English: Crowborough Cross Spring flowerbed near the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle statue (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Arthur Conan Doyle Español: Arthur Conan Doyle Deutsch: Arthur Conan Doyle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Obama, Drones And The National Surveillance State-- Speech Mañana
Just over a week ago, we presented a post featuring JFK ruing the day he
had ever decided to keep Allen Dulles as head of the CIA. NOt just that--
JFK was ruing the day he had ever gotten into business with the CIA at all.
Incredibly incompetent and determined to run its own unaccountable
proto-fascist foreign policy, the CIA, Kennedy came to realize, was the
center of evil in American politics. From Stephen Kinzer's brilliant new
book, The Brothers, we learned that after the CIA suckered Kennedy into the
ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion, clearly meant to force him into an American ... more »
Does God exist?
This topic has perplexed me since I was a young kid and I still don't know
the answer. Input from the fellow bloggers will be appreciated.
*Does God exist?*
If the answer is 'yes' then why God is hiding from his creation.
*"The Hiddenness of God"A related problem is that of divine hiddenness.
Many people are perplexed and see as problematic that, if God exists, God
does not make his existence sufficiently clear and available. The problem,
concisely stated, can be put this way. If God exists as the perfect,
loving, omnibenevolent being that theists have generally taken God to... more »
Stephen Harper's gift to Canada
He is trying hard to make Canada prosperous.:)
"Psychopaths: 'Intra-species Predators'"
*"Psychopaths: 'Intra-species Predators'"*
by Various Authors
*A comment:* Sometimes what’s happening in this world seems nearly
indescribably insane. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote, “Once you’ve eliminated
the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
Wars, economic crises, fiscal madness, none of these things just happen
spontaneously, all by themselves. Perhaps there is a logical explanation.
You'll find many posts about psychopathy on this blog, for very good
reasons. It would explain much... - CP
•
*"Study: Psychopaths Have 'Potholed' Brains"*
by Kate ... more »
"Mad-dog Mean..."
“Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you’re not gonna make
it,
then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. ‘Cause if you lose
your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That’s just the
way it is.”
– “The Outlaw Josey Wales”
Sovereignty 101:Installment 11 - Civilized Slavery
You are convinced that the severity of your actions is an indication of how
barbaric or civilized you are. What is civilization really? Is it the
degree of conveniences available to the common man? Is it, or rather,
isn’t it instead supposed to be, the hallmark of advancement? We label
superiority of civilization very specifically. It has to do with how much
is physically available to plug in or turn on.
Civilized “superiority” in its true sense, is a much different attribute.
There are small groups of “uncivilized” humans in isolated pockets who are
made up of enlightened ... more »
“Parasitic Derivatives - One Quadrillion Dollars: Too Big to Understand”
*“Parasitic Derivatives - One Quadrillion Dollars: Too Big to Understand”*
By David Hague
“I recently returned from two weeks of ‘high level’ meetings with a group
of Bankers [this is code for two weeks of subsidized debauchery with
bankers] in Rome. As I sat at my desk, I was hoping to motivate myself to
pursue a more chaste and pure existence. Unfortunately the Polar Vortex
experienced by North America drained me of my good intentions. The bone
chilling cold once again had me reaching for my trusty bottle of Jack
Daniels for warmth and inspiration. My time in Rome had not been com... more »
CELEBRATING MY SUNSET YEARS
*As I approach my 80th birthday on this planet, I realize I'm still
celebrating life with good health, a deep loving relationship with my
partner, Keiko and a life filled with many fulfilled dreams as well as a
major gift for mankind ~ which probably won't be recognized until after
I've passed on. My gift for the planet is my** discovery and sharing of the
* *Unified Field ~ A Unified field of love and soul consciousness that
exists not only beyond time and space but also beneath our deepest fears,
and whose principle property is the urge to unite ~ and I've prov... more »
Thailand: Regime Threatens Terrorism If Elections "Delayed"
Wall Street-backed Thaksin regime plans to use armed militants if elections
are "delayed."
*January 16, 2014* (ATN) - Even as the Washington Post calls peaceful
protesters "anti-democracy militants," Thaksin Shinawatra's regime openly
admits it will use armed violence if upcoming sham elections are delayed.
In a stunning and terrifying admission published in Bangkok Post's article
titled, "Radical reds 'stocking arms' for city fight," it's stated that:
Independent red-shirt militants and former supporters of the Pheu Thai
Party from the lower Northeast region told the Bangkok Post... more »
Fort Lee: Working to avoid basic facts!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014*
*Rachel [HEART] Mayor Sokolich:* Over the weekend, an important new fact
emerged, or seemed to emerge, in the Fort Lee story. Here it is:
Mayor Mark Sokolich actually *was* asked to endorse Governor Christie!
This basic fact is only “new” because Sokolich made a point of saying the
opposite as recently as last Wednesday. Over the weekend, he changed his
story, as we first noted on Monday.
We’ve noted this fact several times because it’s a very *basic* fact, given
the way the Fort Lee story has been reported. You’d think the fact that
Sokolich changed h... more »
This Is Pathetic: Canadian Jewish Controlled Prime Minister To Become First Canadian Leader To Address Criminal Israeli Parliament!
As a Canadian, I am more and more disgusted with everything I see happening
in this country that at one time truly was probably the most free nation on
the planet. It sickens me to see that this great nation has become
subverted by criminal Jewish interests and is now nothing more than another
slave to the criminal state of Israel!
I want to present the following article, that comes from the Winnipeg Free
Press online news service, at www.winnipegfreepress.com, that absolutely
disgusts me... According to this article, the criminal Canadian Prime
Minister, Stephen Harper, will shor... more »
30 songs
This was fun last time we did this, so since it’s still holidays for some
lucky folk…
Instructions, if you're interested:
1. Turn on whatever MP3 player you possess.
2. Go to SHUFFLE songs mode.
3. Write down the first 30 songs or more that come up--song title and
artist.
4. NO editing/cheating, please. Write them order.
5. Choose 25 (or so) people to be tagged...or not. (I won’t tag anyone,
just leave your own list in the comments; and if you’d like to be tagged
just leave a note in the comments so I can link to your post in an update.)
1. Evelyn Evelyn – Evelyn Evelyn
... more »
Gaza Wrecking Ball - A parody of the Miley Cyrus single
"They came in with a wrecking ball
Tore down our homes and all we loved
All we wanted was to live our lives
All they ever did was hate us
Yeah, they, hate us"
In August 2005, the State of Israel forcefully evacuated 9,000 Jews from
the Gush Katif "Harvest Belt" of Gaza and from northern Samaria. Orange was
the color of the protest. While billed as an act of peace, the operation
has caused untold devastation to both Jews and Arabs alike. Ultimately, it
was a strategic retreat, an act of appeasement of Palestinian terror and an
act of aggression against innocent Jews. The story of... more »
Public Meeting To Discuss Closing 12 Memphis Schools to Benefit Charter Industry and Gates Plan
A local columnist in Memphis, Wendi Thomas, has a cynical piece today in
the Memphis Corporate Appeal on the planned shutdown of 12 more Memphis
schools.
