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Four Ex-EPA Administrators, All Republican, Call for Urgent Action to Arrest Climate Change
You'll probably recognize some of their names - Willam D. Ruckelshaus, Lee Thomas, William K. Reilly and Christine Todd Whitman. Over the past 43 years, each of them served a Republican president as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. In an op-ed to the *New York Times*, they say that their message transcends political affiliation, "*the United States must move now on substantive steps to curb climate change, at home and internationally."* They were blunt and to the point:* * *There is no longer any credible scientific debate about the basic facts: our world continues ... more »
Sometimes a Simple Graph Says It All - We're Getting More Pessimistic With Each Generation
The Brookings Institute has undertaken a survey of economic values in America. The study also revealed that progressivism is far from extinct in the Land of Free Enterprise Capitalism. * * *Despite these negative views of the economy and financial well-being, most Americans (54%) nonetheless believe that capitalism is working at least somewhat well. They don’t feel the same way about government, however. While more than 6-in-10 Americans agree that government should do more to reduce the gap between rich and poor, and that it is the responsibility of government to take care of thos... more »
Standing Up for Paul Bernardo
Yes, he did monstrous things, utterly heinous crimes. Yes he deserves to be imprisoned for the full, 25-year stretch if not for life itself. That said, why is Paul Bernardo still in solitary confinement? *For 18 years, Bernardo has been housed 23 hours a day in a Kingston cell that’s roughly 1.5 metres by 3 metres.* ** *For the other hour, he can watch television or exercise.* ** *Prisoners in solitary confinement cells can talk with prisoners in adjoining cells but they can’t see them.* I had always thought that solitary confinement was an extraordinary measure used where necess... more »
rtod
This Revolutionary Thought of the Day brought to you by my abiding hero, Clarence Darrow. Darrow dismissed many of the remedial bandages that he and the labor movement had battled for: eight-hour-day laws, women's suffrage, child labor legislation. "We are busy patching and tinkering, and doing a poor job patching and tinkering at that." The working class must seize the earth's natural resources and the means of production, he said. "There can never be any proper distribution of wealth in the world while a few own the earth - a few men own the mines, the railroads, the forests, whi... more »
Our man in Moscow
Pepe Escobar Asia Times Online So what is the "extremely disappointed" Obama administration, the Orwellian/Panopticon complex and the discredited US Congress to do? Send a Navy Seal Team 6 to snatch him or to target assassinate him - turning Moscow into Abbottabad 2.0? Drone him? Poison his borscht? Shower his new house with depleted uranium? Install a no-fly zone over Russia? Edward Snowden, under his new legal status in Russia, simply cannot be handed over to Bradley Manning's lynch mob. Legally, Washington is now as powerless as a tribal Pashtun girl facing an incoming Hellfire... more »
Two^H^H^H Ten years before the mast(head)
Yes, today is the 10th anniversary of Left I on the News. Most of what I'm doing now is on Twitter @leftiblog, although I'm still posting longer thoughts here as time and occasion warrant. Ten years ago, this was a lonely left voice in the Blogosphere (and by left I do *not* mean "liberal," I mean *left*). Now there are many more voices (although still not enough!). But I'm still standing. Here's to another ten, at which time I hope to be writing about the wonders of the socialist revolution. No, I don't *expect* to be doing so, but I certainly *hope* to be!
Biogenesis suspension deals deadline - 6pm Sunday ! We shall see whether A-Rod does or doesn't take whatever deal is on the table from MLB....
A-Rod deal deadline Sunday night, ban coming Monday - By JOEL SHERMAN and KEN DAVIDOFF - Last Updated: 6:34 PM, August 2, 2013 - Posted: 1:15 PM, August 2, 2013 - Yankees Blog APS Major League Baseball has given the players who are in line for suspensions tied to the Biogenesis case – including Alex Rodriguez – a deadline of Sunday at 6 p.m. to accept a deal, with an announcement of punishments to come Monday, The Post has learned. As the weekend began, MLB was working more with union and lawyers for around nine players, but not Rodriguez, to see if they could finalize... more »
Creative silliness . . .
LOVE THE SLEDGEHAMMER and the TV set, myself. Maybe we could do a reprise, with Duffy et al?
Wagering on War Crimes: The Atlantic’s Latest Anti-Iran Propaganda
(Graham Allison / The Atlantic) With just days until the inauguration of Hassan Rouhani as Iran’s next president and a new round of unilateral sanctions recently passing the House of Representatives – measures drafted and demanded by right-wing, pro-Israeli pressure groups, designed deliberately to destroy any chance for positive diplomatic overtures andset the stage for a war - speculation
Connecting Dots - Detroit template will be necessary to address a 222 Trillion fiscal gap here in the US ..... Wonder why even the treasury market is gamed these days ?
ERIC SPROTT: THE DETROIT TEMPLATE AUGUST 2, 2013 BY THE DOC 2 COMMENTS Economist and Boston University Professor Laurence Kotlikoff calculates that to fully eliminate the shortfall in Social Security funding, the government would need to either cut all present and future social security benefits by 22%, or increase the Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax (FICA) by 32% (from 12.4% to 16.4%). But this is just to fix Social Security! *For the U.S. Federal Government as a whole, Kotlikoff estimates the fiscal gap to be around $222 trillion!* This is m... more »
Louisiana sinkhole updates - August 2 , 2013... Second sinkhole buzz - contingency planning noticed ......
Contingency Plan for Collapse of 2nd Sinkhole AUGUST 2, 2013 12 We found this item from March but cannot verify it. We will look for found secondary and original sources. “Gov. Jindal warned Monday at a meeting in Baton Rouge with officials that deadly hydrogen sulfide could be released and another sinkhole could form if Texas Brine LLC’s second failing cavern collapses and he warned about increased instability in the Napoleonville Salt Dome, also collapsing. *A Contingency Plan* has been enacted after learning that the company’s second failing cavern is “less than” 200 feet from th... more »
A Tale of Two Bulletins
Many British people get their news from the main evening bulletins on BBC One and ITV. The choice of stories, the way they are ranked and the amount of time spent on each story can differ quite markedly between the BBC's *News at Six *and *ITV News *at 6.30. What follows is a comprehensive review of the past week's bulletin, comparing each day's bulletins at 6.00 on BBC One and 6.30 on ITV. A short introduction is followed by a transcription of each programme's headline and then by a list of new stories covered in the order they were covered - and with timings for how much time wa...more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Sword Brethren of *The Mein Kampf Project *at *Christogenea.org*. We'll be discussing Chapter 11 Nation & Race of *Mein Kampf* along with some of the writings of Thomas Jefferson & George Washington. Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes. Please see my blog posts *Reflecting on the Founding Fathers and the American spirit* and *An overview of the early subversion of America* in addition to the data below. Adolf Hitler writing in *Mein Kampf* regarding the laws of Nature: [al... more »
"Gun-Running In Benghazi: Told You So"
* * *"Gun-Running In Benghazi: Told You So"* by Karl Denninger "Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." - H. L. Mencken "This is what I wrote right after the attack happened: "The predicate to all of this appears to have been the giving of heavy munitions to militants that may have been related to or connected with (or may have actually been!) Al-Qaida, which then "leaked" beyond where the people who gave those munitions intended them to go and be used. Is it acceptable that our government gave heavy weapons to a publicly-sworn enemy of our nation? ... more »
Fukushima Updates - August 2 , 2013 .....groundwater contamination of Tritium finally revealed - 20 - 40 Trillion Bq since May of 2011 .....Strontium data to be revealed soon....Tepco incompetence will soon have Japan swimming in contaminated groundwater and polluted Ocean water .... As a Deputy Prime Minister talks about learning from the Nazis , how badly does Japan want old folks to die ? .
