Occupy Democrats
And yet young kids are getting thrown in jail for selling an ounce of pot.
"On Wednesday, four large global banks — Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland — pleaded guilty to a series of federal crimes over a scheme to manipulate the value of the world’s currencies. The Justice Department accused the banks of collusion in one of the largest and yet least regulated markets, noting that at one bank one trader remarked 'the less competition the better.' 'If you aint cheating, you aint trying,' one trader at Barclays wrote in an online chat room where prosecutors say the price-fixing scheme was hatched."
Read more here: http://nyti.ms/1PBuswIybn
10:30pm MDST
Three views of success -- from Dilbert's Wally, Tyrell Wellick (of "Mr.Robot"), and the great Robert Benchley
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 55 seconds ago
*DILBERT by Scott AdamsJuly 9: "Hard Work Is Necessary For Success"*
[*Click to enlarge.*]
*"I take Life as it comes, and although I grouse a great deal and sometimes
lie on the floor and kick and scream and refuse to eat my supper, I find
that taking Life as it comes is the only way to meet it. It isn't a very
satisfactory way, but it is the only way. (I should be very glad to try any
other way that anyone can suggest. I certainly am sick of this one.)"*
*-- Robert Benchley, in "A Little Sermon on Success"*
*"Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. But give a man a bank and he can ... more »
MENA Report ( July 11 , 2015 ) - General Comment For The Day -- " Cry " Havoc " and let slip the dogs of war. That this foul deed shall smell above the earth . With carrion men, groaning for burial ( Julius Caesar - Act 3 , Scene 1 ) - - - Iraq - Syria Regional War Updates.....Iran Nuclear Talks ...... Yemen Regional Proxy War ... Libya " Fuster Cluck " - is peace really at hand ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
Tweets.....
*Iran Talks Extended to Monday Amid Deal Reports*
*Panic in Fallujah as Militias Prepare to Attack*
*Despite Ceasefire, Saudi Airstrikes Pound Yemen*
*US Says Afghan ISIS Planning Attacks Against NATO Troops*
Airstrikes Kill Civilians; 154 Killed in Iraq
Hezbollah, Syrian Govt Clash With Rebels in Zabadani
Turkey Arrests 21 Suspected ISIS Members
At War With ISIS, Iraq Is Pumping More Oil Than Ever Before
Iraq.....
Retweeted 345 times
*CNN* @CNN Jul 10
Military analysts: Donald Trump's plan to bomb *Iraq*'s oil fields not a
good one http://cnn.it/1NZza2S
[... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“The most distant object easily visible to the eye is M31, the great
Andromeda Galaxy some two and a half million light-years away. But without
a telescope, even this immense spiral galaxy - spanning over 200,000 light
years - appears as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda.
In contrast, details of a bright yellow nucleus and dark winding dust
lanes, are revealed in this digital telescopic image.
*Click image for larger size.*
Narrow band image data recording emission from hydrogen atoms, shows off
the reddish star-forming regions dotting gorgeous blue spiral arms ... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “The Eskimos Have No Word for ‘War’”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
* “The Eskimos Have No Word for ‘War’”*
“Trying to explain it to them
Leaves one feeling ridiculous and obscene.
Their houses, like white bowls,
Sit on a prairie of ancient snowfalls
Caught beyond thaw or the swift changes
Of night and day.
They listen politely, and stride away,
With spears and sleds and barking dogs
To hunt for food.
The women wait,
Chewing on skins or singing songs,
Knowing that they have hours to spend,
That the luck of the hunter is often late.
Later, by fires and boiling bones
In streaming kettles, they welcome me,
Far kin, pale brother,
To share what they have in a... more »
"Mad People..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad.
You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll,
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Chet Raymo, “Embracing the Seventh Art”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“Embracing the Seventh Art”*
by Chet Raymo
“The medieval university curriculum was divided into two parts- the trivium
(grammar, rhetoric, and logic), and the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry,
music, and astronomy). One might argue, and many do, that these seven
liberal arts might still constitute a satisfactory education. And
certainly, what the medievals understood about grammar, rhetoric, logic,
arithmetic, geometry and music has not substantially changed. Rhetoricians
can still be inspired by Cicero. Einstein learned his geometry from Euclid.
We listen to medieval music with u... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Renton, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“No Escape from Existential Reality”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“No Escape from Existential Reality”*
by Sartre
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."
Philip K. Dick
"Finally agreement! No one can dispute the reality that we all will die.
Since most choose to block out this fate or find it discomforting to
consider, the roots of denial are sown. Refusal to confront the one great
similarity that all humans share, is a trait that has greatly affected our
political and social lives. Life is to be lived, no doubt. But how you live
it greatly depends upon how you treat the final ending.
Death, freedom, existential ... more »
"You Better Decide..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“A wise man once said you can have anything in life, if you sacrifice
everything else for it.
What he meant is, nothing comes without a price.
So before you go into battle you better decide how much you're willing to
lose."
- "Grey's Anatomy"
Vaccines: an ideal covert op to genetically re-engineer humans
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 3 hours ago
Saturday, July 11, 2015
*Why is the government so maniacal about injecting vaccines?*
By Jon Rappoport
The reference is the *New York Times*, 3/15/15, “Protection Without a
Vaccine.” It describes the frontier of research. Here are key quotes that
illustrate the use of synthetic genes to “protect against disease,” while
changing the genetic makeup of humans. This is not science fiction:
“By delivering synthetic genes into the muscles of the [experimental]
monkeys, the scientists are essentially re-engineering the animals to
resist disease.”
“’The sky’s the limit,’ said Michael ... more »
Things Aristotle Was Completely Wrong About : Australia
Spike EP at News Spike - 4 hours ago
*"Francis Bacon and his tribe buggered science and the result of this was
empiricism."*
*Lyndon H. Larouche Jr. *
*of U.S. Army Intelligence*
*Terra Australis Incognita*
*aka The Counterweight Continent*
*(N.B. : Please note the presence (and existence) of the *
*Lost Continent of Mu **("Coo!") on this chart)*
*Il designo del discoperto della Nova Franza *
*by Paolo Forlani, ca. 1566*
*Meteorology*
By Aristotle
Written 350 B.C.E
Translated by E. W. Webster
"There are two inhabitable sections of the earth: one near our upper, or
nothern pole, the other near the other or southe... more »
Civilian Casualties and Operation Protective Edge
Tom Gregory at Duck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
Waking up the other day to discover that I was a duck was a rather
disconcerting experience. They say the condition is only temporary, but
there is a danger that I will forever be seen as a bit of a quack.
Nevertheless, the opportunity to blog at the Duck of Minerva is a great
privilege […]
Super R-Type for the Super Nintendo
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
*R-Type*. There was a point in time when that name was synonymous with
horizontal-scrolling shooters. When it hit the arcades in 1987, the splash
it made was huge. It wasn't the first of its kind, and by that time the
acquisition of power-ups were pretty standard too. What marked it off was
three things. Its unique selling point was the use of 'The Force', a
bolt-on indestructible droid that could be attached to the front or back of
your ship and used to absorb bullets in those tricky moments. It could also
be fired out front to operate semi-independently - a very handy thing to
ha... more »
A good day
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
I always prefer *Dateline London *when it has a broad range of political
opinions. Alas, it doesn't happen too often.
