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Racism and acceptance and the chance at a beautiful world
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 45 minutes ago
I was born all white
a Hungarian father
and a Finnish wife
they both left \
me before I was barely
alive
and it was other white
people that let
me survieve
and I loved them deeply
and maybe never
forgave my parents
but I still thank them
for life
I like being white
I like my skin
I am extremely comfortable
within
I have seen its power
worldwide
and wonder
is it our culture
or the power of the
vulture that likes
to eat the white meat
and leave the rest aside
Black and Brown and even
Indians and Pakasitains
Koreans and Japanes
want to be white to be beautiful
and sub cultures of skin cultur... more »
Taking The Guess Work Out Of Who's The Worst Governors
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Earlier today, *Morning Consult* released it's latest survey on how the
citizens of the 50 states view their own governors. Sam Brownback (R-KS)
has both the highest disapproval ranking (71%) and the lowest approval
ranking (23%). That guy is dogshit. Well... this disapproval of Brownback
and his policies by Kansas voters is hardly new. When he was up for
reelection 2 years ago he was just as hated and polls tended to show him
losing. The last poll I found showed him losing the election 39-43%. 24% of
Republicans said they were going to vote for Paul Davis, Minority Leader of
the ... more »
Former Wall St. Banker Suggests Global Debt May Not be Owned by Humans
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Lucas Dare* - Where does all of the world's missing money and gold
disappear to?
The post Former Wall St. Banker Suggests Global Debt May Not be Owned by
Humans appeared first on Waking Times.
MENA Update...... September 21 , 2016...... 1) Libya - State Of Play On Battlefields , Political Minefields & Economic Activity. 2) Syria In Focus - Status Of Frayed Ceasefire , Controversial Occurrences , Additional Items Of Note. 3) Iraq In Focus - Mosul On Horizon , State Of Play Across The Country , Political Items , Oil !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Libya......
( Where to start , so many items! Much more at the Twitter Timeline.)
Coup attempt in Tripoli- to foil alleged Military Coup of LNA.....
*libyaherald* @libyaherald 5h
5 hours ago
State Council announces HoR does not exist, says it will take over
legislative powers - https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/09/21/sta
te-council-announces-hor-does-not-exist-says-it-will-take-over-legislative-powers/
…
*Alwasat* @alwasatengnews 5h5 hours ago
State Council says taking control over legislative power, calls for
"closing ranks to resist military coup" #Libyahttp... more »
In Auckland, we’re still making affordable housing impossible
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 3 hours ago
The authors of Auckland’s Unitary Plan took on the issue of how the city
should be *allowed *to grow by the planners. Disallowing people’s freedom
to choose themselves how the fuck they live, they characterised it as a
choice between up versus out.
The best choice within this perverted planning framework would have been to
say both-and.
The worst choice if you want to cure Auckland’s rampant housing
affordability problem (for which, I remind you, we have the world’s gold
medal) would be to largely prohibit building out in favour of building up.
(“They don’t want people to have... more »
TV Watch: To my surprise I'm liking "The Good Place," but I'm taking a pass (with surprising regret) on "Kevin Can Wait"
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Ted Danson and Kristen Bell talk about their surprisingly appealing new
NBC comedy, The Good Place.*
*by Ken*
With the new NBC comedy *The Good Place* set to advance to Episode 3
tomorrow night in its regular Thursday 8:30pm ET/PT time slot, I thought I
might throw out a note of encouragement. I finally looked at the
double-episode premiere (the pilot plus "Flying"), which NBC has give
multiple airings, and much to my surprise I liked it. Of course you'll
still want to watch those first episodes, via the usual sources, like On
Demand or online. (NBC is offering it here, provided ... more »
Quote of the Day: On what underpins our modern system of government
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
*"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over
the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that
authorises it and a moral code that glorifies it." *
~ Frederic Bastiat in *Economic Sophisms*
.
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with attribution.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 21, 2016
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Martin Chulov, The Guardian*: *Syria aid convoy attack: what evidence is
there that Russia is to blame?*
*US is not revealing what evidence it has to support claim Moscow was
responsible, but the strike’s accuracy raises suspicions*
The attack on an aid convoy in Syria on Monday, carried out at night on an
unlit road on the western outskirts of Aleppo, was sustained and highly
effective – 18 of 31 trucks were destroyed, along with a nearby depot that
was to receive the supplies.
Witnesses, among them aid workers who were travelling in the trucks and
rescue workers who attended t... more »
No, unions don't increase everyone's wages
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago
*Where would all workers be without unions? Probably much better off says
Gary Galles in this guest post.*
There is a well-established tradition in which unions claim credit for
every worker gain. Among their most common assertions, often incorporated
in attributing negative wage trends to eroding union power, is that unions
raise *all* workers’ wages. Unfortunately, while sometimes raising those of
their own members, unions retard rather than raise the real earning power
of all workers in general.
Unions leverage special government-granted powers (e.g., unique exemptions
fro... more »
Economic News , Data & Views......September 21 , 2016....... Quick Hits For Wednesday- 1. Markets & Market Moving News : BoJ Underwhelms Markets , FOMC Gives Bull Cause For Celebration As Traders Ignore Rate Hike threats From The Fed ; US , Europe & Asia Market Action. 2. Around The Horn - Europe In Focus - Italy , General EU/ECB Items , Germany , Greece , UK In Focus 3. Odds & Ends !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Markets.......
*fred walton* @fredwalton216 5h
5 hours ago
fred walton Retweeted Mark Hamrick
Here we go...
fred walton added,
*Mark Hamrick* @hamrickisms
The Federal Reserve stands pat on rates, but 3 FOMC members dissent,
favoring a rate hike.
*Mark Hamrick* @hamrickisms 5h
5 hours ago
FOMC: "...decided, for the time being, to wait for further evidence of
continued progress toward its objections."
*Mark Hamrick* @hamrickisms 5h
5 hours ago
FOMC downgrades outlook for 2016 real GDP to 1.8% from June's 2%. Core PCE
inflation outlook remains at 1.7% this... more »
Truth Telling Time
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
Thank you Mr. Putin for telling the truth about US operations in Syria.
There is an obvious reason that the US has demonized Putin.
Some Critical Advice for Jeremy Corbyn
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Regardless of what we think about him, we're going to be discussing Jeremy
Corbyn for years to come. *Decades*, probably. And yes, I'm about to talk
about him a little bit more. As readers know, I voted for Jeremy in this
year's Labour leadership contest. I thought it was important for two key
reasons. First is a point well-trailed by others, and that's about the kind
of party we want: an organisation where the members are sovereign and have
a final say, or one where a parliamentary establishment is in charge with
all the chicanery and stitch-ups that entails. Incidentally, I have n... more »
World News Briefs -- September 21, 2016 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to salvage
ceasefire*
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanded on Wednesday that Russia and
the Syrian government immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones, in
what he called a last chance to salvage a collapsing ceasefire and find a
way "out of the carnage".
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
at the U.N. Security Council in New York, in an unusually heated televised
showdown, saying the bombing of an aid convoy in Syria raised "profound
doubt whether Russia and the Assad ... more »
The U.S. War Against The Islamic State Has Cost $9 Billion
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
(Click on Image to Enlarge)
U.S. Department of Defense
*CNS News*:* $8.7 billion so far fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, averaging
$12.1 million a day*
In a special report on Operation Inherent Resolve, the Department of
Defense (DoD) details the actions and cost of fighting the Islamic State in
Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL — $8.7 billion so far for an average of $12.1
million a day.
“As of July 31, 2016, the total cost of operations related to ISIL since
kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014, is $8.7 billion and the
average daily cost is $12.1 million for 724 days of opera... more »
U.S. Defense Secretary Carter: U.S. Forces Will Be In The Middle East For A Long Time
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr.,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discuss progress made against the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and lessons learned in Afghanistan
during a Pentagon press briefing, Feb. 29, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty
Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
*Military Times: **U.S. forces will be in the Middle East long after ISIS,
Carter says*
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the U.S. military will keep forces
deployed to the Middle East long after the defeat of the Islamic State
group in Iraq and Syria.
... more »
India Agrees To Purchase 36 Rafale Fighter Jets
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
A Rafale fighter jet flies over the factory of French aircraft manufacturer
Dassault Aviation in Merignac near Bordeaux during a visit by the French
President March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Files
*Reuters*: *Indian cabinet approves purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets*
India's cabinet cleared the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from
Dassault Aviation on Wednesday, paving the way for signing a deal that
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is betting on to modernize the air force, a
government source told Reuters.
The acquisition is part of a $150-billion military overhaul India has... more »
U.S. Official Was Not By The Phone When Russia Called Saying That U.S. Jets Were Bombing Syrian Military Forces This Weekend
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*The Hill:* *US official wasn't there to answer Russian call on Syria
strike*
When a Russian military officer tried to notify the U.S. this weekend that
its coalition was hitting Syrian forces, the American point of contact was
not available immediately, a U.S. military spokesman said Tuesday.
"There was a call from the Russians that was I think a little bit cryptic.
We weren't exactly sure what they were saying. We did start to look into
it," said Air Force Col. J.T. Thomas, the coalition spokesman for the war
against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
"They called back and t... more »
Russia Ministry Of Defense: Russian And Syrian Warplanes Did Not Launch Aairstrikes On UN Aid Convoy In Syria
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*RT:* *Russian, Syrian Air Forces did not strike UN aid convoy in Aleppo -
Russian MoD*
Russian and Syrian warplanes did not launch airstrikes on an aid convoy
that was attacked en route to Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry added that only the militants who control the area had
information regarding the location of the convoy.
“Russian and Syrian warplanes did not carry out any airstrikes on a UN
humanitarian aid convoy in the southwest of Aleppo,” Defense Ministry
spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement Tuesday.
