w00t! Zaadz is now Gaia! (Photo credit: ~C4Chaos)Turkey Quiet Book Page
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 3 minutes ago
[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
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 minutes ago
*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?
paul at Paying attention - 21 minutes ago
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
Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 26 minutes ago
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
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 33 minutes ago
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 rallioed 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 po... more »
BIW'S SAILS GOT TRIMMED A BIT
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 39 minutes ago
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!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 43 minutes ago
*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...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 49 minutes ago
*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
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 49 minutes ago
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
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 hour ago
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!
Barbara Ann Levy at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Curated Green Rights Collection - 1 hour ago
"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
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
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)
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 hour ago
*one minute of wonderful! *
via The Right Way
Oprah
Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 hour ago
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
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 hour ago
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
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 2 hours ago
Ceramic tile has been around for thousands of years, and still being
improved.
Weather proof your House
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 2 hours ago
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
Alison at Creekside - 2 hours ago
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
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
*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!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*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
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 3 hours ago
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
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 3 hours ago
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
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 3 hours ago
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
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 3 hours ago
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. However this is an interesting
and compelling new look that asks you who do you believe, the Warren
Commission or your own lying eyes?
Lots of books finger LBJ, and some believe he and GHWB were close.
Just ask yourself, how realistic is it for LBJ to not run for a second term?
Was Bob Woodward a CIA plant? Was Watergate a false flag operation designed
to control Nixon? Why was Nixon in Dallas ... 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 - 3 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
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 3 hours ago
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?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
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
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
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?
Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 4 hours ago
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
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 4 hours ago
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
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 4 hours ago
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
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 5 hours ago
Ultimate gifts for the Kitchen magician.
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*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
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 6 hours ago
When we on the bleeding-heart, loony left here 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
Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
"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
Marc McDonald at BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com - 8 hours ago
*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
Paul Coker at News Spike - 8 hours ago
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
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
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
Peter at the original Blogger Tips and Tricks - 9 hours ago
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
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
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.
Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 9 hours ago
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
Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 10 hours ago
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 Minnestota Psychiatry
noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 10 hours ago
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
Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 10 hours ago
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)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 10 hours ago
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
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 11 hours ago
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
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 11 hours ago
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
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
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
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Wagner vs Verdi: Who was the greatest composer?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 12 hours ago
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...
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
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 try t... more »
"...and then, something something something, Timothy Dalton."
Paul Coker at News Spike - 13 hours ago
*"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
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 13 hours ago
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 .
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
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?
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*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
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago
*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 »
iDiots R Us
gail zawacki at Wit's End - 15 hours ago
As should be clear from my last post, I think our demise by self-induced
ecocide was set in motion by certain inherent traits, evolutionarily
derived - thanks to random happenstance and natural selection - long before
the currently popular bogeyman, Industrial Civilization, kicked it into
overdrive. Still, the iDiots video is hilarious for its condemnation of
our particular brand of modern collective stupidity.
With holidays and family obligations (most pleasurable obligations, I'm not
complaining!) impending, I may not post very often for a while. There is
no need to - everything... more »
Deep tweets
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 15 hours ago
Leading the network newscasts: CBS: Obama plunge in CBS poll; ABC: foreign
terrorists in the US; NBC: seatbelts on buses.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 20, 2013
My timeline: sequester murdering scientific progress, millions going hungry
because SNAP cuts, Pentagon "lost track" of billions of dollars and
BigMedia still arguing over exact appropriate analogy for Obamacare rollout.
Navajo Nation International Uranium Film Festival Dec. 2 -- 4, 2013
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 17 hours ago
Just four of the films to be shown Dec. 2 -- 4, 2013
Read press statement:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/185938733/2013-IUFF-Window-Rock-Press-Release-2-1
Window Rock International Uranium Film Festival Program 2013
Window Rock IUFF Program - Proposal Nov 8. PDF
Stoke Labour and Political Crisis
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 17 hours ago
If I had a penny every time someone said "Stoke Labour is in crisis", you
could sink a copper mine in my pocket. Time after time, the local press and
the minute Stoke local politics bubble has breathlessly claimed the three
constituency parties making up our fair city are in chaos or turmoil. And
so today, almost a week after not winning a by-election contest; after Joan
Walley, the well-respected MP for Stoke-on-Trent North announced her
retirement at the next election, and after the resignation of Local
Campaign Forum chair, Tony Walley from the party following a series of
bust-u... more »
JFK50: Did McGeorge Bundy's Betrayal Mark the Formal Start of theRockerfellerisation of American Public Policy...?