The Shelby County School Board, which represents the interests of the
corporate machine, has brought in an economist from Chicago to assure the
local media and politicians that the closure of 47 schools in Chicago is
fine, because, after all, the closures have not affected test scores in
Chicago. How the Chicago researcher knows this is hard to tell, since the
closures were only approved at the end of the last school year! So, s... more »
Books I am most looking forward to in 2014
2014 is going to be a good year for YA books. We are getting the
conclusions to some of my favorite series and some middle of series books
that should be excellent. We are finally getting the conclusion to some
series that we have been waiting years for. Here are the ones I am most
excited for, in general order by release date.
Evertrue- This third and final book in Everneath series features a
retelling of the Persephone story. Nikki has been tricked into becoming
part of the Everneath and now she must work to bring regain her mortality
so she can stay with the one she loves on E... more »
The BBC replies...
You may recall a couple of recent posts complaining about a recent episode
of 'Newsnight'. I'll quote from Sue's post about the incident here:
I forgot to mention Paxo’s interview with Dieudonne’s holocaust denying,
far-right political ally Alain Soral on Newsnight. I missed the intro, but
I hear he was introduced as ‘French writer and film-maker”. This is a
good example of the BBC breaching its guidelines on impartiality.
The BBC should tell the audience exactly whose opinion they’re hearing, and
not mask, where relevant, the extreme political/ideological affiliations of
a guest... more »
Did you know improperly disposed of batteries could burn down your house?...(video)
*on an intellectual level I did and yet I haven't ever disposed of
batteries properly.*
Which is strange considering I am more than a little paranoid about fires
and quite terrified of electricity. So terrified that when unplugging
stuff I used to pull the cord rather than pulling the plug out of the wall
to keep as far away as possible from the source of the current. My hubby,
whose father worked for the fire department, broke me of that very bad
habit quite quickly.
Here are some *indoor electrical safety things that are good to review *(and
teach your kids.)
*From YouTub... more »
Comments on "Arne Duncan: School Expectations Are Too Low in the United States"
From US NEWS and WORLD REPORT, Jan 14, 2014 My comments posted
on:http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/01/14/arne-duncan-school
expectations-are-too-low-in-the-united-states
ARE TEACHERS STUPID?
"... teachers in America often come from the bottom of the academic barrel
.... Duncan said ..."
There is no evidence this is true - Please see: "Are teachers stupid?" By
Jeff McQuillan: http://xmca.ucsd.edu/yarns/3792?keywords=
THE NO EXCUSES ARGUMENT, AGAIN
"(Kati) Haycock gave examples of schools across the country – such as Halle
Hewetson Elementary in Las Vegas, George Hall Element... more »
Kentucky: Jackson County Sheriff arrests Judge Executive, other official
*AK Note: Not sure the video is working, or it could be just not working
for Morocco...any case the full video is at the URL below if it doesn't
work for you. -Bill*
http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Jackson-County-Sheriff-arrests-Judge-Executive-other-official-240190911.html
*Jackson County Sheriff arrests Judge Executive, other official*
By: Morgan Lentes - Email
Posted: Tue 6:47 PM, Jan 14, 2014
WYMT
Jackson County Judge Executive arrested
MCKEE, Ky (WYMT) - Bad blood between county officials in Jackson County
boiled over Tuesday. That is when Sheriff Denny Peyman arre... more »
“Why Congress May Curtail NSA Spying”
*“Why Congress May Curtail NSA Spying”*
by Adam Dick
“Continuing revelations of the extensive scope of the U.S. government’s
mass spying program, piled on top of decades of foreign intervention and
liberty suppression at home, can lead Americans to question if they should
give up their work for peace and liberty. Nevertheless, there is reason for
hope that pursuing this work will yield success.
Speaking with host Neil Cavuto on Fox Business, Ron Paul Institute (RPI)
Advisory Board Member Andrew Napolitano warns that the U.S. government has
established a mass spying program so invas... more »
CLOSER LOOK AT AIPAC
*The Daily Show*
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook
US Senators from both parties imperil the prospect of peace with Iran.
Buck McKeon Finally Retiring-- Good Riddance!
Although *Politico* leaked the story yesterday, this morning, Buck McKeon
officially-- finally-- announced he wouldn't be running for office again.
If you're even a *semi*-regular *DWT* reader, you've known that for months.
Buck's family has started a war industries lobbying firm and he'll be
moving over there. The extremely corrupt 75 year old bigot recognized he
had no chance to win against Lee Rogers again in November and decided to
save himself the embarrassment of an electoral loss. Late last year he
persuaded one of his most unscrupulous cronies, Steve Strickland, to
abando... more »
We are marching
Into new times, who can fathom what will rule. I hope you have been
listening because it will be crucial to ride the tide of the new rule.
Sask Progressive Doug Taylor Passes
*Douglas James Taylor*
*1956 - 2014*
*I lost a very good friend this week. Doug Taylor, author of a number of
progressive Canadian political blogs died on Monday, January 13, 2014. I
met Doug in 1973 when he was still a high school student. His zeal for a
progressive and fair society dates back decades to his youth.*
*Doug obtained a BA in sociology at the University of Regina in the
1970's.. His first employment after university was a contract to write the
history of SGEU. This was the first of a number of works he authored,
edited or contributed to over the ensuing years. He th... more »
Fort Lee: Watching story stubbornly hold!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014*
*Facts are not stubborn things, Hardball edition:* In our last post, we
described the way Hardball’s Chris Matthews is scripting a story about Fort
Lee.
Chris is good at typecasting drama. When it comes to facts, not so much.
His craziest moment still has to be the Hardball show from December 2007
when he said, all through the hour, that Candidate Obama’s “mother and
maternal grandmother” were “Islamic.” To gaze in the void, just click here.
By that time, Chris had been pimping Obama for almost a year, part of his
war against Hillary Clinton. Incredibly... more »
Paris Celebrates 20 Years of Zapatistas Resistance!
By
Christine Prat
http://www.chrisp.lautre.net
Censored News
PARIS -- On Saturday January 11, a week of commemoration of the
Zapatista uprising in Chiapas started with a walk through Paris, and in
the evening, a common celebration with the Berber association Tamazgha. A
representative of the Tuareg National Liberation Movement (MNLA) was
invited and a film about the famous band Tinariwen (
Thailand: Wall Street to the Rescue
Wall Street's Washington Post condemns protesters in Bangkok - silently
complicit with regime's terror campaign.
*January 16, 2014* (ATN) - An editorial board piece in the Washington Post
titled, "Thailand’s anti-democracy protests should provoke a harsh rebuke
from the U.S.," states in no uncertain terms that the US should condemn
ongoing protests against unelected dictator Thaksin Shinawatra and his
nepotist-appointed proxy regime led by his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra. The
Washington Post argues:
Popular demonstrations against democracy are becoming an unfortunate trend
in de... more »
Does Your Religion Excuse Homophobic, Racist or Sexist Behavior At Work?
When I wrote the piece about Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson and his
suspension for making racist and anti-gay comments in an interview done to
promote his show, many readers told me that Mr. Robertson should be
protected by religious discrimination laws. After all, the argument went,
he was only expressing his religious beliefs about gays.
*Bob *
Tt is not freedom of speech, it is freedom of RELIGION--what Phil said was
congruent with what the Bible says. Violation of the free exercise clause
is the issue, not speech. Can you imagine firing an employee because they
expressed atheist... more »
Oscar Nominations
Twelve Years a Slave does not belong. It torture porn. True story
nevertheless.
Full Interview, Part II, with Former Charter Teacher at Brooklyn Ascend
Part I of this interview with Emily Talmage, former charter school teacher,
was posted yesterday here. Part III will be posted tomorrow.
