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Brock Turner's lawyers want to overturn his sexual assault conviction
Brock Turner is trying to have his sexual assault conviction
overturned. Turner was convicted last year of assaulting an unconscious
woman behind a dumpster in 2015 and served three months at the county
jail. What could have been a 14-year turn in a state penitentiary turned
into a six month sentence — later cut in half, for good behavior —
sparking outrage. SEE ALSO: Want to stop men like Harvey
Drunk dude cooks his own food at Waffle House because the staff fell asleep
A drunk man decided to take matters into his own hands when he found
the staff at Waffle House fast asleep. Alex Bowen of South Carolina
stopped by his local Waffle House in Columbia for some late night grub
early Thursday morning, after enjoying some drinks with some friends.
SEE ALSO: The United States of memes has something everyone can relate
to “It was around 3 a.m. I was pretty inebriated,”
Large sphinx head unearthed in California
Archaeologists
discovered the artifact in Santa Barbara County, however all is not
quite as it seems. Far from being a relic built by the ancient Egyp...
Wormlike creature is 'strange beyond measure'
Scientists
in China have discovered one of the most peculiar prehistoric organisms
ever found. Described as being like a 'mythical beast', this bizarr...
Living in Cars, Working for Amazon: Meet America’s New Nomads
Via:
Guardian: Millions of Americans are wrestling with the impossibility of
a traditional middle-class existence. In homes across the country,
kitchen tables are strewn with unpaid bills. Lights burn late into the
night. The same calculations get performed again and again, through
exhaustion and sometimes tears. Wages minus grocery receipts. Minus
medical bills. Minus credit […]
Sunday Toons of the 'Lock Him Up' Moment
* * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on
topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on
Twitter @PDiddie .
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Muslim foster parents: ‘We'd never had a Christmas tree - it made them so happy’
News that a Christian child was ‘forced’ into Muslim foster care caused
a furore earlier this year. But, despite the challenges, these families
play a vital role in bringing up vulnerable children About 100,000
young people go through the fostering system every year. In recent years
an increasing number of these have been child refugees from
Muslim-majority countries such as Syria and Afghanistan
Tony Blair confirms he is working to reverse Brexit
Former PM argues claims made by leave campaign now clearly untrue and
so British voters deserve second referendum Tony Blair has confirmed
that he is trying to reverse Brexit, arguing that voters deserve a
second referendum because the “£350m per week for the NHS” promise has
now been exposed as untrue. In an interview with the BBC Radio 4’s The
World This Weekend on Sunday, the former prime mini
Your brain on music: How your favorite songs may regenerate your brain and act as the ultimate adaptogen
Music,
which may be the most ancient human language, has the potential to
improve neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders by creating new
brain cells and neural connectivity. Not only that, but music restores
hormonal and immunological balance in a way mirroring adaptogenic herbs.
The Evolution of Music Music, the universal language, has been woven
into the fabric of human culture since t
GOP Senator says it’s hard to fund $14 billion children’s health care program — then advocates for $1 trillion tax cut
“The reason CHIP’s having trouble is because we don’t have money
anymore.” This week, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) helped push a tax bill
through the Senate that will cost about $1 trillion. At the same time,
he lamented the difficulties of finding the money to fund the Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which pays for healthcare for nine
million children and costs about $14 billion a year
Fossil treasure trove: Hundreds of miraculously intact pterosaur eggs found in China
The
over 200 preserved pterosaurs eggs unearthed in China, offer new
insight into the life of the rulers of the skies in the age of
dinosaurs. The findings on the pterosaur species, known as Hamipterus
tianshanensis, were published in the journal Science. The virtual
treasure trove of eggs laid millions of years ago, gives scientists a
unique chance to cut them into cross-sections to study growth
The Odds of Impeachment Are Dropping
Now that Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I., and
agreed to dish on his former boss, some Trump-watchers are suggesting
that impeachment may be around the corner. “It’s time to start talking
about impeachment,” announced a Saturday column on CNN.com. The Flynn
deal, declared former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman in
Friday’s New York Times , “portends the likeli
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Full Cold Moon Tonight Heralds December's Supermoon: What to Expect
December's Full Cold Moon rises tonight (Dec. 3), bringing the only "supermoon" of the year on its heels.
The FCC Wants to Kill Net Neutrality. But Congress Will Pay the Price
Opinion: FCC chair Ajit Pai’s move is an unprecedented giveaway to big broadband providers and a danger to the internet.
Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing Is The Real Pinnacle Of Racing
GIF GIF via rekjavicxxx If there’s any one kind of racing that gets
universal approval from the Jalopnik staff, it’s Extreme Barbie Jeep
Racing. It’s the safety-third pastime of flinging yourself down a steep
hill on a children’s ride-on, and the wipeouts are incredible. It’s
truly racing for the people, and we love it so much. Racing too often
devolves into a war of equipment, not a test of skil
Full Cold Moon Tonight Heralds December's Supermoon: What to Expect
December's Full Cold Moon rises tonight (Dec. 3), bringing the only "supermoon" of the year on its heels.
WeWork rides lifestyle change to become new economy star
Going
to the office isn't what it used to be. As more workers shift to
on-demand and "gig" employment, the workplace has changed, and no
company has capitalized on this more than WeWork.