Fubarshima updates..... FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013 #Fukushima I Nuke Plant Groundwater Contamination: 20 to 40 Trillion Bq of Tritium May Have Been Released Since May 2011 But even that would still be within the annual regulatory target (22 trillion becquerels of tritium) for Fukushima I Nuclear Power plant. The information about the amount of tritium released since the accident came from TEPCO during the August 2 meeting of the NRA working group to deal with contaminated water at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. So far, reports of radioactive materials in water have been focused mostl... more »
Is the BBC biased against Scottish independence?
Here's an arresting thought: Is the BBC biased against Scottish independence? A lot of Scottish nationalists certainly seem to think so. You only need to check out the daily deluge of allegations of '#*BBCbias*' on Twitter, for instance, to get some sense of just how angry many SNP supporters are about the BBC. The website* Newsnet Scotland* publishes countless articles highlighting instances of what it sees as severe pro-union bias on the corporation's part and there's even a Facebook campaign called *Exposing anti-independence bias on the BBC*...and so on. Now, you do (as ever... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 8.2.13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 8.2.13"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com 'The U.S. is temporarily closing embassies in several countries around the Middle East for what is being reported as an al-Qaeda threat. The State Department says these are just “precautionary steps.” Embassies involved are in countries such as Israel, Qatar, Egypt and many others. It must be a pretty widespread threat to close this many at one time. I find it bizarre we are closing embassies because of some sort of al-Qaeda threat and, at the same time, we are arming al-Qaeda backed rebels in Syria. The Russians ha...more »
The Blessing of DIS-ILLUSION-MENT: Seeing the contrast and choosing Joy
I've been talking to AK while he was writing part 1 of this article and I was thrilled to see it's final form. Brilliant Job darlin!! Strangely enough, many of us that have been working together so closely for the past 7 or 8 months have similar backgrounds and upbringings. Bob and I were both brought up in the same church, and our personal lives and stories of self discovery are so similar- in timing and content- that we are like two peas in a pod, lol. Freakishly so in fact. AK's story is also so very similar that it boggles the mind and we have had many many deep conversations... more »
British Freemasonry, Labour and the Deep State
I'm afraid I don't know an awful lot about Merlyn Reese, other than the cabinet positions he held and the times that he held them. In December of 1973, all parties are agreed (with retrospect), peace was at hand in the North of Ireland - Provos, ex-paratroops and ex-Spooks all converge on this point - the war had been won and the IRA were war-weary, broken and beaten - thoroughly infiltrated by informants at every level, it's leaders jailed, flow of arms interdicted and shut off. That was the situation in Feburary of 1974 when Labour was returned to power and Merlyn Rees beca... more »
Who's next?
1. William Hartnell (1963-1966) 2. Patrick Troughton (1966-1969) 3. Jon Pertwee (1970-1974) 4. Tom Baker (1974-1981) 5. Peter Davison - pictured (1982-1984) 6. Colin Baker (1984-1986) 7. Sylvester McCoy (1987-1996) 8. Paul McGann (1996) 9. Christopher Eccleston (2005) 10. David Tennant (2005-2010) 11. Matt Smith (2010 - 2013) 12. Who? Apparently we will find out on Sunday evening in a BBC entertainment program rather than in an episode of Doctor Who, hmmm. Matt Smith has been my favourite of the three new series' Doctors. In fact he's up there with Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker as the best ...more »
Most Influential Blogger Award...
*about dang time I got around to this!!!* My excuse is a raging case of writer's block brought about by the endless stream of horrific crapola streaming out of the cesspool of Washington, DC. However, I have nailed my fingertips to the keyboard until I give honor and thanks to the beautiful Maggie Thornton of *Maggie's Notebook *(have you seen her *new picture??)* and also the wonderful *Mind Numbed Robot *(both of whom nominated me.) *The rules:* 1. Display the award logo on your blog. 2. Link back to the person who nominated you 3. Answer 7 questions decided up by your nominator ... more »
Know your rights!
This is good. This should be made into a leaflet and handed out far and wide.
Hazell: Ever Wonder Why Scousers Never Buy the Sun...?
The standards of service for all witnesses of crime are set out in the Witness Charter. It has been developed to tell you how you can expect to be treated by the police if you are a witness to a crime or incident. It also covers standards of care for other criminal justice agencies and lawyers if you are required to give evidence in court. The standards of care include: - You will be treated fairly and with respect according to your needs irrespective of race, religion and belief, background, gender or gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or marital or civ... more »
Brian Jones interviewed by Reclaiming the Conversation on Education
“The students, the learners themselves have to have power.” Brian P. Jones Saw this on Tumblr this morning and wanted to disseminate it. Last spring I participated in a conference at Barnard College called Reclaiming the Conversation on Education. At one point, someone pulled me into a classroom to do an interview about the landscape […]
Catch of the Day
Nice, from Sarah Kliff: Why do Republicans keep voting to repeal Obamacare? For one thing, us journalists keep writing about it. And she runs the numbers and finds that three repeal votes in particular seem to have generated decent publicity. I don't think that's the whole answer, but it's not a bad one at all. Even if only one in twenty repeal votes catch the press's attention, as long as there's little opportunity cost -- and there isn't -- why not? Not the whole answer? Well, first of all not all of these votes are exactly the same. Some are clean repeals, but some are partial d... more »
Interjurisdictional immunity of highly limited application
*Marine Services International Ltd. v. Ryan Estate*, 2013 SCC 44 effectively eliminates the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity: Interjurisdictional immunity exists to protect the "basic, minimum and unassailable content" or the core of the "exclusive classes of subject" created by ss. 91 and 92 of the*Constitution Act, 1867*: *Bell Canada*, at p. 839. This Court discussed interjurisdictional immunity in *Canadian Western Bank* and later in *Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association*, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536 ("*COPA*"). The doctrine has a ... more »
Arms Race Update - Chinese Prepare for "Peoples' War" in Cyberspace
It doesn't take bullets, bombs and rockets to kill people and cripple nations. Our almost insane dependence on computers today creates all the vulnerability a determined, sophisticated enemy needs to take us down. Enter China. *China’s military is preparing for war in cyberspace involving space attacks on satellites and the use of both military and civilian personnel for a digital “people’s war,” according to an internal Chinese defense report. * *“As cyber technology continues to develop, cyber warfare has quietly begun,” the report concludes, noting that the ability to wage c... more »
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*"Suspect Device" cartoonist Greg Peters dies *
Friday Nerd Blogging: The Chosen One
If there is one bit of recent pop culture that will have enduring value as a common reference in the classroom, it is almost certainly Harry Potter.* Since his fictional 33rd birthday was this week, here’s this week’s FNB: * Not to mention that our Father Duck co-edited a volume on HP and IR.
Against neoliberalism
Neoliberalism reproduces itself on all three fronts, economic, political and ideological, despite failing consistently to deliver what it promises. The interesting thing about the neoliberal project is it was marginal to mainstream politics for forty years. The first critique of the post-war settlement came from the New Left that emerged between 1956 and 1968. At the beginning of the 1970s the neoliberals were a minority even in the parties where they had a hearing. By the end of the decade they were leading (and remaking) numerous states. The neoliberals gained ground by creating a... more »
Sure, the Iron Curtain Fell, But What's Going Up In Its Place?
When the Berlin Wall came down it quickly led to the liberation of eastern Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union. Western European leaders, egged on by the United States, pulled out all the stops to sign up eastern Europe into the E.U. and NATO. America sought to drive the North Atlantic alliance right up to Russia's borders. It was a moment of triumphalism in Washington as Reagan and Bush Sr. were crowned with laurel wreaths for winning the Cold War. Eastern Europe had been liberated, saved for democracy, or so we were told. Maybe not. Now there's a new form of authoritari... more »
Bill Whittle: Which prominent Democrat just admitted Sarah Palin was right about "death panels?"...
I know libtards on the public dole (SSI) because they're "too nervous to work" who still call Sarah Palin an "idiot." No - really...
