Evening over Damascus / Syria (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Al-Fayhaa Stadium in Damascus, Syria as seen from Mount Qasioun. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)New York GOP: Cruzin' For A Bruisin'
I know that the New York State Republican Party had a golden age... but it
wasn't during the 20 years I lived in New York-- nor in the decades since.
Currently there isn't one statewide Republican elected official-- nor has
there been one since George Pataki. Last month, NY blogger Morgan Pehme
summed up the party's dilemma pretty well.
Election Day in 2012 was one of the bleakest in the history of the New York
State Republican Party.
Propelled by an Obama landslide in New York—the president’s best showing in
any state except Vermont and Hawaii-- the Democrats trounced their
opp... more »
Oh baby, Ohio
[photo via Kent State 1970]
A lot of scary things happened at the 60s protests. People were killed more
than once, in many places, but for some reason the deaths of the Kent State
Four always felt the most tragic. Maybe it's because those kids were
peaceful and innocent bystanders died at the hand of panicked law
enforcement.
Will Bunch wrote the best Kent State retrospective today. Not sure I agree
with him that it marked the spiritual end of the era. Think its demise was
more gradual and ongoing. Like most movements, the hippie peace era was
slowly strangled by grifters and o... more »
The Criminals In Israel/US/NATO Could Not Get Their War On Syria Going By Clandestine Methods, So Now They Are Taking The More Direct Approach: Israel Bombing Syria!
Today, I am really sickened to see that the long planned war on Syria by
the criminals in the United States, Israel, and NATO may finally happen....
It does seem that according to this report from Reuters News Service at
www.reuters.com, that the Israelis are carrying out bombing missions
against targets in Damascus, Syria, causing explosions in the capital
itself...And the Syrian government is correctly blaming the sick criminals
in Israel for these horrendous unprovoked attacks.... First here is that
important Reuters article, and I do have my own thoughts and comments to
follow:
... more »
Talking about their revolution
Our homegrown crackpot radio hosts are a greater danger than foreign
terrorists. I mean, what could possibly go wrong with this asinine plan?
Libertarian activist and radio host Adam Kokesh is hoping to get 1,000
people to march on Washington on July 4 — armed with loaded rifles. The
plan, launched with a Facebook group today, is to gather on the Virginia
side of the Potomac, where gun laws are lax, and then march across the
bridge with loaded rifles slung over their shoulders into the District,
where openly carrying weapons is generally prohibited.
“This will be a non-violent e... more »
Amazing Morphing Jet Engine
AK: First its a landing gear, then an engine and now a wing!
http://www.prefrd.com//conspiracy/911Engine.shtml
* Amazing Morphing Jet Engine*
In order to keep the story about 911 going gung ho, in April, 2012 a jet
part purportedly from one of the planes that hit the trade center on 911
was sic, purportedly found tightly wedged between two buildings near the
trade center.
*Problem was, the ruse was uncovered when someone pointed out that a piece
of rope was entwined on the engine [part].*
Part of landing gear from 9/11 plane is found
[It] had a rope wrapped around it and co... more »
“Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S.”
*“Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S.”*
By Tara Parker-Pope
“Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have risen sharply in the past
decade, prompting concern that a generation of baby boomers who have faced
years of economic worry and easy access to prescription painkillers may be
particularly vulnerable to self-inflicted harm. Suicide has typically been
viewed as a problem of teenagers and the elderly, and the surge in suicide
rates among middle-aged Americans is surprising.
More people now die of suicide than in car accidents, according to the Centers
for Disease Control ... more »
Satire: “N.R.A. Leader Warns Of Rising Cost Of Senators”
*“N.R.A. Leader Warns Of Rising Cost Of Senators”*
By Andy Borowitz
HOUSTON (The Borowitz Report)— “National Rifle Association C.E.O. Wayne
LaPierre used his opening speech at the N.R.A.’s national convention today
to highlight several challenges facing the organization, including what he
called “the rising cost of Senators.”
“Over the past few years, we’ve seen the price of purchasing a Senator
surge astronomically,” he told the N.R.A. faithful. “Unless something is
done to make Senators more affordable, the ability of a tiny lobbying group
to overrule the wishes of ninety ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Feint Maneuver'
Feint
Maneuver
Posted on May 4, 2013
MNN. May 4, 2013. As the bankers say in their Secret
Covenant, “When a light shines among them, we shall extinguish it
either by ridicule or death, whichever suits us best”. Feints are
designed to distract or mislead, by giving the impression that a certain
maneuver will, or will not take
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Hungry - Why Don't you Chew on a Nickel
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Big Oil Subsidies - Big Waste
*Menendez: Big Oil Profits + Big Oil Subsidies = Big Waste*
Taxpayer-funded subsidies continue to pad enormous profits of Big 5 oil
companies when they could reduce the deficit
May 2, 2013
Washington, DC – *This week the Big 5 oil companies announced over $30
billion in first quarter profits,* leading US Senator Robert Menendez
(D-NJ) to call again for an end to taxpayer-funded subsidies to these
companies as part of tax reform.
“*American taxpayers pad the enormous profits of the Big 5 oil companies by
over $2 billion a year,*” said Senator Menendez. “We shouldn’t continue to ... more »
300 Gallons of Crude Oil - "Minor" Spill
*Oil spills into Mississippi River after barges break loose*
derrick on May 3rd, 2013 5:16 pm - No Comment Yet
A ship struck a barge fleet early Friday on the Mississippi River near
Alton, setting off a domino effect that broke more than a dozen barges
loose and ruptured a hose that spilled 300 gallons of crude oil.
