12:14pm MST
GIVING THANKS
*Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address*
Words Before All Else
Greetings to the Natural World
We are gathered together in this place to greet the world in Thanksgiving. We
bring our Minds together to extend thanksgiving and greetings to one
another.
With our Minds as one we offer thanksgiving to the Earth Mother who from
the beginning of time has cared for our wellbeing.
We direct our Minds to the Waters, the source of all that lives upon Earth
Mother. With one Mind, we send greetings and thanksgiving to the Waters.
We address all the Beings both seen and unseen that dwell in the W... more »
Assclowns of the Year #3: Why ACA? edition
Living in America these days is like being on a merry-go-round with a
nitrous oxide tank attached to it as ride attendant Rob Ford is smoking
crack while getting a blow job. This year, we’ve seen a noticeable
escalation in the silliness, immaturity, venality, hatred and utter lack of
accountability of certain figures who honestly do not know why their
pronouncements and actions make them so reviled. And these people just
happen to be the wealthiest, most beloved and powerful people on earth.
Indeed, if any one year in American history proves we are the prequel for
*Idiocracy*,... more »
It seems that the criminal big banks that brought on "The Great Recession" by creating the housing bubble by means of mortgage fraud followed by selling as tripple-A securities "collaterized debt obligations" (CDOs) consisting of doomed mortgages are now initiating another bubble by buying up forclosed houses, renting them out, and then creating rent-payment CDOs that will profit them without fear of loss because if and when this bubble bursts it will be the people who buy these new CDOs who will be the losers.
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The Empire Strikes Back
*How Wall Street Has Turned Housing Into a Dangerous Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
-- Again*
Posted by Laura Gottesdiener at 7:44am, November 26, 2013.
You can hardly turn on the television or open a newspaper without hearing
about the nation’s impressive, much celebrated housing recovery. Home
prices are rising! New construction has started! The crisis is over! Yet
beneath the fanfare, a whole new get-rich-quick scheme is brewing.
Over the last year and a half, Wall Street hedge funds and private equity
firms have quietly amassed an u... more »
Bad Bear's Photos Long Walk 4 on 'Loneliest Road in America' Nevada
Longest
Walk 4 on the "Loneliest Road in America" this morning, out of Austin,
Nevada. Thanks to Bad Bear for photos and videos, Wed. Nov. 27, 2013
Can you hear me now? I only have one bar left.
“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of
losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of
power corrupts those who are subject to it.”
Aung San Suu Kyi*
Freedom From Fear
Can you hear me now?
Go read Creekside ... then read Northern Reflections.
*Aung San Suu Kyi is a renowned Burmese opposition leader. She has spent a long portion of her adult
Can Charlie Crist Be Trusted?
"I was a Republican because I thought that those were the people who best
supported markets. I think that is not true anymore. I was a Republican at
a time when I felt like there was a problem that the markets were under a
lot more strain. It worried me whether or not the government played too
activist a role." Can you guess who said that? Hint: think of the 5 most
brilliant progressives in Congress. still not? Narrow it down to 3 then.
Bernie Sanders is from Brooklyn and Alan Grayson is from the Bronx. They
came from Democratic households. So that leaves someone who was born in
O... more »
Your moment of Zen
Economy class seating on a Pan Am flight in the late 1960s.
Sinkhole in Sanica, Bosnia
*Help the Bosnians to explain the mystery*
The village people in Sanica, Bosnia saw that all the fish suddenly
disappeared. The puzzling nothingness took the water, too. Including some
solid matter around it. YouTube.
A geologist could just say "a sinkhole". But – if you don't care about the
scientific validity – other explanations are more intriguing. ;-) God could
have simply been angry about the barbarian white rocket that is directed
against Him on the picture above.
Maybe, a giant cave opened its door. Or a volcano. Alternatively, the fish
could have decided to detonate o... more »
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
The US likes to pick fights. That is what bullies do. In early 2001
George W. Bush sent a lumbering propeller driven US Air Force spy plane
bumping up along China's coastline. China scrambled two jets and brought
the US plane down onto Hainan Island. The Chinese held the crew for a
while and then sent them home. China took the spy plane apart and kept the
interesting technology. Eventually they packed the plane parts into crates
and shipped it back to the US. Sometime later Lockheed Martin (who built
the US spy plane) built a military reconnaissance system for China on
Hain... more »
Fifty Shades of Greed
Since so many retail behemoths are starting their traditional Black Friday
sales a day early to get a leg up on the competition, what once was a
shocking anomaly is now the new normal. Somebody even suggested that we do
away with the whole Norman Rockwell feel-good theme, and
rename Thanksgiving "Gray Thursday."
What sacrilege. It has the traditionalists seeing red while the retailers
see the ever-dwindling green of the American consumer. Of course, this
uniquely American holiday has long been devolving from that whole
mythical over the river and through the woods scene. Because le... more »
AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND WOULD BE RICH
*Office of National Statistics, 2013. Published in the Glasgow Herald 27
November 2013.*
If Scotland becomes independent its citizens will be richer than those in
England.
This might explain why a number of people from England have already moved
to Scotland.
Between 2007 and 2011, 820,000 people from the rest of the UK moved to
Scotland.
Scotland becoming the place to live
*Office of National Statistics, 2013. Published in the Glasgow Herald 27
November 2013.*
"Television property shows used to be full of English couples moving to the
Med for a better life. Now an increasing ... more »
Harper's Credibility Gap
Stephen Harper has never been a man to admit a mistake. And now --
confronted by the biggest mistake of his political career -- he refuses to
admit that the problem he faces is of his own making. Lawrence Martin writes
:
In the face of Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair’s heavy artillery, Mr.
