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Gangs, Countergangs and Pirate Clans.
*"I think this is the time to deploy a globally concerted effort against all tewwoar suggs... a Global concerted effort led by US, Europe, the UK and Russia on all sources of tewwoar; the same kind of stwuggle as our Forefathers had against Piwacy on the High-Seas"* *Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak,* *9/11/01, c11:00 am EST.* *"Our country is adrift... Fearful that it has no new frontiers and entering its late middle age, America has no great purpose or unifying cause... it begins to divide among clans, tribes and gangs."The Patriot, by Senator Gary H... more »
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*New Orleans Saints sign former Tulane safety Devon Walker ~WhoDat Dish*
May 17:How utterly stupid we are!
It's pretty sobering to look at the tremendous problems we have created for the near future - problems of food supply, climate, wildly overstrained resources. problems of immense overpopulation, problems that no nation, no person, can escape by being rich or powerful. These are problems so great it will take all of us, all cooperating, to have even a hope of softening the blow. And we're not doing a damn thing except fighting each other. I was reading the last few days of the Christian Science Monitor, once a quite respectable newspaper by North American standards. What I read was ... more »
America Is Finished: THIS Is a Clear Example Of The Collapse Of The American Education System - "Debate" American Common Core Style!
I have been saying for quite some time now that America is truly finished as a society... I have been more and more disgusted in what the United States passes off as an "education" system, where we are watching people graduate from schools and colleges even though they are fully illiterate! What is also disgusting in the failed American education system is the constant pushing through of visible minorities, that can neither read or write, just to fill "quotas" and to enable schools to receive federal funding! What the hell ever happened to schools actually caring about childre... more »
A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of Me
D. Forman had never heard of me. She had never read my blog, and she did not know that I had recently published my first book, A Chronicle of Echoes, a well-researched whistle blower on numerous major players exploiting American public education in the name of “reform.” She found my book when perusing the Amazon.com site; read the […]
TFN
By Capt. Fogg Seems as though I'm alone in worrying more about Russian aggression in Europe than about rooting out and punishing obnoxious racial opinions expressed in private. But in fact I'm starting to worry about freedom of speech and it's de facto abuse even though that abuse isn't coming from the government. Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Police Commissioner Robert Copeland was overheard sounding off in a restaurant last March, complaining that he hated watching television, because every time he turns it on, he sees “that f-cking n-gger.” TFN, of course, being the president of t... more »
Old English
The land now known as England was originally inhabited by an unknown culture of people, sometimes referred to as "Megalithic" people (a reference to the standing stones they left at, among other places, Stonehenge). These people were displaced by Celtic tribes, who in their turn were pushed back to the peripheries of the island by three Germanic tribes -- the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes -- who arrived in the fifth century to fill the power vacuum left by the departing Roman colonizers. We know little of their culture, though, and nothing of their literature, until the momen... more »
Does The Silicon Valley Really Want A Serial Election Fraudster As A Congressman? Meet Ro Khanna
We've been doing some reporting here about what a sleazy character Ro Khanna is and how, from his earliest forays into politics, he's been subverting the rules to win. Predictably, Khanna is up to his old tricks in the CA-17 race against progressive icon Mike Honda. In their endorsement of Honda yesterday, the PCCC told their supporters that "Progressive Congressman Mike Honda is facing a conservative primary challenger on June 3 who calls himself a Democrat-- but is he really? Honda's opponent is open to cutting Social Security. And he opposes the congressional progressive budget... more »
Top Ten Reasons Operation American Spring Went Flat
Operation American Spring, the Tea Party protest which was expected to draw 10-30,000,000 people to the nation's Capitol yesterday, turned out to be a huge flop. Rather than the tens of millions hoped for, only a few dozen showed up and the turnout was so dismal, even the conservative outlets *The Blaze* and the *Washington Times* couldn't even begin to spin it. But there were several excellent reasons why yesterday's protest in Washington DC wasn't quite what was hoped for. What were they? *10) *We done tried but couldn't get away from Benghazi. *9)* Klan costume got yellowed ... more »
Best legacy for Michelle is to keep this conversation going
May the hills ring with our conversations about disordered eating in the wake of Michelle Stewart’s death. It would make her happy to think that we weren’t just going to let that elephant in the room pass unnoticed. What I mostly know about the various disordered-eating illnesses is they aren't about disordered eating at all. Eat a lot, eat a little, obsess about burning it off, throw it up, fixate on it – food is ultimately just fuel for the body, but for some people it becomes a way to manage the bad feelings of your life. For me it seems almost like cutting, where the pr... more »
today is the international day against homophobia and transphobia
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, sometimes called IDAHO or IDAHOT. This day is the perfect example of how I view all social progress: we have come a long way, and we still have a long way to go. Come a long way: yesterday at the library, I put up a IDAHO display in the youth area. I found more gay- and lesbian-themed youth fiction than I could fit on the display. This filled me with such joy, knowing that gay and lesbian teens in my area can see their authentic selves reflected in the world around them, the way LGBT people in their parents' and gr... more »
Graduation
The last contractual duty of the academic year is to attend graduation. We walk well over a thousand so the college rents a venue in downtown Southern City. The CS faculty meets early for dinner, and Southern Man went even earlier to do a little geocaching. One of the caches was a virtual tour of "Bricktown" and required that we post the name and sculptor of this Sisyphus-inspired piece. Waiting outside Italian eatery Zio's. The gang's (mostly) all here! The girls of CS (Vicky, the now-retired Mary, Anita, and Sara) with James lurking in the background. Southern Man's favorit... more »
Checking their privilege down on the waterfront!
*SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014* *Julia Fisher’s suggestion:* Should the horrible people who aren’t like us be told to check their privilege? Frankly, it all depends! For many purposes, we prefer the previous language, in which people who had a lot of advantages were *told* that they had a lot of advantages—perhaps even that they had “*all* the advantages.” “Advantages” sound like things you’d want to confer on other people. In many contexts, “privilege” sounds like something a scold employs to make people loathe themselves. In fairness, tyrants have always enjoyed spreading forms of loa... more »
HOSTAGE TO FEAR / ONLY THE TRUTH CAN FREE US
*Both collectively and individually we are all a hostage of fear and only the light of the truth can free us from this self-imposed powerless and suffocating illusionary prison of self-doubt and unworthiness. Fortunately we have courageous truth tellers in our life continually reminding us of what the light of the truth can reveal: Allen L Roland* As Chris Badenhorst correctly wrote in the Star on April, 2014 of the important role of truth tellers in a letter entitled *Fear Has Once Again Taken Us Hostage ~ * *"Ordinary people did not simply one day wake up and proclaim their pl... more »
Spanish Inquisition Day Zero
This afternoon a group of professors and students from area universities - and Southern Man - will head across the pond for two weeks in Spain during which there will be much walking and exploring and eating and drinking and geocaching (Southern Man has a bag of travel bugs, some destined to stay and others to visit and return to their owners in Southern State) and not the faintest *hint* of work or responsibilities. The students are going to learn (as part of an overseas studies course) and the other professors are going to teach but Southern Man is going to play. *Hasta la vista, b... more »
NSA spying on everyone updates .... May 17 , 2014 --- Everyone should know just how much the government lied to defend the NSA ...... How the NSA & FBI made Facebook the perfect mass surveillance tool ....... New Snowden Document Implies NSA May Be Putting Israel’s Security Ahead of America’s
Everyone should know just how much the government lied to defend the NSA - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] *Trevor Timm* London Guardian May 17, 2014 If you blinked this week, you might have missed the news: two Senatorsaccused the Justice Department of lying about NSA warrantless surveillance to the US supreme court last year, and those falsehoods all but ensured that mass spying on Americans would continue. But hardly anyone seems to ca... more »
Mike's Story Part 24: Brooklyn, Ho!
* By **Jenna** Orkin* It was time to move again, Mike felt, before he got on Barry's wife's nerves. He was coming to Brooklyn where he'd be able to meet with Ray to sort out the trust, and be with me. I had become the next goal. This was a dream come true: To have Mike on my turf and show him - Wild West guy in cowboy boots - the beautiful streets of nearby Brooklyn Heights. But living with someone had always been something I'd been leary of; particularly when the someone was a person who thought nothing, for example, of calling at 7:30 AM. I am not a morning per... more »
Police State Updates May 15 , 2014 --- The United States Department of Agriculture is set to purchase an unknown quantity of submachine guns, leading to questions about where the weapons will be heading and for what purpose they will be used ? Numbing down of America - Have you ever given food to a homeless person? Well, if you do it again in the future it might be a criminal act depending on where you live. Right now, there are dozens of major U.S. cities that have already passed laws against feeding the homeless........Spying Is Meant to Crush Citizens’ Dissent, Not Catch Terrorists ( note the former top NSA official who created NSA’s mass surveillance system says, “We are now in a police state“ ) ........ And please folks , understand its BOTH parties against the people -Illegal NSA Surveillance of Americans: Secret Authorizations Granted by Bush and Obama ........ DOJ Says Americans Have No 4th Amendment Protections At All When They Communicate With Foreigners ......
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CONTEMPT FOR THIS COURT
*At the court in Syracuse, NY yesterday were Ed Kinane, Teresa B Grady and Mary Anne Grady Flores* Protests and arrests at the Hancock drone base in Syracuse, New York have been steady for the past couple of years. So many have been arrested that the trials are backed-up like five o'clock traffic in Los Angeles. I was arrested there on April 28, 2013 and still don't have a trial date. In order to "deter" more protests the court has been handing out "Orders of Protection" (to protect the base commander Col. Earl Evans) to all who have done non-violent civil resistance at the dr... more »
Speaking of Invented Scandals
Projection, projection, projection. Remember when the right-wing in the USA accused bush II's critics of suffering from "bush derangement syndrome" and mocked the most tepid complaints about his murderous bunglings as being inspired by hatred and anger? How WOULD you describe the right-wing's response to Obama so far? (Not that Obama isn't a monstrous destroyer of the Constitution, but in that hes only carrying the policies of his predecessor forward and not backwards.) And now, in Canada, harpercon scum are belittling their nauseating contempt for ... well, for just about every f... more »
March4Lies Part 2: Faith and truthy-ness
So, this happened on Thursday May 8. There was a lame attempt by antiChoice Faith Goldy, a StunTV performance-artist-wannabe-Ann-Coulter, to bully members of the Radical Handmaids as well as other proChoice counter-protesters into saying something, anything while the camera was recording that could be edited and spun into a sensationalistic GOTCHA! - à la Ezra Levant school of faux-journalism. What is it with StunTV media circus performers and their penchant for fake or trumped up news? Their broadcasts are never-ending infomercials, infotainment or simply outrageously skanky and a...more »
This video is short and sweet. Paul Craig Roberts explains the US government's reason for instigating what is presently going on in Ukraine and what Russia should do in response. Unfortunately I was unable to embed this video, so the reader should go to the original source (below) and click the circling arrow at the center of the photo.
http://rt.com/op-edge/158532-russia-ignore-cold-war/ ------------------------------ *Russia should ignore Washington's 'new Cold War'* Published time: May 13, 2014 02:05 Photo of opening frame of video available on the original Washington desperately needs a new Cold War with Russia to ensure a healthy Military-Security Complex and to maintain global hegemony, former Reagan administration official Paul Craig Roberts told RT in an interview. *"The best thing the Russian government could do is just ignore [Washington's rhetoric] and go on making its relations with China, India, Brazil, ... more »
China and Russia tag team the US ( foreign policy edition ) --- May 15 , 2014 ..... As Russia wrangles with the US / EU and Nato regarding the Ukraine situation , note that China has moved forward with its energy aspect of its South China Sea strategy - that this is occurring just prior to Putin visit to China next week ( May 20 - 21 ) to define how China and Russia will work together moving forward on issues such as energy , trade and the " international arena " , is not a coincidence !