In addition, a team from the Coast Guard is inspecting the shoreline and so
far has seen no sign that the oil spill is causing problems, Fogarty said.
He characterized 300 gallons *as a “minor spill.”*
What a crock -
Obama Uses 2nd Term to Screw Seniors
Good thing it's his second term - cause I sure as hell wouldn't vote for
him, again
Fool me once shame on you
Fool me twice - shame on me
Maybe he's intentionally been saving this crap for the second term - so he
would face no recourse.
He's screwing consumers with the appointments he is making.
He's screweing seniors with the policies he is pushing.
I'm done with him.
From The Hill
*Left boils as Obama floats major change to Medicare*
* *
*By Elise Viebeck - 05/04/13 12:00 PM ET*
The left is lashing out at a proposal to reform Medicare that President
Obama said he would consid... more »
April Showers Bring May Flour Giveaway Winner
[image: april-showers-bring-may-flour] Wow! What a phenomenal response! I
feel so lucky to have been able to work with some amazing bloggers and
these incredible sponsors.
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And without any more delay... Grand prize winner is: #3386 Lisa J. -
YAY!!! She's also a fellow food blogger at Cooking with... more »
Prosecutor in key Pakistan cases ( Bhutto murder and Mumbai ) shot dead today .... Afghanistan President says keep the CIA slush / bribe millions flowing .......Latest Iraq massacre by the Iraq Security Forces - expect a thorough investigation by The Government - any day now ......
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2013/05/20135333253931522.html
Pakistan prosecutor in Bhutto case shot dead
Gunmen kill Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali in Islamabad on his way to a hearing over
former prime minister's murder.
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Gunmen killed Pakistan's main government prosecutor on the Benazir Bhutto
murder case in Islamabad before escaping on a motorbike, police said.
State prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali was shot in the ... more »
Extreme weather is making Americans climate-change believers, study finds – Survey shows ‘a trend where American Republicans are showing greater concern about climate change’
[image: A woman walks toward a well through clouds of dust raised by
cattle in the wadi outside Louri village in the Mao region of Chad. For
generations, the people of this bone-dry region lived off their herds, but
climate change has meant that the normally once-a-decade droughts are now
coming every few years. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell / The Associated Press /
Postmedia News]
By William Marsden
3 May 2013
WASHINGTON (Postmedia News) – A year of strange and often devastating
weather that included extreme hurricanes, drought and wildfires appears to
have increased the number of ... more »
Chamber Features Panel of Vulnerable Governors
Gov. Scott Walker traveled to Washington,D.C., earlier this week for
America’s Small Business Summit, an annual event hosted by the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce.
There, Walker appeared on a special panel titled “How to Lead Enterprising
States,” joining with the governors of Maine and Pennsylvania.
“I participated in a good discussion about what we’ve done, and what we can
continue to do, to help small businesses grow and thrive,” Walker said in
summing up the trip for his weekly radio address.
*Pennsylvania Governor – Corbett*
Corbett is *one of the most unpopular governors* in the ... more »
BNP to Enter UKIP
It will no doubt be a cack-handed operation, but that is - apparently -
what the BNP are planning to do. This from Nick Griffin's "analysis" of
Thursday's election results on the BNP's website.
Join us – or do this!
If, for whatever reason, anyone who thinks of themselves as a nationalist
isn’t prepared to join us and lend a shoulder to our wheel, then there is
one other useful thing they can do:
That is to join UKIP or to put in effort in the social networks to find and
`influence those who have. Over the next few months, UKIP will sign up
thousands of new, mainly newly politici... more »
The Guardian's Bad Facts:Error-Filled Article Needed More Editorial Inspection
As
if to balance out the always informed and substantive commentary of its
regular columnist Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian published an article
this past week that provided a glimpse at the consistently sloppy and
dishonest narratives promoted by mainstream media when it comes to Iran
and its nuclear program.
Published on April 21 in The Guardian's Business section, an article by
Rupert Neale
I know what you’re thinking. But At the Chalk Face, data? Really?
Yes. We need some data. We’re not going to be using it to close anything,
steal your house, or your dog. But we need to gather some information on
the growing opt out or test refusal movement. We need to know a bit about
who you are and why you’re doing this. So, we ask [...]
Hitting the Niall on the head
I don't often feel like visiting physical violence against someone, but Niall
Ferguson deserves to be hit upside his head for his bizarre speech at some
investment conference.
Keynes' economic philosophy, Ferguson reportedly suggested, was the result
of Keynes not caring about future generations.
Keynes didn't care about future generations, Ferguson reportedly suggested,
because Keynes was gay and did not have children.
Ferguson apparently issued a lame apology after the entire internet went
into an uproar over his ridiculously offensive remarks. He claims he went
off the written... more »
CREATING PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE
My plenary talk last weekend in Syracuse. The previous one I posted on
this blog was my workshop. This particular talk was a bit more organized
and formal.
The last three minutes of the video cover my talk at the rally last Sunday
before we moved to Hancock Air Field for the civil resistance action.
On At the Chalk Face, teachers Ralph Ratto and Brian White
Join us Sunday May 5th, at 6PM EST. That is, if you’re not blasted.
Although, I have no idea why Cinco de Mayo is such a huge holiday outside
of the Latino community. I mean, I guess it’s the same way with St.
