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Turkey's Erdogan Gets Taste of His Own Medicine?

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 11 minutes ago

*Obama to Erdogan prior to protests in Turkey: "Listen here, comrade, take one for the team. Don't worry about your country. It's not important. We'll make sure your secret bank accounts in Switzerland are well managed. You're in good hands. I promise you. We can do this. Say it with me now: Yes we can destroy Syria, Yes we can destroy Turkey, Yes we can."* *Turkey's Erdogan Gets Taste of His Own Medicine?* *By Daniel McAdams * *The Lew Rockwell Blog* *June 1, 2013 * After nearly a week of increasing public protests in Turkey, ostensibly over government plans to turn a last bit of... more »

Maybe we won't have the Bachmann to kick around anymore, but is there any known cure for what E. J. Dionne Jr. calls "Bachmannism"?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 36 minutes ago

*"Bachmannism is far from finished. The Minnesota right-winger . . . perfected a tactic well-suited to the current media environment: continually toss out outlandish, baseless charges, and, eventually, some of them will enter the mainstream media . . . . "You don’t have to bat 1.000 or even .350 in this game. Get just a handful of your accusations and strange takes on reality into the political bloodstream and you've won. "Bachmann's method is now common currency."* *-- E. J. Dionne Jr., in his WaPo column* "GOP needs more Doles and fewer Bachmanns" *by Ken* I mentioned the other... more »

ARE AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATIVES SET TO INTRODUCE LAWS AGAINST CRITICISING ISRAEL IF THEY WIN THE NEXT ELECTION?

Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 1 hour ago

Going almost unnoticed in the Australian media was the news that all 105 members of Australia’s opposition parliamentarians became signatories to the ‘London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism’ during budget week last month. The Declaration could possibly become the foundation for new laws that might restrict criticism of Israel in Australia as part of the Coalitions proposed revamping of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act – the same act which, under Section 18C, Andrew Bolt was successfully prosecuted when he racially vilified a number of indigenous Australians. The Declara... more »

art is

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 hour ago

"Scherzo" - 1929 A fountain piece featuring a young nude woman balances on one foot with arms raised glancing down at the fish surrounding her. Harriet Frishmuth 1929

The Global Warming Scam: Having Failed To Promote CO2 As The Culprit Behind "Global Warming", The Scam Artists Have Turned To Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Instead!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 2 hours ago

I read recently that in spite of my best efforts to get everyone to understand that Global Warming is a huge fraud, it appears that according to a recent "poll", some 60% of respondents still believe in the con... It does appear that we still have our work cut out for us indeed.... Recently, I presented very strong evidence here that Carbon Dioxide is absolutely NOT a so called "Greenhouse Gas".... The findings of recent studies, including one conducted by the fraud artists at NASA have shown definitive proof that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is actually a coolant, and that in spite of the ... more »

I'm Gonna Cry

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 2 hours ago

I've known the redheaded lead singer of this group since she was a kid. She's the daughter of my friends Mark and Molly Bode. Practically watched her grow up. Couldn't be more proud of her if she was my own.

The FSA And The Kurds Continue To Fight Each Other

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 2 hours ago

Over the past several months, sectarian extremist groups acting under the official umbrella name of the "Free Syrian Army" have attacked Kurdish towns and engaged Kurdish PYD (Democratic Union Party) forces in northern Syria, who are protecting the Kurdish region and seek to create a Kurdish nation by joining with their counterparts in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. Unlike the Kurds, who are natural inhabitants of the region, the Jihadist fighters in the FSA hail from many different countries in the Muslim world, which makes them invaders, not liberators. They remind me of Mongols, especia... more »

What’s upcoming At the Chalk Face this week

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 3 hours ago

At our usual time, Sundays at 6PM EST, we’re going to be joined by Jesse Hagopian to discuss the successful MAP boycott and his new website, I am an Educator. Then, join us for a special episode on Thursday at 6PM EST when we’ll be joined once again by Dr. Mercedes Schneider so she can […]

Conservatives-- A Clear And Present Danger To Women The World Over

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago

Conservative immigrants are not adequately screened. I've been reading a fascinating-- and horrifying-- book by Jordanian journalist and activist Rana Husseini, Murder in the Name Of Honor. The book goes beyond Jordan-- and beyond just the patriarchal practice of "Honor" Killing to the whole panoply of violence against women, basically a more extreme version of what Republican Party War On Women stalwarts, Lou Dobbs and Erick Erickson, have been yammering about this week on GOP propaganda outlets. The conservative practice of taking child brides, which at least isn't about murderin... more »

Dutiful responses from Hart and @rweingarten. Relieved? M-haps. #commoncore

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 4 hours ago

Ah, well, it appears as if both Hart and Ms. Weingarten dutifully responded to Ms. Schneider’s concerns regarding the AFT’s survey on the CCSS. I definitely missed this back and forth because who can follow everything that’s happening? Amiright? In any event, here’s the Weingarten response and the one from Hart. I’ve even read the comments […]

Have you heard of NYSECTA?

antiqueteacher60 at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 5 hours ago

As I was cleaning out my email, I found an invitation to join a new and exciting group in NY. This group, NYSECTA (New York State Elementary Classroom Teachers Association) is holding its inaugural conference this summer. One of the keynote speakers is the illustrious Dr. John B. King – NY’s own Commissioner of Education. […]

31 Million Uninsured Under the PPACA (Obamacare) and Rethugs Laugh Loudly As They Stop Medicaid Expansion in States (Lou Reed Recovering!)

Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 5 hours ago

John Cale, Lou Reed and Nico Lou Reed Recovering After Liver Transplant The ultimate New York band — and, arguably, the most influential of all the proto-punk groups — the Velvet Underground were unique among Sixties rockers in their intentional crudity, in their sense of beauty in ugliness, and in their dark and risqué lyrics. During the age of flower power, the Velvets spoke in no

If Everyone Cared

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago

This post is not mine, but it sums today up perfectly… *“Been tapped into the emotions of the eternal hearts holding the contrast... Feel their weariness and desire to surrender but their fear has prevented them from doing so until now.* *So grateful for the quantum leap I have taken in consciousness because of the roles they played.* *Want them to come back to the light and celebrate. The Super bowl of consciousness has been the greatest game ever played!”* (Thank you KK!) It is a time of gratitude, healing, endings, resurrecting and new beginnings. On some lev... more »

Corporate welfare is not social welfare

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 5 hours ago

It seems some diligent (and one assumes large) shareholder of the cigarette megacorporation Reynolds American, forced them to disclose their contributions to various 501(c)(4) “social welfare” nonprofits. They threw slush money into Grover's Americans for Tax Reform, the Koch boys' Americans for Prosperity and a couple of smaller fake "social welfare" groups. Considering these groups were part of a 501(c)(4) scam that spent about "$250 million to promote or attack federal political candidates" we can guess that Reynolds wasn't the only megacorp doing so. In fact, research suggests t... more »

A story of retaliation, of struggle, and of joy in solidarity

Barbara Madeloni at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 6 hours ago

