English: Sri Chinmoy Nelson Mandela, Garca Mandela (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Nelson Mandela, July 4 1993. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: A USSR stamp, 70th Birth Anniversary of Nelson Mandela. Date of issue: 18th July 1988. Designer: B. Ilyukhin. Michel catalogue number: 5853. 10 K. multicoloured. Portrait of Nelson Mandela (fighter for freedom of Africa). Русский: Марка СССР Н. Мандела (1988, ЦФА №5971). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island Français : Cellule de Nelson Mandela, Robben Island Deutsch: Nelson Mandelas Gefängniszelle auf Robben Island Myanmasa: Robben Island (ရော်ဘင်ကျွန်း)ပေါ်ရှိ Nelson Mandela's (နယ်လဆင် မန်ဒဲလား) ၏ထောင်အခန်း (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Ratted out: Scientific journal bows to Monsanto over anti-GMO study
10:33pm MST
Putting Together A Progressive Election Team
There are a lot of reasons I've grown to admire Alan Grayson over the
years. He's an intrepid world traveler (and gave me the exact right tips
for where to stay in Bandiagara and Sangha in Mali); he's a Joni Mitchell
fanatic; he's as compassionate as he is brilliant; he never finches from a
tough fight; and, most of all, of course, because of what he stands for in
terms of the ordinary working families who can't go out and hire lobbyists
to get their needs met in Washington. He's also the most astute political
strategist I've ever met.
Blue America is trying to help Keith Ellison ... more »
Leonard Peltier on the passing of Nelson Mandela
On
the Passing of Nelson Mandela from Leonard Peltier
December 5, 2013 6:30 PM
Greeting my relatives, friends, and supporters:
It saddens me to hear that a great man like Nelson Mandela has departed
from this lifetime. He was a man who was truly inspirational and showed
us the possibilities of how a continued struggle by indigenous people
could manifest itself in levels of freedom that
Nelson Mandela, Time For Canada To Pick Up His Torch, Again
I invite all of you to join me in celebration of Nelson Mandela`s life,
there are no words to describe his accomplishments, and remember what the
man lived for, remember what Canada once was..
I am not sad, today we celebrate.
We are hopeful the transference of his spirit and soul into the light of
twinkling stars will once again remind the world of what the man actually
stood for..
Equality, acceptance, inclusion of others and of course....An end to
violence..
Seems to me that over the last decade corporations and advanced western
democracies, to me politicos have engaged in a... more »
Nelson Mandela, the AIDS Crisis and the Ethnic Weapons Program
*Dr. Larry Ford worked for Project Coast—an apartheid-era South African
assassination program using chemical and biological weapons.*
(It is important to remember that Ford had worked with, among other
elements, the CIA. This makes his association with ultra-right
antigovernment and terrorist groups all the more ominous. The possibility
of a “national security coverup” is not one to be too readily discarded.
His links to elements of the US intelligence community may be used to
obscure some of his other activities from public view. It is also worth
noting that other countries ap... more »
Israel Assassinates Hezbollah Commander, Seeks To Provoke A Sunni-Shiite War In Lebanon
Just days after meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, presenting him
with his father's book about the Church's crimes in medieval Europe,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government assassinated Hassan
al-Laqqis, a commander in the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
So far, the world's reaction has been silence. Luckily for Israel, everyone
is talking about Nelson Mandela's death, and will continue to do so in the
coming days. Could this be a small sign that the gods are on its side? Who
knows.
Even without news of Mandela's death, this assassination of a high-l... more »
The Sandy Hook HOAX: The Release Of The Sandy Hook 9-11 Tapes Leaves More Questions Than Answers!
With everything going on over the last few days, I finally had the time
last night to sit down and take a close listen to the "officially" released
Sandy Hook emergency 9-11 tapes..... I do have the question to ask: What
the hell took them so long? The Boston Marathon, Aurora, and other false
flag attack police/emergency 9-11 tapes were released almost immediately
after these events.. But for some strange reason, it has taken almost one
full year before the Sandy Hook 9-11 tapes were released.... I have to
wonder why? And of course I do wonder if that delay was for either having
t... more »
Fukushima Updates December 1 , 2013 - Surveying the ongoing Fukushima remediation clusterfark , radiation contamination from the Fukushima debacle - focus on Japan wastelands and disaster to be called the Pacific Ocean...
Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Energy news......
04:22 PM EST on December 3rd, 2013 | 27 comments
AP: Experts warn about ground sinking at Fukushima plant — Tepco Adviser:
Reactor building structures likely degraded; “Containment degradation”
concerns back in 2011
11:59 AM EST on December 3rd, 2013 | 51 comments
TV: All-time high radiation level in well at Fukushima plant 40 meters from
Pacific — 1.1 billion Bq/m³ of strontium-90, other beta emitters — “Feared
highly contaminated water leaking into ground” and being allowed to flow
into sea (VIDEO)
10:34 AM EST on December 3rd, 2013 | 39 comments
Tepco Adviser: F... more »
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
*Nelson and Winnie Mandela as he left prison in 1990*
*by Ken*
It's not as if we haven't had time to prepare for this day. The poor man
has been so sick for so long. But there are people we can't afford to lose,
people whose moral example -- and I don't throw around phrases like "moral
example" casually -- is irreplaceable.
A great deal is going to be said and written about him. I like this from
Madeleine Albright:
*"Nelson Mandela taught us all that forgiveness is stronger than hate. The
best way to honor his passing is to follow his example."*
On washingtonpost.com, Steven Muf... more »
Hunger, Health, and Access to Books: Just an excuse
Three days ago I was interviewed on our local news channel. I was
contacted by a journalist because he wanted some comment on a report that
claimed the Common Core would save American 15 year olds by increasing
their scores on the PISA exams. According to the report, • Students in the
United States have […]
Updates On Syria [12.5]: Washington Courts Army of Islam, Obaaama's Jihadist Terrorists Kidnap 50 Kurds, European States Are Radicalizing Their Muslims To Fight In Syria
*1. An excerpt from, "U.S., Allies Reach Out to Syria's Islamist Rebels" by
Stacy Meichtry, Ellen Knickmeyer, and Adam Entous, The Wall Street Journal,
December 3:*
"The U.S. and its allies have held direct talks with key Islamist militias
in Syria, Western officials say, aiming to undercut al Qaeda while
acknowledging that religious fighters long shunned by Washington have
gained on the battlefield. *At the same time, Saudi Arabia is taking its
own outreach further, moving to directly arm and fund one of the Islamist
groups, the Army of Islam, despite U.S. qualms....* Some official... more »
Is @alexanderrusso crushing just a little bit?
