Until the next time
by liberal japonicus With this comment , the names of the 17 people killed by a legally purchased AR-15 have been posted in the comments. Unlike the Las Vegas shooting, all of the victims were living in the same area, so I used the local paper to provide the links, except for the first identified victim, Jamie Guttenberg. Most lists order them in terms of last name, I've listed with the youngest
We're All Gonna Die - Open Thread
Obsidian Wings / 10d
by Ugh Well then. This has been, uh, a quite something of a week. Latest is that McMaster is on his way out as NSA and one of the possible replacements is....John Bolton! Mr. "Let's Launch a Preemptive Strike on North Korea Because Wheeee!" These are not the good times you're looking for. And woke up this morning to Trump tweeting that "trade wars are good!" and, more substantively, that Darrell
Bread - Part Two of X
Obsidian Wings / 13d
by JanieM Part One: Bread on the Table Part Two: Bread off the Table About twenty years ago I was diagnosed with an auto-immune skin condition. The dermatologist said that as with other auto-immune diseases, the cause was unknown, there was no cure, and the condition might come and go. There were much worse manifestations than the symptoms I had, but there was no telling whether my outbreaks woul
Gin, Guns, Gab and Galt
Obsidian Wings / 18d
by Ugh I don't drink anymore due to an issue with rather excessive consumption over a long period that now is four and a half years in the past (knock on wood). Gin & Tonic really wasn't my drink, but damn those gin hangovers were awful when that's what I was drinking. Aside my individual circumstances, alcohol causes a great deal of problems in US society at large. 10,000 people died from alcoho
MIDDLE EAST TODAY
Recent Reforms in Saudi Arabia
Middle East Today / 2d
Very important political and cultural changes were introduced in the past few months in Saudi Arabia, which is considered the most conservative Arab and Islamic state. The changes were introduced by prince Mohamed bin Salman. Such changes were considered as quite daring political reforms. The new political reforms are as important if not more than the Spring Revolution of 2010-2011, which took pl
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
BELGIUM IN UFO PHOTOGRAPHS. Volume 1 (1950-1988) By Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos and Wim van Utrecht.
In the course of a day or so, I receive a number of requests that I provide information about various UFO related books. Rarely do I publish the information on this blog, unless, of course, I believe that important information is included in the book, and that the writer is someone who has an interest in the truth. Given that, and the fact that I know there is interest in the Belgium UFO photogra
Curse of Oak Island: Season (Series?) Finale
I didn’t write anything about the Curse of Oak Island episode that aired on February 28 because, it seemed, based on the previews at the end, that we were about to be treated to some real, important revelations in the season finale. Not to mention that there was the steel plate they had run into some 70 feet below the surface in the latest hole they dug, they had found a ruby ring with a huge sto
Rob Mercer and the Black Vault
I learned this morning (February 19) that many of the documents from the Project Blue Book days located by Rob Mercer through some very nice detective work, can now be accessed at the Black Vault, hosted by John Greenewald. As most of you know, the Black Vault is a huge site of documents recovered through FOIA John Greenewald (Photo copyright by Kevin Randle) requests filed by John, and other doc
Why I'm Beginning to Dislike UFOlogy - Part One
This might be the beginning a new series to be published periodically when I discover that something nearly everyone agrees is a hoax, misidentification or misinterpretation of some natural phenomenon that is again promoted as something real. It seems to me that every few years, cases and reports that we thought had been solved to almost everyone’s satisfaction resurfaces with some sort of new li
Don Schmitt, Adam Dew and the Roswell Slides
A Different Perspective / 13d
Adam Dew In the last several weeks, I have been asked if Don Schmitt had ever said anything about the interview I had conducted with Adam Dew in November 2017 on the X-Zone Broadcast Network. Since I interviewed Don a couple of times, I thought that those interested could figure out on their own what his reaction might be. Listen to what Don said and what Adam said, compare the two and decide who
Oxnard UFO Sighting - 22/23 March 1957
A Different Perspective / 13d
Sometimes I chase footnotes and sometimes I’m just following up on a case and sometimes I just stumble into something that is important. This time I was researching a case from 1957, which is something we all should do… take a long look at some of the old reports to see if we can learn anything new about them not Dick Hall just look at cases from 1957. This particular sighting, one that Dick Hall
THE RULES OF EXPOSITION
"at least I mean what I say"
IZQuotes Which two of these statements mean the same? Every draft is a Bill of Exchange Every draft is not a Bill of Exchange No draft is a Bill of Exchange Number 2 means the same as number 3. Number 1 means the opposite. Easy, right? You'd think so. How bout this: Some drafts are Bills of Exchange. Some drafts are not Bills of Exchange. Not every draft is a Bill of Exchange. All three are equiv