INT: How did the parents of these children feel about that [the rigidity
with no accommodations]?
R: I don't really know because I don't really know if they were aware of
what actually happened in the school. I never saw a parent actually come
in and observe a classroom. I never once saw a parent actually in the
school during school hours. I don't think they really knew what their kid
was being expected to do, and why they kept getting in tro... more »
Energy Econ 11: On the Power Rate Hike
Below are my comments in one thread in Government andTaxes, Liberty and
Responsibility facebook group, about the ongoing debate on electricity
rate hike.
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January 12-16, 2014
(1) Bobi Tiglao (he is in this list) has implied that there should be more
government intervention in the power sector, like adopting the Singapore
model of vesting contracts.
About the proposal by Cong. Evardone to give the President "emergency
powers", Speaker Belmonte has an answer to it: The President is not even
asking for it. It's a non-issue, but some legislators, some media can
sensatio... more »
On Leaders and Teacher Responsibility
On Leaders and Teacher Responsibility. via On Leaders and Teacher
Responsibility.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Variations to Mareva Orders properly brought to Superior Court and not Appeal Court
First Majestic Silver Corp. v. Davila, 2014 BCCA 11 deals with a Mareva
Order that parties sought to vary. Such is common and the question arise,
is the amendment better as part of an appeal or a variation at the Superior
Court level? British Columbia seems to hold the Superior Court:
[47] As is evident from my analysis, I am of the view the Variation
Order strikes a reasonable balance in a fluid situation, pending further
disclosure by the defendants and greater certainty as to whether their
appeal will proceed. As more information becomes available, the Supreme
Court is th... more »
WATCHING STORY GROW: Typecasting the latest drama!
*THURSDAY,
JANUARY 16, 2014*
*Part 4—Chris’ new love affair:* Thirteen years ago, E.R. Shipp
explained
the way this low-grade conduct works.
At the time, Shipp was serving as ombudsman for the Washington Post. In a
column called Typecasting Candidates, she explained the way a person
like
Chris Matthews reacts when story starts to grow.
That headline was very important. In a short but sharply insightful
column,Shipp explained the way the Post was “typecasting” the four
leading White
House contenders:
SHIPP (3/2/00): *Typecasting Candidates*
*...[R]eaders react—sometimes in a nonpart... more »
I Can't Drive 55
Since today's my 55th birthday, I suppose I should be playing Sammy
Hagar's, "I Can't Drive 55" but since I never could stand Sammy Hagar
(especially after he replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen), I think I'll
take a pass.
The blessed event happened at 9:50 PM, January 16, 1959. My incredibly
pregnant mother was, for some reason, picked for babysitting duty while my
paternal grandparents were out for the night. The twins, my Uncle Bobby and
Aunt Peggy, weren't quite a year-old, my Aunt Cathy not much older than
them and, for some reason, my Uncle Frankie, who was 14 years... more »
The Truth About Israel's Secret Nuclear Arsenal
I have become increasingly alarmed over the last while from the reports
about how some US bought and paid for Jewish shill Senators are about to
push a bill forward for vote that will basically give the criminal state of
Israel the green light to go ahead and attack Iran. For the longest time
these criminals in the US government along with their Jewish masters have
continued to lie to the public about Iran's non-existent nuclear weapons
facilities, and have continued to promote the lie that Iran is "several
months" away from actually building a nuclear bomb... All evidence clearly ... more »
Southern Iraq Relatively Quite During December 2013
Security in southern Iraq in December 2013 was decidedly different from the
rest of the year. First, there were very few attacks and casualties.
Second, there were no mass casualty bombings, which has occurred every
month since December 2012. The only constant was that Babil province
remained a battlefield for insurgents. It appears outside of that
governorate the militants were focusing their resources in other parts of
the country.
There were very few reported security incidents in southern Iraq in
December 2013. There were only 19 attacks in total. That was the second
lowest... more »
Turkey- IHH, terror and tables being turned? Pt2
*Turkey- IHH, terror and tables being turned? Part 1*
The IHH office raid is highly suggestive to me that Erdogan is going to be
shown the door.
Unless he makes appropriate changes. Having to do with state banks and EU
acquiescence.
Fettulah Gulen made it possible for Erdogan to take office in Turkey. And
so it seems he can make it possible for Erdogan to be removed from office.
The move on the IHH reeks of cleaning house.
But not just for the reason of possibly removing Erdogan.
*Libya *The IHH had an office open in Benghazi, Libya. But when exactly
that aid office opened was nev... more »
Involuntary admission for psychiatric assessment
There are three ways that a person may be involuntarily admitted to a
psychiatric facility in Ontariofor a maximum 72 hour observation period.
Note that during the period treatment may not be given except with consent
and the purpose of the admission is for assessment only. Admission for
treatment after assessment is not assured and the person may be discharged
without treatment:
*Police *
When a person is acting in a disorderly manner, the *Mental Health Act*(Ontario) allows the police to take someone
*already* in custody to a designated psychiatric facility for examination
by a... more »
The most expensive painting sold to date
The Francis Bacon painting sold for $142 million dollars. The purchaser
theex wifeof a casino magnet. I have seen some great art, this aint it.
Although I
have seen it I would not include the Mona Lisa as something my artistic
mystic would want to keep. Rembrandt, Klimt, Van Gough, and Picasso
would
open my wallet, but I can not imagine a stages so strong it could
support a
purchase of even one. I know a guy who can paint the same so well that
an
art expert without x ray vision would say same. This is some obscene
misdirection of capital that surely Marx frowned upon, but what say... more »
Walking and Talking with Secretary Duncan
While too little focus is aimed at the substance of education reform claims
and the criticisms of the reform movement, critics of misguided education
reform are often discredited for their tone.
Beneath the political civility of political appointees, such as Secretary
of Education Arne Duncan, however, are equally offensive implications,
which compound the lack of evidence for their claims.
On one level, Duncan seems content to speak in empty slogans instead of
facing the hard problems facing U.S. children and our public schools. He
has worn out, it appears, "game changer" so now he... more »
Some Links
*Yan jiao, oversize wontons stuffed with pork and served in soup, a Yanshui
specialty. They were excellent.*
Still crazy busy, should be back online this weekend. Enjoy some links:
- J Michael Cole: the students at NCKU vote to name an area after
pro-democracy and free speech advocate Deng Nan-jung, the university
committee nixes and insists students pick from approved list. A must read
showing why changing the universities here is so difficult, and also
showing how students have changed and run ahead of their elders.
- SOAS' Dafydd Fell was in Taiwan recently. The... more »
Help To Save Frank Meyers Farm In Ontario Canada
Click and sign this petition... the Harper Government is trying to
expropriate (you know, as in seize, take by force) the farm from this
85-year-old man and his family for... a 'terrorist training camp'. Join the
thousands of Canadians who ...are saying, hands off his farm!!!
IN SUPPORT, PLEASE VISIT AND LIKE HIS FACEBOOK PAGE:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Frank-Marjorie-Meyers-Farm/1419959788219689
#FederalGovernment #DepartmentOfDefense #TrentonOntario #FrankMeyers
#SaveFrankMeyersFarm #Ontario #SaveFranksFarm #gmofreecanada
Sign the Petition Below PLEASE!
https:... more »
Mexico: UFOs or Drones Over Reynosa?