Today's edition, however, *did* contain a decent spread of opinion - from
centre-left to centre-right (via a pro-Saudi journalist and an American
liberal)...
...and the centre-right guest (Conservative Home's Alex Deane) engaged in
plenty of sparring with the two left-liberals (including Michael Goldfarb).
It's so much better when *Dateline *isn't just a left-leaning love-in.
That's when it becomes worth watching.
ESEA and the New Jim Crow Schools
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 6 hours ago
A few years back Michelle Alexander wrote an amazing book, *The New Jim
Crow. . .*, that remains so relevant today. It is about a new form of
exclusion, segregation, and separation of African-Americans based on racist
policing and "justice" systems that incarcerate and then turn black men, in
particular, into lifelong "untouchables" who are kept from participating in
voting, legitimate employment, educational opportunities, and even public
housing.
Today we have a minor league farm system for this adult form of
institutionalized dehumanization, and like the adult version, it is ful... more »
From NJ to Maine, Big Rat Bastard Gummers of a feather flock together: Part 2, Our old pal, the Big Rat Bastard Gummer of NJ
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
*Yes, it's not one but two Big Rat Bastard Gummers, last week in Becky's
Diner in Portland, Maine, where the Pine State's gummer endorsed the gummer
of the Garden State for president.*
*by Ken*
In yesterday's Part 1, we focused on the twice-elected "Idiot Thug Running
Maine," a figure who to an almost unique degree combines
rolling-in-the-aisles buffoonery with the ability to strike terror in the
hearts of citizen students of American government and American society. A
man who might be the fraternal twin of the original Big Rat Bastard Gummer
of NJ.
The original Big Rat Bastard G... more »
Anita's Dance
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
Anita Anand's weekly introductions to *Any Answers? *are, I think, proving
to be something of an untapped bonanza for BBC bias hunters. She just
doesn't seem able to stop herself from thinking inside a certain
(left-leaning) box, however hard she appears to try.
This week's introduction started well, with a careful balance of talking
points:
Good afternoon. Welcome to *Any Answers?*
So, the big question for you this afternoon: How will the Budget affect
*you*? With the changes to tax credits, a new national living wage,
inheritance tax, student maintenance grants, will you be b... more »
"WTF is this fancy pants load of politically correct crap from Manchester?"
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
I will admit that I'm loath to let last night's *Newsnight* pass without
comment, however inconsequential my thoughts about it may be. After all, I
wasted a good half an hour of my life watching it, and I want some return
from that ordeal!
The programme ignored the news completely (despite being called *Newsnight*)
and focused instead on the arts scene in Manchester - a few miles away from
the BBC's Salford residence: namely the Manchester International Festival
(abbreviated by *Newsnight* to MIF - though many a Twitter user claims to
have misread that as 'MILF').
Poo and pubic c... more »
2015 Week 28 Education Odds and Ends
Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at Schools Matter - 7 hours ago
*“Our rulers don’t just want exclusive control over the governance and
finances of our schools, they want to control both what is taught and by
whom.” — Robert D. Skeels*
Deasy not given his due
An EdSource piece by the respected Carl Cohn makes the tired old case for
"breaking up" Los Angeles Unified School District. Cohn lists multiple
recent missteps in his case — MiSiS cRiSiS and Pearson/iPad scandal among
them — but never once mentions the common denominator of all the missteps,
perhaps because of EdSource's sources of funding. I addressed Cohn's lack
of attribution thusly: ... more »
Obsession
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
Marie Keyworth
For those tracking the BBC's obsessive interest in Gaza, today's *From Our
Own Correspondent *- a particularly egregious programme in that respect -
ended with yet another yarn from that particular unoccupied territory.
It came courtesy of a BBC reporter whose previous reporting from Gaza has
left a lot to be desired before, impartiality-wise: Marie Keyworth.
The story was a heart-warming, romantic one - a tale of stolen kisses -
set, BBC-style, against a heart-breaking story of fear and depression,
caused by Israeli bombs during last year's conflict - and fear of I... more »
July: There is nothing in today's Irving press worth commenting on.
Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 8 hours ago
This is the equivalent of a class newspaper for grades six and seven. Even
the Commentary by Gwynne Dyer is a pretty bland one for most Canadian
readers. I'm becoming convinced that the Irving press accepts only those
Dyer commentaries which are tame and remote - interesting for the reader
who avidly follows world news, but likely to be skipped by general readers.
Bill Belliveau has a column in which he urges readers to vote Liberal -
without giving a single reason why they should. He ends with an attack on
Mulcair because Mulcair was once interview for a job with the
Conservative... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #14
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
*This just came in as I was thinking about the nature of my son's "summer"
cold. This virus is quick and mean and the mucus is so thick and sticky it
is hard to breathe and swallow. I cleared my space and declared that only
messages of absolute unconditional and pure love and absolute truth are
welcome.*
11 July 2015
*You have a question about viruses? A virus is simply an aberration sent
into your system. It may contain codes to alter your genetic make-up; it
may be “man” made or nature made. All things come from Source. This virus
that you perceive is not the problem. ... more »
Liberal U.S. Magazine Touts Trip To Meet Cuban Spies Who Killed Americans
Jonathan Witt at The Stream - 8 hours ago
The Nation, one of America’s premier left-wing magazines, is advertising a
trip to Communist Cuba where it touts that visitors will be able to meet
spies who helped kill Americans. An email sent out Friday invites loyal
friends of The Nation to purchase one...
The post Liberal U.S. Magazine Touts Trip To Meet Cuban Spies Who Killed
Americans appeared first on The Stream.
Radio 4's 'Feedback': Not in my name
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
I have to say that I listened to the opening section of this week's *Feedback
*with growing astonishment.
Why? Well, because Radio 4's *Newswatch* equivalent, instead of acting as a
fair mirror of listeners' complaints and compliments, went off instead on
an extended editorial...
...and to say that presenter Roger Bolton gave a biased account of the deal
between the government and the BBC over the licence fee would be something
of an understatement. Where Roger stood on the subject was *not *exactly
left to the listeners' imagination here, to put it mildly. It was crystal
clear.... more »
Only Love Has the Power to Help You Discover this Simple Truth
WTStaff at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Video - *A short video about waking up from the illusion of separation and
discovering that love is the very fabric that creates you and this universe.
The post Only Love Has the Power to Help You Discover this Simple Truth
appeared first on Waking Times.
Confederate Flag Removed From South Carolina’s Statehouse Grounds
LeDaro at LeDaro - 9 hours ago
*There was a massive outburst of emotion as South Carolina brought down one
of the most divisive symbols in the nation from its Capitol grounds.* NBC.
It should have been done long time ago.
Gaza: “The 51-Day Genocide”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“The 51-Day Genocide”*
by David Swanson
"Max Blumenthal’s latest book, "The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in
Gaza," tells a powerful story powerfully well. I can think of a few other
terms that accurately characterize the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza in
addition to “war,” among them: occupation, murder-spree, and genocide. Each
serves a different valuable purpose. Each is correct.