Harper has contradicted himself several times on aspects of the story. The
Commons has never seen him squirm so much. But on the matter of not knowing
how Mike Duffy’s expense claims were repaid, he has held firm and likely
will continue to do so no matter how much evidence is adduced to the
c... more »
JFK50 / MOCKINGBIRD : Coop the Spook of CNN and the House of Vanderbilt
*"And of course, the White House press corps is here. I know CNN has taken
some knocks lately, but the fact is I admire their commitment to cover all
sides of a story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate."*
* (Laughter and applause.)*
*President Barack Obama, 2013 White House Correspondent's Dinner.*
Will Paul Ryan And John Boehner Stay In The Catholic Church Now?
I wasn't raised with any religion. In my own life, I've embraced the
teachings of several gurus, Jeus more than any of the others. But organized
religion has always repulsed me. Since I started watching Pope Francis I've
actually considered joining the Catholic Church. I wonder if Catholics from
the Church-without-Jesus sect like Paul Ryan and John Boehner have been
thinking about leaving the Catholic Church and joining some snake handler
cult. His latest Apostolic Exhortation is line line with Jesus' teachings
but not at all in line with the Ayn Rand approach Ryan and his
greed-a... more »
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*Corps of Engineers dictates terms for St. John Parish levee route, cuts
off other parishes ~Richard Thompson, The Advocate*
*Residents: Stronger rules needed overseeing salt dome caverns ~Mark
Ballard*
*KIPP New Orleans Schools spent $120,000 on training in Las Vegas ~Jessica
Williams, Lens*
*That's a lot of unused property sitting around in our little boom-town
~Library Chronicles*
*Heart of Louisiana: Riding on the 'City of New Orleans' ~Dave McNamara,
WVUE*
*Old French Opera House ~Richard Campanella *
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy
Birthday to Randy Milligan, 52. Would presumably have had much more
of a career today than back then. The "free so-and-so" campaigns of the
2010s just aren't what they used to be. Not a superstar talent, but a
guy
who could get on base 40% of the time really should have found a job
somewhere.
The good stuff:
1. Amy Lerman over at the Monkey Cage on public opinion, Medicare, and
the
ACA.
2. I really like Norm Ornstein's contribution to post-nuclear
analysis;he's especially good on what happens now to holds, but the
whole think is
excellent.
3. And Josh Marshall looks for exam... more »
Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition
Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition. via Education Reform as
Collaboration, Not Competition.
Libya updates November 27 , 2013 - Security related concerns in Benghazi lead News of the Day ....... Economic News will be led by Oil - security issues throughout the country impact oil production as militias assert control over oil from the toothless Central Government and feeble Army
Security........
Congressional meeting with Benghazi security chiefs stormed by protestors.
Three members manhandled
*By Noora Ibrahim and Ahmed Elumami.*
[image: Protesters inside the Benghazi meeting (Photo: Fadelullah Bujwary)]
Protesters inside the Benghazi meeting (Photo: Fadelullah Bujwary)
*Benghazi and Tripoli, 26 November 2013:*
Three Benghazi congressmen were manhandled by protestors who had stormed a
meeting in the city between security and military leaders and a large
congressional delegation.
Members of Benghazi civil society organisations forced their way into the
room ... more »
Photo Benallys with XIT Reunion in Shiprock
Jeneda
Benally and her father Jones Benally (seated) with the reunion of the
original XIT band members in Shiprock, New Mexico on the Navajo Nation.
Photo courtesy Jeneda Benally published with permission at Censored
News.
Jeneda Benally said, "The original and legendary XIT! Their reunion
concert in Shiprock was incredible! So happy to have met a band that has
inspired me since I was a so
Interview with Ralph Ring
Fascinating interview with Ralph Ring about anti-gravity and Telsa
technologies. So much of this interview matches what Heather has been
telling me about the past 2 weeks. Everything is alive and everything
interacts with consciousness...
You can see his web site at: http://bluestarenterprise.com/getting-started/
Yes, I know he's got a Knight Templar cross on his left shoulder... not
sure what that's about... but the interview is well worth watching.... -Bill
Happy Hannukah
May this season of miracles be a harbinger of peace and enlightenment
The Opt-Outers are Outed
Found this posted over at @thechalkface HT to Shaun Johnson.
Now it's time to move on and change the discussion and have a conversation
about what should replace the test and punish curriculum.
Need a new vision of what education should look like.
*New York Magazine*
The Opt-OutersWhat happens if enough New York parents say they don’t want
their kids to take tests?
- By Robert Kolker
- Published Nov 24, 2013
Families and teachers protesting high-stakes testing in front of the
offices of the Department of Education in April.
(Photo: Greg Dunkel)
More than a year before 7-year... more »
This week in epic Transparency roll out!
Everything is moving so fast forward right now, that it's leaving a sonic
boom in it's wake!! I honestly can barely keep up with the information
that is rolling "off the presses" right now- thank goodness for the best
Research team on the planet, and my husband who's constantly scrolling
through various sites- they all keep me well informed!!
The amount of TRANSPARENCY that has been throwing itself into the public's
eye has been truly astounding. I'm going to outline a few articles that
really jumped out at me. As usual, my highlights and comments in blue.
http://www.washingtont... more »
Look To Russia To Understand Food Freedom: In 2011 The Dacha Gardens of Russia Produced 40% of the Nation's Food.
Through Russia, Cayce said “comes the hope of the world. Not in respect to
what is sometimes termed Communism or Bolshevism — no! But freedom —
freedom! That each man will live for his fellow man. The principle has been
born there. It will take years for it to be crystallized; yet out of Russia
comes again the hope of the world.” In 2011 the dacha gardens of Russia
produced 40% of the nation's food.