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Top line News on Major Gas Deal Status ( Almost a done deal ) http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-16/moscow-says-massive-holy-grail-gas-deal-china-98-ready Moscow Says Massive "Holy Grail" Gas Deal With China Is 98% Ready [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2014 08:19 -0400 - China - Hong Kong - Iran - Natural Gas - Oleg Deripaska - Ukraine - Vladimir Putin <iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0
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*Kangaroo Courts on Campus?* By Thomas Sowell There seems to be a full-court press on to get colleges to "do something" about rape on campus. But there seems to be remarkably little attention paid to two crucial facts: (1) rape is a crime and (2) colleges are not qualified to be law-enforcement institutions. Why are rapists not reported to the police and prosecuted in a court of law? Apparently this is because of some college women who say that they were raped and are dissatisfied with a legal system that does not automatically take their word for it against the word of someone... more »
Sorry, GOP-- Angry Old Racist Men Are Dying Off Faster Than Wise, Kindly Women
I follow some conservatives on twitter, mostly to keep track of what kind of sedition they're up to. But I follow David Frum-- Bush's "axis of evil" speech-writer-- for another reason: he actually writes about interesting ideas. The other day he was tweeting away about how an average of one head of state per year was assassinated between 1894 and 1914. Never too late for a toast to the memories brave activists who helped cleanse the world of "royals" from Austria, Greece, Serbia, Portugal, Persia, Italy, etc. BUt he also tweeted about an article he wrote for *The Atlantic*, The Rep... more »
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*Margaret Orr: Looking at hurricane history gives us insight into possible future activity* *Brews News: Wayward Owl Founder Talks Plans to Open Brewery in NOLA, Catnip ~Sam Nelson, NOLA DEFENDER* *Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival highlights post-oil spill challenges * *Bayou Boogaloo fighting proposed city fees ~WWLTV *
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Mystery May 17 , 2014 --KUALA LUMPUR: Military radar and satellite data from countries in the region will be requested again by the investigation team as the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 enters phase two ........... Note the review comes after Immarsat called out Malaysia for lying ( KUALA LUMPUR - Inmarsat has refuted Malaysia’s claim that it is still holding on to the raw satellite data used to lead MH370 search teams to the Indian Ocean, insisting that it has surrendered all information over to investigators here.) .... Pitiful Sept 11 th excuse comes from Acting transport Minister ( excuses for incompetence at best , covering up for lying surely possible ) .... Very rational not to trust any of the Authorities here , in particular Malaysia !
Star Online..... Published: Saturday May 17, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Saturday May 17, 2014 MYT 8:06:53 AM MH370 data reviewed again [image: Unwavering commitment: Hishammuddin speaking at the press conference. — Bernama] Unwavering commitment: Hishammuddin speaking at the press conference. — Bernama Email Facebook 29 KUALA LUMPUR: Military radar and satellite data from countries in the region will be requested again by the investigation team as the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 enters phase two. Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the ...more »
Who Smells Best
It's not just Andrea Horwath's Dippers who are acting out of character. Tom Walkom writes that, in this election, all of Ontario's political parties are not to be found at their usual addresses. The economy has changed everything: Ontario has been hit hard by the slump. Weak U.S. demand and, until recently, an unusually high Canadian dollar have crushed manufacturing. Multinationals are realigning their North American operations at the expense of Ontario branch plants. The damage isn’t always visible in Toronto. But a trip to London, Windsor, Leamington, Wingham or Smiths Falls ... more »
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War Watch May 17 , 2014 -- Libya focus ( Rogue Libyan General Attacks Benghazi Rivals, 24 Killed General Led Self-Proclaimed Army in Offensive ) ..... Iran focus ( US Faults Iran, Warns Time Is Short After Latest Talks Officials Expected 'A Little Bit More Flexibility' From Iran ) ...... Iraq focus ( Iraq Uses Barrel Bombs as Civilians Flee Fallujah Onslaught Govt Touts 'Extraordinary War' Against Anbar Province ) ....... Syria focus ( Aleppo coming into focus of fighting , Kerry announces more weapons from US to Syria Rebels - no discussion of what specifically will be provided though )
Libya ..... Rogue Libyan General Attacks Benghazi Rivals, 24 KilledGeneral Led Self-Proclaimed Army in Offensive by Jason Ditz, May 16, 2014 Print This | Share This On-again, off-again Libyan General Khalifa Hifter’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, which is distinct from the actual, real Libyan Army, attacked multiple militia targets in Benghazi today belonging to Ansar al-Sharia. The attacks started with shelling against the compounds but quickly escalated into gunbattles in the streets, with 24 dead by the end of the day . Gen. Hifter’s “Libyan National Army” has some pretense... more »
Ukraine updates May 15 , 2014 -- Donetsk self-defense forces set an ultimatum for the Kiev military, warning that if troops do not withdraw from block posts in the Donetsk region within 24 hours, they will be taken by force, RIA Novosti reported.........Ukraine unable to pay for gas supplies even with discount — energy minister ( He added that the Russian side does not have any guarantees that Ukraine would be able to pay for gas supplies with any discount.) ......... Kiev agrees to " decentralization talks with US , EU Kiev and Russia ( but not the Opposition in South Eastern Ukraine , which make any such talks worthless ) ......... Blowback from Sanctions will impact US card companies as much as Russia and note how badly the US wants Russia rocket engines for the US military ( imposing sanctions but not taking into consideration how those sanctions will play out ) .....
