Wednesday, July 31, 2013

31 July - The View

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It Leaves You Speechless!
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Next Generation Science Standards In Kentucky Draw Hostility From Religious Groups

Religious scholar Reza Aslan went on MSNBC and made some very astute points about the institutionalized anti-Muslim bias that exists at Fox. http://mm4a.org/11pC1Ml

Salon

What does Fox News do after insulting a guest to his face? They insult him behind his back...

Fox guest trashes Reza Aslan: "He’s not a very good Muslim”
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The network proves the scholar's point that it has an inherent anti-Muslim bias VIDEO

Canadians Rallying to Unseat Stephen Harper

Well, that clears everything up.

"RCMP Sgt. Julie Gagnon said the force had no comment on the memo.

Public Safety has said it would be inappropriate to discuss Canada-U.S. negotiations on the legal framework for the policing initiative.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment."

http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/news/headline_news/2013/08/01/6606.html

Security Perimeter: U.S. police prove Harper was not truthful : The Canadian National Newspaper

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper had said that the Security Perimeter that he signed with U.S. President Barack Obama would not threaten Canadian

The Boy Who Lived Before - The Real Reincarnation Story of Cameron

LITTLE Cameron Macaulay was a typical six-year-old, always talking about his mum and family.

He liked to draw pictures of his home too — a long single-storey, white house standing in a bay.

But it sent shivers down his mums spine — because Cameron said it was somewhere they had never been, 160 miles away from where they lived.

And he said the mother he was talking about was his old mum.

Convinced he had lived a previous life Cameron worried his former family would be missing him.

WATCH: http://youtu.be/VFHWb7IuPno

The Glasgow lad said they were on the Isle Of Barra.

Mum Norma, 42, said: "Ever since Cameron could speak he's come up with tales of a childhood on Barra."

He spoke about his former parents, how his dad died, and his brothers and sisters.
Eventually we just had to take him there to see what we could find.

It was an astonishing experience.
Camerons journey to find his previous life is now the subject of a spooky TV documentary. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-boy-who-lived-before/

Read Full Article:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/62529/.html#ixzz2F6A3Z9iv

Scott Dro

Knowledge of Today

Nikola Tesla said “If you wish to understand the Universe, think of energy, frequency and vibration.” — Gregg Braden discusses the Holographic Nature of the Universe and how everything we do affects the collective consciousness of us all.

Gregg Braden - The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles & Belief
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Gregg Braden discusses the Holographic Nature of the Universe and how everything we do affects the collective consciousness of us all.

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Canadians Rallying to Unseat Stephen Harper

For those who might have been out - as I was - when Rachel Parent appeared on the Lang & O'Leary exchange this evening. Well done, Rachel.

GMO food fight

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14-year-old activist Rachel Parent debates Kevin O'Leary on the question of why genetically modified foods need to be avoided

1 Billion AGAINST Indefinite Detention without trial law

SHARE! XKeyscore must go viral ‪#‎xkeyscore‬ ‪#‎nsa‬ ‪#‎obama‬

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EXPLAINED: XKeyscore, The Scariest NSA Program Revealed By Edward Snowden So Far!

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David explains XKeyscore, the completely terrifying "new" NSA Internet spying program that was revealed to the public by additional Edward Snowden documents ...

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

This Sunday, thousands around the country are rallying against unconstitutional surveillance. Will you be there?

August 4th Rallies Protest Unconstitutional Surveillance
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This Sunday August 4th, rallies are being held in cities across the country to protest unconstitutional surveillance.

1 Billion AGAINST Indefinite Detention without trial law

Newly released details on NSA program X-Keyscore: it "gives N.S.A. analysts access to virtually any Internet browsing activity around the world," including within the US, and including Google search histories, browser windows, cookies, and much more.

http://nyti.ms/1bJTSnZ

U.S. Outlines N.S.A.’s Culling of Data for All Domestic Calls
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The formerly classified papers outline a program that is collecting records of all domestic calls in the United States. Their release comes as top officials are testifying before the Senate.

OpenSecrets.org: Tracking Money In Politics

Heavy-hitting industries like oil and gas, pharma, and electric utilities have cut lobbying spending this quarter - again. Russ Choma gives the details.

http://bit.ly/18NaaHV

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Real Coastal Warriors

Preservation of the environment and livelihoods are at stake; those responsible must admit guilt and face punishment. Blackened seawater and beaches at Rayong’s tourist island of Koh Samet are a sad sight for many. Images of sea birds soaked with crude oil, and officials and volunteers taking part in a clean-up operation, collecting oil from the once-white beach and turquoise waters.

Tell the truth about the country's worst oil spill - The Nation

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Tell the truth about the country's worst oil spill The Nation Preservation of the environment and livelihoods are at

BP Gulf Massacre

TOXIC ENVIRONMENTAL BIO-TERRAIN

Advanced Scientific Health Information and News at BP GULF MASSACRE - 1 second ago

*The Effects Of Our Toxic Environmental Bio-Terrain On Life* Trisha Springstead, RN, MSDavid Curtis, MSSusan Hageman 2-9-11 To the Truth Seekers and The Ones Who Suffer On April 20th, 2010, the largest manmade disaster in the history of the United States of America blasted the Gulf of Mexico. The Explosion of the Deep Water Horizon murdered 11 men and injured 17 more. This was not just your ordinary spill. Despite all warnings to upper level management, BP did not listen and told these men to move forward and keep drilling, as the company was losing money with each passing day. ... more »

Trisha Springstead

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Trisha Springstead Websites - morgellonsreport.com - thenmo.org Biography:Trisha Springstead is a registered RN who treats Morgellons patients. Trisha was trained in medicine at Loma Linda University, UCSB, and Riverside State College. Trisha is currently working on her doctorate in Holistic and Alternative Medicine.

FIGHT FOR TRUTH

Advanced Scientific Health Information and News at BP GULF MASSACRE - 1 second ago

*The Fight For The Truth - The Brave Souls Who Took On BP * Three plus years of investigation, research, testing, tracking, disputing, fighting for the truth of the massive cover-up by BP of the Oil Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. From Florida to Texas, the actions of some very brave citizens from all different backgrounds and walks of life coalition together to take on the BP PR machine and win. The battle continues. Please support the effort and share the truth. *You are the new media.* * Video from Trisha Springstead, RN.*

RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS REPORT to RUSSIA

Advanced Scientific Health Information and News at BP GULF MASSACRE - 1 second ago

A dire report prepared for President Medvedev by Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources is warning today that the British Petroleum (BP) oil and gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico is about to become the worst environmental catastrophe in all of human history threatening the entire eastern half of the North American continent with “total destruction”. Russian scientists are basing their apocalyptic destruction assessment due to BP’s use of millions of gallons of the chemical dispersal agent known as Corexit 9500 which is being pumped directly into the leak of this wellhead over a mile un... more »

Gulf of Mexico is Dying

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*The Gulf of Mexico is Dying: * *A Special Report on the BP Gulf Oil Spill and Aftermath* *The Effects Of Our Toxic Environmental Bio-Terrain On Life* Trisha Springstead, RN, MSDavid Curtis, MSSusan Hageman 2-9-11 Click Here For Bigger Picture To the Truth Seekers and The Ones Who Suffer On April 20th, 2010, the largest manmade disaster in the history of the United States of America blasted the Gulf of Mexico. The Explosion of the Deep Water Horizon murdered 11 men and injured 17 more. This was not just your ordinary spill. Despite all warnings to upper level management, BP did ... more »

Soldiers are needed at home.

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Horrible Mutations

Advanced Scientific Health Information and News at BP GULF MASSACRE - 1 second ago

BP oil spill: The ‘horribly mutated’ creatures living in the Gulf. Fish, shrimp, and crabs are missing eyes and suffering strange deformities, according to a harrowing new report — yet the FDA insists the seafood’s safe to eat. Shrimp born without eyes, clawless crabs, and fish with visible tumors are among the “horrible mutated”marine animals found in the waters off the Gulf Coast, according to a new report from Al Jazeera. Scientists say the problem is a side effect of the April 2010 explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which killed 11 people and spilled at least 4.9 mill... more »

Experts Present Findings

Advanced Scientific Health Information and News at BP GULF MASSACRE - 1 second ago

Experts present disturbing findings about oil spill effects.*It is more important than ever to stay in touch. UWS Monthly Marathon provides local and international broadcasts. Internet Archives available 24/7.* *United We Win Radio * *Free Alerts [Click Here]* Experts present disturbing findings: fox10tv.com ------------------------------ BILOXI, Miss. (WALA) - In the 87 days following the Deepwater Horizon explosion, crude oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, scientists have been working to answer questions many people have: What are the effects, short and long-t... more »

Real Coastal Warriors

Virginia Beach, Va. – Dead dolphins are washing up on beaches in Virginia at an alarming rate in July. Mark Swingle, Director of Research and Conservation at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center says the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team has responded to 82 bottle-nosed dolphin strandings in 2013, with 44 of those happening in the month of July.

Dead dolphins washing up on Virginia beaches at an alarming rate

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Virginia Beach, Va. - Dead dolphins are washing up on beaches in Virginia at an alarming rate in July. Mark Swingle, Director of Research and Conservation at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Scien...

Children's Health Challenges

Advanced Scientific Health Information and News at BP GULF MASSACRE - 1 second ago

*Gulf Coast Children Experiencing Health Challenges* - Respiratory Problems - Bacterial Infections - Viral Infections - Stomach Problems - Sinusitus - Fevers - Skin Disorders

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Everyone Is Lying To You About Social Security – Here Is The Truth (IMAGE)

a $40,000 a year truck driver pays FICA tax on every dollar he earns, while a $225,000 a year corporate executive pays the tax on only about half of his or her income.
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/25/everyone-is-lying-to-you-about-social-security-here-is-the-truth/#ixzz2aeUucX00

Institute for Responsible Technology

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Do Americans Have the Right to Eat Healthy Food?

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A review of David Gumpert's Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Food Rights: The Escalating Battle Over Who Decides

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Beyond sucks. And they also have the highest prices of any of the big thrift stores. I can buy new clothing on clearance cheaper than shopping for old worn stuff at Goodwill.

