10.30pm MDST
Generic Drugs 4: DOH Generics Summit 2013
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 48 seconds ago
The Generics Act of 1988, RA 6675, turned 25 years old last month. The
Department of Health organized the "Generic Medicines Summit 2013" at the
DOH Convention Hall, DOH Compound, Manila last Monday, September 30, 2013.
It was a whole day activity, I was not able to attend the morning session,
I went to the afternoon sessions.
*Panel Session No. I, 1-2:30pm*, the theme was “The Impact of Generics
Policies in Improving Access to Medicines and Health Outcomes”. The
speakers were:
*Presentation No. 1: *
Global Achievements in Implementing Generic Policies
*Presentation No. 2:*Local ... more »
Peltier Tribunal Live Day 3
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Watch
live streaming video from earthcycles at livestream.com
The Leonard Peltier Tribunal on the Abuse of Indigenous Rights concludes
on Friday, with a day of testimony scheduled, live again at 9 am
Friday.
Above, watch testimony from Day 1 and Day 2.
Censored News article Day 1: Jumping Bull Shootout and Pine Ridge Reign
of Terror
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2013/10/
Vegan Recipe - Red Beans & Lentils
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 26 minutes ago
Red Beans & Lentils
This month's dish is my own creation. It is a hearty stew full of flavor
and warmth ... perfect for a cool autumn supper.
[image: Vegan Red Beans & Lentils]
*Ingredients*
1 1/2 Cups red kidney beans
1/2 onion (small), diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1 Cup lentils, washed
1 Can tomatoes with juice
1 heaping Tablespoon Taco Seasoning (or to your taste)
1 bay leaf
1 pinch turmeric
Chopped cilantro (optional, to your taste ... I use about 1/4 cup)
Water as needed
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*Method*
- Sort and wash the kidney beans. ... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Seeds of Contemplation”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 27 minutes ago
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*“The Seeds of Contemplation”** *
by Chet Raymo
“Do a Google search for "Cuthbert" and you'll get two main hits: a stunning
blonde Canadian actress who I never heard of, and the 7th-century
Anglo-Saxon monk I was looking for. Make that an image search and poor
Saint Cuthbert gets washed away in a sea of unclad sexiness that would
probably have rattled the poor abbot/bishop to his core.
Well, we don't really know, do we? We don't really know what was on Saint
Cuthbert's mind. Certainly he had an impressive career as a Church
administrator, but be seems to have been irresisti... more »
“50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 27 minutes ago
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*“50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”*
by Marc Chernoff
"These questions have no right or wrong answers, because sometimes asking
the right questions is the answer.
1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?
3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and
like so many things we don’t do?
4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve
done?
5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
6. If happiness was the national currency, w... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'US Honey Boo Boo'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 46 minutes ago
US
Honey Boo Boo
Posted on October 3, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Oct. 3, 2013. The display on the Learning Channel of a 6 year old
low class Hill Billy child and her family in all its poverty and
grossness is not new to us Indigenous people. The visitors were
always Red Necksand fat people. Today they are objects sold on the
public entertainment chopping block, to make fun of themselves
Pentagon Spent $5 Billion on Weapons on Eve of Shutdown
noreply@blogger.com (Say No To Corporate America!) at Say No To Corporate America - 1 hour ago
Spain's Prime Minister Rajoy hoisted by his won petard ! Caught lying on air regarding Barcenas !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 hour ago
Guest Post: Rajoy Horror Picture Show Hits The Road
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*Submitted by Don Quijones, via Testosterone Pit blog,*
*The embattled Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy decided to take his unique
brand of leadership onto the international stage last week, with what can
only be described as interesting results.*
His first port of call was the General Assembly of the United Nations in
New York, where he urged Britain to restart talks on Gibraltar under the
bilateral Bruss... more »
Philadelphia School district Crisis - October 3 , 2013 - As School have opened , the crisis atmosphere has not disappeared , the realities of the situation are sinking in ( and in some cases getting worse ) ... The situation at Constitution high , Roosevelt K-8 , teachers informed of AP / IB cuts , Parents file complaints with PA Department of Education . And just how our the kids supposed to focus on their education amidst the chaos ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
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Protesting further losses in staff and resources to their school, around
200 students from Constitution High School staged a “sit-in” in front of
their school’s entrance early Wednesday morning.
The school's staff was informed Monday during an emergency meeting that
$90,000 would be trimmed from the school’s budget, according to Kathleen
Melville, an English and Spanish teach... more »
Europe items of note - Gazprom in EU gunsights just as winter comes to Europe regarding alleged abuse of Gazprom's dominant market share - I'm surre Syria had nothing to do with the timing here.... EU surveillance hearing focusing on GCHQ cyber raid of Belgian firm..... Amazon in French MP gunsights regarding Amazon's discounting of books....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/03/russia-gazprom-charges-eu-regulators
EU regulators are preparing to charge Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom
with abusing its dominant position in central and easternEurope, the EU's
antitrust chief said on Thursday, in a move that could lead to a fine of up
to €11bn (£9bn).
The European commission's action against Gazprom is likely to ratchet up
the tension between Europe and Russia, which has criticised EU attempts to
boost energy market competition and end its over-reliance on Russian
supplies.
It could also play into tensions with R... more »
FINALLY YOU ARE ALL WAKING UP
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 3 hours ago
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura......also a former professional
wrestler and Navy seal.
He is considering running for president and calling for revolution.
Ventura also speaks eloquently about the assassination of JFK.
#DefundAbortion Report I: Major Fail on Primary Point
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 3 hours ago
I have lots to report from today's Defund/Defend Abortion bun fest, but for
now the MAJOR takeaway.
It was an abject failure in getting across their main spin-point.
That being: the funding of abortion is a separate issue from how people
feel about the procedure itself.
That, in fact, a 'majority' of Canadians do not want public healthcare
funding for abortion.
Here they are, spinning a 2013 poll with a pie chart that demonstrates that
51% 'question' taxpayer funding of abortion.
Of course, they're being creative with numbers as usual.
Here is the poll report (pdf). 43% think ... more »
Is a Cyber False Flag on the way in weeks - to be blamed on Iran revenge by way of one example ? And will the scapegoats also include Russia and China ? Who are the real Cyber Terrorists ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://theresistanceunited.com/2013/10/01/massive-nsadhs-stuxnet-false-flag-cyber-attack-on-its-way/
Massive NSA/DHS Stuxnet false flag cyber attack on its way
*01**Tuesday*Oct 2013
Can you and your business survive without the Internet? Can you get
through the day without communicating through social medias? What will you
do if the Internet goes down? Why am I asking you these questions? That
is exactly what is going to happen very soon – the U.S. government is going
to take down the Internet after a false flag cyber attack.
Blackberry didn’t announce that they are *laying off*... more »
“Are You DrinkingToo Much Coffee? Study Says Overconsumption Could Lead To Early Death”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
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*“Are You DrinkingToo Much Coffee? *
*Study Says Overconsumption Could Lead To Early Death” *
Evidence suggests four cups a day or more may shorten your lifespan.
By Jodie Gummow
“Over the years, there has been an extensive health debate over whether
coffee is really good or bad for our bodies, with strong arguments and
research coming from both sides of the fence. Some research suggests that
coffee can prevent strokes, delay the onset of diabetes and heart disease.
