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CHERCHEZ LA VERITE6 unread articles // actions
Wall Street tells it like it is!!! Just what is the underpinning of the sudden pitch upward of the Standard&Poor 500, the Dow Jones Industrial, and the Nasdaq? What are they smoking? Or are they just stupid? Fed chief Janet Yellen keeps saying that there is 100% employment in the U.S. ...ignoring the 23% of Americans who have wanted a job but finally gave up because there simply weren't any. The remaining "middle class" jobs pay very little, so those folks have little money to spend on frivolous things. Thus, it is increasingly likely that the fat cats of the stock markets will soon find themselves in a monumental market crash. Don't you go down with them. Sell everything but quality gold and silver producers.
At Ports, a Sign of Altered Supply Chains Flat import activity indicates how retailers are adjusting as customers shop online Cargo containers were stacked on the docks at the Port of Los Angeles in February. U.S. ports are on pace to handle 2.2% more imports this year, the slowest rate of growth since 2011. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon for The Wall Street Journal By ERICA E. PHILLIPS and ROBBIE WHEL
Oh how our government lies! But when it comes to the economy, the bigger the lies the bigger will be the crash. Here I'm talking about the stock market. And the only good news is that the banksters and stock market riggers will "go down with the ship" due to their own greedy ignorance. However, you honest folks with small savings should either sell all now ...or actually make money during the crash by buying into companies that already own large quantities of silver and gold ore which they can melt into those precious metals whenever the demand increases. (I provide you with several tried and trusted such companies in my second blog below.)
Another Phony Jobs Report — Paul Craig Roberts August 8, 2016 | Original Here | If you wish to receive his newsletter via email go to Original and sign up at bottom. Another Phony Jobs Report Paul Craig Roberts As John Williams has made clear, the monthly payroll jobs number consists mainly of an add-on factor of 200,000 jobs. These jobs are a product of the assumption in the Birth-Death Model th
The graph below explains a major factor driving Warren Buffett's conclusion that the major stock markets are due to crash. The Margin Debt (red) is the amount of BORROWED money used by the denizens of the markets to trick "moms and pops" to renew buying shares. The blue line is the actual value of the Standard&Poors 500 over time. Clearly, mom and pop are no longer wealthy enough to be in the makets at all. Indeed they barely have enough for food and shelter ...if they are lucky ones. The red trace shows the bottoms of the stock market crashes of 2001 and 2009. And those paying attention are certain that the comming crash will soon be far deeper than it's predecessors (perhaps -70%!). Fortunately the real losers will be the banksters and market manipulators who actually believe that they are safe from any impending crash because of the recent anouncement of 255,000 new payroll jobs. As Paul Craig Roberts put it in the post above, "the 255,000 jobs are the product of a virtual reality…
If you follow Warren Buffett’s methodology, stocks are significantly overvalued Brian Kelly | @BKBrianKelly Thursday, 4 Aug 2016 | 10:11 AM ET Adam Jeffery | CNBC Warren Buffett When I turned bearish in January 2016 I missed three critical elements that caused the S&P 500 to grind toward record highs. First, a sufficient number of other investors did not share my skepticism about the global e
Paul Craig Roberts begins this all to true issue with this paragraph: "Acquaintances of my generation are puzzled by the disappearance of the American left. They remember when there was far less war, far less monopoly capitalist theft, a less rich and powerful elite, less police violence against civilians, less militarization, less privatization and deregulation, fewer attacks on the social safety net, less propaganda from the media, and yet, despite the milder state of affairs, the leftwing was present raising hell about it all." NB, The bloger is of the very same generation, and he too laments the disappeance of the left just when we need it most.
