Rodrigo Duterte (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Government and Taxes
Pres. Duterte and UNexit
UNexit. What a parochial, onion-skinned mind. "I do not want to insult
you. But maybe we'll just have to decide to separate from the United
Nations," he said. "If you are that rude, we might just as well leave,"
he said. "So take us out of your organisation. You have done nothing.
Where were you here the last time? Never. Except to criticise," he said.
Mr Duterte sai
BWorld 79, Brownouts, coal power and the electricity market
* This is m y article in BusinessWorld last August 17, 2016. Brownouts,
actual and potential, have returned to some areas of Metro Manila and
surrounding provinces in the Luzon grid over the past two weeks. This is
unfortunate because electricity demand has somehow declined because of
the colder, rainy season and more power plants have been added to the
grid. This rare event was caused by heavy st
Transport Econ 17, On banning provincial buses in Edsa
Remember Isaac Newton's 3rd law of motion: For every action, there is
an equal, opposite reaction. Apply in society: For every government
intervention and prohibition, there is an equal opposite distortion.
This news was reported last August 13, 2016. If government implements
this, there will be MORE traffic congestion, not less, on Edsa and rest
of M. Manila. Why? Because many of those probinsya
Climate Tricks 57, "Preventing flash floods" and the Green SONA
Heavy rains and flash flood are natural and cyclical, nature-made and
not "man-made". Big El Nino and drought is often followed by big La Nina
and frequent/heavy rains. To help prevent or minimize flash flood,
build more dams and "harvest" the water, instead of cursing the flood.
After the wet months, or during El Nino years, we will thank the floods
that deposited water in th
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Ten Thousand Views and Thanks
There was a particular reverence for the ten thousand mark in ancient
Greece - the "myriad", the unit employed to designate the largest amount
conceivable. A small number by modern reckoning, in an age where a cat
video on YouTube can rack up a million views. Nevertheless, INEXPLICATA
is pleased to have reached its ten thousandth read on Scribd.com this
week, and we would like to extend
Argentina: Cattle Mutilations in the Patagones District
Source: VISION OVNI & Comarca Hoy.com.ar Date: 09.08.2016
Argentina: Cattle Mutilations in the Patagones District Is the
Chupacabras on the loose? Questions arise over the discovery of dead
cows and sheep. The discovery of mutilated animals in various fields
caused alarm in the rural community, which is unable to explain the
reason for these events. A cattleman describes the situation experie
Mexico: A UFO in San Baltazar Atlimeyaya?
Source: PLANETA UFO and El Grafico (www.elgrafico.com.mx) Date:
08.16.2016 Article by Yohanan Díaz Vargas Mexico: A UFO in San Baltazar
Atlimeyaya? 08.13.2016-14:49 - An impressive UFO sighting was recorded
at San Baltazar Atlimeyaya, Puebla, on Saturday 6 August at 10:58 p.m.
before the startled eyes of nearly 50 people who met to commemorate the
25th anniversary of the Great UFO Wave of 1991 or
Diminutive UFO Occupants or Elementals?
Diminutive UFO Occupants or Elementals? By Scott Corrales (c) 2016
Traditional cases involving “close encounters of the third kind” are as
rare as hens’ teeth these days. These occurrences – involving contact
between alleged non-human entities and ordinary humans – filled magazine
articles and news columns in the ‘60s and ‘70s, petering out in the
1980s as UFO research went into a deep sleep, or
LILITH NEWS
The Toronto Air Show, a poignant reminder of what an invasion sounds like
Every year the sounds of military jet engines breaking the sound
barrier while flying over the city of Toronto serve as advertising that
the Toronto Air Show is once again upon us. As Toronto's oldest annual
air show, it isn't going to disappear any time soon. The base tickets
bring in thousands of people, but they also offer VIP tickets which have
staggering prices of upward to $1519 per ticket,
Middle Class Political Economist
European Commission orders Apple to repay Ireland $14.5 billion in illegal tax benefits
Today the European Commission slapped down tax avoiding Apple and
low-road economic developer Ireland with a $14.5 billion state aid
repayment order. Yes, you read that right: Apple has to pay Ireland €13
billion in back taxes, plus interest, covering the years 2003-2014.
