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“Constructive and Useful” Talks Continue between World Powers and Iran

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 13 minutes ago

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif share a laugh during a press statement after a conference in Vienna February 20, 2014. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader) "We have had three very productive days during which we have identified all of the issues we need to address in reaching a comprehensive and final agreement," European

Belated Thursday Quick Links

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 18 minutes ago

This duck is a bit under water these days. We’ve reached the mid-semester pre-spring break moment of high activity and low energy (warm weather and SXSW beckon). In the meantime, I’ve flagged a few stories, a great Economist round-up on the health of the oceans (not good), a post by Chris Bertram on the changing Continue reading

Susan Collins Proves Rick Santorum Was Right About Her-- GOP Ideology First, Maine's Veterans Last

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 30 minutes ago

This afternoon, the Republicans were able to kill a bill living up to the country's debts to military veterans, by filibustering the attempt to move it forward. Although every Democrat plus two Republicans-- Dean Heller (NV) and Jerry Moran (KS)-- voted for it, they needed 60 to shut down the filibuster. The final vote was 56-41. Even if Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who was away from the Senate today, was there and voting yes-- she's one of the few Republicans who is reliably pro-veteran-- the bill would have still failed. All the fake GOP "moderates," who claim to want to help military... more »

Photos Carter Camp honored at Wounded Knee Liberation Day 2014

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 51 minutes ago

Honoring Carter Camp, Ponca Wounded Knee Warrior at Liberation Day Wounded Knee 2014 Photos by Carter Camp's niece Julie Camp, Casey Camp-Horinek's daughter, thank you for sharing with Censored News. Casey Camp-Horinek and family members at today's Liberation Day at Wounded Knee 2014. More photos of today: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2014/02/

Wisconsin #commoncore Senate Bill 619: A conundrum?

Timothy D. Slekar at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 hour ago

Here it is as plain and simple as I can make it. Wisconsin Republicans in the state Senate drafted a bill that essentially turns over the writing of education standards to politicians and kills the common core. Someone has to say it: “Any bill that would allow politicians the ability to directly and/or indirectly write learning […]

Krugman Finally Yawns Out a TPP Column

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 hour ago

Due to popular demand and thanks to its waning popularity in the world of rationalism, *New York* Times economist Paul Krugman has made it official: he considers the now-iffy TransPacific Partnership agreement to be "No Big Deal." Let's face it. If Krugman told the truth and announced that the TPP is a fascist coup in the making, he would no longer be invited to pose as the token liberal on the cable shows sponsored by the same entities who stand to vastly increase their already bloated wealth once this deal goes through. He might not even get his *Times* contract renewed, or be all... more »

THE AUSTRALIAN BOATPEOPLE CRISIS: THE UNSPOKEN REASONS FOR IT

Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 1 hour ago

This piece in *The Drum* the other day demonstrates clearly how democracy has been eroded and usurped by a media dedicated to manipulating public opinion with spin, half truths and outright lies. It seems that most people who answered the question referred to in the article about whether or not they believed 'most of the refugees were genuine’ said they were not, whereas the reality is that the vast majority of them in fact actually are genuine refugees. One needs to ask then; where are those people getting their information from that led them to making a factually incorrect decisi... more »

THIS SAYS IT ALL

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 hour ago

My dear artist friend in Florida W. B. Park wrote me today after reading my rant about the US destabilizing Ukraine. I've been working with Will since the early 1980's when I was organizing in Florida. He made countless drawings and cartoons for leaflets, newsletters, posters, and even once designed us a billboard that we put up. When I published my book, Come Together Right Now: Organizing Stories from a Fading Empire, I used all of Will's artwork that I could dig up. Will's first draft today was a pencil sketch and I asked him to add the "missile defense" interceptors that th... more »

Join Seedy Saturdays & Sundays In Canada - March 1 to April 19, 2014

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 2 hours ago

[image: Foto: Starting this weekend March 1st, "Seeds Of Diversity", seedy Saturday & Sunday events throughout Canada. Learn the proper methods of seed saving to maintain the genetic integrity of crop varieties, exchange seeds with others, gardening, meet farmers and so much more. For more information, click on the link to find a seedy event near you. It's all about learning and sharing. READ MORE HERE: http://www.seeds.ca/ev/events.php #SeedySaturdayandSunday #SeedsOfDiversity #Heirloomandendangeredseedvarieties #Genebanks #gmofreecanadaa] Starting this weekend March 1st, "Seeds O... more »

Think of the wounded warriors

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 2 hours ago

Republicans "support the troops" on the TV when it makes for a good press but in the chambers of the so-called "greatest legislative body in the world," the GOPers kick "America's brave warriors" to the curb. This afternoon, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont brought forth a carefully crafted bill to provide $21 billion in new veterans benefits over the next decade. These included medical benefits, education benefits, and job-training. It contained 26 provisions that came from the Republican members of the Veterans Affairs Committee, which Sanders chairs. It failed miserably. Repub... more »

Don't be a dick

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 2 hours ago

Like this: Diners at eight Gator’s Dockside casual eateries are finding a 1% Affordable Care Act surcharge on their tabs, which comes to 15 cents on a typical $15 lunch tab. Signs on the door and at tables alert diners to the fee, which is also listed separately on the bill. The Gator Group’s full-time hourly employees won’t actually receive health insurance until December. But the company said it implemented the surcharge now because of the compliance costs it’s facing ahead of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate kicking in in 2015. “The costs associated with ACA complia... more »

Reconsidering Canada's prostitution laws: An opportunity to do so much better

Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 3 hours ago

We have until March 17 to give the federal government our opinion on laws around sex work, as the 3 major laws affecting adult, consenting sex workers were struck down in December as unconstitutional. Here are my answers, and I urge you to submit your own responses here, Please don't make the mistake of thinking you don't know enough to respond. Just imagine that it's your sister, your mom, your little brother who is working in the industry, making a free choice as an adult (because nobody's talking about changing any laws that prevent violence, coercion, human trafficking or child ... more »

More on our "courageous" right-wing loons, including the nutjob who wanted to ban gay players from the NFL

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago

*"Lucky Jack" Burkman sez:** "If the NFL has no morals and no values, then Congress must find values for it."* *"Ultimately, the bill proposed by lobbyist Jack Burkman isn’t aimed at keeping gay players out of NFL locker rooms. Instead, it’s about keeping gay players in the closet."* *-- from an NBC Sports blogpost today by Mike Florio* *by Ken* You remember lobbyist Jack Burkman, don't you? He's the other "profile in courage" I tried my darnedest to make fun of night before last ("From Arizona to K Street: Profiles in courage, 2014 right-wing-loon-style ") -- the other being Ari... more »

What deficit?

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 3 hours ago

Can't fail to notice the GOPers don't really mention the once dreaded deficit anymore. Probably because: *Nothing To Cheer* But for the deficit fetishists, the 2013 deficit is $139 billion lower than Simpson-Bowles promised to deliver. That's actually bad news, and of course it won't even be seen as good news by people who claimed it was the most important thing ever. Because nobody cares about the deficit. Stolen from Atrios. Supporting documents linked at Eschaton.

I'm still able to post

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago

People are losing access to their blogs after posting about the radiation event near Carlsbad New Mexico. The latest news on the event: Breaking: 13 WIPP employees exposed to radiation 02/26/2014 04:26:01 PM MST http://www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-news/ci_25232120/breaking-13-wipp-employees-exposed-radiation CARLSBAD -- Thirteen employees of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant were exposed to radiation, according to test results taken the day a radiation leak was detected at the nuclear waste repository. [end] SEE also Enenews here. I advise careful monitoring of this situation.

