English: Bars of black Swiss Chocolate. From left to right: About 75% cacao; With chili; Normal black chocolate. Deutsch: Von links nach rechts: Hoher Kakaoanteil (um 75%), Mit Chili; Normale schwarze Schokolade. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Democratic Donkey - Caricature (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)2nd ICCC in New York, March 2009
On March 6, 2009, my plane landed in New Jersey airport (route was
Manila-Narita-Detroit-NJ, Delta Air). I saw small mounds of snow on the
tarmac, other parts of NJ and New York. Days before that, there was a
winter storm, dumping lots of snow. Some remnants of the snow. No, I did
not shovel it, it was only for picture-taking :-)
That was in front of the house of my friend from UP, Leandro "Jojo"
Chan who hosted me in his house in NJ for one day. The next day, March 7, I
moved to my hotel in NYC, New York Marriot Marquis Hotel. Thanks again, Jo.
This week or exactly five years henc... more »
Are Corporatist/Careerist Democrats Even Worthy Of Carrying The Progressive Vision?
Independent candidate
Adolph Reed, who exploded onto the national scene last week with an
incisive article-- and Bill Moyers interview-- about the demise of the
left, said he expected pushback from liberals. And he got it. Many
Democrats-- particularly the ones whose incomes depend on being a party
functionary-- don't have an inkling that the Democratic Party as a vehicle
for a progressive agenda is what makes the party valuable, not just a
"blue" color or a meaningless "mystery meat" brand being pushed by the
Beltway professional Democrats and careerists. No one is voting for your
... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Two Item Challenge
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
Want an easy way to keep up with our challenges?
Just... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Invisible”
*“The Invisible”*
by Chet Raymo
“The first three stanzas of a poem of Charles Simic called "The Invisible":
‘It was always here.
Its vast terrors concealed
By this costume party
Of flowers and birds
And children playing in the garden.
Only the leaves tell the truth.
They rustle darkly,
Then fall silent as if listening
To a dragonfly
Who may know a lot more of the invisible,
Or why else would its wings be
So translucent in the light,
So swift to take flight,
One barely notices
It's been here and gone.’
I've spent a lifetime a-tuning myself to the invisible, trying as best I
can to sta... more »
“Why Dark Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart”
*“Why Dark Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart”*
by Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
“It might seem too good to be true, but dark chocolate is good for you and
scientists now know why. Dark chocolate helps restore flexibility to
arteries while also preventing white blood cells from sticking to the walls
of blood vessels. Both arterial stiffness and white blood cell adhesion are
known factors that play a significant role in atherosclerosis. What's more,
the scientists also found that increasing the flavanol content of dark
chocolate did not change this effect. ... more »
Another Plutonium 'Leak' Detected in Carlsbad New Mexico
Majia's Blog - 1 hour ago
Another 'leak' reported by The Wall Street Journal:
‘Airborne Radiation Found After Leak at Nuclear Site’ (Feb 25, 2014) WSJ,
p. A2
“More airborne radiation has been detected in southeastern New Mexico from
a leak at the nation’s first underground nuclear waste dump…Last week, DOE
officials confirmed the first-ever leak at the facility. It stores
plutonium-contaminated waste from Los Alamos and other government nuclear
sites” [end]
Majia here: Several people have noted at my blog and at Enenews that the
NOAA's hysplit system indicates that emissions from the first New Mexico
pl... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia. Thanks for stopping by.
"We Are Not Special, and There Is No Happy Ending"
*"We Are Not Special, and There Is No Happy Ending:*
*The Blood-Drenched Darkness of American Exceptionalism"*
by Arthur Silber
"You may not regard the two propositions in my title as deserving of any
special attention. You may think, entirely correctly, that if we as
Americans are special, it is only in the way that any human being is
special: that each of us is unique and irreplaceable, that each of our
lives, and the lives of all of us, demand reverence for the unrepeatable
value of a person's brief passage in this world. And you may recognize,
also correctly, that certain action... more »
Our ‘Intercept Site’ Will Switch over to AmericanTerrorist.com
[image: ATBanner]
I couldn't think of a better excuse to start over for the new year. We had
a decent offer on the domain, "theintercept.com", so this will be the
opportunity to roll out another blog exploring the hypocrisy and origins of
the war on terror. It turns out, "www.theintercept.com" was purchased by
Greenwald/Scahill/Poitras and company. The new domain will be
www.americanterrorist.com. Join us or die!
Help Us Transmit This Story
Add to Your Blogger Account Put it On Facebook Tweet this post
Print it from your printer Email and a collection of other outl... more »
Indigenous Caucus calls for cancellation of UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
North
American Indigenous Caucus calls for cancellation of the UN World
Conference on Indigenous Peoples
Caucus Chair Arthur Manual said the proposed conference is not a World
Indigenous Conference. Manual said to try and discuss Indigenous issues
in one and one-half days is laughable, especially when one considers how
the state and federal governments, and corporations, are exploiting
WSJ: 'Transformers Expose Limits in Securing Power Grid'
By Rebecca Smith (2014, March 4) The Wall Street Journal, A1, A8:
"The US electric grid could take months to recover from a physical attack
due to the difficulty in replacing one of its most critical components. The
glue that holds the grid together is a network of transformers...."
Majia here: The transformers weigh up to 800,000 pounds and are very
challenging to move long distances. Moreover, only a few companies actually
build them in the US and their production can take more than a year.
Solar flares could take down grids and transformers. See the National
Geographic account h... more »
ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: No history of ideas, please, we’re economists
[image: The never-ending Euro crisis - Anatomy of an economic...]
*Our friends at the Auckland University Economics Group are starting up
again for the year, with the first session tomorrow night, Thursday. Here
are the details…*
*No history of ideas, please, we’re economists*
The events of the past six years have given us grounds to rediscover the
lessons of the past. Yet many economists consider that studying the history
of economic ideas is an indulgence that, while potentially interesting, is
nothing more than a distraction from the real issues facing the world
today.
But a... more »
Hidden Motives Behind the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Hidden Motives Behind the Ukraine-Russia Conflict. Source:
PrisonPlanetLive. Date Published: March 4. Description:
The untold story behind the crisis is that this is an energy tug of war
being fought between Russia and the west, with Ukraine caught in the middle.
Satire: “Putin Receives Strong Words of Support in Ninety-Minute Conversation with Self”
*“Putin Receives Strong Words of Support in Ninety-Minute Conversation with
Self”*
by Andy Borowitz
MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)— “Russian President Vladimir Putin received
“strong, unqualified words of support” last night in a ninety-minute
conversation with himself, Mr. Putin confirmed today. The invasion of
Crimea was the main topic of the conversation, which Mr. Putin described as
“extremely collegial and enthusiastic.” “We discussed a wide range of
issues, including how everyone in Ukraine had invited us to come to
Ukraine, and also how the soldiers reported to be in Crimea w... more »
“God, Guns and Good Ole Boys: Churches Give Out Guns To Point People To Christ, Who Loves Us and Wants Us To Be Well-Armed”
*“God, Guns and Good Ole Boys: Churches Give Out Guns To Point People To
Christ, *
*Who Loves Us and Wants Us To Be Well-Armed”*
by Abby Zimet
“Oh Lord, save us. In what they proudly call "outreach to rednecks" and
"affinity evangelism," Kentucky Baptists are holding "Second Amendment
Celebrations" where churches around the state offer a free steak dinner and
the chance to win one of 25 guns to "unchurched" young men willing to
accept "there is only one path to know the God who made the great outdoors,
and that is through his son, Jesus Christ," who preached about peace,
empathy, f... more »
Parthenon to Ed Industry Investors: If Common Core Has teeth, the "Performance Gap" Will get a lot bigger!
One of the chief bottom feeders of the ed industry consulting business is
Rob Lytle of the Parthenon Group. Here are two slides from a 2012 ppt.
that points out how growth in the ed industry depends upon guaranteed
failure mechanism like Common Core, which is the testing delivery system
for another generation of public school turnovers to CorpEd. More here.
Wishful Thinking: NYT Claims Thai Protesters are in "Retreat"
NYT's delusional analysis won't stop inevitable fall of Wall Street's proxy
regime in Thailand.
*March 5, 2014* (ATN) - For the past decade, the regime of billionaire,
accused mass murderer, convicted criminal and fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra
has been coddled by the West, in particular the corporate-financier
interests of Wall Street and their massive lobbying firms in Washington
D.C. Starting in the 1990's, Thaksin Shinawatra has accumulated a long list
of ignominious accomplishments including:
- In the late 1990's, Thaksin was an adviser to notorious private equity
firm, ... more »
A3 Newsletter: Teenie Believes Me
*Angola 3 Newsletter, March 4, 2014: "This Needs to Stop..."*
*(PHOTO: Teenie Rogers in Amnesty Intl. video)*
Today, Amnesty International released a new interview with Teenie Rogers,
the widow of correctional officer Brent Miller, the man who Albert and
Herman were wrongfully convicted of murdering. Much like her first public
statements six years ago, she continues to believe the State got it wrong;
that Herman and Albert are innocent; and that an injustice has been done to
her, Brent, Robert, Herman, and Albert.
