Provisory bridge on the Meuse river at Gennep, province of Limburg, the Netherlands; which has been taken by surprise at the beginning of world war III. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Spring 2013 at Rutgers University - The moment Frisbee-wielding Rutgers student was pepper sprayed by police (15 April 2013) …item 2.. The College Fix – ‘TINDER GOT ME LAID’ (APRIL 24, 2013) …item 3.. FSU News - Paradoxes and appearances (Feb. 26, 2014) . (Photo credit: marsmet532a)Tony Strickland Brings The Republican Party's War On Women To Santa Clarita Valley
Right-wing ideologue and career politician Tony Strickland-- likely to
continue making horrible hiring decisions
I wonder if Tony Strickland wishes he had stayed in Ventura County's
congressional race against Julia Brownley instead of hopping into the
crowded field too replace Buck McKeon in the district next door. As soon as
it was announced that it had been decided that he would be McKeon's
handpicked successor, local Republicans recruited state Senator Steve
Knight to run against him. On top of that, two other Republicans, Troy
Castagna and Navraj Singh, and a Libertarian, David ... more »
Sudden Death Syndrome Update ( April 24 , 2014 ) for Bankers / Financial Industry Professionals collects 15 victim as a french female banker commits suicide by leaping 14 floors to her death - after questioning her Supervisors ..... ( See 4/20/14 missive for additional color and back story ) ....
Catharsis Ours - 26 minutes ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-24/52-year-old-french-banker-jumps-her-death-paris-after-questioning-her-superiors
52 Year-Old French Banker Jumps To Her Death In Paris (After Questioning
Her Superiors)
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/24/2014 18:38 -0400
- China
- Deutsche Bank
- France
- Hong Kong
- Tata
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There have been 13 senior financial services executives deaths around the
world this year, but the most notable thing about the sad suicide of the
14th, a *52-year-old banker at France's Bred-Banque-Populaire... more »
Doing the Stability-Instability Dance
The stability-instability paradox is a concept from nuclear deterrence
land: that if two sides both have nuclear weapons that can survive a first
strike, it might just create deterrence at the strategic level AND free up
both sides to engage in violence at lower levels. Sounds just like an
air-headed theory that would never happen
Continue reading
If You Squeeze It, You Get Lemon Juice: The American F35 Fighter Plane Fiasco - Money For Nothing? Boeing Says F35 Isn't So Stealth After All
I called it a long time ago… The newest American "fighter" plane, the
infamous F35 Lightning is a hunk of junk and a complete waste of taxpayer
money. This aircraft is so wrought with troubles that the list would take
up an entire article in itself…. The fact is that this aircraft has been a
boondoggle from its inception almost a decade ago, and nations everywhere
would be better off seeking a better fighter replacement for their aging
fleets elsewhere…
For the longest time, one of the key selling points for the corrupt F35 has
always been its so called "advanced Stealth capabilit... more »
The End Of The American Empire: Global Resistance To American Empire Increasing
We are right now on the brink of World War III, or so it appears…. Right
now, the criminal US government is refusing to back down from their insane
push for war with Russia over their newest puppet regime in Ukraine's
failed attempt to secure the hearts and minds of the Ukrainian people…. The
eastern Ukrainians, primarily Russian speaking, have seen the writing on
the wall and know that their future does not sit with a Rothschild IMF
enslaved Ukraine, but with the prosperous Russian Federation.. They, like
their fellow Russians in Crimea before them, are rightfully wanting a
referen... more »
Reject Keystone Live Video DC Sat, April 26, 2014
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Cowboy Indian Alliance, joined by thousands in the climate movement.
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
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Cowboy Indian Alliance fighting Keystone XL tarsands pipeline in DC today.
Queen Hillary the Inevitable Joins the Fray
It was a foregone conclusion but Hillary Rodham-Clinton has just locked
down the Democratic party nod to replace Barack Obama as the reigning
imperial warlord of planet Earth. She may as well just start picking out
the color of the drapes for the Oval Office because it is a done deal.
Elizabeth Warren? You have to be kidding. Joe Biden? He personifies Lyndon
B. Johnson’s famous description of Gerald Ford as *“so dumb he can’t fart
and chew gum at the same time"* - no way. The Republicans have zilch and
their coming electoral triumph in November will be washed away by Hillary
and m... more »
"Racism" Press Release From Cliven Bundy
[image: Bundy Ranch]PRESS RELEASE Friday, April 25, 2014
We are trading one form of slavery for another.
What I am saying is that all we Americans are trading one form of slavery
for another. All of us are in some measure slaves of the federal
government. Through their oppressive tactics of telling the ranchers how
many cows they can have on their land, and making that number too low to
support a ranch, the BLM has driven every rancher in Clark County off the
land, except me. The IRS keeps the people of America in fear, and makes us
all work about a third or a half of the y... more »
Major pundits are brighter than Bundy!
*SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 *
*Or at least, so they claim:* By now, the point has been clearly
established. Many major American pundits are brighter than Cliven Bundy.
In this morning’s New York Times, Gail Collins and Charles Blow establish
the fact that *they* are brighter than Bundy. In her column, Collins lists
the things we’ve learned “from the Crazy Rancher Guy saga.” In his own
piece, Blow is able to recognize “the Mount Kilimanjaro-size amounts of
ignorance packed into” two recent statements by the rancher guy.
In truth, it isn’t hard to be brighter than Bundy, who hails from ... more »
Just Keep on Gardening
April 26, 2014 Having decided the Empire has pretty much won the
propaganda war over Russia concerning the Ukraine and that, whatever is
going to happen will happen despite anything most of us can do about it,
I’m doubling down … Continue reading →
April 26: one step back.....
I was in a bit of a rush yesterday, and didn't comment. on an item on B3
"Warning sounded on shale gas."
This was a follow up to a story on April 24 of an earlier meeting, also of
the New Brunswick Energy Institute. Both appeared to be critical of shale
gas but, really, neither was. The message in both cases was the same. It
appeared critical of shale gas development, but also sympathetic with just
a little more research and a few more regulations.
After reporting on one of the speakers, it added a reportorial opinion
which should never appear in a news story. It says of a critic o... more »
LHC black hole: a catastrophic movie
It was sort of inevitable that tonight, I would be watching a catastrophic
movie on TV Prima (in Czech dubbing) about the LHC black hole. The original
name of the 2013 German-Austrian film is
Helden – Wenn dein Land dich braucht (Heroes: When Your Country Needs You,
IMDB)
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Trailer in German: click here
The movie by the commercial TV station RTL that got mostly negative reviews
is 140 minutes long – a big movie, indeed. The budget was €8 million i.e.
$11 million – a lot. The very topic, the deadly LHC black hole, was silly
so I had known that it would be... more »
Does Washington Want War With Russia?
*(this article is, imo, a very important summary of the ridiculous
posturing by the Western Banksters in Ukraine, trying their best to drag us
into direct conflict with Russia . . however the writer seems to be
hopelessly lost in the thinking that socialism is the answer to capitalism
. . when all we have ever needed is a Free Market . . Capitalism &
Socialism are one and the same . . a few cruel Banksters at the top, and
death and misery for the 99% . . .)*
*By Bill Van Auken*
April 24, 2014 "ICH" - "WSWS" - Does Washington want a war with Russia? A
review of recent US actio... more »
Labour and David Axelrod
LabourList's Mark Ferguson concludes his piece on last week's appointment
of Obama spinner David Axelrod to Labour's election team as a "big deal".
But is it, really? I hope it is. After all Axelrod doesn't come cheap - an
unstated six figure fee has done the rounds. Will his impact on the party
carry more weight than say five or six extra full time Labour organisers
working marginal constituencies?
I can't help but feel sceptical about these big beast hires from overseas,
regardless of who they work for. The Tories have imported Lynton Crosby
from Australia to run vicious right-wi... more »
Straight from the Trojan Horse's mouth?
When you've been following a story closely at, say, Andrew Gilligan's
column in the (right-leaning) *Telegraph* or at (left-leaning) *Harry's
Place, *and they've been somewhat of the same mind about it, then the BBC's
coverage of the same story can appear to come from somewhere unique to the
BBC. Somewhere strange.
The Trojan Horse story is a case in point.
Yes, all credit must be given to *Newsnight *for leading their Thursday
edition with some freshly-discovered developments in the story, but the
results were tame by the standards of what I've been reading elsewhere.
It's as i... more »
Wouldn't It Be Ironic If Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm Were Reunited With "Fat Tony" Morelli In Prison?