What Became of the Left? — Paul Craig Roberts August 19, 2016 | Original Here | If you wish to receive his newsletter via email go to Original and sign up at bottom. What Became of the Left? Paul Craig Roberts Acquaintances of my generation are puzzled by the disappearance of the American left. They remember when there was far less war, far less monopoly capitalist theft, a less rich and powerful
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THE HIGH-FAT HEP C DIET3 unread articles // actions
Problems with Song et al Animal Protein vs Plant Protein study
According to Harvard, this truck has saved more lives than an ambulance. Here we have another study from the hydra-headed monster that is the Harvard school of public health's interpretation of the NHS and HPFS studies. By my count there have been four of these so far this year, all saying much the same thing, that dietary guidelines were correct. Or rather, they've been presented as saying that,
Glucokinase mutations, diabetic complications, and cardiovascular disease
This is a very interesting study that was posted by Richard Lehman on his BMJ blog a few years ago. It contains much food for thought. People with this mis-sense mutation in the gene that encodes glucokinase (GCK), part of the pancreatic beta cell glucose sensor, basically have their sugar thermostat, their glucostat, set too high. They don't produce insulin in response to blood glucose in the pre
Evidence of cardiovascular benefits of LCHF diets, despite no change or increase in LDL, from drug trials
A recent meta-analysis of low-carb diets and cardiovascular risk factors found, predictably, that low carb diets decrease triglycerides (TG), increase HDL, and - significantly, on average, but not consistently, and only by a small amount - elevate LDL. The authors argued that this was not evidence of cardiovascular safety. "Low-carbohydrate diets increase LDL-cholesterol, and thereby indicate
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Craig Scott's testimony at ERRE #23
Notes from his presentation at the electoral reform committee today because Kady didn't blog this morning's meeting and the ERRE committee is taking about two weeks to post transcriptions. Craig Scott - law professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, former NDP critic for democratic reform 16 of 31 Liberals voted for MMP/PR electoral reform in the House in December. MMP is the best of
Dear Postmedia Editorial Board
This : is not an adequate response or apology for what was previously published in that same space by the Postmedia Editorial Board on August 24th : "[Elizabeth] May must renounce anti-Israel resolutions ". Excerpted : You are not RebelMedia. You are not some partisan advocacy organization that can pass off the blame for this appalling libelous attack on some hapless newbie book reviewe
Balancing jobsjobsjobs with destroying the planet
Brilliant one minute speech New Zealand MP James Shaw made to an almost empty house. .
Loopholes and Libya
Really? Because a mere two weeks ago, Steven Chase was reporting: Ottawa rewrites mandate for screening arms exports "The Canadian government has quietly watered down its own mandate for screening the export of military goods, rewriting parts of the only substantive public statement available on Ottawa’s responsibilities for policing foreign sales." Previous policy on military exports :
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Modi’s Extremist Policies Continue
By Sajjad Shaukat Modi’s extremist policies continue—Since the leader of the ruling party BJP Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India, he has been implementing extremist policies against religious minorities, especially the Muslims and Pakistan. Under Modi’s rule, various developments like unprecedented rise of Hindu extremism, persecution of minorities even of lower cast-Hindus, forced conv
National Action Plan & Madaris Reforms
By Sajjad Shaukat The National Action Plan (NAP) is essential part of Pakistan’s war against terrorism, as it has co-relationship with the military operation Zarb-i-Azb against the militants, including other related-issues like Madaris (Religious seminaries) which need registration and reforms. In this regard, a high level security meeting was held at the GHQ, presided by the … The post National
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Did Targetting Town for Refusing Anti-Choice Ad Result in Defunding Fake Clinic?
Oh, dear. The town of Hinton, Alberta, is having some troubles. We reported on the funding of its fake clinic, doing business as West YellowHead Pregnancy Care Centre, back in November 2014. The Hinton fake clinic was getting dough not only from from the Alberta Lottery Fund , but also from the town's photo radar scam, which turns traffic ticket fees into "community grants." The fake cli
Canadians Demand Action to Get the Gore Out of Our Faces
Abortion is a legal, common, safe -- and except in the tiny minds of a tiny minority -- ordinary medial procedure. For the tiny minds, however, it is "killing" and they want it stopped. To that end, some groups -- most notably the Fetal Gore Porn Gang, aka Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform -- will go to any lengths, including endangering drivers, scaring children, and disgusting jus
The Lie That Won't -- But Should -- Die
My heart sank a few days ago when I saw yet another headline in the fetus freak media SHRIEEEKING about the abortion=breast cancer (ABC) link-lie. Not because I expected anything other than the usual half-baked BS, but because I've taken on the Sisyphean task of refuting every new -- and they come around like clockwork every couple of years -- AMAZING STUDY that "proves" abortion causes
BREAKING! Feminist™ PM Declares "What's Sauce for the Goose. . ."
