Toledo, Spain (Photo credit: CameliaTWU)
GOC St Paul's Walden 001: Garden House, St Paul's Walden (Photo credit: anemoneprojectors (through the backlog))There are no facts anywhere in this land!!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 seconds ago
*TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013*
*Bill O’Reilly just keeps pimping those trips to the White House:* Did
former IRS head Douglas Shulman visit the White House 157 times?
That’s what the Daily Caller reported last Thursday. The site’s latest
fraudulent report appeared beneath this summary:
“Publicly released records show that embattled former IRS Commissioner
Douglas Shulman visited the White House at least 157 times during the Obama
administration, more recorded visits than even the most trusted members of
the president’s Cabinet.”
Early in his hapless report, the Caller’s hapless Vince Cogl... more »
The War Between Nuclear Physicsts/Engineers and Geneticists
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 2 minutes ago
The War began in the 1930s.
Paul Langley documents the 'battle' well at his blog http://nuclearhistory.wordpress.com/
and his book: P. Langley (2012) Medicine and the Bomb: Deceptions from
Trinity to Maralinga. (Aldinga Beach, South Australia: Paul Langley),
http://pothi.com/pothi/book/ebook-paul-langley-medicine-and-bomb.
I also address this war in chapter four of my forthcoming book, Fukushima
and the Privatization of Risk.
In my opinion, there will be no resolution unless one side wins.
The US EPA just raised radiological protective action guidelines,
massively, despite e... more »
The Economy: "There Is No Other Way Out, But A Collapse"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 minutes ago
* *
*"There Is No Other Way Out, But A Collapse"*
by Ken Jorgustin
"There’s no semblance of a free market whatsoever. That’s completely gone.
They’re rigging LIBOR, they’re rigging the treasury market, they’re rigging
the gold market, they’re rigging the stock market… Wait a minute… the
collapse isn’t coming, it’s already begun…
Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com recently interviewed David Quintieri, the
author of the book, “The Money GPS”, who said “The numbers that you see on
the TV and in the newspapers are completely fraudulent. When the collapse
happens, those holding real asset... more »
Let There Be Light
Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 minutes ago
There’s only one way to create. “Let there be light”, and light IS. The
story is simple, straightforward and clear.
It did not go – “Let there be light, and let it show up on Saturday, at
2:00 PM GMT, until precisely Midnight GMT, at only these places, while
these 11 people are doing these 7 things, NOT these other things, or with
these other people, or on this other day or in this other way.”
We are Masters, becoming conscious of that fact. We’ve recently been made
aware of our value, our ability, our power and the truth of our
multi-dimensional existence. It is n... more »
No shit Sherlock
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 minutes ago
Richard Calhoun (@richardcalhoun) tweeted at 5:08 PM on Tue, Jun 04, 2013:
UK house prices "significantly overvalued" http://t.co/hPUSgLdODr
(https://twitter.com/richardcalhoun/status/341949467462885379)
Corruption In Ohio
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 minutes ago
Joe McNamara-- fighting for progressive values and against political
corruption
2013 will be a critical year for progressive across the country, as there
are many important races, even beyond New Jersey and Virginia, that will
help to build the Democratic bench for the future. Ohio is no different,
although perhaps in more dire need for solid progressives who fit the
independent-minded Sherrod Brown mold. And no down ballot race in the
Buckeye State is more important, or offers such a clear choice, as the
Mayor’s race in Toledo.
Despite Toledo giving President Obama over 70% of the ... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 20 minutes ago
*Levee, trees sink after week of tremors at sinkhole ~The Advocate, River
Parishes Bureau**~BAYOU CORNE — A 400- to 500-foot section of the
containment levee around the Assumption Parish sinkhole has gone under
water after almost a week-long active period of tremors, parish officials
said Tuesday. *
*Parish officials said in a blog post that the levee sunk as part of a
broader subsidence along the southern side the sinkhole. Trees along the
southwest side of the sinkhole are also showing signs of sinking, in some
cases as much at 10 feet down, parish officials said.*
Seeking Washington Tourism Expertise
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 21 minutes ago
A bit off the usual path: we're finally doing a family trip to Washington
this weekend, and I'm looking for tourism suggestions. Specifically, any
new stuff I don't know about. I haven't done a touristy trip to Washington
since Hector was a pup...well, really, not since my wife and I lived there.
I have been over to the (mediocre at best, in my view) FDR Memorial, but
otherwise I really haven't done anything touristy in a long, long time.
So, helpful people: what should I know that I don't know? What's new that
wasn't there twenty years ago that should be on a can't-miss list, or ev... more »
Reggie Watts's Ted Talk
Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 32 minutes ago
Brilliant comedian and musician strung together thoughts, fake accents and
sounds in an effort to break my brain.
IRS Hearings: Some highlights of the crazy, wild eyed, bitter clingers testifying today against the IRS......
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 38 minutes ago
*Karen Kenney and Becky Gerritson speak out. *
Apartheid and not apartheid
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 45 minutes ago
fatima costa (@fcrep2007) tweeted at 5:04 PM on Tue, Jun 04, 2013:
Apartheid VS Democracy! http://t.co/8HkXsCAuvp
(https://twitter.com/fcrep2007/status/341948466882306048)
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TURKEY - NEW WORLD ORDER UNDER ATTACK
Anon at aangirfan - 45 minutes ago
Turkey has been becoming like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
One could use words like 'feudal' and 'fascist' to describe current-day
Turkey and its friends.
Turkey's prime minister Erdogan came to power on 14 August 2001, just
before 9 11.
* THE NEW WORLD ORDER AND TURKEY*
*Erdogan (right) *TURKEY'S ERDOGAN IS JEWISH?
In May 2013, the Sunday Times "published some remarks of an unnamed Israeli
official who said that *Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia *were forming a
Sunni block in the Middle East and *Israel would actually like to be a part
of this partnership."*
Turkey, Israel
*Turke... more »
Conservative MP Devinder Shory And 16 Other Lawyers Bailed Out By Alta Lawyers Insurance Assc. in Alleged Fraud Case With BMO
leftdog at Buckdog - 48 minutes ago
**
[image: Progressive Bloggers]
*Corruption in Canada 's Conservative government is being disclosed so fast
and furious at the moment, that some of the smaller cases are being
overshadowed by the larger Senate scandal. Here's another example of how
some elected Conservative MP's have been operating:*
*"The Bank of Montreal has settled with all but a handful of the 160
parties it sued in connection with a sprawling case of alleged mortgage
fraud in Alberta, CBC News has learned. The bank first detected a problem
in 2006, when bank officials detected "irregularities" in some mortga... more »
Annoying Email of the Day
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 hour ago
Dear Karen,
Last November, we did something special: we took on the full power of the
Koch Brothers, Karl Rove, FOX News, and the energized Republican Right, and
*we re-elected President Obama*.
How did it all happen? In *The Center Holds*, Jonathan Alter tells the epic
story of an embattled President fighting back with the support of millions
of us.
Buy yourself a copy and savor our historic victory!
Bob Fertik
This is the same Bob Fertik who co-founded the anti-Bush, anti-war
organization called AfterDowningStreet.org (I still wear my ADS tee shirt
occasionally, and my... more »
ISA Theory Section Page at the Duck
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 1 hour ago
We are still mucking around with the official page for the Theory Section.
In what I hope will be a temporary expedient, I’ve created a dedicated page
at the Duck of Minerva. There you will find: Links to posts directly
related to the Theory Section; General Information about the section; Vital
statistics about the section awards;
Continue reading
China Stakes Its Claim to the Arctic
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 hour ago
It's our fault if we don't listen for China has been loud and clear that it
considers it is entitled to a powerful, potentially military presence in
the Arctic and a stake in Arctic ocean resources.
*To date, China’s economic ambitions in the Arctic have been largely
thwarted by Arctic states wary of the country’s claim that the Arctic “is
the inherited wealth of all mankind,” and that China has a role to play in
its future because it is a “near-Arctic state.” *
*Iceland, for example, twice rejected a Chinese plan to buy a
115-square-mile farm along its northern coast for a propos... more »
Is Obama waging psychological warfare on Americans?...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 hour ago
*Dr. Keith Ablow thinks so.*
Is it working?
From* Fox News*:
*Some excerpts from the article and my comments: *
I believe that the Obama administration is conducting psychological warfare
on conservative Americans. Not only that but it is also waging this war on
all Americans who previously viewed themselves, their country, their
Constitution and their overwhelming belief in God as a force for good in
the world.
[...]But, deep inside the American psyche, something more malignant could
have been planted—the seeds of self-hatred and self-doubt. And I no longer
believe that those s... more »
School “Reform” in the Anti-Education Era
John Thompson at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 hour ago
Someday, historians of education will have to explain why school
“reformers,” who should have been excited by the opportunities created by
the 21st century, started a twenty year campaign to turn the clock back to
the Model T era. Otherwise dynamic (and often libertarian) Silicon Valley
entrepreneurs, liberals like President Obama, and neo-liberals like Bill […]
Rose Memory Frame (with saved dried roses)
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 hour ago
[image: Dried Roses Frame]
Over the years, I have saved roses from the major events in our marriage.
I had a dried rose from almost every anniversary, from when my husband
asked me to marry him and our wedding day. Every time my husband gave me
roses, I would hang one of them out upside down to dry. The pile slowly
dwindled over the years as the roses fell apart. It was time to put them to
a better use than slowly falling apart in a box in the closet. I wanted a
way to display them that wouldn't be too huge. This frame is perfect, it
allows them to be out of the box but it does... more »
Chomsky on Our Appetite for Self-Destruction
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 hour ago
Has civilization finally reached our Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde moment? Noam
Chomsky maintains mankind has fallen into two camps and Dr. Jekyll's side
is winning.
*For the first time in the history of the human species, we have clearly
developed the capacity to destroy ourselves. That’s been true since 1945.
It’s now being finally recognized that there are more long-term processes
like environmental destruction leading in the same direction, maybe not to
total destruction, but at least to the destruction of the capacity for a
decent existence.*
***And there are other dangers like pand... more »
Broad’s Creation, Green Dot, Headed to Memphis to Cash In During School Fire Sale
Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 hour ago
The corporate wizards who are calling the shots in the new exploded version
of Memphis schools have their eye turned toward an Eli Broad charter
creation to take over one of the high schools in Memphis. Will the target
be Carver High, where parents seem willing to do anything to keep the name
of the school–even […]
20 years ago today
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 hour ago
Shane Warne's first ball of the Old Trafford Test 1993, poor Milke Gatting.