MORTON'S MUSINGS
Trudeau right to comment on jury selection
Morton's Musings / 26d
Neither the Prime Minister nor Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould made a specific comment on whether the Gerald Stanley case was rightly decided. But they did say that the way juries are assembled in Canada can lead to a perception of partiality. Recognizing that and taking steps to revise the jury system to make sure it is, and is seen to be, impartial is exactly what elected officials are sup
NORTHERN REFLECTIONS
Willy Loman In The White House
Northern Reflections / 15h
Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman goes to the core of the American character. Willy Loman, the chief protagonist, fervently believes in the American Dream. And he believes that the key to that dream is being "well liked." E.J. Dionne writes : All presidencies are shaped by the personal proclivities of the occupant of the Oval Office. But we have not had a president who focused so much ene
A Mob That Is Mad As Hell
Northern Reflections / 1d
Martin Regg Cohn offers a succinct summary of the Ontario PC leadership race: Mere months before the election, the province’s official Opposition sacrificed its leader in a scandal over sexual misconduct allegations; surrendered its official campaign platform in a policy panic; revealed the “rot” and internal wrongdoing in its nominations and machinations; and, finally, bungled the vote count vir
Twins: Donald and Bibi
Northern Reflections / 2d
The water Donald Trump swims in keeps getting warmer. Bibi Netanyahu also finds himself increasingly in hot water. Jonathan Freedland writes : Trump was born into serious money, while Bibi was educated in a series of prestige institutions. Yet both pose as the plucky champion of the excluded, persecuted by the same permanent, snooty elite that has kept the little guy down for so long. “We are bei
Wile E. Coyote
Northern Reflections / 3d
Apparently, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are going to talk to each other. The news brought an interesting response from a former C.I.A. analyst. David Ignatius writes in the Washington Post : “Beep beep” was the subject line of an email message I received a few weeks ago from former CIA analyst Robert Carlin, as Kim Jong Un was accelerating his diplomatic charm offensive. “So typical,” wrote Carl
That Meeting In The Saychelles
Northern Reflections / 4d
Robert Mueller has another cooperating witness. His name is George Nader. Mueller is interested in Nader because of a meeting he attended. Andrew Prokop reports in Vox that Nader met with Erik Prince and Russian representatives in the Seychelles: Nader helped organize, and attended, that curious Seychelles meeting on January 11, 2017, shortly before Trump’s inauguration. The meeting brought toget
Hit The Swing States
Northern Reflections / 5d
Canada has to respond to Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium. But the response must not equal Trump's stupidity. Lawrence Martin writes : You have to threaten him, says former free-trade negotiator Gordon Ritchie, with retaliatory measures that inflict real political damage. “Go after the swing states,” he says. Send Mr. Trump a message that if he persists with his plan, Ottawa will tar
NOLANCHART.COM
Donald Trump Will Lose the 2020 Primary
NolanChart.com / 11d
“I like taking the guns early… take the guns first, go through due process second.”– Donald Trump, February 2018 Trump will lose the 2020 primary […]
It is time to shut down the Special Prosecutor
NolanChart.com / 11d
Nothing there that Robert Mueller will pursue! I am disgusted with the concept of a Special Prosecutor. There is no definition to what they are […]
Obama actually said reality… the new communications world does allow for more than one spin narrative!
NolanChart.com / 13d
Former President Obama speaking to a group, (MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference) said that the social media (I interpret this as the internet and the […]
America’ Pastor – his passing is a national event.
NolanChart.com / 15d
Billy Graham is in Heaven. Rev. Graham was in his 100th year, and he had faded from the front pages of America’s news papers decades […]
The Fight To Erase The Second Amendment
NolanChart.com / 21d
As a result of the horrific Florida High School shootings orchestrated and executed by a clear sociopath, his actions has brought out the usual cadre […]
Dealing with attacks on schools, churches – use the Second Amendment
NolanChart.com / 21d
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not […]
NOT PC
When good news is awkward.
Well, this is awkward. Fewer and fewer people are dying from climate-related natural disasters. Indeed, " If we look at the death risk for an individual, the risk reduction is even bigger – dropped almost 99% since the 1920s." This is great news! So why is it awkward? Because it's clearly opposite of what you normally hear, acknowledges Bjørn Lomborg , but that is because we're often just being t
Quote of the Day: On getting a better relationship with the news
Not PC / 10h
"Just about every problem we battle in understanding the news today — and every one we will battle tomorrow — is exacerbated by plugging into the social-media herd. The built-in incentives on Twitter and Facebook reward speed over depth, hot takes over facts and seasoned propagandists over well-meaning analysers of news. "You don’t have to read a print newspaper to get a better relationship with
Quote of the Day: On the Ayn Rand cult ...
