Adrienne Rich (Photo credit: catherinecronin)
Ben Affleck at the MSNBC studios on the set of The Rachel Maddow Show (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Conscious Lifestyle: Awareness Skills
Cleaner, Cheaper Way to Make Steel Uses Electricity
Crocopocalypse exposed in public for the first time!
crocodylomorph diversity
Draft EPA Budget to Cut Water Quality Testing
Announcing New Transparency Bill to Disclose Vaccine Ingredients to Parents
http://www.honeycolony.com/article/the-10-most-shocking-things-about-sunscreen/
10:18pm MDST
North Carolina Republicans' Move To Shut Down Student Voting Provokes Social Unrest
The video above is from Rachel Maddow's Monday MSNBC show. It's another
story of how Republicans-gone-wild are trying to turn back history, this
time the enfranchisement of college students in 1971. Many conservatives
have fought that right from day one by putting obstacles in the way of
students voting in the towns where their colleges were located. Republicans
in control of legislatures across the country are doing it again.
In 2010, after the Tea Party takeover of the General Court of New
Hampshire, which is what Granite Staters call their 400 member legislature,
preventing co... more »
What's tough about green living?
Some green-living practices are easy ... and some are difficult.
I thought it might be fun to do a poll about what we consider challenging.
As always, feel free to elaborate on your answer in the comments section
below.
Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading
questionnaire tool.
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The Daily "Near You?"
Lincoln, Illinois, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Bill Whittle: What's Coke got to do with it?...
*conservatives need to act like conservatives and not "new" coke. *
Thursday evening peacefulness...
*there is beauty in the world. Let's not forget that...*
An Apology To Clowns: “Debt Limit Bill Passes House"
*“Debt Limit Bill Passes House, *
*Ordering Obama To Pay Only Some U.S. Creditors On Time”*
by Michael McAuliff and Sabrina Siddiqui
WASHINGTON - "The House passed a measure Thursday that would amount to the
rough equivalent of declaring bankruptcy for the United States, directing
the government to meet only certain obligations if Congress failed to raise
the country's borrowing limit. Republicans characterized the measure as a
responsible step to mitigate the fallout from such a failure, but Democrats
slammed it as the "Pay China First Act." The legislation, which is actually
c... more »
Abuse of process
*Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd*. 2013 SCC 26 holds:
[39] In *Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79*,
2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77, Arbour J. wrote for the majority of this
Court that the doctrine of abuse of process has its roots in a judge's
inherent and residual discretion to prevent abuse of the court's process:
para. 35; see also P. M. Perell, "A Survey of Abuse of Process", in T. L.
Archibald and R. S. Echlin, eds.,*Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2007* (2007),
243. Abuse of process was described in *R. v. Power*, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 601,
at p. 616... more »
Flynt Leverett: Going to Tehran - Conversations from Penn State
Read: *Dissecting America’s Iran Debate: Flynt Leverett on “Conversations
from Penn State.”*
*Title: Flynt Leverett: Going to Tehran - Conversations from Penn State.
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: wpsu. Published on May 2, 2013]:*
Flynt Leverett, expert on the Middle East and author of he new book, Going
to Tehran, discusses U.S. foreign policy in Iran.
Professor Flynt Leverett had a distinguished career in the U.S. Government,
having served with the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department,
and the National Security Council. He is a founding faculty member at Pen... more »
Christy Clark, The Queen Of Scandals And Lies
John Dyble`s Ethnicgate Review, Two Legs Short
*Written by Grant G*
I have to congratulate John Dyble`s for his ethnicgate review, it was very
thorough, hard hitting , to the point, names names, however, an
investigation into a three legged stool scandal where you have only an
ability to interview and question but one of those legs is an exercise in
futility, we are left thirsty for more, a mere appetizer offered when the
public required a full meal, Dyble`s report points two other directions ,
it points to caucus, it points to party, Dyble had no ability to interview
caucus or cab... more »
paris, day one
We were up very early this morning, which was not difficult for me, since I
hardly slept all night, most likely from drinking alcohol too late at
night, which keeps me up... but what are holidays for. The Eurostar train
from London to Paris is twice the price later in the morning, and we'd both
rather have more time in Paris than an extra hour of sleep. Although don't
ask Allan to choose when the alarm rings at six.
We've taken the Eurostar once before, our last time in London and Paris
(1998). It now leaves from St. Pancras Station, a beautiful new glass
structure built expressly f... more »
TBS Cam This Morning
Majia's Blog - 2 hours ago
Daiichi
looks hot again. Yesterday (Fri) and the day before (Thur) it
looked slightly cooler than today. Today I see blue coming up from units
3
and 4. Someone at Enenews mentioned that the steam events were cyclical
in
nature.
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Teach for America Has Gone Too Far
It is not a secret that I am no fan of Teach for America. The very idea of
the organization I find absolutely baffling. (Let’s cure educational
inequality by exacerbating the inequality of placing poorly trained,
inexperienced teachers in our neediest classrooms? Huh?) But TFA’s recent
actions have sent me over the edge. Last night, on twitter, I was […]
Transcript : Deryl Zeleny’s Interview with Chris Hales April 2013
http://oppt-in.com/transcript-deryl-zelenys-interview-with-chris-hales-april-2013/
*Transcript : Deryl Zeleny’s Interview with Chris Hales April 2013*
April 15, 2013
An Interview with Chris Hales
April, 2013
Chris: Hi everybody, it’s Chris from the Collective Imagination. Today I’m
speaking with Deryl Zeleny. Deryl is one of the great supporters of the
OPPT process that’s been taking place and has been doing some pretty
incredible things in the background at great personal expense and some
personal risk. I’m here essentially to document the first part of his
story, because ... more »
Harvey Organ's Evening Gold and silver Report - May 7 , 2013......Ed Steer's gold and Silver Report - May 7 , 2013 ( morning report ) ... News and Views and data from Monday May 6, 2013 ! Additional news - Paulson Gold Fund takes 27 percent hit in April !
Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-07/china-s-gold-purchases-from-hong-kong-expand-to-record-in-march.html
China’s Gold Purchases From Hong Kong Expand to Record
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Gold imports by China from Hong Kong more than doubled to an all-time high
in March as buyers in the biggest consumer after India boosted purchases,
underscoring increased bullion demand in the world’s second-largest economy.
Mainland buyers purchased 223,519 kilograms ... more »
Satire: “Republicans Hold Hearings About Hillary Clinton’s Poll Numbers”
*“Republicans Hold Hearings About Hillary Clinton’s Poll Numbers”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Republican lawmakers asked increasingly
tough questions today as they held another day of hearings to investigate,
in the words of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), “Hillary Clinton’s
suspiciously high poll numbers and what can be done to make them lower.”
“With the help of Fox News, we have brutally attacked Hillary Clinton for
months, and yet she remains more popular than ever,” Rep. Issa said. “This
committee needs to know how that happened, and how we can k... more »
Today’s #AFT Kool Aid flavor is BLUEberry.
This button appeared in my school mailbox this morning. We received an
email to wear our buttons and dress in blue to support the AFT’s new “Do
what it takes before high stakes” campaign. I always participate in
solidarity “dress days” for local and national education issues. Today was
different. My state-wide union NYSUT is […]
Commonwealth: ECFA will destroy Taiwan's agriculture
*Jialeshui's lovely carved rock seashore.*
Commonwealth magazine had a great piece last month on China's inroads into
Taiwan's agricultural markets. Some highlights:
"In 2002, Taiwan's deficit with China exceeded US$300 million, but the gap
gradually narrowed after 2008 to US$38 million last year. In 2012, Taiwan
imported agricultural products worth US$827 million from China, a 6 percent
increase over the previous year, while agricultural exports to China –
mainly specific farm and fishery products – totaled US$789 million, 17.7
percent more than in 2011."
Note that -- in 2002 un... more »
Way Cool: Fuel Cell Scooters in Kenting
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This is so cool, had to give it a post of its own: Fuel Cells and 7-11:
Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies (APFCT) has been running a
demonstration program in the city of Kenting, a popular beach resort at the
southern end of Taiwan, since last November. The 80 scooters each use 2
metal hydride canisters- enough to give each of them about 80 km of range
(with all of the caveats about maintaining 30 kph and no hills). Twenty are
in use by the county government, with the remainder free for use by anyone
who stays at 17 B&B’s. So far the fleet has logged over 20... more »
Ooh, that Hillary makes the doody-brainers so-o-o mad!!!
-- Christopher Weyant's *New Yorker* Daily Cartoon today
*by Ken*
"Whistleblower's yarn fails to tie Benghazi lapses to politics" is the head
on the column the *Washington Post*'s Dana Milbank offered regarding the
much-ballyhooed "oversight" hearing promoted by House Republican master
criminal Darrell Issa, starring Gregory Hicks, then our no. 2 diplomat in
Libya, who who was going to blow the lid off the Obama White House's
politicization of the awful night in Benghazi when Ambassador Chris Stevens
and three other Americans were killed.
But despite Issa's incautious promise that... more »
Only One Major Federal Political Party WILL Abolish The Corrupt Crime Ridden Canadian Senate .. and it isn't the Liberals or Conservatives!
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*-Senate in ‘crisis’ as committee recommends two members pay back expenses
*
*-Senators ordered to repay housing and mileage expenses *
*-Sen. Mac Harb quits Liberal caucus after audit of housing allowance claims
*
* -Audit does little to silence Senate critics amid housing allowance
controversy *
* -Duffy held “informal conversation” with chair of Senate committee
leading expense claims investigation *
*-Brazeau, Harb must pay back housing, mileage expenses: Senate report *
*-Abolish The Senate - Why The NDP Won’t Appoint Senators*
Tepco to release allegedly uncontaminated groundwater to the Pacific - which has been the reality for awhile... 400 tons of water leech into the basements of the various reactors building every day and at some point , storage space for contaminated water becomes nil.... And once the public accepts this contamination of the Pacific , Tepco will contaminate even more by pumping tritium contaminated water to the Pacific ! .....
