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WordPress dashboard interface (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The UFO stories are late. Usually they are scheduled for August.
Your moment of Zen
Hobsyllwin, the white dragon in Patagonia. Close to the city of Gaiman
(South America). [photo via The Pagan Poppet]
Argentina: Possible Anomalous Object Over Colón (Entre Rios)
UFO researcher* Daniel Ubaldo Padilla* posted this image to his Facebook
feed with the following caption: "The Visitor" - Along with other
onlookers, a qualified local witness saw an object in the skies over Colón,
photographing it in three separate intervals during a football match in the
Las Achiras district.
*Inexplicata* readers are cordially invited to check out his podcast (in
Spanish) at http://www.fminolvidablecolon.com/
Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain,
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina: UFOs in Victoria – There’s Something Going On (1998)
*Argentina: UFOs in Victoria – There’s Something Going On (1998)*
[From Carlos A. Iurchuk’s “El Fuego del Dragon”, No.1, Vol.1]
*By Andrea and Silvia Pérez Simondini – VISION OVNI*
Throughout the year 1991, a story dominated the first pages of the
country’s major newspapers: UFOs were invading the small and little-known
locality of Victoria, located in Entre Rios, in the Republic of Argentina.
Witnesses everywhere discussed the lights they would see flying over Laguna
del Pescado, in single units, twos and threes, in an incredible itinerary
that made it a show not to be missed by anyo... more »
What was in John Lewis’ speech!
*TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013*
*Taylor Branch reporting:* Last week, we reviewed a series of reports about
John Lewis’ now-famous speech—the speech he gave, at age 23, at the March
of Washington.
There was much discussion of the fact that Lewis agreed to change some
parts of the original speech. But every time we turned around, we seemed to
get a different account of what the speech had originally said!
The analysts still weren’t satisfied! So last Friday, we took Taylor Branch
to happy hour over at Penn Station. Rather, we took his book, Parting the
Waters: America in the King Years... more »
From SNAFU to FUBAR
(For translations of the above military acronyms, please see the end of
this post. I didn't want to begin with the F word right off the bat. But to
paraphrase, let's just say that ever-declining 21st century America has
gone from merely crazy to batshit insane.)
Syria. I can't keep up with the developments. Nobody can. But maybe that's
the whole idea. When it comes to domestic programs like passing a pallid
background check for gun purchases, gridlock rules so that the NRA dollars
may flow and the campaign coffers grow. When it comes to war, the speed is
lightning fast, because only... more »
No comment from Ed Balls?
The BBC report very quietly that:
The OECD economic agency has sharply increased its growth forecast for the
UK economy this year to 1.5% from an earlier estimate of 0.8%.
It said UK growth had gained momentum through the first half of the year.
The forecast came as a survey indicated that activity in the UK
construction sector grew at its fastest pace for nearly six years in August.
On Monday, a similar survey had shown strong growth in the manufacturing
sector.
Recent data and surveys have pointed to an acceleration in the UK's
economic recovery.
'Impressive' performance
The OEC... more »
MSNBC Host Tries Everything to Get Alan Grayson to Support a Strike on Syria
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Nice but dim
The BBC has presented Middle Eastern issues from a predominantly Arabist
perspective for several decades, but when people observe the religiously
fuelled turmoil that's erupting throughout the Arab world, the idea that
the troubles behind the “Israel Palestine conflict” may somehow be related must
*surely* occur to them sooner or later.
The appointment of Raffi Berg as Tarik Kafala’s replacement as head of the
BBC News website’s Middle East desk set off a reflexive response from the
usual pro-Palestinian organisations. Events have shown that ‘pro
Palestinian’ advocacy is actually ... more »
Amazon Matchbox: Wet Matches or Real Fire?
If you buy a print book and get an ebook thrown in you would call it a
bundle. It’s like the old ‘buy 1 get 1 free’ offer. You may pay a little
extra at the time you buy it, but you may want to read the hardcopy at home
and the digital in the version on the train. You may just be a hoarder and
intent on owning everything, in every media.
But is physical and digital book bundling mere hype dreamt up by the
digital advisors, or a new marketing ‘must have’ and is there a real
consumer demand that needs to be fulfilled, or are we merely striking
matches in the dark?
Well Amazon have ... more »
Coalition Deaths Still Declining in Afghanistan
As war talk continues about Syria, it's still the case that the US is at
war in Afghanistan -- remember that one? And odds are that the US will
still suffer more casualties in Afghanistan than anywhere else over the
next several months.
Still, it's worth noting that coalition casualties continue to decline
sharply.
There were 13 coalition fatalities in Afghanistan in August, following on
14 in July. That compares with 52 in August 2012 and 46 in July 2012; it's
the lowest combined total for July and August since 2005 (and the lowest
August since 2004). For the year, the total is 1... more »
The Strategic Signaling Dynamics of Assistant Professor Office Decorating Decisions
Having all read the canonical signaling literature within International
Relations, new faculty members in IR are faced with a crucial and
excruciating dilemma: how best to decorate their academic office. The
following blog post examines this dilemma in detail and is intended to
create an inter-university dialogue and research agenda on the issue.
While
Continue reading
DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: The Kenneth Chang Challenge!
*TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013*
*Part 2—The refusal to report:* Way back in 1960, Sam Cooke released
Wonderful World, which went to number 12 on the charts. He’s credited with
the familiar lyrics, along with Adler and Alpert:
Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took...
Cooke, who was already 29, said he didn’t know much about the subjects he
studied in high school. But he knew what a wonderful world this would be if
his girl friend loved him too.
The song, and the lyrics, have stuck. To hear the r... more »
Demonstration i Stockholm den 4 september.
Nej (No to) till Big Brother Obama
Stockholm, Sweden
September 4, 2013
Protest Event
I morgon, 4:e september, 5:00 em
Medborgarplatsen, 611 35 Stockholm, Sweden
Detta är en demonstration som arrangeras i samband med att USA:s president
Barack Obama kommer till Stockholm den 4 september.
Vi kommer att demonstrera mot: Massövervakning, USA:s krigspolitik och
Nato-samarbete.
Alla som kan samlas under dessa tre teman är varmt välkomna att deltaga.
Målet är att lyckas samla en så bred massa som möjligt och använda detta
ypperliga tillfälle åt att ifrågasätta USA:s politiska prioriter... more »
I Stopped Vaccinations Because___________________? - Fill In The Blank
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561
*If you would Be so kind ,please fill in the blank in the comment section
below.*
Diane Ravitch’s Message to Boston Voters via The Indignant Teacher
Dear Indignant Teacher: Friends in Boston have told me that my message to
you has been widely read, which is good, but also widely misinterpreted. I
am writing now to be clear what it means to support public education. It
means that public schools should be subject to democratic control. Mayoral
control is a very […]
Syrian Crisis and Stephen Harper's role
Stephen Harper does not want Parliament or the public to know that he will
covertly participate in any Syrian attack by the U.S.
Please read my earlier post on this subject matter here.
Upcoming War On Syria: Have The US And Israel Just Attempted A False Flag Missile Attack?
The criminals in the US and Israel are absolutely desperate to have their
nice little blood thirsty war against the innocent nation of Syria off and
running..... They have already attempted the ridiculous "chemical weapons"
attack on Assad's people that they thought they could sell to the public as
being launched by Assad himself...Luckily, everyone on this entire planet
has not bought into their lies..... So now they have been forced back to
the "drawing board" so to speak in a new sinister plan to somehow justify
an attack on Syria...
Well, it seems that just this morning, these ... more »
Syrian civil war
Barack Obama drew a redline after the Syrian government allegedly used
chemical weapons. Now he does not know what to do about the red line.
.
It Sounds Like a Japanese Sci-Fi Movie - An "Ice Wall" to Sequester Fukushima
The Japanese government claims it will build a wall of frozen soil to
surround the Fukushima nuclear plant and, it's hoped, prevent radioactive
cooling water from leaking.