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State By State Proof Of The GOP War On Women, And Why Their Bills Should Be Defeated

The 2010 midterm election has proven to have been the most perilous election for women’s reproductive rights and health in all of American history. As a result of that unfortunate November election, Republicans swept into office, capturing governorships and claiming control of state legislatures in states across the nation. Instead of wielding their new-found power to focus on jobs like they had promised, the GOP immediately began introducing record-breaking numbers of anti-abortion and anti-contraception legislation that kicked off what is now known as the Republican war on women.
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/23/state-by-state-proof-of-the-gop-war-on-women-and-why-their-bills-should-be-defeated/#ixzz2aeVZs3EE

The 10 Biggest Myths About Homosexuals And Why They’re Wrong

From Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation, Psychology/UC Davis:

There appears to be practically no reportage of sexual molestation of girls by lesbian adults, and the adult male who sexually molests young boys is not likely to be homosexual.

Bernie Sanders

Medicare for All:

On today’s 48th anniversary of the law that created Medicare, Sen. Bernie Sanders joined a coalition advocating a Medicare-for-all health care system to provide better care at less cost.

Sanders spoke at a news conference with Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and other supporters of a single-payer health care system.
“It is long past time that we recognize health care is a right, not a privilege,” Sanders said. “I am proud that Vermont is leading the nation in working to establish a single-payer system to provide better care at less cost.”
Watch Sen. Sanders' speech here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nRF9LaVaLs&feature=share&list=UUD_DaKNac0Ta-2PeHuoQ1uA

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Enenews

Report: Landfill fire moved beyond equipment meant to stop its advance toward nuclear waste… Essentially ‘fire line’ is breached — St. Louis Official: Something must be done, but there’s nothing we can do — Asst. Fire Chief: “Words can’t explain how important it is” to have a good plan (VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/report-landfill-fire-has-moved-beyond-equipment-meant-to-stop-its-advance-toward-radioactive-wastes-essentially-the-fire-line-is-breached-st-louis-official-something-ne

Industry under threat of losing monopolistic control, markets run for cover.... What a concept, actual free market and competition? It'll never catch on...

'The end of the potash world as we know it' is no exaggeration

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Analysis: The days in which the potash producers withheld production to maintain pricing influence could break down completely

Rainforest Action Network

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The Conspiracy Archives

See the actual email in the vid, also much discussion of the recent Luke Rudkowski “incident” and the new tactics being used here ...~Sandy

BREAKING: ATTEMPTED SET-UP OF STEWART RHODES & DAN JOHNSON WITH CHILD PORN
Someone just attempted to set-up Stewart Rhodes (founder of Oath Keepers) & Dan Johnson (founder of People Against the N.D.A.A) by sending child porn to Dan Johnson's email from a tormail.org anonymous email account, pretending to be Stewart. Clearly, they knew Dan and Stewart work together on anti-NDAA nullification legislation, so they tried to trick Dan into opening the files containing child porn by impersonating Stewart Rhodes. Fortunately, Dan realized it was a tormail email and not actually from Stewart, so he did not open the attached pdfs. PANDA'S internet security expert was able to determine that the files contained child porn without opening them. This attempt to set Dan Johnson up failed.This attempt is very similar to th...See More

BREAKING: Attempted Set-Up of Stewart Rhodes & Dan Johnson With Child Porn

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Someone just attempted to set-up Stewart Rhodes (founder of Oath Keepers) & Dan Johnson (founder of People Against the N.D.A.A) by sending child

31 July - Blogs I'm Following

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Those Critical Five Seconds in the Life and Death of Sammy Yatim

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 minutes ago

Stills taken from security camera video of the Sammy Yatim execution, published by *National Post*, may be the most important evidence of all. They reveal, according to the paper, that the young man was felled by the very first round of nine shots fired by the Toronto police gunman. Yatim was hit, he slumped to his knees. Wounded and dropped to his knees, what possible threat could Yatim have posed, even in the feverish mind of the Toronto gunman? You've dropped the kid with one round. You're still a safe distance from the young man, now an undoubtedly, very safe distance. For so... more »

Syrian "rebels" play politics at UN & massacre civilians. Israel to counter "ship killers"

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago

The partner to this post is here Iraq, Libya, Pakistan Prison Breaks that advance the NATO war agenda These two posts work together, best. :) *Killings at Khan al Assal, truth suppression at its most blatant.* Over the weekend I chanced across a couple of articles on the NATO backed mercs slaughtering civilians and SAA alike in the town of Khan al Assal. Khan al Assal after NATO's mercs invade *NYT’s July 28/13* FYI: I did check today and the two quoted paragraphs are still as they were on Sunday “One site the investigators hoped to visit was Khan al-Assal, a town west of... more »

Iraq, Libya, Pakistan Prison Breaks that advance the NATO war agenda

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago

*The partner to this post is *Syrian "rebels" play politics at UN & massacre civilians. Israel to counter "ship killers" They work best together. I feel this is a post that is overdue. In a perfect world this would have been up on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. But then, this is not a perfect world and time is not always on my side. *Let’s talk prison breaks. * Because prisoners are breaking out all over the place. The common denominator in all the prison breaks is NATO backed Islamists are being set free by other NATO backed Islamists. This should be a clear sign that NATO is... more »

Colleen Hanabusa Broke The Law Selling Her Soul To Drug Lobbyists

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago

Hanabusa and the crooked husband have their sites set on the U.S. Senate Tuesday afternoon we looked at what a mistake it is to compromise idealswith craven corporate interests and the political hacks they finance. In fact we honed in particularly on health care reform and the corporate battle against it. We concentrated on Republicans, of course, but Matea Gold, writing for the *Washington Post* highlights the unfolding health care scandal swirling around one of Congress' most corrupt and conservative New Dems, Colleen Hanabusa, the EMILY's List and drug lobbyists' candidate to displ... more »

Failing properly to wear seatbelt absolute or strict

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 hour ago

R. v. Wilson, 2013 ONCA 503 allows leave to determine if failing to wear a seatbelt properly is absolute or strict liability : [5] In my view, it is a question of law alone whether s. 106(2) of the *Highway Traffic Act* imposes absolute liability or strict liability. Resolution of that question would have an impact on the jurisprudence in a way that is of interest to the public at large, given both the frequency with which the offence is charged and its public safety purpose.

JUST DOING HIS JOB

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 2 hours ago

Bradley Manning has been found guilty of all charges except the "aiding the enemy" one. I remember being told in school that democracy only worked if the people had the information about what our government was doing so we could take proper corrective actions and decisions. The people are supposed to rule. But as our nation's foreign and military policy has become an extension of global corporate operations those in power are increasingly keeping secrets from us because they know the people would not be happy if we knew the whole sordid story about what is actually going on in ou... more »

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Radiation MILLIONS Of Times Over Safe Limits , After More Than Two Years Since Original Disaster!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 2 hours ago

For over two years now, I have been periodically filing reports at this blog concerning the still ongoing situation at Fukushima Japan. Few people have noticed with all the MSM crap news focused elsewhere in this sick world, that the Fukushima nuclear disaster with at least 3 nuclear reactors in full meltdown, is still going on and in fact the situation is still very much out of control! Personally, I have felt over the last while that since I was one of few people brave enough to continue to file reports about this situation, that I was basically "beating a dead horse", and few ... more »

July 31 Update: "Nothing is happening".... snort buhahhahahah!!! Oh, and more info about Iraq

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 2 hours ago

As I mentioned yesterday in the Charts article, the most awesome research team in the world have dragged some brilliant pieces of information and links into the spot light. I haven't been able to even remotely get the info/links put together in any semblance of organization, but a few of these pieces just absolutely needed to be put out here now. *Edited about 3 minutes after publishing to say: I'm sorry or all the formatting mess- I have no idea what the hell is wrong with my blogger account, but it's seriously having mental issues for the past 3 days. I'll try to get it sorted ... more »

TAR SANDS OIL MOBILE Exposes pipeline fiasco

CREEKKEEPER at BP Slick - 2 hours ago

*TAR SANDS OIL MOBILE* Photo by John L. Wathen, Pilot Tom Hutchings With all the talk about tar sands oil coming to Mobile Alabama and the lack of current information about the pipeline leading from Pascagoula Miss to the Downtown Mobile terminals to be built there I felt the need to expose it for what it is. The pipeline crosses the Big Creek Lake basin where Mobile gets it's drinking water. In fact this oil pipeline crosses within less than 1/2 mile from the intake pump for the drinking water of thousands of Mobile residents. The new storage tanks will be located less than 1/4 mil... more »

Welfarism 26: John Mangun on Economic Decline of the West

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 2 hours ago

There are a few Philippine-based foreigners that I admire, especially those who are free market-leaning thinkers. Like good friend and fellow Rotarian, Bruce Hall, based in Iloilo City; Peter Wallace, and John Mangun. John is an American stock market investor and analyst at the Philippine Stock Exchange, and does business consulting, writing columns, on the side. He has been living in this country for more than three decades now. His kids were born here. John’s articles are archived in his website, http://www.mangunonmarkets.com/. I am posting below three of his recent articles, ab... more »

ArtFordable Art Gallery & Studio

Peter at the original Blogger Tips and Tricks - 2 hours ago

10M Jalan SS21/35, 47400 Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: +603-77338538 / +60123131892 Read rest of post >>>

The Baathist Purge In Post-Saddam Iraq, A Short History Of DeBaathification

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 2 hours ago

--> DeBaathification is one of the lasting legacies of the American occupation of Iraq. Passed in May 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) the effort to rid the country of the Baath Party quickly took on a life of its own that continues with the current Iraqi government. DeBaathification was not a vetting process meant to weed out the good and the bad. Rather it set out to ban the top ranks of the party, but then quickly expanded to any Baathist in a politicized, open ended effort that lacked due process, and coherent guidelines. While it had many supporters in both th... more »

Yeah, This Doesn't Work

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 3 hours ago

Chris Cillizza, on why Chris Christie is a strong candidate: As Mitt Romney, John Kerry and Al Gore can attest — and not in a good way — being, or at least seeming, like an average Joe is critically important to your chances of winning. Except...well, you know what Romney, Kerry, and Gore have in common? They won major party nominations! And that's where things such as candidate personality are actually important. As...George H.W. Bush can attest. Or maybe Cillizza would say that Michael Dukakis failed "average Joe" too. But then...well, Bob Dole was no average Joe, and neither was ... more »

Heroin ad from 1902: "not addictive like morphine, does not cause constipation and is ten times less toxic than codeine"??

