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The Fat Man Grovels for Shelly Adelson's Dirty Money
The signs of our now fully decayed system of democracy are evident just about everywhere that one looks the days. From the ongoing travesty of the Obama administration and the neocon forced march into the jaws of what could be World War III with their ongoing pursuit of the head of Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the garish displays of greed and political fixing that has now overtaken anything that occurs in the voting booth. The latter of these would be the disgusting orgy of political fecklessness that was the Republican Jewish Coalition parade of political whores that is taking... more »
The Ukraine Crisis
Reading about World War I and World War II, it's frightening how easily the great powers ended up at war. In the cartoon version of things, or (to be more charitable) without the benefit of hindsight, the path to war is an obvious thing, and we sitting in the present day are supposed to shout out "You fools! Are you blind to the forces you're unleashing?" But in reality, things were murky. Crises didn't seem like world-historical events then as they do to us now. "Evil" wasn't as clear cut as it's made out to be in the history books of the victors. And when "evil" was real enough (... more »
The Teabaggers Will Be Denied… Again
Who will Sheldon & Miriam want to get into bed with? Roland is in Las Vegas for the long weekend. So are some of the most venal characters in American politics-- Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Chris Christie, John Bolton, ex-Gov. Jeb Bush and Dick Cheney. The Republicans-- other than Cheney, who just shows up wherever evil is pulsing strongest on earth-- are there for the Sheldon and Miriam Adelson Primarywhere each presidential wanna-be is vetted in terms of how slavish they are to the national interests of Israel-- this is a *strictly*Israel-first/America-second confab-- a... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Read Deal $'
REAL DEAL $ Posted on March 30, 2014 Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. MNN. MAR. 30, 2014. London bank is falling down! President Obama and the bankers who own the Western banking system failed to start World War III in Ukraine. Soon the worthless USDollar will not be the world currency. More US citizens will join the 44 million who are already using food stamps [vouchers].
The Elixir of Youth
There is something to be said about the heart. It is your most powerful organ. Once it stops, so do you in this realm. So it functions as a motor; beating out a daily rhythm to the life you are living. It is more than that. It has a role as the guide, the conductor of virtually every other facet of life. The energy supplied by the heart does more than pump blood through veins and arteries. It supplies feeling and infuses life with purpose. You are more than a physical machine *You are a biochemical love producer. * As the amount of love cannot be measured or weighed or eve... more »
Supai Waters message to Lakota Spirit Camp
Supai Waters message to Lakota Spirit Camp at Rosebud, protecting the people from tarsands pipeline By Supai Waters, Havasupai Censored News Supai Water Long Walk 4 Alcatraz Photo by Leslie Reed When the two helpers who always travel with the flying warriors, who keep the purpose to change the world when humans fall from their nature-centered monotheism, they pay a visit to the
Pretending to Solve Housing Affordability
*Guest post by Daniel Silva of the **Importers Institute**.* Import News from the Importers Institute: Pretending to Solve Housing Affordability The government is finding it difficult to have a real impact on the affordability of houses. It has now come up with some pretend solutions. The issue is actually quite simple. Some City Councils are run by people who believe that we should all be living in high rises near train lines, so we can ride a bicycle to the closest lentil-and-soy-latte shop. To achieve this vision of life in East Berlin circa 1975, they prohibit people from bui... more »
Unions? We Don’t Need No Stinking Unions
Unions? We Don’t Need No Stinking Unions. via Unions? We Don’t Need No Stinking Unions.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
The 1 Percent Always Defeats the Middle Class (There Are More of US But They Outweigh US?) One of the Ways It Manages To Survive Is By Working the Public Into Paroxysms of Fear At Those Who Proclaim the Inevitable Destruction of the System
Maybe we're just out of our weight class? (Financially?) Porkwise. When all is said and done, they don't lose money. They never do.- Margin Call (Credit: janecat via iStock) Mar 30, 2014 07:00 AM EST Plutocracy Without End: Why The 1 Percent Always Defeats the Middle ClassThere are more of us than them. But income inequality keeps getting worse - and there is sadly no end in
Misinformed about the common core
Too many people remain misinformed about the common core. Here is the latest distortion. Alan Greenblatt just attacked the Opt-Out movement, saying that it is irresponsible and selfish. There are over 300 comments on the website. Greeenblatt and most of those who commented have no idea what is going on. His review appears at: > http://www.npr.org/2014/03/28/295270259/of-me-i-sing-americans-construct-an-opt-out-society There is no way to respond to this on the NPR website, other than be one of the 300+ commenters. The opt-out organizers posted an excellent response as a blog: ... more »
A Random Snapshot
I have been shooting a series of short videos to serve as chapter introductions for my favorite textbook. These will be available to those using the electronic version of the book, a rapidly increasing share of the market. Just for fun, here is a snapshot from yesterday's video shoot.
Kerry/Lavrov to meet today! - Federated Ukraine on the table
*Already mentioned in this post- A federated Ukraine as proposed previously by Russia?* *With a flashback to a DW article from February of this year, excerpts below - *-*Would a federal Ukraine be viable* *Officials, from predominantly Russian-speaking areas, approved a resolution for regional leaders to take full responsibility for constitutional order in their territories.* A few days before the proposal was published, a Party of Regions parliamentarian, *Vadim Koleznichenko, spoke in favor of a "federalization of Ukraine," since the country was on the brink of civil war,* ... more »
The Edtech Trinity: Time, Training, and Tools
Edtech tools will never replace teachers, but teachers who use edtech tools will replace those who don’t. There’s absolutely no denying that edtech tools are changing the teaching profession. As a result, I’ll argue that the edtech trinity in education must include time, training, and tool searching. As the edtech industry grows and becomes more […]
Why is it that I've spent my adult life believing that the purpose of the IMF has been to help indebted countries out of debt? Whereas its true purpose has been to force those countries to privatize their profit-making sectors, allowing them to be bought off by speculators and global corporations, while forcing the government to cut old-age pensions, government services, government employment, and subsidies to the rest of the populace in order to pay back the IMF for the money that they promised but never really deliver, because the Western banks are given the money (something you surely won't learn from the presstitute "mainstream" media).