Patrick’s Day. Any excuse to drink. But these guys have interesting
stories [...]
Washington, DC Needs Women... But Not Women Like Penny Pritzker
This week, EMILY'S List launched a program, Madam President, to elect a
woman president. The idea is GREAT. America is overdue and really needs a
woman president. EMILY'S List, though, is the wrong organization to lead
the effort, not much better than if the GOP launched the effort to push
Michele Bachmann, Virginia Foxx or Kelly Ayotte. We've seen many times
before that EMILY'S List's modus operandi is to viciously and baselessly
attack progressive men with sterling records on women's issues, in order to
push forward their own hackish candidates-- like Nikki Tinker-- who happen
... more »
THE PROFESSORIATE FAILS US AGAIN: Clarity delayed is clarity denied!
*SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013*
*Interlude—With apologies, till Tuesday:* Doggone it!
We won’t be able to finish our current series until we return to our
sprawling campus on Monday night. On Tuesday morning, we’ll address the
following question:
How clearly did Professors Reinhart and Rogoff describe the “main finding”
of their famous study from 2010?
On April 26, the professors discussed their now-famous bungled study in a
New York Times op-ed column. At three different points, they described the
“fundamental finding” of that influential academic paper.
The professors claimed that the... more »
FIGURING OUT THE AFRICA STORY
On April 27, 2013, Horace Campbell presented a workshop titled "Ending the
Fabrication of the War on Terror: Lessons from Africa" at the Resisting
Drones, Global War and Empire convergence in Syracuse, NY.
I met this delightful man at the conference and we traded books. I gave
him one of mine and he presented me with a copy of his new book called
Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya. I've put it on top of my
stack. This man has much to teach us.
Graph of the Day: Temperature records broken across Australia, January 2013
[image: Temperature records broken across Australia, Summer 2012/2013.
Graphic: Climate Commission]
(Climate Commission) – The length, extent, and severity of this heatwave
are unprecedented since records began.
- This is the longest period ever for such persistently high
temperatures.
- For seven days running, from 2–8 January 2013, the average daily
maximum temperature for the whole of Australia was over 39 °C, easily
breaking the previous record of four consecutive days over 39 °C.
- In fact, there have only been 21 days in 102 years where the average
max... more »
Garden Grove nut job on the loose - Newtown the Sequel on deck ? Follow up on the aftermath of Boston.....
Another Newtown massacre looming ? Obsessed psycho on the loose ....
http://www.infowars.com/lock-down-garden-grove-dangerous-mental-patient-on-the-loose/
Lock Down Garden Grove: Dangerous Mental Patient on the Loose
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May 5, 2013
Should the residents of Garden Grove, California expect their city to be
locked down? After Boston was locked down as cops pursued an unarmed
teenager, it may ... more »
Interruptions, interruptions
Beeb Bias Craig is back with a stonking piece of analysis of BBC bias.
Take a read, it's well worth it.
Karl Denninger, “Another Day, Another (Two) Outrages”
*“Another Day, Another (Two) Outrages”*
by Karl Denninger
“Why should I believe anything the government tells me? Why should I obey
the law, other than because I'm scared of the guns the government can point
at me? Why should I build or expand a business when anyone who has
government favor can come steal anything - or everything - I build, and
there isn't jack and crap I can do about it as they won't be prosecuted or
punished in any way? In fact, they'll be rewarded!
If you want to know how a nation dies without being conquered by war,
pestilence or famine, this is how. Th... more »
RAY MCGOVERN: WORKING FOR PEACE
*Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern speaks tonight at Bowdoin College in
Brunswick*
I had lunch with Ray McGovern today. He swung by Bath and we walked down
to our nice local Thai restaurant for a meal. He was interested in the
huge crane at Bath Iron Works that hangs over the city like a bad memory.
I told Ray about the USS Cowpens that was built in Bath and launched in
1989. This Aegis cruiser became the first US Navy ship to launch ordnance
in the opening stages of the Iraq War when she fired 37 Tomahawk cruise
missiles in George W. Bush's "shock and awe" attack in 2003.
I to... more »
A Weird Start to May
May 4, 2013 As I began writing this post on Friday afternoon, the outside
temperature was thirty-five degrees and snow had been falling in big, wet
flakes, off and on since late Thursday night. More snow fell yesterday
evening and … Continue reading →
The Economy: “This Car Won’t Move”
*“This Car Won’t Move”*
by Jeffrey Tucker
“The latest unemployment data reveal the hope and tragedy of the American
economic plight. Cheers went up for a modest increase in hiring, one that:
• barely keeps up with population;
• features mostly temp workers;
• leaves out prime-age males and all young workers;
• and keeps labor participation rate at a low level from 1979.
This is good news? Hmmm… But the central bank will save us, right? So say
economic journalists. They love metaphors. Actually, professional
economists love them too. The latest phrase being tossed around is ... more »
Frauds Fix the Debt To Benefit Themselves (Fix the Debt Fools: US)
I get ashamed of being American (not to mention North Carolinian) every
time I read about these guys (Bowles in particular). How long? How long?
Will this continue? May 2, 2013 Meet the Pro-Austerity Hypocrites The
wealthy corporate titans behind Fix the Debt are using a loophole to avoid
paying taxes, a new report charges By Alex Seitz-Wald Erskine Bowles and
Alan Simpson
THATCHER GOT IT ALL WRONG
*Bill Roache (left) has been arrested on suspicion of raping a young girl
in 1967. Thatcher, on the right, always seemed to be surrounded by alleged
child abusers.*
In May 2013, Margaret Thatcher's party, the Conservatives, performed rather
badly in local elections.