The Russian Center for Reconciliation ... more »
U.S. Intensify Its Claims That Russia Was Responsible For Striking The UN's Syrian Aid Convoy
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*CNN*: *John Kerry launches blistering attack on Russia at UN*
(CNN)Secretary of State John Kerry launched a blistering attack on Russia
Wednesday for its actions in Syria, pointing to the bombing of a UN aid
convoy that left more than 20 dead and its inability to stop continued
Syrian air attacks.
Kerry spoke immediately after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a
United Nations Security Council meeting in New York about the five-year
Syrian war.
"I listened to my colleague from Russia and I sort of felt like we're in a
parallel universe here," Kerry said of their differin... more »
Russian Intelligence Officer Captured By The Islamic State
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Threat Matrix*: *Islamic State holds alleged Russian intelligence officer
hostage*
The Islamic State’s Furat Media Establishment has released a short video of
a man who allegedly works for Russian intelligence. The Russian-speaking
man is dressed in all black with a badge that appears to read “infidel” on
it. He identifies himself as Petrenko Ivgeniy Viktorovich and says he is a
captain in the Russian intelligence service based in Moscow, an apparent
reference to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). He does not
indicate how or where he was captured.
*Read more *....
*WNU... more »
The U.S. Navy's Newest Destroyer Suffers A Breakdown
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrives at Naval Station
Newport on Sept. 8, 2016. US Navy Photo
*USNI News*:* Next-Generation Destroyer Zumwalt Sidelined for Repairs After
Engineering Casualty*
*This post has been updated to correct the spelling of the second Zumwalt
class guided missile destroyer. The correct spelling is Michael Monsoor
(DDG-1001).*
Less than a month ahead of its commissioning, the Navy’s next-generation
destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) suffered an engineering casualty that could
take up to two weeks to repair, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News on
T... more »
The case for (& against) voting
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
Libertarian Bryan Caplan is a non-voter. Libertarian David Henderson votes.
They both reckon they’ve got killing arguments for their position.
“My honest answer [against voting] begins with extreme disgust,” says Bryan
Caplan. And when you have to choose between Grotesque or Corrupt, who
wouldn’t be disgusted with the choice? But Caplan’s not even talking about
the candidates, he’s talking about the *voters *as well:
*When I look at voters, I see **human beings at their hysterical,
innumerate worst**. When I look at politicians, I see **mendacious,
callous bullies**. Yes, so... more »
Watch Muslim Interviewer Goes Crazy at Free Thinker Ex-Muslim" on YouTube
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago
https://youtu.be/6BzkJVk7nqw
A fascinating piece of video...
The Interior Life
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - Have you ever asked yourself, ‘why am I here?’, but
also ‘how did I get here?
The post The Interior Life appeared first on Waking Times.
The Anatomy of the US Assault on Syria’s Peace Process and War with Russia
Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 7 hours ago
Events in Syria over this last week have thoroughly shattered the
Russian-US ceasefire agreement reached in Vienna on September 9th between
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergei
Lavrov. Last Saturday the US led coalition comprised of US, Australian and
UK fighter jets (2 F-16’s and 2 A-10's) delivered four airstrikes on Syrian
Arab Army troops near the ISIS besieged Syrian airbase in Deir ez-Zor, for
the first time killing Syrian soldiers (estimates of 62-83 dead and up to
120 injured). Within 7 minutes after the Syrian troops occupying the high
grou... more »
Trumpists Want To See Executions Before Trials? Is That Deplorable?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
A couple of weeks ago, WBUR did a poll for the 2018 Massachusetts Senate
race, which may wind up as Elizabeth Warren versus notorious former Boston
Red Sox pitcher, and outspoken Trumpist, Curt Schilling. No one was
surprised that the results showed Warren way out ahead with 54% to
Schilling's 29%. Schilling is an extreme right-wing psycho who hates
Elizabeth Warren-- bad motivation for a senatorial run, but what does the
GOP have to lose? Schilling, who was fired by ESPN a few months ago, is now
a hate talk radio host who debuted his show a couple weeks ago with an
interview with... more »
Sept. 21: The rise of capitalism, and the collapse of Christianity.
Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 8 hours ago
Big headline for Tuesday's irving press. Our leading m.p., Dominic Leblanc,
expresses hope that the Energy Pipeline will go through - even though there
is no study yet to show this is desirable, and even though the government
body appointed to do the study has been found to be tainted - to put it
nicely.
In fact, there isn't enough in this story to rate a front page headline.
But it's a strong hint that both Leblanc and the editors at the irving
press work for the same boss.
For some reason not clear, a large space is devoted to a new. 'spiritual'
party. The platform is not only s... more »
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Criminal Cabal: Blowing The "Humanitarian Convoy Attack" To Hell - US Predator Drone Was Spotted At Time And Place Of Attack!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 8 hours ago
The lies that the US does continue almost unabated... Yesterday and today
the United States government continued with their bullshit stories about
the supposed "attack" on that "humanitarian aid" convoy outside of Aleppo,
and are continuing to claim that the attack was conducted by the Russians
and Syrians... I personally smelled a rat and knowing how truly evil the US
government is now, knew that there was so much more to this story than what
the Jew spew media would ever tell..
Well, lo and behold, for those who were skeptical about the alleged
"humanitarian aid" attack have been ... more »
Iran Shows Off Military Might To Ward Off US
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 9 hours ago
Iran has marked the anniversary of the 1980 invasion by Iraq with a display
of its latest military hardware in the capital Tehran. The Islamic Republic
wants the United States to keep out of the Persian Gulf. Channel News Asia
reports: At a parade in Tehran on Wednesday, shown on state TV, the
military displayed long-range missiles, tanks, and the Russian-supplied
S-300 surface-to-air missile defence system. At the port of Bandar Abbas on
the Gulf, the navy showed off 500 vessels, as well as submarines and
helicopters, at a time of high tension with the United States in the
strate... more »
Facts about War on Drugs: Bolivia is winning, Colombia, thanks to the US, is losing
Carlos at Viva Bolivia - 9 hours ago
The United States constantly berates Evo Morales and insinuates that he is
dealing drugs. However, the facts speak for themselves, and in the *New
York Times*, 14 September, 2016, (editorial pages) we can read about how it
is Colombia, where the US agencies are actives allegedly fighting drugs,
that drugs are up 40% - while they are being eradicated in Bolivia. Obama
needs to read the papers! And he might note the 11 September article in the
front page of the *NYT *titled "U.S. Extradition Benefits Warlords from
Colombia: Held to Account for Decades of Atrocities - Until the American... more »
Russia – US Predator Drone Was In Area Of Syria Aid Convoy Attack
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 9 hours ago
Russia says a US coalition drone was spotted flying over the UN aid convoy
when it was attacked heading for Aleppo on Monday. The Russian military
says that the unmanned aircraft was a Predator drone. RT reports: “On the
evening of September 19, in that specific region, a drone belonging to the
international condition, which had taken off from the Incirlik air base in
Turkey, was flying at a height of 3,600 meters and traveling at around 200
kilometers per hour,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor
Konashenkov. “The object was in the area around the town of Urm Al-Kubra,
... more »
A Turn for The Worse: Obama "Considers" Arming Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIS
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 9 hours ago
*1-* Thought the Kurds had already been fighting ISIS and were in fact the
'fiercest fighters' against ISIS?? Still, all this time later........ ISIS
*exists.*
*As the commonly presented 'to be feared enemy'
*And the obfuscation by US/NATO/Israel to remake the region
*2-* The NYT's headline presents this as if this is some new or unique
plan Obama is considering.
It is neither new nor unique, as readers here already know. If you don't,
have no fear, I'll refresh!
*2015:*
*US Airdrops Weapons to Kurdish Militias in Northern Syria: Kurds & War
Crimes!*
In a major boost for forc... more »
Napoleon’s Experience Inside The Great Pyramid Of Giza
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 10 hours ago
In 1799 the great French commander Napoleon Bonaparte spent a night inside
the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza. During the night he had a
mystical experience that changed his destiny and that of others. It is
proposed that the Great Pyramid of Giza is not a tomb as proposed by
mainstream Egyptologists. Instead it is an elaborate structure with secret
mechanisms in place that channels energy. Napoleon wanted to emulate other
great commanders before him, like Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great,
who had also spent time at the pyramid. When a few of his most trusted men ... more »
Former Presidential Candidate Says Terrorism Not the Real Threat to America
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 10 hours ago
*Tabitha Mercy* - The silent violence in America should be of great
concern.
The post Former Presidential Candidate Says Terrorism Not the Real Threat
to America appeared first on Waking Times.
Amid controversial Sarepta approval decision, FDA head calls for key study retraction
Dalmeet Singh Chawla at Retraction Watch - 10 hours ago
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called for the
retraction of a study about a drug that the agency itself approved earlier
this week, despite senior staff opposing the approval. On September 19, the
FDA okayed eteplirsen to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare
genetic disorder that results in muscle degeneration and […]
The post Amid controversial Sarepta approval decision, FDA head calls for
key study retraction appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Mike Philbin - abstract artist - EYES WIDE SHUT
Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 10 hours ago
*Introversions & Dichotomies re-paintings 2016*
*the ultimate in ANT or Artistic Non-Thinky.*
Jogging: 7 a.m. smashed my 2016 time. Usually, I generally complete my
carefully measured 10 km (6 miles) jog in 55 minutes+. This morning, I went
for it and was back in 50 minutes. Yeah, it hurt, but yeah it felt good,
real good.
Re-painting: 9 a.m. got all six of these grey + darkgrey re-paintings done,
based on the original prototype painting I did at the start of the year.
Ninety paintings in nine months and plenty of re-painting. And since I know
how the paint works and how the sty... more »
Greg Hunter, “Paul Craig Roberts, 'We Are Headed For War’”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“Paul Craig Roberts, 'We Are Headed For War’”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“Former Assistant Treasury Secretary (in the Reagan Administration) Dr.
