1:13pm MDST
The end of Barack Obama's presidency is imminant?
Is this propaganda by Repugs or is there some truth to it? This and these
kinds of videos are all over the internet?
GROWING POLICE BRUTALITY
Almost daily I see reports, photos, and videos of growing police brutality
across the US. The video is one of the worst yet.
This kind of thing happens(ed) regularly in the war zones of Iraq and
Afghanistan where the US military has free reign over the public. Then
these soldiers come home and many of them get jobs working for local police
departments or jails/prisons. They bring the brutality of the war zone
with them.
This video is disgusting but a true sign of the times. This is how
minority people, and increasingly low-income whites too, are being treated
by a highly mil... more »
The Ainu Saga
Once upon a time, I was flipping through an encyclopedia of
hunter-gatherers, and came to the Ainu section, the wild people of Japan. There
was a photo of a longhaired man, with a long beard, standing knee deep in a
stream, a fish hanging from his spear. I was immediately fascinated. The
image did not blend in with my other images of Japan — images of highly
efficient people who spend their stressful lives indoors, as we do. The
wild man struck an ancestral chord — many of my wild European ancestors
were salmon people, too. I had to learn more.
Japan is not an archaeologist’s ... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by Tom
in Connecticut. Tom and I will be discussing the psychological aspects of
the fake Jewish "Holocaust" narrative of WWII, and other aspects of PSYOPS
and information warfare.
Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past
episodes.
Below are relevant links and video for this program:
- *The "Holocaust" as a PSYOP* by John Friend
- *Book Review: The Holocaust Hoax Exposed: Debunking the 20th Century's
Biggest Lie*
- *The Last Days of The Big Lie* (documentary exposing Jew... more »
Kenya: Frank Lowry - Owner of the Westgate Mall
*"All Our Heroes are Watching in Heaven While Larry Silverstein Pulls
Building 7"*
Larry Silverstein from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
*
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*"So, we took the decision to pull... and we watched the Building [WTC 7]
collapse...."*
Mirrored from from:
http://www.truthology.org.au/index.php/posts/413-the-real-frank-lowy
Fifty days before 9/11, Larry Silverstein's Silverstein Properties and
Frank Lowy's Westfield Americas ecured a 99-year lease on World Trade
Center Buildings One, Two, Four and Five. Silverstein already owned
Building Seven. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey h... more »
Gray Lady Gothic
That's
the name of a whole new literary genre bursting forth from the Style
pages of the *New York Times*. One feature, called "Vows", takes the
real
love stories of real rich people and makes them available for the
delectation of the ravening masses in the hinterland. One such
entrycelebrated the spiritual journey and sexual awakening of a woman
after
she serendipitously and fatally struck a child with her car.
In her most recent blog post, Public Editor Margaret Sullivan addressed
the
torrent of reader outrage over the piece. It was in supremely bad taste,
complained the complaine... more »
Party Strength and the Shutdown
Mark Schmidt has a very much worth reading piece over at TNR in which he
makes the counterintuitive case that the problem leading to the shutdown is
party weakness, not party strength. I recommend it, but I'd take the same
facts and put it in a different way. To some extent, this is just
terminology, but I think that there's more to it than that; properly
understanding party strength is necessary to understanding what's gone
wrong with the GOP.
Here's a taste of his argument:
In fact, “partisanship” isn’t the cause of the shutdown. And we’d probably
be better off if politicians—tha... more »
A dog's life in Copan: Would they have it any other way?
Beagley, probably my favourite (but don't tell the others)I grow fonder
of free-range dog culture with each passing day. Dogs are so much more
civilized and resourceful than I would have expected, and I love seeing how
they organize their world when left to their own devices.
Whether stray or owned, the majority of Copan Ruinas dogs roam the
streets as they choose. Unlike the highly regulated dog environment of
Victoria, these dogs live largely without human interference. There is no
dog catcher, no local SPCA, no bylaws governing things like leash use, park
access and dog po... more »
Jurisdiction over several causes of action established if one cause is established
Central Sun Mining Inc. v. Vector Engineering Inc., 2013 ONCA 601:
[25] *Van Breda* also says, at para. 99, that where an action
involves several claims, it is enough that one of those claims is
presumptively connected with Ontario. This gives the Ontario court
jurisdiction over all the claims in the action, subject to a rebuttal of
the presumption. Anything else, the Supreme Court says, would be
incompatible with fairness and efficiency.
'The Mail supported the Blackshirts so we can ignore anything they say and they're hypocrites'
That or similar have been the views I've seen expressed on Twitter over the
past few days. Oddly when I ask them if they feel the same about The Daily
Mirror that also voiced support for the Blackshirts, they first of all deny
this was the case and then disappear with a flounce.
For all of those idiots, here's the proof
More context here.
Remember A Pattern Language?
Remember A Pattern Language? 1977! It's still out there.
I remember the review in Coevolution Quarterly. I instinctively felt that,
while the author was articulating home, neighborhood and city construction
onto observable natural patterns and cycles, the underlying principle
(observe, then imitate) would be applicable to any human endeavor. I
immediately became interested in Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson and other
scientists who were investigating positive feedbacks in loop systems (
Cybernetics, Systems Theory).
Take the illustration above. Remembering that a species that disc... more »
Why Is the Secretary of Education Doing a Rush/Beck Routine?
A sure sign someone doesn’t have a valid point is demonstrated nearly every
day in right-wing media—notably by Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. Here is
how it works: (1) Identify the person or event you want to argue against or
discredit, (2) misrepresent the position of that person or the details of
the event, and […]
I suppose that many of you who visit my blog are, like me, retired with a pension or adequate savings to live out the rest of our lives in comfort. In the meantime, even Americans with degrees in engineering, physics, or other professions requiring higher education cannot find jobs anywhere except for the likes of Walmart, Home Depot, McDonalds, etc., which at their pleasure may employ them for no more than 30 hours a week, thus making them ineligible for either a pension or Obama care, which as explained here by PCR is a bad deal for most.
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*Obamacare Is Another Private Sector Rip-Off Of Americans*
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Paul Craig Roberts
The government of the “world’s only superpower,” the “exceptional,” the
“indispensable” country, claims to know what is best for Syria, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia... more »
Pavlov's Degeneration X
* **None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they
are free. *
*Think of your smart phone as being equal to or the same as, an ankle monitoring
bracelet forced on an alleged criminal. *
* "An ankle monitor (also known as a tether, or ankle bracelet) is a device
that individuals under house arrest or parole are often required to wear.
At timed intervals, the ankle monitor sends a radio frequency signal
containing location and other information to a receiver."*
*That sounds exactly like your smart phone?*
* **The one thing that makes it different is that** a ... more »
Shoah vs. The Holocaust (1978 TV-Mini) - The Power of Public Myth
Shoah vs. The Holocaust (1978 TV-Mini) - Ahmadinejad on The Power of Public
Myth from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
“Prof. Zelikow’s area of academic expertise is the creation and maintenance
of, in his words, ‘public myths’ or ‘public presumptions’ which he defines
as ‘beliefs
(1) thought to be true (although not necessarily known with certainty) and
(2) shared in common within the relevant political community.’