This quality predicts which poetry we enjoy
New psychology research points to the factors that explain why we find
particular poems aesthetically pleasing—results that enhance our
understanding of “why we like what we like.” “People disagree on what
they like, of course,” explains Amy Belfi, a postdoctoral fellow in New
York University’s department of psychology at the time of the study and
the study’s lead author. “While it may seem obvio
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Ed Sheeran on His Girlfriend and Working with Beyoncé
The "Shape of You" singer shares his thoughts on his Grammy snub, his
duet with Beyoncé, and the story behind breaking his arm. From:
TheEllenShow
What is a Supermoon? | National Geographic
What is a supermoon? Find out what makes the moon appear extra big and
bright, how it effects the tides, and how the phenomenon got its name. ➡
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Reuben’s Winter Eyebrow Trends Makeup Tutorial
Ellen’s favorite 12-year-old makeup maven Reuben de Maid tries out some
of the internet’s most outrageous eyebrow trends on his sister Coco.
From: TheEllenShow
Who Killed Dian Fossey? | Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
Primatologist and conservationist Dian Fossey was found murdered in her
cabin in 1985. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ DIAN
FOSSEY: SECRETS IN THE MIST PREMIERES WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 at 9/8c.
About Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
is a three hour series for National Geographic Channel. The series tells
the story of the life, work, murder and legacy of
You're my music in this silence
All shot with a Canon 5D mark III with Magic Lantern and using just a
Zenit Helios 58mm f2 44m-4. Listen the album // escuchen el album
theblakship.bandcamp.com/album/failure-2 Keep in touch.
instagram.com/djshdw facebook.com/ErickFloresGarneloPage Cast: Erick
Flores Garnelo Tags: Helios , Zenit , Cinemgraph , Guadalajara ,
Cinemagraphs , Rsolve , Magic Lantern , DaVinci , Mexico , innovate ,
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Why incompetent people think they're amazing - David Dunning
TED-Ed commissioned us to make a video to accompany their lesson about
"The Dunning Kruger effect" by Mr David Dunning. This effect is a
cognitive phenomenon wherein people of low ability suffer from illusory
superiority. The aim of this film is to help us to discover whether we
are as good at things as we think we are. We were very lucky to get to
work with a brilliant animation team, made up of
New in The Corbett Report
We Need to Stop Normalizing This!
Sophia
the robot is not a "she." But if the powers-that-shouldn't-be get their
way we will soon be marrying our sex robots and having fewer babies
than ever. It's time to put the brakes on this crazy train.
Shots Fired in the Media War! Corbett Report Hit!
Shots
have been fired in the media wars! The Corbett Report is being flagged
for talking about robots! The site has been labeled "harmful" by the
Lords of Gootube! Why stand we here idle? Join James for today's Thought
for the Day as he shows you how to prep for the day when The Corbett
Report is disappeared from YouTube.
I Am A Sustainable Free Trade Globalist!
"Sustainability." "Free trade." "Globalism." Does the very mention of
these words set your blood boiling? Why? Are you reacting to the actual
meaning of the words, or the way those words have been twisted to serve
various political agendas? Do you control your language? If you don't,
then do you control your own thoughts?
Jeffrey Tucker Bids Farewell to Net Neutrality
Jeffrey Tucker of FEE.org joins us again to discuss his latest article,
“Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition.” We explore the details of
the net neutrality discussion that is being ignored by nearly everyone,
including how the corporatocracy actually favours net neutrality and how
government regulation of the internet is precisely what is keeping
prices high and access to the market restric
Interview 1328 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
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This week on the New World Next Week: the Russians are building their
own internet directory; horrific Herpes vaccine experiment has
billionaire Bilderberg backer; and DARPA works on the Venus spy trap.
New in The EnvironmentaList
Transforming Trash into Treasure
Brazilian institute helps chefs fuel their kitchens with their own trash
Historic Sites on US East Coast Threatened by Sea Level Rise
By the end of the century the White House, early colonial settlements and other historic places could be inundated
There’s Never a Dull Moment for Vancouver Airport Falconer
A conversation with Falconer Kristine Kirkby
EPA Holding Only Public Hearing on Clean Power Plan Repeal in Heart of Coal Country
Coal miners and environmental advocates will face off over landmark climate regulation
Pending Decision by Trump Could Pummel Growing Solar Industry
Conservative and clean tech groups unite against tariff that would drive up solar costs in the US
Black Friday Indeed, Our Relentless Consumption is Trashing the Planet
Growth must go on – it’s the political imperative everywhere, and it’s destroying Earth
New in The Rules of Exposition
"So" is a complication
I'm
writing for my econ blog: I didn't capture the graph as an image, and
the data has since changed, so the old link doesn't show what I saw last
year. Two commas, and three pieces of a sentence. Three is a lot to
handle. Two is easier to see. On top of that, there is a "so" in there.
The data has changed, so the old link doesn't show the old data. I don't
like "so". Using "so" is like using "the
New in A Closer Look: Jody Paterson
On joy: Reflections on finding happiness even when life does its best to get in your way
I
had the opportunity to write this reflection on joy for Victoria's YAM
Magazine's November-December issue. It was one of the most moving
stories I've worked on, taking in people's stories of strength in the
face of significant adversity. My only regret is that I
over-interviewed, ending up with so many stories that everyone here
literally gets a few paragraphs and no more. You'll just have to ta
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What makes us stupid?