Most Americans never heard of Michael Grimm until the infamous "I'll break
you in half like a boy" incident on the balcony of the Congress. If you're
a *DWT* reader, you've been reading about Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm,
Gambino Crime Family mobster turned Staten Island GOP congressman, since
2005 when he had a tangential role in a hushed up case of New York
mobster/real estate developer Tom "Gus" Kontogiannis giving Randy "Duke"
Cunningham $400,000 to try to buy a pardon from then President George W.
Bush. Kontogiannis, a Long Island Republican real estate developer, could
have ... more »
Sushi Summit Bottoms Out
There's reason to be cautiously optimistic today. In the world neoliberal
death match euphemistically known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP),
the little guys just won an important round against the steroid-fueled
defending champions of Team Corporate Elite.
The small family farmers of Japan, who kind of want to keep both their
families and their farms intact, delivered a stunning blow this week to Big
Ugly Ag. But Big Ugly Ag's promoters (Shinzo Abe of Japan and Barack Obama
of America), after canoodling over sushi, have vowed to come back for
another round of fishy antics. ... more »
McDonalds Canada CEO and Foriegn Workers
How did this guy become CEO? Or maybe it's his kind of attitude,
insensitivity, which is required of a McDonalds CEO. Unbelievable listening
to this, how he dismisses the controversy over the Temporary Foreign
Workers program as "bullshit." This is a complex issue, where workers
overseas, living in poverty, seek work to support their families. There is
also an issue of exploitation of labour, foreign workers who may not know
their rights, who may fear being deported, and who may accept lower wages
and fewer benefits, who would be less likely to unionize.
It is reprehensible that ... more »
Abominable Idolatry!
By Capt. Fogg
Abominable Idolatry! Pretty spectacular language for an era so far removed
from the Iron age, but then The United States is always an exception.
“Do you hear me ladies? It is an abominable idolatry to love your
children more than you love your husband, and it will ruin your marriage.
And yet you blame it on him because he ran off with some other woman!"
Them are fightin' words, from the fightin' preacher Det Bowers whom you
probably never heard of if you're not from South Carolina. You're probably
never heard a name like Det either and I can only speculate that it... more »
The Not So Great White Hope
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on, loan from Ari.)
"And I've often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton*...*"
- Cliven Bundy
"Slavery is such an ugly word..." - Stuart Best, *Murphy Brown*, from his
special interest position paper
Perhaps, when he was growing up in the Nevada desert back in the 50's,
Cliven Bundy had always dreamed about being a cowboy. And, to look at him
now, with his Bushian pretensions and personal fortune he's made in the
cattle business, it would seem as if he'd succeeded in realizing his
boyhood dream. But between then and now... more »
Untitled
*Why are Louisiana’s universities suddenly out of money? ~Robert Mann*
*CBD window washers pulled to safety after cable snaps ~New Orleans
Advocate*
*Decisions just weeks away on re-opening Bayou St. John’s sea gate to the
lake ~Sam Tabachnik, The Lens*
*Crawfish Pie ~Saveur*
*“Get ready for the First Annual Shamarr Fest at Shamrock 2014″*
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*City Hall warns Jazz Fest vendors, parking lots to get permits*
*Venues across N.O. cash in on Jazz Fest with 'after shows' ~WVUE*
Cars Stalled by UFOs - Part Two
I have long been under the impression that in many UFO EM cases in which
car engines stalled, the car spontaneously started when the UFO departed. I
then noticed in a couple of cases that it was reported that the car was
restarted, which is not the same as it just restarting up on its own. I had
suggested that we might want to revisit these cases of EM effects to see
what we might learn from them.
Using various sources including my files, Project Blue Book, Dick Hall’s *The
UFO Evidence*, Mark Rodeghier’s *UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference*(because,
frankly, I wasn’t all t... more »
Mike's Story Part 7: South of the Border
By Jenna Orkin
The morning of July 12, 2006, Carolyn Baker called. "Are you sitting
down?"
"Yes." Then I did.
"Mike's in Venezuela. He got there this morning.”
Email to Mike, August, 2006:
* when carolyn told me where you were, i was shocked but not
surprised. you had left a trail of breadcrumbs: the line, "there are few
things that could make me think of leaving this country but the loss of
internet independence is one of them." i knew from the very denial
that you were thinking of leaving this country. it was a snap to figure
out where you would go; you'd me... more »
NYC SAYS NO TO 'PIVOT'
As President Obama tours Asia Pacific to strengthen military alliances and
promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), Asians in New York
City came together to say "No to the U.S. pivot to Asia," "US troops out of
Asia," and "No to the TPPA."
It Takes Sunny Ways
Yesterday -- for the second time in a month -- the Supreme Court reminded
Stephen Harper of two truths about Canada. The first is that, as prime
minister, he is obliged not to make the rules but to follow them. The
second is that this country is a federation.
Harper has consistently operated on the assumption that he can ignore the
constitution. Errol Mendes writes:
This is a landmark decision and, along with the Supreme Court’s take on the
Nadon appointment, it shows the court nailing down the fundamental
constitutional limits of the Canadian parliamentary and federal order for a... more »
Ninth Circle Cult - Pope Francis
*(This article sat in one of my browsers for several days . . it is very
dark and most of this kind of info, even if true, will be very difficult to
'prove' to a skeptic . . that said, I had about decided not to post it,
and closed the browser window . . Then, for some reason, I wanted to look
at it one more time, so I did several searches, and would find links, but
EVERY ONE of them had been removed, no longer existed . . I searched for
the original writer on the Examiner, Judy Byington, and all of her articles
are gone . . I was able to find this copy of the article on a cache... more »
Meet Shayan Modarres (D-FL)
Extremists
Orlando has grown so much over the last couple of decades that the metro
area now has 4 congressmembers, Corrine Brown (FL-05), John Mica (FL-07),
Alan Grayson (FL-09), and Daniel Webster (FL-10). The districts were
gerrymandered in such a way to put gigantic numbers of Democrats in Brown's
and Grayson districts so that Mica's and Webster's would be relatively
safe. These are the PVIs-- along with Obama's 2008 percentages:
FL-05- D+21/73%
FL-07- R+4/49%
FL-09- D+8/60%
FL-10- R+6/47%
It isn't *that* much of a stretch for a well coordinated, carefully planned
two-cycle pla... more »
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*Affirmative action is doomed. Here's what progressives should do about it*
*Instead of cobbling minority preferences onto a broken system, liberals
should attack the racial injustices at the root of the problem*
This week's Supreme Court ruling in the Michigan affirmative action case
tried to strike a Solomonic middle ground, neither demanding nor forbidding
states from using racial preferences in university admissions, while
endorsing the right of each state's voters to decide such matters
themselves.
In practice, however, the decision marks the beginning of the end of the
era o... more »
SECRETARY OF BLOVIATION
John Kerry and the "last resort" rule as a cause for optimism From: The
Vineyard of the Saker
Listening to Kerry today I went through a series of rather contradictory
emotions. First, I felt disgusted, then my disgust turned to anger, then
to outright amazement and, by the end, I actually felt rather happy. Let
me explain why.
First, of course, my stomach turns every time I hear this prototypical
representative of the 1%er plutocracy speaking to the world as if he was
some kind of Emperor-schoolteacher scolding a class of rather dumb and
unruly kids for their bad behavior and... more »
Ukrainian Coup Junta influence waning: Russian aircraft violates Ukie airspace?!!?
*First- *There are a few reports that Russian planes violated Ukrainian
airspace
Did they? Did they not? Well the Pentagon claims they did?
Pentagon claims - without providing details. It’s not clear what the intent
was.
Or if this really happened?
*Second- Webster Tarpley. Give it a listen! Interesting background
information*
Download this clip (mp3, 10.27 megabytes)
Play this clip in your Computer's media player
*Guns and Butter *"Ukrainian Crisis In Historical Context" with Webster
Tarpley. Citizens of Ukraine unwilling to fight on behalf of the fascist
coup; *Ukraine as a crea... more »
Cyberattack and Government manipulation updates April 24 , 2014 Cyberattack potentially directed by FBI using their Informant SABU ? WASHINGTON — An informant working for the F.B.I. coordinated a 2012 campaign of hundreds of cyberattacks on foreign websites, including some operated by the governments of Iran, Syria, Brazil and Pakistan, according to documents and interviews with people involved in the attacks..... And the natural question is if the FBI et all are doing this why wouldn't they exploit Heartbleed and any other vulnerability found ? No Fly Lists used as a tool to coerce muslims into becoming informants ? Another abuse of process........ Drone campaigns can be abuses of process extrajudicial killing campaign - did we launch the campaign in Yemen because their recent massive gathering was missed by US Intelligence ?