40% of Russia's Food is from Dacha Gardens
While many in the world are completely dependent on large scale
agriculture,
the Russian people feed themselves. Their agricultural economy ... more »
Monsanto, the TPP, and Global Food Dominance by Ellen Brown
Source:
http://fengshuiserenity.blogspot.se/2013/03/new-england-town-declares-food.htmlMonsanto,
the TPP, and Global Food Dominance
by Ellen Brown
Global Research Canada, 26 November 2013
*“Control oil and you control nations,” said US Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger in the 1970s. “Control food and you control the people.”*
Global food control has nearly been achieved, by reducing seed diversity
with GMO (genetically modified) seeds that are distributed by only a few
transnational corporations. But this agenda has been implemented at grave
cost to our health; and if the Tr... more »
Academia, Drug Cartels, and Inappropriate Analogies
Given the intricacies of our job and the cushy lifestyle most academics
live in, it disconcerting when academics use improper and incorrect
analogies to describe the intricacies of their job. The latest is the idea
that drug cartels and academia are similar enterprises. While I understand
the spirit of the idea, the basic assumptions are
Continue reading
Impressionable Youth
It's weird how something you experienced as a youngster can make such a
strong impression on you ....
Breaking: We have received definitive word!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013*
*Outscoring Finland postponed:* We have received definitive word from our
Holiday Schedule Analysis Desk. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!
Accordingly, we’re headed to Durham to get the scoop on life in today’s
second grade.
Our award-winning series, Outscoring Finland, will resume upon our return.
We don’t expect to post again until Sunday.
As a courtesy, we’re leaving one post behind. You’ll find it directly below.
Senate scandal : the missing emails
Here's RCMP Cpl. Greg Horton explaining why he does not have access to the
emails of Stephen Harper's personal PMO legal counsel Ben Perrin who
handled the negotiations for the Duffy/Wright cheque deal with Duffy's
lawyer Janice Payne:
I was advised that the e-mails of Benjamin Perrin were no longer available
because he completed his tenure at the PMO in April 2013.
His emails were deleted the month before the deal went public because, as
it happens, that's apparently their standard practice for a departing
employee.
How is that possible?
Harper's dcomm Jason MacDonald explains :... more »
Squirrel
In Norse mythology, Ratatoskr is a red squirrel who runs up and down with
messages in the world tree, Yggdrasill, and spreads gossip.
In particular, he carried messages between the unnamed eagle at the top of
Yggdrasill and the wyrm Níðhöggr beneath its roots.
Come To The Realization - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Come to the realization that all life in this realm is based upon the
illusion that love conquers all. *
*Love neither conquers or defeats. *
*Love is an emotion that joins with the forces of the universe to bring
order and a reason for living. *
*For without love life would indeed be a living hell within your realm. *
*Far too many are driven by fear and fretful emotions and few can see the
joy that lies within all things. *
*There is joy within the raindrop as well as joy within the sun's rays. *
*The trees of the forest delight in the joy transmitted to them through the
sou... more »
Obama to Close Vatican Embassy
People crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on occasion of the
celebration
of the Easter mass Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis is celebrating his
first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, which is packed
by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/26/obamas-call-close-holy-see-embassy-slap-face-catho/
*Obama’s call to close Vatican embassy is ‘slap in the face’ to Roman
Catholics*
By Cheryl K. Chumley-The Washington Times Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The Obama administration, in what’s... more »
Howler-strewn interview at the Atlantic!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013*
*In our view, another fine mess:* We’re headed to Durham to get the scoop
on life in today’s second grade.
We had planned to leave a short post concerning some aspects of our Kennedy
viewing last weekend. Instead, we’ll note one point which kept occurring to
us as we watched the many discussion programs on C-Span 3.
As we watched, we kept thinking this: In truth, the American giant of that
decade wasn’t President Kennedy.
We were surprised by things several people said concerning President
Kennedy’s recklessness with regard to crowd security issues. ... more »
Paget Brewster and Paul F. Tompkins "Here's To Us"
If
Noel Coward didn't write this, he should have. I think it might be by
Eban Scheltter.
Paget and Paul are best heard as Frank and Sadie Doyle: The Toast of the
Upper Crust and Headliners on the Society Pages…and oh, yes!…………They
see ghosts!
Also, their capacity for liquor is Beyond Belief.
CBS Sacrifices Lara Logan for Sins of Benghazi, and for Decades, Republican Conservatives Have Constructed and Carried Out Extensive, Well-Planned, Long-Term Communication Campaigns to Change Public Discourse and the Way the Public Thinks - Surprise!
It's either reaaaaallllly close to the end game of closeted right-wing
control of all media information (nyaa, who could believe that one?), or
that some of the main players have decided to stop being ever-so-secretive
about some of their Machiavellian moves to suppress public knowledge (and
eventually indignation) about what's been going on for over 30 years to the
detriment of what's left of
Fibonacci CME Aimed at Comet ISON
*Not a battle, more an activation.... -Bill*
The BBC choose what to report and what not to report, seemingly to help their Labour Party allies
This BBC report on yesterday's OFGEM chief's comments to the Energy and
Climate Change Committee is very detailed about one part of Andrew Wright's
remarks:
The energy regulator Ofgem has launched a scathing attack on the record and
profits of the big gas and electricity suppliers.
Andrew Wright, the acting chief executive of Ofgem, said there was a "deep
distrust of anything the energy companies do or say".
But that BBC report manages not report at all something that Sky News do
manage to report:
He also warned that Labour's proposed energy price freeze "puts at risk the
proper f... more »
British Columbia`s LNG Future, As Told By An Expert, Full Of Holes, Guesses And Bafflegab
I like to read, and occasionally write, and every now and then one runs
across a story so well written, so articulate, compelling and in plain
understandable English tongue, no ambiguity..
And tonight I read that article...
*Focus Online*
*Victoria`s magazine of people, ideas and culture*
The article is titled..
*Manufacturing consent* *By David Broadland, *November 2013 I`m going to
post a few passages from *David Broadland`s *outstanding worldclass article
on LNG, and I know it`s worldclass because I have read thousands of LNG
stories from around the world..This is the story ... more »
Ralph Ring shows General Motors - flying disc - it's working because we want it to work
here's Ralph Ring talking about his meeting the General Motors and the
UTRON-powered little flying aluminium disc he showed.
I'd love to see corroboration of this meeting, but I doubt it's
(officially) out there.
SCROLL TO 01:22:00 RIGHT NOW and keep with it while he talks about bumble
bees and Schumann Resonance - it's rivetting, and then the GM meeting
details.
