English: The Mahdi or For the Victoria cross Caption: Scene 1st. Sunset in the Soudan. The declaration of hostilities and persecution of Christians by the Soudanese. No. 97.B.46. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Syrian Archbishop tells USA: Stop Murdering Syrians
Video Title: Syrian Archbishop tells USA: Stop Murdering Syrians. Source:
Mussalaha Reconciliation. Date Published: March 2, 2014. Description:
This is an excerpt from an interview with the Archbishop of Hassakeh-Nisibi
for the Syriac Catholics, Jacques Behnan Hindo, where he expresses his
anger at Western foreign policy that has been actively backing hardline
Wahhabi terrorists to topple the Syrian government while causing all
Syrians to suffer as a result.
Quote:
"I myself am not that much for the government. However, when I compare what
awaits me with these people to what I have... more »
Rick Perry inspires at CPAC: "Good morning, America"...
*I still like Rick Perry.*
I leave you with this as I dash off to work.
Watch "There Is No European Demos: Why AECR will not propose a candidate for the Commission Presidency" on YouTube
EU democracy? A chimera...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngp1V3M1NVA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Justice Vic Toews
*OTTAWA, March 7, 2014* – The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for
Central Nova, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today
announced the following appointment:
*The Honourable Victor E. Toews* is appointed a judge of the Court of
Queen's Bench of Manitoba to replace Mr. Justice D.P. Bryk, who elected to
become a supernumerary judge as of February 16, 2014.
Mr. Justice Toews received a Bachelor of Laws from Robson Hall, University
of Manitoba, in 1976 and was admitted to the Bar of Manitoba in 1977. He
received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of ... more »
Watch "BDS Bullies at NUI Galway"
The sound of prejudice...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoHKOZUEJcE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
And finally...
Oh, those i's and t's!
I just can't leave them be without wanting every last one of them dotted
and crossed, so here's a final post about that flippin' "suppressed"
immigration that *Newsnight *was so pleased with itself about the other
night, and about which you're probably well and truly sick of hearing
about!...
Last night's *Newsnight* did return to the story but, rather like Ian
Katz's tweet earlier in the day heavily insinuating that the government
chose yesterday to release the report because it was 'a good day to bury
bad news' (because of the latest Stephen Lawrence repo... more »
"I Rise Today To Talk About The Persecution Of Christians Around The World!" Congressman Byrne; Hezbollah's Leader to Christians: 'Where are your Churches, Crosses, & Nuns?' - English Subtitles
The main reason why Christians are under threat in Syria and across the
Middle East is because Congressman Byrne's own lunatic government is
backing extremist forces like Al-Qaeda with money and weapons, not because
of the attitudes of the people of these countries towards Christians.
Blaming the governments of Syria, Egypt, and Iraq for the persecution of
Christians is a bit rich when it is the U.S. government that has backed
anti-Christian Al-Qaeda terrorists in these countries.
Along with Al-Qaeda and other intolerant groups, the other force that is
threatening and persecuting C... more »
Will BRAVO Spawn A Monster This November… In Charleston?
No one knows if South Carolina Republican-turned-Libertarian Thomas Ravenel
is floating trial balloons about running for Senate this year-- against his
nemesis Lindsey Graham-- as a publicity stunt for his new BRAVO TV show, Southern
Charm or if his participation in the shocking TV show is a publicity stunt
for his Senate run. But this week the *Post and Courier* broke the story--
for those who didn't watch the first episode of the bizarre
Charleston-based reality-sit-com-- that Ravenel may take on Lindsey Grahamas an independent candidate.
For those who haven't been following the... more »
\(P=NP\) is conceivable; there is no partial evidence in purely discrete mathematics
Scott Aaronson of MIT has finally written his new essay
The Scientific Case for \(P\neq NP\)
where your humble correspondent is appointed as the spokesman of the people
who suggest that
\(P\neq NP\) is just “a fashionable dogma of the so-called experts,”
something that’s no more likely to be true than false.
A fine summary, by the way.
We the doubters can even point to at least one accomplished complexity
theorist, Dick Lipton, who publicly advocates agnosticism about whether
\(P=NP\), Scott says. (Check that my text on \(P=NP\) and the Erdös problemthat was written two weeks earli... more »
“Christie’s Bridge, Netanyahu’s Diet”
*“Christie’s Bridge, Netanyahu’s Diet”*
by Thomas Are
“It’s been a half a year and Chris Christie is still in the news. At least
his administration is in trouble because they shut down two of three access
lanes to the George Washington Bridge. Last August, a deputy chief of
staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, emailed David Wildstein, the governor’s
appointee to the Port Authority, saying, “Time for some traffic problems in
Fort Lee.” Wildstein responded, “Got it.” And, “it” caused a huge traffic
jam for days and the question remains, “Did Christie know about it?”
Americans just won’t put ... more »
CORRUPTION SPREADS: The drinking game!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014*
*Part 4—Sober as a judge:* Incomparably, your Daily Howler keeps
demanding—and getting—results.
Yesterday, MSNBC brought itself up to date with respect to its transcripts.
In fairness, we’d be slow to post transcripts too, if we had transcripts
like theirs.
The background:
On Wednesday morning, the New York Times reported on a four-page statement
it said it had received from Paul Nunziato’s lawyer.
Nunziato is head of the Port Authority police union. (He hasn’t stepped
down or been fired.) On Wednesday evening, Rachel Maddow built two segments
around the ... more »
Let's do some critical thinking
Sent to the Denver Post, March 7.
The Douglas County school superintendent says that students should not just
"compare and contrast" but "create and evaluate" and engage in critical
thinking ("Educators to state: Let's go above common core," March 6).
Agreed.
Let's start by evaluating whether we should have common core standards and
tests at all.
How many policy makers are aware of these facts?
(1) US students do very well on international tests when we control for
poverty: There is no crisis.
(2) 23% of our children live in poverty.
(3) Poverty means lack of good food, lack of h... more »
More Cyber Punk Wear
Read all about the Tsar proof clothing. This joins the bullet proof suit,
drone proof hoodie and the video disruptive cap in the modern wardrobe.
H/T Boing Boing
Meet Ukraine's kosher "ultra-nationalists"
*The Jewish Daily Forward* recently published an interesting - and quite
revealing - article about Ukraine's supposed "ultra-nationalist" movement
Right Sector and its leader, Dmitry Yarosh.
Israel’s ambassador in Kiev, Reuven Din El, opened a hotline with a
Ukrainian ultra-nationalist movement to “prevent provocations.”
The agreement came at the end of a meeting held last week between Din El
and Dmitry Yarosh, the leader of the Right Sector paramilitary group, which
participated in the overthrow of the government of President Viktor
Yanukovych.
In the meeting, “Dmitry Yarosh stres... more »
CIA = Caught in Act
So what's more horrendous -- that the CIA was caught spying on United
States Senators, or that the CIA appears to be getting away with it,
gleefully thumbing its nose at all of us because it enjoys the full faith
and protection of elected officials past, present, and future?
Just who was caught, and who has already been captured? (Hint: every
compromised elected official with a past, a cell phone, and a computer)
When even Rachel Maddow, who normally makes me cringe because she is
normally such a shill for the Obama Administration and the Democrats, calls
the spying scandal "the dea... more »
Ukraine: Inflamed? Guerilla war? MSM media silence on the fascism in Ukraine?
*2 updates below: *
I have spent quite a bit of time reading this morning. First some recent
stuff and then some history.
*Tymoshenko warns of guerrilla war*
Leading Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko said there was a danger of
guerrilla war in Crimea should it be incorporated into Russia and appealed
to Germany and others on Friday for immediate economic sanctions against
Moscow.
Should this be taken as a threat by the fascist forces in NATO and in the
Ukraine that she is allied with?
Is this when the Tatar and friend mercenaries will come into play?
Worrisome.
*CNN- Why Wes... more »
Stop Mass Warrant Free Surveillance for the second time!
Link to stop this fascism.
Remember that favorite of babysitters from coast to cost Mr Vic. He said
"either your with us or your with the child molesters" last time they tried
to pass this bill. Well this time Peter McKay is trying to stuff the same
garbage into a On line bully bill. Last time Open Media got 120,000
Canadians to sign up, lets hope they are still aware.
Fraud vitiating sexual consent
R. v. Hutchinson 2014 SCC 19:
[67] As we have seen, "fraud" for the purposes of
consent has two elements: (1) dishonesty, which can include the
non-disclosure of important facts; and (2) deprivation or risk of
deprivation in the form of serious bodily harm which results from the
dishonesty: *Cuerrier*. Did the Crown prove that no consent was obtained by
virtue of fraud?
[68] The dishonesty in this case is evident and
admitted. Mr. Hutchinson obtained the complainant's consent to sexual
intercourse only by failing to disclose the c... more »
Answering The Questions As To Why I, As A Canadian, Am Concerned About The Fraud Sandy Hook Shooting!
Sandy Hook.... After all this time and all the rhetoric, I for one am
SHOCKED that the people just do not get it.... This was indeed an operation
carried out by the US Government and their own "Department Of Homeland
Security" for the goals of striking the psychological effect of fear into
the American public so that they will again surrender their weapons as
granted to them by the second Amendment to the US Constitution, as well as
giving up more of their "freedoms and liberties" in return for a measure
of "security".... But the American people still do not get it... For when
they... more »
China's Official News Site - Commentary; U.S., Delusional,Blamed for Ukraine Crisis, Forced Pro-Russian President out.
China's official state News Website has a scathing commentary on Ukraine
and what is happening there. They call the U.S. 'delusional' and were
behind the ousting of the Pro Russian government to install their own
controlled Pro Western government. Understand China's leaders will not come
right out and say these things. They allow them to be said on their
official site through commentary.
Harper's 'Fair' Elections Act
Has Harper gone crazy? Does he care about democracy? He seems more and
more a dictator. Harper's Conservatives even shortened debate in the House
of Commons over this bill.
The Chief Electoral Officer was not involved in the drafting process, he
only saw it after the media did. Usually, for a bill of this nature, the
Chief Electoral Officer would be involved. This bill limits the ability of
the Chief Electoral Officer to communicate with the public, he stated that
he is barred from talking about democracy.
It was quite something watching Harper's Minister of State for Undemocrati... more »
David Coleman's New SAT: Still Racist, Still Classist
It should come as no surprise that the head of the College Board, David
Coleman, has made the new SAT more in line with the Common Core. One thing
he can't change, even with efforts to provide some online tutorials to
those who can't afford $5000 SAT prep courses, is the fact that students
from poor backgrounds score lower than those with higher incomes.
It has always been the case, ever since Carl Brigham took the work of his
eugenicist pal, Robert Yerkes, to turn the Alpha A test for sorting GIs in
WWI into as a college admissions test for keeping the poor out of the best
coll... more »
Barking
*“Is it time the government listened to the people about the effect
immigration is having in changing our communities?”* asked Pam Dumbleton
from the audience of last night’s Question Time.
*“Just, in what way do you think the government isn’t listening?”* enquired
David Dimbleby.
*“The government haven’t got a clue. David Cameron hasn’t been to Barking,
and if he came they’d be warned in advance and everything would be brushed
up. The government need to come and walk through our town, and just see how
we now live.*
*Go back twelve years, it was totally different. Now, we are the ... more »
David Coleman’s Latest Khan
Originally posted on the becoming radical:
Maybe we need a Khan Academy video series to help the public in the U.S.
understand the term “free.” When you are driving late at night, and you are
in unfamiliar rural America in need of a hotel, you see a relatively
rundown hotel with a sign announcing “FREE…
Big Difference between Sandy Hook and Other School Shootings. Lt. Vance screws up in his first Press Meeting.