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Intrigue.... Russia Today Kiev protégé allegedly behind Mariupol and Odessa massacres – leaked tapes Published time: May 15, 2014 14:25 Get short URL [image: Ihor Kolomoisky, Oleh Tsarev.(RIA Novosti / Natalia Seliverstova / Mikhail Markiv)] Ihor Kolomoisky, Oleh Tsarev.(RIA Novosti / Natalia Seliverstova / Mikhail Markiv) Share on tumblr Trends Ukraine turmoil Tags Accident, Politics, Scandal, Ukraine,Violence Two leaked tapes have emerged on the internet where Kiev-appointed governor allegedly threatens an ex-presidential candidate who called for a referendum. The ... more »
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'Divisive' and 'Controversial' - Yalda Hakim on 'Newsnight'
Last night's *Newsnight *led with the overwhelming victory of Narendra Modi, the BJP and their allies in India's general election. They persisted with the "Modi is such a controversial figure" line that the BBC has been pushing so vigorously over the last few weeks, and rather nailed their own colours to the anti-Modi mast by inviting the strongly Islamophilic, left-leaning, Western-bashing, Palestinian Solidarity Campaign-supporting historian William Dalrymple to present their main report on the story. Mr Dalrymple's report may have featured a fair sample of 'talking heads' but ... more »
Hawaii missile launch tests shield readiness
[image: Aegis Ashore site]A missile launch next week from Kauai will test the readiness of a planned ballistic missile defense shield for Europe. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports (http://is.gd/mRcyFF) the launch will take place from the Aegis Ashore site at the Pacific Missile Range Facility. The equipment and procedures will be replicated for the European defense system scheduled to become operational in Romania in 2015 and Poland in 2018. Read more
Thailand to receive first UH-72A in April 2015
[image: UH-72 Lakota]Airbus has produced the first of six UH-72A light utility helicopters for the Royal Thai Army (RTA), officials at the company's production facility in Columbus, Mississippi, said on 14 May. The aircraft will be delivered in December to the US Army, which will transfer it to the RTA, according to a company spokesman. The remaining five aircraft will be built in 2015. Thailand requested six UH-72As through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process in 2013. The contract is worth USD77 million and would be the first international sale of the aircraft, a variant of th... more »
Iranian regime ballistic missile work complicates nuclear talks
[image: Shahab-3 missile]A confidential U.N. report says that the Iranian regime is pursuing development of ballistic, posing an acute challenge to six powers negotiating with Tehran to rein in its nuclear program, Reuters reported. The Iranian regime insists that missiles should not be part of the nuclear talks, but a senior U.S. official made clear this week that Tehran's ballistic capabilities must be addressed in the negotiations since U.N. Security Council resolutions on Iran "among many other things, do say that any missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon must be dealt ... more »
SA and Brazil to collaborate on missiles post-A-Darter
[image: A-Darter air-to-air missile]With the South African-Brazilian A-Darter air-to-air missile heading for production next year, prime contractor Denel Dynamics is looking to further cooperate with Brazil in missile development, notably on the 100 km range Marlin radar-guided air-to-air weapon. The A-Darter is in its final stage of development, with production expected to begin next year and the first missiles should be in service by 2016. Testing and integration has already been done on South African Air Force (SAAF) Gripen C/Ds, which should accelerate the integration of the we... more »
NATO to Conduct Steadfast Javelin Military Exercise in Estonia This Month
[image: Su-22UM-3K Fitter]NATO's Steadfast Javelin cooperative military exercise is set to get underway later this month in Estonia, the chief of staff of the country's Defense Forces said. The goal of the NATO drills, being run simultaneously with the large-scale Spring Storm international military exercises, is to practice the consolidated command of military operations of Estonian and allied troops. The exercises will be led by the Allied Joint Force Command in Brunssum, the Netherlands, whose officers arrived in Estonia on Thursday. Read more
Czechs sign lease deal for Saab's Gripen fighters
[image: JAS-39 Gripen]The Czech Republic is to continue leasing Saab Gripen fighter aircraft for a dozen years under a government-to-government agreement signed Friday, Saab said. The air force of the Czech Republic flies 14 Gripen C/D jets under a 2006 lease from Sweden, which expires next year. "With this agreement, the Czech Republic is taking a long-term strategic decision to continue operating Gripen and ensuring the continued development of its national capability," said Lennart Sindahl, senior executive vice president and head of Saab's Aeronautics business area. "This is fu... more »
U.N. leaders discuss concerns of ‘killer robots’
[image: MQ-9 Reaper]Leaders with the United Nations say they are concerned about killer robots. Specifically, the UN is holding a convention on “lethal autonomous weapons systems.” “We’re living in an incredibly important moment when it comes to the history of weapons and war,” said Peter Singer of the Brookings Institution. “Now we’re having to compare weapons by their intelligence, they’re autonomy. That’s something new that we haven’t measured before.” Read more
Unmanned Russian space rocket breaks apart mid-launch before crashing back to Earth
An unmanned Russian rocket carrying a satellite broke up and crashed back down to Earth shortly after its launch on Friday. The Proton-M type booster rocket was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0142 Moscow time (2142 GMT on Thursday). But an "emergency situation" prevented it going into orbit, Russian space agency Roscosmos said. Read more
GE Aviation rallies for Growler jet funding
[image: Mike Gibbons]The Growler jet made it to the number one slot on the U.S. Navy’s Wish List — known in Washington, D.C., budget parlance as an “unfunded priority” — and Boeing has pushed forward with a nationwide campaign to rally employees and politicians to get the $1.32 billion in federal funds needed next year for 22 more of them. On Friday, about 500 employees of GE Aviation wore black T-shirts with “Growler Hornet” in gold and white lettering atop an “18,” courtesy of Boeing and gathered under an enormous white tent to munch on barbecue chicken and ribs. Earlier, employee... more »
Jump jets on Defence radar
[image: F-35B Lightning II]Australia could buy "jump-jet" Joint Strike Fighters to base aboard new landing ships, giving the nation its first aircraft carrier since the early 1980s. Defence Minister David Johnston told The Weekend West _the Government was considering buying the "B" model of the F-35 - a specialised variant of the stealth jet being built to operate from aircraft carriers. Last month, Australia committed to buying 72 of the conventional model F-35s from US aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin at a cost of almost $20 billion. Read more
F-35B To Fly At Christening Of Brits’ Newest Aircraft Carrier, If Weather OK
[image: F-35B Lightning II]Do not expect any official confirmation, but the British will allow Lockheed Martin’s F-35B to make its first flight outside of the United States on July 4 when the country’s newest aircraft carrier is christened by Her Majesty the Queen. Apparently eager not to disappoint Queen Elizabeth, should the plane not be able to fly in the Scottish weather, and desirous of keeping the media’s focus on the majestic carrier upon which she will be cracking a bottle of Champagne open, the powers that be have decided not to confirm or deny that the aircraft will be on ... more »
It's Not a "Military Death Beam" and It's Not Getting Any More Federal Funding
[image: HAARP]The world’s most advanced ionospheric research facility has in its lifetime faced allegations of being a 'military death beam', a weapon of weather control and even a top-secret mind-control project. Now, the US government’s High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is threatened with closure. HAARP, near Gakona, Alaska, comprises radio transmitters and antennas that are used to heat up the ionosphere — the uppermost region of the atmosphere — creating a laboratory in the sky for scientists. Read more
'Newsnight' - 12-16 May
Good morning. Here's this week's list of the stories covered on *Newsnight *over the past week, how those stories were framed and who was interviewed about them. The week saw two new arrivals at *Newsnight* - the controversial Duncan Weldon, formerly of the TUC, as economics correspondent and BBC World News' Yalda Hakim [above] as presenter on Friday, plus the use of left-wing historian William Dalrymple as a *Newsnight *reporter. *Monday 12/5* 1. *Coalition row*: *"Fear and loathing at the heart of the coalition government as the Education Secretary's former special advisor ad... more »
Friday beaver - and this time it's a real beaver story
The reintroduction of beavers to the wild in Scotland for the first time in 400 years has been an "outstanding success", according to the team of ecologists that brought them back. The four pairs of beavers reintroduced in Knapdale five years ago have produced 14 young, engineered 18-metre-long dams and lodges the size of double garages and significantly boosted tourism The trial, conducted by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Forestry Commission Scotland, released 16 Eurasian beavers (*Castor fiber*) in four family groups betw... more »
trilogy covers - is it a WAR WORLD or is it a FREE PLANET - 2014 redux
"Is this a *WAR WORLD* or is it a *FREE PLANET*?" in 2013, the big question was which book of two? *now, the question We The (seven billion) People need to ask ourselves* *on a global scale, what sort of a home * *would we like for our children's children?* *Free Planet 2 - War World 2* and by that I mean, there are now two Free Planet novels and two War World novels. Parts 3 of each series will arrive some time after 2014, after which these covers will be ACTIVATED for these one-book series. I'm probably going to offer these not-yet-complete trilogies out to some literary ... more »
John Friend on CIRCUS MAXIMUS
Yesterday afternoon, I was a guest on the *CIRCUS MAXIMUS radio program*, which broadcasts on *Delcroix's Outside Radio*. Nick and I discussed a number of different topics, including the Jewish nature of the "New World Order" conspiracy, the fact that the Jewish media regularly fakes events using fabricated imagery and scripted "testimony", and the anti-White historical and cultural narrative constantly reinforced by the mainstream political, media, and educational establishment in the West, amongst other subjects. You can download the program *here*.