*Source: www.horacero.com.mx and Planeta UFODate: 01.16.2014*
*Mexico: UFOs or Drones Over Reynosa?*
*By Francisco Santibañez (photo credit: Francisco Santibañez)*
REYNOSA, Tams. - For some months now, the skies over the city of Reynosa
have been a source of polemics among citizens, as hundreds of witnesses
claim having seen unusual red spheres traveling in threes in a triangular
formation.
These strange spheres appeared sporadically during the first months of
2013, but alarm over the lights was unleashed in the last three months of
this year. Sightings have once again become mo... more »
How Much Of West Virginia's Catastrophic Toxic Spill Should Be Blamed On The Koch Brothers?
I'm not certain if the report about the coal industry's latest toxic
spillin West Virginia heading downstream towards Cincinnati is true or
not, but
I do know that when Compton educator Roland Charest saw the photo above,
he
could be heard saying, "I wouldn't be drinking anything that came out of
those taps for at least a year." Too bad folks in Charleston didn't hear
him.
Area emergency rooms are seeing an influx of patients reporting symptoms
related to exposure to chemical-tainted water, despite the fact that
West
Virginia American Water has deemed water in many areas safe to u... more »
Comparing CC Support with Evidence Against
AFT president Randi Weingarten has recently changed positions on
value-added methods (VAM) for teacher evaluation, but maintains support for
Common Core (CC). With that shift to rejecting VAM, based on the solid
evidence base that shows high-stakes implementation of VAM is at least
complicated if not misleading, I would like to request that Weingarten and
AFT apply […]
Help Alicia Get The GMO Out Of Girl Scout Cookies
Alicia doesn't just want to get GMOs out of Girl Scout cookies, she's
creating a cookbook and proceeds from sales will go towards helping put
healthier l...unches into schools.
Sign her petition, and check out the video!
http://www.change.org/petitions/girl-scouts-please-make-cookies-without-gmos
#GirlScouts #GirlScoutCookies #gmo #gmofreeGirlScoutCookies #MSN
#BoycottGMOs #gmofreeusa
WATCH THE VIDEO:
http://msnvideo.msn.com/#/video/cabfd39e-30de-4ffe-b364-1ace29b83686
Source:
GMO Free USA Facebook
James Peck, sometime between 1876 and 1884, likely on Blacklead Island, Cumberland Sound
Rev Peck was a Church of England missionary to the Inuit who popularized
syllabic writing and made Anglican texts available in Inuktitut
Court of Appeal direction regarding sentencing is mandatory
*R. v. Jafarian*, 2014 ONCA 9:
[3] However, the trial judge erred in principle in using the
sentencing of the appellant as an opportunity to send a message that
sentences for this kind of offences were “ridiculously low” because of the
direction of this court. The trial judge is obliged to accept the direction
of this court and should have concentrated on the specifics of the offence
and the circumstances of the offender.
PARANOIA REVIEWS - Minority Report - 1109 mirror-ed reads?
due to the 'random interference patterns' of scheduling clashes and
ongoing Hollywood projects running over time, Steven Spielberg's MINORITY
REPORT (2002) nearly didn't happen.
But it did, and just in time to commemorate September 11th 2001, that day
when all sorts of plane/building physics and intelligence/military
safe-guards failed The American People.
*notice the interference patterns*
*The film was first optioned in 1992 as a sequel to another Dick
adaptation, Total Recall, and started its development in 1997, after a
script by John Cohen reached Spielberg and Cruise. Product... more »
Scranton , Pa - Residents plead for the City to file for bankruptcy as compared with higher taxes !
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/01/scranton-residents-plead-for-bankruptcy.html
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:12 PM
Scranton Residents Plead for Bankruptcy vs. Higher Taxes; Different Than
Detroit
City officials in Scranton Pennsylvania have ignored pleas from residents
pleading for bankruptcy.
Instead, the city raised property taxes and trash fees nearly 60% and
tripled rental registration fees. The city's school district, which faced a
$4-million deficit, raised taxes 2.4%. The City Council, which in 2012
passed a 5% amusement tax on live entertainment, is now d... more »
War watch January 16 , 2016 - Syria sees Al Qaeda continuing to pick off rival rebels ....... Iraq sees Al Qaeda making greater inroads in Anbar Province - note Al Qaeda marching toward Baghdad ... NSA news - Obama shows his colors once again by punting regarding NSA reforms , US has a lot of never to preach to the world regarding cyber war......
Syria......
Al-Qaeda Car Bomb Kills 26 Rival Rebels in North SyriaBlast Targeted Key
Base Near Turkish Border
by Jason Ditz, January 15, 2014
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A suicide car bombing tore through the Aleppo Province town of Jarablos
today,killing 26 people, almost all of them rebel fighters from factions
fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) recently.
The bombing was attributed to AQI by Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a
pro-rebel mouthpiece that said it was likely retaliation for a recent turf
war in which factions have seized several AQI possessions.
Jarablos is close to the bo... more »
GAY KENNEDYS
*Bobby Kennedy had an affair with ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.*
This is according to *The Pink Triangle, *a new book by Hollywood
biographer Darwin Porter.
The book reports conversations with Gore Vidal, Truman Capote and others.
Capote believed Bobby Kennedy was homosexual.
Reportedly, Nureyev and Robert Kennedy were seen 'kissing each other
passionately in a phone box'.
Nueyev told a Danish newspaper:
*"I am the sexiest man alive.*
*"If you don’t believe me, ask Bobby and John-John Kennedy. *
"Nobody can resist me.
"Everyone who has gone to bed with me has fallen in love w... more »
Untitled
*Coastal authority, levee board attorneys at odds over lawsuit ~Amy Wold,
N.O. Advocate*
*~Hat Tweet @Editilla~ Wherein @garretgraves runs shrieking into a crowded
theater: "This is bullshit man!"
http://www.scribblelive.com/Event/SinglePost.aspx?PostId=102084080&lang=undefined …
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http://wwno.org/post/flood-protection-authority-defends-oil-and-gas-lawsuit-baton-rouge …
@WWNO*
*New Orleans Saints guard Jahri Evans named to USA Football
All-Fundamentals Team*
*City employees solicit Landrieu endorsements from neighborhood leaders
~Karen Gadbois, The Lens*
*Orleans Parish Sheriff M... more »
In-App Purchases by Kids: Apple Will Refund $32.5 Million to clients
Apple Inc will repay clients at least $32.5 million to settle venerable
complaints that the technology company billed U.S. consumers for charges
incurred by children buying *mobile apps* without their parents’ consent.
Under the conditions of the settlement, announced on Wednesday by the
national Trade Commission, Apple also will be necessary to change its
billing practices to ensure it has obtained consent from consumers before
charging for items sold in mobile apps.
Apple's App Store offers many games for kids, a large number of which
permit in-app purchases to be made. These p... more »
Teaching is the mother of innovation.
Promote Innovation Through Education, IStockPhoto.com It’s often said,
“necessity is the mother of invention.” Although this statement is true, I
firmly believe the teaching profession, itself, creates several “necessity”
moments. Since teachers use their creativity, on a daily basis, they’re
definitely “innovative” people. As a result, I often wonder why teachers
aren’t the world’s best […]
Elections Canada Trundling Along
So Andrew Prescott has immunity from prosecution in return for, well
nothing probably. It's 2014. The election fraud took place in 2011. The
Supreme Court of Canada has already ruled that the next election can be a
fucking free-for-all, harper has rammed through two omnibus bills to turn
us over to the oil companies, the Chinese and US-America's criminal class.