At
talk I gave at the University of Ottawa last week, one audience member
vigorously asked the very serious question: "What makes us stupid?" It
was a talk about freedom of speech. The presumption is that we (middle
and professional-class Canadians and Americans) are far more stupid than
we should be. I accept the presumption. My answer was: "Well... I don't
think it's the fluorine in the
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Dan Hannon’s Delusional 2016 Article on Brexit
In 2016 Tory Brexiteer MEP Dan Hannan wrote an article about what
Britain would be like in 2025 after Brexit. It’s seriously delusional,
as Hannan must realise, as he has since deleted it. It was at the URL
http://reaction.life/britain-looks-like-brexit and archived at
https://archive.fo/CDBFf . Here it is preserved for posterity: It’s 24
June, 2025, and Britain is marking its annual Independence
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A3 Newsletter: The March of Freedom Continues
( PHOTO: Albert Woodfox at a meeting of VOTE-Shreveport on October 21.
Albert is standing in the back row, sixth person from the right. Click
on the photo for a larger image). A3 Newsletter, Nov. 18, 2017: On The
Road Again As another year draws to a close, Albert and King are busier
than ever traveling the country and the world, sharing their stories and
providing inspiration and hope that good
New in Cherchez la Verite
"Mark
[his] words. If passed, the Republicans will then rediscover the
"deficit crisis," and push aggressively for massive cuts in Social
Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education – higher education in particular
– nutrition, affordable housing and more. They will seek to undo every
major piece of legislation passed in the last 80 years designed to help
working families, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor." I'm
wondering if any of you have learned these facts from the despicable
mainstream meda? I doubt it. Trust Bernie and spread his message!
For the past 40 years, the financial and political elite of this
country have rigged the tax code to redistribute wealth and income to
some of the richest and most powerful people in this country. The
result: we are moving rapidly toward an oligarchic form of society in
which the top 1 percent is doing phenomenally well, the middle class
continues to decline and 40 million Americans are living in
When
I was 10 years old in grade school, my teacher would tell us to hide
below our desks to practice being safe from a Russian attack. Of course,
nothing like that every happened. However, in 1962 things became much
more dangerous when Cuba installed a Russian ballistic nuclear missile
to offset American missiles in Italy and Turkey. This was a very scary
moment, but it was finally solved peacefully when Khrushchev and John
Kennedy worked out a way to remove both the Russian missile in Cuba and
the U.S. missiles surrounding Russia. Flash forward to the present: Most
of the members of the American Congress are now pushing to destroy
Russia with a sneak attack with hundreds of U.S. nuclear missiles. But
by now Putin is on to that and is preparing a superior counter attack.
Surely that should scare all Americans …yet unlike my grade school
teacher, most Americans seem to be unconcerned. They don’t care if they
and their children and grand-children all die suddenly?
Will America Survive Washington? — Paul Craig Roberts November 13, 2017
| Categories: Articles & Columns | Will America Survive Washington?
Paul Craig Roberts In recent columns posted on my website, I brought
attention to two dramatic and dangerous developments between the two
major nuclear powers. One was the public statement of the deputy
commander of the Russian military’s Operation Command at
New in Craig Murray
The End of the Affair
At the High Court today the following joint statement was agreed. On 29
April 2016, Jake Wallis Simons and Craig Murray appeared together on
Sky News to debate anti-Semitism in the United Kingdom. Following that
debate, Dr Wallis Simons issued libel proceedings against Mr Murray. Dr
Wallis Simons and Mr Murray have now settled these proceedings. By this
statement, Mr Murray accepts that Dr Wallis
One of the Following is True
a) No blogging recently because after the court case I had to dash back
to work in Ghana and promptly went down with food poisoning b) No
blogging recently because I am awaiting my next pay cheque from the
Kremlin. Either way, I hope to be back online shortly. The post One of
the Following is True appeared first on Craig Murray .
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How the U.S Census Historically Whitewashes Non-White Populations
My earlier column for Truthout posed the question: "Are Mexicans
Indigenous?" The context of this question complicates the answer(s).
De-indigenized Mexicans and Central Americans in the United States
generally share a maiz culture, as do most Amer-Indigenous peoples of
the continent who also share in those 7,000-year-old roots. Yet, how are
these peoples, which include Mexican Americans or Chica
Ixiim: A Maiz-based philosophy
Journal of Latinos and Education Latest Articles Ixiim: A Maiz-based
philosophy Roberto Rodríguez Pages 1-8 | Published online: 15 Nov 2017
Download citation https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2017.1373649 ABSTRACT
This work examines the philosophical foundation of Tucson’s highly
successful Mexican American studies program. The foundation included two
Maya or maiz-based concepts: In Lak’Ech and Pa
New in Greg Mankiw's Blog
Furman on Tax Reform
I don't agree with all of it, but these slides from a recent talk by Jason Furman make a lot of good points.
Taxing Higher Ed
One
of the most surprising parts of the proposed tax bill is its tax on
university endowments . If my rough calculations are correct, the tax
would cost schools like Harvard between $1,000 and $2,000 per student
every year. Is there a good argument for this policy? Not that I can
see.
The Case Against the Harvard-Yale Game
I am sad to say that I find this persuasive .