In the year since I received my letter of non-renewal for supporting students who stood up to Pearson-Stanford’s field test of a national assessment for student teaching, I found myself in many conversations about fear. Teacher educators, teachers, students, even parents worry about the power held over them and the repercussions if they speak out. […]

Saturday Play -- Thao and the Get Down Stay Down do Undercover Series

Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 6 hours ago

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down have a new album (on sale for $5 at Amazon) and new video out. They recently visited the A/V Club to participate in the "Undercover" series, where they performed their version of INXS's "Need You Tonight". Thao & The Get Down Stay Down cover INXS

Tell Sarah

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago

According to former BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan (of "dodgy dossier" fame), writing in the Telegraph, the BBC is guilty of swallowing and regurgitating a false narrative about a "wave" attacks on Muslims in the wake of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby by two Islamist killers. Some of you may have heard Sarah Montague's interview on Today with Fiyaz Mughal of the Tella Mama project, which - as the *Today *website puts it - " records Islamophobic crimes and incidents". Mr Mughal told of the "endemic fear" of Muslims as a result of the "backlash". The BBC's favourite "expert on far r... more »

when he comes

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 6 hours ago

the atomic cafe

America, land of the free and home of the brave ...unless you are a strait-A high school student who decided to try an experiment on school property that popped a plastic bottel a little louder than anticipated ...leading "zero tolerance" school officials to have her arrested for commiting a felony! This isn't the country I grew up in. "...those entrusted with your care won't always care for you, those entrusted with your protection won't always protect you, and those entrusted with guarding your rights won't always guard you."

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 6 hours ago

------------------------------ Reader Supported News / *By* *William Boardman* We Need to Address the Profound Stupidity That Afflicts America *Crackdown on Florida high school science student is prime example of American idiocy.* *May 31, 2013* | It's not as though a bunch of people in central Florida have been consciously conspiring about the best way to trash a 16-year-old girl's life, but the effect of their collective personal and institutional stupidity may well produce the same effect. At first there was no sign that any of them much cared, but now there's a ray of hope fo... more »

Why Darrell Issa Should Be A DCCC Top Priority... Instead Of Another Chairman Steve Israel Gives A Free Pass To Reelection

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago

Last year, Darrel Issa skated to reelection, winning back his seat (CA-49) 139-127 (59%) to 97,454 (41%). There are parts of two counties in the district: Orange County, where he won 66% and, San Diego, where he won 56%. There's more than twice as much San Diego in CA-49 as Orange County. Does that seem too hopeless to tackle? Let's look a little closer. In 2008, Obama and McCain basically tied, although Obama officially won the district by a few votes. Last year Romney did better than McCain, besting Obama 52-46%. The PVI is R+4. Half a dozen Democrats won in districts that had ... more »

Charlie Rose's Interview of Shane Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, VICE

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago

For full interview *go here*.

One of These Things Is NOT Like the Others

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 8 hours ago

Let's get something straight. 'Robocalls' is NOT a generic term for electioneering or marketing techniques that piss us off. A robocall is a phone call that uses a computerized system to call targetted numbers and deliver a recorded message. It is not unlike a flyer in your mailbox or an ad on your telly. In Canada, robocalls are legally used for political purposes and are subject to regulation by the CRTC. Sometimes, operatives misuse them -- knowingly or not -- and, when the system works, they get caught and fined by the CRTC. As was reported last week. Robocalls are the tie tha... more »

One Law For All

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago

[image: 1law4all] So, would you vote for a party with these policies? 1. Strip from legislation all references to the Treaty of Waitangi and its recently invented “principles.” 2. Abolish all race based seats and positions in central and local government. 3. Abolish the Waitangi Tribunal. 4. Ensure that no individual or group has preferment in legislation or funding on grounds of ethnicity. 5. Ensure that there is no constitutional change without the support of three quarters of those voting in a referendum. 6. End the official state promotion and ... more »

Why I bang on about 'Dateline' so much

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago

I share the tendency of most politically-minded internet users to gravitate towards websites that reinforce my own point of view on most issues. For example, I read the* Daily Telegraph* and *Daily Mail *websites far more than I read the* Guardian *or *Independent* websites. I read the *Spectator *and the *Commentator *far more than I read the *New Statesman *or *Liberal Conspiracy*. It's *Biased BBC* for me rather than *Media Lens*, and *Harry's Place *rather* *than *Electronic Intifada. *Plus I like *Spiked *more than I like *Left Foot Forward*. That said, I do force myself to ... more »

Harvey Organ Gold and Silver Report - May 30 , 2013 ... Data , News and Views.....

Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago

http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/4749/total-gold-open-interest-record-low Total Gold Open Interest at Record Low? Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 7:35 pm This is so astonishing that I had to start a new thread. I'll just give you the facts and I'll let you decide what it all means. - We are approaching contract expiration and First Notice Day of the June13 contract. This is coming up tomorrow. At the close tomorrow, all holders of the June13 must show their intent for delivery by having 100% margin in their accounts. - For the three days since Friday of last week, total C... more »

The Letter the Memphis Commercial Appeal Won’t Print

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 8 hours ago

Hey, I tried. But it seems that Old Money and Gates Money have a stranglehold on the city’s main newspaper–which makes the Gates-ASD-AEI silent throttling of public education in Memphis even more ominous. The AEI connection? Here’s what the head of the State of Tennessee’s Achievement School District, Chris Barbic (former CEO of Uncommon Schools, […]

Off the record with Olivier Knox

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 9 hours ago

Well after all the ballyhoo about Eric Holder's invite to the major media chiefs for a sit-down, the initial holdouts are drifting in to meet with the AG after all. Reuters Chief Operating Officer Stuart Karle, with Marilyn Thompson met with Holder yesterday once he agreed they could report the general drift of the meeting. "Long-term, I think they're looking for changes in how the rules operate and regard this as an opportunity to make sure that happens," Karle said. Which I thought was clearly the point of the meetings from the beginning, but no matter, good to see cooler heads a... more »

A Commencement Address

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 9 hours ago

This morning I gave the commencement address at the Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, from which my older son just graduated. You can read the speech here.

PLOT TO SPLIT UP TURKEY?

Anon at aangirfan - 9 hours ago

*Currently, the Turks are fed up with their prime minister's support for Israel's attack on Syria.* *Reportedly, one of the aims of the CIA's attack on Syria* -* is the break up of** Turkey*. And Lebanon and Iraq. Turkey today. "Turkey has been slated to be weakened and divided - just as the US, NATO, and Israel have envisaged in their project to create a new 'Middle East.'" *www.voltairenet.org/a175402 * Prof. Dr. Umit Ozdag has stated that: "The US aims to establish a federal Turkey instead of unitary Turkish state". (Nationalist Prof. Ozdag: The US is Behind the Ergeneko... more »

CTV's Don Martin BLASTS Conservative Senator Mike Duffy As a FAKER .....

leftdog at Buckdog - 9 hours ago

[image: Progressive Bloggers] * * *Don Martin took to his show on CTV News Channel Friday and delivered a withering critique of Senator Mike Duffy’s conduct in Ottawa — a segment that may have proved too hot for the network.* ***The Power Play host repeatedly called Duffy a “faker” and took him to task for his scandal-ridden tenure in the Senate and his previous work as a journalist covering the capital. Martin also called Duffy a “fake friend” in the “Last Word” segment.* *Martin cited a 2009 TV appearance by Duffy as a turning point.* ***Appearing on CBC’s Power and Politics, a... more »