Catharsis Ours - 9 hours ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/world/fbi-informant-is-tied-to-cyberattacks-abroad
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campaign of hundreds of cyberattacks on foreign websites, including some
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The very essence of the cabal’s misdeeds, the financial system, exposed for all to see. What was the response? Total silence.
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About 48 - Paladin Speaks Out 23 Apr 2014
About 48…
For those of you familiar with the White Hats Reports, you’re aware that we
have suspended publishing reports, and more importantly, failed to release
report #48 as promised. I have been asked about that on numerous occasions
in the recent weeks and months and feel perhaps I should address it here.
Our objective with these reports was primarily to continue the exposure of
the withholding of the World Global Settlements (WGS) funds, the Wanta
Funds, the CMKX debacle and the various other financial frauds... more »
Malaysia Airline Flight 370 Mystery Day 46 April 24 , 2014 -- Is conspiracy rumor once again becoming conspiracy fact ? From Malaysia Chronicle , consider the following -- " As if the MH370 saga couldn’t get any more strange, now officials are saying that the flight LANDED according to this newly released video report from Dahboo7 via the original story from the Daily Mail " ..... For those that doubt the conspiracy theory ( and that is understandable ) , then consider this point - if Malaysia has nothing to hide , why are they hedging on making a public report on their initial report pertaining to flight 370 ? From Malaysia Chronicle note -- Malaysia has yet to decide whether to publicly disclose an initial report submitted to international aviation authorities on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the country’s director-general of civil aviation said on Wednesday ..... In other news , nothing found in the Indian Ocean and debris washed ashore discounted as being related to Flight 370 ship still fruitless search and the underwater search by Bluefin 21 almost a wrap too .... ......
Catharsis Ours - 9 hours ago
Thursday, 24 April 2014 11:07Shock! MH370 Landed Say Officials! SO WHERE
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As if the MH370 saga couldn’t get any more strange, now officials are
saying that the flight LANDED according to this newly released video report
from Dahboo7 via the original story from the Daily Mail.
Will... more »
Some News On Terrorist Funding In Syria, Improving US-Iranian Relations, A Palestinian Unity Government, New Kurdish Divisions Emerging Along Syria-Iraq Border, And Disinfo About The Ukraine Crisis [4.26.14]
President Barack Obama greeting the leader of Kuwait, Shaykh Al-Ahmad
Al-Jaber Al Sabah, at the White House in August 2009. At the time,
President Obama said: "We're also discussing important regional issues
ranging from the *importance of moving the Arab-Israeli peace process
forward*, to the situation in Afghanistan, *our joint counterterrorism
efforts*, and our need to emphasize Iran meeting its international
obligations. And I'm confident that, based on this conversation and ongoing
work between our two countries, that we can strengthen not only
Kuwaiti-U.S. relationships, *bu... more »
Ukraine Updates April 24 , 2014 -- News of the morning -- A day after the acting government in Kiev announced the Geneva agreement is void and that it would once again send special forces to deal with "terrorists" in east Ukraine, it had made good on its promise and over the past few hours, Ukrainian tanks, APCs and other special forces troops took control of a checkpoint north of Slavyansk on Thursday, following what numerous reports confirm was an exchange of gunfire..... reports vary but fatalities have been alleged ( perhaps 6 ) .... and without wasting much time Russia , the response from Putin has come - diplomatic and potentially the start of military action !
Catharsis Ours - 10 hours ago
Late day news......
http://www.businessinsider.com/john-kerry-statement-ukraine-russia-putin-2014-4
John Kerry Just Gave Russia A Final Warning
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry provided Russia with a stern warning
Thursday evening: Start complying with the de-escalation agreement brokered
last week in Geneva, or face the wrath of new U.S. sanctions.
Kerry delivered a terse statemen... more »
I met reactionary Fernando Espuelas' challenge, now will he demand the same of Gates, Zuckerberg, and Dell?
*"Another issue involves concerns that charter schools may be screening
students by requiring parents to provide information related to special
education eligibility and services on the lottery application. Over the
past two years, a review of applications has found a considerable number of
schools requiring such information despite efforts by the District to
eradicate this through oversight of the application process." — LAUSD
Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) Modified Consent Decree*
[image: Right-wing reactionary Fernando Espuelas challenges me to do
something he would ne... more »
Strange things going on in Russia and Bolivia
1. A car appearing from 'nowhere' in Russia...
2. A mysterious figure 'appears' and moves at a Bolivian football match...
Govt allocates HUF 2.8 billion to prepare Gripen fleet for close air support
[image: JAS-39 Gripen]The government has decided to allocate 2.8 billion
forints (EUR 9m) for capability development of the Hungarian army’s Gripen
unit, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
The army’s JAS-39 multi-purpose Gripens currently perform airspace defence
and airspace control tasks, the ministry told MTI in a statement.
The ministry’s ten-year army development concept defines obtaining full
capability of close air support as an objective, which means “developing
the operational capability of the armed forces’ most modern arms system,”
the statement said.
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Surface-to-air 'Akash' missile test fired successfully
[image: Akash missile]India on Saturday successfully conducted two rounds
of trials of its indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile as
part of a user trial by the air force from the Integrated Test Range (ITR)
at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha.
"The sophisticated Akash missile was test fired twice in quick succession
from launch complex-3 of ITR at about 11.55 am and 12 noon," defence
sources said.
Describing both the trials as 'fully successful', ITR Director M K V Prasad
said the whole exercise was carried out as part of a user trial by the
Indian Air Force.
Read... more »
USAF team checks Estonia air base for NATO mission
A U.S. Air Force team has conducted a technical inspection of a military
airfield in Estonia, which will likely be used as a new basing alternative
for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.
Airmen from the 48th Air Expeditionary Group RAF Lakenheath recently
visited Amari Air Base in Estonia to certify the base’s aircraft arresting
system, seen as a critical step toward validating the airfield as a new
NATO forward operating base, a news release on Friday said.
NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission was set up a decade ago to patrol the
skies over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which don... more »
US Warship Leaves Black Sea as Ukraine Crisis Heats Up
[image: USS Donald Cook]The US guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook has
left the Black Sea, two weeks after it was deployed there to reassure
Eastern European allies worried by the Ukraine crisis, the Navy said Friday.
The presence of the warship, which departed on Thursday, was an "example of
the US Navy's commitment to enhancing interoperability at sea, serving as a
cornerstone of NATO's military strength, while demonstrating the US and
allied forces' capability to provide the right presence, in the right
place, at the right time."
Word of the Donald Cook's departure came as K... more »
Take The Pledge To Our Earth
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WiFi-Free Town Becomes Refuge for People Sickened by Technology by Elizabeth Renter
Source:
http://dprogram.net/2014/03/01/wifi-theres-something-in-the-air/#more-150496
WiFi-Free Town Becomes Refuge for People Sickened by Technology
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 25 April 2014
Green Bank, West Virginia is small, with around 150 people living inside
the Allegheny Mountain Range, part of Appalachia. *But this tiny community
is growing, not because of the views but because of what it’s missing –
wifi and electromagnetic chaos.*
Green Bank is part of the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), established in
1958 by the federal government to red... more »
Boeing Builds the Navy an F-35C Exit Strategy
[image: F-35C & F-18]A rival aircraft manufacturer has worked not so
quietly this past year to offer the Navy an escape hatch from the costly
Joint Strike Fighter program.
The Navy's decision to reduce its F-35C five-year acquisition plan from 69
to 36 aircraft over the past year raised questions about the service's
commitment to the fifth generation fleet. More questions have been asked
since the Navy included 22 EA-18G Growlers on its unfunded priorities list.
Boeing officials started their effort in earnest this past summer at the
Paris Air Show to get the Navy to buy more F/A-18... more »
Obama Expected to Sign Defense Agreement on Visit to Philippines
Opposition to American military involvement in the Philippines forced
Washington to abandon what once was its largest overseas Navy base, Subic
Bay, in 1992, along with the rest of its military network in the country.
Now, more than two decades later, Manila is urging Washington to come back,
and not just to Subic.
That change of heart, driven by worsening fears over China's military rise,
forms the backdrop to President Barack Obama's two-day trip to Manila
starting Monday, the first by a U.S. president since 2003.
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India, China agree to deepen naval ties after landmark exercise
[image: INS Shivalik]As the Indian Navy's INS Shivalik prepared to leave
Qingdao port on Friday after a six-day stay in China, both countries
declared that the missile frigate's visit had gone a long way in deepening
strategic trust between two navies that are increasingly coming into
contact on the high seas.
