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How to Access Twitter in Turkey Despite the Ban, Block and Censorship
As I'm sure all of you know that, the other day, Turkey's PM Erdogan went
public with the not only ill-considered and unjustified, but plain stupid,
call to "block" access to twitter from Turkey as a first step in a campaign
to "wipe out" social media from the country - and immediately a tame court
stepped up and did its duty in this country of (obviously not) rule of law.
Stupid, that is, unless his objective is to hurry the country back to the
dark ages, shut down international trade, tourism and so on. But perhaps
this really is Mr. Erdogan finally showing off the Taliban willy o... more »
Non-Indian attorneys bedrock of corruption within Indian Nations
Non-Indian
attorneys and lobbyists in Indian country benefit private corporations,
states and US government, while media is complicit in crimes
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
One of the secrets is the extent that non-Indian attorneys, and
non-Indian lobbyists, are making decisions for Indian Nations -- by way
of their advice to tribal councils -- especially in the areas of water
and land
Oceania Has Always Been at War with Eastasia
*“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul
left to lose”*
*-Charles Bukowski*
The neocon anti-Putin propaganda campaign made landfall in the editorial
section of my local ‘liberal’ newspaper today. In addition to a reprinting
of that Washington Post Gary Kasparov diatribe from the other day (this is
Florida for Christ’s sake – NASCAR country not chess) there were various
and sundry other screeds, all pushing the same centralized talking points
for open hostilities towards Russia. It may only be a coincidence but the
frenzied escalation in Cold War er... more »
Enbridge And Stephen Harper Can Go To Hell
*[image: PHOTO: A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially
submerged in the Houston Ship Channel, March 22, 2014. The bulk carrier
Summer Wind, reported a collision between the Summer Wind and the barge,
containing 924,000 gallons of fuel oil.]*
The below article is cut n pasted from ABC and the AP......Houston Texas
oil spill, in Galveston bay, a collision between ship and barge, in a Texas
harbour where oil has been shipped out of for many many years, thick heavy
goop, ....Today is also the anniversary of the infamous Exxon Valdez oil
tanker spill, oil and tar balls stil... more »
Obama's Inferno
Good
old gaffe-prone Joe Biden thinks his Boss should be canonized for his
truly saintly patience with all of us dimwits, so confused by the
techno-kludge that is Obamacare.
Coincidentally, the president will be meeting up with the Pope in the
Vatican next week. Is Biden hinting that the Boss could set a precedent
for
pre-mortem sainthood? Even the *New York Times*, reliable administration
mouthpiece that it is, is coincidentally running a largely positive
pieceabout "the Catholic roots of Obama's activism." Apparently, the
young
Barack got into the habit of reading St. Augustine bac... more »
Me and amazon.de: Have you ever wondered how to say "Final Sale" in German?
*I know because I had to order Vol. 2 ofthe "Rockford Files Movies" from
Germany*
[*Click to enlarge, if you care*]
*by Ken*
To tell the truth, I didn't care that much about getting any of the *Rockford
Files* movies on DVD. I think I only wound up ordering them because I
discovered:
(a) that I apparently couldn't get Vol. 2 (of what's supposed to be a
two-volume series) any way on earth except by ordering it from Germany, and
--
(b) if I ordered it from Germany, I *could* get it.
And somehow that made me want it -- no, *need* it. And made me willing to
pay a price . . . well,... more »
Joyce Braun 'The Black Hills are not for sale and never shall be, a read op/ed'
The
Black Hills are NOT for Sale and Never Shall Be… A REAL Op/Ed
by Joye Braun
Lakota Voice
In a recent Op/Ed article in the Native Sun News, which reads more like a
letter to the editor than a true Op/Ed article, I and others were
attacked for our position that the Black Hills are not for sale and will
never be. It was an account of Oglala Attorney General Mario Gonzales’
attempts to reach
Breaking News: Connecticut Leads The Way In Protecting Their Childrens Health
Connecticut leads the way! Now how about the rest of the country?
*SIGN OUR PETITION to Stop Scotts ROUNDUP Ready GMO Grass in its tracks: *
*http://www.thepetitionsite.com/354/661/966/stop-scotts-gmo-grass-in-its-tracks-now/*
Sharing the news ...& action from GMO Free CT!
***BREAKING NEWS***
You all did it again! Your phone calls and e-mails worked. Today the
Environment Committee passed SB 443 with a vote of 17 to 11. It now moves
on to the Senate. One of the legislators even said he has received 100's of
calls on this bill. Those are YOUR phone calls. Thank you so much for
t... more »
AVOID DRAFTS
*The Draft and the Vietnam Generation* will be a 60-minute video
documentary that features men from diverse backgrounds who opposed the
Vietnam War and defied the draft.
The draft forced young men to ask themselves if they were willing to kill
and die in a war half way around the world.
If you were unwilling to fight in what you felt was an unjust war, you had
to decide what to do. Should you fake a medical illness, go to college,
flee the country for Canada, or challenge the draft by going to prison?
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, March 23rd, 2014
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Sunday and time again for my usual rant….
It has been a very long and brutal winter up here in central Canada, and
still at this point, Spring is absolutely no where in sight…. There is
still about 120cm (4+ feet) of snow on the ground here, and I do wonder why
in the hell anyone can still be suckered into believing in the Global
Warming fraud at all once they see what I see here…. I have always said
that Al Gore and his cronies are in the Global Warming scam to make a quick
buck, and I have yet to see anything that has shown me otherwise…
The "crisis" in the U... more »
All Your Life You Have Lived by Their Rules, and You Don't Have to Anymore--OPT OUT!
Be Divergent!
Register for UOO’s annual spring event in Denver, CO, March 28th to 30th
Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, "Anthem"
Leonard Cohen, "Anthem"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ma5tF6TJpA
Paulo Coelho,"Killing Our Dreams"
"Killing Our Dreams"
by Paulo Coelho
"The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of
time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to
do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention
to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain
constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to
fight the Good Fight.
The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties.
Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think
of ourselves as wi... more »
"Tell Me Yourself, I Challenge You..."
"Tell me yourself, I challenge you—answer. Imagine that you are creating a
fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end,
giving them peace and rest at last, but that it was essential and
inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature... and to found that
edifice on its unavenged tears: would you consent to be the architect on
those conditions? Tell me, and tell the truth.”
- Dostoevsky, "The Brothers Karamazov"
The Social Construction of Sex
The Social Construction of Sex - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society -
Alice Dreger
This, then, brings us to the issue of gender identity. Gender identity can
be described as the internal feeling of being a boy, girl, man, woman, or
something else. Is gender identity socially constructed—that is, are people
taught to feel like one or the other?
When I started doing intersex work,I thought so. I thought we were taught
to feel, act, and behave like girls and boys. But I don’t think that
anymore. That is to say, sure we’re taught these things, but many of us
probably get our core... more »
Common Core Will Take 24 Years to Show Improvement That Will Fall Way Short of NAEP Results from 1992 to Now
In a research report issued last week by Brookings, researchers found that
states with CCSS-like standards have not scored as well as other states on
the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP).