It’s rare to see sympathetic voices on any of the mainstream networks. One
usually sees reform hacks and carpetbaggers”. “Some guy” Alexander Russo,
who comments hither and thither on education, seems obsessed with an
education activist’s recent appearance on MSNBC. And I say “some guy”
because, to me at least, Mr. Russo could be classified […]
R.I.P. Nelson Mandela (1918-2013): Remembering When Reagan Embraced Apartheid South Africa
*By MARC McDONALD*
After many years of struggle, the evil system of apartheid in South Africa
came to an end in the early 1990s, thanks to the brave efforts of Nelson
Mandela, who passed away on Thursday.
But apartheid's end arrived with absolutely no thanks to Ronald Reagan, a
man who embraced the racist apartheid regime.
In 1986, during the growing struggle against apartheid, Reagan used the
words *"immoral"* and *"utterly repugnant."*
Unfortunately, Reagan wasn't talking about apartheid. Instead, he was using
those words to describe his views on the *Anti-Apartheid Act*, a propo... more »
Innovative Common Core teaching?
EngageNY, the propaganda website of the New York State Education
Department, has a series of videos promoting “innovative” teaching to the
Common Core standards. The video library is an innovative and
differentiated resource that brings the Common Core instructional shifts,
teacher and leadership evaluation, and data driven instruction to life. I
was recently sent the […]
The Mortal Sea
Until the twentieth century, it was commonly believed that the oceans,
filled with vast quantities of fish, were immortal. It was impossible for
mere humans to ever make a dent in the sea’s enormous bounty. Similarly,
iron miners once believed that the Lake Superior lodes could be mined for
eternity. The white pines of the region were so numerous that it would be
impossible to cut them all down. Incredible fantasies are common among
folks who are blissfully ignorant of eco-history, and don’t understand the
reality of fish mining, mineral mining, forest mining, soil mining.
A so... more »
THE GREAT MAN
Nelson Mandela's first interview in 1961 for ITN when he was only 22 years
old. A young Mandela flushes out his strategy for reclaiming fundamental
rights for black South Africans from his hideout before his arrest!
Peaceful resting Nelson Mandela.
Mandela the Revolutionary
"Mandela may or may not be forgotten, but he will certainly be distorted,
starting now." As I write, the obituary portraits are being updated and
given the requisite spin. For official politics it will be Saint Mandela,
the liberal hero. For the hard right it will be Mandela the terrorist, the
man who waged a brutal war against the authorities. And for the far left,
it's Mandela the sell-out - the leader who oversaw neoliberalism in South
Africa and the supplying of arms to anyone who could pay. The figure of
Mandela is contested because he is, perhaps, all these things. And more.
... more »
Into the High Sierras, Long Walk 4 photos
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Wednesday's walk into Carson City, Nevada (below)
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Top photos: Late Thursday, Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz arrived at
sacred Cave Rock. Thursday afternoon, walkers walk/ran into the High
Sierra Nevadas, near the Nevada and California border. Second set of
photos: The walk into Carson City, Nevada, on Wednesday. Photos by Carl
'Bad
Thoughts on the 9/11 "debate" and its aftermath
The day after the 9/11 "debate" with Mike Delaney and Scott Roberts this
past weekend, I had to take my computer to the Apple store for a minor
repair. The repair took longer than I expected. A lot has happened since
the "debate", and I'd like to take this opportunity to address the "debate"
itself and Andrew Anglin's commentary on it. Carolyn Yeager's *radio
program this past Monday* will be addressed in a future blog post.
I would like to thank both Delaney and Roberts, and subsequently both
Andrew Anglin and Carolyn Yeager, for providing much needed clarity on
their moral standar... more »
Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline By Making Schools More Like KIPP (Kids in Prison Program)
Following Columbine and 9-11 came No Child Left Behind, which together
created a perfect storm of oppressive school practices that would play out
most harshly among the poor. With NCLB’s impossible testing targets, urban
schools in particular were actually incentivized to identify and root out
any testing recalcitrants, low scorers, or other threats to making the
testing targets.
Here is a clip from the NYTimes story on Tuesday on the beginning of the
end to zero tolerance school policies that have been flooding the
school-to-prison pipeline for over a decade now:
. . . . Rather ... more »
Rob Ford, heroin, blackmail, extortion, etc...
Is Rob Ford's new defence going to be that he can't remember doing heroin
because he was in one of his crack stupors?
Because that might explain why *allegedly*
1) after Dixon Blood gang members tried to blackmail him with the crack
video and he tried to buy it back for $5-grand and a car
(wiretap March 27),
and
2) after he had his *driver* Lisi buy back the phone they stole from him
for 1.5kg in weed
(wiretap April 20),
Rob Ford decided to party with the same gang members who tried to blackmail
him - possibly resulting in even more incriminating vid and photos with
which to bla... more »
Top 10 Tips for GOP Congressmen Running Against Women
Today in *Politico*, it was reported that Speaker of the House John
Boehner (R-Ohio) and the National Republican Campaign Committee had sent
Republican subordinates to an ad hoc charm school in order to teach them
and their aides on how to address women, especially those running for their
seats. This is part of the GOP's new outreach program designed to show they
can be just as sensitive as their colleagues on the left side of the aisle.
In the words of *Politico*, this means the NRCC "wants to make sure there
are no Todd Akin-style gaffes next year." What were some of the top ... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘Demeaning Power of PISA’ edition [updated]
*UPDATE:* “When it comes to national leadership at a time of fragility and
transition, so much seems to depend on the luck of the draw. Will a country
find itself with a Milošević or a Mugabe; an Atatürk or an Arafat; a Rabin
who can see and seize the moment, and change course, or someone who never
will?
“South Africa was lucky – almost miraculously so – to have had Nelson
Mandela. His memory will be cherished for as long as history continues to
be written…”
*Mandela for the Ages* – former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans,
PROJECT SYNDICATE
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This wee... more »
On Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela has died. I remember him being released from prison. It was
a few months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, around the same time as the
peak of the anti-Poll Tax moment. It was a brief time when the world seemed
to be changing for the better. I remember watching this on TV and
complaining to my Mum why couldn't we have rebellions (and rebels) like
that in Britain - it wasn't fair. For all that he was, Nelson Mandela was
one of the few great men you shared the Earth with. He left the world in a
better state than it was before.
