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Hello Ducks… here are your Monday links… Theory Talks #63
interviews Siddharth Mallavarapu on “International Asymmetries,
Ethnocentrism, and a View on IR from India.” Oliver Stuenkel asks whether
Intra-BRICS cooperation can advance amid economic gloom? Shanthie Mariet
D’Souza gives India four scenarios for Afghanistan in the run up to the
2014 elections. Corey Robin asks whether
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Celebrification, commodification!
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014*
*Reintroducing the Beatles:* We were never Beatle fans, although we’ll
acknowledge we knew some.
When the mop tops arrived in the U.S., we were high school juniors in the
San Francisco suburbs. For us, Bob Dylan had already hit.
One month before the now-famous Sullivan program, Dylan’s third album had
been released. At the time, it was hard to get from The Lonesome Death of
Hattie Carroll back to I Want to Hold Your Hand.
Even as the lads evolved, we never really found our way to their work.
Fifty years later, we watched the bulk of Sunday’s tribute ... more »
Will KC ALEC Protest - Be A Closed Shop Event?
I can't help wondering if the folks in Missouri are going to have an open
house party for the Kansas City ALEC meeting in May - or a closed shop
party for the ALEC meeting in May.
Why would I wonder that?
Well for the ALEC meeting in December - the notice for the protest went out
two days in advance of the protest.
Coming from out of state - I couldn't drop everything and be in Washington
DC in two days.
Coming from out of state - I couldn't justify flying into Washington DC and
hoping someone had planned to do a protest.
It was a closed shop protest.
I can't help thinking that th... more »
So, Are All Jewish Leaders Criminally Insane? (Is This A Trick Question?)
With all the problems that we face right now in the world, I am still truly
surprised that most people have not awakened to the scoundrels and misfits
that are responsible for every single crisis that is right now putting us
on the brink of world wide economic collapse.... It is surprising that
everyone goes about their daily business unaware that everything around
them is about to change dramatically... Only then will people suddenly ask
the questions: What the hell just happened?.. And of course: Who the hell
is responsible for this mess?
I am especially troubled that these crimi... more »
Cardinality of bases doesn't matter for Hilbert spaces
*Set theory, cardinals, ordinals, unmeasurable sets, and other pathological
mathematical structures have no legitimate power in physics*
Laymen (e.g. postmodern philosophers) interested in spirituality and
physics (...) often talk about things like the "influence of Gödel's
theorems about incompleteness on physics" and similar things. They usually
want to believe that this theorem must imply that mathematics and science
must be limited, leaving the bulk of the human knowledge to witches,
alternative doctors, ESP experts, dragons, priests, and global warming
alarmists, among related ... more »
ALEC is an IT - ALEC Legislators Are the Problem
Saw this on Twitter.
*ALEC is an IT *
*ALEC spokeswoman Molly Fuhs explained ... . “We do not advocate for
anything.” *
*ALEC legislators R the real problem.*
ALEC legislators R the real problem.
ALEC legislators R the real problem.
Until people really, truly understand that the meetings of the American
Legislative Exchange Council is nothing more than a flea market where
lobbyists can buy a malleable, ignorant, hicktown state legislator -
nothing meaningful can happen in fixing our political system.
.
*#VoteNo2ALEC*
*and ALEC implodes *
“What These Children Are Like”: Rejecting Deficit Views of Poverty and Language
“What These Children Are Like”: Rejecting Deficit Views of Poverty and
Language. via “What These Children Are Like”: Rejecting Deficit Views of
Poverty and Language.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
I thought my capacity for being shocked had reached its limits...
*I was wrong.*
Nice Deb has put it all together for us - and we thank her.
On Monday night’s Kelly File, Megyn Kelly covered the ObamaCare Employer
Mandate delay, focusing “on one little nugget” that was “found under a
mountain of new regulations” which stipulates that in order to be eligible
for this *gift* from the White House, “the employer may not reduce the size
of its workforce or its overall hours of service of its employees.”
“Basically”, she continued, “what the government is telling employers is
that you will not fire a single person. You will not lay off a single
pers... more »
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*Power grid attack in California raises concerns locally ~Sabrina Wilson,
WVUE*
*Violet Canal to be closed for Bayou Dupre sector gate maintenance ~Jed
Lipinski*
*Scientific studies funded by BP start to yield results ~Susan Buchanan,
Louisiana Weekly*
*Artists suffer for art, and a City Hall permit to display it ~Jaquetta
White, N.O. Advocate*
*Krewe du Vieux builders working hard on floats ~Mary Rickard*
TODAY IS THE DAY
- Today is the NSA action day. All you have to do is make a call or
send an email - and share the action with others. This is the kind of
action day that helps decide whether we have any rights at all or we become
a full-blown police state. Just go *here*to help the cause.
- We had a meeting at the house yesterday of a group of Bath residents,
and one from Arrowsic, to plan a public forum on the
diversification/conversion of the local shipyard at Bath Iron Works (BIW).
They make nothing but warships there now. We'll hold the event in June and
ha... more »
Musings On Iraq’s January 2014 Security Report Breakdown
There were a reported 1,031 security incidents in Iraq in January 2014.
That averaged out to 33.2 attacks per day. In comparison, in January 2013
there were 564 attacks for an average of 18.1 per day. That was an 83%
increase in one year’s time showing that the insurgency was reborn last
year. The chart shows that there was a slight dip in attacks in the second
half of the month, 461, compared to the first, 570. January 14 had the most
attacks with 59 while January 29 only had 18.
Those 1,031 attacks led to 1,495 deaths and 2,876 wounded, which averaged
out to 48.2 deaths and 92... more »
Most Americans Agree-- Time To End The Cuban Trade Embargo
Over the weekend, Charlie Crist told Bill Maher's HBO audience that he favors
ending the Cuban trade embargo, a complete reversal from his position as
the state’s former Republican governor and as an independent Senate
candidate in 2010. "The embargo," he said, "has done nothing in more than
fifty years to change the regime in Cuba."
Crist couldn't have been surprised by the predictable screaming fit from
the far right in his own state. Right on cue, anti-Castro relics Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, had public meltdowns. Marco Rubio,
currently taking heat from the GOP'... more »
Syria: Russia & China skip UN talks- West pushing for 'humanitarian' war
2nd post for today-* Is it just me or does it seem the war agenda is
advancing?*
*1st post Ukraine *- The EU urges the creation of a new Ukrainian
government- Surprise!
*Now, over to Syria- *
UNITED NATIONS: Russia (China too) is blocking Western efforts to push
through a security council resolution that would raise the prospect of
sanctions against Syria unless the government gives unrestricted access to
deliver humanitarian aid.
Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin vowed to veto the proposed measure if
necessary. Both he and China's UN ambassador were no-shows at a meeting o... more »
Mistrust Breeds Contempt
Mitchell Anderson writes that Canada has become The Great Weird North,
where the government doesn't trust its own citizens. Consider the
evidence:
Revelations last week that Communications Security Establishment
Canada(CSEC) was spying on Canadians cell phones through airport Wi-Fi
networks
only came to light due to documents leaked by whistleblower Edward
Snowden.
Ontario's privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian said she was "blown away"
by
the news, adding that CSEC's methods seemed those of a "totalitarian
state,
not a free and open society."
If the "Harper Government" is suspiciou... more »
Barclays Fires 12,000; Reports Horrible Earnings, Awards Itself Bigger Bonuses - the hubris of the bankers is profound !
Barclays Fires 12,000; Reports Horrible Earnings, Awards Itself Bigger
Bonuses
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- Barclays
- E-Trade
- fixed
- HFT
- Market Manipulation
- Reuters
- United Kingdom
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It is not easy for one bank to anger more people with one announcement than
what Barclays did in the past 24 hours. In one fell swoop, the British bank
infuriated shareholders after announcing dismal earnings (an adjusted Q4
profit of about 200 million pounds and a statutory profit of less than 10... more »
Massive UK Flooding That Could Wreak Havoc For Months .... But is the EU to blame ? The Slog posits - Yes , they are !!!!