Not PC / 1d
"As to the endlessly recycled 'cultist' charge, is that smear supposed to ignore those who have studied her ideas intensively over decades and find them convincing? How about the fifty members of the Ayn Rand Society , which is affiliated with the American Philosophical Association ? Are we to believe that this cult has taken over the brains of the ten philosophers who contributed chapters to the
The Politician's Syllogism, or, How politics solves problems
Read this: His Royal Majesty was forced to swallow antimony a toxic metal. He vomited and was given a series of enemas. His hair was shave f, and he had blistering agents applied to the scalp, to drive any bad humours downward. .... Plasters of chemical irritants, including pigeon droppings, were applied to the soles of the royal feet, to attract the falling humours. Another ten ounces of blood w
Economics Was Invented to Refute Trump's Tariff Arguments
Adam Smith didn't write 'Wealth of Nations' to refute “godless socialists.” He wrote it to demolish the idiocy displayed by a 21st-century Republican president and his advisers. Because, says Tom Mullen in this guest post , we've known since Adam Smith's demolition that tariffs are a shitty destructive idea. W hen Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations , it wasn’t to refute the “godless socialists” t
The evolution of socialist strategies to rescue socialism from failure
Back in 2004, philosopher Stephen Hicks wrote his great book Explaining Postmodernism (since updated and expanded), its thesis being that the failure of philosophers to properly explain 'how we know' made the garbled nonsense of postmodernism possible; and it was the continued failure of socialism that made postmodernism necessary. Any student who's spent any time in a humanities department will
MAJIA'S BLOG
Fukushima Anniversary
Majia's Blog / 1d
Fukushima's anniversary is upon us. For today I am going to simply describe the webcam conditions. Fukushima Daiichi continues to emit traces of heat and steam detectable on the TEPCO webcams. Conditions look slightly better today than typical conditions over the last couple of weeks. Please see my posts from February and March. However, the screen is particularly pixilated with ephemeral green,
Increase in Intense Earthquakes
Majia's Blog / 2d
I have an earthquake ap that has been very active with alerts over the last couple of months. especially in Papua New Guinea. Today at the Asahi Shimbun I saw that a volcano in Kyushu, the Japanese island wracked with earthquakes over the last year or so, is now actively spewing ash, as you can see here http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803070034.html All of this geological activity made me
Japan Agrees to Accept UN Fukushima Recommendations
Majia's Blog / 3d
Several days ago I posted about radiation refugees and, in particular, the struggle for justice for Fukushima's radiation refugees who are being economically coerced by the gradual elimination of housing subsidies into returning to areas up to 20 times more contaminated than prior to the disaster: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/radiation-refugees-and-de-valuing-of.html Some good news on t
The New Red Scare and the Move to Censor Dissent
Majia's Blog / 5d
Alarm about Russian meddling in the last presidential election has been strategically deployed by unscrupulous sorts to red-line opinion leaders on the left and right, as this article in the Wall Street Journal illustrates: Georgia Wells & Timothy Puko (2018, March 1). Russian Meddling on Social Media Targeted U.S. Energy Industry, Report Says. The Wall Street Journal. Available https://www.wsj.c
Radiation Refugees and the De-Valuing of Life
Majia's Blog / 6d
We are approaching the Fukushima Daiichi's anniversary, as the many news reports testify. My brief "thematic" analysis of this year's crop of Fukushima anniversary news stories indicates "returning home" as the dominant theme. Fukushima's refugees - both official and non-official - are inclined to be suspicious of the government's assurances that they face no additional health risk by returning t
Regulatory Capture Par Excellence
Majia's Blog / 8d
Trump's nomination for the Environmental Protection Agency's Assistant Administrator for Land and Emergency Management comes directly from Dow Chemical, where he has worked since 1999: Trump picks Dow Chemical lawyer for key role at EPA (March 3, 2018). Mainichi Japan, https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180303/p2g/00m/0in/045000c WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Friday tapped a ch
LAND DESTROYER
Fake News Storm Clouds Gather Over Southeast Asia
March 10, 2018 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - From Cambodia to Thailand American and European media companies have launched a campaign of disinformation aimed at reversing Washington's waning influence in the region vis-à-vis not only Beijing, but the growing strength of nations the US and Europe once saw as mere geopolitical pawns. Cambodia Expels US-Run Opposition Party and Media In Cambodia, articl
US-UK Accuse Russia of "NotPetya" Cyberattack, Offer Zero Evidence
February 19, 2018 ( Ulson Gunnar - NEO ) - The US and European press have both published stories accusing the Russian government, and in particular, the Russian military, of the so-called "NotPetya" cyberattack which targeted information technology infrastructure in Ukraine. The Washington Post in an article titled, " UK blames Russian military for ‘malicious’ cyberattack ," would report: Britain
Countering the Quad: Chinese-Pakistani Relations