Other findings indicate it might lead to some forms of cancer and
adversely affect the metabolism.
The most re... more »
Reign of the Morons: Shutdown Fun for Multimillionaires, Hostages Shot, How Brave Insurance Conglomerates Marched Over Selma's Bridge - Bill Keller Digs Deeper, TBogg's Back (Missed the Action)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 4 hours ago
Lawmakers get checks, even in shutdown mode Members of Congress get paid at
a cost of $10,583.85 per hour to taxpayers. There's absolutely nothing
surprising about this at all (you know?). The Reign of the Morons Is Here
Charles Pierce, Esquire nly the truly child-like can have expected anything
else. In the year of our Lord 2010, the voters of the United States elected
the worst
Lockheed Martin : "We never forget who we're working for"
Alison at Creekside - 4 hours ago
That famous LM motto ... which in the main of course refers to their $47.2
billion client, the US government.
Not just an arms manufacturer anymore, LM builds spy satellites for the
NSA, plus surveillance and information processing for the CIA, the FBI, the
IRS, the NSA, the Pentagon, the Postal Service, and the US Census Bureau.
Lockheed Martin - counting some people, blowing other people up.
Rather infamously up here in Canada, Lockheed Martin developed and supplied
the data-analyzing software to Statistics Canada that scanned the 2006
census forms using “optic recognition” softw... more »
Banks filling ATMs with more cash than usual in case of bank runs ? Speaking of Banks , look at what JP Morgan just announced regarding Jamie Dimon ( no longer Chairman of JP Morgan Chase & Co's main operating bank ) - note the change occurred July 1st ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-03/us-banks-stuffing-atms-20-30-more-cash-case-panicked-withdrawals
( Runs on banks being prepared for ? )
US Banks Stuffing ATMs With 20-30% More Cash In Case Of Panicked Withdrawals
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/03/2013 18:31 -0400
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Even as the fearmongering over the debt ceiling hits proportions not seen
since 2011 (when it was the precipitous drop in the market that catalyzed a
resolution in the final minutes, and when four consecutive 400 point up and
down DJIA days cemented th... more »
"Need Health Care Coverage? Just Dial 1-800-F**KYO To Reach Obamacare’s National Hotline"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*F Word Alert! *
*"Need Health Care Coverage?*
* Just Dial 1-800-F**KYO To Reach Obamacare’s National Hotline"*
by Katie
Need health insurance? The Obama administration has you covered. Simply
dial 1-800-FUCKYO to reach the next available health-care provider. Far
from being a mistype, that’s the official number that Health and Human
Services wants Americans to dial when seeking health care. Obamacare’s
national call center really did list its number as 1-800-318-2596,
helpfully spelling out President Barack Obama’s tendency to blatantly flip
the bird in plain view.
After allo... more »
Satire: “Boehner: Obama Stubbornly Refusing to End Crisis I Created”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
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* “Boehner: Obama Stubbornly Refusing to End Crisis I Created”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Speaker of the House John Boehner
(R-Ohio) said that he was disappointed after meeting with President Obama
at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, telling reporters, “The
President is stubbornly refusing to end the crisis I created. Government is
about teamwork,” Mr. Boehner continued. “I’ve done my part by putting
together an entirely optional crisis that has shut down the government and
will throw thousands out of work. Now it’s up to the President to do hi... more »
The American Civil War as an Illustration of War to Forestall Adverse Shifts in Power
Phil Arena at Duck of Minerva - 6 hours ago
A prominent “rationalist” explanation for war concerns commitment problems
created by the anticipation of rapid shifts in power (see also here and
here). When a state expects that the mere passage of time will lead it to
fare worse in a potential future war against its rival, the rival’s
inability to credibly promise not to
Continue reading
The Sociological Imagination Revisited
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 6 hours ago
Let me confess a sin. The opening chapter from C Wright Mills' *The
Sociological Imagination* was the very first piece of required reading
handed to me as an undergraduate. It also holds the distinction of
beginning a chain of photocopied chapters and essays that were filed away
in my waste paper bin. Like many first years, scholarly activity initially
came second to binge drinking and intimate trysts with the toilet bowl. And
so this classic statement of introductory sociology got the body swerve
treatment, and *Imagination* remained one of the many canonical works I
hadn't got ro... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago
*TS Karen having trouble with wind shear ~Dr. Jeff Masters, Wunderblog*
*Tropical Storm Karen has FEMA workers un-furloughed ~Mississippi Business
Journal*
Karen Having Trouble With Dry Air and High Wind Shear
Read more at
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/karen-having-trouble-with-dry-air-and-high-wind-shear#QpebLyPs2QxzM4AQ.99
Karen Having Trouble With Dry Air and High Wind Shear
Read more at
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/karen-having-trouble-with-dry-air-and-high-wind-shear#QpebLyPs2QxzM4AQ.99
Karen Having Trouble With Dry Air and High Wind Shear
Read more a... more »
Coverage of Extreme Events in the IPCC AR5
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 6 hours ago
I had been scheduled to testify before the House Science Committee next
week in a hearing on extreme events, but the gong show in Washington has
put that off.
In the process of updating Senate testimony given back in July (here in PDF)
I did compile some key statements from the IPCC AR5 WGI Chapter 2 on
extremes.
Here are a few:
- “Overall, the most robust global changes in climate extremes are seen
in measures of daily temperature, including to some extent, heat waves.
Precipitation extremes also appear to be increasing, but there is large
spatial variability"
-... more »
Death of a Dream
KRandle at A Different Perspective - 6 hours ago
(*Blogger’s Note:* I published this with trepidation, simply because I
have been warned that if I persist in the claim that I was not a
participant in the slide investigation other confidential emails will be
published to prove the point. I freely admit that it appears from those
emails that I was involved but the reality is that I wasn’t even completely
in the loop. But I will not be intimidated. I told the truth when I said
that I had not seen the slides and that I did not participate in the
investigation of them. So, even with this threat handing over my head, I
post the followi... more »
EXPLAINING THE CRAZY: It can’t be us!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013*
*Part 2—Tribal complaints about Kristof:* The conservative world has been
spreading The Crazy for lo, these past forty years.
Before Obama was born in Kenya, Clinton committed a whole raft of murders.
And friend, is the government shut down this week?
The same thing happened back then!
That said, is it possible that the liberal world has started to traffic in
The Crazy to some extent? Before we look at Joan Walsh’s *two* screeds
about Those Racists Over There, let’s consider what happened to Nicholas
Kristof last week.
This morning, Kristof got it right... more »
Britain should not take its credit status for granted
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 7 hours ago
From Ken Rogoff.
DRONE DEBATE IN SYRACUSE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
Legislation that would prevent law enforcement from using drones over the
skies of Syracuse, New York has been put on hold.
Communities all over the nation are being enticed to allow drones by the
dangling of the green frog skin *$$$$$* before their eyes.
Desperate for anything that will create jobs, and knowing that military
money is the only game in town, local authorities are willing to give up
civil liberties to attract more military oriented jobs.