Officials on both sides said the Shivalik’s visit and participation at the
People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) 65th anniversary celebrations –
marked by first-ever maritime exercises involving 7 nations in China – had
sent a strong signal of India’s keenness to deepen navy-... more »
Musical Interlude: Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer"
Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60g7gvBLIoQ
Pentagon: Russian Spy Ship, Tug Operating Near U.S.
[image: Viktor Leonov]A Russian intelligence-gathering ship has been
operating off the U.S. East Coast and near the Gulf of Mexico for the past
month, the Pentagon said Thursday.
“We are aware that the Russian ships Viktor Leonov and Nikolay Chiker are
currently operating in waters that are beyond U.S. territorial seas but
near Cuba,” said Lt. Col. Tom Crosson, a Pentagon spokesman. “We respect
the freedom of all nations, as reflected in international law, to operate
military vessels beyond the territorial seas of other nations.”
The Leonov is an intelligence gathering ship outfitte... more »
Curing Autism With Chlorine Dioxide - A Video Presentation by Kerri Rivera
*Published on April 25, 2013 *
Curing autism with Chlorine Dioxide.
A total of* 128 children *have so far been *recovered* (ATEC score of 10 or
below,) using the CD Autism protocol! CD stands for *C*hlorine *D*ioxide,
which is an inexpensive, broad spectrum, gentle, anti-pathogenic.
*http://www.autismo2.com/*
*http://jimhumble.org/*
'Newsnight' - 22-25 April
As for many of us, this week was another four-day week for *Newsnight*. (I
like four-day weeks). What did they cover this week, and who did they
interview?
*Tuesday 22/4*
1. *David Moyes sacking by Man United*: "Game over. David Moyes is out. But
whoever is in next at Manchester United they'll need to perform and fast.
Do we all lose out if we just aren't willing to wait for success".
Interview with Paul Marshall, member of the Red Knights consortium; Alyson
Rudd, football columnist, *The Times*; & Professor Bill George, Harvard
Business School.
2. *Ukraine*: Discussion with Mark ... more »
Support The Labelling of GMOs In Minnesota
[image: Foto: GMO Labeling is heating up in Minnesota! Great turnout at the
informational hearing with a lot of testimony explaining why GMO labeling
is important. The Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. showed up and testified
against because they claimed that labeling GMOs would confuse consumers. We
think the GMA is CONFUSED! What do you think? GO MINNESOTA!! Spread the
word :) READ:
http://righttoknowmn.org/2014/04/25/a-great-day-for-gmo-labeling/
#Minnesota #RightToKnowMN #GMO #labelgmos #NeedToKnowGMO #GMA #GMOFreeUSA]
GMO Labeling is heating up in Minnesota! Great turnout at the i... more »
Chernobyl, 28 years later: birds mostly benefit
*Off-topic*: Geneva hosted a joint conference of theoretical physicists and
rhythm-and-blues artists on the nature of forever. Among the panelists,
Edward Witten had the most intelligent remarks.
Exactly 28 years ago, on April 26th, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear plant
exploded. I remember those weeks rather well. There would be a nearly
complete silence for several day. Afterwards, the socialist media began to
cover the story. My favorite journal, VTM (Science and Technology for
Youth), would offer quite detailed maps showing the propagation of the
radiation etc.
*Chernobyl recla... more »
Cracks in Collective Denial About Fukushima
First let me thank all you who have offered your thoughts and support
regarding my father's ill health. Thank You! The path is hard, but the
support has been great.
Now I turn to the recent mass-mediated disclosures concerning the ongoing
problems at Fukushima:
I think we have reached a turning point.
Relatively mainstream sources are admitting publicly that the ocean
contamination is ongoing because water running through the site is directly
encountering melted fuel, as documented recently by Enenews (e.g., see this
story).
Some experts, such as Ken Buesseler, are even expre... more »
Does "fact-checking" done by idiots and ideologues count as, you know, fact-checking?
*If you're going to pretend to check facts relating to the criminal-justice
system, shouldn't you know something about the criminal-justice system?*
*"The ironic thing about the Republican disdain for criminal defense
attorneys is how many Republicans eventually end up needing one."*
*-- washingtonpost.com's Radley Bilko, in his post* "When fact-checking
fails"
*by Ken*
Washingtonpost.com blogger (on "criminal justice, the drug war and civil
rights") Radley Balko offers a really interesting post today called "When
fact-checking fails."
Two issues sort of intersect here, and they'... more »
DUELING TV NEWS PROGRAMS
The top US diplomat John Kerry has accused Moscow of using RT International
as a tool to distort reality. Pepe Escobar, a foreign affairs journalist,
joins RT to talk more about Washington's attack.
The Kiss of Lady X to premiere at Urban Nomad Film Festival
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*Water drops are whole worlds.*
It’s official!! My friend Dean K's movie, “*The Kiss of Lady X*” has been
accepted into the Urban Nomad Film Festival, and will be showing on Saturday,
May 10 at 4:45 at the LUX theatre in Ximending.
Here's the trailer, and the bare bones website.
If you're in Taipei that weekend, go to see *The Kiss of Lady X* and the
other wonderful films at the festival And please feel free to invite others
-- they want to pack the house and make a real party of it!
People can reserve tickets online here, or buy them at the door.
________________... more »
Gold updates April 25 2014 --- Is Germany gold sitting in the vaults of some investment bank ( rather than Central Banks who have pledged to safeguard said gold ? ) Or sold off long ao ? whatever the answer is , Germany can't get back what they stored at the Central Banks - and that is a quiet default ! CIBC decides to sell physical gold ! While chinese gold demand has dropped off somewhat , demand to date is 606 tons - Germany can only dream of obtaining back 606 tons in less than 4 four months from either the French or US Central Banks !
http://www.silverdoctors.com/the-high-risk-of-safekeeping-gold-in-a-central-bank-custodial-vault/
*By PM Fund Manager Dave Kranzler, Investment Research Dynamics:*
Clearly, if the U.S. were “safekeeping” Germany’s gold in a segregated
custodial account, it should have been nearly effortless to ship 300 tonnes
back to Germany via two cargo flights. After all, Venezuela received 160
tonnes of gold in about 4 months from several different Central Bank vault
locations.
As it turns out, GATA.org found a Reuters article yesterday which
surreptitiously reported the fact that Central Banks... more »
FROM THE WINDOW ALL IS CLEAR
On the train today from Maine to New York with fellow Veterans for Peace
member Doug Rawlings. We were heading to N.Y. for the April 26 *Full
Disclosure: An Honest Commemoration of the American War in Vietnam* event
planned in New York City at the Judson Memorial Church. The event is being
sponsored by Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War. While on
the train we agreed to each write a poem and this is mine.
*From the Window All Is Clear *
Two old poets on a train
sparks fly as they
share their words
both understanding
the rage and severe
disappointment,
depression
t... more »
Criminal crackpot Cliven Bundy is lambasted for failing to use established GOP code words for his racist slurs
*Oops, wrong Bundy. This isn't famous criminal crackpot "Cliven" Bundy,
it's famous shoe salesman Al Bundy -- no relation, as far as I can tell.
Never mind.*
*"The reason [Bundy] was embraced by so many on the right is that he was
their kind of people, One of Us. . . ."When conservatives looked at Bundy,
they saw not just a white guy, but also a cowboy, and that particular brand
of character who waves an American flag while fighting the American
government (in his case by stealing public property). And they saw lots of
guns, which also told them he was their kind of people. Every... more »
Guest Post from Paul Horton. Standards?
National Standards not Common Core Standards Rather than permitting the
issue of the Common Core Standards (CCS) to be a political hot potato in
the upcoming election season, I call for our education secretary to
establish a national commission on creating national standards. Currently,
a few foundations, Microsoft, Pearson Education, and several governors, the
Fordham Institute, and our education […]
Friday night quiz
The BBC is nothing if not sensitive to minority groups, even at the risk of
parody.
Take today's *Last Word *on Radio 4.
As it's Friday night, it's quiz time. So, which of the following is the
real (Dr Leonard 'Bones') McCoy? - i.e. said by presenter Matthew Bannister
in the course of the programe:
And we should warn vegetarians and vegans that this programme contains
graphic descriptions of meat consumption.
And we should warn listeners from the Maori community that this programme
contains descriptions of women undergoing their menstrual cycle.
And we should warn listeners from... more »
Watch "James Franco & Seth Rogen "Bound 3" Kanye West Pa…" on YouTube
James Franco and Seth Rogen "Bound 3" a parody of the Kanye West and Kim
Kardashian video for Bound 2
As briefly shown on Graham Norton tonight...