------------------------------ *Western Looting Of Ukraine Has Begun — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ March 29, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter Western Looting Of Ukraine Has Begun Paul Craig Roberts It is now apparent that the “Maiden protests” in Kiev were in actuality a Washington organized coup against the elected democratic government. The purpose of the coup is to put NATO military bases on Ukraine’s border with Russia and to impose an IMF austerity program that... more »
Greece Political Updates March 30 , 2014 --Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras might soon leave the “electric chair” he has been sitting on since summer 2012 and find a less stressful job at the Bank of Greece. According to Sunday Edition of Proto Thema, Stournaras has allegedly said that his work at the ministry has been concluded........Deputy Agricultural Minister Maximos Charakopoulos resigned from his cabinet position on Saturday evening claiming disagreement with the milk reform. However he would vote in favor of the controversial multi-bill on Sunday in order not to hinder the “proper funding of the country.” .......... Parliament speaker Vangelis Meimarakis on Sunday rejected a censure motion called by SYRIZA against Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, prompting the leftists to lodge a new censure motion against Meimarakis and to walk out of Parliament.
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*http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2014/03/30/greek-finmin-thinks-his-work-concluded-may-get-new-job-as-bog-governor/( Jumping off the proverbial hot seat ..... ) 30MAR[image: Greek FinMin thinks “his work concluded”; may get new job as BoG governor]tagged: Bank of Greece, Finance Minister, governor, Greece,Samaras, Stournaras, to be replaceGreek FinMin thinks “his work concluded”; may get new job as BoG governorPosted by keeptalkinggreece in PoliticsGreek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras might soon leave the “electric chair” he has bee sitting on s... more »
Apocalypse now: what's really happening in Crimea
*Look out! The Messiah is coming!* *"When you hear that the Russians have captured the city of Crimea, you should know that the times of the Messiah have started, that his steps are being heard."* *-- "a closely guarded secret handed down from the 18th CenturyVilna Gaon through generations of revered rabbis"* *by Ken* So here I've been thinking about a post about national-security interests in Crimea and Ukraine generally, goaded mostly by this hideous notion that that blustering lamebrain Willard Romney "was right," about Russia or anything else. As if a character like Putin wou... more »
The BBC's new Business Editor - Kamal Ahmed
Rod Liddle has a fine, funny piece over at the *Spectator, *from which a few choice extracts may be drawn. Rod agrees that, generally-speaking, there's "a limp-wristed, whining liberal bias within the BBC’s output," adding that "only a faux-lefty organisation could have poured so much money into, for example, David Hare’s tedious, clunking and predictable production *Turks & Caicos*, which you may have had the misfortune to have watched last week." (Didn't watch it). He says, though, that it's "the boss class [at the BBC] where the problem really resides; a complacent consensus of... more »
BURNING OUR BRIDGES
Burn baby burn the flames leap into the sky day or night feel the heat see the light We keep burning the bridges and villages and hardening hearts burn baby burn When George Washington's army entered the country of the Six Nations (Iroquois) the Seneca called him Hanadaguyus means “Town Destroyer” the name destroyer still lives sailing the empire's sea lanes burn baby burn Wounded Knee, Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, Panama Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Granada, Haiti Iraq, Afghanistan, Iraq again Yugoslavia, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Ukraine burn baby burn The... more »
Weekend Gold and Silver Updates March 29 , 2014 - Ed Steer's Saturday missive - Data for the Week on the precious metals ( CME Daily Delivery Report - Day 1 April Delivery Contract , US Mint Sales report , Commitment of Traders Reports - Gold and Silver , OCC report on Derivatives for Q4 2013 , ......... News and Views ...... Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - Here Comes April ( Jesse's Crossroads Cafe ) ......Additional items from GATA and Zero Hedge ( Hugo Salinas Price - The US Is Like A Ship With No Lifeboats (Full Of Suicidal Bankers) ..... Koos Jansen discusses US Official Gold Reserve Audits ......
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/japanese-prepare-for-abenomics-failure-scramble-to-buy-physical-gold¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER It was another day where very little of anything happened in the gold price in the Far East. The high tick on Friday came at the 8 a.m. GMT London open---and it was all down hill until the low was set at 9:45 a.m. in New York. The price rallied sharply back to the $1,295 spot mark in less than 20 minutes---and then chopped sideways into the 5:15 p.m. EDT close. The high and low ticks were recorded as $1,299.40 and $1,286.10 in the new front month... more »
Wrapping up the Spring 2014 fundraiser
On March 1st, I announced the *Spring 2014 fundraiser for The Realist Report and this website*. My basic idea was a *"Listener Appreciation Month"*, and I encouraged those of you who really do appreciate and support what we're doing both on this website and on *The Realist Report* to consider making a financial contribution towards our efforts. Many of you did and for that I am extremely grateful and thankful. I truly believe that what we are doing here - both on *The Realist Report*and on this website - is vital. We are covering a wide variety of extremely important topics, doing o... more »
Comrade McCain Warns US Corporations on Doing Business in Russia
De facto President of the United States and preeminent warmongering psychotic Senator John McCain has slipped the chain again. On Friday McCain issued a veiled warning to US corporations seeking to do business with Russia in the frenzied reincarnation of the Cold War that the neocons have been so relentlessly pushing through every propaganda organ in the land. With McCain fully invested in the unelected occupying government in Kiev, he spent much time over there palling around with neo-Nazis before the US backed coup d'etat went down he is in this thing to win it. In an interview g... more »
Labour's Significant Divide
It must be quiet for the lobby hacks at the moment if Andrew Rawnsley's *Observer* piece is anything to go by. With a nod to the silly dichotomies of managerial speak, simmering beneath party unity are five divisions: the 35%'ers vs "majoritarians", "transformers" vs "realists", "devolvers" vs "centralisers", Camp Miliband vs Camp Balls, and "Gloomsters" vs "Zennists". In the interests of accuracy, Rawnsley should have specified that these facile divisions are properties of the *Parliamentary Labour Party*. His grip on what happens in the wider party is no firmer than George Osborn... more »
A Response to NPR's Corporate Socialist "Understanding" of United Opt Out
UOO Response to NPR's Total Misunderstanding of What United Opt Out: Of Me I Sing?… *Really?* *(A response from the United Opt Out organizers: Morna McDermott, Tim Slekar, Ruth Rodriguez, Peggy Robertson, Ceresta Smith and Shaun Johnson)* In the effort to stay “current” in reporting about the rising tide of the Opt Out movement (aka high stakes standardized testing refusal), journalists are eager to tell the story…but do they do their homework? Take for instance Greenblatt’s article for NPR see: http://www.npr.org/2014/03/28/295270259/of-me-i-sing-americans-construct-an-opt-out-soci... more »
Of Me I Sing …. Really?