According to the Commission's order, Apple's effective tax rate in
Ireland ranged from 1% in 2003 to 0.005% in 2014, far below
Mike Pence subsidizes offshorers
The Indianapolis Star reports (h/t Greg LeRoy) that the Indiana
Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), which is headed by
Governor/Vice-Presidential nominee Mike Pence, has given millions of
dollars in incentives to companies that have subsequently offshored jobs
to countries including China, Mexico, Taiwan, and Japan. Not only that,
but the 10 companies that outsourced the jobs sent more jobs a
Middle East Today
The 8 th of September- International Literacy Day The United Nations (UN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientifi...
The 8 th of September- International Literacy Day The United Nations
(UN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), designated September 8 th of each year to
celebrate and remind people around the world to eliminate illiteracy.
Many countries worldwide have succeeded in doing so, while other
countries have a long way to go. Unfortunately, the Arab world, w
Morton's Musings
Improper to ask accused to provide theory of case
A witness is to testify as to facts - not to explain their theory of a
case. R. v. Dhaliwal, 2016 ONCA 652: [11] This line of questioning was
improper. It put an onus on the appellant to explain the allegations
against him: R. v. S.(W.) (1994), 18 O.R. (3d) 509, 90 C.C.C. (3d) 242
(C.A.) at 252; R. v. Vandenberghe (1995), 96 C.C.C. (3d) 371 (C.A.) at
373. [12] The point was made by the Alberta Co
Victim Crime Surcharges may be ordered concurrently
R v. Kililavioyak, 2016 NUCJ 21: In conclusion, I find that the VCS is
in the nature of an ancillary order and that the principles regarding
the imposition of concurrent sentences may be applied to VCS', such that
they may be ordered concurrently.
News Center PK
State Terrorists are Still Rational Actors
By Sajjad Shaukat State Terrorists are Still Rational Actors-The
broadly-accepted distinction between governmental and anti-governmental
terrorism has been blurred in the ongoing different war which continues
between the US-led state actors and the non-state actors, popularly
called the Islamic militants or terrorists. We need a realistic approach
to determine the question of rational and irratio
Modi’s Extremist Policies Continue
By Sajjad Shaukat Modi’s extremist policies continue—Since the leader
of the ruling party BJP Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India, he
has been implementing extremist policies against religious minorities,
especially the Muslims and Pakistan. Under Modi’s rule, various
developments like unprecedented rise of Hindu extremism, persecution of
minorities even of lower cast-Hindus, forced conv
National Action Plan & Madaris Reforms
By Sajjad Shaukat The National Action Plan (NAP) is essential part of
Pakistan’s war against terrorism, as it has co-relationship with the
military operation Zarb-i-Azb against the militants, including other
related-issues like Madaris (Religious seminaries) which need
registration and reforms. In this regard, a high level security meeting
was held at the GHQ, presided by the … The post National
News From Atlantis.
ITP Final Conflict revisited: FC 1532, 5th January 2001
Regarding the horrifying truth of anti-white violence in England, I
would like to share a little of the festive spirit a la Northampton. A
group of friends were out celebrating in the town. Upon our return to
the car park (outside the notorious drug pushing Visage night-club) we
were subjected to a hail of racist abuse by a gang of rastas (with the
usual threats of a good stabbing of course). Luc
ITP Final Conflict revisited: FC 1925 / FC 1563, 26th April 2002 / 14th February 2001
ANOTHER TV NIGHT! Can the media plummet to any greater depths? I would
have considered that to be unlikely, but now I'm not so sure. On BBC2
on Thursday the 25th April I witnessed a level of mendacity which would
have made Chairman Mao cringe. I just caught the end of a programme
concerning the Second World War, in which it was stated as absolute fact
that the evil Germans had invaded Austria aga
ITP Final Conflict revisited: FC 1924, 25th April 2002
PAEDOPHILE PRIESTS A disturbing item of news being currently pushed by
the media is the phenomenon of pædophilia in the Catholic Church.
