Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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NEW IN NEWS CENTER PK

Integrated Border Management: Scope, Challenges and Framework for Pakistan
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 14h
by Rashid Munir Siddiqui (2017) Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction: … Integrated Border Management: Scope, Challenges and Framework for Pakistan is a post from News Center Pk .

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Human Rights while at Jail
@ the chalk face / by Autumn Wells / 29d
Human Rights are the basic rights and freedoms that all human beings are entitled to. For example, the right to life and liberty, freedom of speech, expression and thought, civil and political rights, the right to food, etc. Naturally, going to jail or prison involves the curtailing of a persons’ rights. That does not mean inmates are without basic human rights. All persons deprived of their libe

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Your pet(s)
Obsidian Wings / by liberal japonicus / 1d
by liberal japonicus Regular commenter wonkie posted this and I wanted to lift it to the front page. She wrote: My dog rescue book has just become available on Amazon . It’s the story of the rescue of the Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs—the largest dog rescue to be carried out without support of local authorities. It's is a story of assaults, protests, lawsuits,and small town corruption and abuse o
A Glimpse of Sanity? -- Open Thread
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 6d
by wj I couldn't find a place to put this, so . . . new open thread! I ran across this : President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) have agreed to pursue a deal that would permanently remove the requirement that Congress repeatedly raise the debt ceiling. Getting rid of the debt ceiling seems like an idea whose time is way overdue. Nobody can argue that it has achieved
Irma
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 6d
by liberal japonicus this from http://grist.org/article/irma-the-strongest-atlantic-hurricane-in-history-keeps-getting-stronger/ via LGM Should the hurricane make landfall in Florida or elsewhere in the Southeast, it will set a regrettable record — the first-ever back-to-back U.S. landfalls of Category 4 or higher storms. Hurricane Harvey’s catastrophic impact in Texas and Louisiana now ranks as
Pardon?
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 14d
by wj I had been under the impression that the President's pardon power was pretty much absolute. But once again IANAL raises its interesting head. After his Presidential pardon, Joe Arpaio's lawyers naturally filed a petition with the court to have his conviction vacated. But the Arizona Republic reports that, rather than just doing so, the judge has decided to hear oral arguments before acting
Bridge and Troubled Waters
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 12d
by Doctor Science I drove back to NJ from New England on Saturday, and unexpectedly found myself one of the first 100,000 or so people to cross the new Tappan Zee Bridge. Right now, only the westbound lanes are open; eastbound is scheduled to open in June 2018. My report: As bridges go , not bad![1] I was already used to the Old TZB, and the new bridge is only a few feet higher. It actually sets
They didn't have magic markers in the Bronze Age!
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 13d
by liberal japonicus Hope I'm not stepping on wj's excellently titled previous post (I do love me a good post title), but I thought I would open one about Houston, flooding and how it is ridiculous that these pointy headed squints are pointing at climate as being a possible cause when Houston has a lesbian mayor. Anyway, what provides my title is this Meanwhile, North of Beaumont, Tyler County Ju

NEW IN THWAP'S SCHOOLYARD

Oh Lonesome Me
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 5d
There was one part of Russell Brand's book that affected me. The human need for community. He says that consumer capitalism destroys so many of the opportunities for community. Brand himself mentions religions and sport teams. I confess to sometimes casting wistful glances at the church groups/ethnic communities/extended families/workplace friends that I see cavorting merrily in Sunnybrook Park w
Belated Review of Russell Brand's "Revolution"
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 10d
Back in 2013 a lot of people were excited by an interview on the BBC between Jeremy Paxman and Russell Brand . There were demonstrations and riots in Britain and Brand (a comedian) had recently co-edited a magazine series about political change and BBC interviewer Paxman brought Brand on the show to comment about what was going on. At one point in the interview, Brand said he didn't vote because
Free Speech for Fascists?
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 16d
Quick thoughts: Should people we disagree with have free speech and other rights? More precisely: Should fascists have freedom of speech and freedom of assembly and the right to hold their views and not be fired for them? Some will argue that leftists would be chumps to stand up for the free speech rights of fascists. First of all, they wouldn't do so for us. (With the right-wing's perpetual amaz
Ezra Levant Had Always Been an Idiot
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 23d
So, it appears that third-rate huckster/shitty lawyer/anti-Arab, anti-Roma racist/obnoxious asswipe Ezra Levant has been done-in by his own stupidity and sleaze. Conservative Party politicians (who had done so much to fill his coffers, both recently with his hate-site "The Rebel" and formerly with his attempt at a "FoxNews North" called the "Sun News Network") are disavowing him like the proverbi
CounterPunch Needs To Get a Grip When It Comes to Caitlin Johnstone
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 27d
Caitlin Johnstone is an online blogger with a journalism degree. She's mainly concerned with the Defeat-o-crats' and the MSM's attempt to gin-up conflict with Russia, and potentially start a nuclear war. She was a Bernie Sanders supporter. (Supporting from afar since she's Australian.) She has, occasionally, advocated sharing some stories from right-wingers that are critical of the MSM. (I, for i
Canadian Racism
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 28d
I've worked with at least three people in three different places who were quite vocal about how they hated Blacks. Back in the 1970's I remember an inordinate hatred of South Asians amongst some WASPY-type friends and acquaintances. (To hear them tell it, "Pakis" were the dirtiest, sleaziest people who ever existed.) Among fellow white people, French Canadians and Maritimers were derided as peopl

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Six Things to Know about the BC Liberal Leadership Race
Paying attention / by paul / 12d
Here are six things you need to know about the race to replace Christy Clark, based on the rules the BC Liberal Party released Tuesday. First, you better have money or some rich supporters if you even want to try for the job. It will cost you $50,000, payable to the party, to become a candidate. (Plus $10,000 that you’ll get back if the party doesn’t levy any fines for bad behaviour during the ca

