First appearance of Imperial Bush in Doonesbury. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
"Environmentally Friendly" Parking Charges (Photo credit: Alan Stanton)
English: Garry Trudeau. I took this photo on November 9, 1999 at Tufts University during a dual signing session for Scotty McLennan's book Finding Your Religion (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Now that Garry Trudeau's "Alpha House" TV show is (sort of) on the air, we're finally getting new "Doonesbury"s
[*Click to enlarge (a little)*] *by Ken* I don't know why I'm so uncomfortable now that Garry Trudeau's DC TV-fantasy is, well, not on the air, but in the Intertubes (it's Amazon's debut series). As the master of *Doonesbury*, Trudeau is a veritable god to me, and as a case in point I offer today's strip, from the "recap" series with which GT is apparently weaning us off the summer's and fall's reruns, while he's been playing with his TV show. (I really haven't even been able to complain about the reruns, because *Doonesbury* reruns are pretty terrific. And there *were* new Sunday... more »
Eco-Friendly Shopping
Holiday shopping is a lot of work, especially when we focus on Eco-friendly gifts. We have to research companies to make sure that their products are actually "green", browse their sites & catalogs for items which will please the receiver, and then be willing to pay a bit more because high-quality, environmentally-safe products typically cost more. Let me make it a bit easier for you! The newly redesigned Reduce Footprints' Special Offers page, which has been relocated from Facebook to this blog, has some great gift ideas. Each one is earth-friendly and (the best part) each one incl... more »
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The Collapse Of America: The Writing Is Now Definitely On The Wall - China Caps Its Dollar Holdings And Plans Crude Oil Futures Priced In Yuan!
I have been watching all the economic news the last while, and what I see happening is definitely not pretty...Many of the reports of the impending collapse of the American economy have been purposely kept out of the Jewish run mainstream media, and I can see why... These criminals absolutely do not want the truth about the real state of the American economy to be seen by the average American.. Instead, these criminals are continuing to prop up the failing US economy and hope they can get their American slaves to g to war "one more time" for their glorious psycho state of Israel, th... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘Obamaware is Failware’ Edition
*Pic by **Bosch Fawstin* “’Barack Obama is a lying sack of garbage.’ That was the exact sentence that went through my head when I opened my mailbox and saw the followin message from my health insurance company.” *ObamaCare Rage* – Robert Tracinski, TRACINSKI LETTER A record has been broken: “The so-called “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—the showpiece of democratic welfarism in the 21st century—has made history as the largest, fastest failure in the history of State-provided welfare programs.” And that’s not an easy record to break! *Catastrophic Plans: The largest,... more »
Due Diligence in Supreme Court of Canada
*La Souveraine, Compagnie d'assurance générale v. Autorité des marchés financiers,* 2013 SCC 63 deals with due diligence in regulatory law and declines to decide whether reasonable mistake of law can be a defence in regulatory matters. The Court holds: [56] The due diligence defence is available if the defendant reasonably believed in a mistaken set of facts that, if true, would have rendered his or her act or omission innocent. A defendant can also avoid liability by showing that he or she took all reasonable steps to avoid the particular event (*Sault S... more »
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Deep tweets
I never get into internet spats but I was in a mood today. When my waste of Senator Richard Burr started spewing the GOP talking points about Harry's big move I tweeted him like mad. He actually responded to me today for the very first time on the twitter. It doesn't show on the ticker so you have to go to my twitter page to see it. And then you have to click on the convo to see the whole exchange. But the upshot was he tried to nail me with the stale quote random Democrats from 2005 trick. To which I replied, oh Im sorry, I forgot to tell you I was quoting Mitch. Then I hit him with... more »
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Why I will never vote for the Christian Democrats
I put them last on the ballot, after the white supremacists and anti-science nutters. "This morning, the Christian Democrats blocked a notice of motion acknowledging today as the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. “It is very disappointing that the (NSW)Parliament will not pass a motion commemorating victims of homicide just because they are transgender." The Transgender Day of Remembrance is not a day of protest. There is n political activity, nor fundraising. It is, quite simply, a day where we read out the names of those slain for being Trans or Intersex, or killed for eve... more »
Ukraine selects closer Russian ties as compared with signing an EU trade deal Putin wins again !
http://rt.com/business/ukraine-eu-deal-suspended-088/ Facing its most important economic crosswords since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kiev has aligned itself closer to Russia, and has suspended preparations to sign an EU trade deal. Russia has warned a step west towards Ukraine would be "trade suicide" and result in billions in losttrade revenue and that joining the Russia-led Customs Union is more beneficial. Ukraine will *“restore an active dialogue”* with the Customs Union and the CIS, as economic and foreign ministers proposed Ukraine, Russia, and the EU create a tri-part... more »
DCCC's Forked Tongue In New Mexico
New Mexico's second congressional district-- which is bigger than some states-- is not going to be easy for any Democrat to win next year. There's a relatively popular Republican incumbent, a very, very rich one, and Democratic and independent voters will need a reason to turn him out of office. A Republican-lite candidate of the DCCC brain trust variety is not going to be able to do it. And, of course, the heavy-footed and bumblingly incompetent Steve Israel has come down against the progressive in the primary, Leslie Endean-Singh, and on the side of the more conservative Democra... more »
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Michelle Malkin favorited this tweet of mine. Interesting. #tcot
Behold. Explain? Tagged: malkin, tcot, tea party, Twitter
Agape.
This misunderstanding about love is perhaps THE MISUNDERSTANDING. Agape is unconditional SELF-love. To love without condition means to accept all facets of existence. Every dark thought, angry outburst and violent emotion must be absorbed into the fabric of you and loved. You can no longer afford to love half way or part way – *the energetic push of creation in this moment now is asking of you – everything.* This shift you are participating in is not just something you are watching, it is what you are doing. All of the wondrous changes you hear about in the next dimension... more »
So, the BATS still can’t be bothered to sign a darn petition?