Paul Craig Roberts has a stark warning for the world. Dr. Roberts says, “We
changed our nuclear doctrine. It used to be we used nuclear weapons only in
retaliation. There was no first use, but the George W. Bush regime, the
Neocons, changed our nuclear doctrine. It’s now a preemptive first
strike. So, this tells both the Russians and Chinese they could get a
preemptive first strike. Then, we tell the Russians we are putting missiles... more »
"81% of Americans Worse Off Now Than 10 years Ago, 34% have $0 in Savings”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"81% of Americans Worse Off Now Than 10 years Ago, 34% have $0 in Savings”*
by The Resident
"Americans are dipping into their savings, if they have any, even more than
they did last year, a new survey finds. Nearly 70 percent of Americans
report having less than $1,000 in savings, and the pattern touches all age
groups. Even those making $100,000 to $149,999 a year had less than $1,000
or nothing at all in savings 44 percent of the time, according to
GoBankingRates.com, which released its findings Monday.
Spendthrift habits seem to have increased from last year, when the Los
Angel... more »
"The World Hangs in the Balance"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"The World Hangs in the Balance"*
by Jon Rappoport
"The overwhelming number of well-funded groups “fighting for change” in
this world are misdirected. Intentionally so. These groups are designed to
go off track, eliminate freedom, and produce answers that bring about more
top-down control. I can’t emphasize that strongly enough: The use of dupes
and pawns, organized into groups, which cause more chaos and try to
demoralize and box in THE INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL.
But the independent individual must survive, because he is where
civilization begins. The independent individual must und... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “The Sea at Night”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
2002, “The Sea at Night”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpvo7i2Fgbk
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“What makes this cosmic eye look so red? Dust. The featured image from the
robotic Spitzer Space Telescope shows infrared light from the well-studied
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) a mere 700 light-years away in the constellation of
the Water Carrier Aquarius. The two light-year diameter shroud of dust and
gas around a central white dwarf has long been considered an excellent
example of a planetary nebula, representing the final stages in the
evolution of a Sun-like star.
*Click image for larger size.*
But the Spitzer data show the nebula's central star itself is immersed in a
surprisingly ... more »
The Poet: T.S. Eliot, "The Four Quartets"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"The Four Quartets"*
"I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope
For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love
For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith
But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing."
- T.S. Eliot
Chet Raymo, “Retreat From Reason”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
* “Retreat From Reason” *
by Chet Raymo
“Is there a flight from reason in the United States? Everywhere we look,
science is under attack. In government. In the schools. In the churches. We
are offered faith-based substitutes. The “Left Behind” series of
apocalyptic novels outsells everything else on the shelves. People are more
interested in astrology than astronomy. Intelligent design is championed at
the highest levels of government. Alternative medicine - faith healing,
homeopathy, energy therapies, New Age healing, and the like - is more
popular than ever. Scripture and revelat... more »
The Daily "Near You?
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Slowly, Then All at Once"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Slowly, Then All at Once"*
by James Howard Kunstler
"The staggering incoherence of the election campaign only mirrors the
shocking incapacity of the American public, from top to bottom, to process
the tendings of our time. The chief tending is permanent worldwide economic
contraction. Having hit the resource wall, especially of affordable oil,
the global techno-industrial economy has sucked a valve in its engine.
For sure there are ways for human beings to inhabit this planet, perhaps in
a civilized mode, but not at the gigantic scale of the current economic
regime. The fate of t... more »
"The Death and Rebirth of Self: Life Transitions"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"The Death and Rebirth of Self: Life Transitions"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life.
Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. Even
though this is a natural and necessary part of our growth, it is often
painful or, if we don’t realize what’s happening, confusing and
disorienting. In fact, confusion and disorientation are often the
messengers that tell us a shift is taking place within us. These shifts
happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from infancy to
childhood to ado... more »
"Bread and Circuses..."
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have
abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out
military command, high civil office, legions, everything, now restrains
itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses.”
“Iam pridem, ex quo suffragia nulli, uendimus, effudit curas;
nam qui dabat olim, imperium, fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se,
continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, panem et circenses.”
- Juvenal, Decimus Iknius Iuvenlis, “Satire” 10.77-81
And so it does...
"How It Really Is"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
Don't hold your breath waiting...
Hinkley Point Set To Cost £48.9 Billion In Subsidies
Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Plans of how the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power
station could look. Now that Hinkley Point has finally got the go ahead,
it is time to take a closer look at the costs and subsidies. A few basic
facts: Hinkley will have a capacity of 3.2 GW Assuming […]
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Criminal Cabal: THIS IS TOO GOOD TO MISS! Russian Missile Strike Takes Out American/Israeli/NATO Command Post Operating Illegally In Syria!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 11 hours ago
I have been waiting for some real good news from the Syrian front... Over
the last few days we had the reports about the "humanitarian aid" convoy
that was "attacked" and the Jew spew media was quick to claim that it was
an "airstrike" by Russian and/or Syrian air forces...That is proving very
quickly to be a false flag, and that the "strike" was done by ground forces
and absolutely NOT by either the Syrians or the Russians... And of course
we still have the fall out from last weekend when the US criminally
conducted an air operation against Syrian government forces in full support
... more »
Labour welcomes everybody (but some are less welcome than others)
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
The Today Programme featured a report from Orla Geurin speaking to troops
in Iraq - some of them English - fighting Daesh alongside Kurdish soldiers.
They want the British government to support them much more in order to
defeat Daesh there before embarking on the dreadful situation in Syria.
The spokesperson for the select defence committee happened to be Ruth
Smeeth MP, who spoke knowledgeably to Nick Robinson on the topic. It was
unexpected and rather nice of the BBC to bring her in to discuss something
other than you know what.
At the end of the interview Nick Robinson asked her... more »
Truth and Reconciliation - Refuge of Scoundrals? Or, Only Hope for the Planet?
greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Truth and Reconciliation*
*"01% criminals CAN’T surrender without admission of killing millions,
harming billions, and looting trillions. Consider Truth & Reconciliation as
our best wedge to divide the truly-evil from those ready to reclaim their
hearts." *Carl Herman
Carl Herman, over at Washingtons Blog has apparently been writing for some
time about setting up a "Truth and Reconciliation" Committee for the neocon
crimes of 9/11...much like the one set up in South Africa at the end of
apartheid, to deal with the criminal elements in society who were behind
the crimes of racis... more »
Turning the Field Over to the Youngsters
KRandle at A Different Perspective - 12 hours ago
Several years ago, over at *UFO Iconoclasts*, now known as *UFO Conjectures*,
Rich Reynolds thought it was time for all us geezers to get out of UFO
research and turn the field over to the youngsters. His theory seemed to be
that we’d gotten too set in our ways, weren’t coming up with anything new
and had had seventy years to find a solution and we hadn’t done it. The
young blood, not locked into any one theory, would think in new and
innovative ways, progressing rapidly if we’d just get out of their way.
When I was studying for a Ph.D., one of the things we learned was to make a
li... more »
Why Is The US Sending $38 Billion To Israel?
Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 12 hours ago
The US will give Israel $38 billion in military aid over the next ten years
under a landmark agreement which was signed last Wednesday. The deal, the
biggest pledge of US military assistance to another country in history, was
signed as planned by Israel’s national security advisor and a senior US
diplomat. The deal will require Israel to buy all weapons from US
manufacturers, unlike previous aid packages which partially went to Israeli
companies. Ron Paul asks: Why Are We Sending $38 Billion to Rich and
Powerful Israel? Last week’s announcement of a record-breaking US aid
package ... more »
Where is Hillary?...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*strangest campaign I've witnessed in my entire life.*
How about you?
Hillary canceled a private fund raiser in North Carolina which was
scheduled for yesterday, Tuesday, September 20th.
CBS reported that Clinton campaign officials *said that a Tuesday
fundraiser in Chapel Hill was postponed.*
The Clinton event was billed as “*lunch with Hillary Rodham Clinton*” and
had four donation levels to attend. Those contribution levels were
described as $100,000, which featured “chair reception with Hillary,”
$33,000, which included a “host reception with Hillary,” $5,000, which
included... more »
The Unbearable Costs of "Unity"
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 12 hours ago
The other day after I posted my communique to the Ravitch forces that
reiterated my conclusion that we are NOT allied but, rather, that her
actions have made me the enemy, Norm Scott spent some of his valuable time
to send me a comment to say that too much time had been devoted to the
debate about who is an ally and who is an enemy. Here is part of his
comment:
. . . . I think the amount of time and energy going into this debate pushes
this to the ledge. What is the point when there are so many horrible forces
on the attack? She is an incrementalist - I don't think that works but I... more »
A Quick Senate Scorecard
Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Chuck Schumer, your next Democratic Senate Minority Leader (source)*
*by Gaius Publius*
I want to offer a quick Senate scorecard for the upcoming election, not
just races to watch and their current status, but the effect of the races
on the "final score" — control of the Senate until the wipeout in 2018 puts
the Republicans firmly in control.
To do this, I want to organize the races the way basketball or football
analysts look at your favorite college team's upcoming season — games
grouped by Should Be Easy, Tough Call, On the Bubble, Would Take a Miracle.
For this exercise, we'l... more »
Listen: Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, on 'Make No Bones About It'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, on 'Make No Bones About It' Article by Brenda
Norrell Censored News KAOS Radio OLYMPIA, Washington -- Make No Bones About
It featured Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, and the low-intensity warfare that
traumatizes O'odham whose families live on both sides of the so-called U.S.
Mexico border. Ofelia is now fighting the spy towers that the U.S.
government plans for her
World News Briefs -- September 21, 2016
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Fighting further buries hopes for Syria truce*
Syrian rebels and pro-government forces battled each other on major
frontlines near Aleppo and Hama, and air strikes reportedly killed a dozen
people including four medical workers, as a ceasefire appeared to have
completely unraveled.
The renewed battles demonstrated the thin prospects for reviving a truce
that collapsed into fresh fighting and bombardments on Monday, including an
attack on an aid convoy which U.S. officials believe was carried out by
Russian jets. Moscow denies involvement.
