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Skynet Updates ( July 5 , 2014 ) Terminator possibility not just a fictional hollyweird thriller - not just possible but already starting to play itself out ( note 2009 experiment where machines have learned how to lie for self preservation ) . Wake up folks !
Terminator scenario already coming into view ? By 2045 'The Top Species Will No Longer Be Humans,' And That Could Be A Problem - DYLAN LOVE - - JUL. 5, 2014, 8:33 AM - 74,516 - 61 - FACEBOOK - LINKEDIN - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - PRINT - EMAIL [image: terminator red eye rise of robots] Terminator "Today there's no legislation regarding how much intelligence a machine can have, how interconnected it can be. If that continues, look at the exponential trend. We will reach the singularity in the timeframe most experts predict. From that point on ... more »
Percy Bysshe Shelley
*"Can Man be free, if Woman be a slave...?"* Paul Foot on Percy Bysshe Shelley from Spike EP on Vimeo. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.1GOVERNMENT has no rights; it is a delegation from several individuals for the purpose of securing their own. It is therefore just, only so far as it exists by their consent, useful only so far as it operates to their well-being. 2 IF these individuals think that the form of government which they, or their forefathers constituted is ill adapted to produce their happiness, they have a right to change it. 3 Governmnent is devised for the security of rights. Th... more »
Is There a Second NSA Leaker in Addition to Edward Snowden?
A very interesting question has come out regarding a story on the NSA's targeting of those who utilize internet privacy tools, specifically the browser Tor (The Onion Router) and portable Linux based operating system Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) as potential "terrorists" and "extremists". The question being is that the copy of the XKeyscore code published by German website Das Erste apparently *was not* a part of the collection of NSA documents procured by whistleblower Edward Snowden but may actually have come from a second leaker. If true this would be a bombshell as... more »
Congressional Panel ( jump the shark news for July 5 , 2014 ) Accused Of Leaking Insider Information, Refuses To Comply With Probe ........ Must be a reference to that Constitutional provision wherein the 1 percenters have inalienable rights to loot ....... Or maybe it's just time to jump the shark over the almighty hubris and arrogance on display !
Congressional Panel Accused Of Leaking Insider Information, Refuses To Comply With Probe [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/05/2014 10:57 -0400 - Insider Trading - Insurance Companies - Medicare - Obama Administration - Obamacare - Reuters - Securities and Exchange Commission - Testimony inShare It was back in April 2013, when the WSJ reported of a peculiar surge in various health insurance stocks that came moments after a report from Height Securities, a Washington-based investment-research firm that ferrets out poli... more »
Taliban provide Independence Day Surprise for the US ! ( July 5 , 2014 ) Note the Taliban torch hundred of Oil Tankers bound for US Forces - just outside Kabul ! An assault by militants at a large parking lot on the outskirts of Afghan capital, Kabul, Friday night left at least 200 fuel tankers incinerated. The Taliban said the privately-owned tankers were targeted because they supply foreign troops.
1. - - - - - - - - - 7 hours ago More images for *Taliban torch hundreds of oil tankers* Yeah...... FIRE http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/07/taliban-torches-hundreds-kabul-oil-trucks-201475131638243927.html An assault by militants at a large parking lot on the outskirts of Afghan capital, Kabul, Friday night left at least 200 fuel tankers incinerated. The Taliban said the privately-owned tankers were targeted because they supply foreign troops. *“The number of tankers on fire is not yet c... more »
Syria Updates ( July 2 , 2014 ) - An overview of major acions / activities in the ongoing Syria Civil War for 6/30/14 - 7/2/14 ( H/T Syria Direct ) ...... Tweets of the day concerning the State of play .....
Catharsis Ours - 49 minutes ago
Tweets of note - FWIW <b class="ProfileTweet-
Not helping
Four or five years ago, a BBC spokesperson with the ironic moniker ‘John Reith’ often contributed to the Biased-BBC blog, mainly to defend the BBC against accusations of bias against Israel and the BBC’s increasingly obvious, deliberate whitewashing of Islamic-related violence and the attempts, running through the BBC’s entire output, to ‘normalise’ Islam. One day a commenter reminded ‘John Reith’ of the existence of ‘holy Jihad’, which in those days the BBC appeared not to have heard of. Palpably sighing with exasperation, he wrote: “you’re not helping”. The idea appeared to be t... more »
Did You Smile Today?
If not, please do so. :)
ISRAELI VIOLENCE RARELY GETS CONDEMNED
The person in the video is 15-year-old Palestinian-American Tarek Abu Khdeir being brutally assaulted by Israeli police. Israeli police are refusing to look at a surveillance video showing Abu Khdeir’s assailants. Tarek Abu Khdeir is the cousin of Muhammad Abu Khdeir who was burned alive on Wednesday. *Tarek Abu Khdeir (Photo provided and published with consent from the Abu Khdeir family) *
Move toward the light
By Capt. Fogg Yes, it's easy to look on the dark side of the recent Supreme Court decisions allowing corporations to claim religious convictions and attendant relief from legal obligations. One can suspect that it's part of a progression toward full citizenship and voting rights for paper entities and perhaps even a superior status to the individual. If Subaru can claim that it builds cars with love, and a retail store chain to have religious scruples, then of course a corporation must be not only fully human in its own right, but an American citizen. More than an American citizen: ... more »
Child witnesses
R. v. O.M., 2014 ONCA 503: [51] As I have said, the trial judge was alert to the approach to the assessment of children's evidence mandated by the Supreme Court of Canada in *R. v.* *W.(R.)*. At p. 42 of his reasons, he noted the Supreme Court's direction in *R. v. W.(R.)*, at p. 134, that when the evidence of an adult witness concerns events that occurred in childhood, "the presence of inconsistencies, particularly as to peripheral matters such as time and location, should be considered in the context of the age of the witness at the time of the events to which she is test...more »
Untitled
*University should never be a ‘safe space’* *The obsession with safety has undermined academic freedom* When I began my undergraduate course in politics and sociology in September 2010, I was looking forward to getting stuck in to some serious ideas and discussions with my peers. The opening core module for the politics side of my degree dealt with ‘essentially contested concepts’. After a few weeks of discussing liberalism, Marxism, conservatism and power, we moved on to some more contemporary issues. Following a discussion on porn, the professor leading the module declared that... more »