News Helicopter coverage of McNair Elementary school in 2013 - Evacuation
of Children What is the Big Difference between Sandy Hook and the other
school shootings that happened last year? The Big Difference of SH shooting
coverage to other schools. No helicopter news coverage. No showing
children evacuating. All other school shootings show this. Also, Lt. Vance
screws up in his
Untitled
*Lee Zurik Investigation: Senator's bill would open the spigot for PAC cash
~WVUE*
*"Thank you New Orleans for an amazing nine years.." Is Lance Moore gone?
~WWLTV *
*Jimbo Mathus takes his time, makes the album he wants ~Alex Rawls, New
Orleans Advocate*
*Honoring Dr. John’s Musical Influence: Concert May 3 at Saenger ~WWOZ*
Sierra Club Endorses Paul Clements (MI-06)
One of the glory days of the progressive movement, led in this instance by
the environmental activists in our midst, was when we took down crooked
pollution icon Dirty Dick Pombo and elected Democrat Jerry McNerney to
replace him. We first had to beat some jackoff Rahm Emanuel and the DCCC
were trying to deliver the nomination to under the trope that only
corporate whores can beat Republican incumbents. After Rahm the DCCC almost
reformed by Chris Van Hollen-- almost-- and then wound up in the hands of a
more venal and less intelligent version of Rahm, Steve Israel. Taking down
t... more »
Male vs Female in sport - weightlifting
Further to this morning's post and the continued claims from
@SexismInSports that 'Women are NOT the weaker sex' I thought I'd compare a
sport where strength is of great importance, although technique does also
play an important part, weightlifting.
The trouble with making direct comparisons is that the weight (of the
competitor) categories are not always directly comparable so I have
compared in all but one case only where the women are in a higher weight
category, thus giving them a slight advantage. The exception to this is in
the highest women's category when women of any weight... more »
Fellowships of Energies engage the planetary surface as stagnants are cleared
*Fellowships of Energies engage the planetary surface as stagnants are
cleared*
by ÉirePort
Fellowships of Energies engage the planetary surface as stagnants are
cleared.
Such Fellowships are cooperative layers of energies that harmonize in a way
beneficial to the upliftment of humanity general.
Significance of such Fellowships reveal at a time suited to all involved,
but assuredly, such are required for the current now moment.
Precedence for this has not been set before this moment.
Rising Energetics on all dimensional levels is enabled by the Fellowships.
ÉirePort | March 7, ... more »
DPP Blue Paper on Defense
[image: EastCoastMar2014170]
*The east coast south of Chenggong.*
The DPP put out its latest Defense Blue Paper, laying out its defense
policy. Defense News notes:
In a marked departure from past efforts, the opposition party’s think tank,
New Frontier Foundation, released a remarkable report on China’s military
ambitions against Taiwan.
...
“China’s Military Threats Against Taiwan in 2025” is the fifth in a series
of “blue papers” produced by the DPP think tank on defense issues, but it
is the first to produce substantive research on the People’s Liberation
Army’s (PLA) modernizat... more »
Is Sexual Harassment Against Contract Employees Legal?
I received this question on my post I Reported Harassment and Now HR Wants
to Meet With Me. What Do I Do?
Thank you for this article, it is very informative. I was wondering what
the difference is when I'm a contract employee for a company. I work
minimal hours weekly at a private company. I experienced verbal sexual
harassment by a coworker. I reported it to the director and was fired via
email a few days later. Then a few hours later I was re-hired. They
realized I could sue them apparently. They are now limiting my freedom to
move around the company without someone with me. They ... more »
What Leaders Read
Earlier this week, Angela Merkel worried that Vladimir Putin was living "in
another world." Leonoid Bershidsky writes that Putin does indeed inhabit
another world -- not because he's crazy, but because he has read different
books than those we have read:
Maria Snegovaya, a graduate student at Columbia University, provides a
useful analysis of the sources of Putin’s ideology, rooted in the writings
of early 20th century messianic, nationalist philosophers Nikolai
Berdyayev, Vladimir Solovyov and Ivan Ilyin. To them, Russia had a mission
to spread and maintain the Orthodox Christia... more »
Getty Lifts Restrictions on 35 Million Images
When Getty Images, the world's largest photo agency, effectively opens its
picture vaults to make them library free to use, you have to stand back and
realise that access to use restricted stuff is radically changing.
Getty combating piracy not by locking up the images with restrictive
watermarks or DRM but making 35 million images, including iconic images of
Marilyn Monroe and famous ones of John F Kennedy and Barack Obama available
without cost to blogs and social media sites. However Getty Images is not
the most user friendly site and searching and establishing what is allowed
is... more »
David Coleman’s Latest Khan
David Coleman’s Latest Khan. via David Coleman’s Latest Khan.Filed under:
PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
“9 Things You Should Know About Your Caffeine Habit”
*“9 Things You Should Know About Your Caffeine Habit”*
By Maddie Oatman
“Even if you're not among the 63 percent of Americans who drink coffee
every day, caffeine is hard to avoid. It's all over your corner store, from
energy drinks to colas and bottles of iced tea to cans of Starbucks "
Refreshers." For a while there, it was looking like even your gum was going
to be caffeinated.
But despite its pervasiveness, we still understand little about the stuff.
It doesn't help that the beverage industry hopes to keep it that way; for
instance, though energy drink sales have skyrocketed in ... more »
Studies Outside the U.S. Show Unvaccinated Children Healthier than Vaccinated Children
[image: unvaccinated Studies Outside the U.S. Show Unvaccinated Children
Healthier than Vaccinated Children]
Health Impact News Editor Comments:
Christina England has done an excellent job of digging up some previous
studies conducted in New Zealand and Germany comparing vaccinated children
with unvaccinated children.
In addition to these two studies, there was also a clinical study conducted
in Hong Kong in in 2012 comparing vaccinated with unvaccinated children in
regards to the flu vaccine.
Researchers conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled trial on children
with the trival... more »
Mapping the Internet
we stumbled across a site Telegeography which hosts visual and interactive
maps of the Global Internet and Network infrastructure.
The maps are not only pretty impressive they also show the areas that are
'connected' and our continued reliance on cables under the sea.
The Looting Of Ukraine Has Begun
Paul Craig RobertsInstitute for Political Economy
March 6, 2014
[image: ukrainian woman]
*This supporter of the Ukraine joining the EU has received her reward: a
50% cut in her pension.*
According to a report in Kommersant-Ukraine, the finance ministry of
Washington’s stooges in Kiev who are pretending to be a government has
prepared an economic austerity plan that will cut Ukrainian pensions from
$160 to $80 so that Western bankers who lent money to Ukraine can be repaid
at the expense of Ukraine’s poor. http://www.kommersant.ua/doc/2424454 It
is Greece all over again.
Before an... more »
SAT Bad Press = SAT Reboot
Please consider a couple responses to the SAT 2016 reboot announcement, and
then another piece on the cost of the Common Core. Put the pieces together:
SAT Reboot 2016: "Nonsense It All Is" (P. L. Thomas)
Changes To The SAT (*The Onion*, satire)
Common Core Costs Too High, Failure Guaranteed
Male vs Female in sport
The other day I heard some women complaining about sexism in sports
coverage and today I was told, contrary to the demonstrable facts, that
'women are NOT the weaker sex' - so this post is for @SexismInSports.
I thought I'd show the current world records for Olympic athletics events -
with the addition of the mile because it's my favourite event and of
historic importance, and the taking out of the walks and multi-discipline
events. Then I compared the men with the women to show how much faster,
higher or longer the men's records are. You will see a few lines where the
women's reco... more »
Is detachment of Crimea from Kiev a victory for Russia?
The Crimean parliament unanimously (this is a popular style in Kiev,
Simferopol, and Moscow as well: scary in all cases) approved a bill that
removes Crimea from Ukraine and asks for a membership in the Russian
federation. A referendum should "confirm" this decision in a week. Crimea
is/was the most pro-Russian region of Ukraine, artificially donated by
RSFSR to Ukrainian SSR in the 1950s. About 60% are Russian folks, 12% are
Tatar Muslims, the rest is mostly Ukrainian.
Western pundits, including those who have a deeper understanding for the
Russian attitudes, tend to say that "gett... more »
Instructions For A Bad Day Video - A Poem by Shane Koyczan
*Published on February 10, 2013*
*Words of encouragement for your inevitable bad day.*
A compilation of worldwide YouTube content, the crowd-sourced documentary
"Life in a Day" by Kevin Macdonald, and local footage by Jon Goodgion.
Audio is the spoken word poem "Instructions For a Bad Day" by Shane Koyczan.
Rights remain to respective owners.
*Here is the poem in written form:*
"There will be bad days.
Be calm. Loosen your grip, opening each palm slowly now. Let go.
Be confident. Know that "now" is only a moment, and that if "today" is as
bad as it gets, understand that by tomo... more »
Ukraine – Cyber Speculation Run Rampant
With my most of research right now heavily focused on cyber conflict, it
might be useful to review all the news on the cyber situation between
Ukraine and Russia. There have been many posts on the Duck and elsewhere
covering the conflict (here, here, here, here, here), so I will refrain
from summarizing the basics.
Continue reading
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.7.14”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.7.14”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“President Obama called the Crimean parliament vote “to enter into the
Russian Federation” a “violation of international law.” President Obama
announced sanctions on anyone “violating the sovereignty of Ukraine” or
“stealing the assets of the Ukrainian people.” The Russians said earlier in
the week they would dump dollars and Treasury bonds and also seize Western
assets if sanctions were imposed. Well, it is definitely game on. Last
week, Russia invaded Crimea and took control of the airport and seaport,
the home of th... more »
The Heart Is The Key - A Quote from M.N. Hopkins
*The heart is the key. The heart is the way back to oneSelf as well as the
only true way to connect to the hearts of others*.
M.N. Hopkins
A Message From Vermont Right To Know About GMOs
*VERMONT UPDATE:*
Label GMO's Now! 2014 is the year that Vermont can lead the way by passing
a clean (no strings or trigger clauses attached) labeling bill. You can
help!
1) Get the facts on GMO food and H.112, Vermont's GMO labeling bill. w...
ww.vtrighttoknow.org
2) Spread the word. Get your yard sign at a VT food co-op or by attending
an event.
3) VT Right To Know is on the road in March! Bring a friend to a workshop
or a screening of the film GMO OMG. The next workshop is at Fletcher Allen
Library in Burlington this Thursday. Sponsored by City Market. Details:
http://w... more »
WAYNE MADSEN
*Fredrik Reinfeldt (left)*
*1. Wayne Madsen Report* learnt "from a long-time Republican Party
consultant that *the CIA used Sweden to launder the transfer to
Wikileaks*of carefully screened and redacted State Department cables and
the
subsequent release of the cables to pre-selected corporate news media
entities.
"Sweden was chosen ... to make the release of the cables by Wikileaks
appear to be unconnected to a covert CIA and Pentagon psychological
operations program designed to place further controls on the Internet.