The U.N. Security Council was... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 21, 2016
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *US military confirms U-2 spy plane crash in Northern
California killed one pilot after mistakenly tweeting the crew had ejected
safely*
* Reconnaissance aircraft crashed on Tuesday morning shortly after taking
off from Beale air base north of Sacramento
* Military says that the pilots were flying a training mission when the
plane went down just after 9am
* Initially, the air force said he pilots survived, but officials later
confirmed that one of them had been killed
* There is still no word on the condition of the other pilot
One pilot was killed and another injure... more »
White House Considering Arming Syrian Kurds Against The Islamic State
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Kurdish Y.P.G. fighters last year during a battle for Tel Tamer, Syria, at
their combat outpost on the outskirts of the city. Credit Mauricio Lima for
The New York Times
*New York Times:* *Obama Administration Considers Arming Syrian Kurds
Against ISIS*
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is weighing a military plan to
directly arm Syrian Kurdish fighters combating the Islamic State, a major
policy shift that could speed up the offensive against the terrorist group
but also sharply escalate tensions between Turkey and the United States.
The plan has been under discussion by the ... more »
Report: U.S. Government's Budget Sequester Is Killing U.S. Troops In Accidents
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion on the USS Essex at sea in 2015.
Source: Courtesy U.S. Marine Corps
*Paul M. Barrett, Bloomberg*:* The U.S. Military’s Most Powerful
Helicopters Keep Killing Troops in Fiery Crashes*
An investigation into a tragic consequence of the U.S. government budget
sequester.
On the frigid morning of Jan. 8, 2014, an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter,
call sign Vulcan 543, rose from the tarmac at Naval Station Norfolk, its
two massive rotors biting the cold air as it left on a training mission
over the slate-gray Atlantic. The largest, most powerful chopper ... more »
Greek Army Apache Attack Helicopter Crashes Into The Sea (Video)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*The Aviationist*: *Shocking video shows Greek AH-64D Apache helicopter
crashing into the sea*
*Dramatic footage of an AH-64D Apache helicopter crashing into the sea.*
On Sept. 20, at around 09.00AM LT a Greek Army Apache helicopter crashed
into the Aegean
The AH-64D helicopter crashed for reasons unknown in the waters of the
Strimonikos Gulf near Asprovalta, in northern Greece while taking part in
SARISA 2016 exercise.
*Read more *....
*WNU Editor:* This is an amazing video. The pilots are lucky to be alive.
Also .... rescuers arrived at the crash scene in less than a minute, w... more »
Iran Showcases Its Newest Weapons
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Iran parades new weapons at time of Gulf tension with U.S.*
Iran marked the anniversary of its 1980 invasion by Iraq by showing off its
latest ships and missiles and telling the United States not to meddle in
the Gulf.
At a parade in Tehran on Wednesday, shown on state TV, the military
displayed long-range missiles, tanks, and the Russian-supplied S-300
surface-to-air missile defense system.
At the port of Bandar Abbas on the Gulf, the navy showed off 500 vessels,
as well as submarines and helicopters, at a time of high tension with the
United States in the strategic ... more »
President Obama Gives His Final UN Speech As US President
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*UN News Centre*: *US President Obama urges world to eschew division and
pursue global integration at UN Assembly*
In his final address to the United Nations General Assembly as United
States President, Barack Obama today delivered a ringing appeal for global
integration in the face of religious fundamentalism, the politics of
ethnicity, aggressive nationalism and crude populism, even as he called for
a course correction.
“At this moment, we all face a choice. We can choose to press forward with
a better model of cooperation and integration. Or we can retreat into a
world sharply... more »
Israel PM Netanyahu Will Be Meeting US President Obama Today For The Last Time
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Netanyahu with Obama in the Oval Office, in 2014. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
*i24 News:** 'Obama to raise concerns over settlements during meeting with
Netanyahu'*
White House says meeting will focus on viability of Palestinian state in
face of settlement activity
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Barack
Obama on Wednesday in New York, in a meeting that will focus on peace
efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.
Netanyahu is expected to personally thank the US President for the security
assistance agreement that was signed last week, Netanyahu... more »
How Will Russian Americans Vote In This U.S. Presidential Election
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Boston Globe*: *Trump’s praise for Putin baffles Russian-Americans*
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Russian pop songs play in the background as
immigrants browse the local deli for items they can rarely find outside
their native Moscow: candies, dried salted fish, perogies, and heaps of
imported sausage.
Some stop to pick up one of several Russian-language newspapers, which this
week prominently feature coverage of Paul Manafort, the former campaign
manager for Donald Trump whose consulting work for Russia’s allies in
Ukraine has stirred controversy.
But lately what’s been happening in ... more »
Taiwan Wants Google To Blur Images Of Their Military Structures In The South China Sea
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Taiwan has asked Google to blur images of new military structures on
Taiping Island which are visible on its Earth and Maps services.
Photograph: Google
*The Guardian:* *Taiwan asks Google to blur images of military structures
on island*
*Satellite pictures of new facilities at Taiping Island disclosed amid
rising tensions over territorial dispute in South China Sea*
Taiwan has asked Google to blur images of new military structures that have
recently appeared on the hotly contested Spratly Islands in the South China
Sea.
Satellite pictures on Google Earth and Google Maps show fou... more »
U.S. And South Korea To Conduct Exercises On Attacking A Nuclear Facility And How To Respond In The Event Of A Sudden Missile Attack
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
This undated file photo shows North Korea's nuclear facilities in
Yeongbyeon, north of Pyongyang. (Yonhap)
*CNN*:* South Korea, US to simulate attack on nuclear facility*
Seoul (CNN)South Korea and the United States will conduct a mock attack on
a nuclear facility next month, an official with the South Korean Defense
Department told CNN.
Though the official said the drills are not aimed particularly at North
Korea, the announcement comes less than two weeks after North Korea claimed
to have successfully tested a nuclear warhead -- its second nuclear test
this year and fifth one ev... more »
Prime Minister Abe Reluctant to Give Up Power
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
Apparently the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), of which Prime
Minister Abe is a member, limits party leadership to TWO terms. The party
is now reconsidering this limitation in order to allow Abe to continue in
his position as PM:
Editorial: Doubts linger about extending LDP leader's term. September 21
2016. The Mainichi,
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160921/p2a/00m/0na/021000c
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has started discussing an
extension of the time the party leader can stay in his or her position,
currently set...
Extension of power in this wa... more »
Researcher in Ireland loses two 13-year old studies
Dalmeet Singh Chawla at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
The Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) has retracted two 2003 studies
after concluding that figures in the papers had been duplicated, and
portions of some figures in one paper “did not accurately represent the
results of the experimental conditions.” The two newly retracted papers
have the same last author — Therese Kinsella, a biochemist at […]
The post Researcher in Ireland loses two 13-year old studies appeared first
on Retraction Watch.
Iraq Suppressed Deaths To Make PM Maliki Look Good
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
With the success of the Surge casualties in Iraq started a steady decline
in the second half of 2007 that continued for the next several years. The
figures released by the Iraqi government however, were much lower than the
others. That was on purpose after a high ranking official at the Health
Ministry ordered casualty figures to be cut in half to support Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Starting in September 2007 the fatality figures issued by the Iraqi
government, and especially the Health Ministry, took a dramatic drop. In
August 2007, the Interior, Defense, and Health ministrie... more »
Netc Showing Elevated Radiation Readings Still
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
Fukushima still looks steamy as precipitation hasn't lifted yet:
Former NATO Chief Calls On U.S. To ‘Police The World’
Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 14 hours ago
The former head of NATO has urged the US to act as the world’s policeman in
order to counter ‘autocrats’ like the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen made the comments in an editorial for the Wall Street
Journal. New OpEd on US global leadership in @WSJ https://t.co/x1GhA0HuAM
@camanpour; @wolfblitzer; @morningmika; @WillieGeist; @JoeNBC — AndersFogh
Rasmussen (@AndersFoghR) September 21, 2016 According to Rasmussen, only
the United States has the “credibility” to be a “policeman to restore
order, a firefighter to put out the flames of conflict, and a kind of
... more »
War On Drugs Is An Epic Failure
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 14 hours ago
Ever since President Richard Nixon launched the modern war on drugs over
four decades ago it has failed to stop drug use and abuse. As a matter of
fact opiate addiction is up in the U.S. and drugs like heroin are abundant
and cheap. Seizure of illegal drugs by the DEA is up, indicating more of
the stuff is crossing the U.S. border. The whole exercise, rumored to have
been started by Nixon in part to crack down on civil rights and
anti-Vietnam war movements of the 1960s and 70s, is an epic failure
ANTIMEDIA reports: This summer, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
demonstrate... more »
An Awkward Fit
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Last week, Tom Mulcair declared that the four pillars of the New Democratic
Party were environmentalism, pacifism, feminism and socialism. Gerry Caplan
-- who has been a Dipper longer than Mulcair -- writes:
I join the applause, or at least three-quarters of it. I can march behind
the banner of socialism, feminism and environmentalism with pride and
conviction. But pacifism, not so much. In fact pacifism has never been an
NDP value, assuming that words have any meaning.
It's true that J.S. Woodsworth, on the eve of World War II stood in the
House and declared that he could not sup... more »
MoD Apologise For Iraqi Boy’s Drowning At Hands Of British Soldiers
Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 15 hours ago
The Ministry of Defence said it is “extremely sorry” for the death of an
Iraqi teenager who drowned after being forced into a Basra canal by four
British soldiers. Fifteen year old Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali drowned in the
Shatt al-Basra canal in May 2003 after he was detained by British troops on
suspicion of looting near the Basra general hospital. He and three other
suspected looters were forced into the water by the soldiers for a
“soaking” but Ahmed got into difficulty and drowned. A report by the former
high court judge Sir George Newman found that the teenager was
“aggressivel... more »
Would peer review work better if reviewers talked to each other?