Wynne's Two Headed Beast
http://community.businessfightspoverty.org Kathleen Wynne's budget is a two headed beast. One head talks about investing in infrastructure and training. The other head talks about spending restraint. As with all two headed beasts, when the heads quarrel, the animal is paralysed. Tom Walkom writes that the beast was born of a traditional Liberal strategy -- campaigning from the left, but governing from the right: [Jean] Chrétien was elected on a centre-left platform that made no mention of cuts to public services. Yet once in power, he... more »
Lawrence Lessig vs Mike Simpson (R-ID)-- What It Means To The Rest Of Us
It's almost a truism of today's politics that "one man, one vote" has been replaced with "one dollar, one vote." We'll know we've recaptured our democratic form of government when that changes, when we no longer have a Supreme Court-- not to mention the two other branches of government-- made up of corporate whores whose idea of "balance" involves balancing the rights and privileges of corporations and Big Business against the rights and privileges of American citizens. Hillary Clinton is no more a part of the solution than her husband was or than Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, Ted ... more »
Jordan also at risk from ISIS / ISIL ? ( July 5 , 2014 ) Anger boils over in the 'Fallujah of Jordan' Al-Qaeda flags have been raised in Maan, where residents say they are tired of police brutality and a lack of services........ ISIS: Iraq today and possibly Jordan tomorrow ....... Israel Vows Aid to Prevent ISIS Invasion of Jordan
Anger boils over in the 'Fallujah of Jordan' Al-Qaeda flags have been raised in Maan, where residents say they are tired of police brutality and a lack of services. Areej AbuqudairiLast updated: 05 Jul 2014 10:28 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Angry residents have burnt shops and banks in Maan in protest of what they see as government neglect [Reuters] *Maan, Jordan -* This southern city - known for violence, riots, and clashes - received worldwide attention last week when ne... more »
James Bond - another civil servant spending too much money during the recesion
CasseetteBoy takes on James Bond
Iraq Updates ( July 5 , 2014 ) - ITEM OF NOTE - A Second report that Alleged ISIS / ISIL leader Al - Baghdadi was wounded in an air strike ( according to Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau ) ........ Why is US mission creep occurring in the face of divisive PM Maliki's complete refusal to step aside for the good of Iraq ? Examination of the state of play in Iraq , civil war item of note , Kurdistan updates , various points of view touching on Iraq ......
Anti War...... US Continues Iraq Buildup with Combat Troops, HelicoptersDenying 'Mission Creep,' US Escalation Creeps Along by Jason Ditz, July 04, 2014 Print This | Share This US officials continue to loudly protest against concerns of “mission creep” in Iraq, but with the rate of the military buildup in the nation it no longer appears at all credible to deny that the administration is moving toward direct involvement in the latest Iraqi War. Last week saw deployments of growing numbers of ground troops, with claims Obama’s promises of no boots on the ground only covered “combat tro... more »
New LHC diboson excesses point to light SUSY
*Guest blog by Tommaso Dorigo (CMS), a vocal SUSY denier who is starting to [verb] into his pants* Among the many more-or-less boring news from the ICHEP conference (International Conference on High Energy Physics), which is presently going on in Valencia (Spain), one bit today is sending good vibrations through the spine of many of the few phenomenologists who have chosen to remain faithful to the idea of Supersymmetry all the way to the bitter end. It is the excess of diboson events that ATLAS has just reported there. (See TRF on Thursday.) \(W^\pm\) bosons are the massive partic... more »
Cryptozoology: A “Yeti” in Cuba in 1962?
*Cryptozoology: A “Yeti” in Cuba in 1962?* [Author *Luis Jorge Salinas* posted the following account to his Facebook Page on 06.30.2014 regarding a case involving a “Yeti” or Bigfoot in Cuba. He writes: *“While looking for information on what I believe should have existed, given that Cuba is closer to the continent, and considering an ancient land-bridge that allowed the passage of Pleistocene fauna to the isles of the Antilles. [My current estimation] is that the current predator species (Chupacabras, etc.) is simply an evasive relict species.”*] *Danger: The Yeti* *By Manuel Itu... more »
Media advertorials
Hey kids, remember PostMedia's pitch for their tarsands promotion partnership with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers : "Postmedia is proud to present its 2013 media partnership with CAPP. We are a media company national in scope but community-focused. Canadians know our brands, trust our content, and welcome us as a vital member of their communities. CAPP's messaging will extend to our massive mobile and tablet network so that vital energy information is never more than a click away. Our print coverage will include weekly energy editorial across our entire newspaper c... more »
New Bloom First Issue Out
Lorand Laskai announces that the first issue of the new magazine New Bloom is out. From Facebook: *++++++++++++* Friends-It's with great excitement and minor apprehension that I share with you a project I've been working on the last few months.New Bloom is a politics and culture magazine that came out of Taiwan's Sunflower Movement, in collaboration with a number of the young activists and thinkers that made the movement possible in the first place. Our goal is to create a space for critical discourse on the problems facing Taiwan, turning its current crisis in democracy into an o... more »
Russia to upgrade missile attack warning system
[image: Voronezh-M radar]The Oko-1 ballistic missile early detection system, which formed part of Russia’s missile attack warning system (MAWS), is to be superseded by a new unified outer space system capable of tracking tactical missiles as well as ballistic ones. It came to light recently that the last geostationary satellite of the Oko-1 ballistic missile early detection system had gone out of commission. The 71H6 apparatus, put into orbit in March 2012, was operational for only a third of its expected working life. The loss of the satellite weakened the outer space segment of t... more »
Is this the US Army’s next generation 'superchopper'? Radical design has dual tilting blades and can travel at over 270mph
It could become the US Army's new 'superchopper' - able to transport troops, carry heavy goods and be fitted out as a flying gunship. This futuristic helicopter from Texas firm AVX is the frontrunner to win a $100bn contract from the Pentagon for the next generation of attack helicopter. It uses two rotors to create lift, while fans propel it forward to reach 230 knots. Read more
Will Cost Escalation Down-Size Rafale Jet Contract?