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013
#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: TEPCO to Release 'Uncontaminated' Groundwater to
Pacific Ocean, Starting Later This Month
Here we go. TEPCO plans to discharge water from the wells that they have
dug to intercept part of the groundwater before it leaks into the reactor
buildings, into the Pacific Ocean.
400 tonnes of groundwater go into the basements of the reactor buildings
every day. The 14 wells to intercept that water can only divert about
one-quarter of it. It is better than no diversion, but not by much.
TEPCO has been laying the pipes to transport the water fro... more »
The Economy: “Buffett to Bernanke: It's Easier to Buy Than to Sell”
*“Buffett to Bernanke: It's Easier to Buy Than to Sell”*
by Bill Bonner
“The Dow rose another 48 points yesterday. Gold was up $24 per ounce.
Nothing remarkable. Nothing illuminating, either. The newspapers and TV
channels all reported the Dow 15,000 story as though it were just a
stepping-stone on the way to 16,000... or 20,000... or 30,000. Heck, the
sky's the limit!
Investors have reached a new level of bullishness. They're borrowing again
to buy stocks, confident that prices go in only one direction. Advisors,
too, seemed sure that this was not the end of a trend, but th... more »
ALEC ED Blathers in Public - SSDD
If you want to read the entire blatherings of the ED of ALEC – you can go
>>>>>HERE<<<<<
*ALEC chief: Group provides lawmakers a chance to share, learn and grow
Published: May 9, 2013
By Ron Scheberle
Ron Scheberle is executive director of ALEC*
Basically – he has nothing new to say, SSDD. He is just doing a PR attempt
that is trite and meaningless in today’s society. He is trying to mislead
the public with a stale pointless whitewash attempt of the American
Legislative Exchange Council – because-he-thinks-he-can.
- Not once does he mention “ALEC”
- Not once does he us... more »
Lumberjack Commandos . . .
THESE
FINE MEN AND WOMEN deserve better civilian management than what they've
suffered in recent years. Getting rid of Stevie should go a long way
towards achieving that.
Whether we talk about the EU , the US , World Bank - Government and Governmental type Organizations are out of control.....
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-05-09/eu%E2%80%99s-out-control-intelligence-services-don%E2%80%99t-exist-officially
The EU’s Out-Of-Control Intelligence Services (That Don’t Exist, Officially)
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- European Union
- Greece
- national intelligence
- Reality
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- Transparency
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Brussels, the center of gravity of the European Union and seat of NATO
Headquarters, not only teems with lobbyists,... more »
A junkie named Raymond
Last night was a weird kind of night. Lot of people, including me, getting
all nostalgic on the internets. I was adding to my childhood photo album on
the Facebook. Which brought a bunch of old classmates to my yard.
Meanwhile, on the twitter John Stanton of Buzzfeed, a/k/a DCBigJohn, a man
who puts the BAM into hometown bama, was tweeting out an epic story of his
own. Storified here for your reading pleasure. This is Raymond the junkie.
The story is well worth a few minutes of your time.
G- 20 Finance Ministers ( along with the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee and Russian Ministry of Finance ) met on May 7 - 8th to discuss the international financial architecture, in particular, changes in the flow of global investments, local bond markets and growth in emerging economies, incentives and determinants of investment and other issues. ...... Hilsenrath " rumor " served up to spike Gold this afternoon ( start of another 3- 4 day wipeout ? ) But seriously , how can the Fed really stop the ponzi QE scheme it has placed itself in at this point - without blowing up equities here , reintroducing the risk off concept across stocks , bonds , commodities and FX globally , I mean really ? Additional articles - news and views on gold and silver for May 9 , 2013 !
Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:05 PM
Action Plan to Save Slovenia is Trifecta of Stupidity
As Slovenia struggles to avoid an inevitable bailout, it pursues a plan
that will instead make the size of the eventual bailout larger.
Please consider the inane "Action Plan" for Eurozone Straggler Slovenia.
The new government of struggling eurozone member Slovenia is expected to
announce Thursday an action plan aimed at avoiding a bailout, reportedly
including privatisations, "crisis" taxes and austerity cuts.
Moody's last week cut its rating on Slovenia two notches to "junk", the
economy ha... more »
Pearson Protest in NJ Changed to Thursday May 23
DEMAND CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE THURSDAY, MAY 23, 12:00PM Hoboken
Ferry, 1 Hudson Place Hoboken, NJ Tell Governor Christie: Quit the
corporate welfare and fund our public schools! Protest Governor Christie’s
giveaways to corporate ed giant Pearson! High-stakes testing giant Pearson
Education, Inc. was offered an $80 million payday from the state of […]
Justin Trudeau : Do the Math
Thursday May 16 international launch of 42 minute doc Do the Math: The
Movie,
"the story of the rising movement to change the terrifying math of the
climate crisis and fight the fossil fuel industry."
In Vancouver it's showing at Langara and four other venues. To find one
near you, look here.
Meanwhile Justin Trudeau tours western Canada giving pressers criticizing
Harper for not doing enough to promote Keystone XL. I get the strategy.
Don't give Steve anything to hit and eventually when Steve implodes, the
oil industry will have a really popular hopey changey corporate guy in
... more »
FRIDAY MORNING RAMBLE: Brought to you by Henry Ford [updated]
*The Ramble this week is brought to you by Henry Ford, who said:*
"Anyone thinking they could be happy & prosperous by letting the
gov’t take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian"
Since the first reading of the fast-tracked GCSB bill allowing them access
to our homes passed this week, this suddenly seems directly relevant.
Simple answer: “yes.”
*Are All Telephone Calls Recorded and Accessible By US Government?* – Glenn
Greenwald, GUARDIAN
“Len Brown’s apparent moderate approach to rates increases should not be
allowed to go unchallenged. Especially when h... more »
Phil space
A fascinating discovery: the residual water on the Moon came from the Earth.
This means when the Earth suffered the likely collision that produced the
Moon it already had oceans and a hard crust, and that the water which made
it to the Moon survived the collision (quite a feat). Water is a volatile
substance. It had to be imported from the outer solar system, where it
could exist in a stable form. The water that eventually reached Earth is
the essentially same as the water currently buried in carbonaceous
asteroids in the asteroid belt, the water came from the asteroid belt, not
com... more »
Elsewhere/Housekeeping
At Plum Line today I talked about Benghazi, GOP laziness, and the
Republican-aligned press.
Yesterday at PP I argued that House Republicans seem to care more about
getting to use the debt limit for extortion than about any particular
policy goal.
And I have a new column at the Prospect taking some exception with idea
that all that matters in Congress is party affiliation.
Meanwhile, here at Plain Blog world headquarters, there was a very loud
BOOM outside and we lost power...and then when it finally returned, it
appears that some of the machinery was fried. So until everything is... more »
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*"Fear is just an annoyance." ~ Leyhma Gbowee, winner Nobel Peace Prize,
2011*
This morning I went to the 26th Annual New York Women's Foundation
breakfast -- 2,500 women -- a yearly event celebrating women. The
organization has helped more than 5.4 million women achieve greater
economic security, safety, and health.
The only all female mariachi band in New York City, Mariachi Flor de
Toloache, welcomed the guests with some bad-ass music. It was perfect
beginning for a rainy and coffee-less morning.
Tina Brown, Rachel Lloyd and Leymah Gbowee were honored for their inspiri... more »
Lobbyists Trying To Decide Who To Make Chair Of House Armed Services Committee When McKeon Retires Or Is Indicted
Wednesday, Michelle Ringuette from Amnesty International pointed to Buck
McKeon's shameful hypocrisy over the den of torture that Guantánamo has
become. But McKeon is unlikely to be in Congress much longer and the
Military Industrial Complex top lobbyists are already working out who
they
want Boehner to make the next chairman of the House Armed Services
Committee.
McKeon, struggling with a still under wraps national security
scandalstemming from his gambling addiction and immense sums he owes
organized
crime operative (and China puppet) Sheldon Adelson, is under immense
pressure t... more »
When You Think Bitumen, Think of the World's Poor and Needy
Who knew? It seems the Harper government's support for the high-carbon,
Athabasca Tar Sands is actually compassionate, even altruistic. We're just
doing our best to help out the world's poor and needy.
A gaggle of Canadian academics and science types just sent Ol' Joe Oliver a
letter asking him to be an adult about our bitumen trafficking.
*"...some of your recent comments give us significant cause for concern. In
short, we are not **convinced that your advocacy in support of new
pipelines and expanded fossil fuel climate change into account in a
meaningful way. *
*Avoiding da... more »
Faking it with planters
I don't do much with ornamentals, preferring to think of our food plants as
the beautiful ones. But I'm having over some folks (yes, you're invited)
Saturday afternoon in honor of my 64th birthday (Beatles will be playing in
the background). So I thought I would grab some planters and pretend-plant
them with color spots, to be re-purposed after the party as potato planters.
Son climbed down into the creek and got me a wheelbarrow load of rocks. We
filled the planters to within four inches of the top.
I covered the rocks with newspaper and filled the top of the planter with
potting ... more »
Boehner loses control of the House
Well if there was any tiny doubt left, it's clear now that John Boehner is
no longer leading the House. The crackpots are ruling the roost. Now that
they've lost interest in the battle of the budget, there will be yet
another vote on repealing Obamacare.