In super slow-mo
A short documentary
The Duckworth Lewis Method's take on that delivery
Assumption GOP Will Blockade DC Circuit Is Probably Wrong
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 2 hours ago
With the three DC Circuit Court of Appeals nominees finally getting named
and sent to the Senate today, I'm seeing a lot of liberal pessimism about
the next step. Kevin Drum says "We already know that Republicans are going
to oppose all three of Obama's nominees...because, based on its caseload,
the DC Court is too big and should be pared back by three seats." Matt
Yglesias is even more convinced: "Note that precisely because the stakes
are high here the odds of Obama succeeding are approximately zero." I know
when I write about the possibility of a GOP blockade in these seats, I
re... more »
Think Tank Advocacy v. Measured Researchers
plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 2 hours ago
Anthony Cody has offered a powerful argument about the offensive nature of
the education reform machine as compared to the always responsive mode of
educators, academics, and researchers. A distinct and disturbing example of
this dynamic confronted me today when a public school advocate contacted me
about the consequences of the Florida model for retaining […]
They Really Are Frankenfish
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
It's only a question of when, not if, genetically modified Atlantic
salmon, popularly known as "Frankenfish" escape into the wild. Oh it will
be some horrible mistake to be sure. No one, we'll be told, could have
foreseen what happened. Yeah, right.
Canadian scientists decided to run a little experiment to see what would
happen if genetically modified Atlantic salmon, Frankenfish, escaped and
wound up with other species, in the case of their experiment, ordinary
brown trout.
Their research, published in the *Proceedings of the Royal Society*,
reveals that not only did the tw... more »
Just the Sight of Joe Oliver Makes Me Want to Punch Him in the Mouth
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
Not that I would, mind you. I do not resort to violence - ever. That
said, I sure would like to give Joe Oliver a knuckle sandwich in his greasy
cakehole.
Joe's a business guy - well, a business guy *and* a damned lair - no,
that's redundant - a business guy will suffice. That has come through loud
and clear in his barrel-scraping smears of opponents of the Northern
Gateway pipeline and the outrageous lies Joe lays on thick in support of
the bitumen superhighway.
You know who wouldn't be surprised that Joe's such a chronic, persistent
liar? Adam Smith, that's who. You know... more »
Satiric commentary on Honduras news
Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 2 hours ago
Very amusing and pointed commentary here about how Honduras tends to get
written about. I particularly like the suggested tags. I think I fall into
some of this myself sometimes, although I'm really trying not to.
The national press here in Honduras doesn't deliver much better than the
international media - at least two pages at the back of virtually every
print edition of La Prensa is devoted to the previous day's body count, all
of it presented with zero context and no follow-up. And man, can somebody
teach those people how to ask (and answer) the question, "Why?" in their
co... more »
Motions to extend time
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
*Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local S-955 v Lilydale Inc*,
2013 SKCA 56 deals with motions to extend time:
[17] The framework of principle at play in applications of this nature is
well known. While the judge’s discretion to grant an extension of time to
appeal is considered unfettered, it has become customary to assess the
merits of such an application having regard for such factors as: (i)
whether a reasonable explanation for the delay exists; (ii) whether the
appellant possessed a bona fide intention to appeal within the time limited
for appeal; (iii) whether th... more »
Your chance to do something political
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
As a rule, I don't pass along these
"add your name"
lists that appear in emails.
BUT this one is important.
It has been circulating for several weeks and
has been sent to over 20 million people.
To show your support for Senator Mike Duffy,
please go to the end of the list,
add your name and forward to
all your friends.
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1. Mrs. Duffy
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Oh Yes, Another Scandal, Another Line Crossed
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
This time it's Elmer MacKay's dull boy, DefMin Peter, himself no stranger
to clumsy scandal.
It seems enough Harper slime has rubbed off on the defence minister that
he's been using the military's National Investigation Service to "*investigate
journalists who wrote or broadcast embarrassing information about MacKay
and the Canadian Forces leadership*."
Question: what can you possibly write about Peter MacKay and the Canadian
Forces leadership that they wouldn't find in some way embarrassing? This
bunch has gone out of their way to make themselves embarrassing.
The latest inci... more »
Turkey + Gladio + NATO = Is pressure being applied to Turkey?
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 2 hours ago
Equals?...... I don't know what. Seriously.
It seems plausible that genuine resentment in Turkey was brought to the
boiling point to pressure the Turkish government. That type of tactic
cannot be ruled out. I spent last night mulling this over.
Here is the latest: Erdogan is visiting Africa. His Deputy PM offered
something resembling a olive branch, after a meeting with President
Abdullah Gul who has been taking an opposing position to Erdogan
Speaking Tuesday,* Arinc said that, "in that first (protest) action, the
excessive violence exerted on people who were acting out of environme... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Who Dats begin arriving at dawn, await opening of Saints minicamp ~WWLTV*
~Hat Tweet *@Saints* Vine view of #*Saints* minicamp presented by *@Verizon
* https://vine.co/v/b3T55uHam6K
*Feds say city stalling on consent decree ~Clair Galofaro, The Advocate* *Work
proceeds on 3 fronts to return Lakeshore Dr to former glory ~Rob Massan,
WVUE* *Engineering Job in NewOrleans: Enterprise Architect – GE Capital
Technology Center* *~In this role, you will be responsible for enterprise
wide strategy for IT Infrastructure & Application Automation, Orchestration
and Deployment. The responsibi... more »
Naming Candy Crowley by name, O’Donnell breaks code of silence!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013*
*“I can’t take it any more,” guild member finally says*: This Sunday, CNN’s
Candy Crowley asked a ridiculous question.
She was interviewing Darrell Issa on CNN’s State of the Union, one of the
big five Sunday programs.
Because he’s chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Issa is a very
important figure at present. Among other things, he has been trying to whip
up a very large scandal about the IRS.
Midway through the interview, Crowley asked a ridiculous question. We’ll
include Issa’s response:
CROWLEY (6/2/13): *What does your gut tell you? What does y... more »
VOICE OF AMERICA VIDEO: Iraq Call From American Corner At Maysan University
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 2 hours ago
AL JAZEERA VIDEO: PKK Fighters Set Up Camp In Northern Iraq
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 3 hours ago
Sparks and Gaseous Emissions from Unit 3
Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
Unit 3 contained MOX fuel at the time of the explosion. It has been an
ongoing concern because its so radioactive that work around it has been
almost impossible.
That fact has been quite evident from the amazing phenomena that have
emanated from that building, ranging from purple lightning to rainbow
bars
of color hanging over the building
Yesterday I noticed that the hot spot on top of unit 3 looked reddish in
the daylight
<img alt=""
src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAWMAAAE0CAIAAAB2K8X5AAAgAElEQVR4nOy9d5Mbx76m2d9rN2ZjJmbvkaFpkm2Bhvfee++qUN4XUEABhbKwbchz7pm5sbGx... more »
Mexico: Photo and Video of Popocatepetl Anomaly
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 3 hours ago
Contributing Editor Prof. Ana Luisa Cid sends us a link to a video of the
anomaly picked up on the camera belonging to the TELEVISA television
network, which is aimed at the slopes of the Popocatepetl Volcano: *
http://youtu.be/AHRl_sECk8s*
"Only a day before," she writes, "CENAPRED station Tlamacas picked up an
unknown light in the same area. These images were forwarded to me via
e-mail by Verónica Olmedo Cano and Ros Persa."
Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain,
Latin America and the Caribbean
1768: The Calahorra Case
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 3 hours ago
A UFO in the year 1768, or was it a meteorite or other poorly understood
astronomical phenomena from an 18th century standpoint? *Angel Rodríguez
Alvarez* of Spain’s *Grupo GEIFO* provides us with the fascinating original
report of what has become known as “el caso Calahorra” (the Calahorra
Case). The historic document is the property of the Ministry of Culture of
Spain, Nobility Section of the National Historic Archives kept at the
Talavera Hospital in the city of Toledo.
"On the 18th of September of 1768, the time being around 6 and three
quarter hours of the morning, [the weat... more »
US government in GM industry pocket. Tyranny
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 3 hours ago
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http://www.therightplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/big-business-plus-big-government-equals-tyranny.gif]
* US diplomats lobbied aggressively to support its genetically-modified
food industries,* a campaign group has revealed in a new report. *The US
even pushed EU countries to change laws to allow GM crops in. *
The diplomatic cables were published two years ago by Wikileaks, and most
of them weren't even marked secret.
*But now US campaigners Food and Water Watch have collated and analyzed 926
State Department cables (covering 113 countries and five years, from 2005
t... more »
Obama lies...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 3 hours ago
*and lies, and lies, and lies.*
Did I mention that he lies?
Well, he does!
Asymmetric fates of rivers of Pilsen
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 3 hours ago
There were only two rivers, Euphrates and Tigris, in a defunct
multicultural city surrounding Saddam Hussein's summer palace 50 miles
South of Baghdad but the number "two" was apparently sufficient to earn a
famous song by the German band Boney M.
*Rivers of Babylon. The description "German band" is a bit subtle if not
amusing not only because of the racial laws of the 1930s but also because
of the simple fact that only the producer was German while the singers were
Britons from three Caribbean islands.*
The rivers of Pilsen, my hometown, haven't generated any famous song yet
des... more »
RIP Fourth Amendment
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 3 hours ago
Adding a bit to Scalia's surprising dissent. Getting google hits on this
old post. This is just the lastest breach of civil rights. They've been
chipping away at the Fourth for a long time. Sadly true, was rooting for
Huxley, but it appears Orwell won. [image via]
GW HARDIN: DNA & THE DANCE OF DARKNESS & LIGHT Human Omnipotence in Harmony
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 3 hours ago
Google Drive version of the PDF can be downloaded HERE if you have trouble
with Scribd.
DNA Dance
Ben & Jerry’s to DUMP GMOs
2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
*From Raw Story*
Ben & Jerry’s is in the process of removing Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs) entirely from its products, the company announced on its website.
According to the company, the ice cream sold in Canada and the US is
currently about 80 percent non-GMO; in Europe, it’s 100 percent. The goal
is to have GMO ingredients completely phased out by the end of the year.
The transition will take at least that long because of the wide range of
flavors and ingredients involved.
SNIP
“While most of our ingredients are already sourced Non-GMO, we decided to
take this opportun... more »
Dead, Brainless Baby + Tortured Woman = All Good
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 4 hours ago
So, the El Salvadoran woman known as Beatriz was *granted* a C-section at
27 weeks to save her life and the brainless baby has, as expected, died.
Latin America, like Ireland, pretends it doesn't have an abortion problem.
But it sure does.
Despite the region’s tough abortion laws, there has not been a drop in
abortion rates.
In fact, they have had the opposite effect.