[image: Dassault Rafale]India many consider downsizing the Rafale fighter order from 126 to 80 following concerns over cost escalation, Indian media reports. The DNA newspaper quoted an unnamed IAF officer saying, “Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has asked France to re-consider the price. Cost escalations and disagreements over production have delayed the contract.” The report speculated that in the absence of an agreement on price, India my cut down the order to 80 in order to save money and keep the purchase within the originally budgeted amount of US$ 12 billion. Read more
Russia launches Black Sea Exercises the same day as NATO
[image: Su-24 Fencer]Some 20 warships, over 20 airplanes and helicopters, as well as the marines and coast artillery are taking part in the Black Sea Fleet exercise, Russian Defense Ministry reported. The war games were launched the same day as NATO's military drill in the area. Starting from July 4, the scheduled training maneuvers are conducted in the whole of the Black Sea, the Ministry told journalists on Friday, adding the drill is being carried out according to international standards. "The exercise plan involves performance of a number of combat training missions, including ... more »
UK’s latest aircraft carrier is christened by Queen
The breaking of bottles as part of the “christening” of ships is a crucial part of a tradition thought to date back hundreds of years. A vessel’s naming marks its birth and asks for a blessing of good fortune and safety for her. In modern times the ritual has seen a bottle smashed against the hull. One theory is that the the practice of using a liquid was introduced to mirror the use of water in christening services in the church. Champagne has been the drink of choice for the majority of bottle smashes, though submarines often home brew beer. Source
India to Induct Indigenous Anti-sub Corvette Soon
[image: INS Kamorta]India is all set to induct its newest corvette later this month at Visakhapatnam to boost its anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The warship was built by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, one of India’s four defence public sector shipyards. To be commissioned as INS Kamorta, it is a super sophisticated frontline warship with stealth features and it will sail from GRSE to Visakhapatnam ahead of its induction into the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet. Read more
Collins-class submarine critic calls in AFP over navy ‘plot’
[image: Rex Patrick]A former submariner and a confidant of Defence Minister David Johnston has accused senior naval officers of trying to muzzle his public criticisms of the Collins-class submarine. Rex Patrick has asked the Australian Federal Police to examine the conduct of the navy, which he claims tried to coerce him into withdrawing from public debate by reviewing and ultimately terminating his contract to train submariners. A series of emails between naval officers reveals a high-level navy plot to silence Mr Patrick despite the fact that he was a civilian and not bound by... more »
Rising red tide: China’s Navy in frenzy to build new nuclear-powered attack subs
[image: Type 094 (Jin) class SSBN]China's military is investing heavily in advanced submarines, including both ballistic and cruise missile firing vessels and attack subs. Recently, Beijing showed off what appears to be a mock-up of its next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, according to veteran military analyst Rick Fisher. “A large outdoor model of a next generation nuclear attack submarine [SSN] has appeared at the People’s Liberation Army Navy [PLAN] submarine academy in Qingdao, China,” Mr. Fisher stated in a report published by the International Assessment and Stra...more »
Was MH370 Hijacked?
[image: cockpit tampering] This is an excellent workup of the hijacking scenario which I view as the minority solution to the ongoing puzzle. A developing fire works far better to deal with the data we have. It is also becoming plausible that the craft did not spend long hours in the air after such a catastrophic event began. Yet we still have a plausible scenario here that also fits our data or perhaps our lack of data. I do not see any obvious way to combine both scenarios easily either as a mere suicide makes this way to much effort and trouble fraught with difficulties. *Ne... more »
A Neuroscientist Explains What Happens To Your Brain When You Meditate
[image: bright-brain] This is an excellent review of what happens inside the brain during the application of medication at the levels most of us are cable to achieve easily. The more serious take home that comes out of thuis is that we all need to practice therapeutic meditation on a daily basis by carefully working it into our personal schedules. It is just too valuable not to. This gets our understanding of the science out of the anecdotal realm once and for all. *A Neuroscientist Explains What Happens To Your Brain When You Meditate* * June 16, 2014 | By WakingTimes | 1 Rep... more »
Retina Grown from Stem Cells
[image: Researchers were able to grow a light-sensitive retina by taking adult stem cells and re-programming them back to an embryonic state] *Retina grown from stem cells could allow blind to see again* This is another obvious target for stem cell work and one likely to do no further harm as well. It may well turn out to be easier than most as well. What is happening is that the low hanging targets are now been gobbled up. I also think now that all such problems will be deemed as solved in about twenty years. That is not a particularly long time. It is just that we have the res... more »
A 500,000-Year-Old Spark Plug?
This has been debunked as a real modern artifact. If that is true, then it demonstrates just how swiftly accretion can occur in the natural environment. Certainly all long dates must be treated carefully in this light. This also warns us about mine finds in particular. Just how long does it take for wood to become petrified? Or something to become fossilized? In this case fossils are quoted and that seems unreasonable in this case. Again a careful review of providence is demanded. In the end it appears unlikely that this is other than a recent artifact. That an expert is... more »
Quantum mechanics doesn't really imply solipsism
*The subjective character of certain processes doesn't mean that there aren't other subjects* Stubborn warriors against proper quantum mechanics often like to say that the theory, as it's stated, is incomplete, incorrect, or ludicrous because it leads to "solipsism" and that's why one of their "fixes" is needed. Wikipedia defines this meme as follows: Solipsism (/ˈsɒlɨpsɪzəm/ from Latin solus, meaning "alone", and ipse, meaning "self") is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outs... more »
Brian Hooker, PhD AutismOne Video: "How to Lie to a Generation of Families - Malfeasance in the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Program"
Brian Hooker, PhD AutismOne Video: "How to Lie to a Generation of Families - Malfeasance in the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Program" A Shot Of Truth Blog *Arm yourself with the studies. Parents must lead the charge to protect children’s health and the future of this country.* If you missed Dr. Brian Hooker’s talk at AutismOne, you can view every entertaining, infuriating, inspiring, informative moment by clicking on this link. The days of blindly accepting what is mandated by law or policy and initiated by doctors and public health officials are over. The conversation re... more »
Silly Wabbit, Tricks Is for Kids! (Would You Believe (-)10.5% Yearly Growth? Well, How About . . . (-)9.8%?) Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns Wheeler Dealers Coin Gold from Housing Implosion (How To Catch A Chess Cheater: Ken Regan Finds Moves Out Of Mind)
As long as our national (convenient) memory holes are well functioning and, once again, an acknowledged expert forgets the fact that Afghanistan's government of 2001 offered to turn over bin Laden and any other 9/11 collaborators to the USA when offered evidence of their involvement. . . . The Al Qaeda camps, leadership, and infrastructure within Afghanistan had to go. No sitting president
Paper on Parade: Comprehensive Overview of Renewable Energy Development in Taiwan
Picked up this sturdy overview paper *Comprehensive overview of renewable energy development in Taiwan* (H.H. Chen, A.H.I.Lee/Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 37(2014)215–228) for my regularly irregular Paper on Parade series. The paper concludes by noting that solar thermal, solar PV, and wind appear to be Taiwan's most promising renewable resources. On wind, it notes: According to the statistical report from Industrial Technology Research Institute(ITRI)in Taiwan,a potential of 4.6GW (7.47%) wind power associated with annual generating hour more than 1800h is forecasted ... more »
Ukraine: Kiev's Ticking Time Bomb
*July 3, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - After a brief ceasefire, Kiev has resumed the bombardment of populated centers in the eastern breakaway provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk, both bordering with neighboring Russia. Kiev and its Western backers face a confounding dilemma - continue military operations in eastern Ukraine and create a heavily militarized opposition while racking up a troubling human rights record, or commit to a ceasefire and for all intents and purposes forfeit Donetsk and Lugansk just as Kiev has done regarding Crimea. *Ceasefire Over, Kiev's Savagery Resumes* ...more »
Movie Watch: Coming up at NYC's amazing Museum of the Moving Image -- "2001" in 70mm!