"This needs to stop, for me and my family to get closure," she says.... more »
best of wmtc, 2013 edition
The wmtc greatest hits page has been updated with the best posts of 2012,
as chosen by my partner and editor.
About this year's picks, Allan says: "I tried to be a bit more ruthless
this year. Also you should highlight our Spain trip and also the tag "what
i'm reading" since so many of those are great." All right, sir!
Thanks for reading and sharing my posts, and thank you always for your
support.
"Grabbing power with trembling inaction" -- Dana Milbank ponders "Obama, the feckless tyrant"
*You'd think the loonies and liars of the Right would have to decide
whether President Obama is a power-mad tyrant of Hitleresque or Stalinesque
proportion or a sniveling weakling. But that would matter only if they had
the tiniest ghost of a whisper of concern for reality or truth.*
*"Last Wednesday, I sat in a House hearing and listened to Republicans
describe Obama exercising 'unparalleled use of executive power' and
operating an 'uber-presidency.' They accused him of acting like a 'king'
and a 'monarch,' of making the United States like a 'dictatorship' or a
'totalitarian gov... more »
Police State Updates March 4 , 2014 - Connecticut Carry challenges Connecticut to enforce its law or back off ..... Houston issues cease and desist order - to its citizens who attempt to email the City ....... Taser deaths and unwillingness by States and Police Departments to disclose information...... Verizon reveals more details about NSA spying on its customers......
Molon Labe: Connecticut Gun Group Issues Ultimatum to Government
- [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]
Either enforce gun ban or repeal law
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
March 4, 2014
After gun owners in Connecticut revolted against a gun control law by
refusing to register their assault rifles and high capacity magazines, one
Second Amendment group is calling on the government to either enforce gun
confiscation or repeal the law in full... more »
Massachusetts Parents Should Opt Out of Pearson Pilot Tests
Clearly the State of Massachusetts needs a wake up call. Parents should
say NO to PARCC tests. Send a message to the corporate stooges who are
more interested in Pearson's well being than the learning needs of children.
WORCESTER — Small percentages of students at 31 Worcester public schools
will field test a standardized assessment that could someday replace MCAS,
but some parents are saying they want their children to opt out, an option
the state says does not exist.
Statewide, 81,000 students, about 8 percent of the total student body, are
scheduled to participate in field te... more »
3 Articles On Ukraine/Russia/Crimea
1. An excerpt from, *"Obama’s Confrontation over Ukraine Has Increased
Putin’s Support at Home"* by Jack Matlock, March 2:
I received the following comments on yesterday’s essay from a
Russian-speaking American now resident in Moscow. They include some
important points about Russian opinion and on the impact of the Ukrainian
events on politics in Russia itself. Each of the points deserves a separate
essay, but I wish to share them without delay. (I have added some emphasis
by italics or boldface here and there.)
1) *In Moscow even anti-Putin liberals seem to think that the US/EU h... more »
Old Man Winter
Winter just will not let go, with another cold weekend and two, count 'em,
*two* snow days for the public schools. Alas, Southern Man's employer only
took one of them.
On Friday Southern Man went to a concert of local musicians hosted by a
friend (from whom Southern Man once took guitar lessons)...
They are terrible cell phone snaps but they will have to do.
Saturday was spent running errands and eating out (Southern Man ate out a
lot this weekend) and Sunday was too cold for much of anything after church
and lunch and laundry and Monday was a snow day!
Bright and clear and ... more »
Daniel
Daniel
(Photo by John Carroll)
Daniel's Home Visit--- But Who is the Patient?--Update Three
http://t.co/UYojO7xcqf
— John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) March 5, 2014
There will be no new Van Morrison
I listen to the sounds that trickle down
where once there was a flood
there is now a dried up creek,
Jesus Joseph and Montreal
is there no savior
that can make some rock and roll
I listen to this one nighy two thirty two bit
excuse for soul
and I love the sound
but hate the way it rolls
like a drum of drumbeats
on a person without
a sheld to protect themselves
from a big roll
Whats the matter Mary Jane
why did you puke
on Fiest door?
Obama: Ukraine Can Be Friend of the West, Russia
Obama: Ukraine Can Be Friend of the West, Russia. Source: AP. Date
Published: March 4.
Lamar W. Hankins : Legislative harassment: The plan to destroy women’s constitutional rights
For the last 40 years, a cabal of authoritarian, mostly
religiously-inspired people has worked to diminish women’s constitutional
right to control their bodies. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog |
February 4, 2014 Human beings are constantly trying … finish reading Lamar
W. Hankins :
Legislative harassment: The plan to destroy women’s constitutional rights
Errh, what about Iraq?
"It is not appropriate to invade a country, and at the end of a barrel of a
gun dictate what you are trying to achieve," Kerry said. "That is not
21st-century, G-8, major nation behaviour."
Police State Updates March 2 , 2014 -- CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS FACE FELONY CHARGES IF THEY REFUSE TO REGISTER GUNS - MANY REFUSING TO DO SO ......... When do you recognize you're living in a police state ( once you understand you're being watched , listened to , recorded all of the time ) -- Los Angeles , CA .... Austin , Texas .... Ypsilanti Township , Michigan , NSA in focus........ Or maybe when your President plays a question about risking a nuclear War with Russia for laughs ....... COPS GONE WILD - a national problem !
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Connecticut_residents_face_felony_charges_if_they_refuse_to_register_guns/33298/0/38/38/Y/M.html
SOURCE: POLICE STATE USA
[image: (Source: Jessica Hill / AP)]
(Source: Jessica Hill / AP)
CONNECTICUT — Residents are facing a lose-lose situation: announce to the
government what specific property they own, or face potentially violent
repercussions from the state. Many gun owners are refusing to register
their firearms in what appears to be a massive act of civil disobedience,
drawing threats from the state.
IN THE NAME OF SAVING CHILDREN
In 2013, Connectic... more »
In Kiev, an Israeli army vet fights with his fascist bretheren
In
Kiev, an Israeli army vet led a street-fighting unit
He calls his troops “the Blue Helmets of Maidan,” but brown is the color
of
the headgear worn by Delta — the nom de guerre of the commander of a
Jewish-led militia force that participated in the Ukrainian revolution.
Under his helmet, he also wears a *kippah.*
[image:
http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/jewishaz.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/99/099ec5e8-a308-11e3-97e8-0017a43b2370/5314d507bf60b.image.jpg]"Delta"
in Kiev
Delta, a Ukraine-born former soldier in the Israel Defense Forces,
spoke
to JTA Feb. 27 ... more »
Do Not Despair: Russian Intervention and International Law
Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine naturally prompted a lot talk
about the limits of international law. Eric Posner noted: “ 1. Russia’s
military intervention in Ukraine violates international law. 2. No one is
going to do anything about it.” Julian Ku argued: “International law can
be, and often is, a very important tool for facilitating international and
Continue reading
What's the End Game for Ukraine?
Who actually wants a war in Ukraine? Despite sending the troops in in the
first place, I'm not convinced Putin does. The Russian and blockaded
Ukrainian troops in Crimea don't - as these remarkable scenes from earlier
show. Russians and Ukrainians East and West don't. The new government,
excepting Svoboda (Freedom) and the fascist street militias, don't. And
neither does the State Department, Downing Street and Berlin. As no one
wants war, and no one has an interest in one, you might naively ask how we
ended up here and why negotiations with a view to a settlement aren't
taking pla... more »
Oops, John Kerry does it again
Coming hot on the heels of his insane statement: Video featured in previous
post
John Kerry: Absolutely hypocritical and totally ludicrous!
*"You just don't in the 21st Century behave in 19th Century fashion by
invading another country on completely trumped up pretext."*
*Scary Kerry ups the duplicity to ever higher levels with his latest
statement:*
“It is not appropriate to invade a country, and at the end of a barrel of a
gun dictate what you are trying to achieve,” said Mr Kerry.
[image: About duplicity. by barnaulsky-zeek]About Duplicity-
And strangely enough the image ... more »
Asteroid Mystery: Oh how it itches!!
So there I was, doing my usual evening surf around the internet,
researching for this evenings Transpicuous News article, when all of a
sudden I run into this article on RT- note my highlights:
http://rt.com/news/asteroid-flyby-earth-moon-783/
98-foot asteroid flashes between moon and Earth within 24 hours
Published time: March 04, 2014 16:08
Edited time: March 04, 2014 17:34
Get short URL
[image: This NASA image shows an artist's animation that illustrates a
massive asteroid belt (AFP Photo / NASA / JPL Caltech)]
This NASA image shows an artist's animation that illustrates a... more »
More 'Tablets' to swallow
Returning briefly (well, at least by my recent standards) to an old
complaint....