Old roses

risa bear at A Way to Live - 9 hours ago

I try to keep most of the plants that came with the place intact, with an eye to utility. The grapes, being a long way off and not apt to get maintenance, I dug out, despite their maturity, and brought down to the garden, where they did fine. Trees that I cut for wood tend to be of regenerative native species, which I leave to come back from the stump, "eight rods to the stool" as they say in the coppicing trade. There had been a garden across the creek, where we wanted pasture; we were forcibly notified that the site is prone to serious flooding, so we moved all that was left of ... more »

What Mattered This Week?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 10 hours ago

I haven't mentioned it for a while, I don't think, but I do still believe the war in Syria matters, so I'll go with that this time. For something that doesn't matter...not sure. I did write two Ignore Those Polls! posts this week (ACA and scandals), so I'll go with that, I suppose. That doesn't seem like a very good job, so I hope y'all have better: what do you have? What do you think mattered this week?

A Quick Note

theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 10 hours ago

It’s been a strange week around here. We’ve had more rain (a lot more) than sunshine and some worries about severe weather – though around here it consisted mostly of crashing thunder, lightning, heavy rains, flash flooding, and a little … Continue reading →

The Hydrostatic Condition of the Real Atmosphere

Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 10 hours ago

I have submitted the following comment, affirming the stable Standard Atmosphere model for our troposphere, to the wattsupwiththat site of Anthony Watts, in reply to another comment by one DirkH: *DirkH @9:14a.m.: "The principal and terminal fault with climate science and climate models seems to be that they assume the atmosphere to be hydrostatic. It is known that it isn’t ..."* *You should be aware of the definitive evidence by now, my Venus/Earth temperatures comparison. That comparison is between the temperature-versus-pressure (T-P) curve of the Standard Atmosphere model, for E... more »

Elisabeth Pawelke sings Ne M'oublie Mie

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 10 hours ago

Elisabeth Pawelke sings Ne M'oublie Mie. Source: Uploaded by YouTube channel Gottfried Leibniz on May 17, 2013.

Pet Shop Boys - Axis

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 10 hours ago

I can't help but rave about this. It's the Pet Shop Boys. But it *isn't*the Pet Shop Boys. As George Michael once said, listen without prejudice. A contender for one of the greatest dance tunes of 2013? Most certainly. Anyway, while the blogging batteries are recharging here's my pick of what 2012 had to offer.

Q & A With Jay Stamper... The South Carolina Democrat Challenging Lindsey Graham

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago

You always know when someone is a DCCC candidate if you get into a Q&A with them. The DCCC candidates don't A the Qs-- not if they're substantive, let alone controversial. Jay Stamper isn't running for a House seat, so he'd never have any chance to be brain-washed by the DCCC anyway. Instead, he's running for the U.S. Senate seat that Lindsey Graham is holding in South Carolina. Jay is an outspoken, very independent-minded guy. He really does represent the best of his state's politics. And Blue America has endorsed him. He sat down for a Q&A with us and I've shared it, word for wor... more »

New Research Cuts Oxygen to School Vouchers

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 11 hours ago

The corporate reform schoolers continue to push their wheezing antiquarian agendas, and school vouchers, once on life support, have been revived with cash from ALEC and the Oligarchs (that’s not a rock band). Even though Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-people crusade has put him in a deep political hole, he, nonetheless, keeps digging, with renews efforts […]

Mohawk Nation News 'Speedy Gonzales'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago

SPEEDY GONZALES Posted on June 1, 2013 Mohawk Nation News www.mohawknationnews.com MNN. May 31, 2013. During the tornado of corruption scandals in Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen “Speedy-Gonzales” Harper sped to Peru for a few days. Media failed to report that he went to give “foreign aid” to Canadian mining companies that are committing major human rights crimes against

Right-wing groups stand behind Parent Revolution and Ben Austin—The FreedomWorks Teabaggers

rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 12 hours ago

Right-wing groups stand behind Parent Revolution and Ben Austin—The FreedomWorks Teabaggers. #LAUSD #parenttrigger twitter.com/FreedomWorks/s… — Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) June 1, 2013 While the community and social justice activists protest Ben Austin and his neoliberal wrecking crew, the birchers, birthers, and teabaggers have lined up behind them and their deceptive, divisive, and duplicitous charter trigger […]

Lead in Our Lipstick, Arsenic in our Chicken

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago

Sa Liu, S. Katharine Hammond, Ann Rojas-Cheatham (2013) Concentrations and Potential Health Risks of Metals in Lip Products*. Environ Health Perspect*121:705-710 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205518 Abstract*Background:* Metal content in lip products has been an issue of concern. *Objectives:* We measured lead and eight other metals in a convenience sample of 32 lip products used by young Asian women in Oakland, California, and assessed potential health risks related to estimated intakes of these metals. *Methods:* We analyzed lip products by inductively coupled plasma opt... more »

"The 25 Rules of Disinformation"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago

* "The 25 Rules of Disinformation"* by TheVigilantCitizen “From “Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation” (Includes The 8 Traits of A Disinformationalist) by H. Michael Sweeney. These 25 rules are everywhere in media, from political debates, to television shows, to comments on a blog. *1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.* Regardless of what you know, don’t discuss it — especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it’s not reported, it didn’t happen, and you never have to deal with the issues. * 2. Become incredulous and indi... more »

Mrs. Lee Sheppard: Don't sign tax treaties - Escape from Europe... Here's why.

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 12 hours ago

Link: http://youtu.be/3SrLgzGVbt8 Yes, I agree - this subject isn't anybodies piece of cake. Yet, you should try and listen a few minutes only to get the hang of this theme: tax treaties to "sponsor" big money and forget about the people. That is what's going on in the world and much more. By now you know my stance. True national interest for the benefit of people and culture is (at least in Europe) subordinated to a fully imaginary "collective" interest in a "unity" of (still) independent nation-states that in fact is based on cultural quicksand and on archaic Christian convictio... more »

Apartheid state of Israel?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago

I am sick of hearing from the ignorant that Israel is an apartheid state. Here's an Israel Arab with the truth. I don't expect the idiots who scream that Israel is an apartheid state, to recognise the truth. Truth is not something that interests them, they prefer hatred of Israel, something that is too often based on anti-Semitism, albeit disguised as Pro-Palestinian sentiment.

The Untouchables

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 13 hours ago

Globalisation and Technology has introduced a new breed of corporation who ‘see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil, do no evil’, but sail very close to the wind in their approach to many moral aspects of business. We have all heard the lengths that they go to avoid tax and ensure that they operate at maximum profit. The list of companies that play the game and operate within the tax laws but with questionable moral,s is not just restricted to the big technology companies we read about. The hall of abdication includes; Google, who have a preferred lower rate in Ireland than ... more »

BioStamping: The New User Authentication?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 13 hours ago

Earlier this week we wrote in our article, Shifting Technology Boundaries, about the dangers we face in trying to balance the shift from a content orientated technology to one that is focused on context. The change to developing social, cultural, behavioural and tracking technology is significant and one we all appear to be sleepwalking into with little debate or questioning over who owns and needs what information about us. Unsurprisingly Amazon this week announced their one click social connection which will enable you to connect to other services via Amazon. It’s all about conv... more »

Good Times at Pottersville, 6-1-13

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 13 hours ago

I've noticed ...