The images people bring to mind with the term “war,” universally outdated,
are grotesquely outdated in a case like this one. There is no pair of
armies on a battlefield. There is no battlefield. There ... more »
The Stable
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
Elections
are the horse race
all show
pure entertainment
political consumerism
they keep us
diverted
our energies
occupied
We quit
watching the
magic hands
of the
ruling oligarchies
as they make war
and steal us blind
Mr. Big
has a deep bench
inside the stable
with eager
men and women
of many colors
ambitious
chomping
at the bit
ready
for the big race
Mr. Big
seeds all
government
business
public organizations
and political parties
with his
jockeys
It’s like
stocking
a lake
with trout
before fishing season
begins
The leaders
we are allowed
to pick from
are
stable stock
all hav... more »
More Greece Analysis
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
Quagmire and fiasco are only two words to describe the condition of the
European Union and the eurozone after the democratic choice of the Greek
people.
CrossTalking with Joshua Tartakovsky, John Laughland, and Theofanis
Exadaktylos.
"How Donald Trump Sees The Globe"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"How Donald Trump Sees The Globe"*
by Aaron Nemo
"Over the centuries, countless cartographers have dedicated their lives to
tirelessly assembling an accurate representation of our globe. Ignore those
idiots: It's Trump time! Feast your eyes upon our estimation of the
ultimate map as perceived by the lone presidential candidate ever to utter
the phrase, "Somebody's doing the raping."
*Click image for larger size.*
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
◆
*Related:*
"Donald Trump Is the Clown in Charge: Sorry, GOP,
You Created Him, Now He’s the Face of Your Party"
- http://www.alternet.org/
◆
Here's a shocker: The Sarah Palin Channel goes SPLAT! (But don't worry, you can now get crapnews from Princess Sarah for free!)
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
*No, the "*LEARN MORE*" link in the above screen grab (click to enlarge)
isn't live. It's a video you can watch by going to the Sarah Palin Channel
website.*
*by Ken*
"The who-what channel?" you say. "Uh, the Sarah Palin Channel? Oh, right, I
vaguely remember that. Sorta."
Ah, it was only a year ago that this breakthrough in America media was
announced to great fanfare -- or at least as much fanfare as a a heavily
over-fanfare-laden media world could muster. You could get a month's worth
of content from America's Princess at a monthly rate of a mere $9.95, or a
full doggone year ... more »
Portugal’s Experiment in Drug Decriminalization Has Been a Success
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 11 hours ago
*Mark Thornton* - It is a happy anniversary for the Portuguese, but a scary
one for all the drug warriors around the world.
The post Portugal’s Experiment in Drug Decriminalization Has Been a Success
appeared first on Waking Times.
21 Life Changing Lessons to Learn From Confucius
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 11 hours ago
*Luminita Saviuc* - The wisdom of the ancient sage Confucious.
The post 21 Life Changing Lessons to Learn From Confucius appeared first on Waking
Times.
Greece should rent Crete to Eurozone for 100 years, €325 billion
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 11 hours ago
In the morning, it seemed extremely likely that the new Greek proposed €53.5
billion bailout was going to be accepted. Positive voices were heard from
the EU and IMF authorities. However, the finance ministers who discuss the
issue tonight are much less enthusiastic.
For example, Slovak finance minister Peter Kažimír has said that the
proposal reminds him of a time machine. It would have been good for the
completion of the 2nd bailout but it's probably no good for a 3rd bailout
because the economic conditions continued to further deteriorate, as I have
often warned. Moreover, the... more »
BROOKINGS VIDEO: Syria and Iraq: The Future Prospect of JIhadism
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Supplemental: Does the press corps play by the Clinton Rules?
bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015Consider what Kasie Hunt said:* Does the mainstream
press corps actually work from a set of “Clinton rules”—rules which are
unfair to Clinton and Clinton?
This past Monday at Vox, Jonathan Allen became the latest reporter to say
that the press *does* play by such rules. We’ll probably discuss his piece
next week—but in this post about Allen’s claim, Kevin Drum even named an
apparent malefactor in this long-standing war!
When professional journalists start naming names, you know they’re getting
serious.
Does the press corps really play by the so-called “Cli... more »
KIPP Psychology Guru Inspired CIA Torture Program
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 12 hours ago
Dr. Martin Seligman is the man to see if you have questions about how to
turn human beings into compliant automatons with persistent positivity.
His experiments torturing dogs in the late 1960s was seminal to the
development of "learned helplessness," whereby subjects are pacified by
repeated and unpredictable electric shocks that cannot be avoided. Google
"learned helplessness" for the readily accessible history of the research.
The subsequent "learned helplessness" exhibited by torture victims is
countered by another Seligman invention, "learned optimism," which turns
compliant ... more »
Let's rewrite history...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*1984 has finally arrived and the people are so dumbed down they not only
don't understand what is going on, they don't care.*
We have elected pukes *making a big deal out of retiring the Confederate
flag in SC,* and they're *planning on digging up dead people and moving
them. *
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)--The Memphis City Council unanimously
approved a resolution Tuesday to move the remains of Confederate General
Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from Health Sciences Park.
They have been buried in a park on Union Avenue for 110 years.
Council members are also moving ahead wi... more »
Just for the record...
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Alan at *Biased BBC *notes that it is the impartial duty of BBC bloggers
like us to record that there was an anti-BBC protest yesterday, here in the
UK, organised by the Islamic Human Rights Commission to mark the
Khomenei-inspired "Al Quds Day".
They were protesting about the BBC's "support for Israel", dontcha know.
The first comment beneath Alan's post reads:
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you….
....er, excuse me for one moment please while I swallow my medication,
but...
...That said, wow!, the IHRC surely have a point...
...whoa! that medicine is powerful stuff!!!!... more »
Channel 4 v the BBC
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Whatever you may think about the various biases of Jon Snow & Co. at *Channel
4 News *(or about Fraser Nelson for that matter)*,* Fraser Nelson of *The
Spectator* is surely right to say that Channel 4 is far better than the BBC
when it comes to broadcasting important and controversial documentaries:
Its documentaries are distinguished by picking controversial topics that
the BBC shies away from: Ch4 lives up to its remit of challenging, rather
than reinforcing, consensus.
The focus of his piece is *Benefits Street, *but he also refers to *The
Great Global Warming Swindle*. Neither... more »
Review - Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 13 hours ago
A comic novel with Adolf Hitler as the main character? Really? Quite apart
from the humourless fanaticism that characterised Hitler and the regime he
founded, isn't it still a bit early to turn the most notorious name in
modern history into a *sympathetic* figure of fun? Yes, it is. Or at least
it's something that's very risky. As Gavriel Rosenfeld puts it, *Look Who's
Back* flirts with "the risk of glamorizing what it means to condemn, giving
voice to racist ideas in the process of making fun of them".
