Altered colors as per latest political scenario. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)India's Corrupt, Dysfunctional Politics Comes To California
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 27 minutes ago
The first time I got to India, in 1969, I went the hard way-- overland in a
VW van from Europe. What a trip, and I stayed in India, Nepal, Ceylon and
Pakistan for two years. Over the years, I've been back many times, most
recently over the Christmas holidays in 2012. And in the last decade, every
time I went, there was some kind of election involving a fascist Indian
politician, Narendra Modi, head of India's far right Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP), which, in the right-wing constellation, is as more akin to the Nazi
Party than the Republican Party. Imagine Paul Ryan's economic agend... more »
Kaya Henderson Implicated in Rhee Cheating Scandal that Will Not Die
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 48 minutes ago
*From CBS WASHINGTON* — An elementary school principal’s claim that she saw
teachers erasing answers on students’ test sheets had reached District of
Columbia Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s desk within 24 hours of the
alleged incident in late 2010, according to emails obtained by The
Associated Press through a public records request.
Henderson was notified about the alleged cheating by two officials with the
Washington Teachers’ Union, the emails show. However, school system
officials did little to investigate the specific claims and never
interviewed the principal about them, ... more »
After Supporting Al-Qaeda Terrorism Against The Egyptian State, Al Jazeera Gets A Strong Response
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
Al Jazeera Journalists Face Egypt Terror Charges: Cairo charges journalists
with aiding 'terrorists'. Source: JewishNewsOne. Date Published: January 30.
Guess who is not in favoring of Al Jazeera facing strict justice for their
support for Al-Qaeda terrorism and their crimes against the Egyptian
people, nation, and state? None other than John Insane McCain, *the nutjob
who posed with Al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria last year*.
Whatever John Insane McCain is against, it means it is good. Whatever he is
for, it means it is bad. So it is a good thing that the Egyptian people and
state... more »
Fukushima Daiichi is Steaming Pink Today
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 hour ago
I was too busy today to watch the cams much but at 5:15 p.m. US west coast
time I saw what looked like an earthquake on the TEPCO cam, followed by a
pink haze surrounding the plant, which was then followed by the cam going
down. TEPCO cam remained down even when I tried a new browser.
I had to leave and just got back to my computer 2 hours later. The site
still looks very strange, pink, and pixilated. The TEPCO cam looks like it
is failing, but the TBS cam has the same quality of shimmering waves of
pixilation as visible on the TEPCO cam. Something at the site itself may be
produci... more »
Friday Afternoon Ramble: The State of Disunion Edition
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
America, and half of what was once the free world, shut down last night to
listen to a bloke talk nonsense.
“… I used to fume and fume about our latter-day Speech from the Throne, but
lately I’m no longer sure it’s worth the bother. For the speech to be worth
getting worked up about, somebody would have to be listening.”
*The State of the Union Is…Irrelevant* – Gene Healy, CATO AT LIBERTY
“President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday wasn’t what I
wanted to hear. This is what the president should have said.”
*Re-state of the Union: What Obama Should Have Said* – Jo... more »
Natural Gas Prices
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 3 hours ago
They can no longer be natural. Put on the tinfoil if you must, but those
safe behind the waves of reality distortion see what was once an option now
has become a must.
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago
*Louisiana-Army Corps agreement to provide new money for coastal
restoration projects ~Mark Schleifstein*
Hey, sports fans, it's raining phony 100s in Super Bowl City!
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Plus: "Mullah John Smith" update*
*No, this isn't the alert for the current wave of phony $100 bills flooding
Super Bowl City. Still, I think it conveys the general spirit of the
current excitement in the Big Apple.*
*by Ken*
Here in the Big Apple some of us are in the grip of Super Bowl XLVIII
Mania. Or I should probably say "here in the Greater NY-NJ Metropolitan
Area," since the NJ folk are touchy about being preempted by the Big Apple,
what with the game being played in their state -- in East Rutherford's
MetLife Stadium, the home of the, er, New York Giants and New York Jets... more »
How Do You Change a Policy That Doesn’t Exist?: the combat exclusion one year later
Megan MacKenzie at Duck of Minerva - 3 hours ago
Despite numerous calls to ‘Let Women Fight’, internal reviews of the
policy, and growing evidence of women’s contributions to operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan, the January 2013 announcement that the combat exclusion
would be removed was not entirely expected. For years leading up to the
announcement, Congress and the Department of Defense had justified the
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WATCH VIDEO: EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCE OBAMACARE STICKER SHOCK
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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A news station visited a local Pennsylvania small business which showed
the devastating impact of Obamacare. One employee said, “they call it the
affordable health plan? There is nothing affordable about it … wake up
America. This is not acceptable.”
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False Flag alert ! Intelligence reports say there is a threat of a terrorist attack on US soil by an Al-Qaida-linked group based in Syria. But despite the Mideast country increasingly resembling a haven for terrorists, the US is still not convinced it wants to deal with the government. James Clapper should have been fired for perjury before our spineless Congress - anyone who trust him or believes a word from his lips is a fool ! But assume the intel has merit - why did Congress just secretly approve providing more weapons to Rebels who will promptly have them seized by the much stronger and aggressive Al Qaeda elements in Syria ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
US intel fear attack on American soil, while Syria spirals out of control
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Intelligence reports say there is a threat of a terrorist attack on US soil
by an Al-Qaida-linked group based in Syria.
But despite the Mideast country increasingly resembling a haven for
terrorists, t... more »
330 US drone strikes in Pakistan recorded in Leaked official document - simply amazing ! Key takeaways -- The Bureau is today publishing a leaked official document that records details of over 300 drone strikes, including their locations and an assessment of how many people died in each incident. The document is the fullest official record of drone strikes in Pakistan to have yet been published. It provides rare insight into what the government understands about the campaign. It also provides details about exactly when and where strikes took place, often including the names of homeowners. These details can be valuable to researchers attempting to verify eyewitness reports – and are often not reported elsewhere. But interestingly, the document stops recording civilian casualties after 2008, even omitting details of well-documented civilian deaths and those that have been acknowledged by the government.
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
330 US drone strikes in Pakistan recorded in Leaked official document
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The Bureau is today publishing a leaked official document that records
details of over 300 drone strikes, including their locations and an
assessment of how many people died in each incident.
The document is the fullest official record of drone strikes in Pakistan to
have yet been published. It provides rare insight into what the government
understands about the campaign.
It also provides details about exactly when a... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Just-In Time'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
JUST-IN
TIME
Mohawk Nation News
Posted on January 30, 2014
MNN. Jan. 31, 2014. It was May 1979 when a silver limousine pulled up
beside my daughters and I on Wellington Street in, Ottawa, by the
Parliament Buildings. A man in the back seat motioned me to roll down my
window. It was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He told me he would call
me the next day. I thought nothing more of it.
Mohawk Nation News 'Steering the Revolution'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
STEERING
THE REVOLUTION
Posted on January 29, 2014
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Jan. 29, 2014. Canada and the true globalists are trying to steal
the agenda through “Idle No More Inc.” When Idle No More incorporated,
it became registered as a sub-corporation within the rules of the
Corporation of Canada. Idle No More Inc. is not grassroots, grassroots
don’t have millions of dollars to
The only education policy consideration that matters.