Dalmeet Singh Chawla at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Would distributing all reviewers’ reports for a specific paper amongst
every referee before deciding whether to accept or reject a manuscript
make peer review fairer and quicker? This idea — called “cross-referee
commenting” — is being implemented by the journal Development, as part of
its attempt to improve the peer-review process. Katherine Brown, executive
editor of Development from Cambridge, UK, who co-authored a recent
editorial […]
The post Would peer review work better if reviewers talked to each other?
appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Protests Erupt After Police Kill Black Man In North Carolina
Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 16 hours ago
Hundreds of people took to the streets in North Carolina after police shot
and killed a black man while they were looking for someone else. Officers
were serving a warrant for a different man at an apartment complex in
Charlotte on Tuesday, but instead killed 43 year old Keith Lamont Scott who
was reportedly disabled. The incident comes just one day after a white
officer killed an unarmed black man in Oklahoma. ITV reports: Police said
in a statement that the 43-year-old got out of his car holding a firearm
and posed an “imminent deadly threat”. Department spokesman Keith Trietley ... more »
Barely walking for President
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 16 hours ago
Perhaps its because she cant draw flies to her rallies or maybe its her
health, whatever it is she sure is walking through the campaign like its in
the bag. If Trump went on TV with crazy eyes and the next day missed a
scheduled appointment with no explanation someone would be asking why? For
Hillary the press has only crickets.
Untitled
jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Hillary's ‘Free’ College Plan Comes with $350 Billion Price Tag *
Hillary Clinton’s free college plan is long on promises but short on
specifics - like who’ll pay for it.
Maybe the Clinton Foundation could foot the bill. After all, it received at
least $500,000 from Arizona State University, not to mention tens of
millions more from 180 other donors who lobbied the State Department when
Clinton was in charge. If there’s one thing the Clintons understand, it’s
how to generate free cash.
But not even the Clinton Foundation, with nearly $333 million in reported
net assets, could af... more »
China Funds And Builds Europe’s New Coal Power Plants
Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From GWPF: The Balkan region’s first
privately-funded power plant came online on Tuesday, increasing the
region’s dependency on coal-fired power stations even as environmental
concerns are driving them to the brink of the extinction elsewhere in
Europe. It was built by China’s Dongfang Electric Corp and financed with
the […]
Books to Read with the Lights On
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 16 hours ago
Every October, I get the itch to read some creepy and fun books. I have
compiled a list of my favorites, some of these aren't so spooky and some of
these inspired me to follow my husband around the house while I was reading
so I wouldn't be alone. Find Marissa's list of witch and ghost books here.
*Dragonwyck by Anya Seton*- Miranda Wells is 18-year-old, poor farm girl
who dreams of silks and riches. She is suddenly given her dream when a
letter from a distant and wealthy relative asks Miranda to come live at
Dragonwyck as a companion to the daughter of Nicholas Van Ryn. At
Dragon... more »
Untitled
Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
*From Jenna Orkin*
*The Fed Has Set Us Up for a Massive 50% Market Collapse *
Dear FBI, This Is Intent: Hillary's "Oh Shit" Guy Sought Reddit Advice On
How To "Strip VIP's Emails"
Only In California - Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill To Regulate Cow
Flatulence
Italy's PM Unloads On Deutsche Bank's Unfixable Problem: "Hundreds And
Hundreds Of Billions Of Derivatives"
"Panic Gasoline Buying" In Southeast Leads To "Massive Lines", Gas
Shortages, Price Gouging
"Warped" WaPo Calls For Prosecution Of Its Own Source (after Accepting
Pulitzer For Snowden Leaks)
Inside the quiet shake-up tak... more »
Is There Anything To Be Done About Out Of Control Drug Company Greed And The Price Of Medicine?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
With Raul Grijalva, Keith Ellison and Mark Pocan leading the way, the
Congressional Progressive Caucus has just sent President Obama a letter
about the skyrocketing profits of drug companies wrung from their policies
of monopolization and price gouging. This is the letter:
Dear President Obama: We write to express our concern regarding the
dramatic increase in costs for prescription medications. While we commend
your continued commitment to decreasing the costs of health care without
reducing quality for millions of Americans. In fact, the Affordable Care
Act has reduced the ra... more »
Untitled
JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*New study undercuts favorite climate myth ‘more CO2 is good for plants’(?)*
*I have commented on this before but now that The Grauniad has got hold of
it, I think I should note it again. The grasses in the Stanford experiment
showed little response to enhanced CO2 because the soil in the area was
phosphorous deficient -- and that stopped the plants from taking much
advantage of the other growth factors. See here. There is nothing in the
experiment to upset the thousands of studies that show high levels of CO2
enhancing growth.And the authors below are confused. In their ... more »
TPP - the TFW Program on steroids
Alison at Creekside - 17 hours ago
The Human Resources Committee, HUMA - 6 Libs, 3 Cons, and 1 NDP - released
its report on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program yesterday, after a month
of hearing from 43 witnesses as varied as Lululemon and the Migrant Mothers
Project.
Industry complaints initiated the study. The committee was asked to find a
balance between employers desperate for TFWs for jobs they are unable to
fill with Canadians and the rights of workers.
I looked up a few of those desperate employers on various Canadian job
search sites. If they're not desperate enough to be advertising these job
vacancie... more »
Over 700,000 Petition DOJ To Stop Bayer-Monsanto Merger
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 17 hours ago
Over 700,000 people have petitioned the U.S. Department of Justice to block
three proposed biotech mega-mergers. This includes the merger of
chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG and GMO specialist Monsanto,
responsible for creating Agent Orange, PCBs, Roundup (glyphosate) and other
toxins. ‘The shocking consolidation in the biotech seed and agrochemical
industry turns our food system over to a cabal of chemical companies,
undermining family farmers and consumers’ “Additional consolidation will
increase prices and further limit choices for farmers, while allowing
Monsanto and... more »
Russia Called US Twice To Stop US Airstrikes on SAA
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 17 hours ago
*Of course... it's was just incompetence. Bumbling on the American part.
Nothing nefarious at all.*
*No one at the operation center would have intentionally played stupid so
that the American armada could continue it's attack on SAA? Frustrating the
person attempting to stave off the devastating strikes. This poor sod just
couldn't figure out what the Russian officer was going on about- *
*Hopefully not one soul who reads here will believe yet another lie. Lies.
Liars lying. Liars contradicting lies of other liars.... *
*FP*
On Saturday, *about *30 minutes (was it 20 minutes maybe... more »
What a tangled web we weave when we use terrorists to decieve
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 17 hours ago
Getting rid of dictators good, having no plan bad. Who is in charge?
( Since the 'plan' is to get rid of governments it is working just fine )
Hydrogen on track
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 17 hours ago
I have long imagined this. In my version there would be electric overheads
getting the train up to steam in the vicinity of the station and then fuel
cells for the journey.
Utah Congressmen Propose First Native American Land Grab In 100 Yrs
Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 17 hours ago
Two Utah congressmen are proposing a bill that would see thousands of acres
of indigenous lands turned into oil drilling zones. The legislation would
set Native American land rights back over 100 years. The Utah Public Lands
Initiative is a proposal that would turn 26 percent of the Ute Tribe’s land
into oil and drilling zones. The bill, HR 5780, will be heading to the
House of Representatives in a few weeks. If passed it would see 18 million
acres of public lands in Eastern Utah downgraded from protected lands and
turned into oil and gas drilling zones which will be exempt from
e... more »
Popular Tea Brands Contain Dangerous Levels Of Illegal Pesticides
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 17 hours ago
Many leading tea brands in the US and Canada have tested positive for
levels of pesticides so high that they significantly exceed the legal
limit. Tea produced from around the world has tested positive for dangerous
chemicals and pesticides. Some leading tea brands contain enough pesticides
to poison and slowly kill you. For many people tea is the ultimate healthy
drink of choice not knowing that it could be detrimental to their health.
Herbal teas have been enjoyed around the world for thousands of years for
their pleasant taste and aroma as well as for their healing properties.
... more »
EU Fails To Agree On Ratification Of Paris Climate Deal
Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood
http://www.thegwpf.com/eu-fails-to-agree-on-ratification-of-paris-climate-deal/
From GWPF: Despite claims by French President Francois Hollande that
“all members of the EU are ready to ratify [the Paris deal] as fast as
possible,” the Bratislava declaration of the 27 EU leaders ignored to
mention the controversial issue altogether. The EU’s inability to agree a
joint […]
Dellers & The Ship Of Fools
Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 20 hours ago
By Paul Homewood
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/09/20/ship-fools-ii-expedition-escapes-arctic-freeze-nick-time/
Dellers writes: The Polar Ocean Challenge expedition – aka Ship of
Fools II – has escaped from the Arctic by the skin of its teeth. It was
supposed to show how amazingly navigable the Arctic Circle has become now
that climate change is supposedly melting the […]
Another mission of national import!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 20 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016Location remains undisclosed:* We're off on
yet another mission of national import. It will take us to an undisclosed
location in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
We don't expect to post again until some time this weekend. That precise
time remains undisclosed.
On Monday, we'll start the third week of our four-week report, Where the
Test Scores Are. Next week's reports will explore this theme: Where the
Achievement Gaps Are.
Also next Monday: the first debate. We'll provide some historical
background.
Wal Thornhill - Elegant Simplicity - Electric Universe and Thunderbolts of the Gods 2016
Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 21 hours ago
I've had a lot of contact, recently, with the physics-core of the
Thunderbolts Project namely Wal Thornhill, and while I like/love his idea
of an Electric Universe, I find Wal very difficult to get on with. I had
the same personal reaction to the Growing Earth theorist Neal Adams. But
this is probably my own fault, I do tend to 'rub people up the wrong way'
as a rule...
People like Wal, and Neal (and maybe myself) are dogged arguers, relentless
corner fighters, convinced evidentialists... and that's not a really bad
thing. What the RSC or Real Scientific Community needs is more p... more »
Happy International Day Of Peace - 21 September 2016
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
Trey Gowdy - Hillary Clinton Lied To America Then Told FBI The Truth
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
https://youtu.be/xpG4Z5D6B4w
An impartial news reporting organisation would report these sort of facts
but the BBC isn't impartial when it comes to the US Presidential election
and so won't report this.