In his academic work and elsewhere he has taken a special interest in what
he has called ‘searing’ or ‘molding’ events (that) take on 'transcendent’
importance and therefore re... more »
Options PCS Featured in Today's Charter School Crime Log
A clip from WaPo:
In the court complaint, D.C. officials allege that the managers’ salaries
were far out of line with what public officials make, especially given the
size of the school.
Montgomery’s “salary and bonuses from Options PCS during a one-year period
— at least $425,000 combined — totaled more than the salary of the
President of the United States and more than twice the salary of the Mayor
of the District of Columbia, even though Options PCS is a small school
whose revenue comes mostly from public school funding,” the complaint says.
Despite the fact that this Options PC... more »
Dear Secretary Mister Duncan, Sir
My name is Jill O’Malley Conroy, and five months ago today I became one of
those “arm chair pundits” you described to our fellow Americans yesterday.
My alternate name in this “alternate universe”, or “blogosphere”, as you
also dubbed it, is The Indignant Teacher. My goal as such right now is to
make sure our […]
Declare Martial Law for Jesus
By Capt. Fogg
I don't know if you're getting your TV using an antenna, but if you are,
it's a different world than the TVland you see on satellite or cable.
Docked at a marina, looking for something to watch on the tube with no
access to cable, one thing you'll notice is that there are a lot of
Christian stations and a lot of boisterous preachers pounding away on the
Bible. 6 to 1 on a Sunday afternoon in places like Vero Beach, Florida.
So if your idiot box is fed by an antenna, perhaps you know about Rick
Joyner. Perhaps you have watched his internet program. Perhaps you've
ide... more »
INVISIBLE CHILDREN: Forced to retool!
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013*
*Interlude—Andreas the Giant:* Doggone it! The government shutdown has shut
down the data we planned to use today as we discussed an important part of
Amanda Ripley’s new book, The Smartest Kids in the World.
For more, see yesterday's post.
Ripley’s book is well written and very interesting. We also think it’s an
amazing example of a type of new journalism, in which “Nordic robots”
repeat preferred narratives which come from ranking elites.
Tomorrow, we’ll discuss a group of invisible children—a bunch of kids who
get disappeared in Ripley’s book. But t... more »
Arne Duncan, Extortionist
extortion |ikˈstôrSHən|nounthe practice of obtaining something, esp. money,
through force or threats.
In California, where corporate legislators have decided to suspend NCLB
testing for one year while they implement a new generation of racist tests
using the new testing delivery system, the Common Core, Arne Duncan is on
the scene, threatening to withhold Title I money if California moves forward
:
The lack of test scores attracted Duncan's criticism.
"Letting an entire school year pass for millions of students without
sharing information on their schools’ performance with them and th... more »
WotW: Keep Your (Digital) Life Organized with Simplenote
If there's one thing I truly despise, it's paper clutter. I hate Post-It
Notes, scraps of paper, anything left on my door and pretty much most mail
in general. Why such a bizarre disdain for paper? It clutters up my house
and when I need info from that paper, I can never find it.
Sure, I could develop more elaborate schemes to keep the clutter at bay,
but I find the simplest solution the best: eliminate paper from my life,
where I can. One of the greatest tools for helping me simplify the paper
clutter is an app called Simplenote. Available for iOS, Android, Mac and
the web, Simplen... more »
Untitled
*How much would shutdown impact hurricane emergency response?*
*La. delegation hope to prevent high flood insurance rates ~Jordan Blum*
*Louisiana National Guard furloughs nearly 870 civilian employees ~The
Advocate*
*Same contractor to extend new drainage canal down Napoleon through 2016 ~Robert
Morris, Uptown Messenger*
*Why Prytania Jogs at Joseph ~Richard Campanella *
*Ode to Oktoberfest ~Dale Curry, My New Orleans*
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Richard Hell, 64.
Still shut down, but we still need good stuff, don't we?
1. Interesting: Brad DeLong rapidly losing confidence in Barack Obama. I'm
okay with the Summers trial balloon, and with not fighting after it was
shot down; I'm not so okay with the two month delay part of it.
2. Yeah, Russia isn't exactly running the world; Dan Drezner is right about
that.
3. I suppose I have to link to Jimmy Kimmel on this one.
4. And the Jews -- Pew has lots of numbers.
What Terrorist Attacks Don’t Tell Us
This past week, terrorists struck Westgate Mall in Nairobi. Al Shabaab, a
Somali Islamist organization, claimed responsibility. Frustratingly, we
still know very little about the attackers, their origins, or the Kenyan
security forces’ response. And the news about the last just keeps getting
worse. But there has been some analysis of the attacks – by both
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He'll Huff And He'll Puff
Lawrence Martin wondered yesterday what could have possessed Stephen Harper
to tell Barack Obama that Canada would not accept a "no" on the Keystone
Pipeline:
One possibility is that it was just Stephen Harper – who’s rarely prepared
to take no for an answer from anyone – being Stephen Harper.
Another possibility is that Mr. Harper knew that his long-time
parliamentary secretary Dean Del Mastro was about to be hit with charges on
alleged campaign spending violations. The ever-political PM may have wanted
to make big splashy news on the same day in order to overshadow the
negativ... more »
The Look on a Conservative C-SPAN Contributor's Face Seconds Before Denying the Shutdown is Racially Motivated
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*"That... That's just a ridiculous comment..."*
As Jamie Dimon and JP Morgan negotiate a global settlement over its federal and state related mortgage related probes - note Jamie dimon and other big banksters will be meeting with President Obama today as he seks their " help " to push Congress to resolving the government shutdown ! Can you say conflict of interest ?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/jpmorgan-washington-mutua_n_4019653.html
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's possible $11 billion settlement
of government mortgage probes has been complicated by a dispute with the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp over responsibility for losses at the former
Washington Mutual Inc, said people familiar with the matter.
The dispute, between the largest U.S. bank and the FDIC, could leave the
federal agency on the hook for billions the bank is expected to pay as part
of the settlement and substantially reduce the amount of the penalty
JPMo... more »
EXPLAINING THE CRAZY: What explains the growth of The Crazy?
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013*
*Part 1—Kevin Drum asks:* Yesterday, Kevin Drum asked a very important
question. The question appeared in a headline to a new post:
“Why Are So Many People in a Blind Rage These Days?”
As it turned out, Drum really was asking a different question: Why are so
many *conservatives* in a blind rage these days?
That’s an important question too, although it’s different from the question
posed in that headline.