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Dicamba drift? This is on you, Monsanto.
Pesticide Action Network / by Marcia Ishii-Eiteman / 6d
Like a wildfire burning out of control, the epidemic of dicamba drift blowing across 20 states this summer has already damaged over three million acres of soybean cropland. Adding to the list of some 2,200 reported herbicide injuries are likely many more damaged acres of fruit and vegetable farms, vineyards, trees, home gardens, hedgerows and plant habitats critical to pollinators and other wildl
Science for Solutions: Save the brains
Pesticide Action Network / by admin / 5d
This post is part one in our “Science for Solutions” blog series that amplifies scientist voices and underscores the importance of independent science as the foundation for evidence-based policymaking and narrative shifts. With pesticide drift sweeping across the South and Midwest this summer, and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s recent decision to keep the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos on
In case of (dicamba) drift
Pesticide Action Network / by Linda Wells / 27d
Pesticide drift is a severely underreported problem in rural, agricultural communities. And now we're in the middle of an epic summer of drift thanks to Monsanto’s new dicamba-resistant seed line, Xtend. Expanded planting of Xtend soy and cotton is leading to more spraying of the herbicide. As a result, farmers in Southern and Midwestern states are reporting extensive and debilitating crop damage
The clear case against Clovis
Pesticide Action Network / by Kristin Schafer / 19d
Sam Clovis is not a scientist. Trump's absurd nomination for the top scientist post at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a former radio talk show host with a history of racist and homophobic commentary — and zero scientific or agricultural background or credentials. Zero. The Senate will consider whether to confirm Clovis when they reconvene after Labor Day — and efforts to block the absur
California, schoolkids deserve better
Pesticide Action Network / by Medha Chandra / 19d
Ah, back to school. It's a transitional time for parents and kids alike. But for those living in California's agricultural communities, this season also brings renewed worry and frustration that the state still hasn't taken steps to curtail use of brain-harming and cancer-causing pesticides near schools. The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) recently announced a risk assessment for the ins
The clear case against Clovis
Pesticide Action Network / by admin / 7d
Sam Clovis is not a scientist. Trump's absurd nomination for the top scientist post at USDA is a former radio talk show host with zero scientific or agricultural credentials. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

NEW IN PHILOSOPHICAL COMMENT

Increasing Critical Questions Amid Mexican Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy Experiment
Philosophical Comment / by noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) / 23d
Mitchondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) – sometimes referred with the headline formulation "Three Parent Babies" – is an innovative, in humans yet unproven, reproductive genetic technology, by which it is hoped that a more effective avoidance of having children with severe mitochondrial hereditary disease (as a rule extremely severe, untreatable and lethal). MRT is controversial both as assisted r

NEW IN THE STRAIGHT GOODS

Laurie Throness and Daryll Plecas-The Sickness and The Sanity and "A Political Masterstroke"
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 3d
Written by Grant G What a fascinating last 6 months, a never ending elections, missteps, bad political advice and toxic rot that infected the entire BC Liberal Party Lots of nasty chatter in regards to Daryll Plecas taking to position of Speaker of the House, Liberal party huffed and puffed and tossed Daryll out of the party, constituents who voted for Plecas under a Liberal banner are shouting r
Rest in Peace Merv Adey
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 22d
I miss you already... Merv Adey.....The warrior spirit lived within Merv....and so did civility... Merv's last posting.. _____________________ Bye for now It’s with great regret that after two months not posting to this blog, I’m now announcing what I hope is a temporary retirement from blogging. I’ve been dealing with a health issue, and need to restrict my activities to give as much energy as I
Canada's Not So Soft Racist Underbelly
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 28d
Written by Grant G Hard to imagine there were any "good" Alt-Right participants in Charlottesville, yes the rally was in part was over a Robert E Lee statue coming down but anyone attending that event for that one line item, once Neo-Nazis, Klu Klux Klan and white Supremacists show up and you decide to stay and participate.... Nazis want racial purity, millions they deemed inferior were eradicate

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If My Office Is Closed Due To A Hurricane Do I Get Paid?
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / by Donna Ballman / 9d
With Texas recovering from Harvey and Irma bearing down on Florida right now, I thought I'd re-run this popular and necessary column. Whether you’re entitled to be paid when the office is closed depends on whether you are “exempt” salaried or not. Just being salaried doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t entitled to overtime. It’s possible to be salaried and still non-exempt from the requirements of
If Your Prospective Employer Has Lots Of Turnover, Think Twice
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / by Donna Ballman / 19d
All the craziness and turnover at the White House has many Americans wondering what anyone joining the Administration is thinking. But I see it all the time. Folks either desperate for a job or getting an offer that's off the charts decide they can handle whatever a difficult employer throws at them. They're wrong. First of all, let's look at that off-the-charts offer. It sounds too good to be tru
Can You Be Fired For Being A Racist A**hole? Yes. Well, Maybe. Probably.
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / by Donna Ballman / 26d
So, a Twitter campaign has been outing folks who attended the Nazi/white supremacy/alt right rally outside the University of Virginia in which a Nazi murdered a protester and injured many others by plowing into them with a car. Some of those who have been outed were promptly fired. I've been asked whether firing someone for attending a racist rally is legal. The answer is yes. Well, maybe. Probabl

