Weird Al Yankovic Spoofs Lorde's "Royals" With "Foil"
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The Economy: “But There's No Inflation!”
*“But There's No Inflation!”* by Karl Denninger “Trust me, they say, the CPI is essentially zero, so there's no inflation. Uh huh. As Labor Day approaches and the usual ritual of grill use approaches, is that true? No, say people actually going to the store: "We've always done burgers in the past. They used to cost around $2 per person, but now it's up to $3.75," says Ms. Powers-Mattioli, a clothing-store and dog-spa owner who lives in Hamburg, N.Y. The couple spends a lot on drinks and music, and this year they want to keep the food budget under control, she says. "I thought ham... more »
How The Pacific Storms Of 2013-2014 Were Trashed - Rense.com
*Western drought causes Earth's surface to rise as water levels drop* By Rong-Gong Lin II 9:47 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2014 A year and a half of drought has depleted 63 trillion gallons of water across the Western United States, according to a new study that documents how the parched conditions are altering the landscape. The loss of groundwater, as well as surface water such as reservoirs, has been so extreme that it lifted the West an average of one-sixth of an inch since 2013, according to researchers from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the U.S. Geological... more »
Groomed
Yes its groomed and so many children have been taken from behind some silly message and stern authority First off I got to say how demented are you to interfere in childhood anyway not alone to do the vile things Jesus have mercy I would flame you with a oxy and acetylene thing When the flame are spent and we are looking at your skeleton we got to ask why? I do not believe in evil its just an excuse we give ourselves as animals without any infrastructure to support why Next time a person of interest makes a great case on your cellphone do not reply cause they are surely recruiting y... more »
Why I’m Not At APSA This Week
Every year at this time I receive several queries a day from colleagues, would-be colleagues and students asking me if I’ll be “at APSA” – the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association – and when we could meet up for a coffee. And every year I say, “Sadly, I won’t be at APSA Continue reading
Debate
The whole setup was ridiculous. In a proper debate – in a *properly moderated* debate – the moderator sets the topic, the first fellow then gets a minute or two to address it, the second fellow gets the same time to address it and to respond, and then the first fellow gets a very short time to respond. If they want to challenge their opponent’s facts, then they do it in their appointed time, integrating it with their planned response. Contestants alternate with each topic, giving it at least the appearance of fairness That’s a debate. It’s not a debate when contestants are simp... more »
Satire: "Nation Debates Extremely Complex Issue of Children Firing Military Weapons"
*"Nation Debates Extremely Complex Issue* * of Children Firing Military Weapons"* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "Across the United States on Wednesday, a heated national debate began on the extremely complex issue of children firing military weapons. “Every now and then, the nation debates an issue that is so complicated and tricky it defies easy answers,” says pollster Davis Logsdon. “Letting small children fire automatic weapons is such an issue.” Logsdon says that the thorny controversy is reminiscent of another ongoing national debate, about whether it is a... more »
The Economy: "The United States of France"
*"The United States of France" * by Bill Bonner Ouzilly, France - "It is another cool, cloudy day in Poitou. The whole summer has been like this – like a winter in Georgia, with hardly a single warm day. Vacationers head back to Paris with the same white skin they came with. Beach resorts empty out... embarrassed at the way they treated their loyal customers. But the roofers have liked it. No hot sun has beat down on them. We are redoing the roof of one of the barns. Alas, it is a slate roof, which costs a fortune. But at least you only have to replace it once a generation. Slat... more »
Obama Pussyfooting with ISIS
It brings back to me the Bay of Pigs. JFK saw reality and would not move and now this is Obama's moment. No need to take him out with a hard hit these days. Soft power media and the internet can persuade. Like are they the worst people in the world or not? If there are kill them all Kill everyone Are we going to now be squeamish about collateral data We wiped out Nagasaki motherfuckers and no one apologized after the fact that war Sandinista that's taking lives and making sure they have no idea how to strike back. The pressure today on Obama is extreme but the difference between Oba... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 28, 2014
*Footage Emerges Claiming To Show Russian Tanks In Ukraine After NATO Say Putin Has Sent More Than 1,000 Troops Over The Border To Fight Separatists -- Daily Mail* * Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko demands UN action over incursions * Rebel leader admits Russian soldiers are fighting inside Ukraine * US official claims Russians are using state-of-the-art air defence systems * Tensions rise in south-east of country as forces take up key sites * Ukraine calls on EU for assistance as battle for port of Mariupol looms * 'An invasion is an invasion is an invasion!' says UN ambassador... more »
Jennifer Garrison Finally Found An Issue To Campaign On That Won't Offend Democrats: Franking
Steny Hoyer-- one of the biggest financial backers of anti-Choice/anti-gay fanatic Jemmifer Garrison Yesterday, Steve Israel Blue Dog Jennifer Garrison made the case for why voters in OH-06 should replace sad-sack Republican backbencher, Bill Johnson, with her in an OpEd for the *Ironton Tribune*. Gone were the usual Garrison barrages against women's Choice, against equality for LGBT families and against environmental restrictions on fracking (her business). And there wasn't even any bragging about dislike of President Obama and for the Affordable Care Act from the failing candidate.... more »
Supplemental: New York Times triggers blasphemy rampage!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014* *How to read newspaper profiles:* At the start of the week, the New York Times managed to start an Internet blasphemy rampage. It did so with a rumination on the existence of angels. Here’s how the rampage was triggered: On Monday morning, the Times ran profiles of Michael Brown and Darren Wilson side-by-side on the paper’s front page. Front-page profiles of this type tend to be soft and unhelpful. Routinely, they include second-hand information and musings which may be, in the famous phrase, “more prejudicial than probative.” The 1400-word profile of ... more »
The Secret Message
Its work real hard and do not complain. We got tips to help you work better and lose fat. There are so many big things happening you might not be able to fully evaluate. The Web is full on nonsense, and most of it on what one would consider the go to sites. If you turned off your TV its a smart move. However on the web the specialists can slice you and dice you and make you move with greater focus. If you like some thing, think again. If you love some thing you have never experienced except on the Web your paying rent.
Douglas Carswell's Defection: High Stakes
I know it was wrong, but when Douglas Carswell announced his defection to UKIP *and* the forcing of a by-election in his Clacton constituency, I couldn't help but think "brilliant!". I imagine the prime minister was somewhat less chuffed. His terrible summer has taken a distinct turn for the worst. And as for UKIP it needed something to command the headlines again, and they have successfully captured them with style. Carswell, however, is not and won't be your archetypal 'kipper. Yes, he agrees with the party's europhobia and wants to see a little Britain paddle out into the mid-At... more »
This Rant about wage slavery is not Racist
Hongkong is an Ayn Rand dream and nightmare for the majority who live there. Land has been used by the oligarchy and politically connected to bled the masses. It is estimated in some studies that 80% of Hong Kong's six million residents pay more than 50% of their income in rent. Worse still owning something not even in the clouds. These fuckers have taken over Vancouver and are moving in on Toronto. Steve Harper stop the milquetoast defense of the Arctic and give us some Singapore in Toronto and Vancouver!
President Obama Will Be Giving A Live Statement From The White House Briefing Room At 16:00 EST (After His NSC Meeting)
President Barack Obama holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) *WNU Editor:* The statement can be* seen here*.
How Many Russian Soldiers Are Fighting In Ukraine?
*Over 1,000 Russian Soldiers Join Fight, NATO Says -- New York Times* WASHINGTON — NATO released photographs on Thursday that it said shows Russian artillery units operating in Ukraine, and asserted that more than 1,000 Russian soldiers had now joined the separatists fighting there against the Ukrainian armed forces. “Over the past two weeks we have noted a significant escalation in both the level and sophistication of Russia’s military interference in Ukraine,” said Brig. Gen. Nico Tak of the Netherlands, a senior officer in NATO’s military command. “The satellite images release... more »
Updates On Iraq [8:28.14] Washington Tries To Rally Same Allies That Propped Up ISIS To Defeat ISIS; Iran Puts Its Weight Behind Western-Backed Al-Abadi; EU Changes Its Policy
*Photo Source: AFP/GETTY.* *1. An excerpt from, "Islamic State: Arab leaders reluctant to heed US call for 'allies against Isis': Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan know dangers of Isis but tribal ties and fears of boosting Syria's Assad are prompting caution" by Ian Black, The Guardian, August 27, 2014:* *No one is falling over themselves to respond to Barack Obama's quest for a new "coalition of the willing" to attack the jihadis of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria – least of all, it seems, the Arab governments that are most immediately threatened by its brutal, border-demolishing a... more »
2009 $134 billion US Bond Mystery - solved
By GrandeLander Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:48 PM http://grandelander.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10100691-134-billion-us-bond-mystery-solved As an investigator investigating frauds for the last 20 years, this is really no mystery. Since June 8, 2009 when 2 Japanese were caught at the border between Italy and Switzerland with $134 billion worth of US bonds, there have been numerous speculations of all sorts but no logical answers. Any whistleblower would face imminent death threats as Ben Fulford and David Wilcock would tell you. “Italy’s financial police (Guardia italiana di Finanza) h... more »
Wild Bill asks: Did the feds pay the rioters in Ferguson, defends Michelle Malkin, and dumps on Alex Jones...
*asking questions that need answers.* Disclaimer: I'm not a huge fan of Michelle Malkin, who, through the lucky founding of Hot Air, has been thrust onto the national scene. I find her to be shrill and, well, call me silly, but somewhat unladylike. I gravitate more toward the Phyllis Schlafly and Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt types to inform me. Both of these women are intelligent, well-educated, and able to present their views without screeching and flapping their hands about. This is not to say that Michelle Malkin is not a good person or not smart. She's, no doubt, both. I ju... more »
Russia moves into the Ukranie
I really hopes it never came to that. Nevertheless we got no business in that business Good guys are hard to find and in this struggle nothing has changed.
CO2-Correlated Global Warming Only Occurred 1976 - 1989/90
As a non-climate scientist (a general physicist), I try to show only the most obvious examples of incompetence and/or fraud in the consensus climate science underlying the "global warming" scare stories touted by all of our trusted, supposedly authoritative institutions. I disproved the "greenhouse effect" with a simple Venus/Earth temperatures comparison; I showed that US temperatures have been falsely adjusted according to the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (which fraudulently FORCES the dependence of those temperatures upon carbon dioxide). I also long ago realized tha... more »
U.S. Accuses Russia Of "Outright Lying" On Its Military Activity In Ukraine
*U.S. Says Russia Has 'Outright Lied' About Ukraine -- USA Today* The U.S. told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Thursday that Russia has "outright lied" over its military activity in Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting the Ukrainian armed forces. "Russian soldiers, tanks and air defense have supported and fight alongside separatists as they open a new front in a crisis manufactured and fueled by Russia," Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. told the council. Power noted that it was not the first time that Russia has been called to ... more »
SD Chargers broadcaster suspended over "anti-Semitic" joke
Former San Diego Chargers football player and current Charger radio analyst and broadcaster Hank Bauer has been "suspended from announcing the team’s final preseason game for invoking a Jewish stereotype in an exchange with his on-air colleague," the *Jewish Telegraph Agency* reported today. In the waning moments of Aug. 24th’s Chargers-49ers preseason football game, play-by-play man Josh Lewin said if he were paying to attend he would not have left early, as many fans did, because of the high price of the tickets. Bauer responded, “You know how copper wire was invented? Somebody dr... more »
Iraq Officials Are Reporting That An Israeli Drone Has Crashed Near Baghdad Airport
Israeli Drone (illustrative) Photo: REUTERS *Iraqis Say Israeli Drone Crashes Near Baghdad Airport -- Times of Israel* UAV reported to be a Hermes 450, the same kind of craft Iranians claim to have shot down earlier in the week An Israeli drone reportedly crashed in Iraq Wednesday near Baghdad airport and was quickly recovered by US personnel on the ground, according to a story on the Lebanese-based Al-Mayadeen satellite news channel. Citing unnamed Iraqi sources, the TV station alleged that the US embassy in Iraq sent a team to gather up the drone’s remains. Iraqi police and secu... more »
Hold Your Booing--Michelle Rhee Has Left the Stadium
One of the employees from Michelle First sent out an email to subscribers that included this observation: "In the end, Michelle’s critics weren’t demonizing her because they were horrible people." How true. The real reason is that *Michelle* is a horrible person! A farewell from Salon, with an assessment of Rhee's legacy.