Paul Coker at News Spike - 17 hours ago
I don't know.
But,
Check out who witnessed this letter.
On August 8th 1974 (Lammas Eve, and the anniversary of both the Hiroshima
Bomb and the Sharon Tate murders at 10050 Cielo Drive), Frenchman Emmanuel
Petit performed a high ritual of performance art, trespass and Grand
Larceny and made New Yorkers at last fall in love with the mononolithic
Twin monstrosities debasing the built and natural environment of everywhere
within view of Battery Park.
He called his private covert action of high vaudeville - "The Coup".
Governor Nelson Rockerfeller issued a blanket formal pardon to th... more »
It is time for ACTION. Our home is being destroyed
Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 17 hours ago
How many people moan about the state of the country, but do nothing? Just
about everyone. As long as this pathetic mentality prevails, we are doomed.
The arch-enemy of the people, David ben-Cameronstein (the self-proclaimed
kosher Prime Minister of the dis-united kingdom), has done more than even
the hated war criminal Tony bLiar to destroy our homeland. BLiar brought
millions of unwanted and hostile immigrants to our shores, and Cameronstein
has used this army of alien invaders to oppress the indigenous population
to depths previously unimaginable.
The despicable UK government h... more »
Arbolito de Navidad para escribir tu mensaje personalizado
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 17 hours ago
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irate Alex Rodriguez storms out of appeal hearing ....... A- Rod thereafter appears on WFAN with Mike Francesa and talks for thirty minutes , giving his testimony by airwaves - denies PED usage and calls blasts Baseball Commish Bud Selig ........
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
http://www.businessinsider.com/alex-rodriguez-mike-francesa-interview-2013-11
( For the video , go to the link... )
A Furious Alex Rodriguez Denies He Used Steroids And Says Suspension Is
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Wednesday afternoon, Alex Rodriguez stormed out of the arbitrator hearing
handling the appeal of his 211-game suspension when he learned that
commissioner Bud Selig would not testify. After, Rodriguez and one of his
lawyers... more »
Venezuela' President is granted emergency decree powers ....And his first decree is - 100 million in samsung imports arriving before Christmas !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2013/1120/Echoing-Chavez-Venezuela-s-Maduro-given-decree-powers
Echoing Chávez, Venezuela's Maduro given decree powers
While Maduro says the emergency decree powers are necessary to stamp out
corruption and fix the country's foundering economy, the move is seen by
critics as trampling democracy.
By Andrew Rosati, Correspondent / November 20, 2013
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds the documents granting him
emergency decree powers as he gestures to supporters at Miraflores
presidential palace in Caracas, V... more »
War watch November 18 -19 , 2013 - Iran nuclear talks really are Iran and P5 + 1 and 2 ( Israel and Saudi Arabia ) ...... Afghanistan talks at impasses , Afghanistan following pattern of prior Iraq talks ( and could result in US pulling all forces ) ...... Iraq still a bloody sectarian death dealer hellhole......Syria items of note - War updates and chemical weapon item of note
Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Iran nuclear talks...
Two Dozen Killed In Iranian Embassy Bombing In Beirut, Iran Accuses Israel
Of Orchestrating Attack
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"We are good to go from the PM" - Nigel Wright
leftdog at Buckdog - 18 hours ago
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*Released RCMP Report:*
*(Email from Nigel Wright)*
*"We are good to go from the PM*
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*February 22, 2013*
*"I was not informed and my permission to do such a thing was never sought"*
*PM Stephen Harper*
*November 7, 2013 *
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Quote of the Day: What the left needs most…
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago
“The last thing the political left needs, or can even afford, are
self-reliant
individuals. If such people became the norm, that would destroy not only
the agenda and the careers of those on the left, but even their flattering
image of themselves as saviours of the less fortunate.”
- Thomas Sowell, “The War Against Achievement”
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Ford Family Circus Show
Alison at Creekside - 19 hours ago
SunNews VP Kory Teneycke explained he canned FordNation after the very
first episode because the talking points repeated numerous times throughout
the 40 odd minute show that finally made it on air took 5 hours to record
and "a day and a half" to edit.