Principally the stories concern the Church in the USA, although other
countries, (such as Eire), are also mentioned. The screaming media are
clamouring for an end to celibacy in the Priesthood to combat this
disgusting abuse. Admittedly, there is a sound logic f
ITP Final Conflict revisited: FC 1923, 24th April 2002
ST GEORGE'S DAY REFLECTIONS The 23rd of April this year has been one
of the best St. George's Days ever for the ordinary people of England.
Although we were denied a National Holiday (all the other nations in the
UK get one for their Saint's Days), many people took the day off to
celebrate anyway. I was fortunate enough to be with a group of people
doing just that. Our little group took the oppor
Obsidian Wings
Choose Your Poison
by wj Sometimes, I get serious cognative dissonance in real time.
Right now, my local all news station (KCBS) is saying that "a new
national poll shows a dead heat" in the Presidential race. Meanwhile,
the Washington Post/Survey Monkey poll, just out today, shows . . . a
toss-up in Texas. And in Mississippi! (In addition to Arizona and
Georgia. And Ohio, North Carolina, etc., of course.
Seeking a better word for privilege
by Doctor Science Last week the elder Child of Science and I were at
Worldcon , about which I will have lots more to say later. Anyway, while
I was there I had a very good conversation with a gracious gentleman of
the Old School of SFF Fandom (Print Fanzine Division). One of his
points of dismay with Fandom These Days is that many people (such as
myself) don't use our legal names, so he doesn't k
Timor mortis conturbat me - Weekend Open Thread
by wj Earlier this week, my wife's BFF passed away. (They've been
friends for 3 decades plus. Since long before "BFF" appeared in the
language.) He was only a few weeks older than she is, and it's been
traumatic. Giving rise to these musings. For most of us, the first time
we lose someone we know is when our grandparents die -- maybe when we
are children; maybe when we are in our 20s. B
Summer's end book round-up
by Doctor Science Between preparing for, going to, and recovering from
Worldcon, it's been a while since I wrote about what I've been reading.
This round-up covers several weeks, and includes novels by Genevieve
Cogman, Laura Anne Gilman, Jo Walton, N.K. Jemisin, and Mary Robinette
Kowal. huh. I didn't plan to read only books by woman, it just happened.
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.
Pesticide Action Network
Monsanto vs farmers. Again.
Monsanto’s latest genetically engineered (GE) seeds are wreaking havoc
this season in soybean country. “Xtend,” the corporation’s new GE
soybean, is engineered to tolerate application of the drift-prone
herbicide dicamba . The seed was approved in 2015, and now soybean
farmers who did not adopt it are reporting damage to their crops from
dicamba drift. And the damage is extensive. An estimated 20
Way to bee, Minnesota!
Last Friday, a small crowd gathered in the agriculture building at the
Minnesota State Fair. Beekeepers, entomologists, reporters, farmers and
pollinator advocates circled around a small podium, waiting for
Commissioner of Agriculture Dave Frederickson and Governor Mark Dayton
to speak. The crowd wasn't disappointed. In a short press conference,
Frederickson and Gov. Dayton announced new rules to
Safe mosquito control, for Zika & beyond
PAN stands in solidarity with families that have been impacted by
microcephaly and other serious health impacts of the Zika virus.
Unfortunately, the primary response to the outbreaks to date has been
widespread spraying with pesticides to control mosquito populations.
