Tuesday, December 03, 2013

3 Dec - Blogs I'm Following

English: The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet can...English: The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet canal and an outlet from the canal into Lake Borgne, which is a sound ( a relatively narrow passage of water between larger bodies of water or between the mainland and an island ) on the Gulf of Mexico. The outlet in this photograph is approximately 50 miles (80 km) up the canal from the mouth of the canal into the Gulf and approximately 15 miles (24 km) (straight line) east of New Orleans. This picture is dated 1999, and later satellite photos show a considerable widening of the outlet since that date. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Supporter of a single-payer health ca...English: Supporter of a single-payer health care plan demonstrates at an April 4, 2009 "March on Wall Street" in New York City's Financial District (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Catch of the Day

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 34 seconds ago
To Scott Lemieux for (once again) shooting down liberal fantasies that the only thing preventing Congress from passing single-payer health care insurance in 2009-2010 was a failure of will from the president. It's an excellent job, and sadly necessary, over and over again. One key point that Lemieux doesn't mention this time: in one sense, this really isn't about 2009 at all. It's about 2007 and 2008, when the three leading Democratic presidential candidates converged on essentially the same plan (with Obama famously omitting the individual mandate). That says a lot. It says that no... more »

What Did The OPPT Really Do for Humanity?

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 minutes ago
*The following is Justin's article on the what the OPPT did. Comments below in red are mine solely I thought I'd expand on some of the thoughts expressed below. My comments are meant to expand on what is presented below, this is not a critique what Justin has written to the best of his knowledge and heart. I thank him for what he has written. -Bill* *Reblogged from * http://i-uv.com/justin-what-did-the-oppt-really-do-for-humanity/ *What Did The OPPT Really Do for Humanity?* MONDAY, 02 DECEMBER 2013 By Justin stillness in the storm, published on December 2, 2013 There is a L... more »

Sandra Stotsky Responds to My Common Core-Achieve Post

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 16 minutes ago
On December 2, 2013, I wrote a post about the role of the governor- and business-run nonprofit, Achieve, Inc. In my post I also discuss Achieve connections to (now designated) “founding partner” of Student Achievement Partners, Sue Pimentel, and I refer to the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and […]

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 hour ago
*State may sue Army Corps of Engineers over Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet wetlands restoration ~Mark Schleifstein* *Federal NOPD monitor releases first report, chides NOPD for moving too fast on policy rewrites ~Andrew Vanacore, New Orleans Advocate* *Kristin Palmer Not Seeking Re-election ~NOLA DEFENDER* *Judge Schloegel 'ponders with astonishment' actions of MS auditor, attorney general ~Anita Lee, SunHerald.com* Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/12/02/5161557/schloegel-ponders-with-astonishment.html#storylink=cpy

So a guy who has never played a team sport writes a book about hockey ...

Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 1 hour ago
... And we're supposed to believe that anything in it is in the slightest bit accurate? Because Stephen Harper is such a renowned historian ... on anything? Stephen Harper has not provided a single satisfactory answer to any question about his involvement in the alleged attempt to subvert a senator and commit a fraud. Not one. And the thing just keeps getting bigger. And we've got a line-up

Christmas Tree Pine Cones

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 hour ago
As the snow falls outside, we pull out the kids crafts inside. I love to craft with my 4-year-old, especially crafts where she can make most of the craft by herself, with some supervision. These darling Pine Cone Christmas Trees were perfect! You will need: - Small pearl type beads - Mod Podge - Twine - Glitter - Plastic Snowflakes (I cut mine from a garland) - Hot Glue - Foam Brush - Pine Cones - Glue Add Mod Podge to the edges of of the pine cone with a foam brush. I supervised while my daughter spread the Mod Podge, and she did pretty good all by ... more »

Constructive Dismissal

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 hour ago
Hynes v. Qulliq 2013 NUCJ 25: To reach the conclusion that an employee has been constructively dismissed, the court must therefore determine whether the unilateral changes imposed by the employer substantially altered the essential terms of the employee's contract of employment. For this purpose, the judge must ask whether, at the time the offer was made, a reasonable person in the same situation as the employee would have felt that the essential terms of the employment contract were being substantially changed. The fact that the employee may have been prepared to accept some of the... more »

Why care about the Jews

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 hour ago
The wheels are turning and the Jews are about to become the usual bulls-eye. Long before DNA the Jews breed their people in a mixture designed to be successful in a secular way. No matte where you stand on the promised land there is one fact about the Jews you must understand. On a best practices scale they have moved us to the future way out of proportion to any other way.

Why Auburn outranks Arizona State!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 hour ago
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013* *What every top sports pundit knows:* Who belongs in the BCS title game? Following yesterday’s award-winning post, we offer several additional points: *The six computer systems:* Yesterday, we linked to one of the computer services used by the BCS. If you want to review the other five, you can just click this. Note: In standard BCS fashion, that page links to all Sagarin computer rankings *except* his rankings for football! To review those rankings, click here. *Alleged SEC results:* The SEC has a fabulous football culture. That said, how strong has th... more »

Navajo Uranium Film Fest Day 2 Livestream!

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
. Live streaming video by UstreamClick arrow to watch livestream! The International Uranium Film Festival is underway, Navajo Nation Museum, Dec. 2 -- 4, 2013 On the second day of the International Uranium Film Festival on the Navajo Nation, Shiprock NM Councilman Russell Begaye spoke on the detrimental way uranium cleanup is being done in the Shiprock area. Radioactive tailings

Reported Security Incidents Across Southern Iraq In 2013

MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 hour ago
Southern Iraq has witnessed plenty of violence in 2013, but it pails in comparison to central and northern Iraq. While a province like Baghdad might have five to ten attacks per day, some provinces in the south have that many in a year. Different governorates have also gone through different experiences. In Babil for example there has been a relentless wave of attacks mostly aimed at average citizens. Basra has seen a mix of Al Qaeda in Iraq bombings, and religious, political, and sectarian violence. Karbala and Najaf have gone through repeated attempts to stir sectarian tensions... more »

Australian eagle steals croc-cam and takes a "selfie"

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 2 hours ago
This was posted at: Rumor Mill News Full article at The Register

There is not truth, only progress over a road paved with cheap petrochemicals lies

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 2 hours ago
Credibility Traps These are everywhere and while you may escape them in your own time in history they will rise up and bit you in the ass. We live in an era where being serious is not appreciated but in the context of history all those fuzzy edges will become cystal clear revealing that behind the titanium mask of freedom you where a villain indeed not only did you line your pocket with filthy money Money of which John Wesley Harding would have said gave him indigestion Its money that they stole from us and then repeated back as an affront a vehicle to drive home a tactical comprise wher... more »

Harry and the Common Core

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 2 hours ago
A couple of nights ago I was at a small gathering where Harry's mom was responding to comments about how much Harry, now "five and a half" as he is quick to tell you, has shot up in the past few months. Oh, he's doing great, says Harry's mom, except for a bit of a dexterity problem in his hands. And how do we know of this problem? It has been pointed out by Harry's kindergarten teacher when he does his practice tests by clicking with the mouse pointer. (Unlike most of Tennessee's schools, Harry's Germantown school already has all the technology in place that will be needed to t... more »