Nanopoulos' and pals' model is back to conquer the throne
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
Once upon a time, there was an evil witch-and-bitch named Cernette whose
mass was \(750\GeV\) and who wanted to become the queen instead of the
beloved king.
Fortunately, that witch-and-bitch has been killed and what we're
experiencing is
The Return of the King: No-Scale \({\mathcal F}\)-\(SU(5)\),
Li, Maxin, and Nanopoulous point out. It's great news that the would-be
\(750\GeV\) particle has been liquidated. They revisited the predictions of
their class of F-theory-based, grand unified, no-scale models and found
some consequences that they surprisingly couldn't have told us abo... more »
Tweet For Today
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
U.S. bombers fly over South Korea for second time since North nuclear test
https://t.co/LHaBTwdCuI
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 21, 2016
A Look At How NATO Pays The Bills
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
*Daily Caller:* *This Is How NATO Pays The Bills*
NATO has 28 member states and many bills to pay, which are mostly footed by
the U.S.
Historically, NATO operated according to the recommendation that its member
states should spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense spending.
Unfortunately, only five member states — America, the United Kingdom,
Greece, Estonia and Poland — meet the requirement for ensuring their own
and fellow allies’ safety.
Another way of measuring how much NATO members contribute is by looking at
defense spending per capita. The inn... more »
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Fuel Formation*
The guided-missile destroyer USS Stout prepares to receive fuel from the
fast combat support ship USNS Arctic during a replenishment in the Persian
Gulf, Sept. 16, 2016. The Stout is supporting maritime security operations
in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd
Class Bill Dodge
Top CIA Analyst On Russia: 'Putin Will Run For Re-election In 2018'
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting with
members of the Russian summer sports Paralympic team at the Kremlin in
Moscow, Russia September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev
*Reuters*:* Top CIA analyst sees likely Putin re-election bid*
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to run for re-election in 2018
and may impose tougher authoritarian rule to curb unrest over the slumping
economy, the CIA’s top Russia analyst said on Tuesday.
The rare public comments by Peter Clement, head of the CIA unit that
watches Russia, shed light on how some senior U.S... more »
All Sides In Iraq Are Preparing For The Battle For Mosul
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*The Independent*:* Isis digs in behind Mosul moat as battle for city looms*
The group has been working hard this month to dig a 2m x 2m trench along
the city’s perimeter
Isis is building a moat around Mosul in northern Iraq, in preparation for a
long, hard battle against US-backed Iraqi government forces for the biggest
city in the jihadists’ self-proclaimed caliphate.
The city of 2 million fell to the militants in 2014 in a lightning advance,
and the offensive to recapture it will be the biggest battle Isis has ever
fought.
Residents say the fighters have been sealing off entir... more »
Correspondence From Islamic State Held Parts Of Iraq Paint A Bleak Picture Of Life
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward Islamic State militants on the
outskirts of the Makhmour south of Mosul, Iraq, March 25, 2016.
REUTERS/Azad Lashkaril
*Murtaza Hussain and Ali Younes, The Intercept*:* Messages From ISIS
Territory Ask Forgiveness for Murder, Paint Bleak Picture Of Life*
THE PRACTICE OF writing a prominent official or scholar for advice dates
back hundreds of years, if not more. In the 1690s, Londoners sent letters
to the Athenian Mercury, a twice-weekly newspaper that published questions
about everything from love to sin. People seeking absolution or guidance in ... more »
How Much Should The U.S. Give In Rebuilding Mosul?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL
flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014.
REUTERS/Stringer
*Jeff Goodson, Defense One*: *After Mosul Falls, How Much Rebuilding Help
Should the US Give?*
*Restoring stable governance means creating a government that can supply
basic services — and there are several ways the United State can provide
assistance.*
As the siege of Mosul progresses to its logical conclusion, the debate over
what comes next is heating up. Some say creating workable governance in a
complex socio-cultural ... more »
ITP Final Conflict: FC 1912/53, 11th April / 4th June 2002 - Damn the Monarchy and those they encourage
Knowledge Is Power at Knowledge Is Power - 22 hours ago
[FC1911 is one of many lost issues. I will post as many of the lost issues
as I can find - but that will be at a later date]
Reading Rufus' comments (FC 1911) on the Queen Mother's funeral I can only
concur as one who waited four and a half hours to pay the last respect to
her lying-in-state at Westminster Hall. Whatever the percentage of London
is of ethnic origin it certainly was not represented by the people queuing.
Indeed one could almost imagine that London had become white again (if
only..) if the long queue was representative of the population. What this
shows, which, of cou... more »
Hillary Clinton - And Then the Wheels Fell Off.
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
From the beginning we have seen a steady drip of apparent insider reports
all impacting on Hilary's health. Her collapse on 9/11 served to make that
issue central to the rest of her campaign. At the same time her bizarre
reappearance an hour or so later opened serious questions about the use of
a body double. We keep adding more questions and getting no answers.
We have actually seen a cascade of troubling news for her including on the
legal front that surely dwarf any issues Donald may face. All this
happening when she should be out shaping her narrative. Now she is off the
fo... more »
Cannabis Can Decontaminate the Planet
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
We are actually talking about hemp of course but this makes a better
headline. The Russians have used several plants to clean soils around
Chernobyl. Thus we are now getting extensive empirical data developed.
The world is full of damaged sites that need this form of gentle
remediation. What we need is a likely profile on the time frames. This is
something governments can target and fund in much the same way that super
fund projects have restored long abandoned mining operations in the USA.
Certainly this is a vastly superior scheme to scrapping up the top soil and
carting i... more »
UFO “Cosmic Revenge”
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
We often forget that the wheels came of the cult of secrecy in the USSR in
1991. That has never happened in the USA. Thus their disclosed research
mirrors USA practice at the same time periods..
This disclosure shows us that active communication was underway and
information transfer was happening there as well. We learn that the aliens
do not appreciate been shot at either and are quite able to react.
What is unusual is that the crew gathered together and then and there
formed a space time bubble in order to exit and presumably return to base.
Much more interesting but also... more »
Humpback Whales Around the Globe Rescuing Animals from Orcas
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This is an unusual observation. I personally think that the whales
generally show communal intelligence of a high level and we need to succeed
in communicating with them. They need to become our allies in ocean
management and i think that a mutually beneficial system can be devised.
Communication will have to start with mind to mind work as we are
discovering with horse whispering in particular and elephants and large
cats in isolated examples. From there it should be possible to understand
and work with their language as well.
Actual mind work will require close contact w... more »
( Sounds like he is channeling Ocean Girl )
What if Star Trek Had Never Existed?
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
In time science fiction would have gone mainstream. The fans existed
before Star Trek and the explosion of STEM graduates only began right
then. Curiously i really was on the ground floor of all that in 1967. We
all were science fiction fans and the Star Trek quality existed in the
literature then otherwise they could never have written it.
Star Trek actually jumped the gun but all this was coming and coming fast.
Recall that i used a slide rule until a decade after 1967. What a
miserable device that happens to be.
In the end they created human a future interacting with t... more »
Microdosed: An Everyperson’s Guide to Hallucinogenic Therapy
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
Read this carefully. The idea of cutting back dosage to a level where
serious impairment is impossible should have been studied a long time ago.
The immediate take home is that shrooms are likely the safest product
available and are strongly indicated for brain workers in particular. They
are contraindicated for physical labor unless one has carefully trained
oneself in their application.
As posted earlier, cannabis juice is likely the best way to use marijuana.
Again small doses and careful monitoring is the way to go.
I also think all such protocols need to be combined with ... more »
Landmark Study Shows Half of Cancer Patients Are Killed by Chemo — NOT Cancer
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This has been a reasonable testable conjecture for a long time. Now it is
getting legs and the whole practice is been properly questioned.
Understand that if any patients actually die prematurely from chemo rather
than the cancer itself, then the actual statistics supporting Chemo's use
are likely cooked.
The reason i say all that is that reducing early members of a cohort throws
the final averages way off when meant to be part of a five year program and
would make a positive finding almost impossible unless real cures took
place.
The solution for researchers ... more »
Merck Faked Mumps Vaccine Efficacy Results for Over a Decade
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
What i do know for sure is that when i was twelve years old, in the middle
of a mumps outbreak, i was vaccinated for mumps. That was in 1960 or 56
years ago. I immediately came down with not just mumps but double
pneumonia and survived by the skin of my teeth and a three month loss of
school time.
What passed then for vaccine was clearly unsatisfactory and this has
actually held true ever since. There is even serious doubt that it works
at all and actually public fear and responsive parents likely does the most
to suppress the disease.
Mumps is a nasty lung b... more »
Worship and Spiritualism
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
I have reached a point in my deliberations in which it has become possible
to address what we mean by these words with some clarity. Discussing the
history is pointless as all have been exposed to the concepts from multiple
historic contexts and this is actually much of the origin of most of our
confusion.
What we have discovered is that the world of spirit is physically as real
as my hand. This is huge simply because it represents a complete rejection
of the whole mystical agenda of spiritualism in which intangible claims are
made about intangible figments of the imagination.... more »
16-year-old South African Invents Wonder Material to Fight Drought
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This might really be useful. You pulverize orange and avocado peels to
form a mush and spread it out in the sun to drive the polymerization of the
compounded material. It would also dehydrate as well allowing storage and
shipping.
From all that it is no trick at all to blend in some fertilizer and soil to
form a seed bed for your crop. After all that you sparingly add water from
time to time to the slightly buried seed bed.. The moisture will quickly
seep through the cover dirt and be happily absorbed by the blend while
retaining ample air as well.