Massive job cuts belie recovering economy jibber jabber...... Highlighting layoffs from 2/27/14 -2/21/14 !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago

*February 27 , 2014* *The Crozer-Keystone Health System PA - 250* *IBM Essex Junction VT - Layoffs Begin?* *Ingram Micro Williamsville NY - < 24* *Wells Fargo - 700* *General Dynamics Lynn Haven FL - 730??* *Best Buy - up to 2,000 Manager Layoffs* *LeMaitre Vascular - 10% or 30* *Acxiom Corp. - 3rd Round of Layoffs Begins* Acxiom Corp *Qantas ( International ) - 5,000* *Cox Communications - 500 San Diego* *Aetna Inc. Blue Bell Office - 7+ Layoffs Reported* *February 26 , 2014* *Sony Electronics San Diego - 400* *Assumption College - 15* *Graham Packaging Co. - Some La... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago

The Majestic Diner on Ponce de Leon in Atlanta. World renowned for its cheese grits.

“Relying on Others: The Wisdom of Surrender”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

*“Relying on Others: The Wisdom of Surrender”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “A deep feeling of gratitude can emerge as we open to the experience of being helped. Most of us pride ourselves on our self-sufficiency. We like to be responsible for taking care of ourselves and pulling our own weight in the world. This is why it can be so challenging when we find ourselves in a situation in which we have to rely on someone else. This can happen as the result of an illness or an injury, or even in the case of a positive change, such as the arrival of a newborn. At times like these, it is... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

“Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1, ‘To Be, Or Not To Be’ Soliloquy”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

*“Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1, * *‘To Be, Or Not To Be’ Soliloquy”* by William Shakespeare "To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off... more »

“The Stuff of (Disturbing) Dreams”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

*“The Stuff of (Disturbing) Dreams”* by Dr. Michael J. Breus “Dreams are one of the most fascinating - and least understood - aspects of sleep. Though science has offered possibilities, we don't yet understand the purpose of dreaming. Dreams can encompass a dramatic range of emotion, and subject matter. Some dreams seem plucked directly from our everyday lives. Most of us have had the experience of waking up shaking our heads at the odd and sometimes amusing circumstances that unfolded while dreaming. Dreams can contend with deep emotions, dealing with loss and reunion, anger, so... more »

Caspian Report: Tymoshenko's return to Ukrainian politics

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 5 hours ago

Video Title: Tymoshenko's return to Ukrainian politics. Source: Caspian Report. Date Published: February 27, 2014. Description: When Yanukovich came to power in 2010, he led the charge against Timoshenko for abuse of power. The accusation was that her energy negotiations with Russia were based on her personal interests, and there is certainly some truth to the story. I personnally think that both Yanukovich and Timoshenko had huge corrupt dealings. But in essence this was a politicelly motivated trial, because Yanukovich nullified his political opponent. And what happened next is ... more »

Brit Spooks Get Knickers in a Wad by Spying on Yahoo Sex Videos

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 5 hours ago

GCHQ, the American Stasi’s overseas counterparts across the pond have just been busted for their theft and storage of webcam images and videos - including sexually explicit images - from millions of law-abiding Yahoo users. This latest transgression against privacy and basic human dignity from the Norsefire arm of the U.S. Surveillance machine smacks of the type of perverted voyeurism that in most decent societies would have the perps arrested and in more regressive ones have the offenders penises chopped off in a public exhibition of what dirty perverts can expect. Here in the lan... more »

Fukushima radiation contamination updates February 25 , 2014 - a look at impacts in Japan and abroad as well as the state of the Fukushima plant site..... US nuclear news including updates on the WIPP site in New Mexico and also a South Florida facility - St Lucie

Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago

Energy News - Japan...... 11:12 PM EST on February 24th, 2014 | 178 comments Kyodo: Alarm sounds at Fukushima plant, Unit 4 cooling system stops (VIDEO) 01:30 PM EST on February 24th, 2014 | 102 comments Gov’t: ‘Very serious problem’ at Fukushima; Safety system ‘failed’ — Expert: 12 Trillion Bq of Strontium-90 leaked, could exceed 1/8 of total release since 3/11 — CNN: It’s absorbing into ground — Tepco: “You may feel we didn’t do enough” (VIDEO) 11:14 PM EST on February 23rd, 2014 | 54 comments LA Times: Top NRC official in Japan compared Fukushima to ‘never-never land’ — At same tim... more »

Kerry talks with Lavrov about 'respecting territorial integrity' of Ukraine

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago

A concept that is very humourous coming from Kerry. As we can see from his impartiality in the Israel/Palestine situation, Kerry is all about territorial integrity. And of course we see how much the US respects the territorial integrity of Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Bosnia, Libya, Syria, etc, etc., ad finitum Yup, the US and company are all about the integrity of territory- The US who has an agenda of destabilization and balkanization is all about integrity of territory John Kerry says so, so you had better believe it! ;-) * It's been a busy day in the Ukraine and the Crimea* So, it's ... more »

'No ultranationalist or anti-Semitic actions occurring in Ukraine' - ex-US ambassador [Source: RT]

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 6 hours ago

[image: The synagogue in Zaporozhye] Source of photo: *Times News*. For background, check out: "*Ukrainian synagogue reportedly firebombed in first violence against Jews*" (Haaretz, February 25). 'No ultranationalist or anti-Semitic actions occurring in Ukraine' - ex-US ambassador. Source: RT. Date Published: February 27, 2014. Description: Featuring John Herbst, US ambassador to Ukraine 2003-06. The tragic loss of life in Ukraine has shocked, saddened and angered the world. With uncertainty still gripping the nation and tensions running high, the situation remains fragile. Will U... more »

What Do We Do When Our Own Government Becomes The Enemy?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago

Earlier today we looked at the interview Bill Moyers did with Adolph Reed, Jr. about how the American left has basically shriveled up and withered away. Reed made the point that Clinton and Obama both sold out entirely to Wall Street in the same way that the Republican Party has. The corporate agenda is their agenda. Yesterday Curtis Ellis of the American Jobs Alliance, wrote that the TransPacific Partnership, the latest manifestation of their trade policies, is the next step in a 50+ year plan to replace national governments with rule by multinational corporations. The TransPac... more »

Paul Craig Roberts: "To toot my own horn, I might have been the first and only to predict that Washington's organization of pro-EU Ukrainian politicians into a coup against the elected government of Ukraine would destroy democracy and establish the precedent that force prevails over elections, thereby empowering the organized and armed extreme right-wing. This is precisely what has happened. Note that there was no one in the Obama regime who had enough sense to see the obvious result of their smug, self-satisfied interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine."