As Drum’s post proceeded, the actual shape of his question became more
clear. He quoted a post in which Paul Waldman ruminated about the
“craziness” o... more »
Was the West Gate Mall attack a False Flag attack blamed on Al Qaeda or Al - Shabaab ? Consider the strange foreknowledge of the attack by Kenya's Intelligence Agency , all of the oddities on the initial day of the attack ( an american security team at the scene - in the Mall , attackers allegedly changing clothes and allowed to escape ) , consider the strange conduct and evasiveness of the Kenyan Government - which to this day refuses to answer the many open questions surrounding the attack , consider the misinformation provided by the Kenyan President - then decide whether this was a terror attack by islamists or a false flag motivated for reasons presently unknown ?
Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
Let's consider odd facts that have trickled out ! Recall this from my prior
post .... American security team at the Mall during the attack , coupled
with the curious anger of the Kenyan President toward the US and Israel ?
http://fredw-catharsisours.blogspot.com/2013/09/was-american-security-team-inside.html
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Was an American security team inside Kenya's West Gate Mall - and why ? Did
this American security team rescue a Harvard Grad student - and how did
they get in place to do so ?
http://www.debka.com/article/23307/Kenya-blames-US-Israeli-intelligence... more »
Watching a Child Die in Haiti...by Bob Braun
Watching a child die in Haiti http://t.co/kweLv8vlV8
— John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) October 2, 2013
Government Shutdown - October 2 , 2013 - Day 2 of the shutdown as little signs of progress are seen ! The current government shutdown appears likely to roll into the debt ceiling drop dead date given by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew of October 17 , 2013 ... while US markets still are complacent , if no real signs of progress are seen by October 10 , 2013 , expect market instability to raise its head !
http://www.businessinsider.com/government-shutdown-turning-into-debt-ceiling-standoff-2013-10
Last night, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew came out and said that the
Treasury was close to exhausting its "extraordinary measures" that it has
to keep funding itself (once it's no longer able to issue new debt) and
that the US WILL hit the debt ceiling on October 17 as planned.
This warning is unprecedented in that it's coming in the middle of a tense
government shutdown.
The growing conclusion is that this will not be a short one-or-two day
shutdown (no real progress was made yesterday) an... more »
Regional War watch for October 2 , 2013 - Syria , Iran and Iraq in focus ...
Syria........
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/10/01/gen-dempsey-us-will-create-moderate-syrian-security-forces/
Gen. Dempsey: US Will Create Moderate Syrian Security ForcesInsists US Has
'Incredible Experience' at Building Police Forces
by Jason Ditz, October 01, 2013
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Speaking today during a visit to South Korea, Gen. Martin Dempsey played up
US plans to send arms to Syrian rebels as the first stages of an effort to
create “moderate Syrian military and police forces.”
“We’ve got incredible experience at building partners and building military
and police formation... more »
Flying While Academic
Changing apartments last weekend really brought home the fact that I have
been flying way too much lately. I counted 18 long haul toothbrushes and
countless little mini toothpaste tubes. If you need earplugs and sleep
masks, I am your man. The odd thing about flying as an academic is that I
just was not doing
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The shutdown hits econonerds
The BEA website is no longer operative.
I'm not an Islamophobe
I am often accused of being an Islamophobe, presumably because I am not
blind to the appalling cromes against humanity carried out by some Muslims
in the name of Islam.
Here's the Manifesto of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain:
We, non-believers, atheists, and ex-Muslims, are establishing or joining
the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain to insist that no one be pigeonholed
as Muslims with culturally relative rights nor deemed to be represented by
regressive Islamic organisations and ‘Muslim community leaders’.
Those of us who have come forward with our names and photographs repres... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Summer of 300 Years”
2002, “Summer of 300 Years”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E_bGko47tE
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Even Now”
2002, “Even Now”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2om8NOxN2cg
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Like delicate cosmic petals, these clouds of interstellar dust and gas
have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile star fields of the
constellation Cepheus. Sometimes called the Iris Nebula and dutifully
cataloged as NGC 7023 this is not the only nebula in the sky to evoke the
imagery of flowers. Still, this remarkable image shows off the Iris
Nebula's range of colors and symmetries in impressive detail. Within the
Iris, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star.
*Click image for larger size.*
The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue,
charac... more »
“Where Did '420' Really Come From?”
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* “Where Did '420' Really Come From?”*
by Ryan Grim
"Warren Haynes, the Allman Brothers Band guitarist, routinely plays with
the surviving members of the Grateful Dead, now touring as The Dead. He's
just finished a Dead show in Washington, D.C. and gets a pop quiz from the
Huffington Post. Where does 420 come from? He pauses and thinks, hands on
his side. "I don't know the real origin. I know myths and rumors," he says.
"I'm really confused about the first time I heard it. It was like a police
code for smoking in progress or something. What's the real story?"
Depending on wh... more »
"Tell Yourself..."
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone
won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have
to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are
here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it
happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death
brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples
falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you
tasted as many as you could.”
- Louise Erdrich
Political Correctness or Simple Fear
Dry Bones right on the money as usual in a cartoon from 2001 - plus ça
change, plus c'est la même chose!
Dennis Donehy - HDR-like painted landscapes
every now and then, I'll feature a photorealist artist because I have a
fascination with the 'artist as machine', but this is a very interesting
take on all that.
Dennis Donehy paints his landscapes and they're quite realistic (like the
work of many landscape artists, you might say) yes, but do most artists
paint their landscapes like a camera able to take HDR or High Dynamic Rangeimages and combine them?
*“Gradually, I start to build up the paint and introduce a wider range of
colors,” Doheny continues. “I play with the warm and cool colors until they
look right, and I move to sm... more »
October 1, 1973
I'll turn it over to Emery:
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Back in Washington, on Monday, October 1, [Woods] came to the president in
some panic. She thought she might have caused a small gap in the Haldeman
part of the tape. She had been on the telephone while using the foot pedal
of a Uher machine supplied that morning for faster working. There was now a
buzzing sound while she had been on the phones for four or five minutes.
--
For now, Nixon didn't share this with anyone else; during the continuing
fight over the tapes, it was secret even from his lawyers. By the time they
found out about it, the infamo... more »
Speech Of Pure Evil: Tearing The Criminal Prime Minister Of Israel's UN General Assembly Speech To Shreds!
I recently took the speech made by the criminal US President, Barry
Soetoro/Davis/Obama, and did an article last night at this blog that
basically analyzed everythign he spewed, and tore it to shreds.... I had
never seen so many lies and falsehoods rolling out from this criminal's
mouth and thought that there was nothing that could beat his "speech" when
it comes to outright pure garbage and bullshit.... Well, I guess I was
wrong...
I finished reading the speech transcript for Benyamin Miliewkowsky's
(Netanyahu) speech to the UN General Assembly made earlier today, and I
absolutely... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Clean
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
Head Start Hammered by Shutdown
From WaPo: The government shutdown has caused as many as 19,000 children to
lose access to Head Start today, the National Head Start Association
reported Tuesday.