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 3 hours ago

An ad from 1902 -- the good old days when men were men -- and they realized heroin was better than morphine for those lingering coughs... more »

Cascada de aguas cristalinas en el bosque

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 3 hours ago

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Greta Van Susteren got upset!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago

*WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013* *But then, she made a good point:* On July 15, Jasmine Rand discussed the Zimmerman verdict with Greta Van Susteren. In our view, Van Susteren would have done a better job if she hadn’t gotten so upset with two things Rand said. For starters, when Rand criticized the jury, Van Susteren got a bit hot: VAN SUSTEREN (&/15/13): *Are you saying it was a bad jury?* RAND: *I do not believe that Trayvon got equal justice in this instance.* VAN SUSTEREN: Specifically how? Tell me the evidence—tell me the evidence that the jury didn't hear. RAND: The evidence that... more »

Time to Put “Dying to Win” out to Pasture?

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 3 hours ago

This is a guest post by Peter S. Henne. Peter received his PhD from Georgetown University in May 2013, and was a Fellow at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia during 2012-2013; he is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. His research focuses on Continue reading

Hear that folks? A wonk at AEI says we can draw any conclusions we want about data

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 3 hours ago

Fantastic. Phew. .@kevincarey1 Not defending or disparaging. You can come to whatever conclusion you like based on the data. point was, look it up. — Andrew P. Kelly (@AndrewPKelly) July 31, 2013 Tagged: aei, data, education reform

JIMMY CARTER / AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS TRUTH TELLER AND MORAL REVOLUTIONIST

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 3 hours ago

*2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Former President Jimmy Carter is America's most famous truth teller and moral revolutionist. Carter recently declared that "The U.S has no functioning Democracy" which did not appear in American mainstream press; Carter rightfully defends NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden actions declaring that "**the invasion of human rights and American privacy has gone too far" and finally Carter still correctly argues **argues that "Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestine land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace ... more »

The “New Paternalism” versus the Fordham Institute’s Assault on Teachers

John Thompson at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 3 hours ago

I have fond childhood memories of my Hog Nosed snake, and how he would alternately strike out like a rattlesnake and then flop on his back, playing possum. I loved that critter and it is in the same spirit that I address the theorizing of Mike “the New Paternalist” Petrilli. Petrilli will alternately exhibit the […]

Glenn Greenwald SCHOOLS Government Presstitutes AGAIN!

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago

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Stan and His Students

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 3 hours ago

When Stan Fischer was a professor at MIT, he was one of the all-time great advisers to those of us in the process of becoming macroeconomists. At a recent conference, Stan took a picture with some of his former students. Here is the snapshot. How many can you recognize?

U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, who coined the term "military-industrial complex," referred to the economic implications of a high expenditure on arms in his "Chance for Peace" speech from 1953. Don't miss this speech! It's incredibly moving and far more relevant to our times than it was to his.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 4 hours ago

------------------------------ * the**REALnews Permalink* *Israel is an Example of an Economy Hijacked by Military-security Interests* Although the U.S has the world's largest military industrial complex, Israel has the largest ratio of its economy dedicated to the military and security industry - July 28, 13 More at The Real News *Bio* Shir Hever is an economic researcher in the Alternative Information Center, a Palestinian-Israeli organization active in Jerusalem and Beit-Sahour. Researching the econ... more »

Fracking or Chemtrails? Study Shows Water Wells Closest to Fracking are More Contaminated

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *The peer-reviewed paper focuses on the presence of metals such as arsenic, barium, selenium and strontium in water samples.* *Activist Post* A new study of 100 private water wells in and near the Barnett Shale showed elevated levels of potential contaminants such as arsenic and selenium closest to natural gas extraction sites, according to a team of researchers that was led by UT Arlington associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Kevin Schug. Brian Fontenot, who earned his Ph.D. in quantitative biology from UT Arl... more »

DUBLINERS TOO: What the lawyers said and did!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 4 hours ago

*WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013* *Part 3—One lawyer cites Thurgood Marshall:* On March 19, 2012, CNN’s Sunny Hostin committed a heinous act. Introduced as a “CNN legal analyst” and a “former federal prosecutor,” she went on TV and repeated what the lawyers had said. Referring to the killing of Trayvon Martin, she said the 911 tapes, which she had heard, told her that “this child was murdered in cold blood and there are several witnesses to that murder.” Soon, Hostin was telling Brooke Baldwin what she thought she had heard: HOSTIN (3/19/12): *And the bottom line is, you hear a warning s... more »

Admission of inappropriate expert evidence may be harmless

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago

*R. v. Granada*, 2013 ABCA 273 points out that expert evidence may be inadmissible but still not prejudicial. Generally expert evidence is excluded because it will be given too much weight and be prejudicial. But if the expert evidence is "unnecessary" (and so inadmissible) it may still be non-prejudicial if it merely states the obvious: [12] Even if we were to accept the first argument, namely that the evidence was unnecessary and unhelpful, we fail to see any real prejudice arising from its admission. Simply put, if the expert's evidence was superfluous, in that... more »

This is just weird

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago

The Post-Structuralist Police-State

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 4 hours ago

It's official. Far removed from its original intention of being a revolutionary project, post-structuralism has been appropriated by the oligarchy as a tool to obscure and simultaneously, to enforce, their own arbitrary police-state powers. Justice Mark McEwan, perhaps oblivious to the dangerous precedent he was setting, or perhaps fully cognizant of it, has declared that police reports are all unverifiable garbage. They're the random jottings of confused, shell-shocked individuals who cannot be expected to have accurate memories of traumatic, fast-moving events; even when they we... more »

WotW: Boosting Your Blog's Reach Through Google+

Seth R. Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 4 hours ago

Google+ is the ghost town that has the biggest party around. Yeah, you heard me right, Google+. Not Facebook, not Twitter, not Pinterest – Google+. Chances are, you're rolling your eyes right now and saying to yourself, "Yeah, yeah, it's all hype. None of my friends are on Google+ so why should I bother?" My answer is: "That's exactly why you should be on Google+." So many people think Google+ is an alternative to Facebook. Yes, while it has elements of Facebook (though done better), Google+ is its own entity. Just like you don't use Twitter the same way or for the same things as ... more »

"Polls from all over the world consistently show that Israel and the US are regarded as the two greatest threats to peace and to life on earth. Yet, these two utterly lawless governments prance around pretending to be the 'world’s greatest democracies'.” -- Paul Craig Roberts

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 4 hours ago

------------------------------ *The Two Faux Democracies Threaten Life On Earth–Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ July 24, 2013 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *The Two Faux Democracies Threaten Life On Earth* Paul Craig Roberts Amitai Etzioni has raised an important question: “Who authorized preparations for war with China?” http://yalejournal.org/2013/06/12/who-authorized-preparations-for-war-with-china/Etzioni says that the war plan is not the sort of contingency p... more »

"Explaining" Canada's Uncondtional Support For Isra-Hell!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 4 hours ago

In my previous article, the question was asked as to why the hell this nation, Canada, bends over backwards to support the criminal and terrorist entity known as "Israel". The original article from the Redress Information and Analysis website both asked the question and tried to explain the reasoning for Canada's undying love for a criminal state. I also gave my own explanation as to WHY this nation supports such an evil country.... Now it appears that the Redress site has done a followup to their original article that tries to explain why this nation gives its undying love to I... more »

Bennett and Flo Rida, match made in heaven #NCSC13

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 4 hours ago

What happened in IN, you know, with former state supe Bennett and fixing the grades of a big donor’s charter school? Didn’t I just wax philosophical about my previous reverence for those in “Central Office?” I did. But these are the ones that fudge data and school grades. Where do they get these people, anyway? In […]

My appearance on Baltimore’s @marcsteiner show. Thanks, brother.

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 5 hours ago

Check it out here or listen below. There was a time that I revered those that made it into “Central Office.” The pay is good, often in the six figures. You wear suits. People ask your opinion. But then I grew up. How do people get these jobs? Hard work, sure enough. But these aren’t, […]

Tamarod movement in Bahrain stillongoing - despite oppression by Bahrain and Saudi Sunnis and indifference of the US and West to the struggle for freedom.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago

http://www.juancole.com/2013/07/bahrain-tamarod-movement.html Bahrain Cracks Down in Bid to Stop its Tamarod Movement (a la Egypt) Posted on 07/31/2013 by Juan Cole The Bahrain struggle is still going on two and a half years later. A coalition of Shiite groups and some Sunnis (the Waad or Promise Party) continues to agitate against the authoritarian practices of the Sunni monarchy. The dissidents have formed a Rebellion (Tamarrud) Movement in emulation of the one that brought down President Muhammad Morsi of Egypt, and are calling for big demonstrations on August 14. [image: bahrain3... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 5 hours ago

Happy Birthday to Don Murray, 84. Hey, he was in an "Apes" movie and an episode of The Single Guy; what else do you need? And some good stuff: 1. Jordan Ragusa looks at the vote on the Amash (NSA) amendment. 2. First it was Nader; next, as Kevin Drum notes, it's Erick Erickson with the fantasies. 3. And the great Joe Sheehan on Bud Selig and the coming suspensions. Brutal, but he's right.