February 12, 2018 ( Ulson Gunnar - NEO ) - The US recently included India in its shifting Asia Pacific policy, as part of its Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (often referred to as the "Quad"). The Quad also includes Australia and Japan along with the United States itself. The nascent alliance is openly arrayed against China, with member states openly declaring their intent to contribute toward co
US Seeks to Intentionally Prolong Syrian Bloodshed
Land Destroyer / 7d
A 2012 US policy paper admittedly sought to "bleed" the Syrian government, and with it the Syrian people. Today in Syria, the consequences of America's depraved foreign policy is being blamed by Western special interests on the very victims it targeted. March 5, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - From the beginning of Syria's conflict the United States presented to the world its unyielding ultimatu
US Propaganda Collapses in Syria, But Threats Remain
Land Destroyer / 10d
March 2, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Propaganda used by the United States and its partners amid its destructive campaign of regime change aimed at the Syrian government has collapsed. Western media platforms find themselves relying on increasingly absurd narratives told to an increasingly smaller audience. They also find themselves the targets of growing criticism from around the world. The
Sum of all American Fears in Korea: Peace
Land Destroyer / 15d
February 11, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - North Korea has been depicted by the Western media as a dangerous rogue state, plotting the nuclear holocaust of America and holding global peace and stability hostage with its irrational aggression. It is the supposed threat North Korea poses to the world that the United States uses to justify its enduring decades-long military presence on the Korean
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
Theresa May Delivers an Ultimatum to Moscow- 24 Hours to Respond
Theresa May ups the Anxiety Inducing Theatrics in Britain as everybody sits on the edge of their seats, because Moscow has been given 24, or maybe 48, hours "to respond" ..... Oh what will they say?! I can just imagine what it's like in telly land? The not knowing. This over the top drama, apparent from the get go, now requires you to wait for the next episode before knowing the outcome. Was just
Released Satellite Images Signal Impending Israeli Strikes on Syria
haaretz I guess we’ll have to wait and see if this Fox News report is like “cocking a gun” Judging by historic precedent, the report Fox News aired Wednesday on the new Iranian military base in Syria is like cocking a gun : it’s the warning before the blast . The same happened in December. A few weeks after the BBC reported based on “Western intelligence” sources, on a base for pro-Iranian Shiite
Britain to Support US Style Magnitsky Sanctions Against Russia??
Was this the pretext? About that Alleged Poisoning of Sergei Skripal Penny March 10, 2018 at 8:51 AM I see Theresa May is all set to announce Russian sanctions this Monday... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/03/09/theresa-may-announce-monday-sanctions-will-take-against-russia/ "Theresa May is expected to announce sanctions against Russia as soon as Monday..." I'm of the opinion that Brit
The Backlash Against the Pentagon's Hybrid War in Syria
I can recall a time, not too long ago, when the statements made by myself, years before M.K. Bhadrakumar's oped, earned heaps and heaps of scorn- How the times have changed.. Turkey and the US aren't besties anymore- The USrael machine is working on Israel 2.0 aka Kurdistan.. It's all here MKB; "U.S. and Turkish officials are due to meet in Washington today to begin thrashing out the range of iss
About that Alleged Poisoning of Sergei Skripal
As of this moment, the one truism I can take away from the entire media presentation is that Britain is engaging in theatrics bordering on hysteria- Which is, I think, the desired state they’re attempting to whip the populace into. This incident has changed from the poisoning, alleged, occurring in a restaurant or at a mall to now possibly having taken place at this man’s home. Suddenly the grave
Kurdish SDF to Pass Control of Manbij to Syrian Army
It's from an unnamed source- Which is problematic. However, if true, it's timely and could indicate that there is a wider agreement to push the USrael backed Kurdish militias east of the Euphrates.. A situation I've long believed and have stated here at the blog, could be tolerated by all parties concerned. A move that should not be confused or associated with peace, cessation of hostilities and
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Pollinator protection goes global
The last few weeks have seen encouraging momentum around the world in protecting bees and other pollinators from harmful pesticides. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
A farmer's perspective: Responding to climate change
On the small, mixed-fruit orchard I farm along California's Central Coast, confused apple trees spurt scattered blossoms in December, signaling that the weather patterns of yesteryear are being replaced by something new. With increasing drought, heat and disease pressure, any farmer will attest to the challenging impacts of climate change these days. Curious how other ecological farms are adaptin
Ahna Kruzic
Position: Communications Director Ahna Kruzic is a community organizer turned communicator and writer from rural southern Iowa. As PAN’s Communications Director, Ahna is passionate about building communications and strategies to further PAN’s work for a just, thriving food and agriculture system. Ahna holds a Master of Science in sustainable agriculture and sociology from Iowa State University, a
EPA weakens worker protections. Senators fight back.