Brookings found “states with standards most different from the CCSS . . .
gained the most on NAEP (p. 29). Offering this dismal assessment of
prospects for states adopting Common Core, the Brookings research estimates
it will take 24 years for a noticeable improvement to unfold. And that
improvement would add up to 7.62 NAEP scale score points, a gain in 24
years that falls fa... more »
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*James Gill: A nostalgia act attempts a revival*
*New Orleans charter schools scramble to teach non-English speakers ~Katy
Reckdahl, New Orleans*
*Fuel Oil Barge Partially Sinks After Collision in Houston Ship Channel,
Spilling Oil ~Mike Schuler, gCaptain*
*Music Review: Irma Thomas – ‘Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album’
~David Bowling, Blog Critics*
Harper Meets With Ukrainian PM
Great photo-op for Harper. He seems to give the impression that he is the
leader to solve the world problems. First G7 leader to visit Ukraine.
Of the thousands of slacktivists, we only have 1,756 signatures?
I know what you’re going to say: petitions don’t matter. I get it. But I’ve
seen one of the most respected authors and activists around, Susan Ohanian,
publish a new White House petition to “Direct the Department of Education
and Congress to Remove Annual Standardized Testing Mandates of NCLB and
RtTT.” Just this morning, I […]
The Young Could Be Game Changers
The Canadian Press reports that pollster Nick Nanos and former
Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page are working on a project to
increase youth turnout in the next election. Nanos has gone back and looked
at the data he gathered during the last election. He's reached some
startling conclusions:
Just over 60 per cent of eligible voters actually cast ballots in 2011.
Among those under 30, fewer than 40 per cent bothered to vote.
Working with Kevin Page, the former parliamentary budget officer, on a
project aimed at engaging youth in the political process, Nanos has mined
data fr... more »
Be in Worcester, MA Wednesday Morning to Greet Duncan
*From MassLive:*
*WORCESTER* — Hoping to bring more attention to the federal changes in
academic standards, protesters will greet U.S. Secretary of Education Arne
Duncan with picket signs along Skyline Drive and Belmont Street Wednesday
morning.
*Duncan is scheduled to visit Worcester Technical High School on Wednesday*at
9 a.m. as part of a two-day tour of Massachusetts schools.
The secretary is expected to participate in town hall-style discussion on
career and technical education with educators, community college officials
and business leaders, according to his public schedule.
W... more »
Ukraine updates - March 22 , 2014 -- Truce Ends, Ukraine Troops Withdraw From Crimea Belbek Airbase Holds Out, Claiming no Orders from Kiev .... While Putin claims no additional sanctions are in process , the fact remains that Russia has plenty of tools to punish Europe and Ukraine -- German Companies Face ‘Catastrophe’ Over Russia Sanctions EU Talks Replacing Russian Energy, But Where , Russia's Medvedev says Ukraine owes Russia $16 billion: agencies .......
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Gazprom = Russia's trump card......
The Most Important Company In Europe
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/22/2014 14:14 -0400
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There is a reason why in the past we have referred to Russia simply as
Gazprom
Things that go better with Koch
We don't hear much about the Koch brothers' tarsands dealings in Canada so
when a headline in the Washington Post reads :
*The biggest lease holder in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or
Chevron. It’s the Koch brothers *,
it's still notable even after follow-up spats as to whether Koch was only
the biggest lease holder in *northern* Alberta or the biggest *US *lease
holder or perhaps only the second or third biggest overall and whether they
actually stand to gain on the Keystone XL pipeline given they haven't
reserved any space on it.
For their part, Koch Industries has repea... more »
This Moment - I AM!
On Mar 21, 2014, at 2:11 PM, mayo wrote:
Hello My Friend.. got the final mix of song last nite.. I AM putting it on
youtube and ProjectXIII sometime in the next 24hours, creating little video
with lyrics on it for easy view.... But i would love to hear your Opinion
of it. And be honest, i know different music for different folk. I love
you my brother and thanks for checking it out.
I AM mayo
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On Dec 19, 2013, at 3:47 PM, mayo wrote:
Hello my Brother :) I Look at your site everyday. So i appreciate your Love
for us as I (Absolute). I wanted to sha... more »
Russia, Ukraine, and a New Era of International Relations
The U.S. and Russia are not engaged in a new Cold War, but Russia is
clearly playing the geopolitical menace du jour. The U.S. and Europe are
going to need to up their game to keep Vladimir Putin’s hands off the rest
of Ukraine. Beyond this crisis the West needs a new defense posture, as
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Final “old paradigm grid point” removal occurs with agreement of Gaia and inhabitants.
*Once again spot on... these people amaze me! I've been away for a few
days arranging housing, found a nice place in close proximity to everyone,
which is why this is late posting... -AK*
*Final “old paradigm grid point” removal occurs with agreement of Gaia and
inhabitants.*
by ÉirePort
Entractions are fully removed via energetic collaboration at all levels, in
this moment.
Final "old paradigm grid point" removal occurs with agreement of Gaia and
inhabitants.
Cosmic Humanity completes the process and aligns Gaia with the Cosmic
Energies.
Precision Blue Light accomplishes the... more »
Random thought to start the day, on #grit and instructional time
Katie Osgood once again waxes defiantly against the most ridiculous concept
of “grit.” I suggest reading that. I want to support this with my own
experience. It is one thing to ensure that all students are reading, or
what have you, on the monolithic concept of “grade level,” which is in and
of itself an […]
Bill Maher-- Closer To Flipping A District?
Farenthold & Grimm
In January, Bill Maher promised to try to flip a district. I was hoping he
would work his magic on the North Shore of Long Island-- the Gold Coast,
home to Princesses Long Island-- and go after Steve Israel. Alternatively,
we picked 6 very vulnerable Republican-held districts that Steve Israel and
his pathetic DCCC protect:
*•* Fred Upton (MI-06)- R+1
*•* Peter King (NY-02)- R+1
*•* Dave Reichert (WA-08)- R+1
*•* Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27)- R+2
*•* Mike Rogers (MI-08)- R+2
*•* Paul Ryan (WI-01)- R+3
Friday, Maher announced the first of 16 picks, supposedly by view... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The most distant object easily visible to the eye is M31, the great
Andromeda Galaxy some two and a half million light-years away. But without
a telescope, even this immense spiral galaxy - spanning over 200,000 light
years - appears as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda.
In contrast, details of a bright yellow nucleus and dark winding dust
lanes, are revealed in this digital telescopic image. Narrow band image
data recording emission from hydrogen atoms, shows off the reddish
star-forming regions dotting gorgeous blue spiral arms and young star
clusters.
*Cli... more »
Chet Raymo, "What Does It All Mean?"