More than 20 programs across 11 states did not get the annual grant they
had been scheduled to receive Tuesday and cannot provide early education
and related social services to children and families.
Rebels With A Curse? Without A Clue (Iraq: A Non-Story In the Time of Syria?)
The government of the “world’s only superpower” has shut itself down. But
what if even the plutocrats lack the power to rein in the radicals? In that
case, Mr. Obama will either let default happen or find some way of defying
the blackmailers, trading a financial crisis for a constitutional crisis.
This all sounds crazy, because it is. But the craziness, ultimately,
resides not in the
For New Mexico…and Every Other Bush-Bought State
This is a letter to the editor for New Mexico newspapers, but if you have a
Jeb Bush lackey in your state, then perhaps you should put the pressure on
your leadership as well. A recent report was released that suggested that
the Federalization of public education is not doing our schools, students,
teachers, or […]
Deasy, Apple, Pearson, and Gates: A Post Worth Hacking Into
Thirty million dollars is a lot of money for a single school district to
shell out for the sake of Common Core. That is what the Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD) under the direction of reform-minded, unaccredited
Broad Superintendents Academy graduate John Deasy decided to do in June.
The purchase: Apple iPads. The $30 million […]
"Fukushima Update, 10/2/2013"
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*"Fukushima Update, 10/2/2013"*
by Various Authors
• Fukushima City mother’s letter to the United Nations Scientific
Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), translated by
journalist Mari Takenouchi and published by Save Kids Japan on Sept. 24,
2013: “2 years after the accident, members of my family had deteriorated
health all at once. We continued to have stuffed throat with phelm, could
not stop dry coughing the doctor couldn’t tell the cause of our symptoms.
He said that there are many patients who show the same symptom with unknown
causes. My child bega... more »
Status Of Northerntruthseeker
Hi Everyone... I am writing this short article to give everyone status on
what I have been up to, and what will be happening with this blog over the
next while..
First, I want to thank everyone for their continued patience with the fact
that I have not been posting as many articles as I used to.... That is
primarily due to the rising demands of my work, family, and other personal
issues... I have also been on a technical course over the last few weeks
for an "upgrade" for my job... I will be writing the examination for this
course very soon, and when I do I will be taking a few extr... more »
BAN DRONE SURVEILLANCE & KILLING
Manhattan(New York) - As Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spoke out
against drone strikes to the UN General Assembly, the Granny Peace Brigade
took the fight to the streets.
The Granny Peace Brigade, which has been protesting U.S. involvement in
wars since 2005, teamed with Nick Mottern of knowdrones.com to help raise
awareness in an eye-catching way near Rockefeller Center.
Free At Last! Herman Wallace Has Finally Been Released
*MEDIA COVERAGE:* *Oct. 2 episode of Democracy Now* *II* *CNN* *II* *
Times-Picayune (with photos of Herman's release)* *II* *NBC* *II* ABC /
AP *II* *South China Morning Post / AFP* *II* *NY Daily News / Reuters*
*II* *Huffington Post Live TV w/ Robert King* *II* *WAFB CBS News TV* *II
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*(Herman upon release, on route to the LSU hospital. *
*You can click on the photo above to enlarge.)**--View A3 Coalition photos
from Herman's release at Flickr and Indybay.*
After a long, dramatic day, we are humbled to report that the indomitable,
irrepressible Herman Wallace has ... more »
"The Daily "Near You?"
Rancho Cordova, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Zeno's Paradoxes"
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*"Zeno's Paradoxes"*
by Joe Kissell
"Do you ever have one of those days when you just can’t seem to get
yourself moving? Or maybe, no matter how hard you try to get caught up, you
always seem to lag behind? I have those kinds of days all the time—and so,
apparently, did ancient Greek philosophers. One of them, Zeno of Elea,
devised an ingenious set of philosophical statements that amount to “proof”
that motion is impossible, despite all evidence to the contrary. These
statements are known as Zeno’s Paradoxes (or sometimes, collectively, as
Zeno’s Paradox), and they continue t... more »
Chet Raymo, “Through Thick And Thin”
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* “Through Thick And Thin”*
by Chet Raymo
“You hear a lot about "thin places" these days, especially in the context
of "Celtic spirituality." Thin places are geographical locales where the
veil between this world and the otherworld is- well, thin. Porous,
permeable. Places where you are more likely to encounter the Divine. Mostly
our lives are circumscribed by the adamant materiality of the natural
world. We are enclosed in a prison of "is-ness." But in thin places we need
only open our hearts and the wall of Is-ness crumbles and the supernatural
is revealed in all of its gau... more »
Assclowns of the Week #94: House of 'Tards edition
Well, peeps, it's been a long time coming. ACOTW hasn't reared its
magnificently ugly head for over a year now. But with the right wing lunacy
being ratcheted up on all fronts this past week, how could yours truly give
these rubber room candidates another free pass? What am I talking about?
Put it this way: If America was a movie, the title would be, "Dude, Where's
My Government?" To wit: Robert Benmosche (10) who showed incredible empathy
by knowing exactly what it feels like to be hung as a black man; Guido
Barilla (2) who put his own company in hot water while taking his pro... more »
Haitian Polio Madonna
Dr. Carroll and a Haitian #polio Madonna http://t.co/GuIggQPiM8
— Crawford Kilian (@Crof) October 2, 2013
"He, We, Will Prevail..."
"I believe that Man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is
immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice,
but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and
endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, duty is to write about these things.
It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding
him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and
sacrifice which have been the glory of his past.”
- William Faulkner,
speech in acceptance of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature.
ASD in TN Makes State Test the Only Grade that Counts
We have known for a long time that school grades are better indicators of
later student success than standardized test scores, and we have known,
too, that many parents have complained and continue to complain when their
children get passing marks and are held back for failing the state test.
Well, both of those possibilities have just been eliminated in Memphis
schools under the control of Supt. Chris Barbic (TFAer, BA in English) and
the Achievement School District in Tennessee. Without consulting parents
or anyone else, Barbic and his data expert, the former TFAer and KIPP
teac... more »
UPDATE: Judge Jackson Denies State's Request for a Stay and Issues Second Order for Herman Wallace's Immediate Release
*UPDATE: **At the end of the day, Herman was finally released! *
*MEDIA COVERAGE:* *Times Picayune--**Herman Wallace must be released
immediately or state will face contempt charge, judge rules* *II* *CNN* *
*
After this morning's bombshell ruling by Judge Jackson overturning Herman's
conviction and ordering his immediate release, his legal team has spent the
day trying to convince Louisiana officials to do as the Court requires and
let him go free.
