Qunaitra in the Golan Heights, Syria. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Israel-Syria Quneitra border crossing as seen from West to East. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Location of Golan Heights (Photo credit: Wikipedia)No Oversight for Pennsylvania's Billion Dollar a Year Charter Industry
*While the profiteers and privatizers threaten, demean, and berate students
and teachers for more accountability, the Vampire Squid unleashed by
billionaires has its blood funnel deep into the public jugular of
Philadelphia. *
*As public schools re-use copy paper and shutter libraries and fire
counselors, the billionaires and hedge funders walk away with state
government and handsome profits. When will the fascist Governor Corbett
fire this auditor, who has the audacity to report on the rape and pillage
going on in Pennsylvania at the expense of our most vulnerable children?*
*MA... more »
Late retraction of KGB statement does not justify adverse inference
R. v. Kelly, 2014 ONCA 380:
[11] Ordinarily accuseds have no obligation to disclose their
defence. This principle has exceptions that would justify the drawing of
an adverse inference for late disclosure. The requirement for the timely
disclosure of an alibi defence is one such exception. However, no
exception applies to this case, and thus the trial judge erred in law in
drawing an adverse inference.
Syria: Lakhdar Brahimini resigns. Chemical weapons reporting spreads
I know everyone is caught up with Ukraine... it’s understandable, yet the
situation in Syria is still in flux.
In play, so to speak and I simply can’t forget about Syria. More news
surrounding the continuing NATO destabilization of Syria
It should not come as a surprise that UN Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has
resigned!
Brahimi is due to brief the United Nations Security Council later on
Tuesday.
"It's not very pleasant for me. It's very sad that I leave this position
and leave Syria behind in such a bad state," Brahimi told reporters after
Ban made the announcement.
Ban said he... more »
Syria mediator Lakdar Brahimi resigns
Lakhdar Brahimi's resignation from his post as UN Special Envoy to Syria
will be effective on May 31st. Syria will hold a *"presidential election"*on June 3.
Video Title: Syria mediator Lakdar Brahimi resigns. Source: Reuters. Date
Published: May 13, 2014. Description:
Lakhdar Brahimi says it is "very sad" to be leaving "Syria behind in such a
bad state" as he announces he is stepping down from his position as
International Syria mediator. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
MAINE JOINS ARCTIC ARMS RACE
I was recently sent an email alerting me to a conference at the University
of Maine that appears to be about dragging us into another one of the
oil-i-garchy's latest chaos zones. I inquired about attending but was told
it was "sold out". Here is a bit from the invite:
The University of Maine School of Policy and International Affairs and the
Maine Army National Guard will co-host a conference May 20 to 21 to explore
challenges and emerging opportunities in the Arctic. The free conference,
"Leadership in the High North: A Political, Military, Economic and
Environmental Symposi... more »
Deep Breath...
Southern Man needs to take a deep, deep breath, because a lot is about to
happen...
This is the last week of school: lots of final exams and viewing of
projects and grading and ending with graduation Friday night in a large
convention center downtown. We'll have 1700 or so march across the state.
Then Saturday morning Southern Man parks at the airport and heads for Spain
for two weeks of geocaching. Well, the group he's with has an agenda as
well but who cares about what *they* want. He already has a bag full of
"travel bugs" given to him at Saturday's geocaching luncheon to take ... more »
The Cost of Regulation
*Guest post by John H. Cochrane*
Gordon Crovitz has a nice piece in the *Wall Street Journal*, Monday May 5,
titled “The end of the permissionless web” which sparks several thoughts.
What has made the Internet revolutionary is that it’s permissionless. No
one had to get approval from Washington or city hall to offer Google
searches, Facebook profiles or Apple apps, as Adam Thierer of George
Mason University notes in his new book, *Permissionless Innovation*.
[Available free and ungated here. - JC]
The central fault line in technology policy debates today can be
thought of a... more »
A Pall of Shame on America as Neocon Cookie Crumbles in Ukraine
You just had to know that the neocons weren't going to go quietly into the
good night after Sunday's overwhelming vote in East Ukraine. Anti-fascist,
anti-austerity citizens turned out in droves to send a message to the
illegitimately installed puppet regime in Kiev that rule by foreign backed
fascist and neo-Nazi goons is unacceptable. What was truly remarkable as
well as being the utmost of irony is that the professional *regime changers* -
whose enduring presence within the domestic corridors of power have eaten
away at the very foundations of American democracy like a colony of... more »
Will Compton, Carson Voters Send A Progressive Reformer To Sacramento-- Or Another Transactional Political Entrepreneur?
If you've been following the narrative here at *DWT*, you're aware that
Blue America has endorsed our old friend, Compton School Board president Micah
Ali for the open 64th Assembly district that covers Compton, Carson and
Willowbrook. [You can contribute to his campaign here on our page for state legislative
candidates we think have the potential to become national leaders.] Micah
has a tough primary on June 3, less than a month away, and he's up against
3 opponents.
Micah has a coherent vision for his community, one he's been working on for
many years. His opponents' visions are... more »
Thorne Dreyer : A tribute to Maggie, my mother
‘Maggie’s absolute freedom, her hospitality, big floppy hats and committed
heart put the art scene in Houston on the side of human rights and general
soul.’ — Mimi Crossley, Houston Post By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog |
May … finish reading Thorne Dreyer :
A tribute to Maggie, my mother
Labour's Poll Setback
Political people are a fragile lot. It doesn't take much for herds of us to
start quaffing at the Last Chance Saloon. Two polls - admittedly "gold
standard" polls - place Labour two points behind the Conservatives. Not
ideal at all, far from it. Then one of the them, the ICM poll for the
*Graun*, puts Labour trailing UKIP AND the Tories in next week's European
elections. Not the music of an election victory party echoing from the
future to the present. Naturally, two swallows don't a summer make but the
excellent reputations ICM and Lord Ashcroft have, *and* these results'
congruen... more »
Facebook Meet
One of Southern Man's "Facebook Friends" - someone he had never met but was
a mutual friend of several of Southern Man's groupies - arranged a meet-up
in a local park... for her Facebook friends. Many of us had never met
face-to-face. The deeply reserved Southern Man struggles with social
situations at the best of times and one where he knew *no one at all* was a
challenge, to say the least.
These people sure know how to party!
I was told there would be no photographs...
Relaxing in the shade.
Serve's up!
I got it, I got it!
Geocaching Luncheon
Some of the local geocachers meet for lunch and games and good times once a
month. Today's lunch was in the "Bricktown" area of Southern City.
A merry gathering.
Cachers "Gilo" and "Prairie Gypsy" (our hostess).
Let's eat! These two cache as the "Elk Street Angels."
The "Gators," a much loved couple in the local caching community.
We love caching! The younger members of teams "Fun2BLost" and "Prairie
Gypsies."
They once cached as "Mustaing Jen" and "Team Tendy" but are now engaged and
are now "The Cache Shoes." Yes, we're a little silly about our caching
names.
The Queens ... more »
Putting "the government" in the frame
I see tonight that both the *Guardian* ("ICC to examine claims of British
war crimes in Iraq") and the BBC News website ("Court to probe UK Iraq
abuse claims") are leading with the news that a group of left-wing lawyers
has persuaded the International Criminal Court to begin preliminary
investigation into claims that UK forces abused Iraqi detainees between
2003 and 2008.
In contrast to the BBC-*Guardian*'s sense of new priorities, however, the
Sky News website places that particular story way down its running order (I
count it as being in 15th place), the ITV News website is lead... more »
Dispatches from Neonazistan and Everybody’s Got Afghanistan Wrong
As a change of pace (at a time when friends like Darkblack, Plutocrap,
Shouting Into the Abyss and Barking Rabbits have gone totally black), I
would like to point your attention to Dissident Voice, with my buddy
Rehctaw up first (Watcher, backwards). We are living a rare combo platter
of unfettered greed, unhinged thinking, untethered policy and a guidance
structure that is exceedingly
Encounter in Rendlesham Forest - A Review
In December 1980, there were a series of sightings of lights in the
Rendlesham Forest near two USAF airbases located in England. American
personnel assigned to those bases, RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge
sighted strange lights and requested permission to investigate. Now Nick
Pope, with John Burroughs and Jim Penniston have written a book, *Encounter
in Rendlesham* *Forest*, dealing with their inside knowledge of the
workings of the British UFO desk in the Ministry of Defence and their
service with the Air Force during those sightings.
We get the perspective of the sightings fro... more »
Did Susan Rice say something wrong?
*TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014*
*The work of the three blind mice:* Did Susan Rice say something wrong when
she did those Sunday shows and discussed the attack on Benghazi?
We would say that she did not, and we’d say it loudly. Good luck getting
major career journalists to state such an unapproved point!
Rice did make one factual error that day. After saying, about three hundred
times, that her information was provisional, she said a demonstration had
been occurring in Benghazi before “extremists armed with heavy weapons”
arrived at the scene and “hijacked events.”
By now, everyone agrees ... more »
With Limbaugh and Coulter, who needs Satan?
By Capt. Fogg
Think the insanity in America isn't getting worse: angrier, more obtuse,
more vicious and increasingly bought and paid for by people who admire
Vladimir Putin and wish, like Fox News has so often said, we could have a
leader like him? Think again. There is no bottom. There is no fact so
irrefutable, no cause so decent that the Republicans can't defame it or
deny it. I'm not going to waste any more time pointing out the lies about
science and history and law that drown out the very processes of justice
and government -- that inflame unstable people to violence, that... more »
A silly contest involving a TBBT video
This is a video from an episode of The Big Bang Theory, one about the visit
to the Large Hadron Collider on the Valentine's Day.
One may see a real-world famous physicist in a big chunk of this video.
When I say "famous", I mean "famous" from the media as well as having over
20,000 citations according to SPIRES.
Your task is to find out the name of the physicist.
But you're not allowed to write the name in the comments. Instead, go to Google
Scholar and write down the query "firstname lastname" [including the
quotes] of the physicist you determined. You will get a list of pa... more »
One-Pot Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup with Katelyn from Ambroisa & Nectar
*Today I have Katelyn from Ambrosia &Nectar sharing her One-Pot Creamy
Chicken Noodle Soup. Check out Katelyn's blog where you can find her
Chocolate Orange Truffle Cake and Creamy White Chili and lots of fantastic
recipes. Make sure to leave her some comment love! *
Hi, hello! I'm Katelyn Heiner, over at Ambrosia & Nectar, where I blog
about my cooking exploits in the kitchen. Well, the successful ones
anyway... The failures I just keep to myself. :) By way of a quick
introduction, I currently live in northern Utah, in a teeny little
apartment that my husband affectionately calls ... more »
Solving Tuscaloosa: Hannah-Jones speaks!
*TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014*
*About her trip to the South:* This morning, we motored over to Morgan
State to do The Marc Steiner Show.
Long ago, we sat around watching Colts’ games with Marc. (We refer to the
*Baltimore* Colts.) Today, he runs the nation’s Most Valuable Radio
Program, according to The Nation.
After the program, we discussed the racial balance, or lack of same, in the
nine public high schools of Tuscaloosa City and County. (Tuscaloosa City
runs three of the nine high schools. For enrollment figures, see our
earlier post.)