I have seen synthet... more »
The Rising Tide Against Muslim Immigrants
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
*[image: Image result]*
I am sorry, but immigration presumes general assimilation and some sort
of a nod to the old sod. Islam refuses to tolerate any such thing at the
point of tolerating murder. The natural result is blow back.Without active
assimilation that blow back will happen. Had a group of recent German
immigrants in 1947 started organizing a Nazi cell and began inflaming
against the Jews, just what do you think our response would have been?We
are on the verge of de - Islamification of Muslim women and forced
conversion to Christianity as general policy and the possibl... more »
Why a four-day workweek is not good for your health
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
Yes, this is a question that must be asked. I have come to the conclusion
that four hour work shifts work literally for everyone as a standard. It
leaves open doing a second or third shift but that obviously comes with
additional issues. What this item points out is that a twelve hour shift
while attractive will need to be well planned in order to maintain output
quality..
Inasmuch as lunch is usually included in the work schedule, it may be
effective to book four hour shifts with an hour break and learn to plan
that way. This becomes a natural nine hour day and add in travel ... more »
Evidence Shows Osama bin Laden Actually Died In 2001
Baxter Dmitry at Your News Wire - 23 hours ago
Evidence has emerged that Osama bin Laden actually died in December 2001 in
Tora Bora from a lung complication as a result of kidney failure, and not
in 2011 as claimed by the U.S. government. The official version of his
death – that he was killed in a special operation by Navy Seals guided by
Obama in 2011 – was nothing more than a disinformation campaign by the U.S.
government to prop up a failing Obama administration. By examining
mainstream news reports from the era, many of which have been scrubbed from
the internet and are now only available in archives, we can gain a more
a... more »
World Famous Anthropologist David Watts Weighs In On The Appropriateness Of Using The Term "Trumpanzee"
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Monday we embedded a video, the one up above, of a deadly attack by a pack
of chimpanzees on a solo chimp from the same group. It was part of a discussion
about suspending the use of the word Trumpanzee and the phrase Señor
Trumpanzee here at *DWT*. We referred to Jane Goodall and her book, *My
Life With The Chimpanzees* as part of the debate after Goodall noted that
"in many ways the performances of Donald Trump remind me of male
chimpanzees and their dominance rituals. In order to impress rival, males
seeking to rise in the dominance hierarchy perform spectacular displays:
stam... more »
Think he ever heard of the 'Chimperator ?
Syria Solidarity Movement Statement on the Deir ez Zour attack plus More Lies from Washington
greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 1 day ago
*Syrian Government Loyalists with National Flag*
Not often do I post an entire article or report word for word. The
Statement below is is an important document for many reasons. Regular
readers may also notice that several of my recent observations and
suggestions have been captured in the Statement.
Syria Solidarity Movement Statement on the US Attack against the Syrian
Army at Deir ez-Zour
by Syria Solidarity Movement / September 19th, 2016
The Syria Solidarity Movement unequivocally condemns and denounces the
vicious US bombing attack on the Syrian army defending Deir ez-Zour, a... more »
Donald Trump's Amerika: Love It Or Eat It
Manifesto Joe at Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues - 1 day ago
By Manifesto Joe
My sense of fairness compelled me to hold off on attacking Donald Trump, at
least for a while. I actually thought he might change as the nominee of a
major political party.
Might as well wait for the next glacier to move through Texas. The latest
Trump travesty was him lamenting about how well the Manhattan bomb suspect
was being treated in the hospital, that he will be represented in court by
a good lawyer (perhaps), etc.
Essentially, Trump was suggesting to his neo-Nazi admirers that he thinks
that the U.S. should suspend constitutional rights for certain terrori... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Helis Oil abandons fracking project in St. Tammany Parish ~Robert Rhoden*
Alice Embree : METRO | Remembering Frank Erwin and the Waller Creek trees
Alice Embree at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
This feature is in the book ‘Celebrating The Rag’ to be released during
festivities, set for Oct. 13-16, honoring Austin’s iconic underground
newspaper. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | September 20, 2016 AUSTIN — The
following post, is … finish reading Alice Embree :
*METRO* | Remembering Frank Erwin and the Waller Creek trees
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Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 1 day ago
Scholar: Texas Textbook an ‘Intentional Assault’ on Psyche of Mexican
American StudentsSeptember 20, 2016
After reading the proposed *Mexican American Heritage* textbook for Texas
students last week by Jaime Riddle and Valarie Angle, I can without
hesitation state that it is obscene and extremely offensive. And beyond
being unfocused, incoherent and a badly written book, it is also an
intentional assault by non-experts and ideologues against the spirit and
psyche of Mexican American students.
The truth is, I now feel dirty and in need of a “limpia” or a “cleansing.”
It is that ... more »
Quote of the Day: On the Nanny State
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
[image: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of
its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under
robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's
cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated;
but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for
they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more
likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of
earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be "cured"
agai... more »
Sea Wife
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
"You must empty your minds and learn to eat time."
Sea Wife 1957 trailer
A wooden spoon for the Fraser Institute’s “economic freedom” medal
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
Another survey suggests New Zealand is right up there when it comes to
“economic freedom.” Third in the world according to the “libertarian”
Fraser Insitute’s latest. which awards little old us a bronze model with a
score of 8.35 out of 10 for economic freedom, which they define as:
*An index of economic freedom should measure the extent to which rightly
acquired property is protected and individuals are engaged in voluntary
transactions.*
Fair enough. That’s a reasonable definition. Not so reasonable however is
giving *any *country anywhere in today’s world anywhere colse to 1... more »
More good advice from Bill Bonner ...although I'll have to clarify a couple things hes says about gold. First, he says that in 1980 the stock market "share prices were so cheap that you could buy all of the stocks on the Dow with one ounce of gold." I'm pretty certain that he meant one share of every stock on the Dow. But the bottom line was that "Today the stock prices are so high, that you would need 14 ounces of gold to buy (one share of each of) the Dow stocks." So he proposed a simple trading model: "When the Dow is worth less than 5 ounces of gold, buy stocks and sell gold. When the Dow is worth more than 10 ounces of gold, sell stocks and buy gold." This sounds reasonable to me, but I would modify his following statement that "The quantity of gold increases, but only about as fast as the quantity of goods and services that it can buy." There is a more powerful factor determining how fast gold metal grows, namely compared to the gold metal all ready existing, the yearly growth is only about 1.6% of the gold metal currently in circulation ...and these yearly additions will gradually get smaller in the future. Stock markets can go up and (likely soon) go down ...whereas gold changes only a percent or so in a year. Which will you choose?
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
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bill@billbonnersdiary.com
OUZILLY, France – Markets seemed to stand still yesterday.
Like autumn leaves on a tree, they wait for a stiff wind and a cold frost.
This week, the Fed is scheduled to make a weather forecast.
Bloomberg reports that only two of the Fed’s 23 “primary dealers” – banks
that buy bonds directly from the government – expect a rate hike decision
tomorrow when the Fed meets.
“Tall Paul”
Of course, anything is possible.
But the Fed’s position is clear: It may raise rates tomorrow, or it may
not.
It hardly matters. Either way, it wil... more »
Former Car Thief Darrell Issa Is Growing Increasingly Desperate As His Chances Of Reelection Diminish
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Darrell Issa has the most sordid past of anyone in Congress today*
In the last couple of weeks, you may have read about a poll of likey voters
in Orange and San Diego counties that shows progressive Democrat and first
time candidate, Doug Applegate, a former Marine colonel, closing in rapidly
on Trump-backing extremist Darrell Issa. The new poll confirms another
showing the race iall tied-up at 43-43%, in an increasingly swingy district
where Obama beat McCain 50-49% and where Romnney beat Obama 52-46%.
This year, though, the district, which is almost entirely suburban and very
wel... more »
Editor's Note
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Attending a UN party this evening. (I am working at the UN in New York City
right now). Blogging will return later this evening.
Economic News , Data & Views...... September 20 , 2016..... Quick Hits For Tuesday - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : Ahead of BOJ & FOMC Policy Meetings , Stocks Cautious In US , Europe & Asia ; Deutsche Bank Remains Roiled - Fresh All-Time Low For Its ADR & More News Of Note ; Energy Related & Commodity Items De Jour ; Interest Rate Items Of Note. 2. Around The Horn In Europe - Germany , Banking Sector Under Stress Again , Brexit Nuggets , France , Spain , Greece. 3. MENA Updates - Libya & Syria In Focus.
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Markets.....
*Charlie Bilello, CMT* @MktOutperform 4h
4 hours ago
TED spread at a 7-year high heading into the Fed meeting. Yellen is
watching, September hike unlikely. $TED
*Charlie Bilello, CMT* @MktOutperform Sep 19
Russia's central bank cuts rates by 50 bps to 10%, down from 17% in Dec
'14. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/16/rus
sian-central-bank-cuts-interest-rate-further---down-to-10-percent.html …
*zerohedge* @zerohedge 2h
2 hours ago
Traders Buy Everything As Yellenado & Kurodageddon Loom http://www.
zerohedge.com/news/2016-09-2
0/traders-buy-eve... more »
Trump Jr.'s Asinine Refugee Analogy
Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 1 day ago
For the most part I've done my best to ignore or at least not get too
worked up over a certain election in a certain country south of the border.
I have seen a certain analogy made by a certain candidate's son however
that is so off base in terms of basic math and logic that I couldn't let it
pass without comment.
This internet meme isn't exactly new as its been around for a couple of
years and the earlier ones used M&M candies rather than Skittles but since
I was partial to Skittles as a kid, let's go with this one. Not only does
the analogy mistakenly conflate refugees with ... more »
Russian Defense Ministry Releases Video Of Militants Using Aleppo Aid Convoy As Cover
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*RT*: *Militants on pickup with mortar use Aleppo aid convoy as cover,
Russian MoD shows (VIDEO)*
Militants driving a pickup with a mortar sought cover behind the UN-led aid
convoy that was destroyed near Aleppo, the Russian military has said,
releasing a video from one of its monitoring drones in Syria.
The convoy with humanitarian aid heading to the embattled city of Aleppo
can be seen being accompanied by a militant pickup truck, Defense Ministry
spokesman Igor Konashenkov has said.