Shafts will be drilled into the ice wall to a depth of 27 metres through
which coolant will be circulated to freeze the soil.
Ronald Coase has died
Here is the news from the University of Chicago.
In breach of trust cases, restitution is proper even if repayment unlikely
*R. v. Castro* 2010 ONCA 718 holds:
28 Insofar as the nature of the offence is concerned, in cases
involving breach of trust, the paramount consideration is the claims of the
victims: Fitzgibbon at pp. 1014-15. Ability to pay is not the predominant
factor. Indeed, where the circumstances of the offence are particularly
egregious, such as where a breach of trust is involved, a restitution order
may be made even where there does not appear to be any likelihood of
repayment: R. v. Yates (2002), 169 C.C.C. (3d) 506 (B.C. C.A.), at paras.
12 and 17.
Untitled
*Friends of slain 11-year-old speak out against N.O. violence ~WVUE*
*Sinkhole fears spur La. 70 realignment plans *
*Saints linebackers ready to answer questions ~Ramon Antonio Vargas*
*Steve Gleason Legally Entitled To Concussion Lawsuit Money ~Saints Tailgate
*
*French Quarter Battles Habana Outpost Restaurant Proposal ~Eileen
Flemming, WWNO*
Did Ed Miliband Save The World?
This morning I happened to hear a Southern drawl coming out of the TV in my
bedroom when I was washing up in the bathroom. The drawl was making a lot
of good sense on Syria, which surprised me. It walked over to see who it
was: Lloyd Doggett, a progressive from the Austin area. Figures! He talked
about how his constituents are adamantly opposed to an attack on Syria,
particularly if it's just the U.S. alone holding Assad accountable. Thank
you, Ed Miliband!
The UK's imperialist establishment has the knives out for Miliband, the
leader of Britain's Labor Party-- even more than usu... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Pauline Collins, 73. We just finished the second season
of Upstairs Downstairs with the youngest daughter...Collins is so, so, good
in it.
Good stuff for a very short week:
1. Jack Goldsmith on what an authorization for use of force can look like.
2. Andrew Rudalevige on what this all means for war powers, and for the War
Powers Act.
3. And Who Writes for the NYT?
Libya updates - september 3 , 2013 - Turmoil in the oil industry sector mirro turmoil in provision of security in the country !
Oil strike items......
Oil production at “virtual standstill” says Energy Committee
*By Ahmed Elumami*.
The GNC Energy Committee met yesterday to discuss the country’s plummeting
oil production (*Photo: Energy Committee Facebook Page*)
*Tripoli, 3 September 2013*:
Armed strikes at Libya’s oil fields and export terminals have brought crude
oil production in the country to a virtual standstill, according to the
Energy Committee of the General National Congress (GNC).
The committee confirmed, in an official statement released after a meeting
yesterday, that the decline in production cau... more »
Syria Mashup: Missiles fired in Med & Saudi/Israeli/US bedfellows
*US/Israeli missile launches *
**
-- The Israeli Defense Ministry and U.S. Defense Departments conducted
joint tests of their missile operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli
officials told the Associated Press Tuesday. The tests, which were detected
by Russian radar, come as the United States considers military action in
Syria
*Hague is a war monger*
UK to keep pushing on Syria - Hague
William Hague William Hague says the UK is increasing humanitarian aid
The UK will continue to push for a "strong international response to the
use of chemical weapons in Syria", William Hague ... more »
Egypt crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood continues... Cairo Court takes Al Jazeera Egypt , Ahrar 25 and two other televisions off the air. Egypt judges recommend legal dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood .... Syria war run up leads to tensions for shippers after Vessel attacked in the Suez Canal !
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/09/03/COURT-ORDERS-AL-JAZEERA-EGYPT-BROTHERHOOD-TV
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A Cairo court Tuesday ordered the closure of four television channels,
including Al-Jazeera Egypt and Ahrar 25, a network belonging to the
Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.
The Associated Press reports the court claims the stations had been
operating illegally and were a threat to the nation for spre... more »
Buyer's Remorse
Even as Stephen Harper repeats his mantra that he knows best how to manage
the economy, the ground is shifting under his feet. *The Hill Times* reportsthat:
The Conservatives are bleeding support from older voters, Ontarians and
ethnic Canadians who helped the party win a majority government in 2011,
say pollsters, noting Liberals are the ones gaining.
“The Liberals, no matter what the poll is, are still leading among older
voters. The Conservatives have banked on these older voters, where law and
order and economic stability are the most important issues, but in recent
polls we’v... more »
Marginal Tax Rates under Obamacare
Back in 2009, I pointed out in a *NY Times* column that President
Obama's healthcare reform would involve substantial increases in implicit
marginal tax rates. I am delighted that Casey Mulligan is now giving the
issue some serious attention in two new NBER working papers (here and here). He
reports:
This paper calculates the ACA’s impact on the average reward to working
among nonelderly household heads and spouses. The law increases marginal
tax rates by an average of five percentage points (of employee
compensation), on top of the marginal tax rates that were already present
be... more »
Domestic spying updates - September 2 , 2013 - AT&T caught saving decades of call records for the DEA - and concealing the existence of the vey project ? No we are learning just how long the spying on everyone schemes have been underway ! Spying cutting across all facets of life - not just a goal of stopping international terorists who could harm americans , but comprehensively spying domestically - through phone carriers , affordable healthcare program , the federal education system , for industrial espionage purposes abroad .....we now have an espionage empire completely unshackled , with a black budget of multiple billions , pursuing missions we won't be told about unless they are stumbled upon ! !
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=224043
Oh, It's Not Just The NSA (Boycott AT&T)
Well well, look what we have here!
The Hemisphere Project, a partnership between federal and local drug
officials and AT&T that has not previously been reported, involves an
extremely close association between the government and the
telecommunications giant.
The government pays AT&T to place its employees in drug-fighting units
around the country. Those employees sit alongside Drug Enforcement
Administration agents and local detectives and supply them with the phone
data from as far back as 19... more »
Slow motion planetary suicide
Call me crazy, but this non-stop radiation leak at Fukushima seems like a
bigger threat to our national security than any terrorist could hope to be.
I mean, let's check the map.
Radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher
than previously thought, Japanese authorities have warned. Last week the
plant's operator reported radioactive water had leaked from a storage tank
into the ground. It now says readings taken near the leaking tank on
Saturday showed radiation was high enough to prove lethal within four hours
of exposure.
And then there's the pure... more »
War Watch - September 2 , 2013 - Afghan Police death soaring ( 1,792 killed in just the past six months ) as Taliban spring offensive takes its toll ! Afghan military not faring much better - is Nato willing to sign up for endless support to prop up the present Karzai regime and whomever replaces Karzai ? Taliban ( after twelve years ) , still cutting off supply routes with ease - as the US withdrawal picks up pace , the destruction of supply vehicles will have an even more pronounced effect ! Iraq death dealing continues
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/09/02/afghan-police-deaths-soaring-officials-admit/
Afghan Police Deaths Soaring, Officials AdmitGen. Dunford: Death Tolls
'Unsustainable' for Afghan Forces
by Jason Ditz, September 02, 2013
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The Afghan government doesn’t release official troop death tolls anymore –
the figures are just too depressing and officials said they didn’t want to
damage morale. Today, however, newly appointed Interior Minister Umer Daudzai
revealed that 1,792 Afghan national police have been killed in the last six
months.
Though the exact scope of the tren... more »
16 out of half a billion: elite Calabi-Yau manifolds with a fundamental group
*Heterotic phenomenology seems to converge to an excitingly sparse
shortlist of candidates*
Heterotic compactifications represent a convincing – if not the most
convincing – class of superstring vacua that seem to pass the "first great
exam" for producing a theory of everything. A week ago, I discussed \(\ZZ_8\)
orbifolds but now we return to smooth Calabi-Yau manifolds, the nice
creatures you know from the popular books and from the girl who has a 3D
printer.