Thanks to this blog - and the *Daily Telegraph, *and various Catholic blogs
who took up our findings - Radio 4's *Sunday *found itself in a wee bit of
bother a year and a bit ago for featuring large numbers of contributors
from the liberal Catholic magazine *The Tablet* but no contributors
whatsoever from its more conservative rival *The Catholic Herald *- a
massive discrepancy over a long time which looked even worse given that
*Sunday*'s main presenter, Edward Stourton, just happens to be a trustee... more »
What's More Important To You-- Being A Generic Democrat Or Being A Progressive?
Instead of interfering in primaries, Israel should be allowing local
Democrats to pick their own candidates and have the DCCC concentrate on
going on the offense against the Republican excesses that have brought so
much pain to the country. This morning Dan Balz and Scott Clement reported
in the *Washington Post* how the GOP is looking like winners in the
midterms, *despite* that fact that the American people trust Democrats more
than Republicans on most of the key issues of the day. This is because
Beltway political hacks like Israel have spent their energy on pointless
political... more »
Paul Krugman, “Envy Versus Anger”
*“Envy Versus Anger”*
by Paul Krugman
“Suddenly, or so it seems, inequality has surged into public consciousness
— and neither the one percent nor its reliable defenders seems to know how
to cope. Some of the reactions are crazy — it’s Kristallnacht, they’re
coming to kill us — with the craziness quite widespread; notice how many
billionaires, plus of course the Wall Street Journal, rallied around Tom
Perkins. But even the saner-sounding voices evidently have a hard time
wrapping their minds around the notion that anyone might find 21st-century
finance capitalism a bit, well, unfai... more »
“Requiem for Attorney-Client Privilege”
*“Requiem for Attorney-Client Privilege”*
by Andrew Napolitano
“In the months since Edward Snowden revealed the nature and extent of the
spying that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been perpetrating upon
Americans and foreigners, some of the NSA’s most troublesome behavior has
not been a part of the public debate. This behavior constitutes the
government’s assaults on the American legal system. Those assaults have
been conducted thus far on two fronts, one of which is aimed at lawyers who
represent foreign entities here in America, and the other is aimed at
lawyers who repre... more »
What Would the USA do if Millions of Americans Were Under Threat in Mexico - Russian Onlooker
What Would the USA do if Millions of Americans Were Under Threat in Mexico
- Russian Onlooker. Source: 108morris108. Date Published: Mar 4, 2014.
"What's going on around Ukraine is not a fight for democracy. . .This is
guided from outside. It's very ideological on both sides, whether it's
American and European Union, or Russian. There's a whole bunch of facts,
one side is selecting one part, and the other side is selecting another
part. Totally different pictures are built up. So there's no simple answer
to this thing." - Quote from the video.
Near the end of the video, the man say... more »
The Realist Report - Andrew Carrington Hitchcock
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by
Andrew Carrington Hitchcock. Andrew and I will be discussing his most
recent book *In the Name of Yahweh*.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *What Happened To The 12 Tribes Of Israel* - E. Raymond Capt
- *Aryan Israel - Exposing the true identity of the descendants of
Jacob-Israel*
Ruled by the Sky God
Human beings are different. We know we share a ton of DNA with worms,
flowers and monkeys. In fact everything including rocks can be found by
science to be part of what makes us functional. This is science, this is
test and test and publish where jealous scientists from every corner of the
world will try and defeat your thesis for reasons both altruistic and
criminal. Outcomes and accusations can be proven by experiment and study.
For sure what was true yesterday in science may be ecplisped by secrets
revealed by formal facts today. Some ideas die hard and others are the
foundatio... more »
Ukraine: It’s the only news story this week [update 2]
There’s only one real news story this week, and it’s not the bumblings of
David Cunliffe or the trial of a South African sprinter.
The only story that matters is what Russia is doing in to the Ukraine, and
what western “leaders” are doing in response.
Not that any of them are obliged to respond. Few, if any, have any directly
selfish reason for responding at all – but their reactions, or lack of
them, betray the weakness that Putin obviously thought he could exploit.
The weakness is everywhere, from David Cameron’s message that if this
continues, he will set the IMF on Ukraine; t... more »
Secwepemc Radio! Govinda helping set up grassroots radio in BC!
Today,
Govinda of Earthcycles is in BC helping set up the First Nations
grassroots radio station, Secwepemc Radio 91.1! Thanks for sharing
photos with Censored News. Online in support of grassroots resistance
today. Listen at: http://70.36.233.247:8000/live.m3u
Many readers will remember Govinda from the five-month live broadcast of
the Longest Walk 2 in 2008, and live
Wild Bill: Going Outlaw...
*is not necessarily bad.*
A warning...
Laura K and White Dee
Most of last night's *Newsnight *was given over to events in Ukraine [see
previous post.]
(That's understandable, though why they completely failed to report the
snake-eats-crocodile story which has gripped the entire world remains an
unfathomable decision!)
What else did they cover though? Well, three other stories.
First came an interview between Laura Kuennsberg and Michael Gove.
Now, I'm biased about Michael Gove. I like him, and I like what he's
seeking to do. [Yes, yet another of my opinions! That's two in one day. If
I continue like this I'll have to start up a side-blog... more »
Brian Beutler made us do it!
*TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014*
*Judgment is mine, pundit says:* We had tried, and we had failed, to read
Ross Douthat’s column. Two separate times!
We refer to his recent column concerning same-sex marriage, its inevitable
ascendance and its aftermath. We find Douthat hard to read. In this case,
we tried and failed two times.
In truth, we didn’t try very hard. Then we read Brian Beutler’s new piece
in Salon. Puzzlement about Beutler’s piece returned us to Douthat’s column.
What did Beutler write that puzzled us so? He started by quoting part of
Douthat’s column, the column we still hadn’... more »
28 Year Old CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Dead After Possible Suicide
*28 Year Old CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Dead After Possible Suicide*
(Benjamin Jones)
According to Tech in Asia, Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange platform First
Meta’s 28 year old CEO Autumn Radtke committed suicide. Reasons are
currently unknown.
[UPDATE: Tech in Asia has updated the article to emphasize that suicide is
only suggested and not certain]
First Meta is a Singaporean start up company that runs a exchange platform
for virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. The news of suicide of its CEO
Autumn Radtke spread on Facebook and Twitter, drawing attention from the
Bitcoin indus... more »
Even in mourning, obsessions with our classroom abound.
For four years, I was a college professor in teacher education. I probably
reported to work in person about three days a week, worked from home the
rest on writing, committee work, reading, and other kinds of professional
development. My schedule had a reasonable amount of flexibility relative to
most jobs. I could easily take […]
PATRICK ROCK CONSPIRACY
*The following events of Tuesday 4 February 2014 may be connected?*
*1.* Britain will not impose sanctions or support military action against
Russia.
This is according to Hugh Powell, who is the UK government's deputy
national security adviser.
Powell is the son of Margaret Thatcher's chief foreign policy adviser
Charles Powell and nephew of Tony Blair’s chief of staff Jonathan Powell.
Secret documents accidentally shown to photographers that revealed Britain
would not support military action. *4 February*
So, the CIA is not happy?
*Patrick Rock*
*2.* The Daily Mail reveals t... more »
THIS IS WHAT FASCISM LOOKS LIKE
Far-right radicals in Ukraine stormed a city council meeting last week,
wearing masks and armed with bats and hammers.
A group of nationalist-radical group *‘Right Sector’* broke into a City
Council meeting in the town of Vasilkov, outside the Ukrainian capital,
Kiev.
See the whole story *here *
Morocco Diary #5
Evening over Martil Morocco
Morocco Diary #5
By American Kabuki
Its now March and the winds are truly roaring in like a lion in Northern
Morocco. One day it comes from desert, another it comes from the sea.
