience not
see how several hundred years of slavery bears a multi-generational scar on
the backs of black people to this day?
Cotton fields have now been replaced by jails as the majority of black
youth find themselves shackled inside prisons. There is no doubt to ... more »
Wild Bill: Grinding Up The Little Boys...
Most the time when I become a bit "silent" it's because I have nothing to
say. Now I'm suffering the reverse - I have *too* much to say and not
enough time to slap some syllables down on the page. Plus, trying to nail
down the most important issues is difficult because I think it's *all *important
One issue bleeds into another and it's difficult (almost impossible) to
narrow the focus.
So, instead I will have breakfast, go outside and get some gardening done
before it rains, and maybe later, after partaking of some hard labor and
sunshine, I'll be back.
This is all part of t... more »
Catch of the Day
Greg Sargent (his emphasis)
Let’s face it, the spin war over initial low enrollment figures just
doesn’t matter that much. Because the story here is the same as it always
was: *All that matters is whether the policy works in the long run.*
If it does, then all of the spin of the moment — *low enrollment proves the
law is in total collapse! Red state Dems are fleeing the wreckage wholesale*!
— will be forgotten entirely, and Republicans will have to readjust to a
political landscape in which the law is working for lots and lots of
people. If it doesn’t — if the website doesn’t work i... more »
Vaccination During Pregnancy: Is It Safe?
* posted 11/12/2013*
*by Barbara Loe Fisher*
It was 1977 when I found out I was going to become a Mom. I instinctively
knew I needed to be careful while I was pregnant, especially during the
first two trimesters when the major organ systems of the fetus develop at a
rapid rate. In the 1960’s there had been a lot of publicity about babies
dying or being born without arms or legs because women had taken a drug
(Thalidomide) for morning sickness in the first or second trimester of
pregnancy1 and I wanted to make sure I did everything I could to protect
my health and the health of my ... more »
As Opposed to Female Semen?
This bloated moron doesn't even know what a tautology is.
OK, here are some examples of single mothers who are "semen
receptacles":
Widows of soldiers, marines and sailors who died fighting for their
country in needless wars started by the same politicians Limbaugh champions.
Widows of police officers and firefighters who died in the line of
duty.
Widows whose husbands were suddenly killed or died from illness.
Women who were impregnated then given a Fare Thee Well by shiftless
scumbags who didn't want the responsibility.
Women who were "legitimately"... more »
WEATHER & WAR
- The typhoon that battered the Philippines with winds almost 200 mph
should remind us that there is an emergency at hand. More than 700,000
people were displaced. Yes climate change is real. Yes our Mother Earth's
body is in a state of toxic shock and she is thrashing about in pain. Yes
we must change the way we live immediately if we hope to offer our children
and their children any real chance of life. Yes that means we have to get
off our fossil fuel addiction. Yes that means that the Pentagon, with the
largest carbon boot print on the planet, must... more »
When Income Inequality Is All the Rage
Everybody who's anybody in the ruling media class is all atwitter over Noam
Scheiber's *New Republic* piece, officially introducing Elizabeth Warren
as the antidote to the serial inevitability of Hillary Clinton.
With the ascension of mildly progressive Bill de Blasio to the New York
City mayorality this month, Occupy has risen from the premature grave that
the corporate media dug for it in 2011 in order to make room for the
re-election campaign of Barack Obama.
But the president's approval ratings have plummeted to all-time lows.
Obamacare is a universally acknowledged mess, not l... more »
The Panic Room
Announcing the creation of The Panic Room - a facebook group for Ozonists,
Ozonistas, Cassandras, Malthusians, and other doomers of all sorts...all
are welcome! I was tired of being accused of being too dismal, even at
sites that purport to be doomy, so TPR (it's a joke! I got over the panic
part years ago!) is for those who know or even suspect that there is no
hope humanity is going to wake up no matter how obvious it is to the few
that we are despoiling the earth.
And now...it's time for another comparison that depicts the mind-boggling
deterioration of autumn leaves. November... more »
Plain Blogger Smackdown
Over at Greg's place yesterday, I used the hook of Virginia's wild count in
the AG election as an excuse to call for more attention to election
administration.
Reid Wilson liked it:
Good point from @jbplainblog: States really aren't that good at
administering elections
And then a backlash started.