The reason is a new hep-th paper by He, Lee, Lukas, and Sun (of China,
Korea, and Oxford):
Heterotic Model Building: 16 ... more »
While the White House gears up to engage syria - is anyone paying attention to the military revolt against the planned attack on Syria ?
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/09/03/COURT-ORDERS-AL-JAZEERA-EGYPT-BROTHERHOOD-TV
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A Cairo court Tuesday ordered the closure of four television channels,
including Al-Jazeera Egypt and Ahrar 25, a network belonging to the
Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.
The Associated Press reports the court claims the stations had been
operating illegally and were a threat to the nation f... more »
BREAKING NEWS: US-Based Agency PATH Violated Law During HPV Vaccine Trials in India by Christina England
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BREAKING NEWS: US-Based Agency PATH Violated Law During HPV Vaccine Trials
in India
by Christina England
Green Med Info, 2 September 2012
*Indian Parliament Writes Scathing Report Concerning The Conduct of PATH
During HPV Vaccine Trials.*
On 30th August 2013, *The* *Mail India* *Online,* reported that the Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had allegedly played hand in glove with
the US NGO, PATH, to promote the commercial interests of both cervical
cancer vaccine manufacturers, which they say were linked to the deaths of
several young Indian girls.
*The Mail* stated t... more »
Getting An Audience for Your Blog
Some pearls of wisdom from @catherinebuca on building an audience for your
blog.
"If you build it they will come" - that's only partly true. Ensuring you
have regular content updates is important, otherwise there's no reason for
anyone, once they have read one of your posts, to ever come back again. But
until you get to the point where other people are sharing links to your
content between themselves, you're going to have to do the donkey work of
self-promotion if you want to increase your readership. It feels crass, it
is crass, but it's what you have to do if you want to build up... more »
Longest Walk 4 Crosses the Mississippi River
Monks
Mound Photo Mark Swain
By Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz
Censored News
Sept. 2, 2013
English/Dutch
ST LOUIS -- The Longest Walk 4:Return to Alcatraz crossed the
Mississippi River and had a brief Ceremony under the Arch, continuing on
to Brentwood. During out time in this area, we held a prayer vigil on
top of the largest mound at Cahokia Mounds. Recognition of the issues
relating to
Guess where I'm going today... To see 'The Leader of the Plaque'
Steve Martin is 'The Dentist' in Little Shop of Horrors
JOHN KERRY IS A FAKE
Kerry's paternal grandparents, who had been born Jewish, as "Fritz Kohn"
and "Ida Löwe", in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, changed their names to
"Frederick and Ida Kerry" in 1900.
At Yale, Kerry became a member of the 'satanic' Skull and Bones Society.
Kerry said on October 9, 2002; "I will be voting to give the President of
the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm
Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass
destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
During the Libyan civil war, Kerry was one of t... more »
The 50 to 1 project
Topher (*1982) is the commercial brand of an Australian host and filmmaker
who had 6 siblings, was educated at home, and decided that movies – and
later movies about political issues etc. – were his real passion. Using
some "amateurish" money, including some funds from Lord Monckton – as I
understand it – he shot a series of interviews with skeptics called
The 50 to 1 Project
Thanks to Anthony W. and Honza U. for leading me to watch some of the
videos. The ideas, graphics, and especially the content look very good. The
videos include a 10-minute introductory video and interviews wi... more »
Henry Geiger - The Meaning Of War (1988)
*"The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle" by J. Glenn Gray.
Introduction by Hannah Arendt. "All human beings should read this book." -
Henry Geiger. *
*Related: *
* Henry Geiger - Symbol And Myth (1974).*
*Henry Geiger - The Present And The Long View (1979)*.
*Henry Geiger - Moonshine And Sunlight (1984).*
* * * Henry Geiger - The Uses of Make Believe (1983).*
*Henry Geiger - Signs of A New Civilization (1980).*
* * *Henry Geiger - We See What We Are (1980).* * *
* ** Henry Geiger - An Ancient Question (1986).*
* Henry Geiger - The Chains Of Prometheus (1959).*
* Henry... more »
POLL IN FAVOUR OF INDEPENDENCE
Amanda Slater
"The Scottish National party has declared it 'game on' for next year’s
referendum on independence from the UK after a poll it commissioned found *support
for a ‘Yes’ vote outnumbering that for ‘No’ by 1 percentage point.*
*
*"The result of the Panelbase poll, which found 44 per cent favouring
independence to 43 per cent against, contrasted sharply with a number of
other surveys in recent months that have suggested a clear lead for the
‘No’ campaign."
SNP buoyed by poll in favour of independence
A YouGov survey unveiled at the weekend suggested 59 per cent of Scottish... more »
Labor Day 2013
Happy
Labor Day! I've run this video before; the YouTube poster
explains, "This was a PSA that the voice-over person decided to
record an "alternate" version of for fun."
It's NSFW:
More seriously, my most in-depth post for Labor Day was this 2011 post.
Over at Lawyers, Guns & Money, Erik Loomis has written multiple
posts for Labor Day, starting with this one.
Digby rounds up some great
Microsoft Capture Nokia On Transfer Deadline Day
Yesterday was the day of the big spenders. Gareth Bale became the world’s
most expensive footballer and joined Real Madrid for £85 million, Vodaphone
announced the selling off of its huge stake in Verizon for a mere £84bn and
Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy Nokia's mobile-phone business for 5.4bn
euro ($7.2bn; £4.6bn).
Tottenham have already spent the cash and replaced Bale with half a team of
international talent. Vodaphone are planning on giving their shareholders a
huge dividend of some £54bn to sweeten the windfall and true to their
nature will avoid paying any tax on the d... more »
Be Prepared- Emergency Food Giveaway
Welcome to the Be Prepared Giveaway sponsored by Rayven Perkins with Jerky
Direct, and Sandra Girouard with Shelf Reliance. Here's your chance to
stock your pantry with some excellent food storage items! Are you prepared
for a natural disaster? Most families aren't. And yet it doesn't take too
much effort to put a plan into place to make sure you are. Read this page
on how to budget for emergency food preparation. Get prepared with this
fantastic prize package worth more than $250! The winner will receive:
- (12) months of Jerky Direct "Jerky of the Month", two bags of je... more »
Muslim Brotherhood, Blair, Obama, Sinai Peninsula, Hamas, Israel, Arab Spring, 7/7, 9/11, Al Qaeda.
For some years, it seems that Western Governments have been SPREAD BETTING
among the global terror groups, trying to foment this civil unrest and that
country/regions destabilisation. And it's nothing new, what do you think
Lawrence Of Arabia was all about, ffs? A noble fight? A just insurrection?
Come on.
Anyway, here's the 'news' (with documentary evidence, they say) from THE
WESTERN CENTRE FOR JOURNALISM - let's see how long this association lasts
making bold news statements like this one:
*GLEN GREENWALD, EDWARD SNOWDEN, CRYPTOME UPDATE:* Unfortunately, this
constant spread-... more »
Senior Citizens Discount 5: Supreme Court Flip-Flopping on the Law
A fried from Mercury Drugstore, Atty. Edsel Manuel, gave a long reply to
the complaint of Mr. James Auste, head of the Cancer Warriors Foundation,
why his demand to get a 3-months supply of his medicines from Mercury was
denied. The email exchange was posted in our DOH Advisory Council for RA
9502 (Cheaper Medicines Law of 2008) email loop. Atty. Manuel's long reply
covered several topics, from the law on mandatory discounts to persons with
disabilities (PWDs) or RA 9442, to the expanded mandatory discounts to
senior citizens or RA 9527 (enacted February 2004) and RA 9994 (enacted
J... more »
When You Look At It This Way, Digging Dead Things Out of the Ground Only to Kill Live Things Above the Ground is Madness.
