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Tax Dodgers Hoard $1 Trillion Overseas (Skills Gap Lie Exposed!) Jobs and Skills and Zombies
BREAKING: April Fools? Not so much. Tax Dodging Companies Hoarding Nearly
One Trillion Overseas As the Civil War enthusiast said, “Southerners are a
military people. We were back then, still are today.” I don't think that
that's necessarily any more true in the South than in the rest of the
country. It would be fairer to say that a significant portion of the
Southern population is just
Why Did President Obama Endorse Brian Schatz Over Colleen Hanabusa? Minimum Wage
Is it really a mystery why President Obama-- and almost every incumbent
Democrat in the Senate, from the most liberal to the most conservative--
have endorsed Brian Schatz for reelection and not corrupt New Dem Colleen
Hanabusa? She and her EMILY's List outside agitators are running around
like chickens without heads screaming that it's because Schatz backed Obama
in 2008 while Hanabusa backed Hillary. If Hanabusa wants to criticize
Schatz for backing local hero Barack Obama, she should be aware she's
criticizing most Hawaii voters as well. Not only did Hawaii give Obama the
bigge... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Protect The Ocean
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
SAMS Academy of Corruption, Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Scott Glasrud oversees about 800 public school
students grades 4 through 12, but he makes hundreds of thousands of dollars
a year doing it.
That has the state’s attention.
The Schools
Glasrud’s charter schools are high-performing. Southwest Learning Center in
the Heights and SAMS Academy, located next to Double Eagle, focus on
science and aviation.
Some students can even get a pilot’s license through the schools.
“The program, the school leases the airplanes and we provide ground
instruction for students,” Glasrud said.
Glasrud takes in a $210,000 salary – more ... more »
Cosmology: “Multiverse Debate Heats Up In Wake Of Gravitational Wave Finding”
*Click image for larger size.*
*“Multiverse Debate Heats Up In Wake Of Gravitational Wave Finding”*
by Clara Moskowitz
“The multiverse is one of the most divisive topics in physics, and it just
became more so. The major announcement last week of evidence for primordial
ripples in spacetime has bolstered a cosmological theory called inflation,
and with it, some say, the idea that our universe is one of many universes
floating like bubbles in a glass of champagne. Critics of the multiverse
hypothesis claim that the idea is untestable—barely even science. But with
evidence for inflati... more »
Harry Targ : Raise the minimum wage now
Working people are on the move and grassroots groups are demanding a fair
minimum wage. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | April 1, 2014 The experience
of increasing poverty, economic marginalization, and the rise of political
reaction against … finish reading Harry Targ :
Raise the minimum wage now
If People Are Like Polar Bears, We’ll Be Fine
*Gust post by Patrick Michaels & Chip Knappenberger*
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this
week to finalisedthe second part of its latest compendium on climate change.
The first part, the Working Group I report, focused on the physical science
of climate change. The main findings of that report, released late last
year, have been widely panned for not telling the truth about how the
latest science is stacking up in support of modest rather than alarming
climate change.
The second part, making the news this week, is from the IPCC’s Working
Grou... more »
UHC 24: Corruption in Government Purchase of Medicines
An old article by Rappler got circulated by some friends in fb. Portions of
the paper said,
*…Sharing his experience with Rappler, the 26-year-old doctor said he was
shocked by the steep prices of purchased medicines and medical supply. He
had requested for the drugs for his RHU some time in December 2012.*
*"Even test tube brushes, which cost around P10-P20 perhaps, cost P350!
Gloves which cost P120-P150 pesos are priced P550 in that receipt.
Amoxicillin syrup which costs P15-P20 is priced P115," he said in an
interview. The receipt was dated Jan 13, 2013.*
*The system is simple, ... more »
Some High-profilers Gunning for Common CoreSome High-profilers Gunning for Common Core
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) surely are causing quite a stir.
That is what happens when non-teachers try to impose their wills upon the
American classroom. (I have written extensively on CCSS, including its
creation, promotion and funding. For hours of enlightening CCSS
reading, click here. To read about the contract between states and the […]
Data Street Cred
I am not known for being a statistics whiz. I have published quantitative
work, but I am seen, rightly so, as more comfortable with qualitative work,
comparing apples and oranges. Still, I had the gumption to offer advice on
twitter about data today. What and why? GDELT was a new dataset that
seemed to promise
Continue reading
NATO PLAYING HARD BALL
New NATO military bases could be about to appear on Russia's borders with
eastern Europe. Foreign Ministers from the Alliance are discussing whether
to bolster their presence following the crisis in Ukraine. It will put
pressure on Moscow - which has kept its own military movements within
Russia's borders.
“Psychological Manipulation Using Cognitive Dissonance”
*“Psychological Manipulation Using Cognitive Dissonance”*
by Increase Brain Power
“The study of psychology results is useful knowledge about how we think and
act, which (we hope) can be used to make our lives better. But the
knowledge gained can also be used to manipulate people. The various forms
of psychological manipulation are usually subliminal, meaning they happen
without the conscious awareness of their use by the target. I've reported
on these techniques before, and will continue to do so.
My goal isn't to provide you with tools to do nasty things, but to make you
aware of... more »
Untitled
*Leftist projection again*
*Hydrologist Fiona Johnson, the dear lady below, is upset that debate about
climate change is uncivil. So who is it who calls skeptics "deniers" (as in
"holocaust deniers") and wants to lock them up? FiFi had better start
talking to her own colleagues. And she seems to be shocked that "some
people seem to believe that scientists can't be trusted." Would that
belief spring from "Mike's nature trick" or "hiding the decline"? Would it
spring from the chronic refusal by Warmists to make their raw data
available? And her argumentation about the evidence... more »
John Kane, Mohawk 'Stirring the Ashes'
Stirring
the Ashes
By John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
One of the biggest challenges for any people is broad participation in
the issues that affect everyone. And when you stop and think about it,
there is very little from the smallest ripples in a family to major
calamities in a community that occurs without impacting others.
The notion of "mind your own business" or "let
Bitcoin news March 31 , 2014 -- Neo & Bee Suspends BTC Share Trading Due to ‘Abnormal Activity’ .... UK Bitcoin Exchange Bit121 Temporarily Ceases Operations .... BTC-e Now Offers Trading in Chinese Yuan - very odd in light of this news ........ Bter Has Suspended Chinese Yuan Deposits, Citing Notification Of New Official Regulations
Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/st-louis-fed-enforcing-outright-bitcoin-ban-close-impossible
St. Louis Fed: ‘Enforcing Outright Bitcoin Ban Close to Impossible’
Kyle Torpey
01/04/2014
Bitcoin, Bitcoin Regulation, News
Posted 30 mins ago
[image: St. Louis Fed Bitcoin]
David Andolfatto, Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis,
is not quick to dismiss Bitcoin.
Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis David Andolfatto released
a report on Bitcoin (PDF) yesterday, and it gave the Bitcoin community
another peak into what financial regulators reall... more »
The Absurdity Of US Natural Gas Exports
(I present you a guest post, well written, articulate, and it does apply to
Canadian LNG export aspirations, Grant G)
*Written by Gail Tverberg*
*Gail Tverberg has an outstanding website...*
http://ourfiniteworld.com/
← Oil Limits and the Economy: One Story, Not Two
The Absurdity of US Natural Gas Exports
Posted on March 31, 2014 by Gail Tverberg
Quiz:
1. How much natural gas is the United States currently extracting?
(a) Barely enough to meet its own needs
(b) Enough to allow lots of exports
(c) Enough to allow a bit of exports
(d) The United States is a natural gas... more »
Why Can't Dick Cheney Just Hurry Up and Die?