"The GLUE OF MAGNETISM holds everything together," Ring.
Particle astrophysicist, PI commits suicide
*Alberto Lemut worked in underground experiments*
Just four weeks ago, we watched a press conference of an experiment in
South Dakota, LUX, whose precision and sophistication allowed it to exclude
all the hints of a light dark matter particle suggested by other
experiments. Some really good work is taking place in the Sanford Lab.
Sadly, that didn't guarantee that everyone in Lead, South Dakota was happy. The
police and media revealed the name of a 37-old man who shot himself dead
last Thursday. It was assistant professor Alberto Lemut.
He was an important investigator of the D... more »
Nostalgia
Wit's End - 12 hours ago
Many
of the news stories about the flooding in Colorado had headlines like
the one that featured this photograph and read, "Scars Left By Wildfires
Worsen Flooding in Colorado".
A satellite spied the burned-out scar left by Colorado's Waldo Canyon
fire
on July 4 ~ NASA
Unless you are a professional snarky fundamentalist preacher
proclaiming"God Drenches Colorado With Floodwater, Weed Smokers To
Blame" so that
stupid people on the internet can get all agitated actually thinking
you're
serious, it is beyond obvious that climate change underlies the extreme
precipitation. But the wildfi... more »
Updates On Syria [11.27]: Kurds Ask West For Support Against Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah Suffers Losses Outside Damascus, Turkey Plays Dumb About Role In Al-Qaeda's Rise
*1. An excerpt from, "PYD asks West support to combat extremists in Syria"
pydrojava.net, November 24:*
PYD Co-Chairman addressed the EU and US: *“The humanitarian situation is
very difficult in Rojava right now, especially since the last year. We are
living under the blockade of the Turkey, the Islamic / Arabic fanatics and
Syrian regime. At the same time we got round half million refugees from
different parts of Syria, mainly Christians, including Sunni and Alevi
Arabs. Unfortunately, Kurdistan has no benefit from the so-called
humanitarian help from the West. The tax payers’ mone... more »
Saudi Arabia Cautiously Welcomes Iran Nuclear Deal
Monday's Saudi statement said the Geneva agreement should be followed by a
comprehensive solution that
"leads to the removal of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear,
from the Middle East." Riyadh also called for unspecified further steps
to "guarantee a right of all states in the region to use nuclear power
peacefully." ~0~ Saudi Arabia
Cautiously Welcomes Iran Nuclear Deal VOA News November 25, 2013Saudi
Arabia has joined other Gulf Arab states in cautiously welcoming a nuclear
deal between Iran and a group of world powers.Th... more »
Whose Side Is Chuck Schumer On? When He Says "Us," Who Does He Mean?
Aside from AIPAC, Israel has two enormous guns buying leverage for it
inside U.S. politics-- mobster Sheldon Adelson on the GOP side and another
shady billionaire, Haim Saban, on the Democratic side. The two shovel out
immense sums of money to politicians to keep Israeli national interests
front and center above even American national interests. We've gone
overAdelson ad nauseum here and I think most *DWT* readers know he's
married to an Israeli and that he's a major figure in Israeli politics
through ownership of large right-wing media properties. Here in the U.S.,
he and his wi... more »
Updates On Syria [11.26]: Regional Marijuana Trade Is Booming, Discontent In Southeastern Turkey Is Growing, Kurdish And Arab Militias Unite Against Al-Qaeda
*1. An excerpt from, "Lebanon cannabis trade thrives in shadow of Syrian
war" by Rana Moussaoui, AFP, November 25:*
According to Abu Ali, a local resident, traffickers from Syria buy 30 to
100 kilogrammes to take on to neighbouring countries.
"From Turkey, they sell to European traffickers, and from Iraq and Jordan,
they sell it to the Gulf countries," he says.
"Even though it's risky, 40 grammes that would sell for $20 in Lebanon will
be sold for $100 in Syria and for $500 when it arrives in Turkey.
"There are also fighters in Syria that buy in small quantities for their
own consu... more »
The Sandy Hook HOAX: Judge Orders Sandy Hook 9-11 Tapes To Be Released December 4th, 2013
In my last article concerning Sandy Hook, I released the fabulous video by
Sofia Smallstorm that basically rips Sandy Hook apart and takes the firm
stand that we are indeed dealing with a massive fraud, swindle, and
hoax.... I have stated clearly that I firmly believe that absolutely NO
children died that day, and that the entire "massacre" was indeed a
criminal government operation that involved actors, stooges, and a
compliant media for the sole purpose of scaring the general public,and
using the massive psychological effect of fear to convince the American
public into accepting ... more »
Teaching Strategies GOLD = Garbage waste of time
My colleagues in Pre-K hate, hate, hate GOLD. Then, these kids enter
Kindergarten without being able to read or even write their own names. So,
what the hell is going on? I received an email asking if I wanted to
participate as a pilot classroom for GOLD. They even dangled a free iPad
mini in […]
Good coverage of the #optout movement from NYmag
Read up. United Opt Out National receives a mention. Nice. Tagged: opt out,
testing, united opt out
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by Tom
in Connecticut. Tom and I will be discussing a number of different subjects
relating to psychological and information warfare, particularly as it
relates to assaulting, distorting, and corrupting the worldview of a target
population.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Below are relevant links for today's program:
- *White Genocide Flyers Yet Again Labeled White Supremacist -
DailyStormer.com... more »
Afghan President Karzai welcomes President Obama , NSA Chief Susan Rice , Secretary of State John Kerry and Ambassador James Cunningham to the Afghan Bazaar.....Karzai latest demands for signing the US's hotly sought after Bilateral Security Agreement . include - termination of the US military raids of Afghan homes, release of Guantanamo Bay detainees, commencement of immediate peace talks by the US with the Taliban, inclusion of Bamyan in the list of the US-NATO military bases, and firm US assurance of non-interference in the forthcoming Afghan presidential election on April 5. High stakes poker being played as Karzai bets he can re-deal the cards and DC will take it or else.