Antidepressants Use Up 400%: 5 Ways to Boost Happiness Naturally by Christina Sarich
Antidepressants Use Up 400%: 5 Ways to Boost Happiness Naturally by Christina Sarich Natural Society, 16 May 2014 A few years back, Harvard conducted a study to reiterate what many in the psych professionals already know – Americans are addicted to anti-depression meds. We (though not myself) pop Prozac, Celexa, Effexor, Paxil, and Zoloft pills like they are candy in an attempt to boost mood and feel better. The increase in sales of anti-depressants is up a startling 400%. *This pill-popping became the norm, even though clinical studies suggest there are numerous natural remedie... more »
Tom Hayden : The conservative fear of ‘losing America’
Obama is the first president to acknowledge, without quite saying so, that we live in a multipolar world and can no longer dictate our desired outcomes. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | May 17, 2014 The national security … finish reading Tom Hayden : The conservative fear of ‘losing America’
Zapatistas Marcos: Fragments of La Realidad I
FRAGMENTS OF LA REALIDAD I. By Subcomandante Marcos http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2014/05/15/fragments-of-la-realidad-i/ Italian translation May 2014. The wee hours of the morning…it must be like 2 or 3 o’clock, who knows. It sounds like silence here in reality [La Realidad]. Did I say “it sounds like silence?” Well it does, because the silence here has its own sound, like the
Fashion Watch: Welcome to pretty much the end of civilization as we know it -- socks with sandals
*Sure, these sandals would be hideous without the socks, but without the socks they wouldn't be end-of-civilization hideous.* *"Layering sandals with socks is the perfect way to transition seasons. It's a practical solution for spring and fall weather dressing."* *-- stylist Sara Cooper ("who's been dressingmodels for 10 years")* *"Personal shopper Valerie Halfon said she won't advise her clients to try the tricky look. 'I have to take a stand,' she said. 'I want my clients to trust me, so I need to be honest with them.' "* *-- from "Socks With Sandals Emergingas Spring Trend, Styl... more »
"Middle Class? What Middle Class?"
*"Middle Class? What Middle Class?" * by Bill Bonner "Big losses in US stocks yesterday. The Dow fell 167 points, or 1%. The start of a something bigger? We wait to find out... We have reached the age where we have to resist the urge to give unwanted advice to younger people. Just this morning, a young woman was crossing the street: "Hey, none of my business, but that's a dangerous place to cross. The cars whip around the corner here... and they can't see you because of the scaffolding." "Thanks," came the polite brush-off. And now we are about to give you, dear reader, some advi... more »
METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Central Texas environmental activists on Rag Radio
Paul Robbins, Dave Cortez, and Roger Baker talk the Texas drought, climate change denial, Texas water politics, Keystone, fracking, and more… Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May 16, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features prominent Central … finish reading * METRO PODCAST* | Thorne Dreyer : Central Texas environmental activists on Rag Radio
Ukraine Crisis Goes Nuclear
*May 17, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Reports allege that some 20 members from the armed Neo-Nazi front, Right Sector, attempted to storm the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, in Energodar city, Zaporizhia province. The Voice of Russia reported in an article titled, "Right Sector attempts to seize largest NPP in Ukraine," that: *Policemen of the city of Energodar have detained 20 activists of the Right Sector, who tried to seize the Zaporozhye NPP. According to the leader of the Zaporozhye branch of the organization, the militants were afraid that the city would fall in the hands ... more »
Hihansun wakpa oyate camp for protection from Keystone tarsands pipeline
Camp fire tonight, Friday night Hihansun wakpa oyate camp! First tipi is up for the encampment! Thank you to Paula Antoine for sharing the photos from today in South Dakota with Censored News! This spiritual camp is the most recent camp for protection from the threat of the Keystone XL tarsands pipeline. Hihansun Wakpa Oyate or contemporary kul wicasa is also known as Lower Brule. The
Bogus Test Based Evaluations and Charterization Put Hundreds of Memphis Teachers' Jobs on Chopping Block
This year it's called "excessing." Just over a year ago it was call "surplussing." A clip from the Memphis Corporate Appeal: . . . .The shuffle in schools happens every spring as principals draw up staffing numbers to match projected enrollment. While the teachers have not been laid off, it is their responsibility as “excessed” staff to work through system the district has set up to match teachers to openings in other schools. .... This is the first time that people in the district still looking for placements after June 30 will be off the payroll. The Memphis-Shelby County Educa... more »
Paul Krugman (et al.) on Marco Rubio: Today, for a Republican, "listening to climate scientists gets you excommunicated"
*Antarctic ice sheet past 'point of no return'* *Warning: In this clip there's every chance that you may hear from (shudder) a scientist. Just thought you should know, and take the appropriate precautions.* *"Once upon a time it was possible to take climate change seriously while remaining a Republican in good standing. Today, listening to climate scientists gets you excommunicated -- hence Mr. Rubio's statement, which was effectively a partisan pledge of allegiance."* *-- Paul Krugman, in his NYT column today,* Points of No Return" *"My refusal to accept the scientific research on ... more »
Libya Updates .....Coup attempt in Benghazi - May 16 , 2014 ? Fierce fighting in eastern Libya between army troops loyal to a general at the centre of recent coup rumours and two armed groups has killed at least 18 people and injured 90, according to officials. The country's top military official was describing Friday's offensive - launched without government approval - as a "coup", news agency the Associated Press reported.