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 13 hours ago

... that when right-wingers start off, it's always about the stupid leftard fairy tree-huggers who don't know shit from shinola about the real world. Then, when you bring on the facts and arguments that decimate their arguments and leave them looking like the ignorant chumps that they are, they start whining about your rudeness and your "elitism."

Wild Bill: Its time to bring down the most brutal collection agency in the world...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago

*it's time to stand up to the bullies.*

TURKEY, CHILD ABUSE, MI5, HEALTH, CANCER, JEWISH TERRORISTS, US SOLDIERS, CHARITY

Anon at aangirfan - 13 hours ago

*Big trouble in Turkey.* The UK Foreign Office website reads: *"Demonstrations are taking place in Istanbul and in other cities across Turkey, including Ankara."* The Turks are fed up with their prime minister's support for Israel's attack on Syria. Turkey's prime minister Erdogan (right) supports Israel's attack on Syria. *Turkey today.* *Craig - victim of Sir Jimmy Savile.* "The criminal justice system is now so corrupt ... it is now used as a tool of oppression... "There is a long list of victims and whistle blowers who have ended up being maliciously pursued by the po... more »

10 Ways to Starve a Multi-National GMO Conglomerate

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

Daisy Luther Monsanto seems intent on taking over the food supply of the entire world. Their sterile, toxic seeds are in every corner of the globe. Hungary recently made headlines for burning 1000 acres of fields of GMO crops to the ground.Dozens of nations have banned, or at the very least, regulated, GMO crops and products. The heat is on the monolithic seed corporation, and it’s time to turn the temperature up even more in North America. The federal government has made no secret of their support of Monsanto, so it’s up to us, the consumers, to starve them out. The best way to ... more »

The wages of the refusal to fight is a drop in one recent poll!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago

*SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013* *Hillary Clinton’s numbers take a dive:* Personally, we’ve never been sold on the idea of Hillary Clinton as a candidate in 2016. (Not that there’s anyone else.) We know, we know—our statement is shocking. On the One True Liberal Channel, the children have been telling us that Clinton would be a sure thing if she decided to run. Serving comfort food to us rubes, MSNBC pushed this line quite hard around the time Clinton left State. If we might adapt the words of The Band, “We ourselves were among the ones who thought it was just a childish thing to do.” Is... more »

'End the Fed' Activists Arrested for Passing Out Information

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

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A Beginner's Guide To Boycotting Monsanto

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

Mikael Thalen After the worldwide March Against Monsanto last Saturday that saw over 2 million protesters in more than 52 different countries, the awareness of Monsanto’s genetically modified and pesticide laden food is at an all time high. Increasing numbers of people are looking to not only avoid Monsanto but to get healthier in the process. Here are 5 ways to do just that. *1. Support Local Organic Farmers!* The absolute best thing you can do to boycott Monsanto is to support your local organic farmers by purchasing their products or even offering to lend a helping hand. Many ... more »

20 Places to Find Local Food and Family Farms Near You

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

Heather Callaghan As demand for local and raw goods continue to rise, more people are asking - where do I find local organic? Where do I find raw milk and join a herd share? Where are the farmers markets, co-ops and stands? Search engines are actually terrible at locating these underground hubs, which makes it so frustrating to try and opt out of corporate chains, save money, and build your family's health. If you've ever gotten a bunch of 'Yelp' listings for weight loss pills while searching, you know what I'm talking about. I've helped a few people find a local CSA (Community S... more »

14-year-old put in chokehold by police, charged with felony after giving police ‘dehumanizing stares’

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago

Madison Ruppert Screenshot from CBS Miami report A 14-year-old was reportedly choked by Miami-Dade police and charged with a felony count of resisting arrest with violence and disorderly conduct, all for giving police “dehumanizing stares,” clenching his fists and appearing threatening. Unfortunately, it’s not all that rare for teens to be brutalized or even killed by police in the United States. There also seems to be something about police in Florida being especially violent for no apparent reason as they were when they beat a 66-year-old and when they murdered Nick Christie. ... more »

Why Is The Smart Money Suddenly Getting Out Of Stocks And Real Estate?

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago

Michael Snyder If wonderful times are ahead for U.S. financial markets, then why is so much of the smart money heading for the exits? Does it make sense for insiders to be getting out of stocks and real estate if prices are just going to continue to go up? The Dow is up about 17 percent so far this year, and it just keeps setting new record high after new record high. U.S. home prices have risen about 11 percent from a year ago, and some analysts are projecting that we are on the verge of a brand new housing boom. Why would the smart money want to leave the party when it is ju... more »

President Foreshadows New Internet Surveillance Proposal During National Security Speech

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago

image source Trevor Timm *EFF* President Obama gave an influential speech on counter terrorism and national security policy last week, and while much of the media coverage discussed the President remarks on Guantanamo prison and drone strikes, buried in the speech was a line just as critical to civil liberties online. Halfway through the speech, Obama said he wanted to “review the authorities of law enforcement, so we can intercept new types of communication, and build in privacy protections to prevent abuse.” We certainly agree with the president we need new privacy protections f... more »

Adam Kokesh: "We're Already In An Armed American Revolution"

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago

*We Are Change* WeAreChange recently took a trip down to Virgina to sit down with activist and professional rabble rouser Adam Kokesh. In this video Adam Kokesh explains how his recent felony charges were dropped, his philosophy and the decision to end the open carry march on D.C. Subscribe to We Are Change WeAreChange.org Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Bilderberg June 6 - 9 Conference

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago

Stephen Lendman Its four-day meeting occurs annually. It's a rite of spring. British political economist Will Hutton calls the group the "high priests of globalization." Powerful movers and shakers have their own agenda. They discuss key issues. They do it year round. Once annually they meet face-to-face. They plot strategy to exploit the world's riches. They want them for themselves. They try to keep meeting dates, locations, and issues to be discussed secret. Word gets out. It's official. Britain's five-star Grove Hotel is this year's venue. It's a Hertfordshire, England hotel... more »

What Does Mike Duffy Know?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago

That's a legitimate question, Michael Harris writes. It's curious: Mike Duffy is still a senator, but Nigel Wright is no longer the prime minister’s chief-of-staff. One man tried to put out the fire; the other, who allegedly set it, is still toasting publicly-provided weenies in the flames. In the past, when Harper wanted to dump someone, he did it quickly. Remember Rahim Jafer, Helena Geurgis and Garth Turner? And there are mechanisms Harper could use to dump the Old Duffer: If there is a finding of fraud, that is grounds for getting the boot from the Red Chamber. The natio... more »

Why Doesn't Obama Get New Dems Polis, Garcia, Maffei And Peters To Change Their Anti-Student Votes And Show The GOP He's Serious?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago

This college loan rate we've been writing about is a big deal. On Wednesday we pointed out the hypocrisy of the Democratic leadership in playing politics with the issue. After all, double the number of Republicans (8) joined the 190 Democrats to oppose John King's GOP rate hike bill than the 4 New Dems who crossed the aisle in the other direction to vote against students-- Jared Polis (CO), Scott Peters (CA), Joe Garcia (FL) and Dan Maffei (NY). Early Friday, the DCCC-- which is promising huge money for Garcia's and Maffei's reelection efforts (the other two are multimillionaires... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago

*Louisiana prepares for hurricane season * *5 dead in tornado in Oklahoma City area, 50 hurt * *Award-winning reporter John Simerman to join The Advocate’s New Orleans staff* *Flooding replaces drought as Mississippi River navigation challenge* ~Flooding to shut down Mississippi River bridge at Louisiana, MO *Best Barbecue Festivals: Hogs for the Cause #3 ~Delish* *Shuck Off! Oyster Fest 2013: Eat, Shuck, & Dance to Help La. Oyster Farmers After Big Oozy ~Mike Horst, NOLA DEFENDER*

Yes, Grasshopper - ALEC is "Rare"

2old2care at Because I Can - 15 hours ago

For the idiots out there - that believes everything on the internet is true - - - They just got dumped on this morning with a lie of epic proportion - masquerading as "internet truth" One paragraph from an op-ed on the IRS so-called scandal.IRS The template here is the organized campaign against the corporate members of the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is rare among public policy nonprofits — on the left or right —in that it generally discloses its donors, who openly participate in a transparent process of developing model free-market legislation for state legislato... more »

ALEC - Releases Questionable Economic Data

2old2care at Because I Can - 15 hours ago

I have been patiently waiting for the release of the bogus ALEC report Rich State, Poor State to get off the Google search – but it is still out there two weeks after it’s release with the red states hee-hawing about how well ALEC rated them. Interesting thing is – most people wouldn’t want to live in those states. There was an article out *of PR Watch* last week that is particularly cogent when it comes to documenting the biased and (IMHO) unrealistic prognostications made in the latest ALEC report. Here are some pertinent snips from the *PRWatch article* about Wisconsin: ALEC ... more »

Criminalize The Reckless Operation Of Corporations

Toxic Reverend at Toxic Reverend - Revelations - 15 hours ago

*A basic outline is posted in the comments, after the photo posted at . * *The Donner Party Dinner Table of Corporate Psychopaths * *https://plus.google.com/u/0/111485701979929741583/posts/RySn3bCZXvf** * Feel free to use the reference material to write your own story or blog*.* If you really want to try and change our world, start a cascading set of events bye starting conversations about how to *Criminalize the corporate psychopaths.* Why not ? Though I really do not know how *"they"* ever missed that one ? Especially when you consider that; *First they criminalized the homel... more »

Indoctrination System: Former Teacher Speaks Out, “Everything I loved about teaching is extinct.”

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

Kimberly Paxton Real teachers, the ones who care about their students, the ones who teach kids to think critically and not just recite things by rote, are being targeted. Why? Because our public indoctrination centers, also known as schools, don’t want children to think. They want children to learn specified “facts” in order to pass standardized tests, thus creating perfect little worker bees. They want to produce adults who will not question authority or the status quo, but merely assimilate what they are told as truth, and act accordingly. Because of this, the school system is... more »

CIA Global Renditions Exposed

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

Stephen Lendman Extraordinary renditions include arbitrary abductions and extrajudicial transfers from one country to another. Targeted individuals are called terrorists. Corroborating evidence isn't needed. What Washington says goes. Rogue hegemons operate that way. International, constitutional, and US statute laws don't matter. They're spurned. Victims are guilty by accusation. It's official US policy. Before leaving office in January 1993, a classified GHW Bush National Security Directive (NSD 77)established the rendition process. Bill Clinton's June 1995 Presidential Dir... more »

No One Will Hold Henry Kissinger Accountable

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

*The skullduggery of Henry Kissinger is well known, but little has been done about it.* image source Aaron Dykes As the unofficial envoy of the Rockefeller Empire and a member of the Bilderberg Group, the Council on Foreign Relations, Aspen Institute, Bohemian Grove, Trilateral Commission, etc., Kissinger is at the heart of the power structure and closely tied to many underhanded deeds as well as big plays for global power. As National Security Advisor under presidents Nixon and Ford, and for a time also concurrently Secretary of State under the same presidents, Kissinger wielde... more »

Libertopia (full movie)

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

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The Electronic Concentration Camp

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

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The Dissolution of the West

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

*Youtube* From economic turmoil to social dissolution and cultural chaos, it can no longer be denied that the once-opulent West is on the brink of collapse. In his new book, respected economist and father of Reaganomics, Paul Craig Roberts, explores the roots of this crisis and where we are going from here. This is the GRTV Feature Interview with your host, James Corbett, and our special guest, Paul Craig Roberts. Subscribe to GRTV's Channel Visit CorbettReport.com Visit PaulCraigRoberts.org Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the C... more »

Police Brutality Breaks Out at Late Bloom Occupy Istanbul, Turkey

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

Photo: European Pressphoto Agency *Activist Post* What started out today as a peaceful sit-in protest to save trees in Gezi Park in central Istanbul's Taksim Square ended in serious injuries, chaos and destruction. Police in riot gear and gas masks led a dawn raid against demonstrators, firing tear gas bombs and water cannons at the crowds. A Facebook message to us reports that it is about more than just trees - the people are tired of police state bully tactics. Government renovation was going to uproot the trees "to make way for a replica Ottoman army barracks and a shopping mal... more »

Bitcoin and other Virtual / Digital currencies now also attract the attention of State Regulators ! This follows scrutiny , investigations and enforcement actions by Federal Agencies at the Federal level of various virtual currency related businesses such as Mt Gox and Liberty Reserve

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago

Regulating them out of business - just the state license requirements such as hefty surety bonding fees would massively crimp the business. Once you add in the reporting requirements of a FINCEN , what is the upside for the user , compared with the very real risks/ downside of using Bitcoin versus fiat ? - May 31, 2013, 8:29 p.m. ET 'Virtual' Currencies Draw State Scrutiny - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324682204578517604191541808.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories By ROBIN SIDEL and ANDREW R. JOHNSON State banking regulators are scrutinizing companie... more »

Top 1% Own 39% Of All Global Wealth: Hoarding Soars As We Hurtle Toward Economic Oblivion

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

Michael Snyder According to a study that was just released by Boston Consulting Group, the wealthiest one percent now own *39 percent* of all the wealth in the world. Meanwhile, the bottom 50 percent only own *1 percent* of all the wealth in the world *combined*. The global financial system has been designed to funnel wealth to the very top, and the gap between the wealthy and the poor continues to expand at a frightening pace. The global elite continue to hoard wealth and heap together enormous mountains of treasure in these troubled days even though the economic suffering aro... more »

Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, Spends $100 Million on Private College Stadium

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

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The Individual vs. The Collective

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago

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Prime Minister Maliki reign of terror in Iraq - a legacy of Rapes , Executions and Torture - where is the humanitarian outcry from the UN and West as Iraq becomes a killing field ?