First Fake Trial of Latest American Crime Syndicate/Mafia (Not Just Italians) Forget Double Down Here’s the Real Story of the 2012 Election
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The CEA Fact Checkers Miss One
In his speech yesterday, President Obama said,
Now, we all know the arguments that have been used against a higher minimum
wage. Some say it actually hurts low-wage workers -- businesses will be
less likely to hire them. But there’s no solid evidence that a higher
minimum wage costs jobs.
From my perspective, the last sentence is just incorrect. There is a lot
of work by reputable economists that finds adverse employment effects of a
higher minimum wage. In a poll of top economists, as many say they believe
that the adverse employment effect is noticeable as those that say the
op... more »
Guest Post From John Bohlinger, Montana's Progressive Candidate For The Senate-- And An Ex-Republican
This week I visited with John Bohlinger, the progressive in Montana's U.S.
Senate race. A former Republican state legislator, John switched parties
from the GOP to the Democrats and I asked him to explain why. I'm always
curious about what make someone switch. Sometimes-- like Charlie Crist or
Patrick Murphy in Florida-- it's just opportunism. But it wasn't
opportunism for Elizabeth Warren or for Jason Thigpen when they became
Democrats. Sometimes, it's about values and a vision for the country, not
about careerism. So I asked John, whose race we've already been coveringhere to wri... more »
When and where does Capitalist Realism end?
Capitalist Realism is an apt phrase. Living under Capitalism Realism is
very much like living under Socialist Realism, the cultural dogma of the
Soviet Bloc. While we do not have the same fusion of state and civil
society that means a builders strike can rapidly escalate into a national
emergency, never before has parliament, the senior civil service, the top
levels of the banks and corporations, police and armed forces and the mass
media seemed so like a single enveloping institution. Each justifies and
helps the other.
If you use the accepted channels of express and effect ch... more »
Untitled
*Live blog: Levee board to vote to reaffirm lawsuit against oil and gas
companies ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
577,The Unluckiest Number,Ten years out. Enbridge pipeline disaster
577,The Unluckiest Number,Ten years out. Enbridge pipeline disaster
Written by Grant G
*Number 577, The Unluckiest Number*
The 10 year anniversary next month of the Bengal Lion Star tragedy and I
had to come to ground zero to see for myself, perhaps it was a mistake to
come here, from what I have seen i`m way too angry to cry and too sad for
fury, in fact I almost have that peaceful easy feeling.
How I miss my dad`s analytical explanation and mom`s hope springs eternal
talks, yet I fear that neither parent could explain away this tragedy, 10
ye... more »
two not-so-youth novels: another great one by john green, and part two of the hunger games
*Looking for Alaska*, John Green (2005)
Some months back I blogged about *The Fault in Our Stars*, by John Green. I
absolutely loved this book. I went in search of everything else the author
has written, and with another title down, I have not been disappointed.
Green's 2005 debut novel *Looking for Alaska* was about as good a youth
novel as I've ever read.
It's almost impossible to write about this book without spoiling a major
plot reveal. I loved the way the author managed this - it damn near took my
breath away - and I don't want to deprive anyone else of that experience.
So i... more »
former walmart executive leads covert smear campaign against activist workers: watch their hilariously awful video
From *The Nation*:
Last night, Worker Center Watch - a new website dedicated to attacking
labor-affiliated activist groups like OUR Walmart, Restaurant Opportunities
Center, and Fast Food Forward - began sponsoring advertisements on Twitter
to promote smears against the protests planned for Black Friday. In one
video sponsored by the group, activists demanding a living wage and better
working conditions for workers are portrayed as lazy “professional
protesters” who “haven’t bothered to get jobs themselves.”
“This Black Friday, just buy your gifts, not their lies,” instructs the
Wo... more »
A (Sun)Day in the Life (of the BBC) - 3.
Onwards and Jedwards, trudging through last Sunday morning on BBC Radio
4....
08:10 *Sunday Worship*
Radio 4 continued to mark the start of Advent with a live service
from Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church in Glasgow, led by a Gay vicar - the
Rev. Doug Gay.
It was a rather beautiful service, and I even enjoyed the sermon. (Aren't
they supposed to be boring?). It reflected on the relevance of the seasons
of the church year.
It was the music though that really brightened up my day. The opening hymn
- *O come, O come Emmanuel* - has long been a favourite of mine. There was
also a ... more »
Pope Francis to students: Respond to the challenges of the present moment
"It is through the idea of God that the rational metaphysics of the
philosophers accomplishes its principal task of clarifying the human mind.
For the human mind needs logic in order to form clear and distinct ideas
which may reach the heart and cleanse it with morality. In just this way,
the poetic metaphysics of the first giants, based on their idea of Jupiter
and their sensory logic, created a poetic morality. In their atheism, these
giants had warred with heaven. But when they beheld Jupiter's lightning
bolts, terror subdued them, laying low not only their bodies, but also
their... more »
Elsewhere: Zombie Rubio, Budget Showdown, more
My TAP column this week was a caution flag to the press to stop burying
presidential candidates too soon; my editor over there took a fairly dry
piece and added zombies to the headline...and an awesome URL.
Today at PP I reminded everyone, again, that the bottom line in government
funding negotiations is that eventually there will be a deal. I've made
this point repeatedly, but I have a new formulation of it today: the choice
isn't deal or shutdown; it's deal or shutdown *and* deal.
Let's see...earlier, I said that if there's a White House problem that
needs to be fixed by personnel... more »
Rush Limbaugh draws ire of lefty "Catholic" groups...
*for respectfully questioning statements made by Pope Francis.*
I don't usually speak about Catholic issues, but this attack on Rush
Limbaugh from groups supported by George Soros, has me ticked off really
annoyed.
Let's start at the beginning. Since Pope Francis was elected, every time
he opens his mouth there is an uproar over what he "really said." The only
reason for this is the vagueness of his statements and the bad reporting by
people who tend to misinterpret what's he's saying, or worse, interpret
what he says to match their preconceived agendas.
John Hayward of Breitbar... more »
The US extends a diplomatic hand to Islamists in Syria. But, not the bad ones.
Seriously. The US and company would never hook up with terrorists.
That is the tripe the talking heads and state mouthpieces want you to
believe.
If you do...???
*You are being fooled again!* *Don't allow yourself to be a fool.*
This is such blatant propaganda, obfuscation and bullshit I can't call it
anything else.