Chris Cerrone at @ THE CHALK FACE - 4 hours ago
Every decision in education, whether it be made by: A classroom teacher, a
principal, a district administrator, state or federal officials, corporate
leaders or philanthropists, should apply the following consideration:
“Would you want your own child to learn under this policy?” Connect with
Chris Cerrone on twitter: @Stoptesting15 Filed under: CHRIS CERRONE: The
"Parentucator"
MyRA hyping begins......Treasury Secretary follows up with speech to hype President Obama's State of the Union Executive Action MyRa scheme ..... short answer as to what's in this for the average Joe and Jane - not much !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
The MyRA Propaganda Begins: "A Start To A Secure Retirement" Promises
Treasury Secretary
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- Barack Obama
- Federal Deficit
- None
- Obama Administration
- Recession
- recovery
- Student Loans
- Treasury Department
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You didn't think the US could at first slowly, and then all of a sudden,
expropriate retirement accounts and invest them in the "*no risk,
guaranteed return*" MyRA Ponzi scheme introduced by Obama during the State
of the Union address without... more »
Sex: What Our Genes Have to Say
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
*Guest post by Doug Hornig, from the **Casey Daily Dispatch*
Human sexuality. It's complex and the subject of never-ending debate within
our society. Could genetics help shed some light on the issue? Turns out,
yes.
Specifically, it has something to say about what our "natural" pattern of
mating behaviour might be.
Yes, I put "natural" in quotes because there probably is no such thing.
Given human cultural variability, any kind of generalizing is about as
useful as classifying flowers by stalk length. But there are a few things
of which we are certain.
First of all, humans are ... more »
"How It Really Is, And Always Will Be"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
First Step: Republicans Win Food Stamp War - Nation Dies (Your Representatives Just Gave Your Winter Food Money To 'Thugs - Diaper Dave Vitter At the Helm) Thug Rule In NC Deepens? (SOTU Farce Called)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 4 hours ago
I will organize and vote against any politician who votes to hurt those at
the bottom of the wealth pyramid, and especially against those who vote to
cut food stamps, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. And you should
too. After all, that's the only way to counter the malicious damage being
done to our country by the TeaThugs. BREAKING: Conservative Dems Work With
Republicans To Cut
Al Qaeda groups in Syria want to attack US ?
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 4 hours ago
*As I read this headline- the first thought that comes to mind is ‘wow the
US just never gives up” on pushing the ‘terror’ meme!But then it serves
them so dam well?Recall I had mentioned so many months back about that
changing narrative? From arab spring to fighting terrorIf AQ is in Syria
and it want’s to attack the US... does this mean the US with it’s NATO
subordinates will just have to intervene?*
*If AQ is in Syria, why is it the US just keeps sending arms that way?*
*Clapper is ‘flapping his lips’ for some reason. *
Syrian al-Qaeda-linked groups want to attack the United Stat... more »
“A Glimpse into the Coming Economic Collapse”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“A Glimpse into the Coming Economic Collapse”*
By Jeff Thomas
“Beginning in 1999, we predicted a systemic economic collapse that would
take place in the First World and would impact all other economies. We
began to list some of the "dominoes" that would fall as the collapse
evolved and described that the "Great Unravelling," as we termed it, would
take roughly ten years. At that time, we guesstimated that the first two of
the dominoes, a real estate crash and subsequent stock market crash in the
US, would begin in about 2005.
We were premature in this prediction, as the first of t... more »
American Addict- Gregory Smith and John Rappaport
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*Excellent Interview!*
*With much thanks to Lana @ Radio3-14 *
The film American Addict unveils how America has gone from the land of the
free to the land of the addicted. America represents 5% of the world's
population but consumes 50% of the world's prescription pills and over 80%
of the world's prescription narcotics; this is not a coincidence. We'll
discuss the relationships between the FDA, big Pharma, physicians and the
media that are in place to ensure that medical problems are treated
primarily with pills. We'll talk about the horrific consequences that
result from this. G... more »
Is Howard Hughes Dead and Buried Off a Greek Island? - BY MAE BRUSSELL AND STEPHANIE CARUANA (From Playgirl magazine, December 1974)
Paul Coker at News Spike - 5 hours ago
*Is Howard Hughes Dead and Buried Off a Greek Island?*
*A noted theorist on conspiracies, a contributing editor, and an informer
named Tiger Eye bring us an unlikely tale. Or is it?*
BY MAE BRUSSELL AND STEPHANIE CARUANA
*(From Playgirl magazine, December 1974)*
------------------------------
Howard Hughes is dead," said Tiger Eye. "He died on Tenos, a Greek
island, on April 16, 1971. His coffin was lowered into the sea the next
day, off the coast of Tenos.
"Lots of people know, they just don't talk about it. It's called the
Golden Silence -- *omerta*."
Reference: a fr... more »
Thursday Linkage (I’m not even going to pretend it’s morning…)
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
Your humble blogger (I like saying that. Now that Dan Drezner no longer has
a blog [sniff], I will say it for him)…Your humble blogger is in London,
and after a red eye flight, a noon presentation, ten hours of a sleep coma,
another presentation, I’m ready to provide you with your latest in belated
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My Proposed (but not accepted) Bet with Paul Krugman on the Obama Forecast
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 6 hours ago
Scott Sumner declares that I would have been the winner.
Glory Road
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 7 hours ago
There is so much money invested every day in entertainment trash. The key
to making profits is a good story. You can put great actors into a bad
place and lose a lot of money. You can put unknown actors into a great
story and make superstars.
If I had a million dollars this is the story I would tell.
What worries Americans?
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 7 hours ago
When Gallup recently asked Americans what the biggest problem facing the
United States is, the four most common answers were dissatisfaction with
government, the economy in general, unemployment, and healthcare. Each was
mentioned by more than 15 percent of those polled. The gap between rich
and poor was mentioned by only 4 percent.
If President Obama wants to make the 2014 electoral debate about income
inequality, as he seems to, he has an uphill climb ahead of him.
Easiest Question Of The Day: Why Is Henry Waxman REALLY Retiring?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
When Henry Waxman retires next year, he will be 75 years old. He will have
served in Congress for 4 decades… 40 years! Even before being elected to
Congress he had been a member of the state legislature. The man has served
his country for a long time. He has 5 grandchildren. This morning he announced
his retirement. People are reading much more into it-- as they did when
George Miller announced his retirement-- than they should.
The lesson? Democrats aren't really counting on re-taking the House in 2014.
Waxman is the fourth top Democrat on a House committee who has either
calle... more »
Why This Connecticut Teacher Wants to Give Up Teaching
freetoteach at Schools Matter - 7 hours ago
*"My value as a teacher is now reduced to how successful I am in getting a
student who has eaten no breakfast and is a pawn in her parents' divorce to
score well enough to meet my teacher evaluation goals."*
Why This Connecticut teacher wants to give up teaching.
Unfortunately, government attempts to improve education are stripping the
joy out of teaching and doing nothing to help children. The Common Core
standards require teachers to march lockstep in arming students with
"21st-century skills." In English, emphasis on technology and nonfiction
reading makes it more important for ... more »
By their tweets do ye know them
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
The ever-attentive DB at *Biased BBC* has highlighted a revealing Twitter
response from a BBC News journalist, Roland Hughes, to the news of Scarlett
Johansson’s decision to cut ties with Oxfam over the charity's criticism of
her adverts for Israeli company SodaStream.
Please give it a read. It shows a BBC journalist revealing his anti-Israel
hand - and then hastily deleting it.
And if that doesn't call for a picture of Scarlett Johansson I don't know
what does!
The Economy: “The Return of the Worldwide Crack-Up Boom”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*“The Return of the Worldwide Crack-Up Boom”*
by Bill Bonner
“A kiss is still a kiss. A sigh is still a sigh… And a bubble is still a
bubble. When a kiss is over, it’s over. When a bubble pops…well…that’s all
she wrote! All kisses end – even the wettest “French” kisses. And so do all
bubbles – even sloppy mega-bubbles of liquidity. This one will be no
exception. But of course, it’s not the certainties that make life
interesting… it’s the uncertainties – the known unknowns and the unknown
unknowns, as Mr. Rumsfeld says. We are all born of woman and end up where
all men born of women... more »
The Newsnight of the Living Dead
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
Fans of Radio 4's *Down the Line *will know of the recurring character
Khalid. He invariably rings up to ask 'What is point?' of something or
other. Well, in the spirit of Khalid, what is point wasting time analysing
*Newsnight*?