NEW IN SYRIA COMMENT

KRG Targets Minorities Ahead of Kurdistan Independence Referendum — Part One: Exploiting the Yazidi Genocide
Syria Comment / by Matthew Barber / 7d
Large signage placed in the Chamishko IDP camp near Zakho for displaced Yazidis. The imagery includes Masoud Barzani’s face above the Yazidi Sharfeddin Temple in Sinjar, scenes from the Yazidi Genocide, and Peshmerga with the Kurdistan flag. The Kurdish text reads: “For the commemoration of the Shingal Genocide—Shingal, through its tragedy, has brought forth the spirit of humanity and proved its
Unwinnable: Britain’s war in Afghanistan 2001-2014- by Tam Hussein
Syria Comment / by Tam Hussein / 8d
The 9/11 attacks gave birth to a Manichean world which is, as I write this, being played out in Syria and Iraq amongst other places. With this world in mind and the upcoming 9/11 anniversary, Professor Theo Farrel’s Unwinnable is a timely reminder of the consequences of the War on Terror in terms of lives, treasure and more; thousands of Afghan migrants clustered in Calais and Dunkirk hoping to c

NEW IN THE EARTH AND MAN: SETTING THE STAGE

The Total Solar Eclipse and Global Warming
The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage / by Harry Dale Huffman / 18d
The tallbloke site has a post on "Collecting Data Unique to a Solar Eclipse", apparently data of concern in climate and atmospheric science, but limited to the effect of a total solar eclipse upon that part of the outer atmosphere known as the ionosphere, not to the lower atmosphere--the troposphere--or the global mean surface temperature (the one measurement of interest to "global warming" clima

NEW IN THE ERGOSPHERE

Pathetic performance of tidal power station lauded as "world record"
The Ergosphere / by Engineer-Poet / 11d
In a "record month" at the MeyGen tidal power project in the Pentland Firth... I'll just quote them: A tidal power station in the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and Orkney has broken the world record for electricity generation.... In an update on the progress of the MeyGen project, by Atlantis Resources, the company said it had generated 700 megawatt-hours of electricity in August, a

NEW IN ACTIVIST TEACHER

Cause of USA Meltdown and Collapse of Civil Rights
Activist Teacher / by Denis Rancourt / 5d
By Denis Rancourt, PhDPublished at Dissident Voice: https://dissidentvoice.org/2017/09/cause-of-usa-meltdown-and-collapse-of-civil-rights/ SUMMARY: Societies of social animals, including humans, are dominance hierarchies. Civil rights are codified in law to protect mechanisms of essential counter measures against excessive exploitation of the hierarchy by elite classes, which destabilizes the
"Anti-racism" is powerful propaganda to condone state violence
Activist Teacher / by Denis Rancourt / 19d
"Anti-racism" is the best cover up for the extreme direct and covert military violence of the Obama-Clinton administrations, and the best propaganda that Democrat and Trump provisions of war and domestic injustice are discernible. And we lap it up. The merchants of outrage are having a field day. >
The Mike Duffy lawsuit is good for civil rights advocacy
Activist Teacher / by Denis Rancourt / 19d
> Irrespective of public opinion about Duffy's behaviour, it is clear on its face that the PMO was shielded by the police and legal establishment. This lawsuit is push-back against an intrinsically and highly biased police and court system
The Things That Disturb Me Most
Activist Teacher / by Denis Rancourt / 21d
By Denis Rancourt, PhD The things that disturb me most, in order of concern.When government institutions and corporations attack me and my family to suppress my democratic participation and to gag me and deprive me of my societal position.When my own society is occupied and degraded by foreign and special interest plutocrats, constantly engineering public institutions towards stupidity and
Perceived threats from societal grievances are best addressed with respectful dialogue made in good faith
Activist Teacher / by Denis Rancourt / 21d
A potential Nazi-ideology threat in USA-Canada is best addressed by freedom of speech and insisting on civil rights [see Endnote]. White nationalism is a diverse social movement made of people whose fundamental rights in the democracy must be respected. Otherwise, the suppression will amplify their alienation. Instead we must respect everyone as human beings and protect their rights to express

NEW IN VAGABOND SCHOLAR

Labor Day 2017
Vagabond Scholar / by Batocchio / 9d
Happy Labor Day! It’s too easy to take for granted the important victories of the labor movement in the past, and also to overlook the attacks on workers’ right in the present. Some good pieces for the day: The Nation, "The Rollback of Pro-Worker Policies Since Trump Took Office Is Staggering": Last week, as most of us in the United States were riveted by Hurricane Harvey’s descent on Texas,