*U.S. extends diplomatic hand to Syria's Islamist rebels*
The image provided with this article is an Islamist carrying the Al Queda
flag.The choice of image and the spin in the article leaves me with the
impression that the reader is being ridiculed. Like its some inside jo... more »
Some fun time with ISON
Posted by American Kabuki
December 5, 2013
There's been a lot of effort by the main stream media to manage the
perception of the comet ISON, including saying it plunged into the Sun,
disintegrated into snowballs, yet we know it rounded the Sun and still
exists, and is perhaps even teleporting short distances, which causes
critics to think NASA is withholding footage of its flight path. Could it
be they just don't have footage of the intermediate points on the flight
path?
Several of us have been intuitively looking at this marvelous object, and
thought it might be fun if everyo... more »
The larger meaning of Martin Bashir!
*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013*
*The Crazy and The Dumb—and the Big Propaganda:* We can’t say we actively
root for people to lose their jobs.
Aside from that, it’s hard to disagree with most of what David Zurawik said
about the demise of Martin Bashir. Zurawik sounded off in the hometown
Baltimore Sun about Bashir’s departure from MSNBC.
Bashir left in the wake of his ridiculous comments about Sarah Palin. In
our view, his smutty, inane attack on Palin wasn’t his greatest offense:
ZURAWIK (12/4/13): I believe Bashir had to go, and I weep not for his
dismissal. *What he did and said i... more »
MYSTERIOUS MICHAEL
*Michael Adebolajo*
Michael Adebolajo is one of the alleged Woolwich attackers of soldier Lee
Rigby.
Michael Adebolajo comes from "a devout and loving Christian family."
A former school friends said that Adebolajo liked James Bond and video
games.
He said: "Michael was as British as they come."
Michael Adebolajo profile
*Michael Adebolajo in red cap.*
Another ex-schoolfriend said she knew Adebolajo from Marshalls Park school
in Romford.
She said: "He was funny, hilarious.
"He was a down to earth, nice guy."
Michael Adebolajo profile
*Justine - one of Adebolajo's girlfriend... more »
Pleiadian Council, Archangel Michael, and Source Creator via Goldenlight:Comet ISON is an Intergalactic Mothership and A Gift from Source Creator
*Thought this was interesting, many of us are getting on an intuitive
level
that ISON is a bit like the Weasley's tent in Harry Potter, bigger on
the
inside than it is on the outside in 3D. Whatever it is December is
going
to be most interesting when this things swings by... -Bill*
*Re-posted from *
http://goldenageofgaia.com/2013/12/pleiadian-council-archangel-michael-and-source-creator-via-goldenlight-comet-ison-is-an-intergalactic-mothership-and-a-gift-from-source-creator/
*Pleiadian
Council, Archangel Michael, and Source Creator via Goldenlight:
Comet ISON is an Intergalactic... more »
the scream !
what is the most important thing ?
...the most important thing
is the family of man.
Trey Gowdy (really smart R/SC): What are the limits of the President's prosecutorial discretion?...
*Rep. Gowdy Questions about the President's use of prosecutorial discretion
at the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on the President's constitutional
duty to faithfully execute the laws.*
The Eternal Hypocrisy of the Obamian Mind
Just as the Occupy movement spurred a nervous Barack Obama to deliver his phony
populist speech in Kansas in 2011, so now does the papal exhortation
against capitalist greed and its continuing role in global human suffering
now nudge the president to issue yet another Major Speech on income
inequality.
Obama has always prided himself on his nonexistent transparency, but this
time around, his usual well-cloaked hypocrisy couldn't be more glaringly
transparent. After five long Wall Street-groveling years in office, the
luster is definitely off the Obama Brand, probably for good. His ... more »
Supreme Court acknowledges judges are not always the best to interpret legislation
*McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission),* 2013 SCC 67 contains
a somewhat surprising acknowledgement by the Supreme Court of Canada that
Courts are not always the best bodies to interpret legislation. While this
deference may be sensible in a purely administrative law context, some
might argue the refusal to determine the meaning of legislation is an
abdication of responsibility. The Court notes:
[32] In plain terms, because legislatures do not
always speak clearly and because the tools of statutory interpretation do
not always guarantee a sing... more »
Giveaway: Affordable and Comfortable Dress Ups with LittleDressUpShop.com
I am pretty sure my daughter spends more time in costume than in regular
clothes. One minute she is a princess, the next a pirate and then back to
being a princess again. She wears dress ups so much, that I am pretty sure
she would sleep in them if I would let her. The problem we run into over
and over again is the costumes aren't durable and they aren't comfortable.
They are made with itchy seams and fragile fabrics, neither of which is
conducive to playing for long periods of time.
When LittleDressUpShop.com contacted me and asked me to review a dress up,
it was my first questi... more »
Data Dilemmas & Converging Logics
One of the recurring subjects among folks using data is: why does person x
not share their data with me? Mostly because they are fearful and
ignorant. Fearful? That their work will get scooped and/or their data
might be found to be problematic. Ignorant? That they don’t know that
they are obligated to share their
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Duncan Hunter's Alcoholic Kid Says He Wants To Nuke Iran-- And He's A Congressman From Near San Diego!
Yesterday there was a House Intelligence Committee briefing about the
situation in Iran. The Administration would like to get the AIPAC shills in
both parties to calm the hell down while they're defusing a difficult and
persistent problem with Iran's nuclear ambitions. The last time the far
right got involved with this kind of thing, we wound up with a
nuclear-armed North Korea that can get away with almost anything now. Obama
is trying to prevent that from happening in Iran. Hardliners-- in America
and in Iran-- are working against the success of the negotiations. Michele
Bachman... more »
Potential prejudicial effect of photographs
R. v. Araya, 2013 ONCA 734:
[30] To the extent that the appellant submits that the photos had no
probative value, I cannot agree.
[31] As the trial judge stated in his ruling, the appellant's
appearance had changed materially between the time of the shooting and
trial. At the time of the shooting, the appellant was 18 years of age. He
had a small bit of facial hair on his chin, an afro hairstyle and did not
wear glasses. By the time of trial – some three years later – he had
gained a substantial amount of weight, his features had matured, he was
shorthaired, clean... more »
George Osborne puts Ed Balls in his place during the Autumn Statement today
"They can’t talk about their record because they had the biggest recession
ever.
They can’t talk about the deficit because they’ve got no plan to deal with
it.
He can’t talk about infrastructure and his much vaunted plan for a
cross-party consensus because he was the person who tried to break the
consensus on the biggest project of all.
He can’t talk about housing because there were 420,000 fewer affordable
homes at the end of the Labour government.
He can’t talk about business rates because they went up 71 per cent under
Labour.