*For 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick tapped both of the supreme Strausses. For the approach to the space station it's Johann II (the Waltz King) and his Blue Danube; it'll look (and sound) way better in 70mm at MoMI. Below we'll hear (the unrelated) Richard S. * *by Ken* For months now I've been meaning to write an update to the piece I wrote last September about the Museum of the Moving Image, to catch up on the large number of terrific experiences I've had in the last half-year. No, the museum isn't convenient for me, since I live in Far Northern Manhattan and work in Far... more »
Smoked ribs: The leftovers...
*first time smoking.* It was FUN! One hour smoked with apple wood (the smell was heavenly.) Two hours wrapped in foil at 300 degrees. About 30 minutes on a hot grill with BBQ sauce and indirect heat to finish. Not much left...
Tropes and Tragedies in the Media
*Beetle larvae crowd a leaf in my backyard jungle.* The Economist actually took the Zhang visit as a serious event, and not a PR campaign aimed at the Chinese domestic media and the international media, where it was totally successful. First see this piece (also online here). It apparently hasn't occurred to anyone in the media that the head of the Taiwan Affairs Office is not a ministerial-level official, he's just the government bureaucrat nominally in charge of some affairs of China's drive to annex Taiwan and not what one would normally think of as a "minister" when discussing ... more »
PARADE DAY IN BATH
We had about 25 of us doing the PeaceWorks climate change & conversion theme in the Bath, Maine July 4 parade today. This peace train was created by artist Anita Clearfield who helped us spiff up our look. It's never easy being in these parades because there is so much nationalism and superficial commercial advertising in them. But we were able to reach thousands of people today....and we were not just talking to the choir either. I heard only one negative comment ("Go home") as we walked along the parade route. We got many many kind nods, smiles, gleaming eyes, waves, applaud... more »
Aborigines brilliantly respond to Tourism Bureau
Aboriginals pulled off a brilliant stunt to show the Tourism Bureau how obnoxious -- and deeply racist -- their plan is to commodify aboriginal lifeways for Chinese tourism... Aboriginal activists yesterday organized a “tour group” to visit the Tourism Bureau headquarters in Taipei to protest the agency’s proposal to encourage Chinese tourists attend Ilisin festivals and other traditional events held in Amis Aboriginal communities along the east coast. “Okay, everyone, look over to your right. We have now arrived at the Tourism Bureau and you can see that the staff here are perform... more »
The Supreme Court opens a drive-through window for right-wing zealots with (right-wing Christian) religious objections to the law
*"I disagree strongly with what the Court has done," Justice Sotomayor wrote, joined by Justices Ginsburg and Kagan in what the NYT's Adam Liptak called "an unusually fierce dissent."* *by Ken* The other day I wrote, regarding the last-day-of-term dump of the Supreme Court's Cro-Magnon majority's two most egregious decisions: Was there any doubt that the Cro-Magnon Five knew that these exhibitions of thuggery were going to produce firestorms? Possibly the atmosphere around the place is getting testier as the four Court moderates understand just what contempt they're held in, and s... more »
Philip Mansel Interview
*"Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean" by Philip Mansel (2012).* *Wikipedia:* Philip Mansel (born 1951) is a historian of courts and cities, and the author of a number of books about revolutionary and post-revolutionary France and the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. He was born in London in 1951 and educated at Eton College, Balliol College, Oxford, and University College London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Royal Society of Literature, the Institute of Historical Research (University of London), and the Royal Asiatic Society, and a ... more »
THE EMPIRE IS CRUMBLING / BRING IN THE CLOWNS
*The last refuge of a scoundrel is patriotism and this Independence Day 2014 as we celebrate our independence with parades, picnics and fireworks ~ let us not forget the clowns and scoundrels who cloak themselves in patriotism and represent the worst of America. There is no more despised clown or scoundrel who still represents the worst of American values, yet continues to cloak himself in patriotism, than Darth Vader himself, Dick Cheney ~ the behind the scenes architect of the 9/11 attacks and cover up, the promoter of the illegal war with Iraq for Oil resources, the... more »
Weekend Fun 56: Some Photos at Sic O'clock News
With endless corruption and other political scandals on-going in the Philippines today, the public would have great fun if the political satire program on tv more than two decades ago, *Sic O'Clock News, *is still around. The program ran from around early 1987 to late 1990. I joined its last 10 or 12 months shows, late 1989 to late 1990, as among the minor comedians :-). In this photo, I was the one standing. Others from left): Direk Marilou in action (facing us), Wilson Go, Dina Padilla, Khryss Adalia (RIP) and Celeste Bueno. See Weekend fun 19: Sic o Clock News. From left: Err... more »
Austerity and Trade Union "Betrayal"
My comrade and former Twitter sparring partner Mark has a post up about the state of the anti-austerity movement after, well, four years of austerity. His basic argument is one I would concur with, albeit with some caveats. He confesses to feeling *de ja vu* ahead of next Thursday's public sector strike, an action that could see around two million workers take industrial action. He observes that while the cause is just and should be supported, workers are only striking for a single day. There is no joined up strategy to defeat austerity, nor a road map for what happens when people g... more »
'Newsnight' - 30 June-4 July
It's been quite a week news-wise: the murders in Israel, the jailing of Rolf Harris and Andy Coulson, the rebirth of the Caliphate and the extraordinary story about Leon Brittan and the missing sex abuse dossier.... ...(and, golly gosh, cor blimey guv, hasn't the world of social media been absolutely abuzz about that last story this week? Can it *really* be true what they're saying? It's scarcely believable (but, then again, so was Rolf Harris). Some newspapers, especially the *Daily Mail*, are giving all manner of collaborative hints that some of it is true. *If* it is, the most s... more »
money is your god
money is our god you've felt it your entire life
Censored News in solidarity with Zapatistas will begin again
By Brenda Norrell Censored News In solidarity with the Zapatistas and Subcomandante Marcos, and in honor of Galeano, the murdered Zapatista teacher in La Realidad, Censored News halted publishing in its previous format on May 27, 2014, after 8 years of publishing. Now, Censored News -- much to the dismay of our opponents -- will continue in a new format. In the meantime, we have breaking news
Friday Nerd Blogging: Independence Day Edition
Silly sci-fi covered in patriotism sauce? There can be only one speech we can post here:
How Many Seats Will Steve Israel Cost House Democrats In November?