Why are BATS not flying on this one? Have we finally gauged the limits of slacktivism? That is, a like on Facebook translating to almost nothing. Not that I or we put too much stock in petitions. But it’s been an interesting few days, where I’ve seen an actual White House petition to dump Duncan […]
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Russia in Revolt
*RUSSIA IN REVOLT: THE FIRST CRACK IN TSARIST POWER* 'Russia in Revolt: The First Crack in Tsarist Power' by David Floyd. Macdonald Library of the 20th Century, Macdonald and Co., London 1969 Good old history light ! The Macdonald Library of the 20th Century is a series of brief books about outstanding events, personalities and trends in that century. The series ranges through the alphabet from 'The Anarchists' to 'Woodrow Wilson'. All are heavy on pictures and light on text, each one readable in one day. Despite their brevity they can be very useful introductions. ... more »
Friday Morning No-Ramble.
Sorry folks. No Ramble today: Just as I was about to press “publish,” the computer melted down—and I’m unable to recover the post. Maybe tomorrow… Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Update On Syria [11.21]: Syrian Opposition Opposes Geneva II Conference
An excerpt from, *"Syrian government and opposition jockey ahead of Geneva II"* by Haytham Mouzahem, Al Monitor, November 19: On the other hand, Syrian parliamentarian Sharif Shehadeh said that the success of Geneva II depends on all parties. In an exclusive telephone interview with *Al-Monitor*, he said, *"The Syrian opposition, to this moment, does not want [Geneva II] to succeed. The statements the opposition has made recently are directed in a negative manner toward disrupting the conference."* Shehadeh added that the Syrian government "does not deal with the Geneva conference ... more »
Battlefield gains to boost Assad hand at Geneva talks to be held Dec 12
*Yahoo UK * *Divisions in rebel ranks and more committed loyalist fighters* are helping the Syrian regime notch up military victories that would give it the upper hand at peace talks, analysts and rebels say. *The army's capture this week of the strategic town of Qara*, north of Damascus, followed three days of fighting against Al-Nusra Front jihadists. It comes after a series of government advances in Damascus province and southwest of Aleppo, in northern Syria. *Rebels 'totally demoralised' by US backtracking* International developments have also played a role in the rebels' lo... more »
A Watershed Moment in Foreclosure Battle: Judge McConnell Hailed as Savior to Thousands of Downtrodden Homeowners
*A Watershed Moment in Foreclosure Battle: Judge McConnell Hailed as Savior to Thousands of Downtrodden Homeowners* Written by Babcock News. Federal Court Judge John J. McConnell issued a decision in the Cosajay v. MERS case this week. This case provides the plaintiffs with an opportunity to over-turn thousands of home foreclosure cases and will be viewed as a watershed moment in foreclosure law. Judge McConnell's decision in the case puts to bed once and for all the contention that homeowners have no right to challenge fraudulent assignments appearing in their chain of titl... more »
Reid shuts down Republican obstruction
It was a good day for democratic governance. Admit I didn't think he'd go through with it. Happy to be wrong. Harry Reid made history today. After years of threats and warnings, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and his Democratic majority on Thursday executed the "nuclear option" to eliminate the filibuster for executive branch and judicial nominees, except for the Supreme Court. Of course, everybody has an opinion but it's probably not going to restore the Senate to a functional body. The "Reid Rule," as supporters are calling it, does not affect the minority party's abi... more »
Finally!
An excerpt from, *"Iraq militia says fires mortar bombs at Saudi as warning"* by Angus McDowall and Suadad al-Salhy, Reuters, November 21: Six mortar bombs landed near a border post in northern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militia, which said on Thursday it was warning the kingdom to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs. The mortar rounds hit desert on the far northwestern fringes of the kingdom's oil-producing region on Wednesday, several hundred kilometers (miles) from the major fields operated by the world's largest oil exporter and biggest Arab ... more »
The Germanic God Rune and the Egyptian God Hieroglyph
*The Germanic 'God' Rune and the Egyptian 'God' Hieroglyph*by Steed*, Eye of Woden* Much evidence is coming to light of the Indo-European origins of Ancient Egypt. King Tutankhamen is reported to have DNA which matches the majority of Western European men. So when I study the wisdom of our ancestors I try to remain open-minded to the connections between the teachings of ancient North-Western Europe and other cultures Worldwide. One such source of literature which provides great opportunity for comparing the origins of man is the 'Earth Chronicles' series of books by Zechariah Sitchin... more »
Stoke North: After Joan
I was privileged enough, almost by chance, to be at Stoke North Constituency Labour Party's meeting last Friday when Joan Walley announced her retirement. But no sooner had the story gone public the speculation began about who will fill her shoes after 2015 - assuming, of course, Labour wins in that part of the world. On this matter, as an ordinary member in Stoke-on-Trent *Central* I have no nag in this steeplechase. Besides, it would be rather inappropriate if I was to back a particular candidate. I do not have any weight to boast of and, quite rightly, the members of Stoke North... more »
Obama Is Being Led By Republicans Down The Wrong Path On Social Security, The Same Way He Was On Healthcare
Medicare is a progressive Democratic Party approach to healthcare. If Obama wasn't so silly he would have ignored phony GOP blandishments towards his favorite position-- compromise-- and pushed for Medicare for all, not the conservative, pro-insurance company Frankenstein's monster that became Obamacare. Social Security is another progressive Democratic idea that Republicans have a "reform" for they're selling Obama on: Chained CPI. And he's biting again! Hopefully, this time, congressional Democrats will tell him and Boehner that they're on their own. The progressive Democratic f... more »
War watch update November 20 , 2013 - Iran , Afghanistan , Libya and Syria in focus ...