http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2013/11/26/a-windfall-afghan-exit-strategy-for-obama/
A windfall Afghan exit strategy for Obama
The tough-talking, no-nonsense US National Security Advisor Susan Rice met
her match at the presidential palace in Kabul Monday evening over a
“working dinner”. One would have loved to be a fly on the wall. But there
was no need, because no sooner than the pomegranates and grapes were eaten
after the rich meal of pilav and kebabs and Rice reported back to
Washington her conversation with President Hamid Karzai, which lasted
several hours, the White ho... more »
Two things I thought would never be uttered: Thanksgiving and #commoncore, now with calcium
One more day before a short, but much-needed break. We’re culminating our
study of the solar system tomorrow by launching a model rocket. But I just
thought, for giggles, to peruse Google and Pinterest for some “Thanksgiving
Fun” in case I had a few worthless minutes to spare. In 2013, is
Thanksgiving in schools still […]
The "I told you so" connection of toasted cars, dustified buildings, holes in helideck & PMD
Watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmEUqmgsK4
Intricate Beam Control
The beam control/fire control (BC/FC) system on the Missile Defense
Agency’s airborne laser stretches from the rotatable turret on the front of
the Boeing freighter to an area behind an airtight bulkhead that protects
the crew from possible chemical leaks.
It tracks a target, measures range to the target, compensates for
atmospheric turbulence, and points and focuses the megawatt-class laser
beam.
Lasers As Weapons.
http://backcountryvoices.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/lasers-as-weapons/
Several branc... more »
To call GOP senators "a bunch of babies" or "a bunch of baboons" is an insult to babies, baboons, and especially baby baboons
*This toddler baboon is presumably the older of the two half-brothers (same
father, different mothers) now in residence at Brooklyn's Prospect Park
Zoo. You'd figure that's his mother the young fellow is seen hanging out
with here, but the Wildlife Conservation Society caption just says "one of
its parents." ("Its"?)*
*by Ken*
Last night I suggested thinking of congressional Republicans as mutant life
forms, possibly from Outer Space, while the night before, focusing
specifically on the reaction to Senate Dems' imposition of a partial
nuclear option, I called them con artists of ... more »
TPP PROTESTS AT OBAMA FUNDRAISER
Before sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner with his family, President
Barack Obama shared the table with some very rich donors in Beverly Hills,
Calif. During his West Coast trip, Obama has also been met by some vocal
protesters, who are demanding a stop to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The
trade agreement is being negotiated between 12 countries. Critics say the
TPP will reduce labor protections, lift environmental regulations and
restrict the Internet.
Was Typhoon Haiyan Deliberately Designed to Establish a Permanent U.S. Military Presence in the Phillipines?
*Silly me. For one brief nanosecond I got all teary-eyed, thinking that the
U.S. military, steaming towards the Phillipines, was actually on a
humanitarian mission. I even let myself expand that feeling into a YES!
This is what our bloated military could be used for, to help the world heal
from devastations caused by climate change!*
*Then I remembered dutchsince, his awful claim that Typhoon Haiyan was
man-made.*
*If dutchsinse is right, then my idealistic visions of the future use of
the military, to heal the planet and help create peace on earth, are
instantly obliterated by that... more »
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DREAM SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH HSF; IT'S OFFICIAL!!!
November 26, 2013
Board of Directors pass policy to include DACA students as eligible for
General Scholarship
Los Angeles, CA- The Hispanic Scholarship Fund announced today that
effective immediately, students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) status are eligible to apply for an HSF General Scholarship at
www.HSF.net. The application deadline is December 15th, 2013.
According to a memorandum prepared by the Mexican American Legal Defense
and Education Fund (MALDEF), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS... more »
Hegemonic Conflict Watch: US Responds to China's ADIZ =UPDATED=
Wow (Yahoo):
Two US B-52 bombers flew over a disputed area of the East China Sea without
informing Beijing, US officials said Tuesday, challenging China's bid to
create an expanded air defense zone.
The flight of the giant Stratofortress planes sent a clear signal that
Washington would push back against what it considers an aggressive stance
by Beijing in the region.
The move also represented a robust show of US support for Japan, which is
locked in a mounting dispute with Beijing over disputed islands in the East
China Sea.
The unarmed bombers took off from Guam on Monday on a ... more »
ObamaCare updates November 26 , 2013 - White House finally acknowledges the obvious - Healthcare.gov still will be a hot mess come December 1 , 2013 ( another broken promise to toss on the broken promise bonfire of the vanities ) ...... Congressional Democrats who have waited until December 1st with the hope this would somehow go away soon will have tough decisions to make......Meanwhile Feds to increase risk payments to insurers who agree to un-cancel those already cancelled plans ..... Meanwhile the White House tries to slow down traffic so that fewer collapses of the Healthcare.gov buggy will crash and burn less than if swamped with heavy duty traffic....After Broinsurance and talking healthcare turkey over turkey this Thanksgiving , next epic fail marketing scheme - " Mind Your Mom , get ObamaCare . " Yikes !
Today's updates .....But first recall the prior post......
Monday, November 25, 2013
ObamaCare updates November 25 , 2013 - Who knew Desperation is a
Destination ? Congressional Dems ready to flip the white house and turn on
Obama IF the Healthcare.gov website is still a dud come December 1 , 2013 ?
Besides isn't the website just a symptom for the worsening condition of the
whole of ObamaCare ?
So what did we glean today ?