From the End of the Beginning to the Beginning of the End for High Stakes Testing
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 8 hours ago
Mark Mulville/Buffalo NewsRemember: it happened in Buffalo--the night that
2,500 parents, teachers, and administrators showed up.
Now let's keep the hammer down.
From the Buffalo News by Dale Anderson:
Reform of high-stakes testing for schoolchildren, a groundswell movement of
lawn signs and small-scale protests, became an earthquake Wednesday evening.
The Summit for Smarter Schools, organized by a group called the Partnership
for Smarter Schools and hosted by State Sen. Tim Kennedy, D-Buffalo;
Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo; and State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane,
filled Klei... more »
Injunctive relief against CRA available only in Federal Court
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 8 hours ago
861808 Ontario Inc. v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2013 ONCA 604:
[7] We do not accept this submission. Section 18(1) of the *FCA* explicitly
grants the Federal Court "exclusive original jurisdiction to issue an
injunction". There is nothing ambiguous in this language; it applies to
all injunctions, including interim, interlocutory and permanent. Moreover,
all of the relevant case authorities support the motion judge's analysis
and conclusion: see *Canada (Attorney General) v. TeleZone Inc.*, 2010 SCC
62, at para. 52; *Puttkemery v. Air Canada*, [2003] O.J, No. 2686 (Div. ... more »
Poop pills to cure...
Abraham Ben Judea at Abraham says - 8 hours ago
*What they are not anticipating is that these pills will also cure common
allergies. Now they will have to sort out the bugs into the 3 colonies that
exist in the common guts of healthy humans. They are known as, PREVOTELLA,
BACTERIODE ENTEROTYPES and RUMINNOCOCUS. * *These pills hold great promise
for patients who under go Chemo therapy as the Chemo will deplete/ kill off
the stomach flora almost to the point of non existence. It will also be
used to restore the immune system via the restoration of the intestinal
flora...*
*Abraham Ben Judea*
Pills made from healthy people'... more »
“The Biggest Mistake Libertarians Can Make...”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
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*“The Biggest Mistake Libertarians Can Make...”*
by Bill Bonner
“Uh, did you sell those bitcoins, like I suggested?” Your roguish economist
has four sons. Several of them invested in the virtual currency Bitcoin.
They thought it was the money of the future. “Watch out,” cautioned their
father. “Governments always try to look into the future and prevent it from
happening. And this is a future the feds are especially keen to stop. They
have a monopoly on money. And there is no way they’ll give it up without a
fight.”
Yesterday brought news that the fight had begun. The Financia... more »
The Dangerous Toys Aren't the Problem
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 8 hours ago
A rare disagreement with Seth Masket.
First, what we agree on: minority parties, mostly Republicans, are
increasingly resorting to extraordinary measures, such as recall elections,
filibusters, and, now, the government shutdown along with a threat of a
debt limit breach. As opposed to either just waiting to contest the next
election, or to normal attempts to influence outcomes by logrolling,
bargaining, and more, realizing that they won't be able to win by doing
those things but they would have the capacity to moderate their policy
losses. All of that is definitely true.
Seth says ... more »
All together now
risa bear at A Way to Live - 9 hours ago
The Permaculture site that we're following in this meandering series of
posts discusses Principle Eight mostly in terms of interpersonal
relationships. Anyone watching an Amish barnraising will get an inkling of
the truth they're driving at here.
It's also true for plant and animal communities. I sometimes mix a batch of
the smaller seeds in a spice shaker and plant on a hexagonal grid, with
one-foot intervals or so. What come up, comes up. After maybe one thinning,
I let the bed design itself. What we get is more insect resistant, utilizes
water more efficiently, stands up to hea... more »
Cyber war battle report #14 Snowden, Guardian, Documents unpublished
Abraham Ben Judea at Abraham says - 9 hours ago
Donate for the Cryptome archive of files from June 1996 to the present
------------------------------
3 October 2013 *The Guardian by the New Yorker* Twitter discussion on Jacob
Applebaum (@ioerror) accusing The Guardian of withholding Snowden material:
https://twitter.com/search?q=ioerror&src=typd&f=realtime Freedom
of Information A British newspaper wants to take its aggressive
investigations global, but money is running out. by Ken Auletta October 7,
2013 At eight-thirty on the morning of June 21st, Alan Rusbridger, the
unflappable editor of the Guardian, Britain’s li... more »
Priorities
Southern Man at Southern Man - 9 hours ago
The National Mall in Washington, D.C., normally open 24/7/365, remains
closed as President Obama orders more security to protect the Washington
Monument from WWII veterans than were used to secure our embassy at Bangazieven though in
previous shutdowns such memorials remained open. In addition, President
Obama has ordered the shutdown of hundreds of privately-funded parks.
"Honey, how did work go today?"
"I protected the Lincoln Memorial from WWII Veterans."
Reports say that one of the vets carried a sign reading "Normandy was
closed when we got there, too."
The veterans entered ... more »
His Royal Highness Stephen Harper does not want journalists to ask questions
LeDaro at LeDaro - 9 hours ago
How dare anyone ask questions from His Highness without pre-approval.
*During an event last week in New York, Ellis (CTV photographer) asked
Harper about the charges laid against then-Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro,
even though reporters and photographers had been told questions were not
allowed.*
**
*"Any comment today, sir, about Dean Del Mastro being charged?" he asked as
the photo op was ending.*
**
*The prime minister didn't respond to the question and all of the
journalists taking part were shuffled out of the room ...........*
Bill Gates Gets an F From Shareholders
Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 9 hours ago
LOOKS LIKE YOUR MEASUREMENTS AND DATA
ONLY CAN GET YOU SO FAR
Gates Gets an F From Shareholders
Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 9 hours ago
LOOKS LIKE YOUR MEASUREMENTS AND DATA
ONLY CAN GET YOU SO FAR
*Shareholders ask Bill Gates to Step Down*
*Looks like Bill Gates has been asked to step down as the leader of
Microsoft. ** *
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Supai Waters Message for Long Walkers Pipe Keepers and Fire Keepers
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
By
Supai Waters
Damon Watahomigie
Censored News
During the fire, spirit orbs are present. When the course of the natural
meridian is distracted you then take in regard its power. Lightning
power and magic comes from these directive points, color helpers
guardians of the rain bow. At each fire. Welcome them to be your guides
both physical and emotional attributes. No opals or other non
U.S Government shutdown-update
LeDaro at LeDaro - 10 hours ago
John Boehner, the speaker of the House of Representatives, is very unhappy
because Republican Representatives don't listen to him. He is crying like a
baby. Maybe he thinks it will hurt Repugs.
Dakota Genocide: Chris Mato Nunpa Testimony to Peltier Tribunal
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
PRESENTATION
THE DAKOTA-U.S. WAR OF 1862: SELECTED ASPECTS
INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEONARD PELTIER
October 02-04, 2013
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Hosted By Oneida Nation
By Chris Mato Nunpa, Ph.D., RETIRED, Dakota
Associate Professor of Indigenous Nations & Dakota Studies
Ho, Mitakuyapi. Owasin cantewasteya nape ciyuzapi do! Mato Nunpa emankiyapi. Damakota, k’a Oceti mitawa kin
WHO CAN WE TRUST?