According to a 2008 study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the
Guttmacher Institute, Latin America has one of the world’s highest abortion
rates, with 31 per 1,000 women of childbearing age, compared to 12... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 4 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Michelle Phillips, 69. Going with the imdb link instead
of allmusic; I do like the Mamas and the Papas, but I like her Star Trek
episode more.
And on to the good stuff:
1. David Frum's blog will be missed as he takes the summer off, or more.
His sign-off, an honest report on the state of conservative reformers, is
excellent.
2. Jared Bernstein is keeping up the sequestration watch.
3. Jonathan Cohn gets upset with conservatives. With one conservative. It's
about ACA, natch.
4. Brendan Nyhan on scandalmania and Obama's approval ratings.
5. The death of the "gay... more »
Radiation in Space
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 4 hours ago
NASA's Mars Rover (or whatever) has done some studies or some such. The
gist of it all is that there's so much radiation in space on the way over
and then hitting the surface of Mars itself, that any human beings sent on
a mission to Mars would die of cancer eventually. We just can't give them
enough shielding.
The article says that it's Earth's magnetic field and not its atmosphere
that protects us from radiation from solar flares and what-not. But still,
... when you think about how harsh the universe is, ... how fragile we are,
... and think about what a thin film of gases protec... more »
Rahm Emanuel Is Sending Rich, Dumb Dems To Christie
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Frank Lautenberg died Sunday night. He was, at 89 the oldest member of the
Senate, had been ill for a long time and his death doesn't surprise many.
Now Obama's BBF, Gov. Chris Christie gets to appoint a successor.
Lautenberg was a dependable progressive across the board. His
ProgressivePunch crucial vote score was 94.05, just between Barbara Boxer
and Tammy Baldwin. Although, like many of his wealthy liberal colleagues,
he sometimes joined with the Republicans to pass corporate-friendly
policies, there were no issues he wasn't one of the best in the Senate on.
Christie is not li... more »
How to write about Honduras, or ‘Death, Death, Death!’
paul at Paying attention - 4 hours ago
It’s been striking how much of the commentary about Honduras in the world
press or blogland seems to hit the same strings of clichés, shuffled to
suit the bias of the intended audience. It’s been equally striking to see
all sorts of claims about the country unsupported by facts, stats or
evidence of any kind.
There are notable exceptions, like Alberto Arce, the Associated Press
reporter in Tegucigalpa who is doing great work.
Tomas Ayuso offers his take on the lousy writing on the country in ‘Violence
and voyeurism: A guide on how to write about Honduras.’
For example:
“If you are to... more »
Stepping In It
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
All political parties have their own manure machines -- propaganda shops,
whose task is to sell their program. But, under Stephen Harper, political
propaganda has been redefined. It's now all about *ad hominem *attacks; and
it's non stop, all year round.
The Harper brand of manure relies on several carefully defined strategies.
Michael Harris examines several of them:
Here’s one of the favourites. I call it the “They hate Harper” ploy. No
matter what a critic says, this form of manure management moves the debate
from the substance of the criticism to its motivation. The benefits... more »
NC Protestors Stand up to the Extremist GOP Policies
2old2care at Because I Can - 4 hours ago
And the GOP refuses to listen.
Weekly protests in North Carolina against the extremist right-wing policies
being enacted by this legislature are growing every week. (North Carolina
has a huge presence in their legislature of extremist members of the
American Legislative Exchange Council.)
From last night's Moral Monday protest.
Read the article
>>>HERE<<<
*Source: WRAL*
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MSNBC: The New York Times asks!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 4 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013*
*Part 2—And largely fails to answer:* Is it fair to criticize MSNBC because
Fox clobbers it in the ratings?
Basically, no—it isn’t. For one thing, Fox has been at its mission much
longer, ever since it went on the air in 1996. By way of contrast, MSNBC
has only become a liberal channel in the past few years.
(Rachel Maddow got her own show in September 2008. That meant that MSNBC
now had *two* hours of liberal programming each night.)
Beyond that, quality can’t be measured by ratings. A very good political
channel might well lose the ratings war to a politi... more »
Steve and the multinational man of mystery
Alison at Creekside - 5 hours ago
I do hope someone is securing the rights to make a Made In Canada thriller
about Stephen Harper's spy watchdog and his various business associates.
I'm referring of course to the Honorable Dr. Arthur Porter, "His
Excellency, Ambassador Plenipotentiary, Republic of Sierra Leone" and also "Member,
Queen’s Privy Council for Canada” for life.
Really, this cast of characters has everything - spies, dictators,
terrorists, Russians, drug cartels, arms dealers, diamond mines, bribery,
money laundering.
Here's a storyboard to get you started ...
2008 : Dr. Arthur Porter is appointed to... more »
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver report - June 4 , 2013 - Data from monday , News and views !
fredw at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/after-the-correction-gold-stocks-set-for-the-biggest-gains
( Gold resistance around 1413 seems to be fiercely blocking upward
momentum.... )
After the Correction: Gold Stocks Set for the Biggest Gains
Jun
*4*
- Yesterday in Gold and Silver
- Critical Reads
- The Funnies
- The Wrap
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"The precious metals should have skyrocketed on the decline of the dollar
index."
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
Gold rose to around $1,395 spot by 9:00 a.m. in Hong Kong. The first
attempt to break above the $1,400 spot price mark shortly a... more »
US deploys Patriot missiles and F-16s to Jordan - while ostensibly for a military exercise , note these assets will remain after the drill is concluded ... Stealth US military build up as Jordan slowly gets sucked into Syria War ? Lebanon already slowly drawn into Syrian War....
fredw at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/us-jordan-patriot-f16-189/
US missile defense system may remain on Jordan-Syria border after drills
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Turkey protests hit fifth day , several thousand wounded and third death recorded....
fredw at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/06/04/307091/3-protesters-killed-in-turkey-protests/
At least 3 protesters killed in Turkey protests so far
[image: An injured protester is being carried away during clashes near
Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, June 3, 2013.]
An injured protester is being carried away during clashes near Taksim
Square in Istanbul, Turkey, June 3, 2013.
Tue Jun 4, 2013 6:15AM GMT
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Protests erupted in Istanbul on Friday after security forces attacked a
peaceful sit-in protest against the demolition of Gezi Park at Taksim
Square.
The protesters say the par... more »
Examining Japan's bond issues , Plan B and Plan C ( pre-emptive first strike capability. )
fredw at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-03/problems-japans-plan-b-government-pension-investment-funds-house-bonds
The Problems With Japan's "Plan (jg)B": The Government Pension Investment
Fund's "House Of Bonds"
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/03/2013 22:41 -0400
- Bank of Japan
- Bear Market
- Bond
- California Public Employees' Retirement System
- Capital Markets
- Carry Trade
- Japan
- Kyle Bass
- Kyle Bass
- Market Crash
- McDonalds
- Monetary Policy
- Netherlands
- Nikkei
- Reuters ... more »
Unicorn Skull
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 6 hours ago
What this report does for us is flesh out the legend of the unicorn.
Perhaps it will become possible to recover DNA. As is made clear, we also
have solid cultural information describing a small elusive population that
was extant up to the end of the seventeenth century, after which they could
have easily been hunted out by the natives without ever been disclosed to
white settlers on the Atlantic seaboard.
This skull certainly confirms the likely reality of the cultural
information. It also provides the working template for the whole unicorn
legend. Other aspects, such as ... more »
Grapefruit Drug Delivery
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 6 hours ago
This is a neat idea. We can use food derived carriers for drug delivery
at the nanosized scale. Grapefruit just happens to be a better choice.
It also tells us that we are now have enough density in our knowledge to
spend effort dong just this to produce a superior alternative.
This will be targeted drug delivery at its best.
*Scientists Uncover How Grapefruits Provide a Secret Weapon in Medical
Drug Delivery*
*May 21, 2013 — Lipids (right panel first three tubes) derived from
grapefruit. GNVs can efficiently deliver a variety of therapeutic agents,
including DNA,... more »
Alien Encounter and Explanations
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 6 hours ago
This encounter report is important. For the first time we are getting a
creditable explanation for the activities been observed. We are also
learning that the observations made on individuals last over a long time
and that most remain oblivious.
It is also apparent that thousands at least are affected as part of a
continuing research program. Most will never wake up during the event.
It is also apparent that this person has paid no attention to the
literature at all and only woke up now. Yet she is informed of the Sirius
connection which is also scantily reported even... more »
Historic Monsanto Counter Revolution?
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 6 hours ago
The harsh reality is that Monsanto's clear mandate is to generate
artificial revenue monopolies in the chemical business. They have hugely
succeeded in doing this with the industrial farm model while dumping
certain costs out onto the environment. These costs are been sustained
though simple propaganda and obfuscation.
It is obvious to everybody that mass production of cattle and pigs and
chickens needs a market for the byproduct of animal manure. No such market
presently exists. The obvious fix is to apply a direct tax on this manure
and include imported meat to level th... more »
Is Apple's Fight on Agency or Most Favored Nations?
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 7 hours ago
Opening statement in US v. Apple by quartznews
Sometimes it’s best to keep your dirty laundry inside and not show it to
the world. We have seen some interesting misjudgements and statements over
the last decade, first with the Google Book Settlement (GBS) and latterly
with the Apple Agency Pricing. In both cases there appears to be a clash of
cultures, misunderstanding between parties and momentum behind the search
for a ‘silver bullet’ at all costs.
What is interesting from the material released on day one of the agency
trail, is how the search for any solution appears to have b... more »
Find Your Center - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 7 hours ago
Find Your Center
**
*Find your center*
**
*Find your heart*
**
*For, in the heart center will you find a sanctuary from all your fears*
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*All your doubts*
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*All your limitations*
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*For, within the heart lies your true potential as Man.*
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*Your future not yet written*
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*Waiting for you to create the words*
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*Create the structure*
**
*Create the reality*
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*A Reality*
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*Not the false images of ego*
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*That imprison you in a self-created hurt*
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*Keeping you at bay from your Self-created heaven*
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*Quiet your mind*
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*Quiet your ego*
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*Hear not the thoughts of those imp... more »
Drug Price Control 32: Policeman of Pharma Companies
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 7 hours ago
This
coming June 18 afternoon, the DOH Advisory Council (AC) for the
Implementation of RA 9502 (Cheaper Medicines Law of 2008) will hold its
17thmeeting. The Council has been meeting since 2009 and has conducted
16
meetings so. I am one of the AC members and have joined the meetings
since
its 4th or 5th meeting in June 2009. Below, a photo during the 16th
meeting
last February14, 2013.