I'm guessing the 4 hours of outtakes were indistinguishable from the good
stuff.
But in case you missed it : social elite gravy train ... only human not
perfect creating jobs subways ... saving Toronto billions of dollars ...
largest number of votes in Canadian history ... lowest tax increases in
North America ... can't change th... more »
As the Ashes start here's Gareme Swann doing what he does second best
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
Impersonating his team mates and David Lloyd
His Kevin Pieterson is surprisingly camp...
THE JFK MOVIE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 19 hours ago
JFK is a 1991 American political thriller film directed by Oliver Stone. It
examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up through the eyes of former New
Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner).
The film was adapted by Stone and Zachary Sklar from the books On the Trail
of the Assassins by Jim Garrison and Crossfire: The Plot That Killed
Kennedy by Jim Marrs. Stone described this account as a "counter-myth" to
the Warren Commission's "fictional myth."
Even the Workhouses Temp Out
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 19 hours ago
(*Ed*: *Some comments are too good or revealing to bury in the comment
section where a handful of people at most will see it. Some deserve a wider
arena. This was a comment I just posted in response to a post at D r i f t
g l a s s's site.*)
As an unflinching liberal, it's incumbent on me to tell others and
myself, "You need to read this article." But since it could've been written
by me, someone also in his 50's and unemployed for upwards of five years,
it's heartbreaking and incredibly discouraging to read this, especially as
I don't have DG's professional pedigree... more »
Will The DSCC Try To Force A Weaker Candidate On Montana Democrats Again?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
Having been mercilessly smeared for 6 years by right-wing media, Obama is
now profoundly unpopular in red states. The ultimate "gotcha" moment for
Republicans was when they were able to paint the president as dishonest in
the "you can keep your healthcare if you like it" statement. Anyone who
ever wanted to hate Obama now has all the reason they ever wanted. In
Montana, his approval rating has sunk over 10 points since Tester and Obama
were running for reelection last year and is now a dismal 34%. Democrats in
red states and red districts aren't mentioning him. Smart ones, like fo... more »
Mining 37: Adverse Selection of Anti-Corporate Mining View
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 19 hours ago
* This is my article today in Mining Week.
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In a Reuters special report, Philippines' black market is China's golden
connection published on August 22, 2012, the story mentioned the following:
* Hundreds of small-scale mines in Mt. Diwata (or “Mt. Diwalwal”), Monkayo,
Compostela Valley, Mindanao. One person sold 5.49 grams of gold in his
hand - his share of the day's output - for 8,260 pesos ($200). That's more
than 16 times what a manual laborer earns daily in Manila.
* Up to 90 percent of small-scale Philippine gold production is being
smuggled out, much of it to Chin... more »
Western Shoshones welcome Longest Walk 4 Nov. 20, 2013
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 19 hours ago
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Photos today, Longest Walk 4 welcomed by Shoshones on to Shoshone lands.
In the bottom photos, walkers were welcomed by the Ely Shoshone Senior
Center. The walkers are walking between Ely and Eureka, Nevada. Photos
by Western Shoshone long walkers Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson.
Nancy Pelosi, evoking Al Kelly!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 19 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013*
*What would Wittgenstein do:* Back in the 1930s, a vaudeville comedian
named Al Kelly emerged as a master of double-talk.
We recall seeing Kelly on the Ed Sullivan show in the early 1960s. He would
pretend to discuss some serious topic, but he would produce pure
incoherence.
We thought of Kelly last Sunday morning as we watched Nancy Pelosi on Meet
the Press. The horror began when David Gregory asked her about a statement
she once made about the ACA:
GREGORY (11/17/13): The president has been apologetic. He has been
accountable for saying something... more »
BOYS OF CRIMEA
Anon at aangirfan - 20 hours ago
Crimea, in the Ukraine, has been a popular destination for tourists.
One such tourist was the artist Otto Lohmuller, seen above left, with Igor
Rusanov, seen above right.
Tourists have come to the Crimea (above) for all sorts of different reasons.
*Rusanov and Masonic background.*
In 2012, in the Ukraine, Igor Rusanov, nicknamed Zverozub, was sentenced to
5 years in jail.