*"What Does It All Mean?"*
by Chet Raymo
"A good friend tells me via e-mail that she is reading Leo Tolstoy's "Anna
Karenina." I read the book for a second time two years ago, in the new
translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. It's one of those
novels I had to read twice - once in middle age (I would not have had the
patience in youth) and once in settled maturity. In middle age, it was all
about Anna, and passion, and doubt. In old age - for me at least - it's
about Levin, settled, happily married, enjoying as much intellectual peace
as might be possible in this bi... more »
Something Understood
As I'm an early riser on Sunday mornings, I sometimes catch Radio 4's *Something
Understood*.
As I've written before, it's a great concept (derived from a poem by George
Herbert) - placing all manner of pieces of poetry and prose side-by-side,
piling them up into a suggestive miscellany of ideas which, somehow,
manages to hang together and which, in some way, has the effect of
amplifying the chosen subject - whether it be 'Gifts' or 'Boredom' or
'Temptation'.
Sometimes it works well, sometimes it doesn't.
Today's edition, presented by Canadian broadcaster Chris Brookes, was
r... more »
"The Cult of the Plausible Lie"
*"The Cult of the Plausible Lie"*
by Laura Knight-Jadczyk
"Never ascribe to malice those things which may be explained by stupidity."
That is an important phrase, and a necessary one; it keeps people from
being paranoid. However, it has a corollary most people don't know: "One
MAY ascribe to malice those things which stupidity cannot explain." -
Robert Canup
"Richard Dolan has pointed out that those at the top will ALWAYS take
whatever measures necessary to stay at the top, and when knowledge is
power, that means that they will make sure that they are in control of what
people kno... more »
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*Vitamin D May Lower Cholesterol*
*Trivial results*
Many observational studies have suggested that vitamin D may have benefits
for heart health. Now a randomized trial has found that vitamin D appears
to reduce levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol.
Researchers randomly assigned 576 postmenopausal women to either a daily
dose of 400 units of vitamin D and 1,000 milligrams of calcium, or a
placebo. They followed them for three years.
By the end of the study, published in Menopause, the vitamin D group had
significantly higher serum levels of vitamin D, and a small but notable
drop i... more »
Paulo Coelho, “Declaration of Principles”
*“Declaration of Principles”*
Statutes For The Present Moment
by Paulo Coelho
"*1]* All human beings are different. And should do everything possible to
continue to be so.
*2]* Each human being has been granted two courses of action: that of deed
and that of contemplation. Both lead to the same place.
*3]* Each human being has been granted two qualities: power and gift. Power
drives a person to meet his/her destiny, his gift obliges that person to
share with others which is good in him/her. A human being must know when to
use power, and when to use compassion.
*4] *Each human bein... more »
The Poet: Langston Hughes,"Mother To Son"
*"Mother To Son"*
by Langston Hughes
"Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
The Daily "Near You?"
Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina. Thanks for stopping by.
Free Download: Mark Twain,"The Mysterious Stranger"
*"The Mysterious Stranger"*
by Mark Twain
"An unfinished novella that Mark Twain worked on periodically from roughly
1890 until his death in 1910. The body of the work is a serious social
commentary addressing Twain's ideas of the Moral Sense and the ''damned
human race.'' Published posthumously in 1916 by Twain's biographer Albert
Bigelow Paine.
“…I must go now, and we shall not see each other any more."
“In this life, Satan, but in another? We shall meet in another, surely?”
Then, all tranquilly and soberly, he made the strange answer, “There is no
other.”
A subtle influence blew... more »
"We Can't Pretend..."
"The early bird catches the worm; a stitch in time saves nine. He who
hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard
the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us
about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to ‘seize the day'. Still
sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes.
We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility
under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore, until we finally understand
for ourselves like Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than
wonder... more »
"How To Respond To The Awful Truth"
*"How To Respond To The Awful Truth"*
by Zen Gardner
"It's a volatile, challenging time to be alive, no doubt. The world is a
landscape thoroughly scattered with catastrophic nightmares like flaming
lava pits on a giant festering orb. And this huge array of drastic,
life-threatening problems we're facing that are burning in the world's
collective subconscious are apparently careening towards some mad,
apocalyptic finale. The big question we're all faced with is this. Once
we're aware of what's going on, what do we do? And more importantly, for
those not willing to face the truth, w... more »
In Paris: Muslims screaming "Death to the Jews" break Jewish teacher's nose, draw swastika on his chest
You can read the whole story here
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/03/paris-muslims-screaming-death-to-the-jews-break-jewish-teachers-nose-draw-swastika-on-his-chest
The rise of virulent & violent anti Semitism in France is real
and not
surprising when you see the huge increase in Islamism in parts of
France.
What I found interesting in that report were the comments of the French
Interior Minister, Manuel Valley, who called anti-Zionism “an invitation
to
anti-Semitism.” He was speaking at a rally in Paris commemorating the
four
Jews murdered in Toulouse. This comment is something t... more »
The one hundred and eighty eighth weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award - Gordon Brown
The Mail seemed shocked to discover that Gordon Brown is a little
inconsistent in his views.
He once described Gazza’s wonder goal against the Scots at Wembley as one
of his favourite footballing memories.
But Gordon Brown, who no longer courts the English vote, has now spoken of
his heartbreak at watching Gary McAllister’s botched penalty for Scotland
in that famous Euro ’96 match.
In a plea to Scots to vote against independence in September’s referendum,
the former Prime Minister said he ‘yields to no-one’ in his love of
Scotland.
He spoke fondly of his trips with the Tartan A... more »
Mark Twain, "Let Us Consider..."
"Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to
each other;
it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simplify many things
which
are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now."
- Mark Twain, "What Is Man?"
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=UPDATE 8= BREAKING CROWD OCCUPIES EY Occupy the legislature: new links post
*Signs all over Taiwan hand-lettered, showing support for students.
Courtesy of Michael Le Houllier.*
UPDATE 8: group occupying EY is Black Island Alliance, which previously
supported LY group but has not split with them, according to friend on
scene. Protesters at EY bracing for water cannon, apparently Ma and Jiang
have authorized the use of force. LY group is also saying to prepare for
special police.
UPDATE 7: Friend present says Premier Jiang's office broken into. National
Police Administration has promised to remove protesters by force and 3000
military police moved in by Mi... more »
stephen harper Stands Beside Ukranian Fascists
It's laughable. The disgusting puss-ball seems to think that 1) Canadians
and 2) the people of the world, care about his cynical posturing on behalf
of Ukraine's fascists.
Shut the fuck up you rancid tower of rotting fish. You've got scandals
galore to account for back home you anti-democratic piece-of-shit. Your
preening and strutting on the world stage is just more evidence of your
innate cowardice.
Manufacturing Consensus - Windows On The World - Infiltration Special
so, you think you have an *IN* at the corporate-meeting level, in the
office? Forget it, divide to conquer is an ongoing *WAR ON YOU*. I wonder
if the Delphi Method was being used when The People's Voice decided not to
include a few paragraphs of ABOUT on this following youtube video.