Change is in the wind, in the world at large and in me personally. The
powers-that-were invented the Ukraine crisis 15 years ago while Gorbachev
was still in power. Russia, the USA, Europe, China and Turkey have long
known the roles they were supposed to play in this careful planned out
drama before it ever began. The attempts to start a World War in Iran,
Syria, Venezuela ... more »
In Search of TRUTH
*IN SEARCH OF TRUTH*
*(Chapter 1)*
*A man was walking in search of TRUTH. Some might have viewed his quest an
aimless one, since he seemed to meander here and there, stopping at times
for great lengths, before moving forward. They did so because they did not
have the same teachers and so failed to RECOGNISE the problem wasn't that
the quest was an aimless one, but the problem was truly in how they viewed
it. Thus, they did not RE-EXAMINE themselves to the degree that would have
helped them REALISE the TRUTH themselves by REPEATING the process.*
*The TRUTH is, he had shared their view... more »
WISDOM
*Wisdom*
*Not just i, but many throughout the ages have made observations and
comments about Wisdom, including the Bible.*
*Something to think about...If one truly understands my 2 quotes about
Wisdom concerning the definition and observations of the wise.*
*"Wisdom is not the 'Accumulation of Knowledge', Wisdom is the proper
'Application of Knowledge'."*
* "A wise person recognizes, even a fool can recite words of wisdom, but
only a fool ignores them."*
*Then they can follow the understanding through to it's true conclusion
about the wise.*
*"The wise one is not the one that give... more »
BC: Sinixt arrested at resistance camp
Sinixt
Nation
March 4, 2014
BREAKING NEWS SINIXT NATION Marylyn James and Dennis Zareeli Jr were
just arrested and we are on are way to the court
Despite World wide attention and support surrounding the Sinixt Nation
and the establishment of a Cultural Camp at Slhu7kin, Perry's Ridge, an
injunction was granted to logging road contractor Galena Contractors
against the Sinixt
Harry Targ : Who makes U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century?
U.S. efforts in Venezuela and the Ukraine exemplify imperialism engineered
through an embedded, extra-political ‘deep state.’ By Harry Targ | The Rag
Blog | March 4, 2014 I have been teaching courses on United States foreign
policy for about 40 … finish reading Harry Targ :
Who makes U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century?
Democrats Need 17 Pickups To Take Back The House-- So The DCCC Endorses 16 Red To Blue Candidates
I don't expect lazy Beltway reporters to dig this deep, but the real story
of yesterday's DCCC Red-to-Blue announcement was less about a bunch of lame
recruits like Blue Dog Gwen Graham (FL) and "mystery meat" no issues
candidates like Domenic Recchia (NY) and Ann Callis (IL), than it was about
which candidates and which districts got left out again. As we mentioned
yesterday, Israel downgraded incredibly bad Jump Start recruits Pete
Aguilar (CA-31) and Kevin Strouse (PA-08) into "emerging races," meaning
the DCCC has backed away from interfering in the primaries in those
distric... more »
Pepe Escobar dosen't have the academic credentials of Paul Crag Roberts, he looks like a hippie, and he writes on serious subjects with grave-yard humor. However he has a brilliant mind and has educated himself in the current affairs and histories of the many countries in Asia and Europe that he has covered boots-on-the-ground for Asia Times. Regarding Ukraine, you will read that Pepe has the same disdain as PCR for the US role in fomenting the current "color" revolution but adds the additional facts that Ukraine was already an economic basket case and was about to be bailed out by Russia! So if Russia now decides to allow western Ukraine to secede from the Russian-speaking east, its impending economic crash and current domination by ruthless anti-semitic neo-nazi thugs will be inherited by the EU ...thanks to high ranking US idiots.
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*OpEdNews Op Eds 3/1/2014 at 01:13:40*
Carnival in Crimea *By Pepe Escobar (about the author)* Permalink
opednews.com
Source: Asia Times
A crowd of angry pro-Russian demonstrators, as well as police and media,
accompany Ukrainian MP
Petro Poroshenko as he walks through the streets of the Crimean city of
Simferopol.
(image by ALEXEY FURMAN / NBC NEWS)
Time waits for no one, but apparently will wait for Crimea. The speaker of
the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, has confirmed there will be
a referendum on greater auton... more »
Depression and Academia – Let’s Talk
Today, I fly to give a talk at my alma-mater. As my advisor told me, it’s
a victory lap. It feels good – 5 years post PhD, great job, excitement
about the future, and my family still intact. However, the thought of
going back also has me a little anxious: you see, I don’t have
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BOXING IN THE BEAR
I am learning so much from all this work going on now about Ukraine.
Statements, or even meanderings, have been slow to come from the leadership
of many peace groups in the US and then they've been very cautious.
Caution even from folks who know what is really going on. The old
‘anti-reds’ hysteria from the past still lives here in the US of A. But
the up swell of interest and concern from every day grassroots activists is
strong and they are seeing the bigger picture.
The big picture is what drives me.... I’m a visual learner. Once I get a
feel for what is going on I can the... more »
Your moment of Zen
Frozen Niagara Falls [photo credit - more photos at link]
Journalists believe the darnedest things!
*TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014*
*Kirn gives as good as he got:* A fascinating book review appeared in
Sunday’s Washington Post.
The book in question concerns the way a journalist got conned by a con man.
The journalist is question is Walter Kirn. In his new book, he refers to
himself as a dupe.
Kirn was conned by someone he believed to be a member of the Rockefeller
clan. In fact, Kirn’s friend was a long-time Bavarian con man who ended up
getting tried and convicted of murder last year in New York.
(The murder occurred in 1985.)
Kirn had known the impostor for fifteen years. In his rev... more »
CORRUPTION SPREADS: New Jersey redeemed!
*TUESDAY,
MARCH 4, 2014*
*Part 2—Maddow semi-debunked:* Today, in his weekly “Gotham”
column,Michael Powell recalls another act of public corruption in the
state of New
Jersey.
Powell recalls the way the deputy mayor of Newark was convicted of
extortion in 2011. This particular deputy mayor served under Cory
Booker.
You’re unlikely to hear that incident mentioned by Rachel Maddow. That
said, does it justify the scathing portrait of New Jersey Maddow
presented
last Thursday night, in her latest propaganda-laden TV program?
As we noted yesterday, Maddow really let the state of New Jer... more »
What Does It Mean To Be In Solidarity?
Last weekend the Network for Public Education (NPE) held its first
conference in Austin Texas. Now I have attended many conferences over the
years. For me they tend to be inspiring, lots of good workshops and
information and opportunities to network with colleagues. But something
about the NPE conference felt different. Part of it was […]
Electric Car Success Story
There is no denying the Cadillac ELR produces automotive salvation.The ELR
is a well dressed Volt. The fact is customers are paying a huge premium for
a pretty face and nice body. It cost nearly double a Volt and roughly the
same as the acknowledged best car in the world the Tesla Model S. Off the
line its zero to sixty is on par with a Honda Fit. Despite its mediocre
performance this car is a game-changer. Its a must have for the must havers.
If I had the money I would buy it as is. However I have to wonder
why Cadillac has not learned from the Cimmaron. Fortunately the Volt is ... more »
New Video By Anthony Lawson: Syria - The Crime And The Criminals
Things are again beginning to escalate in Syria.... As the world's short
attention span is kept on the current crisis in Ukraine, little attention
is paid to the ongoing "civil war" in Syria, where the evil forces of
US/NATO/Israel are still trying to have the popular government of Bashar
Al-Assad overthrown to make that nation another puppet nation of Jewish
interests.....The problem is that the good guys, the Syrian government
forces are winning this war to keep Syria free, and these evil governments
and their stooges in the Jewish controlled media do not like it one bit!
This is... more »
We need a universal DNA database
Lets start with Canada. The cost of violent crime in Canada is pegged at $8
Billion dollars a year. More than half that waste is sexual assault. If
every Canadian and every visitor to Canada had their DNA on record imagine
the impact on crime.
The logistics of tracking visitors could be problematic. To start just
take a swab and bag it. If evidence points to a visitor go back and do some
matching. Likely just knowing DNA was on file would deter most from placing
theirs in the wrong place.
The second huge benefit would be medical. Matches for bone marrow and
other procedures woul... more »
REPOSTED: PARADIGM REPORT (ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 12/27/2012)
*REPOSTING FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE MISSED HOW THIS JOURNEY TO MORROCO
BEGAN... -AK*
*AK Note: The following PDF has been HTML-ized **and *
*reformatted** for easier reading on the Internet, and** minor*
* spelling errors corrected. **For the original PDF*
*reference **document click the Scribd icon below:*
FINAL BULLET REPORT
∞ PARADIGM ∞
*INVESTIGATION AUTHORIZATION SUMMARY*
INVESTIGATION : "PARADIGM" SENSITIVITY : CLASSIFIED; CONFIDENTIAL ORIGINAL
PRIORITY : TIME PERMISSIVE AMENDMENTS : EPOCH-FACTUAL BASIS AUTHORIZED : YES ORIGINAL
TIME : DISCRETION OF INVESTIGATION LEAD AMEND... more »
Marlene Swetlishoff ~ HILARION 2014 March 2- 9, 2014
Marlene Swetlishoff ~ HILARION 2014 March 2- 9, 2014
Beloved Ones,
It is important to connect into one’s heart and follow its counsel and to
remember that some people are going through experiences in their present
moment that require one’s empathy, compassion and understanding as they
deal with their feelings in their own respective ways. Remember the love
that lies at the core of their being and in yours and just let it be
however it wishes to express itself. Some changes that occur in people’s
lives are those that create a total revaluation of how one views their own
and that... more »
Chicken Kiev, the BBC and Russia
My goodness, last night's *Newsnight *was quite something.