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 6 hours ago

------------------------------ *Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Declare that Power Comes Out of the Barrels of their Guns* ------------------------------ February 26, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Declare that Power Comes Out of the Barrels of their Guns* Paul Craig Roberts Reality on the ground in Ukraine contradicts the incompetent and immoral Obama regime's portrait of Ukrainian democracy on the march. To the extent that government exists in post-coup Ukraine, it is laws ... more »

Engels on Stoke-on-Trent

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 6 hours ago

North of the iron district of Staffordshire lies an industrial region to which we shall now turn our attention, the Potteries, whose headquarters are in the borough of Stoke, embracing Henley, Burslem, Lane End, Lane Delph, Etruria, Coleridge, Langport, Tunstall, and Golden Hill, containing together 70,000 inhabitants. The Children's Employment Commission reports upon this subject that in some branches of this industry, in the production of stoneware, the children have light employment in warm, airy rooms; in others, on the contrary, hard, wearing labour is required, while they rec... more »

Political Homophobia in Uganda and a (Very) Belated Apology

Laura Seay at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago

In what I suspect is the least auspicious debut ever made by a Duck guest blogger, six months after being welcomed by the Duck team, I’m finally posting. It turns out that starting a new job, prepping a new course, learning how to shovel snow, and attempting to finish a book manuscript all at once Continue reading

"The Trick..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Castaneda

Three Degrees out of Phase: BE the WAVE

D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 7 hours ago

I don't know if it is because I read so many articles these days that perhaps I've become a bit numb, but there is a rarity to those moments when I read something that really hits me and brings a verbal "WOW!" out of my mouth.... WOW!! All things have their own measurable frequency, including ourselves. We automatically gravitate to the frequencies that we are most comfortable with, guided by our internal oscilloscope which tells us, consciously or unconsciously,what resonates with our frequency. If you've ever been around a drunken kazoo player or attended your nephews grade on... more »

The Times [HEART] certain themes about race!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago

*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014* *At long last, we learn about Oberlin:* As we’ve often noted, the New York Times adores certain themes about race. We don’t mean that as a compliment. In our view, the Times enjoys the fatuous stuff, especially if it lets them lord it over their lessers in the benighted South. The great newspaper tends to be AWOL concerning more serious themes. We were struck by the Times’ two reports about race at Ole Miss last week. In the process of musing about those reports, we even learned what happened at Oberlin last year, in the Klan sighting the Times ballyh... more »

Bob Barker fails to convince Ontario to ban the Spring bear hunt

CM at LILITH NEWS - 7 hours ago

Bob Barker (TV host from The Price is Right) has tried and failed to convince the Ontario government not to bring back the Spring bear hunt, which the province cancelled in 1999 during declining bear numbers. But now the bears are back and they're becoming a nuisance. It costs the province time and money to hire game wardens to shoot and kill nuisance bears that are threatening the human population and thus Fall and Spring bear hunts allows Ontario hunters to kill bears and keep the bear population at a manageable level. It is normally rare for black bears to attack humans (80% of ... more »

The Toronto Escalator Rules

CM at LILITH NEWS - 7 hours ago

This is hilarious! It isn't really news, but it is worth sharing. It is proof positive that Torontonians get really annoyed when people don't follow their precious escalator rules. *THE TORONTO ESCALATOR RULES* Rule #1. If you don't know the rules, learn the rules. Rule #2. These rules are not matters of etiquette. They are rules. Follow them or suffer the consequences. See Rule #8. Rule #3. Respect the elderly, pregnant women, and people who are disabled. They can break the rules as they see fit. Rule #4. If standing on the escalator then stand to the right. Other people will be... more »

Friday Morning Ramble: The McCarten Edition

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago

If Matt McCarten’s organisational genius is overrated, his easy identification of a phony is not. And this is on the money in any language, “"Everyone talks about the centre ground as if it actually exists. The policies are actually what wins an election. There's a million New Zealanders who didn't vote last [election] or didn't bother to enrol, they're disengaged in the political process at the moment, and they've got to do it."” Would that some other parties (ahem) understand that. [Pic from Whale Oil, who reckons: “The Chief of Staff title fools no one…we all know that Labour ... more »

Inside Radio 4's brand of science

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago

Given that BBC Radio 4 doesn't offer its listeners much in the way of dedicated science programmes, I should probably refrain from complaining too much about *Inside Science*, but... As *Inside Science *is a weekly magazine show dedicated to news about science, you might reasonably expect it to be free from the kind of left-wing point-scoring which - either subtly or with the application of an king-sized sledgehammer - pervades so much of the rest of Radio 4's output. Yet, bizarrely, *Inside Science *rarely seems to go an edition without ensuring that some left-wing point or othe... more »

“Fukushima Dangerously Contaminated the USS Reagan”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago

*“Fukushima Dangerously Contaminated the USS Reagan”* by Harvey Wasserman “A stunning new report indicates the U.S. Navy knew that sailors from the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its meltdowns and explosions nearly three years ago. If true, the revelations cast new light on the $1 billion lawsuit filed by the sailors against Tokyo Electric Power. Many of the sailors are already suffering devastating health impacts, but are being stonewalled by Tepco and the Navy. The Reagan had joined several other U.S. ship... more »

Newark AFT Members Begin to Suffer Effects of Weingarten Deal

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 8 hours ago

The following links and annotations are from Ken Derstine in Philadelphia. We have to wonder how much longer Diane Ravitch will keep her buried while Randi Weingarten makes off with more millions in hard-earned dues from teachers who are losing their jobs because of Randi’s complicity with CorpEd and misleadership of AFT. Ravitch posted Randi’s letter to Christie, but she dares not post anything critical of her collaborator (think Vichy) pal—such as the one posted from the Newark teacher below. _______________________________ *Randi to Christie: Give the People of Newark Their Schoo... more »

Princess Buggie

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 8 hours ago

Princess Buggie and Grandma--February 26, 2014 (Photo by John Carroll)

When did the Left ditch democracy?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago

Douglas Carswell nails it in this article - http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglascarswellmp/100261001/when-did-the-left-ditch-democracy/ Here's an extract: 'On issue after issue, where they know they cannot win openly, the Left has passed responsibility over to quangocrats and Commissioners, Human Rights lawyers and judicial activists.The Left obtains by top down decree what they cannot win at the ballot box. And the Right loses, even when we win elections. Far too many on the right still seek either re-heated Thatcherism or a kind of mid-70s, patrician Toryism. Neither will ... more »

Project Blue Book, the RB-47 and Moon Dust

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 8 hours ago

Yes, I put Project Blue Book, RB-47, and Moon Dust in the title and story because it is a good draw to the blog, but also because all these things are related in a way. I’ve been looking into the RB-47 case and this resulted in a review of the material that can be found in the Project Blue Book files. What I found strange was that Project Blue Book files about the RB-47 case contained two long documents that were written in 1971, or some 18 months to two years after Blue Book was officially closed. One was the long analysis written by Dr. James McDonald and the other was a rebutta... more »

What people continue to hear about Rice!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago

*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014* *Where different Americas come from:* Back in 2004, John Edwards ran for president talking about “the two Americas.” Sociologically, his number seemed to be off, though that’s neither here nor there. We saw Edwards give his “two Americas” speech at Manchester’s Palace Theater, on the day when Brother Franken got into the fight with the heckler. (We were there for that event too, a Howard Dean speech.) We were amazed by how bad Edwards was—memorized to the last gesture. Today, we are splintering into at least several Americas. Edwards was talking abo... more »

Viktoria Pilsen 1-2 Shakhtar Donetsk

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago

FC Viktoria Pilsen, previously a mediocre countryside team and now the charismatic soccer team in my hometown whose international and national successes since 2010 or so have been shrouded in mystery, has been playing under a new coach, Dušan Uhrin Jr, for a month because the previous legendary coach Pavel Vrba was stolen by the Czech national team. So far it looks like Pilsen can continue its miraculous crusades through the European soccer. The new strategy seems to be more defensive than Vrba's, and the offensive character of the game was a part of the special enigma, but today, t... more »

US ALLIES IN UKRAINE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago

The US-NATO plan to upend the government in Ukraine has been aided on the streets of the country by right-wing forces that were linked with Hitler when they supported the German invasion of the Soviet Union during WW II. These are the type of cats the US has been funding to do the street protests in Kiev and across the Ukraine.