The danger of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster spelled out

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 2 hours ago
------------------------------ Go to the original to find the earlier parts of this series. *TEPCO Downplays Huge Risks Involved in Removing Fukushima Fuel Rods* Arnie Gundersen: Agencies overseeing cleanup like the IAEA are biased towards defending and promoting nuclear power - December 2, 13 More at The Real News *Bio* Arnie Gundersen has over 40-years of nuclear power engineering experience. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he earned his Bachelor Degree cum laude while also becoming the recipient of a prestigious Atomic Energy Commission Fellowsh... more »

Ring: On Consciousness and Levitation- Free your Mind

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 2 hours ago
I would like to ask everyone to take 1 hour and 40 minutes out of their busy daily routine and watch this video. Heather sent me this link about 6 days ago and told me to watch it- and kept reminding me.... Last night I finally had a chance to sit and watch. .... I was blown away from beginning to end. Ralph Ring worked with Otis Carr, who was Tesla's protege and who worked with Tesla on several incredible projects. Including levitating. Ring outlines his own personal history working from the 1950's on projects BUILDING "flying saucers". He talks about his 40 years of being ru... more »

Don Bongino: Quote of the Day...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 2 hours ago
*and we thank him. * *From: * *Obama's Secret Service agent: Drain D.C. cesspool * “Voting is not enough. It’s not. You haven’t done your duty by voting. If you’re not calling your congressman, if you’re not sending letters to the office, if you’re not volunteering for campaigns or volunteering for a cause, if you’re not donating money to a cause or a campaign, even a dollar, then folks you’re not part of the (solution), you’re the problem,” Bongino said. “We need you. We need your voice. The left has been experts at this for years at whittling away our freedom. Voting is not enou... more »

The slow-motion car wreck known as Salon!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013* *Another sad sign of the times:* Early this morning, we clicked on Salon. This exciting new report sat at the top of the pile: *“How do I become a male porn star?”* After I wrote about the adult film industry, I got emails from men all over the globe with one common request SUSANNAH BRESLIN MONDAY, DEC 2, 2013 07:00 PM EST Inquiring minds have been fleeing Salon. Apparently, those which remain want to know about matters like this. This weekend, we returned to our sprawling campus from our Thanksgiving travels. On Sunday night, these are some of the repor... more »

End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Reader

plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Reader. via End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Reader.

The Rise of Libertarians

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
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Stillwater Paiute Shoshone Grand Welcome to Longest Walk 4

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
. A grand welcome for the Longest Walk 4! Photos by Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, Western Shoshone long walker, on Longest Walk Return to Alcatraz, at Stillwater Paiute Shoshone Indian Nation, Fallon, Nevada, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Thank you for sharing with Censored News.

How Edward Snowden is Transforming the Global Political Landscape

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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The Anxiety Epidemic: Causes, Symptoms, Solutions by Christina Sarich

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 3 hours ago
The Anxiety Epidemic: Causes, Symptoms, Solutions by Christina Sarich Natural Society, 3 December 2013 Are you anxious reading this? Millions of people throughout the world suffer from some form of anxiety or another. In the US alone, more than 40 million people experience either a social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, some type of phobia which causes them anxiety, or a generalized anxiety disorder. These various types of anxiety cost more than $42 billion annually in medical costs. A slew of medications are prescribed to help individuals... more »

Pandemic Potential Increases as H7N9 Spreads to Hong Kong at the Start of Regular Flu Season

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Chris Carrington An Indonesian resident in Hong Kong has become the island's first H7N9 bird flu victim. The woman who is 36 years old is in isolation and is in a critical condition. She recently traveled to Shenzhen on the mainland and had contact with live poultry. The World Health Organization has said that although: There is no evidence of sustained human to human transmission, H7N9 is an unusually dangerous virus. Hong Kong's food and health secretary Dr. KO Wing-man said the woman …has a history of travelling to Shen... more »

OUTSCORING FINLAND: Muddling ahead!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013* *Interlude—New PISA scores:* Normally, we’re out of the house by the time Morning Joe starts. This morning, we lingered. For that reason, we heard the news from the Morning Joe gang: The new PISA test scores have been released, a group of shocked doomsayers told us. Before the week is through, we’ll look at the various things this clueless gang said. For today, we’ll only say this: None of the gang showed the slightest sign of knowing what they were talking about. That didn’t stop them from waxing at length—from waxing and rattling script. Scarboroug... more »

Hurricane forecasts are worthless

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 3 hours ago
I don't know the methods that folks in NOAA are using to forecast the number of Atlantic hurricanes and I am not interested in these methods because they clearly don't work. Pages such as this one (with different years in the URL) show you tables with the predicted and actual number of named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes for the relevant year. Let us look at years 2001-2013 and focus on the actual numbers from NOAA in May. Note that the hurricane season includes months between June and November and the 2013 season has officially ended last Saturday. Let's start with ma... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 3 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Damon Berryhill, 50. I mentioned Jamie Moyer recently. Moyer is a big deal for my larger cohort; Berryhill was a big deal, for roughly the same reasons, for me personally. Hey, you could do worse. I mean, if you have to pick a player who you want to have a long, long, long, career, you could do worse than a professional backup catcher who switch-hits. Alas, despite a very respectable 1997 season, he didn't get another shot. Good stuff: 1. Annie Lowry on ACA costs continuing to be less than anticipated, both for consumers and for the government. 2. Dan Drezner on ... more »

Dutch Central Bank follows ECB and Fed with its warning against BitCoin , recall the parallel track for attacking BitCoin seems to be the UK co-opt plan to invade cyber currency space and make BitCoin and its cyber siblings unattractive / riskier and ultimately irrelevant ....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Regulatory action coming in 5 , 4, 3 , 2 , 1....... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-03/another-central-bank-warns-bitcoin-risks Another Central Bank Warns Of Bitcoin Risks [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/03/2013 08:31 -0500 - Bitcoin - Central Banks - ETC - European Central Bank - Volatility inShare First the ECB, then the Fed, and now the Dutch central bank have come out and *explicitly warned of the dangers of virtual currencies*like Bitcoin and Litecoin. Their explicit statement this morning, raising questions about... more »

Ukraine's Tragic Mess-- And Iceland's Move Against Bankster-Imposed Austerity

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
Yesterday, on my travel blog, we took a little look at the demands in Thailand that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of deposed right-wing populist Thaksin Shinawatra, resign. There are widespread anti-government demonstrations and increasing police reaction-- which have already led to several deaths and scores of serious injuries. Ukraine looks like it could be even worse. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators want to see their country move out of the Russian orbit and towards the E.U. And they're demanding that President Viktor Yanukovich resign. This morning a no-co... more »

