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Fantino lashes out at veterans ... once again.
It's
hard to believe Julian Fantino's role is to champion Canadian Forces
veterans at the Harper cabinet table. You can imagine how he describes
those he represents to the national control-freak.
Deveryn Ross finishes him off. Fantino, whose service as a cop has
always come with some questions, should be tossed in the gutter.
GAIA PORTAL: Energetic “transitions of grace” are enabled from all levels of being
*Energetic “transitions of grace” are enabled from all levels of being *
by ÉirePort
Energetic "transitions of grace" are enabled from all levels of being.
Such transitions preclude what some would call "aggressive" aspects and
encourage direct conclaves of Light bodies.
"self"-aggrandizings are re-directed to "Self"-awakenings.
Higher Light potentials, aligned with Higher Cosmics, are re-tapped to
enable these transitions.
Formularies are re-written.
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Musical Interlude: Constance Demby, “Ocean Without Shores”
Constance Demby, “Ocean Without Shores”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl1Pn-KrvGA
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Across the heart of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies lies a striking string
of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. The chain, pictured above, is
highlighted on the upper right with two large but featureless lenticular
galaxies, M84 and M86. Prominent to their lower left is a pair of
interacting galaxies known as The Eyes.
*Click image for larger size.*
The home Virgo Cluster is the nearest cluster of galaxies, contains over
2000 galaxies, and has a noticeable gravitational pull on the galaxies of
the Local Group of Galaxies surrounding our Milky Way Galaxy. The center of
the Virgo C... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Evidence"
*"Evidence"*
"Where do I live?
If I had no address, as many people do not,
I could nevertheless say that I lived in the same town as the lilies of
the field,
and the still waters.
Spring, and all through the neighborhood now there are
strong men tending flowers.
Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue.
But all beautiful things, inherently, have this function -
to excite the viewers toward sublime thought.
Glory to the world, that good teacher.
Among the swans there is none called the least,
or the greatest.
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.
Also in singing, especi... more »
Paulo Coelho, “The Cycle of Nature”
*“The Cycle of Nature”*
by Paulo Coelho
“In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat: there
is only movement. The winter struggles to reign supreme, but, in the end,
is obliged to accept spring’s victory, which brings with it flowers and
happiness. The summer would like to make its warm days last for ever,
because it believes that warmth is good for the earth, but, finally, it has
to accept the arrival of autumn, which will allow the earth to rest.
The gazelle eats the grass and is devoured by the lion. It isn’t a matter
of who is the strongest, but God’s way... more »
Take ISIS for relief
ISIS like foes are not among stist
those we have in the West
come up against
Al Queda was bad
and for Osama to hide
we must decide
if it was Allah
or the CIA
that allowed him to abide
like the worlds baddest dude
with a world class bad attitude
for more than a decade
is a safe mansion in Pakistan
located not a stones throw
from the garden city
that was one of the few
places in that troubled
shithouse poorly planned
nation built on sand
where gardens grew
and the streets were not full
of sewage filled
If you our me
was to live Paki (Pakistan Pekoe not racist)
we would want to rent
Osama... more »
"The Road to New Beginnings: Completion"
*"The Road to New Beginnings: Completion"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"Just as new beginnings are important, so is honoring the experience of
closure. Life is a collage of beginnings and endings that run together like
still-wet paint. Yet before we can begin any new phase in life, we must
sometimes first achieve closure to the current stage we are in. That’s
because many of life’s experiences call for closure. Often, we cannot see
the significance of an event or importance of a lesson until we have
reached closure. Or, we may have completed a certain phase in life or path
of le... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Spokane, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
#TeamKey: the best left-wing team since the last one
#TeamKey and #TeamCorkery agree on one thing at least: they both want talk
to be about policies, not dirty politics.
#TeamCorkery’s wish didn’t come true however because her Sugar Daddy wanted
to talk about hacking. So, thought the media, hacking it is.
Hard to complain about their subsequent questions when they were being
taunted from the stage.
On the other hand, maybe it’s better if the media *didn’t* focus on
National’s policies, because what they’ll find if they do is pretty damned
limp – an effective vote of no-confidence in their own stated values. From
the point of view... more »
"That One Reason..."
“Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse
for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one;
and that one is his cowardice.”
- George Bernard Shaw
Chet Raymo, "Rules for Thinking And Believing"
*"Seven Rules for Believing"*
by Chet Raymo
"I was reading again recently Richard Dawkins' letter to his daughter Juliet on
her tenth birthday, urging her to avoid tradition, authority and revelation
as reasons for believing. Ask for evidence, he writes - evidence that is at
least potentially available to all. Good advice, and I wouldn't mind
passing on Dawkins' letter to my own children or grandchildren. But there
is further advice I would add.
Awile ago I proposed here Four Rules of Rational Thinking, and had some
savvy comments by readers. Let me now propose Seven Rules of Belie... more »
"What A Paradox..."
“What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin,
we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the
consequences of his own folly. With a little wisdom and foresight, surely
it is not yet necessary to forsake life in the fresh air and in the warmth
of the sunlight. What a paradox if our own cleverness in science should
force us to live underground with the moles.”
- J. William Fulbright
Paleo-Greens
An early meeting of the Greens’s “brains trust”:
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Hilarion's Weekly Message - August 24, 2014
*This is a very timely channeling for me. The energies I am feeling are
very very strong. And I am finding I am speaking my truth in ways I have
not done before with friends...and sometimes that comes off as angry, it
even feels angry - so its confusing even to me - but I think Hiliarion is
onto something as to why it feels that way. I am a finding a daily swim in
the Med. Sea diffuses the agitating side of these new energies in few short
minutes (thanks KP for suggesting that in your blog). I think this
"agitation" is temporary, as whatever needs to get cleaned out of me
lea... more »
Normalized US Earthquake Damage
With news of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake today in San Francisco, I thought
I'd provide a perspective on historical damage, The data in the table below
are estimates of normalized damage for the top 15 events in our dataset --
from Vranes and Pielke 2009 (PDF), which I have quickly updated to 2014
values. A normalization seeks to estimate how much damage would occur of a
past event occurred with today's level of wealth and development.
There are a lot of uncertainties in earthquake normalization methods, and
those interested in digging deeper should have a look at our paper for the
g... more »
Symbolic of Europe?
I hear that two satellites launched by the European Space Agency as part of
its pointless vanity project, the Galileo satellite navigation system, have
deployed into incorrect orbits.
A European satellite navigation system lost?
Ohio WIll Never Be A Congressional Battleground Until The House Dems Dump DCCC Chair Steve Israel
Incapable of learning from past mistakes; doomed to endlessly repeat them
Jessica Wehrman's analysis of Ohio's congressional election for the *Columbus
Dispatch* this morning, could have been in almost any newspaper anywhere in
America. Beltway conventional wisdom has it that none of the 16 seats are
in jeopardy-- and the DCCC isn't competent enough to understand a two-cycle
strategy for winning a district-- but the incumbents "have raised a
combined $32 million for their re-election bids-- 15 times what their
upstart challengers have this election season. You’ve heard the tale of
Da... more »
"Human Folly..."
“Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.”
- Tom Robbins
METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm, Austin Band of the Year
Austin’s acclaimed husband-and-wife hip-hoppers, Riders Against the Storm,
performed on Rag Radio and rapped with us about their unique vision.
Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | August 24, 2014 Our guests on
Rag Radio are the hip-duo, … finish reading *METRO PODCAST* | Thorne Dreyer
: Hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm, Austin Band of the Year
Fukushima: “Our Legacy: A Dead Pacific Ocean”
* “Our Legacy: A Dead Pacific Ocean”*
by Jeff Rense and Dana Durnford
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoBGBYDjxQc
◆
*"Pacific Ocean Now Dead From Fukushima Radiation"*
by Dana Durnford and Terry Daniels
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1FrscZBjhc&feature=youtu.be
◆
What's all this mean, or matter? This...