Especially remarkable was the tone it adopted over the Russia-Ukraine
conflict - particularly during Emily Maitlis's interview with the
newly-appointed Ukrainian interim economic minister, Pavlo Sheremeta.
Mr Sheremeta (who seems a reasonable sort of chap, unaffiliated to any
party) told her that the only way forward is for Ukraine to remain calm,
try to understand Russia's objections, and de-escalate the conflict through
purely peaceful means.
Again and again, in response, Emily asked Mr Sheremeta about why Ukrainian
f... more »
Randi the Riddler Goes BAT Shirt Crazy
If you are a BAT dedicated to ending high stakes tests and the testing
delivery system, Common Core, you may want to grab your BAT barf bag.
Ravitch Conference invited guest and Ravitch chum and Common Core fanatic,
Randi Weingarten, emerged from her meeting looking like Robin's mom.
The Divide over Market Efficiency
Here is a great article about Eugene Fama, Robert Shiller, and the debate
over the informational efficiency of financial markets.
Kremlin aide warns U.S. of response if sanctions imposed - RIA
Sergei Glazyev speaks during the 4th congress of the People's Will
political party in Moscow February 10, 2004. REUTERS/Alexander
Natruskin/Files
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/04/ukraine-crisis-russia-us-idINDEEA2305J20140304
*Kremlin aide warns U.S. of response if sanctions imposed - RIA*
MOSCOW Tue Mar 4, 2014 2:46pm IST
(Reuters) - A Kremlin aide was quoted on Tuesday as saying that if the
United States were to impose sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, Moscow might
be forced to drop the dollar as a reserve currency and refuse to pay off
any loans to U.S. banks.
Sergei Gl... more »
Jim Willie Bombshell: Saudi Royal Gold Ransacked in London to Prevent Default!
*Have they proven there was any gold there to begin with? -AK*
http://investmentwatchblog.com/jim-willie-bombshell-saudi-royal-gold-ransacked-in-london-to-prevent-default/
*Jim Willie Bombshell: Saudi Royal Gold Ransacked in London to Prevent
Default!*
March 1st, 2014
“There will be no easy heads-up alert on the quick changes to the gold
market. When the gold price starts rising, it will mean that China no
longer has been given the big wide berth in high volume cheap gold
purchases. A rising gold price will internally mean that the banks are
breaking, at the same time the Chinese... more »
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine - A New Cold War?
Is there a new Cold War? The situation in Ukraine is escalating with
Russian troops invading the Crimea, and with concerns about Russian
soldiers potentially advancing further. There has been a dip in world
markets in response to this news. The United States has halted trade and
investment talks with Russia and the planned G8 summit in Sochi looks to be
in trouble.
In the 21st century, an era of globalization and trade, a post-Cold War
era, this talk is shocking, and really does sound like another Cold War
could be upon us. Hopefully not, hopefully this situation will de-escalat... more »
There's Hope: Patrick Hope-- Guest Post From A Proud Virginia Progressive
I had a long talk about the crucial issues facing the country with
Arlington, Virginia Delegate Patrick Hope. His vision is progressive and
his temperament matches his vision. He'd make a great addition to the
Congressional Progressive Caucus. I asked him to introduce himself to *DWT*readers. He just sent this today:
Thank you for this opportunity to write a guest post on Down With Tyranny.
I've been a reader for many years-- luckily my voting record always has and
always will reflect my strong progressive values, so I’ll be able to avoid
being photoshopped into a clown like so ma... more »
Standard of review for questions of fact and questions of mixed law and fact is deference
*Skinner v. Thames Centre (Municipality)*, 2014 ONCA 164:
[11] The standard of review for questions of fact and questions of
mixed law and fact is deference, absent a palpable and overriding error or
an error in principle: Housen v. Nikolaisen, [2002] 2 S.C.J. No. 31, at
paras. 8, 10 and 37.
[12] The question is not whether this court would arrive at the same
decision on the evidence, but whether the application judge overlooked
important evidence in his decision and accordingly made a palpable and
overriding error. We are not persuaded that there was any such error in... more »
The Coming Implosion
Michael Harris writes that the Harper Party keeps moving closer to its own
self destruction. Last weekend, the Manning Conference stripped Mr. Harper
naked. He is no longer the leader of Canadian conservatives. Preston
Manning himself -- in polite language -- called Harper a dictator:
The man who laid the foundations for Stephen Harper’s political career in
1987 has urged the prime minister to restore democracy. Yikes! The only
place you need to restore democracy is somewhere that it doesn’t exist. Was
it possibly the gentlest way of telling someone they were a dictator?
Harper'... more »
The New York Times Puts Facts In Quotation Marks; Putin Says The US Government Is Led By Diabolical Doctors
An excerpt from, *"Citing ‘Coup’ in Ukraine, Putin Reserves Right to Use
Force"* The New York Times, March 4:
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday described the crisis in
Ukraine as the result of an *“unconstitutional coup,”* and said that Russia
reserved right to use force as “a last resort.”
He was speaking as Secretary of State John Kerry headed for Kiev to meet
with Ukraine’s fledgling leadership, which forced Mr. Yanukovych out of
office.
In televised remarks, Mr. Putin also said there was no need to use force at
the moment in Crimea, Ukraine’s southern region on ... more »
Why I Don't Care For The Jews
Peridically, I do get comments and questions that always ask the same
questions: Why do you "hate" the Jews so much? What have they ever done
to you?.....The answer is that I have no hatred for anyone that is not
evil, and from what we see with the machinations of this "tribe", they
truly are very evil! I also need not even look at what they have done to
me, personally, but at what they are doing to EVERYONE....I always ask
people if they have actually sat down and read their Protocols of the
Learned Elders of Zion, which is their blueprint for world
domination....People must alw... more »
Electoral Politics of Boundary Changing: Crimea is Complex!
Keith Darden points out that if Crimea secedes from Ukraine, electoral
outcomes in Ukraine would shift with fewer pro-Russia voters in the
political system, and that would be bad for Russia. This is not unique to
this case. In any successful secession or irredentist effort (the latter
refers to annexing a “lost” territory inhabited by
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Libya updates - March 2 , 2014 - Focus on political developments and security or the lack thereof developments ........
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Politics ......
Congress responds to attack by looking to sack Zeidan
*By Ahmed Elumami.*
[image: Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (Photo: Sami Zaptia).]
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (*Photo: Sami Zaptia*)
*Tripoli, 4 March 2014*:
Members of Congress say they are planning to sack the Prime Minister, Ali
Zeidan, at today’s session and pick an existing government minister as
caretaker premier pending agreement on new appointment.
The move is in response to Sunday’s assault on the General National
Congress (GNC) in which three members were wounded and others beaten.
Meeting in an emergency sessio... more »
Major Store Closures March 4 , 2012 - Radio shack announces major closures with 1,100 stores getting the ax ! Additional large closures and job cuts announced so far for March !
Job cuts / Major Store closures......
Major closures ......
RadioShack Posts Massive Loss, Will Close 1,000 Stores
[image: 24/7 Wall St.]
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RadioShack Corp. (RSH) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results
before markets opened Tuesday. The electronics retailer posted an adjusted
net earnings per share (EPS) loss of $1.29 on $935.4 million in revenue. In
the same period a year ago, the company reported EPS of $0.07 on revenues
of $1.17 billion. Fourth-quarter results also compare to the Thomson
Reut... more »
Fukushima nuclear debacle updates March 2 , 2014 - While the US and Japanese government , along with Tepco continue to lie / cover up / fail to adequately warn the public - we finally see some media coverage ( Fox and PBS ) bring sunlight where there has been darkness ...... Fukushima Diary missives set forth the duct tape and string operation at the Fukushima facility ( epic fail ) , human workers forced to remove highly contaminated water by manual boring ??
Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
Energy News - Japan.....
04:02 PM EST on March 2nd, 2014 | 40 comments
Asahi: ‘Mind-boggling’ cesium levels far from Fukushima plant — Japan
Times: “Health ministry in denial” — Interview: “They force us to forget
everything”; Gov’t radiation levels “complete fiction”; “Mass media is
biggest criminal… worse than Tepco”
10:56 AM EST on March 2nd, 2014 | 99 comments
NBC in Washington D.C. goes live with ‘Breaking News’ from Fukushima:
“Troubling news out of Japan”; Fish showing high levels of radiation — and
some of that radioactive contamination could actually be hitting the US in
w... more »
The end
The pool swim with the Angelitos kids this past weekend had a certain
poignancy about it. I expect there will be one more and then we'll be gone,
back to Canada to start whatever the next adventure will be.