When it comes to living American war criminals former Vice President
Richard B. Cheney has few peers and after the dying old bastard managed to
somehow jump to the front of the transplant donor list and deprive a decent
human being of a new heart he remains a formidable force. Being that in the
doppelganger of what used to be the good old US of A -prior to having the
life sucked out by vampires the likes of Cheney - the state-corporate media
that has become a full blown propaganda arm of the Deep State continues to
provide a forum of legitimacy to Cheney, Bush and Rummy who all belo... more »
The GOP "Budget": "Poopy Paul" Ryan's no April Fool -- he's the year-round kind
*Oh no, is it really "Poopy Paul" Ryan's last cartoon budget? (Yes, he's
term-limited out of the House Budget Committee chairmanship.)*
*"On net, we estimate that the House budget resolution would decrease GDP
by 0.9 percent and decrease nonfarm payrolls by 1.1 million jobs in fiscal
year 2015, relative to CBO’s current-law baseline. The following fiscal
year, the “Path to Prosperity” would decrease GDP by 2.5 percent and cost
3.0 million jobs. And if the recovery remains sluggish, large job losses
could continue under the Ryan budget in 2017 and beyond."*
*-- Congressional Budget O... more »
Untitled
*Bureau of Governmental Research opposes Senate bill that would give
governor more power in selecting levee authority members ~Mark Schleifstein*
Razor Wire, Prison Cells, and Black Panther Robert H. King’s Life of Resistance --An interview with filmmaker Ron Harpelle
Hard Time (2014) from Shebafilms Kelly Saxberg on Vimeo.
In Security from Shebafilms Kelly Saxberg on Vimeo.
*Razor Wire, Prison Cells, and Black Panther Robert H. King’s Life of
Resistance--An interview with filmmaker Ron Harpelle*
*By Angola 3 News*
A new 40-minute documentary film by Canadian History Professor Ron
Harpelle, entitled *Hard Time*, focuses on the life of Robert Hillary King,
who spent 29 years in continuous solitary confinement until his conviction
was overturned and he was released from Louisiana's infamous Angola State
Prison in 2001.
Along with Herman Walla... more »
A bank "bail-in" is what happens when a big bank fails and the government no longer bails them out. Such "bail-ins" comprise banks (legally in the US and possibly also in the EU!) confiscating the funds of its uninsured depositors (generally individuals and small companies) in order for the bank pay off its bondholders. This is not hypothetical! If you have your retirement nestegg deposited in one of the six largest U.S. banks, you have a strong chance of losing it if you don't find a safer place for it soon...
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Banking Union Time Bomb: Eurocrats Authorize Bailouts AND Bail-InsPosted
on March
29, 2014 by Ellen Brown
“*As things stand, the banks are the permanent government of the
country,
whichever party is in power.*”
– Lord Skidelsky, House of Lords, UK Parliament, 31 March 2011)
On March 20, 2014, European Union officials reached an historic
agreementto create a single agency to handle failing banks. Media
attention has
focused on the agreement involving the single resolution mechanism
(SRM), a
uniform system for closing failed banks. But the real story ... more »
Satire: “Issa Subpoenas Seven Million Americans Who Signed Up for Obamacare”
*“Issa Subpoenas Seven Million Americans Who Signed Up for Obamacare”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "Accusing them of involvement in “a
widespread conspiracy to save President Obama’s failed health-care
program,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California) today subpoenaed the
approximately seven million Americans who have signed up for Obamacare so
far. Arguing that the impressive enrollment numbers “don’t pass the smell
test,” the House Oversight Committee chairman told reporters, “Any rational
person would come to the same conclusion that I have: namely, that this is
... more »
Assholes
The
thuggish RCMP officers who murdered Robert Dziekanski just can't help
themselves. As I said, they killed a guy and now they're facing
*perjury*charges for having lied their asses of in the subsequent
inquiry. And, I
mean, I've done and said some mean things in my time. I've been a
complete
asshole to some people. I still cringe inside about these lapses. I'd
like
to think, ... I'd really like to think that even if I was so callous, so
lazy, so stupid, so ... well, whatever animated those assholes to murder
Robert Dziekanski and then lie, lie, lie to cover themselves, ... if I
was ... more »
Turkey at war with Syria. Prepping a chemical attack on Damascus
Erodgan says:
* Erdoğan has surprised many after his party's victory in the local
elections by declaring that Turkey is at war with Syria. Experts, however,
say the declaration is problematic in a legal sense.*
Onur Öymen, the former deputy chairman of the main opposition Republican
People's Party (CHP), told Today's Zaman that Erdoğan's remarks about
declaring war on Syria do not comply with either national law or the
principles of international law.* “Turkey cannot declare war on a country
unless an attack happens first. This [declaring war] is not possible
without a reason,” *sa... more »
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICE: STOP THE BOATS OR STOP RACISM
Australians are slowly edging toward facing the reality of what the
boatpeople saga is really all about.
The catch-cry of the right-wing Australian commentariat and politicians has
been ‘Stop the Boats’. They have claimed in their rhetoric that by stopping
the boats the drownings will stop. They have said that, in order to deter
others from making the perilous journey across the sea in leaky boats,
those that do safely make it to Australia’s shores must be treated harshly
by being told they will never be able to settle in Australia and that
they’ll be placed in camps in places tha... more »
How Big A Disaster Will Steve Israel Prove To Be In November?
Yesterday Steve Israel was crowing on Twitter how 4 powerful senior
Republican committee chairmen are retiring (Doc Hastings, Mike Rogers, Buck
McKeon and, now, Dave Camp). What his tweets conspicuously left out, of
course, is that Israel didn't recruit any candidates against them and
actually undermined candidates who ran against Rogers and McKeon last
cycle. Israel is well-known as an incompetent lummox incapable of putting
together a two-cycle plan to beat vulnerable Republicans. They have nothing
to worry about from him. He leaves his old fraternity brothers from the
Center Ai... more »
John Campbell versus Charles Darwin
John Campbell is shilling for warmists again – in the process setting
himself against observations made by none other than Charles Darwin.
Setting off a Twitter mini-feud with Matthew Hooton on Monday, Campbell
informed his followers, presumably to raise the profile of the latest IPCC
report – a report summarised (approvingly) by Palmerston North blogger
Idiot/Savant as predicting “war, famine and death,” and by resigning IPCC
scientist Richard Tol as an unjustified “apocalyptic” survey heavy on
exaggeration.
Campbell, of course, swallowed whole the four horsemen rhetoric and was... more »
What we get is all we get
Beloved is cutting the flowering stalks from the rhubarb. I'm in the greens
bed.
Seedlings. In February the shaker of mixed seeds was shaken across the
flats and what came up, came up. Lots of lettuce, but as usual the eager
beavers were the radishes and kale. There might be some spinach or joi
choi, can't tell yet. Everything that looked better than halfway decent was
pricked out in March, after the second pair of leaves appeared, and moved
to its own three inch pot.
The pots were set into water-retaining flats and bottom watered thereafter,
to prevent damping off. The flats we... more »
Abbot and Costello were right
If you can’t find one…
It never gets old.
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Sweet Home Alabama
Over the next few days, I will be visiting a couple colleges in Alabama.
If you happen to be in the area, you might be interested to know that I am
giving a public lecture at Troy University on April 3. You can find
information about it here.
The New York Times and the nature of being!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014*
*Recommending a change in focus:* Yesterday morning, the New York Times
offered a news report about Martin Heidegger’s notebooks.
At issue were a pair of long-standing questions—whether Heidegger was a
Nazi, and if so to what extent? That said, we’ll admit that we were struck
by the highlighted passage in Jennifer Schuessler’s second paragraph:
SCHUESSLER (3/31/14): To his strongest detractors, Heidegger was a
committed National Socialist whose *hugely influential ideas about the
nature of being* and the dehumanizing effects of modern technology and much
o... more »
Someone found NCR (not guilty by reason of insanity) is not guilty of a criminal offence and should not be treated as guilty
Kachkar (Re), 2014 ONCA 250 reminds us of the distinction between NCR and
guilt. Quaere whether this suggests government changes to make NCR more
onerous will meet with the Constitution and fundamental justice? The Court
holds:
[21] In considering these issues, it is important to remember that,
despite the respondent's actions on January 12, 2011 and their tragic
consequences, he was not convicted, but found not criminally responsible on
account of mental disorder. The existence of a distinct NCR status in our
law reflects the moral conviction that those suffering from ment... more »
KSFY Camp brings a face to South Dakota Tribes' KXL fight
.