World Health Organization: West Africa Ebola Outbreak Could Infect 20,000 People
*Ebola Virus Could Infect 20,000 Before Outbreak Is Over, World Health Organization Says -- Washington Post* The worst Ebola outbreak in history is only getting worse. The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the outbreak that has ravaged West Africa could infect 20,000 people before it is over. With 1,552 deaths recorded so far, the virus is certain to claim more lives than all of the previous Ebola outbreaks combined. At least 3,069 people are believed to have been infected in the current outbreak, but WHO officials believe that the real tally is far higher. “[I]n ma... more »
Untitled
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IMO
You could be doing anything else right now, any wonderful, fun, mind expanding thing. Yet you are not, you are reading these words. So they better be worth it. We find ourselves in such an incredible moment of history, there are words everywhere talking about it, competing for your attention. Which ones you choose will flavor your day and color your picture of our global story. Try as I might NOT to bias these words with any particular slant, it happens. Regardless of what name I call it, you are reading only my opinion. Now if you agree on some level, you may look this blog...more »
Al Qaeda Linked Syrian Rebels Have Detained 43 U.N. Peacekeepers On The Golan Heights
*BBC* *UN Peacekeepers Detained in Syria -- Voice of America* The United Nations said Thursday 43 of its peacekeepers had been captured by an armed group on the border with Syria and Israel, and another 81 are unable to leave their positions near the border crossing. Militants with the Islamist al-Nusra front on Wednesday stormed the border post. It was unclear who was holding the U.N. personnel. In a statement, the U.N. said it was making every effort to secure the release of its peacekeepers and restore freedom of movement for the others. *Read more* .... *More News On Reports ... more »
New Video Shows ISIS Forcing 250 Captured Syrian Soldiers To Be Stripped To Their Underwear And Led Into The Desert For A Mass Execution
*ISIS Slaughter Continues As 250 Soldiers Captured At Syrian Airbase Are Stripped Then Led To The Desert For Mass Execution -- Daily Mail* * WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT * Startling footage of vast pile of bodies circulated today on social media * Men in only their underwear form a long line stretching across the desert * Islamic State fighter said men were from Tabqa air base, captured this week * Human Rights Watch described shocking video as 'another ISIS war crime' Sickening footage appears to show Islamic State militants parading around 250 captured soldiers through the desert in t... more »
Watch "Dr. Husam Zomlot: Israel 'fabricated' beheading and Holocaust
Dr. Husam Zomlot is not your average Palestinian, he's a senior Fatah official, a Scholar in Residence at Garvald, a Middle East Consultant to the Oxford Research Group and former Palestinian representative to UK. This is Holocaust denial from the top of Fatah PLO http://youtu.be/mThsACsiAdE
Joan Rivers, 81, is in 'critical condition after she stopped breathing during throat surgery'
I hear that Joan Rivers is in a critical condition at a New York hospital after she stopped breathing during surgery on her throat. This is according to NYPD sources via TMZ. The 81-year-old was having surgery on her vocal chords at a clinic in Manhattan when she apparently suddenly stopped breathing during the procedure. She was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital, where doctors are believed to be trying to save her life. A funny lady and great supporter of Israel. Be strong Ms Rivers.
How to Assemble an Egg Roll
Since we have started our egg roll obsession in our house, one of the questions I get asked the most is how we assemble the egg rolls. Use the infographic below to help in assembling any of our egg rolls including the Eggtastic Egg Rolls, Chicken and Kale Egg Rolls, BBQ Taquito Egg Rolls or yesterday's Steak and Mushroom Egg Rolls. Now get cookin'. [image: post signature]
$1,000 Back to School Cash Giveaway
Today I am partnering with some awesome bloggers and iMyne, a site that allows you to donate your cash back incentives to charitable organizations, to bring you a chance to win $1,000. Read below for more information in iMyne and your chance to win! [image: iMyne-Logo] Did you know you can shop, earn, and donate all at once? You are already shopping online or on your mobile devices, so why not donate to a good cause while doing so. iMyne allows you to do just that. Many of the retailers you already know and love actually offer money back as an incentive to shop their sites, but these... more »
ISIS = Smoke & Mirrors. Giving cover now for strikes on Syria
*Finally, the post I have been wanting to get to!* *We have to realize that ISIS is the smoke and mirrors to the ME reshape.* *ISIS is the deception. The distraction. While we are spoon fed the ISIS soma, NATO headed by the US, in cahoots with Israel and the GCC nations reorder the globe to suit their agenda * * If you don't understand the metaphor- This definition will do* *Smoke and mirrors* is a metaphor for a deceptive, fraudulent or insubstantial explanation or description. The source of the name is based on magicians' illusions, where magicians make objects appear or disappear ... more »
Thursday APSA Linkage
Many of your Ducks are descending upon DC for the annual APSA conference which is appropriately timed at the beginning of the academic year and the school year. I know I have been looking forward to starting the semester completely shattered from slogging through revisions on papers. It’s all the more pleasing when my two panels Continue reading
What Does Fate Have In Store For Marco Rubio?
2016 is probably not going to be a good year for former Tea Party darling Marco Rubio. He's never faced a well-armed Democrat before and slipped into the Senate with less than half the votes cast. In 2010, the Democrats had put up a token candidate-- Kendrick Meek-- to help turn out African-American voters in their failed attempt to win the gubernatorial race with another weak candidate, Alex Sink and Meek, a puppet of Debbie Wasserman Schultz, came in a distant third, behind "Independent-Republican" Charlie Crist. In 2016, Rubio will probably face the most politically astute and ... more »
August 28: TandT misses story of the year! August 27 was my birthday.
Otherwise, it was a very ordinary day for the Irving press. Section A had nothing in it. Typical was a front page story that Moncton returning offices are ready for early-bird voters. Well, yeah. They're supposed to be. It they aren't, then that's a story. But if they are ready, what's the story? World news amounted to two and a half pages.- and half of it Canadian. But at least the world seemed to be headed for better times with peace initiatives in the Middle East and in Ukraine. (More on that later.) The only jarring note came on C10, when Harper blustered about dealing with any...more »
Are You Brushing Your Teeth with a Carcinogenic Endocrine Disruptor?
Melissa Melton Some very damning evidence has come forward that the ingredient triclosan, originally registered as a pesticide but used in more modern times in a wide array of hygiene products, is an endocrine disruptor that may also cause other health issues like cancer, thyroid dysfunction, and infertility just to name a few. Now that this has come to light, Colgate still refuses to remove the compound from its number one best-selling toothpaste, Total. After all, the company spent $38 million dollars and ten years getting it approved. In fact, Colgate continues to laud its FDA...more »
Mind Control Scientists Turn Off Emotional Link to Memories
Nicholas West It is becoming increasingly clear that advancements in genetics and neuroscience are leading toward direct methods of mind control. An array of hi-tech methods have been announced - magnetic manipulation via "neural dust," high-powered lasers, and using light beamed from outside the skull. As a result, scientists are making bold claims that they can alter the brain even to the extent of turning off consciousness altogether. But it is memory research that might be among the most troubling. As I've previously stated in other articles, our memories help us form our id... more »
Russia Is Invading Ukraine Right Now
*Let's Be Clear About This: Russia Is Invading Ukraine Right Now -- Max Fisher, VOX* There are two things happening between Ukraine and Russia right now. First, Russian and Ukrainian leaders are meeting in Belarus to negotiate a peace deal in the Ukrainian conflict that Russia insists it has nothing to do with. Second, Russian military forces are crossing the border into Ukraine in what is clearly a hostile invasion and act of war. That includes Russian artillery, Russian tanks, Russian-trained irregular forces, and even uniformed Russian soldiers who have admitted on camera that ... more »
Russia's Ruble Collapsed When News On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Hit The Wires
Charts: Bloomberg *Russian Ruble Tumbles To Record Low Against Dollar -- Zero Hedge* The Russian Ruble has collapsed this morning to its weakest against the USDollar on record. The drop - similar in size to the drop when US and Europe unleashed Sanctions 3.0 - has sent USDRUB to 36.89. Russian stocks are down 2.2% this morning - biggest drop in 3 weeks - and Russian bonds are weaker (10Y +20bps back above 5%). We can't help but think somewhere Shinzo Abe is getting ideas about how to really devalue his nation's currency to competitiveness... *Read more* .... *My Comment*: This is... more »
Is America Becoming a Third World Country?
Anthony Freda Art Ted Baumann I often ask myself: “Is America becoming a Third World country?” I’ve traveled all over the world and seen the ins and outs of developed and undeveloped nations, observing economic and political structures that work and many that don’t. And what I too often see in the Third World — it’s that fair and equal treatment under the law often goes amiss. And it’s what’s lying beneath the surface in American politics — the nefarious deals made between corporations and the politicians that are supposed to keep them in check — that makes me think the Third Wo... more »
Getting Inside the Mind of Mainstream Media
Bernie Suarez Mainstream media's lies, deceit, and propaganda are being dramatically exposed in real-time at an alarming rate. Anyone following alternative media knows what I'm talking about. Is it me or does it seem like the MH17 false flag happened years ago? We can see that false flags which are quickly exposed and blown wide open end up dropping to the bottom of mainstream media news. We're seeing the pattern over and over again, so isn't it time we sharpen our skills and start predicting the mainstream media lies and propaganda before it happens? For those of us fully awaken... more »
The Time Is Ripe For A False-Flag Attack On American Soil
Brandon Smith Government engineered false-flag terrorism is a historically established fact. For centuries, political and financial elites have been sinking ships, setting buildings on fire, assassinating diplomats, overthrowing elected leaders, and blowing people up, then blaming these disasters on convenient scapegoats so that they can induce fear in the public and transfer more power to themselves. Skeptics might argue whether certain calamities have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt to be false-flag events, but no one can argue that such tactics have not been used by the ... more »
President Obama's Vacation Is Now Over: He Will Be Meeting With His National Security Council In The Situation Room This Afternoon At 16:00 EST
President Barack Obama meets in the Situation Room with his national security advisers, Saturday, August 31, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) *Obama Meeting With National Security Council in Situation Room This Afternoon -- Weekly Standard* After news broke this morning of Russia furthering its invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced that President Obama will meet with the National Security Council later this afternoon in the Situation Room: Later in the afternoon, the President will meet with members of the National Security Council in the Situation Room. Th... more »
New Satellite Pictures Shows Russian Combat Troops Inside Ukraine
*New Satellite Imagery Exposes Russian Combat Troops Inside Ukraine -- The United States Mission To NATO* Mons, BELGIUM – NATO released new satellite images on Thursday, 28 August 2014, that show Russian combat forces engaged in military operations inside the sovereign territory of Ukraine. The images, captured in late August, depict Russian self-propelled artillery units moving in a convoy through the Ukrainian countryside and then preparing for action by establishing firing positions in the area of Krasnodon, Ukraine. Dutch Brigadier General Nico Tak, director of the Comprehens... more »
My Analysis And Commentary On The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
My worst fears are now being realized. Since the beginning of the revolution in Ukraine .... starting with the overthrow of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych .... I have always stated in this blog that my worst fears was a situation in which Ukrainian nationalists would impose an environment that would make the Russian dominated eastern part of the country rise in a revolt that would culminate into a civil war and a Russian intervention. Sadly .... 6 months later .... this is exactly what is happening today. The situation in eastern Ukraine is now one of anarchy, indisc... more »
A Positive Response
Here's a nice little essay from "Common Dreams" - "It's Time for a Post-Piketty Vision of Shared Wealth." It praises Thomas Piketty for exposing the lie of neo-liberalism, that reduced inequality is a natural result of "free-market" industrial capitalism, and for showing how it is politics that reducing inequality, not markets. Far from creating ‘a rising tide that lifts all boats’, however, Piketty’s update of the Kuznets curve shows that a capitalist economy driven by market forces was not the reason behind the reduction in inequality in the post-war period. Rather, this was due t... more »
Chess Break
I am heading off to play in a strong chess tournament, so no posts until after Labor Day. Have a great holiday weekend!