Israel's specialty: wasting resources on conservatives like Jennifer Garrison Bill Scher is a respected liberal author and the online campaign manager at Campaign for America's Future. Maybe he was drunk when he wrote the How Obama's immigration push could hand the House to Democrats for *The Week*. Acknowledging that the Republicans can win back the Senate, he asserts-- with no evidence whatsoever and not even a superficial look at the reality on the political ground-- that the House is within the Democrats' grasp. Only Inside the Beltway would anyone float such utter nonsense and s... more »
Happy Birthday America
I may slag you a bit, okay a lot. But your the best empire in human history, take that to heart ! If you could just get your head back to pre Pearl Harbour days the world would be such a great place.
Independence Day 2014
Happy Independence Day! I tend to rerun a mix of videos every year, and these remain two of my favorites: Meanwhile, The New York Times has an intriguing piece about the possibility that a period was mistakenly added to the official transcript of the Declaration of Independence, significantly shaping its interpretation.
JP Morgan skates again ! ( July 4 , 2014 ) A tale of two banks ( one US that pays 88 million fine and one French that pays 8.9 billion fine ) , US banks not violating any french laws , none at all ? The US Bank That Made BNP's Epic Money-Laundering Possible Is...
The US Bank That Made BNP's Epic Money-Laundering Possible Is... [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/04/2014 12:55 -0400 - Cleary Gottlieb - Department of Justice - France - Iran - New Normal - None - Treasury Department inShare6 Today's undisputed winner of the prestigious award for best use of the word *"unwittingly" *in the headline of an article about money-laundering goes to Bloomberg, for their brilliant... Because when you help a foreign bank violate U.S. sanctions as French bank BNP did when it hid billions of dolla... more »
Erste Group woes surface ( July 4 , 2013 ) -- Largest Austrian Bank Crashes After "Revealing" 40% Surge In Bad Debt Provisions, Record Loss ...... And if this has happened to the third largest bank in Eastern Europe , why won't the two largest banks ( UniCredit and Raifeisen ) suffer the same fate ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-04/stock-largest-austrian-bank-crashes-after-revealing-40-surge-bad-debt-provisions-rec Largest Austrian Bank Crashes After "Revealing" 40% Surge In Bad Debt Provisions, Record Loss [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durdenon 07/04/2014 11:04 -0400 - Central Banks - Eastern Europe - Erste - Hungary - Meltdown - Moral Hazard - Raiffeisen - Romania - Sovereigns - Stress Test inShare14 *Update: *just as expected, the confidence-preservation brigade is quick on the scene: - *HUNGARY LO... more »
Has Israel Blown Palestine
to smithereens, yet? (I only turn it on at night, so the NEWS doesn't mess with my days.) Should only be about 50 hundred more dead civillians, to equal three- in Israeli math.
The F35 Fiasco Continues.... Some Of The Best Damning Proof That It Is Indeed A Lemon And A Detriment To EVERY Air Force Buying This POS
I have received some very interesting comments from known trolls and of course misfits in the Hasbara/JIDF community about my stance on the POS aircraft that the US Government and other governments around the world have been suckered in by Lougheed Martin into purchasing... I mean of course the horrible and outrageously expensive "Joint Strike Fighter" (JSF) known as the F35 "Lightning II".... These comments have been absolutely laughable and shows that I have touched a nerve in my previous articles exposing this aircraft as possibly the WORSE aircraft ever designed and built.... As... more »
Return of the Day of the Flag Suckers
*“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”* *-H.L. Mencken* There is perhaps no national holiday that has been more debauched and bastardized in the era of the flag-sucker that began on September 12, 2001 than The Fourth of July. Independence Day used to be a celebration of rebellion from tyranny when the Declarat... more »
Rhianna Supports Isis (And vice-versa)
*It's all done in the best passable taste...!* (Sorry..) *Mother Isis, * *Goddess of K'met.* *Mother Ishtar,* *Goddess of Babylon and Summaria.* *Grant Morrison's Isis,* *Bride of Black Adam.* *The Origin of Teth-Adam,* *Husband to fair and mighty Isis* *According to Shazam! #28, Black Adam gets his powers from:Shu (stamina), Hershef (strength), Amon (power), Zehuti (Thoth) (wisdom), Anpu (speed), and Menthu (courage). !* Mighty mother, daughter of the Nile, we rejoice as you join us with the rays of the sun. Sacred sister, mother of magic, we honor you, Lover of Osiris, she who i... more »
Independence Day...