We always knew there would be an end to our time with the orphans. I
imagine it kept the relationship at something of an arm's length from the
beginning, knowing that there was no future together that we were building
toward. A little detachment has proven to be a good thing already, what
with six of the kids having vanished from our lives during these two years,
whisked ... more »
New Jersey Updates March 2 , 2014 -- Chris Christie faces new scrutiny -- Top Christie Port Authority appointees devised toll-hike plan to bolster image of NJ, NY governors ( Baroni and Wildstein in the center of another messy situation ) ...... Bridgegate Updates -- Christie bridge scandal: Police tapes show scope of Fort Lee traffic problems ....... FIRED SANDY-AID CONTRACTOR COLLECTED $32.7 MILLION – AND DEMANDS $18.4M MORE
Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Christie_appointees_at_Port_Authority_led_a_secret_toll-hike_push.html
Top Christie Port Authority appointees devised toll-hike plan to bolster
image of NJ, NY governors
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STAFF WRITER
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[image: A day before Port Authority commissioners were set to vote on an
immediate $4 toll increase in 2011, the governors of New Jersey and New
York said in a joint statement that they would support a lower toll hike.]
FIL... more »
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*Watson Proposes Offbeat View of Diabetes—Oxidants Too Scarce, Not Too
Abundant*
*The antioxidant religion has been running against the research evidence
for a long time but it is said that bad theories are only cast out by
better theories. That now seems to have happened. A very distinguished
man proposes that it's more oxidants that we need!*
Nobel laureate James D. Watson, Ph.D., co-discoverer of the structure of
DNA, is forwarding a bold hypothesis—diabetes arises from a deficiency in
biological oxidants. This hypothesis directly opposes the usual view, which
holds that dia... more »
PEZ: Is that the way it should be?
http://www.pezmusic.com.au/
Pez's debut album, A Mind of My Own, was produced by Matik,(DEKAH1) with
contributions from members of TZU, The Cat Empire and Blue King Brown. It
was released on 4 October 2008 by Soulmate Records (distributed by Inertia)
and peaked at #19 on the ARIA Urban albums chart and #8 on the AIR albums
chart. The single "The Festival Song" peaked at #14 on the ARIA Australian
Singles charts and #1 on the AIR singles chart.
Pez appeared for the first time in a Triple J Hottest 100 with one entry in
the 2008 countdown; "The Festival Song" at number 7.
Pez has a... more »
The Ugly American: Obama Throws Tantrum over Ukraine
There was once a time when I thought that the prospects of a Sarah Palin
presidency were the blood thirsty old bastard McCain to have kicked the
bucket had he beaten Barack Obama in 2008 would be the end of the world as
we know it. But in now watching this current reckless administration
careening around I have to admit that I was likely wrong. Palin was an
abject moron but it is precisely that quality which would have limited the
amount of damage that she would do in that she would have been kept a good
distance from the nuclear launch codes and relegated to a purely figurehead
r... more »
What Else Is There?
It is the power of capital that corrupts and debases our democracy. There
are only a few alternatives to choose from when it comes to strategies to
destroy this power:
The Liberal Party of Canada strategy of working hand-glove with capitalism
in order to attempt to impose your idea of "reasonable" behaviour upon it.
Well, we all know how that's worked out.
The NDP approach. Campaign from the centre-left for decades. Cave to
"reality" when in power and become Liberals. (Rae, Romanow, Dexter, the
Manitoba NDP) Whatever.
Vote Green and believe in eco-capitalism as well as in your abil... more »
Mearsheimer, Taiwan, and the future
[image: EastCoastMar201472]
*The rift valley, morning*.
*Frozone: One more shot from his death ray, and I'm an epitaph. Somehow, I
manage to find cover, and what does Baron von Ruthless do?*
*Mr. Incredible: (laughing) He starts monologuing?*
*Frozone: He starts monologuing! He goes into this prepared speech about
how feeble I am, compared to him! How inevitable my defeat is! How the
World! Will soon! Be his!*
*Mr. Incredible: Yammerin'!*
*Frozone: Yammering! I mean, the guy has me on a platter and he won't shut
up!*
Mearsheimer's Say Good-bye to Taiwan, which raised hackles among man... more »
The BBC must be so frustrated this morning
Ordinarily the news that a David Cameron aide had been arrested for
anything, let alone an offence "relating to child abuse imagery", would be
headline news at the BBC.
However the PIE affair is still hanging over Labour's Deputy Leader Harriet
Harman and her husband Jack "winner of an all women's shortlist" Dromey.
Also we all remember very clearly that the BBC ignored the PIE story until
it was impossible to continue to do so.
So the BBC just can't go big on this story, they must be so frustrated this
morning.
BBC fakery
I'm just watching an old Top Gear, it's what Dave HD was made for, and it's
the one where Jeremy Clarkson drives a Peel P50 microcar.
Ostensibly he's travelling to work but in reality that car park that he
starts off in is one of the car parks in the newer BBC compound off of the
A40. So the route Jeremy takes, so far as we can see, is out of the BBC,
then east along Holland Park Avenue before turning left out of Wood lane
onto the A402 on Shepherds Bush and then and east along Holland Park Avenue
before parking in front of the same (or one of the same) buildings he was
originally p... more »
eBook Subscription Part 2: The Players
We have seen the demise of the traditional book club, but we have to ask,
why? Was it a case that they held onto their old model and believed that
change wasn’t required, or that that their demise happened too soon before
the digital opportunities were possible, or did the new Internet retailers
just blindside them, or did they simply just lack vision?
We are reminded of the Michael Porter quote, ‘The greatest danger in times
of turbulence is to do act with yesterday’s logic.’
We can’t bring back the BCA or Readers Digest, but we can now see their
potential digital replacements... more »
UK Eurovision Entry 2014
When I heard Molly Smitten-Downes is to be our sacrificial victim entrant
for Eurovision this year, I was hoping for something a bit poppy. Nay,
*dancey*. After all, when she was one half of Stunt our Molly was party to
a few bouncy numbers that did okay with the music-buying public, not least
the execrable reworking of *Encore Une Fois*. But no, sod what I think. And
forget about the kind of musics our Eurovision partners like and vote for,
which also tends to be poppy and dancey. Auntie, as always, knows best.
So, what do you think? Nil points?
More thoughts on response to Ukraine
Whatever
the coming days and weeks and months bring in Ukraine, the Russian
annexing of Crimea demonstrates that Putin is an unstable 'leader'. All
those pictues of a shirtless Putin wading up rivers and riding horses
weren't just the Russian version of shots of Harper with kittens.
He's probably gambled that the European dependence on Russian oil and
gas, and the global incentive not to mess
SAVILE AND US SPY BASES
*Savile, who lived near two US spy bases. Charles Frith .*
It has been alleged that Sir Jimmy Savile operated a pedophile ring with
the help of Peter Jaconelli a top Conservative party politician in North
Yorkshire in the UK.
"Real Whitby has consistently alleged that Jimmy Savile operated in
Scarborough and Whitby in a paedophile-ring with Peter Jaconelli."
*Savile and Jaconelli. 'AIR FORCE BROUGHT ABUSERS TO CHILD SEX ORGIES /
Jimmy Savile; Jaconelli; Dr Who; Elm Guest House *
Allegedly, the police, including Deputy Chief Constable Sue Cross of the
notorious North Yorkshire Pol... more »
lessons from wisconsin and michigan: tim hudak's threat to ontario workers is not over
Last September, when Tim Hudak announced that he intended to break
Ontario's unions, it came as no surprise to labour activists. The head of
Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party, cynically framing the issue as
one of "choice," talked about "right-to-work" - a familiar euphemism for
union busting - and repealing the Rand Formula. That 1946 Canadian Supreme
Court decision ensures that everyone who enjoys the benefits of belonging
to a union contributes union dues, which in turn ensures that union
workplaces can survive.
And *that*, in turn, sets a standard for *all* Ontario worker... more »
Corporate Slavery Today - the irony of the TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE Oscar win!
I mean, the fact that the title TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE ties in almost
perfectly with the twelve years anniversay of 9/11 (it premiered at the
Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2013). Kind of a lovely slap in the
slave face with the butt end of a whip, kind of a lovely series of whip
marks across the collective back, no?
But let's not discuss the ATROCITY OF 9/11 again, let's instead discuss
this spurious claim (by the film's P.R. i.e. speech writing, team) that
there are still 20,000,000 people born into and living in slavery today.
What a crock of shit.