11 Surreal Photos From The Massive UK Flooding That Could Wreak Havoc For
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Resident Holly Phillips stands on a box outside her house after the river
Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, southern England February 10, 2014.
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Southern and western Britain have been drenched by the wettest winter in
250 years, and nature isn't letting up quite yet.
The River Thames burst its banks after r... more »
Bill to Block Federal Funding to Universities that Boycott Israel
* (I'm sure that THIS will be all over the news [NOT!} . . I catch myself
wishing this was all just a bad dream more and more . . . )*
*By Eugene Volokh *
February 10, 2014 "Information Clearing House - "Washington Post" - The
bill was introduced yesterday, HR4009, and provides, in relevant part,
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an institution of higher
education shall not be eligible to receive funds or any other form of
financial assistance under this Act [not including student aid funds] if
the Secretary determines that such institution is participating in a
b... more »
The EU urges the creation of a new Ukrainian government- Surprise!
Not. I am not surprised to read of the EU making this call.
Why, it was just yesterday we saw Victoria Nuland's anointed one call for
the creation of a parallel government*...... And then today the EU urges
the creation of a new Ukrainian government*
*First: Recall Victoria Nuland wanted 'Yats' in?*
*Video here*- *Victoria Nuland "F the EU on the Ukraine"? Political elite
or something else? *
*Transcript here*
*Quote**- Nuland:* [Breaks in] I think Yats is the guy who's got the
economic experience, the governing experience.
*Then just yesterday-Ukraine- A parallel government & Be... more »
Honduras seizes 'crime zoo,' animals go hungry
Back in September the Honduran government started seizing the assets of Los
Cachiros, an alleged drug and crime organization. The $500 million in
seizures included a zoo and resort business the organization had
established between San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa. We had meant to go; the
TripAdvisor reviews were pretty good.
Uh-oh, I thought, when news of the seizure broke. Those animals were a lot
better off in a zoo owned by narcos than one run by the Honduran
government, which has demonstrated a consistent lack of competence in
almost everything it touches.
Sadly, that seems to be... more »
Where's The Outrage???
Oh, it's there all right. Every time you type "I can't believe there hasn't
been an uprising yet" there are many more Canadians thinking the same
thing. It's still a small minority of Canadians, but they're there. It's
just that the "progressive" or "leftist" brain-trust has no idea how to
harness this energy.
Nobody appears capable of large-scale, strategic thinking. (I'm making
myself an exception here. My problem is getting access to the resources
that the plodders are in control of.)
Now, the vast majority of Canadians aren't even thinking about this shit.
They're busy going ab... more »
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*The proposed British ban on smoking in cars where children are present*
*The data on passive smoking indicate that it is not generally harmful but
smoking in cars with children may be a special case. There appears to be
no relevant research*
The Commons will vote on whether to give the health secretary the power to
impose a ban on smoking in cars, despite the opposition of some MPs
including members of the Cabinet.
Steven Wibberley from the British Lung Foundation explained the health
implications of smoking in cars.
"Because it's an enclosed environment, it concentrates the smo... more »
Parent’s unconscious of risks faced by children on smart phones
According to a study many parents are out of touch with the dangers faced
by their kids on tablets and smart phones. Almost one in five children
supposed they had seen something on their devices that had upset them,
twice the number parents had thought. A separate study found that just over
20% of parents do not monitor what their children are doing online.
The study was commissioned as part of Safer Internet Day. While 90% of the
parents surveyed said they had spoken to their children about staying safe
online when using a tablet or a *Smartphone,* most said they allowed their
c... more »
Turn It Off: Fight the NSA Stasi at State Level
What has become painfully apparent is that any effort to restrain the rogue
NSA and the ongoing illegal surveillance and mass data-mining programs
conducted against law-abiding Americans is doomed to fail at the federal
level. With each new report based on the data procured by former government
contractor turned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden the outrage grows even
as Leviathan on the Potomac digs in to resist calls for accountability.
With the stories that came out yesterday on how the Obama administration is
furiously working on their next extrajudicial murder of an American ci... more »
message to all TRANSDIMENSIONALS, "I'm waiting,"
TRANSDIMENSIONALISM, what a joke.
"Come on," if you've got access to the trans-dimensional hardware
or wetware, "Arrive. You can see me on your 'scope'. Visit me now."
I dare you.
ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE: I'll add a report to this blogpost that you were
here. "Clock's ticking, pussies."
The Parasitical Elite – Defining The Shifting Enemy Of The Common Man
*"Being of non-physical substance, they do not eat food as we define food.
They do not get drunk on what we call alcohol. These entities feed upon
fear and negative emotion. The tools they use to grow their food are found
in the machinations of central banks, the CFR, warmongering corporations
and a host of earthly minions, all dedicated to sowing fear and creating
negative emotion within us. This is their food."*
Michael T. Winter
*Activist Post*
Who are these people? Some will immediately chime in, “They aren't people
at all!” Perhaps so...perhaps not. They go by many names; T... more »
The Pro-China team gets the attention of the locals
*The 145A in Yunlin.*
The pro-China forces were sprinkling the land this week with little
reminders of just how life will be when China annexes Taiwan. First, the
ongoing controversy over the changes to the high school textbooks showed
the full colonial thrust of the Deep Blue pro-China academics who drafted
them: aborigines in Taiwan are referred to as China's 56th minority, the
"high mountain people" (高山族). Hey, way to go! And this an election year
too. This controversy couldn't have happened at a better time.
Meanwhile this week China refused visas to journalists from Apple Dai... more »
English lecturer Job at Kinmen University
Got this in the email:
Lecturer or Assistant Professor (Contract-based full-time position), Dept.
of Applied English, National Quemoy University. Click READ MORE to read
more.....
Qualification and experience
*Education
**Earned Master or doctorate in English Education or related field
*Experience
** University/College level ESL/EFL teaching experience
** Experience in ESL/EFL teaching students English
** Excellent oral and written communication skills
** Ability to work collaboratively in university setting
* Preferred
** Experience in planning English learning activities (Preferred... more »
Signed in right Blogger account but no blogs? Solution
Ever have that frustrating experience of being logged into the right
Blogger account but have zero blogs in the Dashboard?
[image: Blogger: signed into correct Blogger account but no blogs in
Dashboard]
I have experienced this myself too and I have 2 possible solution.
First to confirm that you are actually signed into the right Blogger
account. Surf to the blog which you want to do some editing or to make a
new post. If you are signed into the right account, then you should be able
to see the quick edit orange pencil icon and the wrench and screwdriver
icon [image: Blogger wrench... more »
headline Door from the Future - artist Klemens Torggler - item Drehplattentür
Austrian artist, Klemens Torggler, has created a 4-part "flip panel door"
and it's like 'something from the future'.
If you want to Whine & Complain about the Health & Safety aspect of this
design, you're not getting it.
Jordan’s Journey from Gardasil into the Unknown by Kami Wightman Fulton
JordenJordan’s Journey from Gardasil into the Unknown
By Kami Wightman Fulton
Bitley Michigan
Sane Vax Inc., 11 February 2014
*What Gardasil did for Jordan*
My daughter was an amazing athlete! Volleyball and wakeboarding were her
life.
Now, we are lucky if she can complete a full day at school let alone play
sports.
This all started a week after my daughter had the first shot of Gardasil
and began to have lots of pain and swelling in her joints. Her knee in
particular was really bad. It was terribly swollen as were her neck and
ankles. The doctors thought she had J... more »
QEG- Quantum Energy Generator: Coming soon to a neighborhood near you!