His colleague, the Romanian Markus Roth, however, received a very light
sentence.
"Rusanov was just one of the tentacles of a child-abuse octopus named Azov
Films...
"The main office was located in Canada... more »
Cats and Dogs
Southern Man at Southern Man - 20 hours ago
Cats are independent. They don't listen or come in when you call. Cats like
to stay out all night, make no apology when they come home at three in the
morning, and when they *are* home they like to be left alone and sleep.
They cuddle when they want to and ignore you when they don't. You never
know whether a cat is going to rub up against you and purr or rare back and
hiss. You suspect that they are continually planning your demise.
Girls love cats.
Dogs love you unconditionally, unreservedly, completely. They jump up and
down with sheer unadulterated joy whenever you are near and... more »
New-look 'Newsnight'
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
So, Ian Katz's attempts to revive knackered old *Newsnight *have resulted
in him getting rid of presenter Gavin Esler, long-time reporter Tim Whewell
and science editor Susan Watts.
It's a bit of a shame about Susan Watts, perhaps, as she's quite unusual at
the BBC in actually having a science degree and knowing what she's talking
about. (She's got a BSc in Physics, if you're wondering.)
*The Guardian *quotes Mr Katz as saying that the programme's "commitment to
covering science – including climate change – is as strong as ever. Just
want to do it in a different way".
(Being Ian... more »
The SWP's not finished...
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 20 hours ago
............................................... it's finished.
Democrats fight back on Obamacare
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 20 hours ago
This is a good sign. Granted it's not *all* their fault but the biggest
obstacle to the successful implentation of the ACA has clearly been the
ongoing GOP sabotage of the rollout. Our POTUS was too polite to call it
that but Obama called out the GOP in his own mild way at his inquistion
before the WSJ CEO judges panel:
Addressing a gathering of business executives, Obama acknowledged that the
health-care rollout “has been rough, to say the least,” and he lamented the
government’s archaic information-technology procurement system.
Obama said that fixes to the HealthCare.gov Web po... more »
Weekend Update
Southern Man at Southern Man - 21 hours ago
A fun-packed weekend kicked off with the monthly bowling group.
Southern Man's new geocaching buddy, young master Shane...
...and his lovely mother Shirley, who did in fact bowl a couple of frames
in those boots.
Whoo hoo, that's a strike baby! Photo by Mark.
Southern Man with Shirley and Tiffany.
The Gang went out for Mexican food after bowling.
Southern Man has an interesting confession for someone who is a Southern
Man - he hasn't fired a weapon since his teen years. This was remedied on
Saturday when a friend dragged Southern Man to a local shooting range for a
morning o... more »
Government Economists: About as Useful as a Fork in a Sugar Bowl
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 21 hours ago
*Guest post by Dan Steinhart, introducing John Mauldin*
Humans tend to believe what they're told by authority figures. Even in the
face of contradictory evidence.
The Milgram Experiment taught us this in 1963. Posing as scientists,
researchers instructed volunteers to inflict painful electric shocks on
what they thought were other innocent volunteers, as a penalty for
answering questions incorrectly. The shockers couldn't see the people they
were shocking, but could hear their reactions: terrible cries of pain,
pounding on the wall, pleas to stop, and eventually, ominous silence.
... more »
Shifting alliances in the Middle East
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
*Will the U.S. become Iran's greatest ally?*
Any war has seemed extremely far in recent months (if not years) but the
situation in the Middle East, especially when it comes to Iran, seems to be
shifting rather dramatically even though the exaggerated subtitle was only
included to attract your eyes.
If you don't know, there are negotiations about the Iranian nuclear program
in Geneva. It's more or less conceivable that they will end with an
agreement that will freeze the Iranian program for half a year or so,
soften the sanctions, but allow them to keep the enriched uranium and
cont... more »
Visit the Galactic Confederation of Stellar Nations
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
This video was originally produced in France, there are some misspellings
in the English translation but their English is better than my French.
The message however is beautiful....
Found this at: http://lightworkers.org/node/191979
► Thank you for watching this video from the beginning even if it starts
randomly due to the copyrights on some songs. Make sure that Youtube
annotations are activated if it's not automatically the case. French
version is also available on this YT channel.