Watch "Kanye West - Bound 2 (Explicit)" on YouTube
Kanye West - Bound 2 (Explicit) - with Kim Kardashian
Seth Rogan parody to follow...as briefly showed on Graham Norton on Friday
night.
The Fierce Power of Agape
[image: Picture]
*You reside in a field of love. Your very base programming begins there.
It is the spark of each other that joins you. Isolated, you may appreciate
nature and love life, yet it is in human contact that you embody the fierce
power of agape. For when you love another, it is not their attributes that
are calling to your soul, but a reminder of your own.When you look at each
other and are deeply moved, it is because at a fundamental level you
understand that there you behold the sacred. It is you that has stirred
your own soul.What this moment is about is a... more »
Wag The Finger: John Kerry's Increasing Instability
It is by now obvious that the US created Ukraine crisis is not headed
towards a happy ending and the Obama regime now is going to engage in the
act of war of slapping even more onerous economic sanctions on Russia. When
historians look back on all of this - which may well be the beginning of
the end of the haughty, hubris crazed American Empire if not the end of
human life - it the incredibly irresponsible three headed monster of
Obama-Biden-Kerry and their legions of neocon and liberal interventionist
winged monkeys to blame for it all. They are just going to continue to push
and... more »
First Thoughts on Piketty
I have been reading Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century." It is
truly an impressive work, and I am much enjoying it. I have recently
organized a session at the upcoming AEA meeting (January in Boston), where
David Weil, Alan Auerbach, and I will be discussing the book, followed by a
response from Professor Piketty.
Let me offer a few immediate reactions.
The book has three main elements:
1. A history of inequality and wealth.
2. A forecast of how things will evolve over the next century
3. Policy recommendations, such as a global tax on wealth.
Point 1 is a sig... more »
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someday I will be cautght for all my offensise dessions
against the polyglot
we see today in England
the people say fuck off
I watch soccer alot
who can find the balacene
between preventing herpes
and a goverment diseaae;
We are all stupid players
no on will dipute that
way of looking upon the millions
of the Minisrey that is there
by the will of the public
to prevent or at best case mitigate
industrial disease
For the warriors that have some streght
you can not fight
because your grandchilren are held hostage
They will kill them if you annonce strenght.
So on we go
captivated by the Cinem... more »
Stay Tuned for Steve TV
Sometime you are forced into a position that make you uncomfortable when
presented matter of fact. I am at my ends wits of deciding what I should do.
SteveTV is a life preserver but its more about you.
At one time in democracy we had the fifth estate that would barbeque. Now
its a weenie roast of critics and something worse.
So I will attempt to learn how to make a U tube video that stinks of truth
and production values that make it work.
SteveTV will be principled. Yes I will take a stand against those who use
freedom to attack the bold.
First of all and its sad that this is the fi... more »
Lies, damned lies, and Cardiff University academics
Mark Twain is the likeliest candidate for having coined the killer quote,
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics".
I've always felt that to be deeply unfair to statistics.
Statistics are invaluable. It's how they are used - and misused - that's
the problem.
Think of it this way, if you like. People (though not Mark Twain) sometimes
say, "There's no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner." Well, I'd say
there's no such thing as a bad statistic, just bad users of statistics.
As someone who (in the past) based an entire BBC bias-related blog around
st... more »
Ohioan Appalachia-- Jennifer Garrison vs Greg Howard… The Republican Wing vs The Democratic Wing Of The Democratic Party
Who has a worse makeup job?
Ohio's 6th congressional district is redder than the state of Ohio. It's
whiter, poorer and less educated. The state is 82.9% white and OH-06 is
95.3% white, the whitest in the state. Ohio's medium household income is
$45,749 and the district's is $41,355. Only 11.7% of Ohioans didn't
graduate from high school. In OH-o6 that number is 14%. Obama won Ohio in
2008 (52-47%) and 2012 (51-48%) while Obama lost both time (53-45% in 2008
band 55-43% in 2012). The closest the district has to an actual city is
Steubenville (population- 18,659) and Obama lost 17 of... more »
Sadly for Ukraine, The West Does Not Have Important Interests There
Editor’s note: this is a guest post by Anna O. Pechenkina, Post-Doctoral
Fellow, Dept of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University.
It is primarily a response to an essay Branislav Slantchev recently posted
on his personal website. Branislav Slantchev advocates for NATO troops to
be stationed in Eastern Ukraine to preserve western strategic interests in
the
Continue reading
Ali Baba & His Forty Lives:Harry Ekizian’s Saga of Survival and Success
"If
this be play-acting, then it is play-acting of the highest order and
comes close to being the best entertainment in town. To cavil at it for
being play-acting is to cavil at a Booth or a Barrymore for getting up
off the floor and putting on his street clothes after the final curtain
has been lowered on 'Hamlet.'"
- Joel Sayre, "The Pullman Theseus," The New Yorker, March 5, 1932
Over
Local Council By-Elections April 2014
Party
Number of candidates
Total vote
%
+/-
March
Average/
contest
+/-
March
+/- Seats
Conservative
9
3,180
33.0%
+3.2%
353
-67
0
Labour
8
2,265
23.5%
-5.5%
283
-163
0
LibDem
4
1,108
11.5%
-0.2%
277
+58
+1
UKIP
6
1,275
13.2%
-1.6%
212
-64
0
SNP*
0
-3.8%
-1,334
Plaid Cymru**
1
329
3.4%
+3.4%
329
+329
0
Green
1
124
1.3%
-1.2%
124
+28
0
BNP
0
TUSC
0
Independent***
3
1,072
11.1%
+6.1%
357
+161
-1
Other****
1... more »
“Eating Brains in Argentina”
*“Eating Brains in Argentina” *
by Bill Bonner
Gualfin, Argentina. "It's called guadeado. You take the whole head...
without the skin, of course. You dig a hole in the ground. You build a
fire. And when you have hot coals, you put the head in the hole with the
coals... and you can put in herbs, if you want to... and then you cover it
up and wait for 24 hours. Then you uncover it. The skull will come out
clean and white. And the meat, with the brains... will be delicious." Thus
did Javier explain a local culinary tradition. When a cow is butchered, the
head is interred with hot coals... more »
Supreme Court rules Senate cannot be changed without Constitutional Amendment
Senate decision 2013 SCC 32:
Pursuant to s. 53 of the *Supreme Court Act*, the
Governor in Council referred the following questions to this Court:
*1. *In relation to each of the following proposed limits to the tenure of
Senators, is it within the legislative authority of the Parliament of
Canada, acting pursuant to section 44 of the*Constitution Act,* *1982*, to
make amendments to section 29 of the *Constitution Act, 1867* providing for
(*a*) a fixed term of nine years for Senators, as set out in clause 5 of
Bill C-7, the *Senate Reform Act*;
(*b*) a fi... more »
Albert Woodfox Speaks to the Experts
*The essay featured below, *Albert Woodfox Speaks to the Experts*, from the
*Why Am I Not Suprised?* blog is reprinted in full with permission of the
author. *
*Now 42 years since Albert was first put in solitary, Amnesty International
has renewed its call for Albert's immediate release (view Amnesty's recent
statement and essay). If you have not yet done so, please sign the Amnesty
petition today.*
*(PHOTO: The author with Albert Woodfox)*
This past weekend, I visited Albert Woodfox for the umpteenth time in the last
five years. All but one of the visits have been at the David Wade... more »
Let ther be Gold...lost mine History
Legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine
What strange secrets lie hidden near Superstition Mountain in Arizona? Did
a lone miner really discover a fortune in lost gold here? And what strange
force has caused a number of adventurers to die brutal deaths and vanish
without a trace in this rugged region?
Located just east of Phoenix, Arizona is a rough, mountainous region where
people sometimes go... only to never be seen again. It is a place of
mystery, of legend and lore and it is called Superstition Mountain.
According to history, both hidden and recorded, there exists a fantastic
g... more »
April 25: Get a Globe and Mail for April 23....
Look for the column by Michael Bliss "Why is Canada sending fighter jets to
Poland?" This is what news is - not just about scribbling down whatever
some politicians say. It's about giving us understanding of what is going
on. In this case, Bliss does it largely by raising questions - which is a
very good starting point, especially for us, because we've never even heard
the questions, and we're making big noises about going into a mutually
suicidal war without having the slightest idea what it's about.
