Copyright Into Infinity (Photo credit: Post-Software)More on the Common Core: Achieve, Inc., and Then Some
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 23 minutes ago
I hesitate to publicly confess that I find reading tax forms interesting,
but it is true– especially as concerns the many nonprofits that are
imposing their wills upon the American classroom. The IRS 990 offers much
information on a nonprofit in a concise format, not the least of which are
a nonprofit’s salaried individuals, board […]
5 Reasons Why The P5+1-Iran Deal May Fall Apart
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 30 minutes ago
* "Let us talk now, so that we do not become mad animals!" - Joost A. M.
Meerloo.*
*1. Lack of Unity Among World Powers.*
Before the historical deal between the P5+1 (America, Russia, China,
England, France, and Germany) and Iran was finalized in Geneva last month,
France *tried its best to disrupt the process*, exposing discord and
confusion among the world powers. Look for this trend to continue despite
the success of this deal.
Time will reveal that the P5+1 is not a serious diplomatic partner. The
divisions will continue to rise to the surface, especially in nations that
are... more »
Content copied? How to make Blogger DMCA complaint.
Peter at the original Blogger Tips and Tricks - 52 minutes ago
You found someone copied your content? Here is how to make a Blogger DMCA
complaint. Either follow the steps below or go direct to the Report alleged
copyright infringement form
Step 1:
Go to Removing content from Google
Step 2:
In the "What Google product does your request relate to?" section,
tick ( ) Blogger/blogspot
Step 3:
In the "What can we help you with?" section,
tick ( ) I have a legal issue that is not mentioned above
Step 4:
In the "What can we help you with?" section,
tick ( )I have found content that may violate my copyright
Step 5:
In the "Are you the copyrigh... more »
Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
I speak to plenty of Democrats who want Clinton as their party's
presidential nominee for one reason: she's seen as the Democrats' best
chance to hold the White House. A policy agenda almost never comes into
play in their thinking. Democrats look at the ideological civil war
wracking the Republican Party now and they don't want any of that in their
own party. So careerist hacks and Wall Street shills like Debbie Wasserman
Schultz and Steve Israel babble incessantly about a "big tent" that is big
enough to encompass mortal enemies of working families and of progressive
ideals. It's... more »
URGENT - Thailand: Regime & Western Backers Claim "Insurrection" - Penalty, Death
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 hour ago
*December 3, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - Anti-regime protesters, outnumbering
police at two locations in Bangkok, Police Head Quarters and Government
House, are poised to take over and occupy both locations peacefully as they
have other government sites throughout the city. However, the regime has
dropped leaflets over the protesters claiming that the anti-regime protests
constitute "insurrection" (which carries a maximum penalty of death), that
the leaders are to be arrested, and protesters are to return home.
In support of the regime, dishonest reporting by news agencies such as th... more »
(Medicare for ALL?) Has the Flawed Rollout Put the Rest of His Policy Agenda at Risk and, With It, Progressive Ideas about What Government Can Attempt and What a President Can Achieve at a Moment When an Unprecedented Expansion of Health-Care Coverage Could Validate Them? (Corporate Spooks (HB Gary/Themis/Palantir/Berico/Endgame) Employed by Banksters - BofA - to DeepSix Activists)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 hour ago
It's all true about the rollout of Obamacare going much better - and it
will work eventually (although for whom it still remains to be seen) - but
first, friends, a comment from my favorite candidate for President (or any
office for which he might decide to run): Dear Cirze (Dear America), I hate
to say "I told you so." But I told you so. I said, waaaaaaay back in 2010,
that anyone who
Spain and Japan criminalize dissent......Japan attempting to stifle legitimate Fukushima concerns .....Spain attempting to hold itself together as economic troubles prompt protests - the receation from Spain , outrageous fines geared toward shutting off said protests ! ....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
War On Democracy: Spain And Japan Move To Criminalize Protests
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- European Union
- Greece
- Japan
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Reuters
- Unemployment
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*Submitted by Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,*
As might be expected as political and economic policy failures pile up and
citizens become increasingly mad, the status quo is becoming increasingly
authoritarian (recall blogger “Mish” was just fined 8,000 euros for a blog
post).
In the latest disturbing n... more »
Continuity of NSA surveillance after martial law declaration ? Wonder why National Intelligence Director James Clapper thought running this through recently ( quite quietly with the fuss over the Obamacare disaster website providing cover ) was paramount ? As this was just signed November 12 , 2013 , is a national emergency looming ? NSA Employees receive talking points for Thanksgiving ?? And NSA surveillance of porn sites - and not just so called terrorists targeted of course....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
http://www.infowars.com/directive-provides-government-with-intelligence-after-declaration-of-martial-law/
Directive Provides Government With Intelligence After Declaration of
Martial Law
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Facebook][image: Infowars store]
James Clapper’s directive fires up NSPD 51 providing Department of Homeland
Security with ominous police state authority.
*Kurt Nimmo*
Infowars.com
November 2, 2013
[image: A constellation of federal government intellige... more »
China Launches Moon Mission
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 3 hours ago
(Beiing, AFP) As Chinese rovers roamed its surface, China claimed the moon
today. A foreign ministry spokesman said: "Everyone knows that ancient
Chinese texts from the Later Han mention the moon. Indeed, the moon is a
staple of Tang poetry. Since Chinese were the first to see the moon, it
belongs to China."
Chinese netizens cheered as the historical wrong of China not owning the
moon was finally righted. "Everyone knows the One China policy includes the
moon," affirmed one netizen. Another netizen noted that the moon could be
seen from Taiwan prior to industrialization there, an... more »
What? WaPo editorial-page dunce Fred Hiatt writing about "unjust economics"? (Short answer: Whadderyou, nuts?)
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*by Ken*
The working theory tonight is that a picture is worth, well, a whole lotta
words, and above you have a picture, not just of how washingtonpost.com's
opinion e-updates usually look when they arrive in my e-mailbox, with this
weird line breakage that pushes authors' names up into cahoots with the
(actual) previous author's column blurb, but an actual reproduction of the
way this morning's opinion roundup looked, making it appear to the
uncareful glancer as if *Washington Post *editorial-page editor Fred Hiatt
(aka the Dumbest Lunk on the Planet) had written about "unjust ec... more »
Bad Bear's Photos Longest Walk 4 in Paiute Country
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
Photos
by Western Shoshone Long Walker Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson as Longest Walk
4 Return to Alcatraz arrived in Fallon, Nevada today, Monday, Dec. 2,
2013. Wesley Dick, Kwassuh, said, "It was good to join in the walk
representing the Numu Nations, renamed Northern Paiutes."
Wesley shared traditional food and craft making with long walkers on
Long Walk 2 northern route
@slekar dabbles with #edreform memes: Take 2.
Timothy D. Slekar at @ THE CHALK FACE - 4 hours ago
I thought of the meme above while driving from Madison, WI to Dover, OH
for Thanksgiving break. This image has always represented (for me) the
pinnacle of the racist belief that education should “sanitize.” “Kill the
Indian. Save the Man.” There were no thoughts that equated the image above
and the modern education reform reference […]
Merry Critmass
Engineer-Poet at The Ergosphere - 4 hours ago
It
was 71 years ago today, December 2 1942, when the very first controlled
nuclear chain reaction on earth was started in the "atomic pile" built
in the squash court at the University of Chicago. Rod Adams has more
details.