A response from the United Opt Out organizers: Morna McDermott, Tim Slekar, Ruth Rodriguez, Peggy Robertson, Ceresta Smith and Shaun Johnson) In the effort to stay “current” in reporting about the rising tide of the Opt Out movement (aka high stakes standardized testing refusal), journalists are eager to tell the story…but do they do their […]
BC Liberal's executive director refuse to answer questions in Ontario police investigation
No one has to co-operate with the police when they’re investigating a possible crime. You’re free to tell the officers that you have no interest in helping them and won't say a word. But not if you’re a politician or political operative who hopes to be credible and trusted. Laura Miller, the executive director of the BC Liberal Party, has refused to meet with police officers from Ontario’s anti-racket squad to answer questions. Police believe she could help with their investigation of breach of trust in an alleged high-level illegal coverup in the office of former premier Dalton McGu... more »
Wild Bill: "College Brats and Poison Professors" ...
*I know exactly who he is talking about.*
Pot - New Target for ALEC Corporate Members?
Been watching this for about a month now and it's driving me crazy - Main reason is that for decades - decades - agri-business has sat on their a$$es and did nothing, nothing about the pot industry. And now after decades - decades - of local activism - the pot industry - is becoming legal - the fight has been fought and won and NOW the corporations want in and they have found the quickest way in ALEC Saw this on a thread this morning *Hey guys - look who's supporting cannabis!Michael Correia, a former GOP staffer who spent two years lobbying for the conservative American ... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, March 30th, 2014
[image: rant-jpeg-b] Well, it is Sunday again, and time for my weekly rant...I spent some tim yesterday doing some catching up on what I have been missing in our very sick world, and yes it does disgust me....And I always take the time in my rants to rip and tear the lies put out by our governments and media to shreds Yes, I have been MIA the last few days. I was taking care of some personal and business needs, and decided to take a short break from writing at this blog. Well, it is still my blog, and I hope that everyone understands that we all need to take a step back once in... more »
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*Walt Handelsman: Slipping away* [image: http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/multimedia/walthandelsman/8756859-171/walt-handelsman-for-march-30] *Scientists set to study leftover impacts from 2010 Gulf Oil Spill ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE* *Rob Ryan was rollicking at LSU coaches clinic ~Jim Kleinpeter* *Louisiana Driver's Licenses Don't Comply With Federal Law ~AP, via WWNO* *Photos: Hogs for the Cause ~New Orleans Advocate* *Parade Planner: Super Sunday, VIP Ladies and Kids Second Line ~NOLA DEFENDER*
GCC Updates March 29 , 2014 -- Saudi King channels John McCain, demands Obama Take Hard Line on Iran, Syria, Muslim Brotherhood ...... While The Washington Post reported on Friday that the US was ready to increase covert aid to Syrian rebels under a new plan which included training efforts by the CIA, and was considering supplying MANPADS ( note The White House has not closed the door to the possibility of such a move in the future, but an official said its position had not changed. ) ...... Doha: Qatar announced contracts worth about $23 billion (Dh84.5 billion) on Thursday to buy attack helicopters, guided missiles, tankers and other weapons from Boeing Co, Airbus and other arms makers as the Gulf state accelerates its military build-up.
Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
Saudi King channels John McCain, demands Obama Take Hard Line on Iran, Syria, Muslim Brotherhood By Juan Cole | Mar. 29, 2014 <span class="div" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-wi
Next On His Hit List
Stephen Harper does not believe in creating a big tent. His political success has been based on wedges. He drives them between people and reassembles the pieces that fit his agenda. And so, Tasha Kheiriddin writes, he will use labour unions as a wedge in the next election: Last fall, at its national convention, the federal Conservatives debated a slew of resolutions designed to curb union power, including that of federal public service unions. Six of the resolutions passed — including some supporting the government bringing public sector benefits “in line with those of the private... more »
It's all about the little things. Or so I tell myself
“Turn a bit more this way,” my co-worker advised Friday as he arranged a couple of us for a photo while we gathered for a goodbye cappuccino. “I want to make sure the light is behind me.” Music to my ears, my Copan friend. As I bid farewell to Honduras after more than two years of trying to help my workmates get the hang of good communications, I don’t want to just hear that they’ll miss me. I want to hear that they won’t forget all the things we’ve been working on this whole time. Better photos was a biggie. All the funders want their projects well-documented through pho... more »
Why Shenna… Why Maine?
Digby, John and I did not expect to send this note out today. We planned a sabbatical until after the first quarter rush was over Tuesday. But… we got an offer we couldn't refuse-- and one I hope you won't be able to either. As you probably already have figured out, we feel that Shenna Bellows, the 39 year old former executive director of Maine's ACLU, is our idea of a perfect candidate. Last night she told me that she wants to "go to the United States Senate to work with Elizabeth Warren and Rand Paul to place checks and balances on the big banks and the NSA. We can restore econo... more »
Word of the Day
*Bulverism*. I had never heard this word, but a correspondent recently drew my attention to it. Coined by C.S. Lewis, it is a type of argumentation where you assume your opponent is incorrect then quickly move to explain the causes of his folly. Of course, it is not valid as a matter of logic, but it is unfortunately all too common. Here is C.S. Lewis: In other words, you must show *that* a man is wrong before you start explaining *why* he is wrong. The modern method [Note: This essay was written in 1941.] is to assume without discussion *that* he is wrong and then distract his a... more »
China Banking and Finance news March 30 , 2014 -- JP Morgan subject to corruption probe in hong Kong ? Office Of Outgoing JPMorgan Asia CEO Raided By Hong Kong's Commission Against Corruption ........ China will see between 4 trillion and 5 trillion yuan (US$645 billion-$805 billion) worth of trust products coming due this year, and nearly 300 billion yuan (US$48.3 billion) of corporate bonds facing repayment, raising the curtain for possible defaults in the financial market, Beijing's Economic Information Daily reports....... China Banking Regulatory Commission has issued a notice to local banks to stop loaning to certain industries, now that they have produced more than what is needed, our Chinese-language sister newspaper Commercial Times reports. These industries include steel, cement, chrome, flat glass, electrolytic aluminum and shipbuilding....... Property firms increase bank investments over liquidity concerns in China
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-30/office-outgoing-jpmorgan-asia-ceo-raided-hong-kongs-commission-against-corruption Office Of Outgoing JPMorgan Asia CEO Raided By Hong Kong's Commission Against Corruption [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/30/2014 07:42 -0400 - China - Corruption - Hong Kong - Jamie Dimon - None - Securities and Exchange Commission - Wall Street Journal inShare1 It just hasn't been JPMorgan's year. Or several years for that matter. The bank which has been on a steady downward slope when it comes ... more »
Ukraine Updates March 29 , 2014 -- Various points of view on Ukraine from Russia , US and Ukraine governments as to the present conditions there and state of play........