NEW IN NEW ORLEANS LADDER

Harvey Has Morphed into a Multi-Pronged Environmental Disaster ~Emily Atkin, New Republic Huge and mildly terrifying li...
New Orleans Ladder / 12d
Harvey Has Morphed into a Multi-Pronged Environmental Disaster ~Emily Atkin, New Republic Huge and mildly terrifying list of issues so far reported at petrochemical facilities after # Harvey , via @SierraClub *
Calculating Harvey’s Aftermath ~Leah Binkovitz, Urban Edge ~The disaster is shaping up to be one of the costliest yet, ...
New Orleans Ladder / 13d
Calculating Harvey’s Aftermath ~Leah Binkovitz, Urban Edge ~The disaster is shaping up to be one of the costliest yet, after hitting the fourth largest city with the second busiest port in the country. It also hit the Coastal Bend area particularly hard, including Port Aransas, caused flooding in Beaumont and Port Arthur and made landfall again in Louisiana. Read more. Louisiana shelters hundreds
Harvey makes landfall again, Texas death toll mounts from record floods ~Reuters Why Ordinary Citizens Are Acting as Fi...
New Orleans Ladder / 14d
Harvey makes landfall again, Texas death toll mounts from record floods ~Reuters Why Ordinary Citizens Are Acting as First Responders in Houston ~ The Atlantic Photo: Jon Bridgers, Houston Chronicle ~The ethos behind these efforts is straightforward and admirable: Some people are in trouble, and other people have the tools to help them. Why wouldn’t they? Clyde Cain, who runs a Cajun Navy Faceboo
Harvey Moves Back Over Water; Historic Rainfall Will Continue ~Dr. Jeff Masters, Weather Underground ~When we first saw...
New Orleans Ladder / 15d
Harvey Moves Back Over Water; Historic Rainfall Will Continue ~Dr. Jeff Masters, Weather Underground ~When we first saw the model predictions last week of widespread rain amounts for Houston of 15 – 25 inches, with some amounts as high as 40 inches, we issued the required “Catastrophic rains coming” forecast, but our view of the forecast was tinged with a sense of unreality. Could the models be w
Harvey's 2-day rain in Houston is 3 times floodwater pumped from New Orleans after Katrina ~ Nola.com ~For the 48 hours...
New Orleans Ladder / 16d
Harvey's 2-day rain in Houston is 3 times floodwater pumped from New Orleans after Katrina ~ Nola.com ~For the 48 hours ending at 11 a.m. Monday (Aug. 28), Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, measured an average 23.7 inches of rain, which represents 732 billion gallons of water, said Jeff Lindner, a Harris County Flood Control District official. While sort of an apples to oranges compar
Flood Calamity Continues In Houston and Beyond; Harvey Edges Toward Coast ~Bob Henson, Weather Underground ~The nation’...
New Orleans Ladder / 16d
Flood Calamity Continues In Houston and Beyond; Harvey Edges Toward Coast ~Bob Henson, Weather Underground ~The nation’s worst flood disaster since Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy continued to unfold late Sunday across Houston and nearby parts of southeast Texas, as Tropical Storm Harvey punished the area with record-shredding rainfall. As of 6:00 pm CDT Sunday, Harvey was centered about 10 miles nort

NEW IN FROM THE WILDERNESS' PEAK OIL BLOG

From Jenna Orkin Hurricane Irma destroyed so many plants in the Caribbean that entire islands changed colour This Is Th...
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog / by Jenna Orkin / 10h
From Jenna Orkin Hurricane Irma destroyed so many plants in the Caribbean that entire islands changed colour This Is The Dollar's Worst Year Since The Plaza Accord We Can Finally Read The 'Clock' That Tells How Long Human Cells Have Left to Live "Irma is the strongest Atlantic basin hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It spent three days as a Category 5 hurri
From Jenna Orkin ‘Uncontacted’ Amazon Tribe Members Are Reported Killed in Brazil Elon Musk Magically Extends Battery L...
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog / by Jenna Orkin / 1d
From Jenna Orkin ‘Uncontacted’ Amazon Tribe Members Are Reported Killed in Brazil Elon Musk Magically Extends Battery Life Of Teslas Fleeing Irma Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis: George Soros, Oil, & Lessons For India "There Is No Seawall Whatsoever": Downtown Miami Flooded; Two Cranes Collapse Hurricane Irma Has Been Literally Pulling The Ocean Away From Its Shores Exclusive: North Korea 'secretly hel
From Jenna Orkin Recently ousted Fox News host's son found dead The US' biggest electronics giant just cut ties with an...
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog / by Jenna Orkin / 2d
From Jenna Orkin Recently ousted Fox News host's son found dead The US' biggest electronics giant just cut ties with an elite Russian company believed to be linked to the Kremlin Here's what happens when two hurricanes collide An Alabama high school 'resegregated' after years of being a model of integration — here's what happened after Flamingos in the shelter: how a Florida zoo is preparing for
From Jenna Orkin Genoskin brings animal testing alternative to the U.S. Special Saudi government allegedly funded a ‘dr...
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog / by Jenna Orkin / 3d
From Jenna Orkin Genoskin brings animal testing alternative to the U.S. Special Saudi government allegedly funded a ‘dry run’ for 9/11 Are elite universities 'safe spaces'? Not if you're starting a union Feds Give Top-Secret Clearances to Murderers, Rapists Hurricane Irma is almost the size of Texas — here's how it got so massive and powerful Most hurricanes that hit the US come from the same exa
From Jenna Orkin India army chief: we must prepare for simultaneous war with China and Pakistan "More than 60 percent o...
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog / by Jenna Orkin / 4d
From Jenna Orkin India army chief: we must prepare for simultaneous war with China and Pakistan "More than 60 percent of households in Puerto Rico were without power. On St. Martin, an official said 95 percent of the island was destroyed. The Haitian government called for all agencies, stores and banks to shut down as the storm hit. Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda said that ha
From Jenna Orkin Here is the correct link that wouldn't work in the post below this one. Hurricane Irma 'totally demolis...
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog / by Jenna Orkin / 5d
From Jenna Orkin Here is the correct link that wouldn't work in the post below this one. Hurricane Irma 'totally demolished' 90% of Barbuda — and the island is under hurricane watch again

NEW IN NOLANCHART.COM

Lack of Rules Stops AVC Movement Cold
NolanChart.com / by Bill Walker / 1d
With the release of a public statement on July 19, 2017 by Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and a radio interview on Colorado station KGNU on […]
President Trump’s deal with Chuck and Nancy, a different perspective …
NolanChart.com / by Mark Vogl / 1d
What happened? A short term lifting of the debt ceiling, 3 months, is what the Democrats wanted, and its what the President agreed to. The […]
Stick to America First Agenda, don’t be seduced by the Left President Trump
NolanChart.com / by Mark Vogl / 4d
Since fake news is a constant reality whether Donald Trump supports getting rid of the debt ceiling is not something I would bet my house […]
The Creed of Paul Ryan
NolanChart.com / by ocjim / 4d
With peacock pride Speaker Ryan reminisces, Recalling memories of fellow keggers pissing, Standing at urinals, dispelling their brews, Back in the stalls some not holding […]
The South needs to identify an annual Confederate Day(s) of Defiance
NolanChart.com / by Mark Vogl / 5d
The assault on the South continues. The most recent Court decision to support the removal of the statue of the South’s most valued and virtuous […]
Deplorables are left without a party for 2018
NolanChart.com / by Mark Vogl / 7d
There simply is no where for me to go. I no longer want to vote for Republicans at any level. The Republican Party, has for […]