We have become a world obsessed with digging carbon out of the ground and
transporting it into our atmosphere just as fast as possible. We say
we're not, but the collieries, the refineries, the pipelines and
supertankers say otherwise. We take carbon from places and states where
it's harmless to us and then transform and transfer it into states and
places where it's devastating to us.
Welcome to my world, as it then was.
*The moon would appear six and a half feet closer to Earth, and the
continents of Europe and North America would be four feet closer together.
Zooming in, you... more »
RoboCall Scandal - Breakthrough Imminent? Stay Tuned.
"*Hard to imagine how they thought they could *
*manipulate this issue."*
*"Stay tuned."*
Word reaches the island to brace for some breakthrough on the robocall
scandal, possibly as soon as tomorrow (Tuesday). Veteran Tory insider
hints the fit might be about to hit the shan.
* *
*Stay Tuned.* What is that, the dissident Tory war cry?
Monday Movies Post
I need to talk McGinty. It's the first movie I ever wrote a Monday Movie
Post about, and although that was shorter than what I normally do (when I
do them...), I wouldn't feel the need to revisit a movie. Except that
someone else wrote about "The Great McGinty" this week, and I think got it
wrong.
(I'll link, but I'm also recycling key bits below, and expanding, so no
real need to click through).
If you don't know it...McGinty (1940) is the first movie directed by
Preston Sturges. As a movie, it's only fair...or, better, it's only
brilliant occasionally. He's still learning the cra... more »
Time For House Democrats To Find New Leadership
Enough of this crap
All the House Democratic leaders, from conservatives like Steny Hoyer,
Steve Israel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Joe Crowley to "liberals" like Nancy
Pelosi, Jim Clyburn and Xavier Becerra, are working to round up votes
inside the caucus to back Obama's plan to bomb Syria. Pelosi became leader
of the Democrats because she stood up to Bush and Democratic Leader Dick
Gephardt when they asked Congress to approve plans to attack Iraq. Most
Democrats joined Pelosi against that war-- and that ended Dick Gephardt's
political career. That was a very different Nancy Pelos... more »
To Some? Try To Many
Check out this absurd headline: *"To some, US case for Syrian gas attack
and need for strike has too many holes."* [Source: McClatchy, Hannah Allam
and Mark Seibel, September 2]. Excerpt:
The Obama administration’s public case for attacking Syria is riddled with
inconsistencies and hinges mainly on circumstantial evidence, undermining
U.S. efforts this week to build support at home and abroad for a punitive
strike against Bashar Assad’s regime.
The case Secretary of State John Kerry laid out last Friday contained
claims that were disputed by the United Nations, inconsistent in ... more »
Netanyahu To Ministers: Keep Quiet, Our Role In Syrian Crisis Should Be Invisible
* Photo Source: AP.*
Below is an excerpt from, *"Obama informed Netanyahu prior to speech of
plans to delay Syria strike" *by Barak Ravid, Haaretz, September 1, 2013:
According to reports in the American media, Obama decided to postpone the
strike and ask for Congressional approval on Friday night after a
tete-a-tete with White House chief of staff, Denis McDonough. Gen. Martin
Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, also advised Obama
that the efficacy of a strike in Syria would not be compromised if it were
put off by a few days or even a month. A few hours later, ... more »
Global Developments Regarding Syria: Russia Demands Proof, Egypt Won't Support An Attack, Turkey Is Divided
*The evidence is "classified," meaning, "We don't have any evidence that
Assad gassed his people, now shut the fuck up and go away, we about to do
some bombing, biatch!"*
An excerpt from, *"Russia not convinced by US evidence on Syria"* by AP,
September 2:
Speaking at Russia's top diplomatic school, Sergey Lavrov said the evidence
Washington presented was not detailed.
"Yes, they showed us some findings but there was nothing specific there:
no geographic coordinates, no names, no proof that the tests were carried
out by the professionals," Lavrov said. He did not say what test... more »
Hermosos gatitos sobre las rocas
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Paisaje de río con aguas claras de la montaña
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You don’t get to vote for these councillors
You’ve seen the hoardings around begging for your vote to put people on
council.
But while folk are out there campaigning hard to get a seat around the
council table, incumbents of two seats aren't bothering.
They’re not bothering, because the two seats are granted not on the basis
of votes gained, they are granted on the basis of racial preference.
The two seats are granted to the so-called Independent Maori Statutory Board,
which not only has the statutory power to “advise” Auckland Council—advice
which the Auckland Council is statutorily bound to follow—but also has *up
to two... more »
Motocicleta Harley Davidson Sporster XL
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Hermosa playa paradisíaca con amahaca y palmeras
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Heartless, uninformed conservatives, please read this:
"The Eight Most Dumped-On Americans" by Paul Buchheit.
Maybe after reading the information in the article you will develop some
empathy, compassion, and civic responsibility.
Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s
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* *Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s*
http://www.cryptogon.com/
September 2nd, 2013
Via: New York Times:
For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a
counternarcotics program have had routine access, using subpoenas, to an
enormous AT&T database that contains the records of decades of Americans’
phone calls — parallel to but covering a far longer time than the National
Security Agency’s hotly disputed collection of phone call logs.
The Hemisphere Project, a partnership between federal and local drug
officials and AT&T that has not previously... more »
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Had a nice weekend NOT working.
I have worked out a ton this weekend and am feeling it now. Friday night,
I biked 15.5 miles at the park. Saturday, Kurt and I biked 18 miles.
Sunday, I ran 5 miles in the morning, then this morning, I ran another 5!
The weather has been perfect for working out. I love working out when
temps are in the low/mid 70s, which it has been in the mornings here. And,
I just like being outside in general, so it makes it less of a workout and
more fun. I am def feeling those workouts tonight though. Sore.
Other fun things from this weekend:
- Dec... more »
Your moment of Zen
Another day in Maeve's magic garden.
The Upcoming War On Syria: Syria Is NO Pushover, And Will Give The US A Very Bloody Nose!
It does seem that by any means necessary, the criminal Jews will indeed
have the United States by the middle of next week involved in a war on
Syria. Everyone is under the false assumption that the US Congress will
somehow stop the criminal US President's lust for war in its tracks... No
Dice!... The US Congress is completely under control of the Jews and they
will OVERWHELMINGLY vote to wage war on the innocent nation of Syria... The
cruise missiles will be flying possibly as early as Tuesday, September
10th....
But I came across a very interesting article that I have the link to... more »
Al-Qaeda Praises Obama Reaching Out To Friends McCain And Graham
Related:
*Al-Qaeda Presents The Moral Case For U.S. Intervention In Syria*.
*Al-Qaeda Is Disappointed In British Parliament, Calls On British PM To
Attack Syria*.
*Al-Qaeda Applauds Secretary of State John Kerry's Latest Remarks On Syria*.
*Al-Qaeda Approves of Barack Obama's Glorious Declaration of War Against
Syria On August 31st*.
*Below is a statement by Jamal Ahmed al-Tahiri, the spokesman for Al-Qaeda
in Damascus (AQD), praising President Obama for reaching out to Senators
John McCain and Lindsey Graham, who are loyal friends of AQD.*
In the Name of Allah the Merciful, America ... more »
Microtel Inns, Dairy Queens, St. Sensible and Detroit Country Day: Realities and Myths of “Choice”
EDUCATION WEEK recently published “Calculator Use on Exams to Shift With
Common Core,” by Erik W. Robelen. In reply to some discussion about the
article on a private Facebook page, Wendy Hart wrote, “ I think the real
issue here isn’t what is the proper use of a calculator, but that it is
being dictated by […]
On The Advocacy of Teacher Unions and High Quality Public Schools: A Labor Day Post
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s funny how politics makes strange bedfellows.