The Thatcher funeral, in April 2013, reminded lots of voters that Thatcher
got it all wrong, especially on the economy.
*Thatcher with Conservative Member of Parliament Nigel Evans who has just
been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage males.* *Deputy
Speaker Arrested On Suspicion Of Rape*
*
**Oxfor... more »
Fight for Safety Rules at Industrial Plants: Who Assumes Industrial Externalities?
The Wall Street Journal print edition has an interesting article titled
"Fight Brews Over Tighter Plant Rules: Safety, Environmental Advocates Push
for Chemical Regulations, as Cause of Texas Blast Still Unknown" by Daniel
Gilbert May 2, 2013 p. A5
Majia here: The blast killed 14 people directly and injured hundreds. Many
more people may suffer health consequences over time from breathing in
highly toxic chemicals from the explosion and fire.
The article explains that industrial safety and environmental groups want
laws passed that aim to prevent accidents like the Texas plant by r... more »
UK local elections: a study in hate and hypocrisy
The UK Local Elections for May 2013 are now over, and all the votes have
been counted. The Zionist safety valve, UKIP, has taken a quarter of all
votes cast, and has hailed this result as a 'sea change' in British
politics. The near obliteration of the Liberals - whilst welcome - is far
from unexpected. The collapse of the BNP, after years of self-destructive
political manœuvres from the leaders of the party, is only noteworthy
insofar as it hasn't happened sooner. The preparation of UKIP to replace
the BNP has been under-way for years. The election results are far from a
'sea... more »
How To Lose The Youth Vote-- In England And In America
Eric Pickles has been a Member of Parliament from Brentwood and Ongar since
1992 and once served as Chairman of the Joint Committee Against Racism and
later as Chairman of the U.K.'s Conservative Party. After the drubbing the
Conservatives took at the polls yesterday, Pickles told right-wing jackass
Robert Woollard, who chairs Conservative Grassroots and has been stridently
demanding that David Cameron forget about marriage equality for gays, that
he should stop moaning and "start recruiting people slightly younger than
himself."
It isn't only about social issues, like equality ei... more »
Benghazi...
*no one should have to die like this.*
*While Obama slept... *
*From: Doug Ross - and we thank him.*
*
**DAMNING: The Complete Benghazi Timeline in Spreadsheet Format*
* *
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Trifecta: Gifted Mind: The Wisdom of Dr. Benjamin Carson
*find out what real wealth is. *
*
**Something uplifting for Saturday.*
From YouTube:
Dr. Ben Carson is a source of inspiration for millions. Hear why as
Trifecta looks at the virtue of education, in addition to the spirit
crushing waste of the welfare state.
Untitled
*Saints vs Falcons: A 35 Year Tradition Of Bitter Division Rivalry ~Saints
Tailgate*
China vastly under-reports global fish catch – ‘We’re looking at decimation in the next decade’
[image: Workers hang dried fish onto poles at a processing facility on the
outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on 25 December 2012. Photo: Lang
Lang]
By Gwynn Guilford
30 April 2013
(The Atlantic) – China might be cracking down on luxury spending in watches,
cars, banquets and really foul liquor. But the market for pricey fish parts
continues relatively unabated. US border officials recently busted a ring
smuggling bladders of an endangered fish used for medicinal Chinese soups (here
are some images of these prized bladders). The amount of bladders they
seized could have sol... more »
Insanity is Not Funny, Until It's Political
At times having to watch America's seemingly endless death spiral becomes
utterly depressing. These are crazy people who have somehow been allowed
to rise to positions of authority - people like Rick Santorum or Michelle
Bachmann. And then there's this guy, Virginia Republican nominee for
governor, Ken Cuccinelli.
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Leave the Therapy to Us
(Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Mrs JP.)
It could've been worse: Nevada could've put its mental patients under
the bus instead of on it. But that's about the only good thing that can be
said about the biggest health care scandal to hit Nevada in decades, if not
ever.
Luckily for these 1500 mentally ill patients that have been shipped
out of Nevada and foisted off on other states since 2008 (which comes out
to almost one a day), the *Sacramento Bee* and their staff writer Cynthia
Hubert has been all over this story for the last two months. It's reached
up to Gov. Brian Sandoval'... more »
UN plans to list Great Barrier Reef as endangered – ‘Australia would be the only developed country in the world to have a world heritage site on the endangered list’
[image: Aerial view of Great Barrier Reef, Cairns. The United Nations has
put the Queensland and federal governments on notice that the Great Barrier
Reef could be added to a list of endangered world heritage sites. Photo:
Sydney Morning Herald]
By Cameron Atfield
4 May 2013
(Sydney Morning Herald) – The United Nations has put the Queensland and
federal governments on notice that the Great Barrier Reef could be added to
a list of endangered world heritage sites.
In a draft decision released Friday night, expected to be adopted when
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meets in Camb... more »
ExxonMobil oil spill in Arkansas shatters American dream of families still displaced from new homes – ‘People feel like that dream is shattered due to the uncertainty’
[image: Heavy oil from the Athabasca tar sands mine in Alberta, Canada,
flows through a neighborhood in in Mayflower, a small city about 20 miles
northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas, after a 22-foot-long section of
ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline split open on 1 April 2013. Photo: KTHV]
By Maria Gallucci
2 May 2013
(InsideClimate News) – It has been more than a month now, and Amber
Bartlett has had enough of hotels and apartments and trailer homes. Of
crowded rooms whose thin walls amplify the bickering of her four children.