“We’ve got 17 new members that have not had the opportunity to vote on the
President’s health care law,” Boehner said, referring to next week’s ACA
repeal vote. “Frankly they’ve been asking for an opportunity to vote on it,
and we’re going to give it to them.”
It doesn't look like Boehner is going to be able to corral the crackpot... more »
Easy-does-it mulching
It's time to add mulch to the shade bed. But the greens here are a third
planting, still pretty small stuff. Risa doesn't like to work hard, or bend
over much, so she covers the little plants with inverted pots, handling the
pots with a pair of tongs.
Now she can throw straw without worrying too much where it lands, or having
to bend over and mess with misses. Toto supervises.
Oops, feet in the bed. Ignore, please. Once the mulch is down Risa lifts
the pots away with the tongs ...
... then sweeps up after herself. Done!
The power to paraphrase is the power to spin!
*THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013*
*A simple first rule for those who would paraphrase Rice:* Quite a while
back, we invented a useful bromide: “The power to paraphrase is the power
to spin.”
Here’s what that bromide means:
Inevitably, paraphrase will be part of almost all reporting. At some point,
reporters have to paraphrase the various things people have said.
But paraphrase is always subjective. Some facts are simply right or
wrong—full stop, no chance to argue. But when you paraphrase what someone
has said, you will always be involved in matters of judgment.
Is your paraphrase reasonab... more »
Ed Miliband: Personality and Politics
"He mysteriously appeared out of nowhere, a bit like an action hero ... He
kept asking if I was ok, if I was hurt," she said. “He was there for a good
few minutes. What added to all the confusion was that he was actually
attractive and not geeky at all. Even the way he appeared was suave. He was
dressed casually but he had style." Who could Ella Phillips, the victim of
a cycling accident in Camden, be talking about? Believe it or not, the good
samaritan, the "action hero" of the piece was none other than leader of the
Labour Party, Ed Miliband. Good stuff.
Unfortunately, that's abo... more »
Opium - "A Source of Stability" Says U.S. Army
If the mightiest military in the world is okay with the opium trade then
what are we doing busting kids for pot?
The current opium policy of American forces in Afghanistan is strictly
"hands off." You don't destroy it, you don't trample through opium
fields, you don't even encourage the farmers to plant something else.
*“They’re a source of stability,” Maj. Charles Ford, the bookish operations
officer at 3-41 Infantry, says of Afghanistan’s poppies. Sitting in a
plywood-walled office at a Forward Operating Base in Kandahar city in early
April, Ford cites all the people in Afghan... more »
Apparently Photoshop (PS) enhancement is std professional practice in Mainstream Media even for the Pope.
As we dug into the Boston Marathon Bombing Theatrical (crisis acting)
scandal, we were even more surprised seemingly innocent pictures like the
pope leaving the Mass for Confraternities in the Saint Peter's Square at
the Vatican on May 5, 2013, were clearly photoshopped.
Do we have any honesty and integrity left in the Main Stream Media?
Our eyes are useless if our minds are blind. We chose this for photo
analysis because the crowd boxes seem to be floating and not anchored to
the ground. See for yourself if your mind is blind?
@HuffingtonPost and @educationweek: Time to Walk?
Full Sail University advertising in Huffington Post. MATH 180 advertising
in EdWeek Does writing for EdWeek and HuffPost really reach “other”
audiences? I ask this question with all sincerity. And I recognize the
valuable writing provided by the various authors that consistently post
pieces in EdWeek and HuffPost that pierce the corporate reform armor. But I
wonder […]
GOP blocks environmental protection
We continue to see the fruits of Harry Reid's handshake agreement with
Mitch McConnell that derailed filibuster reform. Today Senate GOPers
prevented a vote on a new EPA chief by refusing to show up, thus denying
the committee a quorum:
Today, the eight Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee
will not attend the nomination vote of Gina McCarthy to head the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On April 25, 2013 the Committee
Republicans asked Chairman Barbara Boxer to postpone the nomination vote
because they had not received answers to their questions.
The... more »
Too Hot to Handle
When we think of nuclear screw ups it's usually the Soviet Union/Russia
that comes to mind - Chernobyl, submarine accidents, old nuclear reactors
jettisoned at sea, that sort of thing.
It turns out the United States has its own nuclear quagmire, the 586-square
mile Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Benton county, Washington, hard
alongside the Columbia River. They've been accumulating nuclear waste at
Hanford going back to the Manhattan Project in WWII. From the early 40s
until the last reactor was shut down in 1987, some 208 million litres of
nuclear waste was held in now-decay... more »
"MICHAEL JACKSON ABUSED WADE ROBSON"
*Wade Robson (right)*
Wade Robson claims he was sexually abused by Michael Jackson at his
Neverland Ranch and a number of other homes between the ages of 7 and 17.
His lawyer said he was threatened and brainwashed by Jackson and the truth
only came to light after Wade suffered a nervous breakdown.
* Young Talent Time (not showing wade)*
As a very small boy, in Australia, Wade Robson performed with Johnny
Young's Talent school.
Wade Robson visited Disneyland, which reportedly has links to the CIA.
*Wade.*
When he was nine, Michael Jackson helped Wade Robson and his mother move t... more »
Christy Clark Style, Fake Callers, Fake Letters, Fake Concerns
Christy Clark, Brian Bonney And Pamela Gardner, "Today`s B.C. Liberals"
Boy oh boy are "*Today`s B.C. Liberals*" getting a little testy, 12 years
in power and now just 62 days until the Liberals move their diminished
caucus to the other side of the legislature, the opposition side of the
legislature, I`m sure this is causing much consternation in the Liberal
party..Funny don`t you think, the word party implying, party party party,
as in a festive celebration, well, I liken "*Today`s BC Liberals*" not so
much as a party but a death march...
__________
*The BC NDP is demanding... more »
THE NINE STAGES OF CIVILIZATION ~ WE'RE ENTERING THE EIGHTH, DEPENDENCE
*The United States is now firmly entering the eighth stage of all
civilizations ~ Dependence with only Bondage ahead of it. Apathy has
allowed our constitution to be shredded in stage seven which led to our
current state of Dependence on the state ~ but soon an IRS monitored
Obamacare program of 'Shared responsibility, or else' will usher in the
Orwellian ninth stage of militarized Bondage: Allen L Roland*
Last year I wrote that the average age of the world’s greatest
civilizations has been two hundred years and that these nations have
progressed through a nine stag... more »
Honors
As very nearly his last official act at his current employer, Southern Man
presided over the Fifteenth Initiation of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the
international honor society for the computing and information sciences.
The stage is set.
Honorees and attendees.
The Faculty read their parts.
Official UPE 2013 Photo.
Southern Man is pleased to be a Charter Member of this chapter of UPE -
thanks to Girl Programmer, who was running the show back then. Thanks!
Posted below is an email appeal received just today from one of the few totally uncorrputed members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Alan Grayson. It exposes the most grotesgue plan ever initiated by the global corporations to enslave we-the-99%. Please read it and then sign the petition. (A donation would be welcome but is not necessary.)
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Dear David:
The United States Trade Representative has invited public comments on the
"Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership." (God, even the title
makes you ill, doesn't it?) The "Partnership" actually is a partnership
between multinational corporations and their sellout tools in government.
It features "investor-state" dispute resolution, which permits huge
corporations to file lawsuits to prevent government actions that they just
don't like, such as health and safety regulations.
*Tell our government what you think about this huge power-... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Sell-out Syndrome'
SELL-OUT SYNDROME
Posted on May 9, 2013
MNN. May 9, 2013. An Indigenous communal society is
made up of humans with familial ties. Each is free, equal and has a
voice. All work together to maintain the survival of the extended
family. Some are good hunters, or woodsmen, or fishermen or medicine
people or tradesmen. Some plant and maintain the
That 21-year-old intern has finally appeared!
*THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013*
*He draws back the curtain on Bloomberg:* Years ago, the nation’s
“journalists” invented a fictional character.
She was known as the 21-year-old intern. In fact, she wasn’t 21, and she
wasn’t an intern! But saying she was made the story sound good. And so, the
“journalists” pretended.
(Then they began to pretend about Gore. Liberal leaders let these things
go, or they played an active role in the clowning.)
Yesterday, in the New York Times, an *actual* 21-year-old intern finally
appeared on the scene! Thanks to this intern’s work, we have a clearer
picture... more »
The reality of Palestinian peace proposals
' The Israeli side, which included representatives from right and left,
tried to understand the Palestinians' vision of the end of the strife–
"Let's talk business." The Israelis delved to understand how we can end the
age-old, painful conflict. What red lines are they willing to be flexible
on? What resolution will satisfy their aspirations? Where do they envision
the future borders of the Palestinian State which they so crave?
We were shocked to discover that not a single one of them spoke of a
Palestinian State, or to be more precise, of a two-state solution.
They spoke of one ... more »
Ah the North! Where else can you buy a can of Coke for $2.09
On "Super Special",,,
Same old song and dance on Capitol Hill
The calendar is about to turn on the all new and unimproved GOP debt limit
kabuki:
The federal debt limit is set to kick back into effect next weekend after a
three-month hiatus, marking the start of a political game of chicken likely
to culminate in the fall, when Congress will have to give President Obama a
higher limit or risk a federal default.
The GOP's problem is the budget deficit is disappearing on its own. In
fact, we're running a bit of a surplus and despite their best efforts at
sabotage, the economy is still slowly improving. Government won't run out
of money till the... more »
Saw this from Jose Vilson the other day, wanted to comment.