After all, according to the *Daily Mail*, *Newsnight* attracts a paltry
600,000 viewers a night on average. The *Guardian *suggests the figure
fluctuates somewhere between 600,000 and below 800,000, averaging somewhere
in the middle of those two figures.
Either way, those are truly dreadful viewing figures, and *Newsnight* ultimate
demise seems now to b... more »
i am really a librarian: in which i attend my first ola, and get paid for it, too
laura k at wmtc - 8 hours ago
For the next three days, I'll be attending the Ontario Library
Association's annual Superconference, always referred to simply as "OLA".
As the name implies, this is a gigantic conference covering issues related
to all three types of libraries - public, academic, and special. You can
see a program here.
In library school, we were strongly encouraged to attend OLA. Students can
volunteer to help run conference sessions in exchange for free attendance.
I never did (honestly, I never even considered it), so now I attend my very
first OLA, already a professional, and in place of three w... more »
Old in your face
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 8 hours ago
Some things just shout out to your perfectly toned body and mind, slathered
with wrinkle cream and mind exercises that your getting old. We are living
in the future today, but like everyone else I already knew that yesterday.
A hardy shout out to Southern Man and Oldphartte. In particular Oldphartte
is like my version of the Drudge Report.
Trance music gets real old with me real quick, but sample this.
Today University of Arizona continues exploitation of Native Americans
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
University
of Arizona continues exploitation of Native American resources: Water
rights, desecration of sacred lands, racial profiling and militarization
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
TUCSON -- Today the University of Arizona in Tucson continues its
exploitation of Native people and their resources, with a featured
speaker on water rights who is opposed by Navajo and Hopi people.
Navajos and
Davis flap hits Times front page!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014*
*Complete with lack of reporting:* Did Wendy Davis ever misrepresent her
widely-discussed life story?
We’d have to say we aren’t really sure, though she perhaps maybe might
have. We’d also say that some of the backlash has been standard-issue
disgraceful, including the venomous statements by Fox’s predictably
horrible Erick Erickson, formerly of CNN.
This morning, the flap hit the front page of the New York Times, complete
with the famous newspaper’s famous lack of reporting.
Too perfect:
In part, the Times is assessing the claim that Davis has misrep... more »
The "RV", China, SwissIndo and Slavery 2.0
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 9 hours ago
The past 18 hours have been brought to you by a mixture of adrenaline and
caffeine. My greatest wish at this point of my exhaustive state is that I
wish I had made a recording of the past 22 hours as I now have to rely on
my brain to organize the massive amount of information that we have been
through in the past 18 hours. ... it would of been a hell of a lot easier
to have been able to just post the recording of the discussions!
At the bottom of this article I am going to blast you with a massive amount
of links to transparent news stories that I feel are important for people
to r... more »
Can You Tell Someone Is Conservative Just By Looking At Their Face?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Would you ever in a billion years imagine either of these 2 gentlemen is a
liberal?
By now, everyone has seen Staten Island Mafia thug Michael "Mikey Suits"
Grimm (R-NY) in action at the State of the Union address. You may have
missed Sean Hannity though. He was there as a guest of right-wing kook
Louie Gohmert (R-TX). And, in fact, Hannity has been threatening to leave
New York and move down to Texas, where more people appreciate his
anti-democratic leanings-- and where rich people don't pay taxes. When
someone on Facebook asked him if he'd consider running for office in Texas,
he ... more »
NFL'S SUPER SHAME / CTE
Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 11 hours ago
*As we get ready for another super bowl, the NFL's super shame, becomes
more obvious as former NFL player's brain injuries and CTE deaths keep
piling up ~ for example there were 152 NFL concussions in 2013 with the
majority being wide receiver and corner back positions and the obvious
danger of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) proportionally increased
along with the NFL's shame: Allen L Roland *
*A few nights ago I watched League Of Denial on Frontline and was amazed at
the depth of the NFL's concussion crisis. *Watch this hour long documentary
on the hidden s... more »
You Make My Heart Saur Valentine with Free Printable
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 11 hours ago
[image: Housewife Eclectic: You Make My Heart Saur Valentine with Free
Printable]
I have enjoyed making and sharing our Valentine's this year so much. Today
I am sharing our sixth printable. This Dinosaur Valentine is really easy to
pull together and perfect for anybody.I found these Grow and Glow Dinosaurs
at the dollar store with four to a package. If you buy just regular
dinosaur figures, you can get more out of one package, but I thought my
nephews would love the glow and grow dinosaurs, so I went with them.
You will need:
- printable valentine found at the end of this blog ... more »
Tennessee Classroom Video Camera Project Spending Millions to Extend Teacher and Student Surveillance
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 11 hours ago
*Tennessee Classroom Video Camera Project Spending Millions to Extend
Teacher and Student Surveillance*
Jim Horn and Denise Wilburn
In a move to quell growing concern among parents over security issues
related to new Common Core testing and the collection of student data, Tennessee
Commissioner of Education Kevin Huffman recently assured skeptical
lawmakers and parents that “the federal government is prohibited from
establishing a student-level *database* that would contain assessment data
for every student.”
Despite these assurances, the TN Department of Education has been eng... more »
Science and Politics with Henry Waxman
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 11 hours ago
Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) announced today that he will not be running
for re-election in 2014. He has been a true role model as a public servant
and member of Congress. The nation is better for his service. I wish him
all the best in what comes next for him.
I have had several opportunities to present Congressional testimony before
Mr. Waxman. My favorite exchange occurred in 2007 when I was testifying
before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the
subject of the science shenanigans of the Bush Administration.
My testimony was focused not on the partisa... more »
BUSY DRONE ACTION SPRING COMING
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
*CALL FOR SPRING DAYS OF ACTION – 2014*
Today we issue an international call for *Spring Days of Action – 2014, *a
coordinated campaign in April and May to:
* End Drone Killing, Drone Surveillance and Global Militarization *
The campaign will focus on drone bases, drone research facilities and test
sites and drone manufacturers.
The campaign will provide information on:
1. The suffering of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Yemen, Somalia and Gaza who are under drone attack, documenting the
killing, the wounding and the devastating impact of constan... more »
WHAT A GIFT
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
This creative video is from Gangjeong village on Jeju Island. Grace Kim
writes, "It's an experimental short fiction film [by Han Kang Joung]
composed of documentary footage from Gangjeong. The film follows the
routine of a 'supernatural' living in Gangjeong and helping police to lift
up the protesters in the air."
I also wonder what the police are thinking. When the Global Network held
our annual conference on Jeju this time two years ago we saw many police
who were roughly preventing Korean protesters from getting into kayaks to
go out onto their sacred rocky coastline to protec... more »
Are You One Cold (Or Super Bowl Flu) Away From Being Fired?
Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 11 hours ago
It's cold and flu season, so you may be sick right now. It's likely you'll
be sick at some point this year. Maybe you'll suffer from Super Bowl flu on
Monday after too much partying on Sunday (or your boss will assume you
partied too much if you call in sick Monday).
So what are your rights? Can you be fired for being out sick? What if you
have a doctor's note? Connecticut and six cities (Jersey City, NJ; New York
City; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and Washington, DC)
have paid sick leave laws. Nebraska and California legislators recently
introduced bills to require... more »
A bit of believing
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
“Now it takes a bit of believing that someone could be put in fear of their
life by a cartoon but that’s the world we’re living in. When a Liberal
Democrat candidate was shown a cartoon showing Jesus and Mohammad and then
Tweeted that image, he so irritated some members of the Muslim community
that they’ve demanded that he be stripped of his position in the party.
Maajid Nawaz Tweeted that he didn’t feel threatened by the image despite
the Islamic prohibition on likenesses of the prophet.”