KSFY News - Sioux Falls, SD News, Weather, Sports
Rosebud Sioux tribal member Wizipan Little Elk said, "We're going to be
here at least a month, at which point, we're expecting President Obama
and the administration will be making a decision. If the decision is no,
we will pick up camp and go home and continue to be vigilant about the
issue. If he says yes to the route, we're going
Why Legal Marijuana Use Can Get You Fired
If marijuana use is legal in your state, or if you have a legal
prescription for medical marijuana, are you safe from being fired? The
short answer is no. Worse, if you work for a legal marijuana dispensary,
you can still be convicted of a crime for doing your job.
Why? There are two big reasons legal marijuana use can get you fired. I
discuss them, along with what legal rights you have if you are a legal
marijuana user in my AOL Jobs column here.
Florida folks, pay attention. It isn't legal here yet, but medical
marijuana is on the ballot, so we'll have to deal with these issues soon.
MSNBC: Rep Grijalva on opposition to Keystone XL pipeline
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Spirit Camp Rosebud
March 31, 2014: MSNBC's Ed Show was at Rosebud Spirit Camp, broadcast
includes Lakota protection camp from Keystone and interview with Arizona
Rep Grijalva, vice chair of Native American Caucus
The Trip
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's The Trip was a real joy as the two
comedians/comedic actors entertained us and themselves as they wended their
way around some of the North's better eating places in search of fine food,
a decent mobile phone signal and of course 'themselves'. A new series set
in Italy from Liguria via Rome, Pompeii and Ravello, to Capri has been
announced as coming soon... I can hardly wait.
If you can't wait another few weeks, then here are all of the impressions
from the first series...
And here's some impressions from the upcoming Italian Trip; it's the Batman
pi... more »
Farewell Frankie Knuckles
I was hoping it was a cruel April Fool's joke when I saw it on Twitter this
morning. Unfortunately, no. I am gutted that Frankie Knuckles - a man
weighing in at just 59 years of age - has been cruelly snatched away. For
the non-dance people who frequent these parts, to house music he was the
Beatles, Black Sabbath and ABBA combined, except more important than that.
He arguably *invented* the genre that paved the way for the world
domination of dance music. It's an awful, awful shame that Frankie has died
so young.
What better way to remember his immortal legacy by chewing your way ... more »
Colloidal Silver. It will truly keep you Healthy. It will kill all bacteria and viruses, including Ebola Virus
The Ebola Virus has been in the news recently. It is claimed there is an
epidemic of it and it is spreading. One thing I know for sure is Colloidal
Silver is something everyone should have. It is easy to make yourself.
When you make it yourself it is Ion Silver. The silver is suspended in the
water in minute particles, through the positive and negative reactions.
There are places on the
Why Did Raj Chetty Allow His Research to Be Used Against Teachers in Vergara?
An expert witness for the plaintiffs in Vergara v California, Tom Kane,
argued that effective teaching, and presumably ineffective teaching, in the
Los Angeles schools can be measured. Vergara, of course, seeks to strike
down teacher due process and it is about as overtly anti-teacher of an
action as can be imagined. In a previous […]
The Realist Report - Dr. E. Michael Jones: Jewish Revolutionary Spirit
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Dr. E. Michael
Jones, editor of *Culture Wars magazine*. Dr. Jones and I will be
discussing his book *The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit and Its Impact on
World History*.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
How Does Fred Upton Define Bribery?
Undoubtably, the most winnable Republican-held seat in Michigan is MI-06,
in the southwest part of the state, centering on blue-blue Kalamazoo. Alas,
though, multimillionaire Republican Fred Upton is extremely vulnerable,
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel refuses to target his old frat brother-- or any
other senior Republican policy-makers, part of a quid pro quo that leaves
his own seat safe from a challenge by the NRCC. Just look at this poll PPP
conducted, not for the DCCC, of course, but by MoveOn.org:
There are almost NO Republicans being targeted by the DCCC who are as
vulnerable... more »
CHILD ABUSE NETWORKS
*Bodybuilders Word por Kurt Stallaert.*
Certain documents explain how child abuse networks are protected.
*The following is from:* *The Institute for the Study of Globalization and
Covert Politics*
The first document was a death bed testimony from an old woman named *Jacqueline
Smolders*.
(Schaarbeek Police, Jacqueline Smolders interview, March 18, 1997)
Smolders started out by saying:
"I want to testify in relation to the murdered and missing children, the
investigation of which is ongoing at the District Attorney's Office and the
examining magistrate in Neufchateau."
(Neufc... more »
April 1: Yesterday, we had freezing rain...
...if you missed it the TandT has lots of pictures of what rain looks like
when it freezes. We also had a massive power outage in the evening. Alas,
there are no photos of the dark. Couldn't they have used flash bulbs?
And the saga of Salisbury recreation goes on, making that a possibility of
becoming the story of the year.
The only story worth reading in Section A is "End of Health Accord
protested". Ottawa is cutting its contributions to provincial health care
budgets. Protesters say this could even mean an eventual end to medicare
and a return to private medicine. The protesters ... more »
The latest about the dead jellyfish!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014*
*Stelter interruptus:* This past Sunday morning, we let the analysts settle
back to enjoy some CNN.
They were watching Reliable Sources, the famous channel’s weekly show about
the work of the press corps. In our view, Brian Stelter, the program’s new
host, has been improving his offerings of late, after a very soft start.
Good lord! Stelter even spent the first segment asking if CNN has perhaps
been overdoing its coverage of the missing plane!
We thought Jim Fallows did a poor job explaining what was wrong with the
coverage. But the question was a good one... more »
Laymen's allergy to the holographic principle
*Sabine Hossenfelder isn't excited about key modern physics because she has
no clue about it*
An overwhelming majority of the best and good theoretical physicists and
formally oriented particle physicists would consider the insights about the
holographic principle (and AdS/CFT) as insights belonging among the five
most important developments of theoretical physics of the last 20 years and
a very large part, possibly a majority, would place it at the very top.
Your humble correspondent's views coincide with those near the boundary of
these two (overlapping) groups.
For many decades... more »
Patricia Weitsman Scholarship
Patty didn’t want flowers, so instead endow a scholarship at Ohio
University. This is from an email her husband sent out to her supporters:
Please visit Ohio.edu/ Give and note in the online form that the gift is in
memory of Dr. Patricia Weitsman and request that funds be designated to The
Patricia A. Weitsman
Continue reading
Argentina: UFOs Reappear Over Lago Puelo
*Source:Realidad OVNI Argentina and Planeta UFODate: 04.01.2014*
*Argentina: UFOs Reappear Over Lago Puelo*
*By Julio
Gonzálezhttp://realidadovniargentina.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/siguen-las-visitas-de-los-ovnis-en-el-lago-puelo/*
Lago Puelo is a reservoir surrounded by the Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42
in northwestern Chubut province, Argentina.
A few months ago, eyewitness Ariel de Chazal claimed to have repeatedly
seen "luminous spheres" traveling from one spot to another in the "Tres
Picos" region. Chazal, not customarily a seeker of these objects in the
sky, nonetheless ... more »
Betrayed: What really happened to Chinook helicopter "Extortion 17" shot down in Afghanistan?...
*make of this what you will. *
*More:*
The Blaze: Congress Sheds New Light on Horrific ‘Extortion 17’ Tragedy
That Claimed Lives of 30 U.S. Troops
WORLD WITHOUT FACTS, AMEN: Outrage ratcheted by Pareene!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014*
*Part 2—Nuzzi cribs from Zernike:* When Bridget Kelly sent that email, did
she do so at the direction of her superiors within the Christie camp?
We can’t answer that question. To all intents and purposes, the Mastro
report doesn’t ask.
Kelly’s famous email to David Wildstein said this: “Time for some traffic
problems in Fort Lee.” Wildstein proceeded to plan, then execute, the
now-famous access lane closings.
What did Kelly think she was doing when she sent that email to Wildstein?
And did she check with her superiors before she sent it?