He can’t talk about support for business because he w... more »
GUEST POST: Let’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd, John Thompson
GUEST POST: Let\’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the \”No
Excuses\” Crowd, John Thompson. via GUEST POST: Let’s Nurture
Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd, John Thompson.
Dark matter \(0.11\meV\) axion discovered in 2004 via Josephson junctions
*Or at least some deviation may be interpreted in this remarkable way!*
Two days ago, Nude Socialist's Katia Moskvitch (yes, it was a Soviet car)
wrote an unusually useful article promoting a September 2013 hep-ph
preprint by Christian Beck (Cambridge and London; a twin brother of Glenn
Beck who is also a Christian, after all, both Mormon and Roman Catholic
one) that we apparently missed:
Hints of cold dark matter pop up in 10-year-old circuit (NS)
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Possible resonance effect of axionic dark matter in Josephson junctions(arXiv, free)
The probable reason w... more »
Setting Free the Books: On Stepping Aside as Teaching
Setting Free the Books: On Stepping Aside as Teaching. via Setting Free the
Books: On Stepping Aside as Teaching.
Sarah Palin Responds to Martin Bashir Resignation on Fox & Friends...
*a very classy woman.*
Correction: Rhee appears on Chris Hayes show!
*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013*
*Therein lies a tale:* Last night, Michelle Rhee appeared on the Chris
Hayes show. (We were a bit surprised.)
This morning, we wanted to review the transcript. When we entered “Rhee” in
the Nexis search engine, we got no hit. There was no sign that she had
appeared on any Chris Hayes program.
Puzzled, we looked at the Hayes transcript for the December 4 program. We
saw a discussion of the new PISA results—a discussion which *wasn’t*conducted on last night’s program.
Looking more closely, we saw that this was actually the transcript for the
December 3 H... more »
Going Nuclear Was About Republicans, Not Democrats
I'll join those who are impressed that Chris Cillizza went back to assess
why he was wrong when he asserted during the summer that the Senate would
never go nuclear. Acknowledging past errors is absolutely admirable.*
So I hope I'm not being too crass by saying that, alas, Cillizza still
doesn't really get it right. The problem is that he sets it all up as a
story about the Democrats and about Harry Reid in particular. Back in July,
he argued that Senate Majority Leaders by their nature were always going to
seek to preserve, not blow up, the institution; now, he thinks that the key
... more »
The New Bob George Website: Schmaltz Stirred with Obfuscation
*"About Us"*
For those who did not get enough of Bob George and Betsy Angert at those
marathon online meetings during that interim when Bob George was turning a
dynamic activist group (SOS) into a navel-gazing society to block
resistance and civil disobedience against CorpEd, well, Bob and Angie are
back with, yet, a milder and mushier version of activism on Prozac.
Their new website, empathyeducates.org, looks and reads like the latest
edition of "New Age Education for Dummies." There's loads of feel-good
photos, pages and pages of links to news articles, blogs, books, videos, ... more »
MUST SEE: How Monsanto Silences Scientific Dissent
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*Who pays? ~Library Chronicles *
*Poll Shows Residents Favor Oil Companies Paying for Damages to Louisiana
Wetlands ~Glynn Wilson, Locust Fork News-Journal*
*Early Aerial Photography of New Orleans ~Richard Campanella*
*GEAUXgeous 'n Green in New Orleans benefiting Global Green USA*
*Words and Music Festival has something for everyone ~Katie Walenter, New
Orleans Advocate*
Iraq’s Oil Exports Up In November 2013 But Still At Plateau That Might Continue For Near Future
November saw Iraq’s oil exports recover after two months of work to
facilities in Basra. Both the southern and Kirkuk pipelines witnessed nice
increases. Despite that the country’s exports are at a 21-month plateau
overall, which many analysts and industry sources believe will continue
into 2014.
Last month saw a return for Iraq’s two export pipelines. November’s average
was 2.381 million barrels a day. That was up from 2.253 million in October.
At $103 per barrel that rate brought in $7.3 billion for the month. The
backbone of the industry Basra saw an average of 2.281 million ... more »
Floating On Hot Air
The Warrior-in-Chief has been cowed. Tom Walkom notes that Stephen Harper's
bellicose rhetoric has cooled:
The prime minister’s references to Afghanistan now are usually brief and
elliptical, as they were on Remembrance Day when he listed Kandahar as one
of the many places in which Canadian troops have fought and served since
1914.
Canada still has 620 troops in Afghanistan tasked with training local
forces. But Harper no longer travels there to pose for the cameras with
them.
He used to regularly show up at military bases to praise soldiers and their
families. That practice, ... more »
Raw Deal: Oregon Organic Milk Farmers Fight Censorship
*19 November 2013*
In Oregon, it is perfectly legal for farmers to sell raw—or
unpasteurized—milk...so long as they don't talk about it. If they do, they
face huge fines and jail time. But a major federal lawsuit filed this
morning by the Institute for Justice (IJ), the national law firm for
liberty, and Christine Anderson, owner of Cast Iron Farm in McMinnville,
Ore., seeks to change that.
Oregon flatly bans the advertisement of raw milk, a perfectly legal product
for farmers like Christine to sell. That means Christine and other farmers
are prohibited from posting flyers at lo... more »
Consolidation of Energetics Upgrade Process leads to Formation of the next Gaia Energetic Protocol
*Consolidation of Energetics Upgrade Process leads to Formation of the next
Gaia Energetic Protocol*
by ÉirePort
Consolidation of Energetics Upgrade process leads to formation of the next
Gaia Energetic Protocol for expansion of hu-manity and Hue-Manity
consciousness.
Such Protocol establishes prime "responsibility" with each Hue-Being for
Ascension steps.
All restraints have been removed.
All obstructions are now eliminated.
All complexities of the New Protocol are handled.
Gaia Ascension is assured.
ÉirePort | December 5, 2013 at 06:04
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Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Jessica Pare, 31.
And very quickly, some good stuff:
1. Barack Obama's speech on the economy -- which Ezra Klein calls his best
on that subject.
2. Jamelle Bouie on the president's speech.
3. John Sides has a preliminary forecast for 2014 House elections.
4. Adrianna McIntyre on Medicaid.
5. And Brendan Nyhan on polarization.
Argentina: The Anomalous Humanoid Figure of November 2010
While we are still on the lookout for the results of the photo analysis on
the towering Necochea "humanoid", *Guillermo Giménez* has sent us another
photograph - taken on November 10, 2010 - that shows a humanoid silhouette
standing in the water (or advancing through the water) also in Necochea.