Decades of vector management around the world show that this approach is
not only often ineffective, it can also compound the ris
Tell EPA to protect pollinators
EPA is finally taking a look at bee-harming pesticides. Let's make
sure the agency gets this right!. Sign the petition Slideshow Category:
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Philosophical Comment
New and forthcoming work (soon) available: conscientious refusal of
pofessionals, hate crime philosophy, responsibility and priority-setting
in health care, and the ethics of patient education
Just kicking off the autumn term after some well-needed weeks of
complete holiday, summing up some recent and very soon available or
forthcoming work in a few different areas: 1. Conscientious objection or
refusal of professionals (in health care and elsewhere) This is an
area, i have been posting about before ( here , and here ). a) As I
flagged earlier in one of these posts, there is one article
Substantially updated blogroll
Just a quick note that I have finally gotten around to updating the
Philosophical Comment blogroll, that is the list of linked blogs
promoted on this page further down in the left hand side margin. I have
basically taken off all old blogs that either has closed down since I
listed them some years back, or that when I checked had not posted
anything for a year or more. In addition the URLs for som
Consensus statement on conscientious objection in healthcare
Just a very brief pointer to this post at the Oxford Practical Ethics
blog, showcasing a consensus statement on how states and health systems
should handle the phenomenon of healthcare staff conscientiously
objecting to practices included in medical practice that comes out of
the symposium on this very topic that I related in a recent post . ***
Philosophical Comment Blog: Christian Munthe, Profe
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Is Retaliation Illegal? Sometimes
Lots of people approach me every week and say they feel they were
retaliated against. I usually have to ask, "Retaliation for what?" I
think there's a basic misunderstanding of what retaliation is, and when
it's illegal. The first part of the problem is understanding retaliation
itself. Webster's defines retaliation as: To do something bad to
someone who has hurt you or treated you badl
More States Pass Domestic Violence Victim Workplace Protection
Domestic violence victims have enough problems without also having to
deal with coworkers stigmatizing them and possibly getting fired. The
trend is for states to protect sexual violence from workplace
discrimination. Most recently, five states enacted paid sick leave laws
that include requiring paid leave for domestic violence victims. Those
states are Vermont , California, Connecticut, and Mass
Follow Trump's Advice, Lose Your Sexual Harassment Case
By now you've probably heard Donald Trump's advice to sexual harassment
victims : just quit your job. The problem with this (besides the fact
that not everyone is a billionaire who can quit without having a job
lined up) is that if you do quit, you may well give up your right to sue
for sexual harassment. You see, the Supreme Court, in its infinite
wisdom, says that if your employer has a publishe
Dear HR: Stop Telling Employees They Can't Apply For FMLA Until They Use Their Vacation
For about the dozenth time this year, I heard another sob story about
an employee who absolutely qualified for FMLA leave, yet was told by HR
that they couldn't apply until they used up their vacation or PTO time.
This is wrong on so many levels, and it screws both the employee and the
employer. So stop it. Seriously. Stop it. It screws up the employee
because their boss assumes they're taking unp
Syria Comment
The Druze in the Syrian Conflict – By Talal El Atrache
The Druze in the Syrian Conflict By Talal El Atrache* @ TalalElAtrache
For Syria Comment – Sept 5, 2016 Five years after the beginning of the
Syrian conflict, the Druze show no signs of joining the rebellion. Even
calls made by the Saudi-financed opposition, asking the Druze to rise up
against the Syrian army, have fallen on deaf ears. Israel’s two-fold
psychological campaign – consisting of supp
“Why the UN’s Excuses For its Aid Fiasco in Syria Fail to Convince,” By Reinoud Leenders
Why the UN’s Excuses For its Aid Fiasco in Syria Fail to Convince By
Reinoud Leenders* @ ReinoudLeenders for Syria Comment – Sept. 3, 2016
Judging from the UN’s comments on its aid agencies’ conduct in Syria,
business will go on as usual –too bad if it throws a lifeline to the
Syrian regime. Two UN spokespersons, one for Secretary General Ban
Ki-Moon and the other for the UN’s Office for the Coor
The Virtues of Sham: The Place of Syria in the Muslim Sacral Imagination
The nature of the Syrian conflict, now in its fifth year, has become
overtly sectarian and ideological. Undoubtedly the foreign fighters who
continue to trickle in are coloured by this. There is also enough
evidence to suggest that the presence of informal recruiters , usually
through friendship networks, play an influential role in the choices
they make. There seems to be a confluence of humanit
“Turkey’s Syria Intervention,” by Joshua Landis
Turkey’s Syria Intervention By Joshua Landis August 28, 2016 I answer
questions asked me by a Turkish journalist. Has Turkey established a No
Fly Zone over the Azaz-Jarablus pocket? Turkey has established a No Kurd
Zone over the Jarablus pocket, not a NFZ. The US has control of air.