Whatever those shit-heads at Elections Canada hope to get from Andrew
Prescott is probably not going to significantly alter the fact that this is
a dead former pseudo-democracy.
But just look at those four Conservative Party ... more »
Transparency: IRS has Rules.... Do YOU know them?
Big Thank You to Justin for bringing this to my attention- more and more
transparency being brought forward and made public!
Whether or not they like it, the IRS HAS to follow their own rules- just as
every other perceived "government" and "agency" and corporation must do.
But, they get away with NOT following their rules when people are not made
aware that these rules exist. The first defense of your Rights is the
kNOWledge of the RULEs. .....
.... Those who kNOW the "rules", RULE.
I would suggest that anyone currently battling with the IRS download this
document and review ... more »
IPCC WG3 plans to suck excess CO2 and kill 1 billion people
Yesterday, Alister Doyle of Reuters informed the world about some leaked
documents of the Working Group 3 of the IPCC that should release its new
report in April 2014:
REFILE-World may have to suck gases from air to meet climate goals-UN(Reuters)
The "mitigation" group discusses technologies for CDR, the carbon dioxide
removal. These people are completely disconnected from the reality. Of
course that the CO2 concentration will continue to increase for many
decades if not longer (see carbon dioxide fits).
But the removal is unrealistic. You must realize that CO2 like any other
compo... more »
TEACHERS QUITTING SCHOOLS
In the UK 40% of teachers leave teaching within five years of becoming
qualified.
Sir Michael Wilshaw, the Chief Inspector of Schools, says the main reason
why teachers quit is the lack of discipline in the classroom.
40 PER CENT OF TEACHERS QUIT WITHIN FIVE YEARS
*In the USA, anywhere between 40 and 50 percent of teachers will leave the
classroom within their first five years.*
One teacher gives a reason: "It’s just a lack of respect.
"Teachers in schools do not call the shots. They have very little say."
Those that remain in teaching are not necessarily good teachers.
1,000... more »
ER=EPR trivializes in 3D topological field theories
Today, two papers are related to the information preservation and topology
change in quantum gravity.
My former advisor Tom Banks, Willy Fischler, and two junior collaborators
discuss the holographic spacetime paradigm and offer some provocative
theses about the "mirage becoming a reality" for the infalling observers
and "unhappening events" in quantum mechanics.
They talk about similar things to those discussed in some previous blog
posts but despite the "corrections" to their model of the black hole
interior, I think that some claims they make are still not quite right and
severa... more »
DEMOCRACY AN ANOMALY
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*CanSpeccy* *writes:*
"The world is, and nearly always has been, the play thing of the elite...
*"Democracy was an anomaly resulting from temporary elite fear of losing
the loyalty of the masses, which they needed to wage war with mass armies. *
*"During the early phases of the industrial revolution, the elite also fear
mass uprisings, and Luddism, by the industrial working class. *
"But the military is now a high tech business dependent on relatively small
number highly skilled techies, paid well enough to ensure loyalty to the
elite.
"Meantime, the industry of the West is bei... more »
Rights of Nature Summit and Tribunal in Ecuador this week
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR THE EMERGENT “RIGHTS OF NATURE” MOVEMENT
TO HOLD ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT
FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC TRIBUNAL OF ACTUAL CASES OTAVALO & QUITO, ECUADOR: JANUARY 13‐17, 2014
By Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature
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Tantoo Cardinal and Margot Kidder at the White House Keystone Tarsands Protest Before Being Arrested Photo: Milan Ilnyckyj
Key leaders
Justin Amash Knows That The Most Extreme Right Members Of Congress Only Drink Cherry Coke
Above you see a new 6-figure Club for Growth ad for one of their threatened
incumbents, Michigan Ayn Rand fanatic Justin Amish. They are attacking his
Establishment opponent Brian Ellis who is backed by Karl Rove and "business
interests" openly-- and by Boehner and Cantor surreptitiously.
Ellis is Amash’s business-backed challenger and he is opting for a
horseshoes strategy against the incumbent; he wants to hit Amash from both
the left and the right. When it comes to defunding Obamacare and shutting
down the government, Ellis will portray Amash as an uncompromising
ideologue. O... more »
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Mohawk Nation News '1st False Flag'
1ST
FALSE FLAG
Posted on January 16, 2014
MNN. Jan. 16, 2014. The American Revolutionary War was sold to the
British colonial settlers on Great Turtle Island as an effort to break
away from England so they could become free of indebted slavery.
Washington: “What! None of us an swim?”
Cornwallis and Washington would meet every Thursday night in the Masonic
Lodge to prearrange all the
This Is My Hiroshima
Initially, I was a bit hesitant to do this but spurred on by fellow blogger
Theresa, and also because I haven't posted anything in forever and a day, I
decided to take the plunge. If you are at all familiar with the latest
ramblings of Neil Young you have a pretty good idea as to the motivation
behind this post. Theresa raises an excellent point (which I don't think
is emphasized enough) that often those critical of the oil sands fail to
distinguish between the industry and the surrounding community. To lump
Fort McMurray in with the oil patch is not only dishonest but unfair. An... more »
NEWSLETTER DONE
We wrapped up the Global Network newsletter today and it is off to the
print shop. You can see it online *here*. Our wonderful web master Dave
Webb in England got it up on the web site in record time. Dave also chairs
the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and serves as board convener of
the Global Network. He is one busy guy but now that he has retired from
teaching he somehow finds the time to fit it all together. I can't imagine
how he did it all before he retired.
There is extensive reporting in this issue about the US "pivot" into the
Asia-Pacific and anti-drone campa... more »
Free Speech, Fetus Fetishist Style
A lot is at stake today in the US as its Supreme Court considers buffer
zones around abortion clinics.
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear a challenge to a
law that protects women seeking reproductive-health care in Massachusetts -
including checkups, birth control, and abortion care - from enduring
violence, and harassment by anti-choice protesters outside of
reproductive-health clinics.
Massachusetts has a 35-foot buffer zone (the distance of two parking
spaces) that blocks anti-choice protesters from approaching women accessing
health care. But anti-choice fo... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Enigmatic spiral galaxy NGC 1097 shines in southern skies, about 45
million light-years away in the chemical constellation Fornax. Its blue
spiral arms are mottled with pinkish star forming regions in this colorful
galaxy portrait. They seem to have wrapped around a small companion galaxy
below and left of center, about 40,000 light-years from the spiral's
luminous core.
*Click image for larger size.*
That's not NGC 1097's most peculiar feature, though. The very deep exposure
hints of faint, mysterious jets, most easily seen to extend well beyond the
bluish arms toward the lower r... more »
The Making of Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae: A lecture by Bernard McGinn
Related: *Bernard McGinn on Meister Eckhart (1260 -- 1327, C.E.)* and *Professor
Bernard McGinn On Christian Mysticism*.
Video Title: The Making of Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae: A lecture by
Bernard McGinn May 23rd, 2012. Source: Lumen Christi. Date Published:
February 20, 2013. Description:
The Summa Theologiae of Thomas Aquinas stands among the finest expressions
of the Catholic "understanding of faith" (intellectus fidei). Over a
thousand commentaries have been written on it. A leading historian of
Medieval Christian thought, Bernard McGinn will explore Thomas's reason for ... more »
The Sandy Hook Hoax: Just Released Newtown Evidence Shows Shooting Was A FAKE!