DAMMIT JANET! has learned that Canada's feminist Prime Minister has taken note that just about nobody is pleased with Health Canada's idiotic rigorous dispensing rules for the so-called abortion pill, Mifegymiso. From Newfoundland and Labrador , to Prince Edward Island's pharmacists and physicians , to Manitoba and British Columbia , just about everybody who has anything to do with reproductive h
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Update: Earthquake in Italy 241 Perished
Update from earlier Italy earthquake death toll drops to 241 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-earthquake-death-toll-drops-1.3735050 August 25 2016 How Canadians can help victims of the quake in Italy http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/how-canadians-can-help-victims-of-the-quake-in-italy-1.3042454 How to help the victims of the Italy earthquake http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/world/iyw-italy-earthquake-
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Earthquake in Italy
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks has hit central Italy. The worst hit towns were believed to be Accumoli, Amatrice, Posta and Arquata del Tronto, a spokesman for the Italian fire department Luca Cari told Reuters. The tremor was felt across Italy, from Bologna in the north to Naples in the south. There have been dozens of aftershocks. Strong shockwaves were felt as f
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THE EARTH AND MAN: SETTING THE STAGE6 unread articles // actions
My Bio, As I See It
I received (from one Scott Brooks) a request for my full "bio" (biographical information), so I wrote the following, for anyone who is interested (one caveat: this is not definitive, just what came to me just now): We live in a time of general incompetence, in science and in society, which seems to have come upon us suddenly, yet which has had a long buildup. I'm afraid academic titles
Dr. Roy Spencer and the Myth of a Valid Global Climate Science
The Dr. Roy Spencer site has a post, about an experiment to show a cold object can warm a hotter object (by interposing a cool object between the hotter object and a much colder object). My response: "Now, this experiment does not prove that gases can do what the cardboard has done....It only answers the 2nd Law violation claims some have made against a cool object (here, the cardboard sheet
Democratic Party Authorities Are Acting Criminally to Suppress the Truth About Climate
The wuwt site has a post on "blowback" to the execrable effort by Democratic state attorneys general (AGs) and other Democrats in the Obama administration to make criminals out of "climate skeptics". My response: You should all send a harsh letter to your local newspapers (and yes, to your congressional representatives, but the media are the main thing), and include the graph
The Continuing Enchantment of the Big Black Marble
The "lukewarmer" wuwt site has a post by fellow lukewarmer Christopher Monckton, purporting to derive the CO2 "climate sensitivity" by no-doubt-settled science (theory, that is). My response: Lukewarmers like Monckton and Anthony Watts believe in the radiation transfer theory. I don't. As I wrote just a few weeks ago (June 30th), in the post "It Beggars the Imagination&quo
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Oompah Loompah Doompedee Do
The film adaption of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" came out not too long before I was born and has long remained one of my favourite childhood movies. (The 1964 Roald Dahl book is quite likely one of the first fantasy-type books I read when I was learning to read on my own.) Its main character was a quirky, blue-eyed figure who made a teachable moment without sounding preachy.
Anticipation
It seems that we had a really short summer on account of all the drama back in May. The past few days I've really started to notice the daylight getting shorter. I still get home before the sun sets (at a little after pm) but that won't last too much longer). And while it may mean that fall is around the corner, it also means that the upcoming concert season is fast approaching as well. With the
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THE RULES OF EXPOSITION2 unread articles // actions
If you say you "over-exaggerated"...
If you say you "over-exaggerated" it means you still think you should have exaggerated, just not quite so much.