Educator Jose Vilson is a passionate supporter of public education. I think
my first encounter with him was watching poetry of his at the Save Our
Schools rally in the summer of 2011. He’s also a frequent contributor to
GOOD Magazine. Here’s one of his latest on the superficiality of Teacher
Appreciation Week. I’ve had […]
Honest but mistaken belief in consent not available where complainant incapable and accused aware of that
R. v. Colbourne, 2013 ONCA 308 holds:[14] On the basis that the case
was argued at trial, the sole issue was whether the complainant consented
to have sex with the appellant. Section 273.1(2)(b) provides that no
consent is obtained where the complainant is incapable of consenting to the
activity.
[15] Before us, the appellant submits that the trial judge was also
obliged to consider whether the appellant had an honest belief in the
appellant's consent. Inasmuch as we see no error in the trial judge's
finding that the complainant was incapable of consenting to sexual act... more »
Will Michael Bennet Be As Bad At The DSCC As Steve Israel Has Been At The DCCC? Take South Dakota...
US Attorney Brendan Johnson-- Michael Bennet forced him out of the race
Anna Madsen is a progressive theologian from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
She's also a trusted Daily Kos blogger who understands the difference
between a real Democrat and a side of bacon. In March we talked about why
reactionary Blue Dog Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, would be a disaster for the
Democrats if she runs for the South Dakota Senate Seat Tim Johnson is
giving up next year-- a disaster whether she wins or, more likely, loses.
This week, Anna explained it from the perspective of a Democrat living in
South Da... more »
Arab and Muslim anti-semitism
' The Arab goal isn't human rights. They want to destroy the Jewish state
and have Jews revert to the second-class status (at best) that they held in
the Middle East for the past 1400 years. The idea that Jews aren't meekly
submissive to their more numerous cousins is what causes this pure hate,
not land disputes or "settlements."'
More here
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/why-are-human-rights-organizations.html
New Report SLAMS ALEC Educ Report Card
SNIP
From the executive summary
*Read the whole report*
* *
*>>>>HERE<<<<<*
Overall, ALEC’s Report Card is grounded less in research than in
ideological tenets, as reflected in the high grades it assigns to states
with unproven and even disproven market-based policies. The report’s
purpose appears to be more about shifting control of education to private
interests than in improving education.
YOUR state legislators being indoctrinated with extremist ideology, "junk
science" from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
MUST READ - OpEd on ALEC
http://theadvocateonline.com/archives/4425
EXCELLENT Op-Ed today
A few snips to get your interest
Read the whole thing
*>>>>HERE<<<<<*
Posted by Ken Schauer | Contributing Editor | Comments Off
*Op-Ed – There is Power in a Band of Workin’ Folk** *
May 9, 2013
The single biggest threat to our Democracy is the American Legislative
Exchange Council. A group of so called liberty nuts are gung-ho to
exchange the tyranny of the people to the tyranny of the corporations. The
massive shift away from our workers rights to the rights of the employers
is insidious, branding m... more »
REPORT / Mariann G. Wizard : 'La Vida Coca' in Bolivia and Peru
Pre-Incan metal vessels in the Larco Museum, Lima, for storing coca
leaves. Human-faced pots from some early Andean cultures (not shown)
have distended cheek pouches, where coca leaves are held during use. The
central figure above is using coca in the Amazonian/Caribbean way.
There the Kogi, Arhuaco, and Wiwa people use a hollow gourd (poporo)
associated with virility to consume coca.
Keeping Population In Perspective
Mankind now numbers well in excess of 7-billion and we're expected to reach
9-billion before long. Here are a few stats to help you keep that in
perspective.
When Columbus "sailed the ocean blue" and in American myth discovered the
New World, 1492, the world population stood at around 500-million people.
Somewhere in the early 1800's that doubled to a billion people.
In the 1920's we hit the two billion mark for the first time.
By 1959 we upped that to three billion. Less than one lifetime later
we're well past seven billion.
Now let's go back to the death and resurrection of C... more »
Yellowstone Fears
Although there is no evidence that Yellowstone will massively erupt, it has
in the past and we have certainly satisfied ourselves that it will do it
again. We have every encouragement to thing that the treat is distant.
At the present, our civilization will have difficulty handling such an
event, yet we are far less vulnerable than even a century ago. We do have
the real capacity to move people, even if that meant evacuating North
America.
However, it is certain that actual surface evacuation is a plausible future
contingency during the next million years and the easiest response ... more »
Sea Stalactites Provide Clues to Origin of Life
I do not see that there is actual evidence here for this speculation.
However we also know that another researcher froze some organic precursors
for twenty years and did get encouragement. The fact remains that we are
just breaking into slow cold chemistry to see where it all takes us and
right now we can expect surprises.
Thus brinicles become interesting if we can set up a stable experimental
system that uses them. They are the cold water analog of the volcanic hot
spring.
It is all suggestive for now.
*Sea stalactites provide clues to origin of life*
*
by St... more »
US Home Prices up 9.3 Percent
In fairness, what this means to us is that we have switched from a
buyer's market to a sellers market and most transactions are taking place
without discounting. It still has to expand somewhat before we see forward
momentum in the market. It is clearly good news and we can hope to see
rapid growth in the new homes market to absorb this burgeoning demand. Yes
it is time to get aboard if it works for you.
What it also means is that a lot of demand stranded by the banks while
they sorted themselves out is now coming back into the banking system. They
have really sorted thi... more »
Inconceivable Complexity
This is a worthy article that powerfully reminds readers that looking for
a clear decision point from market driven data is impossible an d naturally
risky. Worse, we can organize and classify all that data to produce trends
that are briefly real. Yet that same trend swiftly brings about a dynamic
response from other decision makers.
Thus naturally analysis of the data produces counter trends that mitigate
the analysis and we are forced back to tossing coins.
What needs to be understood though, is that alterations in the
foundational structures will produce alteratio... more »
i-Spy With My Little FBI
When I compared President Obama to James Bond and their two
beloved Moneypennies in a recent post, I was half-kidding. But isn't it a
coincidence that the title of his latest *West Wing Week *propaganda video is called
"Nobody Does It Better" -- the theme song of *The Spy Who Loved Me?* Check
it out. It's just as overblown and satiric as the typical 007 movie. Every
time the camera pans to the White House press corps, for example, they're
frantically transcribing every golden Obamian word on their *steno pads*.
There are multiple shots of Obama in such an exalted state of being th... more »
PHOTO ESSAY / Otis Ike : The NRA War Party in Houston
Undercover
at the NRA: Otis Ike with new friend at the National Rifle
Association's annual convention in Houston, May 3-5, 2013. All photos by
Otis Ike / The Rag Blog.
A Klan rally without hoods:
The NRA War Party in Houston
There were children salivating over automatic weapons in an environment
where showboating adults were calling for the overthrow of the President
of the United States.
FBI thinks they don’t need warrants to spy on email, Facebook and other electronic communication
image: cliff1066/Flickr Madison Ruppert
New documents reveal that the Department of Justice takes a similar stance
to that of the IRS in claiming that they do not necessarily need warrants
to spy on emails, Twitter direct messages, Facebook chats and other private
communications of Americans.
In the case of the IRS, the head of the agency said last month that they
would abandon their policy that claimed the authority to read the emails of
Americans without a warrant. However, the agency did not say that they
would extend the new policy to all private electronic communications.
Th... more »
On Irony, Hubris, and Insanity
IRONY: Advocates promoting Common Core State Standards as a mechanism for
teaching critical thinking skills are themselves not using critical
thinking to make that claim. HUBRIS: “All the standards and tests that have
come before have failed, but I am the person who will make standards and
tests work!” [Recommended literary interlude] INSANITY: “All the […]
Obama Supports Expansion of Wiretap Laws
*U.S. Government to fine companies that do not comply with wiretap orders
that violate user's privacy.*
*Activist Post*
Spying without a warrant in America is a crime, a violation of privacy
rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. Yet, the government is asking
technology companies to commit this crime or be fined for insubordination.
The New York Times is reporting that the Obama administration is "on the
verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping
overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people."According
to the *New York ... more »
No, Campaign Money Isn't the Root of All Evil
The Brennan Center's Jonathan Backer gets upset with Ezra Klein's recent
(excellent) post in which he concluded that money in the 2012 elections
turned out to be rather less of a threat to democracy than many had feared
in the post-Citizens United world. Backer's point: well, maybe Super PACs
didn't change the election results, but surely they changed the politicians
who received all that money.
I doubt it. And Backer's examples certainly don't convince me.
First example?
The National Rifle Association spent nearly $20 million in the 2012
election on outside spending, making it the... more »
New "Connected Universe" Theory Offers Potential New Source Of Energy
PRNewswire -- A groundbreaking paper published last week sheds new light on
the theory of gravity and the potential to significantly impact global
issues facing the human race, including alternative energy sources.
Nassim Haramein, Director of Research at the Hawaii Institute for Unified
Physics (HIUP), has authored a paper titled "Quantum Gravity and the
Holographic Mass," which has been validated and published in the peer
review journal, Physical Review and Research International. This paper
discusses Haramein's "Connected Universe" theory, which offers a new and
alternative ... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Energetics of Gaia Set for Impressive Changes…
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* *Energetics of Gaia Set for Impressive Changes…*
by ÉirePort
Steadiness amidst chaotic moments is key to Gaia progression through coming
days. Energetics of Gaia, in particular, humanity-general of Gaia, is set
for impressive changes. Also may be stated as "changes which impress", or
"changes which create an impression", upon each individual human
consciousness. These changes cannot be avoided or swept aside, as they
encompass all of Gaia, all inhabitants, of all kinds.
Each Hue-man has prepared for these moments, and will embody the changes,
and rise above the chaos of th... more »
Adoring the Luv Guv, reviving a witch!
*THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013*
*Hello once again to all that:* It’s great to see Gail Collins settling
back into the nation’s policy wars.