Coup in progress in Libya ? Fierce fighting rages in Libya's Benghazi At least 18 die as forces believed to be loyal to army general at the centre of coup rumours clash with armed groups. Last updated: 16 May 2014 21:19 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Troops under the command of Major General Khalifa Haftar have attacked the bases of two armed groups [EPA] Fierce fighting in eastern Libya between army troops loyal to a general at the centre of recent coup rumours and two arme... more »
How to listen to music
There’s a big difference between hearing music and listening to it. On his final album, *I’m New Here, *the late Gil Scott-Heron offers this excellent advice (the formatting is his own): *There is a proper procedure for taking advantage of any investment. Music, for example. Buying a CD (or LP) is an investment. To get the maximum you must* *LISTEN TO IT FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER OPTIMUM CONDITIONS.* *Not in your car or on a portable player or on a headset. Take it home. Get rid of all distractions, (even her or him). Turn off your sell phone. Turn off everything tha... more »
Turkey Updates May 16 - 17 , 2014 - Examining the tragedy at the Soma Mine .....Mine safety abandoned to generate profits .... Protests continue as Authorities resort to tear gas , thug tactics , water cannons and plastic bullets.... Arrogance and lack of concern of the Mining firm mtaches that of PM Erdogan and AKP ......
http://triplecrisis.com/the-tragedy-of-the-soma-mine-workers/ The Tragedy of the Soma Mine-Workers The Tragedy of the Soma Mine-Workers: A Crime of Peripheral Capitalism Unleashed. Erinç Yeldan One of the greatest work-crimes in mining industry occurred in Soma, a little mining village in Western Turkey. At noon-time on Tuesday, May 13, according to witnesses, an electrical fault triggered a transformer to explode causing a large fire in the mine, releasing carbon monoxide and gaseous fumes. (The official cause of the “accident” was still unknown, at this writing, after nearly 30 ho... more »
Syria Updates- Elections/ Explosions/Raw data? / "Friends" of Syria
Syrian election upcoming*Because right now I have the time.... everything is being put out there for you the reader.* *Syria.... A round up of newsy items* The ‘friends of Syria’ aka the ENEMIES of Syria, the Syrian people & threat to the sovereignty of a nation meet and make their evil plans Foreign ministers from countries of the "London 11" Core Group of the "Friends of Syria" on Thursday agreed to offer more support for the Syrian opposition National Coalition, the ministers said in a joint communique British Foreign Secretary William Hague hosted the "Friends of Syria" London me... more »
China Updates May 16 , 2014 -- At Least 6 Chinese Cities Have Bailed Out Their Real Estate Markets In The Last Month ( According to the Chinese financial publication Securities Daily, emergency real estate rescue packages have been launched in large cities such as Wuxi, Nanning, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Tongling and Zhengzhou in the last month alone. )
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-16/least-6-chinese-cities-have-bailed-out-there-real-estate-markets-last-month At Least 6 Chinese Cities Have Bailed Out Their Real Estate Markets In The Last Month [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2014 15:10 -0400 - China - Copper - Credit Conditions - Gross Domestic Product - New Home Sales - New Normal - Real estate inShare1 *Submitted by Simon Black of Sovereign Man blog,* *According to the Chinese financial publication Securities Daily, emergency real estate rescue p... more »
Starting Monday May 19 , 2014 , Billions In ETNs Are No Longer Marginable Collateral -- this could impact certainly impct liquidity quickly as traders will have to replace the ETNs used as collateral with cash or other acceptable collateral.... what's interesting is that the recent decision by FINRA is being acted upon quickly as being eased into effect around 2018 or 2019 ......
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-16/starting-monday-billions-etns-are-no-longer-marginable-collateral Starting Monday, Billions In ETNs Are No Longer Marginable Collateral [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2014 17:34 -0400 - Barclays - CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligations - Crude - Crude Oil - European Central Bank - Exchange Traded Fund - FINRA - Fisher - Futures market - High Yield - Lehman - Lehman Brothers - New Normal - Purchasing Power - Volatility inShare2 When is m... more »
Sea of Slaughter
This documentary was made in 1989 by the recently deceased Canadian environmentalist, Farley Mowat, based on his earlier book. It is utterly excruciating to watch. Using amazing archival footage, he traces the massacre of life in and around the Atlantic Ocean over the last 500 years. Difficult and depressing as it is to watch (I could only bear it in segments), it is an incredibly important, gripping saga of relentless human rapaciousness that is applicable to many other of our enterprises throughout history, and ongoing today. It was produced in two parts that here run sequenti... more »
Two Oligarchs aka warlords take charge in East Ukraine. Biased UN
Warlords & their militias............... Just in case you thought me daft for comparing oligarchs to warlords? In an underreported turn of events,* two Ukrainian oligarchs appear to have taken control of important strongholds in chaotic eastern Ukraine,* where the momentum until now has favored pro-Russian forces. The shift is most dramatic in the bastion of steel magnate Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man. Over the last three days, a growing number of steelworkers in Akhmetov’s employ have fanned out in the Donetsk region cities of Mariupol and Makeyevka, and forced out pro-Ru... more »
Six facts Indian country media doesn't want you to know
The collapse of the media in Indian country fuels the destruction locally and globally By Brenda Norrell Censored News Indian country media has collapsed into plagiarism, rewrites, deception and fraud. Here are six facts the national Indian country media doesn't want you to know. ASSASSINATION OF LAND DEFENDERS -- Nearly 1,000 Indigenous Peoples have been assassinated defending their land,
Changes in the Land
Historian William Cronon was one of a group of scholars that pioneered a new and improved way of understanding the past. Environmental history put the spotlight on many essential issues that were ignored by traditional history, and this made the sagas far more potent and illuminating. His book, *Changes in the Land*, is an environmental history of colonial New England. It documents the clash of two cultures that could not have been more different, the Indians and the settlers. It describes the horrific mortality of imported diseases, and two centuries of senseless warfare on the... more »
Prosperity Is Always A Big Political Issue-- Lee Rogers Points To Job Creation As The Best Way To Guarantee It In CA-25
Wednesday, the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate between the candidates running to replace Buck McKeon as congressman from the 25th CD. The two Republicans in the race, Tony Strickland and Steve Knight, have basically one idea: repeal Obamacare. Meanwhile, Lee Rogers, the progressive Democrat in the race, unveiled a well-thought-out, detailed 10-point comprehensive jobs plan, meant to attract industry and jobs to the district. Immediately after the Chamber of Commerce forum, Rogers took the plan on the road "visiting," he said, "small business owners who need... more »
When the BBC call someone 'controversial' you know they don't approve... BBC News - Indian election: Narendra Modi hails 'landmark' win
When the BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27439456 describe the newly elected Indian Prime Minister as 'controversial', you know that they disapprove of him. He's pro business, not a dhimmified coward and willing to stand up to anti Indian sentiment both within and outside of India. You can see why the BBC find him controversial...