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Ukraine Updates .... View from Maidan..... http://digitaljournal.com/news/world/we-are-watching-you-protesters-warn-ukraine-s-new-leaders/article/378631 'We are watching you', protesters warn Ukraine's new leaders LIKE THIS ARTICLE6 BY FRAN BLANDY (AFP) YESTERDAY IN WORLD SHARE 1 9 3 0 GOOGLE +0 Time appears to have stood still in the weeks since anti-government protests turned Kiev's Independence Square into a battleground, the site almost perfectly preserved as a warning to Ukraine's new leaders that those who swept them to power are keeping close watch. An angry tangle of met... more »
Libya Updates March 30 , 2014 -- Libya poised to retake oil ports from rebels in move that could split country Rebels blockading ports in the eastern province of Cyrenaica say they will form a breakaway state if government forces attack , security or lack thereof continue to plague forgotten Libya .....
Wafa gas supplies again disrupted *By Jamal Adel.* *Tripoli, 29 March 2014*: Gas supplies form the Wafa field have again been disrupted five weeks after an earlier pipeline blockage ended. “Yesterday morning we recorded a stoppage normally caused by tuning down a tap,” NOC spokesman Mohammed Al-Harari told the *Libya Herald*. “We don’t know who is behind the blockade, or why,” he said. Other reports, however, claim that those responsible this time are ZIntani Petroleum Facilities Guards at the pipeline’s valve station No. 5 near Derj. The same valve was turned off in mid-February by “y... more »
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*Eating fruit and vegetables can stop you having a heart attack – but only if you are a WOMAN* *The fact that it applied to women only suggests that it is a random result. It's self-report data only so is weak to start with* Eating fruit and vegetables could stop you having a heart attack - but only if you are a woman. Young females who eat a healthy diet are less likely to develop clogged arteries from a build up of plaque, which can lead to heart attacks or stroke, compared with those who eat a less balanced diet. However the same benefit does not apply to men - and scientists ... more »
500K People at least Protest for Taiwan democracy
Apple Daily says it all: 500,000 showed up. Some media are estimating as many as 700,000. Well, except for the pro-China media, which put out even lower numbers than the police. Kudos to the DPP, which did not hijack the protest and remained in the background. My son reported no DPP flags there. Kudos also to the students of Taiwan, who turned out in huge numbers and who did a great job organizing the rally. The enormous turnout shows how the people of Taiwan, especially the young, have incorporated the ideal of democracy into the Taiwan identity. No time to blog today, enjoy some ... more »
Former World Bank Senior Council Says A “Second Species” On Earth Controls Money & Religion
*(I've heard several interviews with Karen Hudes . . like with 99% of any info I run into, I don't completely trust her . . . .but that does not mean that the info given is not credible . . .) * * collective-evolution.com* March 28, 2014 by Arjun Walia Former World Bank Senior Council, Karen Hudes has been making a lot of noise lately, and she recently said something she’s never said before. She said that a second species on Earth controls money and religion. Many people who have held positions to know things that the rest of us might not know have made some very shocking statemen... more »
March 30 , 2014 - Local Election for Turkey - Early report and news throughout the day -- 6 killed in Turkey local election clashes , Politicians cast their votes.........
Politicians cast their votes ISTANBUL Print PageSend to friend » - - - - - Share [image: For one day, politicians have mingled with their electors, waiting in line to cast their votes just like any other citizen.] For one day, politicians have mingled with their electors, waiting in line to cast their votes just like any other citizen. For one day, politicians have mingled with their electors, waiting in line to cast their votes just like any other citizen. The most prompt leader to vote was Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, who voted as usua... more »
When 'God' and 'Satan' battled in a barren land; the Belcher Islands Murders
It is the one of the most compelling crime stories in Canadian history. In 1941, nine members of a wandering band of Inuit on the remote Belcher Islands were murdered by two Inuit hunters in a frenzy of cult-like killing. The two hunters -- who believed they were God and Jesus Christ -- plus a female accomplice, were convicted and sentenced to a life of house arrest on the shores of Hudson Bay following an epic RCMP investigation and trial. The massive file on the case, obtained through access-to-information requests, has been made public for the first time. It provides a revealing ... more »
Ukraine updates - March 30 , 2014 -- Lavrov: If West accepts coup-appointed Kiev government, it must accept a Russian Crimea .....Nationalists ‘no longer useful, embarrassing’ to Ukraine Government - note attacks / intimidation in southeast and eastern Ukraine as russian speaking citizens become increasingly upset with the Kiev government .....