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
I went to Bath City Hall last night to attend another city council workshop
on the request by General Dynamics Corporation (GD) for a tax break (called
TIF) over the next 25 years. GD owns Bath Iron Works (BIW) here in the
city where destroyers for the Navy are built.
Since the late 1990's BIW has received $197 million in tax cuts from the
state and the city of Bath. During that time their employment has dropped
from about 8,000 to below 5,500 today. They've used alot of the funds to
help mechanize the operation thus reducing the need for workers while
profits grow.
The worksh... more »
Obama threatens retirees...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*and you think he won't do the same with your health care?*
From the jive-talking, arrogant, ignorant, golf-playing POS:
*"In a government shutdown, Social Security checks still go out on time. In
an economic shutdown, if we don't raise the debt ceiling, they don't go out
on time," the president warned.*
*source*
* *
Human Rights Watch- Watches while NATO robs Humans of their Rights
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago
*Human Rights Watch*: *An organization that Watches, while NATO robs Humans
of their Rights.*
*Yes just another useless NGO. Along with Greenpeace and so many others of
that ilk.*
* Have I mentioned that NGO’s should be shunned by everyone? Everywhere?
Why yes, I have*.
*They are detestable organizations created to fool the public into thinking
they are not part of the apparatus of tyrannical state. **These
organizations are not fooling me. Don’t let them fool you.*
*NGO’s should be shunned. Turn NGO’s into Pariahs. All of them.*
Rant over let's get back to the despicable *'Human Righ... more »
Jamaican BBQ Chicken
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 11 hours ago
One of my favorite things about my husband, is that he loves to cook. He
doesn't just love to cook, he loves to experiment with new flavors. Almost
every dish he makes is something we have never had before. This Jamaican
BBQ Chicken was a instant success with its intense flavors with the perfect
amount of kick.
You will need:
3/4 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
1/ 1/4 tsp. onion spice
1 1/4 tsp. garlic
1 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 tbsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. brown sugar
5 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
1/4 cup ... more »
THE WELSH DRAGONS ARE BACK
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
There is a big fight going on in the UK over Britain's Trident nuclear
submarine replacement program. The subs are based at Faslane, Scotland and
people in that nation want them out. Growing activism across the UK is
driving debate about whether or not the UK needs the "nuclear option" and
how they can afford to waste their precious resources on such insanity.
Among those who are cranking up the action is the peace movement in Wales
(Cymru).
Here is a report from today's event:
*Main gate of Nuclear Weapons Factory blockaded by Welsh Dragons!*
October 3 - From 7:00 am 50 activ... more »
Mark Levin: Your future under Obamacare...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*can you honestly say this is not a very real possibility?*
“Imagine the power the government would have today – let’s pretend it’s ten
years from now and Obamacare is fully in place and there’s a legitimate
fight over spending and taxing…and there’s a government shutdown… Do you
know what a president like Obama would do?
He’d start cutting off your health care to force you to capitulate to his
demands. Oh yes! They’d start shutting down hospitals, refusing to pay
doctors and nurses, refusing to approve prescriptions. Because that’s where
we’re headed, to the complete iron-fisted c... more »
Open Thread: High School Ends but Douchebaggery is Forever edition
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 12 hours ago
Consider this an open thread with one focus: I need links to reputable
news or blog sites for candidates for the upcoming Asslowns of the Week
#95. It's not as if I lack the wits or the wherewithall to do this. After
nearly nine years of doing this shit, you *know *me better than that. It's
just that I cannot keep up with the seventy story tsunami of wingnuttery
that we've been seeing from the right wing in the exactly 60 hours since
the government shutdown started. In fact, with everything I've casually
seen on my own, from Mrs.JP, my tweeps on Twitter and elsewhere, it looks ... more »
Economy, Profit, Religion, Jobs, Rent - Your World Doesn't Work.
Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 12 hours ago
*we make them do it*if you're looking at the screen going, "What dafuk you
talkin' about, Philbin?" then you're exactly where you need to be, you
cretin.
If you're looking at the screen going, "Mike, those
Corporate/Capitalist/Communist/Deist/Lie Mongering scum-fucks wouldn't know
a TRUTH if it ran them down, screamed to a halt, reversed, and ran them
over again, until their fucking brains ran out like bloody porridge," then
I agree with you.
You're promised the OPPORTUNITY to own your own property, but what does
this mean? Slum landlords move in, buy out all the profitable plots ... more »
LOCKERBIE FATHER SLAMS INQUIRY
Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago
*What do they know about heroin being smuggled on PanAm flights?*
The father of one of the Lockerbie victims has written to Scotland's top
legal officer, Frank Mulholland, criticising the Lockerbie investigation.
Dr Jim Swire's daughter Flora, 23, was among 270 who died in the 1988
bombing, which many believe was carried out by the CIA.
*Flora*
Dr Swire criticises the original and the current inquiry.
Dr Swire believes:
*1. *Key evidence was withheld from the defence team, and
*2.* Mulholland's team has refused to reinvestigate new evidence which has
since come to light.
*Dr J... more »
Another Run at What's Wrong With the GOP
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 12 hours ago
Ed Kilgore has been fighting a running battle with those, myself mostly
included, who talk about "post-policy" Republicans. He has an excellent
post today making his case.
I should clarify what I think, because this is important stuff.
I do think that Republicans have become "post-policy" in the sense that
they have largely given up on attempting to construct real public policy
solutions. That fits with, for example, the record of the GOP House in
rarely actually passing bills. I haven't used the "nihilist" part of
that...I don't disagree with Kilgore that hard-core conservatives do... more »
U.S Government shutdown
LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago
What is in it for the Repugs?Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) says:
*"We're not going to be disrespected," Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) told
The Washington Examiner. "We have to get something out of this. And I don't
know what that even is."
*
Hurray! There is something for Repugs but as usual they don't know what
that 'something' is.
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Read the story here.
MESSAGE FROM MR. BLACK
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
When A Solution Comes*Written by: *Ray Davies
*Lyrics:*
Sung by Mr. Black in an attic somewhere in suburbia
When a solution comes,
It's gonna breathe right down on everyone.
When a solution comes
It's gonna cover up the clouds
And eclipse the sun
And black out a pale blue sky,
And everybody's gonna be terrified,
Because they're all going to feel the bite
And there's going to be a revolution
When a solution comes.
It won't take sides with anyone
Regardless of race or creed,
The whole wide world is gonna feel the squeeze.
The red, black, yellow and white
And even the Arabs and the Israeli... more »
Kristof gets the shutdown right!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013*
*But also, four ludicrous letters:* A lot of confusion surrounds the
discussion of the so-called government shutdown. Example:
As Gail Collins jokes her way through the topic today, do you understand
the highlighted point? Warning! Butch Otter joke:
COLLINS (10/3/13): So here we are. The Senate has passed a bill to keep the
government running until Nov. 15. A majority in the House would probably go
along, but the House leadership won’t let the bill come up for a vote. *The
fate of the nation now appears to be hinged on a couple dozen unhinged
House Repub... more »
LIVE! Day 2 Peltier Tribunal 'Peltier is our Nelson Mandela'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
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Leonard Peltier Tribunal on the Abuse of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin -- The Leonard Peltier Tribunal on the Abuse of
Indigenous Rights began the second day with the AIM song, and a memorial
tribute by Bill Means,
Bill Clinton and the Unspeakable
Paul Coker at News Spike - 14 hours ago
*"As early as 1961, they knew Kennedy was not going to war in Southeast
Asia. *
*Like Caesar, he is surrounded by enemies and something's underway... *
*but it has no face. *
*
* *Yet everybody in the loop knows..."*
*June 20, 1999 - President Clinton, Secretary Albright and National
Security Advisor Sandy Berger meet with Russian President Boris Yeltsin and
members of his delegation at Cologne’s Renaissance Hotel*
Suddenly, Yeltsin reached below his desk and produced a yellowing loose
leaf file of papers.