or as Karl Denninger calls it: Happy Dependence Day Sad to say, but he's correct. I know there's little we can do about most of the craziness we see going on. None of us are likely to line up at the border with shotguns to keep illegals out of our country. There is not much you can say to people who think the Hobby Lobby decision is a "war on women." They are the manifestation of years and years of the dumbing down of the "citizens" of this country. *Here's what you can do.* Take personal responsibilty for yourselves. Pay off your debts. Store some water and food. Pray. And, ... more »
Feminism: This Is How It's Done Now
We old farts remember the Abortion Caravan, Canada's first national feminist protest in 19fucking70. It seems we haven't come a whole helluva long way since. In New Brunswick, women *still* need the permission of TWO doctors to obtain a medicare-paid abortion. For years, the Morgentaler Clinic provided a pressure release valve, enabling at least those women who could pay to get the same medical care that most Canadians (except in poor PEI too) had fully funded. After running at a loss since its opening, the clinic is closing this month. The Government of New Brunswick -- which, ... more »
Steve Israel-- The Schmaltz Of The Democratic Party
Because I travel a lot-- and not just to Paris and London-- I've eaten in some pretty dicey restaurants over the years. But few that I remember being as revolting as one my dear departed friend Susan schlepped me to several decades ago: Sammy's Roumanian on Chrystie Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side. You know how a normal restaurant might have ketchup and mustard on the table as condiments? Sammy's has schmaltz. Lard is what Jews carefully avoid in Mexican food, right? Schmaltz is Jewish lard-- specifically, rendered chicken (or goose) fat. It stinks. Someone once told me that ... more »
Don't let Exxon Cover Up Fair Criticism of Their Practice's
BREAKING NEWS Our ad taking aim at Exxon was scheduled to air - but some of the largest media companies in America changed their minds, and decided to muzzle us instead. That's right: Our groundbreaking PSA was kept off the air this July 4th because Exxon, the richest company in the history of the world, couldn't be subjected to 30 seconds of on-air criticism. This is a mirror of the ad on Youtube...from youtube user...other98 Other98 Action started the campaign Share [image: Other98 Action] Our new ad, Exxon Hates America, is a satirical ad ... more »
Friday beaver - patriotic edition it is the 4th
(The beaver raises its' tale to slap the water warning others of danger.) So the DOW is up over 17,000. There's no reason in the world it should be that high because it's supposed to be based on the perceived value of a company's worth or at the very least an expectation of what it will do in the near future, normally 6 months. However mathematicians and ultra-fast computers have taken away any sense of perception or even realistic forecasts. Tiny glitches present a golden opportunity to pounce and scrape fractions of a percentage in profits and on the grand scale that's a lot of c...more »
Mike's Story Part 69- Follow the Leader
By Jenna Orkin *The following email was sent by Mike to an accomplished Peak Oilist, cc'ing me. The ellipses are placed to erase any trace of the recipient's identity.* *Reread Matt Simmons's email again. McCain is "brain dead" on the issue [of Peak Oil] and Obama's camp is jumping into it. McCain ain't brain dead. He's the devil. And what do you want to bet Obama's answers are going to be half (or more) wrong? Who in the Peak Oil movement will even be prepared to comment, let alone offer something real? It doesn't have to be perfect, just honest and devoid of fantasy. (Fanatasie... more »
Fukushima Updates - July 4 , 2014 ----- Between Fukushima Diary and Energy News , you get the full picture of the horrors unfolding in Japan ( E. N gives a good " Macro " 30, 000 foot view / overview . Fukushima Diary provides more of an observation of " A Day In The Death Of Japan " perspective.
Fukushima Diary..... Decontamination soil bags are already starting to be torn in Fukushima[image: Decontamination soil bags are already starting to be torn in Fukushima] 28 17 0 3 July 4, 2014 *↑ From a Twitter post of a Fukushima citizen. He said, “The authorities came to check the radiation levels every few days for 3 times in total, but the readings went up every time they measured. They removed the soil again from where the radiation level significantly rose up. Some people are complaining because some of the soil bags are torn in residential district. Decontamination is j...more »
We like life / you like death
Mohammed Abu Khdair Most of the world, the media, and in particular the Telegraph have decided that the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir was a ‘revenge killing’. The remaining uncertainty over the motive and perpetrators of this murder is represented by a pair of scare quotes. I must say Robert Tait looks tired and unkempt by the way. “Video obtained by the Telegraph” says the Telegraph. “Dramatic new footage” it says. Slight exaggeration there all round. Not a scoop, not dramatic, not revealing, not conclusive, not convincing. The Guardian is a little more cautious. Their article stat...more »
Is the Tea Party a new Know Nothing Party?
Is the Tea Party a new Know Nothing Party?.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
Twilight Zone's Last Gleaming
Welcome to our annual day of forced patriotic revelry, mattress sales, and Founding Fathers in bad makeup peddling crappy cars on TV. And, of course, the roar of the flag-waving crowds: That was the scene this week in Murrieta, California. It once was a nice, quiet, All-American little farming town, founded a scant hundred or so years ago by a (ahem) Spanish immigrant who later turned his land over to a sheep-herding brother. And like most victims of the Wall Street Greed Machine-fueled housing bubble, Murrieta experienced a radical population surge of more than 200% in the ... more »
Compromised Vaccine Study Reveals Crux of Real Vaccine Debate
*July 4, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - In the report, "Big-Pharma Vaccines Deemed "Safe" by Big-Pharma Funded "Study,"" the compromised nature of a recent "Pediatrics" journal study regarding the alleged safety of vaccines was exposed showing the immense and obvious conflicts of interest involved. Though the report was funded by the US government, the authors of the report were drawn from the RAND Corporation - which is funded by and regularly produces reports and studies for the very manufacturers of the vaccines covered in the study. In particular, RAND is funded by and wo... more »
Habeas Corpus
Boone v. Ontario (Community Safety andCorrectional Services), 2014 ONCA 515: [42] To be successful, an applicant for habeas corpus must show (a) a deprivation of liberty and (b) that the deprivation of liberty was unlawful: May v. Ferndale Institution, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809, at para. 74; and Mission Institute v. Khela, 2014 SCC 24, at para. 30. Between these points, there are other considerations in play, however. [43] First, once a deprivation of liberty has been shown, and the applicant has raised a legitimate ground on which to question its validity, the onus shifts ... more »
Ancient Egyptians discovered and covered Up in America?