What's the fuss all about? The novel finds Hitler waking up and reeking of
pet... more »
Actor Turned Anti-ISIS Fighter Michael Enright: ‘I Don’t Care about Being Famous’
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 14 hours ago
It reads like a Hollywood blockbuster. An actor known for his minor roles
in everything from “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Old Dogs” to “Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D” and “Cold Case” becomes incensed by the merciless killings in
ISIS videos. He...
The post Actor Turned Anti-ISIS Fighter Michael Enright: ‘I Don’t Care
about Being Famous’ appeared first on The Stream.
DC Passes Emergency Law to Combat Synthetic Drug Violence
Al Perrotta at The Stream - 14 hours ago
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an emergency law Friday to
immediately halt sales of synthetic drugs in the city after a month-long
violent streak attributed to the drugs. A recent college graduate on his
way to celebrate the Fourth...
The post DC Passes Emergency Law to Combat Synthetic Drug Violence appeared
first on The Stream.
Antipsychotic Use Rising among Teens and Young Adults
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 14 hours ago
(Reuters Health) – A growing number of teens and young adults are being
prescribed antipsychotics, a new study suggests. In particular, it appears
they’re being used to treat attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) – a condition for which the...
The post Antipsychotic Use Rising among Teens and Young Adults appeared
first on The Stream.
There Have Been Great Men And Women In The U.S. Senate-- And Then There Have Been Mediocrities Like Roman Hruska
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
Fake Democrat and Real Democrat-- There's a BIG difference
Among the best senators in the history of our country were Daniel Webster
(Whig-MA), Robert LaFollette (R-WI), Robert Wagner (D-NY), LBJ (D-TX),
Everett Dirksen (R-IL), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Claude Pepper (D-FL), Teddy
Kennedy (D-MA), Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Eugene McCarthy (D-MN), Huey Long
(D-LA), Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO), and Hubert
Humphrey (D-MN). Alan Grayson has proven that he is capable of making
himself worthy to be counted among these. His primary opponent, New Dem
Patrick Murphy, an una... more »
Financial Totalitarianism in Europe
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Left and right wings in European Parliament condemn the EU banksterism
system. European countries are being hollowed out (Greece, Italy, Spain,
Ireland and more) in order for the corporate run IMF-World Bank to flourish.
Prof Michel Chossudovsky in Canada writes:
After having launched a Referendum to refute and refuse the debt bailout
agreement put together by the Troika, Prime Minister Tsipras together with
his newly instated Finance Minister, comes up four days latter with an
austerity package broadly similar to the one which was turned down by the
Greek government in June.
Th... more »
Why African Christians Want Obama to Keep Quiet about Gay Rights
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 14 hours ago
It’s often said that same-sex “marriage” could be the deciding issue for
the future of the global Church, and certainly for the Anglican Communion,
but the much-invoked African perspective on the issue is rarely heard.
President Obama’s visit to Kenya...
The post Why African Christians Want Obama to Keep Quiet about Gay Rights
appeared first on The Stream.
Obama Immigration Orders Likely Headed for New Legal Setback
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 14 hours ago
President Barack Obama appears likely to lose – again – in the protracted
legal fight over his executive actions on immigration. Two of the three
appeals court judges who heard oral arguments Friday on the Obama
administration’s immigration programs were...
The post Obama Immigration Orders Likely Headed for New Legal Setback
appeared first on The Stream.
Texans Organize ‘Operation Counter Jade Helm’ to Keep Eye on Federal Troops
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 14 hours ago
When the troops land in Texas for Operation Jade Helm next week, someone
will be waiting for them. Hundreds of people have organized a “Counter Jade
Helm” surveillance operation across the Southwestern states and in an
effort to keep an...
The post Texans Organize ‘Operation Counter Jade Helm’ to Keep Eye on
Federal Troops appeared first on The Stream.
Living In A Pup Tent
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
http://prof1group.ua/
The latest Greek drama is still playing itself out. But Murray Dobbins
writes that we have reached a turning point:
The temple of neoliberalism and its ideology of social suicide in the
interests of the banks has been breached. The hysteria in European capitals
(particularly Germany) after the resounding 'No' vote by the people of
Greece is entirely appropriate. For decades now developed country
governments and their enforcers, the IMF and the World Bank have managed to
bamboozle people in country after ... more »
"Allahu Akbar"
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
It's often noticeable that different news organisations will weight
particular elements of a new stories differently, sometimes suggesting
their respective biases.
Take for example the breaking story about the attack on the Serbian PM at
the commemorations of the Srebreneca massacre.
Sky News begins its report like this:
*Serbian PM Stoned At Srebrenica Ceremony *
Serbia's Prime Minister has been chased from a ceremony to mark the 20th
anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre by an angry crowd.
Aleksandar Vucic had just laid a flower at a monument to thousands of
victims buried ... more »
Officials: Top ISIS Leader Killed in Afghanistan Strike
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 15 hours ago
KABUL —The top Islamic State leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been
killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan
intelligence officials said Saturday, the latest in a series of American
air assaults against militants in recent...
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Creating Their Own Future
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Many businesses are facing closure in the Greek port of Thessaloniki
because they're either not being paid - or they can't pay their bills. It's
one of the ports which could be privatized under the government plan. Hoda
Abdel-Hamid has been meeting workers there who have taken control of their
own future.
Untitled
jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Fed research: Student aid mostly raises the price of college tuition*
Increasing federal student aid leads colleges to raise tuitions, offsetting
the benefit to students, according to new research published by economists
with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The new analysis finds that the majority of an increase in subsidized
student loans or grants translates to higher tuitions, and that at least in
the short run, added loans do not boost enrollment.
"[W]hile one would expect a student aid expansion to benefit recipients,
the subsidized loan expansion could have been to the... more »
Greece Special Saturday Report ( July 11 , 2015 ) - Updates (Trust is big issue - will Troika demand de facto national unity Gov't to ensure imprementation ? Initial take by Fin Mins - Greece proposals insufficient , just basis for Talks Saturday ! Friday saw Greece's Parliament approve Thursday's Controversial Bailout Proposals submitted to the Troika , which in turn gave the green light for Saturday's EWG Talks .....State of Play at present - Greece political situation after the events of Thursday and Friday , initial reactions / perspectives and viewpoints of various EWG Fin Mins ahead of EWG - France seemingly remains Greece's only visible and helpful friend at EWG , additional news & views of the day ) .
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Tweet.....
AND WE'RE OFF - EWG finally underway !
*Ian Traynor* @traynorbrussels 22s22 seconds ago
Ian Traynor retweeted Alexander Stubb
#greece kick-off
Ian Traynor added,
*Alexander Stubb* @alexstubb
#*Eurogroup* in session.
*zerohedge* @zerohedge 1m
1 minute ago
SCHAEUBLE: KNOW FROM TREATIES THAT DEBT RELIEF IS NOT POSSIBLE
The Greek Analyst retweeted
*Charles Forelle* @charlesforelle 14m
14 minutes ago
Charles Forelle retweeted zerohedge
He would know!