Mohawk Nation News 'Earth Changing News!'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago

EARTH CHANGING NEWS! Posted on February 27, 2014 Mohawk Nation News M.T. Keshe of Iran has released to the world a brand new techonology using natural gravity and magnetism to decontaminate everything on earth. With the same principles, energy can be created by everyone for free.KESHE: FUKUSHIMA CLEAN-UP. He instructs the common man on how to use this simple humankind changing

SUDDEN DEATH IN MISSISSIPPI

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, long-time radical, prominent lawyer and human rights activist died suddenly and unexpectedly Tuesday in Jackson, Mississippi. He was 66. Lumumba had only been in office as mayor since last summer. Born in Detroit, Edwin Taliaferro changed his name in 1969, saying the first name, Chokwe, came from an African tribe that resisted slavery centuries ago, and the last name from the Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba was labeled a Black terrorist by many for his leadership of the radical group, the Republic of New Afrika, in the 1970s and ’80s... more »

Now! Photos Wounded Knee Liberation Day 2014

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago

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THE UNFORTUNATE ROTHSCHILDS

Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago

*Kate Rothschild, Jay Electronica and his friend model Cara Delevingne.* *Kate Rothschild*, mother-of-three, has a rapper boyfriend called *Jay Electronica* (Timothy Elpadaro Thedford). Kate was married to Ben Goldsmith, the son of the late billionaire Sir James Goldsmith *Lord Victor Rothschild* Kate is descended from *Lord Victor Rothschild*, the spy alleged to have controlled the British Prime Ministers - Churchill, Heath and Thatcher. Lord Victor Rothschild's children include Lord Jacob Rothschild and* Amschel Mayor James Rothschild *(1955 - 1996). *Amschel* Amschel is t... more »

Beware of Education Reformers who Co-Opt the Language of the Civil Rights Movement

denishanjones at @ THE CHALK FACE - 11 hours ago

Originally published by emPower Magazine on 2/27/14 The legacy of the Civil Rights Movement is so great, that it come as no surprise that many groups would try and use the movement to bolster their own cause. Utilizing the lessons learned from the Civil Rights Movement to continue to fight against all forms of oppression […]

Musings On Iraq Security Report For Feb 1-7, 2014

MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago

The first seven days of February 2014 saw a huge amount of violence. There were just over 200 reported security incidents and almost 300 deaths. Baghdad, Ninewa, Salahaddin, and Anbar were the main focus of insurgent activity, while Tamim and Diyala saw a mid-level of attacks. There were also scattered incidents in southern Iraq. The beginning of February showed that the insurgency was maintaining the same pace of operations as seen in January. Scene of a car bombing in Camp Sara, Baghdad Feb 6, 2014 (*AFP*) The press reported 204 attacks, 296 deaths, and 700 wounded in the first... more »

It is all downhill after 40

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 11 hours ago

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WHO IS RACHEL MADDOW: What is truth?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago

*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014* *Interlude—Recalling the chairman’s tale*: Last evening, Chris Christie appeared for the “Ask the Governor” radio segment he performs on a regular basis with Eric Scott of New Jersey 101.5. Treating the event as “late developing news,” Rachel Maddow devoted her program’s second segment to the things Christie said. “New Jersey Republican governor Chris Christie has just wrapped up a live radio interview in which he, somewhat against his will, nevertheless answered questions about the bridge lanes scandal,” Maddow said as she introduced the segment. Th... more »

Ukraine: Crimea/Russia Tatars, Nazi's and Fascists oh my! History repeats

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago

* The links for most of the info directly below are NYT"s and IBT's* If it's quoted, it's from there. But, first, the mainstream media is playing the divide card. In NYT's article headline *“Protesters’ Clash Shows Region’s Divide”* When the corporate NATO war media uses the word “divide” they want you to believe that the ''divide" is between parties of equals. It isn't. This type of narrative enables the media to present the simplified black vs white story line. My thinking when I read this is boy I need to be wary! NYT's *“With cries of “Allahu akbar,” *( I don't like to read tha... more »

A3 Newsletter: One Year Later: Albert Woodfox is still not convicted or released

angola3news at Angola 3 News - 11 hours ago

One year ago today, supporters of Albert Woodfox were elated when Judge Brady's ruling on Albert's criminal case was announced. It was a THIRD overturning of his conviction! How can it be possible that an innocent man, who now stands unconvicted in the eyes of the law, remains locked in a solitary cage while he waits for the State's endless appeal efforts to play out? How many more appeals, how many courts will it take for the State to finally recognize that they've done enough to this man? There are oceans of press - firsthand accounts, testimony, scientific reports, documen... more »

Where Do Corporate Welfare Charter Kingpins Send Their Children to School?

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 11 hours ago

One answer here from Tamarac Talk: *By: Sharon Aron Baron* Imagine your neighbor owns a Ford dealership, however not only will he not drive a Ford, none his family will either, preferring to drive BMW’s. Now imagine this: the state is giving his dealership money because they believe in his business. Charter Schools USA operates 58 schools in several states, including Florida, for a combined 48,000 students, however, Charter Schools USA Founder Jonathan Hage along with his wife Sherry, Chief Academic Officer, send all four of their children to Pine Crest Schools – a private school Tu... more »

What the Internet Will Look Like After the Zombie Apocalypse

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 hours ago

*I can see a certain use for this in the hills of Morocco! -AK* http://www.rootsimple.com/2014/02/what-the-internet-will-look-like-after-the-zombie-apocalypse/ *What the Internet Will Look Like After the Zombie Apocalypse* Mr. Homegrown February 27, 2014 Enterprising amateur radio operators in Texas, over the past several years, have created a wireless high speed data network, called HSMM-MESH or Broadband-Hamnet, completely independent of the internet. The map above is the network built by HAMs in Austin, Texas. Basically it’s a bunch of hacked Linksys routers connecting wireles... more »

The Realist Report - David Martin: Communist subversion of America

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 11 hours ago

On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by *David Martin*. David and I will be discussing the systematic Communist infiltration and subversion of the Roosevelt administration and other prominent institutions in American prior to and during WWII. You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs. Below are relevant links for this program: - *Dave Martin -* *Rense.com archives* - *Stalin's Secret Agents: The Subversion of Roosevelt's Government - A revi... more »

Movie Review: Robocop

Southern Man at Southern Man - 11 hours ago

This is a Teen Daughter weekend and it turned out to be fairly low key but much to Southern Man's surprise when he offered her the choice of a movie to see she selected RoboCop. Southern Man had his doubts (the original was a favorite and he wasn't all that excited about a PG-13 remake of a hard-R film) but went with an open mind anyway. And indeed the new Robocop film has quite a bit going for it. There was considerable exploration of the impact on his wife and son, for example, so with her as the love interest "Lewis" was transformed into his male partner. They throw out a few l... more »