When it leaves, Russia will resume control over the airspace, not
Turkey. This is undoubtedly why Russia and the Sy
The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
Undirected Evolution: The False Religious Dogma Strangling True Science
The wuwt site has a post on news of research suggesting that "a
Mercury-sized planet" collided with Earth relatively soon after the
Earth was first formed, and this supposedly accounts for the amount of
carbon in and on the Earth. My response: Both this post and most of the
comments following it (the uncritical ones) are all incompetent,
dogmatic speculation (i.e., speculation within th
My Bio, As I See It
I received (from one Scott Brooks) a request for my full "bio"
(biographical information), so I wrote the following, for anyone who is
interested (one caveat: this is not definitive, just what came to me
just now): We live in a time of general incompetence, in science and in
society, which seems to have come upon us suddenly, yet which has had a
long buildup. I'm afraid academic titles
Dr. Roy Spencer and the Myth of a Valid Global Climate Science
The Dr. Roy Spencer site has a post, about an experiment to show a
cold object can warm a hotter object (by interposing a cool object
between the hotter object and a much colder object). My response: "Now,
this experiment does not prove that gases can do what the cardboard has
done....It only answers the 2nd Law violation claims some have made
against a cool object (here, the cardboard sheet
Democratic Party Authorities Are Acting Criminally to Suppress the Truth About Climate
The wuwt site has a post on "blowback" to the execrable effort by
Democratic state attorneys general (AGs) and other Democrats in the
Obama administration to make criminals out of "climate skeptics". My
response: You should all send a harsh letter to your local newspapers
(and yes, to your congressional representatives, but the media are the
main thing), and include the graph
The High-fat Hep C Diet
Glucokinase mutations, diabetic complications, and cardiovascular disease
This is a very interesting study that was posted by Richard Lehman on
his BMJ blog a few years ago. It contains much food for thought. People
with this mis-sense mutation in the gene that encodes glucokinase (GCK),
part of the pancreatic beta cell glucose sensor, basically have their
sugar thermostat, their glucostat, set too high. They don't produce
insulin in response to blood glucose in the pre
Evidence of cardiovascular benefits of LCHF diets, despite no change or increase in LDL, from drug trials
A recent meta-analysis of low-carb diets and cardiovascular risk
factors found, predictably, that low carb diets decrease triglycerides
(TG), increase HDL, and - significantly, on average, but not
consistently, and only by a small amount - elevate LDL. The authors
argued that this was not evidence of cardiovascular safety.
"Low-carbohydrate diets increase LDL-cholesterol, and thereby indicate
The Straight Goods
Justin Trudeau, Christy Clark, We Are Idiot!
Flowery words, gentle tone, grandiose optimistic future visions opined
by Justin Trudeau.... But on the ground policy, regulation, captured
regulators and cowtowing to industrial giants continue as if Stephen
Harper was still running the show.... I had such great expectations for
Justin Trudeau, he talked of a "new relationship" with First Nations,
Justin talked of "regulatory refo
thwap's schoolyard
harper Retires
stephen harper recorded a video of himself announcing his retirement
from politics and posted it on social media. No questions. No having to
face other humans. All tightly controlled. It was consistent with the
overall pattern of cowardice that marked his career. harper did not like
having to face other human beings. he liked to utter brazen lies and
ignore questions. Whenever things got to hot h
More About Hilary-Bots n' Stuff
Infuriatingly, some USA-liberal, Hillary-bot blog tried to guilt
"purists" who stupidly won't vote for Hillary Clinton due to
"argle-blargle" that it would be their fault about all the people who
would be hurt by a Trump victory. So, to begin, ... un-fuck you you
miserable piece of shit. Number one: Bernie Sanders consistently polled
as being far better at defeating Trump. But
Vagabond Scholar
Labor Day 2016
Happy Labor Day! As uusal, I'll include some videos. (They're repeats,
but good.) Let's kick it off with Billy Bragg: Here's Robert Reich from
2013, about celebrating labor on Labor Day: This one's funny but not
safe for work. The YouTube poster explains that "This was a PSA that the
voice-over person decided to record an "alternate" version of for fun."