*"A gift, for my old friend, Bill...!"*
Clinton's eyes widened like sauce... more »
Can Iraq Solve Its Housing Crisis?
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
Due to wars and international sanctions Iraq is in need of many essential
services. One of those is housing. With an increasing population and
migration from rural areas to urban ones there is a severe housing crunch.
The government has promised to solve this problem, but due to an archaic
land ownership system, Baghdad’s infamous bureaucracy, and a failure to
fund programs little progress has been made.
Housing unit being built by a foreign company in Najaf (*Copperchase*)
In the last two years the Iraqi government has pledge to solve the
country’s housing crisis. In 2012, the ... more »
Still Shut Down and Out
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
Well,
wonder of wonders. The *New York Times* finally got around to
noticingthat the majority of poor people will be barred from getting
health
insurance under Obamacare. The exclusion, of course, is due to those
nasty,
red, mainly southern states opting out of Medicaid expansion, which the
Supreme Court obligingly allowed them to do at the same time it gave the
thumbs-up to taxpayer subsidization of the private insurance predators.
But
still, the numbers are downright shocking, worse than I imagined:
A sweeping national effort to extend health coverage to millions of
Americans *will... more »
INVISIBLE CHILDREN: Ignoring the gap!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013*
*Part 3—“A gulf of more than ninety points:”* In her interesting book, The
Smartest Kids in the World, Amanda Ripley proposes two reforms for American
schools.
On the surface, each reform makes perfect sense. In many parts of our
complex society, her reforms likely *would* make good sense.
What are Ripley’s proposed reforms? First, Ripley thinks we’d have better
schools if we had better teachers—if our teachers had stronger academic
backgrounds and more extensive university training.
Also this: Ripley thinks our schools should display more academic “rig... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*Tropical Storm Karen forms; south La. watches*
*Corps moves to keep surge out of Industrial Canal, a precaution as Karen
swirls in Gulf ~The Republic, AP*
*The Saints 'cheeseless' diet works wonders*
*Legislators use Tulane scholarship program to help connected insiders ~Mike
Perlstein and Gordon Russell*
*Ascension Parish residents urge Army Corps of Engineers to adopt levee
plan ~WAFB*
*Garrison Keillor: O, What Luxury: Verses Lyrical, Vulgar, Pathetic and
Profound*
*Gretna Fest Scheduled to go on this weekend*
Gender and Inclusion in the Profession
Burcu Bayram at Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago
The Monkey Cage has launched a symposium on the gender gap in academia.
Jane Mansbridge, Barbara Walter, Sara Mitchell, Lisa Martin, Ryan Powers,
Daniel Maliniak, Rick Wilson, Ashley Leeds, Beth Simmons, and David Lake
will explore a range of issues over the course of this week. I know that
this symposium will lead to a
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Imágenes bonitas con mensajes para compartir (incluye los archivos originales)
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 15 hours ago
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Lena Heady, 40.
Good stuff:
1. What it sounds like when your colleagues in the Senate really, really,
hate you. This is beyond brutal. From Manu Raju.
2. Elizabeth Rigby on how Republicans have made Medicaid more complex, even
before the ACA expansion.
3. A couple I missed: Seth Masket on sore loser laws as party protection.
4. And Richard Skinner on parties and policy.
Secretary Duncan Answers Critics (An Alternate Universe Edition)
plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 15 hours ago
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan—who has no experience in education
except through political appointments (and being a student himself)—has in
the last several months chastised newspaper editors and what Duncan has
labeled “armchair pundits” (who, for the record, tend to be k-12 public
school teachers, teacher educators, education historians, scholars, and
researchers; in other words, […]
Why We Need To Challenge Today's eBooks
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 15 hours ago
Offered below are just three arguments that force us to question what we
publish today and what we should publish tomorrow. Individually, the
arguments may not pass the ‘so what?’ test, but taken together they should
ring alarm bells in every publishing building.
*Firstly*, we often assume we will see and understand change and
importantly be prepared for it. The reality is very different and change
today is not linear, nor is it predictable and in many cases it is
disruptive. The industrial giants of yesterday have been overtaken by
technology and networking companies who connect ... more »
Government Shutdown - Day Three ... CME hikes S%P 500 , Dow Jones and NASDAQ E- Mini Margins by 9 percent ( crash warning ) ...House Republicans plan to link debt limit and shutdown into one fiscal battle royal ....Overnite news and data from around the globe as the US Government shows no signs of quick resolution !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-03/cme-hikes-sp-500-dow-jones-nasdaq-e-mini-futures-9
( Setting up a market crash... )
CME Hikes S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq E-Mini Margins By 9%
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/03/2013 07:15 -0400
- Crude
- NASDAQ
inShare
Remember when the CME and the administration punished speculative gold
longs in 2011, and crude longs in 2012 by hiking or warning to hike margins
beyond the breaking point for levered holders of futures contracts? It
works for stocks as well. Last night, the CME may have taken Obam... more »
“Bankster Baseball”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“Bankster Baseball”*
by John Titus
“The $700 billion TARP bailout passed on 10/3/08 despite the overwhelming
opposition of Americans. Since then, the cancer of moral hazard has
metastasized into U.S. law enforcement, which no longer applies to the
bankrupt frauds who got bailed out.
Using Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" as a narrative
template, this video annihilates the outrageously and provably false claims
made by JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon before the U.S. Senate last year
that his bank didn't need the massive bailouts it got. It rather easily
shows that ch... more »
Will No One Rid Me Of This Meddlesome Reporter?
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
The man who has prorogued Parliament three times and skipped the UN General
Assembly the same number of times is offended by questions. The Canadian
Press reports that, when Harper was in New York last week -- thumbing his
nose at the UN -- a reporter for CTV crossed an invisible line:
During an event last week in New York, [Dave] Ellis asked Harper about the
charges laid against then-Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro, even though
reporters and photographers had been told questions were not allowed.
The Prime Minister's Office then decreed that Mr. Ellis could not accompany
Mr. Ha... more »
ICC Victory over Immunity in Recent Clash with al-Bashir
Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 16 hours ago
[Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Andrew G. Reiter, Assistant
Professor of Politics at Mount Holyoke College] In 2009, the International
Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir on
charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur and
expanded those charges to include genocide in 2010. Yet
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More on LAUSD: Bond Money, Aquino, Broad, and (Again with) Pearson
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 16 hours ago
Yesterday, I wrote a post on some of the conflicts of interest and obvious
profiteering posed by the involvement of Deasy, Apple, Pearson, and Gates
in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) iPad fiasco. In this
post, I examine more of the situation as I reflect upon issues raised
by the June 2013 Los Angeles Daily News article cited […]
Dell's Newest Spot tablets shun Windows RT system
Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 17 hours ago
*Dell has opted not to release a Windows RT device with its latest line-up
of tablets and laptops.* The US Company had been the last to support the
operating system other than its maker, Microsoft. Dell supposed the
software had failed to resonate with its clientele because it did not
support legacy software available to the full Windows 8 OS.