Understanding Piketty, part 4
We now come to the exciting conclusion of Thomas Piketty's monumental work, *Capital in the Twenty-First Century*. This is not an exaggeration: the final part of the book contains findings that I consider to be simply bombshells in their significance. In Part 4, "Regulating Capital in the Twenty-First Century," Piketty calls for a new "social state" for the new century, as well as a new way of taxing, a progressive tax on capital. Highlighting the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Sweden as representative, he shows that all followed similar trends in taxation. Until Wor... more »
UN Security Council meeting at Lithuania's request- Separatists take strategic town!
*UPDATED!* The UN Security Council is preparing to meet in emergency session on the growing crisis in Ukraine. Diplomats said Thursday that the council will meet at 2 p.m. at the request of *Lithuania.* *Lithuania, of course, brings to mind F the EU Nuland and her neocon husband Robert Kagan* *Why this sudden concern?* *Strategic town taken by Separatists* was the original headline.... as sent to me This advance connects Crimea to the Eastern separatist region- hence the concern of Lithuania *Novoazovsk, which lies along the road connecting Russia to* the Russia-annexed *Crimea... more »
CNN Publishes Psyops Story Denying Vaccine-Autism Link
Watch the CNN coverup here Sayer Ji CNN just dropped the bomb many of us have been waiting for: pure denial. They have been waiting patiently for the journal -- *Transactional Neurodegeneration* -- which published the historical study on the link between autism and MMR vaccine to retract, redact and otherwise deny the truth of the study. For the record, we contacted the editor-in-chief of Transactional Neurodegeneration, Professor Shengdi Chen tonight, with this communication: Professor Shengdi Chen, Your recent decision to remove Dr. Hooker's article published in your journal*... more »
The Monopoly of the Government Education Cartel
James Hall Learning is a noble pursuit, but the ancient Greek text is one of the few places where the Socratic Method survives. Sanctioned political doctrine of required thinking is the mainstay in today’s august temples of purification. Forget about a classroom, the curriculum core of New Age studies has no room for the classics, much less instructions into the process of thinking itself. Except, of course for the need to electronically check off the loan applications and assign grants to the business office. In the end, university is big business and developing intelligent gradu... more »
NATO SECURITY STATE ADVANCING ON RUSSIA
The President of Ukraine (Poroshenko) has accused Russia of deploying troops in East Ukraine. That's as anti-government self-defense forces launch a counter-offensive and advance on key areas in the southeast. RT is joined by Tony Gosling, an investigative journalist on the unfolding Ukrainian crisis.
Gazonto . . .
Imagine if Stevie hammered the GTA like the Israelis have hammered Gaza? Toronto filmmaker John Greyson's efforts to give us a better and more personalized feel for how the bombing of Gaza would look, feel, and play itself out for all us ordinary citizens if it was happening right here in good old T.O. instead.
Russian Media Is Slowly Starting To Report That Russia Has Invaded Ukraine
The story has been missing from the front pages of Russian papers but is prominent in Ukrainian publications. *Russian Media Report 'Invasion Of Ukraine' -- BBC* Reports that Russian troops are intervening directly in the fighting in south-east Ukraine have started to appear in Russian media, despite repeated denials from the Kremlin. Newspapers and websites are quoting mainly Ukrainian and Western media reports about a Russian invasion, but some have also started to ask whether Moscow is now "fighting a war". Many Russian social media users, however, say they have no doubt that ... more »
POOR, POOR POROSHENKO
Poor poor Poroshenko the chocolate king oligarch from Ukraine made ruler by US-NATO His job? "to do what he's told" Ukraine is an instrument to start war with Russia Reports in recent days *Russia invades* *Ukraine* come as self-defense forces in the east are defeating Kiev's Nazi-backed army US-NATO needs pretext "to protect and defend" their project in Ukraine a NATO base right on the Russian border would be ideal Final solution is balkanization of Russia break it into pieces so fossil fuel extraction corporations can get at their nat gas and the resources in the Arctic Russia ha... more »
Russian Military Forces Are Now Fighting In Ukraine -- News Updates August 28, 2014
*Ukrainian President Accuses Russia Of Military Invasion And Demands Action By The UN Hours After Separatist Leader Says Putin's Troops Are Fighting Alongside Them -- Daily Mail* * Petro Poroshenko cancels trip to Turkey at last minute over incursion * He calls for urgent meeting of UN Security Council to address issue * Adviser calls on president to impose martial law in war-torn country * US official claims Russians are using state-of-the-art air defence systems * Rebel leader admits Russian soldiers are fighting inside Ukraine Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko today accused Russ... more »
METAPHORS AND FACTS: From Nerdland, professor responds to Klein!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014Part 4—The quality of our discourse:* We wouldn’t have written Joe Klein’s piece ourselves. In fact, we *didn’t* write it. That said, it isn’t gigantically hard to see what Klein was saying. For background, see yesterday's post. We’d say that Klein made two different points. Given the way our discourse works, that’s often one too many. We’d say that Klein made these two claims. We’re paraphrasing: *Joe Klein’s two points (paraphrased):* 1) The story of Michael Brown’s death is more complex than it seemed at first. 2) There are cultural problems in black A... more »
A Nice Application of the Coase Theorem
From Josh Barro.
UN Security Council Urges Probe Into Downing of Helicopter in South Sudan
[image: UNMISS Mi-8 AMT]The UN Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to Russia's press statement proposal, urging "a swift, through and transparent investigation" into the downing of a UN helicopter, which killed three Russian crew members and injured one in South Sudan. “The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest term the downing near Bentiu, Unity State, in South Sudan on August 26, 2014 of an UNMISS Mi-8 AMT helicopter performing a cargo flight to the area with four Russian crew members, three of whom were killed and one severely injured,” said in the ... more »
IAF resumes flying of Dhruv copters after Sitapur crash
[image: Dhruv ALH]The Indian Air Force has resumed flying of the indigenous Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) after completing a fleet inspection following a crash in Uttar Pradesh on July 25. The IAF temporarily suspended ALH operations after manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recommended certain checks, which were carried out. The entire exercise took almost a month. IAF sources said the ALH fleet was given the go-ahead to resume operations on Friday. An inspection team checked all the 40 Dhruvs flying with the IAF. Read more
Raytheon delivers first Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles to US Navy
[image: RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile system]Raytheon Company delivered the first Block 2 variant of its Rolling Airframe Missile system to the U.S. Navy as part of the company's 2012 Low Rate Initial Production contract. RAM Block 2 is a significant performance upgrade featuring enhanced kinematics, an evolved radio frequency receiver, and an improved control system. "As today's threats continue to evolve, RAM Block 2's enhanced features give an unfair advantage to naval warfighters across the globe," said Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon Missile System's Naval and Area... more »
Pilot Missing After F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes in Virginia
A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15C fighter crashed and burned Wednesday morning in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, shortly after the pilot reported an emergency. “There is an ongoing rescue mission," Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, said at n afternoon press conference. “At this time we have no had contact with our pilot." It was unknown if the pilot, who was very experienced, managed to eject from the single-seater plane before crashed, leaving a deep crater and a large field of debris. Read more
I and Other Philosophers/Bioethicists Criticise Richard Dawkins' Tweets and Statements on Abortion and Down Syndrome
[image: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/28/richard-dawkins-would-fail-philosophy-101.html] So, I don't think anyone missed Richard Dawkins' recent ill-considered and inconsiderate tweet – in response to a personal, cautious reflection by a follower – that abortion of foetuses with Down Syndrome is morally obligatory, as well as the storm of outraged reactions to that and Dawkins' own retrospective apology and defence of his statements. Some reports are here, here, here and here. And Dawkins' own statement of apology and defence is here. Now, in an article by Elizabe... more »
Editor's Note On Claims That Russian Forces Have Invaded Ukraine
Sorry for the absence of posts but I have been on the phone/skype/texting since early this morning on getting more news/details/info on reports that Russian forces are now in the fight against Ukrainian forces. I will be posting a summary of recent reports as well as my own analysis on what is happening within the hour.
Little Eva Moves to Wall Street
from Juan Gonzalez at the Daily News: Eva Moskowitz, the firebrand chief of the city’s fastest growing charter chain, isn’t just backed by Wall Street, she’s officially moved there — with Wall Street-type salaries to boot. Last November, Moskowitz, who for years boasted of opening her Success Academy Charter Schools in the city’s poorest neighborhoods, quietly shifted her corporate headquarters from Central Harlem to 95 Pine St. (aka 120 Wall St.). The new offices will cost her organization $31 million over 15 years, according to its most recent financial report. The same report s... more »
Ignorance Is Strength
http://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/ The central theme of Stephen Harper's re-election campaign has emerged: Harper against the elites. In his tour of the North, Harper called Justin Trudeau an elitist. And, this week, Fred DeLorey sent out an email to conservative supporters, complaining about Heather Mallick's reference to Harper's sociopathic tendencies: "If you ever had any doubt that the urban media elite are mobilizing against us, this ridiculous piece should end it," he wrote. In her defence, Mallick told the Vancouver *Obser... more »
The Middle East Is Becoming A Disaster
President Barack Obama meets with his national security advisors in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 7, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) *The Making Of A Disaster -- Roger Cohen, New York Times* LONDON — Almost 13 years after 9/11, a jihadi organization with a murderous anti-Western ideology controls territory in Iraq and Syria, which are closer to Europe and the United States than Afghanistan is. It commands resources and camps and even a Syrian military base. It spreads its propaganda through social media. It has set the West on edge through the record... more »
The Case For The Stealthy Warship Known As 'GHOST'
*Is The Navy Missing The Boat On The Stealthy Ghost Warship? -- Thom Patterson, CNN* (CNN) -- Gregory Sancoff thinks he knows what the Navy needs, even before U.S. war planners do. The Navy, he says, needs Ghost. Sancoff is CEO of Juliet Marine Systems — maker of a futuristic-looking, 21st-century warship that he says can protect large Navy ships from attacks by small boats. Simply put, Ghost looks a lot like an F-117 "stealth" attack jet — on skis. A year after unveiling Ghost and pricing it at $10 million per boat, the Navy has unofficially expressed interest, Sancoff said, bu... more »
New York Times Endorses Tim Wu Over Cuomo's Handpicked Conservative Nightmare, Kathy Hochul
Two days ago, the *NY Times* editorial board wrote that they could not bring themselves to endorse Andrew Cuomo for another term, citing his grotesque record of corruption. I guess Cuomo doesn't have the kind of dirt on them that he has on the pathetic creeps who control the Working Families Party, which endorsed not just Cuomo, but confessed conservative Kathy Hochul (watch the astounding video up top), 3 of the very worst corporate whores in the entire U.S. Congress-- Steve Israel, Joe Crowley and Sean Patrick Maloney-- and handpicked Wall Street shills running for Congress lik... more »
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*USDA: Yucky School Lunches Can Produce 'Civic-Minded, Community-Conscious Adults'* Who imagined that the Obama administration's effort to make school lunches more nutritious (but less delicious) would encourage children to become little community organizers? The U.S. Agriculture Department has found an upside to all those "healthy" school lunches that students refuse to eat: It says schools can use the plate waste as a "learning opportunity" to turn young students into "civic-minded, community-conscious adults." A blog on the USDA website explains that an elementary school in No... more »
Report: Russian Hackers Attacked The U.S. Financial System In Mid-August
*FBI Examining Whether Russia Is Tied To JPMorgan Hacking -- Bloomberg* Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system in mid-August, infiltrating and stealing data from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least one other bank, an incident the FBI is investigating as a possible retaliation for government-sponsored sanctions, according to two people familiar with the probe. The attack resulted in the loss of gigabytes of sensitive data, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the probe is still preliminary. Authorities are investigating whether recent infiltration... more »
A good pair of ears
You’ll all be aware of the BBC’s hard-hitting series HardTalk. There’s a web page that states its aim. I think HARDtalk was originally conceived as a vehicle for the definitive, serious, intellectually honest examination of pressing issues of the day. A young-looking Stephen Sackur adorns the page, finger pointing incisively at an off-camera interviewee, who would no doubt be shaking in his boots. QUESTION: If you’re endlessly curious about what makes powerful people tick and you love to ask questions, what’s the best job in the world? ANSWER: Presenting HARDtalk Hmm. What if i... more »
Take the power back from LUCK...