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Al Nahda Dam and Its Impact on Egypt
There is a saying by Herodotus known to Egyptians that the Nile is the
gift to Egypt. Without the Nile, Egypt cannot survive. Dr. Noor el Din,
an Egyptian water expert pointed out that Egypt need at least 93,000
cu.m of water per year. The water available to Egypt presently is 62,000
cu.m. to use per year ( Sada el Watan, 11/14/2017). During the past
three years, the water ministers of Ethiopia,
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Yup, chlorpyrifos is bad for brains
Following a clear body of science, California just listed chlorpyrifos
as a "developmental toxicant." The insecticide is still widely used in
agriculture across the state (and country), but now it will be
officially listed with other health-harming chemicals under Proposition
65 , the "Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986."
Acknowledging the harmful properties of this pesticide i
Powerful networks, powerful change
Along with PAN International colleagues, we'll be honoring
International Day of No Pesticide Use on December 3. This anniversary —
which marks the tragic disaster in Bhopal, India 33 years ago — serves
as an annual reminder of how pesticides are harming communities around
the world, every day. That harm is what motivated the founding of PAN
International 35 years ago. In 1982, activists gathered
The silver lining of EU's glyphosate decision
After much public debate, the European Union (EU) recently determined
that it will renew glyphosate for another five years — a shorter renewal
than it could have been, but not ideal when what we really wanted was a
rejection of the license renewal altogether. For over two years , this
vote was delayed as member states debated whether or not glyphosate is a
carcinogen. The World Health Organizatio
A win! Buffer zones around CA schools
After years of pressure from communities across California, the state's
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) finally took action last week
to protect schoolchildren from agricultural pesticide exposure. While
not all that we'd hoped for, state officials announced new rules that
establish a buffer zone for agricultural pesticides around public
schools and daycare centers. Among other safeguard
Pruitt's (polluter) priorities
We saw this coming with Scott Pruitt. Long before he became
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), his
allegiances to industry were clear. And with new policies at the agency,
he's paving the way for even more corporate sway over how our air,
soil, water and communities are protected (or not). In his latest move,
Pruitt recently announced that scientists receiving EPA funding
Food for thought
With the holiday season upon us, food is top of mind for many. In
addition to an opportunity to celebrate with our nearest and dearest,
this is also a perfect time to reflect on how our food is grown — and
how we support the people doing that work. Got food? Thank workers. This
year, as Thanksgiving coincides with International Food Workers’ Week ,
it’s also a good time to explore how those who a
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Three Ways To Know If You Are Addicted To Struggling
There are many forms of addiction: drugs, shopping, food, and sex are
among the most common. But there is one addiction that we hardly ever
talk about: the addiction to struggle. In her beautiful tiny book on
daily meditations for people of color, "Acts of Faith," Iyanla Van Zant
reminds us that for some reason, we believe that struggle is noble that
somehow it brings special rewards. And that Go
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HR And Management-Side Lawyers Need To Change If We Are To End Sexual Harassment Culture
Someone
recently asked me what could be done to change what is clearly a
culture of sexual harassment in this country. Not just how do we enforce
the law, but what do we have to do above and beyond the law to end the
harassment epidemic. It's a tough question, but I do have some thoughts.
The first and largest problem is that the victims are afraid to come
forward. And there's good reason for that
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Syria: Who will win the future? – By Nikolaos van Dam
Syria: Who will win the future? BY Nikolaos van Dam – @ nikolaosvandam
Henriëtte van Lynden Lecture, Amsterdam, 9 November 2017 [1] We all know
that the situation in Syria has become a disaster. And one can ask
oneself whether this disaster could have been foreseen and prevented. I
personally am convinced that the main developments in Syria could have
been foreseen , certainly as far as the behav
Assessing Nikaolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate – by Steven Heydemann
Assessing Nikaolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate By Steven Heydemann – @
SHeydemann Smith College for Syria Comment , November 17, 2017 Over the
course of his long and distinguished career as scholar and diplomat,
Ambassador Nikaolas Van Dam, who most recently served as the
Netherlands’ Special Envoy for Syria, earned a well-deserved reputation
as a deeply knowledgeable specialist on Syrian politics an
Reply to Steven Heydemann’s “Assessing Nikolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate” – By Nikolaos Van Dam
Reply to Steven Heydemann’s “ Assessing Nikolas Van Dam on Syria’s
Fate” By Nikolaos van Dam – @ nikolaosvandam for Syria Comment –
November 20, 2017 The assessment of Professor Steven Heydemann of my
lecture of 9 November 2017, published in Syrian Comment obliges me to
react. Next to concluding that my new Syria book is “ an informed and
often insightful diagnosis of the violent conflict that ha
“No Justice for Khan Sheikhoun,” by Aron Lund
On November 7 —that’s tomorrow or tonight, depending on where you
are—the UN Security Council will get together for a shouting match about
the nerve gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun last April. A new UN-OPCW report
has blamed that attack on Bashar al-Assad’s government, but, as you
might expect, Russia does not agree. The Century Foundation has just
published my new report on what the UN says happene
New in The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
The Dark Side of Science And Religion
I have posted the following comment to an American Thinker article on
"The Dark Side of Science": Both science and religion -- as practiced by
human beings, who are ignorant of far more than they are knowing -- may
be classified as "fake news" (to take advantage of a current idea):
Science as practiced is not necessarily good reasoning, and religion as
practiced is not necessarily good in spirit
My Venus/Earth Comparison Should Not Even Have Been Needed
I received a comment (from one Chris Carter) yesterday ( on this post
), agreeing with, and emphasizing, my continual refrain with respect to
my November 2010 Venus/Earth temperature vs. pressure comparison, that
the close (or rather, precise) agreement between the Standard Atmosphere
for Earth's atmosphere, and the actual profile of Venus's atmosphere
over the same range of tropospheric pressure
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Don't mess with the engineers when physics is on the line
This
is an open letter to Brandon Schollenberger, also sent by e-mail. I
received a pointer to your essay. No, lying is not OK. Neither is
spouting off in utter ignorance. TL;DR You're not right. You're not even
wrong. You wrote a mish-mash of conceptual nonsense that is
cringeworthy to every student who scraped out a passing grade in AP
Physics, and quite a few who never made it that far.