The Mastro report... more »
LATEST GUEST
The latest edition of *This Issue* features Doug Rawlings from Veterans for
Peace (VFP). He shares his story of transformation into a peace activist
while serving in Vietnam and the contemporary effort by the government to
whitewash the Vietnam story and VFP's planned response.
Rawlings also discusses the US 'pivot' into the Asia-Pacific, Ukraine, and
the upcoming April 12 VFP rally at BIW during the 'christening' of the new
Zumwalt stealth destroyer.
TN BATs Out of the Cave and Into the Limelight
Democracy is alive and well in those organizations that truly advocate for
children and public education. Two such organizations are *Tennesseans
Reclaiming Educational Excellence* (TREE) and *Badass Teachers of Tennessee*(BATS).
Jim Horn and Denise Wilburn, authors of *The* *Mismeasure of Education*,
were the guest speakers on March 1 at a Community Forum on *Standardized
Testing: Tested to Death* in Nashville, Tennessee hosted by TREE and
attended by members of both organizations as well as members of the public.
What is striking about both organizations is their passion for publ... more »
Musical Interlude: Bryan El, “Solaris”
Bryan El, “Solaris”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgda8K1cXfE
Did George Galloway really say this? Or is this an April Fool?
Not just the Ukrainian Conspiracy Theory at the end but the agreeing with
his caller...
Dmitry Orlov,“In The US, Democracy Is Now A Sham”
*“In The US, Democracy Is Now A Sham”*
by Dmitry Orlov
“The founding principle for this new form of government which emerged in
the 18th century, was that the Common Man was the ultimate source of power.
Citizen legislators would enact the laws and shape the nation’s destiny.
But instead, our republic is now strong-armed by professional politicians.
The two dominant concerns of these careerists are to STAY in power and to
do the bidding of those who ENABLE them to stay in power. Anyone who doubts
this statement might try explaining why campaign finance reform and term
limits are pe... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
How Will Voting Take Place In Iraq’s Anbar With The On Going Fighting?
With fighting continuing in Iraq’s western Anbar province for the third
straight month many are questioning how elections are to be held there in
April 2014. The Election Commission is moving ahead with its work and
attempting to distribute voting cards within the governorate, while coming
up with new schemes on how to deal with the hundreds of thousands that are
displaced both within and without Anbar. At the same time, politicians are
flip flopping on whether the process will work and be legitimate, while
some within Anbar are actively encouraging people not to vote. It appears ... more »
Fed Up Federal Workers
Pay freezes, pay cuts, pension cuts, benefit cuts, unpaid furloughs, the
threat of prosecution if you blow the whistle on waste or fraud or worse,
the threat of prosecution of you fail to turn in your co-workers as
"insider threats." What's not to love about a job like that?
So a few Congressional Democrats are baffled and concerned about a survey
showing that morale among federal workers has been steadily falling in
recent years, and they want an investigation. Three of them have sent a
strongly-worded letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
seeking solutions on how to... more »
Psychology: “Are Positive Fantasies Counterproductive?”
*“Are Positive Fantasies Counterproductive?”*
by The British Psychological Society
“It's a trusted tool in the self-help armory - visualizing yourself having
achieved your goals, be that weighing less, enjoying the view atop Everest,
or walking down the aisle with the girl or boy of your dreams. Trouble is,
reams of research shows that indulging in positive fantasies actually makes
people's fantasized ambitions less likely to become reality. Why? A new
study claims it's because positive fantasies are de-energizing. They "make
energy seem unnecessary" say Heather Kappes and Gabriele ... more »
"A Dog's Purpose"
*"A Dog's Purpose"*
Author Unknown
"Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish
wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their
little boy Shane, we are all very much attached to Belker, and they were
hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I
told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform
the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made
arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for
six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. The... more »
Irritant Time with the US
For pete's sake don't miss this excellent piece by William Pesek: Is China
Losing Taiwan? on the protests. Except for its strange title -- China never
had Taiwan -- it's awesome.
Chang An-le the longtime gangster who started a pro-annexation political
party here showed up in front of the LY to harangue the students today. A
comical moment occurred when he accused them, basically, of not being good
enough to be Chinese. I'm sure that was a really effective comment. He left
at 5 but promised to come back. Rumors flying around that the legislature
will convene to pass the pact tomorr... more »
Henry Miller, "The Meter Is Running"
"...the monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung
heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses. For some
reason or other man looks for the miracle, and to accomplish it he will
wade through blood. He will debauch himself with ideas, he will reduce
himself to a shadow if for only one second of his life he can close his
eyes to the hideousness of reality. Everything is endured- disgrace,
humiliation, poverty, war, crime, ennui- in the belief that overnight
something will occur, a miracle, which will render life tolerable. And all
the whil... more »
James Baldwin, "Nothing Personal"
*"Nothing Personal"*
by James Baldwin
"If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or
destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe. The forces thus
released in the people can never be held in check, but run their devouring
course, destroying the very foundations which it was imagined they would
save. But we are unbelievably ignorant concerning what goes on in our
country-to say nothing of what goes on in the rest of the world-and appear
to have become too timid to question what we are told. Our failure to trust
one another deeply enough to be able... more »
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*Anti-Levee Levee Board Independence lawsuit bill OK’d by state Senate
committee ~Mark Ballard, New Orleans Advocate*
*Texas Brine Sinkhole swallows more land*
*More violent incidents at Orleans Parish Prison prompt fresh criticism
~Justin Mustien, New Orleans Advocate*
*NOPD body cam training begins ~WDSU*
*Lee Zurik Investigation: Will House bill address campaign finance
excesses?*
*BREAKING: Calculation Error in Budget Creates $47 Million Hole ~LaPolitics*
*Thus it begins: Developer wants to open mini-Disney World at Six Flags sit
~Meg Gatto*
*Flooding remedy in the works for ... more »
The Poet: William Stafford, "Ask Me"
*"Ask Me"*
by William Stafford
"Some time when the river is ice ask me
mistakes I have made. Ask me whether
what I have done is my life. Others
have come in their slow way into
my thought, and some have tried to help
or to hurt: ask me what difference
their strongest love or hate has made.
I will listen to what you say.
You and I can turn and look
at the silent river and wait. We know
the current is there, hidden, and there
are comings and goings from miles away
that hold the stillness exactly before us.
What the river says, that is what I say."
Putin
*"It’s a good thing that they at least remember that there exists such a
thing as international law -*
*Better Late Than Never."*
Vladimir Putin addressed State Duma deputies, Federation Council members,
heads of Russian regions and civil society representatives in the Kremlin.
PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Federation Council members, State Duma
deputies, good afternoon. Representatives of the Republic of Crimea and
Sevastopol are here among us, citizens of Russia, residents of Crimea and
Sevastopol!
Dear friends, we have gathered here today in connection with an... more »
unreported 2012 news item - James Cabolt (Michael Prince) mass assassination confession - udder talk.
this either *HAPPENED AS TOLD* (and was never reported about) or James
Casbolt (who calls himself Michael Prince) has lost *all contact with
reality*.
He does seem to 'believe' his own version of the events of the night at
Sotherby's back in 2012. Was this the night the only one of the four
versions of Edward Munch's *The Scream* in private hands was sold at
auction for $119million? Anyway... Occupy riots outside and death and
murder, and udders, within.
so, that's that then, a full and frank confession of a multiple
Rothschild-table assassination OR just delirium. And here's t... more »
What Really Happened In The FL-13 Congressional Race-- Did The DCCC And EMILY's List Blow It For Alex Sink?
Steve Israel to 25 DCCC field organizers in Florida: "Get out of Dodge,
STAT!"
I was surprised to wake up the morning after the FL-13 debacle and find a
comment by an Alex Sink field volunteer on our election night coverage post.
She started by asserting that the field director "was a pompous drunk, who
held no-one anymore accountable than he did himself. They got hammered the
night prior to the GOTV dry run." From her-- albeit narrow-- perspective
this race was being lost on the ground. Higher ups in the Sink campaign,
who are still interested in future employment, are talking about... more »
Dirty Conscience
Well, as several Harry’s Place commenters have wisely remarked, last
night’s Panorama was a bit of a damp squib. Since we’re using firework
analogies, the background outlined on Trial by Jeory is the issue that is
by far (potentially) the most explosive.