NEW IN NORTHERN REFLECTIONS

Capitalism and Climate Change
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 11h
In today's Guardian, George Monbiot writes that capitalism -- and, most particularly, neo-liberal capitalism -- cannot solve the problem of climate change. It can only exacerbate it: As Milton Friedman, one of the architects of neoliberal ideology, put it : “Ecological values can find their natural space in the market , like any other consumer demand.” As long as environmental goods are correctly
This Is The Moment
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 1d
The news coming from North America over the last two weeks has been increasingly dark. Mother nature is not happy. Bill McKibben writes : That one long screed of news from one continent in one week (which could be written about many other continents and many other weeks – just check out the recent flooding in south Asia for instance) is a precise, pixelated portrait of a heating world. Because we
Drowning In Ignorance
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 2d
Just before Hurricane Irma slammed into Florida, Rush Limbaugh raged at climate scientists. Paul Krugman writes : On Tuesday, Rush Limbaugh accused weather scientists of inventing Irma’s threat for political and financial reasons: “There is a desire to advance this climate change agenda, and hurricanes are one of the fastest and best ways to do it,” he declared, adding that “fear and panic” help
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Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 3d
Terminal Decline
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 3d
The ravages of Neo-liberalism are everywhere. Will Hutton writes that neo-liberal prescriptions have left Britain in permanent decline. A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy suggests that recent history is a tale of underachievement: a woeful track record on R&D; overemphasis on high, short-term profits; an incredibly poor record on productivity and stagnating real wages. On almost
An Insurrection Like No Other
Northern Reflections / by Owen Gray / 4d
Political insurrections are common occurrences. Lawrence Martin writes that, in Canada, we've had plenty: John Diefenbaker's Tory leadership occasioned a venomous party revolt, as did Joe Clark's. Brian Mulroney's Tories won a smashing victory in 1984 and another majority in 1988, but that wasn't good enough: With his Reform Party, Preston Manning led a populist rebellion that effectively killed

NEW IN NORTHERNTRUTHSEEKER

Important Health News: Boost Your Immune System - Avoid The Flu Shot
Northerntruthseeker / 10h
I was at the local pharmacy just the other day to pick up some over the counter medication for my sinus infection... Yes, it is that time once again and as usual I have come down with a bit of a sinus/throat infection, but luckily this time around it is not as bad as in previous years... Anyways, back to my story.... I was down the aisle looking at some medication and I could not help but to see a
The Global Warming AKA Climate Change Fraud: Important Video Shows How Global Warming Is A Crooked Business!
Northerntruthseeker / 1d
I try my best to cover a wide multitude of subjects at this blog... One of the most important subjects, in my honest opinion, is the exposure of one of the greatest scams concocted in the history of all mankind.. That is of course the fraud of man caused "Global Warming" also known as "Climate Change"..... I want to present here some further evidence that it is indeed a swindle and a fraud...... I
NEVER Give Any Money To The Red Cross! I Stand Behind This Statement With Proof!
Northerntruthseeker / 2d
I have indeed been under fire over the past week for my stance that any money given to "relief organizations" to aid the victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, should NEVER EVER be given to the American Red Cross or any other "Red Cross" organizations..... Many have called me a "hypocrite" for this stand, and many others have said I "did not know what I was talking about".... I figured I
The Israeli Attack On America AKA 9-11: 16 Years After The Jews Attacked America, And They Still Got Away With It!
Northerntruthseeker / 2d
*One quick note.. I am a bit under the weather today... I came down with what I hope is just a minor sinus infection yesterday and today I am feeling like crap... .Yes, my operation to hopefully fix my sinuses is not slated until later on this year, and until I get the problem fixed, I am still prone to infections that absolutely knock me for a loop! Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Israel
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, September 10th, 2017
Northerntruthseeker / 3d
Sunday again.. And again time for my weekly rant.. Tomorrow is of course the 16th anniversary of the Israeli attack on America known as "9-11"... I need not go into great details here about the hows and whys of that sophisticated and deliberate attack on the World Trade Centre in New York as well as the attack on the Pentagon in Washington, DC.... But suffice to say that the Israelis and their age
Very Important Reading: Khazarians Then, Khazarians Now
Northerntruthseeker / 5d
One of the purposes of this blog is to convey a very truthful message about the sick and mentally imbalanced evil group of criminals that want this entire world as their own dominion, while having the rest of us as their slaves for all eternity... This criminal "tribe" has almost succeeded today in gaining their empire on Earth, and only through the work of those who have the bravery to stand up a