Did someone call Jill Abramson “pushy?”
*FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014* *Gaze on the soul of our world:* Did somebody call Jill Abramson “pushy?” We have no idea, though you’d certainly think so from reading Mary Elizabeth Williams at Salon. Here’s the way Williams started her piece, exciting headlines included: WILLIAMS (5/15/14): *Don’t call Jill Abramson “pushy”* *A single adjective shows how workplace sexism is alive and well* When the New York Times abruptly announced Wednesday afternoon that editor Jill Abramson was out – and offered the remarkably tight-lipped explanation that it was due to “an issue with management in the... more »
May 16: Worse than usual....
There are two items worth reading in section A. The first is on the front page"Harper unveils national conservation strategy". At first, that comes as quite a shock. This, after all, is the man who has shown nothing but contempt for environmental protection in this country. This is also the man who has done nothing but pitch for votes for re-election for months. That's what the grand and extravagant trip to Israel was all about. That's what the trip to Ukraine was all about - and his sword-waving speeches on Ukraine. He has destroyed must of our existing environmental legislation to... more »
Another Retirement Party
A long time professor is heading to the greener pastures of Not Working and many higher-ups on campus dropped by to send him off... Doug The Retiree with Paul, the university president... ...and with our boss Tom, the Dean of IT. Yes, there was cake! Tom and Max, who is the Dean of Science and for whom Southern Man still teaches as a adjunct. The big difference is that instead of driving across town to teach as an adjunct Southern Man merely walks across campus. It's *much* better that way. Al sure knows how to party! This is a great group of people with whom to work. Southern... more »
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DB, our old friend at *Biased BBC, *has caught many an incautious BBC Twitterer over the years, and he's found another telling instance today of a senior BBC broadcast journalist sounding off on Twitter in a less than impartial manner. [His scoop has now caught the attention of *Breitbart London* and, er, *Is the BBC biased?*] This is the tweet from Mantej Deol, Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC Business and Economics Unit, which caught DB's eagle eye - and it concerns a Conservative MP: Mantej knows she's been caught out as she deleted the tweet and has now tweeted the followin... more »
Note to Controversial Commencement Speakers — Don’t Quit!
Let’s face it, most commencement speakers aren’t really all that inspiring. Every spring, tens of thousands of graduating seniors, proud parents, faculty, and others sit through seemingly endless speeches filled with those insipid “inspiring life lessons,” those essential “kernels of wisdom that will guide graduates through life’s challenges,” and the hopeful “ten ways this year’s Continue reading
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*Terminally ill boy dies shortly after N.O. firefighters grant 6 year old's wish to wear a NOFD Badge ~Meg Farris, WWLTV* *Unlearning Katrina’s lesson: Bills would again make levee board a governor’s plaything ~Ruthie Frierson* *Live chat: Discuss city’s storm protection system with Tulane professor, Corps of Engineers official ~The Lens* *BGR opposes levee boards’ restriction ~N.O. Advocate, Capital Bureau* *New Jefferson Parish flood maps to be delayed by two years* *House approves bill restricting 'legacy lawsuits' against oil companies, returns it to Senate ~Mark Schleifstein* ... more »
INDIAN FASCISM RISING
Corporate fascism is growing in India with the recent election victory of Narendra Modi's Hindu Right’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which now takes control of parliament. In the video above Arundhati Roy speaks in Chicago about Modi and the Hindu Nationalists. Tapped on March 18, 2013. See the latest on the story here
DO IT TOGETHER
*It's a Jungle Out There* The cracks in the road widen as the grass and weeds pop their heads up nature has its ways Even in our darkest moments we should look to nature for answers about how to live life but we forget.... Our connection to the sacred has been severed like a lost arm or a broken heart by 'modern' life we are taught to 'go it alone' and many of us have tried but come up searching for something real and of value life can be so hard it gets lonely at times we often give up because we are so isolated and weak all by ourselves The weeds pop thru human made obstacles ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Shawn Brant speaks on missing murdered girls and women'
Post navigation SHAWN BRANT SPEAKS ON MISSING MURDERED GIRLS and WOMEN Posted on May 16, 2014 Mohawk Nation News Please post and distribute. MNN. May 16, 2014. The murders of thousands of Indigenous women and girls is part of the continuing genocide and a strategy to control us, the survivors. Girls as young as 10 years old are being snatched and coerced into prostitution, sex slavery
US ENCOURAGES JAPANESE IMPERIALISM
Japan's pacifist constitution is under threat, lawmakers agreed on moves to restore the country's imperial might. Japan hosts many US bases. Washington is beefing up its presence in the region. Joseph Gerson (AFSC) tells RT that Tokyo's militaristic ambitions are being fueled by the agenda of its American allies. Japan's current right-wing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's grandfather was a member of Tojo's imperial cabinet during WW II and founded the political party that Abe leads today.
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FRONT PAGE | Thorne Dreyer’s tribute: Maggie Dreyer played a major role in Houston’s emerging art scene, putting it ‘on the side of human rights and general soul.’
China Building Airstrip on Disputed Reef?