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Iran.... Israel Growing Resigned to Iran Deal, But Will Still Oppose ItIsraeli Officials Insist Deal May Mean War by Jason Ditz, November 19, 2013 Print This | Share This Israeli officials are very public in their opposition to diplomacy between the international community and Iran, but seem increasingly resigned to the idea that their shrill predictions of doom may not be enough to destroy the talks outright. Instead, they’re planning for the “day after,” and what to do if and when the P5+1 and Iran reach an interim deal, something which may well come this week. “We will be more f... more »
SAMANTHA SMITH IN CRIMEA
Samantha Smith (1972 - 1985) was an American schoolgirl and peace activist from Manchester, Maine, who became famous when she went to a children's camp in Crimea in the Soviet Union. She was hated by certain people in the American military-industrial complex. She died in mysterious circumstances in 1985. In 1982, Samantha wrote a letter to the newly appointed Russian leader Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply which included a personal invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. Samantha attracted lots of media attention in both countries. Samantha Smith - W... more »
Rob Ford made headline in Kuwait newspaper
Kuwaitis are having fun about Rob Ford comparing himself with Kuwait being attacked by Saddam Hussein. Read the story here.
The New York Times still doesn’t [HEART] Texas!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013* *The latest pathetic example:* The New York Times doesn’t care for Texas. Last year, its former editorial page editor toured the country making absurd, deeply clueless remarks about the Lone Star state’s public schools. It was easily one of the dumbest such outings in post-journalistic history. Last Sunday, the nation’s dumbest newspaper managed to strike again. It found a very silly boy to write a silly profile of Dallas, the famous “city of hate” which simply will *not* reform. It ran his piddle in the Sunday Review. This is the way the deeply pitiful... more »
It’s the Day John Kennedy Died
Fifty years ago today. Here’s Lou Reed. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Nukie Kabuki
Kaboom! The United States Senate just went all radical and decided to experiment with majority rule, toying with the concept of democracy for a change. Awesome. Mind you, the filibuster reform only pertains to Obama's judicial (non-Supreme) and executive appointments. Super-majorities will still be required for such goodies as extending unemployment insurance, background checks for gun purchases, restoring food stamp cuts and other stuff benefiting ordinary people. Don't get me wrong -- the federal judiciary was getting top heavy with ultra-right wingers willing to yank the last r... more »
We Can Question the Word "Grit" but Embrace Research on Nurturing the Socio-Emotional
As I explained in a Huffington Post accompanying Angela Duckworth’s TED Talk Weekend, twenty-something years ago, I entered the classroom through alternative certification. Then and now, I was committed to the progressive education tradition. I soon recognized, however, why conservatives, as well as the new generation of career-changers who were then entering the teaching profession, dismissed progressives as soft-hearted, and soft-minded. Too many times, progressive educators have tried one gimmick after another to get around the reality that students must take responsibility for t... more »
Prelude harmonization in progress
*Don't ask me, I haven't a clue what it means! But it sounds important! ;) -Bill* *Prelude harmonization in progress* November 21, 2013 Prelude harmonization in progress. Markup at 5.5. System setup at Omicron 9.2.
Bigger than Libor? Forex probe hangs over banks
A global investigation into forex trading abuses is the latest legal headache for the banking industry. http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/20/investing/forex-probe-lawyers/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1 *Bigger than Libor? Forex probe hangs over banks* By Virginia Harrison @vharrisoncnn November 20, 2013: 8:30 AM ET forex probe lawyers *A global investigation into forex trading abuses is the latest legal headache for the banking industry.* LONDON (CNNMoney) Yet another dark cloud is looming over global banks as officials examine their behavior in the massive foreign exchange market, threatening to ... more »
Senator Strangelove Finally Does It
I can only hope that Majority Leader Reid considered that one day, when the Democrats are the minority party in the upper chamber, they, too, will need the filibuster for judicial appointees in case a Republican President wants to appoint Orly Taitz or Robert Bork's rotting corpse to a federal bench. But a couple of hours ago, after a false start last July 16th, Harry Reid used the long-threatened but never-used nuclear option and blew up the filibuster for presidential judicial nominees (save for the Supreme Court). The measure passed along razor-sharp party lines, 52-48.... more »
Hunter Shoots Deer — 63 Seconds Later, Video Shows Him Getting the Absolute Scare of a Lifetime! | Video | TheBlaze.com
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/21/hunter-shoots-deer-63-seconds-later-video-shows-him-getting-the-absolute-scare-of-a-lifetime A deer coming back to life having been shot, where is that Woody Allen video?
Sometimes I Amaze Myself With My Prophetic Political Posts ....
* Here's the post I published on May 20, 2013* *where I outlined the problem Stephen Harper created for himself with inappropriate Senate appointments:* * "When Stephen Harper decided to add Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy to Canada's unelected, undemocratic Senate, he started in motion a series of events that has ultimately become an ugly, nasty political scandal. For starters, neither Duffy nor Wallin qualified for senate appointment as representatives of their respective native provinces. While Ms. Wallin is originally from Saskatchewan, she has lived away for most of her adult ... more »
Quick Post-Nuclear Fizzle
The Senate has gone nuclear. My first notes are up, over at Plum Line. I'm sure I'll have more on this, but one quick note. Soon after the key vote, Harry Reid asked for, and received, unanimous consent for committees to meet. That's normally a routine request. The fact that it remains a routine request, even immediately after the Democrats acted, is a quick answer to one question: no, Republicans will not "blow up" the Senate to retaliate for majority-imposed reform. I suppose it's possible that they'll regroup and change their minds, but much more likely will be some sort of mino... more »
CHILDREN'S MEMORIES OF PAST LIVES
*Bobby Jones* Hunter lives in California. At the age of three, Hunter said that he had once been the top golfer Bobby Jones. When Hunter saw Jones on TV, Hunter told his parents that, when he had been 'big', he had been Bobby Jones . Hunter decided he wanted to be called Bobby. Hunter's father showed Hunter six pictures of golfers from the 1930s and asked which one was Jones. Hunter picked out Bobby Jones and said: 'This me.' *New book reveals the children who believe they have been here before*. Hunter's father showed Hunter pictures of several different houses. Hunter pick... more »
It's Thursday...