Of piles of toys and clothes overflowing from drawers and ... more »
What Mattered This Week?
Back to basics: the employment report. Nothing great, but no disaster.
We're certainly not having anything like Clinton's peace-and-prosperity
second term, but at least for the moment it seems we're more in the
direction of getting there than we are moving towards George W. Bush's
second term. Even if there doesn't seem much hope of actually getting there
within four years.
It's good that Obama finally got around to choosing a Secretary of
Commerce, but much harder to imagine how a Secretary of Commerce can matter.
What do you have? What do you think mattered this week?
Tax Cut 15: Some Resistance to Reducing Personal Income Tax
My article last April 7, 2013, FAT-FREE ECONOMICS | Why not cut income
taxes?
has attracted some comments, mainly from those who resist this proposal. I
am copy-pasting the more substantial comments, below. To see the full
comments, check
http://www.interaksyon.com/business/58869/fat-free-economics--why-not-cut-income-taxes
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*Nonoy Oplas* · · Head at Minimal Government Thinkers, Inc.**
Cut income tax here, expect many companies and professionals from abroad to
come and do business here. April 7
*Oliver Mia* ·
**cut income tax and have a lot less regulations and burea... more »
Cute kids book available for free download: The Story of a Piece of Paper
Interesting, via Fragmentalist. Filed under: CHALK FACE: General News &
Commentary Tagged: fragmentalist, free childrens story, story of a piece of
paper
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Ohio 1970 Kent State University
"Ohio" is a protest song written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to
the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby, Stills,
Nash & Young. It was released as a single, backed with Stephen Stills "Find
the Cost of Freedom," peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although a
live version of the song was included on the group's 1971 double album Four
Way Street, the studio versions of both songs did not appear on an LP until
the group's compilation So Far was released in 1974. The song also appeared
on the Neil Young compilation album Decade, released in 1977... more »
Lawmaker receives death threats for having the gall to question the official story in Boston ? DHS whistleblower railroaded by DHS for doing her job - 54 investigations launched against whistleblower and she actually was declared a domestic terrorist ! And this was simply because she was trying to prevent a potential breach of the border ! Freedom on speech has become a crime folks and you can be deemed a domestic terrorist in a heart beat ! Or someone why just take you out with government approval ! US + Soviet Union these days......
http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2013/05/rep-tremblay-receiving-death-threats-after-publicly-calling-for-investigation-of-boston-marathon-bombing-2636708.html
Lawmaker
Receiving Death Threats After Publicly Calling For Investigation
Of Boston Marathon Bombing
Friday, May 3, 2013 3:31
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(Before It's News)
*by Susannah Cole (and Pete Santilli)**Investigative Reporter and
Co-Host
of The Pete Santilli Show*
[image: StellaTremblay]Just one day after her interview with Pete
Santilli,
NH Representative Stella Tremblay has started receiving death threats.
Last week the brave New Hampsh... more »
Death Knell
This is a truly frightening video. NASA has modeled rainfall projections
and it's very clear - if it weren't already - that food shortages from
drought are going to lead to famine and violence. Since many staple crops
are distributed through global trade, the effects will ricochet around the
world leaving aid-dependant countries wanting, and prices soaring in
developed nations, with the poorest starving first. I'm reasonably certain
that NASA's models don't include the fact that trees are dying prematurely,
at an exponentially rapid rate, from tropospheric ozone - which is going t... more »
Doug Noland Essay " Too much asset inflation " ........ we saw the original movie ( time frame was from the popping of the stock bubble after initial internet craze and the sharp sell off of the Nasdaq around a decade ago , which was followed by blowing up the real estate bubble - which then popped in 2007 - 2008 ......which was followed by the blowing up of assets beginning in 2009 ) ....... The Cyprus event was a signal things have changed - deposits being stolen was a game changer and the fact this has been laid out as blue print , should be an eye opener !
http://www.prudentbear.com/2013/05/too-much-asset-inflation.html
Too Much Asset InflationMay 3, 2013 posted by Doug Noland
Stock prices surge to record highs, while Credit market risk premiums
collapse to multi-year lows.
We’re now well into the fifth year of unprecedented monetary and fiscal
stimulus – with, incredibly, no end in sight! Predictably, economic results
have been disappointing. Also, and just as predictable, the most outspoken
proponents of aggressive “Keynesian” measures are these days claiming the
limited success is due to stimulus not being administered in sufficie... more »
Untitled
*Fabourg Marigny residents get prudish over adult boutique opening in
neighborhood*
*NASA official pleased with spacecraft work at Michoud ~Danny Monteverde*
*Bill gives 'no-warranty-no-return open checkbook' to Corps of Engineers*
*Tangipahoa River concerns raised, analyzed ~Ashley Rodrigue *
*Skeptics question plans for rebuilding coastal Louisiana ~John Snell*
*Will Louisiana's Seafood System Go Commercially Extinct? ~Poppy Tooker*
What To Do About A GOP That Has Devolved Into Intransigent Extremism?
Joe Conason takes on the moronic Beltway adage that "everyone is equally at
fault" for the nation's problems by pointing out that the most salient fact
in American political life is (and for some time has been) the intransigent
extremism of the Republican Party.