Exciting doesn't even come close to describing adequately the feeling of a
breakthrough being within reach. Hope Girl's updates on the QEG- Quantum
Energy Generator - have left a lot of people holding their breath in
anticipation of it's release. I chatted briefly last night with Hope and
the excitement is almost palpable as it's release is imminent. I am hoping
to get into a much more in depth conversation with Hope very soon as both
Nick and I are very very keenly interested in the QEG and bringing it out
to the people through mass production.
As I wrote last night, this is th... more »
Take a Stand For Steve Marsh & Organic Farmers Around The World! - Sign This Petition
Take a stand for Organic Farmers around the World!*A threat to an organic
farmer anywhere, is a threat to all organic farmers everywhere!*
This week, an important case is being heard *halfway around the world* in
Western Australia about organic farmer Steve Marsh, whose organic field was
contaminated by his neighbor’s genetically engineered canola. As a result, *Steve
lost his organic certification and as much as 70% of his Steve’s farm has
been contaminated* with Monsanto’s patented genes.
With clever fine print in their seed contracts, *Monsanto is not legally
liable* for their p... more »
Zeilinger's Newton Lecture on foundations of QM
On Sunday, Peter F. would send me a link to an obnoxious anti-quantum
tirade by Adrian Kent. Except for some random uncontroversial spam about
the discovery of nuclei and other things, it's nothing else than another
salvo saying that quantum mechanics has to collapse because it is not
classical physics – it is refusing to fulfill the obligation to say what is
happening during the experiment. Well, quantum mechanics answers this
question completely clearly and unambiguously when it says that it is
physically invalid to ask about the measurable quantities before they're
measured – the... more »
LORD McALPINE; SATANISM
*Lord Alistair McAlpine*, who was accused of sexually abusing boys from a
UK children's home, died in PUGLIA in Italy in January 2014.
"And as with Savile - no real cause of death?"
Police say that Satanists are particularly active in Puglia.
Italian priests join the war on Satanic crime - Telegraph
*Puglia is famous for? McALPINE, PUGLIA.*
In 2012 we wrote: *WARWICK SPINKS AND VIOLENT PEDOPHILE RINGS*
On this post, *Anonymous* comments on the relationship between Lord
McAlpine and whistleblower Steve Messham who made accusations of child
abuse against Lord McAlpine.
There i... more »
More brazen, shameless "Holocaust" chutzpah
The organized Jewish community residing in Hungary, in yet another display
of brazen chutzpah and arrogance, has decided to *"boycott the
state-sponsored Holocaust memorial program unless the government makes
changes to redress distortions of history,"* the *Jewish Telegraph Agency*reports.
The Jews living in Hungary are upset that the Hungarian government is not
perpetuating the false narrative of WWII, particularly as it relates to the
fake Jewish "Holocaust" story we constantly hear about, in a manner that
adequately suits the Jewish community and advances the primacy of alleged
... more »
NYT: Nuclear Waste Solution Seen in Desert Salt Beds
One of the great problems of nuclear power has always been what to do with
the radioactive waste. Most of it presently is stored at the reactor sites,
and most of the spent rods are kept in specially designed pools, called wet
storage.
The rest of the waste, also usually kept on site, is in dry storage.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, dry storage began in 1986: "In
this method, spent fuel is surrounded by inert gas inside a container
called a cask. The casks can be made of metal or concrete, and some can be
used for both storage and transportation. They are either ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Exit Plan'
EXIT
PLAN
Posted on February 10, 2014
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. FEB. 10, 2014. The hierarchal charade is ending. Looks like Canada
is joining the US and UN control grid [Agenda 21]. Lawyers for the
Corporation of Canada are fleeing and saying in effect, “Let’s get out
now while the going is good. We’ll join Piper, the international law
firm, run out of the UN. We can help make laws for
MeTA 16: Day 1 of Conference 2014
The 2014 Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) Philippines forum 2014
started today, here at the Bayanihan Center of Unilab Complex, Pasig City,
Metro Manila. Attendance is big, 100+ people attending. I see many new
faces here compared to past MeTA PH fora.
Below, they key speakers, from left: Former Bulacan Gov. Roberto "Obet"
Pagdanganan, MeTA Philippines Chairman, gave the Opening Remarks. Dr. Tim
Reed, Health Action International (HAI, Amsterdam, the International MeTA
Secretariat). Dr. Deirdre Dimancesco of WHO in Geneva, and Dr. Francisco
Tranquilino of the UP College of Med... more »
today: call your m.p.! stop the (un)fair elections act!
I trust by now you've all heard about Stephen Harper's latest plan to
undermine democracy in Canada, his electoral reform bill that the chief
electoral officer of the country has called an affront to democracy.
Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand told CBC: "My reading of the act is
that I can no longer speak about democracy in this country." Now, as per
usual, the Harpercrats want to pass the bill before it can be properly
debated. It was just introduced a few days ago, but could be adopted by the
House of Commons as early as today or tomorrow.
The so-called Fair Elections Act wou... more »
US Attorney Eric Holder to step down this year ? But note the pushback - DOJ Disputes Report That Holder Will Resign Or not in 2014 - who knows what this Administration will do from day to day anyway ?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/10/eric-holder-step-down-year-report/
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will step down this year, he said in an
interview with the New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin in the magazine’s Feb. 17
edition.
In a feature article, Mr. Holder said he plans on staying in his position
“well into” the year.
Last November, Mr. Holder, the first black attorney general, told CBS News
he didn’t have “any plans” to step down.
Mr. Holder has made voting rights the test case of his tenure, the New
Yorker reported. He has been a vocal critic of the Supreme Court c... more »
Anne Lewis : Bridging the chasm between environmental and economic justice
A conversation with activists Bill Fletcher, Jr., and Bill Gallegos. By
Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | February 11, 2014 Steelworkers President Leo
Gerard said about the choice between a clean environment and good jobs,
“You can have both, … finish reading Anne Lewis :
Bridging the chasm between environmental and economic justice
Listen: Gary Foley's advice to young Aboriginal people
Listen
to Aboriginal Gary Foley, recently featured in articles on how the
Australian intelligence agency spied on Aboriginals in the '70s and
earlier. Foley tells young people to think for themselves, analyze for
themselves, stay away from government jobs, and don't consider a person
an elder just because they turned 45 years old.
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*Doubts about the hiding ocean heat*
The latest episode in the claim that heat is "hiding" in the ocean is here,
reporting a study led by a Prof. England. Just a few preliminary notes:
The study offers an explanation for the pesky fact (for Warmists) that
there has been a "standstill" in the earth's temperature for about 17
years. Prof. England calculates that stronger winds in the Pacific in
recent years would have pushed hot surface water to below 700 meters and
that the heat is just lurking there to come up again some time and warm us.
So the heat is not absent, just hidin... more »
Love Quest : Day 3 - The Square Peg
So, stuff may be coming up, lots of stuff. This is stuff that has been
swept under the rug and remained there for years. You are re-decorating
now and someone has moved the rug. There is nothing nearby to cover it
with. You’ll have to deal with it in a new way.
When my children were very young and in the midst of a creative project,
inevitably something would go wrong. Some would call this a mistake – but
after a few tears were shed, we’d consider it an opportunity, a chance to
do things differently, to try something unexpected. Nothing was ever
“ruined”. Yet many picture... more »
Republican Civil War Isn't Just About Money… Bigotry And Racism Are Big On The Right As Well
Matt Bevin, the radical right's McConnell slayer?
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks Animation, is probably the most
prodigious Democratic bundler in California. It was huge news when he
backed Obama instead of Hillary in 2008. Today's news was that he's back on
board with the Clintons. In the last 2 cycles, plus this year, he's
personally donated over $3.5 million to Democratic organizations and
candidates, particularly Priorities USA Action. Between 1990 and 2008, he
wrote checks for $1.3 million. Jeffrey Katzenberg doesn't contribute to
outfits like Blue America; he gives to ... more »
Does your food do more than fill you up?