Exactly 15 years later, the first commercial nuclear power station at
Shippingport went critical for the first time. Thus swords were beaten
into plowshares, and 56 years
NYU Professor pens editorial published by the Washington Post to repeal 22 ND Amendment - which would allow Barack Obama and any other President ( Bill Clinton , George W bush et al ) to seek third terms ..... Looking at the current President's domestic and foreign policy record , what could go wrong ?
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-29/wapos-modest-proposal-dictator-obama
WaPo's Modest Proposal: Dictator Obama
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- Barack Obama
- Charles Schumer
- Free Money
- Iran
- John McCain
- President Obama
- ratings
- Wall Street Journal
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*"It’s time to put that power back where it belongs,"* explains Jonathan
Zimmerman in today's Washington Post, "*Barack Obama should be allowed to
stand for re election *just as citizens should be allowed to vote for — or... more »
Commerce or Community
hygiecrat at hygiecracy - 5 hours ago
Originally published on CounterPunch
Because the history of the United States is comprised of contradictions
(proclamations of liberty, for instance, are coupled with the practice of
slavery), it should come as little surprise to find that the holiday of
Thanksgiving – so steeped in hyper-consumerism – itself derives from the
rejection of a compelled commercialism. This history is especially relevant
today, as we consider how to reconcile another crucial contradiction – the
conflict between commerce (the mercenary) and community (the common – that
which is shared).
Before the R... more »
Thanksgiving Holiday Day 4
Southern Man at Southern Man - 5 hours ago
*In which Southern Man goes to church and then spends the remainder of his
Day of Rest...resting.*
And that's really all there was to it: some early-morning geocaching, the
gym for a light workout and shower, Bible study, and then home where he
made taco soup and piddled around and generally relaxed. *Lord, thank you
for granting us this day of rest. Amen.*
Thanksgiving Holiday Day 3
Southern Man at Southern Man - 5 hours ago
*In which Southern Man continues the weekend of feasting with friends and
hams it up for lots of photos...*
Southern Man was up early and headed into town in The Titan to run errands
- the bank, the post office, the grocery store, the home store (for about
half a ton of concrete mix)- and then to a friend's home for another feast.
Would you just look at those birds. There would be little left by the end
of the day.
These boys sure know how to party!
Party On!
Well at least Paul's not on his phone!
Happy Birthday Paul!
Southern Man with the lovely Jeri.
Southern Man with t... more »
The price of privatizing the public commons
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 5 hours ago
The 73 year old grandmother denied cancer medication and being clapped into
solitary confinement for an entire month in a private prison for
complaining about it, is just one story in the long and sorry annals of
private prison abuse. We're unlikely to close this book any time soon. The
Prison Industrial Complex has no incentive to change.
Though a court has not yet heard Lester’s case, the two prison companies in
question already face a string of allegations that they abuse or neglect
inmates. Because private prison companies must turn a profit, health care
and quality of life a... more »
Cop says “no” to War on Drugs
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
Retired cop Peter Christ comprehensively demolishes the arguments for the
War on Drugs. A commenter counts down the highlights, including…
… a very honest answer to a commonly asked drug question at 0:54 , the
easiest question to answer about the War on Drugs at 4:48 , the complete
destruction of the biggest argument anti-drug advocates use at 7:23 , using
the *Bible* to prove the ineffectiveness of prohibition at 13:55 [yes,
true], and a rapid-fire debunking of several myths all in one breath at
14:20. If you have to leave right now, just skip to 5:58 for the thesis
statement in ... more »
Myths, Myths, Myths
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 6 hours ago
I did an item today about today's calls for Obama to start firing people
willy-nilly that was probably not nearly harsh enough. But the one thing I
left out that I really want to get to is yet another myth about a previous
president.
No, not the one about second-term presidents never recovering if their
approval sinks; I saw that again today, but I've already handled that one.
It's this one (my emphasis):
“I don’t know where the breakdown occurred on that, but it’s Obama’s ‘no
new taxes’ moment,” the official said, referring to *the broken promise
that is widely seen as having cost... more »
Prayers please... w/Update
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 6 hours ago
Our little Frankie decided to snack on a bunch of fake Styrofoam grapes
covered in plastic last night.
He's on his way to surgery in about one hour.
Please say a little prayer for a successful operation and a speedy recovery.
Thank you...
*Update:*
Frankie is out of surgery and doing great. They found a whole pistachio
(shell and nut) and a fairly large hunk of the hard plastic wrapping from
one of the fake grapes.
The vet said if we had waited we would have been doing a resection on his
little intestines.
He can come home tomorrow.
Thank you all for your prayers.
*One of t... more »
What Turns A Normal Baby Into A Right Wing Sociopath?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Born in 1911, Ronald Reagan came from a normal working class Illinois home.
He was a labor union activist in the 1940s and the president of his union
from 1947 until 1952 and again in 1959 but at some point in there he sold
out to management and started secretly ratting out other actors to the FBI
as "communist sympathizers." He remained a Democrat and even helped
California Senator Helen Gahagan Douglas defend herself against the
deranged attacks from a sleazy, fascist-oriented political newcomer,
Richard Nixon. By then, though, he was dating Republican Nancy Drew and he
started... more »
Comment of the day
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 7 hours ago
Russell Kenneth on December 2, 2013 at 11:39 am said:
Look into the software PROMIS invented by Bill Hamilton and stolen by the
NSA which merged it with AI (Artificial Intelligence). AI is also used to
syphon peoples money out of their bank accounts, without their permission.
This happened to Reza Palevi, the Shah of Iran, Saddam Hussein,of Iraq; and
to Marcus of the Philippines. AI is equipped with sensors that can detect
minerals and crude-oil deposits for further exploitation, while it is being
bet on in global stock markets.
The curious thing is that the movie “Matrix mentions thi... more »
The Pope and Capitalism
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 7 hours ago
A friend from UPSE alumni association, Mike A. wrote me in our SEAA
yahoogroups and asked my views on Pope Francis, as he has made a
critique on the Free Market ideology, and the Social Darwinian "survival
of the fittest" philosophy. Below is portion of a news report from
theblaze.com.
*Pope Francis Made Some Pretty Big Comments on the Global Economy: Here’s
What You Need to Know*
*Nov. 26, 2013 1:26pm By Becket Adams*
*Pope Francis rebuked the culture of profit at any cost as he issued a
224-page mission statement for his papacy Tuesday, saying that mankind is
called f... more »
Chechens drawn south to fight in Syria
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
Last one for a couple of days-
*Following up on- Meet the Rebel Commander in Syria That Assad, Russia and
the U.S. All Fear*
The BBC article mentions the feared Commander, ethnic Chechen, Georgian
Army/Covert Operative- Tarkhan Batirashvili or U/Omar al-Shishani
Omar Shishani (centre) has urged Muslims to support the "jihad" against
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
*Chechens in Syria*
On the flight from Istanbul to Tbilisi, I had a conversation with a former
employee of the UN's refugee agency who had worked with Chechens living in
the Pankisi Gorge.
The remote area in north-eas... more »
Canada to file claim to dramatically extend Arctic boundaries
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
*This article is interesting for a number of reasons, but, I will focus on
three of them-*
Feel free to comment on what ever it is you think about this move.
*1st:* Looking at the map, I would almost wonder why the US didn't make
this claim?