http://www.i-uvsweden.com/i-oliver-blog/take-the-power-back-from-luck Take the power back from LUCK... 26/08/2014 by Oliver Troll I've noted that's so easy to give away my power without even thinking of it much. How often do we not hear that we are either LUCKY or UN-LUCKY...? If that is not enough often we give others credit such as "God/Source" or "Angels" and "Guides". Why? If God is omnipresent than God/Source is everywhere, right? It's not wrong to give God/Source credit as long as you realize that God/Source is within you. I'm convinced that part of this belief system ... more »
ABBOTT, AS HOWARD DID IN 2003, MISLEADS AUSTRALIANS
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Defence Minister, David Johnston, are deliberately misleading the Australian people and more than likely the Australian parliament, by telling us that the government hasn’t been asked to commit to helping the US again in Iraq. Tony Abbott is following in almost the same footsteps as John Howard did in March 2003 when he kept telling the Australian people and parliament that he hadn’t been asked by Bush to commit to the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ just before the invasion and destruction of Iraq, an event which has led directly to the cur... more »
Crew Member of Cops Reality TV Show Shot Dead by Police
In an incident that is most surprising because it did not happen sooner, a crew member from the hit Fox reality show “Cops” was shot to death while on the job producing future episodes. The chosen police unit in Omaha, Nebraska were likely enjoying their moment in the television limelight until a response to a robbery went terribly wrong. In rolling up at a local Wendy’s fast food restaurant, the cops engaged in a shootout with the suspect that ultimately resulted in the death of audio technician Bryce Dion who was hit by a stray police bullet. According to a story on the incident... more »
Malaysia Flight 370 Update ( August 28 , 0214 ) BIGGEST JOKE: Now, search officials say MH370 may have ‘turned south’ earlier than thought
Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:23Malaysian Flight 370BIGGEST JOKE: Now, search officials say MH370 may have ‘turned south’ earlier than thought - font size [image: decrease font size] [image: increase font size] - Cetak - E-mel - Komentar (1) Rate this item - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 (1 Vote) INVESTIGATORS now think missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 turned south a little sooner than first thought, but they are still focusing their attention on the search area off the West Australian coast. Federal Transport Minister Warren Truss provided the update, aft... more »
Libya Updates ( August 28 , 2014 ) Theatre of Bizarre continues unabated - UN Security Council authorises sanctions against anyone endangering Libya’s stability and democracy ........ Egypt reiterates Tripoli airstrike denial as US backtracks ( US State Department backs away from statements made by .... " Senior " American Officials ) ...... Meanwhile , back at the ranch - Libyan and Egyptian chiefs of staff discuss military cooperation.........Why have one Government when you can have two - GNC is dead, Mufti is divisive: Faraj Buhashim, newly appointed HoR spokesperson
Libya Herald..... UN Security Council authorises sanctions against anyone endangering Libya’s stability and democracy *By Libya Herald staff.* *[image: un-logo1]* *Tripoli, 27 August 2014:* By unanimous vote today the UN Security Council decided to take action again those who threaten Libya’s stability and democratic progress. The resolution, which came following a report by the UN Support Mission in Libya’s outgoing head, Tarek Mitri, broadened the parameters of existing UN sanctions on the country to include groups or individuals that supported acts that “threaten the peace, stabi... more »
Gaza War Map and Con warmongering
British photojournalist Lewis Whyld has completed his Gaza War Map of 15 panoramic "virtual tours” of the destruction in the Gaza Strip. The stills and vid of the last 50 days hardly prepare you for the impact of turning in a full circle through 360º of destruction from a single point chosen from the map. Whyld : these are "not precision strikes". In the early stages of this latest version of bombing Gaza to rubble, or as a US military officer put it - "It's not 'mowing the grass,' it's removing the topsoil" - the Cons released their "Fire and Water" video. ... more »
Blossom Goodchild - August 27, 2014
http://www.galacticchannelings.com/english/blossom27-08-14.html Blossom Goodchild - August 27, 2014 Hello. I’m back home at last! Looking forward to catching up with you now, on a regular basis. So, let’s get straight to it. How should we begin today? *We shall start by stating the fact that ALL IS WELL.* *ALL IS VERY WELL INDEED.* *That which we have spoken of many times … is now to be moved onto a Higher level for the soul self to understand. For indeed, many of you have ‘changed’ your ways of thinking … and we suggest that in order to continue in this fashion … that WE offer ... more »
Ebola Updates ( August 28 , 2014 ) - Ebola Devastates West Africa: Revenues Down; Markets Not Functioning; Projects Canceled; GDP Plunges 4% ....... News from the most affected Nations in Africa !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-27/ebola-devastates-west-africa-revenues-down-markets-not-functioning-projects-canceled Ebola Devastates West Africa: Revenues Down; Markets Not Functioning; Projects Canceled; GDP Plunges 4% [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 17:01 -0400 - Central Banks - France - POMO - POMO - Reality - Recession - Reuters - Trade War - Trade Wars inShare2 In all of its infinite wisdom, the "market", which stopped reacting to newsflow or discounting the future some time after the Fe... more »
Iraq / Syria War (s) Updates ( August 24 , 2014 ) -- As the US , Iran and Syria confront ISIS ( primarily in Iraq presently but imminently in Northern Syria ) , has the West Conceded the War against Assad is over ? State of the battlefield i Iraq ..... Tweets of the day for Iraq and Syria ......
Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
War Theatre..... [image: syria iraq isis] Mike Nudelman/Business Insider Late Day tweets..... *Memlik Pasha* @MemlikPasha 42m Fall of Tabqah airbase to ISIS is a significant then Regiment 121 or Div 17. SAA went all in for defense of Tabqah airbase and still (1/2) *Memlik Pasha*@MemlikPasha failed. Kuwayris airbase, Dayr az-Zawr airport and the Aleppo-Hamah corridor through Khannasir and Salamiyah are likely next targets (2/2). - *Memlik Pasha*@MemlikPasha Simultaneously w/ the assault on Tabqah airbase ISIS also launched another large-scale assault on the Bay... more »
Iraq / Syria Regional War Update ( August 28 , 2014 ) -- Mission Sprint well underway --Likely US Airstrikes in Syria Just Another Stop on Endless Mission Creep Will Congress Have a Say ? In Expanding War to Syria, US Could Attack Assad Too Unwilling to Cooperate With Assad, US Could Just Bomb Everyone ....... Syrian Rebels Seize Israel Border Crossing Israeli Army Attacks Syrian Military Positions as Nusra Advances
Anti War ....... Likely US Airstrikes in Syria Just Another Stop on Endless Mission CreepWill Congress Have a Say? by Jason Ditz, August 27, 2014 Print This | Share This From announcing the authorization of airstrikes on ISIS earlier this month in the area around Mosul, the US war in Iraq has already seen an amount of mission creep so substantial that the term “creep” doesn’t seem anywhere near appropriate. The initial goal was to stop ISIS from attacking Irbil. That expanded to Baghdad, then to wiping out ISIS in Iraq. Now, the war is set to be expanded into Syria, even though theU... more »
Insider's Guide
Here is something for everyone interested in the coverage of the Israel/Hamas war. I came across it, as you probably did, via a link on Harry’s Place, where one of Hadar’s excellent articles from BBC Watch is cross posted, and which you’ve undoubtedly already read. (If not, do it now.) This essay entitled: An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth appeared in Tablet August 26th. Matti Friedman writes as a former AP reporter but, this important essay equally begs questions of the BBC. In the light of widely disseminated testimonies of senior BBC reporters stating categ...more »
Nahko Bear (Medicine for the People) ღ Aloha Ke Akua
2 October 2012 Beautiful. Real talk. Music by Nahko - Aloha Ke Akua. Visual production by The Mates Group for Estrellas Del Bicentario. Shot in Mexico with Phantom & Red One Cameras. *Enjoy* *Aloha Ke Akua Means God Is LoveAloha is… love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, and charity. Aloha is… greeting, salutation, regards, sweetheart, lover, and a loved one. Aloha is being… beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, and lovable. *
At Multiverse Impasse, a New Theory of Scale
*In a radical new theory, mass and length scales arise from interactions between particles.* http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140818-at-multiverse-impasse-a-new-theory-of-scale/ THEORETICAL PHYSICS *At Multiverse Impasse, a New Theory of Scale* Mass and length may not be fundamental properties of nature, according to new ideas bubbling out of the multiverse. Mass and length scales. Andy Gilmore for Quanta Magazine By: Natalie Wolchover August 18, 2014 Though galaxies look larger than atoms and elephants appear to outweigh ants, some physicists have begun to suspect that size... more »
Streams of Higher Photonics align for transmission through selected Gaia portals
*Streams of Higher Photonics align for transmission through selected Gaia portals* by ÉirePort Streams of Higher Photonics align for transmission through selected Gaia portals. Such portals will be selected with in-built time flex as final adjustments are required. Severance from prior Light influx plans has completed, as prior methods were evaluated as non-optimal. Progress toward final Photonic activation of Gaia continues. Ultimate Light Influx portals will show themselves to all as activation moment nears. ÉirePort | August 28, 2014 at 06:54 | Categories: Uncategorized |... more »
Local aircraft set to mark Aug 30 parade
[image: T-129 ATAK helicopters]Turkey’s locally co-manufactured assault helicopter ATAK will be the first indigenous aircraft on display at the Aug. 30 Victory Day parade. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will showcase its latest inventory during the ceremony, which will be attended by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the first time as president and Ahmet Davutoğlu as prime minister. The T-129 ATAK helicopter, which is co-produced by Italy’s AgustaWestland and the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), officially joined the Turkish army on June 10. Read more
The U-2 And Global Hawk, The US Spy Planes That Will Help Hunt ISIS in Syria
[image: U-2 Dragon Lady and RQ-4 Global Hawk]The United States has begun surveillance flights over Syria in an attempt to spy on ISIS fighters. While the U.S. Department of Defense refused to comment on what type of aircraft will be used, one military aviation expert said they will likely be the venerable Lockheed Martin U-2 spy planes and Northrop Grumman-built Global Hawk drones. “The two aircraft will complement each other and offer different ways to gather intelligence,” said Richard Aboulafia, vice president of analysis at Teal group. Read more
US Aircraft Carrier 'Ike' Leaves Drydock
[image: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)]The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) has left dry dock and moved from Dry Dock 8 to pier 42/43 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Va. informs USN. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has been in dry dock since September 2013, conducting a scheduled docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) period. "Without the excellent work of the ship's team leaders and zone managers, the ship wouldn't have been ready when it was," said Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy James, Ike's maintenance manager. James said the ship's force and NNSY ... more »
India to train Vietnamese pilots to fly Sukhoi fighters
[image: Su-30Mk2 Flanker]India and Vietnam are likely to sign a defence agreement, under which Vietnamese pilots will be trained to operate Russian-built Sukhoi fighters, sources in the Indian Defence Ministry told RIR. The agreement is likely to be signed when Indian President Pranab Mukherjee visits the Southeast Asian country in September. The details are being finalised during the on-going visit of Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Vietnam, the sources said. Read more
New Russian strategic subs use only domestically-made equipment
[image: Borey class SSBN]New Russian strategic nuclear submarines will not use any foreign-made equipment, official of Russia's Sevmash shipyard said Wednesday. "During construction of nuclear submarine Prince Vladimir (Borei-class) and all other ships, the shipyard does not depend on import," the Sevmash chief Mikhail Budnichenko was quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as saying. He added the enterprise has also stopped using spare parts produced in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, and successfully switched to production using spare parts and equipment made... more »
Opinion: A New Era in Anti-Submarine Warfare
[image: Type 093 (Shang) class SSN]China and Russia’s submarine forces are flexing their prowess in the undersea domain by operating further from their respective country’s homeport – in some cases within striking distance of the United States. Given the expansion in operations, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platforms on both coasts of the United States will be required to monitor and defend the nation more frequently. Foreign submarine operations near the homeland are not necessarily immediate threats, but do require careful thought as the Navy prepares to execute future ASW missio... more »
Borexino: photographing the Sun using neutrinos
*Technical:* Windows 7,8 64-bit users are definitely recommended to download the stable 64-bit version of Chrome which has twice lower instability rate and is faster, not to mention some new abilities. The installer will automatically update your (now 32-bit) Chrome. Perhaps you have to run it twice, closing Chrome perfectly in between. At the end, "About Chrome" should show "Version 37.0.2062.94 unknown-m (64-bit)". Physics World and most of other MSM science news sources inform us about the observations by Borexino, an Italian experiment located in Gran Sasso (the word could mea... more »
Obama Drafted To Expand BushWar to Syria (Only the Palest Background Is Acceptable to NeoLibs? NPR/PBS Robbing/Nooners Alert) Please Stop Electing Morons! (Bob Woodward: Terrorist for the Old Guard?) Gaza's Moral Perversity (The Body In What Street?)