So, you'll hear discussion about foreign wars, taxation, corporate
take-overs, homeless people, the horrors of terrorism, arbitrary invented
legal systems, rising housing costs, bills going up, culture dumbing down,
but you'll never hear ANYONE ANYWHERE talking about Free Planet, nobody
wants YOU THE... more »
Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams - bought the farm
in the Kevin Costner *marketing vehicle* FIELD OF DREAMS (1989), his
character opens the film as he's "bought the farm" into which he
under-ploughs an authentic (if seemingly pointless) baseball diamond.
Throughout my entire adult life it's never occurred to me to watch this
film. It just wasn't anything that interested me. Wrong lead. Wrong
narrative. Wrong everything.
It was on yesterday. On Terrestrial TV. I was flicking through the channels
and there it was. I watched it all the way through, cried several times and
thought it was utterly delightful in a way Hollywood can't seem... more »
APS reviews its AGW statement again: 1/2 of committee are skeptics
Among the scientific disciplines, the concentrated climate panic is
confined to the specialized interdisciplinary clique of self-described
"climate scientists", a scholarly discipline that was pretty much created
and greatly inflated with the very purpose of spreading the climate
hysteria and to make it look "connected to science".
Actual scientists in disciplines that have existed before this political
movement became strong are usually neutral or skeptical about the climate
panic. This includes people in the adjacent disciplines such as
meteorology, geology – and physics itself. P... more »
Central Africa, a place that loves immigrants, Rev., slavery, the Bible, missing family members, the Big Bang & Islamic feminism
This morning's *Sunday *had a newbie presenter, veteran BBC reporter Mike
Wooldridge.
He's such a BBC veteran that I seem to have been hearing his name all my
life. Checking the infallible fount of all human wisdom, *Wikipedia*,
apparently he's been a BBC reporter since 1970 - some 44 years. And now
he's presenting *Sunday. *
So what were this week's themes?
*1. Central African Republic*
Mike talked to the BBC's Tim Whewell about the conflict there.
Tim Whewell himself talked about the plight of Muslims there, saying they
are now very much on the receiving end of the violence, a... more »
Islamic law is adopted by British legal chiefs (part 2)
More from that Telegraph article...
'The male heirs in most cases receive double the amount inherited by a
female heir of the same class,” the guidance says. “Non-Muslims may not
inherit at all, and only Muslim marriages are recognised.'
Imaging that any other type of will discriminated on the grounds of sex or
religion? The screams of protest from the 'liberal' left would be
deafening. But as this is Islamic law, not a word of complaint, just
dhimmified submission.
More here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10716844/Islamic-law-is-adopted-by-British-legal-chiefs.html
Islamic law is adopted by British legal chiefs
Britain is finished.
'Islamic law is to be effectively enshrined in the British legal system for
the first time under guidelines for solicitors on drawing up “Sharia
compliant” wills.
Under ground-breaking guidance, produced by The Law Society, High Street
solicitors will be able to write Islamic wills that deny women an equal
share of inheritances and exclude unbelievers altogether.'
More here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10716844/Islamic-law-is-adopted-by-British-legal-chiefs.html
I'm sure Anjem Chaudary and the BBC will be cheering this news. I'll be
looking for ho... more »
WHISTLEBLOWER RICHARD STREATFEILD
In January 2014, US marines in Afghanistan shot dead a 4-year-old boy.
US marines kill 4-year-old boy
The UK's Major Richard Streatfeild (above), in his book *Honourable
Warriors*, acts as a whistleblower.
He reveals that British snipers killed Afghans in pointless 'turkey shoots'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
Of course the British also shot their own men.
In Afghanistan, Michael Pritchard was shot dead by a comrade.
*Pritchard.*
In his book, Streatfeild attacks General Sir Mike Jackson.
*Moslem KLA leader Hashim Thaci, Bernard Kouchner, General Sir Michael
Jackson, KLA comma... more »
The Wisdom Of Peter Deunov - As Told by Omraam Mikheal Aivanhov
*"Master Peter Deunov gave the following rule, 'Use kindness as the basis
of your life, justice as balance, wisdom as limit, love as delight, and
truth as light." *
*If we reflect on this precept, we will find its meaning extremely
instructive and useful. *
*Kindness is the only solid basis on which to build a structure. If
kindness does not support the structure, even if it is beautiful and
intelligent, it will fall apart. *
*Justice is a quality of balance; to be just - as shown by a scales - is to
know how to keep things in balance at all times: not accentuating only one
tray... more »
UCSB professor of pornography faces assault charges
*A confrontation clearly showing why similar women are called feminazis*
I've spent almost one year at UCSB in Santa Barbara in total. And yes, I've
met tons of feminists and their apologists in California. Fox News brought
us the following incredible story:
University of California-Santa Barbara feminist professor charged in
confrontation with pro-life teen
This cute 16-year-old, Thrin Short, was protesting abortion on campus (in a
free-speech zone, near the Girvetz Hall) along with her sister and some
friends.
You know, this is the canonical attitude to these matters that a pur... more »
Turkey corruption and desperate Prime Minister Erdogan tactics updates March 22 , 2014 - Prime Minister Erdogan's ban on Twitter - Turkey's Twitter ban sparks outrage, Google refuses to block YouTube videos .......Turkey widens Internet censorship ..... Turkish judiciary did not block Twitter, court rules
Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
Turkey - First Twitter , are Facebook and You Tube next on the Erdogan
chopping block ?
Turkey's Twitter ban sparks outrage, Google refuses to block YouTube videos
Published time: March 22, 2014 02:53
Edited time: March 22, 2014 07:10
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[image: People hold placards as they protest against Turkey's Prime
Minister Tayyip Erdogan after the government blocked access to Twitter in
Ankara, on March 21, 2014. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)]
People hold placards as they protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip
Erdogan after the government blocked access to Twitter in Ankara, on Mar... more »
Photo: One Parent’s Response to Common Core Math
Filed under: MERCEDES SCHNEIDER: The Statistician
Nauru-- From Island Paradise To Hell On Earth
I remember Nauru from the time I was a pre-teen stamp collector. It was--
still is-- just a speck of a South Pacific Island, about 8 square miles and
less than 10,000 people. Earlier, it had been a German colony that was
taken over by the Brits after World War I-- like Tanganyika (which,
coincidentally, also has a village named Nauru). I haven't thought about
Nauru in half a century until last night. I didn't even know that around
the time Nauru became independent, phosphate mining had given it the
highest per-capita income of any country in the world-- almost all of which
has be... more »
Turmoil in Turkey and Washington's Short Leash
Turkey's Government is given two paths - serve NATO's regional agenda, or
end up at the wrong end of it.
*March 22, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci -NEO) - Protests began in Turkey in May
of 2013, allegedly over the government's plans to develop a park in
Istanbul. While the Western media attempted to portray the growing unrest
as "grassroots" and leaderless, in fact, the opposition Republican People’s
Party (CHP) was behind it from the beginning.