Or is Canada making this claim as an expansion of the NAU?
*2nd:* I will highlight the fact that all this Arctic ice had to be dealt
with to undertake this mapping.* In direct contrast to all the AGW spin
informing us that the Arctic is devoid of ice. *Yet, whenever one reads an
article that is not pushing the AGW perception management, *lo and b... more »
Smothered Baked Potato Soup
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 7 hours ago
I never knew I was a warm weather beach kind of girl until we moved to
Texas. We lived by the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico and it was warm all year
round. I missed skiing a little bit, but not enough to move back to the
cold.
Some how we ended up back in the cold anyway, it is supposed to snow
tonight and I am mourning the loss of the my summer sunshine. I like to
hibernate with a cup of hot chocolate and a warm blanket until spring time,
with soup on the menu almost every night. This particular soup is a family
favorite. It is easy to make and so yummy. It tastes like a smothered bake... more »
The good drone
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
I confess, when I first saw this I thought it was some sort of online
spoof. Apparently not.
Wow!
The technology is almost there. But what’s the big holdup?
Amazon said: "from a technology point of view, we'll be ready to enter
commercial operations as soon as the necessary regulations are in place."
Ah. Of course.
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Monday Evening Linkage: moustaches and Michelle Obama
Megan MacKenzie at Duck of Minerva - 8 hours ago
Well it is officially December- and you know what that means…all the
hipsters and single dudes can finally shave off their Movember moustaches
(those are the only men who participate, right?). Movember is a fundraiser
for testicular cancer that has gained traction (in 2012 the campaign raised
29 million in Australia, where the idea originated)
Continue reading
Making glee compulsory
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
Clive James's delightful TV reviews at the *Telegraph *are too little read,
so here's an extract from his his latest essay - an essay which begins:
The BBC spent a whole week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.
Programmes without number were devoted to his continuing fame.
Here, however, is the essay's closing section - dealing with the
celebration's closing extravaganza. Enjoy!:
To rub the triumph in, there was a follow-up show on BBC Three called
Doctor Who: The Afterparty. There is a long history of fizzling disaster to
suggest that parties held in a TV studio neve... more »
This Is An INSULT To Canadians: Canadian Shill Prime Minister Stephen Harper "Rocks Out" For The Jews: "Israel Will Always Have Canada"!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 8 hours ago
Today, I am truly sick to be a Canadian... The more and more I have read
the last few days about this so called "Federal Government" that occupies
Parliament hill in Ottawa, and how it is nothing more than absolute butt
kissers for the Jews that control this once great country, and the
psychotic nation of Israel, the more I honestly want to puke! And the
Canadian public blindly or unknowingly put up with this garbage?
But I came across an article today that had me racing to the washroom
wanting to hurl.... According to this article, from the Daily Stormer
website, at www.dailysto... more »
Feinstein knows who should go for the gold!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013*
*Script never sleeps, college football edition:* John Feinstein knows who
should play Florida State for the college football title.
He has memorized a sacred script, college football edition:
FEINSTEIN (12/12/13): It also is true that Florida State hasn’t exactly
beaten Murderer’s Row. But the Seminoles’ 51-14 rout at Clemson is head and
shoulders above anything Ohio State has accomplished.
*Neither one can come close to matching the résumé of either Auburn or
Missouri*—which also is 11-1 with the loss to South Carolina in double
overtime. Auburn’s loss ... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 9 hours ago
*State Seeking Lawsuit Against Corps Over MRGO ~Jeremy Alford, LaPolitics*
~Editilla Brotellas~ Jesus fuck me and throw away the spoom. Mark my words,
this is a feign by Koch Sucker Governorcist Jindal to give the O&G industry
time to consolidate their political/legislature opposition to the SLFPA-E
Lawsuit. Hard fucking ball. They have no intention of prevailing on their
suit against the Corps. No. That would take DECADES. Another go at MRGO
will take decades. No, they only want time, and taxpayer money to finish
off South Louisiana. Because, without land upon which to stand we have ... more »
Look of ‘pure evil’ in bulging eyes of Lee Rigby’s ‘killer’
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
*The Times* (online) is leading tonight with the latest news from the
second day of the trial of Adebolajo and Adebowale:
Look of ‘pure evil’ in bulging eyes of Lee Rigby’s ‘killer’:
One of the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby had a look of “pure evil” in his
bulging eyes as he threatened a couple who tried to help the fallen
soldier, a witness told the Old Bailey today . Cheralee Armstrong said that
she and her partner, James Henegan, drove past the scene of what appeared
to be a road accident in Woolwich, South London, on May 22 this year. Only
when they stopped and stared at what wa... more »
Moral hazard at Australia’s Top End
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 9 hours ago
*We welcome our irregular roving Asian correspondent, Suzuki Samurai, who
files this report from in hiding somewhere near Darwin, Australia…*
[image: image]Drive 1200km from Darwin along the northern right-hand
coastal tip of the Northern Territory of Australia,1 and you will end up in
the purpose-built mining town of Gove.
The general area (and sometimes the town) is also known as Nhulunbuy. It is
still called that by the Aboriginals and the more historically minded—and
Null-And-Void by cunning linguists. It is a surprisingly nice place to look
at, blessed with a blue sea the co... more »
Imágenes navideñas, Santa Claus, Muñecos de Nieve, Postales y Año Nuevo.
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 10 hours ago
Causality and Policy Outcomes: The Case of Presidents and Economic Growth
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 10 hours ago
The WSJ reports today (and also the Washington Post) on a new paper by Alan
Blinder and Mark Watson (here in PDF, hereafter BW13) which tackles what
would seem to be a straightforward question: Why is it that since World War
II the US economy has grown significantly faster under Democratic
presidents than Republican presidents? This post looks at this question
from the broader standpoint of policy research methods. I conclude that
BW13 have asked the wrong question, one that lends itself to many answers
or none at all, and perhaps it tells us more about policy research methods
than... more »
Hey, Pollsters!
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 10 hours ago
Three topics I'd love to know more about:
1. How many people know that Healthcare.gov is Obamacare? Especially the
people who actually use it. Also, the associated questions: how many know
that it's the Affordable Care Act, and how many know that there's more to
the ACA than the exchanges? I'm assuming that the number of people who
associate Healthcare.gov with Obamacare is higher than it would have been
if it had worked smoothly from the start...I'd expect the number to be
relatively high now, and start to shrink as time goes on. But either way,
I'd love to know about it.
2. How m... more »
Umatilla and activists block Tar Sands megaload shipment in Oregon
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
By
Trip Jennings
Portland Rising Tide
Censored News
UMATILLA, Oregon – Sunday: Two arrested as Tribal Members and Climate
Justice Activists blocked a megaload bound for the Alberta Tar Sands.
The action Sunday night prevented the megaload from leaving the Port of
Umatilla. Organizers from Portland Rising Tide urge supporters to join a
planned protest Monday night to continue blocking the
Free Online Showing Of "Food Matters" Documentary - December 1st to the 10th, 2013
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 11 hours ago
From December 1st until December 10th. FOOD MATTERS, will be screening free
online.
Uncovering the sickness industry.