We have almost no information of what kind of country Ukraine is. We talk
of going... more »
A Tale of Two NGA Press Releases, and Then Some
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are at the stormy center of
unprecedented controversy regarding a supposed set of K-12 “standards.” The
closest “standards storm” that I can think of as being somewhat similar to
the current CCSS uproar occurred in 1994, twenty years ago, and
concerned the national history standards. Let us pause and briefly […]
Will Cliven Bundy Sit Down For An Interview With Rachel Maddow? What If They Allow Him To Bring Sean Hannity Along As A Body Guard?
Last week a new name started popping up on my Twitter feed: Cliven Bundy.
Before I had even processed it, he was in a standoff with federal law
enforcement officials over unpaid taxes and fees and Harry Reid was calling
him a domestic terrorist, Sean Hannity was egging him on to start an armed
rebellion and Ted Cruz seemed to be angling to get him to run on his ticket
in 2016. It looked too silly/ugly/predictable to pay any attention to. So I
didn't. But it didn't go away. It got louder and uglier and sillier and
more predictable and right-wing imbecile Dana Loesch was already whi... more »
Mike's Story Part 6: Jackboots
By
Jenna Orkin
I didn't let Mike smoke in the apartment when I was home so he would
godownstairs in front of the building and talk to the doorman or tenants
walking their dogs. But when it was too cold for that (he was a
California
kid after all,) he simply slipped into the stairwell.
One night, after returning from his last cigarette before retiring,
he
said, "When I was out in the hall, all I could think about was men in
jackboots kicking the door down and taking away everything. I think it
has
to do with Denver."
Of all the moves Mike had had to go through as he was grow... more »
Friday Beaver? You get what you pay for cheapskate
Friday already? Okay this isn't a beaver. You try looking for a photo of a
beaver and a mirror and don't even think of trying it with safe mode off.
Mirror mirror on the wall who got blown up stabbed or shot today? No you
aren't the prettiest puss in the land. Have you looked in the mirror
lately? Just more bad news boys. Keep working and work harder because the
end isn't anywhere in sight. Just when you thought you'd make ends meet
they moved the ends. Knew I shouldn't have burned that candle at both ends.
Life is what you do while you're waiting to die...Bob Dylan. No more Capt. ... more »
Reject Keystone! Ponca Casey Camp opens ceremony at Sec State John Kerry home
.
Cowboy and Indian Alliance's Reject and Protect at Sec. State John
Kerry's home
BREAKING NEWS, Friday, April 25, 2014
Top photos by Jamie Henn
Censored News
WASHINGTON DC -- Ponca Casey Camp-Horinek opened the Interfaith Ceremony
outside US Secretary of State John Kerry's home this morning, during
the Cowboy and Indian Alliance's Reject and Protect action to halt
approval of
Before I take today off...
*allow me to renege on an earlier promise to lay the Bundy racist thingy to
rest.*
Others, most of whom I consider more intelligent than me, have written in
support of Bundy.
Francis Porretto, of Liberty's Torch, hit it out of the park with his post
today.
Liberty's Torch: *The Forbidden Subject*
*Former U.N. Ambassador Alan Keyes said:*
“I find it appalling that we basically have a history of the leftist
liberalism that wants to extinguish black people by abortion [and]
destroying the family structure,” Keyes told WND. “All of these things if
you just look at the effects, you wo... more »
Royal Malaysian Navy future Gowind SGPV-LCS program update with Boustead Heavy Industries
During DSA 2014, the 14th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference
currently held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Anuar bin Murad, Director of
Defense & Security at Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC)
gave us the latest update on the Gowind Second Generation Patrol Vessel -
Littoral Combat Ship (SGPV - LCS) program for the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Talking to *Navy Recognition* Mr. Anuar Murad explained that the latest
design tweaks are currently focused around the top part of the ship, around
the mast area. Kelvin Hughes of UK was recently selected to deliver the
na... more »
Report from the Chair
Readers of this blog may have noticed that I have not been as active here
over the past two years as I was previously. One of the reasons is that,
about two years ago, I was appointed chairman of the Harvard economics
department. That has been keeping me busy. But I am happy to report that
the job is going well. One of the responsibilities of the chair is to
oversee faculty hiring, and we have had some great results. Our new faculty
hires include the following (in alphabetical order):
1. Gabriel Chodorow-Reich
2. Ben Golub
3. Robin Lee
4. Matteo Maggiori
5. Matthew Rab... more »
Come To Understand That..... A Quote by M.N. Hopkins
*Come to understand that one is a part of that which brings Light and
understanding and not that which brings only darkness and despair.*
M.N. Hopkins
Deluded Plutocrats
The fact of the matter is that idiots like Rob Ford, Ezra Levant, Bill
Kristol, the Koch brothers, ... they believe in what they preach. Sure,
they lie shamelessly. But these are really shallow, confused people. They
imagine that they're lying strategically. Every lie is an isolated weapon
in a battle of ideologies. They are like animals though. Simple creatures,
living in the moment, overwhelmed by the totality of existence. They forget
their past lies. They forget their past lies to the extent that they're
incapable of realizing that their entire worldviews are based on a mountain ... more »
Lies and Damned Lies
Mark Twain wrote that there are "lies, damned lies and statistics." The
truth of that aphorism was proved once again this week after the *New York
Times* reported that the Canadian middle class was in better shape than the
American middle class. Jason Kenny went all a twitter. Justin Trudeau had
it all wrong, he tweeted. His claim about middle class angst was not
"evidence based." Tom Walkom responded:
Given that his government has eliminated the long-form census, cancelled
Statistics Canada studies and squashed straightforward scientific research,
it’s a bit rich for Kenney to ca... more »
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*Guest commentary: Levee board reforms could be washed away ~New Orleans
Advocate*
*Jefferson Chamber condemns efforts to put governor in control of levee
boards~Ben Meyers*
*New Coastal Index Measures Population Shifts, Economic Opportunity In
Changes To Land And Water ~WWNO*
*Viewpoint: What's a coastline worth? ~Mary Rickard, Holy Cross resident,
NolaVie*
*N.O. Public Library faces $3 million deficit, no money for operations
~WWLTV *
*The “Louisiana Miracle” or another Jindal lie? ~Forgotston.com*
The Many Determinants of Demand
Allen Sanderson sees them multiplying.
Could Marjorie Margolies' Sordid And Unbridled Corruption Derail Hillary Clinton's Presidential Run?
Disaster in the making?
Three weeks from Tuesday is election day in PA-13. Yes, it's the primary
for the seat Allyson Schwartz is giving up to run for governor. But the
district is such a healthy deep blue-- PVI- D+13; Obama won against Romney
with 66%-- that no one doubts that the winner of the primary will be the
next Member of Congress from northeast Philly/Montgomery County. Blue
America endorsed state Senator Daylin Leach last year-- you can contribute
to his Get Out The Vote effort here-- and we've been warning all cycle that
his best-known opponent, Marjorie Margolies (AKA- Ma... more »
Conservatives and Liberals tied
The Conservatives and Liberals are tied in the national vote for the first
time in months, as Canadians appear unmoved by the controversy whirling
around the government’s elections bill, a new poll has found.
The Ipsos Reid poll, conducted this month for CTV News, says the Tories and
the Liberals each boast 33 per cent of the national vote, with the
Conservatives enjoying a four-point bump since February and their best
showing since an Ipsos poll in late 2012. Thomas Mulcair’s NDP would glean
24 per cent of the vote.
Story
President Obama Spring Tour of Asia ( April 22 - 29 , 2014 ) Japan , South Korea , Malaysia and Philippines starts with a photo op full trip to Japan ( failure to reach regional trade deal with Japan underlines inability to get things done though ) ..... Meanwhile China quietly benefits !
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/World/WOR-03-240414.html
*US 'pivots', China reaps dividends*
By Pepe Escobar
Let's start with a flashback to February 1992 - only two months after the
dissolution of the Soviet Union. First draft of the US government's Defense
Planning Guidance. It was later toned down, but it still formed the basis
for the exceptionalist dementia incarnated by the Project for the New
American Century; and also reappeared in full glory in Dr Zbig "Let's Rule
Eurasia" Brzezinski's 1997 magnum opus *The Grand Chessboard*.