Now, CHP openly claims leadership of the movement as it applies pressure on
the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the ... more »
Subterranean homesick blues
Today would have been my Dad's 86th birthday if he had lived to see it. I
bought garden plants because that's what I did for his birthday for the
last twenty years of his life. My soul brother Mark Herschler's new song
seems to be the only thing I have to say today. Reminds me of how much I
miss my Happy Valley family as well. It's been that kind of day.
Very Good VFX
I wish the movies were listed because I have not seen them all.
Bob Mankoff announces a "memoir in cartoons" titled after his famous cartoon caption "How About Never -- Is Never Good for You?" *
*(Plus he talks about his recent SXSW presentation)*
*Memoir in cartoons by the longtimecartoon editor of The New Yorker*
People tell Bob Mankoff that as the cartoon editor of *The New Yorker* he
has the best job in the world. Never one to beat around the bush, he
explains to us, in the opening of this singular, delightfully eccentric
book, that because he is also a cartoonist at the magazine he actually has
two of the best jobs in the world. With the help of myriad images and his
funniest, most beloved cartoons, he traces his love of the craft all the
way back to his childhood, w... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Reepo Maaan!''
REEPO
MAAAN!
Posted on March 22, 2014
MNN. Mar. 22, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated the
deft and legal repossession of Crimea. Mohawk head hunters are offering
him a very attractive commission on an assignment. He could help us
reclaim our ever growing $690 trillion Indian Trust Fund.
The invaders to Great Turtle Island never paid the Indigenous for
anything ever,
The Secret Diary of Tony Benn
Matthew Parris re-enters the fray over the late Tony Benn over at the
*Spectator* and (even though the presenter of Radio 4's *Great Lives*)
makes a point about the BBC that seems true enough to me.
Here's an extract:
I have sailed into a storm over the late Tony Benn. A column I wrote for
the Times the day after his death laid into his legend, and readers’
subsequent comments (though many of them supportive) underline how familiar
we British are with the idea that the (recently) dead should not be
criticised.
*The BBC, meanwhile, has gone crazy for Mr Benn, apparently feeling no ... more »
How oh How Will Crimea Go On Without The Helping Hand of Ukraine?
LOL @ Al Jazeera. Here is another example of their pathetic propaganda
campaign against Crimea and it's economic future. Two people commented
below the video: "Actually, Ukraine faces uncertain future with the
extremists in Kiev," and, "Crimea faces peacefull future without Ukraine
fascist chaos."
The Neocon Propaganda Mill Churns On
*"The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing, and the staffs of all
the Ministries were working overtime. Processions, meetings, military
parades, lectures, waxworks, displays, film shows, telescreen programmes
all had to be organized; stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans
coined, songs written, rumours circulated, photographs faked..”.*
*- George Orwell's 1984*
The neocon infested propaganda mills continue to churn, not only spinning
away the Svoboda party MP attack on Oleksandr Panteleymonov but in the rush
to nail Putin to their cross of lies there are as many ... more »
Break
*Holding Out*
If for long
the light is
dimmer or
disappeared,
don’t despair—
there are moons
on some sea
aimed at you
as you look
that way, dear—
eyes knowing
how darkness
was illusion
for what lost
love concealed.
Jeb Bush: Willing to Emotionally Damage Your Child for a Higher Test Score
Former Florida Governor (and likely 2016 presidential hopeful) Jeb Bush
made the following comment, recorded in The Miami Herald, on March 21,
2014. It’s Bush’s undeniably callous perspective on attempting to force
American public education to fit a mold that benefits American education
corporations such as Pearson (and here, and here): Let me tell you
something. In Asia today, they […]
Beating about the (Kate) Bush
Sticking with last night's *Newsnight*, the last post argued that the
programme's coverage of the DNA database issue was biased. This one will
argue that the piece that followed was biased too.
Again, though, the bias was somewhat off the beaten track.
*Newsnight* does seem to be obsessed fascinated by stories about social
media - Facebook, Twitter, etc. I don't think that last night's feature on
the Turkish government's ban on Twitter should be put down to that obsession fascination
though. Most media organisations were rightly very interested in reporting
the story of a 'democra... more »
When you're alone, your eyes don't move.
we've all done it, we've all looked into a lover's eyes, the left, then the
right, and they've looked into our eyes, too, it's a beautiful moment
shared between two independent entities, you can see your lover's eyes
moving, searching yours for that spark of connectedness, that inkling of
true love.
*You believe your eyes move, right?*
Well, look at YOUR OWN EYES in a mirror. Position yourself a reasonable
viewing distance in the mirror. Keep your head still. Now, look at your own
left eye. Then look at your own right eye. Left. Right. Do it as many times
as you want, as fas... more »
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Female Genital Mutilation-- Another Grotesque Aspect Of Conservatism
We don't talk about female genital mutilation in public. It's rude-- but,
so is *DWT*, so let's take a look, since it is in the news today. More on
that in a moment. The World Health Organization defines the practice of
female genital mutilation as "all procedures that involve partial or total
removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female
genital organs for non-medical reasons." It's a barbaric throwback to a
time when women were property and it is practiced all over the Third World.
98% of women in Somalia have gone through it-- as have over 27 million
... more »
The Old Woman, The Disabled Dog and the Passive-Aggressive Cat
March 22, 2014 Over the last year since the dog and cat came to live with
me, we have developed an odd, but serviceable working relationship. They
grew up together and were even friends; now, both are old and wary … Continue
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Stupid Right-Wing Fucks
The other day I was on some social media platform and either the Globe or
the CBC had a story up about the harpercon government's rejection that
there is a social contract between the Canadian government and veterans.
And, yeah, it's pretty shameless for a bunch of chicken-hawk militarists to
bray for years about how they and only they "support the troops" to then
turn around and deny they owe them anything as veterans.
But see, here's the thing: While most people who commented were pretty
uniformly disgusted with the harpercons, there was a true-believer who
typed:
"That's funny. ... more »
Ex-Ukrainian troops, raise ships flags and stay in Russian Crimea
* I had to edit the title. Made it more accurate. *
*Pretty sure these persons have all applied for Russian citizenship also*
*Article from Bloomberg: *
Lots of spin. As usual. But, some interesting information can be found
Of course the writers are implying that Russia had to be coerced into
agreeing to monitors in the Ukraine
If I recall correctly, Putin suggested the OSCE monitors be put in Ukraine
to get a look at what was ongoing with the goon squads and their targeting
of all sorts of persons.
*Here is an article from 6 days ago, where it is reported Putin welcomed
the OSCE mon... more »
Wal-Mart's Crocodile Tears Don't Hide Its Greed
By Manifesto Joe
I got a little hot under the collar reading a recent story that quoted
Wal-Mart U.S. CEO Bill Simon as saying that if Wal-Mart employees "can go
to another company and another job and make more money and develop, they'll
be better. It'll be better for the economy. It'll be better for us as a
business, to be quite honest, because they'll continue to advance in their
economic life."