The convoy with humanitarian aid heading to the embattled city of Aleppo
can be seen being acco... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 20, 2016
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New
York February 26, 2011. REUTERS/ JOSHUA LOTT
*Strafor:* *What Matters at the U.N. General Assembly*
World leaders are converging on New York City for the United Nations
General Assembly meeting, which is set to officially begin Sept. 20. The
following are the key players and bilateral meetings we will be watching
this week:
Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping the summit so he can oversee
the results of the Sept. 18 parliamentary elections and prepare for a
budget battle in the Kremlin. Russian Fore... more »
World News Briefs -- September 20, 2016
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The Guardian: *Russian planes dropped bombs that destroyed UN convoy, US
officials say*
*If confirmed, the claim of direct Russian involvement in the bombing that
killed at least 20 people in Syria would have far-reaching consequences*
US defence officials now believe that Russian planes dropped the bombs that
destroyed a UN aid convoy that killed at least 20 people, the Guardian has
learned.
The claim of direct Russian involvement in the bombing, if confirmed, would
have far-reaching consequences. Earlier on Tuesday, Ban Ki-moon used his
farewell address to the UN general assemb... more »
Donald Trump, Jr slanders innocent defenseless Skittles...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*by comparing them to Muslims.*
And the libtards go crazy defending Syrians.
The alcohol “watchdog” needs a watchdog
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
Radio New Zealand reports with a straight face that
*[image: _Quote_Idiot]An alcohol watchdog hopes a survey that shows more
than one in four teens aged between 15 and 17 often drink a risky amount of
alcohol serves as a sharp wake-up call.*
The “watchdog” is making “a call,” tweets RNZ mis-reporter Brent Edwards
irresponsibly, “to curb alcohol marketing, cost, availability.”
Irresponsible because, as one follower corrected him,
*The ‘sharp wake up call’ is that alcohol consumption among youth is
actually falling.*
Truth being the first casualty of the way modern journalism i... more »
NATO Panics As S-400 Missile System Is Deployed In Russia
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 1 day ago
The Russians are at it again…being aggressive everywhere, this time in
Europe. Russia is giving NATO a heart-attack by deploying SAMs to Europe’s
border….or is it Russia’s border? Russian aggression has never been so
aggressive… Russia Insider reports: Our day job is to read about
Russia-related stuff and then write about it. So imagine our surprise when
we learned that “a NATO air chief says he’s concerned by Russia’s
increasing deployment of surface-to-air missile systems in and around
Europe.” That’s huge! Russia deployed the S-400 to Prague? When did this
happen? And what is R... more »
Netc.Com Showing Elevated Radiation Levels in Japan and US
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
https://netc.com/anim-map.htm
Here is the link. I recommend running the animation.
I wonder if the recent storms in Japan are responsible?
On the other hand, perhaps the heightened rad levels aren't even from
Japan. Its hard to know the source. But the readings are definitely
elevated.
Uranium Investments Grow Radioactive
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
At least, that is what the Wall Street Journal is reporting:
Spencer Jakab (Sep. 18, 2016). Uranium Investments Grow Radioactive. The
Wall Street Journal,
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-uranium-investments-will-remain-radioactive-1474225882
No commodity faces the unique pressure that uranium and nuclear fuel do and
there is little prospect of a near-term recovery. There is too much of
nearly every commodity in the world today. Then there is uranium.
The outlook for the element that powers nuclear reactors may be worse than
for any other, and there is almost no prospect for impro... more »
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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*Why Are Taxpayers on the Hook for Student Loans?*
We recently relayed the story of Barack Obama’s efforts to pick winners and
losers in the for-profit college market. Obama yanked federal aid from ITT
Tech, leading to the entire operation shutting down — leaving 40,000
students and 8,000 teachers out in the cold. Our aim was primarily to note
that Obama attacks the private sector at every opportunity, but that isn’t
the only angle. The Washington Post reports, “Former students at ITT
Technical Institutes are refusing to repay their federal student loans in a
protest designed to p... more »
Photos 'Free Olowan!' Rally at Morton County Jail
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Photos Today: Free Olowan! gathering happening today September 20th outside
Morton County Corrections Facility and City Hall Building in Mandan, North
Dakota. She has been incarcerated since September 13 and the direct action
to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline for that day. We love
you Olowan! Article by Brenda Norrell Censored News MANDAN, North Dakota --
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GAIA PORTAL: Select munitions of Light come into play
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Select munitions of Light come into play*
by ÉirePort
Select munitions of Light come into play.
Hue-manity Enterprises illuminate trajectories.
Essence is felt strongly in all hu-beings.
Forbearance is perceived, and abandoned.
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Hollywood Script Writing
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
*Could we say 'power trippin'? *
It's all a Madison Avenue
Hollywood
script
written by the 1%
for the viewing pleasure
of the rest of us
They say
you have to hear something
seven times
before you will
remember it
We got the message.
Hillary
is talking to the women
'we've got to
stick together'
Hillary means
'women's liberation'
just like
Obama
was black liberation
except cops
keep shooting
unarmed black
men and boys
cold blooded
in the streets
of America
The new
civil war
blue
on
black
no
shades of gray
involved
this time
it's clear
what
is happening....
Listen hard
you'll hear
i... more »
Nader: Sanders Effort Aborted
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
I voted for Ralph Nader twice when he ran for prez. The second time was
the famous hanging chad election that Bush-II stole. Many liberals blamed
Nader for Gore's loss.
The truth of that election though was Al Gore never fought for his own
voters as he sat back and watched the Republicans take the election. The
suppressed black vote in Florida, where I was living at the time, was
massive across the state. Gore never said much about that stain on
democracy.
But in the end - all the Democrats could do was say that the whole sordid
affair was Nader's fault - and sadly many of t... more »
Get Me Out of Here!
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
- One person from my old Florida days continues to ride me on my
Fazebook page, yesterday complaining that: "I have often wondered during
the past year when you became a classic 'Alex Jones tin foil wearing
conspiracy' addict? I mourn the intelligent Bruce Gagnon I knew years
ago." This person has been regularly objecting to my postings that have
shown any criticism of Hillary Clinton as an agent of the neo-cons who have
taken over foreign and military policy decision making in Washington. Like
many fans of Clinton, this individual from Florida does not w... more »
US "believes" Russia Bombed Aid Convoy: Russia Releases Video & Report
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*And the US wants you to 'believe' that too.*
*I'll highlight some interesting bits for readers*
*For those keeping track of lies: Kerry's Russia blame/claim now directly
contradicts the blaim/claim of the "white hats" stooge, who said it was
the 'regime' These liars can't even keep all their lies straight!!*
*WSJ *
U.S. intelligence agencies* believe* that Russian aircraft conducted the
strike that targeted a humanitarian aid convoy in northern Syria on Monday,
according to U.S. officials.
Secretary of State *John Kerry initially had suggested that Syrian aircraf*t
were responsib... more »
Syria’s Failing Cease-Fire, and Vladimir Putin’s Opening
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*WSJ*
A Kremlin spokesman said Tuesday that the likelihood of restoring the
cease-fire the U.S. and Russia recently negotiated is “very slim.”
Even before as many as 21 people were killed in the strikes on the
humanitarian-aid convoy Monday, the Assad regime had said the cease-fire
recently negotiated by Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov was over. It had been holding only tenuously at best.
*Mr. Putin seems to have seen an opportunity after U.S. and coalition
airstrikes over the weekend mistakenly killed at least 62 Syrian government
soldiers... more »
Progress Is Incremental
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
There are those -- particularly Elizabeth May -- who are furious that the
Trudeau government plans to keep the Harper government's emission targets.
As I argued yesterday, it gives the impression that the Harper government
never left. Chantal Hebert takes a different tack. She points out that the
majority of Canadians support a tax on carbon:
According to an Abacus poll done last month, less than one third of
Canadians oppose the introduction of a carbon tax as part of a larger
climate change strategy. An overwhelming majority of non-Conservative
voters support or could accept suc... more »
The climate has changed before
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
The cool cartoonists at xkcd posted a world history of global temperatures
that was graphically unimpeachable but flawed in the data it relied on. So
great idea, and great graphics, but they produced another hockey stick.
Cartoonist Josh fixed it for them:
[image: CLICK FOR FULL-SIZE]
I think I’d call this “context.”
[Hat tip Watts Up With That, where there’s a thriving debate down in the comments
section.]
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Bernie Sanders Voters Will Not Vote Hillary
Edmondo Burr at Your News Wire - 1 day ago
A Bernie Sanders voter writes a note to her beloved Senator from Vermont,
letting him know that his supporters are so loyal to him that they will not
vote for Hillary Clinton, no matter what. Half of the Democrats are not
happy that their revolutionary presidential hopeful threw in the towel and
endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton just because he was invited to the White
House. President Obama must have had an important whisper in his ear
regarding national security and Trump. Although he has invited his
supporters to vote for Hillary Clinton instead of Trump, they refuse to do
so.... more »
The Shape of Things to Come
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
A friend went to Stockton and saw the future.
Russia, Syria Deny Responsibility For Attack On UN Aid Convoy
Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 1 day ago
As western media reports point the finger, Russia and Syria both deny
attacking the humanitarian aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo. The
UN said at least 18 trucks in a 31-vehicle convoy were destroyed late
Monday as they came under attack while en route to Aleppo. Press TV
reports: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies said in a statement that the airstrike killed around 20 people
including one of its staff members. On Tuesday, Syria’s army denied bombing
the aid convoy, with the official news agency SANA quoting an unidentified
military sour... more »
FBI Given Powers To Set-up Fake Alternative News Websites
Sean Adl-Tabatabai at Your News Wire - 1 day ago
The FBI have been granted permission to impersonate journalists and set-up
fake alternative news websites when conducting an investigation. The new
rules will grant the agency permission to entrap independent journalists
and whistleblowers before they go public with information that could be
deemed ‘subversive’. US News reports: The conclusion sparked consternation
across social media by journalists, civil rights groups and some legal
experts, who have argued that the practice – by its very existence –
threatens to heighten public mistrust of reporters, damage journalists’
credib... more 
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