Baltimore City and County’s racial balance is w... more »
Full Gospel Christian Jihadis
June 24, 2009
Hon. Dr. Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000
Secretary Gates,
It has recently come to the attention of the Military Religious Freedom
Foundation (MRFF) that an ecclesiastical endorsing agency authorized by the
DoD to approve chaplains for military service has continually been in
flagrant violation of a number of DoD regulations, the U.S. Code, the
Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the United States Constitution for
well over a decade.
1. The Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches (CFGC), headed by retired Army
Col... more »
In a better country, we would have had the torches and pitchforks out a long time ago
Saskboy hepped me to the existence of this Analysis of Mr. Yves Cote's
cover-up of stephen harper's election fraud, by Steven Shrybman. (Shrybman
was the lawyer for the Council of Canadians' effort to overturn six
election results due to electoral irregularities.)
Now, it's pretty clear that the harpercon scum violated our election laws
thousands of times, and drove a stake through the integrity of our entire
political system. This analysis makes that very clear. Would I be able to
stand in front of the Supreme Court and argue this 100%? No. I can't
anticipate every crazy, desperate... more »
No Child Left Behind Documentary
This film was produced by Lerone Wilson on a shoestring budget -
too bad, it's taken more than 10 years for the rest of the nation to catch
on.
So much damage has been done because of high stakes standardized testing.
Only two students this week at my school threatened to commit suicide.
Could it be related to the NJ Ask Test?
Perhaps someone should "ask" those students.
Crisis In Ukraine: Bashing Real Democracy!
I stated clearly in my rant last weekend exactly what I saw was going on in
Ukraine... I have seen no evidence at all that shows anything on the
contrary, therefore I am sticking to my assertions.... The facts are clear
that the Ukraine was illegally seized in a US led coup, and since that coup
of March, the country has become an unmitigated disaster... In fact things
are so bad for the Ukrainian people that many have legally and rightfully
sought referendums to get the hell out of that failing nation and join the
Russian Federation. Just this last weekend in fact, two more regions ... more »
How Did The Russian Workers' Paradise Suddenly Wind Up WIth So Many Billionaires?
A few days ago, the History Channel, debuted a much-anticipated episode in
it's *Book of Secrets* series, "The Billionaire Agenda." I wish I could
share it with you but History 2 isn't into sharing, as you can see above.
Early in the program, though, there was a chart showing that the U.S. has
the most billionaires, followed by China and then Russia. They reported
that there are 111 Russian billionaires, although other sources have the
number as high as 133. That was fast! If I remember correctly, Gorbachev
ushered in *perestroika* in 1987, less than 39 years ago, making it
possi... more »
Mike's Story Part 20 - Snafu
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
To Mike 10-20-2006:
* ...be careful of email trails. a few days ago a sequence got forwarded
to X in one email of which u said he was 'full of excuses...' *
*[And, since Mike was no longer sure whom he could trust among the FTW
staff]...remember that it's possible to set up a blog in the name of mike
ruppert2 any time for free.*
Email to Mike 10-22-2006:
*after the conference call, it occurred to me that even if [the webmaster]
were fired, xxx could replace him with, say, her best friend's niece and
you'd have the same problem of sabotage again. so the ... more »
Ruling Class Racketeers
This is rich:
(*Reuters*:) U.S. Health Secretary-nominee Sylvia Mathews Burwell sought to
allay a major Republican worry about Obamacare on Thursday, telling
lawmakers that President Barack Obama's reforms would not lead to a
government-run single-payer healthcare system on her watch.
Her assurance against an approach reviled by Republicans and industry
leaders came during a two-hour Senate confirmation hearing at which Burwell
received an important endorsement from Republican Senator Richard Burr of
North Carolina. Burr sits on the Senate Finance Committee, which will
decide wheth... more »
Responding to Joanne Jacobs on Her KIPP "Character" Defense
Joanne Jacobs applies her own distinct brand of mild mommish corporate
apologia to defend against the insightful essay last week by Jeff Snyder on
KIPP's "value-free" character indoctrination program developed by Dr.
Martin Seligman and Dave Levin. In fact, Joanne would be entirely on board
if Dave and Marty would add "citizenship" to grit, zest, self-control,
optimism, gratitude, social intelligence, and curiosity.
I post this response at Joanne's blog:
I wish I could be as sanguine as Joanne about the behavioral brutality
inside the KIPPs and the segregated knock-offs they have... more »
Terrorizando el publico
Una justificación principal para la vigilancia - que es en beneficio de la
población - se basa en la proyección de una visión del mundo que divide a
los ciudadanos en categorías de gente buena y gente mala . En ese punto de
vista , las autoridades usar sus poderes de vigilancia sólo contra los
malos , los que están " haciendo algo mal " , y sólo ellos tienen algo que
temer de la invasión de su privacidad. Esta es una vieja táctica . En un
artículo de 1969 de la revista Time acerca de la creciente preocupación de
los estadounidenses sobre los poderes de vigilancia del gobierno de EE... more »
WHERE DID PRIVILEGE COME FROM: Advantages and pitfalls!
*TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014*
*Part 2—Genesis of a term:* In its entry on “White privilege,” the world’s
leading authority on the topic offers an interesting account of the
concept, and a history of the term’s origins.
In a section called “History of the concept,” the authority seems to trace
the term “white skin privilege” to the work of Theodore W. Allen, starting
in 1965. We can’t tell you if this account is correct, but here you see the
quick thumbnail sketch:
*In 1965, ...inspired by the Civil Rights movement, Theodore W. Allen began
a forty-year analysis of “white skin privilege,”... more »
THE LEGACY OF THE VIETNAM WAR
The use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War continues to cast a dark
shadow over both American veterans and the Vietnamese.
Saab launches five new radars for total air domain awareness
[image: Sea Giraffe 3D radar]Defence and security company Saab extends its
surface radar portfolio, with the introduction of five all-new
complementary Giraffe radars for land and sea.
This strengthens the current product offering but also takes the Giraffe
firmly into the long-range air surveillance domain and puts an entirely new
capability onto the market.
Saab’s combat-proven and highly-regarded surface radar portfolio, including
the renowned Giraffe AMB and Arthur radars, has been improved and expanded
through the addition of new technologies and designs.
Read more
MOURNING IN AMERICA
*Mourning Time*
It's mourning time in America
the sun is up
hotter
life imperiled
Indians said
white man is blinded
by his love for the green frog skin,
dollar bill,
can't see his connection to nature
to all life
watch out for the white man
he is crazy
Once years ago
I saw a bank named Freedom
and finally realized
what the oligarchy meant
when they used the word
Much of the world understands
this about America
the myth about democracy
really means we bring freedom
for Mr. Big
to dominate the rest of the planet
I'm mourning here in America
for our lost souls
and
for those we bring... more »
More Reports Of Insurgent In-Fighting
April and May 2014 have brought forth more reports of fighting between
insurgent groups in Iraq. The main armed factions involved are the Islamist
Ansar al-Sunna and the Baathist Naqshibandi against the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). According to the press these clashes have taken
place in Diyala and Kirkuk where there have been similar incidents over the
last year. The main points of dispute appear to be over ideology, tactics,
and the attempt by ISIS to dominate other armed factions.
Kirkuk province has seen armed clashes between Ansar al-Sunna and ISIS in
recent... more »
Zbigniew Brzezinski-Between Two Ages- America's Role in the Technotronic Era
**Between Two Ages:America's role in the Technotronic Age- Book**
If you haven't read it, you may want to. Published around 1970. So, more
then 40 years ago? And yet so timely.
Besides the pdf , you may find this piece from 2004 very appropriate for
this present day. Thinking of the US moves on Ukraine, of course.
The outrageous strategy to destroy Russia- Excerpted from quite a large
article
In 1970, Brzezinski also proposed new ideas in his new book Between two
Ages *(pdf link above)* where he explained that the moment to balance world
power had arrived and it had to be in th... more »
Syria: Israel should punish Assad & HRW is pushing the chemical weapon meme
First news: Israel should punish Assad for killing civilians- Can you
believe that headline?
Israel as a moral authority? Hilarious? Absolutely! Yet that is what they
are suggesting.
Of course punishing Assad is an absurdity- You know that this is really
spin for a mass bombing campaign to punish Syrians for resisting the NATO
rebels and continuing to live their lives as best they can.
Coincidentally or not- HRW is suggesting or implying that the Syrian gov
used chemical weapons..
*First: Israel as a moral authority*
Moral considerations for military intervention should be weighed ... more »
Bill Whittle: Whatever happened to a loyal opposition?...
* McConnell and Boehner must go.*
Yes, There's A Democratic Primary In Georgia… And There's An Actual Democrat Running Against Nunn's Daughter
Democrat Steen Miles on the left; Sam Nunn's daughter on the right, of
course
Professional Democrats are very excited. Sam Nunn's daughter-- who is
running for the open Georgia Senate seat on the Democratic Party line-- is doing
well in the polls. Not only does she absolutely thrash each of the far
right-wing extremist congressmen in the race-- GOP sociopaths Paul Broun,
Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston-- she also beats anti-Choice fanatic Karen
Handel and the guy with the familiar name no one knows, David Perdue, who
is leading the Republican primary pack. Time to celebrate? Not so fa... more »
They Were -- And Are -- Expendable
Last week's Day Of Honour, we were told, was about Canada's veterans.The
vets know better. The day was about Stephen Harper. Michael Harris writes:
If you want the quintessential Stephen Harper, look no further than last
week’s National Day of Honour. Everyone knew it was the Governor General’s
job to accept the last Canadian flag that flew in Afghanistan, but hey, why
give up the money shot to a mere functionary? So the PM snagged the flag —
and then handed it off to the hapless David Johnston, former
Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
Mr. Harper suffers from what Harris calls PRD -... more »
Untitled
*How Far School Choice Policies Have Come in Two Decades*
It’s amazing how far school choice options have come in a little more than
two decades. From Milwaukee’s first-in-the-nation school voucher option in
1990 and the first charter school opening its doors in Minnesota in 1992,
parental choice in education has advanced considerably, and innovation in
school choice policy has taken shape in ways that were inconceivable in
those early years. Today, 39 private school choice programs operate in 18
states and Washington, D.C.
The past three years in particular have produced some of t... more »
Smear Machine to Be Unleashed on Greenwald
Tuesday marks the release date of the long-awaited book by Polk Award
winning journalist Glenn Greenwald on the NSA and the Edward Snowden leaks. No
Place to Hide officially came out today and contains additional revelations
on the unconstitutional exploits of the American Stasi at Ft. Meade as well
as the suffocating surveillance state that we all must live under in *The
Homeland* of the 21st Century. While I have yet to read the book - I have
it on order - early accounts report that in addition to the Snowden story
that there will also be material included on the NSA intercepting... more »
Agri Econ 12: Presentation at WASWAC-BSWM Seminar
Part-time agro-forestry farming has been my hobby since 1992 (22 years ago)
when I started visiting the farm owned by the family of my deceased friend,
Mil Millora. Here's my farming blog,
http://sustaindevelopment.blogspot.com/
I believe that private property rights recognition and protection is a key
program to encourage the dual goal of nature conservation and resource
production. The "tragedy of the commons" is too glaring and too visible in
many parts of public forest land in the country. Which explains why many
public or government "forest lands" are devoid of meaningful forest... more »
Ukraine Situation May 13 , 2014 -- Examining the after action ( post - referendum ) and what happens next - items from Russia Today , Itar Tass and Anti War .....