*“Fukushima Equals 6,000 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; *
*There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad”*
- http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/
Maybe it’s not “fidelity,” it’s just your crappy program.
I have eight different bosses now. Well, not bosses, per se, but several
persons of various titles that will potentially give me feedback and
suggestions this school year. You might think this is a tremendous boon to
us teachers to have a team of talented people working with myself and
others for the benefit of […]
libraries and ebooks: a good fit, but a very bad deal, or why library users should just say no to ebooks
Do you ever borrow ebooks from your public library? Do you have any idea
how your library adds ebooks to its collection, or at what cost?
The number of library customers who borrow ebooks is growing all the time.
How many of them, I wonder, are aware of how their library gets *screwed*
every time they do.
Even some library staff is unaware of the raw deal libraries are getting
when it comes to ebooks. Library-themed journals, blogs, and conferences
are filled with talk about digital technology and resources. Yet in this
deluge of discussion, there is too little exposing - and oppos... more »
Adriano Raeli - Ferrari F80 concept car - sex on wheels
*no words, just enjoy*
CNN iReport on CDC whistleblower spreads like wildfire, then censored
*Editor's Note: *Please visit CNN iReport on Facebook and write a review.
Jon Rappoport
On August 22, a user named Bobby Dee posted a CNN iReport about the CDC
whistleblower who states he cooked data to hide a vaccine-autism
connection.
CNN iReports aren’t official CNN stories. They’re “user generated
news…opinions belong to the submitter.”
Well, Bobby’s submission, as Celia Farber reports at truthbarrier.com,
rocketed to 45,232 views in a matter of hours. 178 comments, 17 thousand
shares.
http://truthbarrier.com/2014/08/23/cnn-complicit-in-media-coverup-of-cdc-whistleblowe... more »
THEY CAME FOR FERGUSON BUT I WASN'T BLACK....
A new group
has been created
'Support Darren Wilson'
the cop
who made the
fatal shot
in Ferguson
a public relations
counter-attack
the
'Strategy of Tension'
in full view
It was like this
back in 1877
Crazy Horse surrendered
confined to the rez
in South Dakota
no horse
no gun
to his name
weapons industry
not happy
Civil War over
Indian wars
grinding to a halt
huge drop in profits
new enemy needed
ASAP
Writers and artists
commissioned to
fabricate story
Crazy Horse
back on warpath
raping white women
killing children
burning houses
newspapers
across nation
carried the
false flag
sto... more »
Ghost of Sunday Classics: "Baton Bunny" music with and without the Bunny, plus a treasure trove of overtures and, oh yes, "Gaudeamus igitur"
*In which we watch part of a cartoon, then listento an overture, and then
another overture, and then --can you imagine? -- drift off into other, er,
stuff*
*A nice chunk of Chuck Jones's Baton Bunny (1959) -- from the
confident-looking start, things deteriorate pretty quickly.*
*by Ken*
As I mentioned most recently Friday night, New York City's Museum of the
Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, is currently hosting a grand exhibition
devoted to one of the giants of animated film, Chuck Jones. And as I
mentioned Friday night, this afternoon I hope to get to MoMI for this
week's "Chu... more »
Orlando Jones Modifies the Bucket Challenge to Raise Awareness for Another ‘Very Serious Disease’
*“It all seems to stem from a militarized police force threatening the
rights of people to assemble.”*
Actor, NRA member, and special member of the Louisiana sheriff’s reserve
force, Orlando Jones, has put a new spin on the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Instead of donning a bucket of ice and water, he grabs a bucket of bullets
to raise awareness to the rising militarized police state and the lack of
concern by citizens in the US.
Jones does not make light of ALS and in fact says he will donate to the
cause. However, in this video he speaks of another serious disease, apathy.
*"My heart ... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, August 24th 2014
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Yes, another Sunday, and of course another rant… It has indeed been an
amazing and troubling week around the world, so lets get right to it…
I have again been under attack for putting up the post this last week where
I came out and called the "beheading" of Journalist James Wright Foley a
massive hoax. It does seem that every time I post factual evidence that
goes against the so called Jew spew media and what our crooked governments
state, I come under attack by fools that rather than debate the issue at
hand just use ad-hominems and other slurs…. I laugh at t... more »
The Answer to Everything
What sort of world do we want to create and how do we intend to get there?
There are about seven billion human beings on the planet. The scientific
consensus is that the present levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
are going to be joined by many more tonnes over the next few decades and
that this is going to raise the average temperature of the earth by 5
degrees Celsius, producing radical transformations of climate patterns.
Croplands will shift and shrink. Coastal areas will be flooded. Local
species will go extinct. Overpopulation will bring wars for basic
resources. Gove... more »
Israel, ISIL have a lot in common
"The self-styled Jewish State and Islamic State have so much in common –
including sectarianism, atrocities, destabilization of neighbors, and
squatting on stolen land."
Full article:
http://presstv.com/detail/2014/08/24/376409/israel-isil-have-a-lot-in-common/
A Holy Balloon Bursts
I wanted to believe.
I hoped that Pope Francis was the real deal, that he was the true enemy of
predatory capitalism, the true champion of poor people. But it seems that
he's just another protector of predators.
From Laurie Goodstein of the *New York Times* comes this shocker graphically
detailing the unspeakable crimes of one of the pope's own high-ranking
personal envoys:
*SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — He was a familiar figure to the skinny
shoeshine boys who work along the oceanfront promenade here. Wearing black
track pants and a baseball cap pulled low over his balding h... more »
Ferguson: Ten Days That Shook the Country
*How the tactics of occupation came home*
by Justin Raimondo
Antiwar
The facts surrounding the murder of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old
resident of Ferguson, Missouri, gunned down by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson
police officer, are not entirely known – but enough is known that it’s
quite justified to characterize it as cold-blooded murder. Thanks to
Brown’s family, an autopsy has revealed that of the six shots fired by
Wilson, five were survivable, but the sixth – which entered through the top
of his head – was not. Although the evidence is not yet conclusive, the
forensics – ... more »
Bloomberg's Impoverished Poverty Eradication Plan
Since finally leaving his New York mayor's throne to someone far less
princely, Mike Bloomberg is spending his time jetting around the world
playing big shot with his bags of cash and, like all bullies, an unhealthy
disdain for anyone who disagrees with him. These days he claims to be all
about giving away all his dough before he dies, but if Forbes is right,
Bloomberg obviously plans to live on in perpetuity: last year he gave away
$465 million and his wealth grew $6 billion to top out at over $32 billion.
But then not many of our 401Ks average have the kind of inside track to
"ea... more »
France blasts Germany for "austerity policy"
French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg on Saturday criticised German
austerity measures and warned France would no longer "be pushed around" by
the EU's economic powerhouse.
Tags:
FRANCE
GERMANY
AUSTERITY
ECONOMY
Texas police chief shot to death during traffic stop
The police chief of a small south Texas town was shot dead during a traffic
stop on Saturday, a county sheriff said.
Tags:
UNITED STATES
US accuses Israel of targeting relatives of kidnapped and murdered Palestinian 16-year-old
The United States on Wednesday charged Israel had targeted members of a
Palestinian family whose teenaged son was kidnapped and killed in July
along with two cousins, who are US citizens.
Tags:
OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL
UNITED STATES
Ukraine Crisis: Donbass. Chronicle of Genocide
Extensive war crimes in Donbass committed by Poroshenko and his army of
murderers from July 27 to August 14, 2014. Kiev's warmongers/Zionists
continue genocide of civilian population of Donetsk and Luhansk People's
Republics. Most of the footage and interviews you will see in this
documentary film have never been shown on mainstream media of any country
including Russia and Ukraine.
[image: Ukraine Crisis: Donbass. Chronicle of Genocide. Banned on TV /
Донбасс. Хроника геноцида. [ENG SUB]]
Tags:
UKRAINE
WAR CRIMES
DPR army encircles large Kiev military grouping
The army of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has blocked
completely a large grouping of Kiev military forces in six republican
settlements on Sunday.