Over at Lawyers, Guns &
Assessing Hearts and Minds
The old adage to avoid discussing politics and religion remains a wise
social decision in plenty of situations. However, such discussions have
to be held somewhere. (Alas, honest, intelligent discussion is fairly
rare on the Sunday political shows – the good guests tend to be badly
outnumbered by hacks and dolts.) The art of discussion, listening and
persuasion isn't dead in politics, and blogs
Viva Bolivia
Escritura en la pared
A 16 August article in El Deber -
http://www.eldeber.com.bo/bolivia/vagabundo-boliviano-apoya-trump.html -
captured the graffiti art work of a homeless Bolivian who is writing
that in Iran, there are no free elections, and that he is supporting
Donald Trump in the US elections. He is not the only Bolivian to support
Trump, and far from being the only Latin American. Thousands of
Bolivians in the s
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against F...
Day of No Labor (Hillaryville: Protesting Podestas' Kingdom of the
Unjust?) Professional Conspiracy Theorists (Trump's Friends) 9/11
Evidence Officially Destroyed
Oh, Day of Labor. Oh. "The ShadowStats Alternate Unemployment Rate for
August 2016 is 23.0%" "Record 94,708,000 Americans Not in Labor Force;
Participation Rate Drops in May" We're celebrating what, exactly? Oh,
Labor Day... Dean Baker chimes in: . . . the employment rate for
prime-age workers (ages 25-54) is still down by 2.5 percentage points
from its pre-Recession peak, and
(NDAA Fascism Triumphs - (Tragedy of Trumpism) Trump Is Not the
Phenomena: Not Living in a Functioning Democracy and Betraying Lower
Class Interests Is) The Dark Dynamics of the Deep State (Poisoned Air
for All) Regime Change in Libya Mirrors Iraq: Both Efforts Led to Failed
States and Destabilized Region (Corporate Media Vs. Reality)
Bet these bonuses were mentioned in Hillary's Wall Street speeches?
Wouldn't wanna get in the way of that gravy train! Taxpayers Subsidize
Billions in Wall Street Bonuses: Report02 September 16 According to the
study, 20 U.S. banks paid more than US$2 billion in bonuses to their top
five executives over the past four years. U.S. taxpayers have been
subsidizing more than US$2 billion in
(Worst People on the Planet: War Criminals Compete for Place) Did
Moody’s Just Sever Energy Giant’s Last Life Line? (Unreported S&P
Earnings Decline for 5 Quarters) (USA: Dead Nation Walking) Bernie
Moonlighting for Dollars?
There still is no honor among thieves. Worst people on the planet. Mob
hitters. Mass murderers doubling down. Gravy train meal tickets du jour.
It's hard to go too negative. ABC Shifts Blame from US Wars to Doctors
Without Borders Urban Militarized Police – No Real Security Hillary and
Colin: the War Criminal Charade Why Did the Saudi Regime and Other Gulf
Tyrannies Donate Millions
The Best Reason Not to Vote for Hillary Clinton and How the MSM Keeps US
Ignorant (Empire of Lies Run Amuck: Humanitarian Wars Slay Millions of
Innocents Encouraging Lies at All Levels) Hillary & Bill, Inc., Lee
Camps
And we're already attacking Syria. Before she's the actual President.
So how's that for most effective warmonger? Was that a competition?
"You've seen the inside of the honeycomb, June." "You can never go
home." - Simon "Knight and Day" "With me? Without me? With me? Without
me? With you."_ _ _ _ _ _ _ The International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugos
What Is Sustainable
The Call of Distant Mammoths
I’ve long been interested in the megafauna extinctions of
Pleistocene North America. A number of books endorse Paul Martin’s
“Pleistocene Overkill Hypothesis,” which asserts that the early humans
on the continent were “super predators” who launched a blitzkrieg of
overhunting. Hunting began in northwest Canada, and spread south and
east like a wild fire. Within 2,000 years, at least 33 genera (
Are We Smart Enough
Primatologist Frans de Waal has made a career out of pounding his
head against the rugged wall of human exceptionalism — the belief that
humans are the only species that is conscious, self-aware, rational,
cooperative, goal-oriented, empathetic, and so on. This wall of
calcified grandiosity has resisted change for a long time, and has
inspired an abusive relationship with the rest of the family
Wit's End
Deeply Dystopian
Based on a free excerpt captioned "A quick rundown of the ecocidal
empires that came before us", I purchased the electronic version of
"Extinction: A Radical History" by Ashley Dawson. Upon reading the
entire book I was not surprised, having been forewarned, to see the
typical finger pointing at capitalism - but it was more disappointing
than usual since the author, who is a s
wmtc
labour day readers' advisory: books and movies that celebrate labour
I spoke to a customer yesterday who was visiting from Denmark. He
described himself as a trade-unionist, and he came to the library,
looking for me, to learn about our strike! He also said he had read a
book he loved, and was looking for more like it. He described the book:
"by a Canadian author, takes place in Toronto, about the struggles of
workers building a viaduct". It is some measu
happy labour day
How have labour unions benefitted our society? Union activism brought
us: Weekends! Literally. There used to be an expression: "Don't come to
work on Sunday, don't come to work on Monday." Meaning, if you took one
day off, you were fired. Vacations - any vacation Paid vacations The
8-hour work day An end to child labour, so every child could have an
education Rest breaks Equal pay for e
thank you, colin kaepernick!