Read the H/P thread. (Please) It has some interesting comments as usual.
Lutfur Rahman’s dodgy practices were exposed, but on a scale of financial
dirty dealings nought to ten, the revelations in this much too short
programme didn’t seem to be revelatory enough to merit all the fuss. I’d
give it foive.
The underlying accusations of ... more »
Is THIS Why The Lunatics Running Our Governments Are Contemplating War With Russia?
Yes, my last article concerning the whereabouts of the "missing" Malaysian
flight MH370 has set off a firestorm.... But while the world continues to
focus on that strange "disappearance", there is still the crisis in Ukraine
that is continuing to escalate, especially with the outright LIES coming
from our governments that Russia is "massing an enormous amount of troops"
on the border of Ukraine for a planned "invasion" of that nation... Nothing
could be further from the truth, and there has been no evidence of any
Russian buildup of forces along that border whatsoever!
I have been v... more »
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*Local teachers voting to disassociate from state, national teachers unions*
A county teachers association in Maryland is standing up to state and
national teachers unions that they don’t believe represent the best
interests of local teachers and educational excellence for students.
The Wicomico County Education Association (WCEA) will decide next month
whether to formally disassociate from the Maryland State Education
Association (MSEA) and the National Education Association (NEA),
monoblogue.com — a local blog — recently reported.
The president of the county teachers association ... more »
A Sore Winner
In his most recent column at *ipolitics*, Michael Harris recounts
observations from people who have had to deal with Stephen Harper:
“You have to appreciate Orwell to get a feel for Harper,” former Liberal
interim leader Bob Rae told me. “His government doesn’t like alternate
sources of information. It likes to be the sole source of information.”
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair met Harper in 2007, and was struck by the
“strange” character of the man who has made his party “smug, smart-ass, and
full of half-lies.” His utter dismissiveness of opponents was striking to
Mulcair: “He never ... more »
Bear - Noah Parr
I met Noah Parr last year in Cape Dorset -- his grandson shows promise as a
carver.
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*How statins could boost your love life: Cholesterol lowering drugs 'reduce
erectile dysfunction'*
*This is self-report data so should be treated with caution*
Statins are known for lowering cholesterol but they could also improve your
love life, according to a new study. American researchers have found the
commonly used drugs may benefit men with erectile dysfunction.
They now hope their findings will encourage men with high cholesterol to
take their medication.
Erectile dysfunction is common in older men, especially among those with
heart problems, for which cholesterol-loweri... more »
5 Most Dangerous Vaccines To Never Give A Child
5 Most Dangerous Vaccines To Never Give A Child
Family Health Freedom Network, 24 March 2014
All vaccines should be avoided, but for those on the fence and still
deciding whether to vaccinate your child, please review the following
information on these 5 vaccines before blindly following the advice of any
medical doctor. Knowledge is power and when you understand the uselessness
of specific vaccines, the decision to vaccinate or not becomes a very easy
one. When it comes to vaccines, there are three levels of understanding: 1)
The first group understands that all vaccines a... more »
Patrick Henningson: Ukraine, Crimea, Russia & the West
About an hour- good overview and worth the time to listen
With thanks to Henrik @ Red Ice Creations
*We'll begin discussing the absolute reality of globalists keeping the US
and the west in a permanent state of war. Patrick talks about past
revolutions and NGO's that prep the groundwork. Then, we'll talk about the
misinformation surrounding Russia from anti-gay laws to Russia's desire to
expand. This brings us to the situation in Ukraine. Patrick explains the
history of Crimea and talks about why Russian military is really there,
contrary to mainstream media reports.*
50 Reasons Not To Vaccinate Your Children
50 REASONS NOT TO VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN
Family Health Freedom Network, 24 March 21014
*1.* There is no scientific study to determine whether vaccines have really
prevented diseases. Rather disease graphs show vaccines have been
introduced at the end of epidemics when the disease was already in its last
stages. In case of Small Pox the vaccine actually caused a great spurt in
the incidence of disease before public outcry led to its withdrawal.
*2.* There are no long-term studies on vaccine safety. Very short-term
tests are carried out where the vaccinated subjects are checked ... more »
The Best Foreign Policy Money Can Buy
With the resurgent neocons and the heads of the warfare state in the
feckless President Barack Obama and his pet stammering buffoon John "Skull
and Bones" Kerry up to their asses in Ukranian neo-Nazis and a corporate
putsch that will put missiles on Russia's border the future seems very
bleak today. You don't just pick a fight with a nuclear power especially
one that is not borne out of necessity but rather of corporate greed and
doing so with the US backed toppling of a democratically elected leader in
Kiev to poke a finger in Vladimir Putin's eye and make some dough in the
proce... more »
Announcement
As chairman of the Harvard economics department, I am delighted to announce
the merger of the Harvard and MIT economics departments. After consulting
with the department chairs, the Presidents of Harvard and MIT have
concluded that the synergies were too great for the departments to operate
separately, only two miles apart, as we have for many years. As a result, a
new building is to be built at 950 Mass Ave, between the schools and near
the NBER, that will house both departments as a new single entity. The
faculty will teach courses open to undergraduates at both schools. The PhD
p... more »
ENTERING THE BLACK HOLE OF EMPIRE MAINTENANCE
Some voices from around the globe:
- We should never forget the Big Picture; as with the NSA
Orwellian-panopticon complex, this [Ukraine] is most of all about the
application of the Pentagon's Full Spectrum Dominance doctrine, which
implies encirclement of Russia (via NATO), coupled with the pivot-style
encirclement of China. And the overarching logic remains the same; this is
The Empire of Chaos in action. (Pepe Escobar Asia Times)
- Australians prefer to see the isolated and exotic city of Darwin
through stories about cyclones, crocodiles, Aboriginal art,... more »
In Thailand, A New Kind of Protest
Protesters put down placards and pick up pragmatism as they begin solving
the problems created and/or neglected by the regime they oppose.
*April 1, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Since late October, 2013,
protesters across Thailand have taken to the streets, occupied rally sites,
seized government buildings and made their grievances known to the world.
They stand in opposition of the regime of Thaksin Shinawatra - a Wall
Street-backed billionaire autocrat, convicted criminal, accused mass
murderer, and fugitive who is openly running the country from abroad via
his nepotist appoin... more »
To Journalists on the Eve of Autism Awareness Month 2014 by Annie Dachel
[image: April is Autism Awareness Month]
To Journalists on the Eve of Autism Awareness Month
by Anne Dachel
Green Med Info, 29 March 2014
Dear Fellow Members of the Media: (That includes all of you at CBS, NBC,
CNN, Forbes, New York Times, Chicago Trib, LA Times, et al.)
April is coming up and I wanted to say a few words about the month
dedicated to autism awareness. Many of us in the autism community are
tired of stories about lighting the world up in blue and celebrating autism
as if parents should be happy about a diagnosis. We've endured years of
feel-good coverage abou... more »
Sorry, what does it mean to be alive?
so, as part of the pair of novels *(**Watcher** and **Reaper FP#3**)* I'm
currently working on, I'm, "Investigating THE OTHER SIDE," whatever form
that might take or whatever imagery that might put into your head. Let's
put it this way, "Duality, or dual purpose/function, is an essential part
of both these novels' narratives." They're not even necessarily 'the same
book' seen through narrative filters; they have their own unique story to
tell.
I've seen this duality exist frequently in people's hands; double
headlines, double fate lines, double heart lines, double (or doubled) l... more »
Harper's Perps with Perks #10
Welcome Dimitri Soudas, Steve's one time comm. director, campaign tactician, faithful
dog since their Reform days, and as of yesterday, Steve's* former* executive
director of the Con Party of Canada after only four months on the job for
using his exec position and the Cons CIMS database to try to shoehorn his
fiancée Con MP Eve Adams onto an unwilling riding association. Then when
the 10-year Con regional director Wally Butts objected to Eve-meddling,
Soudas fired him.