Fukushima: Radiation Millions of Times Over Safe Limit, after more then 2 years

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago

*Fukushima radiation millions of times over safe limit- * WSJ reported the other day.... *The radiation is millions of times higher than Japan's acceptable limit under normal circumstances. * *Radiation of 750 million becquerels a liter of cesium-134 and 1.6 billion becquerels a liter of cesium-137 was recorded, Tepco said. The normal limits for the two potentially harmful isotopes are 60 and 90 becquerels, respectively. In April 2011 a combined 1.8 billion becquerels was recorded.* "The level of radioactivity is potentially serious but the impact would depend on where it is found,"... more »

War watch - July 31 , 2013 - Afghanistan , Iran , Syria and the Palestinian - Israel question .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago

Afghanistan..... Pentagon: No ‘Zero Option’ for AfghanistanReiterates Plan for 'Substantial' Aid to Afghan Military Beyond 2014 by Jason Ditz, July 30, 2013 Print This | Share This As the Obama Administration continues to try to present the “zero option,” ending the Afghan occupation at the end of 2014, as a real thing in the hopes of coaxing better terms out of President Hamid Karzai, the Pentagon seems determined to undercut them by reiterating at every opportunity that it isn’t really an option. Pentagon officials today offered a report to Congress saying that they had entirely r... more »

Barbara Madeloni running for MTA President

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 5 hours ago

Friend and stalwart sister in arms Barbara Madeloni is running for President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association. If you’re in the state, or know someone who is, consider throwing your support behind this campaign. Tagged: barbara madeloni, massachusetts, MTA

Wall Street Licking It's Chops As It Sees Christie And Booker Ahead In Their New Jersey Races

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago

By now you're probably well aware that GOP presidential rivals Chris Christie and Rand Paul are already slugging it out-- over national security and governing philosophy. It looks to be pretty ugly, as anything Christie gets involved in always turns out to be. But their disputes aren't just a matter of two ambitious Republicans trying to knock each other out of presidential contention. Christie, in fact, sounds exactly like *Democratic*Wall Street shill Corey Booker. They're like the Jersey Bobbsey Twins. Christie, at a forum in Colorado on Thursday, pointed to a “strain of liber... more »

‘Young Spartans Exercising,’ by Degas

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago

[image: File:Young Spartans National Gallery NG3860.jpg] Changed many times by Degas, and never completely finished before his death, his *Spartans Exercising *harks back to the delightful point in the Nude Goddesses post earlier today: that that Greeks valued bodily displays, especially as part of athletic display. Over the course of his many changes to the painting however, Degas himself seemed to try to undercut the value of his bodies, and the more direct point it might have been originally making for something more subtle. Christopher Riopelle, curator of 19th-century paint... more »

The King Of Austerity

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 5 hours ago

The damage Stephen Harper has done to his country is everywhere. Three years ago, at the G20 Summit, he touted Canada's economic growth. But now that he has implemented his austerity agenda, things aren't looking so good. The Canadian Press reports that Canada is no longer the fastest growing economy among the G7 countries: Capital Economics says Canada's economy will only grow by 1.5 per cent this year, and slow further to one per cent in 2014 as the country's over-built housing market comes crashing to earth. That would mean the U.S., Germany and likely Japan could outperform ... more »

Inference in the absence of evidence an error

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 6 hours ago

Drawing an inference in the absence of any direct evidence is a material error: *1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc.* 2013 ONCA 279, [2013] O.J. No. 2012, at para 7: [7] In my view, the motion judge erred in two material respects: drawing the inference in the absence of any direct evidence and holding the CPVF to a standard of objectivity. The information disseminated amounted to no more than opinion as to the advisability of the lawsuit from a business perspective. It did not purport to comment on the legal merits of the action. Information relating to the... more »

Argentina: Mutilated Horse Found With Bizarre Incisions in Santiago del Estero

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 6 hours ago

*Source: VISION OVNI Date: 07/23/2012* *ARGENTINA: Mutilated Horse Found With Bizarre Incisions in Santiago del Estero* *By Andrea and Silvia Pérez Simondini* *Dead animal was found 30 meters away from its owner’s house. Our thanks to Carlos Figueroa for this information.* Information concerning animals found with strange incisions is constantly received by our working group. This instance involves a horse – found and reported by its owner – in the locality of Fernández, Santiago del Estero. The peculiar detail of this case is that the animal, an older specimen whose death was exp... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago

*Court OKs bond for homeowner accused of shooting teen ~Clair Galofaro, New Orleans Advocate**~Also~Literary celebrity Zeitoun acquitted of trying to kill ex-wife with a tire iron. Kathy Zeitoun, distraught, fears for her safety.* *Vaccaro Making Impression with Aggression* *LA Swift bus service N.O./B.R. ends Wednesday ~WDSU* *City appeals approval of OPP consent decree ~WWLTV* * Negotiation deadline arrives for sinkhole settlements* *Relief Well Drilling to Commence at Site of Hercules Rig Fire ~Roy Almeida, gCaptain* *Baby Penguin Named 'Hubig' By Popular Vote ~NOLA DEFENDER* ... more »

GOP - The Totally Useless Party

2old2care at Because I Can - 6 hours ago

Useless - no other word fits - USELESS ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, was the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. From 1970 to its end in 2010, ACORN had grown to more than 175,000 member families, From 1970 to its end in 2010 to its end in 2010 And it was the RepubliCONS that smashed acorn. the RepubliCONS *TWO DAYS AGO* *House GOP Defunds ACORN Yet Again, Even Though ACORN Does Not Exist* And your tax dollars paid for that. Nuff Said. *... more »

Argentina: An Anomaly Over Tucumán

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 6 hours ago

*Javier López Posse* submitted the following photograph to *Luis Burgos*'s Facebook page. "A strange formation of unidentified flying objects," he writes. "I was trying to capture the flight path of this airplane, which left a contrail that lasted a least an hour. Can the image of these UFOs displaying a "cross"-like formation be construed as some sort of message? It is very suggestive." Please note the photo has not been submitted to any scrutiny and is merely presented as an example of what is being seen in the Southern Hemisphere at this time. Inexplicata Podcasts covering item... more »

Business Services and Transformations to Make Profit

Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 6 hours ago

*Every so often, the best businesses will get stuck in a runnel. Maybe it doesn't attract consumers the way it used to, or maybe its customers have deserted it entirely, leaving the business to the sound of crickets and the sight of tumbleweeds. *A company has to be able to leave behind its well-established identity and its authority as a brand, named it's not always successful. For those businesses that have managed to meet the demands of a altering marketplace, there can be a new and sometimes better degree of achievement. But it's a tricky balance to strike, and some *busine... more »

The Hollow Towers: Migratory Birds

Paul Coker at News Spike - 7 hours ago

* * * * * * * * *Port Authority of New York and New Jersey* * November 8, 2000 * *PORT AUTHORITY TAKES STEPS TO PROTECT MIGRATORY BIRDS AROUND WORLD TRADE CENTER * *Floodlights on the roof of 1 World Trade Center will be turned off at night, and other non-essential lights will be dimmed* to protect migratory birds from becoming disoriented and crashing into the side of the 110-story skyscrapers. *Skyscrapers present a twin hazard to migrating birds: light and glass. *After circling an illuminated building for hours, the birds land on shrubs and trees in planters on the Austin J.... more »

Lion Rock 6: Honoring Milton Friedman

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 8 hours ago

Today is the 101st birthday of Milton Friedman. He died in November 2006. This great mind has been espousing free market and minimal government policies in many of his academic and public policy work in the past century. He has battled believers of more government intervention in various academic and public policy debates in the US, Europe and other continents. The Library of Economics and Liberty mentioned two of Friedman's work and their importance, *His landmark 1957 work, A Theory of the Consumption Function, took on the Keynesian view that individuals and households adjust the... more »

TIA SHARP - PEDOPHILE RING

Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago

*Tia Sharpe, victim of large pedophile ring?* On 10 August 2012, 12-year-old girl Tia Sharp was found dead at a house in *New Addington*, in Greater London. *August 2006 - Police search the grounds of 107 Walton Green, in New Addington, in Greater London* In August 2006, it was reported that more than a dozen children may have been raped and abused at a house in *New Addington* in Greater London. The house, 107 Walton Green, was occupied by convicted paedophile Leslie Ford-Thrussell. *Police "believe the property was the base for a child abuse ring for 40 years."* The Sun repo... more »

Déjà Vu in Zimbabwe

Adrienne LeBas at Duck of Minerva - 12 hours ago

Polling stations are opening in Zimbabwe, and, if one’s Facebook feed is to be believed, some enthusiastic voters have already spent a few hours queueing (and winter mornings in Zimbabwe are *cold*). Today’s elections are notable for a few reasons: they’re the first elections since extensive state-sponsored violence in 2008; they mark the formal end Continue reading

Russia justified in counter-sanctioning US over Snowden

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 12 hours ago

Nile Bowie Russia Today Ties between Washington and Moscow are at their lowest point in recent times, but if the United States truly wishes for better relations with Russia, it isn’t going to get it through imposing sanctions as a consequence of granting amnesty to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The US Senate has passed a bill authored by hawkish Senator Lindsey Graham that will enable Washington to move towards sanctioning countries that are seen as “aiding” Snowden. The message being sent is clear – American authorities are dead set on getting their “fugitive” and they are eve... more »

Worth Reading

Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago

"Protestants are more creative than Catholics and Jews, new research has found. "Researchers from the University of Illinois wanted to test a previously-held theory that introverted people who suppress emotions about sex and depravity are more creative than people who are more open and extroverted." Read more: *http://www.dailymail.co.* *Aluminium for dinner again?* Tapestry at the tap The “chemtrails” we are all too familiar with after a 15-year dose continue to inflict eye infections, nosebleeds, skin sores, muscle pain, chronic exhaustion, weakened immunity, acute asthma a... more »

Mining 28: Markets, Government and Rule of Law

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 13 hours ago

Of all sectors or industries in the Philippine economy, among the most heavily regulated, taxed and intervened by the government are the mining, pharmaceutical and petroleum industries. One proof if an industry is heavily regulated is the existence of high black market presence in that sector. In the case of mining, it is the so-called “small-scale” gold and other metallic mining. In pharmaceuticals, it is the presence of many counterfeit, substandard or simply unregistered medicines and food supplements. In the case of petroleum, it is the existence of huge volume of oil smuggling... more »