Last Thursday, Collins returned to the New York Times after a three-week
break. These are the topics she has selected for her last two Thursday
columns:
*Thursday, May 2:* South Carolina Luv Guv Mark Sanford
*Thursday, May 9:* South Carolina Luv Guv Mark Sanford
Remember how we all swore, after September 11, that we would never do this
again? People like Collins walk one way. It’s dumb stupid piddle or bust!
That said, we’ve been struck by the way some... more »
Strange Bedfellows Indeed
The British government's energy and climate change secretary, Ed Davey, is
fighting back against climate change skeptics within the ranks of his own
coalition government. Davey is a Liberal Democrat. His party wants
action on climate change. The LibDems, however, prop up the Cameron
Conservatives where, true to course, the rightwing climate change skeptics
lurk.
*Ed Davey, the energy and climate change secretary, is to use a major
speech at Clarence House on Wednesday afternoon to fight back against the
increasingly vocal climate change scepticism of other sections of the
coali... more »
Got Hemp Milk? The Benefits of Hemp Milk
Wiki image Joe Martino
Hemp milk is an incredibly nutritious and tasty alternative to cow's milk
as it supplies the body with essential nutrients without the harm that
dairy causes to the body. For some, it is an ethical choice to not drink
animal milk, for others it is an intolerance. Others choose to avoid it for
reasons of making healthier choices while others drink it as they want the
nutritional benefits and like the taste. Whatever the circumstance, is it
possible that we are not making the most healthy choice by drinking animal
milk? For those who are looking for an alterna... more »
Santa Ana Police Department: taking payoffs to jail the innocent
Ruth Hull
In Santa Ana, real criminals never need fear arrest as police get $ to
arrest law-abiding fathers, brothers, sisters, and children who have
committed no crime except for failing to have their proof of citizenship.
Do you have yours?
In Santa Ana, crime victims are rarely able to obtain assistance from the
police when it's needed. Police routinely ignore bruises, broken windows,
and evidence of extreme violence. Policemen laugh as girls report child
sexual abuse. Officers watch as elderly victims of torture are carried into
ambulances. After the victims are removed, these... more »
Every television newscast is a staged event
Dees Illustration Jon Rappoport
Focus on the network evening news. This is where the staging is done well.
First, we have the image itself, the colors in foreground and background,
the blend of restful and charged hues. The anchor and his/her smooth style.
Then we have the shifting of venue from the studio to reporters in the
field, demonstrating the reach of coverage: the planet. As if this equals
authenticity.
The managing editor, usually the elite anchor, chooses the stories to cover
and their sequence.
The anchor goes on the air: “Our top story tonight, more signs of gridlock ... more »
Decline in snow cover spells trouble for many plants, animals – ‘Snow cover is becoming shorter, thinner, and less predictable. We’re seeing a trend. The subnivium is in retreat.’
[image: UW–Madison scientists say reptiles and amphibians such as this wood
frog, which can survive being frozen solid over the winter, are put at risk
by disruption of the microenvironment beneath the snow known as the
subnivium. Photo: Thomas Kitchin and Victoria Hurst / leesonphoto]
By Terry Devitt
6 May 2013
(UW–Madison) – For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter
weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge,
a stable beneath-the-snow habitat that gives essential respite from biting
winds and subzero temperatures.
But in a warming ... more »
CHILD SACRIFICE AND ROYALTY
*Toos Nijenhuis points out child sacrifice site, near Zwolle, Holland*
Child Sacrifice and Trafficking in Holland, and Abroad
May 8, 2013: Zwolle, Holland:
"A survivor of a high-level ring involving child sacrifice, torture and
trafficking went public today...
"*Toos Nijenhuis, a fifty four year old physiotherapist and mother of five
from Holland, was tortured, raped and used experimentally from the age of
four years old by wealthy and powerful men around the world, including top
officials of churches and governments.*
"And, Nijenhuis claims, these crimes are continuing today, i... more »
Announcing New Transparency Bill to Disclose Vaccine Ingredients to Parents
Parents should have the right to know
everything that is injected into their child Christina England
VacTruth has been informed that Representative Andrea Boland of Sanford,
Maine, has gained enough votes in committee to go to the state legislative
floor with a bill allowing greater transparency in the disclosure of
vaccine ingredients. This is the third time that Representative Boland has
recommended this bill, which has the potential to empower parents.
The bill was scheduled to be presented on May 8 at 9:00 am until May 10 at
12:00 pm EDT.
If passed, this will be the first time... more »
Happy Fibonacci Day!
Leonardo Pisano Bigollo (1170-1250), known today as Fibonacci, was one of
the most talented mathematicians of the Middle Ages. He was instrumental in
introducing the Hindu-Arabic number system to Europe through his book, *Liber
Abaci* or the Book of Calculations. One example in this book is the
sequence that today bears his name and begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 ...
in which each term is the sum of its two predecessors. Thus 5/8/13 has been
dubbed "Fibonacci Day."
The Fibonacci Sequence and the Fibonacci Spiral appear throughout nature.
The Fibonacci Sequence was first used to m... more »
THE PROFESSORIATE FAILS US AGAIN: The New York Times [HEART] the nation’s professors!
*THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013*
*Epilogue—How well do professors read:* The New York Times is conducting a
long love affair with the nation’s professors.
Constant reliance on the professors helps establish a basic part of Times
Culture. That’s the impression, served to Times readers, that the Times is
a very *smart* paper.
Of course, if the New York Times is a very smart paper, then its readers
must be smart too! Relentlessly, the New York Times flatters subscribers
with this pleasing idea.
This idea may not be accurate. Again and again, the New York Times
publishes bungled work by the n... more »
China Taiwan Data Discrepancies
And hilarity ensued (source of quote and chart above).
"Head-scratching discrepancies in bilateral data comparison persisted on
both sides of the ledger," she wrote. "Compared with the data from Taiwan –
the only economy besides China that has published the complete set of April
data – growth of mainland exports to Taiwan was 57.7 ppt faster based on
China’s data (+49.2% yoy vs. -2.7% yoy) and that of mainland’s imports from
Taiwan was 58.6ppt faster (+55.7% yoy vs. -2.9% yoy)! The gaps narrowed
only marginally from March."
Is the data reliable? You tell me....
____________________... more »
Hegemonic Warfare Watch: China wants Okinawa too
*Onion harvest near Checheng in Pingtung.*
In the People's Daily, two "scholars" argue that Okinawa is Chinese, a
pattern that has been emerging more and more in the last few years. The
Chinese government coyly refused to take a position (bloomberg)....
China refused to confirm that Okinawa belongs to Japan after *two Chinese
scholars suggested re-examining the ownership of the archipelago that
includes the island, adding to tensions over a separate territorial dispute.
*
Agreements between allied forces during World War II mean the ownership of
the Ryukyu Islands may be in questi... more »
Did Israel Nuke Syria? "Nuclear Rogue" By Jim Stone
Anyone with 1/2 a measure of intelligence knows that Israel indeed is a
nuclear weapons nation, and that it would use these weapons in an instant
according to its INSANE Samson Option against most nations on planet Earth
in a true holocaust where they clearly state that "If We are ever in danger
of going down... We will take 1/2 the world with us!".... Such is the
insanity and immorality of this dangerous terrorist nation...
Recently I came across several videos that were sent to me, asking for my
honest opinion, and I was truly shocked... The evidence presented in these
videos sho... more »
MN Teamsters 120 - Was in OKC for the anti-ALEC Rally
Found this - this morning
and it made my heart proud.
On May 2 - a HUGE union presence was at the ALEC meeting in OKC made the
news across the nation telling America
ALEC is NOT OK for Oklahoma - ALEC is NOT OK for America
I watched the rally on livestream - not knowing that Minnesota was there in
OKC.
From the Oklahoma Teamsters webpage
Teamsters Local Union No. 174
*Oklahomans against ALEC*
Posted: May 3, 2013
Source: Teamster Nation
Oklahoma may be America’s reddest state, but that doesn’t mean its
residents want to hand the keys of the legislature over to ALEC. That’s why
y... more »
For Syria: A beginning for talks but to what ends?
After you have read the news stories linked in the previous post:* Kerry
Sees Transitional Syrian Government Without Assad Read this one. A
beginning for Syria talks*
*Let's call this wondering, thinking, contemplating via the blog.. my
thinking is all italicized *
*New thoughts are in red... *
Excerpt and additional links below:
It shouldn’t have been this hard, but Secretary of State John Kerry has
finally gotten Russia to back the peace plan on Syria that it endorsed in
principle last June.*(? Russia endorsed the Geneva Plan last year) *This
isn’t a breakthrough, but at least it’s... more »
Canada's Criminal Government Backs Israeli Terrorism In Syria!
I have long said that this government in Ottawa is not my own, and
absolutely does not listen to the Canadian people at all... Instead, it
bends over and constantly grovels to the will of Jewish interests, and will
do anything to please both their Jewish masters, and the wants and wishes
of the criminal and diabolical state of Israel....It is so sad to watch
these sick freaks do anything to support the Jewish state, above the needs
of their own nation!
I came across a very important video that absolutely stunned me... It is a
must see by everyone, and is entitled: "Harper Government... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Candice Bergen, 67.
Some good stuff:
1. If you care about turnout, you obviously don't want to miss Michael
McDonald on the demographics of the 2012 electorate.
2. Much more on 2012 and campaign effects from John Sides and Lynn
Vavreck.
3. And Marc Ambinder on Benghazi.
Unprecedented Contamination of the Ocean
Today is Convocation, which constitutes the graduation ceremony at my
university campus.
I will not be able to post today as I'll be on campus all day.