Anti - War....
US Won’t Recognize Sunday Ukraine ReferendumInsists Vote Was 'Illegal' as
Interim Govt Vows to Arrest Organizers
by Jason Ditz, May 12, 2014
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The White House has announced today that it will never recognize the
results of yesterday’s referendum in eastern Ukraine, which endorsed the
People’s Republic of Donetsk protest movement.
They insist they consider the vote “illegal” and that the US is
“disappointed” that Russia did not forcibly stop the vote after the
organizers rejected calls to delay it indefinitely
The Ukraine interim government, which ... more »
March Against Monsanto - 24 May 2014 In A City Near You
Source:
*Occupy Monsanto Homepage*
On Saturday, May 24, 2014, March Against Monsanto in your community! Below
is a spreadsheet export made on April 24, 2014 that lists all of the
upcoming marches with Facebook Event invites. For the latest spreadsheet of
planned marches, check out the official listing on the March Against
Monsanto website..
*Country**State/Province**City**Facebook Event; RSVP*
Australia
New South Wales
Newcastle
http://on.fb.me/R2DDtXAustraliaNew South WalesSydneyhttp://on.fb.me/1aqxcp8
AustraliaQueenslandBrisbanehttp://on.fb.me/MJOrugAustraliaSouth Australia
Adelai... more »
War Watch May 13 , 2014 -- Taliban starts their annual Spring Offensive ( Presidents may come and go but the Taliban remains. ) ....... Iraq death dealing continues unabated as Iraq attempts to maintain the appearance of control even as jihadists turn parts of Anbar Province of Iraq and adjoining Syria into a ISIS no man's land ...... Iran nuclear talks continue ( can the US decide what it actually wants to accomplish - a resolution or war with Iran too ? Syria updates on the war with insurgetns / freedom fighters / mercenaries /jihadists rolls on , the in- fighting between various opposition groups displacing the fighting against Syria's Government it appears at times !
Afghanistan....
Taliban Attacks Hit Afghanistan Is ‘Spring Offensive’ Begins10 Killed in
Jalalabad Attack
by Jason Ditz, May 12, 2014
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The Taliban announced the beginning of their “Spring offensive” last week,
and it began in earnest today, with a major attack in the city of Jalalabad
leaving at least 10 people dead, and other attacks reportedly on the
outskirts of Kabul.
The Taliban statement said this year’s offensive would focus on foreigners
in the country as well as the Afghan government and its employees. The
Jalalabad attack targeted a Justice Ministry ... more »
Mohammed Ibn Laith, "What Will We Talk About Today, You and I?"
*A Comment: *Long time readers know there is zero tolerance for racism and
bigotry here. This article contains the vile "N" word, which you will never
see here again, expressed repeatedly by the articles author. In their book
"Cobra II," Michael R. Gordon and Gen. Bernard E. Trainor offer this ugly
comment from a senior officer of the US Army's 4th Infantry Division: "The
only thing these sand niggers understand is force and I'm about to
introduce them to it." While not admitted publicly, that term is widely
used within the American military, along with "ragheads", "jihadis" and
oth... more »
Free Download: Orison Swett Marden, "An Iron Will"
"An Iron Will"
by Orison Swett Marden
"Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924) was an American writer associated with
the New Thought Movement. He also held a degree in medicine, and was a
successful hotel owner. Marden was born in Thornton Gore, New Hampshire to
Lewis and Martha Marden. When he was three years old, his mother died at
the age of 22, leaving Orison and his two sisters in the care of their
father, a farmer, hunter, and trapper. When Orison was seven years old, his
father died from injuries incurred while in the wood, and the children were
shuttled from one guardian to anoth... more »
"Life Is The Hyphen..."
"Life is the hyphen between matter and spirit."
~A.W. and J.C. Hare, "Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers," 1827
"Twilight of the Psychopaths"
*"Twilight of the Psychopaths"*
by Dr. Kevin Barrett
"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're
being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put
away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it." - John
Lennon
When Gandhi was asked his opinion of Western civilization he said it would
be a good idea. But that oft-cited quote is misleading, assuming as it does
that civilization is an unmitigated blessing. Civilized people, we are
told, live peacefully and cooperatively with their fellows, sharing the
necessary la... more »
The Poet: David Whyte, “The Sea”
*“The Sea”*
“The pull is so strong we will not believe
the drawing tide is meant for us,
I mean the gift, the sea,
the place where all the rivers meet.
Easy to forget,
how the great receiving depth
untamed by what we need
needs only what will flow its way.
Easy to feel so far away
and the body so old
it might not even stand the touch.
But what would that be like
feeling the tide rise
out of the numbness inside
toward the place to which we go
washing over our worries of money,
the illusion of being ahead,
the grief of being behind,
our limbs young
rising from such a depth?
What would t... more »
"What Can We Know?"
"What can we know? What are we all?
Poor silly half-brained things peering out at the infinite,
with the aspirations of angels and the instincts of beasts."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"We All Stumble..."
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us.
That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.”
- Emily Kimbrough
Nigel Farage and Enoch Powell
There's an interesting part of the following video when Raymond Bennett
joint national Secretary of Unite Against Fascism (sic) says (6:25) that
'Nigel Farage says that Enoch Powell is his hero'.
Incidentally just before that (6:05) watch Raymond Bennett's reaction when
he's asked about the non-white members of UKIP. I think it might be his
floundering over that question that makes him make his claim re Nigel
Farage and Enoch Powell.
Here's the full Daily Politics interview.
Has Nigel Farage ever said that Enoch Powell is his hero? I can't find such
a comment, all I did find was... more »
Swiss artist - creator of Alien xenomorph - Hans Rudi Giger R.I.P.
according to SWISS INFO, Hans Rudi Giger, the fantastic and haunted Swiss
artist responsible for the the Derelict spaceship, Egg Chamber, Xenomorph,
Egg, Facehugger, Space Jockey (in Ridley Scott's Alien) and hundreds of
other works of projects, paintings and scupture, has died, aged 74, from
injuries sustained in a fall.
*The renowned Swiss artist H.R. Giger has died at the age of 74, as a
result of injuries sustained in a fall. Giger, who passed away in a Zurich
hospital, was most famous for the alien monster he created for the movie of
the same name.*
The news item goes on to e... more »
Health Cares Biggest Myths
[image: Foto: Does health come from vaccine needles and pharmaceutical
pills?]
Source:
*Living With Common Sense Facebook*
The Wolfowitz Doctrine
*"...a call for 21st century American imperialism that no other nation can
or should accept."*
* - Senator Ted Kennedy, 1992*
*"Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of a new rival, either
on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere, that poses a
threat on the order of that posed formerly by the Soviet Union. This is a
dominant consideration underlying the new regional defense strategy and
requires that we endeavor to prevent any hostile power from dominating a
region whose resources would, under consolidated control, be sufficient to
generate glo... more »
Beware: The #1 Cause of Acute Liver Damage Is In Common Cold Remedies by Paul Fassa
Beware: The #1 Cause of Acute Liver Damage is in Common Cold Remedies
by Paul Fassa
Natural Society, 13 May 2014
The number one cause of acute liver failure in America is a common fever
and cold relief ingredient. Acute liver failure is a one way ticket to the
great beyond, while liver damage or stress among those who don’t suffer
acute liver failure is the source of much of our poor health and chronic
disease.
Over-the-counter pharmaceuticals Tylenol, Excedrin, NyQuil, Theraflu, and
prescription painkillers Vicoden and Percocet all contain *acetaminophen*.
This ingredient has... more »
US says French warships to Russia 'unhelpful'
[image: RS Vladivostok]The US has criticised France for planning to deliver
two warships to Russia despite its actions in Ukraine.
State department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told press in Washington on Monday
(12 May) "we have expressed our concerns to the French government over the
sale. We'll continue to do so".
"Obviously, as you know, there are sanctions that have been put in place.
I'd have to specifically check here to see if there's a legal question or
if this is just a question of whether we find this to be unhelpful."
Read more
Venezuela Tests Russian Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems
[image: Grad MRLS]Venezuela has conducted successful tests of Russian Grad
and Smerch multiple rocket launchers, Operational Strategic Commander in
Chief, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez said Tuesday.
Venezuelan TV channel Globovision reported that the tests were carried out
at a facility in the country’s southwestern state of Apure. “These are high
technologies weapons systems,” Lopez said, adding that the tested weapons
are capable of destroying any target.
Igor Korotchenko, a leading Russian military expert, earlier told RIA
Novosti Venezuela would become Russia’s second-largest a... more »
The multi-talented Boris Johnson
Coolness personified shooting a basket...
A redoubtable rugby tackler
The fact that it was on a football pitch is irrelevant!
A good humorous speech maker
An expert in whiff whaff
And willing to say what he thinks about hecklers...
9/11 and Global Thermonuclear Escalation
Of the *46* (known) Drills of 9/11, *5* of them were *directly* concerned
with *thermonuclear war-fighting *(against Russia), and/or *Continuity of
Government in the event of nuclear war.*
Scowcroft, Warren Buffet and others were all flown (in a pre-arranged
exercise) to the Strategic nuclear command bunker at Olfutt AFB, where Bush
went later in the day, after Barksdale, to take physical posession of the
nuclear arsenal.
KDB Daruttaqwa joins RBN fleet
[image: KDB Daruttaqwa]The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) has received the latest
addition to its growing fleet, the fourth Darussalam Class Patrol Vessel
Daruttaqwa in Germany.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Defence (MinDef) yesterday noted that
a ceremony was held at the Leurssen Wharf in Lemwerder, Germany, last
Friday which saw the signing of the ship’s delivery and acceptance
certificate.
The certificate was inked by the Managing Director of Fr Luerssen Werft
(FLW), Peter Luerssen, and the Permanent Secretary of Administration and
Finance at MinDef, Datin Paduka Hjh Suriyah Hj... more »
IRGC Displays New Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles
[image: Hormuz 1 missile]In an exhibition held on Sunday and attended by
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the
IRGC put on display the most recent defensive achievements, including two
types of Hormuz anti-ship ballistic missiles.
The Hormuz is said to be the upgraded version of a domestically-made
anti-ship missile the IRGC had manufactured earlier, dubbed the Persian
Gulf.
According to the IRGC lieutenant commander, the Hormuz 1 and 2 are among
the “most important and most unique” missiles manufactured by the Iranian
local experts.
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Ukraine Dilemma: U.S. Can't Prevent Russian Expansion Without Better Missile Defenses
[image: SS-27 Topol M]Vladimir Putin has called Washington’s bluff, and as
a result the U.S. is headed for a major loss of influence in Europe.
Having watched the Obama Administration carefully avoid new involvement in
overseas military contingencies for six years, Putin has figured out that
he is a lot more willing to fight for the territories on his borders than
NATO is, so he is going to keep up the pressure on former Soviet
territories where sizable Russian minorities exist.
These are not the acts of a madman; he has accurately assessed Western
resolve, and knows he can prevai... more »
Exelis to provide special-purpose radio frequency (RF) technology for fighter aircraft
[image: F-16 Fighting Falcon]Exelis recently received a follow-on contract
valued at $8.4 million from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort
Worth, Texas, to supply Continuous Wave Illuminator (CWI) subsystems for
F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.