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/11/26/white-house-website-wont-be-fixed-by-december-1/
( I know , what a shocker..... )
White House: Website won’t be fixed ... more »
November Guest Commentary by Joining Forces for Education’s Ellen Lubic
Joining Forces for Education was formed in response to Ben Austin’s public
school bulldozer outfit, the Walton Family Foundation funded Parent
Revolution. Ellen Lubic occasionally contributes to Professor Ravitch’s
site. Obama : With Banksters/Common Core/Race to the Top/College for All,
and other fantasy legislation vs. Reality and Vocational Ed We, the People,
wanted to believe in […]
Ordinary outrage
Over the years the police have lied about their encounters with members of
the public. They lied about Jean Charles de Menezes, they lied about Ian
Tomlinson, they lied about Mohammed Abdul Kahar, they lied about Andrew and
Christopher Hillard and Alfie Meadows and Christopher Alder. These are just
a few examples. The police have also lied about prominent cases, such as
the Guildford Four or the Birmingham Six, lies that lead to miscarriages of
justice. Again these are also only examples. They’ve also told lies
regarding a few well known public events, mass encounters such as the
Hi... more »
Untitled
*Has state found strategy to hold Corps of Engineers responsible for
coastal erosion? Or is their plan to sue a ruse for the Oil and Gas
industry? ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
Harvey Wasserman knows what he is talking about. Particularly, the fuel rods in a shaky above ground storage tub that must be kept under water or else the protective tubes would spontaneously catch fire releasing the contained radioisotopes into that atmosphere. And this is sure to happen when the next strong earthquake strikes near by. The company TEPCO has no experts. And being a company they are more interested in making money than protecting against disaster. Wasserman argues that the world's top experts should now take over this critical problem. But there seems to be barriers to even getting the UN involved, while the news media, ignorant of the problem play it down. I, like Wasserman, love Japan but like him I would not go back there now.
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*Harvey Wasserman: Risky Operation at Fukushima Demands World Action*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i5MATVzPzgg
Published on Nov 19, 2013
Laura Flanders' show streams at GRITtv.org
This week, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant began
the process to remove 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel, Nuclear
researcher Harvey Wasserman talks about the risks involved and need for
world intervention. Distributed by OneLoad.com
Cherchez la Verite
BC Hydro, John Horgan, What Real Leadership Sounds Like
I have very little to say right now...However John Horgan has plenty to say
about BC Hydro..
http://www.cknw.com/audio-vault/
Cue up November 26th/2013..1:00 pm....And listen to *A sizzling fact-filled
BC Liberal ball busting segment without a stitch of spin....*
Listen to what real leadership and command sounds like.
And for those that want contrast, listen to Bill(Knob Gobbler)Good and his
guest David Austin`s version, Goodly gobbler Billy had on his 11:00 AM
segment an IPP/PPP3 promoter, though Billy described him only as an energy
lawyer with an interest in electricity..
... more »
China Is Quitting the US Dollar
This article is full of information and very very important transparency.
The system is DONE. Collapsed.
Oh and in case you're wondering, Bitcoin is under the control of the
Federal Reserve Cartel, and new laws were passed this past winter that
brought "virtual currencies" under the roof of the UST and pulls them into
the umbrella of legally acceptable "currencies". Think Bitcoin is the
future? Think again. All the news about Bitcoin is a propaganda campaign
to pull in the money that the American Banks are so desperate for. Pretend
its a renegade currency, making oodles of mon... more »
What’s a “narcissist,” doctor?
No, it’s not just my imagination. The word “narcissist” is being used more
and more…
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… even as fewer people seem to understand what the word means—often being
confused in being used to describe someone with a healthy self-esteem. Psychologist
Michael Hurd explains the distinction is based on difference between a
focus solely on “the inner, subjective ‘me’” of the true narcissist, and
the focus on the “objective ‘out there’ (aka, reality)” of someone with a
healthy self-esteem.
In other words, it’s the difference between being a “doer” and being a
second-hander:
... more »
How Many Republican Congressmen Will Lose Their Careers Over Racism?
Another poll came out yesterday, this one from the Public Religion Research
Institute, showing overwhelming support by Americans for comprehensive
immigration reform. Bottom line: 63% of Americans favor a path to
citizenship-- including 60% of grassroots Republicans! Opposition comes
from two places: overt racists and the Republican House leadership. We'll
get back to that in a moment.
Throughout 2013, there has been consistent bipartisan and cross-religious
support for creating a path to citizenship for immigrants living in the
United States. Today, 63% of Americans favor provid... more »
Judge Dale: Global Currency Reset and NDAs- VITAL INFORMATION!
I love Dale. He is one of the most amazing BEings I've ever wished to
meet. I "met" Judge Dale on a conference call back in November 2012- and I
can fully admit that I was all starry eyed and muted the phone to tell my
husband that "I'm on a call with JUDGE DALE!!!!!" ...... hero worship at
it's best, lol!!! (yes, I swoon over retired judges in their
80somethings!!) roflmfao!! Since then I've kept in contact with the
awesome and outspoken patriot and truthteller.
I would ask you to read this article carefully, because there is so much
transparency in here that people NEED TO S... more »
Shameless GOPers
So I see our coke sniffing Republican Congressman Trey Radel is doing his
rehab penance at some high class detox joint. He says he's feeling
harrassed when all he's trying to do is to wait out the news cycle so he
can skulk back to DC -- er -- focus on his family. Which is not say I think
he should resign because of a drug problem. It's not like he was caught
selling drugs to kids. I haven't heard it was affecting his job. He was
only hurting himself.
But that's not why I'm flagging this news. The real lede should have been Gov
Rick Scott's incredible hypocrisy.
"I agree with the... more »
One More Time on Subsamples (Ignore Those Polls! Addendum)
Last week I took someone to task for placing too much weight on Gallup's
reports of Latino voters supposedly disproportionate turn away from Barack
Obama. One week more, and...it's disappearing even more. In the Gallup
weekly reports, Obama trickled down to 40% approval overall after three
weeks at 41%, but his approval among Hispanic citizens is up for the third
week in a row and now stands at 54%, 14 points higher than his overall
rating. That's consistent with where he was back in September (that is,
it's down, but not down more than the overall dip).