Are we asleep, finally, a... more »
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*John Barry decries efforts to shelve oil lawsuit ~Will Sentell, The
Advocate*
More Than 50 % Of B.C., Canada Says No To GMO
[image: Foto: B.C.s fight against Frankenstein foods is growing fast and
furious. Demand for food free of genetically modified organisms surges
as
concerned consumers question whether these foods are dangerous. Read and
watch video here:
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/story.html?id=9570214&fb_comment_id=fbc_217164531817391_371481_217275535139624#f13dfd66b4
#VancouverSun #RandyShore #GMOs #LabelGMOs #BC #Organic #Frankenfoods
#Farmers #Herbicides #Geneticengineering #gmofreecanada]
B.C.s fight against Frankenstein foods is growing fast and furious.
Demand
for food free of geneti... more »
Trade war against Russia would be an insanity
Obama's administration knows that it is not adequate to launch a hot war
against Russia just because the two countries disagree about the recent
events in Ukraine and what should be done about them to improve the
situation. But the White House is apparently thinking about some
significant economic sanctions against the Russian Bear and wants the
European countries to join. Not too surprisingly, Europe lives in a
different world – one that is closer to Russia – so the European leaders
mostly disagree.
*A car from Marussia Motors. This is what an average car produced in an
average ... more »
Russia's Soft Power In Crimea; End of Superpower Era; Will FIFA Boycott Russia For Intervention In Ukraine?
*Obama to Putin in a future speech: "No football for you." *
An excerpt from, *"Soft Power 2.0: Reshaping Russia’s foreign policy"* by
Anastasia Markitan, RBTH, September 2, 2013:
With the world becoming increasingly interconnected, the conventional
diplomatic methods and technology are giving place to the so-called ‘soft
power’. While the western countries are widely endorsing public diplomacy
and international development as the soft power instruments, Russia is only
developing new tools of its foreign policy.
*In mid-February President Vladimir Putin unveiled an updated Foreign... more »
PRISON PLANET COMES TOP
*Prison Planet Alexa Rank*
* United States 3,165 United Kingdom 10,936*
*Global Research Alexa Rank*
*[image: United States Flag] United States 5,485 *
*[image: United Kingdom Flag] United Kingdom 8,267*
*David Icke Alexa rank*
*[image: United States Flag] United States 5,541*
*[image: United Kingdom Flag] United Kingdom 1,023 *
*whatreallyhappened.com Alexa Rank United States 7,202 United Kingdom 5,276
Thailand 9,183*
*Voltairenet.org Alexa Rank United States 66,489 France 2,657*
*Aangirfan* *Alexa Rank*
* United States 58,731 United Kingdom 25,844 Thailand 12,5... more »
Code Pink Medea's Tweets from Cairo Airport Jail
Medea:
"Help. They broke my arm. Egypt police."
March 3, 2014: 12:30 am Pacific time: Code Pink's Medea Benjamin,
jailed in Cairo airport to prevent her from going to Gaza, just tweeted:
"Help. They broke my arm. Egypt police." She was to be in Gaza for
International Women's Day. She was deported to Turkey. Scroll down for
today's Democracy Now!
Free, Free Medea Benjamin!
Posted by Alli
Michael James : Poor whites respond to Black rebellion, plus Buffalo Gap and the Klan, 1967-’68
The summers of 1967 and ’68 were hot — real hot — and we were in the ‘guts
of the ogre.’ By Michael James | The Rag Blog | March 3, 2014 [In this
series, Michael James is sharing images … finish reading Michael James :
Poor whites respond to Black rebellion, plus Buffalo Gap and the Klan,
1967-’68
Sandy Hook HOAX! - Sherrie Questioning All Shows Proof That The Criminals Modified The "Crime Scene" At The Phony School!
The Sandy Hook hoax and operation is now being blown wide open on an almost
daily basis... The criminals are now running scared and have resorted to
pleading with the US Government to have all evidence now suppressed for the
"sake of the families" involved in this fraud... This is a travesty of
justice, and should show everyone now that this was indeed a fraud, and an
operation where NOBODY died....
Sherrie, who writes the excellent blog: Sherrie Questioning All, at
www.sherriequestioningall.blogspot.com, has done some valuable research in
showing that Sandy Hook was indeed an opera... more »
Some Details on the First NPE Conference
The first annual Network for Public Education (NPE) Conference was this
past weekend, on Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2, 2014. Below is a
news brief on the conference: I participated in the NPE conference as a
member of three panel discussions, the topics being investigative
journalism, philanthropy (as such is undermining the democratic […]
Tomorrow May Be Primary Day In Texas, But This Is NOT A State Of Miracles By Any Stretch Of The Imagination
Did you ever believe all those claims-- primarily pushed on a credulous
national media by Rick Perry's similarly ridiculous presidential campaign--
that Texas, using Austeritarian economic models that have failed everywhere
else in the world, was enjoying a time of great prosperity when the rest of
us were suffering? I never did-- not for a moment. They have oil and they
have rich people consuming conspicuously-- but normal Texans were in the
same condition as everyone else impacted by the disastrous GOP economic
agenda of the Bush years. And today *Washington Monthly* editor Phil... more »
Debate On Russia-Ukraine Events: Stephen Cohen Takes Christiane Amanpour To School On CNN
Title: Russia-Ukraine debate sparks fiery exchange. Source: CNN. Date
Published: March 3.
A is for Asbestos
*Dr. Cooke testified that his examination of the lungs indicated old
scarring indicative of a previous, healed, tuberculosis infection, and
extensive fibrosis, in which were visible "particles of mineral matter ...
of various shapes, but the large majority have sharp angles. The size
varies from 393.6 to 3 µm in length....*
*[These] originated from asbestos and were, beyond a reasonable doubt, the
primary cause of the fibrosis of the lungs and therefore of death"*
*Dr William Edmund Cooke, *
*Pathologist and Bacteriologist,*
*Wigan Infirmary and Leigh Infirmary, 1927*
LLOYD'S OF L... more »
Sarah Palin Now (Purposely) Ignored By Repub Honchos? (At Least the Top One, Anyway) UNC Edges Notre Dame!
Sarah Palin making the RNC proud to have chosen her as their VP candidate.
After seeing this picture I couldn't help from quoting our highly estimable
source at the Immoral Minority on the latest greatest Republican women
kudos emanating from the top of the top (Breitbart!): So RNC Chairman
Pr(i)ebus issued this statement two days ago. Here is where he lists some
of the admirable women
Tennessee School Board Model for Resistance to CorpEd
*RESOLUTION OF THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION*
*IN OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION*
*THREATENING A FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM*
*WHEREAS*, Rutherford County Schools are not for sale; and
*WHEREAS*, a number of bills are being advanced before the State of
Tennessee’s legislature by private lobbyists and for profit companies aimed
at privatizing the State of Tennessee’s free public education system; and
*WHEREAS, *a number of out of state companies and alleged non-profit
organizations are lobbying our State Representatives and our State Senators
to obtain funds from the public... more »
US Attempts to Vilify Russia are Astounding Hypocrisy
[image: 443]*March 4, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - New Eastern Outlook) - In
the wake of the West’s horrifying handiwork in Libya, Syria, Iraq, and
Afghanistan, condemnation for Russia’s “intervention” falls flat. For all
intents and purposes, “intervention” in Ukraine has already been carried
out. Without the extensive backing by the West, its media machine, its
corporate-funded foundations, and covert political manipulation for years
in Eastern Europe and in Ukraine in particular, the “Euromaiden” mobs would
never have materialized in the first place – let alone successfully
overthrow... more »
Christy Clark`s LNG Super-Power Dreams Dashed(Mainstrean media offers stale leftovers edition)
Nothing
to see here folks, move along, an article in the Globe n Mail on
LNG..
Particularly on not if Japan restarts their nuclear plants but when, and
the collapse of the North American/Asian price differential, already in
freefall..
It`s a fairly good read,
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/japans-nuclear-power-plan-changes-the-price-equation-for-bc-lng/article17213591/
The
writer is basically saying that LNG demand will crash, that the
anticipated price differential gravy is gone because Japan is restarting
their nuclear fa... more »
“The Giant Lie About Fukushima”
*“The Giant Lie About Fukushima”*
by Karl Grossman
“With the third anniversary of the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
catastrophe coming next week, the attempted Giant Lie about the disaster
continues—a suppression of information, an effort at dishonesty of
historical dimensions. It involves international entities, especially the
International Atomic Energy Agency, national governmental bodies—led in
Japan by its current prime minister, the powerful nuclear industry and a
“nuclear establishment” of scientists and others with a vested interest in
atomic energy.
Deception was... more »
in a "graphic memoir," Roz Chast looks back: "Can't We Talk About Something More PLEASANT?"