Charles Forelle added,
*zerohedge* @zerohedge
SCHAEUBLE SAYS HE EXPECTS "EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TALKS"... more »
Untitled
JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*A picture is worth 1,000 words*
*Receiving a hammer and sickle. Note the small added crucifix. The media
try to make out that he was embarrassed but he showed no sign of it. It is
in fact a symbol of Latin American "liberation theology", a belief system
that Frank clearly shares*
SOURCE
*Seas could rise 6 metres even IF governments curb global warming: Study
says ocean changes have 'already begun'*
*Pure speculation. They don't understand what drives present temperatures
nor do they understand what drove temperatures in the past*
Sea levels could rise by at least six me... more »
Report: Indonesian Pilots May Have Been Radicalized by ISIS
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 15 hours ago
(CNN)Authorities in Australia are concerned about the potential
radicalization of two Indonesian commercial pilots, according to an
intelligence report obtained by the news website The Intercept. The report,
marked Australian Federal Police (AFP), profiles two Indonesian pilots who
“both appear to...
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Is Atticus Finch a Racist? Harper Lee’s New Novel Explores the Iconic Figure’s Paternalism
Jonathan Witt at The Stream - 15 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Harper Lee’s unexpected new novel offers an unexpected and
startling take on an American literary saint, Atticus Finch. “Go Set a
Watchman” is set in the 1950s, 20 years after Lee’s celebrated “To Kill a
Mockingbird,”...
The post Is Atticus Finch a Racist? Harper Lee’s New Novel Explores the
Iconic Figure’s Paternalism appeared first on The Stream.
US Women’s Soccer Team Joins Taylor Swift on Stage at Concert
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 15 hours ago
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Swift was a true all-American girl at
her concert as she honored the U.S. women’s soccer team by bringing them
onstage. Fresh off their World Cup championship, the players joined Swift
on Friday night...
The post US Women’s Soccer Team Joins Taylor Swift on Stage at Concert
appeared first on The Stream.
Facts and Fascism by George Seldes
Spike EP at News Spike - 16 hours ago
George Seldes - MEIN KAMPF WRITTEN BY RUDOLF HESS NOT HITLER
from Spike EP on Vimeo.
LIES AGREED UPON: GEORGE SELDES AND THE AMERICAN PRESS (PART I)
from Spike EP on Vimeo.
Although George Seldes is one of the giants in the history of American
journalism, particularly in the field of press criticism, he has been
neglected and blacklisted by the mainstream press.
In this three-part series we present the American TV debut of Seldes, who
was a foreign correspondent from 1917-1939 and who published the
alternative newspaper* "In Fact"* in the 1940s and l950s. Seldes wrote over
20 b... more »
Serbian PM Attacked at Ceremony Marking 20th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 16 hours ago
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Anger boiled over Saturday at a
massive commemoration of the slaughter of Bosnia Muslims at Srebrenica 20
years ago as people pelted Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic with
stones, water bottles and other objects. An aide...
The post Serbian PM Attacked at Ceremony Marking 20th Anniversary of the
Srebrenica Massacre appeared first on The Stream.
One Killed by Blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 16 hours ago
CAIRO (AP) — A car bomb exploded early Saturday outside the Italian
Consulate in Cairo, destroying several floors of the historic building in a
powerful blast that killed one Egyptian, the latest casualty in an ongoing
Islamic militant campaign targeting...
The post One Killed by Blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo appeared first
on The Stream.
NBA Star DeAndre Jordan Finally Apologizes to Dallas Mavs for Changing Mind About Joining Team
Al Perrotta at The Stream - 16 hours ago
The tweet comes after a hectic three-day saga where he switched his
decision from signing with the Dallas Mavericks to staying with the Los
Angeles Clippers. Mark Cuban spoke about the situation for the first time
yesterday at the Presidential...
The post NBA Star DeAndre Jordan Finally Apologizes to Dallas Mavs for
Changing Mind About Joining Team appeared first on The Stream.
6 Natural Remedies to Avoid Symptoms of Allergies
WTStaff at Waking Times - 16 hours ago
*Infographic - *Why spend so much money on over the counter medications
when you can beat allergies naturally? Here's how.
The post 6 Natural Remedies to Avoid Symptoms of Allergies appeared first
on Waking Times.
Transcript of Classified Tape Recording Made at Camp David, Maryland
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
This is my second time around on this transcript and it is worth the extra
effort, particularly as it is becoming obvious that we are now edging close
to a full disclosure or at least an official acknowledgement.
Several things pop up here that i have posted on because of independent
reports from 'rogue' participants that appear to be confirmed here. Better
a lot of new material fills in blanks in other reports and adds much more
creditable detail. It is curious that Carter was kept out of the loop.
An observation that i can make that can not be made up easily is that... more »
How Lobbies, Intelligence Services and Advertisers Dictate Mainstream Media Content
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
[image: newspaper_chains]
I have never been that paranoid regarding what shows up in the press*. *You
could always count on equally skeptical commentators to step up whenever
possible.
It is in the area of omission that i am concerned with and i am seeing more
and more of just that.
We are following many stories here and most are off the beaten path but
then plenty are not. There is a war worldwide confronting Monsanto and
little gets into the main news streams.
.
*How Lobbies, Intelligence Services and Advertisers Dictate Mainstream
Media Content*
*Global Research, June... more »
Bigfoot Reported in Warren County, NY
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
One of the best reports i came across over ten years ago was of a Big Foot
stepping from behind cover to hurl a throwing stone directly at a deer
standing in a pond of water. It then came forward to grab the downed deer
and also sling it over its shoulder.
Here again we catch the creature harvesting deer, albeit apparently road
kill.
We now have a really complete picture of the big foot life way. It is
primitive and similar to that of humanity long before we seriously mastered
tools of any significance. The art of the throwing stone goes back
millions of years.
*Bigfoot ... more »
Cattle Mutilation Investigator
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
*[image: Keren Farquharson, right, and Louis Delgado, are photographed on
their farm northwest of Calgary just outside Madden, Alta, June 19, after
notifying authorities that they found one of the cows that graze their
land, not only dead, but supposedly mutilated, in their pasture on June 6,
2015.]*
This is an important addition to this phenomena. The immediate take home
is that two thirds of the damage is generated by birds and can then be
easily dismissed as such. The remainder generating less than ten percent
which demands a serious pathological investigation. This is worth... more »
"As far as I am concerned pediatricians who inject children with the flu vaccine are criminals but like everything else, people are conned and very few complain." Dr Sircus
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 16 hours ago
Orthodox Doctors are Full of Misinformation
Posted by Dr Sircus on July 8, 2015
Recently I have had some harsh words to say to mainstream doctors and by
implication, their local medical boards, parent medical organizations,
pharmaceutical companies and governments who sponsor medical terrorism. I
am publishing this essay to make it clear that I do not feel this way about
all doctors for there are fine doctors out there who are honest and sincere
and understand the fundamentals and practice of a type of medicine that
actually helps people. Unfortunately this is not the rule with... more »
Editor In Chief Of World’s Best Known Medical Journal: Half Of All The Literature Is False
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 16 hours ago
"Science has taken a turn towards Darkness"
By Arjun Walia
Global Research, May 23, 2015
* In the past few years more professionals have come forward to share a
truth that, for many people, proves difficult to swallow. One such
authority is Dr. Richard Horton, the current editor-in-chief of the Lancet
– considered to be one of the most well respected peer-reviewed medical
journals in the world.*
Dr. Horton recently published a statement declaring that a lot of
published research is in fact unreliable at best, if not completely false.