Zapatistas: Support Caravan for Yaqui Highway Blockade in Defense of Water Rights
Yaqui Highway Blockade in Defense of Water Rights 2013 Zapatistas: Support Caravan for Yaqui Highway Blockade in Sonora, Mexico By Brenda Norrell Censored News www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com Yaqui Water Forum, Vicam Pueblo/Photo Brenda Norrell VICAM PUEBLO, Sonora, Mexico -- The Zapatistas are calling for support of Yaquis maintaining a highway blockade in Vicam Pueblo. Yaqui are defending
Let the Excuses Begin: Defending the Status Quo!
Smells like a lot of excuses coming from the “no excuses” crowd—and a heaping serving of status quo gravy on top: The most embarrassing posting on Education Week ever (and that’s saying a lot): Rick and Tony If any doubt about the fabrications, see HERE. Tagged: education week, tony bennett
Nominations Update
Good news #1: The Senate processed a large batch of nominations before they left town for the month. Some ambassadors, some miscellaneous board members, but also a bunch of assistant secretaries. Fewer empty desks is good. Good news #2: Barack Obama has cranked up the judicial nominations. Last week he sent up six; yesterday he nominated six district court judges and three circuit court picks. Good news #3: Along with the judicial nominations, Obama also this week sent up a slew of executive branch nominees. Fewer empty desks is good! Bad news #1: There are still far too many vacan... more »
Krugman - Sexism and the Federal Reserve
Misogyny in the U.S. goes straight to the top, even right into the Federal Reserve. Paul Krugman shines a light on the sexist campaign going on to undermine the eminently qualified Janet Yellen's shot at taking over the Federal Reserve when Ben Bernanke steps down as chairman. *Last week, The New York Sun published an editorial attacking Ms. Yellen titled “The Female Dollar.” The editorial took it for granted that the Fed has been following disastrously inflationary monetary policies for years, even though actual inflation is at a 50-year low. And it warned that things would get ev... more »
Ten Atrocities That Would Not Exist Without (Jewish) Usury!
The world is indeed at the point now of total economic collapse, and I and others have long said that the major culprit responsible for this mess is criminal Jewish Usury that has caused nothing but grief and despair in most major nations.....It is a fact that throughout history, any nation that has adopted Jewish Usury as its financial system has collapsed, and what we are seeing today is nothing more than history repeating itself... Sadly, most governments have not studied their history and are helpless now as they watch the entire world go through this debacle, which is basically ... more »
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*Video: Man arrested after going onto field at Saints practice**~"I'm tired of them losing, I'm going in there to talk to somebody!"*
DUBLINERS TOO: Skolnik's “mythical garment!”
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013* *Conclusion—The silence of the best:* What can happen to a nation which doesn’t have a press corps? When that nation’s brightest and best refuse to discuss that remarkable state of affairs? What can happen to such a nation? The Washington Post gave us a hint on the front page of Wednesday’s Style section in a gigantic, sprawling piece by Manuel Roig-Franzia. Back when the Post was more influential, Style was always the place to go to examine the press corps’ unfolding acts of group consensual lunacy. Example: In June 1999, Eugene Robinson, then Style’s e... more »
Abuse of process
R. v. M.T., 2013 ONCA 476: [67] Helpful summaries of the doctrine of abuse of process are found in the recent decisions of *R. v. Nixon*, 2011 SCC 34, 2 S.C.R. 566 and *R. v. Regan*, 2002 SCC 12, 1 S.C.R. 297. Those cases identify two categories of abuse of process. The first, and more common, category is engaged by prosecutorial conduct affecting the fairness of the trial; the second, the residual category, is engaged by prosecutorial conduct that contravenes fundamental notions of justice and undermines the integrity of the judicial process: see *Nixon* at para. 36. [68] ... more »
Put Middle East Peace Process to a Vote
Always good to start out blogging with a non-controversial topic, like the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. But just before the Israeli Knesset went into recess, they advanced a bill requiring that any land ceded in a peace process be approved in a national referendum. The bill could become a Basic Law–tantamount to a constitutional amendment–when Continue reading
Trey Gowdy: Benghazi is not going away...
*while this administration hides and changes names of people who know the truth.*
Scandalmania
Alec MacGillis at TNR finds the charts on media scandal mongering on the IRS nontroversy. This is how truthiness becomes gospel among the many victims of Obama Derangement Syndrome. Click bait "journalism" is going to destroy this country. They shouldn't even be allowed to call themselves news orgs anymore. *Addendum*: Steve Benen adds: If the political world took a keen interest in this controversy when it first came to public light, then moved on when there were no new developments, it'd be fairly routine. But that's not quite the case here -- rather, the IRS story broke, ne... more »
"This Is The Future. Get Used To It."
*Chinese Water Park - Can You Tell Who's Peeing?* China has declared a "level 2" weather emergency, a warning normally reserved for typhoons. This time it's for a massive and prolonged heat wave that has settled in over the south and east with cities seeing more than three weeks of continuous 35C plus temperatures. Is it climate change? No, of course not, everyone knows that's a hoax. Some, however, still believe otherwise but, naturally, they're scientists. *"Human-caused warming sure ups the odds of heat waves like this one," said Jonathan Overpeck of the University of Arizona.... more »
US DEPLOYMENTS KILLING HOPES FOR NUCLEAR ABOLITION
Right-wing Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is angry that whistleblower Edward Snowden’s is not firmly in the grasp of the US and is demanding that Washington re-examine its relations with Moscow and "strip away the illusions that many Americans have had about Russia." Following the news of Snowden’s one-year asylum status in Russia, McCain released an angry statement in which he condemns the “disgraceful” actions of President Vladimir Putin. "Now is the time to fundamentally rethink our relationship with Putin’s Russia. We need to deal with the Russia that is, not the Russia we might wis... more »
James Baldwin (Aug. 2, 1924 – Dec. 1, 1987) | the becoming radical
James Baldwin (Aug. 2, 1924 – Dec. 1, 1987) | the becoming radical. Tagged: James Baldwin
RIP Doghouse Riley
I'm back on line but I have a new computer and I have to learn a new OS now that my trusty little Dell with my beloved XP is dead and gone. So blogging is still likely to be light today and I'm outsourcing the eulogy to Edrosowho knew Doghouse Riley better than I did. Sadly, I had only recently discovered his blog. It's a great loss to the internets and everyone who cares about saving what passes for democracy in our country. He was a fabulous writer. According to the obit, his death was unexpected and came tragically too soon. May his friends and family find peace.