As some outlets have reported, an ambulance has been outside the prison all
afternoon ready to transport him out of prison to sup... more »
Gold and silver updates - October 1 , 2013 ...... With Regulators away for the Shutdown , manipulators have a field day with shorting gold and silver !
http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2013/10/oct-1massive-raid-on-gold-and.html
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
oct 1/Massive raid on gold and silver/dealer and total comex gold falls/GLD
and SLV remain constant/
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:
Gold closed down $43.50 to $1286.00 (comex closing time ). Silver was
down 59 cents to $21.05
In the access market today at 5:15 pm tonight here are the final prices:
gold: $1287.50
silver: $21.16
This is the trading for gold contracts today. Note the huge number of
trades in such short of time:
from GATA this afternoon:
"What would you d... more »
Libya in anarchy two years afte Nato's alleged humanitarian war of liberation ! So , soon we forget and just move on to the next war venues ......
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Libya_in_anarchy_two_years_after_NATO_Humanitarian_Liberation/29277/0/0/0/Y/M.html
Libya in anarchy two years after NATO Humanitarian LiberationOctober 1, 2013
Print Version
*Source: **F. William Engdahl*
In 2011 when Muhammar Qaddafi refused to leave quietly as ruler of Libya,
the Obama Administration, hiding behind the skirts of the French, launched
a ferocious bombing campaign and a “No Fly” zone over the country to aid
the so-called fighters for democracy. The US lied to Russia and China with
help of the (US-friendly) Gulf Cooperation Council about ... more »
Ten Republicans Publicly For a Clean CR
Jennifer Bendery has been collecting names and statements of House
Republicans who now say they'll vote for a clean CR. She's up to 10.
A couple of things. First...this isn't exactly genius-level political
skills, is it? Some of this group already flipped yesterday, so I suppose
they're off the hook, but for the rest -- how is it possibly better for
them to go along with the rush off the cliff, only to change their minds
halfway down? Now, granted, I suppose it's better to do it today than three
weeks from today (although even then, maybe not; that's a hard call to
make). But really... more »
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Fear in a Handful of Dust
Everything in this Panglossian world is indeed for the best! Autumn has
just barely commenced, and we can anticipate luminous scenes saturated in
pure hues of rich scarlet and blinding gold, a riot of tangerine contrasted
with deep purpled russets, a raging passion of color, violet brimming
against lime like these pictures...Oh no - hold on.
What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow
Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man,
You cannot say, or guess, for you know only
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,
And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
And the... more »
Untitled
*Oil spill trial: Plaintiffs say BP lied about size of oil spill; BP says
response 'extraordinary' ~David Hammer, WWLTV *
Socialism for a Sceptical Age
Sewage works are unwholesome places all told. But for particularly pungent,
toxic effluent these have nothing on the *Daily Mail*. Last weekend's pieceand today's
awful editorial touched the depths one would normally need a specially
reinforced submersible to reach. It's breathtaking really. With its own
Nazi-loving, blackshirt-hurrahing skeletons goose stepping in the closet,
the *Mail* is the last paper to call out anyone about "hating Britain". So,
well done Ed Miliband for standing up against this scurrilous rag. Can you
imagine Dave or Nick ever doing the same?
But from their ... more »
Boycott Limbaugh's Sponsors
*by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s decision re: Eugene Debs means that
Rush Limbaugh has routinely exceeded the limits of free speech. But the
Holmes decision was fallaciously applied to Debs; Rush Limbaugh, however,
has made a career of "...yelling fire in a crowded theater" when, in fact,
there is NO fire!
We might tolerate Rush if the Fairness Doctrine were restored. His
opponents would at least be heard. I wonder how long would Rush last if he
had to COMPETE in truly free market if Ronald Reagan had not shut down the
opposition by clai... more »
Take Action Now Against Mike Pence's Public Education Power Grab
By Doug Martin
*UPDATE: Fellow Schools Matter blogger Douglas Storm spoke with Vic Smith,
Phil Harris, and Gary Crow (IU School of Ed) last night on his radio show.
You can now listen to the podcast at WFHB.*
Just what exactly is the recently announced ‘Center for Education and
Career Innovation’ created by Indiana Governor Mike Pence? It is a power
grab from the governor and state board of education leader Dan Elsener. It
must be stopped. It is undemocratic and it seeks to take power from Glenda
Ritz, the supt. of public ed. who was elected by Indiana voters.
Essentially, it s... more »
“World's Gentlest Dog Befriends Little Boy With Down Syndrome”
*“World's Gentlest Dog Befriends Little Boy With Down Syndrome”*
by HuffPost
“This is a dog called Himalaya. She's refusing to give up on a toddler who
doesn't want to play. Little Hernán, from Buenos Aires, has Downs Syndrome,
which, according to comments posted by his mom Ana, causes him to shy away
from physical contact. But Himalaya is persistent and gentle, and Hernán
ends up giving her what looks like a hug around the 3:12 mark.”
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O8lbQGq7W4&html5=1
Right on Rowan Atkinson
'As hatred is defined as intense dislike, what is wrong with inciting
intense dislike of a religion, if the activities or teachings of that
religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they
deserve to be intensely disliked?'
Context here
http://www.israellycool.com/2013/09/30/batsht-crazy-claim-of-the-day-rowan-atkinson-converted-to-islam/
The Panama Deception - The Neocolonial Injustice of "Operation Just Cause"
The Panama Deception from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
*The U.S. Invasion of Panama 1989: *
*The Injustice of "Operation Just Cause"*
On December 20, 1989, over 27,000 U.S. troops invaded the small Central
American country of Panama. The world’s most powerful military overwhelmed
the Panama Defense Force (PDF) and its 3,000 soldiers.
AH-64 Apache helicopter raked the country, both military bases and working
class communities. After the PDF crumbled, fighting by irregular Panamanian
militia lasted a few days.
The invaders called this *"Operation Just Cause."*
What were the reasons given f... more »
Satire: “Millions Flee Obamacare”
* *
* “Millions Flee Obamacare”*
by Andy Borowitz
UNITED STATES (The Borowitz Report)— “Millions of Tea Party loyalists fled
the United States in the early morning hours today, seeking what one of
them called “the American dream of liberty from health care.”
Harland Dorrinson, 47, a tire salesman from Lexington, Kentucky, packed up
his family and whatever belongings he could fit into his Chevy Suburban
just hours before the health-insurance exchanges opened, joining the Tea
Party’s Freedom Caravan with one goal in mind: escape from Obamacare. “My
father didn’t have health care an... more »
“Ridiculous Ways U.S. Government Shutdown Will Affect You”
* *
*“Ridiculous Ways U.S. Government Shutdown Will Affect You” *
By Jeff Berwick
“Millions around the world today are happy the US federal government shut
down at midnight on Monday. Many have thoughts of wars and occupations
ending in their regions... but, sadly, this is not part of the "services"
that will be cut during a shutdown. In fact, not only will the Department
of Offense continue on as usual but so will all the tyrannical agencies
such as the DEA, IRS, ATF, CIA and countless other alphabet soup agencies
of oppression.