Not for its economics
From The Economist : David Ricardo showed in 1817 that a country could benefit from trade even if it did everything better than its neighbours. A country that is better at everything will still be “most better”, so to speak, at something. It should concentrate on that, Ricardo showed, importing what its neighbours do “least worse”. If bad grammar is not enough to make the point, an old analogy mig
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“Why the UN’s Excuses For its Aid Fiasco in Syria Fail to Convince,” By Reinoud Leenders
Why the UN’s Excuses For its Aid Fiasco in Syria Fail to Convince By Reinoud Leenders* @ ReinoudLeenders for Syria Comment – Sept. 3, 2016 Judging from the UN’s comments on its aid agencies’ conduct in Syria, business will go on as usual –too bad if it throws a lifeline to the Syrian regime. Two UN spokespersons, one for Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the other for the UN’s Office for the Coor
Fawj Maghawir al-Badiya: A Military Intelligence Branch Militia
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Fawj Maghawir al-Badiya, with the militia’s name itself inscribed on the bottom. On top: “Military Intelligence Branch” (indicating the affiliation of the group). In the centre is the emblem of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as the Syrian and Ba’ath Party flags. The regime’s dependency on foreign and native militias to deal with manpower shortage issues and
Quwat Dir’ Al-Amn Al-Askari: A Latakia Military Intelligence Militia
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Quwat Dir’ al-Amn al-Askari as it appears on insignia. The previous article discussed Fawj Maghawir al-Badiya , a militia affiliated with the Military Intelligence Branch ( Shu’abat al-Mukharabat al-Askariya ). This piece looks at another militia affiliated with regime intelligence: Quwat Dir’ al-Amn al-Askari (“The Military Security Shield Forces”). As the gro
“Turkey’s Syria Intervention,” by Joshua Landis
Turkey’s Syria Intervention By Joshua Landis August 28, 2016 I answer questions asked me by a Turkish journalist. Has Turkey established a No Fly Zone over the Azaz-Jarablus pocket? Turkey has established a No Kurd Zone over the Jarablus pocket, not a NFZ. The US has control of air. When it leaves, Russia will resume control over the airspace, not Turkey. This is undoubtedly why Russia and the Sy
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Follow Trump's Advice, Lose Your Sexual Harassment Case
By now you've probably heard Donald Trump's advice to sexual harassment victims : just quit your job. The problem with this (besides the fact that not everyone is a billionaire who can quit without having a job lined up) is that if you do quit, you may well give up your right to sue for sexual harassment. You see, the Supreme Court, in its infinite wisdom, says that if your employer has a publishe
Dear HR: Stop Telling Employees They Can't Apply For FMLA Until They Use Their Vacation
For about the dozenth time this year, I heard another sob story about an employee who absolutely qualified for FMLA leave, yet was told by HR that they couldn't apply until they used up their vacation or PTO time. This is wrong on so many levels, and it screws both the employee and the employer. So stop it. Seriously. Stop it. It screws up the employee because their boss assumes they're taking unp
More States Pass Domestic Violence Victim Workplace Protection
Domestic violence victims have enough problems without also having to deal with coworkers stigmatizing them and possibly getting fired. The trend is for states to protect sexual violence from workplace discrimination. Most recently, five states enacted paid sick leave laws that include requiring paid leave for domestic violence victims. Those states are Vermont , California, Connecticut, and Mass
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Consensus statement on conscientious objection in healthcare
Just a very brief pointer to this post at the Oxford Practical Ethics blog, showcasing a consensus statement on how states and health systems should handle the phenomenon of healthcare staff conscientiously objecting to practices included in medical practice that comes out of the symposium on this very topic that I related in a recent post . *** Philosophical Comment Blog: Christian Munthe, Profe
New and forthcoming work (soon) available: conscientious refusal of pofessionals, hate crime philosophy, responsibility and priority-setting in health care, and the ethics of patient education
Just kicking off the autumn term after some well-needed weeks of complete holiday, summing up some recent and very soon available or forthcoming work in a few different areas: 1. Conscientious objection or refusal of professionals (in health care and elsewhere) This is an area, i have been posting about before ( here , and here ). a) As I flagged earlier in one of these posts, there is one article
Substantially updated blogroll
Just a quick note that I have finally gotten around to updating the Philosophical Comment blogroll, that is the list of linked blogs promoted on this page further down in the left hand side margin. I have basically taken off all old blogs that either has closed down since I listed them some years back, or that when I checked had not posted anything for a year or more. In addition the URLs for som
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PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK6 unread articles // actions
Way to bee, Minnesota!
Last Friday, a small crowd gathered in the agriculture building at the Minnesota State Fair. Beekeepers, entomologists, reporters, farmers and pollinator advocates circled around a small podium, waiting for Commissioner of Agriculture Dave Frederickson and Governor Mark Dayton to speak. The crowd wasn't disappointed. In a short press conference, Frederickson and Gov. Dayton announced new rules to
DPR, it's time to protect schoolkids
Protecting children from pesticides. What could be more straightforward than that? Science clearly shows that children — from the tiniest newborn all the way through high school — are much more vulnerable to the impacts of pesticide exposure than adults. And state data shows that rural California kids are regularly exposed to pesticides drifting from agricultural fields into their schools and day
Monsanto vs farmers. Again.