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

http://www.aljazeera.com/humanrights/2013/03/201331883513244683.html ( An argument can be made Mailiki is actually worse than Saddam - So , when will we hear outcry from our politicians to reinvade Iraq due to humanitarian concerns ? Sarc off .... Maliki's Iraq: Rape, executions and torture Iraq is wracked by detentions, torture, and executions, and fingers are pointing at Prime Minister Maliki. Dahr Jamail Last Modified: 19 Mar 2013 14:41 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Un... more »

China - US Summit - determining rules of Cyber warfare ? Really , with the 2013 version of Neville Chamberlain holding the reins for the US ? The word " Appeasement " comes to mind because if the Chinese have cracked our security systems and already have insights into US major defense systems to reverse engineer , design countermeasures or replicate - they are negotiating from strength not weakness. And let's not forget which nation is creditor vs debtor ...........

Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-30/us-cyber-chief-military-unprepared-hacking US Cyber Chief: Military Is Unprepared For Hacking [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/30/2013 20:49 -0400 - China *Submitted by Zachary Keck via The Diplomat,* The head of the U.S. Cyber Command said that the U.S. military is unprepared for cyber attacks, specifically singling out China. "What we're seeing in cyber is going to continue and it's going to grow and it's going to get worse," Gen. Keith Alexander, the Pentagon’s top Cyber chief said at a Washington, DC b... more »

Five Most Popular Posts for May

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 17 hours ago

The five most read posts of the month were: 1. Woolwich Murder: Spectacle and Message 2. BNP to Enter UKIP 3. Fisking Dan Hodges on UKIP and Labour 4. Five Books on Marx and Marxism 5. What Has Happened to Germaine Greer? My analysis of the brutal murder of Lee Rigby justifiably gets the tops spot this last month, and does so by some margin. As always, stuff involving the media and media personalities got a great deal of traction too. Amazing how Media Studies is widely denigrated as a Mickey Mouse discipline, and yet folks just can't get enough commentary about commentary. Who am I... more »

Quick Malaria Test Protocol

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 17 hours ago

There is no better tool than a cheap quick test to determine disease state and malaria certainly needs one. What this means is that we can generally act sooner and certainly clear out low risk areas and keep them clean. I do not know if we are going to completely conquer malaria but I do sense that it is now at least in steady global retreat ultimately back into a few nasty Refugio were men rarely pass without real protection. The momentum has been on our side for most of a century but recent work is now allowing acceleration as well as the increasing access to resources. ... more »

"Intimacy Without Resposibility"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago

* "Intimacy Without Resposibility"* by Wendyne Limber "Freedom in relationship is about becoming very clear about your own codependency - the roles (and games) we play with others... your intimate partner as well as family, friends and colleagues. Who are you when you are in the presence of others? Are you real? Are you hiding your joy, pain, truth, or love. And, what is real love? How can I be in relationship with others and stay true to myself - not FEEL abandoned or enmeshed with the other? And, how can I let go of wanting to save or fix you and just take care of my own S... more »

Gold and Silver Commitment of Traders for the week ending Tuesday May 28 , 2013 - analysis by Turd Ferguson.....Bo Polny explains why he believes gold hit its bottom during the April smashdown culminating on April 15th ( 1321 )

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago

Looking at Turd and Bo's work together , a good argument can be made that support for gold seems fairly strong at 1350 ( which exception for the interday spike down to 1321 - recall gold closed at 1352 on April 15th ) , which certainly doesn't remove from the realm of a very real possibility we see another run at the PMs this coming week leading to another smashdown attempt next Friday with Non - Farm job data and the Unemployment data for May . http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/4750/speechless-turd Speechless Turd Friday, May 31, 2013 at 5:28 pm We knew that this week's CoT... more »

Harvey Organ's Gold and Silver Report - May 29 , 2013..... Data , News and Views !

Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago

[image: Chart forDAX (^GDAXI)] Wondering what happens if N225 falls apart ? Look at the chart for April's volatility , note the outlier index and then consider the possibilities ...... http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2013/05/gold-and-silver-risegld-inventory.html Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Gold and silver rise/GLD inventory finally rise by .9 tonnes/BIS warns central banks on the shadow banking industry/ Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen: Gold closed up $11.00 to $1390.10 (comex closing time). Silver rose by 22 cents to $22.40 (comex closing time) In the access market at 5:00 ... more »

Weigand ES Community protest the trigger happy Parent Revolution astroturf reactionaries

rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 20 hours ago

First published on solidaridad on June 1, 2013 “This further substantiates our claim that by not openly demanding wealth redistribution, reparations, or justice for exploited workers, white social justice non-profits function as brokers for the wealthy.” — Tiffany Lethabo King and Ewuare Osyande (The Revolution Will Not Be Funded, 82) Great footage by LArepresents of […]

Are you depressed? Then watch this... It cannot fail to raise a smile. Slightly NSFW

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago

Boobies and kittens!

SEX, DRUGS, HEADLEY AND 'GLADIO B'.

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago

*Staines Family.* * *In 1999, a Hindu mob surrounded the station-wagon occupied by Australian Graham Staines, and his two sons, 7 and 11 years old, and burned them alive. *Top policeman, Hemant Karkare* *Reportedly, the CIA-Mossad, and their mafia allies in the governments of both India and Pakistan, use Hindus, Moslems, gangsters and mercenaries to create terror. * In 2008, Hemant Karkare, the head of the Anti-Terrorist Squad in the Mumbai area, announced that various false-flag terrorist bombings had been carried out by 'fascist' Hindus with the support of officers in the In... more »

Mega upload wins access to data detained in police raid

Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 21 hours ago

Mega upload founder Kim Dotcom has won access to facts seized throughout raids on the file storage service. The decision to grant admittance was made by the New Zealand high court which said warrants used to grab the objects were illegal. The ruling is a conquest for Mr. Dotcom who said his defence was harmed since police could see evidence he could not. Computers, hard drives and credentials were grabbed in January 2012 during raids co-ordinated by US authorities. They accused Mega upload of making massive profits from digital piracy by helping people share movies and music un... more »

Vagus Nerve and Brain Management

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

There is a lot here and it is worth a slow read. We map out the physical aspects of our psychological universe. What is most hopeful here is that we are beginning to glimpse ways to cleanse the mind and body of its overlay of damaged software. This is important because it is certain that all humanity needs a lift up in this aspect of their lives. The greatest blessing that this generation might bestow on the human race is cleansing protocols for the mind. I begin to suspect it is feasible and needs to become a primary mission of research. This is not the whole story bu... more »

Theory of Conspiracy Theory

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

Yes, we try to impose a pattern on events that we perceive and fail to give enough credit to individual agendas totally unknown to us and to simple human error. The real problem with any conspiracy is simply that one needs discipline and rewards suitable for a herd of cats. Possible but seriously difficult and even more difficult to hide. That is why the real ones are outed so handily. In fact I have found the best rule with anything that smacks of a conspiracy theory, is to simply test it against the more natural model of human stupidity running amok. That works far ... more »

