11:37am MST
Reacting to Ukraine/Crimea
Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 18 minutes ago
Yesterday, I suggested that there is little the US/NATO could do about the
Russian intervention in Ukraine. That still is very much true. Obama’s
statement referred to costs–that this would cost Russia and it will (trade,
the G8 summit, etc). But that is not a redline or a serious effort at
deterrence–just a statement
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Naoto Kan directly responsible for Fukushima meltdowns?
Engineer-Poet at The Ergosphere - 24 minutes ago
This
was posted at Hiroshima Syndrome, but because the blog format does not
allow permalinks to specific content I'm going to quote the entire March
1 2014 entry below. Do not skim, read every word.
March 1, 2014
Naoto Kan’s crime against Japan
This past week, a court panel in Tokyo rejected a criminal suit against
former PM Naoto Kan concerning his actions during the first week of
the
Saving The Planet From Tawdry Profiteers-- Or Just More Politics As Usual?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 37 minutes ago
I would like to see environmental safety true believers like Paul Clements
(D-MI) and Marianne Willimson (I-CA) take on Fred Upton and the rest of the
self-satisfied elites in Washington who haven't gotten the urgency of
Climate Change into their skulls yet-- and probably never will.
I got very nervous this week after seeing 4 fundraising requests from an
outfit I had never heard of, Environmental Majority. They appeared to be
trying to raise money to defeat House Energy and Commerce Committee
chairman, Fred Upton, a vulnerable Michigan Republican totally under the
protection of D... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 37 minutes ago
I was cited in this article by Dan Murphy on Sadr's retirement "Muqtada
al-Sadr doesn't appear to have quit Iraq politics" in the Christian Science
Monitor
Oscar exclusive: The Three Faces of (union head) Paul!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 42 minutes ago
*SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014*
*Nunziato rejiggered again:* Inexorably, your Daily Howler keeps banging
out those results!
This morning, we can exclusively report that a review in Sunday’s New York
Times will lodge a masterful complaint:
It will say that a new book of popular science is too hard to
understand—that “a physics naïf will be totally befuddled” by its
“endlessly dense sentence[s].”
Never mind how we know that! You’re going to read this exclusive report
nowhere else!
We had hoped to elaborate on that review this morning. Our interest in the
historical record takes us somewh... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 50 minutes ago
*Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans opposes legislation to weaken flood
protection authority ~Ruthie Frierson*
Why the Crimean is the Third Rail of International Politics
Brandon Valeriano at Duck of Minerva - 52 minutes ago
*this is a guest post by Konstantinos Travlos, currently a Visiting
Assistant at Georgia Southern, who writes on international conflict and
history. The arguments presented below are based on research conducted for
his MA thesis Russian policy towards Ukraine is partly driven by short term
political reasons such as protecting an investment in the form of
Yanukovych,
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The Realist Report Spring 2014 fundraiser
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 hour ago
Regular listeners to *The Realist Report* will have heard the announcement
I made on *a recent program* with Tom in Connecticut that I will be
conducting a Spring 2014 fundraiser for the radio program and website. I
gave a general overview of the fundraiser during the program with Tom, but
I'd like to take a moment and explain it in more detail here.
I have always been reluctant and, quite frankly, uncomfortable requesting
donations for my radio programs, blogging and other forms of activism. When
I have brought the topic up, I've always encouraged those of you who
appreciate, enjo... more »
Want to know what Obama was doing while Russia was marching into Ukraine?...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 hour ago
*sure you do.*
The man-boy, after scaring the crap out of Putin, was at the White House
Student Film Festival taking selfies with Bill Nye and Neal Tyson DeDegrass.
No really!
Mr. Nye could hardly wait to post it on his Facebook page.
While Russia is marching into the Ukraine, these educated beyond their
intelligence elitists are grinning it up and taking selfies like a bunch of
teenage girls. They even look like teenage girls. Fools!
We could use some adults in DC.
I sing the body mechanical
Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 1 hour ago
by Captain Fogg
"America's love affair with the automobile" used to be the most noticeably
overused cliche in the the American idiom and indeed, starting with the
20th century few things transformed private life and personal liberty like
the automobile. Few things contributed so much to economic growth From the
end of WWII and through the 1960's everything was about cars. If you're
one of the dwindling part of the population who remembers first hand, I
don't have to explain. You'll remember the car culture and you'll remember
how it made the USA run. Our youth was about the free... more »
Thought (for the day)
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 hour ago
After the two world wars, at the time when many people were acclimatised to
friends and family being slain right left and centre, the importance of our
emotional and psychological ‘rights’ paled into insignificance. Heaven
help the young woman who found herself pregnant out of wedlock. It was
almost as sinful to utter the word bastard as to be one. What life-long
trauma for everyone involved, all for the sake of respectability.