*"One quarter of what you eat keeps you alive and three quarters of what
you eat keeps your doctor alive...If you want to know what's wrong look
down at the table, it's staring back at you."*
*T*
*o watch the free screening, pleease clicklm on the link provided below:*
*Link To Free Viewing*
Arnon Milchan: A U.S filmmaker and billionaire also spy for Israel
LeDaro at LeDaro - 11 hours ago
Arnon Milchan was the first one who provided the necessary material to
Israel to makes its first atomic bomb. Why U.S, Canada and other Europeon
nations not go after Arnon Milchan. When it comes to Iran they are all gung
ho. Hypocrisy and double-standards.
Boehner's Unpopular Agenda Includes Blocking Any Congressional Curbs On Domestic Spying
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
As we mentioned yesterday, Boehner has made time for Congress to debate how
many fewer meals per week underprivileged children should be allowed to eat
per week, but has no time to debate the Senate's bi-artisan comprehensive
immigration reform bill or the legislation to prevent employment
discrimination against the LGBT community. There is also growing pressure
on him to get off his fat ass and allow Congress to vote on curbing NSA
domestic spying against American citizens. He refuses, although the bill
now has 102 cosponsors-- 51 Republicans and 51 Democrats.
As Maine Democrat S... more »
It's Monday...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*what's going on.*
Always On Watch: *ObamaFail*
Liberty's Torch: *Pre-Funeral Eulogies*
Asylum Watch: *Leftwaaard..Maaaarch! Left….Left…Left…*
The Political Commentator: *Video: Obamacare explained using a simple cup
of coffee!*
Freedom's Lighthouse: *Stuart Varney: ObamaCare is “One Giant
Redistribution Scheme” – Video 12/2/13 *
American Thinker: *The Schizophrenia of Barack Obama*
Fat Free Econ 49: Growth Amid Storms
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 12 hours ago
* This is my article yesterday in interaksyon.com, TV5's news portal.
-----------
MANILA - By storms, we refer not only to natural typhoons and widespread
flooding, but also to political storms that hounded both the Legislative
and Executive branches due to the prolonged pork barrel scandal in the
third quarter this year. It remains surprising therefore that the
Philippine economy was able to grow by seven percent in the third quarter.
In the first three quarters of this year, the Philippines' gross domestic
product (GDP) has grown so far by 7.4 percent. Gross national income (GNI) ... more »
Reader Highlights Logick of New York Times Editorial Board
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 12 hours ago
Brent Staples and the other pampered fools on the New York Times editorial
board are at it again, this time advising the new mayor on how to do to
teachers what they would never dream of doing to themselves. Below is an
excerpt on the seniority issue, followed by one of the 175 comments that
lays bare the bankruptcy of thought that characterizes every utterance on
education by the billionaires' boys at America's newspaper of record:
. . . . Seniority trumps everything and is treated as a proxy for
excellence. Under current rules, a school that has an enrollment shortfall
or budget... more »
Livestream Navajo Window Rock Uranium Film Fest Grassroots Gathering
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
,
Live streaming video by UstreamLive from Navajo Nation: International
Uranium Film Festival, with grassroots talks and workshops Dec 2 -- 4,
2013.
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
NAVAJO NATION -- The grassroots gathering at the International Uranium
Film Festival on the Navajo Nation began this morning, with talks by
Native Americans battling uranium mining in their homelands.
Powley test for Aboriginal Rights
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 12 hours ago
*R. v. Powley*, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 207, 2003 SCC 43:
The test is set out in ten parts:
1. *Characterization of the right *– for a harvesting right, the term
"characterization" refers to the ultimate use of the harvest. Is it for
food, exchange or commercial purposes? The Court said that the Métis right
to hunt is not limited to moose just because that is what the Powleys were
hunting. Métis don't have to separately prove a right to hunt every species
of wildlife or fish they depend on. The right to hunt is not
species-specific. It is a general right to hunt for food in the tradit... more »
IAP Announces New Price for TMoE
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 12 hours ago
For those trying to order The Mismeasure of Education from Amazon, I
apologize for their being out of stock, AGAIN. My advice: forget Amazon.
Information Age now has both hardback and paperback with a new promotional
price. Another best reason this season not to buy from the exploitative
worker warehouse at Amazon!
LATEST THIS ISSUE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
Guests are Lorry Fleming and Howard Waxman from the local group called Bath
Citizens for Responsible TIF Action which campaigned against the recent
corporate tax subsidy for Bath Iron Works here in Maine.
TERESA MAÑE MIRAVENT
mollymew at Molly'sBlog - 12 hours ago
*Teresa Mañe Miravent - Mother of Federica Montseny*
The following is a translation from Spanish. The Spanish original is
available at the *Biografias anarquistas *section of the website of the CNT
Puerto Real. Any errors of translation are entirely my responsibility.
Born on November 29 1865 in Cubelles (Garraf, Catalonia) - until
recently believed to be in Vilanova i la Geltrú- the educator, activist
and anarchist propagandist Teresa Mañe Miravent, better known under her
pseudonym Soledad Gustavo. Her wealthy family ran the Garden Hotel in
Vilanova i la Geltrú, known... more »
The out of control British state - The Commentator
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago
' In an exclusive to the Telegraph, it is being reported that social
services in the county of Essex obtained a court order forcibly to sedate a
pregnant woman, surgically remove her child from her womb by caesarean
section, take the baby into care and put it up for adoption.
The woman, an Italian citizen who was in the UK on a training course,
wasn't even told that the procedure was going to happen to her. She was
whisked off to hospital one day, drugged up, and awoke to find that the
baby that had been growing inside her for 9 months had simply disappeared.'
What a country we li... more »
Einstein and Eddington: a film
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Joseph Sykora sent me a link to a 94-minute-long 2008 BBC Two film about Eddington
and Einstein:
It's no documentary. Expect a drama movie that may be watched by those not
too interested in physics as well. I liked it a lot (despite the artistic
license to modify the history) and you should watch it, too.
Beware: the text below may contain spoilers. All of them.
The movie begins in 1919 when poetic Arthur Eddington and his assistant try
to measure the bending of light during the solar eclipse at Principe, an
island off West Africa (it was shot near the Adriatic beaches of Croat... more »
Do you believe these things really happened?
bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013*
*On balance, we do not:* The piece was featured on page one of the New York
Times Sunday Review.
It was the only piece on page one. That’s a *very* high-profile placement.
Shown below are the opening paragraphs of the piece, headline included. Do
you believe this actually happened?
SMITH AND AAKER (12/1/13): *Millennial Searchers*
For Viktor Frankl, the Holocaust survivor who wrote the best-selling book
“Man’s Search for Meaning,” the call to answer life’s ultimate question
came early. When he was a high school student, one of his science teachers
decla... more »
This country is in serious, serious trouble...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*seriously!*
Capitalist Preservation: *Dan Joseph: College Students Describe
'Twerking.' Don't know who Vladimir Putin or John Kerry are.*
Reaganite Republican: *Products of California Public Schools React to
Martin Luther King's Fatal Car Accident...*
Repeal is Still Dead
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 13 hours ago
A few bullet points on health care reform at the start of December...
*The brutal truth of "repeal" is that whatever the politics, every day a
flat-out repeal of the ACA becomes more and more nonsensical. The status
quo ante no longer exists; changing the law back to how it was in 2009
wouldn't bring back the health care situation that existed then.