The firm is in the procedure of being taken over by a group led by its
originator, Michael Dell. He plans to stop its shares being widely traded
and refocus Dell's operations on business-targeted software and services
rather than consumer-fo... more »
Enbridge, A Gang Of Thugs, Liars And Environmental Criminals
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 17 hours ago
(Kalamazoo river full of Enbridge`s spilled oil)
Enbridge are thugs, bullies, belligerent, and they don`t learn their
lessons...
As you know Enbridge is starting a new ad campaign, a campaign that goes
out of the way to NOT mention the name Enbridge, instead the ad campaign
features one-time Prince George resident, now executive vice president of
Enbridge Janet Holder, ..Janet Holder talks of the ocean as a playground,
the Orca whale is prominent too in the ad...
This morning on CKNW Janet Holder talked with Michael Smyth, Janet was
asked about the Enbridge name being omitte... more »
A Vehicle that runs on Water?
Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 18 hours ago
Last night Brian asked me to post this.... he pulled my hair any
everything. Very mean :>) lol!
The so called "New" technologies are appearing everywhere at the moment.
Heather, Nick and I have discussed many many of them and been watching the
articles coming out left right and centre. My research team and Nick'
Energy Work Room group have been putting together a huge amount of
information that is being brought forward, not just about supposed "New"
technologies, but also new science that is showing the basis of our own
internal eternal technologies.
Here is the big secret to la... more »
The BBC are at it again, trying to hid the fact that Gaza has a border with Egypt as well as Israel
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
I have previously blogged about the BBC's persistent attempts to hide the
fact that Gaza has a border with Egypt, indeed on 5 November 2012 I reportedthat the BBC had actually apologised:
NewsOnline Complaints to me
Dear Sir,
Sorry not to reply sooner to your complaint.
One of the maps http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14035536 is
plain shoddy work, for which we apologise. It should mark Egypt.'
Well almost a year on and the BBC have done it again
I have complained and we'll see if the BBC respond...
KARANGI'S MEN IN THE MALL
Anon at aangirfan - 19 hours ago
*Kenya's General Julius Karangi meets General William M. Fraser III, during
his visit to Langley in the USA.*
The US military's close friend *Kenya's General Julius Karangi *used force
when he seized control of the Kenya Mall operation from the police and
other forces.
DAILY POST: KARANGI threatened GICHANGI/ MUHORO/ KIMAIYO ...
Karangi's commandos shot dead two officers of the police's special forces
unit.
DAILY POST: REVEALED: KDF shot dead 2 GSU officers at ...
Karangi, the top man in the Kenyan military, seems to have been protecting
the people who attacked the mall?
"Who ... more »
One person’s base is another’s superstructure
martin-j at tamplins entire - 19 hours ago
It is a truth universities acknowledge, that academics would be stranded
without administrators – well, it’s acknowledged by us administrators at
any rate. Of course, academics can reply that without teaching-staff
administrators would be equally stuck, perhaps more-so. As education is the
end product, it is the teacher who is truly indispensable. While it is
possible to deliver teaching without support-staff – say as a freelancer
delivering private tuition – it is not possible to administer teaching
without any teachers.
Within a large structure like a university, however, it is sa... more »
Taiwan the Complicated -- Wrong
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 20 hours ago
*Vendors near Mingchuan Station.*
This week on Facebook, for some reason people were passing around this
completely wrong presentation of Taiwan' status over at Ilha Formosa called Taiwan
the Complicated. It's actually a totally pro-KMT view and is a good way to
see how people on the pro-China team create a propaganda construct and call
it history. Note the opening:
*So first thing first, is Taiwan part of China?*
*That would actually depend on which “China” you are referring to.*
Taiwan was occupied by the Dutch (1624-1662) and Spanish (1626-1642) in the
17th century. The Dutch d... more »
Richard Millet is facing the same reality that I do
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
It is now 7.15pm and we enter Susya. Shouts of “Free Palestine!” greet us
and upset the festive atmosphere. I have heard something similar many times
on clips on this excellent blog, but never live. They seem to be out of
tune chanting “Free Pales-tine!” rather than the usual and much more
melodious “Free Free Pal-es-tine!”
.
Every fibre of my being wants to stop the car, get out and ask them why in
this sea of madness that we call the Middle East the focus of their
protests were always against this one tiny island of sanity, democracy and
human rights.
“So, what would you say to ... more »
The Coming Tax Hike
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 20 hours ago
Click on graphic to enlarge.
From Casey Mulligan.
Taiwan Bike Federation won't let champ ride in Beijing race
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 20 hours ago
*Outside Dongshih, Taichung.*
Silly -- a chance to display Taiwan as a producer of bikes and cyclists and
destination for cycling... instead:
Champion System has been forced to change its planned line up for the Tour
of Beijing, which starts on October 11th, after Taiwanese champion Kai Feng
has been barred from taking part by his national federation. The five-day
Chinese race, which will once again be the closing event of the
International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour, is one of the biggest events
of the year for the Chinese-registered Professional Continental team, and
general... more »
CHAVEZ OF THE CIA?
Anon at aangirfan - 22 hours ago
*US Navy Commander Robert S. Kerno and Hugo Chavez on the USS YORKTOWN*
*Who might be assets of the CIA - Khomeini, Saddam, Castro, Ahmadinejad,
Kim Jong Un, Gaddafi, Hugo Chavez...?*
*Bill Van Auken *of the World Socialist Web Site has his doubts about
Chavez's Venezuela:
"At the heart of the mounting economic and social crises are the
contradictions underlying so-called Bolivarian 21st Century Socialism,
inaugurated by the former paratrooper colonel Hugo Chavez and continued by
his hand-picked successor Maduro.
"Masquerading under the name of socialism, its program consists of p... more »
America Being Driven Into a Ditch: Thursday Morning Linkage
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 22 hours ago
We continue to degrade the U.S. brand, weakening America’s ability to serve
as a force for attraction around the world. Why would anyone want to
emulate this particular crappy model of democracy? In terms of security,
70% of our intelligence community at the NSA and CIA have been furloughed
(James Clapper and the WaPo raised the specter
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IS ISRAEL LOOKING TO ARAB COUNTRIES FOR SUPPORT TO ATTACK IRAN?
Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 1 day ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the light of US President
Obama’s much softened stance on Iran, has recently been quietly
entertaining guests from some Arab states that are concerned about the rise
of Iran’s growing regional hegemony. While none of these countries have
diplomatic relations with Israel, all share an interest in diluting Iran’s
influence.