This from the CEO of a company that pays its employees an average of $8.90
an hour, and forces many to go on food stamps and rent subsidies and
low-income children's health programs such ... more »
MOSSAD, CLINTON AND YOUNG GIRLS
The island of Little St James was managed by Cathy and Miles Alexander.
Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of 'Mossad agent' Robert Maxwell, helped
recruit the Alexanders in 1998.
http://www.dailymail. /
*Ghislaine Maxwell and her father Robert Maxwell, 'who built himself a
position of power within the crime families of eastern Europe, teaching
them how to funnel their wealth from drugs, arms smuggling and prostitution
to banks in safe havens'. MOSSAD's MAXWELL*
How might Mossad and its friends control the top people?
Bill Clinton made many trips to Jeffrey Epstein's private island, Li... more »
(Do You Want To Spend the Rest of Your Life With Big Brother Watching Your Every Move?) Moment of Truth (Obama, the CIA, and the Limits of Conciliation)
I wish this guy godspeed. (Whatever that means today.) Dear Cirze: After
countless revelations about the NSA's rampant domestic surveillance of
innocent people, a group of experts, hand-picked by the President himself,
have issued a report with specific recommendations to rein in the NSA. The
Review Group carefully analyzed the NSA's activities, and recently proposed
changes that would
Ignoring Mental Health in the Grit Debate
This week, NPR has (once again) jumped onto the “gritty” bandwagon by
playing a number of pieces related to the corporate education reform
favorite of “grit.” On my way to work one morning, I heard an NPR reporter
share in a perky voice, “Experts define grit as persistence, determination
and resilience; it’s that je ne sais […]
THE OBJECTIVE FACTS
The US-NATO like to claim that their 'missile offense' deployments
increasingly encircling Russia and China are intended to protect against
possible nuclear strikes from Iran or North Korea. Iran and North Korea
though are the bogey-men. The real prize is the final corporate takeover
of the Russian and Chinese economies, and in the case of Russia, the
world's leading supply of natural gas. (And don't forget the Arctic Sea
melting ice that leaves Exxon-Mobil and Chevron a freer hand to grab that
undersea oil - if Russia is neutralized.)
I had a Canadian man ask today to be remove... more »
THREE BRILLIANT MINDS / ONE SPIRITUAL SOLUTION
*The late astrophysicist Carl Sagan, and British Science Fiction writer Sir
Arthur C Clarke along with English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and
author Stephen Hawking candidly discuss the Big Bang theory, Black Holes,
God, our existence, the Universe as well as the possibility of
extraterrestrial life ~ brilliantly moderated by the late BBC Television
Journalist Magnus Magnusson. These three brilliant minds search for
answers to our vast Universe which Sagan once correctly said is only
bearable or understandable through LOVE ~ because love... more »
What They Say And What They Do
I've pulled a few things out of my previous post to consider a bit more.
While reading about Forced Pregnancy Promotion sidewalk proselytizing at
Canadian high schools, I was struck by a couple of quotes from one media
article.
Doug Liberty, whose16-year-old daughter, Halle, was accosted by the
protesters, said picketing a school at rush hour is simply dangerous. "She
was approached by this person, she said she didn't want to speak to them
and they got right in her face," Liberty said. "She was very irritated and
upset by the whole thing."
Later in the same article we hear from the... more »
How One School System Helped Stop Third Party Collection of Student Data
Are you listening, Tennessee teachers, principals, school boards,
superintendents?
From the Great Neck Record:
The Great Neck School District is not about to release any information on
any Great Neck students to InBloom nor to any other such third party
provider. The Board of Education’s decision against releasing any such
information came at the recommendation of Dr. Thomas Dolan, superintendent
of the Great Neck Public Schools. And even though just last week Governor
Andrew Cuomo and his panel on education announced that they would no longer
support any student information to InB... more »
Thailand: Court Voids February's Sham Elections
Rigged one-party elections that were boycotted by over half the voting
population have finally been voided by Thailand's Constitution Court. The
regime of Thaksin Shinawatra now has neither a democratic mandate, nor any
legal ground to continue holding power.
*March 22, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - After facing months of growing
protests in the streets, Thailand's Constitution Court ruled on Friday that
February 2, 2014's elections were invalid since the elections were not
completed in one day, as required under law, marking yet another setback
for the embattled regime of US-bac... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Delayed Yet Anticipating Edition
This fan-made combo of the old Benson show with Mad Men was mentioned by
Jon Hamm at the Paleyfest panel. Yes, we didn’t post a FNB yesterday–I
blame the forthcoming ISA. But we are so eager for the last season of Mad
Men, despite it meaning that the show will end soon. See you in
Continue reading
Doing wrong and doing right
For the G8 what is the best line on Crimea. No body, I mean no body buys
this Crimea is Ukraine and we will die for this land buzz. In fact Ukraine
pissed into the wind and tugged on Supermans cape to get where they now
are. Very similar move that Georgia made and how did that turn out?
I am not defending Putin though he seems more best practices oriented than
George W Bush. The Crimea has never been a mess, like the middle east or
other intractable border things. It pretty clear Ukraine egged on by the
west neocons did a crazy video thing. Hey look at me I have no
understanding of ... more »
Russia long game includes strengthening ties with China - natural gas deal set for May ? Ukraine and Europe to be left on the outside looking in ?
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-21/petrodollar-alert-isolated-west-putin-prepares-announce-holy-grail-gas-deal-china
Petrodollar Alert: Putin Prepares To Announce "Holy Grail" Gas Deal With
China
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/21/2014 09:41 -0400
- China
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- fixed
- Germany
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Natural Gas
- Newspaper
- None
- Renminbi
- Reserve Currency
- Reuters
- Ukraine
- Unemployment
- White House
inShare58
If it was the i... more »
Boston Marathon Terror incident update March 22 , 2014 - WHO WHAT WHY investigation on the mystery witness Danny ! Is Danny even slightly credible , why is he still a anonymous witness - and does anyone care one way or the other ?
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Boston Bomber Carjacking Unravels. Part 1 of 2
By Russ Baker on Mar 11, 2014
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“Danny”
An exclusive *WhoWhatWhy* investigation has found serious factual
inconsistencies in accounts provided by the only witness to the alleged
confession of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
Why does this matter? Because this witness is the sole source for the
entire publicly accepted narrative of who was behind the bombing and its
aftermath—and why these events occurred.
In case we’ve forgotten how convoluted and murky the story initially
see... more »
Warsaw Pact manages to delay 2030 EU climate target decisions
The events around Ukraine and some new activities of the climate
fearmongers in the EU are worrisome but at least, they allow us to see the
politicians from new angles. And these new angles show e.g. the new Czech
social democratic prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka in a more positive light
than what your humble correspondent would expect based on the old angles.