Maureen Lipman cuts ties with Oldie magazine per The Jewish Chronicle

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago

The last line of this Jewish Chronicle piece is just so revealing... 'Actress Maureen Lipman has severed her professional links with The Oldie magazine, claiming she will no longer tolerate its monthly “drip-drip of antisemitic, anti-Jewish, anti-Israel material”.Ms Lipman is a long-time contributor to the magazine, which was set up 21 years ago by former Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams. She is also a regular judge at its Oldie Of The Year Awards.But following an article published in its March issue, in which travel writer Dervla Murphy described Hebron as a ghost town left ra... more »

Dangerous Driving

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 11 hours ago

The requirement that the vehicle be operated in a manner “dangerous” to the public relates to the manner in which the vehicle is operated as opposed to the consequences of the driving : Roy, 2012 SCC 26, at para. 34. The focus is on the risk created of damage or injury; however, the materialization of risks that are inherent in driving should not be found to be culpable: Roy, at para. 34. The word “dangerous” is defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th ed. to mean (at 394): “Attended with risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.” The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 6th ed. defines “dangerous”... more »

the stupidest idea in the history of the world

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 12 hours ago

semen is "good for women's health"

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 12 hours ago

pre-eclampsia good for women's health

Cyber Spillover: The Transition from Cyber Incident to Conventional Foreign Policy Dispute

Brandon Valeriano at Duck of Minerva - 12 hours ago

*Post written with my coauthor Ryan Maness. We are currently rounding the corner and almost ready to submit the final version of our Cyber Conflict book. This post represents ongoing research as we fill out unanswered questions in our text. My coauthor and I have dissected the contemporary nature of cyber conflict in many ways, Continue reading

Another Political Quiz

Southern Man at Southern Man - 12 hours ago

This one claims to be able to predict your political outlook based on whether you prefer dogs to cats and your choice of web browser. You may have to click on it to actually read the text. So apparently Southern Man's only "liberal" qualities are a slight preference for cats over dogs, his use of a "modern" web browser, and his proclivity for fine art over crowds. But there's no arguing with the results.

Another Political Quiz

Southern Man at Southern Man - 12 hours ago

How WIll We Ever Know If America Gets A Left Again?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago

Tuesday I was laughing over a remark by Blue Dog co-chair John Barrow, a cowardly Georgia reactionary. In announcing 3 new Blue Dog recruits for Congress-- corporate shills Jennifer Garrison (OH), Gwen Graham (FL) and James Lee Witt (AR)-- he said, "Now, more than ever, the American people are tired of the gridlock in Washington that has been created by the extremes of the right and left." As I retorted, "many of the extremists on the right are his fellow Georgia congressmen like Paul Broun, Lynn Westmoreland, Tom Price, and Phil Gingrey. But who are the 'extremists on the left' ... more »

Victoria Nuland's pet "Yats" is appointed premier by Ukrainian coup government

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago

For this post we are going to reprise Victoria (F' the EU) Nuland's conversation Yat's was her boy. Favoured by the US. From this post, in case you have been under a rock somewhere? *So, here is the latest: Ukraine Parliament approves pro-EU Yatsenyuk as premier* *Kiev: Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved the nomination of pro-EU Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the crisis-hit country's new prime minister until presidential polls are held in May.*

Thinking Aboot Music

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 12 hours ago

That has to be my biggest bone to pick about the Taliban. A world without music is intellectual slavery so deep and broad that I would authorize a nuclear bomb to wipe out the forces that do not want us to hear. I saw a grateful dead sticker on a Cadillac. That is the power of music to unite us to give us some common ground upon which we can build some great foundations. Willie Nelson has forced most close minded conservatives to think aboot alternative lifestyles in a positive light. My greatest sadness for living so long. Its to see modern music be so forlorn. I tell you now and b... more »

2 Ingredient Thin Mints and Shamrock Printables- You're Invited Linky Party and Features.

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 13 hours ago

It is time for another link party! This week the party is being hosted by Jesseca of One Sweet Appetite: Last weeks link party was so much fun! Thank you to everyone that participated! The projects that were linked up were adorable and every recipe drool worthy! This week things will look a little different. Each of us will take one week a month to feature some of our favorites from the party! Make sure you link up some projects and recipes of your own so you’ll be in the running for next weeks featured favorites! [image: You're invited header 2]Let’s run through introductions of th... more »

Poll-r Sun

Boris at The Galloping Beaver - 13 hours ago

Hey folks, the Sun is attempting to conduct an opinion poll on the N.Gateway. Just thought I'd mention it... more »

the invisible government

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 13 hours ago

Ukraine a laboratory for globalization

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 13 hours ago

I am back in the USSR wondering if I should drive an electric car because the revolution seems so septic I need a green cabinet and thats electric Looking at all the people in the square dont they know that greater forces on the run are going to decimeter the flow No freedom in the Ukraine for anyone The Saudis have bought in to the neo nazi and the Russians are like magleve trains in the train wreck to show. People play Risk and civilization and even grand theft auto because its more thrilling than the life that they know right now the real players are playing Ukranie like poker and ho... more »

Drug Price Control 38: Presentation at USC, Cebu, March 2010

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 13 hours ago

Upon the invitation of a friend, Prof. Frank Largo, who was the Chairman of Economics Department then, University of San Carlos (USC), Cebu City, I spoke at his university in March 2010. I forgot to blog about it here, posting now. I was one of four speakers then. The three other speakers were (from left) Dr. Sophia Mancao of DOH Region 7, Mr. Juanito Luna of Prosel Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Cebu, and Prof. Yolanda Deliman, Dean of College of Pharmacy, USC. My presentation, below. Audience were Pharmacy and Economics majors, I introduced game theory in Econ. During lunc... more »

Artist Saint Hoax turns Obama and Putin into drag queens

LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago

It is quite funny. :) Read more here. Baricka O'Bisha Vladdy Pushin'

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 13 hours ago

*Former Jindal adviser Garret Graves running for Congress ~The Advocate* *Legislative battle shaping up over bill that could affect flood board's 'Big Oil' AntiSLFPA-E lawsuit ~AP, via The Republic* *Briggs’ pathetic performance ~Clancy Dubos, Gambit *~Consider the following exchanges in Briggs’ deposition: *Question:·Is it your opinion that oil and gas companies are leaving Louisiana because of the threat of lawsuits?* Briggs: Yes. *Question: Which oil companies have left Louisiana because of lawsuits?* Briggs: I don’t know. *Question: Do you have any facts or data to support your opi... more »

Corporate Astroturf Vultures Line Up in Memphis

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago

As the corporate stooges of the school board waited on Tuesday evening for community members to utter their final useless pleas to keep their community schools open in Memphis, a group of fat corporate vultures had their own perch near the front in an area designated for "district officials." Any parent upset about public school closings should take the opportunity to spit in the face of anyone from the organizations listed in bold just below from an article from Tennessee Chalkbeat: The school district auditorium in midtown Memphis was crowded Tuesday night, as the Shelby County ... more »

THE US ARROGRANCE STIRS ME

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

*U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland offered food (and $$$) to pro-European Union agitators as she and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, right, walked through Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine last December* I watched the mainstream national news last night at 6:30 pm. I did alot of raging at the TV. One of the networks led off with the story about Russia holding war games inside their own country, near the Ukrainian border. The White House and Secretary of State John Kerry issued stern warnings to Russia about not trying to "int... more »

This man is running against House Majority Leader Eric Cantor?...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago

*no really.* Says Fox News does nothing but tell lies. Via Truth Revolt: Mike Dickinson, the Democratic candidate to unseat House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, believes that *Fox News* does nothing but tell lies, has unqualified political analysts, and that the FCC needs to monitor and regulate them. The question I have to ask is who exactly is funding his campaign?