I've decided to simply update my reports of ocean contamination. Thanks to
Enenews for highlighting this article here
TEPCO to dump groundwater to ease crisis at Fukushima nuclear plant May 08,
2013http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201305080062
[Excerpted] about 400 tons of groundwater flow into the reactor buildings
on a daily basis and mixes with the radioactive water. According to
calculations, 300 tons of ... more »
Dust-Up In Orlando-- Alan Grayson vs John Mica vs Nick Ruiz
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
The Orlando Metro has 4 congressmen, Corrine Brown (D-FL-05), John Mica
(R-FL-07), Alan Grayson (D-FL-09) and Daniel Webster (R-FL-10). These were
the election results last November:
*•* Corrine Brown- 71%
*•* Alan Grayson- 63%
*•* Daniel Webster- 52%
*•* John Mica- 59%
Monday, Lauren Rowe, a feisty, albeit simpleminded, reporter from WKMG,
Local 6, invited two of them, Orlando's dynamic duo, Grayson and Mica, on
to *Flashpoint* to discuss the Sequester, which Mica voted for and which
Grayson strenuously opposes. "Anybody,"... more »
Initial Claims for the US drop to 324 thousand , allegedly the lowest since January 2008 .....QE will still last forever or until it is forcibly stopped by US creditor strikes ....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-09/initial-claims-drop-324k-lowest-january-2008
Initial Claims Drop To 324K, Lowest Since January 2008
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/09/2013 08:44 -0400
- Continuing Claims
There was no surprise in today's Initial Claims data, which continued the
downward trend seen in recent months (despite the data seen in the most
recent JOLTS survey which was hardly as optimistic on recent labor trends
as the NFP number of the weekly claims data), with the headline number
dropping to 323K, down from an upward revised ... more »
Greek unemployment crosses 27 percent overall but a staggering 64 percent for youths ! Despite at least three bailouts and receiving various tranches of welfare , what good news are Greek citizens receiving ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-09/cyprus-capital-controls-will-continue-until-morale-improves
Cyprus' Capital Controls Will Continue Until Morale Improves
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/09/2013 11:51 -0400
Proving that in Europe the logic behind the saying that "*the beatings will
continue until moral improves*" is alive and well, was the announcement by
the Cyprus central bank head Panicos that capital controls in the country *will
remain in place until confidence returns*. We'll let that sink in for a
minute.
From AP:
*Panicos Demetriades ... more »
Expanded, NOT Restricted, Abortion Options
Canada's lawless abortion regime rightfully stands as a beacon to
progressive countries struggling to escape patriarchal attitudes to women's
health and reproductive freedom.
But as we've noted recently (here and here), Australia has grabbed the
patriarchal bull by the RU486 (aka 'home abortion pill') horns.
Pioneered by Dr Caroline de Costa, the medication is set to be added to
Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory list, which would lower the
cost from $300-400 to $36 for woman who can pay and $12 for women on
benefits.
(For those interested, there is -- of course -- a poli... more »
london, day two
We had breakfast in a little cafe (what New Yorkers call a coffee shop, a
real working-person's breakfast spot) in R's neighbourhood. This was my
only opportunity to have a full English breakfast on this trip, and it was
yummy.
We got a bit of a late start, but that was probably best in the long run. I
either did poor research or didn't fully take in what I was reading,
because we didn't realize the British Library was no longer part of the
British Museum. Last time we were in London, the British Library was closed
for its massive renovation. I had really enjoyed it when I was here ... more »
Untitled
*U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran introduces amendments to protect South Mississippi
from Louisiana levee project*
*Sewerage and Water Board asks firm to research new fee to fund drainage
projects ~Charles Maldonado*~ Editilla the Pun~ Great piece. Charles, can
you do follow-up on how all of this relates to the reality of the Outfall
Canal Pumps Maintenance Costs @ $10,000,000/year for (1st) 10 years after
the Corps of Engineers hands the system --No Warranty No Return-- over to S
and WB? Feilkow addressed this in a council meeting with the Corps in
2008-2009 and the Corps' answer was "we'll ... more »
You Can't Believe A Word
Andrew Coyne has an interesting take on the National Research Council's new
mandate. The NRC was originally established to do the kind of research
which business could not and should not do:
Hence it is well-established economic principle that basic research is the
sort of thing governments should fund. By the same token, however,
government should not be in the business of funding applied research, that
is research directed to commercial uses. Not only is this unnecessary —
business can perfectly well fund this sort of thing on its own — but it
inevitably tilts the pitch in favou... more »
Show Mom Some Love this Mother's Day and More
Mother's Day is almost here. It is a time of reflection for me each year. I
reflect on how much I love my little girl and especially how grateful I am
to have my mom in my life. I can't imagine how I would live my life without
her guidance and love. She truly is the perfect mom for me. My mom isn't
one for huge displays of love and affection, the simple things have always
been her favorite. This year, although I will be able to spend the days
before Mother's Day with my mom, I won't actually be able to be with her on
the day. I want her to know that I am thinking of her, even though ... more »
Breaking: Kerry Sees Transitional Syrian Government Without Assad
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a transitional government in Syria
would not include president Bashar al-Assad.
Kerry said Thursday in Rome, where he was meeting with Jordanian Foreign
Minister Nasser Judeh, that the goal is a political solution agreed to by
the Syrian government and those opposed to Mr. Assad.
Kerry says that "clearly means" the Syrian president will not be part of
the transitional government.
Syria's main opposition coalition has long demanded that any peace process
begin with Mr. Assad and top security officials leaving power.
Earlier this week, Kerry ... more »
NEWSPAPER TYCOON; UNDERAGE TEEN GIRL; CIA
*Newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah with Margaret Thatcher, who was reportedly a
friend of a number of child abusers, including Sir Jimmy Savile.*
*
*Eddy Shah has written books about an agent of the CIA.
*BOOK ONE.**THE START OF THE JOURNEY*
*The mid 1990s*
*Central Intelligence Agency *
*Langley **Virginia.*
*
*
*Eddy Shah* : Works
A court has been told that the UK newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah had a 14
year-old girl as a sex slave.
The court was told that the girl was sold to Shah by Susan Davies.
*dailymail.co.uk/*
*Susan Davies*
The girl has told a jury that she was forced to perform... more »
Police confirm Bilderberg 2013 to take place in Watford. UK.
it turns out the next Bilderberg meeting will take place in UK.
* *
*Hertfordshire Police have confirmed that the 2013 Bilderberg Group meeting
will take place at the Grove luxury hotel in Watford, United Kingdom early
next month as over 100 of the world's most influential power brokers will
meet clandestinely to discuss global policy behind closed doors. *
*"A Hertfordshire Police spokesman confirmed the event was taking place but
declined to comment on operational policing details," reports the Watford
Observer.*
Bilderberg 2013
The Grove Hotel, Hertfordshire, June 6th-9th
... more »
Snordster - Does Obama Really Exist?
Snordster asks, "Someone must remember whoever President Barack Hussein
Obama aka Barry Soetero aka... was: at school, during his youth, while he
was at Uni?"
Anyone?
*ADDITIONAL SNORDSTER:* I kinda like this guy's mind, *a lot!*
Adama: Ice Cream Reality (Vanilla or Chocoate?)
*Thanks to Lisa for finding this! -AK*
http://dreamwalkerdiaries.blogspot.com/2013/05/adama-ice-cream-reality-vanilla-or.html
*Monday, May 6, 2013*
*Adama: Ice Cream Reality (Vanilla or Chocoate?)*
*>Adama*
yes
*>Quiet today?*
yes
*>You too?*
yes - evolution in the balance, we are at a tipping point as they say. So
everyone here is waiting with "baited breath", it is a bit like watching
those coin games, where the coins build up and build up. You add another
coin to the pile, but it doesn't fall. You add another, and another... the
time leading to the point where the coins ti... more »
The BBC just can't help themselves
This morning there's an article on the BBC website entitled 'Cleveland
abductions: Do white victims get more attention?'. Here's an extract:
'Charlton McIlwain, a professor at New York University and the author of
Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in US Political Campaigns, defines
the syndrome: "White women occupy a privileged role as violent crime
victims in news media reporting."
In other words, the victim is white and middle class. Ideally, she is saved
- by a white guy.
"Our victims are colour-coded," says McIlwain. A proper victim is one who
looks like a journalist, he ... more »
US "Pivot" Toward Asia Trips in Malaysia
*Image: Despite the US mobilizing the summation of its media power and
pouring millions of dollars into the opposition party, including the
creation and perpetuation of fake-NGOs such as Bersih and the Merdeka
Center, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak sailed to a comfortable
victory in this year's general elections. The cheap veneer has begun
peeling away from America's "democracy promotion" racket, leaving its
proxies exposed and frantic, and America's hegemonic ambitions across Asia
in serious question. *
....
*May 8, 2013* (LD) - Wall Street and London's hegemonic ambitions i... more »
U.N.C.L.E. - Corbett Report vs Graham Fuller
James Corbett (owner/presenter of Corbett Report) CLEARLY delivers better *real
journalism* than all those 'supposedly real corporate journalism venues'
we're all selectively brainwashed by - day in, day out.
*SIBEL EDMONDS & THE BOSTON BOMBINGS:* if you want more insight into Sibel
Edmonds' claims against the rigging of the Boston Marathon Bombings, check
out her earlier appearance in front of the camera dated 27th April 2013: *OPERATION
GLADIO-relevant*.
"Our foreign policy ... *changes*, based on what is taking place." Edmonds
summarises.
If we're to believe these inside vi... more »
May 8, 1973
A busy day for Nixon, with several Watergate-related briefings with his new
staff. Unlike his conversations with Haldeman and Ehrlichman, Nixon is here
the only one who really knows anything -- and the version of events he
tells is consistent with the new cover-up of the cover-up, not with the
truth.