Whatever the punditocracy may imagine, there is no way for Obama to force
his agenda on the Republicans in the House and the Senate, who range from
scheming partisans like Mitch McConnell and Eric Cantor to Tea Party
zealots like Ted Cruz and Michele Bachmann. Unlike Abraham Lincoln or
Lyndon Johnson, the two brilliant ma... more »
The ALEC Charter School Scheme - Rife with Fraud (MORE)
Entry
number of two of an planned on-going series.
Fraud - stealing
Charter School Fraud - Stealing from taxpayers
Charter School Fraud - Stealing from the other children in the school
district
Corporate profit - the middle name of the American Legislative Exchange
Council. ALEC even wrote a whole report on "Designing School
Choice", that
they distributed to EVERY ALEC member.
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On
Friday a jury convicted the founders of the Ivy Academiacharter school
in the San Fernando of embezzling public funds and filing filing false
tax
returns.
Eugene Selivanov ... more »
Plant Human Symbiosis
There are plenty of speculation and great leaps here but what it all comes
to is a reworking of the Garden of Eden Paradigm. Yet that is where we are
going in this blog’s teachings on terraforming terra.
Our challenges are real:
1 Create a global middle class economy. We are two
generations out on this. The derivative will be a generally free society
evolving out of all that. It would be nice to plan it in than to do it the
hard way.
2 Implement the global model farm community been
developed here. This provides a natural optimal ... more »
Mayan Foundation Established
Once again we have pinned down the 1159 BC date which coincides with the
Atlantean Subsidence.
Conjecture: Traders based on the coast established a new civilization to
replace the lost Atlantean civilization directly to the East on the Cuban
Arc. Other communities did the same and generally took up lands previously
ignored. Yucatan was one such.
Recall we have sunken pyramids at a depth of six thousand feet.
For now we have zeroed it in to 1159 BC which is joining other prospective
sites. After Atlantis sank, returning seamen would have run for the nearest
adjacent ... more »
Earth's Core 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Expected
This is information that matters because we can now determine melt points
for other elements at similar pressures. All molecules disassociate down
there and proper modeling needs accurate transition points.
Recall that the key element at the final point of disassociation will be
elemental carbon and I suspect that we actually have a working layer of it.
Thus our diamond pipes are really carbon pipes rapidly burning their way
upward. This also establishes a natural slip plane for the crust itself and
allows the crust itself to remain in permanent balance.
It is also ... more »
Islam Coexists?
This is a reminder that Islam is fanaticism at its worst. Individual
Muslims usually retain the verities of civilized conduct, but they are
clearly never supported in this by their religion. And inasmuch as religion
is truth, cutting your throat is acceptable.
The unenviable result has been a low level trickle of fanatic killing.
Boston is just one more totally lacking any sense of command and control.
Yet we are expected to accept just this.
There are appropriate responses that begin with confronting Islam and
demanding that they bring their teachings into conformity ... more »
RepubliCONs Incessant Drivel
The hypocrisy of the RepliCONS – never ceases to amaze me.
What really infuriates me - is that 99.9999% of the time - they are never
called out on their hypocrisy.
If you give them a deal on the popcorn they asked for
They turn around and say they really wanted corn chips because of ….
If you turn around and do something that makes corn chips more available to
them
They bitch and complain that you removed their incentive to buy popcorn
If you give them a deal on popcorn and corn chips – they complain that they
are really more interested in a deal on oatmeal
An on – and on – and on – a... more »
ISRAEL INCREASES PROVOCATION FOR WAR AGAINST SYRIA, HEZBOLLAH AND, ULTIMATELY, IRAN
Israel has launched attacks against Syria in a clear attempt to escalate
the war to bring in the US and their allies the UK and France.
Not only have air strikes been made on as yet undisclosed targets in Syria,
but the Israelis flew to their weapons launch points (apparently the
Israeli aircraft didn’t actually enter Syrian airspace but used stand-off
weapons) after flying in Lebanon airspace in an attempt to provoke
Hezbollah as well as the Syrian government.
The strike comes at a point in the war when Israel has accused al-Assad
forces of using chemical weapons. Israel is hoping... more »
Dear Commissioner King,
Here is a letter to NYSED Commissioner King from Western New York educator
Ronald Tonelli Jr. I have seen a few of these “Dear John” letters recently
and anticipate more as educators and parents question the policies of the
New York State Education Department.
_______________________________________________________ Dear Commissioner
King: Being an educator, I have always been [...]
The Smallest Man In Canada
Michael Harris writes that Stephen Harper is the Wizard of Wrath:
Just as in the movie, our Wizard is playing the bully with the big stick to
the very end. In big things and little ones, the movie Wizard was nothing
like the superior being that Dorothy, the Tin Man and the Lion expected to
see when he was finally exposed. With Stephen Harper there is not much on
display other than the lust to control, exercised with that familiar and
most un-Canadian mean streak.
For, if there is one word which best characterizes the man, it is *meanness*:
Chantal Hebert writes:
It is not unu... more »
Breaking: Israel claims to have launched an airstrike on Syria 24 hours ago
What to my early morning sleepy eyes appears? Breaking news of Israel
claiming and the US confirming an airstrike took place between Thursday and
Friday. That means 24 hours ago...
Did the strike really take place?
And if so why didn't Israel or the US mention it yesterday?
Haven't had enough time to dig in or digest, but, a round up of news
stories is linked below:
Israel confirms strike on Syria targeted weapons : Destroyed
'game-changing' shipment of missiles
Israeli officials confirmed Saturday the country's air force carried out a
strike against Syria and say it targeted a ship... more »
Interruptions, interru...