The Philippines accused China on Wednesday of reclaiming land on a reef in disputed islands in the South China Sea, apparently to build an airstrip, only a day after Washington described Beijing's actions in the region as "provocative". If confirmed, the airstrip would be the first built by China on any of the eight reefs and islands it occupies in the Spratly Islands and would mark a significant escalation in tensions involving several nations in the area. China claims almost the entire South China Sea, an area rich in energy deposits and an important passageway traversed each yea... more »
Is The Republican Party On A Collision Course With Their Allies At Big Insurance Over Climate Change?
Since 1990, the Insurance Industry has contributed $306,387,653 in congressional races, almost two-thirds of it to Republicans. So far this year, they've doled out $17,600,207, again, most of it to Republicans. So far in the cycle they have carefully selected the incumbents who have been most willing-- in each house-- to put the special interests of the insurance industry ahead the interests of their own constituents and of the American people. No one on this list of the dozen topic recipients of insurance industry legalistic bribery is fit to serve in Congress: This week Repub... more »
Subtlety Has its Time & Place. This Isn't One of Them
Perhaps I was being a bit too subtle in my last post in which I'd provided an editor''s note at the end. I've uploaded way too many of these fundraising posts over the years because circumstances had forced me to do so. With a disabled girlfriend and a cat to support, somehow, I've been obliged, time and again, to do things and reach levels of audaciousness that no doubt has been contributory to my readership falling off this year as it has. After all, I get begging emails and snail mails from every liberal organization out there as contrition for every small charity check I... more »
KATHY KELLY ON JEJU
*Kathy Kelly being removed while blocking entrance to Navy base construction gate in Gangjeong village* Park Jung-Joo reports from Jeju Island, South Korea: Peace Seminar of Gangjeong Peace School was held tonight at Peace Center in Gangjeong Village. Kathy Kelly gave us a talk of her experiences of peace activism in her life. She told us about people in Afghanistan, Iraq and in the US and how they have gone through the wars and fears caused by wars. It was really inspiring, challenging and also encouraging time for us. This is a poem she shared with us tonight in the middle of her ... more »
WHERE DID PRIVILEGE COME FROM: No dogma can save us from our bad judgment!
*FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014* *Part 5—The privileged white woman’s tale:* Fifty years back, in another bad time, Bernadine Dohrn forgot to check her privilege. What happened when she forgot? Because this brief passage is so fascinating, we post it for the third time: *The concept of white privilege also came to be used within radical circles for purposes of self-criticism by anti-racist whites.* For instance, a 1975 article in Lesbian Tide criticized the American feminist movement for exhibiting “class privilege” and “white privilege.” *Weather Underground leader Bernadine Dohrn, in a 197... more »
Here a Russian university professor, who is also the editor of an independent democratic left magazine and a coordinator of the Russian social movement Alternatives, answers questions about what is really happening in Ukraine. (Hint: It's not what the US "mainstream media" tell you.)
------------------------------ *Original Here* *Is Ukraine Entering A Revolutionary Moment?* Professor Aleksandr Buzgalin discusses the recent referendums for independence in Ukraine's eastern regions - *May 13, 14* * More at The Real News * *Bio .* Aleksandr Buzgalin is a Professor of Political Economy at Moscow State University. He is also editor of the independent democratic left magazine Alternatives, and is a coordinator of the Russian social movement Alternatives, au... more »
Ukraine- Militias masquerading as 'steelworkers' paid for by a warlord
And a bit of inadvertent truth from John Kerry! I will get to that at the end of the post , first, the failed state status of Ukraine. I define a failed state as:* one that fails it's citizens. * Which makes most of our home countries failed states. Ukraine's failed state status is showing itself in a manner that is more often associated with third world nations.Think of Somalia. Admittedly I love the *spin control vortex whirling * *today in Washington Post*. *Wow!* *It’s a beautiful thing, this perception management. It gives me something to take apart every single day :)* *WP:*... more »
WSJ: Japan's Abe Moves to Bolster Military
Wall Street Journal Friday May 16 page 8: "Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took a significant step toward removing six-decade old constraints on Japan's military, a move that could enable Tokyo to play a greater security role in an increasingly tense East Asia... ...Abe said his government would kick of discussions to determine whether to change the interpretation of the constitution to permit the use of 'collective self-defense'... [end] Majia here: the article ends by explaining that once a decision is made on the change in interpretation, a "cascade of changes to its defense-r... more »
Fukushima Daiichi Really Steaming This Morning
Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
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Ma's green card again
[image: Oct_Kenting_91] The green card issue resurfaced this week with a Next Magazine story on President Ma. The officially unofficial US representative office in Taipei, AIT, quickly provided a letter saying that Ma had indeed formally renounced his green card. You can read the sordid unimportant details here. The interesting thing about the green card issue is how deep and visceral it is for Taiwanese now, unlike during the election in 2008 when Frank Hsieh first launched that claim. I've been hearing remarks on it all week, from one-liners ("Oh, you're a US citizen? Just like our... more »
Watch this documentary on Sartre if you want to ...
If you do, you can apply it to your time living under harperino!
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 5.16.14”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 5.16.14”* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “Numerous wildfires are engulfing parts of California. In one county alone, in the southern part of the state, fire has burned nearly 10,000 acres. Some lifelong residents say they have never seen it this bad. Think this won’t affect you if you live elsewhere? Think again. This is really the side effect of a much bigger problem—extreme drought in the western part of the U.S. From Texas to California, at least 10 states are dealing with some form of drought. Some of the worst areas are in food growing regions. If you h... more »
CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION
Solidarity beyond borders – Building democracy from belowThe programs of austerity and privatizations imposed by the Troika decide on the lives of millions of people in Europe. Together with people in Europe and the whole world we resist the rehabilitation of capitalism on the backs of employees as well as unemployed, retirees, migrants and the youth. Together with them we say: “We don’t owe, we won’t pay!”While the European Union crisis regime builds more and more borders in order to divide, exploit and oppress us, new transnational movements are arising. We are social movement ac... more »
Crony Capitalism- The Fraudopian Diet
*Tacitus: 'The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.'* jamesMay 15, 2014 at 11:22 AM * Here's another contribution to that cause from Max and Stacy with guest who use ridicule and direct legal challenges to expose the utter corruption. This destroys the credibility that the regime needs to survive. The end is getting closer!* All we have to do is see the *'Emperor has no clothes' * Crony capitalism is rampant as mentioned in this post- *Biden & Kerry nepotism. Profiteering from the US backed coup in Ukraine*
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