Ironically, Soudas had to be shoehorned into the Con Party exec job himself by
Steve, "over the protests of cabin... more »
UKIP Censures Farage Over Putin!
This is remarkable. UKIP have put out a press release in the name of their
national executive committee criticising their best-known (some might say
"only-known") member, Nigel Farage. It seems some people on the NEC are
uncomfortable to see their leader heap praise on Vladimir Putin as an
east-west stand-off builds in Ukraine. A sign of a party in crisis, or a
realisation that all its members, to a degree, have to toe the line? Here,
make your own mind up.
*UKIP Statement on Nigel Farage and Russian President, Vladimir Putin*
UKIP leader Nigel Farage apologised this morning for com... more »
Five Most Popular Posts for March
The five most popular posts for the month were:
1. Niall Ferguson's Alternate Great War
2. Why Some Labour People Don't Like Blair
3. Ukraine and the Threat of War
4. Left Unity and the Labour Movement
5. ULU and Marxism 2014
Niall Ferguson's brain teasing 'what if?' commanded most views this last
month. I suppose his "debate" with other eminent historians will be
something of an outlier when it comes to First World War programming
between now and August. However much the coming procession of documentaries
lament the slaughter, I doubt a single one of them will question whether
the ... more »
ETHIKOS 2: Pharma Companies and Patients
During the launching of Ethikos Movement last week, among the colorful
speeches were those from two patient groups, the Kythe Foundation and the
Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO) headed by Fatima
"Girlie" Lorenzo, and the Psoriasis Philippines headed by Mr. Josefino de
Guzman, photo below. Both Girlie and Josefino detailed how difficult, even
draining -- financially and emotionally -- it is to help patients with
difficult cases. The issues can range from helping poor patients with
costly treatment and medications to dealing with social ostracism.
The two other col... more »
Word Order
The words of each sentence must be in order such that the meaning of the
sentence is never in doubt. "The next word" must never be allowed to create
confusion. Every word must build on what has come before.
Egypt Vs. The Muslim Brotherhood – Preventing the Next Syria
*April 1, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The sentencing of over 500 Muslim
Brotherhood members to death in Cairo – many in absentia – for their role
in the attack, torture, and murder of an Egyptian policeman is the
culmination of an all encompassing security crackdown across Egypt. The
move has created a chilling effect that has left the otherwise violent mobs
of the Muslim Brotherhood silent and the streets they generally terrorize,
peaceful and empty.
The move by the Egyptian courts has attracted the predictable condemnation
of the US State Department. The Washington Post’s art... more »
Googles 2014 April Fools
A few spotted so far...
First the Google photobombs feature, starting with David Hasselhoff. All
you have to do is upload a new 'selfie' or group photo and leave a little
room for a photobomb...
Secondly Google's new Nest home-automation acquisition company have teamed
up with Virgin Atlantic to allow you to individually control your
environment on the plane. This would be a fantastic idea but a little
tricky to implement in reality...
Thirdly Google's social mapping software company, Waze, have taken over the
Israeli social enterprise software startup SingleSpotter. The first ... more »
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*An apologetic tone this time*
*The latest IPCC report has got a lot of publicity wordwide. In Australia,
the most Leftist newspaper, the Sydney Morning Herald, had a real blast
today with 3 articles derived from the UN report. What is notable, however,
is the apologetic nature of the coverage. They admit we have heard all
this before and admit it is exaggerated. They clearly have no hope of new
converts to Warmism. One such article is given below and there is another
one here*
In the lobby of the Sydney aquarium where the Australian launch of the UN’s
latest climate chan... more »
What's missing from this story? 'BBC News - NHS facing biggest ever challenge, says new boss'
In the whole of this BBC news article, there's not a mention of the huge
increase in the UK's population that began under the last Labour
government. Don't immigrants use the NHS? Or is it just BBC policy to avoid
any negative reporting of immigration or indeed anything that might reflect
negatively on their Labour allies?
'... at the height of the problems'?
This BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26821070 ends thus:
'... Sir David Nicholson, who announced last year he was stepping down
after seven years leading the health service.
He had faced repeated calls to resign over his role in the Stafford
Hospital scandal.
Sir David spent 10 months in charge of the local health authority in 2005
and 2006 at the height of the problems.'
Over a thousand people apparently died unnecessarily at Mid Staffs under
the supervision of the last Labour government but the BBC categorise that
just as 'problems'.
That's the BBC always looking ... more »
Cold War 2.0
*April 1, 2014* (Eric Draitser - StopImperialism.org) - Eric Draitser of
StopImperialism.org appears on RT’s CrossTalk to discuss the rekindling of
the Cold War. Draitser examines the geopolitical context within which the
conflict between US-EU-NATO and Russia should be understood, noting that
NATO’s expansion since the end of the Soviet Union has been a critical
destabilizing force. He also explains some of the motivations behind the
demonization of Russia in Western media and the political agenda behind
this. Draitser presents his analysis of US-NATO foreign policy,
international ... more »
A 'Today' for today
I've never heard an edition of *Today *quite like this morning's, and it's
only been on an hour so far.
Evan Davis has just interviewed an anti-EU, anti-mass immigration
right-winger without interrupting him once, and *neither* of the early
press reviews has mentioned *The Guardian. *Astonishing!
Then a BBC health reporter talked about the latest report into the NHS's
failings and dissed - yes dissed - Danny Boyle's Olympic Opening Ceremony
fantasy vision about the NHS whilst doing so. (He described it as "a North
Korean-style piece of propaganda, minus the high-kicking female sold... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“As dawn broke on March 27, the center of the Milky Way Galaxy stood almost
directly above the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory. In
the dry, clear sky of Chile's Atacama desert, our galaxy's dusty central
bulge is flanked by Paranal's four 8 meter Very Large Telescope units in
this astronomical fisheye view.
*Click image for larger size.*
Along the top, Venus is close to the eastern horizon. The brilliant morning
star shines very near a waning crescent Moon just at the edge of one of the
telescope structures. Despite the bright pairing in the east, the Milky Way
d... more »
Chet Raymo,“Sanctus”
*“Sanctus”*
by Chet Raymo
“Early in Claire Messud's new novel, “The Woman Upstairs”, the narrator
asks herself and others whether they would rather be able to fly or be
invisible. I suspect most who visit this blog would prefer to fly. Me too.
Until lately. More on that later. For now I want to ask a less frivolous
question, one more likely to split down the middle: Do you prefer, as a
matter of personal taste, Romanesque or Gothic?
Gothic aspires, Romanesque inspires. Gothic soars. Romanesque hunkers.
Gothic seeks to let go of the earth. Romanesque grips like a barnacle.
Gothic f... more »
Iran Still Not Building Nuclear Weapons or Developing ICBMs
James
Clapper, February 11, 2014
Just as he has done year after year - and most recently a couple weeks
ago - U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has told two
Congressional committees that Iran is not building nuclear weapons.
Still, the official statement of the American intelligence community
continues to be a study in conditional clauses; hypotheticals cloaked in
alarmism
Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm Needs More Money For His Legal Defense Fund
Neither Democrat running against Staten Island Mafia thug Michael "Mikey
Suits" Grimm deserves to be elected-- not even over one of the worst and
most corrupt Members of Congress ever. Domenic Recchia is a typical Steve
Israel-recruited mystery-meat hack who isn't fit to collect a civil servant
check, and Erick Salgado, a hate-mongering bigot and right wing sociopath,
is even worse. (If Salgado sounds vaguely familiar, it may be be cause he
came in 6th-- after Anthony Weiner-- in the primary in the recent NYC
mayor's race.) Last Sunday, though, we discussed how Grimm is one of the ... more »
"Homegrown Tea" - Review and Giveaway
[image: Use rose petals to make tea.]*Beautiful rose petals*
*make delicious tea*Spring is finally here and that turns my thoughts to
gardening. Since I live in an apartment with limited space, I grow fruits
and veggies in containers. While I love flowers and ornamental plants, I
avoid them because ... well ... growing food is a higher priority.
That's about to change!!