Failure of Monsanto Seed Leads to New Rootworm Insecticide Surge
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Consultant, Dan Steiner Heather Callaghan Are farmers getting disillusioned? In the Midwest states like Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, farmers are baffled by a resurgence of corn rootworm that Monsanto technology promised to protect against. A lot of new insight comes from independent farm consultant Dan Steiner whose phone rings off the hook after a storm where farmers face blown over crops because rootworm larvae have destroyed the root systems. Let it be known that, for awhile, biotech crops did seem to rescue f...more »
Piecemeal Dying
“For a hundred years or more the world, our world, has been dying. And not one man, in these last hundred years or so, has been crazy enough to put a bomb up the asshole of creation and set it off. The world is rotting away, dying piecemeal. But it needs the coup de grace, it needs to be blown to smithereens. Not one of us is intact, and yet we have in us all the continents and the seas between the continents and the birds of the air. We are going to put it down ― the evolution of this world which has died but which has not been buried.” ~ Henry Miller, *Tropic of Cancer* * * The t... more »
Your moment of Zen
Mosaic walkway. [photo via La Bioguia]
Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz at Red Bird Center, Ohio
Photo Long walker Aki Zaagi, Anishinabe/Pomo The Long Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz stayed at the Red Bird Center, where the Long Walk 2 northern route stayed in 2008. Thanks to long walker Aki Zaagi for today's photo! Update: Aug. 2, 2013: Long Walk 4 is at Salt Fort State Park, heading to Logan State Park today! Here's the upcoming schedule for August: The Longest Walk 4: Return to Alcatraz
Questions Arise as to Coroner's Cover up in Sudden Death
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] image source Janet Phelan Six months after Charles Castle suddenly and inexplicably died, the San Bernardino County Coroner has still not come up with a stated cause of death. And according to a Deputy in that office, a critical report is “missing” from Charlie Castle's file. I had spoken with Charlie Castle on the evening of January 15 at around 8 pm. He was frustrated with how long he had been deprived of his freedom and specifically dismayed at the fact that his long awaited trial on his mental health detention had been ... more »
Future Earth: Agenda 21′s ‘Forbidden Zones’
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *The planners intend to restrict your lifestyle to postpone the supposed coming environmental apocalypse.* Melissa Melton A new article up at Forbes “Earth’s Future Forbidden Zones?” begins with all manner of coming world doom: Science fiction is rife with planetary ‘forbidden zones’ — whole regions of a planet that have become virtually uninhabitable due to changes in climate; politics; nuclear, chemical or biological warfare; pollution; technology gone amok; or something even more exotic. The concept of forbidden zones is... more »
SHORT LIVED BEAUTY
At what age is a person most sexually attractive? *Britney Spears* At what age is a person most sexually attractive? *Jeremy Jackson* In Roman times, it was considered that youngsters with no body hair beneath the ears were the most sexually attractive individuals. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Jessica Alba* In the 12th century, the Church allowed girls to marry at age 12. "In the past, the norm has been for marriages to take place shortly after the commencement of fertility (the menarche)." *Peak Female Sexual Attractiveness* *Jodie Foster* ... more »
Lies & Whispers
Edward Snowden may be free, but we, his grateful compatriots, remain forever in chains. Thanks to the double-shredding of both Rousseau's Social Contract and the Magna Carta, American feudalism continues apace. What an irony that Russia, that bastion of repression, is now sheltering an American from the freedoms he could enjoy if he ever set foot in the Homeland again. It's just too bad that Putin's public relations coup is spoiled by his recent criminalization of gay pride. Hypocrisy, it seems, is an equal opportunity international personality trait wherever you look. Is it me, or... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Decisions, Decisions'
Decisions, Decisions Posted on August 2, 2013 Mohawk Nation News MNN. July 27, 2013. How do we resolve issues using the Mohawk consensual decision-making process? Divide the group into three clans, Wolf, Turtle and Bear. Sit in a circle and face each other as equals. Use the basic criteria – peace, righteousness and power. Great Turtle Island decisions are in the best interests of
GUANTANAMO IS A SIGN OF OUR MORAL DECAY
Over the past months, as the prisoners who have been cleared for release from Guantanamo and yet kept after years of imprisonment and inhumane treatment, U.S. citizens have been on hunger strikes in solidarity with these prisoners. Recently, prisoners on the mainland have been fasting as their only means of protesting torturous treatment. Some of those on solidarity hunger strikes took complaints directly to the Senators in the Hart Building in D.C. a few days ago to demand Justice for Gitmo, Pelican Bay, and Palestine.
IMF warns of inevitable write down of ever growing Greece debt which is simply unpayable in present construct - 11 billion euros of financing needs , latest black hole for 2014 and 2015 on deck , of course not until after the German elections will this become a real issue ...... meanwhile Greece signals austerity fatigue - meaning the inevitable greek default is coming as no austerity means no more monies from the troika ! ...
CRASH 2: The sorcerers behind the screen [image: manscreencrop]*Do frontmen disguise who’s behind them?* Do you, like me, feel increasingly anxious about the degree to which our leaders seem to be seven beats behind the music? Or, even worse, playing from the wrong sheet of music? The International Monetary Fund warned the eurozone yesterday that it may be forced to write off a chunk of Greece‘s debt after identifying an $11bn black hole in the finances of the recession-stricken country. In its regular update on the programme of financial austerity and structural change agreed to... more »
Agenda 21 and the Transnational Interlocking Corporate Kingdom
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Jon David Miller *Activist Post* *What Is Agenda 21?* Agenda 21 is a protocol of the United Nations that is designed to greatly limit the lifestyle of populations, particularly in developed nations. It is being promoted to seem to address concerns about climate change, the economy, and social justice. Climate change was originally described as “global warming” until the evidence of that was exposed as uncertain. Falsely blaming carbon emissions from human activities as the cause of changes in climate and weather was a strat... more »
Housing Bubble In Taipei...Resumes growth
The luxury tax had only a temporary dampening effect on the booming Taipei, says the CNA, and the market appears to have adjusted: Citing the statistics, Yung Ching Realty Group, one of Taiwan's leading property sales agencies, said transactions of shops, offices and homes in the two major cities located in northern Taiwan grew 15.8 percent month-on-month in July, two years after the implementation of the luxury tax. ... Under the tax scheme, a 15 percent tax was introduced on second homes not occupied by the owners and sold within one year of purchase. For such homes sold within ... more »
Huge Global Coalition Stands Against Unchecked Surveillance
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *100+ Organizations Sign Thirteen Principles to Protect Human Rights* AnthonyFreda.com *Activist Post* More than 100 organizations from across the globe – including Privacy International, Access, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – are taking a stand against unchecked communications surveillance, calling for the governments around the world to follow international human rights law and curtail pervasive spying. The coalition of groups have all signed the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights ... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Peter O'Toole, 81. Good stuff, good stuff: 1. Sarah Kliff does some great reporting of conservative efforts to get young people to not sign up for health insurance. Terrific piece. As I said on twitter, however, I wish she had asked officials at FreedomWorks about whether they were also going to boycott their own ACA-regulated, government-subsidized health insurance. 2. Meanwhile, Jonathan Cohn thinks that young healthies -- or enough of them, at any rate -- will buy insurance. Sounds right to me. 3. Brendan Nyhan on scandal coverage of the IRS story. 4. Jed Lewi... more »
TSA employee misconduct up 26% in 3 years
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Friday Morning Linkage
Still trying to make sense of Benghazi. Some inside info on the mixed messages coming from Obama’s Syrian policy. Meanwhile, Assad opens an Instagram account. More mixed messages from the Obama administration on drones, too. This can’t be good. A lot of congressional staffers don’t see a link between diplomacy and national security. Two years of Continue reading
Bradley Manning: Guilty of Doing the Right Thing
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Stephen Lendman Final arguments were presented last week. Judge Col. Denise Lind adjourned for the weekend. Tuesday 1PM EDT was verdict day and time. It didn't surprise. Earlier she refused to dismiss aiding the enemy charges. She let multiple Espionage Act violations stand. She did so disgracefully. Manning faces possible life in prison. We'll know once sentence is imposed. We'll know more if it holds on appeal. We know plenty now. Lind threw the book at Manning except entirely. She exonerated him of aiding the enemy. Sh... more »
Ben Swann Interviews G. Edward Griffin
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Ben Swann* Ben Swann talks with G. Edward Griffin, the author of *Creature From Jekyll Island,* about the need for truth in media and how to share liberty ideas with friends, coworkers and neighbors. Subscribe to Ben Swann's Channel BenSwann.com Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.
New Court Ruling Makes it Easier for Police to Track Your Cell Phone
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Hanni Fakhoury *EFF* A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling this week will make it easier for police to track your movements through your cell phone after the court decided police aren't required to obtain a search warrant to track you. The case involved a 2010 law enforcement request to obtain 60 days of cell phone location records from two cell phone companies. The government wanted to identify which cell phone towers a particular phone number had connected to in order to place a suspect at the scene of a crime, and su... more »
United Nations Agenocide 21
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Steven Stelmach, Jr. While the full 'reach' of the UN Agenda 21 octopus is increasingly evident in the many sucking tentacles of the Green movement, intertwining themselves throughout every facet of our lives, that 'reach' is just to feed the awful, snapping, culling beak. Those thrashing arms are merely a means to carry the main message; A mere stroking method; A warm-up act; the nudge; the indoctrination; the siren song lulling us to accept the *ultimate problem* to the *only solution* to save the Earth. The true message of... more »
Non Farm Payroll data - July Payroll numbers miss expectations , June revised lower ..... unemployment drops to 7.4 percent , labor force participation rate and civilian workforce drop again...... discouraged worker headcount higher ...... words of the day - part time
[image: Tyler Durden's picture] Obamacare Full Frontal: Of 953,000 Jobs Created In 2013, 77%, Or 731,000 Are Part-TimeSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/02/2013 - 09:04 When the payroll report was released last month, the world finally noticed what we had been saying for nearly three years:*that the US was slowly being converted to a part-time worker society*. This slow conversion accelerated drastically in the last few months, and especially in June, when part time jobs exploded higher by 360K while full time jobs *dropped *by 240K. In July we are sad to report that America's conversat... more »
1930s films on Taiwan
This link will take you to a series of 1930s films on Taiwan. _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!