*Hey, health care wonks! I've been using this line about how repeal no
longer makes policy sense for some time now, but while I'm confident that's
correct, I'm certainly not enough of a health care wonk to write up all the
details that m... more »
Why I Won't Be Buying a New Subaru to Benefit TFA
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
A letter I sent to a very nice salesman at the Memphis Subaru dealership
this morning:
To: davidellison@jimkerassubarusoa.dealer.com
Dear David,
I saw a friend the other night who bought a new Subaru from you earlier
this Fall, and I was admiring his car. With one of my cars on the verge of
needing a new timing belt, I was planning to visit your place just after
the Christmas rush to take advantage, perhaps, of any kind of year-end
deals.
All that changed, however, when I saw the Subaru ad yesterday that listed
the miseducative outfit, Teach for America, as a recipient of your ... more »
Mi'kmaqs never surrender! Fight fracking!
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Mi'kmaqs
never surrender, fight fracking!
Photo above: Late Monday, row of tires burn for fracking blockade. Round
dance as more RCMP arrive. Arrests today, including one brutal arrest
of a woman. Twitter photo.
Native Voices United online radio
3 WOMEN HIT BY SWN, INJUNCTION EXTENDED, AND HIGHWAY 11 BURNS
https://www.facebook.com/NVURadio
DEC 2- Today along highway 11 things got rough.
'Tis the Season for Noblesse-Obliging
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
That most blessed season of heartwarming rags-to-riches Hallmark and
Lifetime specials is upon us once again. The same moralizing plots
are foisted upon us year after year. One favorite is the debunked
conservative prosperity gospel, in which the poor mom working three jobs is
rewarded for her toil with a millionaire hubby from Santa. The other is the
Scrooge legend, in which the millionaire boss fires everybody, they suffer,
he notices in the nick of time, and he hires them back with a
one-time bonus and a one-time-only party in the mansion.
Looking at this year's line-up, I think ... more »
THE REAL PIRATE STORY
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
MB and I went to see the new movie called Captain Phillips last night.
It's about the American commercial ship captain who was taken hostage for
ransom by Somali pirates. The movie was well done and the acting quite
superb, especially the Somali actors, but the film was rather slim on
telling the real story why the people of Somalia have been reduced to acts
of piracy in order to survive.
When I got home I watched several videos to find out more about the
situation. I've previously posted some videos about this but it is a good
time to do it again. Because there has been virt... more »
DELIVERY DRONES
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Drones to deliver for Amazon and for take-out pizza. Who knows what comes
next. Maybe drones to deliver groceries too?
Bottom line is that before long hardly anyone will have a job
anymore....who will have any money to order anything from Amazon or any
other business?
The Guardian (UK) takes this story apart. Here are a few excerpts:
Here's the problem: it's all hot air and baloney. As Jeff Bezos, Amazon's
CEO, acknowledged in the 60 Minutes segment, his plan to begin delivery by
drone won't be enacted until around 2018 – and that's a hugely optimistic
timeline.
Bezos' neat t... more »
Explaining Iraqi Kurdistan’s Policy Towards Syria, Interview With Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
The conflict in neighboring Syria has provided both opportunities and
problems for Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Kurdish President
Massoud Barzani and to a lesser extent the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
(PUK) have attempted to forge ties with Syrian Kurds and shape events there
to their benefit. These have only met with limited success as the Syrians
have their own agendas. To help explain this policy is Wladimir van
Wilgenburg who until recently was based in Irbil, and is an analyst for the
Jamestown Foundation out of Washington DC, and writes for Al Monitor.
Pres.... more »
OUTSCORING FINLAND: Script never sleeps!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013*
*Interlude—A second-grader asks:* “Is it true that Patrick had an operation
that made him not ticklish?”
In all our years of truth-squadding, it may have been the best question
we’d ever heard anyone ask.
We liked the formal presentation. (“Is it true that...” rather than
“Did...”) And we liked one youngster’s instinctive search for the truth.
In this instance, a 7-year-old was fact-checking her older brother, a
junior in high school. Out in the living room, he had made an implausible
claim to protect himself against group attack from four marauding gir... more »
Britain leapfrogs Japan as world’s 4th most valuable nation brand
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
*If you had any doubt as to the corporate nature of countries... -Bill*
2 DECEMBER 2013 - 9:49AM
POSTED BY JOHN GLENDAY
*Britain leapfrogs Japan as world’s 4th most valuable nation brand*
http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/12/02/britain-leapfrogs-japan-world-s-4th-most-valuable-nation-brand?
Britain has risen to fourth spot in a table of nations holding the most
valuable brands thanks in large part to the success of hosting the Olympic
Games in 2012 and a positive reception to the ‘Great’ Britain promotional
work, according to consultancy firm Brand Finance.
A double whammy from 2012,... more »
Definition of a Rebuttal, and conversations with Heather
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 15 hours ago
*Definition of a Rebuttal, and conversations with Heather*
Posted by D.
reblogged from Removing the Shackles
I am posting a few pieces of conversation that have happened over the past
couple of days. Not only for Transparency's sake, but to help answer a
few lingering questions.
First off, I wasn't going to respond to this conversation last week- I
mean, I was, then I decided I wouldn't.... and now I've decided to make
just one last comment on the topic, followed by Heather's last comment on
the topic as well.
Here is the statement that ran all over the internet on skype and i... more »
Ukraine's EU Snub? It's the Economy, Stupid!
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
If Viktor Yanukovych were to sign the EU agreements as they stand, the
economy would suffer and he would probably lose to whichever rival
candidate arch-foe Yulia Tymoshenko gives her backing in 2015.
Seems so strange that a small number of Ukrainian citizens would go out and
protest for something that is going to further harm them? Before we talk
economy just an observation on the protests- Strange that the western msm
media is giving this all so much coverage? Well over 1,000 articles at
Google news today? Even though the protests really do not appear that vast.*Keeping
in min... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*James Gill: Sheriff Gusman running for re-election remains clueless on
workings of parish jail*
*Legislative Auditor: State may be losing out on millions in oil and gas
severance taxes ~LaPolitics*
*Tulane center: From Mardi Gras to coastal research ~Amy Wold, Advocate*
*Zombie planet: a Vodou vision of the environmental apocalypse ahead ~Sally
Ann Glassman, The Lens*
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Lucy Liu, 45. The hardest thing about getting Holmes
right has to be the precise gradation of just how smart he is. Too smart
and there's no drama (or else you need to keep coming up with cheats, and
what's the point of that?). Not smart enough, and why are we watching? I
think Sherlock set it a bit too high, and Elementary just a tad too low.
Two first-rate Watsons, though, although I'm a die-hard Nigel Bruce fan.
Hey, it's Monday, isn't it? How about some good stuff:
1. Scott Porch with suggestions about how campaign coverage could improveif the media took finding... more »
Last Blue America Contest Of 2013-- And It's All About Minnesota… And Depeche Mode
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Keith Ellison stood out as a principled, values-driven progressive when he
was a member of the Minnesota legislature. Blue America backed him back
then, hoping for more of the same in Washington. And we haven't been
disappointed. Co-chair of the Progressive Caucus and Democratic Chief
Deputy Whip, Keith is one of the only Democrats on a leadership track who
speaks to the interests of ordinary working families. As Raúl Grijalva told
us, "Keith, above all, isn't posturing. He deeply believes in and
relentlessly fights for progressive values and equality for all… He is a
real person ... more »
Shot-gun Buy-Sell Agreements
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 16 hours ago
*Western Larch Limited v. Di Poce Management Limited,* 2013 ONCA 722:
[40] Unanimous shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, and
joint venture agreements often contain what is commonly known as a "shotgun
buy-sell provision". This is a mechanism for involuntarily expelling one or
more of the parties from a business venture, which will continue without
the exiting party's participation. Expulsion is a remedy available where,
for example, the participants no longer get along, as in this case.