Mankind Is The Business Of Foreign Affairs

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 3 hours ago
Trade Minister Ed Fast announced last week that, under the Harper government, the Foreign Affairs Department would focus on "economic diplomacy." Michael Harris writes that Preston Manning understood Stephen Harper's limitations: Former mentor and Conservative guru Preston Manning remembered this of Harper’s time as a Reform MP: “One thing that did surprise me about Stephen … He had no interest in international stuff. We simply couldn’t get him to travel.” Harper, Manning said, had a one track mind: “The economy, the economy, the economy … The way into his head is the economy. ... more »

War Watch december 3 , 2013 - Syria war updates and news relating to chemical weapon destruction...... Afghanistan news - why Karzai resists US and Nato pressure to immediately sign the Bilateral Security Agreement .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Syria...... Kurdish Women Join Militias in Syria to Fight al-QaedaMilitias Won't Accept Islamist System in Kurdistan by Jason Ditz, December 02, 2013 Print This | Share This When al-Qaeda fighters started invading Syrian Kurdistan over the summer, militiasissued a call to arms, urging every able-bodied Kurdish man to take up arms against the foreign invaders. They got lots of men, and surprisingly a lot of women as well. While women haven’t been publicized as heavily involved in the Syrian civil war, Buzzfeed has a new article detailing the Kurdish women who eagerly joined up, fi... more »

Coup Watch December 3 , 2013 - Thailand Police & Military Step Aside As Anti-Government Protesters Reach PM's Office; Declare Victory ......Note Prime Minister Yingluck still in power and Opposition Leader Suthep still faces insurrection charges.... Ukraine Government survives no confidence vote - Government promises to resume talks with EU concerning integration and a free trade zone - Allegedly EC and EU ready to consider financial compensation to Ukraine ...

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Thailand ... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-02/police-military-step-aside-anti-government-protesters-reach-pms-office-declare-victo Thailand Police & Military Step Aside As Anti-Government Protesters Reach PM's Office; Declare Victory [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 23:56 -0500 - Consumer Confidence - The Economist inShare1 As the "peoples' coup" in Thailand gets the blessing of the country's Military leader (who stated he would not intervene), the police have also undertaken an unexpected reversal of strategy by *removi... more »

Setting up a password - NSFW language

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 5 hours ago
This story is allegedly about setting up a password on the Obamacare website but it could apply to so many sytsems... *I decided to go on line to sign up for Obamacare. The first thing you need to do is establish a password, so this is what happened.... * *"You must enter a password to proceed."* *-roses* *"Sorry, too few characters."* *-pretty roses* *"Sorry, you must use at least one numerical character."* *-1 pretty rose* *"Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces."* *-1prettyrose* *"Sorry, you must use at least 10 different characters."* *-1fuckingprettyrose* *"Sorry, you must use a... more »

Dave and Energy Bills

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 6 hours ago
They just aren't switched on. Since Ed Miliband announced Labour's plans for an 18 month energy price freeze should he be forming a government in 2015, the Tories have not been able to properly respond. Shouting "Marxism!" had zero effect, their whinging about wholesale gas prices has been unconvincing - especially when the Big Six energy companies are posting burgeoning profits, and attempt to dub the 'energy price freeze' as the 'energy price con' has gone nowhere. Even Dave's pledge to reduce bills by cutting the "green crap" requiring companies to invest in sustainable energy s... more »

iGradeU: The 7 Superpowers Every Teacher Must Master

Angel Cintron Jr. at @ THE CHALK FACE - 6 hours ago
Are you a superhero teacher? Well, what about a good teacher with superpowers? Personally speaking, I rather be the latter. Here’s my list of superpowers, which I’m constantly developing. By no means does this imply that I have the magic formula. However, this is a list I use to remind myself that teaching requires constant […]

About Gout

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 6 hours ago
*Fields of chili peppers near Jhuolan.* If you've lived in Taiwan for any length of time, you've encountered gout. I know several foreigners who struggle with it. Apparently Taiwan is number one in the world as new research observes gout has strong inherited aspect: The oldest recorded disease in medical history, gout, has long thought been thought to be a result of an overindulgent lifestyle; excessive drinking and meat consumption leads to deposits of uric acid in the joints, causing debilitating pain. *But new research done in Taiwan, where gout is most prevalent in the world,*... more »

Over 300,000 defy protest ban in Ukraine

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago
*Do they understand the financial state of the EU? -Bill* *Over 300,000 defy protest ban in Ukraine* *Fierce clashes erupt after protesters take to streets again, chanting "revolution" as anger against government grows.* Last updated: 02 Dec 2013 02:12 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/12/tens-thousands-back-streets-kiev-2013121123920784539.html A protest by about 300,000 Ukrainians angered by their government's decision to freeze integration with the West turned violent, when a group of demonstrators besieged the president's office and police drove them back with truncheons... more »

Join Us for Albert Woodfox's Fifth Circuit Court Hearing in New Orleans on Tuesday, January 7th (A3 Newsletter)

angola3news at Angola 3 News - 7 hours ago
*Please sign the Amnesty International petition demanding Albert's release!* Over the holiday, we learned that 2014 will begin with the final courtroom chapter of Albert Woodfox's current struggle to finalize Judge Brady's 2013 ruling which overturned his conviction for a third time based on a finding of racial discrimination in the selection of the grand jury foreperson. On Tuesday morning, January 7th, 2014, a yet unnamed three judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear oral arguments from the State of Louisiana about why they believe Albert's convict... more »

THE ECONOMY IN 2014

Anon at aangirfan - 7 hours ago
Gold has been hit hard by a strengthening US economy. On 2 December 2013, Gold stood at $1,218 a troy ounce. Jim O’Neill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, thinks that the world economy will grow at a faster rate in the next decade than it did in the last one. He says that the economic crisis around 2008 was essentially about the USA consuming too much and saving nothing, while China consumed very little and saved too much. He says the USA is now far more competitive and multinationals are now moving back to the USA. However, some economists think that the US ... more »

Consciousness, the Z Fire

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
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Archangeloi of the ELOHIM message to humanity 1st december 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
*Archangeloi of the ELOHIM message to humanity 1st december 2013* Posted: December 1, 2013 Author: Karen Doonan Category: Channeling http://truthcodes.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/archangeloi-of-the-elohim-message-to-humanity-1st-december-2013/ Greetings beloved ones, we are the Archangeloi of the ELOHIM and we come to guide and to support ALL as the energy of both Mother Earth and her children now expand and deepen dramatically. For many of you who have taken human form the expansion will be a very physical one, with many different sensations being experienced on ALL levels of YOUr BE... more »

Feynman lectures on physics: Volume III now free

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 8 hours ago
*Free online quantum mechanics course from a top guru* In September, I mentioned that some folks were transforming the Feynman Lectures on Physics to free web pages with MathJax, the same \(\rm\LaTeX\)-based system to write elegant mathematical expressions that has been used on this blog for two years or so. Only Volume I was available at that time. The URLs are: feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/ ------------------------------ ...Volume III TOC main server (primary), ...Volume III TOC backup (delayed) It seems to me that all the errata have been incorporated. Recall that the thir... more »

A (Sun)Day in the Life (of the BBC) - I.