[image: Elderly couple enjoying vitality because of healthy eating.]*Spices
improved their health*I was standing in the spice isle, admiring all the
varieties and colors, when, out of nowhere, an elderly woman began speaking
to me about her husband's past health issues. Evidently, he suffered for
years with arthritis, circulation problems, and heart disease. She recalled
someone telling her, when she was a young woman, that spices were very
healing. So, she began to add them to every meal. She claimed that, after
years of spicing up their meals, her husband's health issues went away ... more »
The NY Times (Formerly Known as a Newspaper) Outed As First-Rank Disinformant
Bill Fucking Keller, editor extraordinaire. Or undercover agent
extraordinaire. Cancer survivor libeler. Keeper of Bush secrets.
Misinformer/liar to millions. Ready to perform more public services. And
write off taxes to public. As usual. A hit! Providing even more evidence
that the Karl Rove Apparatus maintains tight control. NY Times Editor Who
Held Bush Wiretapping Story For a Year
My comment to Congress on the Keystone Pipeline. Where's yours?
Here's
what I submitted. You can submit your own comment at
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DOS-2014-0003-0001.
How many spills will it take before we realized this was a horrible
idea? How many lives will have been ruined, farms
swamped with tar sands that are harder to clean up than oil? Is that a
worthy trade-off for the relatively few American jobs this will create?
Would not
Enbridge and Stephen Harper Can Expect The Same Protest and Worse In British Columbia, Northern Gateway Is Dead
*A March In North Carolina For The Soul Of America*
*The scene was Raleigh, N.C., but for many of the people who were there the
message and its impact was intended to be national: There is a growing
populist resistance to the conservative extremist agenda, and the tens of
thousands of people from 43 states who converged on the North Carolina
state capital on Saturday is just the beginning.*
*The people who came to North Carolina to join Moral March on Raleigh saw
it as the next phase of the push-back against tea-party Republicans and
their assault in North Carolina and elsewhere a... more »
You can’t drive a Toyota with a cloth cap
If you had a dollar for every time a local unionist or union supporter was
heard to say that higher Australian wages are due to greater union
militancy (as if all that extra capital Australian workers have to work
with were irrelevant), you’d have enough money to pay all of Matt
McCarten’s outstanding debts.
Sure, unions can push wages high. But *sustainable* wage levels are
generally a function of capital and its productivity – push them higher,
and they soon become unsustainable.
Latest example: Toyota Australia, joining Ford Australia and General Motors
Australia on the scrap... more »
Thorne Dreyer : Workers Defense Project’s Cristina Tzintzún joins us on Rag Radio
Tzintzún, who has been heralded as a ‘Hero of the New South,’ is featured
on the Rag Radio podcast. By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | February 10, 2014
Cristina Tzintzún, executive director of the Workers Defense Project,
was … finish reading Thorne Dreyer :
Workers Defense Project’s Cristina Tzintzún joins us on Rag Radio
Alan Waldman : Clever British series about four 50-year-old men who struggle with the challenges of aging
The cast is outstanding, and the quartet’s vain attempts to recapture their
youth are amusingly presented. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | February
10, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite
films and … finish reading Alan Waldman :
Clever British series about four 50-year-old men who struggle with the
challenges of aging
Cold cold cold
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“Putting Big Brother in the Driver’s Seat: V2V Transmitters, Black Boxes & Drones”
*“Putting Big Brother in the Driver’s Seat: *
*V2V Transmitters, Black Boxes & Drones”*
By John W. Whitehead
“It’s a future where you don’t forget anything…In this new future you’re
never lost…We will know your position down to the foot and down to the inch
over time…Your car will drive itself, it’s a bug that cars were invented
before computers…you’re never lonely…you’re never bored…you’re never out of
ideas… We can suggest where you go next, who to meet, what to read...What’s
interesting about this future is that it’s for the average person, not just
the elites.”—Google CEO Eric S... more »
STANDING UP FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA
Investigative journalists Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald join Democracy
Now for their first interview upon launching The Intercept, their new
digital magazine published by First Look Media, the newly formed media
venture started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Greenwald is the journalist
who first broke the story about Edward Snowden’s disclosures on the
National Security Agency. He was previously a columnist at The Guardian
newspaper. Scahill is producer and writer of the documentary film "Dirty
Wars," which is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
"We ... more »
George W. Bush is honored by the ADL for his support of the two-state solution -- are you laughing or crying?
*by Ken*
I think this story pretty much speaks for itself, except to note that if
you line up your angles right, it's possible for the giving of an honor to
dishonor both the giver and the recipient.
Once upon a time, it was at least my impression that the Anti-Defamation
League and its longtime director, Abraham Foxman, did serious work. But
somewhere along the line (and again, this is my impression of the history)
the ADL and its director went, well, nuts, and transformed themselves into
shrill propagandists, shills for the lower lowlifes of the Israeli
government and the offic... more »
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 16, 1953-1954
The movement to democratize Egypt: Nasser forces resignation of General
Naguib; no mass Jewish emigration during this period. By Bob Feldman | The
Rag Blog | February 10, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob
Feldman's Rag Blog … finish reading Bob Feldman :
A People’s History of Egypt, Part 16, 1953-1954
Gold news of the day February 10 , 2014 ..... Morgan Warns of Possible Physical Gold Shortage ....... GATA missives discussing China gold demand , gold manipulation and conrasting Venezuela's recovery of its gold in contrast to the flailing efforts of Germany !
GATA.....
Sprott praises GATA consultant Speck's 'The Gold Cartel'
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2014-02-10 21:22. Section: Daily Dispatches
4:22p ET Monday, February 10, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
On the weekly market review by Sprott Money News, Sprott Asset Management's
CEO Eric Sprott explains his optimism about gold and silver prices and
praises GATA consultant Dimitri Speck's new book, "The Gold Cartel," for
detailing the largely surreptitious manipulation of the gold market by
central banks.
Information about Speck's book is available at the Internet site of his
publish... more »
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report ( Market manipulations become more extreme , more desperate ) - February 8 , 2014 - Data , News and Views touching upon the precious metals -- additional items from GATA ( key article discussing German gold repatriation attempts and German BS regarding same ) and Koos Jansen ( China's need to buy gold ) ..... JP Morgan selects Mercuria for the sale of its physical commodities unit - Blythe Masters not part of the package ? Blythe Masters Withdraws From CFTC : Furious Twitter Backlash Blamed
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/market-manipulations-become-more-extreme-more-desperate
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
By the time the jobs report came out at 8:30 a.m. EST in New York
yesterday, gold was up about five bucks or so from it's closing price on
Thursday. The jobs number precipitated a down/up price spike---and the
'up' spike got hammered flat by JPMorgan *et al *within 15 minutes.
Once the London p.m. gold fix was out of the way, the gold price rallied a
few dollars going into the London close---and then the gold price traded
sideways into the 1:30 p.m Comex clo... more »
Want to Raise Achievement? End Socioeconomic Segregation.
*Richard Kahlenberg in the NYTimes:*
Parental involvement in education is both critical for students and
unequally distributed, with upper-middle class parents much more likely to
be engaged. There are, however, important steps that policy makers can take
to ensure that students in all schools have champions for higher standards
and strong teaching.
*Lower-income parents can't get involved as easily. An economic mix gets
active parents lobbying for excellence in every school.*
Parents are the key to improving education in two senses. First, parents
are the primary educators of stude... more »
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*Oil industry, 'Green Army' at odds ~Lynda Edwards, Daily Advertiser*
The warmist “consensus” concedes the pause [updated]
Struggling to explain why global atmospheric temperatures have refused to
rise over the last 16 years in accord with their scary models and
frightening predictions – even as carbon dioxide emissions have continued –
the warmist story now concedes that, yes, there has been a pause in the
onset of catastrophe. And, yes, it is rather inconvenient. And, well, we
now have an excuse.