"The Wikileaks operation was conducted with the help of two lea... more »
Rage in the Desert: Tantoo Cardinal on Finding Voice
Festival Honoree Tantoo Cardinal, Cree from northern Alberta
Live from the Agua Caliente Native American Film Fest
First Nations Voices in the Cahuilla Desert Tonight
For the 50,000 children who never came home
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News Exclusive
March 6, 2014
Tantoo Cardinal in Palm Springs
Photo Brenda Norrell
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- "Rage" is not a word that most filmmakers
STANDARDIZED Brings a Suppressed Crisis to the Screen
Daniel Hornberger & Company’s new documentary, STANDARDIZED: Lies, Money,
and Civil Rights, finally brings into a clear focus why the testing culture
sitting atop national Common Core standards is absolutely dangerous. The
film includes testimony and experiences from a handful of very
knowledgeable and passionate professors, teachers, activists, and parents.
At roughly an hour-and-a half, […]
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko - is she a Western puppet or someone we should listen to?
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was released from
prison after ousting President Viktor Yanukovich, tells Al Jazeera that
diplomacy doesn't work in Ukraine-Russia crisis.
In fact, she declares, "Kremlin declared war to the whole world."
*Editor's Note:* there was (ever so briefly) a full version of this Al
Jazeera interview with Tymoshenko on Liveleak but it's no longer there. If
I can find the full interview somewhere, I'll swap that in. Let me know if
you have a link to the full-length interview.
Untitled
*DC’s green-approved buildings using more energy*
Washington, D.C. may have the highest number of certified green buildings
in the country, but research by Environmental Policy Alliance suggests it
might not be doing much good.
The free-market group analyzed the first round of energy usage data
released by city officials Friday and found that large, privately-owned
buildings that received the green energy certification Leadership in Energy
Design (LEED) actually use more energy than buildings that didn’t receive
this green stamp of approval.
LEED is the brainchild of the U.S. Gre... more »
Dr. Kevin MacDonald on The Realist Report
Subscribe to *The Realist Report on YouTube*
*The Realist Report archives*
Guess where Obama, Mooch, the Moochlets, Granny, and the assorted servants are going to spend the weekend?...
*because they really need to kick back and rest up from their last
vacation.*
How about a nice little golf and sunshine get away at the Ocean Reef Resort
in Key Largo?
Not sure where you'll be this weekend. I'll be at work.
Isn't this like giving the middle finger to every working person in this
country who, in all probability, will be working on their taxes this
weekend?
To quote one of my favorite customers who is retired military, "I can't
believe someone hasn't capped his ass."
In A Triumph Of Demagoguery-- Debo Adegbile's Nomination Goes Down In Flames
It doesn't surprise me that all Republicans-- including fake "moderates"
like Susan Collins, Dean Heller, Kelly Ayotte and Mark Kirk-- voted against
confirming Debo Adegbile as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights
Division. As People for the American Way pointed out when the disgraceful 47-52
vote came down, "Today’s vote is a triumph of demagoguery… Unfortunately,
this nomination has been swept up in the poisonous atmosphere that’s
engulfed Capitol Hill. Instead of praising Debo for taking on important,
challenging issues in our justice system, his opponents rushed to tw... more »
US Progressives & Republicans Overreact To Crimea Referendum Vote On Separating From Kiev
The U.S. media, including so-called alternative online media outlets such
as the laughable edutainment show "The Young Turks," are against
self-determination for the people of Crimea. They believe recognizing and
respecting human rights is less important in this case than sticking it to
Russia.
There is nothing controversial or destabilizing about the people of Crimea
voting to separate themselves from the new radical government in Kiev and
going to Russia for protection and a better economic future. The government
in Kiev is bankrupt, run by a coalition of US-managed political
opp... more »
“Ohio Boy Pays It Forward”
*“Ohio Boy Pays It Forward”*
by CBS News
“As part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman meets an
8-year-old boy who found $20 in a parking lot and was thinking of spending
it on a new video game. That changed when he saw the man in uniform.”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCxuVSkT7k
Guest Post - Helpful Tips for a Great, Green Move!
[image: Helpful Tips for a Great, Green Move!]
Winter is waning, and the peak season for movers—May until September—is
quickly approaching. If you are planning an upcoming relocation, you may
wonder how you can possibly have an eco-friendly move. Are visions of
gas-guzzling trucks, excess cardboard and trash, and evil bubble wrap
haunting your eco-friendly conscience? Don’t worry! There are numerous ways
to complete a successful relocation—with your movers’ dirty boot marks the
only footprints left behind.
Pack eco-friendly
Keep your move green by packing with earth-friendly materia... more »
Pravy Sektor: far-right gains after Ukraine's revolution
*More dangerous than a military invasion is a financial invasion. The IMF's
mild-mannered banksters represent a bigger threat to Ukraine's sovereignty
than Putin's physically imposing troops. *
An excerpt from, *"Exclusive: Leader of Far-Right Ukrainian Militant Group
Talks Revolution With TIME"* by Simon Shuster, February 4:
"But neither can Klitschko and his fellow politicians easily sever their
ties with Pravy Sektor. The group serves some of the uprising’s most
essential functions. Its fighters control the barricades around the protest
camp in the center of Ukraine’s capital, a... more »
Putin's Account of Events in Ukraine Has Better Ring of Truth Than Kerry's
The bitter truth seems all that's left US now. The bitter truth, especially
difficult for many Cold War survivors, is that Putin’s account of events in
Ukraine is more accurate than Kerry’s and Obama’s and the New York Times’.
The Russian leader finally shared his thinking during a press conference in
Moscow Tuesday. The Times reported it well enough, even as it included in
its language
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Earth Shadow”
Deuter, “Earth Shadow”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUvSNTTBR3w
"A Look to the Heavens"
“NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by
bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by dust. A mere 1,000
light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the
edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud.
*Click image for larger size.*
This striking close-up view spans about two full moons on the sky or just
over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details
of the dusty region along with hints of contrasting red emission from
Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recentl... more »
Chet Raymo, “Mortal Soul 5: The Restless Heart”
*“Mortal Soul 5: The Restless Heart”*
by Chet Raymo
“In “Letters to a Young Poet”, Rainer Maria Rilke writes: "We should try to
love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are
written in a very foreign tongue." To which I would add, let us trust the
gifts that nature has given us - curiosity, attention, reason - and if our
personal lives are destined for oblivion, then know that we have made of
ordinary things something grander and more enduring. We are the
transformers. We are bestowers of praise. "Don't search for the answers,
which could not be given to ... more »
"Minds..."
“Great minds discuss ideas.
Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
The Daily "Near You?"
Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica. Thanks for stopping by.
“Why Is Our Government (and Deep State) So Incompetent?”
*“Why Is Our Government (and Deep State) So Incompetent?”*
by Charles Hugh Smith
“Why is our government so incompetent? Short answer: because incompetence
has been fully institutionalized in every branch, every agency and every
nook and cranny of the state. Though many may reckon the U.S. government
(and its Deep State) are not so much incompetent as merely evil, I suggest
incompetence sows the seeds of evil consequences.
It’s easy to lay the responsibility for the state’s incompetence on its
staggering size and complexity, and there is much truth in the notion that
no system of th... more »
If Crimea Seeks Independence There Is Nothing Obama Can Do To Stop It; Obama Has Violated International Law, The World's Intelligence, And Mankind's Historical Memory
An excerpt from, *"Obama calls Crimea independence vote illegal as U.S.
destroyer sent on exercises in the Black Sea"* Associated Press via The
National Post, March 6:
President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that a referendum in 10 days on
the future of a Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula would violate international law.
*“The proposed referendum on the future of Crimea would violate the
constitution and violate international law,”* Obama said. *“We are well
beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic
leaders.”*
Obama spoke hours after a March 16 date was... more »
To return for a moment to Roz Chast's new graphic memoir, why don't we START with the punch line?
*Okay, this isn't exactly the "punch line" of a "joke," but it's sort-of.
And we're going to work our way backwards, starting with the sort-of punch
line and working back to what the hell the whole thing is about. Just trust
me here, please. (With how many humorists can you perform this stunt?)*
*by Ken*
If you happen to have looked at my Monday post ("in a 'graphic memoir,' Roz
Chast looks back: 'Can't We Talk About Something More PLEASANT?'") lately,
you may have noticed a couple of updates, most importantly this one:
I sort of assumed that what was posted on the *New Yorker* w... more »
BBC Now Admits: Armed Nazis Led “Revolution” in Kiev, Ukraine
*March 7, 2014* (*Tony Cartlucci - New Eastern Outlook*) - Like the West’s
support of sectarian terrorists across the Middle East, including Al Qaeda,
it has found the most despicable elements in Ukrainian society to lead
“revolution” for the sociopolitical reordering of Eastern Europe. As the
dust settles and the West’s proxy regime finds itself safely entrenched in
Kiev, Ukraine – the Western media can now finally recuperate some of its
lost legitimacy after months of denying the obvious – that armed Neo-Nazis
led the so-called “Euromaidan” uprising.
A BBC Newsnight short titled, ... more »
In Ukraine, Washington Takes The Side of Bane; The Dark Putin Rises; Neo-Nazi Leaders Threaten To Put Ukraine Under Blanket of Terror
"John Daggett: I paid you a small fortune. Bane: And this gives you *power*
over me? John Daggett: What is this? Bane: Your money and infrastructure
have been important... 'til now!" [*Source: IMDb*].
*"Ukraine Neo-Nazi Party Threatens Russia with Nukes: “We’ll Regain our
Nuclear Status in 6 Months”* [Global Research, March 1, 2014].
"The ADL doesn’t address the fact that *former Israeli soldiers fought
alongside with known neo-Nazi militants* who now claim to reject
antisemitism. This sends the paradoxical message that neo-Nazism is somehow
acceptable. *It is worth noting that... more »
Here It Is: The NPE Common Core Panel Video
I plan to write a reflection on my NPE Common Core panel experience.
However, allow me to first post this 40-minute video, which, I am guessing,
includes each panelists’ opening remarks prior to the 30-minute question
and answer segment. Each panelist was afforded seven minutes to speak, in
the following order: AFT President Randi Weingarten speaks first; […]
Insurance firm, Swiss Re, warns of large losses from “unforeseen consequences” of wireless technologies
* (remember, all they would have to do is use different frequencies than
they choose to use, and the health affects could actually be helpful for
health . . .)*
stopsmartmeters.org.uk
Specialists from the Emerging Risks team at leading global reinsurance
firm, Swiss Re, are warning the insurance industry that “unforeseen
consequences of electromagnetic fields” could lead to a raft of claims and
significant product liability losses in the next 10 years.
[image: SwissRe]In its Swiss Re SONAR Emerging Risks report, 2013, which
covers risks that could “impact the insurance industr... more »
Fundraising: Here at the Agua Caliente Native American Film Festival
By
Brenda Norrell
Censored News
The Greyound bus stop is five miles from Palm Springs.Without warning
was dropped off in the desertin a dust storm, which is in the foreground
in the photo.
I've made an extreme effort to get to the Palm Springs, to the Agua
Caliente Native American Film Festival, where Tantoo Cardinal is being
honored.
There was a train to bus, then walk to one town and
Hitlary Clinton Compares Putin With Hitler, While Her Dishonest Government Secretly Supports Hitler's Ideological Grandchildren In Kiev
Read: *"Ukraine: US, NATO, EU Want Nuland's Neo-Nazi Thugs In Power"* by
Professor Francis Boyle.