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
As I'm prone to posting about BBC programmes broadcast on Sunday - especially Radio 4's *Sunday *- I thought it might be worth tracking a(n almost) whole Sunday's worth of Radio 4 programmes, and seeing what emerges. The following posts will be a blog diary of what results. (If I get bored, it will end prematurely). Let's start at 5:43, this last Sunday. Yes, 5:43 in the morning, when you were all probably fast asleep, awaiting the arrival of your morning-after hangovers. 5:43 *Bells on Sunday* I like bells on Sunday, and *Bells on Sunday. * Here we heard the eight bells of St M... more »

China's India's 200,000,000 missing girls

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 11 hours ago
oh, this is such a great topic for a Free Planet blog: *China's India's 200,000,000 missing girls* *Reggie Littleton, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, was recently in Hong Kong for the premier of the new project tellingly titled, “It’s a Girl.” She told WND it appears the world is becoming increasingly more aware of the violence perpetrated against infant girls in China and elsewhere.* [source WND] Well, when we say 'missing' we're, of course, being politically correct. The politically incorrect version involves the revelation that women are smashing the heads of girl... more »

Neoworx, neocounter: RIP

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 11 hours ago
I thought that the Neocounter in the right lower sidebar was the prettiest visitor counter on the market – because of the many types of geographic statistics and the pretty animations that many of you were surely hating (and you will cynically celebrate a few seconds by which the website speeds up!) – and I was paying over $50 annually for that reason. However, I was an exception and the counters went out of business today. Your humble correspondent probably had an obsolete primary e-mail address in the database. However, other users received the following e-mail today: Dear user, ... more »

More on the Common Core: Achieve, Inc., and Then Some

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 12 hours ago
I hesitate to publicly confess that I find reading tax forms interesting, but it is true– especially as concerns the many nonprofits that are imposing their wills upon the American classroom. The IRS 990 offers much information on a nonprofit in a concise format, not the least of which are a nonprofit’s salaried individuals, board […]

5 Reasons Why The P5+1-Iran Deal May Fall Apart

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 12 hours ago
* "Let us talk now, so that we do not become mad animals!" - Joost A. M. Meerloo.* *1. Lack of Unity Among World Powers.* Before the historic deal between the P5+1 (America, Russia, China, England, France, and Germany) and Iran was finalized in Geneva last month, France *tried its best to disrupt the process*, exposing discord and confusion among the world powers. Look for this trend to continue despite the success of this deal. Time will reveal that the P5+1 is not a serious diplomatic partner. The divisions will continue to rise to the surface, especially in nations that are u... more »

Content copied? How to make Blogger DMCA complaint.

Peter at the original Blogger Tips and Tricks - 12 hours ago
You found someone copied your content? Here is how to make a Blogger DMCA complaint. Either follow the steps below or go direct to the Report alleged copyright infringement form Step 1: Go to Removing content from Google Step 2: In the "What Google product does your request relate to?" section, tick ( ) Blogger/blogspot Step 3: In the "What can we help you with?" section, tick ( ) I have a legal issue that is not mentioned above Step 4: In the "What can we help you with?" section, tick ( )I have found content that may violate my copyright Step 5: In the "Are you the copyrigh... more »

Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
I speak to plenty of Democrats who want Clinton as their party's presidential nominee for one reason: she's seen as the Democrats' best chance to hold the White House. A policy agenda almost never comes into play in their thinking. Democrats look at the ideological civil war wracking the Republican Party now and they don't want any of that in their own party. So careerist hacks and Wall Street shills like Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Steve Israel babble incessantly about a "big tent" that is big enough to encompass mortal enemies of working families and of progressive ideals. It's... more »

URGENT - Thailand: Regime & Western Backers Claim "Insurrection" - Penalty, Death

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 13 hours ago
*December 3, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - Anti-regime protesters, outnumbering police at two locations in Bangkok, Police Head Quarters and Government House, are poised to take over and occupy both locations peacefully as they have other government sites throughout the city. However, the regime has dropped leaflets over the protesters claiming that the anti-regime protests constitute "insurrection" (which carries a maximum penalty of death), that the leaders are to be arrested, and protesters are to return home. In support of the regime, dishonest reporting by news agencies such as th... more »

(Medicare for ALL?) Has the Flawed Rollout Put the Rest of His Policy Agenda at Risk and, With It, Progressive Ideas about What Government Can Attempt and What a President Can Achieve at a Moment When an Unprecedented Expansion of Health-Care Coverage Could Validate Them? (Corporate Spooks (HB Gary/Themis/Palantir/Berico/Endgame) Employed by Banksters - BofA - to DeepSix Activists)

It's all true about the rollout of Obamacare going much better - and it will work eventually (although for whom it still remains to be seen) - but first, friends, a comment from my favorite candidate for President (or any office for which he might decide to run): Dear Cirze (Dear America), I hate to say "I told you so." But I told you so. I said, waaaaaaay back in 2010, that anyone who

Spain and Japan criminalize dissent......Japan attempting to stifle legitimate Fukushima concerns .....Spain attempting to hold itself together as economic troubles prompt protests - the receation from Spain , outrageous fines geared toward shutting off said protests ! ....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
War On Democracy: Spain And Japan Move To Criminalize Protests [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 20:03 -0500 - European Union - Greece - Japan - Liberal Democratic Party - Reuters - Unemployment inShare *Submitted by Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,* As might be expected as political and economic policy failures pile up and citizens become increasingly mad, the status quo is becoming increasingly authoritarian (recall blogger “Mish” was just fined 8,000 euros for a blog post). In the latest disturbing n... more »

Continuity of NSA surveillance after martial law declaration ? Wonder why National Intelligence Director James Clapper thought running this through recently ( quite quietly with the fuss over the Obamacare disaster website providing cover ) was paramount ? As this was just signed November 12 , 2013 , is a national emergency looming ? NSA Employees receive talking points for Thanksgiving ?? And NSA surveillance of porn sites - and not just so called terrorists targeted of course....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
http://www.infowars.com/directive-provides-government-with-intelligence-after-declaration-of-martial-law/ Directive Provides Government With Intelligence After Declaration of Martial Law - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] James Clapper’s directive fires up NSPD 51 providing Department of Homeland Security with ominous police state authority. *Kurt Nimmo* Infowars.com November 2, 2013 [image: A constellation of federal government intellige... more »

China Launches Moon Mission

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 15 hours ago
(Beiing, AFP) As Chinese rovers roamed its surface, China claimed the moon today. A foreign ministry spokesman said: "Everyone knows that ancient Chinese texts from the Later Han mention the moon. Indeed, the moon is a staple of Tang poetry. Since Chinese were the first to see the moon, it belongs to China." Chinese netizens cheered as the historical wrong of China not owning the moon was finally righted. "Everyone knows the One China policy includes the moon," affirmed one netizen. Another netizen noted that the moon could be seen from Taiwan prior to industrialization there, an... more »

What? WaPo editorial-page dunce Fred Hiatt writing about "unjust economics"? (Short answer: Whadderyou, nuts?)