The Exelis CWI subsystem is a special-purpose transmitter that works with
the F-16’s fire control radar and mission computer to provide guidance for
semi-active missiles.
Using radio frequency energy, the system illuminates airborne targets to
increase accuracy and ensure the missile finds its intended target.
Read more
Air Force Mirage jet crashes in French countryside
[image: Mirage 2000C]Fortunately no one was hurt when a Mirage 2000 jet
belonging to the French Air Force crashed in a field in northeastern France
Monday.
The pilot apparently managed to parachute to safety.
It is still not clear what caused the fighter jet to crash near the small
village of Baroches (Meurthe-et-Moselle).
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Strike Fighter scientists among casualties of deep Defence cuts
[image: F-35 Lightning II]Nearly 40 of Australia's top military scientists
and engineers are to be thrown on the scrapheap as the Defence Science and
Technology Organisation cuts costs.
The jobs cull is expected to cut from six scientists to just two the DSTO's
technical team for the $24 billion Joint Strike Fighter, the nation's
largest ever defence purchase.
The Australian Maritime Warfare Centre, based at Sydney's Garden Island, is
slashing a third of its staff of civilian engineers and technicians, from
48 public servants to 31.
Read more
UK troops working with US military at base for Yemen drone operations
[image: MQ-9 Reaper]British liaison staff are embedded with US forces in
the Horn of Africa, the Ministry of Defence has revealed, as concern grows
about redeployment of the UK squadron of 10 armed Reaper drones.
Although three British officers are based at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti –
the US base from which unmanned strikes are launched against al-Qaida
groups in Yemen – the MoD denies they are involved in co-ordinating such
attacks.
Both the human rights organisation Reprieve and the Labour former defence
minister Tom Watson have expressed anxiety over British involvement in
cove... more »
The New King of High-Sea Helicopters Can Hoist 13 Tons
The Sikorsky CH-53 line of heavy-lift helicopters have been dutifully
serving the US Marine Corps since the mid-1960s and even the most recent
iteration of the venerable Stallion line is about ready to be put out to
pasture. But Sikorsky has a new powerhouse waiting in the wings.
Sikorsky began the Stallion line back in 1966 with the original Sea
Stallion. It was joined by the current-gen Super Stallion in 1981, though
the OG Sea Stallion was retired in 2012 so right now the Super is all we've
got.
However, Sikorsky is not resting on its laurels. The company is currently
contract... more »
Coast Guard Embarks on Its Costliest Ship Buying Program
[image: USCGS Bertholf]The Coast Guard has one piece remaining in its long
effort to modernize its aircraft and ships: the offshore patrol cutter.
The Coast Guard’s fifth national security cutter left its construction
birth in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in early May and is expected to be
delivered to the service next year.
That came only months after the Obama administration put in its 2015 budget
request money to build the final NSC of the eight-ship fleet. Meanwhile, a
shipyard in Louisiana continues to turn out several fast response cutters
per year.
Read more
The US Is Conducting A Massive Nuclear Arms Drill Days After A Russian Nuclear Exercise
[image: B-2 Spirit]U.S. Strategic Command will be conducting a massive
“deter and detect” nuclear drill from May 12 to May 16, just four days
after a similar Russian exercise.
The U.S. drill, known as Exercise Global Lightning 14, is set to include
ten B-52s and six B-2 bombers in an attempt to demonstrate U.S. military
flexibility and responsiveness.
The drill, which is meant to simulate a scenario in which the U.S. would
have to protect itself and its allies in the event of a “strategic attack,”
is being touted as a chance to incorporate modern technology into U.S.
drills.
Read ... more »
4 military agreements signed with China
[image: Type 035G Ming-class SSK]China has signed four military agreements
with Bangladesh to enhance Dhaka’s defence capabilities.
They were signed on Monday in presence of visiting General Xu Qiliang, who
is the vice-chairman of the central military commission of the Chinese
Communist Party.
The agreements were signed with the Bangladesh armed forces and with the
Bangladesh University of Professionals run by the armed forces.
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Pak submarine joins naval drills in Jubail
[image: PNS Hamza]The Pakistani Navy submarine Hamza docked at the Royal
Saudi Naval Forces Base in Jubail where both navies conducted joint
exercises on May 6 and May 11.
Following its arrival, several meetings were held on a number of
professional matters including the combat capabilities of the two navies.
Commander of the Eastern Fleet of the Saudi Royal Navy Rear Admiral Ibrahim
Maghloos also visited submarine Hamza in Jubail.
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ICEX 2014: Arctic submarine exercise
Floating on a chunk of ice in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, United States
Navy (USN) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel learned that Mother
Nature doesn’t always accommodate military schedules.
From the waterborne “Camp Nautilus”, about 100 kilometres north of Prudhoe
Bay, Alaska, groups of USN and CAF personnel monitored submarine
manoeuvering, surfacing, and logistics exercises from Mar. 17-27 during
Submarine Laboratory Ice Exercise 2014 (ICEX14).
“It was a very surreal experience working out on a huge piece of ice,” says
Lt(N) Kristina Gray of Canadian Submarine Force ... more »
Tomorrow’s Stealthy Subs Could Sink America’s Navy
[image: HSwMS Gotland]The U.S. military is relying on sub-hunting tech
that’s decades old. Meanwhile, the targets they’re trying to find are
getting quieter and more invisible by the day.
Submarines are getting quieter, stealthier, and better armed. And that
could mean major trouble for the U.S. Navy and its aging fleet of
sub-hunters. The tactical balance between the surface warship and the
submarine has strategic impact.
The submarine is not made for a show of force. Its principal weapon is
designed not to damage a ship, but to sink it—rapidly and probably with
much loss of life.... more »
How About We All Just Drink to Have a Good Time
Auckland Police Superintendent Dickface Wowserbreath is in the paper again
this morning arguing “nothing good happens on city streets after 3am,”
therefore all drinking after 3am should be banned. By order.
Did I say arguing? No, while the word “therefore” is usually expected to
accompany, perhaps, just by way of example, a connected series of points
intended to establish a position, this bossyboots doesn’t need to bother
with argument because he’s the one with the manpower. So simple assertion
will do: of his own blowhard opinion that anyone out after 3am must have a
problem.
Do... more »
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*WEST ANTARCTIC ICE MELT*
*Global warming is all that the article below talks about by way of
explanation but bringing just a touch of extra evidence to bear alters the
picture.If warming is causing the glaciers to melt, how come the sea ice is
at a record high? Is the land warming while the sea is cooling? If so we
are looking at local effects not global ones.And there IS a local warming
effect that could be at work. Also in West Antarctica, an active sub-sea
volcano has just been discovered. And the discoverers note: "Numerous
volcanoes exist in Marie Byrd Land, a high... more »
Bokoo Haram updates regarding abducted and still missing girls May 13 , 2014 ...... US in aerial search for Nigeria schoolgirls US flying "manned" missions over Nigeria to track down more than 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram, Pentagon says ....... Boko Haram video claims to show missing girls Video obtained by AFP news agency says girls will not be released until all Boko Haram prisoners in Nigeria are freed ....... Items and views of points of note from Nigeria !
US in aerial search for Nigeria schoolgirls
US flying "manned" missions over Nigeria to track down more than 200 girls
abducted by Boko Haram, Pentagon says.
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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau offered to release the girls in exchange
for prisoners [Reuters]
The United States has been flying "manned" missions over Nigeria to track
down more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, the Pentagon said, as experts
pored over a n... more »
Generational War: Indoctrinating Children In Israel And Palestine To Kill
An excerpt from, *"Disturbing Photos Show Militarization of Israeli
Children"* by Ali Abunimah, Global Research, May 13:
Some of these disturbing images of Israeli children being put through
military-style training displays at Efrat, an illegal Israeli colony in the
occupied West Bank, have been circulating widely online and were published
in *Haaretz* and other media.
A repeated theme of pro-Israeli, anti-Palestinian propaganda is to
circulate images of*Palestinian* children taking part in such militarized
displays in order to advance the belief that Palestinian culture is
inher... more »
Minnesota Extremist John Kline: "Ted Cruz and I and every Republican"
John Kline is a right-wing extremist from southeast Minnesota. His
district, MN-02, stretches from south of St. Paul through Eagan,
Burnsville, Apple Valley, and Northfield all the way down to Wabasha and
the Zumbro Bottoms State Forest. Although the PVI is still classified R+2,
Obama took the district in both 2008 and 2012. Kline is the chairman of the
House Workforce and Education Committee, where he has been able to do a
great deal of damage to working families. Although the DCCC has given him a
free pass to reelection, Kline was the model for the Blue America Have You
Had Eno... more »
Police State Updates - May 10 , 2014 ----- In a new policy directive from the Obama administrative, national security and other government officials will no longer be allowed to publicly discuss or even reference news reporting that is based on "unauthorized leaks." ......... The Justice Department is seeking a change in criminal rules that would make it easier for the FBI to obtain warrants to hack into suspects’ computers for evidence when the computer’s physical location is unknown — a problem that officials say is increasing as more and more crime is conducted online with tools to conceal identity ...... A bill to end the government’s bulk collection of telephone records got a unanimous go-ahead on Thursday from a second U.S. congressional committee, but the measure, according to some sources, could actually enhance U.S. surveillance capabilities ...... Is the government really more worried about Yellowstone exploding then they are letting on ? If not , what about the alleged deal floating out there concerning a " Day After Tomorrow scenarion " involving Australia and Brazil ) note South Africe allegedly turned down a US offer to facilitate US citizens exodus and shelter !!!!
Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago
Published on Friday, May 9, 2014 by Common Dreams
Obama Directive Makes Mere Citing of Snowden Leaks Offense
Once promising the most transparent administration in history, White House
reins in free speech of employees
- Jon Queally, staff writer
Directive from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
makes mention of news reporting referencing unauthorized informatin, like
that leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, a punishable offense.
(Image credit: Laura Poitras)In a new policy directive from the Obama
administrative, national security and other governmen... more »
Syria: Homs' Christians hold mass in damaged historic church
Video Title: Syria: Homs' Christians hold mass in damaged historic church.
Source: RuptlyTV. Date Published: May 12, 2014.
Musical Interlude: Yanni et al, “Magical Concluding Performance”
Yanni et al, “Magical Concluding Performance”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbBAlUnNKjM
Cunliffe: A Future Reality-Show PM?
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After last night’s half-hour broadcast in what was once considered a “news
hour,” you can now see why David Cunliffe had resisted even the agreeable
John Campbell’s invitation to visit him in his home: because his wife is a
bigger star than he is.
At least, that’s what you’d think if you believed all the feedback on
Twitter. The word you’re looking for is “gushing” …
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Newest Member of the State Bar
This morning, Kory was sworn in as a member of the State Bar by Judge
Connie Kelley in Wayne County Circuit Court. It was a super nice ceremony
and Judge Kelley made it really personable. I loved it. Ron was able to
come to take pictures, Jennifer made it, and Angie got done with her
hearing just in time to make it. We are ran into a few other attorney
friends while down there.
Here are some pics from the event:
Congrats Kory!