It’s been caused by strong winds.
Yes, true story:
- *The reason for ‘the pause’ in global warming, excuse #37 in a series:
‘trade winds’* – WATTS UP WITH THAT
- *Do winds control the climate or ... more »
Obama Administration Plots Next Extrajudicial Murder
Having already acted as judge, jury and executioner and gotten away with it
scot-free President Barack Obama, our constitutional law professor in chief
is preparing to target yet another American citizen for termination with
extreme prejudice. In a flurry of stories on Monday it has been stated that
the Obama administration is about to launch another operation to carry out
an extrajudicial murder of a so-called threat to America, reported to be a
member of the now umbrella term that is applied to ALL Islamic militants -
Al Qaeda. The yet unnamed target of the coming murder without... more »
Defeat Deception! Alan Grayson and Dr. Lee Rogers For Congress! (Win Joni Mitchell Art Print Never Offered For Sale Before - Random Drawing) Who's Paying Obamatrons? (Revolt Outside The Media Spotlight)
I think I've mentioned several times before how much respect and admiration
I have for Joni Mitchell's artistry (and good works). Senator Alan Grayson,
another one of my favorite people/artists (if you believe that political
actors can also be artists) has an imaginative offer for us that will
benefit everyone politically. Except for the bad guys, of course. From our
friend at Down With
Obituary: Stuart Hall
I was very sorry to hear about Stuart Hall this afternoon. A figure who
tends not to get much coverage in academe or the left these days, his
impact on the social sciences and socialist politics in Britain was deep
and influential. When I started studying sociology in the early-mid 1990s,
Hall's work cast a benign shadow over the British intellectual scene. His
was an attempt to come to grips with how politics and culture worked
together for the benefit of prevailing configurations of class and power.
In 1978's *Policing the Crisis: Mugging, the State and the Law* Hall and
his coll... more »
"Door Hop Galley"
WELDON: Good afternoon.
I’m Curt Weldon, and I’m here to provide a response to the 9/11 Commission
in their statements this week about Able Danger and the outrageous
statement made by Slade Gorton that it just didn’t exist.
And it is absolutely outrageous, especially from a commission that I
supported, that spent $15 million with 80 staffers to give the American
people and the Congress a full and complete understanding of what happened
prior to 9/11.
They have maintained there is no information about Able Danger or the data
mining work. They couldn’t find anything.
So I brough... more »
Stephen Harper in 2003 - how things have changed
[The Conservative] party will not take its position based on public opinion
polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a
stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries
of public opinion.
"Regurgitating future LNG promises will be heavy on BC Liberals propaganda agenda"
*"**Regurgitating future LNG promises will be heavy on BC Liberals
propaganda agenda"*
*http://www.theprovince.com/business/energy/Regulating+industry+will+forefront+heavy+agenda/9490674/story.html*
*If anyone thinks that BC`s mainstream media are nothing but bought and
sold shills for the BC Liberals think again..*
I emailed the Vancouver Sun editor pointing out the fast moving
developments in Japan regarding restarting their nuclear facilities, no
response back, no mention in their paper..no news on this really big
British Columbia related story in The Province newspaper eithe... more »
Miriam Oren
Footage of Miriam Oren's eye-witness account of the Yitzhak Rabin
assassination was shown numerous times on the fateful night of November 4,
1995. But once Rabin's death was announced, it vanished.
This week, it was made available to the public via the internet for the
first time in 11 years.
Miriam Oren of Ramat Gan was the director of a department in the Na'amat
women's movement. She was on stage with Prime Minister Rabin during the Tel
Aviv demonstration and escorted him to his car where convicted assassin
Yigal Amir waited.
Miriam Oren on stage with Prime Minister Rabin
She... more »
UN humanitarian relief- For Al Qaeda/NATO merc/killers not for Syrians.
*The UN showing it's true colours. I have said it before, will say it again
and intend to keep right on saying it. The UN is the shiny/happy face of
the global military -NATO*
HOMS, Syria — The international community is lauding a United
Nations-brokered deal to provide relief to Homs' long-blockaded Old City,
but the aid plan is far from universally welcome in this battle-scarred and
profoundly divided city.
*The relief effort has stirred deep animosities among many government
supporters, (ordinary Syrians) who view it as a sellout to opposition
forces —** "terrorists,"** in offic... more »
The Babylonian Noah, experts, science, Vermeer and a play about blindness and the cosmos
Talking of flooding (as we were), it's bouquet time again...as I warmly
recommend this morning's *Start the Week*.
It re-interviewed Dr Irving Finkel of the British Museum (fresh from his
appearance on Ed Stourton's *Sunday*) about that remarkable Babylonian
tablet from c1750 BC, which startlingly prefigured the Bible story of
Noah's Ark and the Flood by about a thousand years. Dr Finkel is a very
interesting and enthusiastic expert, and it was fascinating stuff.
I was also taken by sociology professor Harry Collins of Cardiff
University. He was on to defend people like Dr Fink... more »
Tomorrow Is Election Day In San Diego
Late last year Lucas O'Connor brought us up to date on the parameters of
the mayoral election in San Diego. As he said, it's one of the last big
cities in America that still has a Republican mayor. There was a big gap to
close in December and progressive City Councilman David Alvarez seems to
have closed it. And Saturday, Alvarez got a big boost when he was endorsed
by President Obama: “As a native San Diegan, David Alvarez has been a
fierce advocate for his city, and on the Council, has led efforts to build
a strong middle class, put neighborhoods first and expand opportunities fo... more »
Clean gets Smarter
When you think about all the stupid things dirty power has done its such a
shock this idea is not done. Where are the improvements since the 18th
century? Small and feeble as the may be they have likely improved
efficiency and reduced pollution. For Green Energy we are sill figuring out
the basics.
REAL CHANGE: The Community and Conversation with Ralph Ring
Saturday night Brian Kelly invited my husband Nick and I to talk with Ralph
and Marsha Ring about the new community. The Skype connection was not
great, and we had a few delays, but the conversation we had was
incredible. We discussed the plans for the Community in Morocco and the
work that the Ring's have been doing - talked about technology and
consciousness, about the vast groups of people that he has worked with and
is in touch with all over the world. People who are just waiting for that
moment so that they can bring out their inventions and incredible ideas to
the world. ... more »
Isn't a law supposed to be applied fairly to all?...
*or do I suddenly live in an alternate universe?*
*White House delays health insurance mandate for medium-sized employers
until 2016 meaning those with between 50 - 99 employees.*
Those with over 100 employees must do so in 2015.
and
Even the nation’s largest employers got a significant concession: They can
avoid a fine by offering coverage to 70 percent of their full-time
employees in 2015 and 95 percent starting in 2016. Under an earlier
proposal, employers with at least 50 employees would have been required to
offer insurance, beginning 2015, to 95 percent of those who work 30 ... more »
OAIS Blogging Awards: And the Finalists Are….
Thanks to all of you who voted over the past month for this year’s OAIS
Blogging Awards finalists. And a very special thanks to all of the nominees
for transforming this platform into a strong and vital part of the IR
intellectual community. We had an outstanding class of nominees this year —
a real
Continue reading
Evan Davis v Lord Smith, on flooding
Hmm, what to make of Evan Davis's interview this morning with Lord Chris
Smith of the Environment Agency, over the ongoing flooding in Somerset?
Was Evan too gentle with him, as some at *Biased BBC have** claimed*?
Well, yes, I do think Evan was too gentle with Chris Smith.
I wouldn't have wanted him to be rude (as he can sometimes be) but for a
man in the eye of the storm at the moment (semi-figuratively speaking)
Chris Smith could have and, surely, *should *have received a much tougher
ride from Evan.