Title: Hillary Clinton clarifies Putin-Hitler comments. Source: CNN. Date
Published: March 5.
A BIT OF HISTORY HELPS
*David McReynolds was a long-time national staffer at War Resisters League
in NYC. He also ran for president as a Socialist Party candidate a couple
times*
Let me go back to 1956, and the Hungarian Revolution. Keep in mind that
NATO was formed FIRST, and the Warsaw Pact formed AFTER that, so while we
think of NATO as a response to the danger of Soviet actions in the West, it
was NATO that consolidated Western military power. The Soviets, who above
all else feared a united Germany aligned with the US (in the days
immediately after the end of the war) had NOT integrated East Germany ... more »
Mental health hours in Baltimore!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014*
*As always, it’s nice to be nice:* In the wake of last night’s TV viewing,
we were forced to take a few mental health hours today.
Sometimes, even *we* find that we’ve reached our limit!
For that reason, we’ve just returned from a Barnes and Noble, where we
happened to observe two young people discovering that they had an
inordinate amount to say to each other.
You don’t get to see that every day! It’s a lovely thing to see.
Earlier, in a Baltimore supermarket, we saw a deep exchange.
As we were leaving the store, we heard a younger woman saying like thi... more »
Free Download: Aldous Huxley, “The Doors of Perception”
“We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in
all circumstances we are by ourselves. The martyrs go hand in hand into the
arena; they are crucified alone. Embraced, the lovers desperately try to
fuse their insulated ecstasies into a single self-transcendence; in vain.
By its very nature every embodied spirit is doomed to suffer and enjoy in
solitude. Sensations, feelings, insights, fancies- all these are private
and, except through symbols and at second hand, incommunicable. We can pool
information about experiences, but never the experiences themselves... more »
"Free Your Mind..."
"Do not speak of what men deserve. For we each of us deserve everything,
every luxury that was ever piled in the tombs of the dead Kings, and we
each of us deserve nothing, not a mouthful of bread in hunger. Have we not
eaten while another starved? Will you punish us for that? Will you reward
us for the virtue of starving while others ate? No man earns punishment, no
man earns reward. Free your mind of the idea of ‘*deserving*’, of ‘*earning*’,
and you will begin to be able to think."
- Ursula LeGuin,
"The Dispossessed"; Odo, “The Prison Letters”
Afghanistan updates March 6 , 2013.......Friendly Fire: US Drone Strike Kills Five Afghan Soldiers Eight Others Also Wounded in Logar Strike ...... Karzai brother to withdraw from Afghan presidential race: rival ........ President Karzai explains why the Afghanistan War has left him bitter toward the US
Friendly Fire: US Drone Strike Kills Five Afghan SoldiersEight Others Also
Wounded in Logar Strike
by Jason Ditz, March 06, 2014
Print This | Share This
The Pentagon has confirmed launching a drone strike against the Logar
Province of Afghanistan today, hitting their allies in a case of mistaken
identity. The strike kill five Afghan National Army soldiers, and wounded
eight others.
The provincial governor’s spokesman said that the attack was “the result of
poor coordination between the people on the ground and the operators of the
drone.” NATO has promised an investigation into the k... more »
Shadows of 911 deception
Main article to follow:
https://www.facebook.com/shadowsof911lies/photos_stream
Before we look at the fake photos of 911, let's get our orientation right
with the correct perspective of the sun's shadow defined by its altitude
(tangent of shadow) and azimuth (with reference to true north). Follow us
as we go through the journey of discriminating the truth and facts from
fakery.
At 8:45am on 21 Sept 2001, the sun's shadow azimuth is 297 deg; casting a
shadow in perfect alignment with the northern and southern sides of the WTC
-1 and WTC-2 towers. (marked N1, S1, N2, S2 on the sat.... more »
Why I Blog
For seven-and-one-third years this blog has weighed on my brain like a
digital nightmare. Apart from a six month break in 2007 and 18 months
2011-12, I've been writing or thinking about writing content. Even when I
took a leave of absence words, phrases, screeds of 500 words or more often
tangoed across my eyeballs when the shutters came down at night. As our
minds have allowed social media technologies to colonise and structure our
perceptions - how many times have you thought of a real-life in terms of an
instagram snap or a sharply-observed tweet? - so mine finds half-digested
i... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: Edition #465
*Another ramble around things I planned to blog about this week but never
did…*
“The trouble with socialism is eventually you run out of other people’s
money.” Episode 67…
*Nightmare Brown: Wants a poll tax to pay for his unaffordable trainset* –
PM of NZ
She’s even sharper than she looks, you know.
*"Secretive and incompetent"* – KEEPING STOCK
Polls are full of holes. iPredict polls no exception to the rule.
*Careful What You iPredict* – GONZO FREAKPOWER
“It was reported in yesterday's media that Labour is contemplating the
introduction of a "digital content levy" to pay for t... more »
Thursday Linkage
In the all Ukraine all the time edition of the Duck, here are some
essential reads from this week. Will ad more in a bit. Dan Nexon channeling
his inner Henry Kissinger on the Monkey Cage Henry Kissinger channeling his
inner Henry Kissinger in the WaPo Joshua Rovner on why Russia’s
intervention in Ukraine is a
Continue reading
Conflict Resolution In Ukraine And Crimea
*Source of photo*.
We've heard a lot of talk of war in Ukraine, but very little about how to
resolve the crisis in a peaceful, balanced, and rational way. The same
pattern that we witnessed in Syria in 2011, which began with violent
protests against the regime followed by threats and arming of Jihadist
extremists by the Obama administration, is now being repeated in Ukraine.
President Obama even has the audacity to claim that developments in Ukraine
represent *"an unusual and extraordinary threat"* to U.S. national security.
In reality, it is European, Ukrainian, and Russian securi... more »
Not All Education Reform Is Of The Phony-Baloney Michelle Rhee Rip Off Variety
Progressives understand this; conservatives don't
An old friend of mine, Bertis Downs, who has shared some insights into
education policy with us before, just wrote a letter to President Obama
about the impact of his administration’s standardized test-based policies.
Bertis said it was OK to share it here.
Dear President Obama,
Last month, you hosted Clarke Central High School’s college admissions
advisor Lawrence Harris at the White House. You honored this exemplary
educator at a forum on making college more attainable for low-income
students, and our community celebrated his reco... more »
Liberals, PQ are neck and neck: poll
But that does not mean a minority government. The Liberals are concentrated
and will win some ridings with huge majorities - and that means the more
spread out PQ can win more seats.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/touch/story.html?id=9587462
DANCING WITH THE DEVILS
*Co-Leaders (Or good cop - bad cop)*
So what is a devil?
Is it religious
or cultural?
He works for the corporate man
who we call Mr. Big
The devil works hard for Mr. Big
he is ambitious
and self righteous
he is smart
and has been well screened
and watched
and tested
and trained
(that missing year in the bio)
The promise was made
when the white house deal
was cut
likely over a whiskey
in the padded leather chairs
inside the dark wooden walls
Obama gets to be prez
McCain took the fall
like a good wrestler would
McCain gets to 'serve'
as sort of hidden
co-prez
to guide the young man
to ... more »
Ukraine's Junta Knows The Hague Is NATO's Kangaroo Court - Joaquin Flores
Title: Ukraine's Junta Knows The Hague Is NATO's Kangaroo Court - Joaquin
Flores. Source: 108Morris108. Date Published: March 6.
Pipe, shove, smoke
As an acknowledged Kraftwerk fan, I've obviously got a need to dot the i's
and cross the t's about everything, and this 'suppressed' immigration
report is really bugging me.
Yes, it may not matter - as most voters' concerns about the effects of mass
immigration lie far, far, far away from the narrow economic focus of this
latest Westminster/media bubble debate, and most people accept that Eastern
Europeans (of a certain kind) are hard-working people who bring benefits to
our economy - *but*...
It's now quite clear that *Newsnight *overplayed its hand the other night,
putting a se... more »
Don't Want an Abortion? Don't Go to a Crisis Pregnancy Centre
On Twitter yesterday National Network of Abortion Funds posted a link to an
excerpt from a book by heroic USian abortion provider Susan Wicklund.
I had a patient in the clinic who really did not want an abortion but who
had no resources to cover the costs of prenatal care or childbirth. She was
single and without insurance coverage but made just enough money to be
ineligible for state assistance. She already had outstanding bills at the
hospital and with the local ob-gyn practice. No doctor would see her
without payment up front.
We were willing to do the abortion for a reduced rate... more »
"Parental Consent" Comes to Canada
In what is believed to be a first in Canada, a new partnership between Saskatchewan
ProLife and ARPA (Association for Reformed Political Action) is trying to
bring parental consent regulations to Saskatchewan.
This is currently the situation.
*I’m under the age of 18, do I need parental consent to have an abortion?*
There is currently no legislation regarding the age of consent for
obtaining an abortion in Canada; however, many hospitals have their own
internal policy regarding parental consent. Some hospitals require parental
consent for any type of surgery performed on a young per... more »
Ignore the sweaty parts
She had dozens of suitors
and one could extrpolate
in a well defined way
that meant millions of men
wanted her in an old school way
Men are dumb when it comes to picking
the right one.
Maybe we should say
its a two on one
against a difficult goalie
Love rules
there has to be that spark
that chemical reaction
when reality hits
the sweaty parts
There is no choice to build
upon passionate foundations
for if we never trusted
we would never have invented
a central bank.
Male and Female
are like oil and alchool
one powers you up
the other papers over
being down.
women like the flames
and loo... more »
“Question Everything, Believe Nothing”
*“Question Everything, Believe Nothing”*
Chapter One: Suspending Disbelief
By Cognitive Dissonance
“Where are the outer boundaries of our mental box, that comforting space
where we ‘believe’ the uniquely individual ‘me’ can be found? What is the
limit of our ability to think and perceive beyond our current ‘belief’
system, to think outside the lines of our own perceptional box? Can we ever
locate a clearly defined line of demarcation where we cross over from all
that ‘we’ believe is ‘me’ and where the herding ‘we’ bulls ‘us’ over?
Is ‘our’ belief system entirely ‘yours’ or is it for... more »
What makes a man turn centrist?
Gold...? Lust for power...? Or were you just born with a heart full of
centrality?
What are YOU doing to stop the Un-Fair Elections Act?
What have you THOUGHT about doing? What have you heard about what ANYBODY
is doing?
Isn't it terrifyingly ridiculous how completely devoid of ideas and
initiative we all are?
A government that everyone but the politically-insane recognizes was in
contempt of Parliament, engages in widespread election fraud, stymies the
investigations of said fraud, uses its criminally-obtained majority to ram
through the most appalling omnibus legislation in this country's history,
and then gets a thoroughly partisan weasel like Pierre Poliviere to craft a
massive bill to neuter our already tame el... more »
To all the corporate shills who read this blog...
Dear corporate shills, and WAR WORLD soldiers, I've seen your links
arriving here from your worldwide offices and consoles.
What are you doing?
Seriously, what's the point in you being here, on this blog, reading this
crap?
You're not going to learn anything.
It's not for you.
Please, just leave.
Click onto another website/blog.
Clear your cache of visited websites.
And never come back.