Four Articles On Assad's Defining Victory In Homs [The Poisoned Fruits of Western Humanitarianism And Islamic Jihad)
*Homs, city of ruins. This destroyed city is the fruit of Western
"humanitarian" intervention and Islamic "Jihad." West: stop your
"humanitarianism." Islam: stop your "Jihad." Good intentions almost always
lead to bad results. The people of Syria did not ask for either
humanitarianism or Jihad. In Homs these two dangerous philosophical,
political, and religious forces have produced destruction, strife, and
hatred. It's up to the people of the area now to rebuild their society and
set an example for the rest of Syria.*
An excerpt from, *"Thousands of Syrians enter Homs after rebels ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"To the eye, this cosmic composition nicely balances the Bubble Nebula at
the lower right with open star cluster M52. The pair would be lopsided on
other scales, though. Embedded in a complex of interstellar dust and gas
and blown by the winds from a single, massive O-type star, the Bubble
Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is a mere 10 light-years wide. On the other
hand, M52 is a rich open cluster of around a thousand stars.
*Click image for larger size.*
The cluster is about 25 light-years across. Seen toward the northern
boundary of Cassiopeia, distance estimates for the Bubble Neb... more »
"On A Rock..."
"We are all hurling through space on a rock and we're all going to die.
You would think we would be holding hands and singing."
- John Bradshaw
"The Dream..."
“Maybe we accept the dream has become a nightmare. We tell ourselves that
reality is better. We convince ourselves it’s better that we never dream at
all. But, the strongest of us, the most determined of us, holds on to the
dream or we find ourselves faced with a fresh dream we never considered. We
wake to find ourselves, against all odds, feeling hopeful. And, if we’re
lucky, we realize in the face of everything, in the face of life the true
dream is being able to dream at all.”
- "Dr. Meredith Grey," "Grey's Anatomy"
Paulo Coelho, “Closing Cycles”
*“Closing Cycles”*
by Paulo Coelho
[Several times I've received via Internet some texts attributed to me,
which I did not write, as the text below. I made several changes and
decided to post it here. - Paulo Coelho]
"One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on
staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the
meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting
doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave
in the past the moments of life that have finished.
Did you lose your job? Has... more »
Japan's latest travesty and miscarriage of justice - May 12 , 2014 -- After Fukushima police and prosectors declined to investigate and / or charge Tepco for criminal negligence related to the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster , note the the same prosectors and police are preparing to put the hammer to a japanese housewife for a tweet ( critical of a nuclear lobbyist ) ! Takeaway --- Fukushima police and prosecutors are currently investigating Takenouchi for criminal contempt; if found guilty, she could face a month in jail. Prosecutors confirmed they will be flying to Okinawa, where Takenouchi lives, to question her on May 13. Police have already traveled from Fukushima to Okinawa to interrogate her — an unusual occurrence .......
https://news.vice.com/article/how-a-single-tweet-may-land-a-japanese-nuclear-activist-in-jail
How a Single Tweet Could Land a Japanese Nuclear Activist in Jail
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May 11, 2014 | 3:15 pm
In 2012, more than 15,000 people living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear
power plant filed a criminal complaint at the Fukushima prosecutors’
office. They alleged that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and the
Japanese central government were criminally negligent for the March 2011
Fukushima meltdown... more »
Ukraine Updates May 10 , 2014 - One day before the Referenda in Donetsk and Lugansk , South Eastern Ukraine still roiled by the Kiev Counter Terror Campaign -- Friday's violence in Mariupol continues on Saturday , Slavyansk sees Kiev forces fore mortar shells at protesters ........... .... Kiev government busy building dam in an attempt to cut off Crimea's water supply.... US State Department blames protesters for being shot by Kiev fighters , demands protesters accept Junta - disarm and abandon Referenda ......Donetsk protesters respectfully decline that offer even as Kiev demands protesters accept being shot at , killed and wounded by Junta fighters.....
Catharsis Ours - 20 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-10/donetsk-region-may-shift-rubles-after-17-million-vote-referendum
Donetsk Region May Shift To Rubles After 1.7 Million Vote In Referendum
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Despite denouncements from the West (how did that work out in Crimea?) and
diplomatic calls for postponement from Putin, tomorrow appears to be
setting up for the next crucial catalyst in the ever-escalating civil (and
not so civil) war in Ukraine. As RIA reports, Referendum*o... more »
#BringBackOurGirls- Doing Nothing as ‘Activism’
I really don’t want to write this post. I hate being a feminist or critical
killjoy- especially when it comes to issues that seem to unite, motivate,
and inspire large groups of people. We all need to feel inspired- like we
are doing something good for the world. On Sunday I saw a small group
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"This I Believe..."
“This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is
the most
valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the
mind
to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against:
any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.”
- John Steinbeck
"How Are Things Going, Joe?
“You go up to a man, and you say, "How are things going, Joe?" and he says,
"Oh fine, fine — couldn't be better." And you look into his eyes, and you
see things really couldn't be much worse. When you get right down to it,
everybody's having a perfectly lousy time of it, and I mean everybody. And
the hell of it is, nothing seems to help much.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
Chet Raymo,"Six Things"
*"Six Things"*
by Chet Raymo
"My mother was part of the last generation of Americans who were welded
into a national cohesiveness by the classroom memorization of poems by
English language poets - Longfellow, Whittier, Riley, Lowell, Field, and
all the rest. All her life, lines of verse were on her lips...
"All at once, and nothing first,
Just as bubbles do when they burst."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The One Hoss Shay"
"Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night's repose."
Longfellow, "The Village Black... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. Thanks for stopping by.
"Huxley vs. Orwell"
*"Huxley vs. Orwell"*
by Neil Postman
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was
that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who
wanted to read one...
Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared
those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and
egoism...
Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the
truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance...
Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would
become a trivi... more »
Free Download: George Orwell, "1984"
"From the moment when the machine first made its appearance it was clear to
all thinking people that the need for human drudgery, and therefore to a
great extent for human inequality, had disappeared. If the machine were
used deliberately for that end, hunger, overwork, dirt, illiteracy and
disease could be eliminated within a few generations. But it was also clear
that an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction - indeed,
in some sense was the destruction - of a hierarchical society. The most
obvious and perhaps the most important form of inequality would already
ha... more »
Money, Money, Money
Which came first: governments or money?
The answer, of course, is money.
Money appeared before governments did.
Money doesn’t need government to survive, but governments sure as hell
need
money. Which is why governments, as soon as they could, took it upon
themselves to create both money, and the fiction that money must be a
creation of government.
But money appeared before governments did, in the form of precious
metals.
Why did both silver and gold become money? The answer, as Keith
Weinerexplains, goes back to the reason we use money in the first place:
Money solves a proble... more »
Killer Robot Linkage
I am in Geneva this week to participate in the Convention on Conventional
Weapons’ Experts’ Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. There, I’ll
present survey data I collected on US public sentiment around autonomous
weapons, joining global civil society in reminding world governments of the
Marten’s Clause in the preamble to the Hague Convention. This
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Bob Feldman : People’s History of Egypt, Part 24, January-February 11, 2011
In early February 2011, massive street protests opposed Mubarak and called
for democratization and economic justice. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog |
May 12, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman's Rag
Blog "people's history" … finish reading Bob Feldman :
People’s History of Egypt, Part 24, January-February 11, 2011
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Col. Wilkerson says the United States and China must stop the arms buildup
and solve the climate change crisis or humans may not have a future on this
planet.
"I wanted to hear her talk with confidence . . . not in the self-pitying voice [of her] old age -- an abandoned mother" (Andrew Lam)
*On HuffPost, where Andrew Lam also posts, this photo (unidentified on both
New America Media and Nation of Change postings, is captioned: "Lunch at my
uncle's home in Saigon in 1972. I'm in my mother's arms."*
*by Ken*
Believe me, I'm not angling for the *DWT* dementia beat, but it beats
writing about such self-created mental dysfunctionals as Rafael "Ted from
Alberta" Cruz (and his worse-than-McCarthy list of Obama "crimes" -- see
Dana Milbank's masterful "Ted Cruz, the reckless accuser"); or that
"noisome arrogant little man" George Will, ridiculing the First Lady's
public voic... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: On opinions…
*"The opinions of ten thousand men are of no value if none of them know
anything about the subject." *-- attributed to Marcus Aurelius
[hat tip Lawrence Reed]
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GAIA PORTAL: Gaia grid cleansing proceeds with fullest possible velocity at this moment
Gaia grid cleansing proceeds with fullest possible velocity at this moment
by ÉirePort
Gaia grid cleansing proceeds with fullest possible velocity at this moment.
Iridescent blue fires cleanse and activate all dormant portal locations.
Independent Gaia Being shines with unprecedented Brilliance as Hue-manity
collective coordinates with Soul-ar Essence.
Surfers of Higher Dimensional Cosmic Waves inspire and collect increasingly
more conscious humanity individuals.
Full release of all inner entrapmens nears completion.
Celebration at all levels is in progress.
ÉirePort | May 11, 2... more »
Spain's startling news - May 12 , 2014 -- Popular Party politician shot dead in broad daylight in León Head of Provincial Council, Isabel Carrasco, was gunned down on the street on Monday afternoon A female suspect has been detained by police, along with her daughter ........ Government to create database for monitoring all Spanish bank accounts Measure aimed at combating money laundering and terrorism funding But experts fear new system could be used as a political weapon ....... Protestor lost eye as result of police rubber bullet, Barcelona court rules Catalan government had blamed violent rioters for incident during 2012 general strike Victim Ester Quintana wants to see officials step down over her case
El Pais....
FATAL SHOOTING
Popular Party politician shot dead in broad daylight in León
Head of Provincial Council, Isabel Carrasco, was gunned down on the street
on Monday afternoonA female suspect has been detained by police, along with
her daughter
FRANCESCO MANETTO Valladolid 12 MAY 2014 - 20:39 CET1
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Isabel Carrasco, a Popular Party politician who headed up the Provincial
Council in León, was shot ... more »
Bitcoin news - May 9 , 2014 -- World’s Largest Bank ICBC is Latest to Block Bitcoin in China ........ Mt. Gox Revival Plan Granted Preliminary Nod of Approval ........ US Federal Election Commission Votes Unanimously To Allow Bitcoin Donations For Political Action Committees ....... Bitcoin Transaction Volume has Dropped to its Lowest Since 2011 – And it is a Positive Sign
Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
Coin Desk.....
Saxo CEO: Bitcoin’s Liquidity Problems Are Driving Banks Away
Stan Higgins | Published on May 9, 2014 at 21:02 BST |
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Saxo Bank co-founder and CEO Lars Seier Christensen says that bitcoin’s
liquidity problems are keeping banks out of the market for now. However, he
said that banks are looking into bitcoin and could become involved in the
future.
In an interview with *FXWeek*, Christensen commented that banks are
unwilling to get involved in bitcoin markets because the current d... more »
The inflation-mongers are still stalking us
People of a certain age still remember an age in which the word “inflation”
has got nothing to do with money.
But inflation, which we’d never heard about before, was all of a sudden all
around us. A friend recounts the story of returning to Te Kuiti after a
year away doing his OE, including a visit to the 1976 Montreal Olympics, to
discover prices at the Te Kuiti pie cart had rocketed in his absence.
Prices that had never changed in years. He and his friends were mystified
when they were told this was “inflation.”