New in The Intercept
Note: This is not associated with First Look's site Entitled "The Intercept"
First
Look purchased the url, "The Intercept" in January, 2014. "The
Intercept", aptly named, originally consisted of the posts below with
many reposts of articles and blogposts collected to share. They consists
of stories that we thought were the most important and verifiable
news/opinions at the time. There are some originally written posts
covering various topics we happened to be knee-deep in
New in The Straight Goods
Breaking, Another BC LNG Project Dies...Steelhead LNG, an LNG proposal that was Dead the Day it was announced
This is no surprise.....another B.C. LNG proposal bites the dust Join
me(Grant G), Norm Farrell and Canadian Glen for a Special Blogtalk radio
program on December 6th/2017...6:00 pm to 8:00 pm...the topic
is....Site C..we'll the myriad of economical reasons, and environmental
reasons to kill Site C....we'll delve into how we got here..the hideous
BC Liberal 2004 Clean Energy Act....a brutal piece
Site C......The BC Liberal Boondoggle.....A Straight Goods Special
Written by Grant G "garbage in, garbage out" Who is the champion for
the millions of ratepayers being saddled with the cost of paying for an
ill-conceived $12 billion Site C dam....? Shouldn't ratepayers be given a
voice? and a choice? Before we get into the nuts and bolts of the Site C
decision... Postmedia, ...Vancouver Sun and Province
newspapers.....they, Michael Smyth, Vaughn Palmer, ..there
Mary Mackie, Heart of Gold, A Canadian On Horseback
A Canadian on Horseback 9 July 1944 Memorialized in Bronze Written By
Mary Mackie Canadian and British troops liberated Caen after 33 days of
the bloodiest battles of the Normandy campaign. A small but dramatic
ceremony in the main square marked the historic first raising of the
French flag, but a Canadian artillery officer on horseback made the
moment symbolically Canadian too.. Although Caen wa
Freedom
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Mike De Jong Campaigns For Unfettered Name Calling in our BC Legislature
Written by Grant G Faggot, wetback, nips, lesbos, waps, ......there are
far too many derogatory names to cite here... in 2001 the NDP party was
reduced to two seats in our legislative house...Then Gordon Campbell
refused to recognize those two NDP MLAs as a political party...It was
petty politics then.. For 16 years BC Liberal appointed legislative
speakers allowed this disrespectful sickness to
False News. False Newsmakers. Untroubled Power.
False News. False Newsmakers. Untroubled Power. Written by Robin
Mathews, November 2017 In a colonial country as wealthy in raw materials
as Canada is… awakening can take decades, if not centuries. If Canada
had taken control and major ownership of Canadian fossil fuels (just for
instance), it might have no national or provincial debt. And, like
Norway (with fewer fossil fuel resources than Canad
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On Turning "Conservatives" Into "Liberals"
Montreal Simon recently posted about some study that claims there are
physical differences between the brains of "conservatives" and
"progressives": Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at
University College London found that self-described conservative
students had a larger amygdala than liberals. The amygdala is an
almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during
"At The Sharp End" by Tim Cook
Recently finished reading Tim Cook's At The Sharp End: Canadians
Fighting The Great War 1914-1916 . Some observations: The Western Front
was a case of institutional insanity and mass psychoses. Someone from a
particular social class in Britain or France or Germany or Canada might
have thought being a military officer was a noble profession in the 19th
Century. Furthermore, once a war had started,
Trump Tedium Revisited
So, what the fuck. I'll finish off my critique about this neo-con's (or
whatever) of Donald Trump . My point being that while Trump is
undeniably disgusting, the US-imperialist world order that Michael Cohen
celebrates is also undeniably disgusting. That Cohen displays brazen
hypocrisy throughout his essay and that focusing on Trump is actually
really convenient for liars and hypocrites such as h
The Tedium of Anti-Trumpism
I started reading this malediction against Donald Trump by Roger Cohen
in Der Spiegel and I soon became overwhelmed with the nauseating
hypocrisy. Don't get me wrong; I really do despise Donald Trump. But too
many people think that by opposing and condemning Trump, that they're
doing a great service to humanity and that their own support for vile,
murderous psychopaths like Barack Obama and Hilla
Pierre Poilievre and the Paradise Papers
I haven't looked at the Paradise Papers or read any of the news stories
about them. I already know that the corporations and the rich hide
their wealth from the taxman in ways both legal and illegal. (And that
they strain mightily to make even the most blatant, unjustifiable, and
therefore illegal tax avoidance legal through their hirelings in
politics.) And I know from the results of the Panama
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Armistice Day 11/11/17
(Click
on the comic strip for a larger view.) In 1959, Pogo creator Walt Kelly
wrote: The eleventh day of the eleventh month has always seemed to me
to be special. Even if the reason for it fell apart as the years went
on, it was a symbol of something close to the high part of the heart.