Over the past decade I have watched as politicians and talking heads from
opposite sides of the political spectrum challenge and undermine each
others’ ideas about how to best create […]
White House peeved at Pentagon leaks
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*White House peeved at Pentagon leaks*
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/08/white-house-peeved-at-pentagon-leaks-171520.html
By GLENN THRUSH | 8/30/13 5:10 PM EDT
Many of the leaks about U.S. strike plans for Syria, a copious flow of
surprisingly specific information on ship dispositions and possible
targets, have been authorized as a way for President Obama to signal the
limited scope of operations to friends and foes.
But a number of leaks have been decidedly unauthorized -- and, according
to Obama administration sources, likely emanating from a Pentagon
b... more »
Learning impairment . . .
UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION IN AMERICA is turning into an expensive, futile endeavour for
the consumer, the student. The rise of “academic capitalism” appears to
be the cause, in the opinion of Thomas Frank who has a splendid,
insightful essay on a site called The BAFFLER, “Academy Fight Song”.
It's a multi-faceted problem facing people who have no choice.
The coming of “academic capitalism” has
Gold and Silver = September 2 , 2013 - Comex data for registered and eligible gold . India's troubles and where gold fits into the equation...Manipulations start off Asia's trading day !
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/09/india-in-trouble-and-gold-at-heart-of-it.html
Monday, September 02, 2013 1:09 AM
India in Serious Trouble (and Gold at the Heart of It)
Last week India's trade minister, Anand Sharma, came out with a laughable
suggestion: RBI should consider monetizing gold.
India’s central bank should look into the possibility of monetizing gold
holdings, trade minister Anand Sharma said on Thursday, in the latest
proposal aimed at combating a yawning current account deficit that has
hammered the rupee.
It was not immediately clear whether Sharm... more »
‘REGIME CHANGE’ IN SYRIA BUT WHO WILL BE THE ‘NEW REGIME’?
Yesterday I wrote that any attack against Syria will not be about
‘punishing’ Syria’s president Bashir al-Assad over the use of chemical
weapons but about regime change. However, the question that’s been
neglected in the debate is; if there is regime change, who will the regime
change over to? Once al-Assad and his government have fallen, who and what
sort of government will replace him?
Western governments have made it clear that they do not want a theocratic
government to replace al-Assad and especially not a coalition of Islamic
extremists many of whom the West believes have affi... more »
The last Labor Day?
*Which Republican said this?
(For the answer, see E. J. Dionne Jr. below)*
"*Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit
of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed.
Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher
consideration."*
*by Ken*
I thought of starting this note by saying something like: "Allow me to be
the last person to remind you that Labor Day sure ain't what it used to
be." Then it occurred to me that the condition is so well settled that only
the die-hards even think to mention it anymore. "Labor... more »
US Targeted America's " Oldest Ally " France with NSA surveillance ? US by way of NSA also spied on communications of Brazil and Mexico ( cue the outrage from those countries ) ..... NSA spied on Aeroflot , Al Jazeera , it goes on and on !
NSA revelations continue....
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-targeted-french-foreign-ministry-a-919693.html
America's National Security Agency (NSA) targeted France's Foreign Ministry
for surveillance, according to an internal document seen by SPIEGEL.
ANZEIGE
Dated June 2010, the "top secret" NSA document reveals that the
intelligence agency was particularly interested in the diplomats' computer
network. All of the country's embassies and consulates are connected with
the Paris headquarters via a virtual private network (VPN), technology that
is generally considered ... more »
US foreign policy on Middle East , Egypt , Syria is totally incoherent - is that being too kind ?
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Off
- topic for a second - why isn't the Fukushima debacle even discussed
as a matter of US national security ?
http://enenews.com/experts-fukushima-literally-matter-national-security-becoming-rapidly-international-issue-be-failing-japan-govt-dealing-crisis
07:38
PM EST on August 30th, 2013 | 10 comments
Experts: Fukushima “literally a matter of national security” — “This is
becoming rapidly an international issue” — “Something must be failing”
as
Japan gov’t not dealing with crisis
Okay , back to the False Flag , wag the dog , limited kinetic action
with
no mocking allowed
ht... more »
BREAKING: Teachers cheer for students to fail.
As children head back to school this week in New York State* they may be
subjected to Student Learning Objective assessments in the first week or
two of the school year. An SLO pre-test is supposed to determine a
student’s prior knowledge of a subject to help calculate teacher growth for
an educator’s evaluation. Now […]
Do Not Go for the GOLD (Teaching Strategies GOLD) for Early Childhood Classrooms
I want to begin by giving everyone a quick background on GOLD. I am simply
scraping the tip of the iceberg – it has many additional components to it –
but the component that is most used and most touted is the assessment
component. Please bare with me, this blog is much longer than it […]
Dine' Keyboad for Android Users
Native
Innovation Inc. Dine' keyboard for android users
Free download:
http://www.nativeinnovation.us/
Jerome Tsosie, 36, president and founder of Native Innovations, Inc.,
created the free download of the Navajo language keyboard app.
Read the article at Navajo Times:
http://www.navajotimes.com/entertainment/2013/0613/061313roc.php#sthash.LkCi4Vi7.75fkYdah.dpuf
The luxury of turning on a tap and getting clear, cold water
Safely back in Copan Ruinas after two weeks in Canada and the northwest
U.S., and still thinking about differences between the countries.
Life is generally better in North America. Schools, health care,
government, income, equality - everything works better, I told anyone in
the north who asked.
But then I usually warned them, too loudly, that they had to fight to make
sure things stayed that way.
Practically, water figured in two of the best things about being back in
Canada. I could stick a glass under any tap and drink clean water,
impossible in Honduras.
And I could flush toile... more »
Marshall Islands: not drowning, just waving
The Marshall Islands is in the news.
It’s in the news, because Pacific politicians and press are heading there
for a week’s grandstanding with each other over things they know nothing
about.
The know-nothingism has started early this time:
The Marshall Islands Government has made climate change the theme of the
forum and has singled out New Zealand for its carbon pollution, pointing
out that it is the fifth-highest emitter per head in the world…
The Marshall Islands, a series of 29 coral atolls and islands halfway
between Australia and Hawaii, sit just 2m above sea level on a... more »
Refugee Returns Drop As Violence Increases In Iraq
The recent increase in violence is having widespread repercussions
throughout not only Iraq, but the region as well. One example is the number
of people returning to their homes who have been displaced either
domestically or to other nations. The United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) reported a large increase in Iraqis coming back from
2011-2012. Those numbers have seen a dramatic drop in the first quarter of
2013. Displaced Iraqis have only gone back when they feel safe. The current
security situation means that not only will that not happen, but more
people may b... more »
HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People's History of Egypt, Part 8, 1922-1923
Sultan Ahmad Fuad became King Faud I in 1922. Image from Wikipedia Commons.
A people's history:
The movement to democratize Egypt
Part 8: 1922-1923 period -- Socialist and labor activism flourish despite foreign-dominated monarchy.
By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / September 2, 2013
[With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman's Rag Blog "people's history" series, "The Movement to
Egyptian Media Says Obama Is A Muslim Brotherhood Member
Is Barack Hussein Obama a member of the Muslim Brotherhood as some
Egyptians claim? I doubt that he's a member but he certainly seems to be
acting like a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, indeed he has since
first elected.
More here
http://patdollard.com/2013/09/egyptian-media-says-obama-is-a-muslim-brotherhood-member/
Untitled
*Frenchmen's Apple Barrel To Close Nov. 1 ~NOLA DEFENDER*
Gareth Morgan has found his spiritual home
[image: _GarethAdmiresSlaveState]
It’s clear from his recent comments that Gareth Morgan has now discovered
his spiritual home: the slave state of North Korea. Which fits with his
growing enthusiasm for meddling in everything.
[image: _Gaweth]The news he was there came first from the slave state
government’s own propaganda service, which knows how to make the most of a
propaganda opportunity. (Just ask Dennis Rodman.) But the mushy thinking is
all Gaweth’s. The West needs to "rethink" North Korea now, gushes Gareth.