..............said Jeremy Paxman introducing the Jesus and Mo T shirt
debacle on Newsnight.... more »
Response to Obama’s Early Childhood Education Plan
Kris Nielsen at @ THE CHALK FACE - 12 hours ago
President Obama promised us something in his State of the Union address
that I think is bad news for our kids. Here is the excerpt, with my reply
underneath: Race to the Top, with the help of governors from both parties,
has helped states raise expectations and performance. Teachers and
principals in schools from Tennessee […]
In which BBC News abandons all pretence of fact checking | BBC Watch
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
The story here
http://bbcwatch.org/2014/01/30/in-which-bbc-news-abandons-all-pretence-of-fact-checking/helps
to illustrate why I and many other supporters of the only multi
cultural democracy in the Middle East, Israel, hate the BBC.
Children Tortured at Medomsley Detention Centre UK
Mother Sharon Damnable at GlobaLove Think Tank - 12 hours ago
For those of you that say the ritual child abuse does not go on, does not
happen, or for those that still turn away and refuse to see here is
shockingly the chilling true tale of how more than 143 people have come
forward to tell Durham Police of the horrific sexual, mental and physical
abuse that they suffered at MEDOMSLEY detention centre, since this BBC
report this number has doubled.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-25834368
“Boys at a detention centre asked other inmates to break their legs in
order to be moved elsewhere and escape being abused by staff, a former
d... more »
We learn a great many false facts from elites!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014*
*Maddow does it again:* As we noted in our last post, we get a lot of the
things we “know” from our ruling elites.
Our elites settle on a “fact.” We all get told that it’s true.
It’s a bad way to proceed. Often, our elites agree to tell us facts which
simply aren’t true. One example:
In the fall of 2012, the nation was told a bunch of crap about the things
Susan Rice supposedly said.
Plainly, the things we were told weren’t true. But so what? Everyone agreed
to say them, or at least not to challenge the script. Example:
For two solid months, Rachel M... more »
CHILD ABUSE TIMELINE - PART SIX
Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago
*Barnardo's Duncroft Scool.*
2009 - Jimmy Savile is interviewed under caution by Surrey police
investigating an alleged indecent assault
at Duncroft school.
Four teenagers claim they were abused by Jimmy Savile at Duncroft Scool in
Surrey when it was run by Barnardo's.
The notorious Crown Prosecution Service advised there was insufficient
evidence to take any further action.
Police failed to interview headmistress.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...llegation.html
Cherie Blair, wife of Tony Blair, is President of Barnardo's.
There have been many child abuse allegations con... more »
Edward Snowden - NWO actor
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 13 hours ago
Subscribe to *The Realist Report on YouTube*
*Mike King on The Realist Report*
JPMorgan Loses 44% of Gold Inventories in 4 Days!
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 13 hours ago
I am posting this to further the point I am about to make with the next
article .....
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=298034
*JPMorgan Loses 44% of Gold Inventories in 4 Days!*
*Posted By: igots2noDate: Wednesday, 29-Jan-2014 16:31:08 *
In another stunning withdrawal, JP Morgan had an additional 321,500 oz gold
ounces removed from its vaults today.
Since last Thursday, JP Morgan has lost 44% (20 metric tons = 643,000 oz)
of its gold inventories.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the table below is worth over
$400 million (at current market prices): ... more »
Vote Now! Demonstrate the Blogging Contributions to IR Scholarship
Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
One of the best ways to respond to the ISA Executive Committee proposal is
to demonstrate the professionalism and the significant intellectual and
scholarly contribution that blogging makes to the IR profession. We’ve
assembled a slate of impressive nominees in four categories for outstanding
On-line Achievements in International Studies (OAIS) Awards for this year.
If
Continue reading
Harper's Conservatives Further Damaging Canada
LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago
Are Harper's CONs completely out of touch? Don't they realize this is a
multicultural country? Harper's CONs seem to have no use for Muslims, given
statements by Harper's Chief of Communications towards a leading Canadian
Muslim group, the National Council of Canadian Muslims, deriding them as a
group with "terrorist" ties. This derisive statement reinforces negative
stereotypes against Muslims, and is unbefitting for someone speaking on
behalf of the Prime Minister. The flippant attitude of the Conservatives is
appalling, especially in light of a libel action by the Muslim group
... more »
Musical Interlude: Michael Jackson, “Earth Song”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
Michael Jackson, “Earth Song”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU
Billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra Seeks Personal Fiefdom in Northern Thailand
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 14 hours ago
*January 30, 2014* (ATN) - For years, Thaksin Shinawatra, his political
machine, and his Western backers have attempted to sell "liberation
ideology" to the north and northeast of Thailand, in an attempt to
implement imperialism's favorite stratagem - divide and conquer.
Now, the Western media and Thaksin Shinawatra's embattled proxy regime are
openly making plans to consolidate their crumbling support base in the
north of Thailand in the city of Chiang Mai, and declare it the "capital."
*Image: “This country has no justice. We want to split the country” (Photo
by Saiarun Pinad... more »
Forced Displacement Returns To Iraq Part II
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
Starting in the summer of 2013 disturbing stories began emerging from Iraq
of both armed groups and regular citizens forcing people out of their homes
due to their sect or ethnicity. This occurred in Diyala, Ninewa, and Babil
where the Islamic State of Iraq and other insurgent groups were likely
responsible. There were also reports of refugees from Dhi Qar and Basra as
well where angry citizens forced people out because they were blamed for
violence, or being scapegoated for the actions of militants in the rest of
the country. It now appears that this trend actually started a bit ... more »
Philadelphia Ritz East Theater Feb. 6th, 6 PM
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
*STANDARDIZED Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public *
*Education**: **A Documentary*
By Daniel Hornberger
January 28, 2014
*Philadelphia, PA *– Reading-based Rockfish Productions’ documentary *STANDARDIZED
*will make its Philadelphia debut at 6PM onThursday, February 6th at The
Ritz East Theater (S. 2nd Street). *STANDARDIZED *opens with a brief
synopsis of the history of standardized testing in public schools. While
many point the finger at the failed NCLB program, the desire to create a
national curriculum began many years before the presidency of George W.... more »
Trifecta: Executive Lawlessness - Obama Skirts Constitution in Pursuit of Power...Parts One and Two
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*a must see. *
THE STATE OF THE UNION IS: Heavily scripted!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014*
*Interlude—Preschool’s one brief shining moment:* Something unusual
happened this morning.
For that reason, we’ll postpone, until our next post, the topic we had
planned to discuss here.
Something unusual happened today! On the New York Times op-ed page, three
different columns discussed the explosive, hot new trend toward preschool
education.
Attention to a public school issue? This sort of thing just isn’t done! We
thought we’d give you an overview.
Two of the pieces were written by regular columnists—Gail Collins and
Nicholas Kristof. By way of co... more »
A Force To Be Reckoned With
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Yesterday, Justin Trudeau gave Stephen Harper and Tom Mulcair migraines.
Micheal den Tandt writes:
In one bold, risky and unexpected gambit, Justin Trudeau has turned the
national debate about the Red Chamber on its head, blasted a crater-sized
hole in the Conservative government’s strategy to sell its version of
Senate reform, and forced NDP leader Tom Mulcair to play catch-up on his
marquee issue.
Trudeau knows that the Supreme Court will rule that the Senate cannot be
reformed without the participation of the provinces. He also knows that
Harper doesn't negotiate with the pro... more »
Elizabeth Warren: "It Hurts... It Just Makes Me Madder Than Hell"
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*-by Mike Lux*
She has always been willing to push for what is right no matter how
powerful the lobbyists on the other side are. And it was fitting that the
event we did with her was in a church, because the politics she preaches
are deeply moral-- the politics not of right and left, but of right and
wrong.
President Obama gave a terrific State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
His message was broadly progressive in a wide variety of ways, really
focused on economic issues which will help low and middle income families,
which was great to see.