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*by Ken* The working theory tonight is that a picture is worth, well, a whole lotta words, and above you have a picture, not just of how washingtonpost.com's opinion e-updates usually look when they arrive in my e-mailbox, with this weird line breakage that pushes authors' names up into cahoots with the (actual) previous author's column blurb, but an actual reproduction of the way this morning's opinion roundup looked, making it appear to the uncareful glancer as if *Washington Post *editorial-page editor Fred Hiatt (aka the Dumbest Lunk on the Planet) had written about "unjust ec... more »

Bad Bear's Photos Longest Walk 4 in Paiute Country

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago
Photos by Western Shoshone Long Walker Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson as Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz arrived in Fallon, Nevada today, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Wesley Dick, Kwassuh, said, "It was good to join in the walk representing the Numu Nations, renamed Northern Paiutes." Wesley shared traditional food and craft making with long walkers on Long Walk 2 northern route

@slekar dabbles with #edreform memes: Take 2.

Timothy D. Slekar at @ THE CHALK FACE - 16 hours ago
I thought of the meme above while driving from Madison, WI to Dover, OH for Thanksgiving break. This image has always represented (for me) the pinnacle of the racist belief that education should “sanitize.” “Kill the Indian. Save the Man.” There were no thoughts that equated the image above and the modern education reform reference […]

Merry Critmass

Engineer-Poet at The Ergosphere - 16 hours ago
It was 71 years ago today, December 2 1942, when the very first controlled nuclear chain reaction on earth was started in the "atomic pile" built in the squash court at the University of Chicago.  Rod Adams has more details. Exactly 15 years later, the first commercial nuclear power station at Shippingport went critical for the first time.  Thus swords were beaten into plowshares, and 56 years

NYU Professor pens editorial published by the Washington Post to repeal 22 ND Amendment - which would allow Barack Obama and any other President ( Bill Clinton , George W bush et al ) to seek third terms ..... Looking at the current President's domestic and foreign policy record , what could go wrong ?

Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-29/wapos-modest-proposal-dictator-obama WaPo's Modest Proposal: Dictator Obama [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/29/2013 12:09 -0500 - Barack Obama - Charles Schumer - Free Money - Iran - John McCain - President Obama - ratings - Wall Street Journal inShare *"It’s time to put that power back where it belongs,"* explains Jonathan Zimmerman in today's Washington Post, "*Barack Obama should be allowed to stand for re election *just as citizens should be allowed to vote for — or... more »

Commerce or Community

hygiecrat at hygiecracy - 17 hours ago
Originally published on CounterPunch Because the history of the United States is comprised of contradictions (proclamations of liberty, for instance, are coupled with the practice of slavery), it should come as little surprise to find that the holiday of Thanksgiving – so steeped in hyper-consumerism – itself derives from the rejection of a compelled commercialism. This history is especially relevant today, as we consider how to reconcile another crucial contradiction – the conflict between commerce (the mercenary) and community (the common – that which is shared). Before the R... more »

Thanksgiving Holiday Day 4

Southern Man at Southern Man - 17 hours ago
*In which Southern Man goes to church and then spends the remainder of his Day of Rest...resting.* And that's really all there was to it: some early-morning geocaching, the gym for a light workout and shower, Bible study, and then home where he made taco soup and piddled around and generally relaxed. *Lord, thank you for granting us this day of rest. Amen.*

Thanksgiving Holiday Day 3

Southern Man at Southern Man - 17 hours ago
*In which Southern Man continues the weekend of feasting with friends and hams it up for lots of photos...* Southern Man was up early and headed into town in The Titan to run errands - the bank, the post office, the grocery store, the home store (for about half a ton of concrete mix) - and then to a friend's home for another feast. Would you just look at those birds. There would be little left by the end of the day. These boys sure know how to party! Party On! Well at least Paul's not on his phone! Happy Birthday Paul! Southern Man with the lovely Jeri. Southern Man with... more »

The price of privatizing the public commons

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 17 hours ago
The 73 year old grandmother denied cancer medication and being clapped into solitary confinement for an entire month in a private prison for complaining about it, is just one story in the long and sorry annals of private prison abuse. We're unlikely to close this book any time soon. The Prison Industrial Complex has no incentive to change. Though a court has not yet heard Lester’s case, the two prison companies in question already face a string of allegations that they abuse or neglect inmates. Because private prison companies must turn a profit, health care and quality of life a... more »

Cop says “no” to War on Drugs

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago
Retired cop Peter Christ comprehensively demolishes the arguments for the War on Drugs. A commenter counts down the highlights, including… … a very honest answer to a commonly asked drug question at 0:54 , the easiest question to answer about the War on Drugs at 4:48 , the complete destruction of the biggest argument anti-drug advocates use at 7:23 , using the *Bible* to prove the ineffectiveness of prohibition at 13:55 [yes, true], and a rapid-fire debunking of several myths all in one breath at 14:20. If you have to leave right now, just skip to 5:58 for the thesis statement in ... more »

Myths, Myths, Myths

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 18 hours ago
I did an item today about today's calls for Obama to start firing people willy-nilly that was probably not nearly harsh enough. But the one thing I left out that I really want to get to is yet another myth about a previous president. No, not the one about second-term presidents never recovering if their approval sinks; I saw that again today, but I've already handled that one. It's this one (my emphasis): “I don’t know where the breakdown occurred on that, but it’s Obama’s ‘no new taxes’ moment,” the official said, referring to *the broken promise that is widely seen as having cost... more »

Grooving with Ewoks

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 18 hours ago
Jane Said by Janes Addiction

Prayers please... w/Update

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 18 hours ago
Our little Frankie decided to snack on a bunch of fake Styrofoam grapes covered in plastic last night. He's on his way to surgery in about one hour. Please say a little prayer for a successful operation and a speedy recovery. Thank you... *Update:* Frankie is out of surgery and doing great. They found a whole pistachio (shell and nut) and a fairly large hunk of the hard plastic wrapping from one of the fake grapes. The vet said if we had waited we would have been doing a resection on his little intestines. He can come home tomorrow. Thank you all for your prayers. *One of t... more »

What Turns A Normal Baby Into A Right Wing Sociopath?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
Born in 1911, Ronald Reagan came from a normal working class Illinois home. He was a labor union activist in the 1940s and the president of his union from 1947 until 1952 and again in 1959 but at some point in there he sold out to management and started secretly ratting out other actors to the FBI as "communist sympathizers." He remained a Democrat and even helped California Senator Helen Gahagan Douglas defend herself against the deranged attacks from a sleazy, fascist-oriented political newcomer, Richard Nixon. By then, though, he was dating Republican Nancy Drew and he started... more »

Comment of the day

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 19 hours ago
Russell Kenneth on December 2, 2013 at 11:39 am said: Look into the software PROMIS invented by Bill Hamilton and stolen by the NSA which merged it with AI (Artificial Intelligence). AI is also used to syphon peoples money out of their bank accounts, without their permission. This happened to Reza Palevi, the Shah of Iran, Saddam Hussein,of Iraq; and to Marcus of the Philippines. AI is equipped with sensors that can detect minerals and crude-oil deposits for further exploitation, while it is being bet on in global stock markets. The curious thing is that the movie “Matrix mentions thi... more »