The DOH’ National Center for Pharmaceutical Access and Management
(NCPAM)
is providing technical and secretariat support to the AC, headed by DOH
UnderSecretary Madeleine “Madz” Valera. The DOH has it... more »
8 Natural Mosquito Repellents to Get Rid of Mosquitoes by Elizabeth Renter
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 7 hours ago
8 Natural Mosquito Repellents to Get Rid of Mosquitoes
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 3 June 2013
In the winter, we complain about the cold. In the summer, it’s the heat—and
the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can seriously add frustration to any outdoor
activity, and if you’re like me, you want to spend as much time outdoors as
possible when the weather heats up. While there are plenty of sprays,
lotions, and gels that offer to keep the pests away, we all know these
chemical baths are far from safe. Luckily, you can *easily use a natural
mosquito repellent to get rid of mosquitoe... more »
An Old Lakota Sioux Prayer Song - by Frank Fools Crow
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
Source of picture: http://www.barefootsworld.net/siouxprayers.html**
*This is an old Lakota prayer song that helps one to look and perhaps
deal with one's own shortcomings in order to become a better person.
Painful, but necessary at certain times in ones life. I happened to open
up a book about Fools Crow who was a Lakota Sioux Holy Man that was written
by Thomas E. Mails and this prayer song caught my eyes. I will include a
copy of the book cover in this blog entry,*
*Here is the prayer song as sung by Fools Crow to Thomas Mails:*
**
**
*Great Ones*
**
*Pity Me*
**
*Help me lo... more »
Who Is Recording What Behind Those Glasses?
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 8 hours ago
Why did VHS win in its infamous war with Betamax? The answer was largely
down to the introduction of the first VHS camera. Why did that make a
difference? It enabled the pornography market to create cheaper, more edgy
films and importantly enabled amateur pornography to flourish. This is turn
created demand and demand reduced prices and being able to capture film
became as important as watching films
Pornography has always been at the cutting edge of technology and it is now
interesting to hear of their obvious interest in the forthcoming Google
Glass. The technology will enable ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Thanks for stopping by.
Derrick Jensen, "There Are Times..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"There are times the lies get to me, times I weary of battering myself
against the obstacles of denial, hatred, fear-induced stupidity, and greed,
times I want to curl up and fall into the problem, let it sweep me away as
it so obviously sweeps away so many others. I remember a spring day a few
years ago, a spring day much like this one, only a little more sun, and
warmer. I sat on this same couch and looked out this same window at the
same ponderosa pine.
I was frightened, and lonely. Frightened of a future that looks dark, and
darker with each passing species, and lonely becaus... more »
Kurt Vonnegut, "Requiem"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Requiem"*
by Kurt Vonnegut
*
*
“The crucified planet Earth,
should it find a voice and a sense of irony,
might now well say of our abuse of it,
"Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do."
․
The irony would be that we know what we are doing.
․
When the last living thing has died on account of us,
how poetical it would be if Earth could say,
in a voice floating up perhaps
from the floor of the Grand Canyon,
"It is done. People did not like it here.”
"The World's Last Whale", “Wind On The Water”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"As I rocked in the moonlight,
And reefed the sail.
It'll happen to you
Also without fail,
If it happens to me.
Sang the world's last whale."
- Pete Seeger
●
*“Wind On The Water”*
by Graham Nash and David Crosby
"Over the years you have been hunted
by the men who threw harpoons,
And in the long run he will kill you
just to feed the pets we raise,
put the flowers in your vase,
and make the lipstick for your face.
Over the years you swam the ocean
Following feelings of your own,
Now you are washed up on the shoreline,
I can see your body lie,
It's a shame you have to die
to put th... more »
Free Planet - What if there was no tax?
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 9 hours ago
the label in this case refers to TAX ECONOMY or Taxonomy, because Free
Planet is a comedy platform, oh yes.
Just like our VTS or Voluntary Tax System. Yes, didn't you know the tax
legislation has to be RENEWED every year on April 5th? That's what the
Chancellor of the Exchequer's 'budget' means, MORE TAX FOR MORE WARS. And
we must be in a Constant State of War if we're still taxing our people in
so many hundreds of ways. Right?
Anyway, what if there was no tax? This history-revisiting video suggests
that a warless world i.e. a world without tax, is THE WAY IT SHOULD BE so
why are w... more »
Chet Raymo, “On The River”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
* *
*“On The River”*
by Chet Raymo
"There was wind in the willows as the Water Rat and the Mole rowed their
boat along the river. They were on their way to visit Toad of Toad Hall.
"It been a long time since we've seen Toady," said the Rat. "It's been a
long time since I've seen any toad," observed the Mole. "Whatever can be
the problem?" wondered the Rat. "Or frogs. Or newts. Or salamanders. The
river bank is very quiet." The Mole shook his head. "We must ask Toad
what's happening to the amphibians," said the Rat, his brow furrowed with
concern.
Just then they rounded a bend in... more »
Whoa! Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) tells the truth...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago
*is anyone listening?*
BETTER NOT TOGETHER
Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
A day to say yes
*
**From 1990 - 2011:*
*UK* industrial production fell by 1.2%.
*US* industrial production grew by 50%
*Austrian* industrial production grew by 100%.
*Jim and Margaret Cuthbert, two former top UK government economists*, have
produced a study entitled *The UK Economy: a strong and secure UK?*
The Mismanagement of Britain / London calling (the shots)
*According to the Cuthberts:*
The UK has a low-wage, low-skill economy.
*London sucks in people and investment and holds back growth elsewhere. *
In France's most prosperous region, GDP per head is twice that of its... more »
MP fails popular culture reference test...
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago
Douglas Carswell MP (@DouglasCarswell) tweeted at 7:11 AM on Tue, Jun 04,
2013:
On way to interview with R4's Today programme, I met this tardis in the
corridor. http://t.co/MKzh47mN2q
(https://twitter.com/DouglasCarswell/status/341799451813367808)
If Douglas Carswell doesn't know the difference between a Dalek and the
Doctor's TARDIS, with broken Chameleon Circuit, then he's out of the
running to be the next Doctor...
Your moment of Zen
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 11 hours ago
Koi pond at the Long Island State Veterans' Home. [Ellison photo]
Stan Rogers ... 30 Years On ... 'The Field Behind The Plow'
leftdog at Buckdog - 11 hours ago
*Stan Rogers *
*November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) *
*Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers passed on 30 years ago yesterday. He
would be 63 now if he were still alive. He** died in a fire aboard an Air
Canada flight on the ground at Cincinnati Airport at the age of 33.
Renowned for his songs about regular Canadians and their lives, his music
was truly inspiring. *
*Being from Saskatchewan, I've always been partial to his haunting song
about life on a prairie farm, "The Field Behind The Plow."*
LINKS: GM AND ROUND-UP
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
This set of links is still under construction
Majia's Blog: RNA interference Modified Food to Hit Markets
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-york-times-propaganda-on-gm.html
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/round-up-residue-in-air.html
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gm-food-round-up-and-health.html
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/roundup-herbicide-can-alter-animal.html
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/obesity-birth-defects-gm-and-round-up.html
LINKS: GENETICS, HUMAN HEALTH AND RADIATION
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
*GENETICS, HUMAN HEALTH AND RADIATION*
Burdening the species with genetic mutations:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/burdening-species-with-genetic.html
Mutations and Germ Line Mosaicism: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/mutations-germ-line-mosaicism.html
Somatic or genetic effects?
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/somatic-or-genetic-effects.html
Ionizing radiation and germ line cell damage:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ionizing-radiation-and-germ-cell-damage.html
Discouraged: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/discouraged.html
Children and Rad... more »
LINKS: PROPAGANDA
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
Public relations is propaganda: *Majia's Blog*: Public Relations is
Propaganda
Engineering consent through propaganda: *Majia's Blog*: Engineering Consent
Through Propaganda
Using Doubt as a Propaganda Strategy
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/using-doubt-as-propaganda-strategy.html
New York Times Propaganda on GM
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-york-times-
propaganda-on-gm.html
Japanese Nuclear Utilities Spending on Public Relations
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/japans-
nuclear-utilities-spending-on.html
Propaganda on Japan’s Meltdown
http://majiasb... more »
LINKS: FINANCIAL FRAUD, AUSTERITY, AND WAGE COLLAPSE
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
Financial Elite Holdings Majia's Blog: 1% Controls 43% of Financial Wealth
Financial Warfare Using High Frequency Trading: Majia's Blog: Financial
Warfare Using High Frequency Trading ...
ETFs as weapons of mass destruction Majia's Blog: ETFs as Weapons of Mass
Destruction
Libor scandal, how it occurred:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/libor-scandal.html
Libor suits dismissed Majia's Blog: 'Substantial Portion' of Libor Suits
Dismissed
On the financial fraud that keeps on giving:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-financial-crisis-that-keeps-on.html
On spending on ... more »
Turkish Opposition Says Erdoğan Must Go
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 13 hours ago
Related:
*Turkey's Erdogan Gets Taste of His Own Medicine?*
*5 Videos About Anti-Erdoğan Protests In Turkey*.
The Turkish Observatory for Human Rights (doesn't exist, it's a name on a
piece of paper, just like the 'Syrian Observatory For Human Rights') says
more than 5,000 protesters have been killed by the Erdoğan-led Turkish
government in the last week of protests (number is made up, just like it
was in Syria in the early months of protests in 2011).
But the Islamist dictator of Turkey is not having any of it, rejecting the
democratic demands of protesters and dismissing the... more »
If Darrell Issa Is So Rich, Why Doesn't He Get His Teeth Whitened?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
On Saturday I asserted that Darrell Issa should be a top priority target
for the DCCC, rather than just another vile Republican committee chairman
who gets a free reelection pass from Steve Israel, like he did last year.
Issa's San Diego/Orange County district has a PVI of R+4, a district that
can be won and a district worth fighting for-- at least in terms of
building an infrastructure to win in 2016.
But the DCCC isn't doing anything about recruiting a viable candidate
against Issa. Steve Israel prefers spending his time and resources against
backbenchers no one has ever heard a... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 13 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, I will be announcing my split with
Rodney Martin, who I originally co-founded the American Nationalist
Association with. I will also be discussing some recent news items and
explaining the concepts of false flag events, PYSOPS, and media fakery, and
the importance of properly understand these terms. Past and current events,
particularly the alleged Jewish "Holocaust" and 9/11, and how they can be
classified as both false flags and PSYOPS involving extensive media fakery,
will be analyzed as well. Finally, the fact that fake events using scri... more »
LINKS: FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR CRISIS
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
Includes:
Webcam Info
Ocean Contamination
Atmospheric Fallout
Daiichi Plant Conditions
Japan's Nuclear Weapons Capabilities
Fallout in the US
Fukushima Animal Anomalies?