Nixon prepares Ron Ziegler for his press briefing on the Plumbers:
--
President Nixon: [...] [D]on't you think we had better check with
Ehrlichman to say, to say that our position here is that I did not learn of
this -- I mean, I did not learn of the [Fielding] burglary -- you know wh... more »
Nassim Haramein: science as religion
It is the second time when I was contacted by someone who seems to be a fan
of Nassim Haramein. Who is that? Another surfer dude in Hawaii, a
self-taught supergenius, we are told, who will give us unlimited free
energy according to the green optimists (no, there has never been anything
remotely rational about the environmentalists), who has an impressive
website called The Resonance Project, who will unify the mankind, and do
tons of other wonderful things.
In fact, when you search for YouTube videos with him, you seem to get over
75,000 hits, videos that cover not only his unifie... more »
Your moment of Zen
A secret garden in Portland, Oregon. Photo by architect41 via this site.
[click to embiggen.]
Leading the way in education – instead of following the failing neo liberal agenda
Activism in paradise - Voices from down under at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 23 hours ago
by Bruce Hammonds Reposted from Leading-Learning. ‘Education in America is
at a crossroads’, writes American educator Yong-Zhao Ironically while China
is busy trying to transform its test orientated education into a talent
orientated system, writes Chinese born but now a respected American
educator Yong- Zhao, America ( and now New Zealand) is moving towards a
standardized test driven […]
Thursday Morning Linkage
Here is your Thursday Morning Linkage, starting with some energy and
environment links: Illegal fish trade costs $10 billion to $23 billion in
global losses each eyar China’s coal mining companies and coal burning
power plants accounted for 15% of the country’s total freshwater
withdrawals China leading the United States on climate change? Charles Mann
Continue reading
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Ask The Mountains”
Vangelis, “Ask The Mountains”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBYf3lYSEg
"A Look to the Heavens"
“To see a vista like this takes patience, hiking, and a camera. Patience
was needed in searching out just the right place and waiting for just the
right time. A short hike was needed to reach this rugged perch above a
secluded cove in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in California, USA. And a
camera was needed for the long exposure required to bring out the faint
light from stars and nebulae in the background Milky Way galaxy.
*Click image for larger size.*
Moonlight and a brief artificial flash illuminated the hidden beach and
inlet behind nearby trees in the above composite imag... more »
The Radicalizing of the Smokey the Bear Meme (Fracking Fires Kill) In the Country of Zombies
Remember, kids, only you can prevent fracking fires! It's a fracking Zombie
country these days, isn't it? Because only Zombies would cause these fires.
And they must be everywhere. Forest Service Seeks To Silence Smokey the
Bear Over Fracking Peter Rugh May 7, 2013 Modified Smokey the Bear meme.
Smokey the Bear thought he smelled a fire in the woods. But as he
approached the clearing
Chet Raymo, “The Silence”
*“The Silence”*
by Chet Raymo
“The hiding places of my power
Seem open; I approach, and then they close;
I see by glimpses now; when age comes on,
May scarcely see at all, and I would give,
While yet we may, as far as words can give,
A substance and a life to what I feel...”
"These few lines from Wordsworth's "The Prelude" leapt off the page at me
this morning. They capture well enough what my life has become. All those
years of teaching, of writing in the Boston Globe, were years of sharing
public knowledge, knowledge that had been vetted by the scientific
community. The... more »
Al Kamen offers a returning congressman a "hiker's guide" to Our Nation's Capital
*View of the Potomac River from Weverton Cliffs*
Over forty miles of the Appalachian Trail travel across Maryland, with most
of the AT following the ridgeline of South Mountain. Many call this
stretch of the AT easy compared to other areas, however there are some
steep climbs. The low point in the state along the trail is 261 feet at
the Potomac River and the highest point is near High Rock with an elevation
of 1905 feet.
This section of the Appalachian Trail takes hikers to its closest point to
the nations capital, Washington, DC. While the AT in Maryland is called
easy by some... more »
The Heart is the Throne of the All-Merciful
*"Paths to the Heart: Sufism and the Christian East"* by James Cutsinger.
*Title: The Heart is the Throne of the All-Merciful. YouTube Video
Description - [Channel: RecoveringtheSacred. Published on March 24, 2012]:*
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Paths to the Heart Conference, University of South
Carolina.
Also, check out *"The Power of the Heart"* by Catherine Jane Larkin, and *"Opening
the Heart Through Ecstatic Poetry: Coleman Barks at TED."*
ProWomanProForcedPregnancy Is a Total Stand-Alone (Astroturf) Organization
In a recent blogpost about March for Lies being such a good teachable
moment for young women to learn slut-shaming and sanctimonious judgement,
we mentioned that the original article by Amanda Watson seems to have
struck a nerve with those professional female slut-shamers over at
ProWomanProForcedPregnancy.
They responded with their lie protest that they are NOT affiliated with
other organizations.
You be the judge. The principal is Andrea Mrozek. Here's her day job.
Andrea currently works at the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada as
Manager of Research and Communications.
B... more »
Untitled
*U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran introduces amendments to protect South Mississippi
from Louisiana levee project*
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : 'Radio Unnameable' Legend Bob Fass and Filmmaker Paul Lovelace
Late-night radio revolutionary Bob Fass, left, and filmmaker Paul Lovelace.
Rag Radio podcast:
Free-form radio legend Bob Fass and
'Radio Unnameable' filmmaker Paul Lovelace
“I wanna be a neuron -- I don’t wanna be the brain. We’re all the brain.” -- Bob Fass to his radio audience in the 1960s.
By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2013
Bob Fass is an American broadcast legend who
Gold and Silver news and views , Harvey Organ report for May 6 , 2013.... Gold and silver continues to leave Comex and GLD ETF .... but SLV continues to be essentially .....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://beforeitsnews.com/gold-and-precious-metals/2013/05/world-bank-whistle-blower-precious-metals-to-serve-as-an-underpinning-for-paper-currencies-2499792.html
(
2013 - year of the whistle blower ? )
World Bank Whistle-Blower: “Precious Metals To Serve As An Underpinning
For
Paper Currencies”
Monday, May 6, 2013 4:11
(Before It's News)
I had the opportunity yesterday to speak with one of the western world’s
most courageous and astute women, *Karen Hudes*, *Former Senior Council*
to
the *World Bank—**now turned whistle-blower.*
It was a powerful conversation, as Karen spent 20 years... more »
W. Joseph Campbell - Getting It Wrong: Misreported Stories in American Journalism
W. Joseph Campbell - *Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported
Stories in American Journalism*.
The U.S. mainstream media can get things wrong? No way! Since when? How is
that even possible? It can't be! CONSPIRACY THEORY! CONSPIRACY THEORY!
*Title: Getting It Wrong: Misreported Stories in American Journalism.
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: LibraryOfCongress. Uploaded on
September 8, 2011]:*
W. Joseph Campbell discusses his new book on the ten greatest misreported
stories in American journalism.
W. Joseph Campbell is a tenured professor in the School of Communic... more »
Fed's Fisher plays bad Fed Cop while sounding like a repentant drunk at the same time .... money quote " somewhere we have to have practical limits as to where we can build the balance sheet. We're moving in the direction of a $4 trillion balance sheet. We know we can't go on forever."
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-08/feds-fisher-santelli-cant-go-forever
Fed's Fisher To Santelli: "This Can't Go On Forever"
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/08/2013 19:46 -0400
- Ben Bernanke
- Dallas Fed
- Fisher
- Monetary Policy
- Richard Fisher
- Rick Santelli
While notably 'not' the Fed's opinion, Dallas Fed head Richard Fisher
provided more than a few compellingly truthy comments in this excellent
discussion with CNBC's Rick Santelli. *It is fiscal policy that is holding
us back*, he warns, "we have a massive fo... more »
Listen up
It used to be that if you wanted to talk to the government you had to send
a letter.
Then you were able to send a fax.
Nowadays, if you want to say “listen up” you can send them your thoughts by
email, tweet or instant message.
But as of last night’s first reading of the bill to legalise the GCSB’s
inability to read the law by which the department of buggers is empowered,
we can now look forward to a new way of letting the government listen up:
by having them listening in directly. By having the buggers intercept our
emails, tap our phones, and bug our houses.
In short, by havi... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“I Have Learned”
*“I Have Learned”*
Posted by Paulo Coelho
(This text, which I found on the Internet, is attributed to me. I did not
write it, but I think worth reproducing here. - PC)
"I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be
someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them;
I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care
back;
I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to
destroy it.
I’ve learned that you can get by on charm, for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you’d better know something;
I’ve learned... more »
17 Air Force Officers have nuclear launch keys revoked ? WTF , is there another mishap brewing at Minot ?
This is odd.....
http://deepbluehorizon.blogspot.com/2013/05/stratcom-commander-strips-missileers-of.html
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/17-air-force-officers-have-nuke-launch-keys-revoked/
17 Air Force Officers Have Nuke
Launch Keys Revoked
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May 8, 2013 4:23pm
An Air Force commander has temporarily stripped 17 officers of their
authority to control and launch nuclear-armed Minuteman III missiles after
he found their performance lacking during a recent inspe... more »
Cyber Attack Tuesday ( take some cash out tonight , never know when the plug could be pulled for real ! ) Timing for this cyber attack interesting - right before the big Benghazi Hearing on Wednesday ! Wag The Dog anyone ?
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/sites-down/
Many Websites Down This Afternoon, including ALL MSN sites.