► This is only a short presentation about the Galactic Confederation of
Stellar Nations, al... more »
VLTs on ferries open door to new wave of gambling expansion
paul at Paying attention - 21 hours ago
The B.C. government’s idea of putting VLTs on the ferries so people would
lose money - on top of the soaring fares - looked at first like a
distraction.
The government announced ferry service cuts at the same time. A few
headlines about gambling might be preferable to an analysis of the damage
done to coastal communities by the service cuts.
But there might be much more going on here.
There are 12,224 slots machines or VLTs in the province. (They are really
the same thing.) They take an average $93,000 each from losing gamblers, or
about $1.1 billion a year.
Put 80 on each of the five... more »
Tactical Concessions or a Kiss Off? Understanding Recent Changes in Chinese Human Rights Policies
amurdie at Duck of Minerva - 21 hours ago
As has been widely reported in the Western media, on Friday, China’s state
media finally officially announced two changes in human rights policies:
(a) an end of the “Laojiao” policy of “re-education through labor” and (b)
a change in the one-child policy in China, allowing two children per family
if at least one of the
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Mitch McConnell's losing battle
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 21 hours ago
The GOP's greatest fear is the success of Obamacare. Make no mistake, it
will succeed over time. Indeed it's already surpassing expectations in the
states where Democratic governors are actively trying to make it work. In
fact, one of the biggest success stories so far is Kentucky, which brings
us to Mitch McConnell's Obamacare nightmare:
As minority leader, and an in-cycle candidate with a primary challenger, he
has to be leading the vanguard of Affordable Care Act opposition. But as a
Kentucky senator, and a candidate with a general election opponent, he will
soon be running on ... more »
Gathering Flowers, or not (as the case may be)
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
Charles Moore makes a telling point over at the *Spectator:*
There has naturally been plenty of unfavorable comment on how the Revd Paul
Flowers, the ‘crystal Methodist’, was allowed by the Financial Services
Authority to become chairman of the Co-op Bank. But the story does not
reflect very well on the media either. If you look at Robert Peston’s BBC
blog on the subject, for instance, there is a lot of ‘I am told’ and
‘according to the *Manchester Evening News*’.
Is there no one in the BBC’s enormous staff who could have done a bit of
work years ago on the Revd Mr Flowers? Isn’t i... more »
Tell FedEx and the World How TFA Affected Your Life
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 22 hours ago
1. *Jim Horn* @MismeasureOfEd1m
TFA impacted me when schools started hiring these corporate missionaries
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Does Common Core Matter? An Excellent Musing by Tom Loveless
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 22 hours ago
The Education Week article below was written in April 2012 by Brookings
Institute member Tom Loveless. In it, Loveless argues why having “common
standards” across states will likely produce no monumental gains for states
adopting Common Core. The piece raises such excellent points that I had to
offer it to my readers. Does the Common Core Matter? By Tom […]
We DON'T Make This Stuff Up - Rob Ford fitness consultant a convicted steroid trafficker, banned from coaching in Canada!
leftdog at Buckdog - 22 hours ago
*How appropriate! *
The Realist Report with John Friend
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 22 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by the legiondary
Michael Collins Piper. Mike and I will be discussing his book *Final
Judgement: The Missing Link in the JFK Assassination Conspiracy* and the
Mossad connection to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
INSIDE THE JEJU JAIL HOUSE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 23 hours ago
These good people are right now languishing inside the jail house on Jeju
Island, South Korea. And there are more on the way.
Their crime? Trying to non-violently block the construction vehicles from
entering the Navy base "destruction" site in Gangjeong village. In the
case of Yang Yoon-Mo he got an 18 month sentence. And many people are
being given severe fines to pay.
One activist from Hawaii, who spent considerable time in Gangjeong village
in solidarity with the villagers, has reported: "There is no heat for male
prisoners (I do not know about the women's section of the j... more »
Elsewhere/Housekeeping
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 23 hours ago
My TAP column this week argues that Republicans could have tried out some
of the ideas that conservatives have been pushing if only they had decided
to run their own state exchanges. I'm pretty confident that Democrats,
either in 2009-2010 or later, would have been willing to cut deals to allow
that sort of experimentation on a state level.