The Pope and Capitalism

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 19 hours ago
A friend from UPSE alumni association, Mike A. wrote me in our SEAA yahoogroups and asked my views on Pope Francis, as he has made a critique on the Free Market ideology, and the Social Darwinian "survival of the fittest" philosophy. Below is portion of a news report from theblaze.com. *Pope Francis Made Some Pretty Big Comments on the Global Economy: Here’s What You Need to Know* *Nov. 26, 2013 1:26pm By Becket Adams* *Pope Francis rebuked the culture of profit at any cost as he issued a 224-page mission statement for his papacy Tuesday, saying that mankind is called f... more »

Chechens drawn south to fight in Syria

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 19 hours ago
Last one for a couple of days- *Following up on- Meet the Rebel Commander in Syria That Assad, Russia and the U.S. All Fear* The BBC article mentions the feared Commander, ethnic Chechen, Georgian Army/Covert Operative- Tarkhan Batirashvili or U/Omar al-Shishani Omar Shishani (centre) has urged Muslims to support the "jihad" against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad *Chechens in Syria* On the flight from Istanbul to Tbilisi, I had a conversation with a former employee of the UN's refugee agency who had worked with Chechens living in the Pankisi Gorge. The remote area in north-eas... more »

Canada to file claim to dramatically extend Arctic boundaries

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 19 hours ago
*This article is interesting for a number of reasons, but, I will focus on three of them-* Feel free to comment on what ever it is you think about this move. *1st:* Looking at the map, I would almost wonder why the US didn't make this claim? Or is Canada making this claim as an expansion of the NAU? *2nd:* I will highlight the fact that all this Arctic ice had to be dealt with to undertake this mapping.* In direct contrast to all the AGW spin informing us that the Arctic is devoid of ice. *Yet, whenever one reads an article that is not pushing the AGW perception management, *lo and b... more »

Smothered Baked Potato Soup

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 19 hours ago
I never knew I was a warm weather beach kind of girl until we moved to Texas. We lived by the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico and it was warm all year round. I missed skiing a little bit, but not enough to move back to the cold. Some how we ended up back in the cold anyway, it is supposed to snow tonight and I am mourning the loss of the my summer sunshine. I like to hibernate with a cup of hot chocolate and a warm blanket until spring time, with soup on the menu almost every night. This particular soup is a family favorite. It is easy to make and so yummy. It tastes like a smothered bak... more »

The good drone

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 20 hours ago
I confess, when I first saw this I thought it was some sort of online spoof. Apparently not. Wow! The technology is almost there. But what’s the big holdup? Amazon said: "from a technology point of view, we'll be ready to enter commercial operations as soon as the necessary regulations are in place." Ah. Of course. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Monday Evening Linkage: moustaches and Michelle Obama

Megan MacKenzie at Duck of Minerva - 20 hours ago
Well it is officially December- and you know what that means…all the hipsters and single dudes can finally shave off their Movember moustaches (those are the only men who participate, right?). Movember is a fundraiser for testicular cancer that has gained traction (in 2012 the campaign raised 29 million in Australia, where the idea originated) Continue reading

Making glee compulsory

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Clive James's delightful TV reviews at the *Telegraph *are too little read, so here's an extract from his his latest essay - an essay which begins: The BBC spent a whole week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Programmes without number were devoted to his continuing fame. Here, however, is the essay's closing section - dealing with the celebration's closing extravaganza. Enjoy!: To rub the triumph in, there was a follow-up show on BBC Three called Doctor Who: The Afterparty. There is a long history of fizzling disaster to suggest that parties held in a TV studio neve... more »

This Is An INSULT To Canadians: Canadian Shill Prime Minister Stephen Harper "Rocks Out" For The Jews: "Israel Will Always Have Canada"!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 20 hours ago
Today, I am truly sick to be a Canadian... The more and more I have read the last few days about this so called "Federal Government" that occupies Parliament hill in Ottawa, and how it is nothing more than absolute butt kissers for the Jews that control this once great country, and the psychotic nation of Israel, the more I honestly want to puke! And the Canadian public blindly or unknowingly put up with this garbage? But I came across an article today that had me racing to the washroom wanting to hurl.... According to this article, from the Daily Stormer website, at www.dailysto... more »

Feinstein knows who should go for the gold!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 21 hours ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013* *Script never sleeps, college football edition:* John Feinstein knows who should play Florida State for the college football title. He has memorized a sacred script, college football edition: FEINSTEIN (12/12/13): It also is true that Florida State hasn’t exactly beaten Murderer’s Row. But the Seminoles’ 51-14 rout at Clemson is head and shoulders above anything Ohio State has accomplished. *Neither one can come close to matching the résumé of either Auburn or Missouri*—which also is 11-1 with the loss to South Carolina in double overtime. Auburn’s loss ... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 21 hours ago
*State Seeking Lawsuit Against Corps Over MRGO ~Jeremy Alford, LaPolitics* ~Editilla Brotellas~ Jesus fork me and throw away the spoon. Mark my words, this is a feign by Koch Sucker Governorcist Jindal to give the O&G industry time to consolidate their political/legislature opposition to the SLFPA-E Lawsuit. Hard ball. They have no intention of prevailing on their suit against the Corps. No. Another go at MRGO will take DECADES. No, they only want time, and taxpayer money to finish off South Louisiana. Because, without land upon which to stand we will have no States Rights. Y'heard it... more »

Mr. Myxpikellix

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 21 hours ago

Look of ‘pure evil’ in bulging eyes of Lee Rigby’s ‘killer’

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
*The Times* (online) is leading tonight with the latest news from the second day of the trial of Adebolajo and Adebowale: Look of ‘pure evil’ in bulging eyes of Lee Rigby’s ‘killer’: One of the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby had a look of “pure evil” in his bulging eyes as he threatened a couple who tried to help the fallen soldier, a witness told the Old Bailey today . Cheralee Armstrong said that she and her partner, James Henegan, drove past the scene of what appeared to be a road accident in Woolwich, South London, on May 22 this year. Only when they stopped and stared at what wa... more »

Moral hazard at Australia’s Top End

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 21 hours ago
*We welcome our irregular roving Asian correspondent, Suzuki Samurai, who files this report from in hiding somewhere near Darwin, Australia…* [image: image]Drive 1200km from Darwin along the northern right-hand coastal tip of the Northern Territory of Australia,1 and you will end up in the purpose-built mining town of Gove. The general area (and sometimes the town) is also known as Nhulunbuy. It is still called that by the Aboriginals and the more historically minded—and Null-And-Void by cunning linguists. It is a surprisingly nice place to look at, blessed with a blue sea the co... more »

Diva Plavalaguna

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 22 hours ago

Causality and Policy Outcomes: The Case of Presidents and Economic Growth

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 22 hours ago
The WSJ reports today (and also the Washington Post) on a new paper by Alan Blinder and Mark Watson (here in PDF, hereafter BW13) which tackles what would seem to be a straightforward question: Why is it that since World War II the US economy has grown significantly faster under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents? This post looks at this question from the broader standpoint of policy research methods. I conclude that BW13 have asked the wrong question, one that lends itself to many answers or none at all, and perhaps it tells us more about policy research methods than... more »

Hey, Pollsters!