Tags:
UKRAINE
Clashes in Chile, as thousands of students march demanding education reform
Police in Chile used water cannons and tear gas in Santiago as they clashed
with outraged students demanding the government to speed up the process of
national education reform. Tens of thousands took to the streets to join
the largely peaceful protest.
[image: Clashes in Chile, as thousands of students march demanding
education reform]
Tags:
CHILE
PROTESTS
EDUCATION
Irish soccer team face fine for Palestine flag flown during Europa League qualifier
Dundalk have been fined €18,000 by UEFA because a Palestine flag was flown
at Oriel Park during their match against Hajduk Split.
Tags:
IRELAND
PALESTINE
You didn’t expect me, did you? #highered
No one expects the Inquisition. That’s how I feel a lot of the time because
I ask a lot of questions. Is that not an educator’s job? College professors
looking to do research in our schools: I’m onto you. As a former graduate
student and faculty member in higher education, I’ve written numerous human
subjects […]
Sunday night Short Shorts
*She's classic.*
Deputy MAC minister Chang is out this week:
The Presidential Office confirmed yesterday that the president received a
letter from former Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) deputy minister Chang
Hsien-yao (張顯耀) defending himself against an accusation that he had leaked
national secrets, before Chang issued a statement on Sunday last week that
suggested he had been forced to resign.
The removal caused the People's First Party (PFP), little more than the
faction of former KMT heavyweight and former important politician James
Soong, to make furious noises, since Chang was... more »
Real-Time Community News App in Development for Citizen Journalists
*Making the unique freedom of speech and privacy laws of Finland available
to the rest of the world.*
*Activist Post*
The decentralization of technology is a key component in overcoming
restrictions imposed by governments upon independent media. Recently, we
all have witnessed the heavy-handed approach law enforcement has taken
again the citizens of Ferguson, even going so far as to apparently use a
kill-switch during one particularly chaotic moment.
We also see how social media is often used by the establishment to gather
data and predict behavior, while our smart gadgets have ... more »
Iran Says It Shot Down Israeli Drone Over Its Natanz Nuclaer Plant
*Israeli Spy Drone Downed Near Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Plant – Report -- RT*
Iran says their Revolutionary Guards have shot down an Israeli spy drone
trying to penetrate the "nuclear off-limits area" of the Natanz nuclear
site, the ISNA news agency reported.
"The downed aircraft was of the stealth, radar-evasive type and it intended
to penetrate the off-limit nuclear area in Natanz... but was targeted by a
ground-to-air missile before it managed to enter the area," ISNA said,
citing a statement by the Revolutionary Guards.
Iran's forces fired a missile at the drone as it neared its ... more »
Ice Bucket Challenge: causes of ALS already known
*by Sayer Ji*
*Let’s stop pretending like pouring ice on ourselves means anything until
we can acknowledge the research that some of the causes and cures for ALS
already exist — none of them involving pharmaceutical intervention.*
The ALS Association’s ‘Ice Bucket Challenge,’ as of the writing of this
article, has grossed over 41 million dollars in donations, which “has
driven hundreds of thousands to join the fight against ALS,” according to a
recent Huffington Post blog written by Jose Costa.
The perpetual meme of ‘fighting’ idiopathic diseases — meaning, diseases
‘with no kno... more »
Israeli Airstrike Levels 12-Story Building In Gaza
*Netanyahu Warns Gaza Civilians After Israel Destroys 13-Storey Building --
Reuters*
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinian civilians
on Sunday to leave immediately any site where militants are operating, one
day after Israel took the Gaza war to a new level by flattening a 13-storey
apartment tower.
Israeli aircraft first fired a non-explosive rocket at the building, a sign
to residents to get out, before attacking it on Saturday. Seventeen people
were wounded in the strike on the structure, which Israel said had housed a
Hamas command centre.
"I call ... more »
With U.S. - Chinese Tensions Increasing, U.S. Sends Second Carrier Group To Asia
*U.S. Sends Second Carrier to Asia Amid Tensions with China -- Washington
Free Beacon*
China demands end to U.S. surveillance flights.
The Navy is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Asia
Pacific region amid new tensions with China over a dangerous aerial
encounter between a Chinese interceptor and Navy P-8 surveillance craft.
The strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson departed San Diego for the
Pacific on Friday, the Navy said in an announcement of what it terms a
“planned” deployment.
China’s military on Saturday, meanwhile, demanded an end to all U.S.
monit... more »
Untitled
By Capt. Fogg
It's been said so often we might as well attribute it to everyone:* "we
don't see things the way they are, we see them the way we are."* So much in
life hinges on tiny details. Things nearly identical can be seen in such
enormously different fashion and we rarely seem to ask ourselves what the
difference is. Sometimes the only difference is the way we are.
In a small Texas town yesterday, the Sheriff pulled 24-year-old Joshua
Manuel Lopez's car over in a suburban neighborhood. Lopez had an
outstanding warrant for graffiti. There was a scuffle, Sheriff Michael
Pimentel... more »
Untitled
*Drew Brees throws two touchdown passes to lead the Saints over the Colts,
23-17 ~Gary Estwick, The Advocate*
*Tropical Depression 4 becomes Cristobal *
*St. Roch Market to reopen as fresh-food retailer, restaurant ~Jaquetta
White*
The Protests May Be Winding Down, But Ferguson's Fight Is Not Over
*by Alice Speri*
An out-of-towner driving through Ferguson, Missouri on West Florissant
Avenue on Friday morning might easily have missed the signs of the protests
and clashes that have dominated this stretch of suburbs for the past two
weeks.
In fact, the signs are there: most stores are boarded up, with "open" signs
sprayed over the wooden panels that used to be glass windows. The burnt
down shell of the Quiktrip gas station — which is at once Ferguson's
"Ground Zero" and its "Maidan" — is still there, surrounded by a metal
fence that was not there a few days ago.
The area got... more »
Ditching It
http://herdingcats.typepad.com/
Stephen Harper spent the week wandering around the North, crowd testing his
stump speech for the 2015 election. Chantal Hebert writes that, before
decides to take the plunge, Harper faces two challenges.
The first is Michael Chong's parliamentary reform bill -- which would put
significant curbs on his power. Because Chong and former Conservative M.P.
Brent Rathgeber seem to be the only Harper M.P.'s courageous enough to
think for themselves, the prime minister will probably swat aside that
po... more »
Can Students Save The Democrats' Asses In November? Should They Bother?
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution is a simple one: "The right of
citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to
vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State
on account of age." After being ratified by the 38th state legislature,
North Carolina's, on July 1, 1971, it became part of the Constitution 4
days later on July 5. It has passed the Senate on March 10, 1971, 94-0, and
the House March 23, 401-19. The same day it passed the House, it was
ratified by the state legislatures of Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota,
Tenness... more »
Untitled
*UK: Public school teacher accused of sex act with pupil is CLEARED in just
90 minutes and says teachers have no power when allegations are made*
A PUBLIC school teacher accused of engaging in sexual activity with a
‘flirty’ female pupil spoke of his frustration yesterday after he was
cleared of any wrongdoing.
Russell Woolwright, 30, said the false allegations had forced him to resign
from his job as an economics teacher at £30,000-a-year Canford School in
Dorset, where he had worked for five years.
The girl, who was 17 at the time, sent Mr Woolwright a series of
inappropriate e... more »
China Demands The U.S. To Stop Spy Flights Near It's Borders. Rejects Critciticms That One Of Their Fighter Jets Menaced A U.S. Spy plane
A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft takes off from Perth International
Airport in this April 16, 2014 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Greg
Wood/Pool/Files
*China Urges U.S. To Halt Close Air Surveillance After Encounter --
Bloomberg*
China urged the U.S. to stop close reconnaissance after a Chinese fighter
jet had an encounter with U.S. surveillance aircraft last week.