A Mayor you can vote for

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 14 hours ago

Crikey, it finally looks like there’s an Auckland mayoral candidate I can vote for. And you can too. Because he’s the only mayoral candidate promising to cut rates. Affordable Auckland candidate for Waitemata & Gulf Stephen Berry is now also a candidate for Mayor of Auckland. “I’ve been waiting for a candidate with real policies that will promote affordable living to step up. As that is yet to happen I am putting myself forward as the ratepayer’s champion for the Auckland mayoralty.” “Len Brown’s average rates increase of 2.9% is an attempt to disguise the real problems that will... more »

They're Getting Much More Info Than You Know (And Know Much More Than You'd Believe)

Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 14 hours ago

Obama challenges GOP to accept corporate tax deal After reading the details below you might be not be blamed for believing that there must be thousands of al-Qaeda and its sympathizers in this country (or its close allies). Sounds serious to me (although the idea of the NSA or CIA or DIA or . . . (insert frighteningly powerful acronym here) . . . obeying the rules historically seems to be a

There was something radical enough in the pope's remarks about Teh Gays to scare the crap out of the Church's righteous homo-haters

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago

*"This is the worst coverage of a religious story I have seen to date."* *-- Father Jonathan Morris, in "What Pope Francis really said about gays -- and no, it's not new," on foxnews.com* *"I wasn't great at judging homosexuals my first year in the job, either. But now I can do it without thinking."* *-- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, quoted by the Borowitz Report* *by Ken* So the Day One stories, aftter Pope Francis gave his surprise impromptu press conference following his Brazilian beach party on World Youth Day, were all about how His Holiness is OK with Teh Gays and who ... more »

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Sign A Petition

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 14 hours ago

Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »

Deustche Bank de-leveraging at the fastest rate since the crisis of 2011 - So , have we started the silent crisis of 2013 - fated to come into view after September 22 , 2013 ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/node/477021 If "Europe Is Fine" Why Is Deutsche Bank De-leveraging At The Fastest Pace Since The Crisis of 2011? [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/30/2013 21:12 -0400 - Bank of America - Bank of America - Deutsche Bank - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Financial Accounting Standards Board - Gross Domestic Product - None - recovery Early today, Deutsche Bank disappointed markets when it reported a second quarter Net Income number of €335 million, or half of what the company made in the... more »

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Prof Jay D. Jurie & Texas NAACP Pres Gary Bledsoe on Trayvon Martin

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 15 hours ago

Central Florida Prof. Jay D. Jurie, left, and Gary Bledsoe, president, Texas NAACP. Rag Radio podcast: The Rag Blog's Jay D. Jurie and Austin attorney Gary Bledsoe on the legacy of Trayvon Martin They discuss the trial, racial profiling, the 'stand your ground' laws and gun violence in America, the movement that has grown up in response to the Zimmerman verdict, and President Obama's call

"A Gathering of the Tribe"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago

"A Gathering of the Tribe" by Charles Eisenstein "Once upon a time a great tribe of people lived in a world far away from ours. Whether far away in space, or in time, or even outside of time, we do not know. They lived in a state of enchantment and joy that few of us today dare to believe could exist, except in those exceptional peak experiences when we glimpse the true potential of life and mind. One day the shaman of the tribe called a meeting. They gathered around him, and he spoke very solemnly. "My friends," he said, "there is a world that needs our help. It is called Ea... more »

Musical Interlude: Brulé & Airo, "Thunder Across The Plains"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago

Brulé and Airo, "Thunder Across The Plains" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YR13lzSNRw

O'odham VOICE against the Wall: US Border Patrol violates O'odham rights

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 17 hours ago

PRESS RELEASE O’odham VOICE against the WALL P.O. Box 1835 Sells, AZ 85634 Contact: Ofelia Rivas http://tiamatpublications.com/ solidarity@tiamatpublications.com The O’odham are Indigenous people, members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, a federally-recognized Indian reservation in Pima and Maricopa County of Southwestern Arizona, having continually since time immemorial conducted and

You Can Never Separate Conservatism And Corruption-- Not In The U.S., Not In Spain

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago

This dirty little Spanish fascist didn't even make the trains run on time There are certainly corrupt Democrats too-- plenty of them. But corruption isn't *encouraged* by their party's Greed and Selfishness Ayn Randian philosophical underpinnings. Conservatism is *about* what Depeche Mode called the grabbing hands that get all they can. In the U.S. not many people are paying attention to the colossal scandal being played out in Spain, where a far right ideological maniac, Mariano Rajoy, managed to get elected Prime Minister, completely tanked an already wobbly economy, while lining h... more »

Gold in focus - pressure building up .....one day its just going to blow !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2013/07/andrew-maguire-run-on-gold-bullion-banks.html 30 JULY 2013 Unstoppable Demand Meets Undeliverable Object - A Run on the Bullion Banks "People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage." John Kenneth Galbraith, *The Age of Uncertainty* If this is accurate, if this is really happening, I think that the effects of this run on the bullion banks are going to hit quite a few people dead cold, like a smack in the face. That is because there is so little coverage of ... more »

Nude goddesses

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 17 hours ago

There was one value above all the Ancient Greeks valued in their sports: winning. But there was another, hardly less important: athletic beauty. The ancient Greeks started the Olympic Games as a celebration of athleticism and the human form. They didn’t have high tech body costumes besmirched with bibs and large numbers pinned to the front. Instead, their athletes were nude—in celebration of the human form, and of the gods in whose superhuman feats the athletes performed in tribute. ESPSN magazine continues this tradition today with the *ESPN: Body Issue*showcasing nude athletes... more »

Henry Geiger - We See What We Are (1980)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago

*Related: * * Henry Geiger - Symbol And Myth (1974).* *Henry Geiger - The Present And The Long View (1979)*. *Henry Geiger - Moonshine And Sunlight (1984).* * * * Henry Geiger - The Uses of Make Believe (1983).* *Henry Geiger - Signs of A New Civilization (1980).* * ** * *Wikipedia:* Henry Geiger (1908?-15 February 1989) was the editor, publisher, and chief writer of MANAS Journal which published from 1948-1988. Abraham Maslow called him “the only small ‘p’ philosopher America has produced in this century.” *Below is an excerpt from, "We See What We Are" by Henry Geiger. Sour... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 18 hours ago

On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Pete Papaherakles of *American Free Press*. Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes. Below are links to some of the topics we discussed during this program: - *Waiting for the Violence & Was Trayvon Hopped Up on "Purple Drank"?*by John Friend and Pete Papaherakles - *Mainstream Media Stokes Violence; DOJ Helped Organize 'Trayvon' Protests *by John Friend - *Larry Elder Destroys Piers Morgan - Zimmerman Verdict Debate* - *Confronting the ADL's Campaign of Hate* by Vict... more »

Nelson Mandela and the Armed Struggle

Paul Coker at News Spike - 18 hours ago

"'The time comes in the life of any nation when there remain only two choices – submit or fight. That time has now come to South Africa. We shall not submit and we have no choice but to hit back by all means in our power in defence of our people, our future, and our freedom.' Firstly, we believed that as a result of Government policy, violence by the African people had become inevitable, and that unless responsible leadership was given to canalise and control the feelings of our people, there would be outbreaks of terrorism which would produce an intensity of bitterness and ho... more »

clockwork

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 18 hours ago

PARCC 90210

Chris Cerrone at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 18 hours ago

PARCC will be field testing its assessments in fourteen states and DC next spring. Normally I would be firing up the opt out machine to protest another waste of my children’s time but a fellow education advocate gave me a different idea: She stated “the only thing worse than no data is bad data” referencing how […]

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago

“What's going on in the center of this spiral galaxy? Named the Sombrero Galaxy for its hat-like resemblance, M104 features a prominent dust lane and a bright halo of stars and globular clusters. Reasons for the Sombrero's hat-like appearance include an unusually large and extended central bulge of stars, and dark prominent dust lanes that appear in a disk that we see nearly edge-on. Billions of old stars cause the diffuse glow of the extended central bulge. Close inspection of the bulge in the above photograph shows many points of light that are actually globular clusters. *Cl... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago

"M78 isn't really hiding in planet Earth's night sky. About 1,600 light-years away and nestled in the nebula rich constellation Orion, the large, bright, reflection nebula is well-known to telescopic skygazers. But this gorgeous image of M78 was selected as the winner of the Hidden Treasures 2010 astrophotography competition. Held by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the competition challenged amateur astronomers to process data from ESO's astronomical archive in search of cosmic gems. *Click image for larger size.* The winning entry shows off amazing details within b... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago

#SurveillanceState: An opposition leader has emerged

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago

Why is Russel Norman considered by so many the de facto leader of the opposition—*despite* Labour leader David Shearer having that titular role? And why is Labour considering having Norman in a senior role in any coalition they lead—despite his party’s loony economics, bankrupt proposalsand misanthropic policy positions? Perhaps he’s taken seriously, despite his frequent insanity, because when he gets it right he’s good—he’s very good. And on his opposition to having the GCSB listen in to all of us whenever they feel like; to the government taking journalist’s phone records when... more »

Greece Bank bailout - 75 percent of funds already spent , problems fixed ? Lol ! On a similar note , the greater Greece bailoutts have resulted in 98,4 percent going back to the Troika to service Troika loans - way to fix the economy of Greece guys and gals ! Meanwhile the lies continue - remember joker PM Samaras pledging no additional taxes after the last round of new taxes ? Why do Greeks vote for folks that lie right to their faces ? Shutdown ERT rebels continue the good fight ......Greek police that have not yet been placed on administrative lists for future termination make arrests.......And so on , and so forth .....more folks being fired , VAT tax reduced - but is it really ? And when will Greece actually implement those 95 measures - or do they just rollover like option contracts perpetually or until after September 22 , 2013 ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-30/greece-has-already-spent-75-its-bank-bailout-cash Greece Has Already Spent 75% Of Its Bank Bailout Cash [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/30/2013 12:29 -0400 - Eurozone - Greece - International Monetary Fund - non-performing loans - Recession - Reuters Eurozone taxpayers and the IMF are left wondering *what their bailout funds have been spent on in Greece*. The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) has spent EUR38bn (or 75% of its total) bolstering the capital of Greece's four big... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 19 hours ago