[41] Shotgun buy-sell provisions generally share the following
feat... more »
Too Late?
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Michael Warren writes that Stephen Harper is rapidly approaching the moment
where he will have to choose between himself and his party:
The events that unfold in front of him in the months ahead hold little hope
of vindication. His unlikely version of the Senate scandal will either
completely collapse or remain in haunting limbo.
Harper’s defence is that he didn’t know about the political scheming that’s
swirled around him for a year. If he had, he would have stopped it.
But for many Canadians that’s not an acceptable ethical standard.
Even if he didn’t know, he should have. ... more »
Perrin Emails Found Behind Couch!
Alison at Creekside - 16 hours ago
.
"We are good to go from the PM once Ben [Perrin] has confirmation from
[Mr. Duffy’s lawyer]" would seem to be a good place to start.
PMO recovers ex-legal adviser’s e-mails on Duffy affair
Senate scandal: Benjamin Perrin's PMO emails not deleted
.
Diefenbaker worst PM ever?
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 16 hours ago
Worst one in modern history for sure. His unforgivable major blunder of
shutting down the Avro Arrow alone should seal the deal. But there is more
great conservative thinking at work. Charles Monsarrat who built
the Jacques Cartier Bridge, the Thousand Island Bridge and a handful of
similar bridges still trucking today submitted a quote for 10 million
dollars for the Champlain bridge. The winning quote for nearly 9 million
was chosen by Diefenbaker protecting taxpayer dollars. Another great
example of penny wise and pound foolish conservatives. Today
the Champlain Bridge is litera... more »
Little Did I Know...
Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of the Wayback Machine, at
http://web.archive.org/web/20010719173326/http://www2.dynamite.com.au/aebrain/alan.htm
*Birthplace and All That*
To quote Hoffnung, "I was born, through no fault of my own, at a very
early age.". Or in my case, in 1958 in Earley, a small suburb of Reading,
Berkshire, England. Or at least it was a suburb. Now its been swallowed up
in Reading proper. Last time I was there (1986), the fields I used to watch
the Foxhunters go through are now a high-density housing development
("Lower Earley", and you can't get much lower, I'm telling you...), and t... more »
Definition of a Rebuttal, and conversations with Heather
Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 17 hours ago
I am posting a few pieces of conversation that have happened over the past
couple of days. Not only for Transparency's sake, but to help answer a
few lingering questions.
First off, I wasn't going to respond to this conversation last week- I
mean, I was, then I decided I wouldn't.... and now I've decided to make
just one last comment on the topic, followed by Heather's last comment on
the topic as well.
Here is the statement that ran all over the internet on skype and in
various forums:
[2:39:49 PM] Henry O'Leary: UCC FILINGS Have Now been REBUTTED:
http://tinyurl.com/UCCrebutta... more »
American Bar Association Names Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home A Top Legal Blog For Third Year
Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 17 hours ago
Thank you so much to those who nominated this blog to the ABA's Blawg 100!
The American Bar Association has announced their winners, and *Screw You
Guys, I'm Going Home* was named one of the top labor and employment blogs
in the country for the third year in a row. I couldn't have gotten there
without your help.
I'm honored to be included as the only employee-side blog in the labor and
employment category, along with such terrific management-side blogs as Dan
Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog, Molly DiBianca’s Delaware
Employment Law Blog, Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook... more »
Unconstrained MSSM: LSP is pure Higgsino or pure wino
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
There are several interesting hep-ph papers today, especially those about
supersymmetry, but I chose to highlight
LHC and dark matter phenomenology of the NUGHM
by Maria Eugenia Cabrera, Alberto Casas, Roberto Ruiz de Austri, Gianfranco
Bertone (Amsterdam, Madrid, Valencia). They calculate a probability
distribution for various masses of electroweak superpartners given the
current accelerator and dark-matter constraints (and numerical observables).
They work within NUGHM which is a rather generic MSSM with "non-universal
gaugino and Higgs masses". This subset of the MSSM parameter s... more »
URGENT: Thai Police Threaten to "Shoot-to-Kill" Anyone Using Vehicles to Remove Barriers
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 18 hours ago
*December 2, 2013 - 1820 local time* (Tony Cartalucci) - Taking their cue
from US-backed pro-EU protesters in Ukraine, anti-regime protesters in
Thailand have mobilized their own bulldozers to remove barriers. Unlike in
Ukraine, where despite the West calling the police crackdown "violent,"
they did not shoot protesters operating bulldozers near their lines.
*Image: Protesters in Ukraine, backed by the US, UK, and EU, have used
earthmovers against police barriers in the capital city of Kiev. Ukrainian
police did not use live fire on the protesters, and protesters have been
allowed t... more »
Argentina: Anomalous Humanoid Figure in Necochea
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 18 hours ago
Contributing editor *Guillermo D. Giménez* submits these intriguing
photographs with the following message: *"Magnification of the photograph
taken on November 19 [2013] along the coast of Necochea (Buenos Aires
Province, Argentina) where a towering humanoid figure can be seen over the
coast. What do you think? Photograph is being analyzed by FAO - Argentinean
Ufology Foundation - directed by Luis Burgos from La Plata."*
*INEXPLICATA* will post any updates and the results of the analysis.
Thanks, Guillermo!
Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spa... more »
Gulf of Mexico Natives Fighting for their Lives by Trisha Springstead, RN
Barbara Ann Levy at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Curated Green Rights Collection - 19 hours ago
*“When the Last Tree Is Cut Down, the Last Fish Eaten, and the Last Stream
Poisoned, You Will Realize That You Cannot Eat Money.”*
I have been fighting Big Oil, Gas and Nuclear since my years at University
of California Santa Barbara. I marched with Jackson Browne and the
Indigenous Elders in Santa Barbara. I went back to that region in 2009 and
as far as the eye could see there they were oil rigs spaced evenly up and
down the coast of Southern California. The San Onofre nuclear power plant
stood like a decaying corpse against the skyline of the waters protecting
Camp Pendleton. W... more »
GLASGOW COPTER CRASH
Anon at aangirfan - 20 hours ago
In Glasgow, on 29 November 2013, a police helicopter fell out of the sky
'like a stone'.
It landed on a crowded place of entertainment called the Clutha pub.
*"Investigators have refused to rule out foul play as they examined
possible causes of the crash, including whether the pilot was shot...*
"Witnesses reported hearing the helicopter engine 'misfiring' at 10.25pm,
and air accident investigators are examining whether there was a mechanical
fault."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
The pilot who died in the crash is thought to have been one of Prince
William's flight inst... more »
Consolidation of Gaia Portals Comes, as Cosmic Light Alignments are Completed
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 20 hours ago
*Consolidation of Gaia Portals Comes, as Cosmic Light Alignments are
Completed*
by ÉirePort
Consolidation of Gaia Portals comes, as Cosmic Light alignments are
completed.
There becomes as one aligned Being, the combined efforts of all.
Portals have essentialized necessary requirements for humanity uprising.
Flash point of hu-manity non-aligneds approaches, and will be moderated as
necessary by Light aligneds.