Lavrov: If West accepts coup-appointed Kiev govt, it must accept a Russian Crimea Published time: March 30, 2014 09:33 Edited time: March 30, 2014 10:57 Get short URL [image: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP)] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP) Share on tumblr The West is inconsistent in not recognizing the Crimea referendum as legitimate, while recognizing the military coup in Kiev, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said. He accused the EU and US of duplicity and described sanctions as a “dead-end track.” If the West accepts... more »
Defence of the Realm
Notice to mail sender warning that content referring to Zeppelin raids has been censored under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914. (1) His Majesty in Council has power during the continuance of the present war to issue regulations as to the powers and duties of the Admiralty and Army Council, and of the members of His Majesty's forces, and other persons acting in His behalf, for securing the public safety and the defence of the realm; and may, by such regulations, authorise the trial by courts martial and punishment of persons contravening any of the provisions of such regulations... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds”
Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvxDYTt3Tpo
A short Sunday
There's no time today for a detailed post about this morning's *Sunday *on Radio 4 (you may be relieved to hear), so here's a short one instead. I will admit that it had me tutting even more than usual today - more tuts than a party involving Elvis' drummer Ron Tutt, actor Julian Rhind-Tutt and King Tutankhamun. Gay marriage was the leitmotif which ran throughout the programme. Archbishop Welby was asked about it, as was Chief Rabbi Mirvis, and so was a Catholic Conservative MP - so that's representatives of Anglicanism, Judaism and Catholicism. It's rare that you get a Conserva... more »
Prog Rock's Greg Lake Has An Opinion About Punk
Here's the link: Right here I always thought the best "punk" rock bands were the ones that came long before there was even a name for the movement. Stones, Kinks, Doors, Who, Stooges, MC5, Flamin' Groovies, etc. The Sex Pistols' one album was a good listen, but the whole thing went downhill quickly after them, with a few exceptions from the likes of Joy Division and The Clash. There are people who will say that Greg Lake is just a fat 66-year-old man who's bitter because he never got much acclaim. But hey, fat 66-year-olds are entitled to their opinions, too. And ELP, whatever thei... more »
"School Science Project Reveals High Levels Of Fukushima Nuclear Radiation in Grocery Store Seafood"
*"School Science Project Reveals High Levels Of * *Fukushima Nuclear Radiation in Grocery Store Seafood"* By Michael Snyder "A Canadian high school student named Bronwyn Delacruz never imagined that her school science project would make headlines all over the world. But that is precisely what has happened. Using a $600 Geiger counter purchased by her father, Delacruz measured seafood bought at local grocery stores for radioactive contamination. What she discovered was absolutely stunning. Much of the seafood, particularly the products that were made in China, tested very high f... more »
POLITICIANS AND RENT BOYS
Above we see Obama with the Belgian prime minister *Elio Di Rupo* who was recently called a pedophile by the Belgian MP Laurent Louis. Di Rupo has been linked to rent boys. *NSS 2014*. Rent boys are being linked to two top Conservative politicians in the UK. On 30 March 2014, we learn that *Mark Menzies* has resigned from his post in the Conservative government. This follows claims that Menzies paid a teenage Brazilian boy for sex and drugs. The Brazilian, *Rogerio Santos*, has claimed that Menzies paid for his services 18 months ago. Santos says of Menzies: "I have personal... more »
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*Yet another problem of global warming?* *This is supposed to be a science process? * *The IPCC clearly does politics, not science* Government officials and scientists are gathered in Yokohama this week to wrangle over every line of a summary of the report before the final wording is released on Monday – the first update in seven years. Nearly 500 people must sign off on the exact wording of the summary, including the 66 expert authors, 271 officials from 115 countries, and 57 observers. But governments have already signed off on the critical finding that climate change is a... more »
For Man Once Loved Earth and Earth Loves Man Still by M.N. Hopkins
* For the Earth is a sensitive organism or entity and absorbs much emotional and psychological outpourings from humankind. When these pollutants and yes they are mental and emotional pollutants reach a point of risking damage to the Earth body, then a release is necessary.* *Do you not need a little detoxing from time to time? Don't you think that the Earth must thrown off it's poisons to insure good health also?* *Humankind has become as a parasite that is slowly destroying it's host although it was not always this way. In times past Man realized his dependency upon the Eart... more »
The Austism Disaster & Here's What You Can Do About It
Here's what you can do about it: *http://mnhopkins.blogspot.se/2013/02/visit-caroline-her-mother-hear-their.html* *http://mnhopkins.blogspot.se/2014/02/free-e-book-journey-out-of-austism.html* *http://mnhopkins.blogspot.se/2012/09/autism-mom-tells-her-story-using-mms-on.html*
The Great Immensity: NSF-funded AGW theater play
*A musical that revolutionizes statistics, climatology, $697,177 – approved* I just received an e-mail from Barack Obama. It seems that he wants to promote his latest scientific project so let me quote: Dear Luboš, I noticed that you are interested in science. You have pointed out that William Keck, the founder of Superior Oil Company (now a part of ExxonMobil), established his W.M. Keck Foundation which initially funded the BICEP experiment that recently discovered the primordial gravitational waves. So I believe that you might also be interested in the newest scientific project ... more »
Saturday Night w/ the Wise Old Man
Welcome to *Saturday Night w/ the Wise Old Man*! Zan Overall, also known as the Wise Old Man, is an activist, musician, comedian and actor. Tonight, we will again hear two of the Wise Old Man's excellent songs, along with his commentary on a few news articles appearing in *American Free Press* and Bradley Smith's *Smith Report* newsletter. You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Too Nutzoid for the Nutzoid
When you've had a run-in with a particularly noxious nutbar organization, seeing them get some comeuppance is sooo satisfying. This just in: National Right to Life [NRCL] has named Georgia Life Alliance as its new state affiliate. That means Georgia Right to Life is out. The challenge came as a result of GRTL’s fierce opposition to allowing abortion exceptions for rape and incest. Yee-haw! Georgia Right to Life is too radical even for these bozos. One of the central goals of the organization is the passage of a constitutional amendment banning all abortion. While NRLC defines itse... more »
How Corporate Democrats Are Wrecking The Party Brand-- From Michigan's Senate Race To California's Secretary Of State Campaign
Gary Peters, the Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate seat Carl Levin is giving up, is a careerist and a New Dem with a mediocre and distinctly uncourageous record. Look as hard as you want at the Blue America Senate page but you will never find Gary Peters or anyone like him. That said, his likely GOP opponent, Koch puppet candidate Terri Lynn Land, is *far* worse. He's a nothing; she's a negative. She represents the Kochs and the selfish, greedy, venal interests of the plutocrats. He's... not as bad. The Democrats' Senate Majority PAC new ad (just below) is all about how... more »
"Men's Rights" Guys Cross the Line (Again)
People have pointed out that the so-called "Men's Rights" organizations don't really do anything positive for themselves. For instance; they claim that men are victims because more men have been killed as soldiers in wars than women have been killed as soldiers in wars. Aside from the fact that it is mostly men who start wars and who support them as voters nowadays, I've yet to hear about a Men's Rights protest for peace. I don't tend to see Men's Rights groups in peace coalitions. Really, it seems that all these guys want to do is blame women and especially, feminists, for all thei... more »
NSA spying on everyone - March 29 2014 - including friendly nations / allies !