*The Advocate adds third reporter to cover Saints*

Derrick Jensen, "Change"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago

* * *"Change"* by Derrick Jensen "History is predicated on at least two things, the first physical, the second perceptual. As always, the physical and the perceptual are intertwined. So far as the former, history is marked by change. An individual’s history can be seen as a series of welcomings and leavetakings, a growth in physical stature and abilities followed by a tailing off, a gradual exchange of these abilities for memories, experiences, and wisdom. Social histories are similarly marked by change. The deforestation of the Middle East to build the first cities. The firs... more »

"Tears..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief... and unspeakable love.” - Washington Irving

"Choose A Side..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago

"We Americans have a saying: "It's more important what you stand for than who you stand with." I do not rely upon peer opinion to decide what is right and what is wrong. I make those decisions for myself, and even if I discover that every other human alive chose differently, that doesn't mean I was wrong. There comes a time in every man's life when he has to choose sides. I have chosen my side. I am comfortable with my decision. I do not think everyone on my side is a saint, but I know that those on the other side are much, much worse. Sometimes a man with too broad a perspecti... more »

The Zionist-Fundamentalist Christian-Saudi Wahhabi Alliance Against Peace And Humanity

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 19 hours ago

*Photo Source*. Below is a comment by "Smith" on the website *Going To Tehran*. Exact date and time of comment: July 30, 2013 at 6:47 am. Zionists believe they are the “chosen people”. So as per their ideology it is not like they are to serve God but God is to serve them. Christians believe that they are sinless people since they accepted Jesus as “son of God” who gave his life for the sins of Christians (you can keep doing as much sin as you want) so they are hastening “Rupture” and their own “Salvation”. Wahabis think that they are the “Owners” of “true” Islam and that Shias ... more »

Zapatistas Marcos 'Votan II L@s Guardian@s"

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 19 hours ago

INICIO / COMUNICADO jul302013 VOTÁN II. L@S GUARDIAN@S VOTÁN II. L@S GUARDIAN@S Julio del 2013. Bueno, ahora sí sigue explicarles ya cómo va a estar esto de la escuelita (la lista de útiles escolares, la metodología, l@s maestr@s, el temario, los horarios, etc.), así que lo primero es… Lo que necesita. Lo único que objetivamente necesita usted para asistir a la escuelita zapatista

With support from @drjohnthompson, the case of the missing teaching experience #optorcop

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 19 hours ago

This is really the last time I need to comment on this because we have to move on. I told you, dear reader, of my attendance at a recent Fordham event on the potential for opt outs of test-based accountability. Here’s video of my question, comment. When I try to assert my credibility in debates […]

Anthropology: “Monogamy May Sound Sweet, But Why It Evolved Isn't”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago

* * *“Monogamy May Sound Sweet, But Why It Evolved Isn't”* by Seth Borenstein WASHINGTON (AP) — “Only a few species of mammals are monogamous, and now dueling scientific teams think they've figured out why they got that way. But their answers aren't exactly romantic. The answers aren't even the same. One team looked just at primates, the animal group that includes apes and monkeys. The researchers said the exclusive pairing of a male and a female evolved as a way to let fathers defend their young against being killed by other males. The other scientific team got a different answer... more »

Adam Smith rips film distributors a new one

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 19 hours ago

Want to watch a film? Then cinema owners and film distributors want a continuing favour from government to ensure you watch it when and where *they *want you to. For years, cinemas have enjoyed protection in law: a blanket ban on DVD, Blu-Ray, Pay-Per-View or Free-To-Air providers bringing in new films for 9 months, giving cinema owners a ‘window’ in which to show new films held open by government protection—and downloaders high motivation to harvest films illegally online. The government’s ban was supposed to be temporary. It has lasted now for ten years. In that time the number... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 19 hours ago

*Algiers ferry service suspended "until further notice" ~Gambit*

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago

Tijeras, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"I Just Said..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago

"I didn't say it would be easy. I just said it would be the truth." - Morpheus

Pope Francis greets a group of indigenous people

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago

This Pope has inspired more hope in people worldwide than Obama has in his term in office. He's even more liberal on gay rights than Obama. That's beautifully strange. Source: romereports.

Of Monsters and Men - Sinking Man

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago

“The Logical (and Coming) End to the US Empire”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago

*“The Logical (and Coming) End to the US Empire”* by Robert P. Abele “There are numerous legal and ethical arguments that can and have been made in opposition to U.S. foreign policy of raw aggression. For an example of the illegalities of U.S. Empire, examine the Geneva Conventions, all four of which directly proscribe what they each call “outrages” to human dignity, “in particular humiliating and degrading treatment” (I, 1, 3). The “outrages” are named specifically as torture, mutilation, cruel treatment, taking hostages, murder, biological experimentation, and passing sentences... more »

Satire: “Scalia Offers to Help Pope Judge Gays”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago

* * *“Scalia Offers to Help Pope Judge Gays”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Responding to Pope Francis’s suggestion that the Pope is not capable of judging gays, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia contacted the Vatican today to say that he would be “more than happy” to help the Pontiff do so. “If he’s having trouble judging homosexuals, well, then I’m his man,” Scalia told reporters after making his offer. “I have over a quarter century of professional experience.” Justice Scalia said that he was sympathetic to Pope Francis’s difficulty in judging gays, but ... more »

People Like Us

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 20 hours ago

The very words in our language are constructed to perpetuate the system of control for which we were created. In a court of law or in a classroom you are asked repeatedly “Do you understand?” Consenting verbally, with a “yes”, declares that you “stand under” whoever did the asking and whatever was asked. The askers believe that wielding power over you increases their own. Thus, they are threatened by any display of power they do not sanction. They have been misled and are themselves “standing under” other askers of manipulative questions. The burgeoning monetary ... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago

How the Senate Deal is Working

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 20 hours ago

The Senate today is confirming all the NLRB nominees. That's a big deal, substantively and with regard to procedure. It means that Republicans stayed with the nuclear-avoiding deal through the original seven nominees that Harry Reid was attempting to get through -- given, that is, that Barack Obama was willing to substitute two new NLRB nominees of his choice. A little analysis. Through the first four closely contested cloture votes -- Cordray for CFPB Perez for Labor, McCarthy for EPA, and Hirozawa for NLRB... Four Republicans voted for cloture all four times: Collins, Corker, McCa... more »

BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Crary's '24/7': Wake Up Little Susie!

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 21 hours ago

Wake up little Susie: We’re in trouble deep Crary's book provides a historical survey of capitalism’s growing encroachment on individual human life. By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / July 30, 2013 [24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep by Jonathan Crary (2013: Verso); 144 pp; $16.95.] Most of us are familiar with the fact that the global financial markets run 24 hours a day and seven days

Racism Isn't Just An American Institution-- It's Everywhere There's An Active Right-Wing

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago

Fascist hack Roberto Calderoli and Minister Cecile Kyenge In April, Dr. Cécile Kyenge, originally born in the Congo, was sworn in as Italy's Integration Minister. Elected to the Chamber of Deputies, she is also the first black person in an Italian Cabinet. And neo-fascists, who are a powerful, resurgent force in Italy, went bananas... literally. A far right senator and former cabinet minister from Italy's GOP, the Northern League, (Roberto Calderoli, but think Ted Cruz or Rand Paul) likened her to an orangutan. Calderoli is the Vice President of the Senate. "When I see images of Kyen... more »

Guantanamo in the Rearview Mirror

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 21 hours ago

Here at the Duck and elsewhere, there has been much discussion of the gaps between academia and the policy world. I took part in a program that seeks to bridge that gap–the Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship–which I have mentioned here before. One thing I did not discuss here before is that such Continue reading

Salon: AGW cause confined to a left-wing ghetto

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago

Salon has reprinted an interesting sociological essay on the climate debate originally written by Geoff Dembicki for Canada's The Tyee: How to talk to a conservative about climate change Dembicki, a left-wing alarmist, starts by admitting that during the recent two decades, the climate worries have become increasingly confined to an intellectually sterile environment of brainwashed and stubborn people whose ideology strongly influences their very perception, something that Dembicki calls the "left-wing ghetto". People not heavily invested into the left-wing ideology tend to reject... more »

The Manning Verdict

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 22 hours ago

Bradley Manning dodged the "aiding the enemy bullet" and life imprisonment. What a relief it must be to him as he relishes spending only the next 136 years of his existence in the slammer for the offenses of embarrassing the power players of the United States of America and lighting the democratic spark for the Arab Spring. Let's see.... President Bush immediately commuted the sentence of convicted felon Scooter Libby, who actually did endanger lives through his lies and leaks. And only a week or so ago, President Obama quietly arranged for the safe passage of a CIA agent who'd bee... more »

To follow up on Chris Cerrone’s great post on #ECE and #CCSS

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 22 hours ago

Chris Cerrone has a great post up including some examples of first-grade vocabulary from CCSS. Can it be argued as a good thing that first graders are now going to be taught the meaning of Ziggurat? I thought the CCSS was not supposed to be a checklist of things. Check out our most recent interview […]

Yankton: Protect the Sacred, Oppose Keystone Tarsands Aug 16 -- 17, 2013

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago

CONFERENCE TO EDUCATE ON PROPOSED PIPELINE’S MAN CAMPS IN OCETI SAKOWIN TERRITORY AUGUST 16 AND 17 PICKSTOWN, SD – A conference is planned for August 16 & 17, 2013 at the Fort Randall Casino on the Yankton Sioux Reservation to promote awareness of the man camps that are part of the proposed TransCanada Corp oil pipeline that will run from Canada, North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, and