Sorry today's essay is sooo long, but stupid stuff keeps happening. And happening. And happening. A tall, cool one should suffice. Maybe two. BREAKING? Obama Declares War on Syria by Stephen Lendman The Islamic State is the pretext. Syria is the target. At issue is regime change. It's replacing its sovereign independence with pro-Western stooge governance. It's wanting unchallenged
Messages From Higher Self - Work With Others With Shared Visions.
Source: *https://plus.google.com/116550793025117941917/posts?hl=en-GB*
No Water Crisis, Part 2
Yesterday, a friend and former classmate at UPSE, now President of the National Power Corp. (NPC), Gladys Cruz Sta. Maria, posted a photo in fb, of an inter-agency Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB). In particular, they discussed about the still low level of Angat Dam. Yesterday, the dam elevation was only at at 178 meters above sea level (masl). The same day last year, the level was at 203.1 meters. Angat dam – opened in 1967 in Norzagara, Bulacan, owned by Napocor -- is the main source of household and commercial water use in Metro M... more »
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*Who would be giving the Communist clenched-fist salute these days?* Ecofascists, of course. The pic above is apparently from a new film full of Warmist hysteria. Some of the speakers sound a lot like old uncle Adolf too. One totalitarianism is as good as another to them, I guess. Details here *THE (LATEST) ANSWER TO THE “PAUSE”* Dr David Whitehouse In popular science journalism the latest is always the best. With all the explanations for the “pause” in global surface temperatures since 1997 – there are now over 30 of them – it is always the most recently published one t... more »
America's Creeping Into Syria Will Hang Itself in Ukraine
*August 28, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The US has claimed it will begin reconnaissance flights over Syria - a tentative first step toward direct military intervention it has sought in attempts to overthrow the Syrian government since 2011. While the US is using the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) as a pretext to carry out these intrusions into Syrian territory, it was the US itself that created and to this day perpetuates ISIS and other extremist militant fronts amid a documented attempt to reorder the entire Middle East. What is expected to follow is an incremental exp...more »
James Bond, The V2 and The World Trade Centers
*Chapter IX - Hungarian Prime Minister, Ferenc Nagy's, Chronological Activities, and Wernher Von Braun.* 1. June 1946. As Hungarian Prime Minister, Nagy visits the United States and receives permission for the U.S. Army in Germany to return fifty-two million dollars in gold reserves (taken from Hungary by Hitler) to Hungary. At the same time, Nagy spends one full week in Knoxville, Tennessee, Huntsville, Alabama and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he meets and visits with Nazi scientists working at American Redstone Arsenal and with Tennessee Valley Authority management and security... more »
Africa, AIDS and Ebola - The Global Fascist House of Jack the Ripper
*AIDS and Ebola - The Global Fascist House of Jack the Ripper * *(and Gœthe, neé Gwelth)* *"You look at any of the large venue performances of Radio Ga-Ga.... * *He has that audience in the palm of his hand... 80,000 people, just completely hypnotised, and I just thought..... * *"My GOD...." * *If he were to chose to use that power.... **in a BAD way.... * *We coulda had trouble...." * *- Paul Gambucci* Yes, he was an Indian. He was also an African. An African Gay Man, born and raised, and as English as Tea and Crumpets on the croquet lawn, out by the gazebo that now exists onl... more »
Congressional Researcher Surprised by Consistent Pentagon Assessment on Iran's Defensive Military Doctrine
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (left) and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on February 16, 2012. (Photo Credit: Michael Reynolds / European Pressphoto Agency) A classified Defense Department assessment on Iranian military posture and capabilities, delivered to Congress early in July
China's New Anti-Tank Weapons Can Destroy America’s Best Tanks
*China Will Sell HJ-12 Missiles That Can Destroy America’s Best Tanks -- Epoch Times* *China's new anti-tank weapons could end up in ISIS hands * The Chinese regime is putting the finishing touches on its new HJ-12 anti-tank missiles. Its soldiers will be toting around the new weapons, which can destroy modern third-generation tanks, and China is also planning to sell the portable missile systems. The HJ-12 is an anti-tank weapon. It’s able to target tanks close to 2.5 miles away, according to China Daily, the English edition of China’s state-owned People’s Daily. China’s previo... more »
New York Times Endorses Tim Wu Over Cuomo's Handpicked Conservative Nightmare, Kathy Hochul
Two days ago, the *NY Times* editorial board wrote that they could not bring themselves to endorse Andrew Cuomo for another term, citing his grotesque record of corruption. I guess Cuomo doesn't have the kind of dirt on them that he has on the pathetic creeps who control the Working Families Party, which endorsed not just Cuomo, but confessed conservative Kathy Hochul (watch the astounding video up top), 3 of the very worst corporate whores in the entire U.S. Congress-- Steve Israel, Joe Crowley and Sean Patrick Maloney-- and handpicked Wall Street shills running for Congress lik... more »
Culture Of Corruption-- Enough Yet?
It's futile trying to claim one state is the most corrupt instead of another state. No doubt, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, California, Louisiana, Nevada, Illinois are on anyone's short-list. Wisconsin always prided itself on being one of the least corrupt-- until the advent of Scott Walker, who has turned the state into an ethical cesspool. This week Reid Wilson ran a state of the states corruption column in the *Washington Post* and found Oregon to be the most corruption-free and Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas on the other end of the ... more »
Al Qaeda Magazine Hints Of Looming Attack
*Al Qaeda Magazine Hints Of Looming Attack; Urges Bombing Of Vegas, Military Targets -- FOX News* A new English-language Al Qaeda magazine features a how-to article on making car bombs and suggests terror targets in the United States, including casinos in Las Vegas, oil tankers and military colleges, and implies that an attack is imminent. The online publication, called “Palestine-Betrayal of the Guilty Conscience Al-Malahem” and put out by the media arm of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, calls for Muslims around the world to follow “the recipe” provided to set off car... more »
The Arms Business Is Big Business In Israel
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern city of Ashdod November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Amir Cohen *Factory and Lab: Israel's War Business -- Markus Becker, Spiegel Online* Israel invests more money in research than most other countries -- and in no other place are research institutes, the defense industry, the army and politics as interwoven. The result is a high-tech weapons factory that successfully exports its goods globally. There's not much left of the high-tech car. In a warehouse about the size of an aircraft hangar, its remains look tiny. There are no ... more »
Incredible Footage Has Emerged Showing Israel's Iron Dome Shooting Down 15 Rockets Simultaneously
*The Iron Dome In Action: Incredible Footage Shows Israeli Air Defence System Shooting Down 15 Rockets Simultaneously -- Daily Mail* * Rockets fired by Hamas-linked militants in Gaza were blasted out the sky * Defence system destroyed all 15 deadly rockets within seconds of launch * Militants likely to have been trying to confuse Iron Dome with quick barrage * Israel's Iron Dome intercepts roughly 90% of rockets fired from within Gaza Incredible footage has emerged showing Israel's Iron Dome air defence system simultaneously shooting down 15 rockets fired by Palestinian militants. ... more »
Heavenletter #5024The Powerful Unification of Your Thoughts
Courtesy: http://crispme.com/the-invisible-man-project-liu-bolin/ *Heavenletter #5024 * *The Powerful Unification of Your Thoughts* August 27, 2014 God said: The same way you know you are sleepy in the evening, the same way you know when it’s time to wake up, the same way you can know that nature does take care of you. You don’t insist that nature make you sleepy. You recognize the sleepiness. You don’t insist that nature wake you up in the morning. You may even prefer to sleep longer, yet, nature says it’s time to wake up. The sun has risen. Nature on its own tells your body when ... more »
Austrian Capital Theory and ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’
*Guest post by Mark Tovey* During an early scene of *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes*, in which the hyper-intelligent apes were depicted hunting for deer in the forest surrounding their settlement, someone behind me interjected “if those apes are so smart, how come they’re hunter-gatherers?” This decent question received nothing but a shush from his more etiquette-conscious companion. While there are many factors other than intelligence that are relevant to a society’s choice of an agricultural or hunter-gather economy, Austrian capital theory can go a long way in helping to exp... more »
Iran Admits That It Is Testing New Nuclear Enrichment Processes
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi reacts upon his arrival to attend the official opening ceremony for the new headquarters of the Iranian embassy in Amman, May 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Majed Jaber *Iran Says Tested New Nuclear Enrichment Machine, May Irk West -- Reuters* (Reuters) - Iran has conducted "mechanical" tests on a new, advanced machine to refine uranium, a senior official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, a disclosure that may annoy Western states pushing Tehran to scale back its nuclear programme. Iran's development of new centrifuges to replace its current br... more »
Perspective
When I got up this morning, I thought *I* was going to have a shitty day. Yeah, me. It was one of those *Twilight Zone* types of days, with me as Burgess Meredith sitting on the steps of a ruined library, the last man on earth, and my glasses break just as I'm about to sit down and read all the classics I never had the chance to read during my busy life. Like Mr. Bemis, it seemed as if I was the last man on earth. Except for the usual spammers, I hadn't gotten a single email either unsolicited or in response to one I'd written. I'd lost followers on Twitter, including one ... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 28th Aug)
Workers in the UK are CHEAPER to hire than in Spain or Italy as stagnant wages erode British pay packets The average cost of employing someone in the UK remained unchanged at 20.90 euros an hour last year – significantly below the EU average of 23.70 euros. Meanwhile the cost of employing someone in Spain is higher at 21.10 euros and higher still at 28.10 euros in Italy, according to official
Lee County, Florida First to Opt Out Entire System From State Standardized Testing
Lee Schools made history Wednesday night when they voted to become the first school district in the state to opt out of all statewide, standardized tests.
Petition To Remove 'Support Officer Darren Wilson' GoFundMe Page
As a crowdfunding campaign for Darren Wilson approaches half a million dollars, GoFundMe defended its decision to let it stay up. Reuters Despite enormous pressure to remove a crowdfunding effort for the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who killed young Michael Brown Jr. on Aug 9., GoFundMe is standing by its decision to let the campaign organizers rake in the cash. “Much like Facebook and Twitter, GoFundMe is an open technology platform that allows for the exchange of ideas and opinions within the bounds of our terms of service,” a com... more »
Fukushima: "TEPCO Drops Bombshell About Sea Releases; 8 Billion Bq Per Day"
*"TEPCO Drops Bombshell About Sea Releases; 8 Billion Bq Per Day"* by SimplyInfo "TEPCO made the startling admission today at a press conference that the plant is leaking 8 billion bequerels per day. (8 gigabequerels) 5 billion bq of strontium 90 2 billion bq of cesium 137 1 billion bq of tritium * (later corrected to 150) This is the ongoing daily release to the Pacific. These release numbers are also within the realm of what some oceanographers have been warning about since last year, that there was an ongoing and considerable leak to the sea. According to journalist Ryuichi Kino ... more »
Leaked CDC Email Reveals Vaccine Cover-Up
*NNN* New details have emerged in our ongoing investigation into the claims of Dr. William Thompson the CDC Whistleblower who claims CDC has been covering up a link between vaccines and autism, since as far back as 2002. Read Natural News story Visit NextNewsNetwork.com *Get truth delivered to your inbox every week.* Subscribe to GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING by Email
Experiments in Economics: Playing “Fair”
*Here’s your info on what the Auckland Uni Economics Group is getting up to tonight …* Hi all, This week are pleased to be joined by Professor Ananish Chaudhuri, Professor of Experimental Economics and Head of the Department of Economics, who will discuss the topic of *Experiments in Economics: Playing Fair*, including - the role of experiments in economics; - how experimental economics became a part of the mainstream; and - a brief overview of his own experimental work exploring the role of “fairness” in economic transactions. Ananish Chaudhuri has edited and pub... more »
Libya’s U.N. Ambassador Warns The United Nations That His Country Is On The Brink Of Civil War
Libya's U.N. ambassador, Ibrahim Dabbashi, said he fears an all-out civil war. *Libya Warns UN It Risks Full-Scale Civil War -- Voice of America* UNITED NATIONS — Libya’s U.N. ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi warned Wednesday that his country could collapse into a “full blown civil war,” and he urged armed groups to halt hostilities and disarm. His remarks came as the Security Council adopted a resolution tightening an arms embargo and expanding sanctions to include militia leaders. The 15-nation council met to discuss Libya just days after its parliament – replaced in June – reconvene... more »
California: Davis City Council Just Ordered Police to Get Rid Of MRAP
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Jen Sorensen: "If cops treated bankers the way Ferguson cops treat black people" (Plus: What does Ferguson have to do with racism in Israel?)