Fires of compassion for under hu-beings comes forth with near explosive
force, as Cosmics impress upon Gaia whole.
Flowers of Light blossom into fullness of expression an... more »
Join The Twitter Storm Against The TPP On Tuesday, 3 December, 2013
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
*SAVE THE DATE: TPP TWITTER STORM: Tuesday at 6pm PST, 9pm EST. Help us
get *
*the word out!Email your Representative and tell them NO TO TPP FAST
TRACK:http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12285LEARN
MORE about how TPP will affect your food. Print out this PDF and hand it
out!:
http://wetlands-preserve.org/phpUpload/uploads/Monsanto_Flier_Oct_2012.pdf#TPP
#StopTheTPP #StopFastTrack #NOFASTTRACK#NOTPPFASTTRACK #gmo
#StopMonsanto#labelgmos #freedom2chooz #gmofreecanada#gmofreeusa*
Ukraine's place in Europe is a subtle issue
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
Thousands of people rallying in the Ukrainian capital demand the
resignation of the pro-Moscow president Yanukovitch after he refused to
sign a pro-EU trade deal, apparently favoring a closer economic integration
with Russia (Putin uses the carrot-and-stick approach to make sure that
such an attitude may be rational).
The protests turned violent and some of the opposition groups claim that
the violence was added to the mix by Yanukovitch's provocateurs. I am aware
of no protocol to find out who is right.
*One of 15 results of the quiz "name the countries of Europe" given to the
A... more »
Cafe Zupas- Wholesome Food and Catering
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 23 hours ago
It is no secret that I love Cafe Zupas. I really respect their commitment
to fresh ingredients and I love the energetic teamwork atmosphere that
exists among their employees. I used to work in a restaurant and the
atmosphere I experienced is nothing like the energy at Cafe Zupas. It is
one of our favorite places to eat because of the good atmosphere and great
food.
Cafe Zupas is doing it right. Their commitment to delicious, fresh food is
different from almost every other restaurant in their same price range.
Great quality food- They serve food that I feel good about eating and
fe... more »
For Normal People It Was A Holiday But For The DCCC It Was Another Opportunity To Prey On Suckers With Phony "Deadlines"
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Pelosi raising cash for Ohio anti-gay/anti-Choice crusader Jennifer Garrison
Saturday, we mentioned that Mike Rogers, a former FBI agent, a Boehner
crony and the Republican congressman from the Lansing area of central
Michigan, is leading the efforts to allow the Cheney-initiated domestic
spying agenda of the N.S.A. to stay in place. Boehner made Rogers, a
relatively junior member, chairman of the powerful Intelligence Committee.
It's worth noting that Rogers' district, MI-08, has a PVI of R+2 and that
Obama beat McCain there 52-46% and narrowly lost out to local boy Mitt
Romney 51-4... more »
World AIDS Day and the Global Fund Replenishment
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Sunday, December 1st was World AIDS Day, the annual reminder of the state
of the epidemic, a way to focus attention on a problem that is perhaps less
visible than it was two or three years but not defeated, not by a long
shot. To that end, this week, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Continue reading
BitCoin mania spawns copycat cyber currencies which mimic the parabolic moves of Bitcoin - And these latter successes , which will spawn more cyber currencies , which might imitiate the parabolic movements of the BitCoin imitators .......You are on notice once again folks !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-29/e-gold-founder-launches-new-gold-backed-currency
( So , whom and where is the gold backing this scheme going to be stored ? )
E-Gold Founder Launches New Gold Backed Currency
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/29/2013 21:17 -0500
- Bitcoin
- Department of Justice
- Fail
inShare2
*Submitted by Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,*
*It was only a matter of time before thesuccess of Bitcoin led to a new
attempt to create a digital currency backed by gold. It seems as if that
day has now arrived.... more »
BitCoin price movement turbulence ( BitCoin crossing price of an ounce of gold got someone's attention ) - whether one sees this as blatant manipulation or not , probably agreement could be found that such huge daily swings hit usage as a currency substitute for USD / Euro or Yen , present challenges for merchants accepting BotCoin and buyers using BitCoin and increase the likelihood of regulatory controls being imposed ....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
[image: Creative Commons License]
This chart is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
Unported License.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-01/uk-royal-mint-working-plans-issue-gold-backed-physical-bitcoins
( Ah - and so it begins ! An attempt to co-opt BitCoin and / or squeeze
out all cyber currencies being floated ? Of course a gold backed ,
government blessed BitCoin might be more attractive at first blush than the
cyber variety , but of course as this is blessed by the UK Central Bank ,
you know who's holding and controlling the gold ! And by ho... more »
We still get some of our most on-the-mark news coverage from our official fake-news media
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*DOONESBURY*
[*Click to enlarge*]
*by Ken*
Back in the dark years of the "Chimpy the Prez" Bush regime, the arrival of
Jon Stewart on *The Daily Show* not only provided relief from the mindless
clatter of most of the infotainment noozemedia but in fact gave many of us
our best actual *source* for news. Tonight I just throw out a couple of
reminders that it's often still the fake-news media that get the story
righter than the "serious" newsers.
DECEMBER 1, 2013
*G.O.P.: Healthcare.gov Too Fast Now*
POSTED BY ANDY BOROWITZ
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Republican critics of O... more »
International Uranium Film Fest begins in Navajo Sacrifice Zone
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
COMMUNITY GROUPS CONCERNED ABOUT URANIUM CONVENE AT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN NAVAJO NATION’S CAPITAL
Date: December 2 -- 4, 2013, starting from 8:30 am daily
Location: Navajo Nation Museum on Arizona Hwy 264, 0.5 mi east of I.R. 12
By Leona Morgan
Censored News
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona -- On December 2 through 4, 2013, the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) -- the world’s
How to tell when things are stuffed…
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*Pic from **the Objectivist Observer*
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission
to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
A Tale of Two Protests: Ukraine & Thailand
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
Western hypocrisy on full display as it backs pro-EU protesters in Ukraine,
condemn Thai protests against US-backed regime in Thailand.
*December 2, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - When is a protest good, just,
progressive, and defensible? One might think there was a single answer to
this question based on an objective set of metrics. But in reality,
according to the West, protests are only good so long as they serve their
interests.
Ongoing protests in Ukraine and Thailand have both featured protesters
attempting to storm and hold government buildings. Both appear to be
preparing length... more »
A Tale of Two Protests: Ukraine & Thailand
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
Western hypocrisy on full display as it backs pro-EU protesters in Ukraine,
condemn Thai protests against US-backed regime in Thailand.
*UPDATE December 2, 2013 - 1555 Local Time* - Taking a cue perhaps from the
Western-backed pro-EU mobs, Thailand's anti-regime protesters have been
seen preparing bulldozers of their own to breach barricades.
The West has already hypocritically condemned protesters in Thailand -
since it is a Western backed regime they seek to oust. Will they compound
their hypocrisy and condemn the use of the bulldozer as well, while
applauding mobs in Kiev for doi... more »
Long Walk 4 at Stillwater Paiute Shoshone Indian Nation
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Photos
by Ellen Johnson
By Ellen Johnson
Censored News
This morning we were blessed to have Long Walkers visit the Stillwater
Indian Church. Emilio gave a brief explanation of journey's purpose. The
mood was warm and cheerful with Emilio and Carl Sampson offering prayer
and honor in song. Thank you Long Walkers for what you do.