Perhaps a life that stretches through two or three wars takes its first
war rather seriously, but I still
The Battle of the Somme
The
eleventh of November is primarily known as Veterans Day in the United
States, but it's also known as Remembrance Day and Armistice Day. These
holidays typically dovetail well, but Armistice Day, commemorating the
end of the "Great War," is the part I've been pondering most. Veterans
Day honors military veterans, which is only right, but Armistice Day
seems to ask us to reflect on war and
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Huge actionable intelligence haul from Marine raid on CIA HQ
The good guys are winning, folks, and it will not be long before the
last brainwashed slaves are freed from the Khazarian debt-slavery
mind-control matrix and the criminals rounded up. The Marine raid last
week on CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia has yielded a huge haul of
actionable intelligence, say Pentagon and other sources. “[U.S.
President Donald] Trump is winning BIG, with Clinton-lin
Benjamin Fulford Message to Military and Agency White Hats
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Khazarian cabal purge accelerates: Marines storm CIA HQ; Over 2000 indicted in U.S.; Collapse of control grid in Europe
The purge of the satanic Khazarian cabal that turned the West evil is
accelerating at an undeniable pace. Most importantly, Pentagon sources
confirm multiple Internet reports that Marines stormed the CIA
headquarters this past weekend. One of the aims was to shut down
Operation Mockingbird, the CIA group that turned the mass media, as well
as Google, Facebook, etc. into mass mind-control propagan
Khazarian mob takedown: Hundreds of Saudi arrests followed by hundreds of U.S. arrests
The great purge of Khazarian mobsters continues as hundreds of arrests
of Saudi princes, generals, and politicians is now being followed up
with the 842 sealed indictments against senior Khazarian gangsters in
the U.S., confirmed by Pentagon, CIA, and other sources.
https://twitter.com/damartin32/status/929601088570974208 Pentagon
sources sent the photos below showing Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen
Purge of Khazarian mobsters intensifies as Trump is kept safe in Asia
There can be no doubt whatsoever that the worldwide purge of the
Khazarian mafia now has reached a tipping point of no return, with
arrests and purges in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. In the Middle East,
Iran-linked Hezbollah now effectively rules Lebanon after Saudi puppet
Prime Minister Saad Hariri was forced to resign. His resignation was
followed by the purge of hundreds of princes, generals, re
Two Feather Says ~ Pray for me Please
Two Feather Says ~ Pray for me Please Now goes to a jury trial after 6
months, for false charges from the “Dark Side.” Hanging over his head is
10 to 20 years in a Federal Penitentiary. This is a final request to
those who have compassion for this Native American Healer and Spiritual
Adviser to be able to continue these services to the World. Such
Teachers are Diminishing. Please donate your comp
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The
Real Why of Hillary Clinton's Loss (Oh, And U.S. Attacking Russia)
There's No 9/11 Here; Move Along (BitCoin Going to a Trillion Dollars?)
The
Billionaire Bonanza report stated: “Our wealthiest 400 now have more
wealth combined than the bottom 64 percent of the U.S. population, an
estimated 80 million households or 204 million people.” That’s more
people than the population of Canada and Mexico combined.IPS’s Chuck
Collins and Josh Hoxie know it is not a “natural phenomenon,” how the
rich got rich at the expense of the rest
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Northern Antiquities
Paul Henri Mallet (1730-1807) was a Swiss historian who had a fondness
for the Teutonic (Germanic and Scandinavian) tribes of northern Europe.
Their strength, ferocity, and devotion to total liberty eventually
enabled them to reduce the Roman Empire into a bloody blotch of road
kill. Mallet had no fondness whatsoever for the corpulent, decadent,
oppressive Romans and their legions of slaves. The
The Mountain People
Anthropologist Colin Turnbull was born London in 1924, and raised in a
surreal upper class family, which he described in his important book,
The Human Cycle . World War Two jolted the pampered lad into the bloody
real world. In the 1950s, he spent lots of time in the Congo, with the
Mbuti Pygmies, who inspired his masterpiece, The Forest People . It was a
beautiful life-changing experience to liv
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Citations Needed, Episode 15: The Real Estate Page as Colonial Dispatch
Real
Estate sections of local papers and magazines feature mostly fun,
breezy profiles of the super rich buying up apartments, buildings, and
houses or remodeling the ones they already own. Harmless escapist fun?
Maybe. But how we write about real estate often reveals casually racist
and colonial attitudes that are rarely, if ever, examined.