Monsanto’s latest genetically engineered (GE) seeds are wreaking havoc this season in soybean country. “Xtend,” the corporation’s new GE soybean, is engineered to tolerate application of the drift-prone herbicide dicamba . The seed was approved in 2015, and now soybean farmers who did not adopt it are reporting damage to their crops from dicamba drift. And the damage is extensive. An estimated 20
Safe mosquito control, for Zika & beyond
PAN stands in solidarity with families that have been impacted by microcephaly and other serious health impacts of the Zika virus. Unfortunately, the primary response to the outbreaks to date has been widespread spraying with pesticides to control mosquito populations. Decades of vector management around the world show that this approach is not only often ineffective, it can also compound the ris
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The end.
A part of me died last Sunday. The part of me that died held within it the only remaining impetus for continuing to write this blog. The part of me that died was the part that against everything else, against my cynicism and occasional descents into outright misanthropy, convinced the rest of me that on the whole, most people, in this country at least, are decent, upfront and kind. The part that
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Summer's end book round-up
by Doctor Science Between preparing for, going to, and recovering from Worldcon, it's been a while since I wrote about what I've been reading. This round-up covers several weeks, and includes novels by Genevieve Cogman, Laura Anne Gilman, Jo Walton, N.K. Jemisin, and Mary Robinette Kowal. huh. I didn't plan to read only books by woman, it just happened. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.
Pro-Life Science and Abortion
by Doctor Science Shannon Dingle posted I'm Pro-Life and I'm Voting for Hillary , because she thinks "pro-life policies" should mean support for all kinds of children and parents, not just opposition to abortion. It's a very thoughtful, nuanced post in general, but includes this statement: I believe life begins scientifically at the moment of conception when new and unique DNA is create
Timor mortis conturbat me - Weekend Open Thread
by wj Earlier this week, my wife's BFF passed away. (They've been friends for 3 decades plus. Since long before "BFF" appeared in the language.) He was only a few weeks older than she is, and it's been traumatic. Giving rise to these musings. For most of us, the first time we lose someone we know is when our grandparents die -- maybe when we are children; maybe when we are in our 20s. B
We are all Andrew Breitbarts now
by Ugh The ongoing dumpster fire of sh1t dark fascist comedy (with a heart) that is 2016 Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump (emphasis added) continues beyond all expectations. It really is quite something, he says. At this rate I half expect Trump, upon the advice of new campaign "chief executive" Stephen C Bannon (replacing, uh, Donald Trump?) of the Wonderful World of Breitb
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INEXPLICATA-THE JOURNAL OF HISPANIC UFOLOGY7 unread articles // actions
Guatemala: Strange Object Over Banco de Guatemala
Source: PLANETA UFO and Publinews http://www.publinews.gt/nacionales/un-objeto-no-identificado-fue-captado-volando-cerca-del-banco-guatemala/TetphD---DahY0qBFuiwEQ/ Date: 1 September 2016 (An article by Luisa Ma. Godinez) Guatemala: Strange Object Over Banco de Guatemala A Publinews reader shared some videos with us that showed a strange object flying near Intelcap and Banco de Guatemala. "I
Twenty-First Anniversary of the Bariloche Case (July 31, 1995)
Source: PLANETA UFO and El Cordillerano (elcordillerano.com.ar) Date: 08.09.2016 Twenty-First Anniversary of the Bariloche Case (July 31, 1995) The sighting occurred in the vicinity of the local airport by the crews of two aircraft: one aboard an Aerolineas Argentinas 727 (Flight 674) and the other a Cheyenne belonging to the National Gendarmerie (GN705). The event took place on July 31, 1995 bet
Mexico: A UFO in San Baltazar Atlimeyaya?
Source: PLANETA UFO and El Grafico (www.elgrafico.com.mx) Date: 08.16.2016 Article by Yohanan DÃaz Vargas Mexico: A UFO in San Baltazar Atlimeyaya? 08.13.2016-14:49 - An impressive UFO sighting was recorded at San Baltazar Atlimeyaya, Puebla, on Saturday 6 August at 10:58 p.m. before the startled eyes of nearly 50 people who met to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Great UFO Wave of 1991 or
Diminutive UFO Occupants or Elementals?