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Economic News , Data & Views.....September 13 , 2017.....Quick Hits For Wednesday -1) Markets : US - S&P , Dow And Nasdaq Hit New All Time Highs , Oil Charges Higher Today , Gold Follows USD - Down $9.49 In Regular Trading , Treasury Yields Moderately Higher Today ; Asia - Calendar For Thursday , Market Moving Data , News That North Korea May Be Prepping For A New Missile Launch. 2) US Political Round Up - Foreign Policy Nugget ( Spain - Comment By State Department Unusual ) , Rand Paul Effort To Approve New Authorization Blocked By Senate , Russia Probe / Comey Under Scrutiny Items , Trump Trying To Work With Dems & GOP In Congress To Move Tax Plan / Address DREAMERS / Healthcare / Infrastructure , Additional Items Of Note.3) Europe In Focus - Key News From Spain ( Catalonia Region And Spanish Federal Gov't Squaring Up For A Showdown Over Catalan Secession & The Referendum Of October 1st ) , UK ( Domestic Politics , UK & EU Exit Talks ) , EU News To Consider Today - Juncker Has A…
Catharsis Ours / by Fred Walton / 34min
Markets.... US.... fred walton ‏ @fredwalton216 30s 30 seconds ago fred walton Retweeted ForexLive Round up of key items US trading today.... fred walton added, ForexLive @ForexLive Forexlive America FX news wrap: US dollar likes the Trumps bipartisan overtures http:// news.forexlive.com/!/forexlive-nt h-american-fx-news-13-sep-20170913 … Charlie Bilello ‏ Verified account @charliebilello 2h 2 ho
Economic News , Data & Views.....September 12 , 2017 .....Quick Hits For Tuesday-1) Markets : US - Stock Indexes Continue Pushing Higher On North Korea Situation Reduced Back To Simmer , Hurricane Irma Situation Didn't Destroy Florida ; Asia - Economic Calendar For Wednesday , Market Moving Data & News. 2) Europe In Focus : UK News For Tuesday - EU- UK Talks Delayed Until September 25th , Additional Political News To Chew Upon ; Germany - Domestic Politics , Asylum Seeker Bombshell , Additional Items Of Interest ; France- Protests Against Macron's Labour Reforms Top News Today ; Greece- Domestic & International News Of Note. 3) Gulf Rift Updates - POTUS Becoming More Directly Involved Recently , Meanwhile Atmosphere as Poisonous As Ever Between Qatar & Quartet. 4) US Politics - News Of Note For Tuesday !
Catharsis Ours / by Fred Walton / 1d
Markets.. US.... Charlie Bilello ‏ Verified account @charliebilello 2h 2 hours ago 36th all-time closing high of the year for the Dow, 32nd for the S&P 500. $DJIA $SPX Charlie Bilello ‏ Verified account @charliebilello 2h 2 hours ago Everything is Awesome!!! S&P: All-Time High Dow: All-Time High Nasdaq: All-Time High NYSE: All-Time High Global Dow: All-Time High Asia.... fred walton ‏ @fredwalton
Economic News , Data & Views....September 11 , 2017.....Quick Hits On Monday September 11th -1) 9-11 Reflections - 16 Years Later. 2) Markets : US - Stock Indexes Soar Today On Hopes Harshest Sanction Against North Korea Won't Be Imposed & Hurricane Irma Not Being AS DIRE As Feared , Gold & US Treasuries Slump Monday , Oil Moves Higher ; Asia - Economic Calendar For Tuesday , Market Moving Data , UNSC Action Regarding North Korea. 3) Hurricanes Irma & Jose Updates ; Irma Spreads Florida Pain Through Southeast As Georgia , South Carolina & Alabama In Particular Being Affected Presently ; Jose Looks Set To Loop Over The Next 5 Days - And Then We Shall See What Happens. 3) US Politics - Non Hurricane Related Or 9-11 Related Items Of Interest For Monday. 4) Odds & Ends For Monday !
Catharsis Ours / by Fred Walton / 2d
9-11..... Jennifer Jacobs ‏ Verified account @JenniferJJacobs 9h 9 hours ago "We mourn them, we honor them , we pledge to never ever forget them," Trump at Pentagon as Mnuchin, Tillerson, Shulkin, other Cabinet listen HotAir.com ‏ @hotairblog 56m 56 minutes ago Mattis on 9/11 hijackers: “Maniacs disguised in false religious garb” https:// hotair.com/archives/2017/ 09/11/mattis-911-hijackers-mania
Economic News , Data & View....September 10 , 2017......Quick Hits For Sunday-1) Hurricane Irma Updates : Irma Makes Landfall At Cudjoe Key In Lower Florida Key - Cat 4 Storm with Max sustained Winds At 130 MPH / Min Central Pressure At 929 MB / Extremely Massive And Muscular Hurricane , Things Slowly Deteriorating In Florida , To Be Updated During Course Of Sunday. 2) Europe In Focus : Germany - Domestic & international Items To Consider ; France - Irma Impact On French Caribbean , French Domestic Politics And Macron Items ; Italy - Massive Flooding Slams Italy , Immigration & Migration Concerns , Italian Banks & Italian Banking Crisis Examined ; Greece - Highlights On International & Domestic Politics ; UK - Domestic Politics For Sunday , EU-UK Talks Items To Ponder . 3) US Politics - Sunday Morning Round Up - North Korea & Irma Front And Center For POTUS & Cabinet , Additional Early Items For Sunday. 4) Odds & Ends !
Catharsis Ours / by Fred Walton / 3d
Hurricane Irma.... The Weather Channel ‏ Verified account @weatherchannel 20m 20 minutes ago BREAKING: Hurricane #Irma has made its first landfall at 9:10 a.m. near Cudjoe Key , Florida: http:// wxch.nl/2wQJqeB Eric Fisher ‏ Verified account @ericfisher 20m 20 minutes ago OFFICIAL: #Irma has made landfall on Cudjoe Key , FL. The first Category 4 hurricane in the Keys since Donna, on the same date
Economic News , Data & Views .......September 9 , 2017.......Quick Hits For Saturday -1) Hurricane Irma Track Shifts After Hitting Northern Cuba - Florida Keys Then SW Florida In Crosshairs Now. 2) Hurricane Jose Updates - Looks Like Jose's Eye Will Pass North Of Already Battered Barbuda. 2) US Politics Round Up : Hurricane Irma , Harvey Damage & North Korea Certain To Be In Focus As Trump Cabinet Begins Weekend Meetings ; Key Additional Political Matters In Focus Including Healthcare , Foreign Policy , Equinox Breach , Mueller Probe. 3) North Korea - Foundation Day Celebrated , No New Nuclear Test Or ICBM Launch , UNSC Session Monday With Harshest Sanctions Yet Poised To Be Imposed On North Korea. 4) Syria - SAA Regains Deir Ezzor Airport And Ends Years Long Siege At Airport , SDF Making Progress In Deir Ezzor Governorate. 5) Odds & Ends !
Catharsis Ours / by Fred Walton / 4d
Irma..... The Hill ‏ Verified account @thehill 23s 24 seconds ago Florida governor holds dire news conference ahead of Irma: "You need to evacuate right now" http:// hill.cm/3ibyUvu NHC Atlantic Ops ‏ Verified account @NHC_Atlantic 2m 2 minutes ago There is a high probability of Tropical Storm Conditions throughout the entire Florida Peninsula. Levi Cowan ‏ @TropicalTidbits 8m 8 minutes ago Quick
Economic News , Data & Views.....Quick Hits For September 8 , 2017.......1) Markets : US - The Dow Rises 14.53 points , S&P Ends Down -3.63 points , Nasdaq Falls -37.67 Points ; Gold Trades Down -$2.61 to $1346.75. WTI Ends Down -$1.50 to $47.57. 10 & 30 Year Treasuries Yields At Lowest Levels Since Nov 2016 ; Europe - Mixed Indexes For Europe Key Indexes , Spanish Bonds Troubled As Catalan Vote Looms Large & Reaction Of Spanish Gov't To Squash Vote Also Looms ; Bitcoin Roiled By China & Russia Today. 2) Hurricane Irma & Jose Updates - Irma Bears Down On Florida , Jose Has Barbuda In Its Sights As Island Evacuates. 3) US Politics - North Korea , Camp Davis Summit Of Trump Cabinet this Weekend , Equinox Breach & Politicians React , Harvey Updates & House Passes Debt Ceiling/ Interim Spending & Harvey Aid - With Help Of Democrats As 90 Republicans Vote No. 4) Mexico Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 61 , Largest Quake In Many Years. 5) Spain - Restless Catalonia Presses Secession Issue…
Catharsis Ours / by Fred Walton / 5d
Markets.... US..... fred walton ‏ @fredwalton216 38s 38 seconds ago fred walton Retweeted ForexLive The Dow Rises 14.53 points , S&P Ends Down -3.63 points , Nasdaq Falls -37.67 points. fred walton added, ForexLive @ForexLive US stocks end the session mixed. Dow up. Broader indices lower. http:// news.forexlive.com/!/us-stocks-en d-the-session-mixed-dow-up-broader-indices-lower-20170908 … fred wa