*Roz says she was never able to get her parentsto talk about their wishes
for, you know, the end.*
*Her parents, who were born 11 days apart in 1912 and had known each other
practically all their lives, "had tough lives," says Roz, "way, way tougher
than mine."*
*by Ken*
It's not exactly a secret that I am in awe of Roz Chast. For my money *New
Yorker* cartooning has never been richer and more robust than it is now,
and there's no *New Yorker* cartoonist whose sensibility and art reach me
more directly. I've been hooked since her, er, unorthodox cartoons began
appearing in the... more »
US Nuclear Crisis News -- March 2 , 2014 ( yes , we have major ongoing nuclear issues here in the Homeland and not just literal fallout from Fukushima debacle ) .... Focus on Hanford and Washington State , WIPP and New Mexico ........ Both situations are exceedingly dangerous and the news of said dangers just nor being provided to the public by the government or media
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Energy News - US / Canada ......
04:35 AM EST on March 2nd, 2014 | 60 comments
Emergency plan activated after ‘massive’ crack found in dam near nuclear
site — Official: ‘Serious problem’; Failure risk ‘sufficiently high’ —
NOAA: “Potential for rapid increase in flows” — Gov’t: Flooding could
release radioactive waste from Hanford (VIDEO)
09:52 PM EST on March 1st, 2014 | 99 comments
CNN: “Horrible medical mystery… alarming rate of birth defects” in
Washington — Babies missing parts of brain, skull — Mother outraged at
gov’t — Nurse: “It’s very scary… absolutely something going on” — ... more »
“The War on the Poor and Working Families”
*“The War on the Poor and Working Families”*
by MoveOn.org
“Robert Reich connects the dots to show how a range of positions, on issues
ranging from the minimum wage to unemployment insurance to food stamps,
work together to keep poor and working families in desperate situations-
and calls on all of us to do something about it. We can get started by
calling our senators via the Senate Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, and
urging them to extend emergency unemployment insurance. This video is the
latest Robert Reich collaboration with MoveOn.org Civic Action.”
- http://www.youtube.com/wat... more »
#optout Chicago: Administrator Pledge
Michelle Gunderson: Administrator’s Pledge on Ethical Treatment of Students
Who Opt Out Originally appeared
here: http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2014/03/michelle_gunderson_shares_an_a.html
Filed under: GUEST POSTS Tagged: chicago, chicago boycott, opt out
Butt Farce
Today, Steve's partisan puppet Speaker Andrew Scheer punted a decision
about Brad Butt lying to the House *twice* about personally witnessing
vouching election fraud back to the House for debate. Because you can lie
in the House, apparently - you just can't use the words "lie" or "liar".
You'll recall this bs about vouching encouraging voter fraud was the excuse
the Cons gave to explain why they want their Fair Elections Act to prohibit
vouching in future elections. And Butt sits on the committee studying it -
PROC, the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, consisting... more »
Ukraine Re- Revolution updates March 2 , 2014 -- Updates of the day from the Crimean Region , reaction to the Crimean Re0revolution , reactions to the Russian reaction and decision to come to the aid of russian citizens and russian interests.....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Quick round up from Saturday news of the day....
Ukraine Threatens War Over Crimea, But Options Are LimitedWeek After
Takeover, Interim Govt Not Ready for War With Russia
by Jason Ditz, March 01, 2014
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With autonomous Crimea’s parliament approving a referendum for secession
and Russia’s parliament approving military action in the area, the week-old
Ukraine interim government is getting the sense that its maritime province
is quickly slipping away. That’s got them riled up, and threatening war.
That’s the rhetoric the anti-Russia protesters in Kiev wan... more »
Kerry to Kiev as Neocon Washington Post Wails for War
Secretary of State John Kerry, fresh off of his whirlwind tour of the
Sunday morning lie factories is heading to Kiev to bolster the illegitimate
western backed government that just toppled democratically elected
President Viktor Yanukovych. Kerry has been dispatched with a mandate from
the narcissist in chief Barack Obama to ensure that the loathed Russian
leader Vladimir Putin is made to lick the star-spangled jackboots of Uncle
Sam for his recalcitrance in saving Snowden from one of Obama’s torture
black sites and then intervening to stop the war on Syria. The Skull and
Bones p... more »
Russia setting the agenda in Ukraine- Crimea- Nuland really did " F" Europe
Here is the latest I have been able to quickly round up:
Russia/Crimea/UN/
*Russia setting agenda in Ukraine-*
Russia called for a national unity deal in Ukraine even as it tightened
its stranglehold over Crimea, a bold combination of diplomacy and
escalating military pressure. The U.S. and European Union floundered for
solutions — while global markets panicked over the prospect of violent
upheaval in the heart of Europe.
The use of the word *stranglehold* is interesting and evocative but not
accurate.
Recent news is reporting, according to the western backed regime change
govern... more »
BATs: Sanitized for Weingarten’s Protection?
On the second day of the NPE Conference in Austin, I was working at home,
with one browser tab open to the livestream of the conference and another
open to the Twitter feed about it. At one point, I saw a tweet that Randi
Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, was not going
[…]
A Note on the Ukrainian Revolution
In his polemic against "anti-authoritarian" socialists, Engels said this of
revolution.
A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the
act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon the other part
by means of rifles, bayonets and cannon — authoritarian means, if such
there be at all; and if the victorious party does not want to have fought
in vain, it must maintain this rule by means of the terror which its arms
inspire in the reactionists.
Engels goes on to note that the problem with the 1871 Paris Commune was not
so much its authoritaria... more »
DCCC's Red To Blue List-- Feebler Than Ever
DCCC downgrades 2 of its worst recruits, Aguilar and Garrison
Today the DCCC announced its Red-to-Blue program. Not every one of Steve
Israel's ridiculous Jump Start candidates made it to the Red to Blue List
and two, empty suit Pete Aguilar (CA-31) and ex-CIA agent Kevin Strouse
were downgraded completely. Aguilar's D+5 district is now listed as a Red
to Blue district, which was what Israel should have done from the start--
but was forced into by endorsements of the progressive in the race, Eloise
Reyes, by a number of congressmembers, particularly Xavier Becerra and,
today, Lucille... more »
As tensions build, U.S. facing 'zero options' in Ukraine [PBS]
Video Title: As tensions build, U.S. facing 'zero options' in Ukraine.
Source: PBS NewsHour. Date Published: March 2. Description:
As tension between the United States and Russia escalates, and Secretary of
State John Kerry announced plans to visit Kiev on Tuesday, analysts are
looking to history for clues for what may happen next. Stephen Cohen,
professor emeritus of Russian Studies at New York University and of
politics at Princeton University joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.
"But if there was a war, and I mean literally, even if we're not religious,
we need to pray there is not a... more »
Turn off the TV news America, lest you end up supporting a war that could end in a nuclear exchange ...based purely on lies. PCR: "Everyone needs to understand that Washington is lying about Ukraine just as Washington lied about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, just as Washington lied about Iranian nukes, just as Washington lied about Syrian president Assad using chemical weapons, just as Washington lied about Afghanistan, Libya, NSA spying, torture. What hasn’t Washington lied about?"
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*» Washington’s Arrogance, Hubris, and Evil Have Set the Stage for War*
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Washington’s Arrogance, Hubris, and Evil Have Set the Stage for War
Paul Craig Roberts
In some quarters public awareness is catching up with Stephen Lendman,
Michel Chossudovsky, Rick Rozoff, myself and a few others in realizing the
grave danger in the crisis that Washington has created in Ukraine.
The puppet polit... more »
Critical Pedagogy or Core Knowledge?
Critical Pedagogy or Core Knowledge?. via Critical Pedagogy or Core
Knowledge?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
The Washington Post is confused by NAEP scores!
*MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014*
*In the wake of the Howard Beale Show:* We’ve often mentioned the liberal
world’s indifference to the interests of low-income children.
To all intents and purposes, the interests of low-income kids never get
mentioned on MSNBC. Issues surrounding urban and low-income schools are
completely and wholly ignored.
Out in the wider press corps, how thoroughly does no one care? Consider the
bungling in a news report in last Friday’s Washington Post.
At the start of Emma Brown’s report, a DC council member was complaining
the good complaint—or at least, so it seeme... more »
Updated: Benjamin Fulford - March 3, 2014: Secret cabal surrender negotiations continue as their Ukraine bluff is called after an exchange of nuclear threats
*Updated 3/4/2014 33 Dead on Train in China killed by attackers *
*Use higher discernment with what is below. The "cabal" may dream up crazy
plots but it doesn't mean that Eternal Essence in each in-body-ment is
going to allow it to happen. They just tighten the noose on their
inbodyment and foreclose on themselves energetically. *
*One item pops out, Nara Japan. The Nara clan is the esoteric branch of
the Dragon society, known as the "shadow workers" (spiritual ninjas),
historically they have been the ones who built the Shinto temples and
service the Shinto goddess "Benten" ... more »
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