I'd like to introduce you to a fabulous book:
"Homegrown Tea" *by Cassie Liversidge*
[image: Homegrown Tea by Cassie Liversidge]
[image: Author Cassie Liversidge]*Cassie Liversidge*
*Author of "Homegrown Tea"*
"Homeg... more »
Victoria Nuland
*Full transcript of the telephone talk between **the US Assistant Secretary
of State Victoria Nulandand the US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R.
Pyatt (posted on YouTube on Feb 6, 2014):*
Victoria Nuland (V.N.): What do you think?
Geoffrey R. Pyatt (G.P.): I think we are in play. The Klitchko piece is
obviously the most complicated electron here, especially the announcement
of him as Deputy Prime Minister. You have seen my notes on trouble in the
marriage right now, so we are trying to get a read really fast where he is
on the staff. But I think your argument to him which you’ll n... more »
The HORROR!!! (CIA Misled on Interrogation Program, Senate Report Says) U.S. Officials Say It Will Be Months Before Release to the Public
No big surprise. I've said for a long time that everything will come out.
It always does. Eventually. This latest report emanates from the Washington
Post. The facts are undoubtedly much worse. CIA Misled on Interrogation
Program, Senate Report SaysBy Greg Miller, Adam Goldman and Ellen
NakashimaUpdated: Monday, March 31, 7:37 PM A report by the Senate
Intelligence Committee concludes
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*Whistleblower suit claims DuPont’s Burnside plant conceals carcinogenic
sulfur trioxide (SO3) leak more than two years ~Louisiana Voice*
Dismal Japanese data but contradictions from Chinese April 1 , 2014 - as usual -- Japanese Outlook Data Collapses As China's PMI Misses And Beats (And Economy Contracts & Expands)
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-31/japanese-outlook-data-collapses-chinas-pmi-misses-and-beats-and-economy-contracts-ex
[image: Schrodinger's Cat]
One picture to explain chinese data..........
Second Chinese Bond Company Defaults, First High Yield Bond Issuer
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/01/2014 08:01 -0400
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bond
- China
- default
- Fail
- High Yield
- Hong Kong
- Housing Market
- Newspaper
- Real estate
- Yuan
inShare
In the middle of 2012,... more »
ALECs Fingers in Fed Business
Wake up America.
From the LinkedIn page of new lobbyist Michael Correia
Director of Federal Affairs * American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) *
Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Construction industry
March 2007 – February 2009 (2 years)
Lead ALEC external outreach on Capitol Hill and with the White House,
including direct communication with 85 Members of Congress (ALEC Alumni).
Worked with members, non-member organizations, non-profits, and
corporations on issue advocacy. Developed and implemented Capitol Hill
educational policy seminars used to build support on policy issues,
inclu... more »
The Eisenhower Briefing Document, MJ-12, and the Del Rio UFO Crash
I have argued for years that the Eisenhower Briefing Document (EBD) is not
authentic. I have argued that it was created in the early to mid-1980s
because the information contained in it reflected the UFOlogical thought of
that time. The one paragraph that seemed to prove that more than any other
was the one referring to the December 6, 1950 crash near El Indio –
Guerrero area of northern Mexico. I had suggested that this is the sighting
made by Robert Willingham and that we know that he has changed so much of
the information about it that it is clear that it never happened.
“Why br... more »
Our heartfelt condolences to all grieving the death of veteran activist Irene Fernandez, one of Malaysian true heroes.
Hospitalised with breathing difficulties last Tuesday, veteran activist
Irene Fernandez passed away of heart failure this morning. She was 67.
Comrades, colleagues and those who knew her share their condolences online:
*Ambiga Sreenevasan (former Bersih co-chairperson): *Always there for the
marginalised, you have fought the good fight with passion and courage. Rest
now my friend. Rest in peace.
*Abdul Malek Hussin (Head of the Opposition Leader's parliamentary affairs
office):* I highly-respect Irene Fernandez. She was the one who advised me
to set up Malaysians for Free an... more »
Whatever Will We Do If We Dump Common Core?
A component of pushing the so-called Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
involves panicking the public into believing that in the absence of CCSS,
states will have no standards. This message is promoted in the Associated
Press. On March 30, 2014, Melinda Deslatte offers the following If Not
CCSS, Then What? message in her coverage of the Louisiana capitol: […]
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*Anti-Levee Levee Board Independence lawsuit bill OK’d by state Senate
committee ~Mark Ballard, New Orleans Advocate*
NETANYAHU PUTS IRAN BACK ON THE FRONT BURNER
After nearly five months of little being said about Iran by the Israelis
while talks have been underway between the so-called P5+1 and Iran over
Iran’s perceived ‘nuclear weapons program’, Israeli prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu has put the issue of Iran well and truly back on to the front
burner. It has been reportedthat Netanyahu and Defence Minister Moshe
Ya’alon have ordered the Israeli military to continue preparing for an
attack against Iran for ‘sometime this year’. A budget of some $2.89
billion has been allocated to the military for the purpose.
However, as has been point... more »
“‘Just Salute and Follow Orders’: When Secrecy and Surveillance Trump the Rule of Law”
*“‘Just Salute and Follow Orders’: *
*When Secrecy and Surveillance Trump the Rule of Law”*
By John W. Whitehead
“The Secret Government is an interlocking network of official
functionaries, spies, mercenaries, ex-generals, profiteers and
superpatriots, who, for a variety of motives, operate outside the
legitimate institutions of government. Presidents have turned to them when
they can’t win the support of the Congress or the people, creating that
unsupervised power so feared by the framers of our Constitution...” -
Journalist Bill Moyers and White House press secretary under Preside... more »
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Dept.: Fun with the "eraser challenge"
*For once, I was able to embed the clip, but not without its starting
automatically, and goodness knows we don't want that. So instead, you can
view it here.*
*by Ken*
Even when I was able to embed the clip I had mixed success with actually
getting it to *play*. At first, for example, I was able to get audio, but
for video just a couple of still pictures. At other times I wasn't able to
get that much. If you can't get it to play, or don't want to bother trying,
here's a text version of this Fox CT story:
*Students Warned Of Danger Of 'Eraser Challenge'*
by Mike Krafcik
WTIC | Har... more »
Fukushima Updates March 31 , 2014 ( Thread for the week ) -- Japan Gives Residents All Clear To Return To Fukushima Disaster "Hot Zone" ( pretty much sums up Japan ) ..... Japan covering up severity of debacle ( Energy News items... ) ....
Energy News.......
05:39 PM EST on March 31st, 2014 | 32 comments
TV: Fukushima crisis “much more severe than we’re led to believe” —
‘Mind-boggling’ — Small quake could tip over reactors and start it all over
again — Japan “selling soul to devil” if they restart nuclear plants (VIDEO)
07:44 PM EST on March 26th, 2014 | 220 comments
NHK: Alarm goes off after accident at Fukushima Unit 4 fuel pool — Work
suspended after crane trouble — “Workers have been monitoring radiation
levels” (VIDEO)
02:49 PM EST on March 25th, 2014 | 239 comments
Inside Source: Gov’t officials are withholding ... more »
Resurgent French Right Wing Claims First Target With Prime Minister Resignation -- Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault tendered his resignation and that of his government to President Hollande...... Le Pen appears mightier than the sword indeed !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-31/resurgent-french-right-wing-claims-first-target-prime-minister-resignation
Resurgent French Right Wing Claims First Target With Prime Minister
Resignation
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While French finance minister Moscovici embarrassingly losing his council
seat in this weekend's muni elections is bad enough, we we warned earlier,
the dismal loss for Hollande has claimed its first victim. As WSJ reports, *French
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault t... more »
Climate Tricks 27: More Risks and Danger Ahead, Send More Money to the UN
Less rain or more rain, less flood or more flood, less snow or more snow,
less dogs or more dogs, it does not matter. They are ALL proof of
catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (AGW) or anthropogenic climate
change (ACC). To "fight climate change" and AGW, we taxpayers and energy
consumers should send more money to the United Nations.