NEW IN NOT PC

A word from Thomas Sowell
Not PC / by Peter Cresswell / 2d
“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebondy else’s money.” ~ Thomas Sowell . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Quote of the Day: On taxing the rich (and the semi-rich)
Not PC / by Peter Cresswell / 19d
“In view of what they hear from the experts, the people cannot be blamed for their ignorance and their helpless confusion. If an average housewife struggles with her incomprehensibly shrinking budget and sees a tycoon in a resplendent limousine, she might well think that just one of his diamond cuff links would solve all her problems. She has no way of knowing that if all the personal luxuries of
Q: Is Houston flooding a sign of global warming?
Not PC / by Peter Cresswell / 15d
Q: Is Houston flooding a sign of global warming – or what the fellow travellers now call “climate change”? A: No. No, it’s not. To explain why not, here’s climate scientist Roy Spencer : The flood disaster unfolding in Houston is certainly very unusual. But so are other natural weather disasters, which have always occurred and always will occur.… His first point: “ Floods aren’t due to weather .”
You can’t fix poverty with loot-and-plunder economics
Not PC / by Peter Cresswell / 13d
Anti-poverty campaigners in general exhibit little understanding of what it would take to actually relieve poverty. They claim, for example, that high taxes and a so-called “living wage” will alleviate poverty and raise general wealth, without realising that it is the goods and services those wages buy (that must first be produced) that constitute the real wage by which everyone is finally paid –
Every party’s policy this election
Not PC / by Peter Cresswell / 15d
.Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table at which he's fed ... Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Quote of the Day: Politics itself is the cursed paw …
Not PC / by Peter Cresswell / 16d
“And then election policy announcements started getting a little strange… [like they often do when politicians start talking policy. It’s like the] old folk tale: A couple asked the monkey paw for £200; their son was killed in an industrial accident and the company paid them £200 compensation. They then wished their son’s return but thought better of it on hearing something shambling in the darkn

NEW IN A VERY PUBLIC SOCIOLOGIST

George Osborne's Feeble Revenge
A Very Public Sociologist / by Phil / 2h
Hell hath no fury for a Tory scorned. At least George Osborne is acting as if that is the case, given his reported remarks . Yes, saying you won't rest until bits of Theresa May are quivering in multiple bags shut away in the freezer is such a hoot that my sides have hardly stopped aching since lunch time. As chancellor Osborne would have been all over them had something similarly crass been utte
Labour's Bankrupt Brexit Rebels
A Very Public Sociologist / by Phil / 2d
From time to time politics presents us with an acid test. Examples might be opposing wars based on dodgy dossiers, not taking more money off poor people, refusing to cheerlead the scapegoating of powerless populations, standing up against the marketisation of the NHS. You know the sort, a vitally important issue that comes down to very clear right and wrong sides. The Withdrawal Bill now going th
No More Heroes
A Very Public Sociologist / by Phil / 1d
As promised, an unprincipled shower gave the government succour last night by sitting on their hands. Though the withdrawal bill handed unaccountable and arbitrary powers to ministers (pending amendments), not even newly-anointed liberal hero Ken Clarke counted among those defending Parliament's limited powers. However, one honourable member, a man synonymous with political principle was found tr
Tony Blair's Immigration Nonsense
A Very Public Sociologist / by Phil / 3d
Almost seems I write more about Tony Blair than any other public figure these days. If only he'd make like a whack-a-mole and stay down after each polemical hammering. Anyway, his Blairness was all over the news today and found himself sharing time on Andrew Marr because he has Opinions, this time about immigration. According to Blair, there is no need for Britain to leave the European Union. If
How Theresa May is Betraying Brexit
A Very Public Sociologist / by Phil / 6d
What did "taking back control" mean? For the subset of Brexit voters who didn't vote out of anti-immigration concerns, it boiled down to the question of sovereignty. Setting aside the illusions of sovereignty (how is the British state "our" state?) in the age of global capital, it was a point on which the European Union was vulnerable. The operation of the Commission is secretive, the European Pa
Remainia and Structural Naivete
A Very Public Sociologist / by Phil / 4d
London Town rang again with the chants and pounding feet of a march, like it does most weekends. Demonstrations are always coalitions organised around broadly progressive issues, and therefore tend toward a left wing colouration. A good indicator of socialist creds is whether it attracts our friends the paper sellers or not. Less common are mobilisations of the right. The EDL and the Britain Firs