As I have said before, I will bring forward to this blog any new evidence
that shows that the Sandy Hook "shooting" of December 14th, 2012 was an
operation where NOBODY died.....To me it is still shocking that over a year
after this "operation" there are those out there that still believe this to
have been a real "shooting"!
Just the other day, I was sent the following video for my own
assessment.... After watching it, I knew it belonged here at this blog for
everyone to view for themselves.... It is entitled: "Just Released Newtown
Evidence Shows Shooting Was Fake! Special Edition"... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Isleworth, Hounslow, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.
Why on earth would anyone pay any attention to Village hack Bob Gates? (Just 'cause he wrote some crummy book?)
*UPDATE: Who knew what about thefall of the "Evil Empire"? (See below)*
*The thing to remember, looking at this portion of Wikipedia's table of
U.S. SecDefs (click on it to enlarge), is whom Bob Gates replaced -- as if
anyone could replace Donald Rumsfeld.*
*by Ken*
Like most of our readers, we spend a lot of time here at *DWT* criticizing
President Obama. Goodness knows, there's plenty to criticize. What's so
frustrating, though, is that nearly all the time the criticism that gains
media traction comes from the ranks of professional liars and crackpots --
though a hat tip is cer... more »
We’re (not so) free
The United States continues to plunge down the Heritage Institute’s World
Index of Economic Freedom, out today, while ironically New Zealand
continues to ride high at number five.
The 20th anniversary edition of the *Index of Economic Freedom* reveals
that the United States has dropped out of the top 10 freest economies in
the world.
When President Obama took office, the U.S. was ranked 6th. Now it is
12th…
Over the 20-year history of the Index, the U.S.’s economic freedom has
fluctuated significantly. During the first 10 years, its score rose
gradually, and it joined th... more »
"Fukushima Update, 1/15/14"
*"Fukushima Update, 1/15/14"*
by ENE
*“Dr. Michael Parenti, Ph.D*.(Yale University) political scientist,
historian, author, Jan. 13, 2014: President Obama has been as mute about
the calamity looming at Fukushima as the Japanese government itself- and
for the same reasons. First, the potential danger is stupendous and it is
in the manner of leaders, when facing something that might develop into a
super catastrophe, to keep the public’s mind off it. The last thing they
want is to put the public into a fright and fury about their own survival.
Should Obama broach the subject of Fukush... more »
Budget Just Passed Has Cuts For Everyone But Military (Surprised? Elated? Impoverished? Enriched?) We Have to Destroy Our Constitution to Save It!
If you were surprised at what today's budget deal contains, that just
indicates that you've been asleep for the last six years. And in a coma for
the eight years before then. With one relatively insignificant clause
buried on Page 364 of a massive budget bill that will get voted on today,
Congress told us everything we need to know about federal spending
priorities, the empty rhetoric of “
WESTERN DELUSIONS AND ISRAELI DREAMS
This is a re-posting of a piece written in 2010. In light of the current
‘peace talks’ between Israel and the Palestinians, the negotiations going
on between the P5+1 and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program, and the push for
a bill in the US Senate that allows for Israel to trigger war against Iran
that automatically pulls in the US, the article is as appropriate today as
it was when first written in 2010 – if not more so.
14 April 2010
There are two things about the Middle East that the world should be
absolutely clear about. First, Israel has no intention of ever allowing any
kind ... more »
Gold news January 15 , 2014 - China remains the dominant force in physical gold demand while JP Morgan still holding the whip hand at Comex ( paper market )....
Gata.....
Another Chinese analyst says gold is crucial to his country's economic
security
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-01-15 21:03. Section: Daily Dispatches
4p ET Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold researcher and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports today on another
leading personage in China's financial markets, Zhang Bingnan, market
analyst for China Central Television and vice president of the China Gold
Association, who told a financial conference in Beijing last year that gold
is essential to China's economic security:
http://www.ingoldwetrust.c... more »
French First Girlfriend Hospitalized After Francois Hollande Affair With Actress Exposed ....... More troubles in paradise ?
Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-12/french-first-girlfriend-hospitalized-after-francois-hollande-affair-actress-exposed
French
First Girlfriend Hospitalized After Francois Hollande Affair With
Actress Exposed
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- Eliot Spitzer
- France
- Reuters
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Lunch Surprise
So this is the week of meetings and meetings and more meetings but after
one of the meetings most of the CS faculty decided to go out to lunch. And
lo and behold one of our number (the redhead two girls to the right of
Southern Man), who is retiring, paid for everyone.
Thanks, Mary!
Assange and MK-Ultra
*"When Assange was eight, Claire left her husband and began seeing a
musician, with whom she had another child, a boy. The relationship was
tempestuous; the musician became abusive, she says, and they separated. A
fight ensued over the custody of Assange’s half brother, and Claire felt
threatened, fearing that the musician would take away her son. Assange
recalled her saying, “Now we need to disappear,” and he lived on the run
with her from the age of eleven to sixteen. *
*When I asked him about the experience, he told me that there was evidence
that the man belonged to a powerfu... more »
Bitcoin news January 12 , 2014 .....Wells Fargo, America's Largest Bank By Market Cap, Pushing To Offer Bitcoin Services ...... Overstock's First Day Of Bitcoin: $130,000 Sales, 840 Transactions, CEO "Stunned" ...... Colorado Marijuana Dispensary Uses Bitcoin to Evade Federal Laws ..... New York State Department of Financial Services Announces Bitcoin Hearings ...... ‘Deep cold storage’ vault created for virtual currency bitcoin ..... Singapore is providing some clear guidance on how merchants can manage taxation on Bitcoin transactions.
Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-14/wells-fargo-americas-largest-bank-market-cap-pushing-offer-bitcoin-services
Wells Fargo, America's Largest Bank By Market Cap, Pushing To Offer Bitcoin
Services
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2014 21:24 -0500
- Bitcoin
- John Stumpf
- Wells Fargo
inShare
Earlier we pointed out that mortgage origination at Wells Fargo - the
bank's bread and butter - is crashing at an unprecedented pace, and as per
the conference call, Q1 isn't looking any better. Naturally, it stood to
reason that the b... more »
Kim DotCon takes another scalp
It seems Kim DotCon is political kryptonite to anyone he touches: starting
court cases, ending careers, embarrassing them in front of their friends.
He may not be accident prone himself, but he is certainly prone to causing
them to his erstwhile friends.
Alistair Thompson, until yesterday the lynchpin of Scoop, was the latest to
fall under his sway and have the inevitable happen -- resigning yesterday
from the baby he began because Cameron Slater was able to reveal that, far
from being an independent press gallery journalist reporting for an
independent site, he had already assu... more »
Puerto Rico seen as likely to default on its debt ! With the Treasury Department on record as saying there would not be a US bailout for Puerto Rico , bond insurers MBIA , Assured , Ambac , Syncora and Financial Guarantee Insurance Co appear exposed at this time due to the amount of debt they've wrapped ( 15.7 out of the 70 billion in Puerto Rico debt .. )
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-15/puerto-rico-default-likely-ft-reports
Puerto Rico Default "Likely", FT Reports
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/15/2014 14:36 -0500
- Bond
- Creditors
- default
- Detroit
- Illinois
- Puerto Rico
- Unemployment
inShare3
The market just hit a fresh all time high today which means another major
default must be just around the horizon. Sure enough, the FT reported
moments ago that a Puerto Rico default "*appears increasingly likely*" and
is why creditors are meeting with lawyers ... more »
Why Are Kids Shooting Each Other in School?