What will "shut down"? According to CNN these are... more »
Herman Wallace's Conviction Overturned and Immediate Release Ordered!
*UPDATE: *The Guardian reports that Louisiana is refusing to release Herman
Wallace from prison despite today's court order. However, Judge Jackson has
now responded with a second order to immediately release him, explicitly
saying that State authorities will be in contempt of court if they do not
comply. At the end of the day, Herman was finally released!* *
*--Amnesty International Demands: "**Louisiana Must Release Dying Prisoner
After Judge Overturns 1974 Conviction" *
*MEDIA COVERAGE: **Amnesty International** II **Solitary Watch **II* *The
Atlantic **II* *The Advocate... more »
Corbett Report: The IPCC Exposed
Ooops, dam I am tired!
Let's do this again
James Corbett at The Corbett report has made a nice little video for
everyone to enjoy
Before anyone even chooses to engage in name calling or shoot the messenger
Example "denier" Or "you must work for big oil"
If I worked for big oil I would have a big fat pay cheque and not be doing
my own home renovations..
Anyway..
*
**Video*
*
**Audio Only*
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Documentation*CNN Hypes the IPCC AR4 Report*Time Reference:01:14*BBC Hypes
the IPCC AR4 Report*Time Reference:01:25*ABC Hypes the IPCC AR4 Report*Time
Refer... more »
"Lights Out for Government!"
*"Lights Out for Government!"*
by Bill Bonner
"The Dow fell 128 points yesterday. This followed news that the federal
government – the nation’s largest employer and largest industry – was
getting ready to turn off the lights. Gold fell $12 an ounce. CNN has the
latest: "A government shutdown could cost the still-struggling US economy
roughly $1 billion a week in pay lost by furloughed federal workers. And
that's only the tip of the iceberg. First, there are the estimated 800,000
federal employees who will be off the job. That's roughly the same number
of workers employed by al... more »
Syria and US’ Commitments Under the Arms Trade Treaty
Secretary of State John Kerry signed the Arms Trade Treaty last week, which
can be read here in its entirety. Humanitarian disarmament groups hail this
as a victory. Guns rights groups call it a travesty.
Signing the treaty probably won’t matter much in legal terms for the United
States. NYT editorial opinion aside, ratification is highly unlikely. The
US is known for signing and *not* ratifying humanitarian treaties:
international agreements to which it is (or was once) party in the dreams
of the Executive Branch alone include the 1977 Additional Protocol to the
Geneva Convention... more »
JUST A BIT CONFUSED ABOUT HEALTH CARE
And now below is a debate between some folks who know something about this
new health care morass. It would be best if we just went to a simpler
system that took out the greedy insurance corporations. We need Medicare
for all.
Kenya: Fake History is Poetry
*"Roland was a warrior*
*From the Land of the Midnight Sun*
*With a Thompson Gun for hire*
*Fighting to be done*
*
*
*The deal was made in Denmark*
*On a dark and stormy day*
*So he set out for Biafra*
*To join the bloody fray*
*
*
*Through '66 and 7*
*They fought the Congo War*
*With their fingers on their triggers*
*Knee-deep in gore*
*The days and nights they battled*
*The Bantu to their Knees*
*They killed to earn their living*
*And to help out the Congolese*
*
*
*His comrades fought beside him*
*Van Owen and the rest*
*But of all the Thompson Gunners*
*Roland was the best*
*So the CIA... more »
10 New (And Legal) Ways Your Employer Is Spying On You
Just
when I think I've heard every extreme story about employer spying, I
hear a new one that curls my hair. For instance, a company recently
turned
in a former employee to the local police for making "suspicious" Google
searches on the company computer. One employer installed a tracking
devicein the car of an employee they thought might be moonlighting with a
second
job. The National Workrights Institute says that two out of three U.S.
employers are using some sort of electronic monitoring of employees.
Why?
Because it works. One study found that monitoring decreased theft by 22%
an... more »
THE TRUTH ABOUT KILLING OF JFK
We are fast approaching November 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the
assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
At this critical moment, we are prepared to create the definitive
graphic
adaptation about JFK, his legacy, and the reasons behind his
assassination.
It is a powerful and transforming story.
In his book, *JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It
Matters,*author James W. Douglass tells the story of how John F. Kennedy
gradually
turned from being a Cold Warrior toward trying to make peace with “the
enemy”. With the JFK Records Act triggering the declassification of... more »
The flow of information curtailed!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013*
*We just received the word:* Doggone it.
We were about to start collecting data for tomorrow's post.
The data in question would have been scores from the 2000 and 2009 PISA
testing. We were going to show you how well different groups of American
students scored on the tests.
We reviewed the information last weekend, but we didn't record it. Our
thinking went something like this:
*The PISA Data Explorer will always be there!*
Well guess what? As of today, the PISA Data Explorer isn't there! The site
is run by the National Center for Education Statistics.... more »
The Teaparty Shutdown Of Government Isn't 'Crazy' ... It Is An Intentional And Strategic Crippling Of 'Government'
**
*"If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor, stop saying you want
a country based on Christian values. You don't!" *
*President Jimmy Carter*
*The following article is one of the best insights available concerning the
actions that the Teaparty Republicans are taking to cripple governement
services in the US ...*
*I've Finally Figured Out Why Some Crazy Republicans Want To Shut The
Government Down!*
*For the past few weeks, I've been scratching my head about why a minority
faction of one of our two political parties seems so determined to shut the
government down.*
*... more »
Israel and WMD
Israel's Nuclear Submarine Fleet from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
"We are not allowed to talk about our operations, because this is the
secret to our success. If I tell you what we are planning to do in the next
war, The Enemy would be waiting for us, and we don't want to give him a
competitative edge - I'll be the one waiting for him!" - Israeli Seaman
Israel operates three Dolphin-class submarines on constant patrol - each
Dolphin is capable of carrying, as well as torpedoes, a payload of four
intermediate range ballistic missiles with a range of up to 1500 miles,
currently understood t... more »
How to Levitate? Special Head shows it...
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
Link: http://youtu.be/vdL4d3hEJ0Y?t=6s
*Danny Wolverton*, an American street performer, "blew it" on TV with one
of his impressive levitation acts in the quarter finals of "America's got
talent". However acting as "Special Head" he caused a sensation when he
appeared the first time in this contest. The trick itself is wellknown
under stage magicians. It's a "quicky", an impromptu, which always
surprises audiences. How it works? Start with some yoga and meditation,
next: think deep, then find out for yourself.
John
The "Holocaust" as a PSYOP
I've often said that the lies associated with WWII, Adolf Hitler's National
Socialist Germany, and the fake Jewish "Holocaust" form the historical
paradigm in which the vast majority of Americans, and indeed much of the
world's population, collectively view the history of the 20th century.