It's certainly possible that... more »
Little Merit in Rush to Report Merit Pay Report
Mathematica reports and journalists have proven to be problematic—as I
noted about the Mathematica claims about KIPP middle schools. With a fresh
Mathematica study, Talent Transfer Initiative: Attracting and Retaining
High-Performing Teachers in Low-Performing Schools, also comes the rush to
report: Top Teachers Retained Effectiveness After Transfer, Study Shows,
Stephen Sawchuck at Education Week What Happens […]
AIM West Bill Means: America's payments meant to ease US conscience
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AIM West Un-Thanksgiving dinner feast, 12 to 6 pm, Baha'i Center, 170
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Canada Is Jewish Occupied Territory: Canadian Stooges Stand By Their Israeli Man!
Canada is fully under the control of Jewish interests, and has been for
some time now... It is so sad that this country, that at one time was truly
a nation that other nations would want to emulate, is now nothing but a YES
man for the Jews and Israel's interests.....
With the recent signing of the "deal" between the P5+1 group and Iran for
"curbing" Iran's (non-existent) nuclear weapons program, most nations have
finally begun to lift their illegal sanctions against that peaceful
nation..... But according to this article, from Redress Information And
Analysis, at www.redressonline.... more »
How TV Frames the Working Class
That there Owen Jones has been in the media again, talking about the
portrayal of working class people. Below is a much shorter American film
about the same. Yes, it's a bit dated but the point comes through loud and
clear.
JFK50: Evidence of Revision
"MindWar...is, in fact, the strategy to which tactical warfare must conform
if it is to achieve maximum effectiveness. The MindWar scenario must be
preeminent in the mind of the commander and must be the principal factor in
his every field decision. Otherwise he sacrifices measures which actually
contribute to winning the war to measures of immediate, tangible
satisfaction. (Consider the rational for 'body counts' in Vietnam).
...
"In its strategic context, *MindWar must reach out to friends, enemies, and
neutrals alike across the globe* -- neither through primitive "battlefield"... more »
The battle for Ukraine
*The battle for Ukraine*
KamNam mentioned the geopolitical situation in Ukraine was about to heat
up..Yet, again.
Thanks for the heads up KamNam.!!
Can’t say this turn of events would come as a surprise. No, not a surprise
at all.
Some of the featured article is pure spin to justify continued or new
western intervention.
But, there is some factual information present.
After the Soviet Union fell two decades ago,* Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote
that "without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine
suborned and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire."*Tho... more »
Dan Rather was robbed
Wondering if Logan and McClellan are being paid while they're away.
Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and executive producer of '"60 Minutes,"
informed staff Tuesday that Lara Logan and her producer, Max McClellan,
would be taking a leave of absence following an internal report on the news
magazine's discredited Oct. 27 Benghazi report.
Fager's memo and findings of an internal review [are at the link.]
Always thought Rather was set up to take that fall. CBS caved to wingnut's
invented outrage. Certainly Rather's investigation was not so thoroughly
disgraced at this Benghazi hoax, o... more »
World’s first “climate refugee” refused entry to NZ [updated]
Back in 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) predicted
that climate change would create 50 million climate refugees by 2010.
In 2006, Al Gore’s film *An Inconvenient Truth *claimed "New Zealand may be
refuge as rising sea levels displace hundred of millions of people." (John
Key, for one, blithely sat through Gore’s presentation of this bunkum,
leaving the Goracle’s Auckland presentation saying it had “pressed all his
buttons”—presumably the ones that only function when his critical faculty
is turned off.)
Yet by 2009, even the BBC were admitting “fears of millio... more »
Canada Stands Alone - John Baird on Iran
Is John Baird trying to out-Netanyahu the Israeli Prime Minister? Canada
used to be seen as a force for peace on the world stage, but Baird is
opposing a widely supported deal that would see Iran eliminate its nuclear
weapons program. President Obama and other world leaders played a key role
in spearheading this deal, Secretary of State John Kerry is also to be
commended for his efforts on this.
John Baird and Stephen Harper are an embarrassment to our country on the
world stage, they are standing for war and belligerence rather than peace
and diplomacy. This is not the Canada I k... more »
Update: Shaky Honduran election process adds to challenges for winner Juan Orlando
It appears Juan Orlando Hernandez has won the Honduran presidential
election for his National Party.
Libre is challenging the results and alleging fraud. There probably was
some, but the reports from election observers suggest it wasn’t massive.
(Probably not a good sign for a democracy when the takeaway headline is ‘No
massive fraud,’ but still....)
Suspicions have rightly been aroused by the inept way the vote counting is
proceeding. The polls closed Sunday at 5 p.m. Right now, noon Tuesday, a
little more than two-thirds of the presidential ballots have been counted.
Less than hal... more »
Book Review: Fire Light by J. Abram Barneck
Fire Light is the debut novel of J.Abram Barneck, you can purchase the
Kindle version of this book here.
Jake seems like a pretty typical kid. Part jock, part geek who hopes to
escape his crummy home life and home town by getting a football
scholarship. Although he seems typical, Jake feels different. He doesn't
get sore from working out and he often gets the feeling that he is being
watched. His normal life falls apart when he becomes the target of plan to
annihilate all Druids, a magic society he didn't even know existed, let
alone he belonged too.
Fire Light was honestly a p... more »
FASCIST GOVERNMENT CONFRONTED IN SOUTH KOREA
Conservatives following President Park’s ordersThis cartoon depicts South
Korean President Park Geun-hye as a military leader similar to her father,
former President Park Chung-hee, directing conservative forces to attack
Catholic Priest Park Chang-shin for his recent comments on North Korea’s
2010 shelling of Yeonpyeong Island. Father Park’s comments have provoked a
strong reaction and allowed the president to distract from the ongoing
scandal related to state institutions’ interference in last December’s
presidential election. Because of the ruling right-wing government's
intrusi... more »
BOMBING THE ISLANDS - HERE WE GO AGAIN
- I heard today from Jun-san Yasuda. She was the Buddhist nun who
brought the large Japanese delegation on our recent drone peace walk in
Maine. One Japanese student who walked with us, Maho with the great voice,
is leaving for home tonight after having spent the time since the walk
caring for Jun-san. Jun-san had to drop out of the walk after the first
couple days when she was diagnosed with lime disease. Jun-san last night
showed Maho the new documentary The Ghosts of Jeju. Already being
translated into Korean, we learn that Maho was so moved by the ... more »
Republicans Claim Steve Stockman Hasn't Been Brought Before The Ethics Committee Because Dems Like Having Him Around As An Embarrassment To The GOP
In the spring of 1995, the FBI let domestic terrorism conspirator Steve
Stockman (R-TX) off very lightly for his role in the bombing of the Alfred
Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people and injured
almost 700 more. He was defeated right afterwards but he found himself a
district clueless and extremist enough in east Texas so that he could worm
his way back into Congress last year. Since then he's been jousting with
his immediate neighbor to the north, Louie Gohmert, over the bragging
rights over who can be called the most far right imbecile in Congress.