Michael McDonald:
usually don't see errors from election night reporting >> cavass. Virginia
very transparent
unfair to VA election officials to use that transparency against them
HHH Election Program:
With all due respect, it's a silly argument; states are just using the
canvass to ... more »
Tuesday Linkage
Killer Robot Blogging: This week, NGOs are massing in Geneva to encourage
states party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons to consider banning
autonomous weapons under the auspices of this treaty. This follows the UN
Disarmament Committee meetings in New York in October, where multiple
countries expressed concern about this issue. As in New York,
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The Endlessly Fatiguing Japanese-Korean Squabbling is the Worst it’s been in Decades
I am so burned out on this issue, I’m ready to say we should just nuke the
Liancourt Rocks (left) to end this whole thing. But it’s everywhere now in
the regional media. Park pointedly won’t meet Abe, which the Japanese media
is reading as a huge snub. She even said she’d talk to Pyongyang
Continue reading
Uruguay: CRIDOVNI to Analyze UFO Photos
*Source: Planeta UFO and CRIFAT
http://www.crifat.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=19*
*Date: 11.11.2012*
Uruguay: CRIDOVNI to Analyze UFO Photos
The issues raised by extraterrestrial life are as ancient as the story of
civilization.
Various sightings have already been reported in Punta del Este and its
vicinity time and again. One of them took place on 9 October, when Fernanda
Romero had the chance to photograph an unidentified flying object in the
sky over Punta del Este – an image that could perhaps be evidence of the
existence of extraterrestrial life.
Starting with the... more »
Continuing: Are the two tribes alike or different!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013*
*Holland and Mooney diverge:* Are the two tribes alike or different?
Are “conservatives” basically similar to us “liberals?” Or are they
basically different from us? Are they perhaps not fully human, due to the
way their brains work?
Down through the annals of time, wars have emerged from questions like
these. Tribal members, convinced of their greatness, have always tended
toward the claim that The Others are totally different.
Something is wrong with the brains of The Others! They don’t seem fully
human!
We humans are wired to think that way, but t... more »
DoDEA: What Can Happen without Corporate Education Reform, NCLB, RttT, etc.
When NCLBA exempted Department of Defense schools, some whined that it was
unfair: after all. Rather than protesting the grandiose stupidity of the
law to begin with, the National School Boards Association contended that
DoDEA schools should be put into the same vice as the the rest of America's
schools that receive federal funds. Misery truly loves company.
So what do we see as a result at the DoDEA schools (see earlier post here)
after all these years of living without corporate charter schools, teacher
evaluation based on test scores, value-added assessment, corporate
missiona... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Max Grodenchik, 61.
And some good stuff:
1. Information and the structure of the Obama White House, from Andrew
Rudalevige.
2. While Ezra Klain interviews Peter Baker about Bush and Cheney.
3. Henry Farrell on the new research on "cyber Pearl Harbor." Sounds right
to me.
4. Rick Hasen on what might happen in VA-AG: the legislature could step in.
5. And goodbye, Thomas. Hannah Hess lets us know that it's gone next week.
What The Hell Is Wrong With Canada's Conservatives - "Conservatives Without Conscience"
“Conservatives Without Conscience” by John W. Dean should be a 'must
read'
for all progressive*s* who are wondering what is wrong with Canada's
Conservatives.
The author, John W. Dean, is a self admitted *'recovering
conservative,*and was White House legal counsel for President Richard
Nixon for three
years but later become a key witness for the prosecution in the
Watergate
trials.
Dean was NOT a Bush supporter, His book, published 7 years ago,
*provides
urgent warnings concerning the political mind set and aggressive
behavior
of the Right-wing in North America.His analysis of wh... more »
A Silver Foot?
Ann Richards, the late governor of Texas, claimed that George Bush the
Elder was born with "a silver foot in his mouth." Justin Trudeau runs the
risk of being tagged with the same epithet. His reference to China last
week was another example of his tendency to speak before he thinks. Andrew
Coyne writes:
It’s just … weird. He was not challenged to “say something positive about
China,” to which he might have replied with the standard hope that
“prosperity and trade with the West will in time lead to a relaxation of
the regime’s grip” or a backward glance at “the success of the
m... more »
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