*
**FUKUSHIMA WEBCAM EVENTS/ PHENOMENA*
Got your dead man’s boots on 2012
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/got-your-dead-mans-boots-on.html
Yellow fog (Fukushima Diary 2012)
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/05/fukushima-being-yellow/
What happened with unit Unit 4: Is fuel intact (images 2012 and 2011) Majia's
Blog: Unit 4: Is There Intact Fuel Left Unburned?
Stratified emissions 2013
http://majiasblog.bl... more »
Baltimore Tigers Weekend
Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 13 hours ago
I had an awesome weekend.
Kurt and I went to Baltimore with our friends, Ron and Erika (same couple
we went to Vegas with back in March 2013). This trip was short, but filled
with lots of fun things. We flew Delta into Baltimore on Thursday night
(late). Went straight to the hotel as we were tired and passed out. We
stayed at the Homewood Suites (Hilton hotel) and I loved it. We had a Suite
on the 12th Floor. Side note, the gym at this hotel was incredible. Prob
the nicest gym I have ever worked out at. The room was HUGE as well and
super nice. I loved everything about th... more »
LINKS: BP OIL SPILL
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
BP oil spill was dress rehearsal for the Fukushima Disaster
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/bp-gulf-oil-spill-was-rehearsal-for.html
Matt Simmons is dead:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/matt-simmons-is-dead.html
Oil Spill Cover Up Disclosure: Majia's Blog: BP Oil Spill Cover-Up
Disclosure
The Gulf and Amoratized lack of Responsibility: Majia's Blog: BP, The Gulf
and Amoratized Lack of Responsibility
White House Blocked Scientists: Majia's Blog: Guardian: White House Blocked
Scientists From ...
Corporations and Governments Tried to Hide Disaster: corporations and
g... more »
LINKS: RADIATION MONITORING IN THE US AND JAPAN
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
IN JAPAN
Majia's Blog: Radiation Monitoring Data in Fukushima Not Reliable
Majia's Blog: There is No Doubt That the Japanese Government Is ...
Majia's Blog: Japan Today: Fukushima school radiation monitoring ...
Majia's Blog: Two Microsieverts an Hour Measured in Children's ...
Majia's Blog: Evidence on Fukushima Effects
Majia's Blog: Radiation Detectors in Japan
Majia's Blog: Alert: Fukushima Rice Is Going to Be Checked With ...
Majia's Blog: Manipulation of Radiation Readings in Fukushima, and ...
Majia's Blog: Japan's Disposable Population
Majia's Blog: Radiation Monitoring Da... more »
LINKS: PLUTONMY, DESPOTISM, DISPOSSESSION
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
The shock doctrine and the financial crisis Majia's Blog: The Financial
Crisis and the Shock Doctrine
US is a plutonomy:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/us-is-plutonomy-here-comes-neo.html
Despotism: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/despotism.html
Dispossessed: Majia's Blog: Dispossessed
The Dispossession of Population: Majia's Blog: The Dispossession of the
Population
Regulatory Dispossession:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/returning-to-mid-19th-century-safety.html
Neofeudal Lords and the Dispossessed: Majia's Blog: Neofeudal Lords and the
Dispossessed... more »
LINKS: AWARE AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF RISK
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
AWARE
Message for survival:Majia's Blog: Message for Survival
Global Crisis: Humanity at Risk
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/global-crisis-humanity-at-risk.html
Aware: Majia's Blog: AWARE
Meaning, consciousness and the Mayan prophecy Majia's Blog: Meaning,
Consciousness, and the Mayan Prophecy
Perfect storm brewing: Majia's Blog:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/perfect-storm-brewing.html
PRIVATIZATION OF RISK
Majia's Blog: Fuksuhima and the Privatization of Risk: Introduction
Majia's Blog: Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk 2: What is the ...
Majia's Blog:... more »
LINKS: BEES
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
Majia's Blog: Chemical Warfare: Bees and Babies are the Canaries ...
Majia's Blog: Seals and Radiation; Bees and Pesticide: SAME PLOT ...
Majia's Blog: Greed Causing ECOCIDE: Bees Are Not the Only ...
Majia's Blog: Our Dying Bees: An Indispensable Canary in the Coal ...
Majia's Blog: Bias in Bee Study?
Majia's Blog: Bee Colony Collapse and Dangerous Pesticides ...
Majia's Blog: Wired: "Controversy Deepens Over Pesticides and Bee ...
Daiichi Looks Calmer Today
Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
Fukushima Daiichi looked much calmer today on both the TBS-JNN and Tepco
cams.
Yesterday, a webcam watcher at Enenews, TimeMachine2020, posted that he saw
a strange, white lightening phenomenon occurring on a piece of wreckage
hanging from the large crane over unit 3, which was visible on the Tepco
cam.
I checked and saw the phenomenon also. It was strange looking. It was as if
the wreckage was producing white lightning that moved around the wreckage
itself. It was impossible to capture screen shots of the phenomenon. The
wreckage was long and thin in shape.
Maybe sequestering th... more »
Videos About Roman Emperor Hadrian
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 14 hours ago
*Source*.
Hadrian *"was the third* of the Five Good Emperors." He was the first Roman
Emperor to publicly say that he was gay. Imagine an American president
saying he was gay today, or any Western leader, or an Iranian president, or
any Muslim leader. The outgoing Iranian president *said* gays don't even
exist in Iran.
There are rumours that President Obama is gay, in which case he should come
out and say so and take the shame away. Isn't that what leaders are for? It
would be big if he turned out to be both the first black and the first gay
American president.
An excerpt from ... more »
Only 10 Percent of Syrians Support The Jihadist Opposition
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 14 hours ago
*Doesn't this clown have. . . what's the word, oh yeah, advisers? You
know, people who can find Syria on a map for him and tell him who to stand
beside and who not to stand beside in a foreign country. *
Related: *Global Public Opinion Is Against The Aggressive War On Syria*.
Excerpts from, *"NATO data: Assad winning the war for Syrians’ hearts and
minds"* (Source: WorldTribune.com, May 31):
After two years of civil war, support for the regime of Syrian President
Bashar Assad was said to have sharply increased.
NATO has been studying data that told of a sharp rise in support f... more »
NDP In British Columbia, Time For New Faces, Time For Guts
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 15 hours ago
A little before my time but definitely apropos for BC`s 2013 election...
Adrian Dix the defeated, the beaten and laughing stock of politics, the
face of humiliation, and still today BC`s NDP is making excuses for the
devastating loss..
Here`s a newsflash to the NDP brass, the media, the media Adrian Dix told
during the election writ that the gravy train of feeding $millions of
taxpayer dollars for needless Government advertising was over under a
elected NDP Government is very active in destroying the 2017 NDP,
destroying what`s left of the party before the smoke even clears.....He... more »
“If you have any questions about Tuhoe, go and read your history.”
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 15 hours ago
As a former lawyer for Ngai Tahu, Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris
Finlayson is obviously able to play both sides of the fence when it comes
to both pulling down and distributing taxpayer dollars by the million.
[image: image]Hailed as “momentous” by a Prime Minister more reliant than
ever on the votes delivered by the Maori Party, the multi-million dollar
Deed of Settlement to be signed today—the Tuhoe deal—will cost today’s
taxpayers $170 million and a National Park for things they never did.
Finlayson says “If you have any questions about Tuhoe, go and read your
history.” O... more »
Detroit slouching toward bankruptcy !
fredw at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-03/detroit-bankruptcy-imminent
Detroit Bankruptcy Imminent
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/03/2013 20:34 -0400
- Creditors
- Detroit
- Michigan
Following the State's takeover of Detroit's finances in March, it seems the
end is growing 'nigh'er for the troubled city. According to the WSJ, Kevyn
Orr, Detroit's emergency manager, plans to call unions and creditors to *a
meeting in mid-June to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy within a matter
of months*. The meeting is designed to restructure the lon... more »
Will MN CD6 Go from Tea Party to ALEC?
2old2care at Because I Can - 16 hours ago
Direct association and confirm-able affiliations with the extremist,
pro-corporate, right-wing, ultraconservative American Legislative Exchange
Council should ALWAYS be a campaign issue.
From Talking Points Memo this afternoon:
Tom Emmer, the 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, has an
event planned Wednesday where he is expected to announce his candidacy for
the House seat that will be vacated by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN),
according to the Associated Press. The event is scheduled to be held in
Emmer's hometown of Delano, Minn.
*2010*
* *
*ALEC*
*PRESS RELEAS... more »
Frank Lautenberg (1924-2013)
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*The senator in 2010*
*by Ken*
I know it's in terrible taste, but instead of paying tribute to New
Jersey's senior senator, who died today of viral pneumonia at 89, I'm going
to jump to the political aftermath. I'm afraid I can offer only two
justifications:
(1) I don't know quite what to say about the senator -- at least nothing
that *DWT* readers don't all know. At a time when it becomes harder and
harder to identify authentic liberals in the U.S. Senate, I think he's as
close as they come. For some prompting regarding his Senate legacy, ThinkProgress's
Igor Volsky offers a nic... more »
“Virtually Everything You Have Been Told Is Wrong”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
* “Virtually Everything You Have Been Told Is Wrong”*
by Karl Denninger
“Really, I mean it. We can have a debate over whether the wrong is due to
stupidity or intentional misconduct, but it doesn't matter if you're on the
receiving end of the advice and follow it. The outcome remains the same
whether you are hosed due to intent or idiocy.
Let's start with one of the alleged "holy grail" items in America: Dietary
advice. You're told to eat in a "pyramid" (although they've tried to
change this to "plate slices" recently) which bases most of your caloric
intake on grains, then ve... more »
IRS Scandal - As know nothings continue to stonewall until the cows come home , might those low levels employees from Cincinnati blow the whole scandal wide open ?
fredw at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/03/treasury-ig-no-irs-employee-interviewed-by-us-would-acknowledge-who-ordered-the-targeting-of-conservatives/
Treasury
IG: No IRS employee interviewed by us would acknowledge who
ordered the targeting of conservatives
POSTED AT 6:01 PM ON JUNE 3, 2013 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
Am I understanding this correctly? He’s not saying they didn’t know who
gave the order but rather that, quite possibly, some of them *did* know —
and simply refused to say? Here’s the direct quote via Andrew Stiles:
“We did pose that question, and no one would acknowledge who, if any... more »
Fresh anti- government clashes - Turkey sees a second day of massive protests against the Erdogan Government
Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
( Aspects of this seem like deja vu - the protests remind me of those in
Bahrain before the soldiers started using live ammo.... Also , I'm reminded
of Egypt where police purposely shot at the eyes of protesters - is it a
coincidence that we see eyes lost by Turks struck by gas canisters in the
eye ? )
http://rt.com/news/turkey-protests-second-day-114/
Thousands of protesters on Taksim square after riot police withdrawal
Get short URL
Published time: June 01, 2013 13:50
Edited time: June 01, 2013 15:26
[image: Screenshot from AP video]
Screenshot from AP video
<span class=" at300b... more »
How Milton Friedman Corrupted Capitalism
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 17 hours ago
*I’m thoroughly enjoying reading David Stockman’s book* The Great
Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America*, and I can highly
recommend it as a leading historical explanation of how American capitalism
became anything but—from capitalism to cronyism in one century, with
significant ideological way-stations on the way.*
* One of the most obvious contemporary examples of America’s lack of a
truly free market is its banking system: a system buttressed by government
bonds, with interest rates set by an economic dictator and with regulations
positively encouraging moral ... more »
Ablett!