No benefit of the doubt here

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago

The government (especially IDS) and several voices from the Right side of politics - from Stephen Glover to Janet Daley and Daniel Hannan - have often been sharply critical of the BBC for what they see as its biased reporting of the Coalition's benefit reforms. They argue that the BBC has taken sides in the argument (consciously or unconsciously) - i.e. the side of those who oppose the government's reforms. Today's rejection by the High Court of challenge to one of the government's key benefit reforms brought by a number of disabled claimants resulted in the following cluster of st... more »

Shocker! (Least Revealing Revelation Ever)

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 23 hours ago

Oh, c'mon, Mother Jones: As Mother Jones revealed last week, Groundswell, the hush-hush right-wing strategy group partly led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, wanted to hype the Benghazi tragedy into a full-fledged scandal for the Obama administration, as part of its "30 front war" on the president and progressives. A secret audio tape of one of Groundswell's weekly meetings shows that prominent members of the group pressed House Speaker John Boehner and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the chair of the House oversight committee, to expand the Benghazi... more »

The Economy: "Bank Stealing Increases"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago

* * *"Bank Stealing Increases"* by Karl Denninger "Note the "headline" here... "Bank Revenues Surge on Trading Over What Fed Will Do" "Diverging monetary policies are creating ideal conditions for banks to make money from trading currencies as Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) to Goldman Sachs (GS) Group Inc. say rising volatility is boosting earnings. “If there’s higher volatility, there’s higher volume and higher opportunities for us to generate revenue,” Bernie Sinniah, the London-based global head of corporate foreign-exchange sales at Citigroup Inc. (C), the second-bi... more »

BRADLEY MANNING, THE HERO

Anon at aangirfan - 23 hours ago

* * *Bradley Manning* Bradley Manning provided the world with evidence of US war crimes. Manning got hold of a video showing the murder, by the US military, of 147 civilians. This massacre took place in the Afghan village of Granai, in 2009. * * *Bradley Manning* Unfortunately, Manning gave the video to Wikileaks, which would appear to be run by the CIA. In March 2013, Julian Assange said that WikiLeaks had received the video from Manning and described the incident as a "war crime," but said the video was lost when Daniel Domscheit-Berg left the organization.[44] *Bradley Mannin... more »

FINAL RAMBLINGS FROM PACIFIC TRIP

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 23 hours ago

Here are a few odds and ends from my trip to Hawaii, Philippines, and Australia. The Obama "pivot" to the Asia-Pacific is real, being debated across the Pacific, and is still largely a mystery to the American people. - One key strategy of the US is to get the "allies" to pay for as much of the Pentagon pivot into the Asia-Pacific as possible. That's why we see South Korea building the base on Jeju Island, the Philippines allowing the US to dock ships at Subic Bay for free, and for the Australians to pay for the upgrades at Robertson Barracks in Darwin where 2,500 ... more »

Groundswell - Don't Know About It - Time you did!!!

2old2care at Because I Can - 23 hours ago

If you don’t know about this – time you did. Time you spent 30 minutes edumacating yourself on the nastiness of the REpbuliCONS. *From MoJO this morning* As Mother Jones revealed last week, Groundswell, the hush-hush right-wing strategy group partly led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, wanted to hype the Benghazi tragedy into a full-fledged scandal for the Obama administration, as part of its "30 front war" on the president and progressives. A secret audio tape of one of Groundswell's weekly meetings shows that prominent members of the group pre... more »

Who LIED about ALEC?

2old2care at Because I Can - 23 hours ago

In an article posted by an organization that sues way too many people for using their material - the following statement was posted. The group[ALEC] has attracted fierce criticism from such groups as Free Press (CD April 9 p11), but it remains committed to transparent policy discussions, its task force leaders told us. Either ALEC successfully LIED to the press again. OR The press successfully LIED to the public about ALEC, again. Sooooo - - - - - The American Legislative Exchange Council meeting in Chicago will be anything but transparent. A meeting held behind closed doors, repo... more »

News report from 1981 about getting your newspaper on your home computer

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago

How far we've come in 32 years... From no pictures in 1981 to what seems like pretty much just pictures of semi naked women in the Daily Mail today.

Israel Matzav: It starts: 'Palestinian' terrorists shoot rocket at western Negev

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago

The peace talks between Israel and terrorists who want to destroy Israel and kill all Jews start, Israel releases a hundred terrorists as a (misguided) show of good faith, the Palestinians respond with a rocket. I presume that the BBC will be all over this.... More here at Israel Matzav but defintely not on the anti-Israel BBC.

Stafford Hospital nurses guilty of misconduct over diabetes death

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago

'*misconduct*'? The NHS is the envy of the world? ' Two nurses who failed to spot a patient who died at Stafford Hospital was diabetic have been found guilty of misconduct. On Monday the Nursing and Midwifery Council panel found Ann King and Jeannette Coulson had failed to look at or update Gillian Astbury's records. They also failed to carry out blood tests. Ms Astbury, 66, died in April 2007 at the hospital after after she was not given insulin. The panel is now deciding what sanctions to take against the two nurses, who have both since retired from the Mid Staffordshire NHS Tr... more »

A Million+ reasons to mistrust the BBC's education reporting?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago

Here's a little something I posted as a comment nearly three years ago at *Biased BBC*. Craig says: October 16, 2010 at 3:17 pm Catching up on this week’s editions of* Newsnight*. On Monday night (the day of Lord Browne’s report on tuition fees), Michael Crick reported on the strains in the coalition. He badgered a Lib Dem MP (Stephen Williams) over the issue, then featured as ‘talking heads’ Pam Tatlow of*Million Plus*, which he described as* “one university think tank”,* and a Labour MP called Adrian Bailey. Pam Tatlow was very critical, and also attacked bankers and the City. ... more »

Erin Burnett has nothing to say!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago

*TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013* *Hillary Weiner edition:* There are a few basic facts to keep in mind about the celebrity press corps. In the end, these people just aren’t very smart. Nor do they have any real interest in any serious topic. This explains why they should be forced to stick very closely to traditional journalistic procedures. Last night, Erin Burnett opened her program with a segment which seemed extra dumb even to us. To us, her premise seemed a bit puzzling: She wanted to know whether Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal “could affect [Hillary] Clinton's potential 2016 pres... more »

See through solar cell 40% efficient

Abraham Ben Judea at Abraham says - 1 day ago

Researchers led by Yang Yang, the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr., Professor of Engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, said the new cells could serve as a power-generating layer on windows and smartphone displays without compromising users' ability to see through the surface. The cells can be produced so that they appear light gray, green or brown, and so can blend with the color and design features of buildings and surfaces. The research was published online July 26 by *Energy & Environmental Science *, a Royal Society of Chemistry jour... more »

"He's probably a closet-case."

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago

Used to be, us progressive white males were REALLY sexist, homophobic, racist pricks. (Some would argue that we still are, but that's a topic for another day.) Back in the day, everyone I knew was a homophobe. Even my [turned out to be] gay friend in high school would use the word "fag" as an insult. [Probably just to get along and fit in.] The thing is, we'd think nothing of mocking someone for being a "fag" or a "homo" or whatever. My attitude started to really change in my early-twenties, after I read an anthology of cartoonists opposed to Margaret Thatcher's anti-gay "clause 28... more »

What Caused the Iraq War? A Debate. Part 1 of 2

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Alexandre Debs and Nuno P. Monteiro, both of Yale University. In it, they discuss the causes of the Iraq War, a subject of some recent discussion at The Duck of Minerva. This post discusses their forthcoming International Organization article, which is now available as an “online first” piece and will be Continue reading

Bolivia: Capitalizing on Green Economy isn't Harmony with Mother Earth

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago

LUNES, 29 DE JULIO/2013 DEAR FRIENDS: (ESTIMADOS AMIGOS) This document is an introduction to the proposal of Living Well in harmony and balance with Mother Earth, based in Bolivia's position in the international negotiations of the United Nations. This paper highlights the difference between the proposal of the green economy and the strengthening the economy of Mother Earth

Go Quietly... Or Else... - by Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

*Agnew says: * In Early October 1973, Kissingerite White House Chief of Staff, "General" Al Haig came to him and said (in effect) : * * *"If you do not resign - I will kill you."* Agnew resigned, plead No Contest to a trumped up charge and was finished in professional politics. *But he survived. And wrote a book.* * * *"Go Quietly... Or Else...." is Copyright 1980 and dedicated to Frank Sinatra.* On* March 30th 1981*, during a *Presidential Succession Drill*, a *sniper team* and *MK-Ultra murder puppet *and most likely a pair of complicit Secret Service details attempted to k... more »

"Bradley Manning" Doesn't Exist

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

Bullshit Decontamination Protocol: Primary Detox Phase from Spike1138 on Vimeo. This is what "Bradley" and his defence team if lawyers are willing to concede in military court as established and irrefutable, uncontested fact. His defence team is formally acknowledging as a statement of fact that during Operation Neptune Spear on 2 May 2011, the US acquired documents from UBL's computer establishing that UBL had requested and received DoD data disclosed by Manning to Assange and posted to Wikileaks, making them public domain. That's one thing. This may or may not be ... more »

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paul at Paying attention - 1 day ago

You know a problem has become critical when it gets a snappy name. Like the “ninis” in Honduras, young people who “ni trabaja ni estudia” - neither work nor go to school. About 24 per cent of Hondurans between 12 and 24 aren’t in school or working, according to the latest numbers. That’s a problem on many levels. Many youths with nothing to do get into trouble - gangs or petty crime or early, ill-advised relationships. (About 25 per cent of births are to women, or girls, under 18.) And the country’s future prospects are blighted when such a huge portion of the population lack educatio... more »

Terrance Nelson: Canadian courts seek to bankrupt rail blockaders

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago

"You have decided that the government need not do anything, after 142 years, the Government of Canada can continue to do nothing on its legal obligations and CN and the immigrants to our lands are free to continue to take everything from the indigenous people and pay nothing." -- Terrance Nelson By Terrance Nelson First Nation Roseau River Anishinabe Censored News James Edmond,

Bedroom Tax at the High Court

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day ago

I was very sorry to hear the legal challenge to the bedroom tax was thrown out of the High Court after just eight minutes. Sorry, but not at all surprised. And, if I'm honest, right from the start I've been of the opinion this action wouldn't go anywhere. Natural justice and that administered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service seldom meet, and, indeed, under the law, the government's bedroom tax has not broken it. The grounds the policy were contested on were human rights laws; that the policy unfairly discriminated against disabled people. It's incontestable that it does. With Emp... more »

Alan Waldman: ‘Not Going Out’ is an Extremely Funny British TV Sitcom

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago

Waldman's film and TV treasures you may have missed: Brilliant Lee Mack writes and stars in this truly wacky, unpredictable series. By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / July 30, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas, mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Most are

'Nini' youth - not in school, not working - symptom of a failing country

paul at Paying attention - 1 day ago

Parents have to buy uniforms; government doesn't have to buy desks You know a problem has become critical when it gets a snappy name. Like the “ninis” in Honduras, young people who “ni trabaja ni estudia” - neither work nor go to school. About 24 per cent of Hondurans between 12 and 24 aren’t in school or working, according to the latest numbers. That’s a problem on many levels. Many youths with nothing to do get into trouble - gangs or petty crime or early, ill-advised relationships. (About 25 per cent of births are to women, or girls, under 18.) And the country’s future prospects are... more »

Modern Cars Can Be Hacked -- Boats and Planes Next?