It's all there, raw, rough and ready:
Our first o... more »
Florida Retail Federation, Republican Legislators Still Want To Legalize Wage Theft
I previously reported that big business in Florida has made three attempts
to repeal local efforts to crack down on corporate wage theft. It all
started when Miami-Dade County passed an ordinance providing for triple
damages for employers who fail to pay wages. First, Big Employer tried to
get legislation passed to repeal local laws that punish employers for
stealing employee wages. Employees got another victory when Broward County
passed its own wage theft ordinance. Then the Florida Retail Federation
along with Republican legislators made another failed attempt last year to
pass l... more »
There is no moral equivalency between Israel and the Islamist terrorists that face it
There is no moral equivalency between Israel and the Islamist terrorists
that face it, this poster should explain the differemce to any passing BBC
'journalist' or the likes of @Wotsit4 and @DD1958
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Mystery - Day 45 April 23 , 2014 -- Malaysia DING-DONG FOR MH370 FAMILIES: Now, sources say plane may have LANDED NOT CRASHED ....... NO LONGER CONSPIRACY THEORY! Diego Garcia in spotlight again as MH370 LANDING SPOT ....... Another fruitless day of searching in the Indian Ocean as that aspect of the search edges closer to a wrap ......
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
New Straits Times......
23 April 2014| last updated at 08:40PM
MH370 Tragedy: New independent international investigative team established
By ALIZA SHAH and ZAFIRA ANWAR | news@nst.com.my
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has established an independent international
investigation team to evaluate, investigate and determine the actual cause
for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370.
Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammudin Hussain said the team was
set up to look into the incident so that similar event could be avoided in
the future.
“The cabinet today... more »
Senate Decision
The Supreme Court has been surprising me recently.
That said, it seems almost inconceivable that it will approve any material
changes to the Senate without a full constitutional amendment process.
Perhaps they will allow voting to nominate Senators for the Prime
Minister's consideration but even that is doubtful.
So then what?
I cannot imagine this government wants to open the Constitution (maybe I am
wrong here but that's a high risk step) and so,,, Senate reform dies.
Perhaps the best we can hope for is appointments actually made on merit.
Anti-Monster Spray with Leah from Fabulous Farm Girl
*Today I am thrilled to have Leah from Fabulous Farm Girl here to share her
Anti-Monster Spray. I love her version because of the amazing essential
oils she uses in it. She has some amazing recipes using essential oils
including Bath Fizzies and Honey Mint Lip Balm. Make sure to follow her for
more incredible ideas. *
Hey everyone, I’m Leah your friendly Fabulous Farm Girl. I’m a wife, mama
of 3 boys and surrogate mama to a dog, 2 cats, 8 chickens and a mess-load
of bees. I grew up in the country, dreaming of the city but now I live in
the city and dream of the country. I blog over... more »
John Kerry vs freedom of press, Russia Today
John Kerry spoke about Ukraine and reserved some "verbal bullets" for the
Kremlin-funded TV network, Russia Today.
*The full speech is available.*
I think that such an overall attack by a top politician against an
important media outlet (which has surpassed 1 billion total views on
YouTube, for example) is pretty incredible in a free country. Needless to
say, I remember pretty much the same attacks against the "seditious
transmitters of the imperialists" (including Radio Free Europe) we would
hear during communism. (RFE/RL stopped its direct broadcast from Russian
transmitters in... more »
We’re off on a mission of national import!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014*
*Won’t post until tomorrow:* We’re off on a mission of national import
involving a limited tour of the nation’s Medicaid-funded facilities.
We won’t be posting until tomorrow. Today, we’re recalling the classic,
decade-long Fox News hysteria concerning The New Black Panther Party.
The liberal world finally noticed this nonsense in 2010. By that time,
Hannity & Colmes had been using the Panthers to stoke tribal fears on a
regular basis for years.
The New Black Panthers were a thoroughly insignificant group. But they were
repeatedly hosted by Hannity and Col... more »
4 All-Natural Allergy Remedies That Work
4 All-Natural Allergy Remedies That Work
by Kimberly Hertzer
Off The Grid News, 21 April 2014
Think that the coldest winter in years means fewer allergies this year?
Think again!
Allergies might not come as early this spring because the cold weather has
kept some plants from releasing their pollen. However, when they do come,
allergists warn that they will come with a vengeance.
“We’re going to get a bumper crop of pollen,” Dr. Paul Ehrlich, an
allergy/allergist/immunology specialist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, told
the *New York Daily News*.
Since the outlook for allergies... more »
An anti-ER-EPR paper
Vijay Balasubramanian, Micha Berkooz, Simon F. Ross, and Joan Simon are
very good physicists who have written many nice papers about quantum
gravity. Nevertheless, I don't know how to learn anything from their new
paper
Black Holes, Entanglement and Random Matrices (hep-th).
It is a sort of a criticism of the Maldacena-Susskind ER-EPR correspondence
that works with random matrices in the context of the AdS/CFT
correspondence.
Maldacena and Susskind proposed to identify ER (non-traversable wormholes
i.e. Einstein-Rosen bridges) with EPR (entanglement). The former is a
universal geo... more »
Untitled
*An interesting admission*
*"Nature" magazine admits that more CO2 is good for plants -- which
includes crops. Skeptics have been saying it for years, of course*
Elevated CO2 further lengthens growing season under warming conditions
By Melissa Reyes-Fox et al.
Abstract
Observations of a longer growing season through earlier plant growth in
temperate to polar regions have been thought to be a response to climate
warming1, 2, 3, 4, 5. However, data from experimental warming studies
indicate that many species that initiate leaf growth and flowering earlier
also reach seed maturati... more »
Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for B-2 Bomber Software Upgrade
[image: B-2 Spirit]Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed
a major U.S. Air Force review of a new software upgrade for the B-2 stealth
bomber.
The upgrade is part of the Air Force's Flexible Strike Phase 1 program. It
is the first step in a process that will help increase the jet's mission
capabilities and reduce its maintenance costs.
Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2, the
flagship of the nation's long range strike arsenal and one of the most
survivable aircraft in the world.
Read more
2,500kg Trinitrotoluene blows a hole in INS Sindhurakshak's salvage operations
[image: INS Sindhurakshak]INS Sindhurakshak has more than 2,500 kilos of
"unused" Trinitrotoluene(TNT), considered the world's deadliest explosive.
And that is why salvaging the submarine is no easy task.
The Russian-made Kilo class submarine sank at the Mumbai naval dockyard on
August 14 last year, following a series of explosions, claiming the lives
of 18 navy men on board.
At that time, the battle-ready submarine was loaded with at least 16
torpedoes and Klub-S missiles. To be precise, there were six firing tubes
and 12 racks in the submarine's nose carrying torpedoes and missile... more »
Sweden wants cruise missiles 'for defence'
[image: Taurus KEPD 350]The Swedish government has announced plans to beef
up its defence forces by fitting its fleet of Gripen fighter jets with
long-range cruise missiles.
Defence Minister Karin Enström said the high-precision missiles would
chiefly act as a deterrent to other countries that might be considering an
attack on Sweden.
“They would give new capabilities by offering a longer reach, but also the
ability to fight targets that are further away,” she told Sveriges Radio
(SR) on Thursday.
Read more
First domestically produced attack helicopter delivered to Turkish Army
[image: A-129 Mangusta]The Undersecretariat of the Defense Industry
announced that the first T129 ATAK Raid Helicopter (ARH), which is the
first domestically produced helicopter, was included in the inventory of
the Turkish Armed Forces on April 22.
The ATAK was produced within the agreement signed between the
Undersecretariat of the Defense Industry and Turkish Aerospace Industries
(TUSAŞ) on Sep. 7, 2007, which envisages the supply of nine pieces of T129
ARHs helicopters.
The T129 ARH helicopter with two crews has two LHTEC CTS800-4ATurboshaft
engines, each of which has a power ... more »
Army says Apache co-pilot only injury in crash landing
[image: AH-64E Apache]The co-pilot of one of Taiwan's new AH-64E Apache
helicopters was the only one injured when the attack helicopter crashed
into a residential building in Taoyuan County Friday morning during flight
training, the Army said.
Early reports said both the pilot and co-pilot had been injured.
The aircraft had to make a forced landing on top of the three-story
building because of an emergency situation. The Army said it was mostly
intact despite the rough landing, and no other injuries, civilian or
military, had been reported.
Read more
Ten NATO allies to back Baltic States
[image: F-15C Eagle]Ten countries have suggested strengthening the airspace
above the Baltic States, the Estonian Ministry of Defense has informed
DELFI reported.
According to representatives of the Estonia’s Defense Ministry Artur
Jugaste, the United States, Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark,
Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, Canada and Turkey have informed about
their preparation to send the additional forces to the Baltic States.
Jugaste has highlighted that the list of these countries can be expanded.
Moreover, the representative of the Estonia’s Defense Ministry has... more »
Meet Boeing's Ramis Tactical ISR Testbed
[image: Ramis Tactical ISR Testbed]Boeing has been pushing hard to come on
strong into the tactical ISR market.