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 17 hours ago
So a player who left your club to start a new one comes back to your
ground, on the very night that new stands, new lights, and what’s
essentially a new ground is unveiled. He comes back to play against you,
this legend of the game, and he does *this*…
And he does it bang in front of a stand named after him and his dad. The
same place he kicked virtually the *same* goal four years ago when he was
wearing your colours.
What else can every supporter in the ground do but stand and cheer. Even
your own coach, who “is not so much open-mouthed as near to devotion.”
"The people in fr... more »
solidaridad: SPaARCS calls for support of the Lower Class Size resolution at LAUSD
rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 18 hours ago
solidaridad: SPaARCS calls for support of the Lower Class Size resolution
at LAUSD. Tagged: Class Size Reduction, community, lausd, resistance,
SPaARCS, Struggle
GLOBAL CRISIS: HUMANITY AT RISK
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 18 hours ago
Recently a friend posted this summary of the situation at Fukushima at
Enenews in response to the recent Japan Time article, which is cited below,
wherein Tepco acknowledges that the radioactive fire would burst out
without continuous cooling. Here is the news article that prompted the
comment:
Yoshida, R. (21 May 2013) Fukushima No. 1 can’t keep its head above tainted
water', The Japan Times,
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/21/reference/fukushima-no-1-cant-keep-its-head-above-tainted-water/#.UZ2eRJwQNX9
Tepco must perpetually pour water over the melted cores of reactors 1... more »
Fat Free Econ 42: On the Philippines' Fast Economic Growth
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 18 hours ago
* This is my article last Sunday in interaksyon.com.
---------
If the 6.8 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2012 struck some as
incredible, then imagine what they must be saying now about the 7.8 percent
expansion in the first three months of this year. Suspending disbelief for
a moment, the major contributors to this year’s growth feat have been
encircled in the tables below.
*Table 1. Sectoral Growth of Philippine Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1stQuarter
2013, in Percent*
*Source: NSCB presentation*
The main contributor remains the service sector, particularly finance
... more »
5 Videos About Anti-Erdoğan Protests In Turkey
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 18 hours ago
Read:
*What’s Causing the Riots and Violence in Turkey? (Washington's Blog, June
3)*.
*Chart Of The Day: The Turkish Uprising (Zero Hedge, June 3).*
The Storm Brewing in Turkey: Who's to Blame. Source: Bloomberg (June 3).
Turkey Protests: Fourth Day Of Unrest Expected (June 3).
Third night of pitched battles across Turkey. Source: Euronews (June 2).
Andrew Finkel talks to Al Jazeera about the protests in Turkey. Source: Al
Jazeera. (June 1).
'Savage Police Crackdown' And Confirmed Deaths As Turkey Protests Continue
To Spread. Source: David Seaman. (June 2).
At long last, Dowd writes about welfare reform!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 19 hours ago
*MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013*
*Will MSNBC follow suit:* Way back in 1999, the values of the modern press
corps were captured in a classic anecdote in a classic profile.
The anecdote appeared in the Brill’s Content portrait of Maureen Dowd.
Reporter Gay Jervey quoted Joe Klein telling a press corps-defining tale:
JERVEY (6/99): *“Maureen is very talented,” observes Joe Klein of The New
Yorker. “But she is ground zero of what the press has come to be about in
the nineties*...I remember having a discussion with her in which I said,
'Maureen, why don't you go out and report about something s... more »
PESJA: Since Llury Garcia is a self-appointed expert on literacy, language arts, & principals, can we expect her to apply for Cobian’s job?
rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 19 hours ago
Since Llury Garcia is a self-appointed expert on literacy, language arts, &
principals, can we expect her to apply for Cobian’s job? #LAUSD — PESJA Los
Angeles (@PESJA_LA) June 3, 2013 This week, parents voted to accept
Cobian’s turnaround plan as the next step forward. Although a Parent
Revolution statement quoted [Llury] Garcia as saying […]
How to Destroy a Blog Post
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 19 hours ago
Picture the scene. Your humble scribe is hunched over his desk in the
living room. For about two and a half hours he's been working on a long,
theory-heavy post on the problem of privilege-checking, as so helpfully
highlighted by those doyens of all things progressive, Louise Mensch and Dan
Hodges. In all, it was a bit of a beast. Some 2,000 words were committed to
the screen. It had all been edited and, for once, I felt rather pleased
with myself. I think it did justice to the subject and offered a
sociological take that has not really characterised the debate as waged on
that feb... more »
United Nations violates Indigenous Peoples rights with REDD
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 20 hours ago
UN violates Indigenous Peoples’ rights:
UN-REDD violates right to free, prior and informed consent
ONU-REDD viola el derecho al consentimiento libre, previo e informado
Contact: Tom Goldtooth
Indigenous Environmental Network (218) 760-0442 ien@igc.org
Press statement
New York City, New York – “The United Nations is violating Indigenous Peoples rights” denounced Indigenous Peoples
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 20 hours ago
*Invest 91L Bringing Heavy Rains to Florida, Cuba, and Mexico ~Wunderblog*
New Dems And Teabaggers-- A Headache For Both Parties
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
Both Beltway political parties have been having problems with their
conservative wings. Inside Congress, ascendant "New Dems"-- the Republican
wing of the Democratic Party-- are making common cause with Republicans on
a range of issues, many-- they claim, at the behest of Steve Israel who
didn't learn any useful lessons from the Great Blue Dog Apocalypse of 2010.
He "advises" vulnerable freshmen to ignore Democratic values and principles
and vote with the big money interests. That helps explain why so many New
Dems have been backing GOP and lobbyist attempts to gut the Dodd Frank W... more »
In Defense of Semillas
Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 20 hours ago
Years ago, an elder told me that the Indigenous cultures of Abya Yala,
CemAnahuac or Pachamama – the ancient cultures of this continent – do not
need to be revived, because they never died. Instead, the elder said, it is
we who have been severed or disconnected from those cultures.
The culture, the languages, the songs and the stories are all there –
rather than revive them, we just need to access them. And equally
important, we also need to create and contribute to our own cultures.
I think about that now because of two monumental educational struggles
taking place in Arizona a... more »
Judges, Please
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 20 hours ago
[Updated]
NYT last Monday:
White House officials declined to say who Mr. Obama’s choices will be ahead
of an announcement *that could come this week*, but leading contenders for
the spots appear to include Cornelia T. L. Pillard, a law professor at the
Georgetown University Law Center; David C. Frederick, who often represents
consumers and investors at the Supreme Court; and Patricia Ann Millett, a
veteran appeals lawyer in Washington.
NYT today, one week later:
Robert L. Wilkins, a federal district court judge in the District of
Columbia, is among those being considered by Presi... more »
Obama Calls for End to Mental Illness Stigma
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
In a speech today, President Obama addressed the issue of mental illness.
In a future speech, he is going to connect the mental illness epidemic to
the rise of conspiracy theories and "trutherism." Just watch.
In the new America, *whistleblowers* and truth-tellers are labeled
"mentally ill*,*" in an attempt to delegitimize their opinions about the
judgment of their leaders and their concerns for the direction of their
country and the world.
The government's approach to dissent and social criticism in America and
the West is very similar to other closed and totalitarian societies. Bu... more »
Sequester cuts fester
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 21 hours ago
Don't see much buzz beyond the occasional mention in social streams about
how sequestration cuts are still slowly dribbling out into the public
sphere is various ways. Certainly the outrage pretty much disappeared once
they saved frequent flyers from any inconveniece. But on the bright side,
at least it's not being completely ignored either. Via Atrios, I see Jared
Bernstein is collecting coverage at one handy link. So there's that. [Tim
Eagan cartoon]
America’s Greatest Affliction: The Presstitute Media
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 21 hours ago
*Anthony Freda Art* Paul Craig Roberts
When Gerald Celente branded the American media “presstitutes,” he got it
right. The US print and TV media (and NPR) whore for Washington and the
corporations. Reporting the real news is their last concern. The
presstitutes are a Ministry of Propaganda and Coverup. This is true of the
entire Western media, a collection of bought-and-paid-for whores.
It seems that every day I witness a dozen or more examples. Take May 31 for
example.The presstitutes report that US Secretary of State John Kerry and
his German counterpart are working on Russia to... more »
Supreme Court approves warrantless DNA sampling, likens it to fingerprinting and photographing
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 21 hours ago
Madison Ruppert
Law enforcement can now force suspects arrested for serious crimes to give
samples of their DNA without a warrant, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on
Monday.
This is surely going to be a controversial decision, as their ruling siding
with Monsanto over patents on “self-replicating technology” in May was.
Both law enforcement officials and privacy groups were keeping a close eye
on the Court’s decision in this case because at least 27 states, along with
the federal government, currently have regulations requiring suspects to
give DNA samples when arrested for allegedly... more »
The Economy: “Health Warning: QE KILLS”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
* “Health Warning: QE KILLS”*
by Bill Bonner
"The Dow fell more than 200 points on Friday. Treasury bond yields are
still minuscule... but rising. Pundits are guessing that the secular bull
market in bonds may finally have turned. What's most amazing is that
long-term Treasury bond prices are falling (as yields rise) even as the Fed
spends $85 billion per month to prop them up.
What's wrong with QE? It doesn't seem to be working. Worse than that...
it's lethal! No kidding. QE KILLS. But where were the health warnings? On
Thursday, we reported on a remarkable opinion published by... more »
LARES: a discoball for eurocents that supersedes Gravity Probe B
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
Fred Singer was intrigued by a new object shot by ESA to outer space, a
shiny disco ball that verifies Einstein's general relativity.