A U.S. navy P-3 anti-submarine plane and a P-8 patrol aircraft conducted a
reconnaissance flight within 220 kilometers (137 miles) of Hainan Island
and on Aug. 19, Yang Yujun, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of National ... more »
Will The U.S. Send Military Aid To Ukraine?
President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister
Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine in the Oval Office, March 12, 2014. (Official
White House Photo by Pete Souza)
*Obama Faces Decision On Military Aid For Ukraine -- USA Today*
*Other analysts warn dramatically increasing military aid to Ukraine risks
a rapid Russian escalation that the USA could not match.*
Russian President Vladimir Putin — who has at least 10,000 troops on
Ukraine's border, according to NATO — "can escalate more with less cost"
than the USA can, says Bruce Jones, director of the Project on
Interna... more »
Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 24, 2014
Photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie took a series of images of pro-Russian
rebels burying four fallen fighters in Ukraine, August 18.
*Ukraine Rebels Bury The Fallen -- The Story Behind The Images -- Jonathan
Alpeyrie, Special to CNN*
(CNN) -- Working inside Donetsk presents various challenges as a
photojournalist. One of them is working directly with rebel forces
defending one of their last bastions against government forces.
Each day their defensive perimeter shrinks due to constant shelling.
Journalists need to acquire proper accreditation given and approved by the
Donetsk People... more »
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Pumps $3 Billion To The Military
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. © RIA Novosti. Микола Лазаренко
*Ukraine's Poroshenko Vows $3 Billion for Military -- Voice of America*
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to increase military
spending by $3 billion over the next few years because of the ongoing
pro-Russian separatist threat in the east of Ukraine.
Poroshenko made the comment Sunday in Kyiv during a speech marking
Independence Day, 23 years after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
He told a crowd of thousands gathered in Independence Square to view a
military parade that it is clear the separatist th... more »
Libya Updates ( August 24 , 2014 ) -- Unidentified jets attack targets in Tripoli Airstrikes on Libyan capital come after rebels seize main airport from rivals while Egypt denies taking part in attacks....... Libya airport takeover widens political split Armed fighters have backed the return of Libya's previous parliament, as the country's political crisis deepens......... Additional items of note !
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#Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies that Egypt's Air-force has
struck targets in #Libya.
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Libya airport takeover widens political split
Armed fighters have backed the return of Libya's previou... more »
Ukraine Shows Off Its Military
*Defiant Ukraine Turns On Military Display As War Rumbles On In the East --
Reuters*
(Reuters) - Armoured vehicles and soldiers paraded in Kiev on Sunday in a
defiant national day display of military power that Ukrainian President
Petro Poroskenko said was being mobilised for an historic war of
independence from Russia.
Soldiers, some due to head directly to the front where government forces
are fighting pro-Russian separatists, staged a marchpast on Kiev's
Independence Square followed by a parade of armoured vehicles armed with
anti-tank weapons and trucks towing missile systems... more »
Earthquake 6.1 San Francisco Bay August 24, 2014 at 3:20 AM PST. - Shallow Quake 7 KM deep - Felt Map, Building crumbled in Napa 50000 without power
7:45am est - per weather channel 50000 without power so far reported,
mostly in Napa area. UPdate to Twitter pictures - building destroyed in
Napa - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc72282711#summary
Region: SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA Geographic coordinates: 38.208N,
122.324W Magnitude: 6.1 Depth:
Musical Interlude: Joe Bonamassa, "Driving Towards The Daylight"
Joe Bonamassa, "Driving Towards The Daylight"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTG-bCMG05E
In case you didn't get the 'egotistical' references in the first episode of the new Doctor Who last night
The Fifth Doctor regenerates - http://youtu.be/qvAenK95PfQ
Russia signals nod to sale of S-400 anti-aircraft missile to China
[image: S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler)]A representative of Russia's arms
enterprise Almaz-Antey revealed that China may be the first foreign buyer
of its S-400 anti-aircraft missile. Meanwhile, the Russian government has
given its approval for the weapon's export, reports our Chinese-language
sister paper Want Daily.
The missile has a range of 350-400km, a significant increase on the
previous model S-300, with a range of a little over 100 km, said Du
Wenlong, senior colonel and researcher at the PLA Academy of Military of
Science.
With its existing Red Flag series anti-aircraft missi... more »
Body of pilot found after Italy fighter jet crash
[image: Mariangela Valentini]Italian authorities said they had found the
body of a woman pilot, one of four flyers who died when a pair of Tornado
fighter jets crashed last week after colliding in mid-air.
Mariangela Valentini served with NATO forces in Afghanistan and Libya, the
Italian air force said on Saturday.
The bodies of the first two crew members were found on Wednesday, and the
third on Friday. They were aged from 31 to 36.
Read more
World Believes U.S. Greatest Threat to Global Peace
[image: Mission accomplished]The consequence of Washington’s reckless and
irresponsible political and military interventions in Iraq, Libya and Syria
has been to unleash evil.
The various sects that lived in peace under the rule of Saddam Hussein,
Qadaffi and Assad are butchering one another, and a new group, ISIS, is in
the process of creating a new state out of parts of Iraq and Syria.
The reality in the Middle East stands in vast contradiction to the
stage-managed landing of George W. Bush on the U.S. aircraft carrier
Abraham Lincoln, where Bush declared, “Mission accomplished,”... more »
Kauilapele & Steve Beckow: "Maximum Danger; Minimum Risk”
http://kauilapele.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/steve-beckow-gaog-8-23-14-maximum-danger-minimum-risk/#more-30382
* “Maximum Danger; Minimum Risk”*
Posted on 2014/08/23 by *kauilapele*
This post by Steve really hit on a few items that have been in my recent
awareness, particularly the points below. I’d have to agree that we are
definitely in some type of “Perfect Storm”… namely, a storm that is
“perfect” for enabling each one of us, and the planet, to release the old,
and move forward and upward.
“…Archangel Michael on Friday… said we’d emerge from the Tsunami of Love
“addicted to love... more »
China Rejects U.S. Accusations, Calls Its Fighter Jet Intercept ‘Professional’
[image: J-11 (Flanker B+)]China’s Defense Ministry has rejected U.S.
accusations that a Chinese fighter jet conducted a “dangerous intercept” of
a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft off the coast of China in international
airspace.
The ministry issued a statement Saturday night attributed to spokesman Yang
Yujun calling the U.S. accusations “groundless.” It says the Chinese pilot
conducted operations that were “professional and the Chinese jet kept a
safe distance from the U.S. planes.”
The Chinese jet made several close passes by the Navy P-8 Poseidon plane,
coming within 30 feet of ... more »
UFO over Canada
Published on Aug 21, 2014
Huge meteor spotted across southern B.C.
India's ministry of defence reconsidering blacklisting policy
[image: Black Shark heavyweight torpedo]In February 2013, Italian
prosecutors arrested Giuseppe Orsi, the chief executive of Italian defence
multinational, Finmeccanica on suspicion of paying bribes to facilitate the
sale of VIP helicopters to India.
Since then, the ministry of defence (MoD) has been in a quandary about
whether to blacklist Finmeccanica and all its subsidiaries, or only
AgustaWestland, the subsidiary that built and sold the AW-101 helicopters
to India.
Blacklisting all Finmeccanica companies - which include marine specialist,
WASS; radar and communications special... more »
BELIEF REBOOT
*forced belief isn't real belief*"What's a BELIEF REBOOT, Mike?"
Glad you asked.
Have you ever actually 'thought' about what 'belief' is?
Or are you just going along with the herd and praising god or worshipping
his way?
I know, I know, it's Sunday, a so-called religious day, but it could be any
day of any year. The working week is something that's been hammered into
the 'working populace' like the 'belief in god' was hammered into the
mindset of the pre- and post- medieval mindset by the then-global
ad-campaign called The Inquisition.