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 22 hours ago
Three topics I'd love to know more about: 1. How many people know that Healthcare.gov is Obamacare? Especially the people who actually use it. Also, the associated questions: how many know that it's the Affordable Care Act, and how many know that there's more to the ACA than the exchanges? I'm assuming that the number of people who associate Healthcare.gov with Obamacare is higher than it would have been if it had worked smoothly from the start...I'd expect the number to be relatively high now, and start to shrink as time goes on. But either way, I'd love to know about it. 2. How m... more »

Umatilla and activists block Tar Sands megaload shipment in Oregon

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 23 hours ago
By Trip Jennings Portland Rising Tide Censored News  UMATILLA, Oregon – Sunday: Two arrested as Tribal Members and Climate Justice Activists blocked a megaload bound for the Alberta Tar Sands. The action Sunday night prevented the megaload from leaving the Port of Umatilla. Organizers from Portland Rising Tide urge supporters to join a planned protest Monday night to continue blocking the

Free Online Showing Of "Food Matters" Documentary - December 1st to the 10th, 2013

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 23 hours ago
From December 1st until December 10th. FOOD MATTERS, will be screening free online. Uncovering the sickness industry. *"One quarter of what you eat keeps you alive and three quarters of what you eat keeps your doctor alive...If you want to know what's wrong look down at the table, it's staring back at you."* *T* *o watch the free screening, pleease clicklm on the link provided below:* *Link To Free Viewing*

Arnon Milchan: A U.S filmmaker and billionaire also spy for Israel

LeDaro at LeDaro - 23 hours ago
Arnon Milchan was the first one who provided the necessary material to Israel to makes its first atomic bomb. Why U.S, Canada and other Europeon nations not go after Arnon Milchan. When it comes to Iran they are all gung ho. Hypocrisy and double-standards.

Boehner's Unpopular Agenda Includes Blocking Any Congressional Curbs On Domestic Spying

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
As we mentioned yesterday, Boehner has made time for Congress to debate how many fewer meals per week underprivileged children should be allowed to eat per week, but has no time to debate the Senate's bi-artisan comprehensive immigration reform bill or the legislation to prevent employment discrimination against the LGBT community. There is also growing pressure on him to get off his fat ass and allow Congress to vote on curbing NSA domestic spying against American citizens. He refuses, although the bill now has 102 cosponsors-- 51 Republicans and 51 Democrats. As Maine Democrat S... more »

It's Monday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 23 hours ago
*what's going on.* Always On Watch: *ObamaFail* Liberty's Torch: *Pre-Funeral Eulogies* Asylum Watch: *Leftwaaard..Maaaarch! Left….Left…Left…* The Political Commentator: *Video: Obamacare explained using a simple cup of coffee!* Freedom's Lighthouse: *Stuart Varney: ObamaCare is “One Giant Redistribution Scheme” – Video 12/2/13 * American Thinker: *The Schizophrenia of Barack Obama*

Fat Free Econ 49: Growth Amid Storms

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 23 hours ago
* This is my article yesterday in interaksyon.com, TV5's news portal. ----------- MANILA - By storms, we refer not only to natural typhoons and widespread flooding, but also to political storms that hounded both the Legislative and Executive branches due to the prolonged pork barrel scandal in the third quarter this year. It remains surprising therefore that the Philippine economy was able to grow by seven percent in the third quarter. In the first three quarters of this year, the Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) has grown so far by 7.4 percent. Gross national income (GNI) ... more »

Reader Highlights Logick of New York Times Editorial Board

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Brent Staples and the other pampered fools on the New York Times editorial board are at it again, this time advising the new mayor on how to do to teachers what they would never dream of doing to themselves. Below is an excerpt on the seniority issue, followed by one of the 175 comments that lays bare the bankruptcy of thought that characterizes every utterance on education by the billionaires' boys at America's newspaper of record: . . . . Seniority trumps everything and is treated as a proxy for excellence. Under current rules, a school that has an enrollment shortfall or budget... more »

Tom Daley

Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago
Tom Daley, at 13, became a celebrity supporter of ChildLine Tom Daley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [image: Tom Daley] http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/watch-tom-daley-twerk-strip-2876209#ixzz2mL4Usv2Y

Livestream Navajo Window Rock Uranium Film Fest Grassroots Gathering

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
, Live streaming video by UstreamLive from Navajo Nation: International Uranium Film Festival, with grassroots talks and workshops Dec 2 -- 4, 2013. By Brenda Norrell Censored News NAVAJO NATION -- The grassroots gathering at the International Uranium Film Festival on the Navajo Nation began this morning, with talks by Native Americans battling uranium mining in their homelands.

Powley test for Aboriginal Rights

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
*R. v. Powley*, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 207, 2003 SCC 43: The test is set out in ten parts: 1. *Characterization of the right *– for a harvesting right, the term "characterization" refers to the ultimate use of the harvest. Is it for food, exchange or commercial purposes? The Court said that the Métis right to hunt is not limited to moose just because that is what the Powleys were hunting. Métis don't have to separately prove a right to hunt every species of wildlife or fish they depend on. The right to hunt is not species-specific. It is a general right to hunt for food in the tradit... more »

Snow Day!

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago

IAP Announces New Price for TMoE

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
For those trying to order The Mismeasure of Education from Amazon, I apologize for their being out of stock, AGAIN. My advice: forget Amazon. Information Age now has both hardback and paperback with a new promotional price. Another best reason this season not to buy from the exploitative worker warehouse at Amazon!

LATEST THIS ISSUE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Guests are Lorry Fleming and Howard Waxman from the local group called Bath Citizens for Responsible TIF Action which campaigned against the recent corporate tax subsidy for Bath Iron Works here in Maine.