See the following preprint and other sources:
LARES succesfully launched in orbit: satellite and mission description by
Antonio Paolozzi, Ignazio Ciufolini (arXiv)
------------------------------
The Extraordinary “Disco Ball” Now Orbiting Earth (Physics arXiv Blog)
------------------------------
Wikipedia, A LARES website (ASI, Italy), Lares-mission.COM
It's literally a disco ball, a completely passive object reflecting LASER
lights sent from the Eart... more »
“War Made the State and the State Made War”
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 21 hours ago
tl;dr notice: ~1800 words. A few unconnected recent happenings have
reminded me that I’ve meant to do a short post on Charles Tilly,
bellocentric (or “bellicist”) theories of state formation, and where all of
this stands in 2013. If you mention “Charles Tilly” and “state formation”
to knowledgeable social scientists, their first association is almost
Continue reading
Can we trust the BBC on immigration?
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Readers of the *Daily Mail, ConservativeHome*, *The Commentator* and *Biased
BBC* will be aware that Ed West, the deputy editor of *The Catholic Herald*,
has recently published a substantial report for the New Cultural Forum on
the subject of BBC bias called *Groupthink: Can we trust the BBC on
immigration? *
*
*
As of today the full report is now available to download on the New
Cultural Forum's website....
....or here!:
http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk/home/pdf/bbc_immigration_report.pdf
The report is some sixty pages long (not including the footnotes), so it
might take some... more »
Woolwich and the dark underbelly of British Islam
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
MP Tom Watson speaks sense:
'And yet the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby overshadowed – or should have
overshadowed – everything. The attack by adherents of a hateful and violent
iteration of Islam was an awful reminder that Islamism remains, even 12
years after 9/11, the greatest threat to our way of life.
There are people living in this country who believe as an article of faith
that it is acceptable, even necessary, to kill citizens of any country
which has dared to attack a Muslim country. They believe that the kaffir,
as they insultingly refer to non-believers, are of less value to... more »
WHAT'S GOING ON IN TURKEY?
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 22 hours ago
Taken from Insanlik Hali blog
To my friends who live outside of Turkey:
I am writing to let you know what is going on in Istanbul for the last five
days. I personally have to write this because most of the media sources are
shut down by the government and the word of mouth and the internet are the
only ways left for us to explain ourselves and call for help and support.
Four days ago a group of people who did not belong to any specific
organization or ideology got together in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. Among them
there were many of my friends and students. Their reason was simple: To ... more »
BEN FELLOWS IS MISSING
Anon at aangirfan - 22 hours ago
*Ben Fellows*
Ben Fellows is a former child actor.
He claims that a top politician called Ken Clarke groped his penis.
*BEN FELLOWS, TOM CRUISE, ANDREW LLOYD ...*
*Clarke - a top man in Bilderberg. Formerly the minister responsible for
MI5.*
"Ben was informed by Dave Eden, a former CID detective, that his wife was
in immediate danger as a result of Ben’s work.
"It was made clear that Ben should have an 'exit strategy'.
*Ben Fellows.*
"On Thursday 23rd of May, after the attacks in Woolwich (approximately half
a mile from the Fellows residence), Ben and his wife returned home fro... more »
Ambulatory turds
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 22 hours ago
Apparently I owe the GOP a small apology. While Republicans certainly
deserve blame for slashing food assistance, I just found out they were not
alone in this inhumane act against hungry Americans. This Kos petition
reveals an alarming number of Democrats voted against restoring food aid as
well.
Last week, the U.S. Senate voted down an amendment by Kirsten Gillibrand
(D-NY) to restore $4.1 billion in food stamp cuts—by reducing corporate
welfare to a handful of crop insurance companies, mostly based overseas.
Only 26 senators voted “yes.”
Here are the Democrats who voted against ... more »
Scalia's surprising dissent
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 23 hours ago
This is bad news for civil rights advocates. In a dismal 5-4 decision
Breyer jumped in with the cons and Scalia joined the liberals in opposing
this breach against our bedrock right to be protected against unreasonable
search and seizure.
Scalia said it "taxes the credulity of the credulous" to argue that DNA
testing is simply a means of identification. It's a way to gather evidence
— and thus Maryland's law doesn't pass constitutional muster, he wrote.
"The Fourth Amendment forbids searching a person for evidence of a crime
when there is no basis for believing the person is guilt... more »
PASSING OF THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE EDWARD W. DUCHARME
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 23 hours ago
Peacefully on June 2, 2013 with loving family and friends by his side at
the age of 69. Cherished husband of Carolyn Gray. Loving father of Sarah
Gill. Beloved son of Wilfred (1998) and Theresa (nee Hogan- 1982). Dear
brother of Richard (Ann), Cecile (1971), Sister Jane Ducharme, Patrick
(Janice) and Anne. Loving brother-in-law of Barbara Gray (Larry), Cathy
Harris (Carl) and William Gray (Nancy). Adored uncle of many nieces,
nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. To his dear friends, Harvey &
Cathy Strosberg, Michael Foran, Brenda Rasmussen and Rene Cartolano, thank
you for your ... more »
Al-Qaeda: Shut The Fuck Up, Go Away
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 23 hours ago
"Al Qaeda's most dangerous franchise is threatening the U.S. with renewed
attempts at homeland terror attacks, while urging radicalized Americans to
launch strikes like the Boston bombings and poison mail cases on their
own." - James Gordon Meek, *"New Al Qaeda Video Urges Boston-Like Homeland
Attacks,"* June 3, 2013.
By "Al-Qaeda's most dangerous franchise," I'm assuming the author means the
CIA. And by "radicalized Americans," I think he's referring to CIA
officials and people who secretly are or used to be on the payroll of the
CIA, such as President Obama. They are by far the ... more »
Let’s get real about #optout @John_Merrow
peggyrobertson at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 23 hours ago
To understand this post it might be helpful to read Tim Slekar’s post here
– to follow the discussion that ensued after John Merrow said “to hell with
the tests.” His comment encouraged me to think that perhaps we had a
reporter who was ready to tell the citizens of our country that a simple […]
When Times are Tough, the Tough Get Evicted.
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 23 hours ago
Earlier today, I'd just gotten out of the shower and was about to
buckle down and try to be a productive member of society for a change when
I saw this Twitter DM in my inbox from a friend of mine:
I know you haven't any funds, but if you could spread the word
I'd appreciate it. Operation Saving Grace. http://is.gd/kV4sTn Thanks.
On checking out the link, I saw it was to a GoFundMe page set up by my
friend in ChiTown. I won't give you her real name, although you can find
out by following the link and looking at her profile. Suffice it to say
she's a dear friend o... more »
Remember: In Democracies, Policy is Contested
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 23 hours ago
I wrote: "The chief job of party leaders in the Senate is to look out for
individual senators’ interests and protect their rights." Which led to a
letter-to-the-editor denouncing me, or Senator, or someone; my sentence "perfectly
captured what’s wrong with Congress."
The chief job of leaders in the Senate is to do the people’s business. The
minute people in an organization begin protecting their interests and
rights instead of doing what the organization is supposed to do is the
minute the organization becomes dysfunctional. Unfortunately, that
describes most of the government toda... more »
For the next G20 protest . . .
Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 23 hours ago
HARD
TIMES IN TURKEY. People are fed up with encroaching fundamentalism of
the current government, as civil rights are being whittled away. So, a
protest against the demolition of a park has become much, much more.
Tarihinde Yayımlandı has a blog post you should read, "What is
Happenning (sic) in Istanbul?", which outlines the situation. Do check
it out. Oppression can bring out true
The Real News - Calls for One Democratic State in all of Palestine Increase
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
The Real News:
Twenty years after the Oslo Accords which promised to end the Israeli
occupation with a two-state solution, the alternative democratic solution
is gaining traction.
What John Merrow didn’t post.
peggyrobertson at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
To understand this post it might be helpful to read Tim Slekar’s post here
– to follow the discussion that ensued after John Merrow said “to hell with
the tests.” His comment encouraged me to think that perhaps we had a
reporter who was ready to tell the citizens of our country that a simple […]
Americans Pay More For Healthcare-- More Skilled Medical Industrial Complex Lobbyists Than Any Other Country
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
In other developed countries, a basic colonoscopy costs just a few hundred
dollars and certainly well under $1,000. The *NY Times*, in a report
looking into run-away inflation of medical services, reported on typical
colonoscopies costing between $6,385 and $19,438 (including a routine a
polyp removal). "That chasm in price," writes *Times* health reporter
Elisabeth Rosenthal, "helps explain why the United States is far and away
the world leader in medical spending, even though numerous studies have
concluded that Americans do not get better care."
Whether directly from their wal... more »
Protests in Turkey: Simmering Anger at Erdogan? Or just another coup?
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
* Updated at bottom*
The protests in Turkey have been fairly big news the past few days.
Interesting how the western main stream media is covering them?
Linking to one article and highlighting odd word use and curiousities
contained in the article
Images from here
Turkey's* most violent riots in decades* may have been started by the
destruction of a small Istanbul park, but they have exploded in a show of
defiance at what many see as the creeping authoritarianism of Prime
Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
*"Most violent riots in decades"?* Who is perpetuating the violence?
Of course the ... more »
Don Martin on Mike Duffy
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
Apparently, CTV has pulled this from its site and it recently disappeared
from YouTube.
Now it's back and I'm grabbing it in case it gets disappeared again.
Remarkable truth telling.
UPDATE: Confirmation that CTV pulled the piece because it made them
'nervous'.
UPDATIER: Gone. I need to get smarter about saving stuff like this.
EVEN UPDATIER: Now it's on Facebook.
'Black virgin' condemned to die | News.com.au
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
A horrific story about rape in Pakistan.
More here
http://mobile.news.com.au/world-news/teenage-rape-victim-destined-to-be-killed/story-fndir2ev-1226653694764
Presumably the BBC's interest will not be raised as it's about Pakistan not
India
ALEC Economic Rankings - Biased and Short-term Focus
2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago
Every year when ALEC puts out their questionable economic study there is a
flurry of news articles touting that the biased partisan statistics of ALEC
says that this state or that state was number 1 or number 3 or woe is me
number 47 in ALEC's economic report.
It's all a flash in the pan - cause recent reports that have rebutted the
statistics in the ALEC economic report note that over the long run - ALEC
policies that are prescribed as - economic building blocks in their report
- over the long run are not beneficial to the state.
As noted in a recent report by Good Jobs First and... more »
Shiny, Happy Faces: What I Learned By Revisiting 2008
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*Fuzzy at her writing best - and we thank her.*
*Shiny, Happy Faces: What I Learned By Revisiting 2008*
Most questions are no good
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
*Off-topic, floods in Central Europe:*
It all started in the Pilsner Region (3 days ago, the Klabava River I know
from many recent trips was the flood superstar) but the elevated water has
spread to Czechia and Austria and beyond as the excess water molecules are
rolling down to lower altitudes.
Note that Czechia's Western and Northern borders are composed of mountains.