From Merkel to Tymoshenko: NSA spied on 122 world leaders, Snowden docs reveal Published time: March 29, 2014 20:06 Get short URL [image: Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach] Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach Share on tumblr Trends NSA leaks Tags Germany, Hacking, Intelligence,Snowden, USA The NSA’s data base contains information obtained during the surveillance of over a hundred world leaders, new leaks by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed. Der Spiegel has looked through a top secret presentation by NSA's Center for Content Extraction, which is responsible for automated analysis of all type... more »
"The Palisades, a treasured American landmark, are under threat," say four NJ ex-governors (two Dems and two R's)
*A rendering of the proposed new look for the "ancient cliffs" of New Jersey's Palisades, overlooking the Hudson River -- "a treasured landmark," according to the authors of the NYT op-ed piece we're about to read* *by Ken* For those who don't recognize the bylined names in the following *New York Times* op-ed piece published earlier this week, the biographical note at the end explains helpfully: "The authors are former governors of New Jersey." They are, for the record, two Republicans and two Democrats. The Opinion Pages OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS *The Threat to the Palisades* By BRE... more »
MJ-12 and Major Contradictions
Here’s something that I have never understood. How can you hold two beliefs that are contradictory? If one is true, then the other cannot be true. They cancel out one another. Here’s what I mean. For the sake of argument, let’s say that the Eisenhower Briefing Document (EBD) received by Jaime Shandera is authentic (which means only for this point). It tells of two crashes, one on the Brazel ranch and the other in December 1950 in the El Indio – Guerrero area near the Texas – Mexico border. It tells us that four “human-like beings” had been found some two miles from the main debris... more »
So long, Copan Ruinas, and thanks
We’ve been counting down the lasts for a while now. The last four-hour bus trip home from San Pedro Sula a week ago. Last trip to the pool with the kids from Angelitos, the care home/orphanage we’ve been helping out, on Sunday. Last concept note for Cuso International. Last trip up the hill for a $1.25 haircut yesterday. Last boiling up of three pounds of chicken menudo for the dogs. (The slogan should be ‘now with more chicken feet.’) It’s not much fun. Partly, it’s just stressful trying to pack up life in Copan Ruinas after more than two years, cram our stuff into two backpacks a... more »
Ironic to consider all of the " Sturm und Drang " regarding Citigroup failing its Fed Stress Test - when if the Fed Reserve's assets were marked to market , it would be deemed insolvent itself - is that why researchers from the San Fran Fed are calling for Fed Reserve stress tests on the Fed itself and its assets and income ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2014-03-29/fed-needs-%E2%80%9Cstress-test%E2%80%9D-itself-balance-sheet-balloons-43-trillion Key segment...... Fed Stress Tests “Rattle Banks Around The World” Yesterday, the Federal Reserve’s stress tests led to jitters in financia markets and in the words of the Financial Times “rattled banks around the world.” Citigroup’s share price was hammered and fell 5.4% The aftershock of the stress tests was felt beyond U.S. shores for the first time. The U.S. subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and HSBC all failed on “qualitative” grou... more »
La Habra earthquake Update March 29 , 2014 : Minor damage, but aftershocks rattle nerves in Southern California ....... Recent earthquakes - California and Nevada in focus .....
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25448034/la-habra-earthquake-minor-damage-but-aftershocks-rattle La Habra earthquake: Minor damage, but aftershocks rattle nerves in Southern California By Brian Day San Gabriel Valley Tribune POSTED: 03/29/2014 09:08:27 AM PDT2 COMMENTS| UPDATED: ABOUT 8 HOURS AGO [image: A car sits overturned on a highway in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea, Calif., Friday night, March 28, 2014, after hitting a rock slide caused by an] A car sits overturned on a highway in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea, Calif., Friday night, March 28, 2014, after hitti... more »
The rest of the sardines
Actually, time is running out...and I'm about to lose an hour of my weekend when the clocks go forward tonight (don't forget!)... So here's a quick breeze through the rest of this week's editions of *Newsnight.* Finishing off Tuesday's edition, the debate on *inheritance tax *was balanced between someone who approves of it and someone who disapproves of it. The preceding report was a little less balanced though, tending towards the 'inheritance is the root of personal and social unhappiness' side of *Newsnight*'s initial question - a tendency amplified by having a 'talking head' ... more »
Left Unity and the Labour Movement
Activists gathering in Manchester today for Left Unity's national conference sat down to a welcome lesson in the positive power of celebrity. It took a single tweet from superstar revolutionary Russell Brand for LU to put on 200 new members in the space of 24 hours. Not since Labour's members' page crashed with the signing of the Coalition Agreement has a party been so swamped. It's a nice boost for a project that, to be honest, hasn't done a great deal since November. Yes, there are lots of terribly important documents to endorse and we've just emerged from the winter months, but ... more »
Is NATO prepping to launch guerilla/irregular war attacks into Russia?
*The hordes are coming? * Maybe* the hordes are coming*, but, from which direction? And, where will the hordes be heading? There is information contained in this CNN article that really get’s ‘my spidey senses tingling’ You may wonder- why? My response is as follows- I have read the type of narrative presented in the CNN piece countless times regarding the NATO backed mercenaries in Syria. Just ordinary persons. Who were forced to take extraordinary measures. Knowing how much it is that humanity loves a good hero tale the propagandists are all too happy to indulge our gullibi... more »
Letting Others Tell our Story for Us
March 29, 2014 Last night, on the PBS News Hour, Jeffrey Brown interviewed Benin-born singer, Angelique Kidjo. During the interview, Ms. Kidjo said, she once asked her mother, “Why we women are blamed for everything,” and her mother said, “Because … Continue reading →
Wall Street Democrats vs Real Democrats-- In South Carolina?