*“The case against science is straightforward:... more »
Reddit Chief Ellen Pao Resigns after Receiving ‘Sickening’ Abuse from Users
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 16 hours ago
‘I’m just another human,’ says outgoing boss, who was forced to quit by
users angry about alleged attempts to curb the site’s ‘anything goes’ tone.
Ellen Pao, the interim chief executive of Reddit, has resigned following a
user backlash against...
The post Reddit Chief Ellen Pao Resigns after Receiving ‘Sickening’ Abuse
from Users appeared first on The Stream.
5 John Quincy Adams Quotes on His 248th Birthday
Amelia Hamilton at The Stream - 16 hours ago
Two hundred and forty-eight years ago today, on July 11, 1767, John Quincy
Adams was born. Son of the second US President, John Adams, he himself went
on to be president from 1825-1829. In his political career, he also
served...
The post 5 John Quincy Adams Quotes on His 248th Birthday appeared first on The
Stream.
Flu Vaccine Contains 25,000 Times The Legal Maximum For Mercury In Drinking Water and is 100% Absorbed When Injected
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 17 hours ago
Jun. 12
Mercury in Vaccines: A Ridiculous Practice
Last night, I viewed the movie, “*Trace Amounts: Autism, Mercury, and the
Hidden Truth*.” This movie should be seen by every parent, medical student
and physician in this country. If you are curious about what is in a
vaccine and why there are still people out there who do not blindly support
mass vaccination, this movie is for you. In fact, if you are worried about
the future of our children, this movie is for you.
Eric Gladden, who was injured by a mercury-containing vaccine produced the
movie. He detailed what happened to him an... more »
Iran is Rational, Dying and Deadly
David Goldman at The Stream - 17 hours ago
I am weary of reading (as I did yet again under the byline of Matthew
Duss in Tablet Magazine) that Iran is a “rational actor.” Of course it is a
rational actor. It is doubly dangerous for being rational, like a bank...
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When the world goes Insane: The Very Strange things that have been Happening.....
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 17 hours ago
Adding to these lists below:
* the false flags in the US for the past month, the fast tracking of
Various International trade agreements by the US Federal Government-with NO
INFORMATION being given out publicly about these trade agreements,
*the Fast tracking of the mandatory vaccine laws in California, that are
now being introduced federally.
* the multiple majorly accredited sources outing the fact that main stream
medical studies and statements are false:
Pfizer Vice President Blows The Whistle & Tells The Truth About The
Pharmaceutical Industry
*“It is simply no longer poss... more »
American Psychology Profession and Speciality and Its Central Association Completely Disgraced By Independent Report on Complicity in and Abetting of Military Torture
noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 18 hours ago
Big news today on an issue within the US psychology profession and academic
speciality that has been bubbling for quite some time – I posted about some
of the brave and persistent activism that has been driving it a few years
back, here. It is thus all about the completely disgraceful role of the American
Psychological Association (APA) in actively aiding and abetting both the
practice itself of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques –
retrospectively declared even by the US government itself to be torture –
in military and intelligence operations post 9/11, and the actual
com... more »
No, the F-35 Can’t Fight at Long Range, Either
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: F-35 Lightning II]The Pentagon’s new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is
dead meat in a close battle against even a dated two-seat F-16D fighter
jet, according to a scathing test pilot report War Is Boring obtained.
Don’t sweat it, JSF-maker Lockheed Martin responded. “The F-35’s technology
is designed to engage, shoot and kill its enemy from long distances,”
Lockheed’s F-35 team wrote in a press release on July 1.
As a rebuttal to the test pilot report, Lockheed’s claim is a cynically
useful one — it sidesteps the criticism without really confirming or
denying it. But that doesn’t... more »
IAF formally inducts indigenous Akash Air Defence missile
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar formally handed over indigenously
designed, developed and produced Akash Air Defence missile system to the
Indian Air Force (IAF) in a glittering ceremony at Air Force Station
Gwalior July 10.
The induction ceremony was held in presence of senior officials from IAF
and Secretary Defence (R&D) Dr S Christopher, Chairman and Managing
Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) SK Sharma and first Project
Director of Akash missile system Dr Prahlada among others.
It is to be noted here that Akash is the first made in India missile system
and is a ha... more »
Fighter deal likely during Modi’s November visit to Russia
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: Su T-50 PAK-FA]The final agreement for the joint development and
production of a fifth generation fighter aircraft could be signed during
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia in November, diplomatic
sources told *The Hindu* on Thursday.
Preparations are under way in both countries for the summit-level meeting
to impart a qualitative boost to defence cooperation.
Agreeing that differences exist, sources said without getting into the
details that “a workaround has been found and discussions are in an
advanced stage” and an agreement could be reached “by autumn”. The ... more »
Dunford: Pentagon Reconsidering Planned Size of F-35 Fleet
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: F-35B Lightning II]The U.S. Defense Department is rethinking how
many F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets it plans to buy as part of its most
expensive weapons acquisition program.
The Pentagon officially plans to purchase a total of 2,457 F-35s, including
14 development aircraft, at an estimated cost of $391 billion, according to
acquisition documents published in December and released in April.
But that quantity may change as automatic spending caps force officials to
make trade-offs between investing in future technology and responding to
current threats, from pro-Russian sepa... more »
Roundtable Discussion July 6th: Archive Video
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 19 hours ago
Good Morning my friends.
Here is the archive video from the One People's Roundtable Discussion from
Monday, July 6th.
I would like to add just a couple of personal comments about the
conversation we had on Monday.
On Monday's show, Lisa and I were joined by Bradley Loves and Gary David-
the topic on the table was CERN, AI & and NWO. However, as Brad had just
recently been in contact with a person called "Harry", aka: Ruiner77, the
conversation quickly turned to some of the information this person Harry
had been relaying to Brad.
"The Ruiner/Harry" is purportedly an Illuminati e... more »
Myanmar to Buy Chinese-Pakistani FJ-17 Fighter Jets
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: JF-17 Thunder]Myanmar will become the first country to buy JF-17
Thunder fighter jets, jointly manufactured by Pakistan and China companies,
revealed the TV channel Dunya News.
According to the news network, the authorities of that Asian nation will
acquire 16 of these jets, but the total figure could exceed two dozen.
Pakistan, which already has in its air force some of those aircrafts, will
also provide services for the maintenance of these devices, the source
added.
Read more
Pirates off Somalia quiet but Gulf of Guinea a hotspot in first half of 2015
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: EUNAVFOR flagship SPS Galicia and FS Var]Piracy off the Somali
coast has all but disappeared while pirates remain active in the Gulf of
Guinea and Southeast Asia, according to a maritime intelligence provider.