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Nicholas West The question of whether or not modern cars can be hacked has been answered in the wake of the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of journalist Michael Hastings. Dr. Kathleen Fisher spoke in 2012 about DARPA's High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS) program, making it clear that all modern cars could be vulnerable to hacking and solutions need to be found. Additional concerns are now being raised about the role GPS systems could play in making it possible to hack boats, planes and other GPS-r... more »

'Fake Cops' Who Robbed People at Gunpoint in Detroit Turn Out to Be Real Cops

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago

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Car Key Immobilizer Hack Revelations Blocked By UK Court

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Chris Carrington The German car maker Volkswagen and the French group Thales have blocked a move by researchers at Birmingham University (UK) to show how car immobilizers can be hacked. They argue that the technology could be used by criminals…which seems to confirm that the researchers are right that the technology can be hacked. “The University of Birmingham is disappointed with the judgement which did not uphold the defence of academic freedom and public interest, but respects the decision,” said a spokeswoman. “It has... more »

DARPA to Genetically Engineer Humans by Adding a 47th Chromosome

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton *We’re no molecular biologists over here, but have you ever seen the sci-fi flick Gattaca?* In that 1997 film, society is structured around eugenics as people are bioengineered to be ‘perfect specimens’, and one’s entire life and position in the world is based on their genetics. Those conceived naturally without genetic screening are proclaimed “invalid” and only allowed menial jobs, despite the innate talents and skills they may possess. Alternately, the 2011 movie *In Time* portrays a dystopi... more »

NH Police View Peaceful Libertarian and Occupy Activists as Terrorists

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Lenco BearCat - Wiki image *Activist Post* Police in Concord, New Hampshire have applied for a grant to acquire a $258,000 armored vehicle from the DHS to combat domestic terrorism. According to their application, they cited "active threats" from domestic "terror" groups like Free State Project and Occupy New Hampshire as the primary reason for requiring this military equipment. New Hampshire's *Union Leader* newspaper reports: In its grant application to DHS, the police department said New Hampshire's experience with terr... more »

The unelected Cathy Ashton

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago

The BBC report that: 'The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who met with Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, has been speaking to the BBC. Baroness Ashton is the first foreign diplomat to meet with the former President since he was ousted from power in early July. The BBC's Jim Muir asked the Baroness if she shared any common ground with Mr Morsi: "There has to be a way of getting to the other side," she said. Any common ground between Mohammed Morsi and Cathy Ashton? Let's see, Mohammed Morsi was elected and then deposed whilst Cathy Ashton has never been elected bu... more »

Playing Footsie With Fascists-- Will Obama Ever Learn?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

Maybe you read the *NY Times* editorial over the weekend, The War Over Health Care Exchanges. To their shame and discredit, Republicans are trying to block efforts to inform people about the law and are using scare tactics to keep them from enrolling. The Republican mantra is that the nation will face economic and medical catastrophe-- a “train wreck,” they say-- unless health care reform is stopped in its tracks. Their tactics are despicable. When Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, revealed that she was talking with the National Football League and o... more »

Foo Fighters and the USS New York

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 1 day ago

Well, it’s happened again. Got an email about a Foo Fighter sighting at the end of World War II which was radar confirmed. The ship, the *USS New York*apparently fired on the object without results which meant that they neither hit it nor drove it away. This all happened in the middle of March, 1945, sometime after the invasion of Iwo Jima and before the invasion of Okinawa. USS New York in 1945. According to the story, as told in several sources, it was about one o’clock in the afternoon when the captain of the *New York* sounded general quarters. While the crew searched the sky fo... more »

"How America’s Working Stiffs Got Stiffed"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

* * *"How America’s Working Stiffs Got Stiffed"* by Bill Bonner "Amazing how much difference a few years make. We first visited China in the 1980s. It was an appalling dump. Few cars. Few roads. Almost no decent restaurants or hotels. Now in Beijing you see large black luxury automobiles everywhere… and modern highways crisscrossing in front of huge hotels and apartment buildings. The Chinese have made real progress! And what about Americans? But let’s check in on Wall Street before we continue our tale. Uh-huh… nothing much going on there. Monday was another lazy, hazy summer da... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago

*Marigny homeowner Merritt Landry’s remanded to jail; bond was illegally posted ~New Orleans Advocate* *Update: Judge allows accused Marigny shooter to remain free on bond ~WDSU*

US Developing Mind Reading

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Youtube* The US government is pouring money into a technology called fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, which measures changes in localized brain activity over time by watching blood flow. And it can now be used to infer information about our memories. It can tell things like what we have actually seen or experienced. Though no court has admitted fMRI results as evidence yet, the signs clearly point in that direction. Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the C... more »

Pediatrician Says 5-in-1 Vaccine Pushed by Bill Gates’ GAVI, WHO Will Kill 3,125 Babies

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 day ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *If the whole purpose of vaccines is to ‘save children’, why give a shot that statistics indicate will HARM more kids than it will HELP?* * *Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton At least 70 infants across five developing nations have died shortly after receiving a World Health Organization- (WHO) and GAVI-backed pentavalent 5-in-1 vaccine that combines the Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus (or DPT) shot with the Hepatitis-B and H influenza-b (or Hib) vaccines. According to a recently published editorial in the *Indian Journal of Medic... more »

The Mounties always get their man ... off

Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago

Like the other three RCMP officers, Constable Bill Bentley stated Robert Dziekanski "grabbed a stapler and came at members screaming." Paul Pritchard's video showed Dziekanski was backed up against a table with his hands up. At his inquiry, Justice Braidwood called their nearly identical explanations "shameful", "patently unbelievable", and "deliberate misrepresentations of what happened for the purpose of justifying their actions". Yesterday B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan found Bentley not guilty of perjury : "It is quite possible that the Pritchard video did not capture... more »

Refreshing and Amazing Strawberry Limeades

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago

[image: Strawberry Limeades] I may be obsessed with limeade. I can't remember the last time I made a pitcher of lemonade in my house. We used to have different friends over for dinner every week when we lived in Texas, and I was always delighted at the looks of their faces when they realized that the delicious lemonade was actually limeade. It is my absolutely favorite drink. I have spent most of my life drinking it non-carbonated which I thought was the best way, until I tried these. This drink is easy to make and simply incredible. Delicious and refreshing. My husband begs me ... more »

Iraq Proposes Changing Its Provincial Borders

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago

In July 2013, Iraq’s parliament passed along a draft law to redraw the country’s provincial boundaries. The bill was proposed by President Jalal Talabani back at the beginning of 2012 to reverse all the internal changes made by Saddam Hussein. If passed it would dramatically change the internal contours of the country. Unfortunately, Iraq’s legislature is not known for its expertise. Many lawmakers are probably unaware of what the law would do to Iraq. It would mean many elected politicians would lose their jobs or get lower positions within existing governments. One thing the Ira... more »

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Religious scholar Reza Aslan went on MSNBC and made some very astute points about the institutionalized anti-Muslim bias that exists at Fox. http://mm4a.org/11pC1Ml

What does Fox News do after insulting a guest to his face? They insult him behind his back...

Nikola Tesla said “If you wish to understand the Universe, think of energy, frequency and vibration.” — Gregg Braden discusses the Holographic Nature of the Universe and how everything we do affects the collective consciousness of us all.

Recommended reading on Detroit's bankruptcy and what it says about the past and future of America's cities.

For those who might have been out - as I was - when Rachel Parent appeared on the Lang & O'Leary exchange this evening. Well done, Rachel.

SHARE! XKeyscore must go viral ‪#‎xkeyscore‬ ‪#‎nsa‬ ‪#‎obama‬ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSEbshxgUas

This Sunday, thousands around the country are rallying against unconstitutional surveillance. Will you be there?

Newly released details on NSA program X-Keyscore: it "gives N.S.A. analysts access to virtually any Internet browsing activity around the world," including within the US, and including Google search histories, browser windows, cookies, and much more. http://nyti.ms/1bJTSnZ

Heavy-hitting industries like oil and gas, pharma, and electric utilities have cut lobbying spending this quarter - again. Russ Choma gives the details.

Rainforest Action Network posted 2 updates.

Rainforest Action Network shared NoKXL's photo.

What do you think? Will he walk the walk?

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Beyond sucks. And they also have the highest prices of any of the big thrift stores. I can buy new clothing on clearance cheaper than shopping for old worn stuff at Goodwill.

Industry under threat of losing monopolistic control, markets run for cover.... What a concept, actual free market and competition? It'll never catch on...

SHARE! XKeyscore must go viral ‪#‎xkeyscore‬ ‪#‎nsa‬ ‪#‎obama‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSEbshxgUas

Newly released details on NSA program X-Keyscore: it "gives N.S.A. analysts access to virtually any Internet browsing activity around the world," including within the US, and including Google search histories, browser windows, cookies, and much more.

http://nyti.ms/1bJTSnZ

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