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One Earth Message: A Digital Golden Record
Centauri Dreams / by Paul Gilster / 6h
The recent reminder of spacecraft longevity that the Voyagers have given us on their 40th anniversary keeps the memory of their famous Golden Records fresh. After all, only the passage of time — and a lot of it — can degrade these human artifacts, and they carry sights and sounds of our planet specifically chosen to represent us. Now Jon Lomberg, who was design director for the Golden Record, has
Creating Our Own Final Frontier: Forbidden Planet
Centauri Dreams / by Paul Gilster / 2d
Larry Klaes takes the helm today and tomorrow while I finish up some necessary (not space related) business. Most Centauri Dreams readers, I’m assuming, have seen Forbidden Planet, the 1956 science fiction tale that proved so influential on later depictions of interstellar travel and encounters with alien intelligence, not just in film but on radio and television. Looking at everything from the f
Cometary Origins
Centauri Dreams / by Paul Gilster / 5d
We’ve learned a great deal about comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko thanks to the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission. What stands out to me is the fact that 40 percent of the comet, in terms of mass, is made up of organic compounds — combinations of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. These ‘building blocks’ of life on Earth are readily available and could have been delivered over and over a
Creating Our Own Final Frontier: Part Two
Centauri Dreams / by Paul Gilster / 1d
In which Larry Klaes concludes his analysis of Forbidden Planet, the still revered science fiction classic from the 1950s. If you ever had any questions about this film, Larry is your man, and note the full complement of online resources at the end of the essay. by Larry Klaes Space Madness Adams: “How have the men stood the voyage?” Doc: “About average. A few cases of space-blues – a little epid
Juno: Auroral Activity on Jupiter Up Close
Centauri Dreams / by Paul Gilster / 6d
While we track hurricane Irma and its path of devastation in the Caribbean, another kind of storm is affecting the skies over more northerly areas. A strong geomagnetic storm watch continues in effect, making it possible that the aurora borealis — northern lights — will be visible further south than usual, in Scotland and southern Scandinavia but perhaps into the continental United States as well
Schedule for Cassini’s Final Days
Centauri Dreams / by Paul Gilster / 14d
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has just published details about Cassini’s last days and its final plunge into Saturn on September 15. That last act turns the craft into our first planetary probe of Saturn, to use Linda Spilker’s memorable phrase. A Cassini project scientist at JPL, Spilker goes on to note that the probe will be “sampling Saturn’s atmosphere up until the last second. We’ll be sendi

NEW IN ORGANIZING NOTES

Republican Senator Opposes Perpetuarl War
Organizing Notes / by Bruce K. Gagnon / 6h
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on America's unlimited, unconstitutional wars. A rare voice on this issue from either political party.
USA #1.....Oh, Not so Good
Organizing Notes / by Bruce K. Gagnon / 8h
A map showing the fiscal year 2017 total DSCA weapon sales announcements, by region. (Dollar figures are rounded and do not represent guaranteed sales. Defense News reports: The State Department has set a new one-year record for clearing weapon sales, with $75.9 billion cleared by the department and announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in fiscal year 2017. That total covers all an
Africa's Resources Result in Heavy Militarization
Organizing Notes / by Bruce K. Gagnon / 10h
China is deploying its troops to their first overseas base in Djibouti, a small east African country already hosts troops from several foreign powers. RT’s Emily Sue has more on the troop deployment and what it means for China. Ultimately it is a signal that China is challenging the U.S.'s 'full spectrum dominance' in the region.
Israel Wants to Dominate Iran
Organizing Notes / by Bruce K. Gagnon / 1d
After years of being unable to strike a peace deal with the Palestinians, Israel wants to have a say in the resolution of another conflict - this time in Syria. Its objective is clear - to minimize the regional influence of Iran but isn't it a bit late in the game? Oksana is joined by Tzipi Livni, a prominent Israeli politician and former Foreign Minister of Israel to discuss these issues. Tzipi
My Worst Fears
Organizing Notes / by Bruce K. Gagnon / 1d
My Worst Fears We are in big trouble jumbo storms exploding nukes crazy Washington bad water computers, robotics, automation jobs lost to the integrated circuits Worried about future generations and our non-human relations on this fragile planet Grew up hiding under school desk Cuban missile crisis never went away comes back like a bad dream Grew up ducking from flying combat boots and smacks on
The Real 9-11 Truth.....
Organizing Notes / by Bruce K. Gagnon / 1d
And endless war ever since......who benefits? Who controls the media narrative? Who scripted the whole 9-11 charade? Who keeps the cover up in tact? Why do the people go along with the fantasy? Bruce
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