This is the kind of story I would just love to personally investigate. What can not be denied is that it was a front page story April 5, 1909
My Independence Day Post Featuring Kate Smith and God Bless America
For my July Fourth post, I would like to feature what is now a well-known American anthem as performed by the iconic Kate Smith, God Bless America. Written by Irvin Berlin and made famous by Smith, the song premiered in 1938. As noted in Parade magazine in August 2013: …When Irving Berlin rediscovered his old song[originally written in 1918 yet unused] […]
Clean Your Whole House With Only 6 Inexpensive Items and NO Nasty Chemicals by Christina Sarich
[image: cleaning natural crops 263x162 Clean Your Whole House With Only 6 Inexpensive Items and NO Nasty Chemicals] Clean Your Whole House With Only 6 Inexpensive Items and NO Nasty Chemicals by Christina Sarich Natural Society, 3 July 2014 With all the talk of eating organic lately, you’d still be missing an important step to good health if you continued to use toxic chemicals to clean your house. Chemicals used to clean our windows, floors, furniture, carpets, and clothing are tampering with our bodies. Even our babies’ bottles can be full of chemicals that are known carcinoge...more »
Save the Bees Knees
Sign the petition. The time for study is over. Europe banned the chemicals two years ago. H/T Stranger is a Strange Land
BRICS Summit in Brazil may be a ground breaking Meeting ! ( July 4 , 2014 ) - BRICS planning to sign documents on development bank, currency reserve pool - Kremlin ......... The BRICs Are Morphing Into An Anti-Dollar Alliance
Itar Tass...... BRICS planning to sign documents on development bank, currency reserve pool, Kremlin Russia July 04, 16:42 UTC+4 The BRICS summit will be held in Brazilian cities of Fortaleza and Brasilia on July 15-16 © ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Metzel Russia notes progress in cooperation within BRICS — official MOSCOW, July 04./ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will have talks with leaders of China, India, the Republic of South Africa and several Latin American countries during his visit in Brazil for a summit of the BRICS developing-nation assembly of Brazil, Russia, India,... more »
I hate the BBC's One Show but love the works of CassetteBoy
"We have some bad news, I'm afraid to report, we're here every day..." Quite true.
Ukraine situation Updates ( July 4 , 2014 ) - Different voices -- Ukraine, the country no one cared about ....... In Banderastan insanity, denial and lies are the norm, not the exception .....
Russia Today ..... Ukraine, the country no one cared about Bryan MacDonald is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and teacher. He wrote for Irish Independent and Daily Mail. He has also frequently appeared on RTE and Newstalk in Ireland as well as RT. Get short URL Published time: July 04, 2014 11:37 [image: Aftermath of an artillery attack by the Ukrainian army on the Artyom district in Slavyansk. (RIA Novosti/Andrey Stenin)] Aftermath of an artillery attack by the Ukrainian army on the Artyom district in Slavyansk. (RIA Novosti/Andrey Stenin) Trends Ukraine turmoil Tags Culture, Educa...more »
Orio Palmer
*The name of Orio Palmer is seen among those of other first responders inscribed on bronze panel S-17 of the South Pool of the National September 11 Memorial in Manhattan, on December 6, 2001.* *Oreo* *ˈɔːrɪəʊ/* *noun* UStrademark 1. *a chocolate biscuit with a white cream filling.* - informalderogatory *a black American who is seen, especially by other black people, as wishing to be part of the white establishment.* *palm2* *pɑːm/* *verb* gerund or present participle: *palming* 1. *1*. conceal (a small object) in the hand, especially as part of... more »
Expect a regular series on saving a school
As some of you may know, I walked away from a position in higher education to return to the elementary classroom. With roughly 13 years of experience in education, and two advanced degrees, even rather late in the hiring cycle, I had my pick of teaching positions in Washington, DC. I immediately chose, without hesitation, […]
Before It Stops
http://www.reliance-trust.com/ The ground is shifting. Jeffrey Simpson writes that the Conservatives still have "yellow dog" ridings -- where they could run a yellow dog on the Conservative ticket and it would win. But across the country, momentum is shifting to the Liberals: Apart from these kind of yellow dog seats, predominantly rural ridings, things are bordering on precarious for the Conservatives, to judge by recent by-elections. Yes, by-elections are uncertain weather vanes, since winds do change. R...more »
The Velocitarian Church
Some may see the Hobby Lobby decision as a mortal wound to separation of Church and State -- and rightly so in my opinion. Others see it as an opportunity. I notice that this morning's newspaper contains a full page spread by the Hobby guys insisting that Christianity is the only true teacher of morality and provider of law and that the founding fathers agreed. But an opportunity for would be religious tyrants is an opportunity for all and I think it's time for me to assert my own religious freedom by filing suit with the country so that I don't have to pay that part of my taxes ... more »
Paul Craig Roberts: "Will Washington Go Down In History As the Worst Mass Murderer In History?" "Turn your backs and walk away from the militarist poison that will be spewed in July 4th speeches. Do you really want to support the Washington Nazis in their campaign to become known as the worst mass murderers in world history?"
------------------------------ *Washington Murders Countries, the US Constitution, and the Presstitute Media Makes Americans Complicit — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ July 3, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Washington Murders Countries, the US Constitution, and the Presstitute Media Makes Americans Complicit* Paul Craig Roberts Having Murdered Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and the US Constitution, Washington is now Murdering Ukraine. Thanks to Op-Ed News contrib... more »
This #TFA village is hilariously, sadly NOT a joke
Holy hell, I could have sworn this was a joke. It isn’t. A mixed residential/commercial real estate venture in Philly called “Oxford Mills” just opened that caters to the “education community.” Read this article to believe it. Paul Kihn, deputy superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, told the guests, “Oxford will be a great […]
IVISON of CBC's Power & Politics
...while I'm here, and before I take my leave.... Could you study some, I don't know- Weston? Patriquin? JIM TRAVERS??- reportage. 'cause the last thing this world needs, is another spin-job, by the Wiggle-Room Con-Crew, who, (as you never miss a chance to) ALWAYS (are paid to) come up with some POS 'explanation' for your conservative party's 'foilbles'. You win, John. You're #1.