Alternatively, the lies associated with the events of September 11th, 2001
form the modern political paradigm in which the vast majority of Americans,
and indeed much of the global population, collectively view the beginning
of this young century. The official narratives of both WWII and September ... more »
US SPIRITUAL LEADERS ON JEJU ISLAND
*Nipponzan Myohoji buddhist monk Gilberto Perez (left) and Jesuit Father
Bix (right) join the dance at the front gate of Jeju Island Navy base
construction site. Both men are from Washington state in the US*
A big event was held in Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea by
the Catholic community during this past weekend. It was a celebration of
two years of active Catholic resistance at the base.
Jeju Island Bishop Kang has been a tremendous supporter of the Navy base
resistance effort and said about the weekend protest: "Nation exists to
serve peace... [we] cannot achieve ... more »
Joan Walsh profiles her Darling Chris!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013*
*Her uncles get drunker than yours:* For our money, Chris Matthews’
relationship with Jack Welch is the great unexplored story of modern
pseudo-journalism.
That said, we liberals aren’t even allowed to know that this question
exists! We’re programmed to cluck about Rupert Murdoch. At the same time,
we’ve never heard about Welch and NBC News and Clinton, Clinton and Gore.
Joan Walsh maintains this embargo in today’s Salon. Absurdly enough, Walsh
is assigned to profile Matthews, the fellow who helped her earn her bones
as a cable news star. For that reason,... more »
Is Obama the Singing Frog?...
*I doubt if even free beer would help.*
Permaculture resource hierarchies
Let's consider two Permaculture Principles at once, as they are difficult
to consider separately, in my mind.
We have all heard of "reduce, reuse, recycle": the waste hierarchy. This is
where the idea fits into Permaculture, as principles number five and six.
It also fits under Right Awareness in the Eightfold Way, as wastefulness is
thought to be a prime indicator of an unenlightened life, showing
disrespect for the universe and its inhabitants.
There is a story of three Zen monks seeing a succulent vegetable leaf
drifting down a stream, and they discuss among themselves the like... more »
Stained Glass Fall Votives
I couldn't be happier that fall has arrived. We used to joke when we lived
in Texas that we had two seasons. Summer and Summer Lite. It never bothered
me, until people back home started to post pictures of crisp, colorful
leaves and hot apple cider. Then I would spend the fall feeling homesick
until they started posting pictures of snow and then I would laugh and head
to the beach.
There is pretty much nothing better than the taste of pumpkin, the feel of
sweatshirt weather and the crunch of leaves beneath your feet. I have
almost as many fall decorations as Christmas, it is just ... more »
Hunter S. Thompson, 1998: "The Democratic Party are not trying to save Clinton; they are trying to save themselves."
Honourably discharged from the air force in 1958, Thompson began freelance
writing, working as the Caribbean correspondent in San Juan, Puerto Rico
for the *New York Herald Tribune*, also reporting from South America in
1962 for the *National Observer*. During this period, an argument with the *National
Observer* editors over an effusive review of Tom Wolfe's The Kandy-kolored
Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby left him out of work. Thompson used his
enforced leisure time to write a novel, *The Rum Diary* – the story set in
San Juan and narrated by a semi-autobiographical ... more »
A search for perfection
I won’t attempt to replicate Craig’s perceptive article or repeat too many
excerpts from Schama’s final episode “Return”. As it happens, my collection
of quotations and observations were similar to Craig’s, so maybe great
minds really do think alike.
Condensing this enormous topic into five hour-long parcels was a huge
undertaking for Simon Schama, and one of his major dilemmas must have been
what to leave out. It would be churlish of me to keep complaining about
crucial facts that were omitted.
His approach was to recount an anecdote here and a biographical vignette
there and allo... more »
The 'Fraidy Cat Conference
OK, all through this thing, and all day yesterday, I thought that a
shutdown was relatively unlikely. Not impossible, but below 50/50.
Why? Because it was pretty obvious that only a small group of Congressional
Republicans thought it was a good idea. To some extent because it really
isn't a good idea for them; to some extent because everyone has massively
overlearned the lessons of 1995-1996 (Sean Trende is the latest to look at
the minimal electoral effects).
Indeed, Byron York reports that the true believers are somewhere around 30
to 60 House Republicans -- and, reporting last ni... more »
@wotist4 - yes there's more
Following on from this post from yesterday and this post from earlier today,
I thought I'd bring you up to date.
Don't worry, @wotsit4 hasn't retracted his incredibly stupid/naive claim
that without Zionists there would be no Middle East problem. Maybe he's
still to find the time to research Sunni and Shia conflict...
This post was prompted by @wotsit4's attempt to evade addressing the above
by calling me a 'TROLL'. The mind of the lefty is a predictable thing; if
they find themselves out-argued and incapable of reasoning their way out of
a corner they resort to name-calling: 'RACIST... more »
@wotsit4 the gift that keeps on giving
Following on from this blogpost of yesterday I thought you might like to
see some more tweets from @wotsit4
It's odd how @wotsit4 is happy to call attention to the supposed size of
the 'Jewish lobby' in the USA but has 'no interest in any religion' when
he's asked a question about Muslim Brotherhood linked members of Barack
Hussein Obama's administration.
It seems that only the supposed power of Jews concerns him.
Why There is a Recession/Depression During Every GOP Regime
*by Len Hart, the Existentialist Cowboy*
Every major economist has espoused the 'LABOR THEORY of VALUE'. That
includes the conservative Adam Smith and the left-leaning Karl Marx. ERGO:
a declining "real' wage that should be going to labor TRICKLES (in fact,
FLOWS) upward to the ruling elites.
The Axis of Reagan/GOP are wrong. Wealth does not and has never 'trickled
down'. "Suppy Side Economics" was and remains a scam, a con sketched out,
it is said, on a napkin by Arthur Laffer. Laffer is remembered for his
"Laffer curve" said to illustrate the theory that reducing taxes for the
ve... more »
George H.W. Bush's "New World Order"
*by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
Bush Sr is at his most sinister in a YouTube video in which he promises a
"New World Order". It's creepy --the gleam in his eye, his evil grin, the
quaver in his voice. Admittedly --Bush Sr is creepy. But this performance
is off the boards.