*what's going on.* Proof Positive: *A Modest Proposal* Hot Air: *WaPo: No, you can’t keep your doctor or your hospital in ObamaCare* Weasel Zippers: *FAIL: Obamacare Exchange In Sebelius’ Home State of Kansas Signs Up Only 371 People… * Boomberg: *Obamacare Bailout Sought as Effort Planned to Bypass Site* Conservative Hideout: *Latest Democrat Blame Game: Republicans are Scaring Young Adults Away From ObamaCare* SHTF: *Shock Interview: Welfare Recipient: “I Get to Sit Home… I Get to Smoke Weed… We Still Gonna Get Paid” *
Elizabeth Warren Winning Over The Heart And Soul Of Democrats
Can Hillary Clinton articulate a progressive vision the way Elizabeth Warren can? Or do you have to *have* one before you can articulate one? Ted Cruz can certainly articulate the reactionary vision. I'm not a Hillary Clinton hater. In some sense, I respect her and even admire her. But would I vote for her-- and all that baggage weighing her down-- for president? On the one hand-- America is so overdue for a woman president. On the other hand, it means Wall Street in control again. Is she better than any of the garbage the GOP is looking at-- Cruz, Paul, Christie, Bush, Rubio? Of... more »
Turkey Quiet Book Page
[image: Thanksgiving Quiet Book] I had the startled realization last night that Thanksgiving is next week. My husband's birthday is at the end of the week and this month has gone entirely too fast. Losing a week to my daughter's surgery made this month zip right on by me. Every month I try to make a new quiet book page for my daughter's quiet book. It keeps her interested longer if there are new options and I honestly enjoy making them. This month's quiet book page comes together really quick, in probably less than a half hour. You will need: A sheet and a third of felt in yo... more »
Surges of Enlightenment Envelop Gaia Total
*Surges of Enlightenment Envelop Gaia Total* by ÉirePort Surges of Enlightenment envelop Gaia total. Mastery of Higher D concepts becomes common for all Gaia inhabitants. Frequencies of upgrades have increased during recent alignments and allows further opening and exploration of new Portals of Understanding for all. Cosmic readiness of Gaia total has been achieved. ÉirePort | November 21, 2013 at 17:06 URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-ql
Bono 10,000: Is giving poor Hondurans money creating real change?
President Porfirio Lobo hands out the Bonos... and helps his party's election campaign Instead of all those complicated, multi-year Honduran development projects, why not just give poor people money? The Bono 10,000 program takes that approach. Families - supposedly the poorest - get 10,000 lempiras a year, about $500. That’s big money. Many people work full-time for $2,000 a year or less. When it’s Bono time, trucks full of campesinos head into Copan Ruinas and other centres, several families, moms, dads and kids, standing in the back of each pickup. This year, smiling politicians ... more »
JFK ASSASSINATION / THE DEATH OF HOPE
Stan Wayman—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images *A woman in New York reacts to the news of John F. Kennedy's assassination, Nov. 22, 1963* *This photo sums up a nation's shock, dismay and disbelief when we all learned of the assassination of JFK on November 22, 1963. But there were many others who were not shocked but relieved, if not happy, when JFK was gunned down ~ and the obvious questions still remain unanswered: Allen L Roland* I personally remain completely unconvinced by the Warren Report and feel that America has never fully recovered from JFK's assassinat... more »
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal Is Dead, Still Dead, Remaining Dead
There was a story on the front page of the Vancouver Sun this morning, the article was titled.. *Support For Northern Gateway Increasing.* I find so effing funny, as you know thousands rallied across Canada last week, there were over 5000 people in Vancouver protesting at Science world, 400 in Smithers and thousands more in towns everywhere in British Columbia, not on a warm sunny summer day, on a cold day in November.. This push poll done by Insights West, by the way, Mario Conseco is now Insights West top guy, he no longer is at Angus Reid, and we know how good their poll... more »
BIW'S SAILS GOT TRIMMED A BIT
The Bath, Maine City Council last night voted 7-1 to give Bath Iron Works (owned by the General Dynamics Corporation) a tax break for the next 15 years. The council approved a 15-year tax rebate for BIW that is expected to save the company about $265,000 annually for the first 10 years and an additional $212,000 annually for the following five years. The entire tax subsidy package is estimated to come to about $3.7 million. The vote against the tax break came from the one member of the council who tried to dramatically reign in the tax break but was unsuccessful when he proposed... more »
The New York Times checks in with State Farm!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013* *How to improve public schools:* In this morning’s New York Times, Motoko Rich discusses a plan to lure top college grads into teaching careers. There’s nothing *wrong* with that idea. We do get a little bit nervous when we read it hyped in the way we highlight below. This is how Rich begins her report, hard-copy headline included: RICH (11/21/13): *Campaign Seeks to Recruit Top Students to Become Teachers* If you can’t do, teach. The three best things about teaching? June, July and August. With so much teacher bashing, who in the world would want to ... more »
I warned you about this...