The Unique Selling Point of my first BBC bias-related blog, *Beeb Bias Craig
*, was its use of *interruption coefficients* (not my own invention, I
hasten to add!). They provided a suggestive - if rather rough-and-ready -
measure of how a politician fares at an interviewer's hands during any
particular interview.
It was an attempt to bring a degree of objectivity to blogging about BBC
bias, which is usually highly subjective in nature.
Ignoring context and ignoring the content of the interview, it involved
counting interruptions and timing the lengths of interviews (or the
releva... more »
Sharing Power: America’s Strategic Choices
The Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College has just
published my latest effort, a study of America’s strategic choices and the
prospects for a grand strategy based on the two principles of Concert and
Balance. The PDF is free to download. Bottom Line: the US does not have to
choose between unipolar
Continue reading
You Are The Hope by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
Source:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561
Global Research Canada, 2 May 2013
If there is hope, dear readers, you are it.
You are motivated to find truth.
You can think outside the box. You can see through propaganda.
You are the remnant with the common sense that once was a common American
virtue. You come to this site, because you get explanations that are not
agenda-driven, that are not BS, that are not right-wing or left-wing,
conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat. You get explanations based
on my lifetime of unique education... more »
Joyfully Living - A Poem by Nada Amine Awar
Joyfully Living
*Full moon*
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* Bright stars*
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* Milky Way vibrates*
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* Tree hugging*
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* Oneness practiced*
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* Happy and healthy*
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* Refreshing wind*
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* Flying hair*
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* Games with the air*
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* Hiking hills*
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* Keep searching*
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* Hide and seek*
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* Smiling faces*
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* Kind embraces*
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* This is life*
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*Nada Amine Awar*
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*To read more of her poetry if you are interested, please click on the
link below:*
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*Poems of Nada Amine Awar*
BISEXUAL ELITE - VITA AND HAROLD
Sir Harold Nicolson, a top diplomat and politician, was friends with
Churchill, De Gaulle, Lloyd George, Eden, Ramsay MacDonald, Duff Cooper and
host of other top people.
(Harold Nicolson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
On 1 October 1913, Harold Nicolson married Vita Sackville-West.
Both were typical members of the English upper class.
*Harold, Vita and Vita's lover Rosamund Grosvenor.*
At the rime of her marriage, Vita was having an affair with one of her
bridesmaids.
Later, Vita had an affair with another of her bridesmaids, who was Harold
Nicolson's sister.
Vita had ma... more »
Israeli Airstrikes Signal Western Desperation in Syria
Alleged airstrikes hope to expand conflict, undermine Syrian advances, &
provoke Syria and Iran to give US justification for military intervention.
*
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*May 4, 2013* (LD) - Once again, Israel is "leaking" information about
alleged airstrikes it claims it has conducted against Syria along the
Lebanese-Syrian border. According to CNN's "Sources: U.S. believes Israel
has conducted an airstrike into Syria," it was stated that:
The United States believes Israel has conducted an airstrike into Syria,
two U.S. officials tell CNN.
And:
The Israelis have long said they would strike at... more »
Photos: Red Ink Premiere Party Tucson
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Simon
Ortiz
Simon Ortiz: Becoming the collective community voice
Photos and article by Brenda Norrell
Censored News
www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
TUCSON -- Native American poets and singers celebrated the release of
the new edition of Red Ink magazine tonight, packed with the voices of
Native American writers and stunning photos and art.
Sherwin Bitsui
The drum of the
Your moment of Zen
Down on the bayou. New Orleans. [Painting by Diane Millsap.][via]
Douglas County School District: “Run Forrest. Run!”
@the chalkface has already exposed the bullying tactics used by Douglas
County School District to force teacher Brian White to find a job teaching
for true educators that have a deep understanding of teaching and learning
and a respect for children and families. Brian was an outspoken critic of
the reformy crap being heaped on [...]
Common Core: The Snickers Bar of Education
Diane Ravitch, not too long ago, wrote a blog post about her stance
regarding the Common Core State Standards, basically suggesting that she
could not support them because of their lack of evidence of effectiveness.
I also don’t support the Common Core for that reason, but I’m not
“agnostic” about them. I have seen more [...]
Sunday Classics preview: The symphonic Mozart dips into the minor
*Leonard Bernstein prepares listeners for listening afresh to Mozart's
Symphony No. 40. (Warning: It's pretty technical.)*
*by Ken*
I had a couple of possible post ideas that started to overlap and scrunch
into each other. I had in mind a post where we would listen to the iconic
first movements of Beethoven's Fifth and Ninth Symphonies, and I was
thinking separately about my curious ambivalence about Mozart's symphonies
with the notable exception of the G minor, No. 40. And it was hard to
escape one thing these three landmark symphonies have in common.
For tonight I thought we'd s... more »
Consent is not vitiated in all circumstances of sexual assault causing bodily harm
*R. v. Zhao,* 2013 ONCA 293 requires subjective intention to cause bodily
harm before consent for assault bodily harm is vitiated. The Court also
considered whether (without deciding) vitiation of consent is limited to
socially valueless conduct – such as consent fights. Consent might be
available as a defence even where bodily harm is intended and caused, as
long as the activity has social value – such as intimate (consensual)
sexual relations. *Zhao* questions older decisions which made consent no
defence in cases involving bondage type sexual activity (see para 79).