I mean, we're an intelligent race - this is obv... more »
Iran to Produce Short-Range Missiles, Drones – Reports
[image: Qadir missile]Tehran has inaugurated four new defense achievements
by the Air Industries Organizations , including the production of two new
short-range missiles and two types of drones, Islamic Republic News Agency
(IRNA) reported Sunday.
According to the agency, the reconnaissance drone is the latest in the
chain of indigenous unmanned aerial craft which is designed and
manufactured by the Iranian defense experts.
The newest type of cruise missiles manufactured in Iran is designated as
Qadir and has the capability of targeting enemies at the range of up to 100
kilometers.... more »
Yes or No, £3bn boost for Faslane nuclear submarine base
[image: Vanguard class SSBN]Plans for the jobs bonanza are now fully
developed, say sources, despite the threat posed to the Royal Navy’s
future on Gare Loch.
The revelation has led to renewed speculation that if there is a Yes vote
next month, the Ministry of Defence expects to strike a deal to keep the
UK’s nuclear deterrent in Scotland.
In the event of a No vote, Faslane will become Britain’s only specialist
submarine base with the capacity for 16 vessels by 2022.
Read more
Understanding Piketty, part 3
Part 3 of Thomas Piketty's *Capital in the Twenty-First Century* is the
longest section of the book (230 pages out of 577), providing his analysis
of inequality at the level of individuals. Notably, Piketty largely avoids
the use of the familiar Gini index because, in his view, it obscures the
issue by combining the effects of inequality based on income with those of
inequality based on wealth. He treats the two sources of inequality
separately throughout this analysis.
The first point Piketty emphasizes is one regular readers will be familiar
with from my previous discussions of th... more »
Irradiation of face by LHC beam is better than Botox
Like other trained particle physicists, I have often been asked what would
happen if you decided to insert your hand or head or another part of your
body right to the LHC beam.
I wasn't sure about the right answer because it's a complicated
interdisciplinary question combining particle physics, radiation safety,
biology, and some condensed matter physics and thermodynamics. To be sure,
I recommended people not to try this experiment because it would almost
certainly be lethal.
*These charts of Anatoli Bugorski's skull resemble the investigators' map
of the JFK assassination scene... more »
Untitled
*Large conclusions drawn from just 3 years of Cryosat-2 data*
*Even using ICEsat data extends the series to only 5 years -- far too
little to support claims of a trend. A larger series could reveal very
different earlier changes. The report below is objective enough. It is
only the spin Warmists are putting on it that is fanciful. Note that the
report below admits that the Antarctic sheet is both thickening and
thinning (in different places) -- so any trend is not even Antarctic-wide,
let alone global*
Elevation and elevation change of Greenland and Antarctica derived from
Cr... more »
Is Florida Really The Most Corrupt State In America?
The superficial, court-ordered redistricting in Florida only scratches the
surface of the prevalent culture of political corruption that permeates the
state's two political parties. The judgment does not attempt to deals ith
anything but two tiny and blatant cases of grotesque gerrymandering-- and
that was all the state legislature dealt with. Even if the new plan goes
into effect in 2016, Florida will still be one of the most unfairly
gerrymandered states in the Union-- despite the overwhelming passage of a
citizens' initiative to put an end to the practice. But even the tiny
ame... more »
The Privatizing Agenda of Survey-producing Education Next
In August 2014, Education Next released the results of its annual education
poll. In a post on August 20, 2014, I wrote briefly on the EdNext survey
findings specific to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). I plan to
examine the entire survey more closely in a future post. However, in this
post, I will examine the folks behind the […]
Missouri situation: -"St. Louis cop: 'If I need to, I will kill whole bunch more"
*(CNN) -- A Missouri police officer involved in maintaining security in
troubled Ferguson was put on administrative leave Friday after a video
surfaced showing him railing about the Supreme Court, Muslims, and his past
-- and perhaps, he said, his future -- as "a killer."*
Watch the video and read the story here
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, "Above the Clouds"
Kevin Kern, "Above the Clouds"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJCU1eMWUOo
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Clouds of glowing gas mingle with dust lanes in the Trifid Nebula, a star
forming region toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius). In the
center, the three prominent dust lanes that give the Trifid its name all
come together. Mountains of opaque dust appear on the right, while other
dark filaments of dust are visible threaded throughout the nebula. A single
massive star visible near the center causes much of the Trifid's glow.
* Click image for larger size.*
The Trifid, also known as M20, is only about 300,000 years old, making it
among the youngest emission nebulae know... more »
"In The Presence of Difficulty, Compassion"
*"In The Presence of Difficulty, Compassion"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"True compassion recognizes that all the boundaries we perceive between
ourselves and others are an illusion. Compassion is the ability to see the
deep connectedness between ourselves and others. Moreover, true compassion
recognizes that all the boundaries we perceive between ourselves and others
are an illusion. When we first begin to practice compassion, this very deep
level of understanding may elude us, but we can have faith that if we start
where we are, we will eventually feel our way toward it. We mo... more »
Disease and 3 Recent Social Engineering "Challenges"
Heather Callaghan
Have you gotten your daily Vitamin DDD - Death, Destruction, and Disease?
If you have been online, in front of a TV, in audible distance of a radio,
then you have overdosed. Meanwhile, other far-reaching and newsworthy
concepts that literally touch people on a daily basis get "drowned." I only
say vitamin because that's how a lot of people take their media, like it's
sustenance.
While the media are dousing the public in the three Ds, which appear to be
ritualistic in nature, I'll briefly touch on that last D - the focus on
disease and the "challenges" meant for ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Wonder And Humility”
*“Wonder And Humility”*
by Chet Raymo
“My generation is the last who will remember these old Mobil gas pumps with
the round glass globes on top and the sign of the Flying Horse. Or, for
that matter, the two-lane blacktops that threaded their way across America
in the days before the Interstates. Here we see them in Edward Hopper's
1940 painting titled, simply, "Gas". Click to enlarge.
So much of Hopper's work evokes solitude and loneliness - somber loners in
spare hotel rooms, store fronts on deserted streets, Victorian houses on
desolate hills. Gas, too, captures a moment of isola... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thanks for stopping by.
Gov't Fear Factory: ISIS Is Here, Just in Time for Another 9/11 Anniversary
*Melissa Melton*
The government has been doing a whole lot of talking lately about the
9/11-style threat ISIS poses on American soil, how ISIS is like 'nothing
the Pentagon has ever seen' and how ISIS is likely already here... and all
just in time right before another 9/11 anniversary! Fancy that.
Considering it's on record where ISIS got a lot of its military training
and funding IN THE FIRST PLACE, perhaps we should all go back to the
dictionary and look up what the definition of terrorism is.
Visit TruthstreamMedia.com
Also see Senator Inhofe saying "ISIS is so bad, Al Qaeda ... more »
Startup Governments: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
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"Tears..."
“There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.
They are messengers of overwhelming grief...
and unspeakable love.”
- Washington Irving
"The Wisdom Of Satchel Paige"
“Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.”
“Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.”
“Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to
be common.”
“How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?”
"Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching."
- Satchel Paige
"In the Loop" fans provide alternate names for Anthony Weiner's planned Rockaways restaurant-and-training project
*by Ken*
"When news broke that former congressman Anthony Weiner’s latest career
endeavor would be a New York City restaurant/culinary school," *Washington
Post* "In the Loop" master Al Kamen wrote Friday, "we felt compelled to
help somehow. It's the least we could do for all the fodder he’s provided
over the years."
But, as I reported at the time ("Doesn't Carlos Danger need a better name
than "Rockaway Restoration Kitchen" for his entry into the restaurant world?"),
the Loopsters worried about the name so far slotted for this worthy eatery
plus training and jobs-creation proj... more »
“A Look Behind The Thick Façade of Civilization”
*“A Look Behind The Thick Façade of Civilization”*
by Capt. Ray Jason
"Most of the sky was clear and starry, but ten miles out to sea there was a
cluster of clouds filled with lightning. I was anchored peacefully behind a
low island that afforded me a perfect view of this dramatic spectacle.