*back on Oct 28th*. *"Did you know that once you're shuffled off into Medicaid you may no longer enroll in one of the exchanges and receive subsidies? Makes no never mind if you wish to buy your own insurance. You are forever consigned to a welfare program." * *From The Lonely Conservative:* *She Paid For Her Own Health Insurance Until Obamacare Forced Her Into Medicaid* Liberals will see this story as a success. Another American given the “free” health insurance known as Medicaid. But people who pride themselves on their independence won’t see it that way. Nicole Hopkins ...more »
Nuke (Maybe) Day
I'm not posting anything right now because...well, because I'm watching the Senate, and there doesn't seem to be anything more to say until we know what's going on. At least, anything worth posting about. I'm tweeting, so head over there for blow-by-blow type stuff. I'll probably have something up later over at Greg's place, and then odds are that I'll be back here for more when things wrap up. My guess at the beginning of the day was a 60% chance of GOP surrender (with perhaps a "deal" that's really surrender with a fig leaf; 20% chance of a deal that gives Democrats most, but not ... more »
Harvard's IOP: global warming is caused by Prius owners
Various specific culprits of the global warming (which hasn't been seen for 20 years) have been proposed in the past: old white men, McDonald's consumers, the Poles, and especially we, the climate deniers, of course: the Koch brothers, Richard Lindzen, Bob Carter, and your humble correspondent, among others. Whenever we speak or write, the planet starts to boil. But Harvard University's *Institute of Politics* has created a news and discussion platform called PolicyMic.com (which includes a mobile versionboasting an infinite loop of URL redirects). On this forum, playwright Emmett... more »
"Polluters Talk, We Walk": Civil Society Groups Abandon Warsaw Talks Over Inaction on Global Warming | Democracy Now!
"Polluters Talk, We Walk": Civil Society Groups Abandon Warsaw Talks Over Inaction on Global Warming | Democracy Now!
Native Media 48 Hour Filmmaking Workshop 'Hunger' Flagstaff Arizona
Indigenous Youth Empowerment By Klee Benally Censored News Outta Your Backpack Media, OYBM, is excited to announce a 48 hour film making challenge and workshop November, 23, 24, 2013!Participants will make their own films with the topic “hunger” during 48 hours. OYBM mentors will be on hand to provide technical training, advice, and support if needed. Films will be judged by OYBM mentors &
Thank you Ted Cruz (video)
*one minute of wonderful! * via The Right Way
Oprah
Oh, snap - Oprah is now getting the full Cokely treatment... Home>Featured Articles>*Ku Klux Klan* Mayor Sawyer`s Strange Tolerance May 03, 1988 Confronted with evidence that one of his longtime aides is a fanatic anti-Semite who regards Christianity as a religion of white racism and the AIDS virus as an attempt by white doctors to kill off blacks, Mayor Sawyer has adopted a posture of magnanimous tolerance. ``He`s indicated to me that he did not mean those things in his heart,`` said Sawyer, who takes solace from his faith: ``I think God forgives.`` Even His mercy may be strain... more »
Interactive Like a Rolling Stone a must do
I did not flip through all the channels on this interactive version of the Bob Dylan classic. However every one was great, Bob is singing and everyone from a BBC news anchor to contestants on the Bachelor are mouthing the lyrics with suitable visuals accompaniment. Its all part of the marketing for a new collection of Dylan's masterworks. Be fore warned even though 14 of the albums have been remastered, there is some controversy about the sound quality. It should have been released in 24 bit high res audio, guess they are going to go back to the trough of Dylan fans to sell the sa... more »
Sci Fi Ceramic Tiles
Ceramic tile has been around for thousands of years, and still being improved.
Weather proof your House
Mike Holmes does a great job of explaining how to weatherproof your house. Dimpled membranes for the basement.
Harper's Parade of Perps with Perks #8
Please welcome Senator Irving Gerstein, chief Con bagman and in-and-out election scheme perp, to Harper's Parade of Perps with Perks for what the Mounties allege was his role in trying to kill off the Deloitte audit into the expenses of Mike Duffy. At a Con Party meet earlier this month, Gerstein announced to the party faithful : “First, I made it absolutely clear to Nigel Wright that the CFC [Conservative Fund Canada] would not pay for Senator Mike Duffy’s disputed expenses,” the Ontario senator said. “And it never did.” Having the Con Fund pay off Duffy's expenses had actually ... more »
Best Offender and Mandatory Minimum Sentences
*R v Lyta*, 2013 NUCA 10 deals with the issue of whether only the "best offender" can receive a statutory minimum sentence. The Court, broadly put, does not adopt that approach and rather suggests that "the existence of a statutory minimum is a factor that must be put into the mix when applying the general sentencing provisions of the Criminal Code to a particular offender". In light of the Court of Appeal for Ontario's decision in *R. v. Nur*, 2013 ONCA 67 holding many mandatory minimum sentences unconstitutional it seems likely the Supreme Court of Canada will review the ... more »
TRIBE AND RACE: Blow and tribe!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013* *Part 4—What Rush Limbaugh said:* “In some cases,” is disrespect aimed at Barack Obama because he’s African-American? Oprah Winfrey made that claim to the BBC last week. She even said this racial disrespect may obtain “in *many* cases.” Commenting on what Winfrey said, Bill O’Reilly used stronger language: “We all know that some Americans do despise Barack Obama because of his skin color.” After calling such people “bigots,” O’Reilly said this: “The lunatic fringe will hate, no matter what.” Presumably, race explains “some” of the disrespect aimed at... more »
Higher Ed, Corporate Reform Has Arrived: Featuring Maryland’s Nancy Grasmick
Though much of corporate reform focuses on the K-12 classroom, its well-financed, invasive influence certainly does not stop with the public high school. Imposing philanthropy and its fast friend, the business of education, also aim to control America’s college and university classrooms. Higher education faculty, you are not out of the reformer’s reach. Over the last several decades, there has been […]