Inflation had come to New Zealand, and has been hitting us hard e... more »
Neocons Squeal Like Stuck Pigs Over Ukraine Referendum
You had to know that the neocons weren't going to go down easy after
Sunday's overwhelming vote by anti-fascist, US-EU-NATO enforced austerity
opponents in East Ukraine to reject the illegitimately installed puppet
regime in Kiev. It is the utmost of irony in that the regime changers whose
presence within the US corridors of power have eaten away at the
foundations of American democracy like a colony of Formosan termites
actually managed to bring "democracy" to Ukraine but in typical William
Kristol style keening outrage are apoplectic that their will was rejected
by the actual pe... more »
HILARION - May 11, 2014
HILARION'S WEEKLY MESSAGE
Marlene Swetlishoff ~ May 11-18, 2014
Beloved Ones,
For many of you these are difficult times. Your physical bodies keep going
through recalibrations and transformations and the symptoms experienced are
oftentimes not pleasant. There are many feelings of deep sadness that come
out of nowhere and it can put you into a depressed state. It is important
should this occur, to put a determined effort into changing that
perspective. Do something that makes you feel good, something that makes
you laugh. Get outdoors and dig in your garden, feel a connection with... more »
Video: Black Mesa resident denied access at Peabody coal shareholder meeting
.
Peabody Shareholder Meeting Rally: Marshall Johnson, Black Mesa Resident
and Tonizhoni Ani member from Students Against Peabody on Vimeo.
May 8th, 2014 at Peabody’s annual shareholder meeting, Marshall Johnson,
Black Mesa Resident and Tonizhoni Ani member, was denied the space to
voice his concerns about Peabody’s exploitation of the Navajo Sandstone
Aquifer. This is his response to
From Fat Peng to Fatboy Kim
Breaking news...breaking news....Lord Patten's replacement arrives at
Broadcasting House...breaking news....Lord Patten's replacement arrives at
Broadcasting House...breaking news...
British “researchers” promoting envy in NZ [updated]
*“The time has surely come when we should stop behaving as though the
envious man were the main criterion for economic and social policy.” *–
Helmut Schoeck, *Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour.*
Two British “health researchers” will be coming to New Zealand soon to
whip
up more hysteria about inequality because, they argue, NZers are
insufficiently angry about this alleged “social evil.”
Professors Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, whose book *The Spirit
Level*was subtitled "Why more equal societies almost always do better",
will
present this year's Sir Douglas Robb Lectures ... more »
“Orwell’s Nightmare: The NSA and Google—Big Brother Meets Big Business”
*“Orwell’s Nightmare: *
*The NSA and Google—Big Brother Meets Big Business”*
By John W. Whitehead
“The Google services and apps that we interact with on a daily basis aren’t
the company’s main product: They are the harvesting machines that dig up
and process the stuff that Google really sells: for-profit
intelligence.”—Journalist Yasha Levine
“We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know
what you’re thinking about.”—former Google CEO Eric Schmidt
“What would happen if the most powerful technology company in the world and
the largest clandestine spying ... more »
Will Rogers, "Politics And Government..."
"Politics is the best show in America. I love animals and I love
politicians, and I like to watch both of 'em at play, either back home in
their native state, or after they've been captured and sent to a zoo, or to
Washington.” "Congress is so strange; a man gets up to speak and says
nothing, nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees." "Our president
delivered his State of the Union message to Congress. That is one of the
things his contract calls for - to tell congress the condition of the
country. This message, as I say, is to Congress. The rest of the people
know the conditio... more »
“Third World America - U.S. Suburbs Become Ghettos”
*“Third World America - U.S. Suburbs Become Ghettos”*
By John Rubino
“Not so long ago, a reasonably-presentable American could live an hour
outside of a city and commute in for a government or banking job, thus
getting the best of both worlds: city-level wages and a 3,000 square foot
house with a big yard for the kids. But then municipal governments ran out
of money and started laying off, while banks, traumatized by their 2009
near-death experience, cut back on mortgage and consumer lending and fired
the related staff. The only other jobs available were in service industries
like ... more »
Satire: “G.O.P. Rivals Question Rubio’s Ignorance Credentials”
*“G.O.P. Rivals Question Rubio’s Ignorance Credentials”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “After claiming on Sunday that human
activity does not cause climate change, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
suddenly found his ignorance credentials under attack by potential rivals
for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. “Now that Marco’s thinking
of running for President, he doesn’t believe in climate change,” said Texas
Governor Rick Perry. “To those of us with long track records of ignorance
on this issue, he seems a little late to the rodeo.”
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ke... more »
The Nigerian "Abducted Schoolgirl" Crisis Is A FRAUD: The Truth About "Boko Haram" - US AFRICOM's Latest False Flag Franchise!
I stated it before and I will state it again.... The abduction of "300"
Nigerian schoolgirls is a LIE... That fact was stated in my last article
about this fraud crisis and was definitely shown by the Australian.com
article presented in my previous report. The fact is that yes, there was
supposedly an "abduction" of some students, but they were all released some
3 weeks ago! Therefore the present "crisis" is a lie and it points to the
US wanting to intervene in Nigeria not to free the girls that are already
free, but to seize Nigeria's assets! If someone has another reason for t... more »
I Know Joe Biden. Joe Biden Is No Elizabeth Warren
Only one of these Democrats could ever be a credible populist alternative
to Hillary
The headlines over the weekend about Biden's fundraiser in Columbia, South
Carolina was about him taking a shot at "The Clintons."
In recent months, the vice president has focused on revving up liberals on
issues of income inequality, as he prepares for a possible run against
former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, though many Democrats don't
think he'd run against her.
Biden did not mention his own presidential ambitions Friday, but multiple
sources described his speech as "populist" and high-en... more »
Tranny Annie Gets Body Slammied
Recently, Ann Coulter tried hijacking the #Bringbackourgirls Twitter
hashtag with the above photo and it apparently blew up in her equine face,
according to TPM Muckraker. So, never let it be said your porcine
powerhouse will pass up an opportunity to use his Paint program for a good
cause.
The Economy: “True Confessions of a Newsletter Guy...”
*“True Confessions of a Newsletter Guy...”*
by Bill Bonner
“When we turned the lights off on Friday, the Dow was hitting a new high.
But US small caps and the tech-heavy Nasdaq are not faring so well. We gave
you a rare recommendation on Friday: Buy Russian gas giant Gazprom OAO
(PINK:OGZPY). Who knows? But with a trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio
of 2.7, it looked like a Mother's Day gift to us. By contrast, the US
Internet sector appears to be a kiss of doom – the kind of smooch that
would make your face itch.
Last time we looked, Amazon.com – the "river of no returns" – wa... more »
JFK50: Lemnitzer Did It
In marking the recent passing of our brother and friend John Judge, we lost
the last of the first generation of researchers who didn't say "The CIA did
it";
John Judge ALWAYS said, and always maintained, with the goods to back it
up, "The Joint Chiefs of Staff did it", and he was, and is, absolutely
right...
CIA ran the cover-up; the evidence everyone THINKS is there directly
implicating CIA in the actual really **isn't** there, when you really look
at it objectively; but the ONI is all over Oswald and his associates like a
rash.
Prior to 1967, no-one had even thought to blame ... more »
In America today goon thug cops taser, pepper spray, and call for a backup SWAT team to beat innocent persons senseless ...or even murder the person. "The right of cops to beat and murder the citizens who pay their salaries is now a perk of the job." -- Paul Craig Roberts
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*Call the Cops at Your Peril — Paul Craig Roberts*
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Call the Cops at Your Peril
Paul Craig Roberts
“Live free or die” is the motto of the state of New Hampshire. I hope the
residents are
prepared to die, because living free is not what they do. NH is merely a
cog within the
Amerikan Stasi State, but I am referring to what goes on within NH itself,
not the police state existence imposed by ... more »
Careful wording
Here's how BBC international development correspondent Mark Doyle *could* (and
in my view *should*) have reported the news this morning on Radio 4's *Today
*programme:
"Nigeria would be pleased to have Israel’s globally acknowledged
anti-terrorism expertise deployed to support its ongoing operations,”
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan told Israeli prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu as he accepted Israel's offer of assistance in helping to track
down and rescue the more than 200 school girls kidnapped by the Muslim
terrorist organisation Boko Haram last month. Mr Netanyahu expre... more »
Syria Calling - The Obama Administration’s chance to engage in a Middle East peace - by Seymour M. Hersh APRIL 6, 2009
ANNALS OF NATIONAL SECURITY
SYRIA CALLING : The Obama Administration’s chance to engage in a Middle
East peace.
by Seymour M. Hersh
APRIL 6, 2009
When the Israelis’ controversial twenty-two-day military campaign in Gaza
ended, on January 18th, it also seemed to end the promising peace talks
between Israel and Syria. The two countries had been engaged for almost a
year in negotiations through intermediaries in Istanbul. Many complicated
technical matters had been resolved, and there were agreements in principle
on the normalization of diplomatic relations. The consensus, as an
amb... more »
5 Ways to Treat Ear Infections at Home and a Colloidal Silver Giveaway
There is nothing more frustrating as a parent than to have your child wake
up screaming in the middle of the night with ear pain. Since the pressure
in the ear builds up more when your child is laying down, often times the
middle of the night is the first indication that you have that there is an
ear infection. I hate the helpless feeling I have when my child is
screaming at 3 AM and I don't know what to do for her. After a lot of
research and some trial, these are the things I have found that I can do at
home to treat an ear infection.
1. Garlic Mullein Oil. Just a few drops in th... more »
Did you hear the one about some wild and crazy students at Harvard having a Satanic black mass?...
*or are you still recovering from the Sam the Ram homo-kiss?*
The event hosted by the Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club will
feature a performance by *The Satanic Temple*. According to their website,
the religious organization's mission is “to encourage benevolence and
empathy among all people.” source
Check out this excerpt from the latest statement from Harvard (they seem to
be offering up statements like popcorn at the movies.) Emphasis mine.
We do not agree with the student group’s decision to stage an event that is
so deeply disturbing and offensive to many in the Harvard... more »
The nature of the American discourse!
*MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014*
*Paul Krugman, Benghazi and you:* Right as increasingly heavy rain, Paul
Krugman closes today’s column like this:
KRUGMAN (5/12/14): *[T]he coming firestorm over new power-plant regulations
won’t be a genuine debate—just as there isn’t a genuine debate about
climate science.* Instead, the airwaves will be filled with conspiracy
theories and wild claims about costs, all of which should be ignored.
Climate policy may finally be getting somewhere; let’s not let crazy
climate economics get in the way.
It’s very hard to doubt the highlighted statement.
In fact, ... more »
Rand Paul Makes The Case For Liberals And Libertarians Opposing Extra-Judicial Killings Of Americans
As James Franco said, "It's what the people want."
On Saturday Jodie Evans, a cofounder of CodePink: Women for Peace, went to
David Barron’s house and gave him this letter. She asked if he really
believed it was ok to order the death of a US citizen without due process.
He slammed the door on her. Does that mean he does believe it so didn’t
want to answer her question? Jodie didn't figure in Tim Phelps' *L.A. Times*story this morning, Liberal
Groups Urge Senate To Block Obama Judicial Nominees or Rand Paul's *NY
Times* OpEd that supports the same position.