In October 2015, we celebrated with farmworker unions and advocates when a much-improved Worker Protection Standard ( WPS ) was approved. The WPS is the only federal rule that protects farmworkers from exposure to hazardous pesticides on the job, and hadn't been updated in more than 20 years. Not surprisingly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it is planning to put
Future of food? Ask farmers, not DowDuPont
What were they thinking over at The Atlantic ? Last week, the normally fact-focused magazine and media company hosted an event entitled " Harvest: Transforming the Food We Eat " in New York City — and the evening was wholly underwritten by the Agricultural Division of DowDuPont. Event promotional materials touted innovators who are “making the global food system more sustainable and productive.”
Native voices on food and farming
PAN board member Kyle Powys Whyte holds the Timnick Chair in the Humanities at Michigan State University. He is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Community Sustainability and a member of the Potawatomi Nation. PAN’s Executive Director Kristin Schafer recently chatted with Kyle about Indigenous food sovereignty and how PAN’s work intersects with his own. What brings you to PAN’s board? I’m pri
INEXPLICATA-THE JOURNAL OF HISPANIC UFOLOGY
Mexico: "UFO" Hauled Around the City
Source: HUFFPOST Date: 12.27.2017 Article by Luis Baylón Mexico: "UFO" Hauled Around the City It is well known that the Mexican capital city's airspace is highly complex. The Benito Juarez International Airport (MCIA)'s operations in the metropolitan area of valley of Mexico are a source of complication for all flying objects. An unidentified flying object was seen hauled around the city streets
Peru: Driver Records Video on Dashcam
Source: PLANETA UFO and www.24con.com Date: 03.05.2018 Peru: Driver Records UFO On Dashcam The video was uploaded by a user of the Facebook social network driving down a highway in Perú, using what appears to have been a dashcam. Strange apparitions are often recorded and the debate over whether there are real or fake begins to rage between believers and skeptics. This situation played itself out
Colombia: Residents of Barranquilla Started by a Light in the Sky
Source: Planeta UFO (Argentina) and El Heraldo (Colombia) Date: 22 February 2018 Colombia: Residents of Barranquilla Started by a Light in the Sky The case occurred at noon. A video shows onlookers crowding the exterior of a shopping center, looking at the sky. At noon on Thursday, citizens piled outside the entrance to a shopping center to look at a strange light that shone over the downtown Bar
Mexico: The 1973 UFO Wave
Mexico: The 1973 UFO Wave By Alfonso Salazar (Aviation Technician) Reporte OVNI No. 58, Year 3, October 1995 The year 1973 was a generous one when it came to major cases and UFO landings in different parts of the world, but Mexico in particular, where even the city’s airport managed to pick up these unidentified flying objects. One of the first sightings of this year became known in the El Siglo
Argentina: Pilot Calls ET Existence into Question
Source: PLANETA UFO and La Prensa Austral (Argentina) Date: 02.23.2018 Argentina: Pilot Calls ET Existence into Question Rodrigo Bravo is an aviation platoon commander in the Chilean Army and has been researching UFO cases in his country since the year 200. Among the studies he has conducted include reports and audio on aircraft furnished to him by the Comité de Estudios de Fenómenos Aéreos Anóma
High Strangeness: A Phantom Hitchhiker in Argentina
Source: PLANETA UFO and Cronica Date: 02.28.2018 High Strangeness: A Phantom Hitchhiker in San José de la Esquina (Santa Fe, Argentina) He drove a ghost to the cemetery in his pickup - this occurred in the locality of San José de la Esquina, Santa Fe. A local resident gave a young man a lift in the middle of the road, but the fellow vanished, leaving strange burn marks on the carpet. Pedro Peiron
IN THESE TIMES
If We Want to Support Refugees, We Need To End the Wars That Create Them
In These Times / 11h
This article was produced in partnership with Foreign Policy In Focus . The concept of sanctuary, providing refuge and protection to people who are marginalized and oppressed, has a long history in the United States—even when the United States itself is responsible for that repression. An early example of sanctuary in the United States is the Underground Railroad of the 19th century, which helped
Should We Primary Every Democrat?