He could/should have expected many more interruptions, no concessions for
... more »
WOODY ALLEN, MIA FARROW, MIND CONTROL
John Villers-Farrow
In 2013, John Villers-Farrow, the brother of actress Mia Farrow, was
sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing two preteen boys in
his neighborhood in Maryland.
John Villers-Farrow / Mia Farrow's brother gets 10 years in sex case
dylan-farrow-i-wasnt-brainwashed.
In 1992, Mia Farrow alleged that her adopted daughter Dylan Farrow had been
sexually abused by Woody Allen.
Mia Farrow was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Australian
film director John Farrow and Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan.
Mia Farrow was married to Frank Sinatra f... more »
A barometer of reason since the dawn of civilisation
Here’s a neat chart showing interest rates since the birth of civilisation
(not including China).
What do you notice?
*Click to enlarge*
Here’s two things I find fascinating: it’s like a barometer of the growth
and collapse of reason in the western world.
I say that because the time preference theory of interest – the notion that
a dollar today is worth more to most folk than a sum slightly more a year
or so from now -- suggests that a growing culture of reason, a culture that
values longer time horizons, will generally have lower interest rates. (A
lower time preference is ... more »
STAYING ON THE CASE IN NAGPUR
Global Network board member J. Narayana Rao held another workshop for
students in Nagpur, India yesterday. The man has more energy than the rest
of us put together. He's a real inspiration. Rao wrote:
Another workshop has been held today for the Students. 35 students have
participated. They said that in their colleges, they have not been
explained any thing about space including the peaceful use of space leave
alone weaponisation of space even though India is making great progress in
space science and technology. The are happy to know several things on space
and pledged their s... more »
Philip Corso One Last Time
I am often surprised at the support that some alleged UFO witnesses manage
gain in the face of their repeated deceptions. Admitted hoaxes are still
reported as true with the added claim that the CIA forced the change as a
way of explaining that new infomation. Failure to supply any documentation
or evidence for their claims is ignored. And even with that, there are
those who continue to support the most outrageous of claims. Even the
ridiculous words of those witnesses don’t seem to change opinions as the
situations develop.
For those who seem to believe that there is something imp... more »
NYS REGENTS BACKS OFF….
Read it all carefully. THIS IS GOOD, BUT NOT GREAT NEWS. 1…NY…BEWARE NOT TO
LET UP BECAUSE OF THIS:2. OTHER STATES: USE NYS AS A GUIDING LIGHT.
http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/regents-adjust-common-core-implementation.htmlFiled
under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
Dear Paul and Dear Mick
You guys got me up to rebel.
Now your in your seventies
and the message I get
is that we are living
real well.
I say that is not so
and I wish
you could look
into your past
and compare and
say what you think
as well.
That Cold Black Cloud is Comin' Down
Being me these last five years is a lot like being Job after he was
swallowed by the whale and looking for the asshole. No pun intended, it'd
be a shitty way to escape the whale's body but at least it would promise an
end, some resolution. Right wing lunatics on the internet notwithstanding,
I still haven't found that magic asshole.
To use a less scatological simile, since the winter of 2009 it's as if
I've been living under a black cloud with more staying power than the red
storm on Jupiter. I've said recently that if you're in your 50's and forced
to start all over again... more »
Starting the week off right with Trey Gowdy eviscerating Obama...
*is he the only one willing to speak the truth directly and to the point?*
Allow me to say this concerning the recent kerfuffle, wherein the newest
spin on losing one's job due to Obamacare is a "blessing" because now
people can pursue their bliss.
I do not think any employer should provide health insurance. Health
insurance should be purchased and owned by the individual. The employer,
having dispensed with the onus of providing the aforementioned insurance,
along with the added cost of additional employees - sometimes whole
departments of people to administer the insurance, wo... more »
Now Let's Define Morality… And Connect It To A Primary Color
Since 2007, Democrats have been predicting that demographics, coupled with
Republican knee-jerk bigotry and xenophobia, will turn Texas blue within a
decade. When Texas-born Rand Paul confirmed this yesterday, he neglected to
mention that Georgia is turning blue just as quickly. Watch Chris Hayes and
his guests, Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams and former NAACP President Ben
Jealous, above.
At a GOP dinner in Houston while Hayes was on TV talking about turning
Georgia blue, Rand Paul warned Republican officials, big money contributors
and operatives that "What I do believe is Tex... more »
J. D. Bernal on Geoengineering and Climate Change
I am re-reading J. D. Bernal's 1939 classic, *The Social Function of Scienc*e.
In it I found this interesting passage on geoengineering and climate change:
He writes of the future tasks of science and explains (pp. 379-380):
It will no longer be a question of adapting man to the world but the world
to man. For instance, the present Arctic with its wastes of tundra,
glacier, and sea ice is a legacy of the geological accident of the Ice Age.
It will disappear in time, leaving the world a much pleasanter place, but
there is no reason why man should not hasten the process. By an intelli... more »
That Sucking Sound in Philadelphia
From Ken Derstine:
*DN Editorial: CONTROL ISSUES: Is the state using charter rules to help
kill Philly's school district? | Philadelphia Daily News*
Last week, the School District of Philadelphia confirmed what it feared
back in November: It is facing an extra $25 million in unbudgeted costs
associated with increased enrollment in charter schools. Charters have
enrolled 1,600 more students than allowed by their agreements with the
district.
As if we needed another example, this situation is a perfect illustration
of the lack of a coherent strategy for public education in the state.... more »
State Impact: Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty?
State Impact: Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty?. via
State Impact: Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty?.Filed
under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Unreasonable Verdict
*R v RAS,* 2014 ABCA 56:
[9] In assessing whether a verdict is unreasonable, a court
must, to some extent, re-examine and re-weigh the evidence, but ultimately
the test is whether the verdict can be supported on the record. In our
view, the record amply supports the convictions appealed from. The appeal
is accordingly dismissed.
NAZI-STYLE TORTURE OF ANIMALS
*Nazi-style torture of defenceless animals. Animal rights campaigners slam
new report.*
*Some scientists believe that there are no profound difference between
humans and other species. *
* http://www.ft.com/*
*1.* Elephants' brains are three times bigger than human brains.
*2. *There are altruistic rats.
*3.* There are toolmaking crows.
*4.* There is evidence that even bees have emotions.
* http://www.ft.com/*
Animals have empathy and altruism.
*5.* *There is evidence for what appears to be animal spirituality*: a
group of chimpanzees have been recorded doing a 'waterfall danc... more »
Democratic Deception? An Elegantly Simple Way to Revolutionize Government
Here's some analysis to live by. If you think you'd like to live in a
country governed by truth tellers. Deception is the lifeblood of our
political system. A system claiming to work for the best interests of the
people, while in fact largely working for corporate special interests, must
necessarily be riddled with elaborate lies and deception. Our political
system, with
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*Are we booming or bankrupt? Let’s keep the campaign conversation going
~Mark Moseley, The Lens*
Van Jones of CNN debunks myths behind the Keystone Pipeline
He points out the lies about the Keystone Pipeline.Good one and worth
watching.
myth-busting and truth-telling: challenging the govt's claims about refugees
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers has a great page that counters
every single one of the Harper Government's statements lies about refugee
claims in Canada. At the site, click on any of the statements to read more.
Challenging The Myths: The Truth About Canadian Refugee Law
The Federal government’s refugee laws and policies are shrouded by myths
and misinformation. The circulation of these myths is one of the biggest
barriers to understanding the issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees
in Canada.
This page highlights some common myths about refugees to correct the re... more »
an olympics for every protestor, and rainbow flags from canada... but not from rob ford
I started compiling my usual "why I can't watch the Olympics" post, when I
read Dave Zirin... and stopped writing.
At every Olympics, you can cue the complaints, getting in the way when all
we’re trying to do is enjoy a good luge.