Despite the sputtering of the Enhanced Medium-Altitude Reconnaissance
Surveillance System (Emarss) program for the U.S. Army, it seems the
company had secretive customer that helped underpin the business a few
years ago.
But, what was known as the Yellow Jacket demonstrator for that unnamed
customer has been morphed for roughly three years into what we now know as
Ramis, the Reconfigurable Airborne Multi-Intelligence System.
Read more
Russian aircraft carrier still in the Mediterranean Sea. NATO planes watch closely
[image: NOTAM Area]Aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is still in the
Mediterranean where it operates watched closely by NATO E-3 AWACS.
Even if it has reportedly ended its mission and headed for Severomorsk,
Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is still sailing in the
Mediterranean Sea.
Its position can be determined based on the NOTAMs (Notice To Airmen)
issued for the Algiers FIR (Flight Information Region).
Read more
Royal Navy warship 'monitoring' Russian naval vessel
[image: Vice Admiral Kulakov]A Royal Navy warship is monitoring the
activity of a Russian destroyer as it transits past United Kingdom
territorial waters, the Ministry of Defence has said.
HMS Dragon, one of the Royal Navy's newest Type 45 destroyers moved into
position last week north of Scotland to be able to respond to the activity
of the Russian vessel, Vice Admiral Kulakov, the MoD said on their website.
In what the MoD are calling a "well-established and standard" response, HMS
Dragon will track the Russian vessel as she transits south.
Source
Capitalism Is Not Only Unfair But Under The Circumstances of Untaxed Inherited Wealth, It Doesn't Work (Democratically) At All and Do New FCC Rules Murder the Idea of the Free and Fair Internet?)
We are at an historically important turning point in the understanding of
what unbridled capitalism (in play today) has in store for titular
democratic countries. If we don't organize and make changes to our taxation
(and voting) system based on this new reality, we will reap what they sow.
And their crops will not be distributed democratically. But they will be
spread with a vengeance by
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China splurging on military as U.S. pulls back
[image: Jin class SSBN]China’s navy commissioned 17 new warships last year,
the most of any nation. In a little more than a decade, it’s expected to
have three aircraft carriers, giving it more clout than ever in a region of
contested seas and festering territorial disputes.
Those numbers testify to huge increases in defense spending that have
endowed China with the largest military budget behind the United States and
fueled an increasingly large and sophisticated defense industry.
While Beijing still lags far behind the U.S. in both funding and
technology, its spending boom is att... more »
KD Tunku Abdul Rahman submarine proves RMN's capabilities
[image: Scorpene class SSK]The Royal Malaysian Navy's Scorpene submarine
fleet, which has been a subject of discussion on social media recently,
proved its naysayers wrong after KD Tunku Abdul Rahman submarine
succesfully completed a week-long journey from its base in Sepanggar, Sabah
to the Lumut RMN naval base here today.
RMN Fleet Commander, Vice-Admiral Datuk Abdul Hadi A. Rashid said the seven
day journey - which passed without incident - was proof that the navy's
submarines were not as unreliable as painted by the online community.
"As you can see, there is absolutely no truth... more »
Unelected Regime Begins Killing Spree in Eastern Ukraine
*Image: Kiev has unleashed heavy armor, warplanes, and gunships on its
own population with substantial NATO backing in direct contradiction to
the West's policy over the last 3 years of alleged "responsibility to
protect."*
*April 25, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Deadly clashed broke out as the
unelected regime occupying Kiev attempted to restart what it is calling
“anti-terror” operations in eastern Ukraine where anti-fascist protesters
have begun rising up. Several have been killed during clashes in the
eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk where Kiev has set armored vehicles a... more »
Greg Hunter,“Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.25.14”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.25.14”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“Last week, I told you the deal reached on the Ukraine crisis would be
“extremely temporary.” That was on Friday, and by Easter Sunday, there was
bloodshed and the deal was off. Now, the pro-West Ukrainian officials
announced the resumption of its anti-terror program against the pro-Russian
militia in Eastern Ukraine. Russia says this is military force on citizens,
and it is “criminal.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said if
Russians are attacked in Eastern Ukraine, Russia would respond. Russia is
also holdin... more »
How Does An Actual Progressive Campaign In A Red State?
Ex-Republican/BRAVO TV star Tom Ravenel announced he is running as an
independent against Lindsey Graham in the general election. If he
manages
to pull just 10% of the anti-Graham votes, the Democrat will win the
U.S.
Senate seat. Last year, when no one wanted to Democratic nomination,
Blue
America endorsed progressive outsider Jay Stamper but when Ravenel made
it
public he was going to run the Democratic state Party Establishment got
behind hopeless conservative, Chamber of Commerce state Senator Brad
Huttowho is hoping that Ravenel can deliver the Senate seat to him.
In the vide... more »
Guest Post - The Latest Energy Saving Devices That Save You Money
Saving money is something that everyone enjoys doing, yet many people are
unaware what they can do to keep energy costs low. In most cases, the only
method used to save money
[image: The Latest Energy Saving Devices That Save You Money]
on energy is to keep the heat low in the winter, the air conditioner high
in the summer and reduced water consumption as much as possible. However,
there are several devices that can reduce energy costs without making
friends and family uncomfortable in the home. Some of the devices have been
available for some time, but new advances have made them mor... more »
EFN Asia 36: Pett J and Secretariat Work
I have written a number of papers about the Economic Freedom Network (EFN)
Asia, especially its annual conferences in different cities in Asia. Such
big regional event for many independent think tanks and academics is made
possible not only by the financial support of the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation for Freedom (FNF) but also by the hard work put by the EFN
Secretariat staff.
The head of the Secretariat is the Regional Program Officer for EFN, Pett
Jurapaiboon. Photo, Pett talking to Fred McMahon of Fraser Institute
(Canada) during the EFN 2013 Conference in Bangkok last year.
Pet... more »
Important Health News: 18 Scientifically Validated Reasons To End Public Water Fluoridation!
With the world teetering on the edge of a new world war that this time will
indeed be caused by the United States of America, I have wondered how the
American public could stand almost idly by while their criminal government
pushes the entire planet to the edge of oblivion.... The answer may lie in
the fact that for decades now the American people, and the people of other
nations as well, have had their brains turned to mush through the use of
nefarious chemicals in the very foods they digest, as well as FLUORIDE in
their drinking water.
For this article, I want to present a very im... more »
WIPP ongoing nuclear debacle updates April 24 , 2014 -- Attempting to determine what happened before the massive accident , trying to understand the extent of the radioactive releases , trying to figure out where to go from here.....
http://enenews.com/strange-events-govt-wipp-report-reddish-brown-vapors-observed-after-unplanned-exothermic-reaction-march-filters-orange-tint-when-changed-hours-after-radiation-release-began
Radiological
Release Event at WIPP, Department of Energy, Apr. 2014 (*emphasis
added*):
- At 0014, on Saturday, February 15, the [Central Monitoring Room
Operator] attempted to notify the on-call Radiological Control
Technician
(RCT) but was unable to reach him. The effluent sample Station A,
Skid A- 2
and Station D shutdown due to low air flow or clogged filter paper.
[...]
Sta... more »
Fukushima Updates April 24 , 2014 --- Fukushima Disaster in one sentence “After the massive accident at Fukushima, we are now in a situation in which massive accidents occur daily.”
http://enenews.com/journal-fukushima-has-an-ongoing-melt-out-is-this-not-the-worst-possible-outcome-nuclear-fuel-mixing-with-groundwater-and-leaking-into-sea-disaster-never-seen-in-human-history
Syndic
Literary Journal No. 10, by poet Taki Yuriko and translated by John
Saxon, Dec. 2013:
*Excerpts from ‘Fukushima has an Ongoing Melt-Out’*
- On March 11, 2011, Pandora’s Box was opened.
- TEPCO reports, “1000 tons of groundwater Flow daily into the
reactor
structure. Half the contaminated water is Pumped into land tanks, but
Half
leaks out to sea”
- In short, Melted nucl... more »
Why SHOULDN'T we have a warmer and fuzzier KKK?
*Well, if it's a warmer and fuzzier KKK we're hoping for, CNN's revised
headline -- the lower one, in case you were wondering -- is, um, fuzzier,
no?*
by Ken
Howie asked earlier today if I'd thought about writing about Cliven Brady,
and I had to say honestly that no, I hadn't, and I didn't think anyone
would be eager to hear my solution, which would be to have him killed just
so people would stop talking about him -- and also it would teach him a
lesson. You know, it's hard even to get these criminal-crackpot types'
attention, let alone teach them a lesson.
For what it's worth,... more »
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