Phelps wrote that "prominen... more »
Davis City Council candidates Q&A
Two questions for the 2014 Davis City Council candidates:
*1. The City’s hourly (or unit) labor costs have been growing faster than
the City’s revenues have been growing for many years. Do you believe that
is sustainable?*
*2. If you think the growing unit cost of labor is unsustainable, what
reforms, if any, to the City’s labor contracts would you suggest the next
City Council pursue to make these costs sustainable?*
__________________
Daniel Parrella:
1. No, whenever you have costs increasing faster than revenues that
is inherently unsustainable. The growing employer's ... more »
May 12: Time for a change of focus?:
There's nothing much in the TandT today. But, then, there never is. And
what's there is not very useful.
But one can say that only so many times. That's why, some months ago, I
began writing about the news as much as about it's quality in the Irving
press. It may be time to add a new element - how we think about the news -
because we, all of us, have peculiarities and inconsistencies in how we
think.
For example, 200 school girls were kidnapped in Nigeria. Now, there's lots
of talk of sending in troops to save them.
Our side killed hundreds of thousands of school girls in Vietnam, ... more »
Antisemitism on Twitter - It's @_fuck_israel_ again
I've blogged about @_fuck_israel_ before and the anti-Semitic views that he
freely espouses. He stepped over a line last week, here's some examples.
First some general anti-Semitic insults:
Secondly some general threats aimed at all Jews:
Thirdly a direct threat aimed at @Adelirose
Finally a direct threat aimed at me
If you notice @_fuck_israel_ has abandoned any pretence of not being
anti-Semitic and has changed his Twitter handle to fuck-jews. Why does
Twitter allow such blatant anti-Semitism and threats against Jewish users
of Twitter to be made?
The Need For a Boring Revolution
To save civilization, achieve ecological sanity and balance, drastically
reduce the possibility of war, and eliminate social inequality, we need a
revolution. The capitalist status-quo is leading us to disaster. Again, we
need a revolution and nothing less than a revolution.
But what about "the sheeple"? Happily piling into the cars to drive out to
the multi-plex for the latest Hollywood blockbuster of mindlessness?
Blithely slumbering in their hammocks while their mutual funds invest in
pharmaceutical companies ripping-off millions and mining firms engaging in
ecocide and murder?... more »
Mike's Story Part 19 - Suspicion
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
*Several colleagues in Ashland had become increasingly annoyed by the
latest developments at FTW. They felt that writing the Burning Bridge
article was in itself an act of burning the bridge home; if Mike came back,
particularly so soon, FTW's credibility would be trashed.*
*Now that he'd relinquished his role as CEO, Mike could best serve the
website, they maintained, by acting as its Latin American correspondent.*
* Among their complaints was the appearance of alleged "compelling
evidence" that Mike himself had been the one to wield the sledgehammer on
the... more »
Reporting Bethlehem and the BBC
The BBC love a good Bethlehem story, anything involving Israel and
restrictions on the travel of Palestinians from Bethlehem rates a headline.
Around Christmas the BBC wouldn't be the same without a story about the
Christians in Bethlehem suffering some imaginary deprivation at the hands
of the Israelis. However when it's Palestinian Muslims attacking a
Christian church the BBC is oddly silent.
A Bethlehem Greek Orthodox Church (St. George’s Church – Khadar – near Beit
Jala) was attacked by Muslims during its annual St. George’s Day services
on May 6. … Some local Muslims either tri... more »
Kumpulan Foto Mobil Honda Accord Jadul Jadi Keren
Kumpulan
Foto Mobil Honda Accord Jadul Jadi Keren - Honda accord merupakan salah
eka mobil produksi honda yang sampai saat ini masih banyak difungsikan
orang, sampai masih melimpahnya umat yang mencari mobil keluaran honda
ini. Mobil yang dibuat berkisar tahun 90an ini memang memiliki harga
yang dikatakan cukup murah yaitu seharga 17 juta hingga 25 juta, yang
menjadikan mobil honda itu
Beberapa Pemeriksaan Kesehatan Wajib Sebelum Hamil
Beberapa
Pemeriksaan Kesehatan Wajib Sebelum Hamil | pemeriksaan kesehatan lebih
baik dilakukan 6 bulan sebeum terjadinya pembuahan/kehamilan, oleh
karena itu apabila anda berencana unutk dapat langsung hamil setelah
menikah maka anda perlu memeriksa kesehatan anda sebelum pernikahan
berlangsung, pemeriksaan kesehatan sangat penting dilakukan untuk
memeriksa kesehatan calon ibu dan juga ayah
Solving Tuscaloosa: We’ll be here all week!
*MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014*
*But what are we trying to solve:* All week long, we’ll be trying to solve
Tuscaloosa.
We refer to the problems in the Tuscaloosa City schools, problems explored
by Nikole Hannah-Jones in a 10,000-word report for ProPublica.
Hannah-Jones’ fascinating report appears in The Atlantic. All week long,
we’ll be trying to solve the problems she uncovered.
This is our second week on this topic. For last Friday’s post, just click
here.
All week long, we’ll be trying to solve Tuscaloosa. That said:
Before we can solve Tuscaloosa, we have to define what its problems ... more »
Physics Overflow is live
*Off-topic, breaking news:* Jester believes that there are rumors
suggesting that Planck refutes BICEP2 and many experimenters, including
those in the BICEP Collaboration, are admitting that the B-modes came from
the dust. Clement Pryke of BICEP refutes Adam's rumors about the planned
retraction in the Science Magazine while he admits that they don't quite
know the right interpretation of a key Planck map. I won't say what I guess
about these claims.
Some of you may know Physics Stack Exchange where people may ask and answer
physics-related questions. But you may often have the fe... more »
QEG: Official update from Jamie- May 10th
This is the latest update from Jamie about the QEG in Aouchtam Morocco.
.... People need to remember that this is a product in DEVELOPMENT. All of
this was made very clear during the open sourcing and the lead up to all
the information being opened to the public.
....... I would also like to add a note that so far that I've seen, out of
the over 600 people that donated money to develop the QEG, no one has
demanded their money back. All the people trying to throw rotting fruit at
Hope and Val and Jamie over the "donations" and the money questions aren't
even the ones that donated m... more »
WHERE DID PRIVILEGE COME FROM: Three letters!
*MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014*
*Part 1—Readers grope pachyderm:* All of a sudden, “privilege” is extremely
hot.
Example:
In this morning’s New York Times, three letters discuss the paper’s May 3
news report about Princeton freshman Tal Fortgang, who wrote a murky piece
in a campus mag concerning the subject.
Fortgang’s famous piece was murky enough on its own. This morning’s letters
recall the three blind men who famously groped the elephant.
Famously, the three men emerged with completely different ideas about what
sort of critter was being groped. This morning’s letters seem to be
dis... more »
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*Execution problems spring up in Louisiana ~Michelle Mollhollon, The
Advocate*
*Grant would fund study of rail service expansion *
*Torres, Khodr partner to buy Board of Trade building ~Greg LaRose, N.O.
City Business*
*Remembering the World's Fair, 30 years late ~Bill Capo, WWLTV *
*Tangier Island, VA is a step back in time, but with a very hazy future
~Ian C. Bates, Aljazzera*
*Recipe: Breaux Bridge Crawfish Bisque with Cornbread Stuffed Shell
~Danielle Dietze, WWOZ*
Bonnie Watson Coleman-- A Fierce, Proven Independent Voice For New Jersey
Bonnie with Alan Grayson
As you probably know, Blue America has recently endorsed progressive state
legislator Bonnie Watson Coleman to succeed Rush Holt in New Jersey’s 12th
congressional district. We've joined with the PCCC, the Women’s Campaign
Fund, PDA, progressive leaders like Keith Ellison and Raul Grijalva, as
well as New Jersey Democratic officials throughout the state because we all
know we have a tenacious and proven fighter in Bonnie-- the kind of leader
that Washington DC needs.
After being urged to get to know her by Barbara Buono, I spent some time
with Bonnie and her... more »
Important Video By Anthony Lawson: What Does It Mean To Be A Friend Of Israel?
I spent most of yesterday, Mother's Day, with my mother and of course with
my "better half".... I have said many times that family does come first,
and it does push this blog and my writings here to the sidelines.... I have
some catching up to do on what has been happening around our world, and I
figure I would get down to it.....
I came across a very important video the other day that I wanted to share
with my readers here... It is the latest work by a great writer and video
producer, Anthony Lawson, and is entitled: "What Does It Mean To Be A
Friend Of Israel?" and definitely take... more »
Some Links:
*Nantou city, our nei di (*內地)*.*
*Daily Links*:
- *EXCELLENT*: Thinking Taiwan with a piece that relates to my post
below, on cleavage that divides generations.
- More bad economic news: FEPZ draft bills opens market to over 800
Chinese ag products. Stupid beyond belief.
- SCMP: Taiwan's handling of murder case raises questions of
cross-strait cooperation
- For comparison: the poverty of South Korean elderly. They lived and
worked in a period when Korea was poorer than Taiwan.
- International boat show scores cash.
- For every Terry Gou blithering abo... more »
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*COMPANY BANS HOMESCHOOLED WORKERS*
*'Discriminatory practice reflects a narrow-minded and statist view of
education'*
An Indiana-based company has decided not to hire any homeschool graduates,
withdrawing a job offer from one candidate after discovering he was home
educated, according to the Home School Legal Defense Association.
That’s despite the fact that assessments and evaluations for homeschool
students routinely run higher than for public-school students.
HSLDA spokesman Michael Donnelly said NiSource, an energy-distribution
company, informed HSLDA it would not hire homes... more »
Argentina: CE-3 Policeman Given Mandatory Retirement in La Pampa
*SOURCE: Planeta UFO and Realidad OVNIDATE: 15 May 2013*
*Argentina: CE-3 Policeman Given Mandatory Retirement in La Pampa*
The case involves Luis Sergio Pucheta, a law enforcement officer who was
allegedly pursued by two extraterrestrials. He was found 20 kilometers away
from the place he disappeared from. The police officer who insisted back in
2006 that “red-eyed beings” had chased him and given him commands, has
entered mandatory retirement. Since that time, he was deeply traumatized
and was never able to return to work. He has now been given retirement.
According to Resolut... more »
Darrell Hamamoto- Weaponized Political Correctness and more
You may think this interview controversial? Or not? If you do that is very
good! It should give some food for thought. I know it did for myself. I
listened 3 times, so I could fully understand this man's views and
conclusions- Though he still seems to be processing his own discoveries.
Again, the subject of technology and it's use is broached. And the
weaponized political correctness.... brought to mind the bashing of Russia,
around the time of the Olympics, with the big rainbow club!
Thanks to Henrick @ Red Ice Creations for conducting this excellent
interview- wish I could hear t... more »
My Readers Change The World! ObamaCare COBRA Gap Fixed
I wrote a few weeks ago about The Little-Known ObamaCare COBRA Catch-22. I
thought this issue was so important that I asked AOL Jobs readers for help.
I asked you to sign a petition I started to alert the President to this
issue. I asked you to tell the President to close the gap. And you came
through.
Not only did you sign the petition, but some of you took action to help.
Members of the National Employment Lawyers association contacted the
Department of Labor to ask for a fix. Forbes found out about this issue and wrote
a piece about it. And it worked.
Read my article at AOL Jobs... more »
Smart phones, stupid people and anti-social media
Often I mention technology. The use and abuse of it. Our enslavement to it.
The way it dominates our lives.