Gentrification of American cities is often, if
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Regent of the Hotel
A member of The Panic Room, who wishes to remain anonymous (I mean, who
would want to be publicly associated with this?) - Okay! That's not
even really me, it's me in my dwindling mind - skinny still, with lots
of hair remaining (and cats instead of Camus, whatevs) living out my
remaining days of shabby desperation in the silvery damask-walled room
of an abandoned hotel. Everyone knows I love dec
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listening to joni: footnote #1
Reading
the biography Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell while
doing this re-listening project is proving to be an obstacle. In general
I'm enjoying the book. I love learning more about the artist who
created the most meaningful music in my life, and about the woman I have
always considered a personal role model. I love the stories of how
albums were recorded, and even how they were re
listening to joni: #2: clouds
Clouds, 1969 Clouds , front cover Listening to Clouds was a strange
experience for me: I didn't know the album! I know every note of every
album Joni has recorded since then, but this one was foreign. Of course I
know the famous songs from this album -- "Chelsea Morning," "That Song
About the Midway," and "Both Sides, Now" -- but I had no memory at all
of the other songs. The one exception was th
listening to joni: #1: joni mitchell (song to a seagull)
This
is my first post in my re-listen to the music of Joni Mitchell in
chronological order of album release. These posts come with all kinds of
disclaimers, chiefly that I don't know what I'm doing. I wanted to
write about the two Reckless Daughter books before starting on these
posts, but I'm ready to move on to the second album, but haven't yet
finished the books. So here we go. * * * * Joni Mit
our papyrus painting is finally on the wall
This is the smaller painting that the salesman added to the pot after
the price would budge no further. It is possibly painted on banana leaf,
a cheaper and less durable papyrus substitute. There is a third, yet
smaller painting, also "thrown in," but not display quality or worth
framing. You can read the story of how we got these: here . The
celery-looking stuff is fresh papyrus. We watched Papy
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #26
In library school, you learn that the most important part of the
reference transaction, or reference interview, is asking questions.
Customers, it seems, rarely know how to describe what they are actually
looking for. Most people ask for something entirely different than what
they want. Tonight was a classic example. Woman: Where would I find
paperback nonfiction? This is a bit of a strange quest
11.11: remembrance day readers' advisory
I've
posted 11 anti-war songs , and I've done Labour Day readers' advisory ,
but I don't think I've ever done anti-war readers' advisory. Here are
11 great books with an anti-war themes. 1. The Hunger Games, Suzanne
Collins 2. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut 3. War Is a Force That
Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges (nonfiction) 4. Regeneration, Pat Barker
5. Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo 6. Hir
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Socorro Solution - A Hoax?
In the last several days, there has been something of a controversy
raging about the Socorro UFO landing. Although it started a couple of
years ago when Ben Moss and Tony Angiola began a new investigation, the
controversy exploded with the publication of my book, Encounter in the
Desert and then Tony Bragalia’s web posting that he had solved the case,
though the new information presented there wa
Meier Photographs - An Extensive Analysis
Billy Meier, during his contacts with the alien creatures who reside in
the open star cluster known as the Pleiades, has had the opportunity to
travel around the cosmos on their beamships. Over the decades he has
taken hundreds, if not thousands of photographs showing a wide variety
of subjects, all presented to validate his claims of space travel. These
have been tested, examined, studied, Billy
Zamora vs People
Last night, while appearing on Martin Willis’ Podcast UFO (see
http://podcastufo.com/about/ ) to talk about Encounters in the Desert , I
had a chance to speak with Ray Stanford. I believe Ray is the last
surviving investigator or witness who was on the site of the Socorro UFO
landing in the days that Martin Willis followed. He provided some
interesting insight to what he had seen and done but the
No Socorro Solution by Chief of Project Blue Book
Rick Baca holding the illustration of the Socorro craft as described by
Lonnie Zamora. Photo copyright by Rick Baca. In 1964, Hector
Quintanilla was a captain in charge of the Air Force’s UFO investigation
known as Project Blue Book. It would become clear that the mission of
that project was to explain UFO sightings rather than actually
investigating them. On April 24, there was a sighting in Soc
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Michael Horn
This time I reached out to Michael Horn even though he had initiated a
campaign against me alleging cowardice, incompetence, a lack of
investigative ability (my translation of his words), poor research and
other shortcomings. I thought it would be interesting to ask some
questions about the Meier claims of alien contact and what I saw as a
lack of evidence other than all those photographs and tes
Billy Meier Predictions - The Short Version
To recap, this all started when I made what I thought was a fairly
innocuous statement. I said that I didn’t believe the Meier contact
claims. Didn’t say then that they were a hoax. Didn’t say that anyone
was lying, merely suggested that I didn’t find the evidence persuasive. I
will say that I don’t believe a conspiracy murdered John Kennedy, and I
don’t believe most of those who claim to be Viet
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Labour NEC Ballot: Vote Left
When I've finished writing this blog post, I'll be heading over to my
inbox to send my National Executive Committee votes off for Yasmine Dar,
Rachel Garnham and Jon Lansman. For obvious reasons this internal
contest has been portrayed as pro-Jez or anti-Jez; you're either for him
or against him. Yet it's worth remembering this isn't a case of Corbyn
supporters motivated by the Labour leader's ce
New Left Blogs August/December 2017
At the Sociological Review 's social media conference at Goldsmith's
yesterday, there was a bit of a discussion around how blogging allows
for more reflective (and editable!) forms of online engagement than the
instapundit temptations of other social media. Unfortunately, blogging -
once heralded the nemesis of the media - is a declining pursuit clung
to by windbags and weirds; this place being a
Local Council By-Elections November 2017
This month saw 49,566 votes cast over 36 local authority (tier one and
tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single
decimal place. 10 council seats changed hands in total. For comparison
with October's results, see here . Party Number of Candidates Total Vote
% +/- Oct +/- Nov 16 Average/ Contest +/- Seats Conservative 35 18,095
36.5% +6.2% -1.8% 517 -4 Labour 31 11,971 2
Thatcherism's Lessons for Labour
Centrist commentator in 'doesn't understand Corbynism' shocker. Smite
me with a feather. I thought Mark Pack's latest , 'How Margaret Thatcher
really won in 1979 – and why it isn’t a role model for a Corbyn-led
Labour Party' was going to be an interesting piece. After all, it's long
been recognised by the left that Thatcher won and kept on winning
because she was able to build a broad coalition o
The Basic Income and the Cult of Work
If you have the kind of job like, say Chuka Umunna, you might not want
to see the end of work. You get a hefty salary, you are the boss of your
own office, you're respected by your peers and considered to be someone
who matters, and nice long breaks help punctuate life at Westminster.