Diminutive UFO Occupants or Elementals? By Scott Corrales (c) 2016 Traditional cases involving “close encounters of the third kind” are as rare as hens’ teeth these days. These occurrences – involving contact between alleged non-human entities and ordinary humans – filled magazine articles and news columns in the ‘60s and ‘70s, petering out in the 1980s as UFO research went into a deep sleep, or
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ITP Final Conflict revisited: FC 1795, 5th December 2001
THE SUPER SOAR-AWAY SUN Fellow Heretics! For the benefit(?) of those readers fortunate enough to never have clapped eyes upon England's most popular 'news'paper, here is a brief summary some of the greatest moments of this establishment pillar: When the despicable Thatcher dishonoured the Royal Navy by ordering its crew to murder Argentine sailors on the General Belgrano as it retreated from the
NF News revisited: Issue 15, 8th August 2009
Nothing is inevitable. Nothing is irreversible. By Rufus, deputy editor Why is the world suffering from the machinations of the internationalist mafia? What has happened to us that have allowed these inhuman monsters to gain such power over our lives? It seems that not many years ago, although intrigue was afoot, the world at large was for all practical purposes immune to the drive towards the gl
NF News revisited: Issue 2, 11th May 2009
Change! Change!! Change !!! By Rufus (Deputy Editor, NF News) Have a look at the above picture. Is this one of Barack Hussein Obama’s campaign posters? Maybe it belongs to Bill Clinton, who also pledged to bring about Change when standing for election. No, this image belongs not to an American shyster, but to a British one. David Cameron is using the ‘Change’ slogans so beloved of fellow Zionists
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What is planning time to a teacher?
One of the things I remember most about teaching in Maryland roughly 15 years ago was the amount of time I had to do my job. In fact, I had so much time to actually teach, plan, and grade during the day, with a class of 32 fifth graders, that I actually took on a […]
#Walmart is a terrible store and terrible for schools #backtoschool
I agree with all of the WTU’s points here regarding Walmart’s well-financed efforts to undermine public education. Their latest back to school gimmick is a cynical ploy to feign support for public school teachers, while offering very little of actual value in return. A quote from a charter school supporter is particularly interesting: “All of […]
A [partial] itemized list of my #backtoschool purchases UPDATED
Below is a list of what I’ve bought to date for the new school year. I thought I’d share it to underscore the amount of preparation that some of us do, even before we step foot in our classrooms and make an accurate appraisal of what we actually do and don’t need to replace. I’d […]
More evidence that #optout is white AF
I definitely didn’t notice when I first participated in anti-standardized testing activism. It wasn’t until I got back into the classroom, teaching in a low-income community of color, that I wondered if the opting out message would resonate. In the most beleaguered public schools, the anti-test message didn’t seem to gain any traction. A new […]
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Improper to ask accused to provide theory of case
A witness is to testify as to facts - not to explain their theory of a case. R. v. Dhaliwal, 2016 ONCA 652: [11] This line of questioning was improper. It put an onus on the appellant to explain the allegations against him: R. v. S.(W.) (1994), 18 O.R. (3d) 509, 90 C.C.C. (3d) 242 (C.A.) at 252; R. v. Vandenberghe (1995), 96 C.C.C. (3d) 371 (C.A.) at 373. [12] The point was made by the Alberta Co
Victim Crime Surcharges may be ordered concurrently
R v. Kililavioyak, 2016 NUCJ 21: In conclusion, I find that the VCS is in the nature of an ancillary order and that the principles regarding the imposition of concurrent sentences may be applied to VCS', such that they may be ordered concurrently.