In fact, I can't save any of you. You realise that, right? Whether you're a
corporate shill or just someone who thinks they understand whatever the
fucking hell I'm supposed to be ranting about... more »
Offer and Counter Offer
*Sotiropoulou v. Beaudin*, 2014 ONCA 168:
[4] Counsel submits that the terms of the respondents’
counter-offer were not essential terms of the agreement. However, the law
is clear. As Professor Fridman notes, “[m]ore than once has it been said
that an acceptance must correspond precisely to the terms of the offer”:
G.H.L. Fridman, The Law of Contract in Canada, 6th ed. (Toronto: Carswell,
2011), at p. 57. Otherwise, the purported acceptance is “at most a
counter-offer, and a further communication of assent will be required from
the offeror” before a contract is formed: S.D.... more »
More CPAC: Dan Bongino...
"We are losing the hearts and minds of people"
John Kane, Mohawk: 'Economy? We don't need no stinking economy'
Economy?
We Don't Need No Stinking Economy!
By John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
John Kane
I haven't weighed in much on Canada's Bill C-10 issues but in the
overall scheme of things it is no different than any of the others on
the long list of anti-Native laws, regulations and policies that Canada
and the U.S. have attempted to impose on our people and lands for
centuries and,
Do we need the SAT?
Sent to USA Today
Not mentioned in the discussion of changes in the SAT ("Sharpen those
pencils: The SAT test is getting harder," March 6) is the question of
whether we need SAT-type examinations.
In two different studies, researchers from UC Berkeley, Harvard and
Princeton reported that high school grades were a good predictor of college
success, and that adding SAT scores did not improve the predictive power of
grades alone.
These results suggest that teacher evaluation does a better job of
evaluating student potential than standardized testing does: The repeated
judgments of... more »
Equipping Florida Parents to Expose Jeb Bush’s Florida Education “Miracle”
The purpose of this post is to provide a brief summary for Florida parents
regarding the failure of the spectrum of so-called education “reforms”
introduced and advanced by former Governor Jeb Bush (1999 – 2007). I have
written this brief, two-page “talking points” Word doc to complement the
contents of this post. Thus, parents can use the “talking […]
Paul Ryan's Anthem
Big Ego, Small Bulk *(graphic by Kat Garcia)*
Paul Ryan emerged from the ancient subway tunnel of his mind this week and
unleashed his latest attempt at Ayn Rand fan fiction upon the World Council
of Scholars. It was a literary hissy fit, largely and blessedly ignored
because of the Ukraine crisis.
At CPAC the other day, he told the bone-chilling story of a little boy
inflicted with the pain of free school lunches. And all the tyke wanted was
the thrill of brown-bagging a homemade meal! The subtext, of course, is
that the stereotypical Single (blah) Mom on food stamps is too stru... more »
It May Be Ted Cruz Week At CPAC But Today Is Chris Christie Day
Always one of the craziest media circuses on the calendar, CPAC opens today
at National Harbor, Maryland. Chris Christie waddled up to the podium about
an hour late-- after lead-off candidates Ted Cruz, who talked about term,
limits, "petrotyrants" (though not the Koch brothers) and abolishing the
IRS, and Paul Ryan, who talked about being Irish. Although he conspicuously
*not* invited last year-- too kissy-kissy with the demonized Obama-- the
martyrdom of being caught breaking the law has made him a much sought after
celebrity in Crazy Conservative World this year. He joins other... more »
I want my Obamaphone!
By
Capt. Fogg
The younger generation, and to me that means almost everyone, sees a
cellular phone as something much more than a telephone. It's a
*symbol*even if everyone and his 5 year old kid has one and the semiotic
value has
much to do with the snob quotient, the joy of having something before
anyone else has one, and very little to do with making phone calls. So
judging from the jealousy in Rush Limbaugh's voice, the phone to have,
the
phone he doesn't have, is the Obamaphone.
No, being filthy rich won't help, in fact it has no price and it's so
exclusive it doesn't actually ... more »
Another brief word on civility in the #edreform debates
I know I’ve commented on this before, so I’ll keep this brief. Within
debates for and against corporate education reform, corporate reformers
often respond to passionate debate with complaints. “Ouch, you’re attacking
me.” “That’s an ad hominem attack, sir, that’s just morbidly ad hominem.”
Folks like to throw that word ad hominem around. It’s almost […]
GALLOWAY ON UKRAINE
Much of the media's reporting on the geopolitical tensions surrounding
Ukraine has focused on the US and Russia. Missing from that coverage has
been reaction from the European Union.
RT's Ameera David speaks with George Galloway, a member of Parliament from
the United Kingdom's Respect Party, about the Ukrainian conflict and asks
how he would like to see the EU proceed.
Don't Give Up
Listening to my Inner Consciousness is something that I have been exploring
on this amazing journey
Inner consciousness. Not "Higher". This is a thought that has been racing
around my heart for a long while now. I have always had an issue with the
expression "Higher Consciousness", because even if we are talking about an
internal "self", I rebel at the term "higher" as it creates the feeling of
ME being lower or less than. Words are conscious creators that have direct
effect on ourselves and our environment. With that in mind (lol) I will
call it my Inner Consciousness.
Thro... more »
Project Hammer
PROJECT HAMMER
RELOADED
The Ties That Bind – Mapping The Covert Connections
David Guyatt
2003
THE BACKGROUND
Beginning in 1988 and lasting until approximately 1992, Project Hammer was
the latest in a series of highly secretive banking practices – known as
collateral trading programmes – that are used to create, as if by magic,
huge amounts of unaccountable funds for use in specific projects.
These vast pools of unvouchered slush funds are applied to finance a wide
variety of clandestine activities that include secret military projects,
geo-political requirements and the deve... more »
Ted Cruz at CPAC...(entire speech)
*breakfast delayed because I need to hear something positive. *
*How We Win*
Venus Again
I have submitted the following comment to the Steven Goddard site, where
the subject of Venus's hot surface is erupting again:
*Convection does NOT dominate in the global troposphere, the constant
vertical temperature lapse rate (temperature gradient) does; that is the
stage upon which weather (and climate) plays its part. Convection just
drives the weather (primarily horizontally), it does not create or maintain
the vertical lapse rate--the hydrostatic condition does that (and Jerry
Gorline needs to understand that his derivation above is even more easily,
and effectively, done as:... more »
Transformers 4 trailer - Age of Extinction - with dinosaurs!
"I can break it down, strip it for parts. This stuff is what's gonna put
you through college," and thank God Shia LeBoeuf isn't in it this time
(though I might miss his girly scream).
A NEW ERA HAS BEGUN, the Age of the Transformers is over.
Musings On Iraq Security Report For Feb. 8-16, 2014
MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
The second quarter of February 2014 was just as violent as the first, but
there was a large drop in casualties. The number of dead and wounded went
down by around one-quarter from the first seven days of the month, but that
was not from a lack of trying as the number of attacks went up slightly.
Baghdad, Salahaddin, Anbar, and Ninewa accounted for the vast majority of
security incidents, while there were only a few in Tamim, Diyala, Babil,
Dhi Qar, Karbala, and Wasit. Overall, February is stacking up to be just as
deadly as the previous months.
There were 227 attacks reported in... more »
Ukraine Updates March 4 , 2014 -- Was yesterday constant flashes of "scary " headlines just a bad nightmare ? Putin speaks , tells Russian tropps to go back to their barracks in the Crimea , global equity markets rejoice , US bonds , gold and oil gets slammed ....... But are we really back to " Happy Days " ? A fair read of the whole of Putin's speech indicates that while Putin has restated his view of the Ukraine situation and seemingly softened his hard talk from the weekend , he has not softened the Russian view toward the Crimea at all. And on the 2 billion Ukraine owes Russia for natural gas ( as of the end of February , it's still due and Ukraine is still subject to the cancellation of its discount ! Moreover , the speech is also geared toward heading off not just the reluctant EU on the subject of sanctions , but also head off or truly isolate the US if unilateral sanctions are imposed .
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Ukraine Government statements of the day.......
Ukraine Defense Ministry Says Repelled Armed Attempt To Capture Warship
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
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The 'Suppressed' Report Cometh
Continuing from where my last post left off...
Well, that 'suppressed' immigration report has now been published (around
three hours ago)...
....and it certainly proved to be a *very* under-the-radar publication by
the government. Most newspapers, including the *Mail*, have yet to catch
up with the news - so you probably heard it here first.
There certainly are shades of *The Thick of It *then, as *Newsnight* editor
Ian Katz has been quick to tweet:
Only most sceptical Thick of It fan wd wonder if timing of immigration
report release hd anything to do w 2 other big reports comin... more »
CORRUPTION SPREADS: Maddow gone wild!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014*
*Interlude—Our campus for a transcript:* The New York Times can be
frustrating, due to its management of its various editions.
On its web site, the Times shows the front-page display for its “New York
Edition” and for its “National Edition.”
Here on our sprawling campus, we receive a daily paper which is marked
“Washington Edition.”
At Nexis, most Times listings are attributed to something called the “Late
Edition.”
Go figure! In the mix of these different editions, a news report may appear
in the Times without a subscriber seeing it. That’s what happene... more »
Bruce Carson : "the secret sauce"
"You are the secret sauce," Doug Black, President of the Energy Policy
Institute of Canada, wrote to EPIC co-founder and Harper's disgraced
"fixer" Bruce Carson.
*Bruce Carson, former PMO staffer, has banking records seized by RCMP *
According to CBC yesterday, an RCMP affidavit alleges Carson illegally
lobbied many of his former government colleagues - including Nigel Wright
and Wayne Wouters, Clerk of the Privy Council - on behalf of EPIC, an
industry lobby group of 38 energy resource members including Shell, Suncor,
Enbridge, EnCana, Imperial Oil, Cenovus, ConoccoPhillips and C... more »
HARD TIMES AHEAD IN UKRAINE
- RT reports:
The self-proclaimed government in Kiev is reportedly planning to cut
pensions by 50 percent as part of unprecedented austerity measures to save
Ukraine from default. With an “empty treasury”, reduction of payments might
take place in March. Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy reported on
December 1, 2013, that an average pension in Ukraine is $160....The
European Commission offeredUkraine an 11 billion euro loan if Kiev agrees a
deal with the IMF, European Commission President Jose Barroso announced on
Wednesday. As a rule, help from financial organizations suc... more »
A Week From Tuesday-- George Gollin Goes Up Against The Machine In Illinois
Earlier this month we introduced our newest House candidate, Illinois
particle physicist George Gollin. Above is the TV ad he's trying to get up
on stations across the sprawling district that goes from Bloomington and
Champaign, straight through the Illinois farm belt to the northern suburbs
of St. Louis. The election is a week from Tuesday, March 18, enough time to
show this ad to the undecided voters who will cast the decisive ballots in
this hotly contested race.
Even before scientist/Congressman Rush Holt announced his retirement from
Congress, a friend of mine put together t... more »
Essay in The New Republic
I have an essay in The New Republic here following up on the "debate" with
John Holdren. This post is so that readers can engage with me and ask
questions. All are welcome but do note that this blog has a comment policy.
Note also that at Dot Earth at the New York Times, Any Revkin has posted up
a long comment from Martin Hoerling, a NOAA scientist and drought expert.
Well worth a read.
Here it is, have a read, then come back if you'd like to discuss.
The Circular Course Of Things
Yesterday, Pauline Marois announced that Quebecers will be going to the
polls on April 7th. She is prepared to defend her Charter of Values. But
she has said nothing about holding a third referendum.