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Alexander Siddig, 48. What would we do without the good stuff? 1. Sarah Binder on the nuclear showdown. 2. Ezra Klein is good on Obamacare/Katrina. 3. Ed Whelan is correct: excepting Supreme Court nominations from a nuclear-induced ban on other judicial nominations is pretty much a joke. Which is one of the reasons that Democrats didn't act up to now. 4. I agree with Matt Yglesias about the doctors' cartel. I'd like to see a good post, however, comparing doctors and lawyers. 5. And Sarah Kliff loves the first chart in her post, which I agree is a big deal. But t... more »
Nuts and longevity: correlation isn't causation
For most people, their death is an unfortunate career move. It's been observed that children are born at most 10 months after their fathers' death and the IRS only collects the taxes for about 12 months after the death. Richard Feynman pointed out that he wouldn't like to die twice because it's so boring. *The eternal president and the dear leader in the representative halls of North Korea.* But there are exceptions. Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) was kind of promised to become an eternal president after he dies; the law was adopted in 1998. However, the Korean leader still liked some o... more »
Nov 22, 1963
Like most I do not believe the official version of either the Kennedy Assassination or 911. After all these years its very unlikely a clean story of what happened in Daley Plaza will emerge. The magic bullet strains credulity. This copper jacketed bullet "If so, this bullettraversed 15 layers of clothing, 7 layers of skin, and approximately 15 inches of tissue, struck a necktie knot, removed 4 inches of rib, and shattered a radius bone. The bullet was found on a gurney in the corrido at the Parkland Memorial Hospital, in Dallas, after the assassination" .Yet the bullet seems to ha... more »
Gold and Silver updates - November 20 , 2013 - Ironic how we see another furious gold slamdown , which caused a twenty second halt of trading in gold - the days after the FSA announced a " review " of gold benchmarks , including the London Gold fixing ( I'm sure in 5 years they'll find no manipulation has occurred like the CFTC found with its silver investigation )
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Afternoon moves..... 30 Minutes Later - Markets Tapering (Gold Limit Down) [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/20/2013 14:42 -0500 inShare1 The initial knee-jerk taper-on move was met with reactive buying (as per trading guru Steve Liesman's wisdom) but that hope bounce (really only seen in stocks) has faded now and *assets are pressing their extremes*. USD pushing higher, Treasury yields higher, stocks and gold lower... Of course, all it takes is for one algo to get the idea of pricing in the inevitable subsequent un-taper and to send the entire ri... more »
Cornering The Artful Dodger
The prime minister's story, Andrew Coyne writes, hangs by a thread: The Prime Minister has hung onto that single thread even as every other part of his story has fallen apart: as “acted alone” became “very few,” as “full confidence” turned to “acted honourably” turned to “deceived,” as “resigned” turned to “dismissed.” So long as it could not be proven that he knew what he denied knowing, he could not be caught in a lie; and so long as the whole issue was framed as “did the Prime Minister flat-out lie to Parliament,” the multiple lies told by everyone around him, before, during an... more »
How Extreme A Candidate Would Mississippi Republicans Have To Nominate To Hand A Senate Seat To Blue Dog Travis Childers?
I have a crazy old ex-boss why still calls from time to time, usually to harass me about politics, which he sort of follows from time to time. His father was a ward boss in the Bronx when FDR was president and later a municipal judge. My friend is a life-long Democrat, although he loves Rudy Giuliani "for keeping us safe" and because he's a HUGE fan of "stop and frisk." He constantly berates me for "your boy Obama" no matter how many times I tell him I voted for the Green Party candidate, not for Obama. And his ideal Democrats are Bill and Hill. He loves the Clintons. He's worth ... more »
3D Scanner for the masses
Imagine scanning yourself and then printing custom made clothes, its in your near future. The Star Trek replicator will be the hot Christmas gift of 2020.
Will Recording A Conversation At Work Land Me In Jail?
In light of the arrest of a South Carolina government employee for tape recording a conversation between co-workers, I thought I'd discuss a question I'm asked all the time in my law practice: *Can I record a conversation with my employer?* Unfortunately, there's no easy answer to this question, and a mistake can land you in jail. Illegal tape recording can have both criminal and civil penalties. The employee in South Carolina faces up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. My advice is almost always: When in doubt, don't. Still, many employees want to record a boss or HR at wor... more »
8 More Reasons I Haven’t Vaccinated My Daughter by James Maskell
8 More Reasons I Haven’t Vaccinated My Daughter by James Maskell Green Med Info, 20 November 2013 Last week, my first blog on this very sensitive topic called "8 Reasons I Haven't Vaccinated my Daughter" went viral on MindBodyGreen, being shared almost 50,000 times in the first week. There has been such an outpouring of support from all over the world that has been very humbling. Given the imminent direction vaccination policy in going, it seems like a good time to speak up. The original article I wrote had 15 reasons, but after editing it was turned into eight. Here are eight m... more »
China's State Propaganda Now Running Pro-GMO Propaganda Campaign to Brainwash The Population
China's state propaganda now running pro-GMO propaganda campaign to brainwash the population by S.D. Wells Natural News, 21 November 2013 NaturalNews) Just like in the United States, the Chinese media is trying to persuade the public that GMO food is safe, getting them "ready to accept" the lie that GMO food is necessary, to assure over a billion people that gene-mutated food somehow helps with food shortages. Because the urban population has spiked rapidly in the past few decades in China, the demand for meat calls for an influx of "supply" to meet that demand. Of course, sci... more »
Christmas Presents for the Ktchen
Ultimate gifts for the Kitchen magician.