Another awesome athlete protest that I have no time to write about. I
can only thank Colin Kaepernick for his courage. Joy of Sox speaks for
me: To Mookie Betts (And Others): The Right To Protest Has Nothing To Do
With The Military .
fight for 15 and fairness: brampton forum for decent work
After our members returned to work, but while I was still on
staycation, I attended a community event organized by labour activists
in Peel Region. It was a beautifully planned event, with music and food
and lots of opportunities for participation. In Ontario, the Fight for
$15 & Fairness is focused on the Ontario Ministry of Labour's
Changing Workplaces Review . Each of the three keynote spea
WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Green Rights Col...
Missing a Wonderful Artist and Friend Michael 'Freestylee' Thompson | Graphic Art News
Missing a Wonderful Artist and Friend Michael 'Freestylee' Thompson | Graphic Art News
I met Michael Thompson aka Freestylee, Artist Without Borders online. I saw one of his posters of a veiled woman with e...
I met Michael Thompson aka Freestylee, Artist Without Borders online. I
saw one of his posters of a veiled woman with exposed lips and one that
made direct eye contact with the viewer. I found it at the time of
Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill in The Gulf of Mexico. Another
showed an iconic image of Marilyn Monroe black oil running down her face
and onto a sexy satin dress. A major theme in
WWF - Latest News
Giant panda no longer 'endangered' but iconic species still at risk
In a welcome piece of good news for the world's threatened wildlife,
the giant panda has just been downgraded from 'Endangered' to
'Vulnerable' on the global list of species at risk of extinction,
demonstrating how an integrated approach can help save our planet's
vanishing biodiversity. The International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) announced the positive change to the giant panda's o
Russia puts a hold on Arctic drilling
The Russian government announced this week a temporary moratorium on
new offshore oil and gas licenses for drilling on the country's Arctic
shelf. WWF-Russia has long advocated for such a moratorium, collecting
over 80,000 signatures from supporters. The 10-year moratorium, says
WWF, will allow Russia to redirect financial support for risky offshore
Arctic development to less environmentally haza
US, China send powerful political signal for global climate action
GLAND, Switzerland – Today's joint announcement by the world's two
biggest carbon emitters – China and the US – that they have formally
joined the global climate Paris Agreement sends a very powerful signal
that there will be real global action on climate change. China and the
US are responsible for nearly 40 per cent of global greenhouse gas
emissions. So far, 24 countries representing just over
WWF teams up with Love Nature to share incredible stories of wildlife worldwide
GLAND, Switzerland (1 September 2016) – From the pristine waters of
Palau to the dense jungles of Cambodia, WWF is partnering with Love
Nature , creators of the world's largest video library of 4K (Ultra-HD)
nature documentaries and series, to bring previously untold stories of
wildlife to audiences worldwide. As part of a three-year partnership,
WWF International will share exclusive, original s
A Different Perspective
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Don Schmitt
This week's show with Don Schmitt has been the cause of a great deal
of anticipation and a couple of dozen emails. It can be found following
this link: https://youtu.be/fo-gK4nwZ_k The program will air on the
X-Zone Broadcast Network on Saturday and Sunday at 9 - 10 EDT which
translates to 6 - 7 PDT. For those who wish to comment on the content,
you can do that in the comments section here. Given
Hill Star Map - Badly Out of Date
Given some recent astronomical discoveries, I thought it time to
revisit the Hill abduction and the connection to Zeta 1 and Zeta 2
Reticuli. These stars were identified by Marjorie Fish as the home of
the aliens who abducted Betty and Barney Hill decades ago and have
become so embedded in UFO lore that it is accepted with no proof
whatsoever. But the information and criterion used to Hill Star M
The Roswell Slides - Who Got the Five Grand?