Monsanto Goodman Affair

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago

What is happening is that when money is involved, they are prepared to outright seize effective control of the tools of independent dissemination of test results. This is not uncommon. In mining it is the equivalent of not just modifying the gold assays but of arranging to own the assay office and to ensure only your corrupted employers are there. The key is to determine if a vested interest has a legitimate interest in the science. Fortunately, that is usually not the case outside of the biological sciences. Yet it is there that it is far too easy to manipulate both ... more »

Noam Chomsky, Howard Gardner, and Bruno della Chiesa on 45th anniversary of “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”

rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 22 hours ago

“I stayed with Marx in the worldliness, looking for Christ in the transcendentality.” — Paolo Freire On May Day 2013, Harvard’s Askwith Forum commemorated the 45th anniversary of the publication of Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed with a discussion about the book’s impact and relevance to education today. Chuck Leddy tweeted about his write […]

Quintuplets in physics

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago

*Cool anniversary:* In late January, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of the W-boson. Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Z-boson. They were comparably important discoveries to the recent discovery of the God particle. ------------------------------ *Sport:* Viktoria Pilsen defeated Hradec, a much weaker team, 3-to-0 in the last round so we won the top soccer league for the 2nd time (after 2011). Because the Pilsner ice-hockey team has won the top league as well, Pilsen became the 2nd town in Czechia after Prague that collected both... more »

Your Moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 22 hours ago

A tea garden in San Francisco in the past. And in the present.

Sallie Mae restructures - their bondholders get tommy hammered .... Ben Bernanke de facto hedge fund suffers a little hiccup ( 115 billion ) for May ......Bernanke's bouncing ball of money printing forcing investors to seek higher returns ( see Sallie Mae bondholders for how that could work out )

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 23 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-31/will-sallie-maes-break-end-cov-lite-cravings Will Sallie-Mae's Break-Up End The Cov-Lite Cravings? [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/31/2013 21:18 -0400 - Activist Shareholder - Bond - Consumer lending - Corporate Restructuring - Creditors - Risk Management - Sallie Mae Over the past few months we have explained in detail just how 'frothy' the credit market has become. Probably the most egregious example of this exuberance is the *resurgence in covenant-lite loans to record leve... more »

News from the Jews

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 23 hours ago

I'd like to highlight some recent news items from the Jewish press, and offer some brief commentary. Readers of my blog are likely familiar with my past *News from the Jews* blog posts. I have made it a goal to have a weekly News from the Jews post up here every Friday. It is important to highlight news items coming from the Jewish press, as we can gain a deeper insight into the nature of our enemy and what agenda they are promoting. With that said, here we go. The first news item, from the *Jewish Telegraph Agency*, is a report announcing that the criminal Jewish supremacist org... more »

Andrew Cuomo Reinvents the Enterprise Zone. Why?

Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 1 day ago

Via @WNYPlanner, we learn that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed"Tax-Free New York," a plan that would let any business opening on State University of New York (SUNY) campuses outside New York City, some private colleges upstate, some areas adjacent to SUNY campuses, and an additional 20 "strategically located state properties" be entirely tax-free. According to the proposal: Tax-Free NY will entice companies to bring their ventures to Upstate New York by offering new businesses the opportunity to operate completely tax-free – including no income tax for employees, no sales... more »

Sunday Classics preview: Colin Davis's surprising triumph in Mahler

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

*Tenor René Kollo sings "On Youth" from Mahler's Song of the Earth, with the Israel Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein, in May 1972.* *MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth): iii. "Von der Jugend" ("On Youth")* [*English translation by Deryck Cooke*] In the middle of the little pool stands a pavilion of green and of white porcelain. Like the back of a tiger arches the bridge of jade over to the pavilion. In the little house friends are sitting, beautifully dressed, drinking, chatting; several are writing verses. Their silken sleeves slip backwards, their silke... more »

Job Opening: FERC Commissioner

Alex Lotorto at Stop The Tennessee Pipeline! - 1 day ago

Do you have what it takes to wreck the environment, public health, and America's rural heritage? Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman, has resigned and the Obama White House already has a job posting up on Craigslist! I wish Chairman Wellinghoff the best and hope he doesn't trip on his tail on the way out. -Alex http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/gov/3841122147.html Job Title: Commissioner - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Job Description: Are you a motivated go-getter who hates to let facts stand in the way of dirty energy? Will you permit any ... more »

MORE REFRIED BUSHES

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

It looks like Obama will nominate James Comey to lead the FBI. Comey served as Deputy Attorney General in the Bush Administration. Though hailed by both Republicans and Democrats for refusing to reauthorize the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program, civil rights activists are voicing concern over Comey's record when it comes to torture and indefinite detention. RT Correspondent Liz Wahl reports.

Two Questions for Commissioner Deborah Gist

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago

Commissioner Gist of Rhode Island has taken to the op-ed pages to defend standardized testing, going so far as to declare that Too often, standardized tests become a convenient stand-in for the ills of our education system. People frequently blame assessments for less-than-inspired teaching. Really? Is that your experience, Ms. Gist? If you ask the […]

Statement of legal principle accepted by majority of SCC binding even if application not accepted by majority of Court

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago

R. v. Ibanescu 2013 SCC 31 holds: In our view, a statement of a legal principle that is accepted by a majority of the Court constitutes the opinion of the Court with respect to that legal principle. This is so even if some of the members of the Court who endorse that legal principle dissent from the majority's disposition of the appeal.

Proposed sweeping new powers for Canadian police: police and probation will be able to compel hair, urine, blood, saliva and breath samples to ensure compliance with court orders prohibiting the consumption of drugs and alcohol.

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago

From today's Gazette. Police and probation authorities will be able to compel hair, urine, blood, saliva and breath samples to ensure compliance with court orders prohibiting the consumption of drugs and alcohol. Even those on peace bonds will be affected by the legislation. Thanks to Daniel Brown for pointing this out

Israeli pols take the first step toward making the country an officially racist state

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

*Yariv Levin: laying the legal groundwork for Israeli apartheid* *"If [Yariv Levin's proposed new Basic Law] will be accepted, Israel will be able to proudly hold the title of a Jewish and racist state, a unique political creation, which will certainly astonish the family of nations."* *-- from an editorial in Haaretz* [full text available for subscribers and registered users only] *by Ken* Will it really? I mean, would such a concrete step toward apartheid, if enacted, "certainly astonish the family of nations"? To Israel's detractors it would hardly mean much more than a touch of... more »

President Obama going to sign the UN Firearms Treaty rejected by the Senate ? If Article 2 of the Constitution provides that the President can make treaties by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , how is it that he can make this treaty without violating Article 2 ?