Daily Kos Comics [*click to enlarge*] *by Ken* I love this cartoon. The premise is so simple, even obvious, that it almost doesn't matter how it's actually executed -- the basic point is made, and the fact that it *is* so simple and obvious doesn't make the point any less important to make: If there's one thing we learned from -- or were reminded by -- the events at Feguson, it's that inequality of all sorts, economic as well as social (I totally love the way Jen Sorensen has neatly tied them together here), is now so firmly entrenched in our society that the "nuts" and "troublem...more »
Why Is The Islamic State So Determine To Gain The Release Of This Woman
FBI/Getty Image *This Is The Prisoner ISIS Wants To Trade For An American Hostage -- Daily Beast* As the life of another American hangs in the balance in Syria, ISIS shows its hand by demanding more than $6 million and the curious release of a female Pakistani scientist serving an 86-year prison term in a Texas prison mental ward. Few details have emerged about the identity of a 26-year-old American woman now at the center of an apparent terrorist trading plea by the Islamic State (also known as the “caliphate,” ISIS, or ISIL). According to press reports, the unnamed woman, who w... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it faded. A stellar flash like this had never been seen before- supernovas and novas expel matter out into space. Click image for larger size. Although the V838 Mon flash appears to expel material into space, what is seen in the above image from the Hubble Space Telescope is actually an outwardly moving light echo of the bright flash. In a light ech... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Maintenance of Self”
*“The Maintenance of Self”* by Chet Raymo "Ah, yes, the pitcher plant. Those devouring goblets. Those caldrons of digestive juices. And now naturalists have found the biggest one yet, as big as a chalice, on a mountaintop in the Philippines, its punch bowl filled with beetles, flies and wasps. *Come hither, ye who flitter. Admire my colors. Sip my nectar. Yes, yes, just like that, * *touch my milky pool. I'll be your Tar Baby. Your flypaper paramour. That's it. * *Sniff my irresistible scent. My buffet waits. Sip. Lap. Gorge yourself. * Gotcha! Countless plants use insects to consu... more »
Free Download: Charles Haanel, “The Master Key System”
*Free Download:* *Charles Haanel,* *“The Master Key System”* by Moya Mulvay “What the Master Key System can do for you- transform your life and discover how: * The structure of the book is very much geared around a working manual each chapter is a short weekly lesson with a practical exercise, successively building upon the previous one, to take you logically through the total growth process. I found this structured pace very easy to work into my normal life. By the end you will understand how to use your power within to improve your life permanently. * The Master Key Syst... more »
Black Elk, "I See His Face..."
"The Sun, the Light of the world. I hear him coming. I see his face as he comes. He makes the beings on earth happy And they rejoice. O, Wakan Tanka, I offer to You this world of Light." - Black Elk, "The Sacred Pipe"
Ukrainian "Independence Day"
Upgraded Soviet-era military equipment on display during the Independence Day parade in Kiev on August 24. Artillery equipment on display during the Independence Day parade in Kiev on August 24. A Scarab rocket (OTR-21 Tochka) passes through during the Independence Day parade in Kiev on August 24. Ukrainian soldiers march in central Kiev during the Independence Day parade on August 24. US-made Cougar infantry carrier on display during the Independence Day parade in Kiev on August 24. BTR-4 armored vehicles on display during the Independence Day parade in Kiev on August 24. A... more »
A New Report On The Rise Of The Islamic State Reveals It To Be A Crisis 4 Years In The Making
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com *West Point Report Describes Islamic State Threat As Crisis 4 Years In The Making -- FOX News* A new report from the West Point counterterrorism center challenges the notion that the Islamic State only recently became a major terror threat, describing the network's gains in Iraq as a crisis four years in the making. Meanwhile, Fox News has learned that top aides to President Obama expect the threat from the organization, also known as ISIS or ISIL, to outlast Obama's time in office. The details underscore the challenge facing the U.S. ... more »
"The First Rule Of Life..."
"The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious in what you say, in whatever company you may find yourself. If you have a secret, you have only to whisper it to your dearest friend with the strictest injunction that it will go no further, and within half a day the story is all over town, and when you do make what would seem to be a perfectly sensible remark, you will find it reported in the most grotesque form, thus incurring no end of criticism to rebound upon you." - Elizabeth Aston
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Wendell Berry, "Remembering Now"
“You think you will never forget any of this, you will remember it always just the way it was. But you can't remember it the way it was. To know it, you have to be living in the presence of it right as it is happening. It can return only by surprise. Speaking of these things tells you that there are no words for them that are equal to them or that can restore them to your mind. And so you have a life that you are living only now, now and now and now, gone before you can speak of it, and you must be thankful for living day by day, moment by moment, in this presence. But you have a li... more »
In Excess - The Death of Michael Hutchence
In Excess - The Death of Michael Hutchence from Spike EP on Vimeo. Music critic *David Fricke*, writing in Rolling Stone, supplemented the standard metro daily obituary:* "His body bore the marks of a severe beating (a broken hand, a split lip, lacerations)."* *http://spikethenews.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/who-killed-michael-hutchence.html* * "The sex game cover is a very useful mechanism in a murder. Not only does it provide a disguise for the actual means and method of death, it trashes the reputation of the victim and blunts the energy of any subsequent investigation."* *Crispin Bl... more »
Afghanistan Election turmoil Updates ( August 27 , 2014 ) -- Abdullah pulls out of Afghanistan vote audit Afghan presidential candidate accuses auditors of refusing to throw out fraudulent ballot papers and demands probe.......
Tweets..... *Memlik Pasha* @MemlikPasha 25m Taliban threatening to overrun capital of Kondoz province in northern Afghanistan via @Reuters: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKB N0GR0VA20140827?irpc=932 … - *Rosalind Mathieson* @RosMathieson 2m Time for a quick trip back @johnkerry? #Abdullah Boycotts #*Afghanistan* Vote Review Amid Crisis http://bloom.bg/1qKt0Gh via @BloombergNews Top news story *Umanand Amin* @umanandamin 15h *Afghanistan* *Election* in Crisis as Candidate Pulls Out of Audit: *Afghanistan*'s fraud-hit *election* teetered on t... http://bit.ly/1nBtM... more »
Al Qaeda Linked Islamic Fighters Are Now On The Border With Israel
*Syrian Islamists Seize Golan Heights Border Crossing -- CNN* (CNN) -- Islamist militants battling the Syrian government seized control of the Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, according to an Israeli military spokesman and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Among the fighters were members of al-Nusra Front, a Syrian rebel group with ties to al Qaeda, according to the Israel Defense Forces. And while the Islamist forces are no match for Israeli troops in the heavily militarized zone, the takeover represents a new dyna... more »
"A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"
"If I have harmed anyone in any way, either knowingly or unknowingly through my own confusions, I ask their forgiveness. If anyone has harmed me in any way, either knowingly or unknowingly through their own confusions, I forgive them. And if there is a situation I am not yet ready to forgive I forgive myself for that. For all the ways that I harm myself, negate, doubt, belittle myself, judge or be unkind to myself through my own confusions, I forgive myself." "A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"
"Releasing Guilt: Permission to Forgive Ourselves"
*"Releasing Guilt: Permission to Forgive Ourselves"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Dwelling in guilt is like living your life with an anchor tied to your ankles dragging you down. Learning to accept the things that we perceive as wrong can be a difficult task for many of us. Often we have been brought up to accept that it is normal to feel guilty about our actions and that by doing so we will make everything seem alright within ourselves. Even though we might feel that we have a reason to make up for the choices we have made, it is much more important for us to learn how to deal w... more »
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 27, 2014
*ISIS And Obama's Dilemma: Would He Be Helping Assad In Syria Airstrikes? -- Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News* The U.S. says it would not co-operate with Syria if it proceeds with airstrikes against ISIS Around this time last year, U.S. President Barack Obama's secretary of state, John Kerry, was calling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a "thug and murderer" after evidence indicated chemical weapons were used against his own people. The way the White House was talking, it seemed airstrikes to punish Assad were inevitable, but then Obama diverted the final decision to Congress, sayin... more »
Demise of Sykes-Picot? Rise of ISIS And PKK
*The good and the bad of the Middle East: indigenous women fighting to defend their land and freedom versus foreign Jihadists fighting to lay claim to a place they're not even from and who take women and children as slaves.* *An excerpt from, "The Middle East's Durable Map: Rumors of Sykes-Picot's Death are Greatly Exaggerated" by Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, August 26, 2014:* Just as hysteria about the demise of Sykes-Picot was starting to die down, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has revived it by declaring its intention to revive the caliphate at least over what... more »
Poverty Breeds Healthcare Expenses
*Written by Mark Taliano* The corporatist narrative informs us that freedom is blind attachment to the dictates of opaque supranational stealth agreements that supersede and obviate national legislation, rules, and regulations. It tells us that tribunals outside of the reach of Canada's judiciary are to be trusted, and that investor-rights, even when the investor is a foreign country, are more important than national rights. Totalitarian corruption from above, free from the shackles of democracy, is the new theology as Canadians are taught to blindly trust the benevolent corpora... more »
“The Coming U.S. Economic Collapse Will Trigger a Revolution”
*“The Coming U.S. Economic Collapse Will Trigger a Revolution”* by Harry Dent “When the next economic collapse comes, and it’s inevitable, the revolution against the upper class will kick into higher gear! Let me explain using my long-term economic cycle — the new 80-year, four season, Generation Wave — and an important 250-year cycle. Just like the weather, the economy shifts through four seasons as generations pass through it: spring, summer, fall and winter. There are dynamic fluctuations that favor innovation… then efficiency… then inflation… then deflation… all through differe... more »
Russia countermoves against US and Eu sanctions ( August 27 , 2014 ) -- The Nail In The Petrodollar Coffin: Gazprom Begins Accepting Payment For Oil In Ruble, Yuan ...... Russia may sell grain to Brazil, increase supplies to Egypt ( will sales be settled in rubles ? ) ......... Russian Central Bank prepares bill to create SWIFT analog in Russia ......... The SCO has informed New Delhi that it plans to approve documents making India a full member at a September 11-12 summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, senior officials have told The Telegraph. Iran, Pakistan and Mongolia will join India as new members of the grouping, now made up of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-27/gazprom-begins-accepting-payment-oil-ruble-yuan The Nail In The Petrodollar Coffin: Gazprom Begins Accepting Payment For Oil In Ruble, Yuan [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 13:57 -0400 - Central Banks - China - New Normal - Newspaper - People's Bank Of China - Renminbi - Reserve Currency - Yuan inShare56 Several months ago, when Russia announced the much anticipated "Holy Grail" energy deal with China, some were disappointed that despite this symbolic agreement meant ...more »
A FORTHCOMING READER
A publisher has asked me to compile my writings from the past 42 years... However, I have proposed simply the past 7 years, since I moved to Arizona. I am to choose my favorite writings to be published as collected works -- as a reader. If you have any favorites that you have ever read or taught from, please write me at: XColumn@gmail.com Most of what I have written the past 7 years has been as Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez. Prior to receiving my PhD, I did not include "Dr. Cintli" as part of my name. At the initial stage, I am free to suggest and design it in any manner I choose... f... more »
BLOCKING THE DRONE BASE IN NEW YORK
Mary Anne Grady Flores, a 58-year-old grandmother of three, was sentenced to a year in jail after photographing an anti-drone protest outside a military base near her home. While she waits on appeal, Grady Flores and her fellow protestors speak on the dangers of drone warfare, the right to dissent, and what she’ll do next.