In 1980, my wife and I voted in the first referendum. But by 1995, like
many of our generation, we had left Quebec -- not so much by choice but
from necessity. I began my teaching career at a new high school in the
Eastern Townships. The school's population was 1,100 students. By the time
we left twelve years later -- because of Quebec's language law and a weak
economy -- the school's... more »
Crimea Referendum vote March 16/14- Donetsk update
Updated once and maybe more to come....
CBC-Lawmakers in the embattled Crimean region of Ukraine have decided to
hold a referendum March 16 on whether Crimea should become part of Russia.
"This is our response to the disorder and lawlessness in Kyiv," Sergei
Shuvainikov, a member of the local Crimean legislature, said Thursday. "We
will decide our future ourselves."
The parliament in Crimea, which enjoys a degree (almost complete) of
autonomy under current Ukrainian law, voted 78 with eight abstentions in
favour of holding the referendum. *Local voters will also be given the
choi... more »
4 Personal Stories Of Vaccine Related Injury & Death
*Personal Stories of Vaccine Damage and Death*
*Here are a few unsolicited personal stories of vaccine damage and death
received by the **Thinktwice Global Vaccine Institute.** To read even more
personal stories of vaccine damage, plus a collection of unsolicited
questions, comments and concerns, visit these links: **recent emails** and **multiple
vaccines** administered simultaneously. Also, be sure to watch this
important video on **overdosed babies**. For the most comprehensive
information available about vaccines and the diseases they're meant to
protect against, be sure to r... more »
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*Saturated fat is not bad for health, says heart expert*
*The word is getting out -- at long last*
NHS guidelines which advise cutting down on high fat foods like butter,
cream and chocolate may be putting the public at risk and should be
urgently revised, a leading heart scientist has warned.
Diets that are low in saturated fat do not lower cholesterol, prevent heart
disease or help people live longer, Dr James DiNicolantonio insists.
He is so concerned about misinterpretation of ‘flawed data’ that he has
called for a new public health campaign to admit ‘we got it wrong.’
Briti... more »
SAT Reboot 2016: “Nonsense It All Is”
SAT Reboot 2016: “Nonsense It All Is”. via SAT Reboot 2016: “Nonsense It
All Is”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Hillary Surfaces and Compares Putin to Hitler
With the restoration of the corrupt Clinton family dynasty looming the
likely successor to Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham-Clinton has played the
obligatory Nazi card in joining in on the Putin pile on. Mrss Clinton made
her remarks comparing Russian leader Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler during
a private appearance in California, taken along with similar off the cuff
statements in non-public settings by SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia (internment
camps) and former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney (screw half of the
country) it is a window into the very deranged mindset of the Ame... more »
@DD1958 cannot answer a straight question but is willing to use synthetic outrage to avoid having to do so
Further to my posts about @DD1958, most recently here yesterday, it seems
that POPS! has decided that synthetic outrage is the best that he can
manage in order to avoid answering my question as to why the 'Palestinians'
and their supporters claim that Israel is 'occupying Palestinian land' in
'the West Bank' and Gaza but had no such problem when Jordan and Egypt
occupied 'the West Bank' and Gaza 1948-1967. Yes he's gone off in a fake
huff...
You can read the truth behind that nasty claim in yesterday's post.
I'd take @DD1958 more seriously had he not revealed his tactics
previously... more »
War watch March 3 -4 , 2013 -- IRAN -- Report: Obama Will Ask Israel to Stop Assassinating Iranian Scientists ( wasn't aware Israel had admitted to doing so , but I guess we just formally outed them on that one .. ) ...... AFGHANISTAN -- Karzai prevails -- Zero-option in Afghanistan called off ? WaPo: “President Obama’s foreign policy is based on fantasy” ........ TURKEY -- Corruption scandals and the ire of PM Erdogan roll on ......
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Iran.......
AIPAC Dictates Terms on Future Iran DealDemands Iran Dismantle Civilian
Program
by Jason Ditz, March 02, 2014
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A key Israel Lobby convention, the AIPAC Conference was severely
inconvenienced today by the media coverage of Crimean secession, which many
complained was “stealing their thunder.”
Still it wouldn’t be an AIPAC conference if they didn’t treat US foreign
policy as something they could unilaterally dictate, and today that meant specific
demands for what the details of a US-Iran deal would be allowed to include.
Immediately endorsed by a ser... more »
Global GMO Free Coalition Is Coming Soon
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Coming Soon...The Biotech Industry's Worst Nightmare! The world is coming
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Thomas: Don’t link teacher pay to student test scores
Thomas: Don’t link teacher pay to student test scoresFiled under: PAUL
THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Ukraine - "they were the same snipers killing people from both sides"
[image: http://rt.com/news/ashton-maidan-snipers-estonia-946/]
Kiev snipers hired by Maidan leaders - leaked EU's Ashton phone tapePublished time: March 05, 2014 12:41
The snipers who shot at protesters and police in Kiev were allegedly hired
by Maidan leaders, according to a leaked phone conversation between the EU
foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian foreign affairs
minister, which has emerged online.
UPDATE: Estonian Foreign Ministry confirms authenticity of leaked call
*“There is now stronger and stronger understanding that behind the snipers,
it was not Yanuko... more »
Why Was CourseSmart Offloaded?
This week’s news that the publishing educational joint venture CourseSmart
has been acquired by Ingram’s Content Group should be not a surprise, but
raises some interesting questions about publisher's joint ventures.
Some six years ago whilst speaking at the National Association of College
Stores (NACS) conference in Minneapolis, I was drawn to a cluster of
delegates who were busy taking notes and sat apart from the delegates. I
spoke to them afterwards and discovered that they were all from CourseSmart
and they were obviously sent to press the delegates’ flesh. On being asked
w... more »
Two fresh dark matter stories
*Randall, Reece link DM and dinosaurs; strengthening DM signal in Central
Milky Way*
I want to mention two developments related to dark matter. First, Lisa
Randall and Matthew Reece of Harvard have finally released a preprint – to
appear in Physical Review Letters – linking extinctions and dark matter:
Dark Matter as a Trigger for Periodic Comet Impacts
As the "comments" (an entry in the arXiv form) point out, there are no
dinosaurs in the paper so let me offer you a compensation.
*Holy crap, we forgot to install a thermonuclear missile shield above
Chick-Ku-Klux-Club in the Yuca... more »
Brian Greene's talk on the state of string theory
Stephen and Vincent Della Pietra – who are not *Capo di tutti capi* because
there are two of them; instead, they are fratelli – donated a few million
dollars to Stony Brook and launched their lecture series. Recent speakers
included (or the coming one will include) Wilczek, Linde, Veltman (and
Schwarz).
In October 2011, Brian Greene gave the talk on "The State of String theory"
which was finally posted to YouTube and if you can sacrifice 76 minutes (or
a part of them), you are invited to watch the talk.
There are lots of the usual and some unusual introductory comments related ... more »
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*Calling the Global Warming Charlatans "Nazis" is historically accurate*
*Nature fantasists and authoritarian people-haters in both cases. Details
here -- JR*
By Alan Caruba
On February 20th, the noted meteorologist, Dr. Roy W. Spencer, fed up with
being called a “denier” of global warming, posted a commentary on his blog
titled “Time to push back against the global warming Nazis.”
“When politicians and scientists started calling people like me ‘deniers’,
they crossed the line. They are still doing it,” said Dr. Spencer. “They
indirectly equate (1) the skeptics’ view that glob... more »
WOULD ENGLAND USE FORCE?
*Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party. (Photo Peter
Brunskill)*
On 5 March 2014, at the Market Oracle, 'policy analyst' Andrew_McKillop
asks: *Would England Use Force To Stop Scottish Independence? *
According to Andrew McKillop (Biography):
*1.* Any English action to prevent Scotland from becoming independent
would be a land and resource grab.
*2.* Scotland can model itself on Norway or Switzerland.
"Neither Norway nor Switzerland are member states of the EU, which they
rightly regard as a dangerously unstable Debtors Union run by the 20th
century champion of Eu... more »
'Obamacare' Is Helping Many It Was Intended To Help
By Manifesto Joe
I had misgivings about Barack Obama from the start -- that's why I voted
for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. I doubted
that Obama had the Beltway experience that he needed for an effective White
House. In many ways, I'd say that has proved to be true.
But my sympathies are largely with Obama now, especially in some of his
worst hours. I think the man's heart is generally in the right place, and
he's splattered with mud no matter what he does or doesn't do. Now we even
have right-wing crazies who think he should bomb Russia over what Puti... more »
Is that cigar about to explode?
Just going back to *Newsnight*'s bullish report claiming that the
government suppressed an internal report, and the question of whether Chris
Cook's report was a bombshell or an exploding cigar...
...well, *The Daily Mail* (surprise, surprise!) is now taking issue with
the BBC about it:
Migrants DO cost UK jobs says 'buried' report: BBC attacked after claiming
document was suppressed by No 10
Chris Cook's sources in Whitehall have told him one thing; the *Mail*'s
sources are telling them something else - namely that, contrary to
*Newsnight*'s clams that that the still-unpublished... more »
Lemon Velvet Squares and Lime Jello Parfaits- You're Invited Link Party and Features
Thank you to everyone that participated last week. Each of us will take one
week a month to feature some of our favorites from the party. This week's
features are by Debra from Housewife Eclectic. Make sure you link up some
projects and recipes of your own so you’ll be in the running for next weeks
featured favorites.
[image: You're invited header 2]I love being able to host a party with some
of my favorite people including Jesseca from One Sweet Appetite, Holly
from Bits of Everything, and Jonie from Just Between Friends.
Things have been busy at Housewife Eclectic the last month ... more »
Fukushima Update: "Large Marine Animals Likely Sensed Danger of Fukushima Plume And Fled"
*"Mystery’ Solved? US Gov’t Expert: Large Marine Animals Likely Sensed
Danger*
* of Fukushima Plume and Fled, “Not going to wait until they start to
die
off.” *
Unprecedented concentrations of whales and other sea life clustered just
off West Coast.
by ENE News
*Jeff Feldner, Oregon Sea Grant Extension (NOAA) fisheries
specialist:*"It’s probable that, for one thing, a lot of the larger
animals got out of
there quickly. The other thing is that I suspect animals, like whales
for
instance, I think they would probably be able to tell that something was
wrong. They’re very, very intellig... more »
Disney on Ice Rockin' Ever After
Disney on Ice is one of our favorite Grandma outings of the year, and last
night's Rockin' Ever After was absolutely no exception. Honestly, we have
been to other Disney on Ice shows that featured some of the same
princesses, so I was expecting some repeats, but there weren't any. Even
though the shows featured the same princesses, they were completely
different. I loved how this year's Disney on Ice really focused on the
music and the special effects were amazing.
I wish I could have take a picture of my daughter's face during The Little
Mermaid section, especially the aerial stun... more »
5 Reasons Monsanto’s ‘Science’ Doesn’t Add Up by Ronnie Cummins & Katherinee Paul
5 Reasons Monsanto’s ‘Science’ Doesn’t Add Up
by Ronnie Cummins and Katherine Paul
Common Dreams, 2 March 2014
To hear the pesticide and junk food marketers of the world tell it, anyone
who questions the value, legitimacy or safety of GMO crops is naïve,
anti-science and irrational to the point of hysteria.
But how long can Monsanto ignore the mounting actual scientific evidence
that their technology is not only failing to live up to its promises, it’s
putting public health at risk?