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The Toronto Air Show, a poignant reminder of what an invasion sounds like
Every year the sounds of military jet engines breaking the sound barrier while flying over the city of Toronto serve as advertising that the Toronto Air Show is once again upon us. As Toronto's oldest annual air show, it isn't going to disappear any time soon. The base tickets bring in thousands of people, but they also offer VIP tickets which have staggering prices of upward to $1519 per ticket,
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MIDDLE CLASS POLITICAL ECONOMIST2 unread articles // actions
European Commission orders Apple to repay Ireland $14.5 billion in illegal tax benefits
Today the European Commission slapped down tax avoiding Apple and low-road economic developer Ireland with a $14.5 billion state aid repayment order. Yes, you read that right: Apple has to pay Ireland €13 billion in back taxes, plus interest, covering the years 2003-2014. According to the Commission's order, Apple's effective tax rate in Ireland ranged from 1% in 2003 to 0.005% in 2014, far below
Mike Pence subsidizes offshorers
The Indianapolis Star reports (h/t Greg LeRoy) that the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), which is headed by Governor/Vice-Presidential nominee Mike Pence, has given millions of dollars in incentives to companies that have subsequently offshored jobs to countries including China, Mexico, Taiwan, and Japan. Not only that, but the 10 companies that outsourced the jobs sent more jobs a
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Heavy Steam Today at Fukushima
Fukushima is extra steamy today: From the perspective of Cam 4 and also the TBS cam view, it appears the steam is coming from the location of the common spent fuel pool (although I acknowledge the views are limited and I could be wrong about the location of the steam). The Futaba cam shows dry streets at the intersection.
Over a Century of Uranium Mines Left Unmitigated - Why Would We Allow More Uranium Mining in the West?
Below find an excerpt from an article on an EPA plan to remediate 50 uranium mines in the Southwest. The article provides some background about the abandoned and poisoning uranium mines dispersed across the western US. The article explain that the General Mining Act of 1872 allowed settlers to mine uranium and other hard minerals on land managed by federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Serv
More on Fukushima Ice Wall Failures
The Asahi Shimbun is reporting more details on the ice wall failures during the most recent typhoon: Kohei Tomita. Sep. 2 2016. Typhoons cause ‘ice wall’ to melt at Fukushima nuclear plant. The Asahi Shimbun, http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html Rainfall from recent typhoons caused partial melting of the “ice wall” at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, allowing highly radioactiv
California's Future Sacrificed to Frackers
California is considering allowing oil and gas companies to inject more waste into the state's aquifers! Its really hard to understand this decision: Abrahm Lustgarten Aug. 30, 2016. California and EPA Poised to Expand Pollution of Potential Drinking Water Reserves. ProPublica, https://www.propublica.org/article/california-epa-poised-expand-pollution-of-potential-drinking-water-reserves?utm_sourc
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Jesuit Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA hires screaming harridan and anti-free speech "communications" professor Melissa Click...
to celebrate the Jesuits all bought new sweaters. Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga made this statement: “Dr. Click was hired through an extensive national search process that revealed her to be the most qualified and experienced candidate for the position,” the statement obtained by the newspaper read. “Dr. Click has excellent recommendations for both
Trump Sets Attendance Record at XFINITY Arena in Everett, WA...
I watched his rally last evening after a very long and difficult day, and felt better - and I thank him. Over 10K happy and enthusiastic people attended. His speech was excellent. It has been reported that Trump will meet with Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto today in Mexico City before giving his speech on immigration. Odumbo is golfing. Hillary is taking a nap. Tim Kaine is having a full p
The "Alt-Right" is a Bunch of Dangerous Racist Nationalistic Hillbillies Who Need to be Stopped...
says Hillary Clinton. "Alt-Right is short for “Alternative Right.” The Wall Street Journal describes it as a loosely organized movement, mostly online, that “rejects mainstream conservatism, promotes nationalism and views immigration and multiculturalism as threats to white identity.” The defacto merger between Breitbart and the Trump Campaign represents a landmark achievement for the “Alt-R
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Water mark studies to lend important lessons on Louisiana flood patterns ~Any Wold, The Advocate
Water mark studies to lend important lessons on Louisiana flood patterns ~Any Wold, The Advocate
Would Better Inspection Technology Prior To Katrina Have Mattered? ~ Sandy Rosenthal, Huff Post
Would Better Inspection Technology Prior To Katrina Have Mattered? ~ Sandy Rosenthal, Huff Post
Timeline: More than 500 photos from Louisiana flood of 2016, aftermath ~The Advocate
Timeline: More than 500 photos from Louisiana flood of 2016, aftermath ~The Advocate
Louisiana Takes Stock Of The Damage After Devastating Flooding ~Merrit Kennedy, NPR
Louisiana Takes Stock Of The Damage After Devastating Flooding ~Merrit Kennedy, NPR