Why is this young couple subsidising the ‘Politicians Bankers Welfare Fund’?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*Guest post by Hugh Pavletich from **Performance Urban Planning*
[image: image]In yesterday’s* New Zealand Herald* article “Buyers Turning
To The “Bank Of Mum and Dad ,” reporter Russell Blackstock illustrates how
young Kiwis are unnecessarily taking on excessive mortgages and pressuring
their parents for financial support, eroding parents’ retirement savings
and encumbering their own home—and all entirely unnecessarily.
The problem is housing supply.
Young Jamie Clark and Jenna Close have just purchased their first home for
$450,000, with a mortgage load of $360,000—and a deposi... more »
Bob Dylan Was Right About The Croats-- Most Are Still Fascists To The Core
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Croatian fascist leader Ante Pavelić with enthusiastic Franciscan monks
Today Croat voters overwhelmingly-- and true to form-- chose to
institutionalize the idea that their own LGBT community is less equal than
other Croats. With four-fifths of the votes counted, a solid majority
appears to have backed the move to amend the Constitution so that gays and
lesbians can never get married. I drove through Croatia in 1969. The
scenery was beautiful and I remember thinking how awesome Dubrovnik looked,
even though it was kind of like Disneyland, the original city having been
destroyed in 12... more »
The Greatest thing ever to happen to the internet
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
illustration by Minh Uong/The New York Times
Imagine broadband was free and unlimited, imagine unless you went to a big
server site your communications were free from unwarranted snooping. Well
you do not have to imagine anymore. There are unsung heroes amogst us.
People toiling away for low pay just for the satisfaction of making life
better for everyone. Their only reward putting it to the MAN and advancing
the human condition.
One of these men speaks below.
“In an age of pervasive government surveillance and corporate data mining,
the Commotion project is an essential resource ... more »
Celebra a lo grande esta Navidad con estas hermosas postales
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 1 day ago
TICKING MASS EXTINCTION TIME BOMB IS NOT FUKUSHIMA ~ IT'S METHANE
Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 1 day ago
*Permafrost in Siberia.*Methane emissions from the Arctic permafrost
increased by 31% from 2003-07, figures show. Photograph: Francis
Latreille/Corbis
*Our planet Earth has experienced five major species extinctions over the
past billion years and the common denominator has always been a sudden
acceleration in Global Warming with the rapid release of Methane being the
most likely culprit: Allen L Roland*
Experts say methane emissions from the Arctic have risen by almost
one-third in just five years, and that sharply rising temperatures are to
blame ~ *but very few p... more »
Bunkering Down
theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 1 day ago
December
1, 2013 Forbes had a fascinating article on their forbes.com
page this past week, titled, “Billionaire Bunkers: Beyond the Panic
Room,
Home Security Goes Sci-Fi”.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2013/11/27/billionaire-bunkers-beyond-the-panic-room-home-security-goes-sci-fi/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=bufferc37c9&utm_medium=twitter
The caption under the picture at the top of the page … Continue
reading →
Empowering Native Youth Media: Vote on new videos
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
By
Klee Benally
Outta Your Backpack Media
Censored News
Here are the videos from OYBM’s recent 48 Hour Film Making Challenge.
Four films were produced with the theme “Hunger” and the requirements of
including:- The line: “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.”- Drawing of
a spiral.- Close-up of a hand clap.- Either a flashback or split
screen.
Please vote by either thumbs up or commenting (
The Mind is the Ultimate Resource: Thank Inventors and Innovators for a Better Life
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*Guest Post by Doug Bandow*
Hans Riegel recently died at age 90. He changed the world for the better.
He brought us the treat known as gummi bears.
Politicians routinely crusade against wealth and inequality, but that
occurs naturally when people create products and offer services benefiting
the rest of us.
Today people live on their cell phones. Once we didn’t even have
telephones. Thank Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The internal combustion engine auto came from Karl Benz. He was a design
engineer who in 1886 won a patent for a “motor car.”
In 1903, ... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Same one that I used for conservatives. What are you hoping for on
Afghanistan? Is the agreement to keep the US there (in a non-combat role)
after 2014 a good idea? Bad idea?
Peter McLaren's Review of The Mismeasure of Education
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
We posted a piece of Peter's remarks in the advance reviews, but his
inimitable style and rhetorical sweep here is classic McLaren. Both
humbling and gratifying:
It is no exaggeration to say that public education is under threat of
extinction. The uneven but inexorable progress of neoliberal economic
policies clearly provided the incubus for transferring the magisterium of
education in its entirety to the business community. The world-producing
power of the corporate media has not only helped to create a privatized,
discount store version of democracy that is allied with the arroga... more »
Sunday Question for Conservatives
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
What are you hoping for on Afghanistan? Is the agreement to keep the US
there (in a non-combat role) after 2014 a good idea? Bad idea?
We’ll discuss the #teaparty element to the #commoncore debate tonight. For now… #tcot #p2
Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
The Tea Party or right wing element of the common core debate frames the
standards and its affiliations as an Obama-centric initiative. Perhaps
calling it “Obamacore.” I see references to the United Nations, socialism,
and everything RW conservatives hate about Obama, even referencing his
birth certificate. Neoliberal education reformers, or those enamored by
CCSS, use […]
JFK50: “I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ” - Abraham Lincoln
Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
JFK50: Dicks With Time Machines from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*“I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ” *
― Abraham Lincoln
A Truer Path Into the Past of Mankind
Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 1 day ago
Steven Goddard mentions, in this post, Viking travellers across a quieter
past Atlantic ocean to a warmer past Greenland. I submitted the following
comment, with a wider view:
*If you are prepared to have your mind broadened by a wider understanding
of the ancient past--not limited to climate records, for example, but who
travelled where, and spread their civilizations to a greater or lesser
extent--read "America B.C" (1976), by anthropologist Barry Fell. The book
details evidence for settlers from many lands (Celts, Libyans, Egyptians,
etc.) in North America, between roughly the 10... more »
Sunday Classics: In Gilbert and Sullivan's hands, a madrigal can be buoyant, or sad, or sad and funny
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*The end of the Sextet in the Off-Monroe Players' 2010 production of
Patience*
*GILBERT and SULLIVAN: Patience: from the Act I finale, Lady Saphir, "Are
you resolved to wed this shameless one? . . . Sextet with Chorus, "I hear
the soft note"*
*Recitative*
*LADY SAPHIR* [*coming left of *BUNTHORNE]:
Are you resolved to wed this shameless one?
*LADY ANGELA* [*coming right of* BUNTHORNE]:
Is there no chance for any other?
*BUNTHORNE* [*decisively*]: None!
[*Embraces* PATIENCE. *Exit* PATIENCE *and* BUNTHORNE.]
*Sextet -- the Ladies Ella, Saphir, and Angela; the Duke, Major, and
Colo... more »
Banks confess to massive mortgage fraud. Government declines to prosecute either the CEOs or the companies. Too big to jail?
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
------------------------------
Original Here
*Documents in JPMorgan settlement reveal how every large bank in U.S. has
committed mortgage fraud*
Bill Black: Justice Dept.'s failure to understand pervasive schemes of
fraud in financial industry obstructs meaningful prosecution of banks -
November 29, 13
More at The Real News
*Bio
.*
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE,
teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City ... more »
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