<a href="http://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/20
Being A Leader Is Not The Same As Being Led Around By A Ring In Your Nose
Tuesday at a House Financial Services Committee meeting, Arizona
freshman
Kyrsten Sinema, who's racked up one of the most reactionary voting
records
of any Democrat in Congress, might have thought no one was looking when
she
sold out her own constituents in favor of Wall Street banksters. She
backed all
the GOP's deregulation proposals and then touted it in the Democratic
caucus. She wasn't who I was talking about here... but she certainly
could
have been.
Adam Pase, the corporate-oriented Executive Director of the corrupt New
Demssent around a "dear colleague" letter Tuesday, shil... more »
ON TRIAL IN TENNESSEE
Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee was buzzing Monday with some unusual sights,
all in advance of a federal trial for three people charged with vandalizing
[pouring blood and painting anti-nuclear slogans] the Y-12 National
Security Complex in Oak Ridge.
Last July Michael Walli, 64, Greg Boertje-Obed, 57, and Sister Megan Rice,
an 82-year-old nun, cut through fences at Y-12 in a protest against nuclear
weapons at the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility.
Jury selection for their federal trial began Monday afternoon. Seventy five
potential jurors were vetted extensively by a spec... more »
6 year olds of America, we need to talk #commoncore
You’ve been hopped up on paste, stickers, finger paint, and the overall
ignorance of your ego-centricity for far too long. We need to have a
“Kintervention,” followed by some KIDBELS, and a little Response to
Kintervention time, just to see if the Kintervention was successful. Thank
you Education Week. Thank you for all that you […]
The Truth About Economic Forecasting
*Guest post by Graeme B. Littler*
Astrologers, palmists, and crystal-ball gazers are scorned while
professional economists are heralded for their scientific achievements. Yet
the academics are no less mystical in trying to predict the direction of
interest rates, economic growth, and the stock market.
Sixty-five years ago, Thomas Dewey was defeated by Harry Truman in the US
presidential race, stunning the political experts and journalists who were
certain Dewey was going to win. While questions about “scientific” polling
techniques naturally arose, one journalist focused on the he... more »
“Sow Chaos, Reap Chaos”
*“Sow Chaos, Reap Chaos”*
by Missy Beattie
"Marine Capt. Cameron West said, “We are all in this together.” He and
other troops, Iraq or Afghanistan war amputees, traveled to Boston to
offer encouragement to those who lost limbs on April 15 at the Boston
Marathon. Their message: “Life’s not over.” While this was a generous
gesture, I can’t help but think that they’re not just missing a leg or an
arm, but the point. And an opportunity.
When son H was in grade school, one of his teachers taught conflict
resolution. I reinforced this and emphasized looking beneath the surface o... more »
When the chips are down
BDS is all wrong.
Palestinians and many of their gullible followers campaign against
“collective punishment”. In their opinion, the Israeli blockade of Gaza is
wrong in principle. While they simultaneously campaign for BDS that looks
extremely hypocritical.
Despite their appalling record of suicide bombings and terrorism,
Palestinians demand that Israel caters for their every need. In addition to
supplying their utilities, they insist that Israel should let them in and
out of Gaza willy nilly; back and forth, to mingle freely with the Israelis
they despise, no matter how many of... more »
Minn House - Still Has It's Moments
This is courtesy of citizen journalists - The Uptake.
Please consider donating to The Uptake - to help them continue giving us
coverage - that we won't see anywhere else.
The first guy speaking is a republiCON.
It automatically moves to other clips after this next clip.
You can quit watching after the license plate vote
I don't remember front license plates being at the top of any voter polls.
Evidently RepubliCONS still don't understand what the word "jobs" means.
Saves $500,000 a year - how many people does it put out of work?
What happens after the tests are over?
Apparently, “Spirit Week!” Wait, isn’t learning supposed to be fun ALL YEAR
ROUND? I guess not. Can we also think of new things to do in schools on
these Spirit Days? I remember them as a teacher and an entire grade level
wearing the same color really isn’t all that fun. Maybe I’m being too […]
Malcolm London doing his thing at PBS TED talk event
The cult of TED is kind of strange. In any event, Chicago student poet and
activist Malcolm London was invited to speak and perform. You heard him
here At the Chalk Face recently with Israel Munoz. Here’s Malcolm’s
performance. But I’m told that his work was edited. We’re not sure how or
why. We’ll find […]
MR. 109
The poor and working class, marginalized people of a profit driven culture,
filled the room at the Dewitt Court just outside of Syracuse, New York. There
were 109 cases to be heard and the “night court” began at 6:00 pm.
When one man appeared before the judge I heard the court say he was accused
of grand larceny. My mind immediately flashed back to Richard Connor, the
former CEO of the Portland Press Herald (Maine) who took over the paper a
few years ago and immediately reduced the news staff, sold off assets,
changed the paper’s political orientation to a right-wing rag, and ... more »
Stupidification of British Columbia/The BC Rail Corruption Scandal Stall Game
*Written by Grant G*
Classic baiting and switching performed like a Russian ballet, spins twirls
and tosses, a stage busy with dancers, design and artists adorned in tutus
and tight pants, eyes easily strained following all the moving parts, I
don`t know if we should turn the BC Rail Saga into a ballet or tragic
Shakespearian play, although the thought of Gordon Campbell and David
Mclean prancing in tight pants is less than appetizing.
More like a movie titled "*The Stupidification of British Columbia*"
I won`t dwell on John Van Dongen`s concerns for too long, some people h... more »
Benghazi blowout fizzles
Darrell Issa's folly has been billed for days as the hearing that would
blow the top off the alleged Benghazi cover-up. Or something. The leaks of
the expected testimony of the *very important whistleblowers* were
breathlessly touted as the bombshell that was going to drive Obama from
office. The crackpot con echo chamber could hardly contain its excitement.
And then the hearing happened. As you can see the committee was riveted.
[Luke Johnson photo via]
Appears this didn't go exactly as planned. To begin with their star witness
with the very important title, Deputy chief of miss... more »
Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad - Magic and the Occult in Islam
**
*Title: Magic and the Occult in Islam: Ahmad al-Buni (622H/1225CE?) and his
Shams Al-Ma'arif. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: SchAdvStudy.
Published on May 8, 2013]:*
A lecture by Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad (Department of Arabic and Islamic
Civilizations, American University in Cairo) delivered at the Warburg
Institute, University of London, School of Advanced Study, on 1 May 2013.
Israel Blesses Jihad
*Israel is supporting the savage against the civilized man in Syria,
putting its military weight behind the Jihadist terrorists in their
struggle against Assad.*
Who is the biggest supporter of Jihadist terrorism? None other than. . .
Israel.
Justin Raimondo writes in his article, *"The Israeli-Jihadist Alliance"*:
It’s seems counterintuitive, to say the least. Indeed, it seems quite mad.
And yet we now have all the evidence we need to point to a de facto Israeli
alliance with Al Qaeda. The bombing of Damascus suburbs by Israeli jets –
purportedly in order to prevent the Syria... more »
TRIAD TSUNAMI IN MALAYSIA?
*In Malaysia, the mask favoured by protesters working for the CIA.*
*
*The CIA's National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and Open Society
Institute (OSI) have been trying to bring about regime change in Malaysia,
reportedly.
US attempting regime change in Malaysia
*Malaysia is one of the world's economic success stories.*
"It was Malaysia's historic ability to combine the best of the Malays,
Chinese and Indian populations in an uneasy but ultimately workable
compromise that turned it into southeast Asia’s second-largest economy."
http://www.ft.
*But, some of the Chinese Malaysi... more »
We’re Going on a “DIG”!
It’s time to do some “digging for artifacts”! In order for my District to
evaluate my performance on Domain 4 of the Danielson Rubric. I must produce
2 pieces of EVIDENCE of each of the following: 1. Reflection on Teaching
2. Maintaining Accurate Records 3. Communicating with Families 4.
Participating in a Professional Community 5. […]
Capitalism? Moral! What the hell are you talking about?
Capitalism? *Moral! *What the hell are you talking about?
Yaron Brook talks on the morality of capitalism on prime time Canadian TV.
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GOP Figures Out A New Way To Screw Working Families-- H.R. 1406
Remember when the GOP used to name bills that were meant to pollute the
air, the Clean Skies Act? Today Eric Cantor is introducing his Working
Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406), through Alabama puppet Martha Roby.
It is meant to deny working men and women overtime pay. There are 168
cosponsors, not one of whom is a Democrat. In fact most of them are from
Confederate districts that have been safely gerrymandered and where
anti-union and anti-working family sentiment is part of the political
culture. Most... but not all. Among the cosponsors of this bill who could
suffer from th... more »
Catch of the Day
Okay, it's just as much trivia as CotD, but Reid Wilson deserves something
for noticing one thing -- really two things -- about the newly elected Mark
Sanford:
Mark Sanford will join 10 other members of the class of 1994 in Congress
when he's sworn in
Weirdly, Sanford will be the 3rd member of the class of '94 to return this
Congress after taking time off (Stockman and Salmon, too)
I've written about Newt babies vs. Watergate babies before (and also
sparked by a Reid Wilson item; I guess we share an interest). I don't think
this late-in-the-day revival for the '94ers will really d... more »
When happened when people got Medicaid coverage!
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013*
*The New York Times fails to explain:* Out in Oregon, low-income people who
lacked Medicaid coverage got thrown into a lottery.
The state had enough extra money to extend coverage to some, not to all. On
this basis, some people from the lottery pool received Medicaid coverage.
Other people just like them did not.
This created the opportunity for the Oregon Medicaid study, whose results
are now being used to convince the world that Medicaid coverage is
worthless, just no damn good. In her news report in the New York Times, this
is the way Annie Lowrey descr... more »
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