First, he and the bulk of the government seem to realize that a trade war
against Russia would be an insanity. In fact, the populist billionaire Mr
Andrej Babiš' coalition party "ANO" is a more typical anti-Russian element
o... more »
Marianne Williamson... Is Different
I can't say I know Keith Ellison well. *DWT* has been covering him since
2006 when he left the Minnesota House of Representatives to run for
Congress. He's a natural leader and was elected co-chair of the
Congressional Progressive Caucus. I knew he was an admirer of Marianne
Williamson's books and her holistic approach to living but when someone
told me he was contemplating endorsing her congressional campaign I was
stunned. I predicted it would never happen-- that it *could* never happen.
After all, Marianne, though a lifelong Democrat, is running as an
independent in a solidly D... more »
Anderson Cooper evokes Rock-Makers!
*SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014*
*As Maddow’s tulip craze seems to die, Cooper’s keeps rolling along:* In
our senior year of college, our residence hall suddenly featured a
Rock-Makers pinball machine.
The machine was wickedly great. Its imagery featured a race of primitive
beings whose lives revolved around the making, or perhaps the harvesting,
of rocks.
For a glimpse of these primitive beings, click here.
Rock-making! It seemed to be the entire culture of these primitive people.
(You coaxed free games from the great machine by scoring “rock-a-rocks.”)
Rock-Makers was a wickedly grea... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
I was mentioned in this article “Saudis now fighting in Anbar?” by Tom
Ricks in his Best Defense Blog at Foreign Policy. I am also quoted and
cited in the upcoming ebook by Anthony Cordesman and Sam Khazai *Iraq in
Crisis* by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Antônio Vilas Boas
At the time of his alleged abduction, Antônio Vilas-Boas was a 23-year-old
Brazilian farmer who was working at night to avoid the hot temperatures of
the day. On October 16, 1957, he was ploughing fields near São Francisco de
Sales when he saw what he described as a "red star" in the night sky.
According to his story, this "star" approached his position, growing in
size until it became recognizable as a roughly circular or egg-shaped
aerial craft, with a red light at its front and a rotating cupola on top.
The craft began descending to land in the field, extending three "legs" as
... more »
Ravitch Freaks Out
The other day Diane Ravitch had more "breaking" Randi news about how
Weingarten is once again standing tall for teachers against the corporate
forces.
Perhaps it was this bit of spinning that prompted the storm of responses
(84 at last count) that almost all disagree with Ravitch's lame take:
Randi Weingarten was unusually outspoken in criticizing the rush to impose
the Common Core, and she warned the Chiefs that the standards were in
serious jeopardy. The article makes clear that while Randi is listening to
teachers, the Chiefs are not.
Then somewhere down in the comments follo... more »
Greece updates March 22 , 2014 -- Postcards from Troikaville ! Greece’s coalition government at risk to drown in “fresh milk” ? Samaras urges greater unity as list of dissenting coalition MPs grows !
Greece items of note.....
“Fresh milk” debate causes further friction within coalition governmentMPs
Kassis, Moraitis and Vlachos are opposed to the government’s deal with the
troika regarding milkFriday, March 21, 2014
[image: “Fresh milk” debate causes further friction within coalition
government]
After the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Growth *Maximos Harakopoulos *announced
that he would *resign from his post* should the coalition government
deregulate the sale of milk as it agreed to with the troika, further MPs
from both PASOK and New Democracy have vowed to oppose the con... more »
Ukraine: The US Government is Lying about Everything
With the cat out of the bag about exactly what type of “freedom fighters”
that the US is backing in Ukraine thanks largely to the *selfie* video of
Svoboda party thugs pummeling a television executive it is obvious to any
and all outside of *The Homeland* cocoon that the Obama regime is lying
their asses off. The fortified stone wall of bullshit that is the US
state-corporate media parroting the official line on what was a neocon
instigated overthrow of a democratically elected leader who had just agreed
to placate protesters with early elections is astounding. It brings to mind
... more »
I Just Stopped WWIII: Have The U.S. Media Call The Russians "SETTLERS" For Stealing Land, Like They Do When Israel Steals Palestinians' Land !!!!!!!
*BANKERS' MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Russians who steal land are "INVADERS" who need
"SANCTIONS"; Israelis who steal land are "SETTLERS" who need "AID"*
I have a genius idea to avoid WWIII !!! I will probably receive no credit
for this, but that's OK.
You know how when Israel burns down Palestinian homes, bulldozes them down,
kicks them out, and build Israeli homes the U.S. media calls them
"SETTLERS"? Why don't we just call Russia "SETTLERS", too, for stealing
Crimea from the Ukraine and move on without a war?
We could just say "RUSSIAN SETTLERS BUILD HOMES IN CRIMEA" or "RUSSIANS PUT
UP... more »
"The BBC doesn’t need a wreath, it needs a Reith"
Alan at *Biased BBC* has generously highlighted a very interesting commentfrom Milverton
- a comment I also thought was excellent, and with which I pretty much
agree.
I'm with him when he says that "poor journalistic standards led by a
liberal groupthink, and the demands of rolling news" are the real problem,
and that many BBC programmes seem to "run with issues taken straight from
the *Guardian*’s Comment Is Free section to fill in the time between Labour
talking points and press releases from left of centre think tanks and
charities" (such as Radio 4's *Sunday*!) I also agree t... more »
Now Online: Special Symposium of Public Health Ethics: New Media, Risky Behaviour and Children
All good to those who wait, it's said, and in this case this certainly
holds up to scrutiny...
Yesterday afternoon, a special symposium in this year's first issue of the
journal *Public Health Ethics*, guest-edited by myself and my colleagueKarl Persson de Fine Licht,
on the topic of *New Media, Risky Behaviour and Children*, went online
after about 2 years of work, starting with this call for papers. In
addition, the call came out of a preceding European project, running
2011-12, taking off as an original idea at a workshop we held in Gothenburg
in October 2011. We are, of ... more »
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*Brees: Jimmy Graham is 'a hybrid' ~ESPN*
*Lafitte homeowners feel relief from flood insurance bill ~Carolyn
Scofield, WVUE*
*Road Home has callously disregarded Louisianians -- from its start till
now ~Jarvis DeBerry*
*~Hat Tweet~GoNOLA @GoNOLA504 Good morning, #NOLA! Today we have
@TWFestNOLA, @CongoSquareFest, @NawlinsBeerFest and @TheBukuProject! Where
will you be?*
The Economist as Philosopher
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.
It Will Take a Revolt
Yesterday, Jeffrey Simpson writes, the Harper government got what it
deserved:
The Harper government figured it would teach the Supreme Court justices a
lesson by appointing Marc Nadon to their midst. Instead, the justices
taught the Harper government a bunch of lessons.
Among the lessons: Don’t play politics with the judiciary. Don’t play fast
and loose with the law. Pick the best-qualified, not the average.
Understand the Constitution.
The Harperites came to Ottawa with one purpose -- to rig the system in
their favour. The Court has sent a clear message. You can't rig the cou... more »
Bias-mapping?
As this is a blog about BBC bias, did this week's *Newsnight* feature any
biased segments?