TERESA MAÑE MIRAVENT

mollymew at Molly'sBlog - 1 day ago
*Teresa Mañe Miravent - Mother of Federica Montseny* The following is a translation from Spanish. The Spanish original is available at the *Biografias anarquistas *section of the website of the CNT Puerto Real. Any errors of translation are entirely my responsibility. Born on November 29 1865 in Cubelles (Garraf, Catalonia) - until recently believed to be in Vilanova i la Geltrú- the educator, activist and anarchist propagandist Teresa Mañe Miravent, better known under her pseudonym Soledad Gustavo. Her wealthy family ran the Garden Hotel in Vilanova i la Geltrú, known... more »

The out of control British state - The Commentator

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
' In an exclusive to the Telegraph, it is being reported that social services in the county of Essex obtained a court order forcibly to sedate a pregnant woman, surgically remove her child from her womb by caesarean section, take the baby into care and put it up for adoption. The woman, an Italian citizen who was in the UK on a training course, wasn't even told that the procedure was going to happen to her. She was whisked off to hospital one day, drugged up, and awoke to find that the baby that had been growing inside her for 9 months had simply disappeared.' What a country we li... more »

Einstein and Eddington: a film

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
Joseph Sykora sent me a link to a 94-minute-long 2008 BBC Two film about Eddington and Einstein: It's no documentary. Expect a drama movie that may be watched by those not too interested in physics as well. I liked it a lot (despite the artistic license to modify the history) and you should watch it, too. Beware: the text below may contain spoilers. All of them. The movie begins in 1919 when poetic Arthur Eddington and his assistant try to measure the bending of light during the solar eclipse at Principe, an island off West Africa (it was shot near the Adriatic beaches of Croat... more »

Do you believe these things really happened?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013* *On balance, we do not:* The piece was featured on page one of the New York Times Sunday Review. It was the only piece on page one. That’s a *very* high-profile placement. Shown below are the opening paragraphs of the piece, headline included. Do you believe this actually happened? SMITH AND AAKER (12/1/13): *Millennial Searchers* For Viktor Frankl, the Holocaust survivor who wrote the best-selling book “Man’s Search for Meaning,” the call to answer life’s ultimate question came early. When he was a high school student, one of his science teachers decla... more »

This country is in serious, serious trouble...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*seriously!* Capitalist Preservation: *Dan Joseph: College Students Describe 'Twerking.' Don't know who Vladimir Putin or John Kerry are.* Reaganite Republican: *Products of California Public Schools React to Martin Luther King's Fatal Car Accident...*

Repeal is Still Dead

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
A few bullet points on health care reform at the start of December... *The brutal truth of "repeal" is that whatever the politics, every day a flat-out repeal of the ACA becomes more and more nonsensical. The status quo ante no longer exists; changing the law back to how it was in 2009 wouldn't bring back the health care situation that existed then. *Hey, health care wonks! I've been using this line about how repeal no longer makes policy sense for some time now, but while I'm confident that's correct, I'm certainly not enough of a health care wonk to write up all the details that m... more »

Wild Bill: Curing Liberals...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*is it even possible?*

Why I Won't Be Buying a New Subaru to Benefit TFA

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
A letter I sent to a very nice salesman at the Memphis Subaru dealership this morning: To: davidellison@jimkerassubarusoa.dealer.com Dear David, I saw a friend the other night who bought a new Subaru from you earlier this Fall, and I was admiring his car. With one of my cars on the verge of needing a new timing belt, I was planning to visit your place just after the Christmas rush to take advantage, perhaps, of any kind of year-end deals. All that changed, however, when I saw the Subaru ad yesterday that listed the miseducative outfit, Teach for America, as a recipient of your ... more »

Mi'kmaqs never surrender! Fight fracking!

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Mi'kmaqs never surrender, fight fracking! Photo above: Late Monday, row of tires burn for fracking blockade. Round dance as more RCMP arrive. Arrests today, including one brutal arrest of a woman. Twitter photo. Native Voices United online radio 3 WOMEN HIT BY SWN, INJUNCTION EXTENDED, AND HIGHWAY 11 BURNS https://www.facebook.com/NVURadio DEC 2- Today along highway 11 things got rough.

'Tis the Season for Noblesse-Obliging

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
That most blessed season of heartwarming rags-to-riches Hallmark and Lifetime specials is upon us once again. The same moralizing plots are foisted upon us year after year. One favorite is the debunked conservative prosperity gospel, in which the poor mom working three jobs is rewarded for her toil with a millionaire hubby from Santa. The other is the Scrooge legend, in which the millionaire boss fires everybody, they suffer, he notices in the nick of time, and he hires them back with a one-time bonus and a one-time-only party in the mansion. Looking at this year's line-up, I think ... more »

THE REAL PIRATE STORY

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
MB and I went to see the new movie called Captain Phillips last night. It's about the American commercial ship captain who was taken hostage for ransom by Somali pirates. The movie was well done and the acting quite superb, especially the Somali actors, but the film was rather slim on telling the real story why the people of Somalia have been reduced to acts of piracy in order to survive. When I got home I watched several videos to find out more about the situation. I've previously posted some videos about this but it is a good time to do it again. Because there has been virt... more »

DELIVERY DRONES

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Drones to deliver for Amazon and for take-out pizza. Who knows what comes next. Maybe drones to deliver groceries too? Bottom line is that before long hardly anyone will have a job anymore....who will have any money to order anything from Amazon or any other business? The Guardian (UK) takes this story apart. Here are a few excerpts: Here's the problem: it's all hot air and baloney. As Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, acknowledged in the 60 Minutes segment, his plan to begin delivery by drone won't be enacted until around 2018 – and that's a hugely optimistic timeline. Bezos' neat t... more »

Explaining Iraqi Kurdistan’s Policy Towards Syria, Interview With Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
The conflict in neighboring Syria has provided both opportunities and problems for Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Kurdish President Massoud Barzani and to a lesser extent the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) have attempted to forge ties with Syrian Kurds and shape events there to their benefit. These have only met with limited success as the Syrians have their own agendas. To help explain this policy is Wladimir van Wilgenburg who until recently was based in Irbil, and is an analyst for the Jamestown Foundation out of Washington DC, and writes for Al Monitor. Pres.... more »

OUTSCORING FINLAND: Script never sleeps!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013* *Interlude—A second-grader asks:* “Is it true that Patrick had an operation that made him not ticklish?” In all our years of truth-squadding, it may have been the best question we’d ever heard anyone ask. We liked the formal presentation. (“Is it true that...” rather than “Did...”) And we liked one youngster’s instinctive search for the truth. In this instance, a 7-year-old was fact-checking her older brother, a junior in high school. Out in the living room, he had made an implausible claim to protect himself against group attack from four marauding gir... more »

Britain leapfrogs Japan as world’s 4th most valuable nation brand

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*If you had any doubt as to the corporate nature of countries... -Bill* 2 DECEMBER 2013 - 9:49AM POSTED BY JOHN GLENDAY *Britain leapfrogs Japan as world’s 4th most valuable nation brand* http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/12/02/britain-leapfrogs-japan-world-s-4th-most-valuable-nation-brand? Britain has risen to fourth spot in a table of nations holding the most valuable brands thanks in large part to the success of hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 and a positive reception to the ‘Great’ Britain promotional work, according to consultancy firm Brand Finance. A double whammy from 2012,... more »

Definition of a Rebuttal, and conversations with Heather

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Definition of a Rebuttal, and conversations with Heather* Posted by D. reblogged from Removing the Shackles I am posting a few pieces of conversation that have happened over the past couple of days. Not only for Transparency's sake, but to help answer a few lingering questions. First off, I wasn't going to respond to this conversation last week- I mean, I was, then I decided I wouldn't.... and now I've decided to make just one last comment on the topic, followed by Heather's last comment on the topic as well. Here is the statement that ran all over the internet on skype and i... more »
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