The 5 Things I Learned When I Fell Down a Ravine
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Daisy Luther You can learn a lot falling down the side of a mountain, stunt-woman style, but honestly, I don’t recommend it. I’d suggest that you read books and articles instead, as it is far less painful and traumatic. Last week, my daughter and I went hiking with my good friend, Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition, and her family. It was a nice sunny afternoon and we were going to hike a short way down off the main trail to the river to go tubing with the kids. As someone who writes about preparedness it is a little embarra... more »
Whether Congress getting special treatment to avoid Obamacare they voted for ( and that cover the rest of us ) or boeing unionworkers getting special benefits when laid off - what will tear this country apart ir real or perceived different treatment for " favored " special interest groups ( and yes , Congress is a special interest group )....
Hill gets Obamacare fix - 216 - 741 - - [image: From left: Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama and John Cornyn are pictured in this composite image. | AP, Reuters Photos] Show Caption By JOHN BRESNAHAN and JAKE SHERMAN | 8/1/13 9:39 PM EDT Updated: 8/2/13 7:52 AM EDT Lawmakers and staff can breathe easy — their health care tab is not going to soar next year. The Office of Personnel Management, under heavy pressure from Capitol Hill, will issue a ruling that says the government can continue to make a contribution to the health care premiums of members ... more »
He Doesn't Get It
Tom Walkom writes that Stephen Harper doesn't get the new world economy. Like Dr. Frankenstein's monster, the creature he helped create has run amok and is trashing his home. If we have had some good fortune, Harper has had nothing to do with it: The secret truth of this recession is that Ottawa hasn’t had much to do with Canada’s relatively good fortune. Rather it has been our natural resources that — up to this point — have pulled us through. As long as countries like China are willing to pay top dollar for petroleum and other commodities, the countries that possess such resour... more »
OLIVER STONE VISITS JEJU ISLAND
*The greeting party meets Oliver Stone at Jeju airport. Veterans for Peace member Jiwon Chung (Berkeley, California) on Stone's left also made the trip and will serve as Stone's translator. Chung has introduced a resolution at the upcoming national VFP convention (Madison, Wisconsin) in support of the Jeju Navy base struggle.* *Stone makes trip to Jeju prison to visit Professor (film critic) Yang-Yoon Mo who is serving an 18 month sentence for blocking Navy base construction vehicles. Yang is on his 4th jail sentence.* *Stone joins the March for Life and Peace currently making its... more »
Answers to Your Nepotism Questions
This week I'm answering some questions that were posted on my old post, Nepotism Is Not Illegal. My husband was passed over for a job he was qualified for because of nepotism. This in law enforcement in Utah, and he has been passed over twice based on the fact that my brother already works for the department. So now is there anything he can do? Or does he just have to roll over and take it? Ilse Hi Ilse. It sounds like your husband is being subjected to an employer's own anti-nepotism policy. While nepotism is generally not illegal, some employers, especially government employ... more »
The Most Important Number In The Entire U.S. Economy
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Michael Snyder There is one vitally important number that everyone needs to be watching right now, and it doesn't have anything to do with unemployment, inflation or housing. If this number gets too high, it will collapse the entire U.S. financial system. The number that I am talking about is the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries. When that number goes up, long-term interest rates all across the financial system start increasing. When long-term interest rates rise, it becomes more expensive for the federal government to bo... more »
Bradley Manning Verdict Convicts Washington
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Dees Illustration Paul Craig Roberts Bradley Manning’s conviction is more conclusive evidence that the US government is illegitimate. Manning’s “trial” was equivalent to Joseph Stalin’s “trial” of Nikolai Bukharin. It did not take place in a real court with a real jury. The military officer who served as a “judge” was not impartial. Manning was convicted for obeying the US Military Code and doing his sworn duty to report war crimes. There is no difference between Manning’s “conviction” and the “conviction” of Bukharin as a c... more »
Technology Enhances Control: The Impact of Science on Society
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Aaron Dykes Rulers want to marginalize their competitors and control their populations; so why would science be used for the betterment of the many? Think about it. The next time you hear grandiose claims about how much some philanthropist plans to save us all with science, ask yourself why Tesla’s free energy plan was kept from the world, but corporate agriscience is forced upon populations everywhere… It has often been assumed that technology is magically in our hands for our betterment and delight. But insider authors... more »
NSA’s XKeyscore: One-Click Realtime Access to Whatever You’re Doing on the Internet
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Map of XKeyscore servers from a 2008 presentation image credit: The Guardian Chris Carrington More details of NSA spying have appeared in the Guardian this morning, presumably from paperwork/details supplied by Edward Snowden. A huge program called XKeyscore, which in 2008 was on 750 servers on 150 sites around the globe, served as the point of entry for most of the information that was collected by the NSA. The information is not just metadata – depersonalized analytical usage statistics that allow spies to spot patterns – ... more »
Reflections on BOCES PD re: Second Grade Math
Yesterday, I went to a BOCES offered “training” in the Math Modules for second grade. I made the choice to attend this and the upcoming one about ELA modules simply because I wanted to see and hear what other teachers are saying AND to find out what the BOCES employees have been told in Albany. […]
Hiding Economic Depression With Spin
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Paul Craig Roberts Time is running out for the US economy and the American people. The financial press and economic commentators, with few exceptions, do a good job of keeping this fact from the public. Consider for example the spin put on the “advance estimate” of the real GDP growth rate for the second quarter announced on July 31. The annual rate of 1.7 percent real GDP growth for the second quarter of 2013 was presented optimistically as an acceleration in real GDP from the first quarter’s 1.1 percent growth rate. Howeve... more »
Carrington-Class Event: “The World Escaped an EMP Catastrophe”
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Mac Slavo According to researchers at EMPact America, an organization dedicated to studying and preparing for the possibility of large-scale electro magnetic pulse threats that can destroy our modern day electrical infrastructure, the earth came dangerously close to a serious destabilization event. A couple of weeks ago the sun emitted a massive CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) that, had it been earth-directed, would likely have wiped out critical portions of the world’s power grid and sent developed nations back to the stone age... more »
Russia Grants Snowden One-Year Asylum
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Image Stephen Lendman On June 23, he arrived in Moscow. He applied for asylum. He's been stuck in Sheremetyevo Airport transit zone limbo. Putin was clear and unequivocal. He won't extradite him. No treaty obligation exists. Official requests don't matter. Snowden's initial ordeal ended. A greater one awaits. He's able to travel freely. On August 1, Itar Tass headlined "Edward Snowden gets asylum and leaves Sheremetyevo transit zone," saying: He's "formally in Russia's territory." "Earlier, a source close to the matter r... more »
Gold and silver news and views - Ed Steer's Report for August 2 , 2013 , Gata articles , further news of note touching on the precious metals....