Yet it took a visionary like Vladimir Putin, a man with the pecs to match
his steely will, to finally figure out a way to unite the world and make
the Olympics something for everybody. Everyone, thanks to Putin, has
something to care about during the 2014 Sochi Games.
If you are a person with even the mildest concern for anything outside the
five feet in... more »
Ron Howard to direct "Mena", a Fact Based Tale about the 80's Drug Trafficking in Mena, Arkansas
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Universal Pictures today closed a $1 million spec deal for *Mena*, a
script by Gary Spinelli that has Ron Howard attached to direct. The film
will be produced by Doug Davison with Imagine’s Brian Grazer, and with Kim
Roth exec producing. This was a hot script auction, with Sony also bidding.
Universal took it off the table with a $1 million offer, plus a blind
script commitment in a deal brokered by Gersh.
Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA
Deadline says the flick, based on a script by Gary Spinelli, will tell of
“Ba... more »
Beatles Night 50 years later
I half watched this spectacle. The crowd of insiders was quite a contrast
to the screaming mob of yesteryear. Displayed continuously for the crowd
were images of the magnetic fab four, and they were like an EMP pulse to
the faint heartbeats of the stars that tried to entertain. Everyone who
does Karaoke does a Beatles number. Mostly because they love the music, but
also relatively simple to sing. Try a Springsteen song next time if you
disagree. Well I have heard a thousand better renditions of most Beatles
songs than our so called stars could muster. Dave Grohl did it right and ... more »
The "Fake" Snow Reports: Sherrie Questioning All Reports On What Is Really Happening In Our Skies!
For the last few weeks, I have watched and listened to reports about "fake"
snow falling all over North America, with the reports about snow not acting
like snow in the eastern parts of the United States... I have analysed the
reports, and yes, many are wrong due to the methods of testing conducted to
show whether or not the snow is real or "fake"... Many of the tests were
automatically invalid due to the fact that the testers used Butane lighters
which create very poor combustion, and will definitely leave a smelly
residue on the "snow".... Many people have contacted me over the las... more »
The Economics of Downton Abbey
From *The Washington Post*.
Ayatollah Sistani’s Role In Post-Saddam Iraq Interview With Fadel Reda Al-Kifaee
(*LA Times*)
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is the leading Shiite cleric in Iraq.
Although he comes from what is known as the quietist school of thought that
is supposed to mean staying out of politics he played an active role in
shaping the post-Saddam government in the early years of the U.S.
occupation. Since then he has not been so publicly involved in affairs, but
he did try to quell the violence during the civil war, and today has become
a critic of the poor governance in the country. To help explain the
Ayatollah’s role in Iraqi society since 2003 is Fadel Reda al-Kifaee a ... more »
Progressivism and Whole Language: A Reader
Progressivism and Whole Language: A Reader. via Progressivism and Whole
Language: A Reader.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Conservative Amnesty Act, or Butching Democracy
I am in total despair over the Cons' plan to butcher democracy, or as
Canadian Cynic dubs it:
Critics should simply start referring to the "Fair Elections Act" as the
"Conservative Amnesty Act." Oh, the hilarity.
— CC (@canadiancynic) February 8, 2014
I was going to blog and collected a bunch of links.
Chantal Hébert
Marc Mayrand
Andrew Coyne
And Alison @ Creekside's expansion on Coyne's thoughts
Stephen Maher
Don Martin
Finally, Michael Harris's excoriations.
But really, it can all be summed up by this:
.#cdnpoli The scariest thing about the #UnfairElxnsAct is how brazenly... more »
Taking Down Dixie's Last Political Stand in North Carolina
North Carolina is so everything that the current covey of Koch Brothers
stooges in charge of the state are not: temperate, reasonable,
accommodating, caring, committed to fairness.
And just as Wake County reclaimed its schools from the ideologues sent in
to destroy socioeconomic integration of schools, the voters of North
Carolina will do the same.
From Alternet, a nice piece. A clip here:
It was a proud day for this Raleigh native. On Saturday, a crowd of
riled-up citizens the North Carolina NAACP estimated to be upwards of
80,000—the largest such gathering in the South since t... more »
Hegemonic Warfare watch: US Rejects Nine-Dash Line
*Making Longan cakes.*
Ka-boom! Uncle Sam's representatives call on China to explain what it is
doing in the South China Sea.
*The United States for the first time has explicitly rejected the U-shaped,
nine-dash line that China uses to assert sovereignty over nearly the whole
South China Sea*, experts say, strengthening the position of rival
claimants and setting the stage for what could be an international legal
showdown with Beijing.
Washington has always said that it takes no position on competing
territorial claims in the South China Sea among China, the Philippines,
Vietnam,... more »
Blue America: The Nexus Of Where Alan Grayson, Lee Rogers And Joni Mitchell Meet
Last week, the *Washington Post* reported that the Koch brothers are
already pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into ads meant to demonize
Alan Grayson and defeat him in November. Today, Blue America is launching a
Joni Mitchell contest to help raise some campaign cash for Grayson's
reelection in the very expensive Orlando media market. Grayson also
requested that we ask our donors to give to Lee Rogers as well, a friend
and political ally running a tough campaign to win the seat Buck McKeon is
giving up just north of L.A. "I like Lee Rogers," Grayson explained. "But
that’s ... more »
The Mark Of Tyrants
Tom Walkom writes that the Harper government's new citizenship bill is a Trojan
Horse:
It is presented as an attempt to reduce fraud and rationalize the process
of becoming a Canadian citizen, both of which are sensible aims.
But it would also give Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative
government unprecedented authority to strip Canadians — including thousands
born in this country — of their citizenship.
In the past, the only way a person born in Canada could be stripped of his
or her citizenship was to be convicted of treason:
No more. Bill C-24 would let the government ... more »
Two Days After My Latest Post, The Boy From Florida Dies…
http://theindignantteacher.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/two-days-after-my-latest-post-the-boy-from-florida-dies/Filed
under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
Ukraine- A parallel government & Bernhard Henri Levy reprises his role
*EuroNews *
This article was supposed to be about protests in favour of restoring an
axed Russian TV station
Yet it was really about so much more.... Looming large in the video was
Bernard Henri Levy
Confirmation this destabilization has the Zionist stamp of approval. Not
that there was ever a doubt.
Before we get to the nonsense spewed by Mr Levy, let’s read the paragraph
below?
Talk of creating a parallel Ukrainian government
*Former economy minister-turned-opposition leader, Arseniy Yatsenyuk,
addressed the crowds on stage. He has proposed the creation of a parallel
government.... more »
Newsnight - 'What's the story' and 'Who's in the dock?'
Though I've given up on closely watching *Newsnight*, it might still be
interesting to keep a weekly eye on what subjects it chooses to cover. Any
patterns of bias that emerge over time will then be easier to spot.
So here's what they covered last week:
*Monday 3/2/2014*
1. Allegations that a former UKIP spokesman ran a kidnap gang in Pakistan
2. Michael Gove's education reforms
3. Police misbehaviour over Hillsborough
4. Tributes to the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
5. Will Self on heroin.
*Tuesday 4/2/2014*
1. Why is the Conservative Party's membership falling through the floor?
2.... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt)
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Recalling 1947 in 2014. via Recalling 1947 in 2014.Filed under: PAUL
THOMAS: Becoming Radical
War Watch February 10 , 2014 -- US Inexplicably Accuses Iran of Backing al-Qaeda in Syria ..... US Aims to Spin Syria as ‘Matter of Homeland Security’ ...... Another day of death dealing in Iraq...... Senators Seek Vote on Open-Ended Afghan War Afghan Jirga Got to Vote on Agreement, Why Not Congress?
Syria.....