In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly recently Netanyahu
stated that he was prepared to act alone against Iran in order to ‘prevent
Iran building a nuclear weapon’. While President Obama is reluctant to t... more »
Ackman books Herbalife losses - forced to cover 40 percent of short to avoid forced cover of his big short ! Which follows Ackman's tommy hammering absorbed with JC Penney ....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-02/ackman-books-herbalife-losses-forced-cover-40-short-avoid-being-forced-cover-short
Ackman Books Herbalife Losses, Forced To Cover 40% Of Short To Avoid Being
"Forced To Cover" Short
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/02/2013 22:53 -0400
- Activist Shareholder
- Bond
- Carl Icahn
- CDS
- Consumer protection
- CRAP
- Creditors
- Investment Grade
- JC Penney
- Market Manipulation
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- Whitney Tilson
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PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR CORPORATE/MILITARY TAKEOVER
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
One could speculate that the corporate backed forces creating the havoc in
Washington DC have a larger goal in mind.
It should be remembered that the infamous Koch brothers, who today fund
many of the extreme right-wing organizations in this country, come from
John Birch Society stock. Their father, Fred Koch, helped found the John
Birch Society in the late 1950s and his rabid anti-communism helped fuel
the Cold War. His sons continue to galvanize hundreds of thousands of
people into supporting the Kochs’ narrow agenda of cutting corporate taxes
and avoiding regulations to the ru... more »
“Fukushima: A Demand for Global Takeover”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* *
*“Fukushima: A Demand for Global Takeover”*
by Harvey Wasserman
"More than 48,000 global citizens have now signed a petition at
www.nukefree.org asking the United Nations and the world community to take
charge of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. Another 35,000 have signed
at www.rootsaction.org. An independent advisory group of scientists and
engineers is also in formation. The signatures are pouring in from all over
the world. By November, they will be delivered to the United Nations.
The corporate media has blacked out meaningful coverage of the most
critical threat to... more »
JILL STEIN ON THE SHUTDOWN
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
The American public, not President Obama, is the force that can have the
most impact on how Washington pulls out of its current acrimony, former
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein told RT on Wednesday.
"I think it's really the American people who need to kick in here... we
need to kick in to say, 'Let's stop this government-by-extortion,'" Stein,
the most successful female presidential candidate in US history, said.
It's Time For Stephen Harper To Stop Acting Like A 'Freakin' Dictator - UPDATED!!
leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
Journalist under fire for asking question of prime ministerBy The Canadian
Press — CP — Oct 2 2013
*By Terry Pedwell - OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's office appears poised to
prevent a veteran TV cameraman from travelling with the prime minister this
week because he asked an impromptu question at a media event.*
*The TV networks are fighting back, insisting that they, not the Prime
Minister's Office, should decide who to assign to cover Harper when he
travels abroad.*
*CTV journalist Dave Ellis asked Harper for a comment last week about
charges laid against then-Conservative MP Dean Del M... more »
Pork Barrel 8: Forum at DLSU Manila
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
More than corruption in pork barrel use, government has corrupted the
people's value that personal and parental responsibility can be secondary
to more government responsibility.
I said that during a forum at De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila last
Friday, September 27, 2013, "Double Dead: A Forum on PDAF", in front of
about 200 students. The event was organized by two student organizations,
the Pol. Science Society plus an organization of Development Studies majors.
I was one of three speakers that day. The other two were Atty. Eduard Chico
of DLSU College of Law, and another la... more »
US MILITARY ANGERS SICILIAN PEOPLE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
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*Idyllic Italian town protests US high-tech base
*
*Palermo, Italy * - Hundreds of letters have been sent to US President
Barack Obama from a tiny school in the Sicilian town of Niscemi, asking
him
to halt the construction of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), a
next generation military satellite communication facility.
"I couldn’t believe that the US has installed all these antennas," said
Giuseppe Maida, a teacher at the local institute. And now the US is at
war,
and the war was declared by a group of mothers, who today are marching
in
the streets of Palermo.
The... more »
Thoughts for the brain - morality and amorality
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 1 day ago
Morality is in many ways identical with ideology. We’ve discussed ideology
before. An ideology is a collection of ideas. A coherent ideology is one
that conforms to an objective point of view. The same is true for morality.
Morality is the practice of judgement and judgement takes place from a
point of view. The limit of an ideology or moral code is the material basis
it evolved from, and the material basis is always changing.
There’s an interesting point made in Mike Davis’s essay Sunshine or Noir
assessing the significance of crime writer James Ellroy’s work. Amorality
in culture... more »
US Orwelian Police State Update - October 2 , 2013 - I-Phone fingerprint scanner linked to US Government ....US Cyber Commands has launched covert cyber attacks - US a rogue cyber warfare state ..... California nullifies NDAA indefinite detention..... Everyone is a domestic terrorist watch - tailgaters at football games recorded by police under DHS sponsored " Urban Areas Security Initiative " now ! Welcome to Gulag USA !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.blacklistednews.com/The_iPhone%27s_Fingerprint_Scanner_Has_Shady_Government_Ties%2C_Anonymous_Says/29311/0/38/38/Y/M.html
The
iPhone's Fingerprint Scanner Has Shady Government Ties, Anonymous
SaysOctober
2, 2013
Print Version
*Source:* Motherboard
Photo via AppleYesterday, just as the US government shut itself down and
put 800,000 people temporarily out of work, the hacktivist group
Anonymous—who the FBI wrongly declared to be dead in August—released a
video
statement with an accompanying Pastebin document claiming that there are
definitive links between AuthenTec, the c... more »
Iran cyber warfare commander assassinated ! Are Saudis and Israel moving forward against Iran and Syria without US approval and / or cooperation ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/10/02/israel-forming-new-gulf-alliance-to-attack-iran/
Israel Forming New Gulf Alliance to Attack IranMP: Israel No Longer
Confident US Will Start War
by Jason Ditz, October 02, 2013
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Threatening to attack Iran has been such a popular pastime for Israeli
governments that they created an entire government ministry called the Strategic
Affairs Ministrywhose sole purpose is to spend all day planning
“initiatives” aimed at an eventual war with Iran.
The election of a reformist president in Iran and a push for diplomacy that
is gaining w... more »
Syria: Turkey drills for oil, Salafi butchers garner Western applause, Ghouta and more!
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
I haven't forgotten about Syria. Not for one minute.
*Turkish firm drilling wells on Syria border.... and further into Syria? *
*It seems possible. It seems likely. *
Arp Petrol has begun seismic research and feasibility works in the area
that showed that there were rich oil fields. The company is expected to
start drilling in the region where it plans to make 15 million Turkish
Liras of investment. The company’s license includes Şırnak, and Mardin’s
Nusaybin and Midyat districts.
“There are many active wells across the [Syrian] border. Why shouldn’t we
be here?* We think that the... more »
BitCoin plunges after Silk Road website seized by the US Government as Dread Pirate Robers arrested ! BitCoin has another body blow , following the late August seizure at Mt. Gox for a second time ( 5 million total seized from Mt.Gox - 2.1 seized in the second seizure )
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-02/bitcoin-plunges-following-us-government-seizure-silk-road-website
BitCoin Plunges Following US Government Seizure Of Silk Road Website, Dread
Pirate Roberts In Custody
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- European Central Bank
- FBI
- Google
- New York State
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- Reuters
- Ron Paul
- SWIFT
- The Onion
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Earlier today, one of the most popular websites that use and promote the
use of BitCoin, Silk Road, was shut down by the US government. As... more »
Billboards That Matter
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
From Don Perl:
Dear Colleagues:
I have randomly gone through the names of those who have been strong
activists in the past for our billboard campaign to inform parents of their
rights to exempt their children from the fraud of high stakes standardized
testing. As most of you know, we have advertised on Colorado highways
since 2005 to raise awareness of the boondoggle of CSAP (now TCAP) and each
year more and more parents have opted their children out of the tests.