Because our country is in the very center of Europe, we sit at the
intersection of major river basins: North Sea (Elbe mostly via Moldau,
green), Baltic Sea (Odra, yellow), Black Sea (Danube via Morava River,
blue)... more »
THE JEWS
Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago
Shlomo Sand, of Tel Aviv University, shows in his book *The Invention of
the Jewish People* that most modern Jews do not descend from the ancient
Land of Israel but from groups that converted to the Jewish religion long
afterward.
Dr. Eran Elhaik's research shows that the dominant element in the genetic
makeup of European Jews is Khazar.
*The Fraud Of The Jewish Race: New Genome Study Destroys Zionist Claim To
Palestine!*
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*WHO ARE THE JEWS?*
"It is not necessary to blow out the other person's lantern to let yours shine." ~ Swahili proverb
Sandra Guzman at Sandra Guzman - 1 day ago
The Fraud Of The Jewish Race: New Genome Study Destroys Zionist Claim To Palestine!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 day ago
I am still under constant fire by those who stick to the notion that Jews
are a distinctive race of mankind. There are reports, including a very
damning scientific report released last December by a Jewish doctor, Erin
Elhaik, that shows conclusively that the idea of the Jews being a separate
race of mankind is absolutely wrong....The fact is that the Jews constitute
many different races, and that their so called genetic diseases are a
result of their constant inbreeding amongst themselves (trying to keep
themselves "pure")....It is also a fact that their constant claim to
Palesti... more »
The gang that can’t even mock Bachmann straight!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013*
*John Wayne, not John Wayne Gacy:* During her six-plus years in Congress,
Michele Bachmann has made a bunch of foolish flubs. She has also made a lot
of significant and sulfurous political statements.
If you want to mock her pointless flubs, there are plenty to choose from.
But last Wednesday night, Rachel Maddow made a dumb mistake, even as she
tried to tell us about *Bachmann's* dumb mistakes.
Rachel was letting us have some fun at the other tribe’s expense. As she
did, she managed to offer this oft-corrected howler:
MADDOW (5/29/13): *On the left here, th... more »
Paul Craig Roberts, my nominee for the person of the first quarter of the 21st century, is so furious at the "prestitute" media's failing to report the real evils that our government has been committing and the complicity of certain prominant people and organizations that he refuses to begin their names with a Capital letter. Wake up america!
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
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*America’s Greatest Affliction: The Presstitute Media — Paul Craig Roberts*
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June 2, 2013 | Original Here Go
here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter
When Gerald Celente branded the American media “presstitutes,” he got it
right. The US print and TV media (and NPR) whore for Washington and the
corporations. Reporting the real news is their last concern. The
presstitutes are a Ministry of Propaganda and Coverup. This is true of the
entire Western media,... more »
A Domino Effect
gail zawacki at Wit's End - 1 day ago
I would like to sincerely thank new readers and contributors to comments
who visited by way of the Age of Limits conference post just prior to this
one. The links at the top of the blog will give an introduction to the
purpose of Wit's End if you're not familiar with the science of ozone and
its pernicious effects on vegetation - Greg Laden's guest post is a good
introduction.
I have collected some new articles of interest that are on topic but as
usual it's taking an inordinate amount of time to sort through them...but
meanwhile I felt compelled to post the following brief (two m... more »
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MSNBC: Good God!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013*
*Part 1—An horrifically bad Wednesday night:* Friend, are you a liberal?
If so, Wednesday evening, May 29, was a horrible night for you.
Over on Fox, the hounds of scandal were braying. As always, it started at 5
PM, with the scripted inanities of The Five. But let’s move straight to the
hounds of hell which were unleashed in prime time.
At 8 PM, Bill O’Reilly’s first two segments dealt with the trio of
so-called scandals which have come to define the American news agenda.
First, O’Reilly interviewed Paul Ryan about the trio of outrageous events.
He then dev... more »
SKY NEWS VIDEO: Civil War Threat In Iraq Rears Its Head Again
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
AL JAZEERA VIDEO: Iraq Suffers Deadliest Month In Five Years
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
Check out our new episode with Jesse Hagopian
Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
You can listen here, great discussion, and a great call from a Portland
area teacher. Good food for thought. At the same time Jesse and supporters
are boycotting the MAP, and winning concessions, they are developing an
alternative assessment structure based on their values as the actual
educators. They are creating an assessment vacuum, so […]
Geeks, and the Havoc They Wreak
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
Welcome to Monday (a k a Terror Tuesday Eve). Well, we finally have all the
proof we ever needed to show that They Really Are Out To Get Us. The
following announcement has been popping up with odd regularity on the *New
York Times* homepage lately:
Truthers be told, my first thought on seeing this ad was that it was a plug
for a new work of fiction by Friedman, something rip-offingly speculative,
a cross between *Schrodinger's Cat* and the pulpy new Dan Brown
best-seller. My second thought was that some *Onion*-inspired prankster had
actually hacked the *Times* site and insert... more »
Faith Is Enough - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
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Faith Is Enough
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*Often man must create a belief.*
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*To justify ones Faith.*
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*Faith is enough.*
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*Then, belief no longer is of any use to Man.*
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*The great divider of following a belief or a faith.*
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*Is replaced by the great uniter, Faith Itself.*
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*Faith returns to man.*
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*Man returns to him or her Self.*
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*The circle is complete.*
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*When Faith has been restored.*
*M.N Hopkins*
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*Note:* This poem was written on June 2, 2013 and first published on my
blog today.
Mayan Internet Collaberation
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
Much as we will never recover everything, we are recovering a lot of the
Mayan world. What is impressive is to see this become a collaborative
enterprise in almost real time as it should be with all scholarship. If you
can you can contribute and it will be happily received. Different minds see
different patterns in much the same data. This encourages that and nicely
generates cross fertilization.
This is also a field in which we likely have critical mass and in which
little can be missed.
Vast civilizations have risen and then disappeared leaving us without even
a nam... more »
Good Governance Ends Poverty
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
In fact, with good governance, poverty does end for all intents and
purposes. Of course we can do much better even in the developed world. How
do we know this? - just look at the stunning success of micro banking.
Cashing up the poor and having them fix it all and provide governance at
the same time solves the whole problem. Cashing them up can include credit
mostly and a base allowance system so each individual can eat and sleep.
Our own system limits the allowance to the elderly and the weakened, but it
need not stop there and surely should not. The key is to build it in... more »
Tumeric Reverses Insulin Resistence
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
The bulk of the claims associated with tumeric are generally well
understood, but the interesting one is the plausible reversal of insulin
resistance. This is common among the aging and is a number one target for
correction. Yet we had no obvious protocol that did anything more than
reflect an improving dietary behavior.
Now we have a plausible tool to use. Since it acts naturally as a coloring
agent it is often mixed with other spices. I suspect we need to experiment
with it in order to fold enough into our diet. Perhaps onion, garlic and
tumeric blended into mashed pota... more »
Scientists Concur that Man is Causing Climate Change??
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
This particular claim and the work involved is outrageous and a total
insult to our intelligence. There are a handful of scientists that do have
the knowledge to opine on the issue of climate warming and the
anthropocentric conjecture. Good on them and it is unfortunate that they do
not agree with each other at all.
The rest of these papers make a simple pass at acknowledgment because they
are all begging for funding from the great unwashed (i.e. you and I) and
saying otherwise is the quickest way to kill funding and not getting the
paper published. None have any climate cr... more »
College Republicans Question GOPs Relevancy to Them
2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago
There's a couple of article reported this weekend that doesn't paint a
particularly good picture for the GOP when it comes to the longevity of the
party - as it now stands/reacts.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday
"I would say we're not closed for repairs, but open for repairs," he said.
"That's the Republican party that needs to grow, that needs to win
presidential elections, and needs to be a year-round permanent operation,
which is what we're built on."
Rest of the article not worth reading – SSDD.
But it is important to note that it appears tha... more »
NY’s Rube Goldberg Plan for Teacher Evaluation
Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
When you have news that is too toxic even to go into the Friday afternoon
news dump, you save it for Saturday when everyone is at the beach or at the
park. That’s just what NY’s Broadie Ed Commish, John King, did Saturday,
with the release of another anti child and anti teacher battle plan […]
Here I am, enjoying my coffee, and…
Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
I have my local Fox 5 affiliate on in the background for noise, not really
sure why. In any event, I see a short piece on the “Common Core
Controversy.” I’ll post the segment later if the link becomes available.
Not a lot of meat to the piece, but I must say one thing: Tea […]
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Happy Birthday to Morena Baccarin, 34.
And a bit of good stuff:
1. Youth vote update: a column by Timothy Male of the Tacoma Park (MD) City
Council and Rob Richie of FairVote on the 16 year old voting minimum. ViaHasen.
2. John Sides on Ted Cruz (rebutting in part my Salon column from the
weekend). But see also the comment by Dave Hopkins (and for that matter see
also the comment from Andrew Gelman). I may have more to say about it
later; not sure right now.
3. An interview with David Mayhew.
4. And Ann Friedman on friendship. Well, friendship among women, but it
works more gener... more »
A Letter From Andrew Hounshell
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Yesterday Andy made it official... he isn't running for the western Ohio
seat now hold by John Boehner. Below is the letter he sent *DWT* making his
announcement. It appears, at least at this point, that Boehner will once
again have no opponent for 2014. Unless Steve Israel wakes up and realizes
the value of running someone against the unpopular leader of the
obstructionist Republicans in the House.
It’s with great sadness and regret that I announce that I am withdrawing
from the Ohio 8th District Congressional race for 2014. After much soul
searching and discussion with my famil... more »
Secretive Bilderberg Using Disruptive Tech to Stir Revolution
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago
*Bilderberg Ventures in High Tech Uprising Play Out Drama for Control*
Aaron Dykes
This article is a continuation of an examination of the role of Google in
fomenting the Arab Spring and other uprisings via chairman and Bilderberg
attendee Eric Schmidt and that of Jared Cohen, former State Dept. operative
and founder of Google Ideas, a vehicle that has made its business in
digital revolutions to aid rule by chaos. For more on this, read Google
Hails Age of Cyber War & Digital Revolution.
The hand of Western power is effectively masked in the public mind behind
the victorious image ... more »
Handicapped Woman Calls 911 During Brutal Beating by Cops
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago
Kimberly Paxton
Megan Graham, a Federal Way, Washington woman, called 911 to attempt to
save herself from the cops who were beating her. Straight from the Bully’s
Playbook, the partially deaf and cognitively disabled woman has been
charged with felony assault on an officer.
Graham said that she had stopped at a friend’s apartment building when a
police officer pulled up behind her. She says that she responded politely
but never heard the officer order her from his running vehicle, to get back
into her car. That’s the point at which things got ugly, as the officer
reportedly grabb... more »
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