Meanwhile, I packed way too much into a short post over at PP yesterday --
including an outline of the filibuster deal I'd like to see (but has no
chance of happening, even though the core of it actually makes sense for
both parties). Yes, there'... more »
The New York Times in an Era of Kool-Aid Journalism
plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 23 hours ago
The New York Times in an Era of Kool-Aid Journalism. via The New York Times
in an Era of Kool-Aid Journalism.
Is Trey Radel Really America's Own Rob Ford?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
By 39, most normal people stop using recreational drugs
Both are wealthy, opportunistic right-wing extremists who gravitated to
politics for a myriad of reasons that did not include public service. And
although the demeanor and boorish, loud-mouthed bullying that Rob Ford (and
brother Doug) demonstrate on TV daily, reminds people more of Chris
Christie, it looks like Trey Radel is what we're stuck with. Born wealthy
and privileged, 37 year old Henry Jude Radel III (AKA, Trey) started his
own business, Trey Enterprises, to buy and sell domain names.
Starting in 2005, his now-defunct ... more »
We Have Met the Tea Party and It Is Us.
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 23 hours ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.)
"*People call me a socialist sometimes, but you’ve got to meet real
socialists, and you’ll have a sense of what a socialist is. I’m talking
about lowering the corporate tax rates. My healthcare reform is based on
the private marketplace. Stock market is looking pretty good last time I
checked*... *My simple point is this. If we can get beyond the tactical
advantages that parties perceive in painting folks as extreme and trying to
keep an eye always on the next election, and for a while at least just
focus on governing then there... more »
On W
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 23 hours ago
Students often ask me what George W. Bush is like as a person. This story
from Dana Perino gives a great sense of what I saw and experienced as well.
Fight Back
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
when time is on your side
you walk a path so wide
every tree is something
you can topple because
it will fall on you not me
sometime someway this goes away
but for others this feeling is here to stay
and you know what
and you know why
and you know where
and you know what
and you know that when
is everyday the sun shines
so what to do when
your house is fine
but the landloard
has hard soles in
his soft shoes
We are prisoners of
the attack
the way forward
is to aggressively
fight back
Campaign against Miss Charles University
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
*Feminist activists stress that women are ugly and stink*
My undergraduate alma mater, the Charles University in Prague (founded in
1348), is witnessing a battle whose main spark is the Miss Charles
University contest. Visit MissUK.CZ for the official web page of the
contest, with some photos, trailer etc. I hope that the British readers
will understand that the primary meaning of the UK acronym is "Univerzita
Karlova" rather than some hypothetical faraway island or islands or
whatever else it could be. ;-)
Well, there's actually a competing contest of the same kind, Miss Karlovka, ... more »
This Is Where Right Wing Politics Will Take The Whole Nation If NOT Held In Check ....
leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
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*Canadians of the 'Conservative' persuasion are still having a hard time
detaching from Rob Ford and his complete insanity. The hatred that the
Canadian Right has for anything but their own agenda will continue to
divide and antagonize the nation. *
*What we have been witnessing in Toronto could well become the norm in
politics across the nation. We are almost there now ... you've been
cautioned. *
A life for a life
Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
By Capt. Fogg
*summa awilum in mar awilim uhtappid insu uhappadu *
-Code of Hammurabi-
If a man has destroyed the sight of another man's son, they shall poke out
his eye.
It's no secret that I think the execution of criminals is not a power that
should be given a government. Reenacting a murder, repeating the act of
violence whether quietly with a needle or loudly with a squad of rifles
serves no purpose other than to dignify anger, hatred and blood lust.
The State of Missouri killed serial killer and white supremacist Joseph
Paul Franklin yesterday, in a little room and in front o... more »
Mohawk John Kane 'Farewell to Jake'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Jake
Thompson photo syracuse.com
Farewell to Jake
By John Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
The greatest leader of the Onyota’aka died last week. There, I said it —
the greatest leader. And let there be no mistake, because in a sea of
frauds who buy enough votes to be declared “winners” in tribal elections
or twist around “customs and traditions” to get placed as “leaders” or,
worse yet, use
Update on Data Quality Campaign to Judge All Knowledge on Corporate Needs
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
A Jane Roberts clip from the *Memphis Corporate Appeal* yesterday on DQC:
. . . .In 2012, Tennessee scored six, including that it was among a handful
of states taking steps to ensure that teachers — and students training to
be teachers — know how to read data so they can better meet student needs.