In These Times / 13h
Challenge, But Don't Divide By Dan Cohen The 2018 mid-terms afford Democratic primary voters an opportunity to support progressive leaders with the credibility both to inspire the Democratic base and to restore the confidence of the many disaffected, frustrated voters who sat out or swung to Donald Trump. Politicians like Trump and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner aren’t elected based solely on enthusi
A West Virginia Candidate Got Kicked out the Capitol for Calling Out Big Oil. She’s Not Sorry.
Lissa Lucas, a progressive Democrat running for the West Virginia House of Delegates, captured the national spotlight February 9. At a public hearing on House Bill 4268, which would open up private land for oil and gas production, Lucas read aloud a list of industry donations to delegates supporting the bill. Security guards interrupted her allotted 105 seconds and dragged her out. What made you
This Is the Best Chance Yet to Stop the U.S. War on Yemen. Where Are the Major Human Rights Orgs?
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, the most powerful human rights organizations in the world, are declining to endorse a political push to end U.S. participation in the catastrophic Saudi-led war on Yemen. The groups are taking no position on a new bill, S.J.Res.54 , even as it gains political momentum and a groundswell of grassroots backing from About Face: Veterans Against the War, J
Environmentalists Are Teaming Up With Immigrant Rights Activists To Stop Trump’s Border Wall
In These Times / 13h
Alamo, Texas—Defying the threat of rain, more than 600 protesters gather January 27 in an agricultural field next to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. They are here to oppose President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, which would slice through not only the refuge, but the vibrant immigrant community that surrounds it. Led by Esther Martinez, guitarist and vocalist of local punk rock gro
Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions
THE ROMAN GOD JANUS WAS KNOWN FOR HAVING TWO FACES. It is a fitting name for the U.S. Supreme Court case scheduled for oral arguments February 26, Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, that could deal a devastating blow to public-sector unions and workers nationwide. In the past decade, a small group of people working for deep-pocketed corporate intere
SARDONICKY
Commentariat Central: Trumps and Tramps Edition
Sardonicky / 13h
The theme of this week's corporate media Narrative is Liberal Fire and Brimstone. Donald Trump's old tryst with a porn film actress and his subsequent, pre-election attempt to shut her up with hush money have forth whole legions of "woke" Cotton Mathers. If you thought that the #RussiaGate hysteria was overwrought, then you obviously haven't be listening to, watching and reading the manufactured
The Persistence of Daylight Savings Time
Sardonicky / 1d
It's not enough that here in the Northeast we've just experienced two snow bomb cyclones in the space of a week and that thousands of people are still without power and that a third Nor'easter is possible by Tuesday. As the meteorologists explain it, once this kind of weather pattern sets up, there is just no stopping it. And since policy-makers can never seem to resist fixing what isn't already
Jill Abramson's Little Plastic Obama
Sardonicky / 2d
Former New York Times executive editor and current Guardian columnist Jill Abramson obviously didn't catch Barack Obama's verbal trashing of the poor, elderly and disabled in Chicago earlier this month. But that ignorance is the least of her problems. From her latest opinion piece blathering on about the Democratic Party giving her such renewed hope: It’s easy to look at what’s happening in Washi
Critiquing Evil On Evil Platforms
Sardonicky / 4d
The main reason I never "monetized" this blog with Google AdSense, Amazon affiliate ads and the like is that getting paid mere pennies while enriching major corporations off my labor was an offer I could very easily refuse. I write here because I enjoy it, because it's cathartic, and because there is no pressure to meet deadlines and quotas or adhere to standards. Even so, I find that certain key
Bernie Is Stuck Between Bullshit and a Pile of Doo-Doo
What's a politician to do when, after joining the Joe McCarthy wing of the Democratic Party and criticizing Donald Trump for his Russiagate denialism, is then himself accused of not condemning the alleged cyber-infiltration of his own campaign by Russian bots and trolls? If your name is Bernie Sanders, the last thing in the world you do is finally come clean, admit the error of your ways and decl
SCHOOLS MATTER
Humane Education Versus Educational Technology and Pay for Success: My Testimony to Philadelphia City Council
Schools Matter / 3h
from Wrench in the Gears March 12, 2018 Today I offered public testimony at a special hearing discussing early literacy education and standards held by the Education Committee of Philadelphia City Council. Below is a recording of my testimony, followed by the written text I submitted for the record. In my introductory remarks I mention Econsult Solutions, a firm that has two affiliates who made i
KIPP Co-Founder, Mike Feinberg, Fired for Sexually Abusing Middle Schooler