The people are poor, he understates, “but wonderfully engaged.” ... more »
Alan Waldman: ‘Flight of the Conchords’ is Brilliantly Original Kiwi Musical Sitcom
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
'Conchords' features inspired comedy and music parodies from gifted New
Zealand folk-rock duo Jemaine Clement and Oscar winner Bret McKenzie.
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / September 2, 2013
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas,
mysteries,
Rep. Zoe Lofgren Has Some Questions About The Syrian Crisis
Same old same old
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has been a loyal Democrat who has backed Pelosi and
Obama in just about everything they've tried to accomplish. If I were still
a dj at San Jose's KSJO, she would be my congressmember. The district has a
PVI of D+19 and Obama beat Romney there last year 71-27%. She was reelected
in the Santa Clara county district with a stunning 73% of the votes and
she's been very active in trying to help progressive candidates in
California beat reactionary Republican incumbents, something few of her
colleagues are willing to do. She's been one of the most gener... more »
Today's news: The Good and the Ugly
By
Brenda Norrell
Censored News
In the news today, the long walkers for Native American sovereignty on
Longest Walk 4 left the arch in St Louis midday. The long walkers on
their five-month journey across America are bound for Kansas City en
route to Alcatraz.
Meanwhile, the Nobel Peace Prize winning US president and the anti-war
Secretary of State are busy making war -- while the media spins
Dwindling services for sex workers tells grim story in the post-Pickton years
It's very nearly nine years to the day since I jumped out of my comfortable
life as a journalist and took up a job heading a small grassroots
organization for sex workers. Many things have changed since then, but PEERS
Victoria is never far from my heart no matter what else is going on for me.
I could write a book about the things that astonished me, informed me
and bowled me over in those three years as executive director of PEERS.
There was so much to learn, not the least of which was how to live with an
unwieldy new performance-based contract with the province that had replaced... more »
WAY UP IN NORTHERN MAINE
I left Bath at 6:30 am this morning with Jeanne from Portsmouth, NH to make
the five hour drive to Limestone, Maine. We've come way up to what Mainers
call "the County", Aroosto*o*k County, the biggest county in the state.
It's potato farming territory and the place where many politicians in our
state want to put a "weaponized drone test area".
As we approached our destination in Limestone just after noon we saw a
couple Amish with horse and buggies along US Hwy 1A.
Limestone is where we will start our Maine Drone Peace Walk on October 10.
I've come up here, being driven by vol... more »
Don't 'Fight for Fifteen'
U Chicago's Allen Sanderson opines on the minimum wage.
*Addendum*: And here is an interesting new contribution to the empirical
literature on minimum wages.
Monday Linkage
Buzzfeed reports Internet memes about Obama’s Syrian policy are 10-1
negative. And some are pretty funny. Will Imboden on why professors don’t
make good presidents. The Arab League has endorsed international action on
Syria. Human Rights Watch points out that as norms go, the civilian
immunity norm is also worth “reinforcing.” The Economist has a write-up
about how chemical
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SYRIA AND THE BATTLE FOR CYPRUS
*Cyprus's Makarios, who was toppled because he was not a friend of the CIA.*
Russia is to restructure the €2.5 billion loan it gave Cyprus in 2011.
The repayment period will be extended and the interest rate has been
decreased from 4.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent.
*Russia agrees to restructure €2.5bln loan to Cyprus*
*The main UK military bases are at Akrotiri and Dhekelia.*
Cyprus is "studying the possibility of providing in certain cases" the use
of the Andreas Papandreou (Paphos) Air Force Base for Russian military
aircraft.
Cyprus is considering allowing Russian warships to use ... more »
Respected independent geopolitical analyst: "The 'U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013' is a poorly constructed attempt to justify the politically, militarily, and morally unjustifiable war against Syria. It relies on lies, distortions, and obvious propaganda..."
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*Washington Is Addicted To Lies — Guest Column*
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The document released by the Obama regime in hopes of providing “evidence”
for
Secretary of State John Kerry’s brazen string of lies admits that the Obama
regime
cannot confirm that the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical
weapons attack.
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.co.uk/201... more »
Ukrainian ex-porn star wins legal residence in Czechia
Anastázie [Pavlivna] Hagenová née Hryšajová (*1985), known as Wiska, is a
Ukrainian-born porn actress who stopped working in the field two years ago
and she no longer finds the job fulfilling. (However, I was told that she
shot another film, Vizi Solitari 2, in Italy half a year ago.)
I watched some Ukrainian officials who screamed that she was the only
source of porn that the country was producing and therefore she had to be
stopped. So she was at risk that they would arrest her or something like
that for her past work that is perfectly legal in much of the West.
In similar respect... more »
America And France: Your Tyranny Will Be Defeated In Syria
*Assad has more dignity in his right pinky than these two vile warmongers
have in their entire bodies. *
"In fact, analysts believe Hollande cares less about public opinion on
Syria than his own miserable ratings, which hover around 20%. Despite
widespread opposition to bombing Syria, some believe it could nonetheless
help Hollande, as it would present him as being in close alliance with
Obama in a crucial international conflict. “This operation is far less
interesting to France as a country, than it is to Hollande,” says Jean
Guisnel, who blogs about military issues for the Fren... more »
The Destruction of the So-Called Peaceful Demonstration
President Morsi was removed from office July 3, 2013, as a result of more
than 32 million Egyptian people calling for his resignation, as well as a
petition with 22 million signatures, due to his incompetency and abuse of
power. Since then, the Muslim Brotherhood and other supporters have failed
to accept this and called on their supporters to protest and demand the
return of Dr. Morsi to his position.
From day one and during the weeks following Morsi’s removal, his supporters
were not peaceful at all. More than a dozen murders were committed in Raba
al Adawiyah and Nahda Squares... more »
Upcoming War On Syria: How Do You Sell The War To Congress? Claim It Will "Protect Israel" (!)
I have said for years that the US Congress is completely under criminal
Jewish control. I have yet to see anything that shows otherwise.... We
constantly see the so called "elected" Congress critters grovel and bow to
their glorious Jewish masters at every chance they get. It is sickening
and should have every American citizen up in arms....
For this article,I want to present a most interesting report from Jason
Ditz, who writes the blog: "Anti War" at www.antiwar.com, that shows how
this rush to war on Syria will most probably pass through Congress on
September 9th..... It app... more »
It's the Left Liberals Who are The Problem...
I can't get over how all the Left Liberal critics of Obama masterfully
co-opted by Karl Rove in 2009 cannot distinguish between bombing someone
and the media all collaborating with the military to say that your going to
bomb someone you have absolutely no intention of bombing under any
circumstances.
Astonishing. Truly astonishing.
And then they wonder why they ALWAYS lose...
You people are also solely and completely responsible for utterly poisoning
the well of 9/11 Truth with the official CIA default fault-back excuse of
BLOWBACK.....
"It's our fault, but we didn't mean for... more »
Paul Craig Roberts is the greatest American truth teller of our times. He sees through today's America like a doctor studying an x-ray. And the cancer he sees is the exact opposite of what most Americans imagine to be "the greatest country in the world." Instead of "liberty and justice for all" today's American government is now a totally corrupt kleptocracy in possession of the power (and the stupidity) to destroy the human race. Obama's determination to attack Syria come hell or high water is just the latest step in that direction. Wake up America!
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*Obama Has Decided That It Is Safer To Buy Congress Than To Go It Alone —
Paul Craig Roberts*
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Paul Craig Roberts
While still claiming dictatorial powers to start a war on his own
authority, Obama put his unilateral attack on Syria on hold when he
received a letter from more than 160 members of the House of
Repre... more »
Blockading Gaza
From Ma'an
'Israel plans to impose a 500-meter buffer zone along its border with the
Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli military official said Sunday.
Israeli residents living in neighborhoods close to the Gaza border have
received eviction notices.
Homeowners who received eviction orders demonstrated against the decision
and burned tires in protest.