I'm Celebrating Independence Day by Watching INDEPENDENCE DAY
(By Cyril Blubberpuss, Esq.) Just today I was telling one of my junior vice presidents as we opened the office (Oh, quit your liberal bellyaching- we only work eight hours on July 4th) that this is one great country. Now, granted, I'll admit my patriotism usually peaks on July 4th by watching *Independence Day* with Will Smith and wishing that Bill Pullman was our president before stuffing pieces of roasted animal carcasses in my mouth. Because, let's face it, that and killing irreplaceable brain cells by swilling alcohol perfectly defines what it means to be an American. ... more »
The NSA War on Privacy Rages On as Tor Project Users Targeted
With Glenn Greenwald's spectacular fireworks show having been quashed by the US government mere hours prior to publication on the increasingly suspect website *The Intercept*, we have been deprived - at least for now - of really big and shocking revelations but that doesn't mean that stories of the rampage of the NSA aren't getting out through other forums. In the most recent non-shocking disclosure of the war on privacy by the American Stasi anyone who attempts to use encryption and privacy tools in order to circumvent their prying eyes is on the ever-growing list of suspects. In ...more »
Repost: LEON BRITTAN - THE BIGGER PICTURE
*Rolf Harris, MBE, OBE, CBE.* Peter Suttcliffe (Not the Yorkshire Ripper), Sir Jimmy Savile OBE, Frank Bruno MBE "I meet Mark Regev, chief spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, at a little restaurant in Tel Aviv. We discuss Leon Brittan and the alleged pedophile rings that are accused of being used by Israel and its friends to control much of the world. Mark says: "It is all being taken care of...." " LEON BRITTAN - THE BIGGER PICTURE *Michael Jackson, David Blaine, Paul Boateng and Yuri Geller.* The leaders of the UK, USA and Europe appear to be controlled, in part,through child...more »
Oklahoma Republicans Penalize Solar Energy As Fracking Mania Causes Earthquake Swarms To Rock The State
Last February we asked a simple question: Would Republicans String Up The Koch Brothers If Oklahoma Disappears Into A Giant Sink Hole? We never got a clear answer and the Koch brothers still roam the world creating havoc and misery for ordinary humans and Oklahomans. It is, however-- being Independence Day and all-- a good time for an update, particularly if you live in Oklahoma or have friends or family who do. Before I get a bunch of wisecracks, let me point out that although Oklahoma voters have been, for various reasons, been less than interested in Democratic candidates of ... more »
Social media updates ( July 4 , 2014 - ironic items for Independence Day ) -- Facebook's contempt for its customers revealed -- Facebook’s Experiment and its CIA Roots......Google Has Received 250,000 Article Removal Requests as Internet Censorship Takes Off in Europe.....
http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/07/facebook%E2%80%99s-experiment-and-its-cia-roots/ Facebook’s Experiment and its CIA Roots *By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: July 3, 2014* Let us see if we have this straight: Facebook is a company that has been publicly traded for just slightly more than two years. It pays no dividend so its key attraction for its shareholders is that it knows how to run and grow its business. Its initial public offering launch was one of the biggest fiascos in modern finance. Its core asset from which its revenues flow is based on the loyalty and growth of its ... more »
Happy 4th Of July To My American Friends And Readers... And A Reminder That America Is NO LONGER The Greatest Nation On Earth!
Yes today is the 4th of July in the once great United States of America.... It is called "Independence Day" but the truth be known is that the USA has never truly been independent or free... The Declaration Of Independence is to me still one of the greatest documents ever written, and Thomas Jefferson truly did want his new nation to be free of all tyranny and to be the true beacon of freedom for the entire planet... But we all know by now that the US has since that time in 1776 fallen under tyranny and is presently no longer a free nation at all......It is a truly sad statement to ... more »
NOT PAID, NOT FED TO FIGHT FOR US-NATO
Despite President Poroshenko's promises to financially support the army, Ukrainian forces are still fed with empty promises and raise alarm over lack of basic supplies, food, and weaponry. RT's Maria Finoshina reports.
Syria Update ( July 4 , 2014 ) ...... Islamic State 'seizes main Syria oil fields' . overview of state of play on the ground in syria conflict , recent tweets to consider .....
Al Jazeera..... Islamic State 'seizes main Syria oil fields' Al-Omar and Tanak oil fields on Iraq border falls to the Islamic State after rival fighters withdraw, activists say. Last updated: 04 Jul 2014 12:01 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Video shows armed men outside what they said was the entrance to al-Omar oil field [YouTube] Fighters from the Islamic State group have seized all of Syria's main oil and gas fields, which are located in Deir Az Zor province next to Ir... more »
JUXTAPOSE, IF YOU WILL
Here's a fun, Friday, WTF, thing to do... Juxtapose PMACK's- Justice?Minister-P.MacKay's- Mother/Father's Day public messages... and mine, here, at liberalandlovingit! Fun-ny, eh? So revealing, as well. THANKS go, once again, to the one and only- C.C. of twitter, formerly of blog-fame!!
Undocumented Migrants are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, aka Criminal Invaders
The mainstream media is a distorter of reality, which uses the manipulation of language to push propaganda lies. The UK Daily Mail has reported an encouraging story about US citizens blockading buses carrying criminal invaders of all ages, demanding that these parasites are not allowed to cross into the USA. The Daily Mail has twisted the facts, to reclassify the illegal immigrant vermin as 'undocumented migrants', which implies that they are merely people migrating to another country, who simply don't yet have the necessary paperwork! This is a lie: the reason that they don't hav... more »
Argentina: Cattle Mutilations in Rocamora, Entre Rios
*Source: Planeta UFODate: July 3, 2014* *Argentina: Cattle Mutilations in Rocamora, Entre Rios* *By Daniel Ubaldo Padilla* A new avenue of research in the mutilation field opened in 2013, beyond what could have been predicted, and in regard to the information emerging from my research. The fact that an attack of such striking characteristics should have been made public – on account of the number, and on a single property in February 2013 – represents an exclamation mark in our line of investigation. This is the first time it has happened beyond the time period evinced since I emba... more »
F-35 fire
Seriously, it's like the plane is begging people not to buy it. The U.S. military said it had grounded the entire fleet of 97 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets until completion of additional inspections of the warplane's single engine built by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. I wonder if the Royal Navy has a Plan B? Might say as much about the Monarchy as the
South African Airways pilot arrested after stripping in protest over airport security | Mail Online
' A South African Airways pilot stripped to his underwear in front of crew and passengers in protest over rigorous airport searches. Captain W Van Ginkel, who was about to board the airline's Flight SA 025 jet to fly to Johannesburg, reportedly removed all his clothes except his pants at Harare International Airport, Zimbabwe ' I know how he feels... More here, with some poor spelling here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2679008/South-African-Airways-pilot-arrested-incident-exposure-stripping-pants-passengers-protest-airport-security.html
Brazilian Navy Signs Contract for Lynx Mk21A Upgrade
[image: Lynx Mk21A]AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Brazilian Navy’s Naval Aviation has signed a contract for a major midlife upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters. The contract, valued in excess of US$160 million (€117 million), includes replacement of the aircraft’s engines with the CTS800-4N product from LHTEC, navigation, displays suite and mission avionics. A comprehensive support and training package that includes a Flight Training Device is also included in the contract. Read more
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