Bears in Battle

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 14 hours ago

Let's hope they aren't Russian... more »

GM sells capitalist short

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 15 hours ago

(she is a flamming Pinto) It seems like GM did not learn from the flaming Pinto or their own Corvair. If it is proven true that GM knew for five years the potential for death was real riding in one of their millions of cars it will be a testament to the reality of false expectations that come from self regulation. Under law GM must report any serious defect within five days of learning about it. Five years later we have a recall. We hear a daily drumbeat of how bad goverment is and how it should be run like a business. Really are you going to stick with that line. We hear daily ab... more »

More History Ignored by Common Core Advocates

John Thompson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 15 hours ago

A grandiose vision of school reform took off during the 1990s as the digital revolution seemed to be freeing society and the economy from the constraints of the industrial era. It was a time that inspired book titles such as Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History. It was even suggested that computer technology, through “just […]

RESPECTING THE CYCLE OF LIFE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

The Crimean War

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 15 hours ago

Russia and the Ottoman Empire went to war in October 1853 over Russia's rights to protect Orthodox Christians. Russia gained the upper hand after destroying the Ottoman fleet at the Black Sea port of Sinope; to stop Russia's conquest France and Britain entered in March 1854. Most of the fighting took place for control of the Black Sea, with land battles on the Crimean peninsula in southern Russia. The Russians held their great fortress at Sevastopol for over a year. After it fell, peace became possible, and was arranged at Paris in March 1856. The religion issue had already been r... more »

The Road Not Taken

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago

Stephen Harper is obsessed with the name Trudeau. When he arrived in Edmonton, a university drop out, he admired Pierre Elliott Trudeau. By the time he graduated from the University of Calgary, his hero had become his bogeyman. Now he is faced with Trudeau *le fils* and, Michael Harris writes, he has come to a fork in the road. He must decide how to deal with his obsession. Given his nature, he will probably rev up the Harper Hate Machine: Harper’s hatred might be so blinding that he will opt to go to war with the son of the guy with the rose in his lapel. He has gathered his Prae... more »

A Mighty Rumble in Swedish Academia as Top Management Fight at Uppsala University Resolves

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 16 hours ago

Today, the board of Uppsala University, one of Sweden's top four broad universities and its oldest – instigated in 1477 – declared full confidence for its Vice Chancelor, Eva Åkesson, after an open declaration of no confidence from 11 chaired professors, deans and vice rectors (3). This has been the "talk of the town" around Swedish academia the last few weeks. Already, one of the three vice rector is reported to have resigned, and the Uppsala daily, *Uppsala Nya Tidning,* reports that all of them have handed in resignations and expressed "shock" at the decision, but at least one of ... more »

A Brief Meditation on Choice

plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 16 hours ago

A Brief Meditation on Choice. via A Brief Meditation on Choice.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

Court Rules Off-The-Grid Living Is Illegal

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 16 hours ago

*I love the transparency! Court, Government (and the international system of codes) and Banking all neatly tied together in perpetuating the slavery system. Courts are making themselves the laughing stock of humanity. Such shameless bafoonery! HAHAHA!!! -AK* *Court Rules Off-The-Grid Living Is Illegal* Written by: Daniel Jennings Current Events February 22, 2014 robin speronis off the grid courtLiving off the grid is illegal in Cape Coral, Florida, according to a court ruling Thursday. Special Magistrate Harold S. Eskin ruled that the city’s codes allow Robin Speronis to li... more »

Ukraine updates February 25 , 2014 - Ukraine parliament votes to try ousted President Yanukovich & others in ICC .... Ukraine Protesters Find the ‘New Ukraine’ Depressingly Familiar Protester: 'Tymoshenko Is Just Putin in a Skirt' ...... Russia , EU and US issue various statements , declarations and criticisms - geopolitical chess game on full display......

Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago

Revolt Against Western Banker Takeover of Ukraine Grows - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] Russian Mayor installed in Sevastopol as backlash intensifies *Paul Joseph Watson* Infowars.com February 25, 2014 Russian-speaking Ukrainians in Crimea are resisting the western banker takeover of their country by installing a Russian Mayor in the town of Sevastopol as part of an emerging revolt against the US-backed coup d’état that saw the overt... more »

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jonjayray at Food &Health Skeptic - 16 hours ago

*Breast milk is 'no better for a baby than bottled milk' - and it INCREASES the risk of asthma, expert claims* *A new round in the great breastfeeding war. This study measured IQ as a confounder -- rarely done but important. So I think its conclusions are the best yet* The benefits of breastfeeding have been exaggerated, a new study has suggested. A comparison of siblings fed differently during infancy suggests breast milk is no better than bottled milk at improving long-term health. Dr Cynthia Colen, from Ohio State University, said her findings are not meant to challenge es... more »

Removing the Shackles: MISSION I”M POSSIBLE 3: MEETS HOPE GIRL LIVE ON AIR

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 16 hours ago

Posted by D. at http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2014/02/mission-im-possible-3-meets-hope-girl.html Thursday, 27 February 2014 *MISSION I”M POSSIBLE 3: MEETS HOPE GIRL LIVE ON AIR* *This is the MOMENT of CHANGE!* We all have parts to play in bringing forward. So many pieces of the puzzle are being put into place by many groups and many people. This is the TIME for working together and bringing people and groups together to find the pieces that create a whole new NOW. I will be doing a recorded call with Hope ... as soon as I get decent enough internet to manage it, lol... more »

Crash alerts February 27 , 2014 ------ " The Slog " posits beware the coming bloodbath on four fronts .....Saxo Bank's Steen Jakobsen Warns of Global Economic Vacuum, China Slowdown, Germany Growth Negative, 30% S&P Correction ......... Morgan Stanley Warns Of "Real Pain" If Chinese Currency Keeps Devaluing ...........

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/crash2-why-its-going-to-be-a-bloodbath-on-four-fronts/ CRASH2: why it’s going to be a bloodbath on four fronts BY JOHN WARD FEBRUARY 27, 2014 BLACKROCK WARNINGS CRASH 2 EMERGING MARKETS BUBBLE JEFF MORTIMER JOSHUA M BROWN WARNINGSMASSIVE RBS LOSSES STEPHEN HESTER RSA US NEW IPOS BUBBLE [image: bloodbath4]Blackrock was very bearish about the stock markets earlier this week. ‘Well I don’t know about Blackrock, but I’ve been counting signs since last October – and they all say The Top Is Coming’ was my response in yesterday’s *Slogpiece* about – am... more »

Bitcoin updates - February 25 , 2014 --MT GOX is offline ! After weeks of stalling , updates to attempt to mollify customers , evasive actions by Management and non - denials of insolvency -- it appears that Mt Gox has in fact hit the insolvency wall ! Mt Gox leak reveals 350 million in bitcoin lost ( 744,400 bitcoin ) , as well as another 55 million in fiat . And the theft had been ongoing for several years but was not reported by Mt Gox ??? Still not intervention from FSA or other Regulators in Japan ! Mt Gox amazingly still thinks it can turn things around after this performance and has allegedly put together a "plan " to rebrand itself ( good luck with that ) and raise captal ! Bitcoin community reacts and heaps scorn on bad actor Mt Gox ( as bitcoin falls as one would expect - this will pressure the other Exchanges in the short term )

Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago

Consider bitcoin hit a high of 1242 on november 29 , 2013 - value of bitcoin allegedly lost from that all time high rises to........... and also consider , withdrawals had been problematic for months , so using this number to consider losses is fair as many couldn't obtain their funds from Mt Gox .... 924,554,000.736 Almost a billion when you also add in lost fiat of 55 million ! http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1yxh57/btce_we_dont_even_know_who_they_are_dont_trust/ ( After Mt Gox will distrust spread to the other two major exchanges ? Keep your eyes on Bitstamp and BTC -... more »

Chris Christie and New Jersey Watch February 27 , 2014 - Chris Christie fading in polling for GOP National Presidential race for 2016 , news and views related to the New Jersey Budget recently prosed by the Governor , Bridegate and Sandygate updates ,

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago

Poll: Plurality of Republicans now say Christie shouldn’t run for president POSTED AT 11:21 AM ON FEBRUARY 26, 2014 BY ALLAHPUNDIT Of the five big names polled — him, Jeb, Rubio, Rand Paul, and Cruz — Christie’s the only one who’s net negative when Republicans are asked whether each should jump in. Not only that, but the guy with the most support among the five is Bush. Have RINOs settled on a new champion? [image: run] The good news for Christie: Bush is deep underwater at 26/43 when independents are asked this question. The bad news: Christie himself trails the other three Republ... more »

Good Times at Pottersville, 2/27/14

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 18 hours ago

Brand New Polling Shows Corporate Shill Ro Khanna Fading Into Oblivion

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago

This morning, PPP released polling of CA-17, commissioned by DFA, and it was absolutely catastrophic for corporate shill Ro Khanna who has wasted well over a million dollars already, relentlessly trying to smear progressive champion Mike Honda. Khanna's campaign is rolling in big dollar contributions from obscenely rich Republicans who feel Khanna is the next best thing to a Republican in this D+20 district which Obama won over Romney 72-26%-- and in which Honda vanquished his last GOP opponent 74-26%. This was the first round of polling that included Republican Vanila Singhwho wa... more »

Calling All Floridians - Day Of GMO Actions on Thursday, February 27, 2014

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago

Calling all Floridians! Statewide day of GMO actions on Thursday, Feb. 27th. Join the flock you'll be in good company! ... because EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW if it's GMO. READ: http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/cleanplatecharlie/2014/02/food_water_watch_and_gmo_free.php #Florida #FL #GMOFreeFlorida #foodlabeling #GMO #labelgmos #NeedToKnowGMO #BOYCOTTGMOs #GMOFreeUSA *Source:* *GMO Free USA*

Cyber security Updates February 27 , 2014 -- 360 million newly stolen credentials on black market -- cybersecurity firm ...... Target breach updates -- Card Backlog Extends Pain from Target Breach , Fire Sale on Cards Stolen in Target Breach ..... Apple on Friday released a software update to fix a serious security weakness in its iOS mobile operating system that allows attackers to read and modify encrypted communications on iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices. The company says it is working to produce a patch for the same flaw in desktop and laptop computers powered by its OS X operating system.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago

360 million newly stolen credentials on black market -- cybersecurity firm [image: Write Comment] 0 [image: Add to Google] 26 February 2014 /BOSTON, REUTERS *A cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday that it uncovered stolen credentials from some 360 million accounts that are available for sale on cyber black markets, though it is unsure where they came from or what they can be used to access.* The discovery could represent more of a risk to consumers and companies than stolen credit card data because of the chance the sets of user names and passwords could open the door to online bank acc... more »

CIA OR RUSSIA HELPED UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ESCAPE?

Anon at aangirfan - 20 hours ago

*"Anonymous government sources said Thursday (27 February 2014) that Russia had accepted Yanukovych's request for security and that the fugitive leader was currently on Russian territory."* *Defiant Yanukovych Requests Russia Protection* RIA Novosti *"A respected Russian news organization reported that Yanukovych was seen in a Moscow hotel and was now staying in a Kremlin sanatorium just outside the city."* *Russia Grants Protection for Ukrainian President* According to Vladimir Putin's official newspaper *Rossiyskaya Gazeta*, missing Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych may hav... more »

MISSION I”M POSSIBLE 3: MEETS HOPE GIRL LIVE ON AIR

D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 20 hours ago

This is the MOMENT of CHANGE! We all have parts to play in bringing forward. So many pieces of the puzzle are being put into place by many groups and many people. This is the TIME for working together and bringing people and groups together to find the pieces that create a whole new NOW. I will be doing a recorded call with Hope ... as soon as I get decent enough internet to manage it, lol. Nick will be with me on the call to discuss the technical aspects of the QEG. Hopefully we will be able to arrange it very soon. Please listen in to the I'M Possible radio show on Friday nig... more »

Stringless, recursive calculations in string theory

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 20 hours ago

Rutger H. Boels and Tobias Hansen of DESY, Hamburg released a very interesting 66-page-long hep-th preprint today, String theory in target space They are effectively generalizing the Britto-Cachazo-Feng-Witten (BCFW) techniques from the case of quantum field theory (gauge theory) to the case of perturbative string theory. *Slightly off-topic. Congratulations to Joe Polchinski who will be 60 in the spring but who already has the Joefest now; see Clifford Johnson and Matt Strassler. If you need a higer-res version of the picture, let me know.* One may say – and they probably say –... more »

Ukraine updates - February 27 , 2014 - Ukraine security forces on alert as unknown gunmen seize Crimean parliament , US and EU scramble to put together patch work welfare package while awaiting formation of a stable government ( which would allow IMF participation in the heavy financial lifting as Ukraine needs at least 35 billion or more in welfare support for the nation. Considering the bank runs and sharp currency devaluations , one would expect the support needs to be much higher than forecast )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 20 hours ago

http://rt.com/news/maidan-government-announce-protesters-915/ Protesters in Kiev’s Maidan have announced a new government line-up and asked parliament to approve the candidatures. The Verkhovna Rada is expected to vote on the new cabinet members on Thursday. Opposition leader Arseny Yatsenyuk, a member of the Batkivshchina (Fatherland) Party, has been suggested for the post of prime minister. The Cabinet line-up was announced from the stage of central Kiev’s Independence Square on Wednesday evening as protesters and their leaders gathered for a popular assembly, *“veche.”* Boris Tar... more »

Philipino Farmers Say No To GMO

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago

[image: Foto: GMO agriculture is devastating Filipino farmers and they've made a video to share their stories. Monsanto gets them hooked and after a few years, they double their prices. Farmers are forced to take out loans to cover the cost of the seeds and chemicals. If the farmers can't pay their debts, their cattle and land are confiscated. Their farmland is depleted, their bank accounts are depleted and they can't eat what they grow because it makes them sick. With a lack of availability of conventional corn seed, what are these farmers to do? WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watc... more »

A Request for Hep C Epidemiologists to Pay More Attention to Linoleic Acid Intakes

George Henderson at The High-fat Hep C Diet - 22 hours ago

Some time ago I came across this interesting paper Because it seemed to beg the important question of linoleate intake, while addressing both fructose intake and insulin resistance, I took the (for me) relatively unusual step of contacting the corresponding author. I never received a response, but because my email summarised my view of the role of linoleate in chronic Hepatitis C infection (CHC) I have decided to reproduce it here. Dear Dr Petta, I am an independent Hepatitis C researcher looking at the relationship between HCV and diet, and I was interested by this paper which you... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago

“Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, are the bright bluish stars from east to west (lower right to upper left) along the diagonal in this gorgeous cosmic vista. Otherwise known as the Belt of Orion, these three blue supergiant stars are hotter and much more massive than the Sun. They lie about 1,500 light-years away, born of Orion's well-studied interstellar clouds. *Click image for larger size.* In fact, clouds of gas and dust adrift in this region have intriguing and some surprisingly familiar shapes, including the dark Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula near Alnitak at the lower right. ... more »

Gestapo-like ADL raid on Roy Spencer

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago

The Anti-Defamation League (originally ADL B'nai B'rith) was founded 100.5 years ago as an international NGO attempting to protect the Jews against libels and anti-Semitic memes and mass hysteria. Sometimes it was successful, sometimes it wasn't. Most of the time, its acts reflected the best values of the humanity; sometimes the other defenders of the best values of the humanity found ADL's decisions controversial or self-serving, to put it mildly. But as far as I know, the ADL hasn't ever joined the climate debate. Let me be somewhat more specific about this claim. The ADL rema... more »

Dr. Lada L. Roslycky - Presentation on the Current Situation in Ukraine. Jan 27, 2014.

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 23 hours ago

*Source of photo: Ken Gigliotti/Winnipeg Free Press (February 19, 2014). * Video Title: Presentation on the Current Situation in Ukraine. Jan 27, 2014. Source: YouTube channel IrishKozak. Date Published: January 29, 2014. Description: Dr. Lada Roslycky gave a 30 minute overview of the current political crisis in Ukraine. This is a must see video for those who want to know how this situation started, and what is currently happening. The event was hosted by the Canadian Friends of Ukraine -- Ottawa Branch. 27th January 2014 at 7.30 pm at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Shrine, 952 Gre... more »

"In The End... No One Left..."

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

◆ “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.” - Martin Niemöller ◆ "Qui tacet consentire videtur, ubi loqui debuit ac potuit." ("He who is silent is taken to agree; he ought to have spoken when he was able to.") - Latin proverb

Liberation Day 41st Anniversary Feb 27, 2014

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

UPDATE: Photos of Liberation Day Wounded Knee 2014 at Censored News: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2014/02/now-photos-wounded-knee-liberation-day.html More photos from today at Wounded Knee Liberation Day: Honoring Carter Camp, Ponca Warrior, photos by Julie Camp-Horinek: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2014/02/photos-carter-camp-honored-at-wounded.html Wounded Knee Feb. 27, 2014

It's The Last Week Of A Random Month-- Are You Ready For Tons Of Political Spam?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

The DCCC and the other nefarious Beltway committees encourage their candidates to burn their lists and wreck on-line fund-raising. They would much rather go back to the old model that leaves out small donor grassroots activists who they find way too independent of party bosses. One way of doing this is to floor e-mail boxes with hundreds of annoying, contentless communications that most people find offensive and depressing. This week candidates from all over the country sent me an internal DCCC memo urging them to get ready for their role in the end of February spam-o-thon. "Here ... more »

Do you read the list of ingredients?

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago

[image: Do you read the list of ingredients before purchasing?]*What's our criteria for purchases?*This month's survey asked the question, "What's your very first consideration when choosing a product to buy?" Most of us factor in many things when shopping, but I was interested in the first thing we look at, the thing which determines whether we give an item a second thought or simply leave it on the market shelf. Let's look at the results: [image: What's your criteria for purchases?] [image: What's your criteria for purchases?] [image: What's your criteria for purchases?] It turn... more »

Ukraine’s Sickness …and Europe’s Cure

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago

[image: ukraine_europe_asia_415_267]*February 27, 2014* (Eric Draitser - Stop Imperialism) - The situation in Ukraine is evolving by the hour. Right wing ultranationalists and their “liberal” collaborators have taken control of the Rada (Ukrainian parliament) and deposed the democratically elected, though utterly corrupt and incompetent, President Yanukovich. Former Prime Minister, and convicted criminal, Yulia Tymoshenko has been freed, and is now making common cause with Right Sector, Svoboda, and the other fascist elements, while the opposition’s nominal leaders such as Arseny Ya... more »

The Nazi Coup in Ukraine

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago

*February 27, 2014 *- Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on RT to provide his analysis of the latest developments in Ukraine. Draitser explains that the nominal leaders of the opposition have no real power as they do not control the violent fascist groups on the ground. He outlines how the situation has deteriorated, the importance of the timing of developments, and what can be expected moving forward.

Media and United Nations skirting vital issues in Indian country

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

Media and United Nations skirting vital issues in Indian country By Brenda Norrell Censored News Continuously updated, latest Thurs 4 pm Censored News readers were asked to share their thoughts on the most crucial issues in Indian country. The responses: Water, tarsands, violence, trafficking, inherent rights and corruption. Questions: What are the most important issues that the

The Daily "Near You?"

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

St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Governor Jan turns thumbs down on Arizona's "Religious Right to Hate" bill

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

*Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes Arizona's "Religious Right to Hate" bill.* *by Ken* Last night I reported ("From Arizona to K Street: Profiles in courage, 2014 right-wing-loon-style") on the dilemma confronting Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer concerning her state legislature's "Religious Right to Hate" bill, which would have allowed Arizonans to hate homosexuals any way they like as long as it's for religious reasons. In the end, Governor Jan has given in to the pressure to veto the bill. From ThinkProgress this evening (links onsite): *Facing Overwhelming Opposition, Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago

*So much for peer review* The publishers Springer and IEEE are removing more than 120 papers from their subscription services after a French researcher discovered that the works were computer-generated nonsense. Over the past two years, computer scientist Cyril Labbé of Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble, France, has catalogued computer-generated papers that made it into more than 30 published conference proceedings between 2008 and 2013. Sixteen appeared in publications by Springer, which is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, and more than 100 were published by the Institut... more »

New Study: Social Media Posts About War In Syria Are Biased And Unreliable

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

An excerpt from, *"Study finds bias in Internet postings about Syria’s civil war"* by Lauren Kirkwood, McClatchy, February 24: YouTube videos and posts on Facebook and Twitter have made scenes from Syria’s civil war accessible to audiences thousands of miles from the conflict. But the version of events disseminated by social media is not a completely accurate picture of the war, according to a report from the congressionally funded U.S. Institute of Peace. After reviewing more than 38 million Twitter posts about the Syrian conflict, *a team of Middle East scholars from The George ... more »

Thanks to @MelissaGuion and @AOBFound for their visit.

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago

If you’re in the DC area and you care at all about books, especially children’s books, I’m sure you’ve been to Politics and Prose. Right? One of the last, great independent bookstores. I’ve been going there for years. When I walk into the children’s section, they always seem to be reading my mind and I […]

Satire: “Mass Gay Migration Aims To Make Arizona Majority Gay”

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

*“Mass Gay Migration Aims To Make Arizona Majority Gay”* by Andy Borowitz PHOENIX (The Borowitz Report)— "Rejecting calls to boycott Arizona, a newly formed gay organization is mobilizing its members to move to the state by the millions in the hopes of transforming it into the nation’s first majority gay state. The group, called Americans for a Gay Arizona, has already received commitments from a million gay Americans to move to the state within the next two months, with a target of enlisting over six million gays to move there by the end of the year. Harland Dorrinson, the executi... more »