I was reading Tim Printy’s SUNlite (which you can easily find by
typing Tim Printy and SUNlite into your search engine or use
www.astronomyufo.com/UFO/ SUNlite .htm ). He mentioned that Jaime
Maussan had paid Tony Bragalia five thousand dollars for finding another
picture of the mummy displayed in the so-called Roswell Slides. This
suggested a couple of things to me. Tim Printy First, I wondered,
The Shaver Fiction = Carrion’s Latest Proof?
(Blogger's Note: Brad Sparks did what I had planned to do which was
provide some information suggesting that Carrion's theory was not built
on a solid foundation. He has been on this psy-op explanation for the
1947 UFO wave for a long time. This new aspect, published recently has
some flaws, as Brad points out. Brad's analysis follows.) James
Carrion's latest blog posting claims he now finally ha
A Very Public Sociologist
Why I Voted for Jeremy Corbyn
In last year's Labour leadership contest and after much
shilly-shallying, my vote went to Yvette Cooper . This year there was no
hesitation: I duly ticked the box for Jeremy Corbyn. The passage from
the poster woman for "sensible" managerial politics to Corbynism might
be puzzling for some, so here are my reasons. First off, it's partly a
protest. Partly . Over the last year, my dismay
Notes on North Korea
It's been a while, so it's time to talk again about our friends in the
North. Who else am I speaking of other than the esteemed comrades of
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? Lurid stories have done the
rounds about the Dear Respected Comrade's execution of two officials by
anti-aircraft gun for the crime of snoozing in a meeting. Alas, this is
but churnalism , but as ever, there is a dea
Keith Vaz and British Politics
The most surprising thing about the Keith Vaz sex scandal is that it
took so long to come out. When I was a bag carrier , the Westminster
grapevine even extended as far out as Stoke-on-Trent. And one such
rumour that persisted, albeit without any details and, conveniently, no
proof at all was that some unspecified scandal was attached to Keith
Vaz's person. Three years later, out it comes. And so
New Left Blogs August/September 2016
New Sunday. New blogs. 1. Dewi Asianab (Labour) ( Twitter ) 2. Frank
Parker (Labour) ( Twitter ) 3. Hayley's Political Kitchen (Labour) (
Twitter ) 4. Heavy Metal Politics (Labour) ( Twitter ) 5. Much About
Labour (Labour) ( Twitter ) 6. Rob Jones (Labour) 7. The Swinish
Multitude (Unaligned) 8. Who Owns England? (Unaligned) ( Twitter ) 9.
wizardoflozblog (Labour) If you know of any new(ish) blog
Adrienne's Corner
What the MSM doesn't want you to see about Hillary's coughing fit on plane...
as they conveniently cut away. Here's the full video. Her coughing
starts at :36. At :51 she asks for water. She heads for the front of the
plane and at 1:11 you can clearly see her "handler", the mysterious big
black guy, get up from his seat. At. 1:25 he unties the curtains
dividing the sections of the plane and closes them. I have no idea of
why he does this because they're made of s
Hillary hacks, coughs, and wheezes her way through her Labor Day rally in Cleveland...
but, not to worry, since her "crowd" was in the low hundreds. Has
anyone ever witnessed Trump coughing or even clearing his throat?
Trump Sets Attendance Record at XFINITY Arena in Everett, WA...
I watched his rally last evening after a very long and difficult day,
and felt better - and I thank him. Over 10K happy and enthusiastic
people attended. His speech was excellent. It has been reported that
Trump will meet with Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto today in
Mexico City before giving his speech on immigration. Odumbo is golfing.
Hillary is taking a nap. Tim Kaine is having a full p
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