Holocaust Image like for kids
Some on likely without intent made holocaust jerseys for kids to wear. If its fashion its going to happen. But watch the Grey Zone for the awful truth. Its worse than you drunk uncle Buckingham you but its similar. If your uncle was untouchable. The Holocaust was the prime example of humanity abandoed for money or power. Never forget, but I fear we have and this garment is just another example of ignorance aiding power.
The Forever Threat: The Imminent Attack on Iran That Will Never Happen
"Israel has drawn up plans for a combined air and ground attack on Iranian nuclear installations if diplomacy fails to halt Tehran's atomic program..." - Toledo Blade, March 14, 2005 Last month, amid the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, accomplished lunatic Louie Gohmert, a Republican congressman from Texas, took to the House floor and called for Iran to be attacked. After insisting it is "
World News Briefs -- August 27, 2014 (Evening Edition)
*Ukraine Fighting Rages On After Leaders Hail Summit -- Bloomberg* Fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian rebels raged on after inconclusive talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents on ending the conflict. Ukraine’s military said today that its forces killed 225 rebels and destroyed three tanks during the past 24 hours. Thirteen government soldiers were killed and 36 wounded, a military spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said at a briefing in Kiev, reporting fighting near the Sea of Azov close to the Russian frontier. *Read more *.... *MIDDLE EA... more »
The Economy: “The Impending Catastrophe”
*“The Impending Catastrophe”* by Karl Denninger “It's not difficult to see this coming, if you bother to look. There is no rule of law any more if you're a government employee - or one of those protected by same. Let's put together just a partial list: *Health care. *Monopoly and/or cartel behavior of any sort is supposed to be illegal under 15 USC (Sherman and Clayton Acts) if market power exists. When you're flat on your ass with a heart attack in process there is no market; ergo, it exists. Ditto when you were just stung by a scorpion, or when the so-called "treating facility" r... more »
The Economy: “The Committee to Blow Up the World!”
*“The Committee to Blow Up the World!”* by Bill Bonner “All over the world stocks are rising. In the US, the S&P 500 rose over the 2,000 mark for the first time in history. The Dow is over 17,000. And if you want to buy a share of online TV network Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), you will pay $144 for every dollar the company earned over the last 12 months. If you bought the company outright, in other words, you'd have to wait until 2158 to earn your money back. But this story is playing out from Timbuktu to Taiwan to Texas. Here's the latest from Bloomberg: "Shares worldwide added m... more »
Thinking Animals
Paul Shepard (1925-1996) grew up in rural Missouri, during a primitive era that lacked television, internet, and cell phones. He was lucky to live in a community where progress had not yet erased the wildlife. Young Paul was fascinated by wild animals. He collected butterflies and bird eggs. He hunted and fished. He adored the great outdoors. It was a happy time. World War II hurled him into the mass hysteria of modernity. He survived D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He spent 20 years at Pitzer College, close to the monstrous megalopolis of Los Angeles. During his lifetim... more »
Apply generously to exposed areas. Repeat Often.
Audio Version. *Two nights ago, I prepared to enjoy the sunset and twilight of a summer evening. I covered my skin with insect repellent. We’ve had a lot of rain here and the mosquitoes are voracious. I enjoyed a beautiful clear sky and great conversation, but not without swatting away dozens of bugs. I got pretty bitten up, and complained about it. Yesterday, I again prepared for the outdoors, this time during the daylight hours. I reached for sunscreen from the same bag and noticed it looked remarkably similar to the tube of insect repellent from the night before. A ...more »
25 Brightest Young Economists
Here is a list. By the way, six are at Harvard, more than any other school.
Fed Vice Chairman Warns: Your Bank May Seize Your Money to Recapitalize Itself
Mac Slavo At the height of the financial crisis in 2008 the U.S. government forced some of the countries largest banks to take “bailout” funds amounting to billions of dollars in order to keep them from going bankrupt. It was a move designed to not only keep too-big-to-fail financial institutions afloat, but one that would inspire confidence and keep American consumers spending. As a result, the last several years have seen stock markets reach record highs with Americans continuing to rack up personal debt for real estate, vehicles, education, and consumer goods as if the financia... more »
USGS Study: Yellowstone Eruption Would Send Ash Across North America
An example of the possible distribution of ash from a month-long Yellowstone supereruption. The distribution map was generated by a new model developed by the U.S. Geological Survey using wind information from January 2001. The improved computer model, detailed in a new study published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, finds that the hypothetical, large eruption would create a distinctive kind of ash cloud known as an umbrella, which expands evenly in all directions, sending ash across North America. Ash distribution will vary depending on cloud height, eruption duration,... more »
Peter Mckay goes full AK
The Federal Rob Ford. Please people on the east coast kill this legacy in 2015. His dad may not have been half bad. However little peeter has taken his cock to the taxpayer, it seems like everyday. I am so offended by the image of a CANADA merged with an AK 47. Do not do such to our national symbols you feeble master of reality.
Cameroon Forces Battling Boko Haram Militants From Nigeria
BBC *Cameroon Says Kills 27 Boko Haram Militants In Border Clashes -- Reuters* (Reuters) - Cameroon's army has killed 27 members of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram near a northern town, state radio said on Wednesday, in a sign of the growing cross-border threat the militants pose. The Boko Haram fighters crossed the border into Cameroon earlier this week, after attacking a military base and police station in Nigeria and apparently sending some 480 Nigerian troops retreating across the frontier. "Cameroon soldiers have killed 27 Boko Haram elements during an attack in a locality... more »
Florida's Crooked Governor Rick Scott Discovers Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned
Unless you're from Florida, you probably don't remember Jennifer Carroll, Rick Scott's former Lt. Governor, a crook-- like him-- but one he held to a much higher standard than he holds himself. Just over a year ago, we covered her problems with ethics and common decency, problems that caused Scott to force her to resign. Kartik Krishnaiyer used to occasion to point out that the resignation was just the latest example of the ongoing culture of cronyism and corruption in the Sunshine State. Florida Republicans have created a class of entitled politicians who lack intellectual curio... more »
She Used to Be In A Wheel Chair - The TED Talk That Comes With a Warning
Heather Callaghan Yesterday, I wanted to share the great news about people who were actually successfully reversing their ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's. It turns out, people are also reversing another neurodegenerative disease - Multiple Sclerosis. Against all odds, and without much success in the conventional medical system, some people are discovering a way back to life, foregoing the belief in the typical death-sentence prognosis. They make connections about auto-immune conditions, the brain and the nervous system. They make connections, using an array of research studies and... more »
Garry Buttman tells us that thousands of years of breeding may be insane
Another NHL team in Toronto. Do not fool me again. Toronto is the Leaf do not destroy this hockey thought for money.
Supplemental: Where do our cartoons come from!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014In Perlstein’s case, we can tell you:* Increasingly, the journalism of our election campaigns is a series of low-grade cartoons. The process has been unfolding for some time. We were surprised by Rick Perlstein’s cartooning when we revisited his 2008 best-seller, Nixonland, a few weeks ago. Nixonland concerns itself with some very important historical questions. But in Chapter Two, The Orthogonian, Perlstein constructs a remarkable series of highly peculiar cartoons. There’s a cartoon of the young Nixon himself, along with cartoons of his mother and fa... more »
Michael Doran and the Perception of Public Opinion
Michael Doran, former Bush Administration Defense Department and National Security Council official, has a propensity for bad ideas and weak powers of deduction, expressed often in his analysis for the Brookings Institution, where he is a fellow. Remember he's the guy who, just before the invasion of Iraq, wrote this in the January/February 2003 issue of Foreign Affairs: What the Bush
"You Can't Talk About Race and Class and Privilege in a Soundbite"
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No breakthrought at Minsk- Second front opens as Ukie forces flounder
Still being dam short on time and want to get to yet more on Syria & Ukraine, but this tidbit is going to have to do. Hopefully some great commenters will leave some more info!! hint, hint :) *Janes- Opening of second front as peace talks flounder indicates a military stalemate is developing in eastern Ukraine* Key Points - Peace talks were held between Russia and Ukraine in Minsk on 26 August, although little progress was made in finding a solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as separatist fighters apparently launched a new offensive towards the city of Mari...more »
A U.S. National Guard F-15 Fighter Jet Has Crashed In Virginia
*F-15 Reports Emergency, Crashes In Virginia Forest -- USA Today* An F-15C fighter jet based at a National Guard facility in Massachusetts crashed Wednesday into a national forest in central Virginia after reporting an in-flight emergency and losing radio contact, officials said. The jet, from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is a one-person craft and the status of the pilot was not immediately known, said Maj. Candice Ismirle, an Air Force spokesperson. The Pentagon indicated the jet was en route to Louisiana from its base in located in Westfield, M... more »
Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 27, 2014
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (front), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting with high-ranked officials representing Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the European Union in Minsk, August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Mykola Lazarenko/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout *Talks Optimism Fades As Ukraine Says Russia Makes New Incursion -- Reuters* (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russian forces of launching a new military incursion across its border on Wednesday, a day after the leaders of both countries agreed to work towards ... more »
INSTANT KARMA / 200,000 DOWNWIND DEATHS FROM NEVADA ATOMIC TESTING
*American military forces participating in Nevada Atomic testing* *From 1951 to 1970 the United States Government conducted over 1100 Atomic tests in Nevada whose radiation fallout has resulted in over 200,000 deaths throughout the country ~ instant karma for the over 200,000 deaths from the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 and now Fukushima is slowly radiating the West Coast. In less than 70 years, Karmic law has once again asserted that those who ride the forces of evil will eventually be crushed by the very same forces: Allen L Roland, Ph.D* I was only 11 years old when ... more »
The Holy Alliance - By CARL BERNSTEIN
*Reagan and Karol compare bullet-wounds* *Albino Lucciani, neé Pope John Paul I * *- A True Priest* *Trouble Brewing.* At a news conference, when Carter was asked about the new pope, Brzezinski says that Carter replied, *“Yes, I am very happy about the news. He is best friends with my national security advisor!” * Brzezinski was horrified. In 1976, Polish Archbishop Karol Wojtyla visited the United States and had tea with Brzezinski, a fellow Pole. It was the first time they had met. Two years later Woktyla was elected pope (Pope John Paul II), the first non-Italian elected hea... more »
Is An ISIS Inspired Group From The Pakistan Taliban Emerging?
*BBC* *Hard-Line Splinter Group, Galvanized by ISIS, Emerges From Pakistani Taliban -- New York Times* ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban has suffered its second major split in three months, with militant leaders this week confirming the emergence of a hard-line splinter group inspired by the success of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The new group, known as Jamaat-e-Ahrar, is composed of disaffected Taliban factions from four of the seven tribal districts along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, according to a video released by the group. Counterterrorism experts ... more »
James Foley: Fake tape = No beheading. Spooks and spies, oh my!