Sitting on the foredeck with my back against the mast, I sipped some hot
sake and marveled at this exquisite display. Each burst of sky fire was
contained within an individual cloud. Some would erupt in amber-colored
brightness and others would shimmer in soft silver or lavender. The almost
Jap... more »
The Invisibles of Hollywood
"…it means… I don’t know. It means, basically, that some movies are clearly
being made by Invisibles and they contain messages for other Invisibles.
Invisibles talking to each other in ther own secret language…
the movies are signals, they let us know that others are out there…”
“Speed is about human evolution, right? It’s so obvious. The bus represents
the world. Watch it again – they’ve got every nationality on there. Not
only that, but it’s being driven to disaster by this guy who’s either made
up to look Cro-Magnon or chosen becasue he looks that way. He’s our brutal
evolu... more »
Once, We Were Angels...
We were all of us once angels, 'til we walked upon the Earth...
"Don't ask me what you know is true.
I told you that we could fly
'Cause we all have wings...
But some of us don't know why."
Fighting for Power or Building Bridges
Posted on August 23, 2014 by theozarker
July 23, 2014
We can argue “’til the cows come home” about whether, percentage wise, per
capita, blah, blah, blah more blacks than whites are on welfare, in prison,
commit more crimes and so forth. Truth is, white power is the dominant (and
pretty much only) power in the United States. And the wealthier the white,
the more powerful the white. It is also true, that white power structure
has worked mightily – from small town governments to the halls of Imperial
power that rule us all – to keep it that way while maintaining an outward
appear... more »
August 23: let's be nice....
,,,,just for the start.
Friday's regular Whatever section with columns written by high school and
university students always has some of the best writing in the paper. All
of those students have loads of potential; and it must be a pleasure to
teach any of them. But today's columns blew my socks off. ....especially
two of them who not only have potential but are already writing to
excellent journalism standards.
One of them is Aureli Pare who writes on general health. The other is
Isabelle Agnew who, particularly for this week, wrote a WOW! column. It was
on the death of Robin Will... more »
"The Grapes of Wrath" (Excerpts)
"The Grapes of Wrath" (Excerpts)
by John Steinbeck
"They breathe profits; they eat the interest on money. If they don't get
it, they die the way you die without air, without side-meat." [referring to
the banks- CP]
"The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men
made it, but they can't control it."
"It ain't that big. The whole United States ain't that big. It ain't that
big. It ain't big enough. There ain't room enough for you an' me, for your
kind an' my kind, for rich and poor together all in one country, for
thieves and honest men. For hunger and fat."
... more »
Fighting for Power or Building Bridges
July 23, 2014 We can argue “’til the cows come home” about whether,
percentage wise, per capita, blah, blah, blah more blacks than whites are
on welfare, in prison, commit more crimes and so forth. Truth is, white
power is … Continue reading →
“How the Ultra-Rich .01% Have Sucked Up Even More of America's Wealth Than You Think”
*“How the Ultra-Rich .01% Have Sucked Up Even *
*More of America's Wealth Than You Think”*
By David DeGraw
"You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been
quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country."
- Gore Vidal
“An extensive analysis of economic conditions and government policy reveals
that the need for significant systemic change is now a mathematical fact.
Corruption, greed and economic inequality have reached a peak tipping
point. Due to the consolidation of wealth, the majority of the population
cannot generate enough income to k... more »
Critiquing Doctor Who: Deep Breath
Before sitting down to watch the new *Doctor Who* with Peter Capaldi, there
are two things reasons to be optimistically cheerful about. Mr Malcolm
Tucker has said no to flirtatious banter with his co-stars. Second, Jenna
Coleman might exit at Christmas. This is no reflection on Coleman, she's
only playing a part after all. Unfortunately, Clara is a highly
problematic: an object that exists solely as a story line, from the get-go
she was a wise-cracking, ass-kicking, bum-pinching get-up-and-go-girl; a
walking, talking female sonic screw-driver whose sole reason for being was
to get ... more »
(Chump Goldman-Suks Change?) MS Admits $100B Offshore (Most Ever) Untaxed Profits (Anti-Zionist NOT Anti-Semitic) A Country of Lone Gunmen: One Nation Under SWAT (Plea For Ukraine Inquiry By Millions Urging No WWIII, Please!)
(Editor's Note: If you can make a small donation to Pottersville2, it
will be hugely appreciated as we've come under vast financial pressure
recently and need to ask for some aid. Thanks so much for your support!)
Goldman Sachs to Pay $1.2 Billion for Selling Faulty Mortgages to Fannie
and FreddieReuters Goldman Sachs has agreed to a settlement worth $1.2bn
(£723m) to resolve a US
FULL HOUSE
Lots of comings and goings at the Addams-Melman House these days.
Housemate Karen has moved to North Berwick to be with her artist man friend
through the winter. Into her space has just moved one of MB's friends and
her son. Then downstairs in an empty room a young man who is teaching math
and science in a nearby middle school has moved in.
For two weeks we have three college student guests from Malaysia, Israel,
and England visiting. The kitchen has been humming non-stop and this
morning I made a big pot of pasta sauce from all the tomatoes we have grown
and been given by fri... more »
Will Their Opposition To Obamacare Help Defeat Any Of The Last Wretched Blue Dogs In Congress?
Georgia Blue Dog John Barrow has one of the most reactionary voting records
of any Democrat in Congress-- to the point where he defines the term
"DINO," Democrat in Name Only. For 2013-14, ProgressivePunch has scored him
a dismal 27.73, just fractionally worse from Utah Blue Dog, Jim Matheson
who decided to retire rather than face certain defeat in November. Three
principled conservative *Republicans* have more progressive scores than
Barrow: Justin Amash (MI-29.09), Chris Gibson (NY-40.00) and Walter Jones
(NC-41.23). His overall voting record, for a Democrat is putrid.
That hasn... more »
Hamas is to Israel as IS is to us
I happened to have the television tuned to BBC News 24 in the afternoon
when some breaking news came through. I think the presenter was Nicholas
Owen. He did look a little perplexed while announcing that Hamas had
executed eighteen suspected collaborators.
I thought that news was very important. Evidently the BBC thinks otherwise,
because it hasn’t made many headlines.
It’s important because it clearly puts Hamas alongside IS. You know,
ruthless and barbaric with no moral equivocation. No human shields to be
seen. No sacrificial lambs. No input from Israel. Just violent and
reckle... more »
U.S. Wants to Bomb ISIS In Syria ... Maybe We Should (cough) First Stop ARMING THEM?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-22/best-way-stop-isis-syria-stop-arming-isis-syria
*Sometimes the obvious is so easily missed by those with complicated mind
syndrome commonly found in intelligence circles and governments.... -AK*
*U.S. Wants to Bomb ISIS In Syria ... Maybe We Should (cough) First Stop
ARMING THEM?*
Submitted by George Washington on 08/22/2014 17:59 -0400
U.S. foreign policy is schizophrenic.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says we need to attack the Sunni
militants in Syria.
The deputy national security adviser to President Obama says we should go... more »
The new Doctor Who
A fascinating episode: some nice interplay, some interesting back
references and a nice touch that even the dumbest viewer worked out where
the Doctor had seen the villain before, before the Doctor did.
As for Peter Capaldi, he may be fine but following Matt Smith is a tall
order. Will he be a Tom Baker following Jon Pertwee (in other words a
triumph) or a Peter Davison following Tom Baker (in other words a
disappointment). I suppose in a triumph of timey wimeyness, he could be a
Matt Smith replacing David Tennant (could we be that lucky again?