“We’ve seen a little gain in this area, but still Tennessee is in a small
group here,” said Elizabeth Dabney, DQC senior associate.
Tennessee also gained ground this year by creating rules around how the
data is used, including safeguarding privacy.
DQC is funded by six foundations; the... more »
Dowd invents way to discuss family feud!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 20, 2013*
*Cali commenter nails it:* We’ll let the commenter from California
speak.
He comments on Maureen Dowd's new column, in which the pundit
manufactures
a reason to discuss the utterly insignificant Cheney family feud:
COMMENTER FROM CALIFORNIA (11/20/13): *This is the second day in a
row*that a NYT columnist has devoted precious column space to the drama
behind
a Senate race that has been all but determined in Enzi's favor.
*I'm sympathetic to the sentiments behind the NYT commenters lambasting
the
Cheneys. Schadenfreude is a dish best served en masse.*
... more »
End of the Road
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
More songs about buildings and food
is that not what the talking heads said
now twenty years later its
all we should be talking about
this endless stream to taking
is about to come to to an abrupt
halt
Finical manipulation can
no longer put food on the table
in lands where climate change
has decided the growth must die
Bunker down or move up
we are on fire
we know it
but the powers that be
spend billions to deny it
Paradise Found
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I was going to the sand
and I thought about it
for a very long time
Hawaii is place
that is out of time
its just paradise
as defined in the
contemporary mind.
Been there done that
would not disagree
but if I won the lottery
it would be days of lays
for you and me.
Secret TPP Negotiations Resume in Salt Lake City
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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Maira Sutton
*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
Wikileaksconfirmed 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
continues to gro... more »
My response to Evan Burgos for his misleading article today on the JFK assassination at NBC's site
Real History Lisa at Real History Blog - 1 day ago
Dear
Evan,
I’m sorry now I wasted nearly an hour of my life talking to you, Evan.
The one quote from me you used from me in your article on the Kennedy
assassination today
(http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/20/21523264-an-inside-job-cia-a-suspect-for-some-in-jfks-killing?lite)
was out of context because you didn’t mention the CIA’s work
overthrowing other leftist leaders all over the
Who Rules?
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I am singing I am in full voice
this world is the best of the worst
so tell me know
and do mont comports
what is the problem
that most vexes the experts
Its the hidden economy
that dominates despite the obvious
insanity
Yep some people they prey
upon the body politic
its their great payday
When a talking point
about businesses
is key to a new front
about living
we should all be
afraid that the mob
is picking and choosing
where we will have a suitable grave
They are bad boys always and again
and I see no evidence
that the theory they control the government
is just some one saying when/
Announcing the 2014 Blogging Awards and Reception at ISA
Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Duck of Minerva is pleased to announce the second annual Online Achievement
in International Studies (OAIS) Blogging Awards — better known as the
Duckie Awards — and the second annual International Studies Blogging
Reception at ISA in Toronto. We are asking Duck readers to submit
nominations for the awards and later to vote for the
Continue reading
iSlamming Rob Ford!
noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
Unintended outcome ... for the win!
Cue the shrieeeking from Ford Nation and other rightwing nut jobs.
Has Ezra Levant seen this?
The above is probably a consequence of Rob's incoherent rant at Toronto
City council on Monday.
Slaves rise up
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I am exhausted clicking that mouse
twenty four hours a day
Yes I tried a touch screen
but it was worse
my need for up to date
information has changed
from a blessing to a curse
Like really what do I care
about an explosion in
Pakistani when my own situation
in a personal way is way worse
So deflect and compensate
the world you live in is not the worst
Is this the message we should all accept
you could be a slave so take that twelve dollar job
and hope it will evolve
Storage for a big rock singer
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
InYeah I want to wrap my arms around her, I want to hold her, tight in this
world ofsilcone ant botock makes me want to hold her tight, she is a woman
that not needs some chemical compromise. Looking at brides I see so much
honesty,
so when the deed is done, why do alterations on the chosen one?
I gotta tell you I have been married for multiple decades
an I would never brag about the outflow
that one or another
did not juggle
like a circus show
in Las Vegas
making the salient point surrender
some kind of moot point of law'
that makes appointees judges irrelevant
because of I can not r... more »
Sun News cancels Rob Ford and Doug Ford program after one broadcast
LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
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