A ... more »
THE SANDY HOOK REPORT
*The CIA was in the Fire Station at Sandy Hook. "The fire station was
surrounded by news teams, and within its walls were the CIA, police forces,
and despairing parents..." Newtown Visits for Project 20/20 Siyum*
The Sandy Hook attack was allegedly carried out by Adam Lanza who
reportedly had changed his name to Ryan Lanza.
There are no photographs of Adam and Ryan together, and it is assumed that
they are one and the same.
*The authorities have now released their report on the 14 December 2012
Sandy Hook attack.*
Danbury State's Attorney Releases Report on Sandy Hook Investigati... more »
The Holiday Boost: Why You Should Submit a Manuscript before Winter Break
What does any faculty member REALLY want for the holidays? It’s not a
Lexus, it’s not jewelry, it’s a brand new revise-and-resubmit (R&R)
manuscript. It’s really all that is on my list every year. That and, of
course, world peace. How can one get an R&R manuscript? So far, I think
R&R decisions are the
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Historic mistake
Having rashly stated that the BBC was even-handed in yesterday’s
reporting
of the Historic Mistake by at least giving the Rabid Dogs a reasonable
quota of space to defend themselves, I now have to qualify that, having
watched last night’s Newsnight.
I am of course, referring to the interview by a particularly
supercilious
looking Paxman, with Daniel Taub. Gurning with more distaste than
normal,
Paxman parroted some of the BBC’s well-worn memes and tropes.
Googling Daniel Taub the other day, I saw another Paxman/Taube
interviewand realised that but for the beard, the BBC could easil... more »
Charter Schools Are About Business, Not Education
*From NEPC:*
*NEPC report finds 44% of charter school students in 2011-12 attended
schools operated by EMOs*
* Contact: *
*William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, wmathis@sover.net *
*Jamie Horwitz, (202) 549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net*
* Gary Miron, (269) 599-7965, garmiron@gmail.com*
URL for this press release: *http://tinyurl.com/nzhgjup*
*BOULDER, CO* (November 26, 2013) – A new National Education Policy Center
report published today shows that across the nation, schools managed by
for-profit firms such as K12 Inc, National Heritage Academies and Charter
Schools USA, as well as nonprofi... more »
Democracy Hypocrisy
*The easy way out is to try to yell and pretend like I can do something by
violating our laws. And what I’m proposing is the harder path, which is to
use our democratic processes to achieve the same goal that you want to
achieve — but it won’t be as easy as just shouting. It requires us lobbying
and getting it done.* -- Barack Obama, 11/25/2013, explaining to a heckler why his immigration
dragnet and record number of deportations will continue unabated under his
watch.
Okey dokey. So, Barack, either you weren't paying attention when Richard
Nixon announced that "when the president... more »
Iraq’s Anbar Province Once Again Becoming A Center For Insurgent Operations
MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
Iraq’s Anbar province used to be one of the centers of the insurgency, and
it might be becoming one again. Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha recently told the
press that 40% of the governorate was under the control of militants. Today
there is a free flow of fighters back and forth across the Syrian border.
Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) is targeting the security forces and local
politicians. More importantly, it is attempting to gain control of
territory as there have been several assaults upon towns and cities this
year. This has occurred despite the Iraqi security forces (ISF) announcing
one ope... more »
Tuesday Linkage
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Rights groups criticize incendiary
attacks in Syria. Important new report on Syrian child casualties. On
corpse-counting in former war zones. “Terminator ethics” discussions among
autonomous weapons proponents. Momentum among humanitarian stakeholders how
to curb explosive violence. 972 Mag on tensions between animal rights and
human rights movements. Time on how
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Mealy-mouthed, scum-sucking, self-absorbed, egotistical ...
“My difficulty with the prime minister at this point, Peter, is that I
don’t think he’s been forthcoming and honest on fairly simple questions
when there appear to be contradictions," he said. "My instinct is when
someone doesn’t answer questions, even simple and fairly innocuous
questions in a straightforward manner, there may be something else.”
Stephen Harper 2005
Our Circular Journey
~ Re posted from December 2011 ~
I can't help but notice the striking polarity all around... our dream is
shifting and we are all feeling the change in resonance. If there is one
thing we can be sure of it is that "this too shall pass". (12/9/11)
Love is love, and we are one. It is universal. It is complete and whole
and it is you and it is me and it does not matter if we ever meet. We are
the same stuff. I read about nationalities and star nations and
generations and sexes, yet truly, it is all just costuming.
Yes, there can be different degrees of comfort but truly,... more »
Goldie Taylor wants to help!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013*
*Bloom explains the buzz:* Who broke Samantha Scheibe’s coffee table? The
question has been in the news.
*Should* this question have been in the news? Like President Johnson before
us, we can argue it flat or round.
That said, Howard Kurtz seems to think the constellation of topics
surrounding George Zimmerman has been in the news too much. Last Sunday, on
his new Fox News Channel show, he asked Lisa Bloom why that is.
To watch the full segment, click here:
KURTZ (11/24/13): The Trayvon Martin murder trial was a racially divisive
clash and a giant med... more »
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