Always an advocate of a kind of heedless " let the stallions run " mentality for charter school administrators, Michael Feinberg was fired last Thursday for sexually abusing a KIPP student in Houston in the late 1990s, where Feinberg was the principal of the only KIPP school in Houston at the time. The KIPP home office carefully avoided pointing that this was a middle school, grades five through
Fuck Your Thoughts and Fuck Your Prayers
Yes, again, a mass murderer too young to buy a beer but not too young to buy an AR-15 has killed another group of innocent humans (17 of them), whose only offense was going to school. Yesterday morning Lamar Alexander, another of those U. S. Senators whose decency has been exchanged for undying fealty to a gangster buffoon president and his fascist funders, tweeted his "thoughts and prayers" to t
Dear Democrats, Corporate America Is Not Your Friend
By Krystal Ball published at The Hill : Repeat after me: Corporate America is not your friend. They are not your friend when they stop running ads on a right-wing propaganda show. They are not your friend when they run feel-good multicultural rainbow Super Bowl ads. They are not your friend when they pull their NRA perks. They are not your friend when they defend LGBTQ rights. They are not your f
Help Stop Charter Co-Location at North Hollywood High School
A concerned student at NHHS, Anna Winikow, contacted Schools Matter asking for help. Please sign her petition and share it widely everywhere. Thank you. Stop Charter Co-Location at North Hollywood HS 1,501 SIGNATURES (as of 1:08PM) ASK FAMILY, FRIENDS, ALUMNI TO SIGN: bit.ly/SaveNoHo To: LAUSD School Board Members LAUSD Superintendent, Local District Superintendent Los Angeles Mayor, City Council
Is Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School a dropout factory?
Here is John Harris Loflin’s latest research. Please read John’s piece and visit his website . Doug Martin Dear reader, Although this report is about the Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School, it serves as a call for transparency regarding graduation rate figures for all Indiana public schools. It is the hope the analysis will spark diligence on the part of the public to hold school boards and ch
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Who's Still Afraid of James Wesley Howell?
As of today, James Wesley Howell has been in jail 21 months without a trial. He could expose the Deep State false flags once and for all. But cowardly Americans are afraid to get the truth. Every scam requires a willing dupe. We have 330 million people complicit in their own destruction. Everyone is afraid of James Wesley Howell. His Public Defender quit her job. Then there's the CIA. The MSM. Al
(CONFORMITY IN THE GUISE OF REBELLION) Illuminati Tutor Youth in Treason Communists exploit gender, race and class divi...
(CONFORMITY IN THE GUISE OF REBELLION) Illuminati Tutor Youth in Treason Communists exploit gender, race and class divisions. Their latest suckers are youth who are being taught to embrace the globalist agenda. by Ryan M (henrymakow.com) As the New World Order captures the souls of the masses, its main target is youth. The youth of today will consummate this totalitarian globalist agenda. It seem
Insider: Internet is Infrastructure for the Police State
I can't pretend to understand all of this. But Moondark seems to suggest that the Internet originated as a method of mass surveillance. Moondark writes: "H uman beings [need to] to wake up because we headed directly into the society described by George Orwell, in 1984 ." by Moondark (henrymakow.com) In 2017 you published an article named: The Internet is Infrastructure for the State Police After
The Tyranny of The Tit
How often are newspapers going to titillate us with nipples & "bikini figures?" Is it humanity's destiny to be a broken record droning on for eternity?? Breast obsession is a symbol of our collective mental enslavement. Is this what we were created for? Updated from March 18, 2012 by Henry Makow Ph.D. So long as the love, even the smallest, of man toward woman is not destroyed, so long is his min
Mossad-Chabad-Deep State Behind "Operation Parkland"
(CIA's Anderson Cooper with Deep State operatives Kevin and David Hogg) "Far from being a victim, David Hogg was one of the forward observers of the joint Israeli-CIA death squad sent to Parkland, ensuring that sufficient numbers of his classmates were killed. "The Jewish-born Cruz was likely recruited by the Shomrim secret society to be a patsy for the commando raid and was brainwashed at Chabad
James Tracy: Ten Reasons Parkland Narrative Stinks
James Tracy is an authentic American hero. He lost his job as a tenured professor for exposing the Sandy Hook shooting hoax. (((Communists))) and Freemasons control the US legal system. In December, a jury confirmed his firing using trivial excuses. The biased female judge was an Obama appointee. It takes rare courage for a man with four young children to jeopardize his livelihood by taking a pri
NORTHERNTRUTHSEEKER
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Scourge: Updates On Situation In Battle For East Ghouta, And US Is Now Threatening Syria To Save Its Terrorists!
Northerntruthseeker / 4h
Yes, I figure it was time to get the latest updates on the real situation in Syria, and not the crapola that people are seeing coming from the Jew spew media outlets..... I for one am sick and tired of the liars at those Jew controlled outlets such as "CNN" and others continue to lie and to promote the falsehood that President Assad is "evil" and that the Syrian forces are "killing civilians".....