Army bulldozers have also uprooted trees in the border area.
The army has demolished 13 homes in the neighborhood where tunnel entrances
were found.
An Israeli military official told Ma'an that most cross-border tunnels with
entrances in f... more »
Syria: in Defense of a Broad Military Authorization
Editor’s Note: as per my earlier announcement, I am phasing out of the Duck
of Minerva. But my blogging won’t officially end for around another two
weeks. That means that, although administrative inquiries should be sent to
other team members, I have not gone cold turkey on the writing front. I
remain uncertain as to the wisdom
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Will We Allow The Tea Party To Destroy The Planet?
A few days ago someone I follow tweeted something to the effect of the Tea
Party having had no impact on America. I started responding-- since I
vehemently disagree-- when I realized that 143 characters were just not
going to do the trick. The Tea Party, which has historical roots deep in
American history-- from the Tories who took up arms against the American
Patriots in the War of Independence to the Know Nothings who existed
entirely to stop the waves of European immigrants from Ireland, Italy,
Germany and Eastern Europe that built America and, more recently, to the
garden vari... more »
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Alma Mater Song
Thomas Cooley, Alma Mater, mighty temple of the law;
Where first we sought the face of justice full of wonder, full of awe.
Thomas Cooley, Alma Mater, reservoir of truth sublime;
Where first we tasted sweetest Reason, Learning wisdom grows with time. We
came to you in Michaelmas, different as the Autumn Trees.
And working grew in Friendships through quiet, snowbound Hilaries. We'll
say goodbye to Trinities, Treasuring our memories
of Thomas Cooley, Alma Mater,
as we wear your White and Blue, We proudly sing your highest Praises,
Thomas Cooley, Hail to You.
Written and composed b... more »
Jesse Marcel, Sr., Bob Pratt and the Interview
Okay, here’s the deal. In my interview with Paul Kimball, I suggested that
the Bob Pratt interview with Jesse Marcel, Sr. was not as cut and dried as
it seemed. I suggested that there were areas of interpretation that could
be altered by the insertion or deletion of a comma. I explained what I
meant by this, but apparently that explanation wasn’t good enough or wasn’t
completely understood. Seems that some thought I was attacking Pratt’s
ability as a journalist and everyone knew how careful he was.
The problem, I believe, is that many of those making such comments have not
seen the... more »
Broccoli and Bacon Salad
Labor Day in this house means a great BBQ with some of my favorite sides.
My mom has been making this salad since I was a kid and I absolutely love
it. Who doesn't love anything with bacon? Broccoli and Bacon salad is easy
to throw together and the perfect side for your get together.
Salad:
1/2 lb of bacon
8 C. broccoli florets
1 c. raisins
1/4 c. red onion, minced
1 c. unsalted sunflower seeds
Fry the bacon over high heat until the bacon is crisp, drain and remove
from heat. Chop the bacon. Combine all of the ingredients except the
sunflower seeds in a large bowl.
Dressing:
1 C.... more »
Syrian Chemical Weapons False Flag Attack: Buying A Ticket To War - No Moron Left Behind!
I decided to again turn on the Talmud-Vision this morning to see what the
liars and morons in our Jewish controlled media are spewing today about the
false flag chemical weapons attack in Syria that was most definitely done
by either CIA/Mossad or the so called mercenary "rebel" forces.....What I
saw made me quickly turn the idiot box off... Jew controlled CNN was going
on and on about how the criminal US Secretary of State, John Kohn, was
right and how the latest "intelligence" report shows "evidence" of Assad
"doing the chemical attack on his own people".... It does seem again that... more »
Labor Day in a Jobless Decade
*If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If
any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.”*
― Abraham Lincoln
Fast forward a century and a half, and American leaders, foolish as
ever, have taken their fear of people to unprecedented levels by spitting
in labor's face and drum-beating for yet another war. In Abe's day, the
tycoons only had the Pinkerton Agency to crush the oppressed. Now we have
the N.S.A,, the C.I.A, the D.E.A., the T.S.A., the FISA Court, Homeland
Security fusion centers, militarized urban police forces and proba... more »
DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Five frameworks!
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013*
*Part 1—The mystery:* Bill Keller is a major American journalist, one with
whom we almost share the old school system tie.
In June 1965, we graduated from Aragon High in San Mateo, California. One
mile down the Alameda, Keller was a student at Serra, a Catholic high
school which later gave us Barry Bonds *and* Tom Brady.
And Bill Keller! Despite his selection of high schools, Keller built a
career which took him to the top of the American press corps. In 1989, he
won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the breakup of the former Soviet
Union.
From 199... more »
No Progress for CLIMATEPROGRESS
I probably first encountered Joe Romm's "ClimateProgress" in 2006 when I
was debating with anthropogenic climate change sceptics. Romm was a useful
and reliable source of information about CO2 and global climate change. I
was at first very favorably disposed towards Joe's work at that time. I
largely ignored his attitude toward nuclear power, however I quickly came
to the conclusion that the argument about climate change had been won. by
spring of 2007 I was ready to move on to supporting a solution. Up until
that time I was favourably disposed towards renewables, but also thought
... more »
Why Jimmy Carter is Awesome
Jimmy Carter describing why he builds houses with *Habitat for Humanity*:
*"From my rural boyhood, when I often spent the night with black neighbors
who lived in unheated and dilapidated shacks, to my years in the White
House when I saw the plight of the homeless and those trapped in poverty
housing worldwide, I have known that shelter matters. And I know, as a
Christian, that I have a responsibility to serve where I can, that as I
treat "the least of these", I treat my Creator."*
Is this "*confused hysteria"*? No, it's common human decency. It's sad when
people have to twist the... more »
Just my two cents - since they monitor any site with this name
David Koch: Attacking Syria Would Be 'Dead Wrong' Who gives a damn what
David Koch thinks.He hasn't been elected by anyone.He even lost a
presidential bid with all his money.David Koch is a rich old megalomaniac
narcissistic anti-democracy jack@$$ and that's all.
Is this TFA and Reality Israel stuff Anti-Semitic? I’m torn.
There’s an article going around about a widow donating to TFA to provide
some kind of field trip experience to Israel called Reality Israel. Here’s
explanation of the trip via TFA’s website. It’s written by journalist Max
Blumenthal and is making the rounds in leftist media like Alternet. When I
first read Blumenthal’s original article, […]
Joe Lieberman Smells Blood
When Lieberman finally recognized Connecticut's electoral calculus and
retired last year, I was tempted to throw away my collection of Lieberman
art. But something told me not to, that Lieberman still wasn't through
polluting America's public spaces. And, sure enough, the sleazy K Street
lobbyist for Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman, who has always put the
demands of Israel's Likud extremists ahead of America's own interests, and
is now part of the right-wing think tank, the American Enterprise
Institute, was spouting his unique, dark vision of humanity for Fox viewers
yesterday.... more »
Brian Brake House, by Ron Sang
[image: Auckland Architect Brake House]
Nearly forty years ago, photographer Brian Brake asked a young architect to
design a home for him in the Titirangi bush, from which that young
architect, Ron Sang, produced one of his best works—and a model for the
Titirangi bush house.
[image: Auckland Architect Brake House]
Allan Wild, former Head of the School of Architecture at the University of
Auckland, describes the design process:
The site had been found for Brake by Wellington photographer Spencer Digby,
who had apprenticed him. Sculptor Guy Ngan introduced Brake to Auckland
archi... more »
labour day 2013: low-wage workers rising
This week, port truckers went on strike in California, and fast-food
workers in more than 60 cities walked off their jobs.
Today in the US, Labor Day is Walmart's last day to respond before Walmart
workers intensify their nationwide actions on September 5.
In Toronto, hotel workers won a huge victory through their union, the
United Steelworkers, ending their 13-week strike by winning a contract
without the huge concessions their employer was demanding.