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/why-john-hathaway-asks-is-gold-market-manipulation-such-a-stretch Why, John Hathaway Asks, is Gold Market Manipulation Such a Stretch? Aug *2* - Yesterday in Gold and Silver - Critical Reads - The Funnies - The Wrap RetweetShare "If they really pushed it, they could knock about a hundred bucks off the gold price" ¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER The gold price didn't do a lot in Far East trading...and it's overseas low came about 9:30 a.m. in London. The New York high came at the Comex open...and then slid from there. But once the ... more »
Alex Rodriquez bluff-a-thon continues - Hey A - Rod , stop listening to your thousand " Yes Men " , stop changing your mind and lawyers every two minutes , take the deal , check your ego for a change and spare the Yanks further grief !
A-Rod won’t surrender to Selig as he rehabs in Trenton tonight - By KEN DAVIDOFF in Tampa and JOEL SHERMAN in New York - Last Updated: 3:37 AM, August 2, 2013 - Posted: 2:01 AM, August 2, 2013 - Yankees Blog Alex Rodriguez’s amazing race against the clock will take him tonight to Trenton, where he could try once again to rev up his playing career — or where Major League Baseball could pop him before he even enters the ballpark. Either way, a source told The Post, the Yankees’ beleaguered third baseman isn’t ready to give in to commissioner Bud Selig. The Yankees announ... more »
MexicoDrug War exploding - overlapping territories foster turf wars... meanwhile , keep an eye on what has been isolated incidents of US soldiers drawn into the conflict as hitmen , trainers and perhaps logistics....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/01/mexican-cartels-recruiting-hit-men-from-ranks-us-military/ Mexican cartels are recruiting hit men from the U.S. military, offering big money to highly-trained soldiers to carry out contract killings and potentially share their skills with gangsters south of the border, according to law enforcement experts. The involvement of three American soldiers in separate incidents, including a 2009 murder that led to last week’s life sentence for a former Army private, underscore a problem the U.S. military has fought hard to address. "We have seen examples... more »
Vegan Recipes - Roasted Vegetables Over Quinoa, Fruit Crisp, Cake & Sherbert
*Welcome to the first Friday of the month ... the day we share vegan recipes. Why? Because meatless meals are one of the easiest ways we can walk gently on the earth. This month we have a treat!! If you've participated in Change The World Wednesday, then you might recognize our "guest chef", Lois, owner and author of a Living Simply Free. What you might not know is that Lois has been enjoying meatless meals for a long time. Lois not only eats vegetarian, she cooks without a stove or oven. She's even been doing without a refrigerator. If you're thinking that she eats a raw-food die... more »
Feds Visit Family Who Googled "Backpacks" and "Pressure Cookers"…But The NSA Isn’t Watching You
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Daisy Luther Be careful what you Google . . . you never know when it might get you a visit from the federal anti-terrorism task force, despite the government’s claims that information about average Americans is not being analyzed. What shows up in your search history? I just checked mine. In the past week I have looked up… - Pressure canning recipes - Guard llamas - Where to buy organic fertilizer - Wildfires on the West Coast - A new crochet stitch - A newly discovered antibiotic that is effective again... more »
America Discredited
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Anthony Freda Art Paul Craig Roberts As Washington loses its grip on the world, defied by Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and now Russia, the US government resorts to public temper tantrums. The constant demonstration of childishness on the part of the White House and Congress embarrasses every American. Washington’s latest outburst of childish behavior is a response to the Russian Immigration Service granting US whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum in Russia for one year while his request for permanent asylum is considered. Was... more »
Joint Terrorism Task Force Interrogates Couple After Google Search For Pressure Cooker & Backpack
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Alan Grayson: NSA Violates the Constitution, Excuses are Irrelevant
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*Hat Tweet @JenWhoDat LOVE our Coach #WhoDat RT @Saints: Sean Payton at practice today #SaintsCamp pic.twitter.com/tBdK1MkkhB* *Drew Brees surprised tipping on takeout order became a story*
Federal court: no warrant is required for law enforcement to track your location via cell phone records
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] (Image credit: Nicola since 1972/Flickr) Madison Ruppert A federal appeals court has ruled that law enforcement agencies are not required to obtain a warrant in order to track your location through your cell phone records. This is hardly a surprising decision given that other judges have said that cell phone users have “no legitimate expectation of privacy,” some in the house have said no warrant should be required to acquire geolocation data, and the Obama administration claims location data is not protected by the Fourth... more »
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*Hedge-Morrell’s amendment to cops’ off-duty work could benefit her sons ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens* *Political machinations stain selection for a job that’s meant to be above politics ~Mark Moseley* *Stephanie Grace: Fear behind gay issue* *The dangerous peoples of the intertubes strike again ~American Zombie* *Major changes to Uptown drainage systems represent citywide water-management proposal ~Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger* *Jindal, despite his Koch Supporter Conflict of Interest, looks for ways to intervene in levee lawsuit ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate* *Louisiana ... more »
US to close embassies Egypt , Libya , Iraq , Israel for Sunday August 4 , 2013 ( and maybe longer ) - due to Al Qaeda threats in Middle East ? So , which Al Qaeda is this threat coming from ? Can't be the Al Qaeda the US Military contracts with in Afghanistan...... Does Al Qaeda have a special gift for Obama's 52 birthday on Sunday ?
US to close some embassies around world on Sunday for security fears [image: US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan] US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Thu Aug 1, 2013 7:9PM An unspecified number of US embassies and consulates around the world will be closed due to security fears, the State Department says. "The Department of State has instructed certain US embassies and consulates to remain closed or to suspend operations on Sunday, August 4," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on Thursday. The decision was taken "out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and ot... more »
Hezbollah tells Israel: We are coming | Ya Libnan | World News Live from Lebanon
http://www.yalibnan.com/2013/08/01/hezbollah-tells-israel-we-are-coming/
Hacked...Off the Agenda
The *Daily Mail, *of course, has its own agenda over the growing hacking scandal surrounding law firms, blue-chip companies and celebrities over their alleged use of private detectives to hack, blag and steal private information. The *Mail* is clearly using the story to undermine Leveson. Moreover, the *Mail* is also taking the opportunity to bash its enemies at the BBC and the *Guardian. * Still, none of that means that the *Mail **doesn't* have a point when it writes: *Hacking: Why the silence of the Left?* After almost six weeks of deafening silence, the Guardian and the BBC f... more »
The silent killing of Christians
'"Few people realize that we are today living through the largest persecution of Christians in history," Bruce Thornton, research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, wrote on the institute's Web site. "Estimates of the numbers of Christians under assault range from 100 [million] to 200 million. According to one estimate, a Christian is martyred every five minutes." It's odd that prominent Christians like President Barack Obama and Pope Francis have been utterly silent about this humanitarian tragedy. As Kirsten Powers wrote recently in USA Today, German Chancellor ... more »
The Universe
"Every act of kindness gets the nod, opens the heart, dampens the fear, turns the page, ups the ante, tips the point, heightens the joy, changes the world, rows the boat, adds to the love, and if you've been rather extraordinary lately, turns Thursdays into Fridays. Row the boat, tip the point, and have the happiest weekend of your life, so far." "See?" The Universe Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! - www.tut.com
CHILD ABUSE BY NUNS
There have been *many* reports of sexual and physical abuse of children by nuns. *1.* In 2009, the Sisters of Mercy offered to pay "a further €128m (£117m) to compensate for decades of abuse in its schools and orphanages." "The compensation offer to the Irish education department is by far the largest from 18 orders of Catholic priests, brothers and nuns found guilty of chronic child abuse... "A nine-year state investigation ruled that all the orders permitted and covered up endemic rape, molestation, beatings and mental cruelty in their children's institutions." Sisters of Merc... more »
The one hundred and fifty seventh weekly 'No shit, Sherlock' award
*I seem to have missed a few weeks of awards, for which I apologise!* * * This one is a doozy though. The BBC report that 'Zimbabwe's presidential election was a "huge farce", PM Morgan Tsvangirai has said, alleging vote-rigging by rival President Robert Mugabe's camp.' Vote-rigging by Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF thugocracy? 'No shit, Sherlock'
Catherine Austin Fitts
Fitts "Fitts served as managing director and member of the board of directors of the Wall Street investment bank Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing[1] Commissioner at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the first Bush Administration, and was the president of Hamilton Securities Group, Inc., an investment bank and financial software developer." Does the video provide truth or disinformation?