Some might ... more »
Channeling the Right-Wing
So, for the continuing entertainment value of left-wing Canucks who long to
see some similar thinking as they browse gloomily through the inter-tubes,
I've decided to try to think like a right-wing voter. Yes, yes. Crude
stereotypes, doesn't do justice to the nuanced worldviews of this
demographic, elitism, blah, blah, blah-fucking-blah.
Anyhooooooo .....
I believe that human life begins at conception. That means women should be
forced to carry pregnancies to term. They can put them up for adoption
afterwards. The stupid sluts. But they'd no doubt want to collect the
welfare. A... more »
Remember when I was at the 92Y Tribeca? Of course you do!
The reader may recall that on April 4th, I was invited by the group BLK
SHP, an innovative collective of entrepreneurs, to participate in their
Voices for Education event at the 92Y Tribeca. I finally received a DVD
copy of the event so I could tear my hair out as I watched myself. I’ve
uploaded [...]
Texas Plan Would Leave Burden of Racist and Classist Tests on the Poor
In an attempt to cool the political heat being felt from middle class
parents across Texas who are fed up with the miseducative state testing
system, state legislators are considering a plan that would allow children
of influential parents to escape the annual ritualized abuse of high stakes
tests. In situations where high test scores [...]
Flying to Chesterfield Inlet
On the way - maybe! - to Rankin and then Yellowknife.
They Can Not Get Their Wars Against Syria Or Iran Going, So They Are Again Trying To Demonize North Korea!
We have all seen over the last week as the US State Department in
Washington has been trying desperately to find Syria guilty of launching
"chemical attacks" on its own citizens... However these criminals are
failing miserably due to the facts that the Syrian government has the full
support of its own citizens in its battle against the so called "Syrian
rebels" ...But the facts have all shown that the "chemical attack" that
happened near Hons in Syria a few months back was actually conducted by
these same murderous "rebels" to have the blame put on the Syrian
government ( a false fl... more »
CoinLab sues Mt Gox for 75 million dollars - various acts / non actions , malfeasance / misfeasance claims for breach of contract to transition Mt Gox's US and Canadian customers to Coinlab's systems appears to be the major cause of action (dollars not bitcoins sought by the way ) , 75 million , which is several times the annual revenue of Mt Gox , would not Mt Gox quite backwards if they lost ! ...
http://www.infowars.com/when-is-the-government-going-to-shut-down-bitcoin/
When Is The Government Going To Shut Down Bitcoin?
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*Michael Snyder*
American Dream
May 4, 2013
Do you actually believe that the central banks of the world are going to
sit back and do nothing while their monopoly over money creation is being
threatened? Do you actually believe that the governments of the world are
going to allow... more »
Very Important Video By Patrick Willis, AKA Snordster: Money Confiscation Legal? (The Facts Will Shock You!)
One very important subject that I cover here is of course our fragile and
very criminal financial system.... I have long said that our present
financial system is a fraud and has by design been doomed to fail....
Sadly, we are entering a new phase of monetary and financial uncertainty on
this planet where global financial collapse is definitely approaching....
Recently, I and others living in Canada were troubled by the passage of the
newest Canadian Federal Budget for 2013 that was just passed by the very
criminal Conservative Government under the ultra Jewish butt kissing
Stephen ... more »
Worldview Impediments
Excellent video put together by Siegfried. Be sure to check out his new
website *Ragnarok Now*.
Cheating and Lying Blues
Getting down to the roots. This guy is new to me and I didn't want this
song to end. And even if you hate the blues, watch this vid for the old
school dancing.
In crazy times, is it any wonder that the craziness numbers soar sky-high?
*"Weak Constitution": Jon Stewart reviews Fox Noisemakers' post-Boston gang
rape of the defenseless U.S. Constitution*
*As the living-dead Noisemakers wonder, for example, whether dastardly
terrorists should be read their Miranda rights, Jon Stewart is left to
point out: "First of all, not reading someone their Miranda rights doesn't
mean they don't have Miranda rights." (The link again.)*
*by Ken*
I pointed out recently that one unorthodox way of measuring the time I was
out of commission for planned-surgical reasons was by *Nurse Jackie*episodes. The season premiere happened the ni... more »
New Commerce Secretary - Another Disappointment This Week
You have got to read this article at Crooks and Liars AND watch the video.
The truth hurts and this hurts.
After putting a telecom lobbyist up for FCC Chair - Obama has now nominated
Penny Pritzer, as Commerce Secretary
And she is one nasty - pro-corporate, anti-education - 1%er piece of crap.
Oh - I wanna cry. How can we make progress - if the President we elected
is working against us? How? I'm so incredibly tired of being disappointed
again, and again, again. There are one issue Dem voters our there that are
happy - but the big picture - sucks royally!
*Read the article at C... more »
"Fix the Debt" - Promises the 1% Thrive
With so much going on with ALEC – I sometimes miss stuff not related to
ALEC, important stuff.
This morning this caught my eye in a diary on Daily Kos.
From *Daily Kos Diaries*
Why is Leslie Stahl sitting on the Advisory Board of an organization deeply
involved in a contentious political debate? And is her service on that
Advisory Board blessed by "60 Minutes"? Or were Stahl's superiors even
aware of her service? In any case, if "60 Minutes" has any inclination to
adhere to CBS' ethical guidelines, Stahl must be forced to resign from the
board.
Here is the straightforward story.... more »
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