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*YOKOHAMA - Leading scientists and officials completed a fresh climate
report Sunday expected to lay bare the grim impact of climate change, with
warnings that global food shortages could spark violence in vulnerable
areas.*
*Part of a... more »
Ministry of Propaganda Smears Rand Paul Again
Nowhere in the now thoroughly corrupt US state-corporate media has the
neocon crusade for war without end been more prevalent than at the
Washington Post, particularly the teeming snakepit that is the editorial
section. The WaPo's business is WAR, whether it be trotting out a cavalcade
of liars, death pimps and war criminals to shill for an attack on Russia -
longtime hack Charles Kraüthammer recently called for a *"naval flotilla in
the Black Sea"*. That such a provocation, especially in the wake of the
onslaught of chickenhawk condemnation of the hated western devil Vladimir
Put... more »
Massive energetic flows transfer prosperity consciousness from Cosmic to Humanity mind
*Massive energetic flows transfer prosperity consciousness from Cosmic to
Humanity mind*
by ÉirePort
Massive energetic flows transfer prosperity consciousness from Cosmic to
Humanity mind.
Grand havens are established for those in the midst of such flows, and all
will be benefited in numerous ways.
Flight from such flows is not possible.
Gaia requires this balancing.
Portals are ready.
ÉirePort | March 31, 2014 at 7:56 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
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What's Really Driving NHS Costs?
Let's get one thing straight from the off. The idea of charging a £10/month
NHS "membership fee" is bloody stupid. Not just because it violates the
principle that health provision should take place, but for a whole host of
other practical reasons. But let's glide Lord Warner's suggestion into a
lay-by for the moment and deal with the concern he aims to address: that
the NHS budget is spiralling out of control and something has to be done to
arrest it.
Well, no. The NHS is not "unsustainable". The UK consistently ranks as a
mid-table spender on health. But costs are increasing, and ... more »
Marianne Williamson: "I Will Slam It!"
Is there any candidate for Congress *anywhere* like Marianne Williamson?
Short answer: "No." Slightly longer answer, "Alas, no." I want to ask you
to watch the remarkable video statement she just released explaining why
she's running for Congress and what she expects to achieve if she gets
there. That's why it's embedded on the top of the page. It's almost
Grayson-like or Bernie Sanders-like in its scope.
We don't do that in America. No, no, no… we repudiated an aristocracy 200
years ago. And I have the sense that we need to repudiate it again… Both of
[the parties] are beholden... more »
EcoRamble: The ‘New IPCC Report’ Edition
*“No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific
principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions
investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic values of
artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literary or artistic expression.
Nor should it pronounce on the validity of economic, historic, religious or
philosophical doctrines. Instead it has a duty to its citizens to maintain
their freedom, to let those citizens contribute to the further adventure
and the development of the human race.” - Richard Feynman, 1965 Nobel ... more »
Climate Alarmism: Just the Latest Big Lie (In a Long Line)
Steven Goddard has a post on the "Big Lie" of climate alarmism, and says:
"Climate change politics is straight out of the worst annals of human
history, back to the days of burning witches for cooking the weather. Who
could have imagined this would happen in the 21st century?" I submitted the
following response:
*Yet there are clear antecedents--albeit totally within science, and no
political coercion--going all the way back to the inauguration of the
current scientific paradigm, of undirected evolution of all that we observe
in the world today. The origin of today's climate science... more »
Economics for Real People: Old World Crisis, New World Future - Dr Oliver Hartwich
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What’s going on at this week’s Auckland Uni Economics Group? Here’s the
lowdown:
Hi all.
In place of our usual Thursday evening meeting, we will instead be
attending what promises to be a fascinating presentation this Wednesday
evening by Dr Oliver Hartwich titled *Old world crisis, new world future*,
a presentation on how global population changes and economic
repolarisation are ushering in a ‘new world order.’
The future will increasingly be dominated by the Asia-Pacific
region. For New Zealand, which has traditionally
been associated as part o... more »
What’s the matter with (the term) “rape culture?”
*MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014*
*Valenti opines in the Post:* Jessica Valenti is often featured in the
Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section.
Yesterday, she extended a fascinating recent discussion about either 1) the
term “rape culture” or 2) the concepts behind the term “rape culture.” The
fact that no one seems to know what is actually being discussed shows us
something less than great about our emerging “progressive” culture.
The current discussion (or non-discussion) started with a cryptic remark by
RAINN, which describes itself as “the country’s largest
anti-sexual-violence org... more »
What will Google's April Fool be this year?
Last year it was Google Nose...
This year... Watch this space!
Why ask WHY?
*There are two posts related to this question and the things it shows for
those with the eyes to see. "Why Ask Why" and "Why Ask Why - Update".*
Dedication's What You Need
*BBC Watch* has published a fascinating account from Sam Green about how he
finally convinced the BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee to uphold
his complaint against the BBC for a *Today *report by Kevin Connolly.
It took him two and a half years though. Many would have given up (which is
a lesson for us all).
He encountered delaying tactics, faulty logic and deliberate obfuscation -
and even now still doesn't know whether *Today *or Kevin Connolly actually
accept the Trust's findings. Nor does he know what the BBC intends to do to
make amends for this inaccurate and mislead... more »
North Korea, South Korea Exchange Fire
This guy is crazy and a threat to world peace.
Kim Jong Un
Fire exchange
*More than 100 North Korean shells out of 500 or so fired landed in South
Korean waters, prompting marines from the South to fire back with more than
300 rounds in the North's waters, defense officials in Seoul said.Seoul
also scrambled F-15s on its side of the maritime border, they said."We
believe the North's maritime firing is a planned provocation and an attempt
to test our military's determination to defend the Northern Limit Line and
to get an upper hand in South-North relations," South Korean Defenc... more »
UN Scientific Panel Releases Report on Climate Change
In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 photo, a flock of Geese fly past the
smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as
the suns sets near Emmett, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) | AP
*Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change that issued the 32-volume, 2,610-page report here early Monday, told
The Associated Press: "it is a call for action." Without reductions in
emissions, he said, impacts from warming "could get out of control."*
.........
*Twenty-first century disasters such as killer heat waves in Europe,
wildfires in the United State... more »
Thorne Dreyer : PODCASTS | Filmmaking, pupulism, the attack on public education, and Texas politics on Rag Radio
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Al Reinert with singer Sima Cunningham; pundit
Jim Hightower; education activists Julian Vasquez Heilig and Mike Klonsky;
and politics with Glenn Smith and Jeff Crosby. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer
| The Rag Blog | March 31, 2014 Listen … finish reading Thorne Dreyer :
*PODCASTS* | Filmmaking, pupulism, the attack on public education, and
Texas politics on Rag Radio
This Be The Verse
The *Daily Telegraph* broke a highly significant story overnight - Parents
who deliberately starve children of love face jail under new Cinderella
Law: Changes to the child neglect laws will make “emotional cruelty” a
crime for the first time, alongside physical or sexual abuse.
The new offence would make it a crime to do anything that deliberately
harmed a child’s “physical intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural
development”.
This could include deliberately ignoring a child, or not showing them any
love, over prolonged periods, damaging a child’s emotional development.
Ot... more »
BICEP is good news for string gas cosmology
*Guest post by Robert Brandenberger of McGill University*
The indirect discovery of primordial gravitational waves on cosmological
scales via B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background is being
interpreted by most people inside and outside of the cosmology community in
the context of the inflationary universe scenario. The purpose of this
guest blog is to remind the readers that gravitational waves on
cosmological scales is a prediction which is not unique to inflationary
cosmology. In particular, "String Gas Cosmology", a scenario initially
proposed in 1989 for the earl... more »
Supreme Council Tries To Position Itself As Centrist-Nationalist Party Before Iraq’s 2014 Elections
The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and its Citizen’s Alliance is
attempting to move into another stage of its political career as it
prepares for this year’s parliamentary elections. The party was originally
formed in Iran to organize pro-Khomeini Iraqi forces on its side during the
Iran-Iraq War. Before the 2003 invasion it aligned itself with the United
States so that it would gain a seat in the post-Saddam government that the
Americans would put together. Afterward it argued for a Shiite region and
gained control of most of the south and Baghdad in the 2005 elections. I... more »
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