Dryad Maritime released its analysis of worldwide reported incidents of
piracy and crime against mariners from 1 April to 30 June 2015, which show
that Southeast Asia continues to dominate maritime crime incidents
globally, with 120 reports of piracy and maritime crime instances there
since 1 January 2015, an increase of 22% compared to the first six months
of 2014.
... more »
France and Russia Mistral Deal: $1.3 Billion Settlement Reached Over Aircraft Carriers
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: Vladivostok LHD]Russia and France have reached a tentative
agreement on compensation payable to Moscow as a result of Paris' decision
to cancel the delivery of two Mistral helicopter carriers.
The cancellation of the Mistral deal reportedly will cost France about $1.3
billion.
The agreement still must be signed by both Russian President Vladimir Putin
and French President Francois Hollande, according to media reports.
Read more
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015: 30 nations watch as US, Australia and Japan hold war games in the Northern Territory
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
There was nothing “humanitarian” about the biggest amphibious assault ever
conducted in Australia when a combined US-Australia-Japanese force landed
on an isolated stretch of coast southwest of Darwin.
Despite the efforts of senior officers and a large team of public affairs
staff to push the line about the importance of amphibious operations to
disaster relief, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 is about high end war
fighting.
Even the handout provided by the Department of Defence media spelt it out.
Read more
NATO ships hold anti-submarine joint drill in Black Sea
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: HNLMS Tromp (F802)]NATO ships from eight countries took part in a
crisis response operation on Friday in Bulgaria's Black Sea area during the
Open Day of the naval exercise Breeze 2015.
Aboard the Bulgarian frigate Verni, the reporters and VIP guests led by
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev had the opportunity to watch
various stages of the drill such as fighting a fire on a passenger ship,
rescuing people, defense against attacks by aircraft and submarine, and
carrying out an inspection of a ship.
The main idea of the 10-day exercise was to improve interoperability... more »
Aircraft carrier to be repainted after rust fears
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)]In the latest hitch to hit the Royal
Navy's £6.2bn aircraft carrier programme, contaminants have got in to some
of the topcoat on the giant HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Engineers building the 65,000-tonne giant believe this happened as they
rushed to get the carrier ready for its launch last year.
Sources said dust and particles from grinding and hot work got in to the
paint as it was applied.
Read more
Canadian warship expected back in Halifax this weekend
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: HMCS Fredericton (F 337)]HMCS Fredericton is slated to return to
Halifax on Sunday after a seven-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea
prompted by the Ukraine crisis.
The frigate left Halifax at the end of December to take part in Operation
Reassurance.
During the deployment, Fredericton and five other NATO warships spent just
over two weeks in the Black Sea as a show of force against Russian
aggression toward Ukraine. After a series of training exercises, the group
returned to the Mediterranean.
Read more
Russian navy practices anti-submarine combat in Baltic and Arctic
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Ka-27PS Helix]The Russian navy has practiced anti-submarine combat
in both the Baltic Sea and the Arctic Barents Sea in consecutive drills, as
its naval reinforcement in the two regions continues.
Russia's military drills from all branches of the armed forces have
increased this year, however the ones carried out in the Baltic and Arctic
are the most controversial, largely because Russia shares both regions
almost exclusively with Nato member states.
Its Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad borders Poland on one side and Lithuania
on the other, while the other four countries who ha... more »
Dark passionate explorations of natural forms - the art of Lissa Bockrath
Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 20 hours ago
Lissa Bockrath creates large format abstract-expressionistic
nature-inspired mood-pieces that just make the jaw drop. Here's what she
says about the how and when and why or her art...
*I start each painting without a preconceived idea of what the final image
or end result will be and instead my process becomes a stream of
consciousness. Working with the inherent natural elements in the process of
painting is what I relish most. The “spontaneous” reactions of the medium
inspire me. When I trust my instincts and work intuitively, the images
produced are more believable and powerful th... more »
Japanese ‘ready and able’ to build subs here: Nick Xenophon
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Soryu class SSK]High-level Japanese government, military and
industry officials have given strong assurances that they are willing and
able to build the navy’s new submarines in Australia.
Independent South Australian senator Nick Xenophon told *The Weekend
Australian* he was given the assurances during meetings which included
detailed briefings by Japan’s two submarine builders, Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries and Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation.
The two companies alternate in producing a new submarine each year for the
Japanese navy in a “continuous build” process.
Read more
Advanced British submarine HMS Artful to undergo sea trials
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
Britain's most technically advanced submarine - boasting the world's
biggest ears - is to undergo sea trials this summer, Defence Secretary
Michael Fallon announced Friday.
Fallon visited the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Northern
England to inspect HMS Artful as she prepares for sea trials this summer.
She will enter service with the Royal Navy before the end of this year,
operating from Her Majesty's Naval base on the Clyde in Scotland.
Read more
Love Gov: House Poor
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 20 hours ago
The post Love Gov: House Poor appeared first on The Stream.
Transpicuous News, July 8th: Archive Video
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 20 hours ago
Good morning Everyone!
Here is the Archive Video of Wednesday night's Transpicuous News Special
Report: Global Financial Terrorism: Distraction, Division, Deception &
Double Dealing.
Sunday Night, Transpicuous News will be back on at the usual time of 9pm
BDT/ 4pm EDT, LIVE stream on CCN:
http://www.consciousconsumernetwork.tv/ccn-live/
During the show Wednesday night I showed a 24 minute clip from the Economic
Hitman. For those interested, this is the link to the entire movie:
John Perkins: Confession of an Economic Hitman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-a6jzU0YgQ
L... more »
Rocking All Over the BBC
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
This week's *Newswatch *featured a couple of complaints about a post-Budget
item on BBC TV featuring Reeta Chakrabarti, who went down to the beach in
Bournemouth to canvas various *vox populi*. Her report began:
Summer, of course, is all about sea, sand - and sticks of rock. And we've
got our own to test out what people thought of the Budget. We've got
'Budget Winners' and 'Budget Losers'. Let's see which ones people pick.
These sixth-formers all decided they were 'Losers'. Their Living Cost Grant
will be scrapped next year and they'll have to borrow the money instead.
Here were t... more »
Paris Ramadan Stunt: A Comedian, a Propagandist, and the Social Engineers
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 21 hours ago
*July 11, 2015* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - When tasteless alleged French
comedian Yacine Hasnaoui decided to pose as a "Muslim," shouting at Paris
restaurant patrons for "eating during Ramadan," before overturning tables
and frightening by-standers, he probably realized shortly after just how
un-funny his stunt was - which is precisely why he officially apologized
for it on his Facebook page.
However, that the incident centered around a remorseful comedian, and not
actually a Muslim, or even a brainwashed extremists posing as a Muslim, did
not matter to what is essentially an industr... more »
Military Photo of the Day: July 11, 2015
Tom Sileo at The Stream - 21 hours ago
Wounded U.S. service members participate in the 100m sprint during the 2015
Department of Defense Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on
June 23, 2015. I had the privilege of attending the 2011 Warrior Games in
Colorado Springs...
The post Military Photo of the Day: July 11, 2015 appeared first on The
Stream.
Is Ciaran Getting a Raw Deal?
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
As this story comes courtesy of the *Daily Mail*, I think it's only right
to use the phrase "You couldn't make it up" at some point in this post, so
you have been warned.