The image forms part of the collection of *Luis Burgos* of FAO but there is
no mention of any analysis. So we share it with our readers in the same way
it was given to us: "As Is". Clever computer trickery? An interdimensional
being? A water elemental? It's anyone's guess.
Inexplicata Podca... more »
Ma Gov't and ADIZ
*Lovely day on Dongchi Road on the way to Dongshih*.
FocusTaiwan has some good news on the Ma Government's reaction to the new
Chinese ADIZ:
*Taiwan has told Beijing that its declaration of an air defense
identification zone (ADIZ) over an area of the East China Sea that covers
the disputed Diaoyutai Islands is unacceptable*, Taiwan's intelligence
chief said Wednesday.
Tsai De-sheng, director-general of the National Security Bureau (NSB) said
Taiwan is also communicating with China through an encrypted dialogue
channel over Beijing's plan to demarcate another ADIZ over the South... more »
OUTSCORING FINLAND: Disaggregation hurts!
*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013*
*Part 3—Disaggregation reveals:* Fairly or otherwise, Finland has begun
getting bumped from the press corps’ list of “educational powerhouses.”
Don’t get us wrong! At the Atlantic, Julia Ryan still described the Finns
that way when she reported the new PISA scores this week. She failed to
note that Massachusetts, whose performance she ridiculed, *matched* the
powerhouse Finns in reading and math on the most recent PISA.
(By a fairly modest margin, Finland outscored Massachusetts in science.)
At the Atlantic, Finland is still a “powerhouse.” But in the Ne... more »
Flying a MIG
H/T http://theaviationist.com/2013/12/04/mig-31-go-pro/
We Need More Women In Congress-- But Good Ones, Not Women Who Are Even Worse Than Men
According to Pelosi, when women succeed, America succeeds
Yesterday I got an e-mail from an awful candidate running for an open House
seat in northeast Iowa, Swati Dandekar. Blue America is backing the
progressive running for that seat, Pat Murphy. The only previous mention of
Swati here at *DWT* was in October when we warned readers that there's
another horrible Democrat is the race, Swati Dandekar, who you may recall,
sold out Iowa Democrats when she was a state senator by accepting an
appointment from Republican Gov. Branstad to the Iowa Utility Board. Since
Republicans held the I... more »
ObamaCare Ground Hog Day - December 2 , 2013 ....." New and improved " ObamaCare website works like " old and dysfunctional " ObamaCare website ( long delays / endless circle of tasks / ultimately leading to an error message ) - Imagine that ? Cover Oregon Executive Director taking leave of absence - not shocking as that State failed to sign anyone up through their website to date ! Healthcare.gov signs up 100,000 folks in November ( of course since the backend isn't built , none of these folks have made a payment yet ) .... and of course since the November target was 800 ,000 - you can see how far off things are ! Front end still glitchey - well , here's worse news -- the backend still isn't working as per Insurers.....
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
December
3, 2013....
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/12/03/obama-on-obamacare-theres-no-way-were-repealing-this-boondoggle-while-im-president-america/
Obama
on ObamaCare: There’s no way we’re repealing this boondoggle while
I’m president, America
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OPAL Tour Norway -- Absent Limits Conference -- Main Talk
*OPAL Tour Norway -- Absent Limits Conference -- Mail Talk*
December 5, 2013
Posted by BRIAN KELLY
http://vjindigomusic.wordpress.com/
What a privilege it was to be a part of this talk. Lots of amazing
participation from the audience and a wealth of ground covered in a short
period of time. The message continuing to be taking action and unifying our
collective mission/vision. A highlight of the day for me was reading a
Facebook post written by a man some of you will know from his associations
with Adnan Sakli and previous conversations between he and Heather I have
posted on this ... more »
How Israel treats Palestinian Prisoners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOzODE-81pc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Tyres are important, especially in the winter
Well worth watching, no? Another odd Japanese video.
Jenny Tonge at it again
Trending Central report that:
'She (Jenny Tonge) asks in a written parliamnetary question today:
*Baroness Tonge: to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions
they have held with other European countries about opening dialogue with
Hamas; and what steps they will take to promote dialogue between Hamas and
the Palestinian Authority.*
Jenny Tonge is the Liberal Democrat who in March 2009 met Hamas leader
Khaled Meshal in Syria and described him as “shrewd, plausible and actually
very likeable”. During that visit she also had a meeting with Ramadan
Shalah, the head of Islam... more »
WTO to India: Starve your poor as we demand
*WTO: Just another elite organization that should be kicked to the curb.*
*Globalization is a fail. It serves the powers that shouldn’t be. It does
not serve the people. In any nation. Anywhere on the globe.*
India on Thursday shrugged off mounting pressure to compromise in a global
impasse over food security that has cast the future of the World Trade
Organization into doubt.
*New Delhi's insistence that it be allowed to stockpile and subsidise grain
for its millions of hungry poor has emerged as a major stumbling block at a
WTO conference* of trade ministers in Bali.
The WTO has ... more »
Saskatchewan's Auditor General BLASTS Brad Wall For Government Financial Records That Are 'Wrong"
REGINA — *The provincial auditor is waving a red flag over the government’s
main operating account, saying that the general revenue fund (GRF)
financial statements are “full of errors” and masking a massive deficit of
nearly $600 million, rather than a surplus of about $60 million as reported
at the end of the 2012-13 fiscal year.*
*In fact, the auditor’s office has gone so far as to issue an “adverse’’
opinion of the GRF, the first time in the province’s history that the
provincial auditor has refused to endorse the GRF financial statements.
“Adverse audit opinions are very rare, ... more »
"Slave-Speak"
What is becoming gradually obvious now is “slave-speak”. This particular
dialect holds an emphasis on waiting, hoping, needing, depending, asking,
obeying and fear. The sooner we drop this lingo, the faster we shed these
shackles.
If you are waiting to see your freedom announced in a newscast or blog,
you’ve missed the point. Sovereignty does not come from outside of you. It
is a deep understanding and agreement with each moment of your life. A
sovereign being lives in concert with every action taken and each word
spoken. A sovereign being is the absolute truth of you. All... more »
Václav Klaus: French criticism of the global warming champions' fanaticism
*Translation from Czech (by LM)*
*Review of Pascal Bruckner's book "The Fanaticism of the Apocalypse" by the
Czech ex-president*
Pascal Bruckner, a significant personality belonging to the contemporary
generation of French writers, a member of the left-wing "nouveaux
philosophie", wrote an important book for the French people but comparably
important for us as well – us who were mostly suckled on the Anglo-Saxon
reasoning and who tend to underestimate the French in the social-scientific
fields or, to put it more precisely, who tend to associate the French with
a very illiberal thin... more »
The Autumn Statement, Ed Balls' response
Could Ed Balls get any redder in the face? Maybe he'll explode with fake
indignation, we can but hope.