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Upcoming US Presidential Visit to Laos is About Confronting China
September 2, 2016 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The United States is attempting highlight the historical nature of an upcoming visit to the Southeast Asian state of Laos by US President Barrack Obama. By doing so, the US hopes perhaps the rhetorical narrative of the visit can compensate for a lack of real political substance. Image: President Obama's visit to Laos is a follow-up of US Secretary of
What Syria's Kurds "Think" They are Fighting For Versus Reality
August 29, 2016 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Reports are emerging of widespread armed conflict between Kurdish militants and Syrian forces. Concentrated in and around eastern Syria and the city of Hasaka, reports indicate that Syrian forces may be on the verge of completely withdrawing. The Kurdish offensive is being backed by US forces, including airpower overhead and special operations personnel
US Cultural Colonisation in Asia Pacific
August 31, 2016 ( NEO - Joseph Thomas ) - Ancient Roman historian Tacitus (c. AD 56 – after 117) would adeptly describe the systematic manner in which Rome pacified foreign peoples and the manner in which it would extend its sociocultural and institutional influence over conquered lands. (Modern day "chief's sons (and now daughters) being recruited by the empire, indoctrinated in their ways,
Confirmed: "Draw Mohammed" Contest Attackers Were Managed by FBI
UPDATE: Readers should backtrack to CNN's 2015 coverage of the Garland, Texas shooting to see just how badly they are being deceived. As readers watch CNN's video coverage and read the article, they must keep in mind that the FBI had been in contact with the suspects for years, and encouraged them to carry out the attack. August 7, 2016 (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - To some the 2015 shooting in Garlan
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New Movie, Same Ending
It's true that there are differences between the European fascists of the 1930's and the fascism Donald Trump is currently selling. Douglas Kellner writes : Unlike classic dictators who are highly disciplined with a fixed ideology and party apparatus, Trump is chaotic and undisciplined, viciously attacking whoever dares criticize him in his daily Twitter feed or speeches, thus dominating the dail
A Chip Off The Old Blockhead
The New York Times has been looking into how the Trumps -- father and son -- have done business. Consider the following anecdote: She seemed like the model tenant. A 33-year-old nurse who was living at the Y.W.C.A. in Harlem, she had come to rent a one-bedroom at the still-unfinished Wilshire Apartments in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens. She filled out what the rental agent remembers
That's What Leadership Is About
Elizabeth May has announced that she will stay on as leader of the Green Party. That will make Linda McQuaig happy. She had advised May to stay put. But she's also advising May not to walk away from the BDS resolution which the party passed at its recent convention: Whether you agree with the boycott strategy or not, it is a peaceful way to protest a serious violation of human rights: the fact th
Why Not Try Socialism?
The NDP is having a really hard time these days. They don't seem to know who they are -- and Canadians don't know who they are either. Rick Salutin writes that perhaps its time for the party to return to its roots -- not because returning to the past is a good idea, but because socialism is making a comeback: Maybe it’s time to go back to Coke Classic, by which I mean socialism. I don’t say this
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Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, September 4th, 2016
Sunday... Day before Labor Day here in this formerly free nation that I call Canuckleheadistan these days, and time again for my weekly rant... I came under attack this week for my article concerning the fraud "Transgender" bullshit that has been pushed into the news over the last year, and I will state it clearly that it absolutely has NO place in our societies, period, end of story...
The Forgotten War: The Situation In Yemen
Again, I am not shocked at all that the Jew spew media is absolutely refusing to talk about the ongoing war in Yemen for the simple reason the Jewish criminal controlled nation of Saudi Arabia is GETTING ITS BUTT KICKED! Few people are even aware of the following information that came my way today and it shows that not only are the Houthi beating the crap out of the inept Saudi forces in Yemen, an
The Transgender Programming Of Children Is Child Abuse!
I am sick of politcal correctness! There, I have said it... Every day now I watch and read how people are all reaching a point of exasperation due to not knowing how to handle situations properly without the burden have being labeled with a multitude of false pretenses for NOT being "politically correct"... I look upon this rash of "political correctness" that has infected our
Canadian "Freedom Of Speech": Monika Schaefer Speaks About Her Fight For Freedom Of Speech And Thought In Canada
As a Canadian, I have to "tread lightly" in regards to certain "taboo" topics at this blog..... One of those "taboo" topics that I constantly get asked to give my personal opinion, but am muzzled because of the horrendous and most draconian "Hate Crime" laws that most Canuckleheads are unaware are violations of free speech, is of course the Jewish "Holo
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