But then again, and this might sto... more »
“The Secret Playbook of Internet Trolls”
*“The Secret Playbook of Internet Trolls”*
by Washington’s Blog
"Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name.
What’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game..."
- The Rolling Stones,
"Sympathy For The Devil"*
"The reason that Internet trolls are effective is that people still don’t
understand their game. There are 15 commonly-used trolling tactics to disrupt,
misdirect and control internet discussions. As one interesting example,
trolls start flame wars because – according to two professors – swearing
and name-calling shut down our ability to think and focus. And trolls will
often spe... more »
ISIS Is A Fake US/Israeli Created "Terrorist" Group: Government Fear Factory - "ISIS Is In The United States" Just In Time For Another 9-11 Anniversary!
Lets get the facts straight here for everyone…. This "ISIS", or "IS" , or
"Islamic State" group of "terrorists" is as PHONEY as a 3 dollar bill.
This latest and greatest creation by the criminals in the US and the
psychotic state of Israel was created and is right now doing its dirty work
in trying to scare the hell out of the gullible American public and to make
the American sheep wrongly believe that an "invasion" of SYRIA is required
to squash this phoney-balognie "Terrorist" group. Sadly, again, most
Americans are now nothing more than dumb-ass mutton brained sheep and will... more »
Whistling about Corruption in the DOJ
Wordgeezer August 23, 2014
I was watching Book TV on C-span this morning and imediately made a pot of
coffee, just to make sure that I was awake. This beautiful person was
talking about the US Department of Justice, from the viewpoint of Truth &
Justice, which struck a harmonius chord with me when I was a contributor on
Suzie-Q's Truth & Justice blog. This is where I cut my teeth on writing
about the inequities that were being experienced, in these years, following
the election of George Duhhbya Bu$h. I have been Bu$h Bashing ever since,
but, of course, discovered, just like all... more »
Editor's Note
For the past few weeks we have been receiving visitors and family at our
home. Playing host while doing the work that I do .... coupled with this
blog .... has been a challenge. Fortunately .... the last person is leaving
tomorrow night and I do not expect any visitors till the next vacation
cycle .... which is next year. So ... blogging is going to be light for the
next 24-36 hours .... but everything should return to normal by Monday
morning.
What CDC whistleblower William Thompson needs to do now
Jon Rappoport
*(Note: All posts related to this story are archived here under
#Vaccinegate.)*
I’m putting this together from bits and pieces of information I’m getting
from various sources.
William Thompson, the CDC whistleblower, who apparently can torpedo the CDC
with his inside information about a falsified vaccine study, is cut off
from outside help—except for his lawyer.
I hope that lawyer knows the kind of danger his client is in.
If the CDC’s position that the MMR vaccine has no connection to autism is
shredded, the whole corrupt vaccine empire experiences an earthquak... more »
'More or Less'
I was going to do a piece on *More or Less'*s take on the BBC's coverage of
the Gaza casualty statistics. It would have involved lots of transcribing
and taken lots of time.
Thankfully Hadar at *BBC Watch *has already done it, including all the
transcribing. Her piece is well worth reading. Its focus lies less in
confronting *More or Less*'s statistical findings than in undermining the
integrity of the three organisations consulted by the programme [the
United Nations High Commission of Human Rights, the Al Mezan Centre for
Human Rights in Gaza and the Israeli human rights group B... more »
What's It Worth to Jesse Register to Corporatize Nashville's Public Schools?
In June a corporate reform school outfit called STRIVE, which is headed by
a former TFA cult member, had its application rejected unanimously by
Metro's school board. With the help of CorpEd crony superintendent, Jesse
Register, that all changed last week. From Joey Garrison at the Tennessean:
. . . .STRIVE, a middle school, is cleared to open next fall, joining five
other new charters already approved.
Board members Elissa Kim, Michael Hayes, Jo Ann Brannon, Anna Shepherd and
Chairwoman Cheryl Mayes voted for the school. Pinkston, Amy Frogge and Jill
Speering voted against it.
P... more »
A Game Changer In Amphibious Warfare?
*Star Wars At Sea! The $10m 'X-Wing' Stealth Speedboat That Could Fly
Across The Water To Deliver Troops Into Battle -- Daily Mail*
38-foot long main cabin rests on top of a pair of 12-foot tall struts
At high speeds they raise cabin above the water like a hydrofoil
It looks uncannily like the X-Wing fighter from the sci-fi blockbuster Star
Wars.
However, in fact this is the Ghost - a $10m ship designed to 'fly' above
the water on legs and deliver marines into battle.
Invented by a Maine medical tech millionaire, the US Navy is already
considering buying the craft.
*Read more* ..... more »
America's Police State . . .
THE
AMERICAN REPUBLIC has mutated into something ugly and carnivorous, not
just in its policies with the rest of the world, but in the way it has
turned on its poor. It's become a ghastly distortion according to
Charles Stross*, who commented on his blog that American police have
abandoned Sir Robert Peel's Principles of Policing. As you may know, the
London Metropolitan Police was the first
The Grocery Store Rebellion: Here’s What We Ate During Week 2
Daisy Luther
We had some setbacks this week, but we’re hanging in there with our Grocery
Store Rebellion.
At the end of Week 2, we ran out of milk. After choking down coffee
without fresh cream, I finally broke down and went to our local co-op and
purchased milk. Yuck. I really hope that our dairy farmer gets another cow
soon, because this pasteurized stuff is for the birds. According to the
sign at the co-op, it’s from a dairy that is not a factory farm type of
place, so I went with the best option I could find.
In other news, a sudden heat wave one afternoon may have wiped ... more »
Supplemental: Long ago, Lawrence told Matthews the truth!
*SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014*
*Concerning the work of the Times:* In our view, Lawrence O’Donnell won the
week with some good press analysis.
Along the way, he sometimes overstated and erred. But he won his basic
point:
The New York Times hasn't established the fact that “witnesses have given
investigators sharply conflicting accounts of the killing” of Michael Brown.
Let’s be clear. It’s possible that witnesses *have* provided “sharply
conflicting accounts.” But in its Wednesday front-page report, the Times
offered no examples.
As usual, America’s most hapless newspaper didn’t com... more »
Hands Up, Don't Shoot
Grayson's amendment to stop funding the over-militarization of local police
forces never made it to the Senate. The House Republican leaders-- Boehner,
Cantor and McCarthy-- teamed up with the House Democratic leaders-- Pelosi,
Hoyer, Clyburn (along with Wasserman Schultz, Israel and Crowley)-- to urge
their caucuses to vote against it. Only 62 Members of Congress had the
wisdom and the guts to vote for it. Members who serve the interests of the
Military-Industrial Complex Dwight Eisenhower warned the national about
about over 6 decades ago, were the ones who killed the amendment. ... more »
A Look At The Russian Arms Buildup (Video)
*My Comment*: This Russian arms buildup still does not match what the U.S.
and China have done during this same time frame .... but with the crisis in
Ukraine continuing .... and tensions with the West escalating .... I do not
expect this Russian arms buildup to be curtailed anytime soon.
What To Make of Corporate Tax Inversions
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.
Fukushima Updates ( August 23 , 2014 ) Items to consider relating to ongoing debacle at Fukushima with global implications ....... Decay of Futaba - Machi as metaphor for Japan .
Energy news......
10:25 AM EST on August 23rd, 2014 | 9 comments
Japan Newspaper: “The seriousness of the current situation at Fukushima
can’t be understated” — Report: Unmitigated radiation is pouring into
Pacific Ocean — Video: They don’t know how to stop the radioactive leaks…
we’ll never know how to stop this
08:10 PM EST on August 22nd, 2014 | 100 comments
Scientist holds press conference in Tokyo: Urgent need to share new
developments from Fukushima — Very, very striking results show radiation
injury to whole ecosystems — Significant implications for Japan (VIDEO)
02:05 PM EST ... more »
The Ripening of a Sewer Socialist
I guess it could have been worse. Bernie Sanders could have totally lost it
and hurled an imported Ferguson hand grenade at his Town Hall protesters
last weekend instead of just hurling some pretty harsh invective at them. I
guess it's easy to tell hecklers to shut up when you also have an armed
Vermont state trooper firmly planted between them and you.