*The alleged beheading of James Foley? Just another psychological operation* If you have had your head buried in the sand and have no idea what is being discussed.......* James Foley “beheading” fans the war flames-Problem, Reaction, Solution* *Presently-* *The tape is, yawn, staged * A study of the four-minute 40-second clip, carried out by an international forensic science company which has worked for police forces across Britain, has raised a number of questions about what really happened on a patch of desert land,* thought *to be somewhere in northern Syria. The analysis *highl... more »
Steak and Mushroom Egg Rolls
My husband's egg roll obsession continues. This version, a steak and mushroom egg roll, is incredibly tasty. It's a hardier version of a traditional egg roll and is super easy and quick to make. I'm pretty sure the inspiration for this recipe came from the fact my husband got a new grill and looks for any excuse to use it. INGREDIENTS1 lb. thin cut steak 10 mushrooms, sliced 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced 1 bunch cilantro 1 package egg roll wrappers DIRECTIONSPreparing the steak: it's important to choose a steak cut that is thin. This will allow for faster grilling and easier chewing i... more »
Kaggle Higgs contest: the solution file for everyone
*Well, an approximate one* Have you ever searched for the solution file for the Higgs Kaggle contest? Have you ever asked why the organizers don't just publish it so that everyone is smarter? ;-) Did you ever want to be able to estimate your submission's score without sending it to the Kaggle server? Have you ever been confused by the normalization of the weights? Because I just got a permission from my teammate and it is allowed for the contestants to be generous and share their wisdom with the whole Internet and all the competitors, I just decided to help everyone – and, perhap... more »
Update: CDC whistleblower in touch with members of Congress
image source Jon Rappoport In a recent video interview with Brian Hooker, Gary Franchi of nextnewsnetwork.com has elicited several pieces of vital information. Franchi’s interview is headlined: “CDC Responds: Admits Omitting Vaccine Data.” It is available at nextnewsnetwork and at YouTube. Brian Hooker, PhD, Franchi’s interviewee, is one contact for CDC whistleblower William Thompson. Hooker has published a re-analysis of the CDC’s fraudulent work on the MMR vaccine, showing that the CDC indeed buried the connection between the vaccine and autism. In the interview, Hooker st... more »
Obama Set to Sign UN Climate Change Agreement WITHOUT Congress
Melissa Melton The New York Times is reporting that the Obama administration is working behind the scenes to “forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions,” without seeking approval from Congress whatsoever: In preparation for this agreement, *to be signed at a United Nations summit**meeting in 2015* in Paris, the negotiators are meeting with diplomats from other countries* to broker a deal to commit some of the world’s largest economies to enact laws to reduce their carbon pollution*. *But under the C... more »
Too Much Bad News For Me
Reading about harper's racist contempt for violence against First Nations women, and reading the racist garbage from his racist fans. Idiotic reporting about whether Obama should "save" Iraqis from ISIS. (Why not ask who is funding these maniacs? Why not ask why it would have been okay for them to have conquered Syria, but not Iraq?) The IPCC report on irreversible climate change. I don't know what to say.
The Global Warming Scam: US President Set To Sign UN Climate Change Agreement Without The US Congress (Here Comes Carbon Taxation For Americans)
Yes, the Israeli slaughter of the innocent people of Gaza appears to be over for the time being... A new "ceasefire" agreement has supposedly been reached, and the intense bombing and genocide of the people of Gaza is at an end for the time being... With that momentarily out of the picture, it is time to focus on other issues around the planet..... One is of course the continuing battle with the hucksters still promoting the lie of "Global Warming" or as they try to promote it now.. "Climate Change"... I have said it clearly in every weekly rant that the US criminal government is he... more »
A Confused DCCC Doesn't Know If It Wants To Turn Out Voters Or Turn Off Voters
Yesterday Digby covered how Florida Democrats-- except Debbie Wasserman Schultz-- hope to use a medical marijuana initiative to turn out voters. In Colorado young people (the 18-29 cohort) made up 14% of Colorado voters, already high because of Obama-enthusiasm. But it increased to 20% in 2012 when there was a marijuana initiative on the ballot. Same results in Oregon-- where it went from 12% to 17% and in Washington, where the jump was from 10% to a startling 22%. And that was *not* what happened in states that did not have marijuana initiatives on the ballot. In fact, there was a... more »
UN: 'Countless Actors' Fighting And Committing War Crimes In The Syrian Civil War
*Islamic State And Syrian Government Committing War Crimes: U.N. -- Reuters* (Reuters) - The Syrian government and Islamic State insurgents are both committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in their increasingly brutal fight against each other, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday. Islamic State forces in northern Syria are waging a campaign to instill fear, including amputations, public executions and whippings, they said. Government forces have dropped barrel bombs on civilian areas, including some believed to contain the chemical agent chlorine in eight incidents in Ap... more »
Eva Moskowitz: Wall Street Stage Mother
Hedge-funded, politically-connected New York charter pusher Eva Moskowitz is trying to paint herself as a “protector of children.” She insinuates that her charter school forcefulness is.. ahem.. “for the children,” and likens herself to to a “mama bear”: “I’d be bullied, maybe, if children weren’t at stake,” she said. “But my momma-bear instinct kicks in […]
Opinion Evidence
R. v. M.C., 2014 ONCA 611: [67] The law of evidence distinguishes between fact and opinion. The distinction seems more and ultimately one of convenience rather than of objective reality. All sensory data is mediated by our powers of perception, assimilation and expression. But the distinction remains and is expressed in the rule that generally, but not universally, excludes evidence of opinion. [68] Among the exceptions to the opinion rule are the opinions of experts. Duly qualified experts may testify about subjects that are within their field of expertise, logically... more »
President Obama Promises No U.S. Boots On The Ground In Iraq But A Long Campaign Against The Islamic State
*Obama Warns Of Extended Campaign Against ISIS -- Time* The President makes his first public comments on the U.S. military campaign in Iraq since returning from vacation. President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday that the United States would not rest until it brought to justice the killer of American journalist James Foley at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). “Rooting out a cancer like [ISIS] won’t be easy and it won’t be quick,” Obama told an audience of veterans and their families at the American Legion National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. a week af... more »
Supplemental: The tribal hatred just keeps on coming!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014* *In today's Times, the Yazidis are us:* In today’s paper, the New York Times describes the tribal hatred aimed at the Yazidis. Azam Ahmed did the reporting. We thought of conduct which was described in Nazi-occupied Poland, then in the Balkans and in Rwanda. Ever so briefly, we also thought about us: AHMED (8/27/14): The afternoon before his family fled the onslaught of Sunni militants, Dakhil Habash was visited by three of his Arab neighbors. *Over tea, his trusted friend Matlul Mare told him not to worry about the advancing fighters and that no harm ... more »
Republican Senator Bob Corker’s “Russian Aggression Prevention Act” by consequence or design is driving Russia toward a first-strike nuclear war. It is certain that any major nuclear war would destroy the human race. Yet the U.S. Senate is cool with Corker’s idiotic bill, as are most Americans who believe whatever the despicable mainstream media tells them. At least the Germans are getting the message and may yet buck the role that the insane neocons have assigned to them...
------------------------------ *Guest Article by Steven Starr – Senator Corker’s Path to Nuclear War* ------------------------------ August 23, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter Guest Article by Steven Starr – Senator Corker’s Path to Nuclear War Steven Starr explained to us the lethality of Nuclear Weapons on May 30, 2014 http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/05/30/lethality-nuclear-weapons/ . In the article below, Starr explains how Republican Senator Bob Corker’s “Russian Aggression Preve... more »
Most Americans believe that U.S. government lies when repeated by the despicable mainstream media must therefore be true. Thankfully the Germans are catching on...
------------------------------ *Guest Interview with former German Defense Ministry Official* ------------------------------ August 26, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter Former official of the German Ministry of Defense says the world has heard enough of EU lies. “People here in Germany are fed up with NATO lies.” It is a 5 minute interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Y28LR3tyk&feature=youtube_gdata_player Blogger's Note: PCR's blog does not accommodate attaching videos, so in th... more »
A Look At How The Islamic State Uses Suicide Squads To Achieve Battlefield Victories
*Islamic State Relying More On Suicide Squads -- Defense News* DUBAI — Militants with the Islamic State (IS) are increasingly relying on terror tactics and suicide squads, and the method was key in their recent capture of one of Syria’s largest air bases, experts say. IS fighters captured the strategic Tabqa air base in the Raqqa province after raging battles since Aug. 19, tallying more than 170 members of government forces and over 360 IS fighters, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The weeks of fighting for control of Tabqa air base has featured a terror str... more »
Royal Malaysian Navy Releases First Official Image of its LCS-SGPV Corvette
[image: Royal Malaysian Navy LCS]The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) unveiled for the first time an official rendering of its future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) - Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV). The vessel is based on DCNS' Gowind Combat corvette design. DCNS is the warship design authority while local shipyard Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn will be in charge of buidling the vessels locally. The RMN's LCS will have a length of 111 meters and a displacement of 3,100 tons. Read more
The Islamic State Is Learning From The U.S. On How To Fight Wars
Militant Islamist fighters in military vehicles parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. (Reuters) *What The Islamic State Learned From The U.S. About Fighting A War -- Brian Castner, Washington Post* We’re caught in a revenge cycle with a death cult, and it’s redefining modern warfare. The horrific murder of journalist James Foley is case in point. Once, hitting targets of opportunity or instituting a propaganda campaign were peripheral to massed armies killing each other in trenches and cities and jungles. To win, one country crushed another’s w... more »
Elizabeth Green Asks Whether True Believers in “No Excuses” Can Learn
The first rule of teachers in schools that serve every child who walks through the door is “pick your battles.” A teacher’s key skill, we’re often told from day #1, is “learn what to ignore.” A charter school teacher who does not understand the essential nature of such survival skills may claim to teach the “same […]
METAPHORS AND FACTS: Simplified stories and Michael Brown’s death!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014Part 3—What Joe Klein wrote:* Full disclosure. We used to do a comedy bit on the subject of “simple solutions.” (One such “simple solution:” “We’re going to send it all back to the states! We’ll let the *states* run the government, those magnificent states!” That was one premise in that bit. You can fashion the punch-lines.) We used to try to make people laugh at the existence of “simple solutions.” Perhaps for the reason, we were drawn to Joe Klein’s essay concerning Michael Brown’s death. Klein’s brief essay appeared at Time. These are the headlines o... more »
NATO MEETING TO PLAN MORE WAR
NATO holds its annual war making confab in Wales on August 30 - September 5. It's evident to me that NATO is the global military arm of corporate capital - with the US running it all through their massive satellite war fighting infrastructure. Protests and a 'counter summit' are being organized by a coalition of peace groups worldwide. See more *here* Under the pretext of an 'overt' Russian threat, NATO is pushing for a ‘readiness action plan’ that will bring the Cold War military bloc closer to Russian borders than ever - even despite objections from some NATO members. James C... more »
Iraqi Govt Adviser: ISIS/Islamic State Has 100,000 Fighters
Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. (Reuters) *ISIS Has 100,000 Fighters, Growing Fast - Iraqi Govt Adviser -- RT* The number of Islamic State recruits is much higher than that estimated by foreign observers – around 100,000, says one of Iraq’s foremost security experts with unique access to intelligence. The terrorists are swallowing up other insurgent groups. Foreign estimates put the figure between 20,000 and 50,000. “[The] Islamic State didn’t come from nowhere,” according to Hisham al-Hashimi, who ... more »
Double Agent Doubletalk
I had to read this McClatchy piece twice, just to make sure I wasn't seeing double. Here's the gist: a criminal lawyer who used to defend CIA torturers, and who was confirmed to a government post in 2009 only upon his solemn oath that he'd recuse himself from any investigations having to do with the CIA, has been given the go-ahead by the Obama administration to censor the Senate report on CIA torture and other patriotic crimes against "folks." Senate CIA Moll Dianne Feinstein (D-Surveillance State) has absolutely no problem with this, while Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) is reprising hi... more »
"TeacherTown" Now Paying Charters Over $80 Million Per Year in Projected Enrollment Cash
Not only is Shelby County and the State coughing up over $80 million each year for corporate reform schools whose test scores are, for the most part, the same or worse than the schools they replaced, but almost $20 million of that is for enrollment that never materialized. In 2013-14, the profiteering charters over-estimated their enrollment to collect millions they use to make more. When they do not pay it all back, as in the case with KIPP Memphis and Willie Herenton's crumbling charter empire, the County has to go to the State to get its money back. Here is a chart from the ... more »
Rally at the Justice Department for Mike Brown and Against Police Brutality and Militarization
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*Green Shadow Cabinet* *Washington, DC – *On Wednesday, August 27 at 4pm, activists will rally outside the Justice Department to call on the Attorney General to help secure justice for Michael Brown and the people of Ferguson, Missouri, as well as an overhaul of US law enforcement tactics in order to stop police brutality and the militarization of our police forces. Speakers include legal experts and organizers: - Green Shadow Cabinet Director of Government Transparency and Accountability, *Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo* - Institute of the Black World President *Ron Daniels... more »
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