Well, yes it did. Take last night's edition of *Newsnight, *for example*.*
The studio debate on the ethics of setting up a national DNA database -
which would allow the sharing of our personal genetic information with
interested parties (doctors, the state and drugs companies), a prospect
that's becoming increasingly likely given the growing ease and cheapness of
gene-mapping, in order to advance the highly desirable goal of personalised
medicine - featured two studio guests, and *both* of t... more »
SHINE THE LIGHT ON THE TRUTH
The US is like Dracula - it can't stand the light of day. The US lives and
thrives by hiding behind shadows, deception and falsehoods. This is why
Disney World is so popular - the unreality of Cinderella's Castle fits well
with the streets of gold mythology in the US story.
Any leader, any country that dares challenge the official line of the US is
demonized and smashed. The corporate media in the US, often staffed over
the years with CIA operatives, repeats the lies until they are drummed into
the heads of the American people. This brainwashing is soon enough
accepted as the ... more »
JULIA - THE LIVES OF THE RICH ELITE
*Julia *
Hilary Clinton, Angela Merkel, Margaret Thatcher, Indira Ghandi and Julia
Agrippina may have certain things in common.
The 'beautiful' *Julia Agrippina*, was the sister of the Emperor Caligula,
niece and fourth wife of the Emperor Claudius, and mother of the Emperor
Nero.
*Peter O’Toole (right) as Tiberius*
Julia Agrippina's father was a general, called Germanicus.
Tiberius was persuaded to adopt his nephew Germanicus, and make him his
heir.
*Reportedly Tiberius then arranged the murder of Germanicus.*
*Tiberius arranged for 13-year-old Julia Agrippina to marry her se... more »
Better Together (with Russia)
*"The Central Election Commission of Ukraine *(Ukrainian: *Центральна
виборча комісія України*, commonly abbreviated in Ukrainian as *ЦВК*(Tse-Ve-Ka); sometimes referred to as the *Central
Electoral Commission of Ukraine*) is a *permanent* and *independent*collegiate body of the Ukrainian government.
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*Middle-class parents should stop panicking about the internet and let
their children explore, says leading psychologist*
'Moral panic' about the internet among middle class parents is stunting
children's development, a leading psychologist has warned.
Professor Tanya Byron believes that unless parents let their children
explore and make mistakes - both in the real-world and online - they will
never become 'digitally responsible'.
However, she added that managing these risks, and guiding children through
them, is ultimately the responsibility of the adults in their lives, both
at... more »
Wild Bill: Liberal Murder Towns...
*"the KKK would be extremely proud of today's Democrat party."*
War watch March 22 , 2014 -- Afghanistan and Iraq see violence spike as Elections loom in April ! Syria Government troops secure more territory as transit between Lebanon becomes dicey for Rebel forces in the
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Afghanistan.....
Blackmail latest ploy for BSA signing......
Inspector General: Afghanistan Faces Blacklisting for Rampant CorruptionFaults
US Lack of Planning to Tackle Corruption
by Jason Ditz, March 21, 2014
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko
has issued another statement warning that Afghanistan faces near global
blacklisting in the future because of its rampant corruption.
Afghanistan regularly lands at the top of lists of most corrupt nations on
the planet, usually followed by admonishments from the US. Sopko warn... more »
Was Ebenezer Scrooge One Of Boehner's Childhood Role Models? Or Did He Pick That Up From Paul Ryan?
You've probably heard by now that Boehner and his caucus are screaming
bloody murder over a loophole in the bill they passed to cut almost $9
billion in nutritional assistance to the poorest families in America,
one
of the Republican Party's biggest legislative priorities for the current
session. Their base was ecstatic when it passed. But now 8 states and
Washington DC have already figured out how to use the loophole to keep
food
stamp assistance flowing. Now the House Republicans circulated a
memoclaiming they will thwart the states' plans to save their people
from
starving
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*European governments rip up renewable contracts*
Governments across Europe, regretting the over-generous deals doled out to
the renewable energy sector, have begun reneging on them. To slow ruinous
power bills hikes, governments are unilaterally rewriting contracts and
clawing back unseemly profits.
In Italy, one of Europe’s largest economies and one that lavished billions
in subsidies on the renewable sector, the government in 2013 applied its
so-called “Robin Hood tax” to renewable energy producers. Under the new
rule, renewable energy producers with more than €3 million in reve... more »
Tribalisms
Putin,
and his great tribe of nostalgic Russians, which by the news footage
seems to be comprised middle-aged men in bluejeans and flags, and old
women fondly cradling pictures of Stalin. The common denomintor?
Grievance at the embarrassment and hardship that followed the collapse
of USSR. Putin, with all his shirtless photos with tigers and guns and
Siberia taps into this sense of inadequacy
Do 2014 F1 cars sound less impressive than the 2013 cars?
First a sound comparison between 2013 and 2014 F1 cars on the pit straight
at Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia as they complete the first lap.
And then the evolution of Formula 1 engines: from 1992 (V12) to 2014 (V6)
looking also at 2004 (V10) and 2007 (V8), with a special mention for the
1988 MP4/4
'Newsnight': 17-21 March
Here's this week's overview of the stories covered by *Newsnight. *Just
what did all you newsnightophobes miss out on (besides Noel Edmonds)?
*Monday 17/3*
1. Gravity Waves confirmed. Interview with Clement Pryke, co-leader of the
BICEP 2 project & astronomer Hiranya Peiris, & Maggie Aderin-Pocock of *The
Sky at Night*.
2. Missing Malaysian plane.
3. Budget: Hints as to what might be announced.
4. Crimea.
5. Police complaints: The IPCC "finds itself wanting". Interview with Dame
Anne Owers, chair, IPCC.
6. Noel Edmonds's plans for the privatisation of the BBC. Interview with
Noel ... more »
How Ursula Healed Stage 4 Ovarian And Uterine Cancer in 2000! - Video Interview
*Published on March 18, 2014 *
Get Ursula's book "My Journey To Wellness: How I Beat Cancer Naturally,
Tips on Prevention, Necessary Cleanses for Optimal Health"
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My site:
*http://www.chrisbeatcancer.com*
Ursula's site:
*http://www.ursulakaiser.com*
Calm Your Heart - A Quote From M.N. Hopkins
*Calm your heart and all else will calm.*
M.N. Hopkins
Three Videos: Ryan Dawson - Iraq 11 years after the 2nd invasion + 2014 National Summit - Reassessing US Israel special relationship + John Mearsheimer on America Unhinged
"Nevertheless, *The Israel Lobby* contains a fundamental analytic truth
that is undeniable: the US and Israel, like most states, have some
different interests that inevitably push up against any enduring special
relationship, especially because their security situations are so vastly
different. To start with, the US is a continent-size country protected by
oceans, while Israel is a small country half a world away, surrounded by
enemy states. Because the geographical situations of the US and Israel are
so dissimilar, their geopolitical interests can never completely overlap in
the ... more »
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