You can watch the clip here.
The protesters, from Occupy and the Code Pink anti-war group, were upset
that their senator, along with every single one of his 99 compatriots, had
voted to send more financial aid to Israel to support it... more »
Intel Community Now Zeroing In On Those Responsible For The Beheading Of U.S. Journalist James Foley
Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a British man who rapped under the name "L Jinny,"
is a suspect in the beheading murder of journalist James Foley.
*The Rapper, The Hacker And The Terror Travel Guide Writer. Is One Of These
British Extremists Jihadi John? Three Potential Islamic State 'Beatles'
Emerge As MI5 'Zeroes In' On Murderer Who Beheaded U.S. Journalist James
Foley -- Daily Mail*
* Intelligence agencies hunting for identity of jihadist who murdered
reporter
* Reports have suggested Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a 23-year-old from London
* Abu Hussain al-Britani, 20, and Abu Abdullah al-Bri... more »
Europe's support for the Islamic State
"The Islamic State" terrorists are so cruel that at one point, Osama bin
Laden had ruled out any collaboration with them.
*Off-topic*: Czech readers may listen to an episode of Planetarium where
they interviewed me about string theory. The program (archive) was aired on Czech
Public Radio North on Saturday 18:05 Czech Summer Time.
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*Volcano*: Bárðarbunga began to erupt, so far subglacially, but you may
watch the webcam and it may get more interesting.
These überjerks show that when you calibrate your moral sense to the
situation of Syria, Bashar Assad i... more »
Breaking news: Eruption has started in Dyngjujökull glacier on August 23 , 2014 ! Badarbunga begins to erupt - aviation warnings for ash cloud ( red alert )
*DAILY SABAH* @DailySabah 20m
Small subglacial eruption underway at #Bardarbunga volcano in #Iceland
http://goo.gl/6OT71k pic.twitter.com/dmSmkY6d3p
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http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/08/23/breaking-news-eruption-has-started-dyngjujokull-glacier
NATURE & TRAVEL
Breaking news: Eruption has started in Dyngjujökull glacier!August 23, 2014
15:13
Photo is from the 2010 eruption in Eyjafjallajökull.
An eruption has occurred at the site of the volcano Badarbunga. At the
moment, it is still a sub-glacial eruption, meaning that there is no
visible e... more »
Go Fund Racism
Over the last several days, Go Fund Me has proven that, regardless of
its official Terms of Service and mealy-mouthing about not promoting hate
speech, racism or anything of the sort, all that gets defenestrated pretty
quickly when there's money to be made.
And, as with any crowd-sourcing corporation, GFM takes a healthy cut
out of campaigns. As with Kickstarter, they take 5%.
Now, if you do a Google search for Go Fund Me, one of the first six
hits you'll get is the first campaign for Officer Darren Wilson, the brave
white cop who gunned down an unarmed African America... more »
KIPP Memphis Collegiate $230,000 In Debt to Shelby County As State Test Scores Crater
Today's Commercial Appeal reported in the print edition that KIPP
Collegiate Schools owe Shelby County Schools $229,443.42 for overpayment
based on KIPP's projected enrollment or for failure to pay teacher
retirement benefits, utility bills, etc. to the County. There is no link
because the story has been scrubbed from the *Commercial Appeal *website.
Shelby County is asking the State "to allow it to reduce payments to the
schools to cover the shortage."
Judging by KIPP Memphis state test scores below, there is reason to keep
researchers off the premises. The state website's 2014... more »
NBC News: Current U.S. Military Policy Against ISIL Is Not Working
*My Comment*: The interesting part of this report is the admission that the
Syrian regime may welcome U.S. intervention in their war against the
Islamic State/ISIS.
MOURNING RUBBLE / FOR GAZA WITH LOVE
*Mourning Rubble*
*For Gaza*
When darkness overcomes us
And Hope lies in the past
What in our hearts sustains us?
How do we make love last?
When our weakness overwhelms us,
And we watch as children die,
How can we breathe this still foul air?
What makes us even try?
We see grief upon a father’s face.
We hear a mother’s scream.
How do we find another place
For tortured hearts to dream?
With darkness all around us
Where do we find a light?
What makes us wake another day
To strive to set things right?
What makes us dare to toil and sweat?
What ma... more »
St. Louis Cop Suspended After Radical Views Are Exposed by YouTuber
*Guilt by Association:*
Now, the U.S. government via the corporate media is attempting to demonize Oath
Keepers, a non-partisan association of current and formerly serving
military, police, and first responders who pledge to fulfill the oath all
military and police take to “defend the Constitution against all enemies,
foreign and domestic", by associating the organization with Sgt. Dan Page
(most likely a paid government agent). The Oath Keepers recently published
an open letter to Governor Jay Nixon.
Similarly, government agents have developed a new terror narrative which associa... more »
At War With Reality
http://www.shift.is/
In a recent speech to the Canadian Medical Association, Health Minister
Rona Ambrose told her audience:
“At the end of the day, for policymakers like me, it’s the medical science
and data-based evidence that must guide our decisions on health sector
regulation and allocation of resources.”
It was a remarkable statement. In October, she announced that her
government would no longer allow doctors to prescribe medical heroin
because:
There is no evidence at this point that heroin … giving he... more »
Rapper Talib Kweli Calls Out Corporate Media Coverage of Ferguson on Live TV
*Nick Bernabe | The Anti-Media*
Rapper Talib Kweli takes CNN reporter Don Lemon to task over the lopsided
and superficial coverage that CNN is doing on the Ferguson civil unrest.
The town of Ferguson, MO has become a national media sensation following
the shooting death of 18 year old Michael Brown, the subsequent civil
disobedience and massive militarized police reaction.
Here’s the clip:
The corporate media’s notoriously pro-government slant is coming under
increased scrutiny following the incredible citizen journalism coverage
showing the unadulterated situation on the gro... more »
The Special Ops Mission To Rescue Amercian Hostages In Syria Was Bigger Than The Bin Laden Raid
*The Operation To Rescue American Hostages In Syria Was Much Larger Than We
Realised -- Business Insider*
The failed U.S. mission to rescue a number of hostages being held by the
Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria earlier this summer was a much
larger operation than previously realised, according to new reporting by
James Gordon Meek and Lee Ferran at ABC News.
The mission, carried out by U.S. Special Operations soldiers flown to the
target location near Raqqah, Syria by the 160th Special Operations Air
Regiment (SOAR), involved at least 24 soldiers and was supported by
h... more »
Saturday Interview: Marshajane Thompson
Marshajane Thompson is, in her own words, a "Unison activist and general
lefty type". She lives in London with her family and used to blog at Union
Futures many moons ago. Inbetween work and her union responsibilities,
Marshajane tweets here.
- You used to blog at Union Futures. Why did you stop?
Life, work and twitter got in the way!
- What would be your main blogging advice to a novice blogger?
That choosing your blog theme will take longer than you think :) But also
to update it often and not be afraid to engage when you're called out or
disagreed with.
- Is blogging diffe... more »
Israel changes name to Judaic State (JS)
[image: With the stroke of a pen, Bibi changed "Israel" to "Judaic State" -
and appointed himself Caliph][image: With the stroke of a pen, Bibi changed
"Israel" to "Judaic State" - and appointed himself Caliph]Former Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Zionist entity
formerly known as Israel will henceforth be known as Judaic State (JS), and
that he has appointed itself as its Caliph. Netanyahu added that he will
also assume the titles “Commander of the Zionist Faithful,” “Grand Poobah
of all Jews, Freemasons, and Luciferians,” and “Child-Killer-in-Chief.”N... more »
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