This is a critical year for voices raised against the corporate takeover.
They are more forceful than ever. Consi... more »
Mystical Procedural Stuff and Weird Obsessions
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Here's the thing. Sarah Binder wrote a nice explanation over at the all-new
and WaPo-ified Monkey Cage of why discharge petitions weren't going to work
to end the shutdown. Then a bit later, Steve Pearlstein, who is usually
very good, wrote at Wonkblog why a discharge petition might do the trick.
Sarah is correct. But it's not going to slow anyone down, which pushed me
to ask:
Someone needs to explain to me the weird fixation on mystical powers of:
gerrymandering; talking filibusters; discharge petitions
And out of a few replies, I thought these three were worth sharing. I'm not
su... more »
The F-22 Raptor is dead..., waiting for the JSF F-35 to follow...
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
link: http://youtu.be/KaoYz90giTk Link: http://youtu.be/pteMgYPm1xM
Amidst the euro-crisis *The Netherlands* decided to invest over 4.5 billion
€uro in the seemingly bottomless pit for the development of the
Lockheed-Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Being a Dutchman I am concerned
about such "blank cheques" for the delivery of a "phantom-airplane" that
obviously and clearly only flies according to specifications on drawing
boards and in computer simulations... The JSF ought to replace the F-16
jets that The Netherlands still owns. I am a proponent of an effective and economical
de... more »
The Economy: “Why the Government Shutdown Is a Good Thing”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* “Why the Government Shutdown Is a Good Thing”*
by Bill Bonner
“Obama says he won’t give an inch,” said a French friend last night. He had
just watched the evening news. “What’s going on over there? Are they
crazy?” We checked the headlines. The Financial Times in London took an
apocalyptic approach... with seductive psychological undertones: “America
flirts with self-destruction.” Will the flirtation go anywhere? Will this
dance de l’amour lead to a full carnal embrace? Wait a minute…
Why would not funding the federal government cause self-destruction? Every
expert warns abou... more »
Tory Conference Quickie
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day ago
Tonight I was going to write about Conservative Party conference using the
same Tory Twitter sample as last week. But now the foam and palpitations
have calmed right down, they're all a boring lot really. One waxes about
"learning or earning" as if the secret of the Philosopher's Stone stood
revealed to him. And another says Dave's speech was "electric". If this
flat, uninspiring and, gasp, *weak* read of the auto cue was sparking off
energy, you can understand why Ed's ever-so-slightly-left keynote tipped
their ilk into meltdown.
Still, I'm sure some found inspiration in Osborne's... more »
Only in Canada, you say?
Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago
DAMMIT JANET! has a post up about a fetus fetish twit-a-thon going down
tomorrow targeting Canadian legislators in four provinces to
#defundabortion.
*LifeSite News Canada *is promoting the action : Tweet-a-thon planned for
Canada
"Pro-lifers in Canada will take to Twitter Thursday to urge provincial
governments to end taxpayer funding of abortion.
Campaign Life Coalition is organizing a tweet-a-thon from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. to coincide with Defund Abortion rallies organized Thursday in Nova
Scotia, Manitoba, Alberta, and Ontario. They are urging pro-lifers to use
the hashtag ... more »
Keys to Secure areas of the DC Metro System including tunnels recently stolen ? Aerial mapping of DC by a US Navy blimp recently launched and ongoing through October 5 th ? a sudden bank glitch on September 26th in the UK , followed by the very sudden and unexpected 5 day bank holiday imposed by Banco National - commencing on September 27 and in effect through October 1 , 2013 ? Are these coincidental and unrelate oddities , were they foreshadowing events - in light of Greece , Italy and US political dramas that have unfolded this weekend ? And what about the cyber attack drills coming during October ?
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://intellihub.com/2013/09/29/keys-secure-areas-d-c-metro-system-stolen-front-pentagon/
( Incident on September 19 , 2013 ....Why would ordinary thieves want to
steal keys which give them access to secure DC Metro System areas -
including tunnels ? Keep in mind the robbery of the fire truck occurred
around 4:30 am while the fire truck crew were taking part in a rescue , the
thieves took not just the keys but also a forcible entry device called a
hydra ram , they were dressed in black and had ski masks on - sounds like
the were expecting the fire truck as compared with a spur of... more »
Quote of the Day: On Planners…
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
Auckland Councillors and mayoral hopefuls promote their “Unitary Plan.”
Their planners talk it up, as if without their plan no planning would be
done. And voters accept it all, as if what they do themselves every day is
not planning, that capitalism itself *has* economic planning…
“They uncritically accept … the Marxian dogma that capitalism is an anarchy
of production and that socialism represents rational economic planning.
People were (and most still are) in the position of Moliere’s M.
Jourdain, who never realised that what he was speaking all his life was
prose. For, liv... more »
The end of Barack Obama's presidency is imminant?
LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
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
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
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 people
of color, and increasingly low-income whites too, are being treated by a
highly mili... more »
The Ainu Saga
What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 1 day ago
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
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
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 »
Join the #DefendAbortion Tweet Fest Tomorrow
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
Fetus fetishists plan to spam their provincial legislators tomorrow in a
Tweet Fest urging them to #defund abortion.
They've targetted four provinces.
DAMMIT JANET! proposes a counter Tweet Fest using the hashtag
#DefendAbortion.
At DJ!, we live to serve, so here are the lists of provincial pols on
Twitter from PoliTwitter.
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Ontario
We've reported on these feeble efforts before. They've been centred in
Ontario so far. Like this lame little gathering from March this year.
Sadly, this rally had been postponed from the previous fall when Hurricane
Sand... more »
Kenya: Frank Lowry - Owner of the Westgate Mall
Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
*"All Our Heroes are Watching in Heaven While Larry Silverstein Pulls
Building 7"*
Larry Silverstein from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
*
*
*"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
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
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
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
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?
Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 1 day ago
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 when left to their own
devices, and I love seeing how they organize their world when it's all up
to them.
Whether stray or owned, the majority of Copan Ruinas dogs roam the
streets as free agents. Unlike the highly regulated dog environment of
Victoria, these dogs live largely without human interference. There is no
dog catcher, no local SPCA, no enforcement of things like leash use,... more »
Jurisdiction over several causes of action established if one cause is established
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
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'
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
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?
risa bear at A Way to Live - 1 day ago
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 limiting himself to 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 ... more »
Why Is the Secretary of Education Doing a Rush/Beck Routine?
plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
“Why did you listen to that man, that man’s a balloon” “Friend of Mine” —
The National 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 […]
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.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
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The government of the “world’s only superpower,” the “exceptional,” the
“indispensable” country, claims to know what is best for Syria, Iraq,
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