If, on the other hand, your experience of work is a life of drudge,
humiliation and insecurity there's a very goo
Theorising Feminist Transphobia
Transphobia is obviously bigotry. The only difference between it and
sexism, racism, homophobia et al are the numbers it effects; trans women
and and trans men are only a tiny proportion of people. Albeit one that
attracts a hugely disproportionate amount of interest, anxiety and
hate. That a section of the feminist movement prefers to go along with
rather than challenge it is a sad state of affa
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First Sunday of Advent...
it begins. Just for today let us set aside everything vexing and start
our preparations for the coming of our Lord. The following is from
Creighton University's Online Ministry. Please bookmark and visit every
day for the daily prayers for Advent. It's free and a wonderful resource
for all Christians. From: Creighton University's Online Ministries As
we begin Advent , we light one candle in the m
Melania oversees White House Christmas decorations...
beauty and tradition return to the White House. There's even a Nativity
creche. Be still my beating heart... Here's a few pictures if you need a
reminder of how bad the decorations were in 2015. Today is Cyber Monday
at Amazon and your other favorite places to shop online. I'll be
shopping later If you purchase your Christmas gift through my links I
receive a small commission at no additional cos
Sexual Assault: A Different View...
from frequent commenter "shawnd". Shawnd (and we thank him) makes some
very good points and brings up issues I've thought of often. He left
this comment on the post Matt Lauer: True or False?... The following is
his response to my saying: " This is going to have a huge backlash
against women. I see a future where companies will be reluctant to hire a
woman due to the many problems that could occu
Despacito like you've never heard...
trust me.
Did you know about the "The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995"?...
because I sure didn't. Which is not saying much since I admit to having
a trunk stuffed to the brim with stuff I don't know about. I know this
is Sunday and I should be posting something uplifting - maybe a Bible
quote or some woo-woo music, but I'm not. Compliments of Karl Denninger
over at Market Ticker we have The 'Harass Your Sexatary Act Of 1995' . I
go through periods of not reading The Mar
When did women become so unladylike?...
and yet expect to be treated like ladies? We can thank modern day
"feminism" for that. You wanted to be equal to men and had to lower
yourselves to achieve that goal. Now you wander about with unkempt hair,
swear like the best sailor, think it's cute to shoot your middle finger
at the presidents motorcade , and then act surprised and offended when
your company fires you. You also subjected the ci
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Evil
Quotes
of the week: “Evils can be created much quicker than they can be
cured.” — Winston Churchill, 1951 “It is much easier at all times to
prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.” — George Washington, in a
letter to James McHenry, 1798 My best man at our wedding stayed in touch
while rising …
North Korea’s Big Frickin’ Missile
North
Korea tested a new ICBM called the Hwasong-15. We’ll keep these show
notes brief. Its frickin’ huge. Aaron, Jeffrey, and Scott discuss the
missile, the launch site, the truck that carried it, and its oh-so-roomy
payload. Links of Note: Dave Schmerler compiled the KCNA imagery into
one big flickr album.
The Donald and the Nuclear V: The Senate Strikes Back
“Liddle
Bob Corker” and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing
on the President’s authority to use nuclear weapons. A bipartisan panel
testified that “it’s fine.” But is it? Aaron and Jeffrey discuss Trump,
the bomb, and President’s War Powers. Links of Note: C-SPAN video of the
entire Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing …
Brazil’s Nuclear Program: Perceptions and Realities
Update:
Here’s the video of the entire event. The peer-reviewed journal that I
edit, the Nonproliferation Review, recently featured a hefty special
section on Brazil’s nuclear program, written primarily by Brazilian
scholars and former officials. Why is this subject important, you might
ask, since Brazil has no nuclear weapons? Notwithstanding the bragging
of disgraced nuclear executive Othon Luiz
Rule of Thumb: Don’t Start a War If You Don’t Know Where to Bury the Dead
Quote
of the week: “We can contribute much to the peace of the world by
stating… in a declaration, either by Congress or by the President that
the U.S. will never be the first to use the hydrogen bomb, that we would
employ the weapon only if it were used against us or one of …
Uranium Fever
No,
Hilary Clinton did not sell America’s uranium to Russia. Aaron and
Jeffrey attempt to patiently discuss the Uranium One purchase of Willow
Creek uranium mine, the US firm that bribed Russian officials to win
trucking contracts, and
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