I was especially delighted by his ... more »
EU has secret plan for police to 'remote stop' cars - Telegraph
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
' The European Union is secretly developing a "remote stopping" device to
be fitted to all cars that would allow the police to disable vehicles at
the flick of a switch from a control room.'
More here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10605328/EU-has-secret-plan-for-police-to-remote-stop-cars.html
Because there's no way that a car could be disabled by mistake or the
disabling device activate mistakenly or be hacked... Bloody dangerous and
contrary to civil liberties. I presume the British Labour party are
therefore in favour...
Under Ed Miliband's plan, unions will have 90pc of the Labour leadership vote. What the hell happened? - Telegraph Blogs
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
A bloody good question but not one that the BBC will ask. More here
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100257433/under-ed-milibands-plan-unions-will-have-90pc-of-the-labour-leadership-vote-what-the-hell-happened/
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*La. high court reverses $258 million verdict ~Michelle Millhollon, New
Orleans Advocate*
*Ranking Saints needs: No. 8 TE/fullback ~Mike Triplett, ESPN*
*Ray Nagin mistaken for UFO Orb over N.O.*
*Fletcher marine facility expanding ~WDSU*
*Breakthrough cotton research on water savings, Pima defoliation ~Carey
Blake, Western Farm Press*
*Mixing dry-aged steaks and an international outlook, a new French Quarter
restaurant is a headturner ~Ian McNulty*
Baltic Dry Index Collapses 50% From December Highs To 5-Month Lows ...... BDI compared with ten year bond , gold and BDI chart covering the great recession period !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Baltic Dry Index Collapses 50% From December Highs To 5-Month Lows
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/30/2014 08:13 -0500
- Baltic Dry BDI compared with Tn
inShare
We are sure it's just a storm in a teacup; just a brief interlude before the IMF's
ever-changing forecast for global trade growth picks right back up again
and demand to ship dry goods surges back to the inventory stuffed levels of
Q4. But, for now, the *Baltic Dry Index (admired when it's rising, ignored
when it drops) has collapsed by over 50% from its December highs and is
back to ... more »
10 Simple Ways To Boycott Monsanto
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
Source:
*Natural Revolution Org.*
A Farcical Approach To Food Safety by David Cronin
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
[image: EFSA]
A farcical approach to food safety
by David Cronin
Spin Watch, 28 January 2014
This year EFSA could take steps to improve the situation. It is scheduled
to review a 2011 policy paper on its "independence".
If the authority wants to engage in something other than a whitewash, then
the first thing it should do is to acknowledge that the existing policy is
farcical.
The signature at the end of the document is sufficient to strip it of any
credibility. It bears the name of Diána Bánáti, who resigned from the
authority in 2012 after other European Union bodies started rai... more »
The Slog reports - BRITAIN’S CENTRAL BANK RESORTS TO ALCHEMY, HAVING FIRST OF ALL GONE MAD ( BANK OF ENGLAND STABILITY PAPER NO 27 COCO BONDS THAT NEVER PAY OUTGDP BOMDS THAT ONLY PAY OUT WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL MAD GLOABL LOOTERS EXISTENCE FURTHER CONFIRMED MARK CARNEY IS FROM PLANET GLAG THE BAILIN IS COMING ) ........ Is Germany's Bundesbank plotting a smaller , wealthier Eurozone ? Yanis Varoufakis says yes they are !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
The Slog.....
REVEALED: BRITAIN’S CENTRAL BANK RESORTS TO ALCHEMY, HAVING FIRST OF ALL
GONE MAD
BY JOHN WARD JANUARY 30, 2014 BANK OF ENGLAND STABILITY PAPER NO 27 COCO
BONDS THAT NEVER PAY OUTGDP BOMDS THAT ONLY PAY OUT WHEN THINGS ARE GOING
WELL MAD GLOABL LOOTERS EXISTENCE FURTHER CONFIRMED MARK CARNEY IS FROM
PLANET GLAGTHE BAILIN IS COMING
[image: alchemist]
*Joint Bank of England/Canada paper outlines plans to abolish default and
bailin the customer*
*Inside the mind of the Central Banker, there lurks an obscenely inverted
demon*
I am indebted to a source for alerting me to t... more »
William Lai goes all presidential
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
*Rice seedlings and an assembly line for packing them for shipment to
planters.*
And the Chen Shui-bian mantle shifts to Tainan Mayor William Lai (Taipei
Times):
Greater Tainan Mayor William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday that his municipality
refused to adopt revised high-school curriculum outlines established by the
Ministry of Education, adding that all municipal high schools would keep
the current outlines.
The new history guidelines appear to be largely pro-China propaganda. Lai
is burnishing his local credentials and his pro-Taiwan credentials, but
this is a move that will enable... more »
Untitled
jonjayray at Food &Health Skeptic - 16 hours ago
*Does Vitamin E FUEL cancer in smokers? Supplements may speed growth of
tumours*
*Supplements are getting a pounding lately. Long overdue -- JR*
Vitamin E and other common supplements fuel lung cancer in smokers,
researchers fear.
They say that rather than preventing tumours, popular antioxidant pills may
speed their growth and spread and hasten death.
The experiments were done on mice, but the Swedish researchers believe they
are relevant to people.
Cancer Research UK recently said that we should be able to get all the
vitamins we need from a healthy diet, without resorting to... more »
Argentina: Police Report Documents 1978 UFO Teleportation
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 16 hours ago
*Source: VISION OVNI and Planeta UFODate: 01.28.2014*
*Argentina: Police Report Documents 1978 UFO Teleportation*
*By Andrea Perez Simondini with documentation from Daniel Lecomte*
As we have often stated and written about the value of campaigns that serve
not only to make people aware of a concept or an idea, they also allow us
to find what we least expected, as occurred here: a document!
Researcher Silvia Pérez Simondini, CEFORA’s press officer, has among her
functions contacting people who approach her with questions or any other
information. In this manner, documentation was f... more »
CHILD ABUSE TIMELINE - PART FIVE
Anon at aangirfan - 17 hours ago
*Adrian and Lee Johns and siblings*. *SABOTAGE OF WHISTLEBLOWER'S
CAR? Adrian Johns died in a mysterious fire in Brighton.*
2000, Feb - In the UK, the Waterhouse Report concludes that "widespread
sexual abuse of boys occurred in children's residential establishments in
Clwyd in North Wales between 1974 and 1990."
*(Here is an Aangirfan post about North wales 'hidden' by Google. Many of
our posts are disappearing from Google.)*
*Deaths of former residents of children's homes in Clwyd:*
Robert Chapman, a former resident of Bryn Alyn, fell to his death from a
railway bridge. Robert A... more »
Labour court rules that University of Ottawa's dismissal of tenured physics professor Denis Rancourt was justified
Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 17 hours ago
Denis
Rancourt on campus in 2007-2008, file photo: La Rotonde
The University of Ottawa's 2009 dismissal of tenured physics professor
Denis Rancourt has been upheld in a binding labour arbitration award
released to the parties on January 28, 2014.
The full text of the 32-page decision is posted HERE (direct link to PDF
file HERE).
A final paragraph in the arbitration award reads:
[105]
Emerging markets news - January 28 , 2014 - China news -- Credit Equals Gold No. ! - Note this shadow banking crisis isn't over yet as just " Some " investors agree to restructure China Credit Trust product , other investors may hold out for the 10 percent interest owed as merely getting bailed out by getting their principal back isn't good enough for them ( see what happens as moral hazards just gets transformed by greedy investor arrogance and hubris ! ) ..... Turkey Central Banks launches a interest rate salvo ! 425 bps rate hike to overnight lending rate ( Turkey's key rate ) , 550 bps hike to benchmark repo rate , 450 bps hike to overnight borrowing rate , 475 bps hike to primary dealer rate and late liquidity window rate raised to 15 percent ....... And the hit to the Turkish economy will come in how long - will foreign traders still be applauding ?
Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
China.....
Mish.....
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 1:55 PM
Credit Equals Gold No.1
Interesting details have emerged regarding the Chinese trust fund that was
on the verge of default a few days ago. In fitting irony, the name of the
fund is *Credit Equals Gold No.1.*
On January 15, Reuters reported China's ICBC says won't compensate
investors in troubled shadow bank product.
"Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest bank by
assets, said on Thursday that it has no plans to use its own money to repay
investors in a troubled off-balance-sheet investment product t... more »
Musical Interlude: Andrey Vinogradov, “Without You”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
Andrey Vinogradov, “Without You”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKD9G4GNXis
Obaaama's Jihadist Terrorist Army Will Fail In Syria
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 18 hours ago
The Jihadist terrorists in Syria who are being paid and armed by the Obama
administration, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, France, and England will fail.
The journalists and politicians who support these throat-slitting
terrorists with their slogans, propaganda, and political rhetoric such as
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Senator John McCain will fail.
These pieces of shit should just give up now and retire from political
life.
*Journeyman Pictures - Syria - Christians Fight Back*:
*"They said they'd chop our heads off if we stayed. They said we were
supporting the r... more »
Fantino the Fuck-Up
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 19 hours ago
All through his career, Julian Fantino has been an arrogant no-nothing. The
only time he ever did anything right was when he got pissed-off with the
racist windbag, that stupid fuckwad, Gary McHale, who bitched and whined
about "two-tier justice" in Caledonia. And that was it. Fantino wasn't so
much on the sides of the First Nations protestors as he was mad at McHale
for making difficulties.
The impression that I have of his career as a federal politician is of a
useless harper stooge. Unthinking, unrepresentative, and quite possibly
corrupt. He's a high profile stooge though. Unlik... more »
TPP fast track scheme pushed by President Obama on behalf of his corporate sponsors and handlers - knocked out by Harry Reid of all people ? In fact , not only isn't Senate Majority Leader Reid publicly against TPP and the White house Fast track scheme , but now Senator Ron Wyden signals he isn't on board as well ! With Organized Labor and Environmentalists against TPP in the US and Japan signaling it won't bow down to the US non negotiation stance , TPP looks dead for 2014.....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago
Mirabile Dictu! Reid Tells Off Obama on Fast Track, Killing Toxic Trade
Deals for 2014Posted on January 30, 2014 by Yves Smith
Obama made yet another pitch in State of the Union Address for his gimmies
to multinationals known as the TransPacific Partnership and the
TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Today that idea went down
in flames, at least as far as getting the deals done this year are
concerned. From Huffington Post:
“I’m against fast track,” [Harry] Reid told reporters Wednesday on Capitol
Hill, before suggesting a fast-track bill introduced by Sen. Max Baucus ... more »
White House warns Obama ready to 'bypass' Congress on 2014 agenda - yet 63 percent of Americans lack faith in Obama's ability to make the right decisions ! Meanwhile another round of debt ceiling drama is on tap - spoiler is that the GOP won't let a default happen so how do they think they can ever win this game ?
Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago
Put up or shut up for the GOP - If the GOP believes Obama is truly
violating the Constitution , then they should start impeachment
Proceedings.......
Steve King rips State of the Union executive order
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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Tuesday called President Barack Obama’s plan to
sign an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contract
workers a “constitutional violation.”
King told CNN’s “New Day” that the news from the White House that Obama
will announce during Tuesday night’s St... more »
Czech surgeons: Schumacher's chances to be what he was before nearly zero
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 19 hours ago
*The dishonesty of the defenders of helmets*
I would love if they turned out to be wrong. But several independent Czech neurosurgeons
were interviewed and independently of each other, they quantified Michael
Schumacher's chances to wake up as a sane capable human to be nearly zero.
Four weeks is just too long. The neurons are dying, and so on. The experts
are saying that Schumacher is unfortunately more likely to follow the
example of Ariel Sharon. I've been informed about some impressive
operations by these folks so I trust their expertise quite a lot. Their top
British colleague R... more »
What Would President Gore Have Done After 9/11?
Marc McDonald at BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com - 20 hours ago
*By MARC McDONALD*
I've often wondered: if Al Gore had been allowed to assume the presidency
that he won in the 2000 election, how would he have responded after the
9/11 attacks? Actually, I think it's pretty likely 9/11 would *never have
happened in the first place* under President Gore.
Gore was (and is) a reader and a scholar, you see. One of those dreaded
"Liberal book learners." Unlike Bush, Gore didn't make decisions "based on
his gut." Gore read about and studied the issues. He listened to experts.
Oh, the horror!
And on Aug. 6, 2001, when the CIA hand-delivered a Presidenti... more »
PATCH.COM LAYS OFF HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS, WITHOUT WARNING ...... Layoffs might be as large as 90 percent of staff ! Local news in locales such as Massachusetts and Connecticut rally got whacked hard....Takeaway - The announcement comes less than two weeks after Hale Global bought the company from Aol on Jan. 15, according to news site JimRomenesko.com andTechCrunch. This is the second round of layoffs Patch has endured in less than one year, with staff cuts having been made in May 2013 and then a combined layoff in August and October 2013 when roughly 500 employees were let go. At that time, a number of sites, including Shrewsbury, lost local reporters and became "unmanned" sites using regional or general content written for all Patch sites.
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 20 hours ago
PATCH.COM LAYS OFF HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS, WITHOUT WARNING
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Patch.com laid off hundreds of employees Wednesday morning, without
apparent warning, meaning that most of the network's local websites will
cease to produce news, local or otherwise. The decision was made by Hale
Global, the "turnaround" company that bought Patch.com from AOL earlier
this month.
Employees were stunned. "[W]e were all laid off this morning without being
given the opportunity to let our readers know that we a... more »
Examining China -- While the Carnage Continues In Asia As China PMI Confirms Contraction Deepening , let's examine where China and the US go from here in negotiating very tricky geopolitical waters.....Can the US actually " pivot " toward Asian successfully ? Can China manage the complex relations on its plate ( Taiwan , North Korea , Japan , South and East Sea issues with its neighbors Ex - Japan ) ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 20 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-29/carnage-continues-asia-china-pmi-confirms-contraction-deepening
The Carnage Continues In Asia As China PMI Confirms Contraction Deepening
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/29/2014 20:50 -0500
- Australia
- Baltic Dry
- China
- Japan
- Nikkei
- Real estate
inShare1
Following last week's Flash PMI print of 49.6, the *Final print for January
China Manufacturing dropped further to 49.5*confirming the contraction is
deepening.*Japanese stocks were down the most since August in the earl... more »
Edward Snowden of the CIA Does Not Fear Assassination
Paul Coker at News Spike - 21 hours ago
*In 2007, the CIA stationed you with a diplomatic cover in Geneva in
Switzerland. Why did you join the CIA by the way?*
*I don’t think I can actually answer that one.If it is what you were doing
there, forget it. But why did you join the CIA?*
*In many ways, I think it’s a continuation of trying to do everything I
could to prosecute the public good in the most effective way. It’s in line
with the rest of my government service. I try to use my technical skills,
in the most difficult positions I could find in the world. The CIA offered
that.If we look back, special forces, CIA,... more »
Here Comes A Major Weather Event (Friday evening into early Saturday) + Snow/Heavy Snow For Many Parts Of The UK & Ireland
rss2009 at Global Cooling & New Ice Age UK - 22 hours ago
*Here Comes A Major Weather Event (Friday evening into early Saturday) +
Snow/Heavy Snow For Many Parts Of The UK & Ireland*
*I first posted an early weather warning via Facebook and Twitter on Friday
24th January that:*
There was a 'POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS' weather event (SNOW/SNOWSTORMS) as we
progress throughout *the later part of next week and into next weekend*. I
also stated that standard meteorology would adjust their forecasts on this
over the coming week.