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*French Quarter tour guides plan protests as NOPD seeks to arrest inspector for battery of guide ~Clair Galofaro, New Orleans Advocate* *Poor concrete requires replacement of 50-foot wide hurricane floodwall panel on Hayne Boulevard ~Mark Schleifstein* *Lee Zurik Investigation: “Some people's voice counts more than others” in La. politics* *Blackpot Festival Mixes Celebration And Cultural Preservation ~Jason Saul, WWNO* *'From New Orleans To Chicago With Love' Bring Two Cities Together Once Again ~Katie Karpowicz, Chicagoist*
Us vs. Them: Part XXIX
When we on the bleeding-heart, loony left hear about gang violence in Toronto, especially the shootings in the Eaton's Centre, Yonge Street or the Danzig neighbourhood, ... we tend to want to see the perpetrators apprehended, but there is also a lot of discussion about how these gangs and the accompanying violence, were the product of Harris-era cuts and neo-liberal hopelessness and austerity in general. Right-wingers, on the other hand, say that they have "zero tolerance" for these products of their own creation. They advocate police violence against them, stiffer penalties, leng... more »
PHILIPPINES AID SCANDAL
"One of the reasons for the Philippine government’s delayed delivery of food supplies was that international aid packages ... were being .... repackaged.... "Aid packages were labeled with the names of individual local politicians... "Many bags went out labeled as being from the Vice President Jejomar Binay. "The population in Tacloban is now being subjected to a “food for work” program. "The distribution of food aid to the residents of Tacloban has been made contingent upon their completing a certain amount of unpaid work for the city." *US Military Continues Massive Build-Up ... more »
JFK Assassination, 50 Years Later: Taking a Look at the Mysterious Life of George de Mohrenschildt
*By TIM FLEMING* *(Note: this is a guest post by Tim Fleming about the late George de Mohrenschildt. A mysterious and fascinating figure for JFK assassination researchers, de Mohrenschildt became friends with Lee Harvey Oswald in 1962. Be sure to check out Tim's blog, Left of the Looking Glass).* If you want to unravel the mysteries of the JFK case, all you have to do is follow one George de Mohrenschildt, CIA covert asset, oil geologist, Russian royalty and international man of mystery. It can be said, with only the slightest bit of exaggeration, that de Mohrenschildt knew everyone...more »
JFK50: Bush Family Alibis
Yesterday afternoon at Arlington National Cemetary, Presidents Obama and Clinton joined members of the Kennedy Family for a brief wreath-laying ceremony marking the half-Centenial of their Favourite Son. As will come as a surprise to absolutely no-one, the surviving Presidents Bush did not attend - nor, of course, did President Carter, but then he is 937 years old, and currently building houses for the poor somewhere in Tagankia with Roselyn - also, he still hasn't been forgiven for whipping Ted Kennedy's ass in '80, but then Teddy was asking for it.... No word on whether Vice Pr... more »
It's harmful to teach wrong physics
In a discussion about the reasons of the accelerated expansion of the Universe (see also the first thread), a reader named BBB proposed that I was misunderstanding the goal of Carroll's claims that it's "wrong" to say that the negative pressure is the cause of the acceleration. Carroll's word "wrong" in "wrong way" doesn't necessarily mean that the physics is wrong, BBB argued; he may just say that it's "wrong" pedagogically and a completely different explanation "should" be presented instead. Well, I think it doesn't matter for the indefensibility of Carroll's attitude. In fact, ... more »
How to change email address for Blogger login
Open 2 browsers - B1 with email 1 and B2 with email 2 In B1, sign into your current Blogger account Invite email 2 as author In B2, sign into email 2 and accept invitation Go back to B1 and make email 2 admin Go back to B2 and make sure email 2 is author and admin Then if you wish, remove email 1 as author and/or admin
Australia: 273-8, Stuart Broad 20.0 - 3 - 65 - 5
You cannot keep a good man down and all that pre-series name calling by the Australian media and some players has only served to gird Stuart Broad's loins. It's going to be a great series for the 'smug Pommy cheat' aka 'Stuart Fraud'...
Surveillance Planet - UNMINIMISING your shit.
THIS REVELATION JUST IN FROM THE GUARDIAN & CHANNEL 4: this is the important paragraph... *"Now SID analysts can [RETROSPECTIVELY, ed] unminimize all incidentally collected UK contact identifiers, including IP and email addresses, fax and cell phone numbers, for use in analysis."* Anything that you've ever done, ever, online ... emails, mobile phones, forums, chat sessions, websites, downloads, uploads ... can now be ( *retrospectively*) UN-MINIMISED. *The memo also set out in more detail what the NSA could and could not do.* *• "Are authorized to unmask UK contact identifiers re... more »
PanSpermia - Origin: Earth
How Life-Bearing Rocks from the Chicxulub Asteroid Impact must have Spread through the Solar System Some 65 million years ago, an asteroid the size of a small city hit the Yucatan Peninsula in what is now Mexico. The impact devastated Earth, generating huge tsunamis, massive wildfires and rapidly heating the atmosphere. It triggered earthquakes and volcanic activity and then cooled the world as smoke and dust blanketed the planet. This impact changed the future of the Earth, triggering the sequence of events that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs, the rise of mammals and ult... more »
Cross Post: More psychiatric research misconduct at the U? A Fox 9 television report on Dan Markingson and another abused research subject at U of Minnesota Psychiatry
Cross-posting this from the *Fear and Loathing in Bioethics* blog. It connects to several of my earlier posts, the last of which is here, on the appalling research ethical scandal connecting to University of Minnesota Psychiatry. And once you thought you heard it all, more comes to light through this *Fox 9* documentary: KMSP-TV When having watched it, you might want to sign this petition to the Minnesota governor for an independent investigation of the University of Minnesota pertaining these matters. *Philosophical Comment Blog: Christian Munthe, Professor of Practical Philosophy... more »
An UnEarthly Child
Classic Doctor who An UnEarthly Child *by classicDoctorwho*
Being Spectacularly, Criminally Wrong Has Never Stopped the Plutocratic Pundits from Getting the Best Jobs and Wanting More Wars (It's GOOD for THEM)
My enormously talented friend at Vagabond Scholar is one of the few who has nothing to apologize for, and he nails those who do. As for me, I think it's the commented upon smugness of the asses parading around as brave warriors that turned me off from the beginning. Not to mention my background in middle eastern politics. I've seen the same type of overreach and callousness from the current
Stephen Harper, The Dog Ate His Homework, Paul Calandra Inhales Stephen Harper`s Hotdog
Evan Solomon on CBC`s Power and Politics show makes Paul Calandra squirm, it`s obvious to anybody with even a scant few brain cells that Paul Calandra is full of shit and Stephen Harper must be lying his face off.. If, if Stephen Harper *isn`t lying his face off....* If Stephen Harper is not lying he`s not mentally fit to be Prime Minister...Over a dozen of Stephen Harper`s closest advisers and office staff, including other Conservative appointed senators knew of the Wright/Duffy $90k payoff and senate whitewashed report on Mike Duffy illegally claimed expenses....And Harper... more »
Austerity in action
Stratford is a district in east London, part of the borough of Newham. At the beginning of 2005 it was essentially a very large round-a-about, a point of reference for people heading to and from London’s eastern suburbs. Even with the slow transformation of London under the long housing boom it was still not a desirable (read middle to upper class) area. Since that time there has been and economic crash and a rather large international sporting event, the aftermath of both has been to massively hype the cost of living in east London. The Stratford Halo development is a new 43 store... more »
Thursday Morning Linkage – Special Climate Negotiations Edition
The annual climate negotiations are going on at the moment in Warsaw, Poland. For long-time observers of the process, they have a Groundhog Day-esque quality to them. Every year the same issues seem to come up again and again, and it’s unclear if there has been any meaningful progress or if each negotiation is more Continue reading
Wagner vs Verdi: Who was the greatest composer?