Jim Goodman, farmer, activist and member of the Organic Consumers
Association policy a... more »
FDA, FCC Now Targeting Whistleblowers Video - An Interview With Anthony Gucciardi
March 4, 2014
With activism at all time highs surrounding incognito threats lurking
within the food supply, and major movements throughout the country all
aimed at sweeping things like GMOs from the food supply, it should come as
no surprise that agencies like the FDA are concerned about internal
whistleblowers leaking key intel to the public. It should also come as no
surprise that government organizations from the FDA to the FCC are now
monitoring social networks across the board, all on a quest to track the
flow of information that has now been dominated by the alternative n... more »
Sandy Hook HOAX! Sherry Questioning All Shows Evidence That There Were NO Children At Sandy Hook Elementary School "Shooting" At All!
In previous articles that I posted at this blog from videos and articles
from a great fellow real truth seeker, Sherrie, who writes the excellent
blog: "Sherrie Questioning All" (www.sherriequestioningall.blogspot.com)
evidence was presented that shows that the so called "School" where that so
called "massacre" that occurred at Sandy Hook on December 14th, 2012, could
not have had students at all... It was a dilapidated pig-sty, as well as a
serious health hazard due to horrific amounts of mold and algae. It is a
fact that mold itself is a toxic bio-hazard, and cannot be present in... more »
Red To Blue… Boo Hoo Hoo
DCCC will never win back the House until they get Republicans like this out
of Democratic seats-- but that means recruiting candidates and fighting to
win-- which Steve Israel refuses to do
Now that the DCCC has officially launched its Red-to-Blue program, what
happened to Steve Israel's vaunted Jumpstart program and the candidates he
tapped, many despite primary races back home? The program itself has been
"disappeared" from the DCCC website. Most of the candidates, though, were
automatically placed on the Red-to-Blue list: Patrick Henry Hayes
(AR-02/PVI- R+8), Amanda Renteria (CA-2... more »
Vegan Recipe - Healthy Homemade Granola
*Do you love granola? I do! It's great for breakfast or as a snack and it's
easy to pack for "on the go" munching. Unfortunately, most commercial
brands are expensive and they typically contain less-than-healthy
ingredients. Today's recipe comes from Amber, owner of the wonderful site,
Fettle Vegan. Never visited this site? Well, let me tell you, you're
missing out. Amber shares some amazing dishes. Things like Kung Pao
Cauliflower, Blueberry Streusel Muffins (which are gluten free), Lavender
Scones and Blueberry Kale Smoothie. Don't they make your mouth water?Amber
has a "to di... more »
“My My, Others Read History?”
*“My My, Others Read History?”*
by Karl Denninger
“I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked... Iran may not seem the best vantage
point to observe the convulsions in Ukraine and Thailand. But traveling
through the country last week, I often thought of its constitutional
revolution in 1906 - one whose political legacy exceeds that of the Islamic
Revolution of 1979 and offers more instructive lessons than any European
revolution in why democratic upsurges often produce mayhem, followed in
short order by tyranny.
The effort, led by Iranian intellectuals and activists, to check a
centralized... more »
Crack down on crime where it counts
This morning's paper brought news of a tiny baby found abandoned at the
foot of a tree in a village not far from the Honduran capital of
Tegucigalpa. Next to him was a bag full of baby products - a bottle of
milk, diapers, talcum powder, a bib - and a note asking whoever found the
baby to look after him well. A neighbour saw the news about the foundling
and called in to report the young mother who had abandoned the baby, and
now she's going to prison.
Oh, come on. In the same paper, there were stories about 14 people who
had been fatally shot in Honduras the day before, inclu... more »
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*Senator Robert Adley wants it both ways ~We Saw That*
Free Economic Zones = Mini Banana Republics
*Rift valley near Yuli, rain.*
The Ma government's return to the industrial zone policies of the 1960s and
1970s has an interesting twist. The DPP pointed out:
The project aims to establish free economic pilot zones in Keelung Port,
Suao Port in Yilan County, Taipei Port, Taichung Port, Anping Port in
Greater Tainan, Kaohsuing Port, the Taoyuan Aerotropolis in Taoyuan County
and the Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park to demonstrate a model for
business convenience and liberalization.
“Thirty-three of the 73 articles in the special act are blank
authorizations, which give alm... more »
Government follies ---- Hello HillaryCare: ObamaCare Deadline Extended Beyond Obama's Term and risk corridor payments could hit 5.5 billion for 2015 - that would the taxpayer bailout risk corridor ! File under " we are so screwed " -- Shocker: Federal government’s fiscal deterioration almost 5 times official deficit .........
Obamacare.....
Health insurance marketplaces signing up few uninsured Americans, surveys
sayBy Amy Goldstein, Updated: Thursday, March 6, 3:00 PMThe new health
insurance marketplaces appear to be making little headway so far in signing
up Americans who lack health insurance, the Affordable Care Act’s central
goal.
A pair of surveys released on Thursday suggest that just one in 10
uninsured people who qualify for private health plans through the new
marketplace have signed up for one — and that about half of uninsured
adults has looked for information on the online exchanges or pla... more »
US Israel Partnership Directly Associated with the Chamber of Commerce
Early this morning congress passed this iniative...HR 938 which guarantees
that Israel will get full support from this country, no matter what The
vote was 407 to 1, which once again confirms that our government is bought
and paid for by the New World Order. I will exclude Senator Ron Wyden, of
my district in Oregon who didn't vote, but I can't believe that our elected
representatives are supporting Free Trade and Globalization, while turning
their eyes and ears from the destabilization being done in small countries
like Egypt, Libya, and Syria, and now being done in the Ukraine.
... more »
"Bernanke earns more in one day than he did all of last year as Fed chief" (Reuters/AOL headline)
*Awww, isn't this adorable?* *Big Al 'n' Big Ben, together! Are they on the
clock? Holy bank balance, Batman! Or maybe it's like one of those glossy
National Geographic photos of a lion or tiger mama tending to one of her
cuddly little offspring. (The official caption reads: "US Federal Reserve
chairman Ben Bernanke (R) speaks with former chairman Alan Greenspan during
a ceremony marking the centennial of the founding of the Federal Reserve in
Washington, DC on December 16, 2013.")*
*"Lawyers and agents say Bernanke, 60, should be able to command around
$250,000 per speech for a wh... more »
"Electronic monitoring is not a primary ground panacea"
R v Sotomayor, 2014 ONSC 500
North Carolina's Duke-Paid Governor's State Environmental Stooge Attempts To Flim-Flam Coal Ash Spill Water Disaster
Did I mention that I received notice from my county government a few days
ago to not drink, bathe in, wash clothes in, or just generally trust our
public water supply? These are the culprits, and although many wags like to
say that North Carolina deserves what it voted for, the Koch-funded
campaigns of the legislative representatives were secret for a long time
(credit is due to the Citizens
The Demise of UFO Magazine
Today, while searching for information about something else, I saw that
there was an Internet listing that suggested there was an “Important
Message from *UFO Magazine*.” Having contributed to it frequently, and
because I know those who have been involved with it in the past including
Don and Vicki Ecker, I clicked on the link. I mean, the magazine hadn’t
been around for a while and I wondered what was going on. What I found was
this:
The owner of UFO Magazine, Inc. has officially noticed [sic] that he is
putting UFO Magazine, Inc. up for sale. We do not know If [sic] there is
cur... more »
Russia's Asia "Pivot" with Focus on Energy
*"Russian Gas Exports to Asia Expected to Quadruple by 2020." Source of
image: US Energy Information Administration.*
Video Title: Russia's Asia "Pivot" with Focus on Energy. Source: YouTube
channel Jay Fidell. Date Published: November 26, 2013. Description:
In this broadcast,"Asia-in- Review" Host Hong Jiang explores Russia's
recent foreign policy and geopolitical shifts into Asia followed by its
fascinating energy moves into the Region with international business lawyer
& professor, David Day.
Next, the conversation turns to the critical and fascinating energy "pivot"
that Russi... more »
Harvard Research Finds Link Between Fluoridated Water, ADHD and Mental Disorders
Joe Martino
*Activist Post*
New research published in *The Lancet* by researchers from the Harvard
School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai (ISMMS) found that various chemicals that many children are exposed
to are having a direct effect on the creation of disorders labelled under
the name ADHD as well as other mental disorders. One of the chemicals said
to be having an effect is fluoride, or variations of fluoride. Governments
have been performing artificial fluoridation for a number of years
regardless of the lack of effectiveness it has in ... more »
Ukraine- How insane is the EU- Sanctions? Lavrov shuns Kiev stooge & more
*Big power talks make little progress*
-High-level diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine made little
apparent headway at talks in Paris on Wednesday with Moscow and Washington
at odds and Russia's foreign minister refusing to recognize his Ukrainian
counterpart.
-Russia had earlier rebuffed Western demands that its forces that have
seized control of Ukraine's Crimea region should return to their bases.
-NATO, at a meeting in Brussels, announced it was cutting back on
cooperation with Russia to try to pressure it into backing down on Ukraine
and suspended planning for ... more »
Stephen Harper Throws His Conservative Base Under the Bus(Bring on the Legalized Ganja Edition)
*Written by Grant G*
Interesting times in Canadian politics for sure, developments are coming
fast n furious, special interest groups, the religious right and most
particularly the federal Conservative party base are being thrown under the
bus in a last ditch effort to retain power..
It shows a Stephen Harper in desperation mode, it also shows a Canadian
populous that Stephen Harper has no real values, no real beliefs and no
moral conscience, Stephen Harper is prepared to throw everyone who has ever
supported him and his party under the bus to retain a grip on power, he`s
not w... more »
Back, for a short while... here's some stuff about stuff
I remember a time before the current Golden Age of Television. It was a
time when TV was largely embarrassing and terrible. The age of Mr Blobby
and Jim Davidson.
That said it was also a time when BBC2 wasn't just BBC1 with slippers on.
Friday night you could watch anything from Johnathan Meades to Ren and
Stimpy... that's if you were allowed the second TV.
If we are in a Golden Age it's because multi-channel TV helps viewers pan
through the river of excrement (or Channel Four as it's now known) for
those priceless nuggets. It's channels like BBC3 that do the work. Not much
of it's... more »
Kate Zernike never quits!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014*
*Three pundits, four perspectives on motive:* Over at the New York Times,
Kate Zernike never quits.
Yesterday morning, she said it again. We have no idea why:
ZERNIKE (3/4/14): Court papers filed by a lawyer for Gov. Chris Christie’s
former campaign manager indicate that federal prosecutors are moving
aggressively to investigate the role of the governor’s aides in the George
Washington Bridge lane closing scandal.
An agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation telephoned the campaign
manager, Bill Stepien, in January, about a week after *a cache of
e... more »
50 Is The Magic Number! Have Conservatives Made Obamacare Disappear Now?
Who needs "Democrats" like these when we already have Republicans?
Today, conservatives in the House voted for the 50th time to repeal the
Affordable Care Act-- which is already covering 10 million Americans.
Yesterday, President Obama rolled his eyes and said, "You know what they
say: 50th time is the charm. Maybe when you hit your 50th repeal vote, you
will win a prize. Maybe if you buy 50 repeal votes, you get one free. We
get it. We understand. We get you don't like it. I got it." Kansas
anti-family extremist Lynn Jenkins' bill would delay the individual
mandate, a stupid Republi... more »
Ukraine: Georgian Background to the Western “Invasion” Hysteria
Recalling similar fabrications regarding Georgia’s aggression versus Russia
and examining existing Russo-Ukrainian strategic relations before
Western-backed mobs overthrew the government in Kiev, we can see there is
no “invasion” at all.