Yesterday, another child, who was way too young to be in possession of a
firearm, shot two classmates, who were way too young to be harmed by one.
It was at Berrendo Middle School, in Roswell, New Mexico. Although every
shooting shocks me and the rest of the country, this one was too close to
[…]
ACLU: US Border Patrol checkpoints in Arizona violate rights of residents
Border
Patrol checkpoints in southern Arizona violate the constitutional
rights of border residents, ACLU of Arizona demands investigation
Formal complaint to DHS officials describes abusive and unlawful
behavior by U.S. Border Patrol officials at checkpoints
By Steve Kilar, ACLU of Arizona
(602) 492-8540 or skilar@acluaz.org
Censored News
TUCSON –U.S. Border Patrol agents at southern
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “Evidence”
*“Evidence”*
“Where do I live? If I had no address, as many people
do not, I could nevertheless say that I lived in the
same town as the lilies of the field,
and the still waters.
Spring, and all through the neighborhood now there are
strong men tending flowers.
Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue. But
all beautiful things, inherently, have this function -
to excite the viewers toward sublime thought.
Glory to the world, that good teacher.
Among the swans there is none called the least,
or the greatest.
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.
Also in singing,
especia... more »
Musical Interlude: George Harrison, “What Is Life?”
George Harrison, “What Is Life?”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFfUt7HQWM
"How It Really Is"
LOL, of course not, don't be naive... - CP
Extreme Laughter Warning: Wanna Gummy bear?
I am working on a research piece at the moment and when I took a break Nick
and I found this on 9gag.....I had to post it.
Everyone needs a giggle now and then....
WARNING: Go pee NOW before reading. If you have issues with incontinence,
you may want to not sit on the couch.
THIS is WHY you should NOT order Candy, online, with ingredients you cannot
pronounce and you have never heard of before!!!! I mean.... it's not
funny! Seriously, people could be terribly sickened from this stuff.....
But..... well..... Just read the comments and you'll understand.
..... Anyone want a g... more »
Be Careful When You Give Political Contributions-- You May Be Making Some Crooks Very, Very Wealthy
Early this morning, Anonymous Operative posted about the corruption
inherent in our electoral system. It's no better on either side of the
aisle and it has a tendency to keep quality people out of politics so that
we wind out with criminal sociopaths like Steve Israel, Debbie Wasserman
Schultz, Michael Grimm, John Boehner, Rahm Emanuel, Tom DeLay, Steve
Stockman, Eric Cantor and Joe Crowley.
But its key to remember that to Beltway operatives winning or losing isn't
always what's uppermost in minds fixed on self-enrichment, This morning *Roll
Call* san a story about how people runn... more »
Bill & Emma: What Lies Beneath Them
*New York Times* columnist Bill Keller and his lovely wife Emma are being
rightly castigated for their twin columns castigating a woman suffering
from Stage 4 breast cancer. You can read all about it here, here, here and
here.... or wherever good journalism is sold without a paywall.
The gist is this: Bill and Emma, as members of the elite ruling class, are
miffed that a mere blogger named Lisa Adams is horning in on the cancer
discourse. When Angelina Jolie underwent a bilateral mastectomy and
reconstructive surgery (as did Emma Gilbey-Keller) it was golden fodder for
a *New York ... more »
Why Do People Buy Twitter Followers?
Why do some people buy Twitter followers? Readers may recall one Oliver
James, an unknown sometime blogger who crashed into the top 100 tweeting
bloggers' list of 2013. His peculiar distinction was to have more Twitter
followers than obvious household names like James Delingpole and Ellie Mae
O'Hagan. Something smelled fishy and as I'd recently cleaned out the
fridge, it couldn't be that. Ex-blogger Matt Wardman did a bit of digging
and found the following. Brother James went from 13,294 followers on 8th
September to 19,139 four days later. After they had fallen back to 15,129 a
mo... more »
Boxcar Willie meets Maureen Dowd!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014*
*A day in the life of the Times:* It’s very hard for people to see the New
York Times as it is.
A very strange culture exists at the Times. From today’s editions, we offer
three more examples:
*A correction concerning Fort Lee:* On Monday, the Times ran a 2800-word
front page report which summarized, or pretended to summarize, the Fort Lee
matter to date.
Most weirdly, the front-page report failed to note a rather significant
fact. In its opening paragraphs, the report quoted Mayor Sokolich changing
his story as to whether he was asked to endorse Gove... more »
“No Escape from the IRS Audit Machine”
*“No Escape from the IRS Audit Machine”*
by James Bovard
“The power to tax has long conferred the power to destroy one’s political
opponents. When the latest IRS politicization scandal erupted in May, many
commentators talked as if the abuses were a novelty in American history.
But, as David Burnham noted in his masterful 1990 book, "A Law Unto Itself:
The IRS and the Abuse of Power", “In almost every administration since the
IRS’s inception the information and power of the tax agency have been
mobilized for explicitly political purposes.”
The IRS has a long history of trying to ru... more »
High turnover rates in high-poverty schools? Here’s the proof.
For the life of me, I don’t know why education “experts” ignore the role of
working conditions at high-poverty DC public schools. According to
the data, high-poverty DC public schools lose almost one-third of its
teaching staff. How’s that a sustainable model? As a teacher who works
within such a DC public school, I’ve offered four […]
FAILING ELITES?
nesaranews.blogspot.com.
*The elites claim to be worried about the people's rage.*
In the *Financial Times*, on 15 January 2014, *Martin Wolf *writes that *failing
elites threaten our future*.
*According to Martin Wolf:*
*1.* The *elites* got us into the disastrous *World War I.*
"This calamity launched three decades of savagery and stupidity, destroying
most of what was good in the European civilisation of the beginning of the
20th century."
2. The elites in 1914 were ignorant and prejudiced because they wrongly
believed that empires are good and that war is glorious.
3. As a r... more »
Australia FM: Don't call settlements illegal under international law
Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has more balls than William Hague.
*Australia FM: Don’t call settlements illegal under international law *
In candid interview, Julie Bishop expresses skepticism about the peace
process, says boycott Israel activists are ‘anti-Semitic’
More here
http://www.timesofisrael.com/australia-fm-dont-call-settlements-illegal-under-international-law/
ALECs Existence Depends on Lack of Transparency
Well,. well, well.
Been waiting to see how this one came out in the wash before reporting it
to you - and needless to say it's a doozy.
*In December the Guardian* released documents from the *ALEC August 2013
Board meeting* and on page 29 of that leaked document was a listing showing
how many members of each state legislature were ALEC members. The document
showed that 100% of legislators from Iowa and South Dakota were members.
Well - about South Dakota - *I have a previous entry *where one specific
member of the South Dakota legislature stated that he was not a member - so
eithe... more »
Conservative Party: Is the end near?
Stephen Harper and Rob Anders
*……….as Tories take a dive in the polls and the chances of re-election in
2015 — especially with another majority — grow dimmer, the cracks are
beginning to show. The latest comes in the form of a nomination challenge
to Calgary MP Rob Anders by a group of more centrist Conservatives.*
Read more here.