NWO means different things to different people. As a result, very little
written about it is meaningful or significant. Hitler had in mind a world
dominated by the Third Reich. But recent use of the term does not
necessarily mean Nazism. In some cases, it may be worse. Muddying the
waters is the "Illumin... more »
A failure to immediately and unequivocally deny a vague allegation does not entitle a judge to discount evidence
R. v. J.S.W., 2013 ONCA 593 deals with silence or a failure categorically
to deny an allegation - can that be taken as either agreement or at least a
weakness in credibility of a later denial? The Court holds:
[49] The appellant was not told where, when, or how the appellant was
alleged to have fondled the complainant. Had the appellant been told the
specifics of the allegations, and had the appellant then told the police
that he was not sure, or logically could have, rubbed the complainant's
chest and vagina and licked her foot when she stayed at her apartment in
the year ... more »
Shut Down and Out
Government shutdown is actually kind of a misnomer. That is because
the leaders who actually run things have not been shut down, nor will they
ever shut up. The Congress critters have not gone home. To the contrary,
they're boozing it up* like it's 1929. The White House is open for business
and schmoozing it up. Obama is reportedly feeling pretty chipper. Because
as far as I know, Terror Tuesday has not been disrupted by Shutdown. As a
matter of fact, economic terrorists Lloyd Blankfein and Jamie Dimon and a
whole passel of their unprosecuted little bankster buddies will be dropping... more »
Tuesday Nerd Blogging
*via George Takei see also his new book.
Republicans own this shutdown
Crackpot cons in John Boehner's House of Dysfunction (and their paid and
volunteer apologists) are desperately trying to shift the blame for the
govenment shutdown onto the Democrats but anyone who plays the "both sides
do it" storyline on this one is either a liar or a fool. The irresponsible
party here couldn't be more clear:
The federal government shut down for one reason: House Republicans did not
pass a six-week funding bill.
That doesn’t mean a majority of the House opposed the bill, however. In
fact, the House never got to vote on it. Speaker John Boehner refused to
hold... more »
Your future under Obamacare...w/update
*this is how you'll receive your "free" health care...*
[image: Healthcare.gov]
Health Insurance Marketplace: Please waitWe have a lot of visitors on our
site right now and we're working to make your experience here better.
Please wait here until we send you to the login page. Thanks for your
patience!
*Update:*
The System is down at the moment.We're working to resolve the issue as soon
as possible. Please try again later.
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Please include the reference ID below if you wish to contact us at
1-800-318-2596 for support.
Error from:
https%3A//www.healt... more »
SPOTTED: Some truly awful “he said/she said” reporting!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013*
*MINOR HINT: It’s on the front page of the Times:* Yesterday, we hung our
head over the pitiful work of our liberal tribe.
At Salon, a tribal leader denounced some outrageous “he said/she said”
reporting about the government shutdown. Despite his claim that everyone’s
doing it, his examples came from some very minor sources—and his four
examples were highly underwhelming.
That was pitiful work. This morning, though, we awoke to some truly
horrible “he said/she said” reporting about the shutdown. And this
reporting appears in a high-profile spot, on page o... more »
Peltier Tribunal Agenda: Indigenous Peoples Rights
SCHEDULE AND PRESENTERS
(Subject to Change)
Update
Earthcycles Livestream
OCTOBER 2 -- 4, 2013
Oct. 2
9:00 – 9:20 a.m. – Opening Prayer Ceremony
9:20 – 9:40 a.m. – Welcome
Dorothy Ninham, Director of Wind Chases the Sun, Inc., and Former Oneida Nation Judge
Lakota Culture, Identity, and History
9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Introduction: Why We Are Here
William Means,
The Military-Industrial Complex is Killing the US
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Why Descartes' "Proof" of the Existence of God is Fallacious
*by Len Hart, the Existentialist Cowboy*
In a nutshell Descartes' "proof" is derived from a definition of God!
Simply, God must exist by definition. But that assumes his existence. If it
were true, then "God" is the only thing proven to exist by definition.
There are various versions of the Ontological argument. Descartes' version
differs from that of St Anselm which was, interestingly, referred to in one
of the Indiana Jones movies. Descartes' latter's version, indeed, proceeds
from the definition of the word "God" and is, therefore, problematic from
the outset! How, for example, ... more »
The Coming Global Revolution
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*Youtube*
An amazing speech by Rainn Wilson on the coming global revolution that must
happen in order for us to move forward as a human race.
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Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Randy Quaid, 63.
Good stuff:
1. Ross Douthat mostly makes sense about the shutdown as party strategy.
2. Jim DeMint and Obamacare, from Lucia Graves.
3. Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff have a monster ACA FAQ.
4. John Sides on, roughly, mandates and democracy.
5. Read Ed Kilgore's disagreement with me over Boehner.
5. And Stan Collender on why the shutdown will last at least a week. That's
what I would think, with only one main alternative possibility: that
Republicans already decided in advance that they wanted, for whatever
reason, to get over the deadline before c... more »
Obama and the Myth of "American Exceptionalism"
*Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on RT on Friday September 27,
2013 to discuss the issue of "American Exceptionalism" as described by
Obama in his speech at the UN General Assembly. Draitser explains how
Obama's rhetoric is meant as a response to Russian President Putin's Op-Ed
piece in the NY Times which questioned the merits of so-called
"exceptionalism". Additionally, Draitser examines the way in which this
idea is deeply embedded within the collective psyche of the American people
and that this notion is used to justify the worst elements of US foreign
policy. F... more »
Untitled
*Lead proponent of oil and gas lawsuit loses spot on levee board ~Jeff
Adelson, New Orleans Advocate*
*New flood insurance program begins today ~Jordan Blum*
*Exquisite Corps of Engineers prepare for October 1 closures of
USACE-operated campgrounds and day-use parks*
*New Share the Gulf Coalition Seeks Fairness for Gulf Commercial Fishermen ~Gulf
Seafood Institute*
The Top 10 Ways The US Government Shutdown Will Affect You Today
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Jeff Berwick
The stroke of midnight has just passed and the US government has turned
into a pumpkin. Well, we wish. In fact the US government like some
eternal zombie continues to walk the Earth even without the souls of
taxpayers upon which to feast. And, even that isn't totally true. Like
any zombie it still collects the blood of its victims (taxes) even while
most of its zombie army (federal government employees) sit at home on a
paid vacation... and most of their oppressive "services" continue on, like
the CIA, NSA, ... more »
The Assault on Public Education in SC Continues: More Innovation!
How much education innovation can a high-poverty state take?
Apparently, according to former-general-without-a-second-of-experience-as-a-teacher
Superintendent Mick Zais, just a little more.
As reported by Patrick Hayes at EdFirstSC (and not reported at the
Charleston Post and Courier because the P&C is all about endorsing the
worst possible policies for SC public schools, such as merit pay and VAM as
well as TFA, charter schools, and misguided teacher evaluations), Zais
wants to delete rules that limit class size, teacher workloads, and
mandatory staffing levels for teachers, guida... more »
INVISIBLE CHILDREN: The Dumbest Adults in the World!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013*
*Part 2—One different world:* Why do students in miraculous Finland top the
world in reading and math on international tests?
Correction! Miraculous Finland’s very good students don’t always top the
world. Let’s recall what happened in 2011 on the Trends in International
Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), one of the three (3) major
international tests in which the developed nations take part.
You heard it! There are *three* major international testing programs (3),
not just one (1).
What happened on the 2011 TIMSS in both grades tested (grades 4 and ... more »
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