*March 6, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci/New Eastern Outlook) -* Invasion (noun) –
the act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a
territory to conquer.*
The BBC reported in its June 2013 article titled, “Five years on, Georgia
makes up with Russia,” that (emphasis added): On 8 August, Georgia will
mark the fifth anniversary of the o... more »
Tom Hayden : Is a new Cold War upon us?
From the residue of the old Soviet Union, a new nationalist, nuclear-armed,
resource-rich Russia has risen to challenge Western claims of triumphalism.
By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | March 5, 2014 Haven’t the Republicans, the
neoconservatives, and the … finish reading Tom Hayden :
Is a new Cold War upon us?
Quote of the Day: On honouring your self
Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey decided he needed to *enjoy watching his
movies as much as he enjoyed making them.* So…
“I got much more selfish. I’m a fan of the word *selfish*. Self. Ish. When
I say I have gotten a lot more self-*ish*, I mean I am less concerned with
what people think of me. I’m not worried about how I’m perceived.
*Selfish *has always gotten a bad rap. You *should* do for you. I wanted
new experiences.”
- Matthew McConaughey, interview with GQ
And on turning his acting around and receiving his Oscar…
When I was 15 years old, I had an important person in my l... more »
Robert Free 'The UN Game of Charades' Boycott Indigenous World Conference
Robert
Free: The UN Game of Charades
BOYCOTT the UN sham World Indigenous Conference!
Robert Free (on left) with Sid Mills Wounded Knee
Robert Free points out that many grassroots frontline veterans have been
demanding the UN Indian NGO World Indigenous Conference promoters
boycott the sham and not give it the token semblance of
credibility. Free, who was among those at the Occupation of
The greatness of the other perspective!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014*
*The impulse to restrict:* Many people have commented on the greatness of
Lupita Nyong’o’s acceptance speech Sunday night.
“It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is due to
so much pain in someone else’s,” Nyong’o said as she started, referring to
the life of the woman she portrayed in 12 Years a Slave.
We’ll admit it—we wouldn’t have thought about that if she hadn’t said it.
On the other hand, once someone has said such a thing, do you get to
celebrate at all? Should Steve McQueen have jumped for joy in the way he
did?
We don’t... more »
Thorne Dreyer and Bob Simmons : VIDEO | Austin’s ‘Underground Goes Overboard’ with Ayers and Dohrn
Bill and Bernardine lead an engaging and often very funny community
conversation at The Rag Blog’s launch party — all captured on Bob Simmons’
video! Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn host an entertaining and provocative
discussion at The Rag Blog‘s … finish reading Thorne Dreyer and Bob Simmons:
*VIDEO* | Austin’s ‘Underground Goes Overboard’ with Ayers and Dohrn
eBook Subscriptions Part 3: The Future Should Be Significant
In the last two articles we looked at today’s subscription market and some
of the players, but what of the future? Do we really believe that the
consumer will continue to want to ‘buy’ eBooks that they effectively don’t
own, that they can’t easily share with others and that they are prohibited
from reselling. Adobe may have backed down from their heavy handed approach
to their initial ACS5 upgrade plans, but DRM remains a millstone around
consumer’s necks and wedded to yesterday’s 'download to a device' ownership
model. Today the media world is moving towards on demand, streamed a... more »
YOU DECIDE
Putin at news conference yesterday.
It's long but quite interesting.
Mariann G. Wizard : VERSE |’Texas gay marriage: Soon come?’
Texas Gay Marriage: Soon Come? By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | March
5, 2014 Candidates claiming to support the Constitution need to get hip:
Love’s sweet institution will soon be respected in fair distribution.
Today’s headlines say … finish reading Mariann G. Wizard :
*VERSE* |’Texas gay marriage: Soon come?’
AIM West on Indian Country Today's 'Trash Newspaper'
Yellow
Journalism: Boycott 'Trash Newspaper'
By Tony Gonzales
AIM West
Censored News
AIM West at Dept of Justice San Francisco Feb. 27, 2014
Len Foster,As you are AIM member, Wounded Knee veteran, and a member of
the board of director for the NGO International Indian Treaty council
(IITC), founded by AIM, (and international political arm of the AIM, and
as you being the spiritual advisor
Communities of color have been decimated by corporate reform. Now anger spreads when it affects white folk like @RBNLake
Robin Lake of Seattle writes: As the director of an education think tank
focused on national issues, it feels indulgent to write about my own kids’
experiences in the public school system. But there’s no better way to
illustrate one of the reasons my organization pursues the work it does on
behalf of students. Let […]
The end of Pax Americana has implications
*Like most of his comments, this is too good to waste, so I’ve pulled out
this comment by **Liberty Scott** for a Guest Post…*
…the key point is that the US, particularly the Obama Administration
(although Bush wimped out over Georgia) has withdrawn from the world.
Putin effectively annexed two parts of Georgia, he frightened the US into
not implementing a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic
(despite both countries being members of NATO and wanting it), and now he
has taken part of Ukraine.
China is watching because it wants to see what would happen if it took ... more »
BIlingual education: What does the research say?
Sent to Education Week, March 5, 2014
There are two crucial research findings related to the Sen. Lara's proposal
to repeal Proposition 227 ("Calif. Bill Would Repeal Bilingual-Education
Restrictions," March 4).
The first: study after study has shown that students in bilingual programs
outperform similar students enrolled in English-only programs on tests of
English reading.
The second: As noted by Prof. McField in the Ed Week article, dismantling
bilingual education in California has not improved achievement for English
learners in California.
Both of these findings deserve m... more »
As draft law nears passage, haredi Israelis take to streets
The powers that be, aka Zionist's, in Israel would have us believe that it
is always against them, but nothing could be further from the truth. Many
of the Jews in Israel and throughout the world disapprove of the ongoing
agenda to take control of that part of the world and would prefer to live
in peace. Hundreds of thousands of haredi Orthodox Jews protesting a
measure to draft them into the Israeli military, March 2, 2014. By Ben
SalesMarch 4, 2014 10:37am JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Beneath banners invoking historic calamities from the Egyptian enslavement
to the Holocaust, hundreds of... more »
Tax Cut 17: BIR vs. Physicians
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) made this paid advertisement that
appeared in several national newspapers last weekend I think.
Posting below some comments by doctors expressed in facebook, posted on my
friend Dr. Jed Inciong's fb wall, except those from change.org petition and
Dr. Calimag. My own discussion at the end. Other posters/images are also
posted in fb, copy-pasting them here.
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*(1) Change.org Petition (around March 2, 2014, initiated by Minerva
Calimag)*
*The medical profession and all physicians are always portrayed as tax
evaders by the BIR.* The rece... more »
Equal treatment for UKIP?
The Telegraph reports that:
'Ukip have been given a boost in the run up to the European elections after
Ofcom ruled that broadcasters have to treat them in the same way as any
other major party.
The decision means Ukip will be given the same status as the Conservatives,
Labour and Liberal Democrats for election broadcasts and news coverage of
the May 22 contest.'
If the BBC do actually give UKIP equal status to Labour, Conservatives and
the LibDems then the type of coverage will be similar to the Conservatives
not Labour. The BBC's coverage of the Labour party will as usual be
ove... more »
Musical Interlude: Peter Gabriel, “Solsbury Hill”
Peter Gabriel, “Solsbury Hill”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-9NEFalsjE
Sandy Hook Police Dash Cam Video does not show children evacuating per Official Timeline.
The One and only photo released of children at SH. Suppose to have
happened at 10:47 AM - would have been in front of police dash cam shown
below. Never happened in front of dash cam. They were not running, but
walking. There is a Police Dash Cam video of the parking lot of Sandy
Hook. I show the official timeline as written out by the Police of what
happened and when. The official
President Obama just doesn't seem to understand! 我認為普京的目標是烏克蘭分裂成東，西，隨著工業和農業生產力的東與俄羅斯對齊。
WATERBOARD THE BITCH!
I mean, just stop and think a moment. Obama claims the authority to murder
a US citizen by drone strike just because they *might* be thinking of
harming US citizens, and here we have the most destructive force ever
unleashed against the American people, the IRS, clearly having committed
illegal actions (or Lerner would not need to take the Fifth) and Lerner
gets to walk out of the room? Remember that using the IRS against political
enemies was one of the articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon!
Refuse to blow
*R. v. Goleski*, 2014 BCCA 80:
Elements of Failure/Refusal
[71] As discussed in Lewko at para. 9, the elements of the offence that
the Crown must prove are: (i) a proper demand; (ii) a failure or refusal to
provide the required breath sample; and (iii) an intention to fail or
refuse to provide the required sample. In R. v. Moser 1992 CanLII 2839 (ON
CA), (1992), 71 C.C.C. (3d) 165 at 176 (Ont. C.A.), Mr. Justice Doherty
said this:
The essential elements of the offence described in s. 254(5) consist of a
proper demand and a refusal or failure to comply with that demand. The
defen... more »
'MISSILE DEFENSE' AGENCY..... RIGHT ON SCHEDULE
*Fiscal Year 2015 Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Budget Press Briefing *
You might not watch all of this so I thought I share a few of this
officer's words on the new "missile defense" (MD) budget request:
- "due to recent threat developments"
- The new missile defense interceptor "kill vehicle" will allow for "new
tactics in weapons doctrine"
- The MDA is "engineering the kill chain from beginning to end"
- New accuracy will "allow the war fighters to dramatically improve
their shot doctrine"
- The budget will allow the MDA to "continue to support Israel's missi... more »
Ukraine-O-Mania: Kerry Does Kiev
So on Tuesday (a.k.a. Kill List Day in the White House) John Kerry did the
helicopter hustle in Kiev (cue the *Pictures at an Exhibition* music in the
previous post), a bag of bribery cash in one hand, a bouquet of flowers in
the other. Nobody does subtle like the secretary of state:
And nobody does propagandistic bathos like the *New York Times:*
*Trudging through a damp mist, Mr. Kerry stopped first for an emotional
visit to improvised memorials where protesters were gunned down last month
as they voiced opposition to what was then Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin
government.*
*Mr. Ker... more »
THE PLOT THICKENS
Kiev snipers hired by Maidan leaders - leaked EU's Ashton phone tapeRT
The snipers who shot at protesters and police in Kiev were allegedly hired
by Maidan leaders, according to a leaked phone conversation between the EU
foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian foreign affairs
minister, which has emerged online.
There is now stronger and stronger understanding that behind the snipers,
it was not Yanukovich, but it was somebody from the new coalition,” Urmas
Paet said during the conversation.
“I think we do want to investigate. I mean, I didn’t pick that up, that’s
inte... more »
Nigel in the Lions' Den
*Managers at the BBC (at the instigation of senior BBC management) have
passed a decree that Nigel Fagage is to debate Nick Clegg on the BBC, with
David Dimblebly presiding, in the run-up to this years's Euro elections. *
In the first year of the reign of Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC,
came Nickuchadnezzar, Deputy Prime Minister, prince of the eunuchs, unto
the BBC, and besieged it.
It pleased Tony Hall to set over the BBC James Harding.
Now God had brought Nigel Farage into favour and tender love with the
voters of the United Kingdom, and the prince of the eunuchs sai... more »
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