Now this is fascinating, especially if you have *at least *two hours to enjoy it properly. (Go on, you *know* you’re going to need to YouTube when it finishes.) It’s a debate over the merits of history’s two greatest opera composers, both of whom have their 200th anniversaries celebrated this year, held in the Paul Hamlyn Hall at Covent Garden—otherwise known as “the bar,” i.e., exactly the place where all good debates *should* be held. Enjoy. [Hat tip Russell W. And I think by now you might have some notion of which one *I* think should be the winner…) Content is copyright PC.B... more »
Not Every Conservative Is A Boorish Slob Like Chris Christie And Rob Ford But...
Can you guess which political party these 2 are leaders of? Conservatives report that they weigh more than liberals report weighing. That isn't just because more liberals are starving and poor or because conservatives are selfish, greedy bastards who inevitably all turn into Chris Christie and Rob Ford. No, according to the scholarly study by John Hibbing, Kevin Smith and John Alford, Predisposed, liberals picked arugula as their choice of salad green more than twice as often as conservatives. In a subchapter of their book, "Meatloaf Conservatives and White Wine Liberals," they tr... more »
"...and then, something something something, Timothy Dalton."
*"And Rassilon journeyed into the black void with a great fleet. Within the void, no light would shine and nothing of that outer nature continued in being, except that which existed within the Sash of Rassilon. * *Now Rassilon found the Eye of Harmony, which balances all things, that they may neither flux nor wither nor change their state in any measure. * *And he caused the Eye to be brought to the world of Gallifrey wherein he sealed this beneficence with the Great Key. * *Then the people rejoiced." * *"Alright! Then call me Fred!"*
Updates On Syria: Saudi Arabia Takes Syria War To Lebanon, OPCW Proposes Dumping Syria's CW Into The Sea, Turkey Faces Blowback For Backing Al-Qaeda
An excerpt from, *"Beirut Bombing: A Saudi Gift to Iran"* by Ibrahim al-Amin, Al Akhbar English, November 20: The measures employed by Hezbollah and the Lebanese security forces have succeeded in preventing a number of attacks so far. But the deployment of suicide operations will force the targeted parties to resort to deterrence through preventative operations, which is the only way to confront lunatics eager to meet their maker. *It is clear from the questionable behavior of the Saudis of late that their bitter defeat in Syria will impose on us more of the kind of meaningless blo... more »
Secret TPP Negotiations update - Salt Lake City site of latest round of talks to complete the Corporate takeover of sovereign governments involved with TPP... Police State updates from around the country .
Secret TPP Negotiations Resume in Salt Lake CityNovember 20, 2013 Print Version *Source: EFF* The newest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations begin today in Salt Lake City, Utah, where trade representatives will work towards finalizing the text of this sprawling secret agreement. Last week's publication of the controversial "Intellectual Property" chapter by Wikileaks confirmed our worst fears: the TPP carries draconian copyright enforcement provisions that threaten users' rights and could stifle innovation well into the 21st Century. Public opposition to the TPP ... more »
Catching up with the Great Gettysburg Address Scandal: Could the Right-Wing Noisemakers be any stupider?
*The Real Housewives of Nosepick Junction?* *by Ken* Q: Let's say the Right-Wing Noise Machine was blaring away in the forest and there was no one around to hear it. Would that make the Noisemakers any stupider? A: Trick question! Could *anything* make the Right-Wing Noisemakers any stupider? Since I make it a habit to keep as much as possible out of earshot of the Great Right-Wing Noise Machine, I missed out on the story of the Great Obama Gettysburg Address scandal until I caught up with a glorious post from yesterday by Daily Kos's Hunter, "Gettysburg Address 'outrage' provid... more »
America And Turkey Are Killing Anti-Al Qaeda Activists In Yemen And Syria
*Those who dare to speak out against al-Qaeda in the Muslim world are being targeted by American drones and the Erdogan government in Turkey. * An excerpt from, *"Yemeni anti-Qaeda cleric killed in US drone strike"* RT, May 3, 2013: Sheik Salem Ahmed bin Ali Jaber, a prominent cleric within his small village in Yemen, was known for preaching of the evils of the al-Qaida network, warning villagers to stay out of the group and renounce their military ideology. Unfortunately for Sheik Salem, US military drones that had been hovering in the area took a shot at two alleged Al-Qaeda ... more »
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