The 1% - - Kill Pensions by Rigging Bond Ratings
I saw a piece the other day that I bookmarked – cause well you never know. Couldn’t figure out if it was a snark or real - cause the one agenda I have seen for the meeting doesn’t mention a gala. Netiher does ALEC’s webpage. But hell – why not keep the link. Glad I did - cause it opened my eyes to a new danger that no one has probably heard about - and they should. The real action will arrive on that Thursday with the appearance of the well-heeled powerbrokers from the Civic Committee of theCommercial Club of Chicago. And we can expect to behold a goodly number of the plutocra... more »
RIP Doghouse Riley
Sadly, blogger Doghouse Riley (Douglas Case) of Bats Left/Throws Right has died at the age of 59. He combined keen, worldly insight with a smooth, conversational writing style. I linked his stuff a number of times during my Mike's Blog Roundup stints at Crooks and Liars, and Anne Laurie at Balloon Juice linked him often, but I wish more people had discovered him (and, as many people have
Inequality 17: Richest Filipinos in 2012
The other day, Forbes released the Philippines' 50 Richest in 2012. 1. Henry Sy and family (SM group, BDO) - $12 billion 2. Lucio Tan and family (PAL, PNB,…) - $7.5 billion 3. Andrew Tan (Megaworld, Alliance Global, McDo) - $4.6 billion 4. Enrique Razon (ICTSI, Bloomberry Resorts) - $4.5 billion 5. John Gokongwei Jr. (JG Summit, Cebu Pacific, Universal Robina) - $3.4 billion 6. Jaime Zobel de Ayala and family (Ayala Land, BPI,…) - $3.1 billion 7. Aboitiz family (AEV, Aboitiz Power,…) - $3 billion 8. David Consunji (DMCI, Semirara Coal) - $2.7 billion 9. George Ty and family (Metrobank, To... more »
A Chart is Worth a Million Words
Removing The Shackles - 1 day ago
With huge thanx to the research team.... who are having an absolute blast asking "What do I know?" and then clicking on a link and discovering all sorts of fun stuff!!! I dont' even know if it's possible to formulate an article around all that they have dug up and discovered and dragged out from under the carpet. I might just have to post an article that is entirely made up of links and say "Have fun with this!!". A picture may be worth a thousand words.... but a chart is worth a million!!! This first set of charts is from here: http://fairwhistleblower.ca/content/revolving-door... more »
Military Judge Acquits Bradley Manning of Aiding the Enemy
Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Full page NY Times ad placed by Bradleymanning.org July 25, 2013 - click to enlarge *Activist Post* Nathan Fuller at Bradleymanning.org has given us gracious permission to reprint his daily firsthand reports, which you can find below highlighted by date. Summaries, commentary, and videos provide a comprehensive chronicle of events from start to finish. Pfc. Bradley Manning has been acquitted of the most serious charge against him: aiding the enemy. After over 1,000 days in confinement, some of which was tantamount to torture... more »
Kingston Penitentiary no longer housing prisoners in 60 days - Paul Bernardo Needs To Move!
*After 18 years in an isolated cell like this in the Kingston Penitentiary, Paul Bernardo is requesting a change to a Medium Security facility.* * * *KINGSTON - Schoolgirl killer Paul Bernardo feels he has suffered enough in maximum security and has applied to be transferred to the medium-security comforts of condo-style prison housing.* ***It’s not a slam dunk but, much to the disgust of the father of the slain Kristen French, the 48-year-old has still asked to be granted just that.* ***With Kingston Penitentiary no longer housing prisoners in 60 days, its most notorious inmate i... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Is this what our own Milky Way Galaxy looks like from far away? Similar in size and grand design to our home Galaxy (although without the central bar), spiral galaxy NGC 3370 lies about 100 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Lion (Leo). Recorded below in exquisite detail by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys, the big, beautiful face-on spiral is not only photogenic, but has proven sharp enough to study individual stars known as Cepheids. *Click image for larger size.* These pulsating stars have been used to accurately dete... more »
"Unknowingly..."
"Unknowingly, we plow the dust of stars, blown about us by the wind, and drink the universe in a glass of rain." - Ihab Hassan
“Synchronicity and Magical Thinking”
* * *“Synchronicity and Magical Thinking”* By Synchrosecrets.com “Synchronicity and magical thinking are close friends. They may even be Siamese twins who share a common heart. But what is magical thinking? Elias Howe had an idea about a machine with a needle that would penetrate cloth. He fiddled around with various ideas – a hole through the middle of the needle, for instance – but nothing worked. One night, he dreamed he was taken prisoner by a group of cannibals who danced around him with spears. Howe noticed that the spears all had holes near the tip. When he woke up, he rea... more »
"The Emblem of Eternity"
“Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time, effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.” - Anne Louise Germaine de Stae
"What Is Hope?"
* "What Is Hope?"* by Rubin Alves "What is hope? It is the pre-sentiment that imagination is more real and reality is less real than it looks. It is the hunch that the overwhelming brutality of facts that oppress and repress us is not the last word. It is the suspicion that reality is more complex than the realists want us to believe. That the frontiers of the possible are not determined by the limits of the actual; and in a miraculous and unexplained way, life is opening creative events which will light the way to freedom and resurrection. But the two — suffering and hope — mu... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Louisa, Virginia, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Will Rouhani bring a tectonic shift to Iran's political landscape?
* * *Nile Bowie discusses the challenges and controversies of recent Iranian political developments with award-winning journalist Kourosh Ziabari:* * **NB: Hassan Rouhani, a reform-minded moderate cleric and former nuclear negotiator under President Khatami, will be Iran's new president. There is talk in Washington of direct US-Iran talks in light of Rouhani coming to power. Rouhani campaigned on a platform of trying to “normalize” relations with the West, and he even made statements like, “It is good to have centrifuges running, provided people's lives and livelihoods are also run... more »
Lake Fubar updates - H/T Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle and Energy News
Unsettled Lake FUBAR – Thursday News – BONUS! Fly Over Video AUGUST 1, 2013 A whole lot of *parish blog* ‘news’ put out in the last few days including a water pipeline break. Now they say a gas pipeline is being attended to. Keep an eye out for the next shoe to drop! *2:00 p.m. Activity Update from the Office of Conservation* July 31st *DNR Inspection Report *out. *New* Fly Over VIDEO*S!* LINK - http://youtu.be/Yz9Gy97gkDI LINK - http://youtu.be/eOjo-1dgrUk 07:43 PM EST on August 1st, 2013 | 2 comments Newspaper: Giant Louisiana sinkhole now over 20 times larger than last year — It... more »
Control for this!
Last night my wife had a totally different idea than I about how to handle a parenting situation. I insisted that my “Dad way” was needed. My wife simply looked at me (the wrong way) and I decided to loudly (yell) say that I “was sick of being undermined when it comes to being a […]
Tennessee based Community Health Systems has layoffs at two Pennsylvania Hospitals - Phoenixville Hospital and Pottstown Memorial
http://www.dailylocal.com/article/20130730/NEWS01/130739957/pottstown-memorial-medical-center-furloughs-30-workers-for-90-days Pottstown Memorial Medical Center furloughs 30 workers for 90 days - By Evan Brandt ebrandt@21st-centurymedia.com - Posted: Tuesday, 07/30/13 08:25 pm Updated: Tuesday, 07/30/13 08:26 pm - - - - - - - 21st Century Media photo by John Strickler Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. - CONTRIBUTE - - Story Ideas - Send Corrections POTTSTOWN — Pottstown Memorial Medical Center...more »
Wait. Police lawyers write up officers' notes for them?