US Inexplicably Accuses Iran of Backing al-Qaeda in SyriaStill Slamming
Iran for Supporting Assad
by Jason Ditz, February 09, 2014
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When the Obama Administration is criticizing Iran about Syria, it’s usually
to do with putative weapons shipments to the Assad government, and usually
is followed with griping about Iraq constantly searching Iranian planes and
not finding those weapons.
The latest allegation takes the cake though, as the Treasury Department is
accusing Iran of “assisting al-Qaeda” in sending jihadist fighters to Syria
to attack the Ass... more »
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*Sugar: Scaremongers fail to mention that it also saves millions of lives*
*For some seriously ill children, sugar might be considered the most
health-giving of all foods*
There can’t be many, if any, readers of this paper who consume three cans
of fizzy drinks a day, so the latest scare story – that such a level of
consumption triples the risk of heart disease – will surely not apply.
However, this is just the latest scientific finding in a campaign to blame
sugar for practically everything, particularly the so-called epidemic of
diabetes and obesity. It is not necessarily that p... more »
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*Benefit concert for Doug Potter draws hundreds ~Meg Gatto, WVUE*
*Carnival 2014 will be a season of change ~WWLTV*
*An old Wash-Dry-Fold location is getting a makeover as the Indywood
Theater ~Erika Vaughn, MyNewOrleans.com *
U.S. Scores Gold Medal in Sochi Olympic Propaganda
American exceptionalism oozes from the pores of recycled political hacks
turned paid pundits, elected war freaks and the state-corporate media
parrots as the anti-Russian propaganda spews from every orifice of our
corrupt establishment. With the months constant smearing, disinformation
campaigns and fear-mongering over imminent terror attacks in Sochi reaching
a crescendo by the opening ceremonies the onslaught is vile and ongoing.
The Cold War never ended in the minds of a good amount of our sordid
political class and their interlocking networks of warmongering think tanks
and me... more »
Dressing Siblings For Pictures with Osh Kosh B'Gosh
*“I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Mom Central
Consulting for OshKosh B’gosh. I received a gift card to facilitate my
shopping trip and to thank me for participating.”*
I have always had it easy when it comes to dressing my daughter for
pictures. Dressing one kid is pretty easy. If you love the outfit, and it
doesn't have a loud or crazy pattern on it, put them in it for pictures.
Easy. Adding another child opens up a whole realm of possibilities and
frustrations. What will look good together? Should I have them match
completely? These are the questions that have... more »
Whatever happened to Channel 4?
How did Jeremy Isaacs’ daring, visionary child of 1982 grow into the
shameless, ratings-chasing harlot of 2014? The answer is obvious enough.
Since television went multichannel, and advertising revenue was spread
thinner than Marmite, innovative commercial television has all but died.
Forgive my harking back to a golden age, but there is good reason to see
the franchise arrangements of mid-80’s as just that. Just four channels -
two licence-funded, two commercial; two safe and populist, two risky and
rule breaking. If anything, the commercial minority channel was the more
daring - ... more »
Donate Money To The Opposition Parties
Ten bucks. Five bucks even.Encourage other people to do it. harper will be
raising money hand-over-fist after his "Fucking With Elections Act" passes.
If the opposition parties get inundated with small donations from all over,
it will help them resist.
I'm going to be campaigning for my local Liberal Party candidate because
the NDP here are a fucking joke. I still wish the Liberal Party of Canada
would die. But they at least respect the institution of Parliament. If
harper steals the next election (which a couple of bloggers are saying will
be a surprise snap election) then this cou... more »
We're southbound, and worried about the analysts!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014*
*Full services resume tomorrow:* As Doc Watson put it, we’re southbound
today, on Amtrak.
For today’s new post, see below. Full services resume tomorrow. In the
meantime, we’re concerned about the analysts.
We’re told that howls emerged from their spartan quarters when they read
Maureen Dowd’s column in yesterday’s Times. Dowd channeled Paddy Chayefsky, presenting
herself as the jealous watchdog of real and respectable journalism.
In comments, very few readers noted the absurdity of this stance on Dowd’s
part. A few readers did file mordant remarks. The ... more »
Those 共匪 stole our factories!
Friend posted the link to Facebook. Tainan Train Station: PEIPING IS THE
SOURCE OF THE WORLD’S VIOLENCE AND SCOURGES! STRONGLY OPPOSE RED CHINESE
ENTRY INTO THE UNITED NATIONS! From here, a site chock full of old photos,
some of Taiwan.
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[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its
sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores
of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!
Sokolich (pretty much) changes his story!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014*
*How journalists deal with such matters:* Mayor Sokolich has pretty much
changed his story again.
The mayor’s latest story may be perfectly accurate. But in what follows,
we’ll look at the way journalists react to such matters.
In what way has Sokolich changed his story? Back in January, Sokolich, the
mayor of Fort Lee, made a point of telling Wolf Blitzer that he had never
been asked to endorse Governor Christie—or at least, it seemed that was
what the mayor said.
“I’ve said it many times,” the mayor said to Blitzer:
BLITZER (1/8/14): So take us into ... more »
“What Is Wrong with Aiming for Basic”?
“What Is Wrong with Aiming for Basic”?. via “What Is Wrong with Aiming for
Basic”?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
US easing immigration rule for terrorist support - Yahoo News
Barack Obama and the war on terrorism... He's not really on our side...
' The Department of Homeland Security and the State Department now say that
people considered to have provided "limited material support" to terrorists
or terrorist groups are no longer automatically barred from the United
States.
A post-Sept. 11 provision in immigrant law, known as terrorism related
inadmissibility grounds, had affected anyone considered to have given
support. With little exception, the provision has been applied rigidly to
those trying to enter the U.S. and those already here but wanting to... more »
Look behind the Iran warships headed to U.S. borders
A fascinating piece that deserves readership if only as a counter to the
Obama worshipping media...
' While the Iranian warships are certainly no match for our navy, it is
important to understand that we are seeing a geopolitical game of 3-D chess
play out before us. Like chess, moves are calculated far in advance and
often, moves are made for purposes other than direct confrontation.
Sometimes, moves are made to spread out the other player’s pieces. Make no
mistake, the Iranian ships are pieces on this board and under Putin’s
control.'
More here http://canadafreepress.com/index... more »
Olga Graf: Russian speed skater unzips suit for accidental striptease.
I haven't been watching the Winter Olympics from Russia, maybe I should...
More here
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/02/09/olga_graf_russian_speed_skater_unzips_suit_for_accidental_striptease.html
WELFARE ABUSE: 32 years old Austin, Texas welfare recipient says working is stupid.
There's plenty of similar shttp://the people in the UK but the BBC and it's
Labour allies won't admit it, why, because they vote Labour.
More here
www.theospark.net/2014/02/welfare-abuse-32-years-old-austin-tx.html?m=1
February 11th, 2014 Is The Day We Fight For Internet Freedom
On February 11th, we'll fight back against mass surveillance. We'll fight
back against the invasion of our privacy. We'll fight back against the
erosion of accountability. We'll demand our governments protect the
internet and protect our rights.
The internet needs your support. *Stand with us: add the Day We Fight Back
banner to your website.*
*We believe the internet works better when the world works together.* Our
biggest victories have come when the internet stands as one: when we
brought down SOPA and PIPA in the United States with the *largest internet
protest in history*, w... more »
The Fair Elections Action Plan
What problems are the Conservatives really trying to solve with bizarre
Fair Elections Act?wrote Andrew Coyne in an excellent column two days ago.
I'd like to pillage that model and expand on it a bit.
*Problem *: *Investigation into election fraud in 2011 Election* *33 months
ago being rushed along at dangerous breakneck speeds.*
*Fair Elections Act Solutions* :
1) Deny Elections Commissioner authority to compel documents and witness
testimony (with individual authorizations from the courts) - a power
nonetheless already enjoyed by elections chiefs in most provinces : Yukon,
Alber... more »
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