*I then stated via Exacta Weather on Saturday 25th January that:*
There is also the ever increasing risk for a number of ... more »
Mark Levin goes off on Obama...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 22 hours ago
*and he's right.*
Any questions??
I didn't think so.
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Eva Braun - Hitler's Beard
Paul Coker at News Spike - 23 hours ago
William L. Shirer, the author of *The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich* (1960)
points out:
*"Hitler, although he was undoubtedly extremely fond of her and found
relaxation in her unobtrusive company, had always kept her out of sight,
refusing to allow her to come to his various headquarters where he spent
almost all of his time during the war years, and rarely permitting her even
to come to Berlin. She remained immured at the Berghof on the Obersalzberg,
passing her time in swimming and skiing, in reading cheap novels and seeing
trashy films, in dancing (which Hitler disapproved o... more »
NSAM 267
Paul Coker at News Spike - 23 hours ago
*The then-United States president John F. Kennedy ordered the Department of
Defense and the Agency for International Development (USAID) to take
actions for disaster assistance in Skopje by sending
personnel, prefabricated houses, tent cities and other forms of relief.*
*Large amount of relief also arrived from the Soviet Union. Its
leader, Nikita Khrushchev, visited Skopje personally.*
*As the SFR Yugoslavia was a member of the Non Aligned Movement during
the Cold War, the American and Soviet troops stationed in Skopje could
freely shake hands for the first time since their histor... more »
9/11 - Gold
Paul Coker at News Spike - 23 hours ago
A NATION CHALLENGED: THE VAULTA NATION CHALLENGED: THE VAULT; Below Ground
Zero, Silver and GoldBy JIM DWYERPublished: November 1, 2001
About two weeks ago, a security team spotted scorch marks on a basement
doorway below 4 World Trade Center, on the east side of the ruined complex,
according to officials.
Even in a place of mass devastation and death, those scorch marks got fast
attention. They had not been noticed by a patrol team a few hours earlier,
and behind the damaged -- but intact -- door were nearly a thousand tons of
gold and silver. To security officials, it looked as i... more »
Syria Report: One is Reminded of Nazi Germany - by Robert Fisk
Paul Coker at News Spike - 23 hours ago
The pictures are horrific, the torture details revolting, the numbers
terrifying. And the integrity of the three former prosecutors who have
effectively accused the Syrian government of war crimes, are without
blemish. Shrivelled, blood-spattered corpses provide unstoppable evidence
of regime cruelty – just as the videotapes of Syrian rebel executions tell
us what kind of Syria may soon exist if the insurrection against Bashar
al-Assad succeeds.
Besides, everyone knows that the Assad regime – from father Hafez onwards –
has employed torture and executions to preserve the doubtful ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“NGC 7841 is probably known as the Smoke Nebula, found in the modern
constellation of Frustriaus, the frustrated astrophotographer. Only a few
light-nanoseconds from planet Earth, The Smoke Nebula is not an expanding
supernova remnant along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, though it does
look a lot like one.
*Click image for larger size.*
Instead it was created by flash photography of rising smoke. The apparently
rich starfield is actually composed of water droplets sprayed from a plant
mister by an astrophotographer grown restless during a recent stretch of
cloudy weather in Swed... more »
The Corporate Trade Agenda That Is Roiling The Hawaii Senate Race
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
The latest NAFTA-like, jobs-destroying "free trade" treaty, the
Transpacific Partnership, could become an issue in the Hawai'i Senate race,
where notoriously corrupt New Dem corporate shill, Colleen Hanabusa, is
trolling for Big Business cash by backing the TPP and progressive champion
and incumbent, Brian Schatz, has grave concerns which he is insisting be
seriously addressed.
Hanabusa and the other money-grubbing New Dems have been working with
Republicans to push through fast tracking, although pressure from unions
and environmental groups have started frightening them. Hanabus... more »
Survey Results and 7 Tips For "Greening" Your Celebrations
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago
January's poll took a look at the holidays and whether or not we were able
to keep them green. Here are the results:
How Green Were Your Holidays
[image: Results of "How Green Were Your Holidays" Survey]
We only had 16 respondents which isn't really enough for a scientific
consensus. However, I found the answers very encouraging. When asked
similar type questions in previous surveys, people rarely indicated that
they were doing great. This time, the majority felt that they were either
extremely green or very green. No one failed and only a few felt that they
dropped the ball mid-way... more »
ALEC’s Extensive Plans for Education Restructuring in Your State
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) (established 1973) offers
corporate America the opportunity to shape legislation that serves its
profit-garnering interests and to do so in statehouses around the country.
To accomplish this controlling of the legislative process, ALEC provides
forums (conferences that double as posh vacations for legislators and their
families) in which both […]
Snowden docs: US spying on Copenhagen thwarted change Indigenous hoped for
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
US
spying on Copenhagen climate summit was aimed at halting real climate
solutions
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Copenhagen 2009 by Ben Powless, Mohawk, IEN
The latest documents released by Edward Snowden reveal that the US
engaged in spying on other countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in
order to support American interests and prevent any real climate
solutions.
The US
When are you going to get tired of this bullsh*t?...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*Ted Cruz questions Eric Holder.*
Do you really believe that these mental midgets are "in charge" of our
lives??
Eric Holder is an arrogant, stupid, and subversive member of this
administration.
People - wake up.
Listen carefully...
And then ask yourselves: Who are these people who try to rule your life?
Is this how you want to live?
Not me.
Satire: “Obama’s Call to End Tragedies Angers Pro-tragedy Wing in Congress”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Obama’s Call to End Tragedies Angers Pro-tragedy Wing in Congress”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — “President Obama’s call during his State
of the Union address to “stop more tragedies from visiting innocent
Americans” received a frosty response from the pro-tragedy wing in Congress
last night. After Mr. Obama made his controversial stopping-tragedies
remark, prominent pro-tragedy members of Congress looked on in stony
silence, refusing to applaud. “I thought it was offensive and
inappropriate,” said Sen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana). “If the President
wants c... more »
Thailand: Thaksin Regime Turns on its Own Supporters
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
Regime sends "red shirt" enforcers to threaten farmers and their families
for protesting 6 months of unpaid subsidies - smashing the myth of "rural
support."
*Image: Rice scheme has left industry & farmers in shambles. *
*January 30, 2014 *(ATN) - While the US, UK, and others across the West attempt
to sell upcoming sham elections in Thailand as upholding "democratic values,"
the regime overseeing the one-party self-mandate in a climate of regime-sanctioned
terrorism, political intimidation, and a "state of emergency," has begun
turning on its own supporters - mainly farmers.
... more »
RU-4Choice? : Ethical Abortion
Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago
In November last year, MP Libby Davies asked Deputy Health Minister George
Da Pont why Canada has not joined 57 other countries in making RU-486, the
medical abortion pill for use within the first two months of pregnancy,
available in Canada despite a strong recent endorsement editorial from *the
Canadian Medical Association Journal. *
Indeed. It's been legal elsewhere for decades.
As the *Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada* recommended
in March 2003 - *ten freakin' years ago* :
"The use of such medication for terminating early pregnancy constitutes* a
signifi... more »
“Fukushima Out of Control”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Fukushima Out of Control”*
by RT
"The World is at a critical crossroads. The Fukushima disaster in Japan has
brought to the forefront the dangers of Worldwide nuclear radiation. The
crisis in Japan has been described as "a nuclear war without a war". In the
words of renowned novelist Haruki Murakami: "This time no one dropped a
bomb on us. We set the stage, we committed the crime with our own hands, we
are destroying our own lands, and we are destroying our own lives."
Nuclear radiation- which threatens life on planet earth- is not front page
news in comparison to the most insign... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Rancho Cordova, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Confidential to Dilbert's CEO: If anybody makes a fuss about your drones-to-terrorists deal, just say, "Who could have known?"