The *Mail *headline reads:
Fury over BBC youth channel that mocks the Queen, calls David Cameron a
'f****** idiot' and promotes drug abuse
A new online BBC channel, BBC Raw, apparently features several programme
hosted by a chap called Ciaran Varley. According to the *Mail*, he's used
this BBC platform to call cannabis "cool", to support Ed Miliband and
insult David Cameron, to attack the Queen and to mock Chris... more »
A 20-minute film on SUSY at LHC
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
Vice Media, Inc. is a youth media company founded in 1994 and operating in
36 countries (vice.com). In 2009, they established Motherboard
(motherboard.vice.com), a video magazine.
A day ago or so, they posted the 21-minute video above. It is dedicated to
the Run II of the Large Hadron Collider.
Its goal is to find some physics beyond the Standard Model – and
"supersymmetry" seems to be the most likely thing that may be found.
Be ready for a charming British redhead host, Victoria Turk, and physicists
answering her question. Aside from several experimenters at CERN, you
shou... more »
"Do us a favour and buy a TV licence"
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
James (Purnell) Heath
*The Times *headline *Do us a favour and buy a TV licence, BBC urges the
over-75s *pithily summarises a point made by a senior BBC editor on the BBC
blog.
This is what James Heath, the BBC's director of policy writes:
Let’s first look at the cost part of the equation. The cost of over 75s TV
licences will be transferred to the BBC on a phased basis, starting in
2018/19 with the full liability met by the BBC from 2020/21. We estimate
this will reduce the BBC’s licence fee income by around £725m pa. *We will
give those eligible households an opportunity to volu... more »
7 Quotes on the Feast Day of St. Benedict
Amelia Hamilton at The Stream - 23 hours ago
Today is the Feast Day of a man who has had a profound impact on
monasticism in the West: St. Benedict of Nursia. American Catholic provides
a brief summary of his work: Benedict was born into a distinguished family
in central...
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Stream.
Political Twitter Fun
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Did you know there's such a thing as TwitterAudit? I didn't either. You
enter "any Twitter screen name," and it estimates "How many of your Twitter
followers are real?" I just found out that none of the Democratic
presidential candidates follow @potus on Twitter, and that TwitterAudit
{"not affiliated with Twitter in any way") considers 57% of Chris
Christie's Twitter followers fake, which makes plenty of sense to me.
There's also a Twitter Primary, from Spokeo, and Trump is routing all other
GOP contenders. Everybody loves a good train wreck.
If the primary was held on twitter, ... more »
A Noble Man - R.I.P.
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
Omar Sharif (born Michel Demitri Chalhoub 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was
an Egyptian actor. His films included Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor
Zhivago (1965) and Funny Girl (1968). He was nominated for an Academy Award
and won three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award.
Sharif's first English-language film was in the role of Sharif Ali in David
Lean's historical epic Lawrence of Arabia in 1962. This performance earned
him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, as well as a shared Golden Globe
Award for Ne... more »
BWorld 10, Greece crisis, pension and rule of law
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
* This is my article yesterday in BusinessWorld Weekender.
*Greece’s debt crisis and lessons for thePhilippines*
AFTER piling more than 300 billion euros of public debt, Greece could not
pay some of the maturing obligations. It defaulted paying $1.6 billion to
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week.
How did Greece and its people dig this deep hole of debt?
By living beyond their means, by overspending each year without exception,
for decades. It also did not follow many of the conditions of its lenders,
especially on spending cuts and revenue increases, a.k.a. “austerity... more »
Higher Education For Your Ass
Dana at The Galloping Beaver - 1 day ago
I
think I've mentioned before that I am of the opinion that modern
western universities bear a certain portion of responsibility for the
mess the world finds itself in.
Highly educated chemists work for Monsanto and are actively involved in
developing products that are rapidly decimating the pollinators of the
planet.
Highly educated geo scientists are busily seeing to the destruction of
“The Dark Side of Goal-Setting”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Dark Side of Goal-Setting”*
by PsyBlog
“I wouldn't be surprised if you are fed up with hearing about goal-setting.
I am. Goal-setting has become a personal, corporate and political fetish.
Modern workers are frequently subjected to performance reviews in which
they must set themselves goals to work towards. The fact that these targets
are frequently idiotic or meaningless seems to be irrelevant. Whole
countries are now run on targets. Here in Britain, like elsewhere,
politicians have become obsessed with goal-setting. Goals have been set for
everything, from economic indicato... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“The spiky stars in the foreground of this sharp cosmic portrait are well
within our own Milky Way Galaxy. The two eye-catching galaxies lie far
beyond the Milky Way, at a distance of over 300 million light-years. Their
distorted appearance is due to gravitational tides as the pair engage in
close encounters. Cataloged as Arp 273 (also as UGC 1810), the galaxies do
look peculiar, but interacting galaxies are now understood to be common in
the universe. In fact, the nearby large spiral Andromeda Galaxy is known to
be some 2 million light-years away and approaching the Milky Way.
*Cli... more »
Tsipras "Serfs" the Greek People?
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*This sure doesn't read as a positive considering the referendum. The
election. *
*The election promises. The tough talk. The heartfelt talk. Etc., *
*12:35 a.m.*
In a speech with a strongly personal tone, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
says he negotiated as hard as he could and admits his government had made
mistakes during his barely six-month tenure as he fought to win bailout
funds for his debt-ridden country.
Speaking in a late-night parliament session, Tsipras described the last few
months as a war in which difficult battles were fought and some were lost.
"Now I have the feeli... more »
The Universe
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“There is always something to be happy about. Truly happy. And if you
have the audacity to find it and the courage to make it your focus,
in spite of the countless temptations to do otherwise, you will have
learned
well, your life will be transformed, and all things will be added unto you.
Trust me, I have connections.”
"End" game,
The Universe
"Thoughts become thing, choose the good ones."
- http://www.tut.com
"The Purpose Of Life..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be "happy." I think
the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate.
It is, above all, to matter and to count, to stand for something,
to have made some difference that you lived at all.”
- Leo C. Rosten
Paulo Coelho, “The Cycle of Nature”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Cycle of Nature”*
by Paulo Coelho
“In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat: there
is only movement. The winter struggles to reign supreme, but, in the end,
is obliged to accept spring’s victory, which brings with it flowers and
happiness. The summer would like to make its warm days last for ever,
because it believes that warmth is good for the earth, but, finally, it has
to accept the arrival of autumn, which will allow the earth to rest.
The gazelle eats the grass and is devoured by the lion. It isn’t a matter
of who is the strongest, but God’s way... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China. Thanks for stopping by.
The Wild, Weird and Creepy Story of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 1 day ago
Science confirms the physical benefits of yoga, but the mental risks are
considerable. The waistline contracts, but the critical sensibility may
wither. The blood pressure falls, but the Downward Dog may lead to
prostration before gurus. I should know. Ten...
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Helped Bring Yoga to the West appeared first on The Stream.
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Friday budget meeting with sheriff offers preview of next week’s citizen
meetings ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens*
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