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

http://www.infowars.com/obama-to-sign-u-n-firearms-treaty-rejected-by-senate/ Obama to Sign U.N. Firearms Treaty Rejected by Senate - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] *Kit Daniels* Infowars.com May 31, 2013 Photo: ZeroOne President Barack Obama will soon sign an international arms trade treaty previously rejected by the United States Senate. The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) establishes regulations for international arms sales. C... more »

UN blacklists Syria's al-Nusra Front

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

The blacklisting of al-Nusra, a group fighting Assad, by the United Nations, European Union, and United States is just for public consumption. The US and the EU are supplying al-Nusra and other transnational terrorist groups in Syria with weapons under the table. They mistakenly believe that publicly labeling their own transnational terrorist groups as terrorists erases their connections to them in the public imagination and puts to bed the "conspiracy theories" that link them with these groups. But, their ties to them have not been cut. So, publicly designating al-Nusra as a terror... more »

patrick stewart on the link between combat stress and violence against women

laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago

More amazing stuff from Patrick Stewart. Here, he links PTSD among veterans to violence against women and children. To be anti-violence, we must also be anti-war. If you haven't seen it, please watch.

election fraud ruling: demand to know the truth

laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago

While everyone's been glued to Rob Ford's crack and Mike Duffy's featherbedding, something even more important happened: the Federal Court confirmed that there *was* election fraud in the 2011 federal election. Not just "robocalls" - that diminutive buzzword that the media clings to - but *election fraud*: a deliberate, targeted attempt at voter suppression. The conservative media has framed the ruling as a victory for the Harper GovernmentTM, because the court stopped short of nullifying the election results. But the ruling was very clear. Judge Richard Mosley wrote: *I find that ... more »

Belated Conference Proposal Advice

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago

A twitter friend of mine was trying to figure out how to put together his proposal for the International Studies Association’s Annual Meeting. The ISA has gotten into a nasty habit of having a really early deadline. So, folks are thinking about it today since the deadline is tomorrow. I have had a fair amount Continue reading

The Influence of the Qur'an on Western  Literature

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

Video Title: The Influence of the Qur'an on Western Literature. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: SchAdvStudy. March 23, 2012]: 16-03-12 The Warburg Institute http://www.sas.ac.uk/ http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/collo... Launch Conference for the Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe: Translating The Qur'an - The Influence of the Qur'an on Western Literature Speaker: Robert Irwin (London) The Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe (CHASE) is dedicated to the study of the reception and understanding of Arabic and Islamic culture, science and religio... more »

Fires of Siberia - "Bachmann" Bodice Ripper Romance

2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago

Your MUST READ summer book. I didn't want any of you to miss the release of a new book - inspired by THE Michele Bachmann. Set to release on June 1. *"Tréy Sager’s ‘Fires of Siberia’* is a flaming ode to erotic lyricism. Protagonist Danielle Powers, a sexy sociopath and politician on the make, wants to be made and made again. She’s Sarah Palin, Machiavelli, and a philosopher no one has ever heard of. ‘Fires’ is so bizarre and witty, real yet unbelievable, and compelling, it hurts. Read it on the beach." — Lynne Tillman, author of ‘American Genius, A Novel,’ and the essay collection ... more »

Satire: "Obama Under Fire for Using Free Government Housing"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

* "Obama Under Fire for Using Free Government Housing"* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "In the latest scandal to rock the Obama Administration, a leading Republican congressman accused the President today of using his position to obtain free government housing for himself and his family. According to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), Mr. Obama “has arrogantly exploited the office of President to gain access to a fifty-five-thousand-square-foot residence that could double as a museum. While the average American is struggling to pay his bills, President Obama is l... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

Louisiana sinkhole updates - Weekend thread for May 31, 2013 - June 2 , 2013....

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle , Freedomrox ...... h/t http://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/dangerous-air/ Dangerous Air Pollution at Bayou Corne < do not inhale! MAY 31, 2013 BY FLYINGCUTTLEFISH 8 From Freedomrox - I implore all to notice at the bottom of *this report*, the *VERY HIGH AMOUNTS of VOC’s and H2S,* then compare to LDEQ’s reports. *You are not out of harm’s way. You are breathing highly carcinogenic fumes, and the Govt. of Louisiana is notreporting any of this to you*, the people forced to live nearby. Stop drinking Teleca’s Kool Aid. Things are *not* OKAY! Get Organ... more »

"The Final Nail In America’s Financial Coffin"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

* * *"The Final Nail In America’s Financial Coffin" * by Dave Hodges "Our government is broke, in fact they are beyond broke since the 2008-09 decision was made to cover the derivative debt losses of the criminal banksters. As a result of their financial desperation, the government, on behalf of Wall Street, has become increasingly desperate, aggressive and criminal. There can be no doubt that most of the aware among us are cognizant of the ongoing government discussions being held about their intentions of requiring every U.S. citizen to put at least a portion of their retire... more »

“No Income, No Spending”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

* * *“No Income, No Spending”* by Karl Denninger “One month does not make a trend. But if this is a trend... "Personal income decreased $5.6 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $16.1 billion, or 0.1 percent, in April, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $20.5 billion, or 0.2 percent. In March, personal income increased $36.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $25.4 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE increased $14.2 billion, or 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates." Uh h... more »

The Economy: "Party... Party... Party!"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

* * *"Party... Party... Party!"* by Bill Bonner "Stocks up yesterday, but by peanuts. However, gold popped $20 per ounce. What gives? We don't know. But we like the look of the gold mining companies. They're relatively cheap. And sooner or later, they're going to pop up too. You know why? Ludwig von Mises explained more than half a century ago: "If it were really possible to substitute credit expansion (cheap money) for the accumulation of capital goods by saving, there would not be any poverty in the world." Few people understand this. But the Fed's ZIRP and QE policies are not ... more »

Joe Manchin-- Best Friend Of King Coal

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

Conservative Democrat Joe Manchin is very popular in West Virginia and he is widely associated with the state's coal mining industry, not necessarily with the coal miners and their families, but with the coal mine owners and managers. When Cecil Roberts, United Mine Workers president, in the video above, yells, "They tried to bamboozle us, they tried to rob us, they tried to steal from us.," no one could have mistaken him for the state's junior senator. "Peabody's got thousand dollar an hour attorneys; and they got a dollar an hour morals." Last year alone Peabody ponied up $34,10... more »

Saskatchewan Party Government Looks To Expanding Private - 'For Profit' - Health Care Model

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago

** [image: Progressive Bloggers] *"If I have ten tax dollars to spend on health care .. I want to spend that ten dollars providing 'health care' to citizens ... not $9 for services and $1 for someones profit margin." Roy Romanow - 1995* *Canadian Health Commissioner* *Former Premier of Saskatchewan* *Unfortunately, those on the hard Right see health care services in Canada as a commodity. They ideologically believe that Canada should have either all or most medical services provided as a 'fee for service' payable by the individual health 'consumer'. That's the model that they ha... more »

Turkey faces massive protests - Syrian War involvement blowback or is Prime Minister Erdogan facing his own rebellion in the making ? And how ironic that would be ?

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-31/meanwhile-turkey Meanwhile, In Turkey... [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/31/2013 14:50 -0400 - headlines - Reuters - Switzerland - Turkey - Twitter While most of the headlines this week have centered on Syria, Sweden (and Switzerland), Turkey has been cooking and today has broken into full-scale riots. As Reuters reports,*Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at demonstrators in central Istanbul, wounding scores of people and prompting rallies in other cities in the ... more »