I do think technology has a place, obviously. But, we must be mindful of
the role it plays in our lives and what effects it has on us.Yes, I use the
blog as a social medium. But, I do not live my life around it.
Social media is used here at the blog, to challenge the perceptions
presented to us by those we allow to lead us.
I also notice how social media is used to manipulate so many unwitting
people- particularly the 25 and under crowd, so that the powers that
shouldn't be ca... more »
Things To Come
The Ontario election is a preview of coming attractions. Tim Harper writes:
It may appear Stephen Harper is being dragged into the Ontario election
campaign by responding to goading by Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne.
But Harper was on full combat footing when it came to Wynne’s
made-in-Ontario pension plan even before NDP Leader Andrea Horwath forced
this campaign on provincial voters.
It is an issue on which Harper had to engage. And one on which he is all
too eager to engage.
The cornerstone of Harper's philosophy is you're on your own. He believes
that it should be Canadians i... more »
Cattle Mutilations: Strange find in General Acha Gives Rise to Mystery (Argentina)
*Source: Planeta UFO, TN Noticias and La Gente (photo credit: TN
Noticias)Date: 11 May 2014*
*Cattle Mutilations: Strange find in General Acha Gives Rise to Mystery
(Argentina)*
**** Dead animal found on farm, missing tongue and part of jaw ****
The images are very strange and no veterinary surgeon has voiced an opinion
as of yet, but concern among residents of General Acha manifested itself a
posting to the citizen journalism portal of TN.com.ar.
Photographs published in *TN y la Gente* show a dead bovine with
unexplained injuries. Descriptions explain that the animal is missin... more »
Idiocracy Lives as Media Lies Americans Into More War
It is a sign of these sick and bizarre times in which the Obama regime and
the state-corporate media continue to peddle their lies that according to a
poll conducted by political scientists that "The less Americans know about
Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene" - you just can't
make stuff like this up. CNN, the missing airplane network seemed to bear
this out when during coverage of the East Ukraine referendum on Sunday one
of their fancy graphic maps erroneously showed the location of Ukraine in
Pakistan. Such a silly blunder would normally result in ridicul... more »
Ukraine Updates - Referendum results in both Donetsk and Lugansk show landslide support for self - determination - do we next see moves by both Regions for annexation to Russia ?
Itar Tass
14:41 World
49 people killed in east Ukraine’s Donetsk region from start of standoff
14:36 World
Geneva principles should be put into practice - Russia's Foreign Ministry
14:25 World
Ukraine crisis to be resolved ‘on basis of law and order’ - Chinese FM
13:14 World
Ukraine situation posing possible threat to global economy, IMF head says
WorldMoscow respects will expressed by population of Donetsk and Luhansk
regions of Ukraine
Kremlin also denounced the use of force “including the use of heavy
armament against civilians, which lead to casualties”
http://rt.co... more »
China’s Cruise Missiles: Flying Fast Under the Public’s Radar
[image: Houbei class fast attack craft firing YJ-83 anti ship missile]The
People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) numerous, increasingly advanced cruise
missiles have attracted far less attention than its ballistic missiles—yet
their impact on regional security, deterrence, and potential military
operations may be similar in magnitude.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy has limited itself severely in both the type and
quantity of its own anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs). It is therefore
simply amazing that such a formidable set of weapons has generated so
little open source analysis; indeed that... more »
Maybe we could have an @OntarioPCParty online butthurt form, just to save time | #onpoli
Well, I guess when you're reduced to using whiny 21-year-olds for staff, this
is what you get.
Not only lashing out at others for their own fuckups, but doubling down on
the stupidity and ignorance. I know, easy targets, but hey, if they're
going to leave the evidence there for anyone to come along and use ...
Teabagger Timmy's been having a rough week, evidently. Getting called out
on his bad math was just for starters. Then this.
For those who don't remember the Harris horror show, a reminder. Walkerton.
Ipperwash. Dudley George. War on organized labour. Kicking
social-assis... more »
Songs to ban from the BBC? - NSFW - Warning songs include the 'n' word, quite a lot in some cases
The BBC have just let a rather elderly local radio DJ go for having the
temerity to play 'The Sun Has Got His Hat On' a song that includes the (as
it is now almost compulsory to say) 'n' word. This comes soon after they
censured Jeremy Clarkson for maybe or maybe not muttering that same word
under his breath during a recital of 'Eenie Meenie, Minee Mo'. However I
note that at the BBC not all their output is as regularly policed for the
'n' word. There are numerous repetitions of the 'n' word in Pulp Fiction
which I think the BBC has broadcast but also in many songs, some of which I
... more »
Taurus Systems to open Seoul office this week
[image: F-15 Eagle Taurus launch]Taurus Systems said Sunday that it will
open an office in Seoul on Tuesday ― the company’s first outside Germany.
The joint German-Swedish venture is the manufacturer of the Taurus KEPD 350
long-range cruise missile that will be loaded on the Korean Air Force's
F-15Ks.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the nation's arms
procurement agency, signed a deal to purchase the air-to-surface stand-off
missiles in November.
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Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA by E.G Valliantos
Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA
Imagine walking into a restaurant and finding chlorinated hydrocarbon
pesticides, or neonicotinoid insecticides listed in the description of your
entree. They may not be printed in the menu, but many are in your food.
These are a few of the literally millions of pounds of approved synthetic
substances dumped into the environment every day, not just in the US but
around the world. They seep into our water supply, are carried thousands of
miles by wind and rain from the site of application, remain potent long
after they a... more »
Iran Leader: We Should Mass Produce More Missiles
[image: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]Iran's Supreme Leader
described as "stupid and idiotic" Western expectations for his country to
curb its missile development, striking a defiant tone ahead of a fresh
round of nuclear talks.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Iran's Revolutionary Guards to mass
produce missiles and said the nuclear negotiations were not the place to
discuss Tehran's defense program or to solve the problem of sanctions
damaging the Iranian economy.
"They expect us to limit our missile program while they constantly threaten
Iran with military action,... more »
INS Vikramaditya awaits induction
[image: INS Vikramaditya]Country's biggest warship, INS Vikramaditya, is
still awaiting its formal induction into the Indian Navy after five months
of its arrival into Indian waters.
According to top government officials, impressed with its maritime
capabilities, the outgoing prime minister, Manmohan Singh, had expressed
his desire to spend a day on board the 44,500-tonne aircraft carrier
procured from Russia.
Sing along with the defence minister AK Antony was scheduled to dedicate
the warship to the nation in the last week of March in a mega ceremony.
Read more
(Chile Sends Deceptive Expert To Export Privatization But Monica Makes the Save) NeoLib/Con Social Security Lies Accrete and Accelerate (Samantha's Powers Exposed) A Quite Considerable Proportion of the Paying-Attention Public Adopts a Posture of Resistance in the Face of Official Narratives Suggesting an Important Passage in the Late-Afternoon Hours of America in its (Long) Phase of Imperial Pretension
Media propagandists are well recompensed by the Koch Brothers and their
ilk. It's good for them that the Republicans won the last two elections,
isn't it? Notice how the rapacious always know where to move to (and spread
their newly-defined "red tide"). Especially after their own "revolutionary"
movements fail at home. If you consider the forces of greedy, self-serving
darkness arrayed
$8M Unmanned Research Submarine Goes 'Missing' in New Zealand Coast
[image: Nereur HROV]A remote-controlled research submarine that costs a
whopping $8 million has gone missing off the coast of New Zealand.
The Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle Nereus was lost at 9,990 meters (6.2
miles) depth during its dive to the Kermadec Trench, according to the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
Situated 75 miles off the coast of New Zealand, the Kermadec Trench is the
fifth-deepest trench in the world.
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Untitled
*An amusing piece of dogmatism from "Climate Science Watch"*
*It defends the Obama "report" in even more extreme terms than the report
itself. The editor of the site appears to be Rick Piltz, who is a
journalist with no scientific qualifications -- so his naivety and the
failure to mention a single scientific fact about the climate in the
article he prints can perhaps be understood. Interesting that the actual
author of the article is anonymous. Perhaps he too is a blithering
ignoramus like Rick.The article makes large claims about what "the science"
shows but the author has ... more »
NATO ponders Russia's future challenge
[image: E-3C Sentry]Russia’s ongoing confrontation with the West has
ignited debate inside and outside the U.S.-led NATO alliance about what its
responsibilities are, and how much of its time and effort should be spent
to prepare for and if necessary counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
military ambitions.
Ian Lesser, senior director for foreign and security policy at the German
Marshall Fund of the United States, said NATO must remain mindful of other
modern security challenges, including cyberterrorism, threats to energy
supplies and armed Islamic extremism.
But he predicte... more »
Glitch In Air Traffic Control System Caused By Computer Memory Shortage, U-2 Spy Plane
A common design problem in the U.S. air traffic control system made it
possible for a U-2 spy plane to spark a computer glitch that recently
grounded or delayed hundreds of Los Angeles area flights, according to an
inside account and security experts.
In theory, the same vulnerability could have been used by an attacker in a
deliberate shut-down, the experts said, though two people familiar with the
incident said it would be difficult to replicate the exact conditions.
The error blanked out a broad swath of the southwestern United States, from
the West Coast to western Arizona and... more »
Iran says it has built copy of captured American drone, will take it on test flight
[image: RQ-170 UAS]Iran says it has “succeeded” in copying an American
drone it captured in 2011 and will soon take the replicated aircraft on a
test flight.
State television in Iran broadcasted images Sunday apparently showing a
replicated US RQ-170 Sentinel drone alongside the original one, according
to the AFP.
"Our engineers succeeded in breaking the drone's secrets and copying them,”
an officer in the footage reportedly said. “It will soon take a test
flight."
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I Can't Stop Watching This Frigate Pound Through Rough Seas
[image: Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate]
There's something incredibly hypnotic about this Danish Iver
Huitfeldt-class frigate bounding through some moderate waves. Up, and down.
Up, and down. Splashy splash splash.
"Splashy splash splash" is, I believe, the technical term for what is
happening here.
Read more
Whatever Israel does is always wrong
Israelly Cool had an insightful post on this subject recently:
We have to admit it, the other side is bloody clever. Look at this headline
and byline from Reuters:
*Israeli forces demolish West Bank mosque as peace talks deadline passes*
BY ALI SAWAFTA
KHIRBET AL-TAWEEL, West Bank Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:16am EDT
Genius stuff. It’s not until paragraph six that we get some balance:
The Israeli army said in a statement that eight structures, including a
“mosque in use”, were demolished because they had been built illegally
inside a dangerous live-fire military training zone.
So lets get ... more »
Your Risk For Being Diagnosed With Cancer Is Increasing
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Source:
*Raw For Beauty*
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tablet advan ini mempunyai kinerja yang sangat luar biasa akan tetapi
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The How To Know If You're Buying GMO Free Seeds List
[image: Foto: How do we know if the seeds we buy for our garden are GMO
free? We check the Council for Responsible Genetics listing to make sure
the seed company has taken the GMO free "Safe Seed Pledge". While the CRG
does not require testing for cross contamination, some seed companies, like
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, do test for GMO contamination. Also be
sure that you don't order "treated" seeds. Treated seeds are coated with
fungicides or pesticides and should be avoided. What's your favorite seed
company? We'd like to know! Tell us what you're planting in your garden
t... more »
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