Labour rights are *human* rights. And this is how change happens: enjoy
this pics from the fast-food workers' national campaign.
Memory Serves
A generation has passed since Sally Field won an Oscar for her performance
in *Norma Rae*. Most people have forgotten the film. They have forgotten
the battles auto workers waged against Henry Ford. The have forgotten the
Asbestos Strike of 1949, and the battles miners waged against the Quebec
Provincial Police and Maurice Duplessis.
They have forgotten the forty hour work week, vacation pay, child labour
laws and -- if Tim Hudak gets his way -- they will forget the Rand Formula.
In Stephen Harper's Canada, strikes are outlawed before they begin.
Our economy collapsed because we... more »
EngageNY modules: “So random” is no way to teach.
The New York State Education Department has been pushing Common Core
implementation at a rapid pace, even forcing last spring’s new aligned
state assessments on schools even though teachers had little opportunity
for training and preparation. Giving teachers time to prepare and create
lessons on their own is the key to any quality classroom experience. […]
Morrissey Speaks to the Kids
“*How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say "Oh, would you like to marry
me, and if you like you can buy the ring?"/ She doesn't care about
anything...*”
— Morrissey in "William, It Was Really Nothing"
*What 'William It Was Really Nothing' is about is... it occurred to me that
within popular music if ever there were any records that discussed marriage
they were always from the female's standpoint - female singers singing to
women: whenever there were any songs saying 'do not marry, stay single,
self-preservation, etc'. I thought it was about time there was a male voice
speak... more »
The P&C, Here We Go Again; Or, Let’s Link Journos’ Pay to Doing the Research
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) has yet to see a bad education reform
idea it could reject. This time they are endorsing merit pay and linking
teacher pay to student test scores. I sent this letter to the editor: It is
careless and irresponsible journalism to continue to endorse education
reform that has no […]
Untitled
*Saints final 53-man roster!*
*Coal terminal gets green light for coastal use permit as residents remain
opposed to project ~WDSU*
*The good times roll for retirees in Louisiana ~WWL*
*La. tribes look to change in federal recognition rules ~Jordan Blum, New
Orleans Advocate*
*Saenger Theatre to host free community concert*
Developer of HPV Vaccines Blasts the Vaccines for Dangers, False Claims by Elizabeth Renter
Developer of HPV Vaccines Blasts the Vaccines for Dangers, False Claims
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 31 August 2013
The first-hand knowledge of one scientist, responsible for helping to
develop two vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV), including Gardasil,
interestingly led her to vocally question the vaccines’ safety and
effectiveness before backtracking and denying she ever questioned them. *She
says that the vaccines are just as dangerous, if not more so, than the
disease they are meant to prevent, all while thousands of children as young
as 9 are being given the v... more »
Electricity price woes continue
*In case you forgot what lovely blue skies looked like...*
One of the many ways state subsidies shape Taiwan is the island's low
prices for electricity, in the news at the end of August.... (China Post):
Economics Minister Chang Chia-juch yesterday said Taiwan has the highest
average electricity consumption per person in Asia and electricity prices
are among the cheapest in the world.
Household electricity prices are the second lowest in the world, while
industrial electricity is the second cheapest in Asia and fourth in the
world, Chang said.
Such a price structure is hindering ... more »
Posting hiatus
I didn't post yesterday and quite enjoyed the freedom, I also didn't Tweet
from Friday night until this morning and that was very freeing.
I think that I need a rest from regular blogging as I am feeling quite
stale, I'll post as and and when I feel the urge, hopefully I'll regain my
enthusiasm sooner rather than later.
Syria: Three Questions for Vince Cable
And so, a pointless war against Syria has been averted - for now. Not that
you would think it as BBC News has been in overdrive since Thursday's vote.
Bulletins jammed with Syrian war porn - classy. But at least some of the
media have been doing a proper job at holding the government to account.
Step forward *The Daily Record* yesterday and *The Indy* this morning.
Unsurprisingly, given successive governments' predilection to sell weapons
and weaponisable components to any tinpot dictator that can stump up the
readies, so it appears our Conservative-led Coalition government - the
a... more »
An apologia for ideas from Hawking's BH bet concession
In Summer 2004, Stephen Hawking conceded his and Kip Thorne's bet against
John Preskill: Preskill was the only one among the three who said in 1974
that the information about the initial state was preserved after a black
hole evaporates. This blog is relatively ancient according to the
blogospherical standards so there was already a story about the concessionin late 2004.
*Off-topic:* Israel Gelfand would celebrate his 100th birthday today.
Kip Thorne hasn't conceded yet; I think that his position has become
indefensible over the years.
In July 2005, Hawking wrote a paper (TRF comme... more »
PRINCESS DIANA AND FACTIONS
*Dodi and Diana*
Princess Diana was threatening to move abroad with Dodi Al-Fayed and take
William and Harry with her.
This is according to *SUE-REID in the Daily Mail*
Dodi had bought an estate in Malibu, in California.
Dodi had told Diana the estate was where they would spend their married
life.
*SUE-REID in the Daily Mail*
Malibu has been home to such people as Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks and Lawrence
Ellison founder of the Oracle Corporation.
*Lamia, Adnan Khashoggi and Denise Rich (wife of Marc Rich)*
Dodi's mother is the brother of arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.
*Anon... more »
Artist Taxi Driver sums up why it's a WAR WORLD, blames the PROFIT game.
IT'S GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO SELL THE WAR WORLD, all wars are Corporate Wars *
for PROFIT*.
Artist Taxi Driver says the shocking shit the media are too afraid to say.
"Eat your roast beef!" man's a genius.
Al-Qaeda And America: Tag Team Terrorists
*Syria is a royal rumble, and Al-Qaeda just tagged America in by staging a
false flag chemical weapons attack and blaming it on Assad, courtesy of
Israel and Saudi Arabia. *
*This is better than world wrestling entertainment. This is world war
entertainment. *
As George Carlin said, enjoy the show.* *
I luv's me sum Michael Prince aka James Casbolt aka Controlled Opposition to Normality
here it is, the latest in a long line of Is he isn't he? or Did he didn't
he? Hopefully, when John Urwin puts Michael Prince aka James Casbolt aka
'Stargate' is a Military Codeword for Syria as it was for Yemen as it was
for Iraq in the Machine, it'll all become clear.
Hopefully.
World To Obama: Do Not Attack Syria, Do Not Cross This Red Line
*Punish Syria? For what? Imaginary crimes based on false evidence?
Washington has no case against Syria. Obama has no right to punish anyone.
And God has already punished America. Its crimes against humanity stink to
high heaven. Add an illegal war on Syria to the list of its war crimes. *
After threatening Syria with military strikes, Assad told Obama to *tread
lightly*.
And, so far, Obama has done just that. He has not yet crossed the red line
of aggressive war. But, that will change when Israel's lapdogs in Congress
vote on whether or not to attack Syria. They will obviously v... more »
Mining 32: Output Contraction in 1st Half 2013
* This is my article in Mining Week yesterday.
--------------
The continuing policy instability in the mining industry has one clear
result, the continued decline in mining output, both metallic and
non-metallic.
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) released this week the 2
nd Quarter 2013 macroeconomic data. The economy’s gross domestic product
(GDP) was able to grow 7.7 percent in 2nd Qtr 2013 compared to its year ago
level. The main contributors to such high growth in the expenditures and
demand side were investments or capital formation, public and private,
followe... more »
Jedi Mind Tricks - When All Light Dies
Jedi Mind Tricks - When All Light Dies. Source: Babygrande Records.
Arab League wants action on Syria [CNN]
The Arab League can fuck off. It is illegitimate. It has swallowed the USraeli propaganda that Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. These idiots will let America and Israel destroy one Arab and Muslim country after another. When the Arab League takes an interest in the suffering and imprisonment of Palestinians under USrahell then it should be listened to. Arab League wants action on Syria. Source: CNN.Related articles
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