Is Humanity Declaring Checkmate On The New World Order?
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
*Is Humanity Declaring Checkmate On The New World Order?*
Bernie Suarez
Reblogged from: Activist Post
What is the line between confidence and acknowledgement of victory? Early
celebration versus clear vision of how nature will handle a conflict within
itself? Is victory and hope truly all imaginary or is there something more
to it?
As humanity exponentially wakes up to the plans of the global elite (those
in power, the ruling class, the “Illuminati” or whatever you want to call
them), when will it officially become common knowledge that, yes, we are in ... more »
Patrick Lane, UVic commencement speech.
There
are honourary degree holders. And then there's the poet Patrick Lane
and his commencement speech at the University of Victoria, reprinted in
the Times Colonist.
It is 65 years ago, you’re 10 years old and sitting on an old,
half-blind, grey horse. All you have is a saddle blanket
and a rope for reins as you watch a pack of dogs rage at the foot of a
Ponderosa pine.
High up on a
A comfortable life on welfare
This confessional is from the USA but the same situation pertains in the UK
too.
If dogs could feed themselves...
Cute video of dogs, dogs and dogs.
NATO And Al-Qaeda: A Partnership Made In Hell
*NATO member Turkey is serving as a sanctuary for Al-Qaeda. America doesn't
mind because it created Al-Qaeda.*
Turkey is a sanctuary for Al-Qaeda more than Afghanistan ever was, before
or after the false flag September 11 attacks. This is a fact that cannot be
dismissed with the tactic of ridicule.
Whether or not this reality is admitted by official circles in Washington,
Brussels, and Ankara does not matter because truth always triumphs over
propaganda. History has proven this time and time again.
No amount of official denials, media blackouts, slanders, character
assassinations,... more »
PAUL WALKER MURDERED?
*Paul Walker*
Paul Walker was an American actor who died in mysterious circumstances on
30 November 2013.
Walker suspected a mechanical problem with the car before the crash
There is a theory that *Paul Walker was murdered for digging too deep*
Paul Walker was brought up as a Mormon and became a child model and child
actor.
His charity REACH OUT Worldwide was in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and
is involved in the current Philippines relief effort.
*There are two theories:*
*1.* Walker was murdered because he discovered criminal activity involving
the Philippines disaster rel... more »
Hexagonal shape of Saturn's vortex
Saturn's hexagon (a long-term storm near the North Pole) has been known to
exist at least since 1988. See also TRF 2007.
NASA's Cassini mission has just revealed this picture of the six-sided jet
stream.
Is the nonlinear mechanism behind this bizarre, seemingly artificial shape
of the vortex/soliton theoretically understood? Is there some literature
about it? Independently, do you have an explanation yourself? That's also a
question I asked on Physics Stack Exchange now.
I can imagine an explanation in terms of the same mechanisms that would
explain the circular shape – but... more »
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*Timid litigation that shields Big Oil won’t begin to pay for coastal
reclamation ~Mark Moseley, The Lens*
*St. Bernard Parish 4th to position itself to sue energy companies*
HSBC
*Channel 4 News - An exclusive interview with the Edward Snowden of banking
- Herve Falciani*
- Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II
*The video below explains:*
*Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke*
*HSBC 'acted as financier to drug gangs' - US Senate*
Do we need a new test for teacher-candidates?
Sent to Education Week, Dec 4, 2013
Developing and requiring a new test for teacher-candidates is based on the
belief that something is wrong with teacher preparation ("Performance-Based
Test for Teachers Rolls Out," Dec. 4).
The evidence suggests the opposite is the case.
When we control for the effects of poverty, American students rank near the
top of the world on international tests. Also, graduates of American
schools go on to perform impressively in the real world: According to the
2013 Global Innovation Index, which is based partly on new patents and the
publication of scie... more »
Joshua Patrick - the intelligence community maintains balance
"The Intelligence Community aims to keep tomorrow exactly the same as
yesterday," ~ Joshua Patrick
Drug control
Idea control
Political stability
Joshua Patrick is a Masters of Counselling Psychological student and a
Masters in Intelligence Analysis student from British Colombia, Canada. He
helped redesign the Project Camelot website. Joshua's main contention is
that WAR IS A WAY to make technological changes to humanity so that the
Human Race can move out into the stars, to meet the neighbours. Kinda
interesting, but I don't believe those 'neighbours' would allow this insane
race o... more »
THE U.S. NAVY
*Brock Mason of Norman, Oklahoma.*
The NAVY is mainly about drugs and sex, some people might argue.
In December 2013, it was reported that U.S. Navy officer Brock Mason, 24,
was brought back from Japan to face charges that he sexually abused
pre-teen twin boys whilst attending the University of Oklahoma
Mason also allegedly gave the boys drugs.
*KFOR: Sailor stationed overseas is extradited to Oklahoma*
In November 2013 it was reported that "a (foreign) defense contractor ...
allegedly bribed (US naval) officers with prostitutes and showered them
with gifts to steer business his w... more »
The Rothschild Family - Puppet Masters - World's Only Trillionaires
You may never see them on the Sunday Times Rich List, but:
*"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes the laws. We
shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question
is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent."* ~
*Rothschild*
Dine' Jean Whitehorse: Bias and sterilization of American Indian women
Jean
Whitehorse survived boarding school, urban relocation and the
sterilization of American Indian women, and became stronger
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
French translation by Christine Prat
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jean Whitehorse, Dine', speaking at the American Indian
Movement's sixth annual West Coast Conference described how racist
stereotypes and bias in children's books shape
Thursday Morning Linkage – Grumpy End of Semester Edition
This week’s stories have no unifying theme other than they kind of capture
the end of term mood, a certain grumpiness on the part of the writer (Bjorn
Lomborg’s tsk tsking of clean energy advocates, Paul Collier’s screed
against immigration) or not altogether pleasant images (an elephant run
amok in a wedding, modern conflict with
Continue reading
CruzCare-- Another GOP Weapon To Keep Working Families From Getting Health Insurance
Yesterday I went to see my doctor, Dr. Vicky. She is the bomb! And she
wrote me a prescription for 4 weeks of Doryx (200 mg). The pharmacy said
the cost is $786.00/week. With Medicare insurance the price is $25/week.