From a partial transcript of Ontario Ombudsman and former Special Investigation Unit Director Andre Marin's interview on CBC yesterday regarding how systemic obstruction from the police will affect the Sammy Yatiminvestigation: "The director of the SIU has written 82 times to the Chief of Toronto Police, reporting issues of evidence tampering on the scene, failure to notify the SIU of an incident, *one police lawye**r representing multiple officers, police lawyers writing the notes for the officers *- you know the police lawyer wasn't on scene." Although Mr. Marin was talking about... more »
Call of Duty: Heroes of the SS
"Why don’t you just enjoy the fantasy? Games are a special medium, completely separate from our wider culture and any attempt to put them in context is just insulting." So begins a spoof article from last month's *New Statesman*, but like all good parodies it sends up the kind of reaction anyone - not just feminist comrades - receives when they burrow into the cultural artefacts we produce and enjoy. Some might moan that cultural criticism "spoils" a film, a TV programme, a piece of music; that they're on a hiding to nothing and fighting shy of the deeper implications some of their... more »
when it rains, it pours, or, welcome to my roller coaster (updated)
Tala is not doing well. You may recall, she has a chronic and degenerative spine condition. After a long rest and rehab process, she has been doing wonderfully - truly better than I ever expected. But this week she took a downturn. She was suddenly not able to sit. She can only stand or lie down. When she tries to sit, she is in obvious pain. She tries repeatedly, then gives up and lies down. We are taking her to the vet tomorrow, but my heart is already breaking. * * * * This spring, everything was going our way. We had so much good news, I kept thinking of the phrase "an embarr... more »
Public interest considerations for bail pending appeal
R. v. J.P., 2013 ONCA 505 holds: [6] I must also consider the public interest, taking into account the fact that the appellant was convicted of a serious crime against the person. I am obliged to weigh the values of reviewability and enforceability. As Arbour J.A. said in *R. v. Farinacci* (1993), 67 O.A.C. 197, at paras. 41-43: The concerns reflecting public interest, as expressed in the case-law, relate both to the protection and safety of the public and to the need to maintain a balance between the competing dictates of enforceability and reviewability. It is the need... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘still being surveilled’ edition
*Here’s a few things I found around the interweb:* Welcome, Leighton’s listeners. You can find all I’ve said about the #SurveillanceState here, starting with… *#SurveillanceState: When acts of honour are made illegal* – NOT PC In which The Double Standard is right about the effect of a Prime Minister disinterested in constitutional niceties. (But where were they when a former PM was using PM’s funds on electioneering?) *John Key trashes the Constitution* – THE STANDARD “There appears little plausible economic justification for Labour's proposed ban on foreigners' buying houses.”... more »
"The Ants of Gaia"
"The Ants of Gaia" by Joe Bageant "The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors in the great army of destruction, and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and tens of thousands. Should success be still inc... more »
Chet Raymo, “Cosmic View”
* “Cosmic View”* by Chet Raymo “When writing about Philip and Phylis Morrison's “Powers of Ten” the other day I found I had made the following notation in the flyleaf, perhaps a dozen or more years ago: ․ *Britannica* *32 volumes* *1000 pages per vol* *1200 words per page* *5 letters/wd* *=200 million letters* So, 200 million letters in the 32 volume set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Why was I making that estimate? I can think of several possibilities. Perhaps… *1.* I was making a comparison with the number of nucleotide pairs in the human DNA; that is, the numbe... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "There Is Time Left"
"Well, there is time left – fields everywhere invite you into them. And who will care, who will chide you if you wander away from wherever you are, to look for your soul? Quickly, then, get up, put on your coat, leave your desk! To put one's foot into the door of the grass, which is the mystery, which is death as well as life, and not be afraid! To set one's foot in the door of death, and be overcome with amazement!” ~ Mary Oliver
Ontario Ombudsman and former SIU Director on Sammy Yatim investigation
Yesterday on CBC Metro Morning, Ontario Ombudsman and former Director of the Special Investigations Unit Andre Marin spoke about the SIU investigation into the Toronto Police shooting death of 18 year old Sammy Yatim on an empty streetcar and the systemic lack of police co-operation with the SIU. Excerpted transcript : CBC : The Chief of Police has said that he and his officers will cooperate fully with the SIU. Yesterday Mike McCormick the head of the police union said that his offices always cooperate and collaborate with the SIU. Marin : The cooperation of the police with an S... more »
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*No easy task to prepare flood protection system if hurricane approaches~Bob Marshall, The Lens * *Citrus Disease Infects New Orleans Trees*
Mel Ve Interviews Heather and D
Last night Mel Ve interviewed Heather and I for a little over an hour. My internet sucked so I had to run over to Heather's house and share her computer, lol. For full transparency the following are the Skype notes exchanged before and after the Interview. **************************************************************************** [31/07/2013 10:00:15 PM] HEATHER : D is not back yet...Mel...a lot of data is coming in right now...funny...some of it is SI...plus other big shifts... do you want to do the call now or wait until I get that data all ferreted out for real time update? ev... more »
AMICUS HOURLY RATES
*Ontario** v. Criminal Lawyers' Association ofOntario *(O.N.C.A., April 19, 2011)(34317) "In three cases arising in the context of criminal proceedings in Ontario, trial judges appointed *amici curiae* to assist the accused, who had discharged counsel of their choice. The judges did so in order to maintain the orderly conduct of the trials or to avoid delay in these complex, lengthy proceedings. The cases were not decided under the *Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms* and did not proceed on the basis that the accused could not have fair trials without the assistance of coun... more »
All in the Republican family
By Capt. Fogg Remember Richard Nixon? Who? You know, the guy they tried to rehabilitate after he fled the White House ahead of the prosecutors, the guy they built a museum about with fake exhibits showing how he really was a great guy who was victimized by the Liberal Press? Well as long as we have Dick Nixon's words on tape we don't have to kick him around any more, since his unique talent for kicking himself in the ass with both feet in his mouth relieves us of the burden. Watching All in the Family and completely failing to get what it was about, all the trickster could g... more »
When Counterfactuals Go Bad
Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley started off with a good idea: illustrate the regularities of Congressional and down-ballot elections with a counterfactual. But, oh, it just goes so horribly wrong. Imagine, for a moment, if Sen. John McCain (R) had somehow won the presidency in 2008. How might the country be different? See, there's the thing. John McCain was clobbered in 2008. We're not talking Bush/Gore, where we can easily imagine the outcome of the presidential race changing on its own; McCain lost by seven percentage points, and a 365-173 electoral college margin... more »
Chris Matthews is having an episode!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013* *Terrorists, Dog Day Afternoon and the great way Hillary looks:* Through the end of the Clinton-Gore years, Chris Matthews was one of the two or three most influential broadcasters in the country. He was also barely sane, but all hands agreed not to notice. He savaged Candidate Gore for twenty months, helping script the rest of the children in the ways to defeat Clinton’s veep. For quite a few years, he was also the capital city’s most unhinged Hillary-hater. At the time, he was being paid $5 million per year by his owner and CEO, the conservative Repub... more »
"What’s America’s No. 1 Export?"
* "What’s America’s No. 1 Export?"* by Bill Bonner "Another day of piddly trading, with piddly losses for both stocks and gold. So let’s turn back to our thoughts. First, we looked at money. We saw that the US now operates on a type of money better suited to the Paleolithic Age. A credit-backed money system has never worked in the modern world… and none has ever survived a full credit cycle. The credits expand until the debt is far too heavy. Then, when interest rates rise, the cost of carrying the debt goes up until the system falls apart. Second, we considered the plight of t... more »
Great, Just Great. Global Warming Might Make Cops (And Maybe You) Even More Trigger Happy.
A new study chronicles the link between warming and violence of all sorts at all levels from individuals to entire nations. And that goes for cops too. *The Syrian conflict [triggered in part by severe drought] is just one recent example of the connection between climate and conflict, a field that is increasingly piquing the interest of criminologists, economists, historians, and political scientists. Studies have begun to crop up in leading journals examining this connection in everything from the collapse of the Mayan civilization to modern police training in the Netherlands. ... more »
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