The Realist Report - Thomas Goodrich: German Genocide
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by
Thomas Goodrich, author of *Hellstorm: The Death of Nazi Germany, 1944-1947*.
Tom and I will be discussing the systematic genocide of the German nation
during and after WWII.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *Hellstorm* *(book review) - The West's Darkest Hour*
- *Operation Keelhaul*
Wilful blindness requires subjective suspicions
R. v. Stanton, 2014 ONCA 29:
[10] The authorities are clear that wilful blindness requires
subjective suspicions. The trial judge seems to have adopted a statement
from defence counsel's closing submissions to the effect that the
respondent "was not wilfully blind because he did not know, *or ought he to
have known *that he struck a cyclist" (emphasis added). However, given her
acquittal of the respondent, any error of law in this respect did not
affect the result: see *R. v. Rudge*, 2011 ONCA 791, 108 O.R. (3d) 161,
leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused, [2012] S.C.C.A. No. 64, a... more »
So you think you can teach middle school?
Do you want to become a public middle school teacher? Do you think you have
what it takes to educate the future minds of America? Do you think you can
handle thirty rambunctious teenagers in a classroom? Before you sign up for
this assignment, let me explain why each grade is very, very different.
Let’s […]
Destroying National Services. Canada Post And The Grand Plan.
Fascism and Contemporary Canada. Locating The Present Conservative
Government Led By Stephen Harper.
Part XI
*Destroying National Services. Canada Post And The Grand Plan.*
*Written by Robin Mathews*
To begin, as the Canada Post union has pointed out, Canada Post has
seriously misrepresented its present financial condition to suggest it is
in much worse shape than it is ... in order to spark violent changes in
operation. For the first time – in addition – Canada Post tried to levy a
special $5.00 surcharge … on all parcels going to Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Canada... more »
16 Democrats Ready To Join Republicans In Selling Out American National Interests
Who's afraid of AIPAC? Apparently a shitload of craven Democrats in the
U.S. Senate. So far 59 senators have signed on as co-sponsors of
legislation that was ostensibly written by 2 non-Jewish AIPAC shills, Bob
Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) but initiated by Joe Lieberman and
Israel's far right Likud Party and clearly meant to torpedo the peace
process. Senators of questionable loyalty to America in matters regarding
Israel-- including 16 AIPAC-owned Democrats, particularly Menendez, Chuck
Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, Ben Cardin, Michael Bennet, Bob
Casey, Mark... more »
Turkey- IHH, terror and tables being turned? Part 1
This news caught my eye yesterday. In a very big way! It’s the kind of news
that doesn’t register as significant to most, but, is important because of
all the people and places that connect to the IHH.
So think of the IHH as an octopus and let’s look what emanates/entangles or
connects with that central body
[image:
http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/celtic-octopus-bill-flowers.jpg]*The
IHH Octopus and it's tangled tentacles*
*Very briefly, the IHH is an NGO, alleged to be very tight with the Erdogan
government. *
*Reports of raids on the IHH office.*
*1-* Turki... more »
Nixon was Right
“The guys from the best family are most likely to develop that arrogance
that puts them above the law,” Nixon said. “They all are that way. All
these Harvard people.”
Later, he added, “Remember that any intellectual is tempted to put himself
above the law. That’s the rule that I’ve known all my life. Any
intellectual, particularly—watch what schools they’re from. If they’re from
any Eastern schools or Berkeley, those are particularly the potential bad
ones.”
Ellsberg, Halperin and Gelb were all think tank intellectuals with Ivy
League degrees, and Nixon privately referred... more »
Sovereignty 101:Installment 10 - Weapons of Mass Illusion
In order for the system to change without the display of power and weaponry
typically used, a complete alteration of power is necessary. Today the
majority understands power as force, as might, as guns and the ability to
use them. What is on our “side”, the “side” of peaceful revolution, is
that *what is also held deeply as a universal principle is magic*.
Magic is merely the manipulation of matter in atypical ways. This can be
accomplished with a being who understands the art of the dream. It is
intention and expectation. It demands clarity and purity – the very things... more »
Being 100% behind
USA USA USA, you can rule, but you refuse to command. In today's world we
must command. Today I speak of windows but you can extrapolate this to so
many subjects. IMHO the people of this earth have had many cycles of
technical supremacists. Obviously led by childish opportunists.
They as our current Gods tread, just fucked it up so badly barely a trace
remains of their wisdom. In our own recent history we can not fault the
NAZI for making progress. Do not get me wrong, the British Empire and its
American child have made this world we live in. Gratitude must be expressed
no matter ... more »
Scientific theories need to be falsifiable
*...but the adjective automatically includes "in principle"...*
I have discussed several answers to the annual (and problematic) Edge.org
question Which scientific ideas should be retired? but Sean Carroll's
answer wasn't among them.
Falsifiability needs to be retired (Carroll's answer at Edge.org)
------------------------------
What Scientific Ideas Are Ready for Retirement? (Carroll's blog)
Sean Carroll mentioned his answer on his blog, *The Preposterous Universe*,
and he got largely criticized, especially by commenters like Doc C, Bruce
Caithness, Dan, John Duffield, Andy Odell, a... more »
Hockey Today
Do you realize that to the majority of the population sport is as
interesting as a noisy neighbor? Sport is the first past the post
entertainment winner in a crowded field of candidates. How much land mass
of the planet does the USA occupy? Less than 2%. Sport numbers I do not
know. However logically they are somewhere in the thirties at best. Yet
sport dominates the message from our media. The reason is obvious its as
close a direct interface to our lizard brain we can get without actual
mortal combat. Even pansy sports fire up the lizard transmitters and make
us think about c... more »
Full Interview with Former Charter Teacher at Brooklyn Ascend, Part I
In the following interview, a teacher shares her story about working at
Brooklyn Ascend, one of the total compliance, "no excuses" charter schools
in Brooklyn. Emily Talmage (formerly Emily Kennedy), who now happily
teaches third grade in a Lewiston, Maine public school, has given
permission to post her entire interview, which was originally conducted
with an assurance of her anonymity. Some of her emails regarding her
experience at Brooklyn Ascend have been previously posted here, here, and
here.
This is the first of three posts based on Emily's interview. I will save my
comment... more »
Bill Pascrell says the most accurate things!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014*
*Denounces New Jersey’s weak Dems:* Yesterday afternoon, Rep. Bill Pascrell
guested on the Ed Show.
Pascrell, a New Jersey Dem, has served in the House since 1997. Before
that, he was mayor of Paterson.
At one point, Big Ed floated a big ball of fluff at Pascrell. Instead of
reciting the memorized script, Pascrell told the truth about his state’s
spineless party:
SCHULTZ (1/14/14): Governor Christie said that he hasn’t spoken to David
Wildstein “in a long time.” This picture from the Wall Street Journal that
was published today really gives an impress... more »
Homemade Oreos
There are few things in this world that I love more than Oreos, slathered
in peanut butter, but these Homemade Oreos might be one of them. They are
delicious, soft and totally addicting. I know better than to keep them
around the house unless I am OK with eating the entire plate. They are easy
to make, and the homemade frosting for the middle is absolutely perfect.
You will need for the cookies:
2 Devil Food cake mixes
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup shortening
You will need for the frosting:
1 8oz package of cream cheese
2 tsp. vanilla
4 c. powdered sugar
1/2 stick butter
Mix the cookie dough tog... more »
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