Florida High School False Flag Shooting: Important Video - Wolfgang Halbig On "Lift The Veil" Discusses That Fraud Shooting!
Northerntruthseeker / 9h
*First, it is good to be back in the groove... I spent much of my weekend taking care of several sick people and had no time for doing much at this blog.... I do have so much to "catch up on".... I said many times that I had hoped by this point that people had finally had enough of that fraudulent "mass shooting" that happened almost one month ago at that high school in Parkland Florida... Howeve
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, March 11th, 2018
Northerntruthseeker / 1d
Sunday, and better late than never... Time once again for my weekend rant. I have had a most hectic last few days...My mother was a bit "under the weather" and I spent a lot of time over these last few days taking care of her needs... And then my "better half" got sick herself and I had to do much of the work around the place including making meals and taking care of her as well... I therefore fo
Sunday Rant Will Be Delayed... Personal Business Takes Priority!
Northerntruthseeker / 2d
I am sending this note out, via my Smartphone, to inform my readers that tomorrow's "Rant" will be delayed.. I have had to take care of some personal business and also spend time with my mother that has been a bit under the weather once again.... I therefore will be busy both today and tomorrow and the writing and posting of my Sunday rant will have to be delayed.. I will do my best, as usual, to
The F-35 POS Is Bad Enough, But Now We Find The New US B-21 "Stealth" Bomber To Be As Big A Flying Turkey!
Northerntruthseeker / 3d
I had to take yesterday off once again as one of those "me days".... I spent a lot of time yesterday actually going out "computer shopping" for a new system to replace my old one that recently was giving me a bunch of fits..... Yes, 8 and 1/2 years with that device and now it has apparently "run its course" and is due for replacement.... I have been putting up article after article at this blog o
Florida High School False Flag Shooting: Important Video - Expert Asks Questions About Florida Shooting
Northerntruthseeker / 5d
I really did not want to post any further articles about that shooting in Florida at that high school in Parkland, for by this point I hope that everyone has finally "got it" and understands that it was absolutely a carefully conceived operation and that if anyone did die, it was not by the hand of the alleged "shooter" Nikolas Cruz.... But as usual, we still have so many idiotic and gullible peop
GOVERNMENT AND TAXES
BWorld 188, Estimating electricity price hikes resulting from TRAIN
Government and Taxes / 2d
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on February 14, 2018. Electricity and energy means development. So an increased electricity supply at a lower, more stable, and more competitive price results in increased development. Increased development means more businesses and job creation and less unemployment and poverty. As a result, it is anti-development to impose new or higher taxes that will make
PH and US shipping liberalization, the GIH paper
Government and Taxes / 3d
I am reposting a good article by a friend from the Grassroot Institute Hawaii (GIH), Joe Kent. GIH is a free market think tank formerly headed (and founded?) by Richard "Dick" Rowland. I met Dick and some of his team in 2007 in Honolulu during the first Pacific Rim Policy Exchange organized by the Americans for Tax Reforms (ATR), GIH, IPN and three other independent think tanks. Cool guy. Joe quo
BWorld 187, Asians’ freedom from high inflation and regulations
Government and Taxes / 17d
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on February 12, 2018. “Bad times make good policy and good times make bad policy. If you want to introduce important reforms, wait for bad times and the politicians will listen to you.” — Chatib Basri, former Indonesia Minister of Finance That was among the important advice and reflections based on experience given by one of the keynote speakers in the recent
IPR and Innovation 41,
Government and Taxes / 17d
I am reposting below a good article by a friend. Enjoy. -------------- How governments can screw up the development of new drugs by Philip Stevens THE PATENT-BASED system of drug development will come under further pressure from key countries aiming to increase access to medicines at the executive board meeting World Health Organization in March. Critics of the system want reform, arguing it make
BWorld 186, Land use bill and Asian urbanization
Government and Taxes / 18d
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last February 8, 2018. Urbanization, like technological innovation and mass production of mobile phones and other gadgets, is among the important reasons why people’s lives have become more comfortable. Many necessities like schools and work offices, supermarkets and groceries, hospitals and clinics, are nearby. People no longer need travel for hours or even d
ALF 11, More photos at Conference 2018
Government and Taxes / 19d
The second Keynote Address on day 1 was made by Dr. Chatib Basri, Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia. He talked about "Policy Reforms in an Imperfect World: The Case of Indonesia". He was introduced by CIPS founder and Exec. Director, Rainer Heufers. Participants of the Think Tank fundraising seminar, 2 days before the ALF proper. There were 20+ of them. Photos below taken on day 2. Particip
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