That's why seniors-- at least the ones who are awake-- react so badly to
reactionaries like Paul Ryan and Ted Cruz who want to "ease out" Medicare
and undermine Obamacare.
Also yesterday, when I got back from Dr. Vicky's office, I spoke with Matt
Moore, one of the Democrats intent on taking on Don Young for Alaska's
single, giant at-large House seat. I asked him, as ... more »
Houses have changed
Over the last decade, new New Zealand houses have gone from considering
walk-in and fitted wardrobes and en-suites a luxury to a nice-to-have to a
must-have.
What changes have American houses seen in that time? Short summary: “Open
floor plans and lots of storage.” And bigger.
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More on Broad Foundation and Education Genocide in Philadelphia
From Ken Derstine in Philadelphia:
November 29, 2013
By Ken Derstine
November 29, 2013
By Ken Derstine
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to
stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” – Mark Twain
*Further research into the Broad Foundation’s role in corporate education
reform in Philadelphia*
It is hard to believe that only a little over two years have passed since
Arlene Ackerman was bought out of her contract on August 22nd, 2011. The
changes in the Philadelphia School District have been so overwhelming and
rapid that it seems the events happened ... more »
2121 by Susan Greenfield
Unlike Helen Lewis, I was able to make my way through the entirety of Susan
Greenfield's debut novel, *2121*. What Helen has to say about the prose and
the lack of plotting is spot-on, so I won't be expending any wordage on the
book's stylistic merits. If that's the right phrase. What I'm particularly
interested in are the ideas Greenfield pushes, and the trap she and many
scientists and science fiction authors fall into.
Just so you know, this isn't really a novel. It's a thought experiment and
polemic dressed up as one. Set in the eponymous 2121 (itself, a pun on
20:20 vision - o... more »
Spanish Syndicalism (1) CGT Strike in Unipost
*CGT DECLARES UNLIMITED STRIKE IN SPANISH 'UNIPOST' OVER HOLIDAYS*
The following is a translation from a Spanish language article at Rojo
y Negro, the organ of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union the CGT. I have
had to rather "freely translate" as the particulars of Spanish labour
practices are quite different from here in the Anglosphere. Any mistakes
are my own responsibility.
*CGT UNIPOST CALLS INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 13-D*
The stoppages will be for 24 hours (from 00:00 to 24:00) and
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are not included. The schedule is as
follows: Dece... more »
Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz points out that "Most Americans have seen their incomes stagnate or fall since 2008. Median income of a full-time male worker today is lower than it was 40 years ago."
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http://youtu.be/V_3zmBUCVcI
Wage Crisis - The USA's new underclass
Journeyman Pictures
Published on Nov 4, 2013
Economic hardship in the world's biggest financial superpower
For downloads and more information visit:
http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=66149&a...
The squeezed American middle class has been at breaking point for some
time. Now with politicians reluctant to raise the minimum wage and food
stamps being cut, the social consequences could be devastating.
Mike Doyle's plummet into the ranks of America's working poor is dramatic.
He was a ... more »
BERKELEY PASSES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING JEJU
*News Advisory*
On Jeju Island, an environmental jewel sixty miles south of the Korean
Peninsula, a massive naval base is being built to house US warships,
submarines and aircraft carriers, serving as a key forward base for the "
US Pacific Pivot", and turning the region into a hair trigger for global
confrontation. Seven years of principled non-violent struggle by the
affected villagers have resulted mostly in endless beatings, arrests,
fines, imprisonment; a growing international solidarity movement; but
little tangible in the way of political support from any national or local... more »
Next, outgoing NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly will need a squad of NYPD dancing harem girls and a string of NYPD polo ponies for his security
*Wouldn't you think ex-Police Commish Rickety Ray'ssecurity will require a
string of NYPD polo ponies?*
*by Ken*
When last we encountered departing NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, in "A
holiday F.U. to NYC Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio from his friends in City
Hall and especially at 1 Police Plaza," the snotbucket was thumbing his
nose at Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio (who today announced his first
appointments: Anthony Shorris as first deputy mayor, "responsible for
day-to-day operations of city government"; Emma Wolf as director of
intergovernmental affairs; and Dominic Williams a... more »
(Who Are The Third Way and What Do They Have In Mind for US?) How They Are Using Our Money To Rip Up Our Environment and Spy On US (Is It Possible We Are Governed by the Least Intelligent, Capable and Noble?)
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Despite our best evidence, Camika Royal still considers TFA a viable option. Say again?
This, from GOOD Magazine. What’s the (yet) supposed to mean? That TFA has
not violated the trust of our public education system time and again over
the last several years, aligning itself with every neoliberal outfit
imaginable? To wit: Though I find it highly problematic, I also agree with
theHarvard Crimson editorial board in this statement: […]
Your daily Senate shenanigans
Today the Senate voted 51- 30 against having Deloitte partner Michael Runia
testify about Senator Irving Gerstein's phone call to Runia amid PMO
interference in Deloitte's audit into Senator Duffy.
Background : PMO *Manager of Parliamentary Affairs* Patrick Rogers on March
8, as per the RCMP ITO:
"Senator Gerstein has just called. He agrees with our understanding of the
situation and his Deloitte contact [Runia] agrees. The stage we 're at now
is waiting for the Senator's contact to get the actual Deloitte auditor on
the file to agree. The Senator will call back once we have Deloit... more »
The Down Side of Smart Phones And New Electronic Gadgets
An excerpt from, *"Dulling the Mind: A Protest by Richard Sale"*:
All of these smart phones and other “clever” devices are a means of
weakening the ability to remember and recall. Such machines to spare the
brain labor, reducing a whole science to a handful of visual symbols and
signs, making us see at the expense of being able to deeply understand.
Today’s infinite sea of data and information depresses thought and is a
cause for disquiet. Or it should be.
An excerpt from, *"Smartphones Improvements: positive and negative impact
on society"* by Alwaleed Al Afaliq:
Redesigning smart... more »
Pope Francis: Peace for Syria, and Christians of the Middle East
An excerpt from, *"Al-Qaeda Kidnapped Nuns From Captured Syrian Village"*by Jason Ditz, AntiWar.com, December 3:
Syria’s Orthodox Patriarch has issued a call for the release of 12 nuns and
three other women who were kidnapped during the weekend fighting over the
Christian town of Maaloula. They were taken by fighters from al-Qaeda’s
Jabhat al-Nusra, which seized the town before being ousted by the military.
Video Title: Pope Francis: Peace for Syria, and Christians of the Middle
East. Source: Vatican. Date Published: December 4. Description:
Pope Francis on Saturday received a group... more »
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