Hutto with deranged teabagger Lee Bright-- 2 ineffectual Lindsey Graham opponents South Carolina state Senator Brad Hutto announced yesterday-- just before the filing deadline-- that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination to oppose Lindsey Graham. A conservative, Big Business-friendly Democrat, he will be up against Jay Stamper who has been endorsed by Blue America but is not a favorite of the party Establishment. Last year, Hutto was rated 100% by the Chamber of Commerce, one of only two Democrats in the state legislature willing too suck up to Big Business to that extent. ... more »
Maths Time Joy - Atlantis - wow!
it's rare that Free Planet gets excited about a song on the radio, but this is how it happened. BBC Radio Oxford just played his first single, *Atlantis* by Maths Time Joy. Never heard anything this seductive, and trippy (and *nostalgique*), all at the same time; proper old-style funk with a weird pulsing Aphex Twin spicy-smoke-vibe: if only he had a genius like Chris Cunningham making a video for this track.
Why the US Picks Fights In Africa, the Middle East and Anywhere Else It Damn Well Chooses Including At Home (Beware the U Word!)
If you've wondered, like I have, over and over what's the real rationale (sure, it could just be control of the natural resources) behind all the attacks on places in Africa and the Middle East that haven't attacked US, I bet you'll find the following thesis very interesting. And it's been going on for soooooooo looooooooong. No wonder it's driven the current dim-witted 'thugs around the bend
Paul Craig Roberts shreds Obama's charge for the next big war -- Pushing Toward The Final War ....... Pepe Escobar explains why sanctions simply won' work
[image: Mark Twain] “History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” ― Mark Twain Pushing Toward The Final War - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] *Paul Craig Roberts* Infowars.com March 29, 2014 Does Obama realize that he is leading the US and its puppet states to war with Russia and China, or is Obama being manipulated into this disaster by his neoconservative speech writers and government officials? World War 1 (and World War 2... more »
Strange banker deaths updates March 29 , 2014 ..... Crazy times indeed - crazy days and nights in the financial industry -- "Nail Gun Suicide" Banker's Firm Probed Over Missing Millions ......Dublin Cyclist Killed During Biking Trip In Miami County - JP Morgan’s Top Commercial Bankruptcy Lawyer Dead In Minivan Hit & Run ( March 22 , 2014 date of hit and run incident ) !
"Nail Gun Suicide" Banker's Firm Probed Over Missing Millions [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2014 14:54 -0400 - Real estate - SWIFT - Tribune inShare Just a few short weeks ago we reported on the unusual suicide, due to self-inflicted nail-gun wounds, of Richard Talley, CEO of Denver-based American Title Services. The death of the 57-year-old banker was accompanied by the fact that his firm was under investigation by the insurance regulators, and now, as The Denver Post reports, *state prosecutors launched a criminal investigati... more »
Seismic undertakings reveal the unlimited aspects of Higher Self
*Seismic undertakings reveal the unlimited aspects of Higher Self* by ÉirePort Seismic undertakings reveal the unlimited aspects of Higher Self. Elevations within reflect that of Gaia Inner Selections of itemized humanity "possessions" cannot remain and fade from current view. ÉirePort | March 29, 2014 at 1:31 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2tSAX-1c
Wild Bill: Will Obama try and declare martial law?...
*Wild Bill took the words right out of my mouth.* Does anyone seriously believe that my home state of Idaho who recently did this... Tuesday, March 25, 2014 (emphasis mine) After passing a law that allows concealed weapons to be carried on Idaho university campuses earlier this month, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter went one step further last week when he signed into law Senate Bill 1332, which will effectively nullify federal gun laws in the state. The Idaho Federal Firearms, Magazine and Register Ban Enforcement Act passed the House by *a vote of 68 to 0 and the Senate by 34 to 0.*... more »
Lakota Presidents at Rosebud Spirit Camp Resisting Tarsands Pipeline
Photo by Anthony Bordeaux Jr. Photos by Anthony Bordeaux Jr., posted with permission at Censored News, thank you! Now at Rosebud Spirit Camp resisting tarsands pipeline: Rosebud Sioux Tribal President Cyril Scott and Oglala Sioux Tribal President Bryan Brewer and Council Representative Gabe Medicine Eagle on Saturday, March 29, 2014. Read statement: http://
Musings On Iraq In The News
The Iraqi paper Sotaliraqreprinted my story on the new United Nations figures on poverty in Iraq. I was also cited in this article on the National Review's Nick Lowry by FAIR.
Chills, Thrills, Skills & Shills
The scams just keep on coming. But as they say in the trade, grifters gotta grift. It seems like only yesterday when austerity was all the rage, and we were being told by our president to tighten our belts and share the sacrifice with Richie Rich and Warren Buffett so as to "win the future." But then, this being a fake populist midterm election year and all, along came the *inequality* craze. However, that phrase freaked out the rich people so much that in less than a week, it was bowdlerized into the *opportunity*gap. And now it's been even further watered down into the previously ... more »
Malaysia Airline Flight 370 Mystery continues Day 21 - March 28 , 2014 News of the Day ..... After a couple days of bad weather , the search resumes to track alleged debris sightings observed on satellites from Thailand , France and Japan ..... An overview of the technology at issue ...... Blame game trial balloon in the absence of hard facts , blame the pilot ? Credible leads or just flailing in the dark and searching for mere ocean trash / debris ? Is this proof that flight MH370 was downed by a 'blow torch' fire in its cockpit? British lawyers claim missing jet suffered same fate as another Boeing 777 three years ago ....... Morning items from The Guardian Live blog and doubts regarding debris being credible leads rather than just more confusion and misleading items.......
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
28 March 2014| last updated at 06:40PM MH370 Lost in Indian Ocean: Hishammuddin's statement : Day 21 130 7 Google +0 <span class="stBubble_hcount" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; font: inherit; height: 16px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-t... more »
BBC News - Gordon Brown: Create Pakistan child marriage-free zones
The BBC manage to report the news that 'Former prime minister Gordon Brown has announced that "child marriage-free zones" are to be set up in Pakistan.' without mentioning why there is child marriage in Pakistan. For a moment I thought that the BBC had mentioned Islam but that was only in the name of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. More biased BBC reporting here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-26801597 and indeed all over the BBC.