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Or, if you need stronger stuff, we'vegot a new jeremiad from Chris
Hedges(Plus Dilbert update -- see below)*
*Here on the Pequod:* *Yes, that's Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab. Says Chris
H: "We, like Ahab and his crew, rationalize our collective madness. All
calls for prudence, for halting the march toward economic, political and
environmental catastrophe, for sane limits on carbon emissions, are ignored
or ridiculed. . . ." Or, if you're a little farther back from the
precipice, you can just do Dilbert.*
*by Ken*
No, if you're in the grip of advanced existential (possibly
exist... more »
Government Experiments Reveal Humans Are Capable Of Bending Physical Objects With Their Mind
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 1 day ago
*Collective Evolution*
January 14, 2014 by Arjun Walia.
[image: matrix]If you told a random person that psychic phenomena like
psychokinesis (or PK) has been proven in a number of laboratories all over
the planet for a number of years, they would probably look at you like
you’re crazy. Phenomena that fall within this category aren’t really
emphasized within the realm of traditional education, it is however heavily
studied by scientists working at the highest levels of government.
One particular example was the work of professional aerospace engineer and
physicist Jack Houck, alo... more »
Wild
What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 1 day ago
If you only have time for one sentence, hear this: Jay Griffiths’ book,
*Wild*, is one of the most powerful books I’ve ever read. *Wild*is a
celebration of wildness and freedom. It celebrates societies that work,
societies that have complete respect for their ecosystems, societies that
have survived for thousands of years without suffering destructive
whirlwinds of mass hysteria.
Griffiths is a brilliant heretic and a proud one. Her book shows us what
happens when madness collides with wildness. It helps us understand the
dark injuries that destroyed our own freedom, and put us... more »
Social Studies isn’t English Language Arts’ Annoying Relative.
Angel Cintron Jr. at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
More and more, it seems that educational resources support two core
courses: English Language Arts and Mathematics. In my opinion, this is a
dangerous trend in education, today. At a time when students must prepare
to live within a global society, education curriculum and instructional
resources are ignoring other critical subjects. As a result, the education
[…]
A One-Way Ticket to Central Planning
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*Guest post by Nick Hubble from **Daily Reckoning Australia*
[image: A One Way Ticket to Central Planning]We’d like to give Australian
banks some credit. They’ve finally gone and done it.
So what have the banks gone and done? They have caught up with 1960s
technology. They’ve figured out how to use PIN numbers. How to *only* use
PIN numbers, that is. They’re considering scrapping signatures on credit
cards to cut down on fraud. Apparently, having to verify your identity at
the point of purchase is a good idea…
Credit card fraud costs the banks the banks around AU$35 million a yea... more »
Untitled
JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
*Why I am a jellyfish when it comes to global warming theory*
Most climate skeptics accept the theory that a rise in atmospheric CO2 will
cause a rise in terrestrial temperature. Where they differ from Warmists
is in estimating the quantum of the temperature rise. Looking at both the
theory and the data, skeptics think the effect of more CO2 will be so
minute as to be probably undetectable.
There is however another camp of skeptics who think the whole theory is
bunk. They think that a rise in CO2 CANNOT affect temperature. Such
thinkers coalesce to some degree around the Principi... more »
How to explain our National Security State (NSS) to a passing Martian: "At a cost of nearly a trillion dollars a year, its main global enemy consists of thousands of lightly armed jihadis and wannabe jihadis scattered mainly across the backlands of the planet. They are capable of causing genuine damage -- though far less to the United States than numerous other countries -- but not of shaking our way of life. And yet for the leaders, bureaucrats, corporate cronies, rank and file, and acolytes of the NSS, it’s a focus that can never be intense enough on behalf of a system that can never grow large enough or be well funded enough."
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
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*Tomgram: Engelhardt, A Ripley's Believe It or Not National Security State *
Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 4:27pm, January 5,
2014. Original Here.
Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch.
*American Jihad 2014 *
*The New Fundamentalists *
By Tom Engelhardt
In a 1950s civics textbook of mine, I can remember a Martian landing on
Main Street, U.S.A., to be instructed in the glories of our political
system. You know, our tripartite government, checks and balances,
miraculous set of rights, and vibrant democracy. There was, A... more »
Neil Young - Mother Earth (Live)
Barbara Ann Levy at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Curated Green Rights Collection - 1 day ago
London and Dumb Empiricism
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day ago
We've done stupid empiricism. If you can't be arsed to read the post, it
can be summarised thus. Stupid empiricism is to take an event or a
phenomenon as proof of a general trend, even when associated evidence
thoroughly discredits that line of thinking. Examples include snow in the
winter = no climate change, or growth of food banks is because of the
increased publicity about them. It is a mendacious, wilfully ignorant way
of thinking; of knowing *you're right* because it underpins your
politics/world view in some way, in spite of everything else pointing to
the contrary. Culprits... more »
Will Groupon Be The Next Great Comeback?
Scott Ryan Anderson at Table Of Wisdom.com - 1 day ago
"Flash-sales have become popular recently since Groupon pioneered the
method. Many smaller operations have mimicked the method of sales which
encouraged skeptics and short-sellers to isolate that factor as their
justification for shorting the shares. However, I believe that fact is
tangential to the larger story of what will allow Groupon to continue its
growth trajectory over the long term.
The timed sales aspect is an impetus to get consumers to act more quickly
but that alone is not what makes Groupon successful. It is a necessity more
than anything and not the reason why consume... more »
U.S. Agencies Accused of Fudging Data to Show Global Warming
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
“... virtually all of the USHCN warming since 1973 appears to be the result
of adjustments NOAA has made to the data.”
I'm not that surprised, but if you still believe in Man Made Climate Change
you should read this article...
http://thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/17500-u-s-agencies-accused-of-fudging-data-to-show-global-warming
"Show me the poo!"
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
"Show me the poo!"
Watch this video for the explanation...
More here. My respect for PCSOs is well known... It seems that I wil have
to add this Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officer.
Conservative Dems Work With Republicans To Cut Food Stamps
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Matt Cartwright: "I did not come to Congress to kick the most vulnerable
Americans off of food assistance."
After all Obama's talk about equality of opportunity in the State of the
Union last night, at 11 this morning House conservatives rammed through a
horrendous $100 billion farm bill taking another $800 million a year from
the food stamps program and preserving subsidies for wealthy farmers. It
passed 251-166, most Democrats voting NO and most Republicans voting YES.
Progressives were united in their opposition. Many of the 63 Republican
sociopaths who voted no-- like Louie Gohm... more »
HoC Speaker Scheer's Lack Of Impartiality Is Hurting Canada's Democratic Parliamentary Process..... SHAME!
leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
*"OTTAWA — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair seemingly questioned the impartiality of
the referee of the House of Commons on Tuesday, effectively accusing the
Speaker of picking sides and favouring the government in question period.*
*Mulcair said he refuses to be silenced in question period by Speaker
Andrew Scheer on matters of government business, arguing that the Speaker
should remain a referee and not become a player who stops questions from
being asked.*
*Scheer chided Mulcair on Tuesday afternoon, saying that one of his
questions to Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the RCMP investig... more »
On the bus: A Honduran tale of courage and kindness
Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 1 day ago
My new friend Jose
He got on the bus not long after we left Copan Ruinas, and unlike most
passengers opted to sit beside the *gringa*. I told him I liked having a
seatmate because it lets me practice my Spanish. He told me he travels the
same 10-hour bus route every three days, going between Guatemala City where
he works and La Entrada, Honduras, where he lives.
His name is Jose, 37 years old and still married to the same woman he
met as a teenager, when she was 13 and he was 15. They've had their ups and
downs but have stuck it out. They have three children, ages 20, 11 and 5.... more »
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