Why PM's Security Costs Have Doubled
So nobody does this. Source. The cost of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s RCMP personal security team has more than doubled since he took office, according to records obtained by the Ottawa Citizen. RCMP numbers, obtained by the Citizen under access to information legislation, show the annual operating budget of the Prime Minister Protection Detail (PMPD) has increased 122 per cent between 2006 and 2014 — to almost $20 million annually. There is a mightily growing number of Canadians who would love to "snatch him bald-headed." I'm one.
With Mike Rogers Quitting Congress, Wouldn't It Be Great To Get Rid Of The Other Surveillance State Shill On The Intelligence Committee? Meet Challenger Paul Rundquist
You may have learned this month, as I did, that Surveillance State shill "Dutch" Ruppersberger of Maryland has an energetic young primary opponent, Paul Rundquist. MD-02, most of which is part of Baltimore County (with pieces of Anne Arundel, Howard and Hartford), is solidly blue, with a PVI of D+10. Whoever wins the primary can expect to go to Congress-- and Ruppersberger doesn't usually get primaried. A former intel analyst, Rundquist seeks to put the issue of government surveillance and intelligence oversight to a vote in the primary and ride the issues into Congress. He is a d... more »
GERM Does Not Work, and NCLB's Effects Are Clear
A slide on effects of Global Education Reform Movement from Pasi Sahlberg's presentation at UOO, going on now in Denver:
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Report inspires horrible work!
*SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014* *We’ll start with Walsh’s reaction:* Randy Mastro’s report about Fort Lee has its strong points and its weak points. (For today, we aren’t considering the part of the report which concerns events in Hoboken.) On the positive side, the report includes apparent new information about the events which preceded Fort Lee. On the down side, the report never really confronts the possibility that Bridget Kelly and David Wildstein may have received a go-ahead for the lane closings from some higher source within the Christie administration. Other criticisms have ... more »
The Crystal Methodist, the BBC and the Daily Mail
Tuesday's* Newsnight* was the edition which featured Jeremy Paxman's 17 minute-long interview with the disgraced former Co-operative Bank boss, Paul Flowers. Taken together with Laura Kuennsberg's introductory report and her closing chat with Jeremy Paxman, that night's *Newsnight* gave over just under half an hour to this story - a considerable amount of time to give over to one man's self-justification. The former Methodist minister clearly doesn't go a bundle on the old-fashioned idea that you should, "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those that curse yo... more »
Climate change is having impact across the globe
Residents walk across the frozen Songhua River in front of smoke stacks at Jiamusi, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Sunday Dec. 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Greg Baker) | ASSOCIATED PRESS *This story first appeared on The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Climate change has already left its mark "on all continents and across the oceans", damaging food crops, spreading disease, and melting glaciers, according to the leaked text of a blockbuster UN climate science report due out on Monday.* Read more here.
BC Liberal Minister Dave Byng Claims British Columbia Will Require 700,000 Workers For LNG By 2016
Sometimes I just can`t help but laugh my face off, these BC Liberals are really going all in on both propaganda and lying on this LNG thingy.. According to British Columbia`s immigration minister, he stated at a Government arranged bafflegabfest in Vancouver yesterday that BC will need 1 million workers by 2020,, these 1 million jobs, according to the minister will be in the northern part of British Columbia, these (fictional) jobs will peak between 2016 and 2018 and most of the jobs, according to this BC Liberal spindocter will be related to LNG...... This minister also said the... more »
RIP Noel Sheppard
*From NewsBusters:* Our Noel Sheppard passed away yesterday (Friday) morning at about 5:00 AM. Say a prayer for the soul of a man we'll all miss professionally, and many, many of us will miss personally as well. Noel was not just a force of nature, he was a very good man. How quickly this all happened. Just two months ago, Noel wrote about suddenly getting cancer at 53 called "Cancer's Ray of Hope." Nine days ago, he wrote us and said he was interested in writing about his "progress" -- and he put "progress" in quotes. We were all wishing for better news, and really couldn't imagin... more »
Delta Airline Employees Honor the Military...
*"All gave some. Some gave all."* via *Carol / Christian Soldier* - and we thank her. According to Carol: "Just found out that American Airlines honors our BEST too." *US Forces killed in Afghanistan:* 2001 - 2008 7 years 630 2009 - 2013 5 years 1671
Imposters at the ISA?
Long ago, Dan Drezner posted about the imposter syndrome. The basic idea is that many folks feel as if they will be found out, that there are other folks out there that are smarter, more informed and that one is just getting away with being less than that until eventually getting found out. That piece Continue reading
Recent #optout episodes of @thechalkface
As testing season is upon us, we’ve got a couple of recent, special episodes on the subject of opting out or refusing state testing. In the few years we’ve been covering this issue, this is the first time, at least to my knowledge that, one, massive opt outs are occurring, two, they’re being covered extensively, […]
From Bridgegate to Bridgetgate
*"My million dollar lawyers said I was innocent because... hormones! Now someone make me a sammich!"* (By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.) If the mainstream media was worth the biomechanical electricity required to hit a button on a remote control, it would've long ago pointed out the screamingly obvious fact that a sitting chief executive does not have the final say over his guilt or innocence in a scandal by hiring a million dollar-a-pop white shoe law firm. That's up to legislative ethics committees and, if necessary, courts of law. Or, as NBC's own w... more »
ANY WHERE, ANY TIME
This ground breaking film tells the stories of seven women who live alongside US military bases in Texas, Puerto Rico, Hawai'i, Guam, the Philippines, South Korea, and Okinawa (Japan). They take us into their homes, walk us through their neighborhoods, and introduce us to their communities. We see how military operations and bloated military budgets have affected their lives as we listen to their experiences and take in their surroundings.
When seagulls follow the trawler...
A famous French philosopher once said, 'When seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.' Well, we here at *Is the BBC biased? *have been following *Newsnight *for much the same reason, though we're after bias rather than sardines (though I for one wouldn't object to coming across the odd sardine or two in the process.) Has *Newsnight *thrown lots of sardines into the sea this week? The following posts will take it day by day. (They will come in dribs and drabs, as it's lovely and sunny outside). *Monday's edition* featured a disc... mor
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