Right up until the 1950s children were still being caned in schools and in
some places beaten with something called the tawse, for misdemeanours
ranging fr... more »
John Holdren's Epic Fail
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 1 hour ago
Last week in a Congressional hearing, John Holdren, the president's science
advisor, characterized me as being outside the "scientific mainstream" with
respect to my views on extreme events and climate change. Specifically,
Holdren was responding directly to views that I provided in Senate
testimony that I gave last July (and here in PDF).
To accuse an academic of holding views that lie outside the scientific
mainstream is the sort of delegitimizing talk that is of course common on
blogs in the climate wars. But it is rare for political appointee in any
capacity -- the president's ... more »
Fresh Water Reservoirs Contaminated in Japan Up to 390,000 Becquerels per kilogram in Soil
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 hour ago
*Japanese Government declares its not responsible for decontaminating
reservoirs in residential areas not classified as evacuation zones:*
Health risk or not? Cesium levels high in hundreds of Fukushima reservoirs. SHINICHI
FUJIWARA February 25, 2014
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201402250071
[excerpted] A joint survey by the prefectural government and a branch
office of the farm ministry found that the levels exceed 8,000 becquerels
per kilogram of soil in 576 reservoirs. In 14 of those cases, the level
tops 100,000 becquerels. The central government say... more »
Feedback
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 2 hours ago
The BBC, as a public service broadcaster, is understandably keen *to be
seen* to listen to license-fee-payers' concerns about its output...until
serious challenges to its claims to impartiality come along - when it rolls
up, hedge-hog-like, into a very prickly ball (as I know all too well).
Still, starting with BBC One's *Points of View *(begun as long ago as
1961), the corporation has provided various (usually short) programmes that
give voice to viewers' and listeners' opinions of the BBC.
Some of us call them 'fig leafs'.
*Points of View *has been a much-loved 50+-year running ... more »
@thechalkface is going mainstream, our official press release #NPEConference
Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
We’re in Austin, TX for the first Network for Public Education conference
with an actual radio crew as we find our way towards a mainstream and
syndicated radio presence, in particular to topics in education. Here’s a
link to our official press release from syndication. If you have a moment,
consider helping us by forwarding […]
Russia upper house debates deploying troops to Ukraine
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
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*Putin requests parliament approval to use Russian troops in Ukraine* (via
AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday submitted a request to the
upper house of parliament asking approval for the use of Russian troops in
Ukraine, the Kremlin said. "In connection with the extraordinary situation
in Ukraine and the threat to…
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Russian Parliament approves use of armed forces in Ukraine
LeDaro at LeDaro - 2 hours ago
Ukraine situation has taken a turn for the worst.
What next?
Read more here
Remember when the libtards laughed at Romney and Palin?...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 3 hours ago
*here's a reminder.*
From Palin's Facebook page:
Yes, I could see this one from Alaska. I'm usually not one to Told-Ya-So,
but I did, despite my accurate prediction being derided as “an extremely
far-fetched scenario” by the “high-brow” Foreign Policy magazine. Here’s
what this “stupid” “insipid woman” predicted back in 2008: "After the
Russian Army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama's reaction was
one of indecision and moral equivalence, the kind of response that would
only encourage Russia's Putin to invade Ukraine next.
*This is from Nov., 2013 *
Obama 'deeply concerned' by Russian military moves in Ukraine
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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*Obama 'deeply concerned' by Russian military moves in Ukraine* (via AFP)
President Barack Obama said Friday he was deeply concerned about reports
of Russian military activity in Ukraine, while a US military official said
Moscow had sent several hundreds troops into Crimea. Obama made a hurriedly
scheduled statement at the…
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago
*We’ve Got That Fire ~Mark Folse*
*~MARDI GRAS PARADES, SATURDAY, MARCH 1*
*KREWE OF IRIS: 11 a.m., Uptown New Orleans. *
*KREWE OF TUCKS: noon, Uptown New Orleans. *
*KREWE OF ENDYMION: 4:45 p.m., Mid-City New Orleans. *
*KREWE OF ISIS: 6:30 p.m., Metarie. *
*KREWE OF NOMTOC: 10:45 a.m., Westbank, New Orleans. *
*BALDWIN MARDI GRAS PARADE: 11 a.m., Baldwin.*
*KREWE OF SPANISH TOWN: noon, downtown Baton Rouge. *
*KREWE OF SALT BAYOU: 2 p.m., Slidell*
*CHILDREN’S PARADE: 12:30 p.m., Lafayette.*
*KREWE OF BONAPARTE: 6:30 p.m., Lafayette.. *
*CYPREMORT POINT MARDI GRAS PARADE: 1 p.m., Morga... more »
Obamacare Updates March 1 , 2014 - Apparently the " Law " is whatever the " King " says it is on any given day ----- Are ObamaCare’s “Retroactive Advance Payments” for Buying Private Policies in States with Failed Exchanges Even Legal ? Pressure rises as ObamaCare nears enrollment deadline ........ Memo to Reid: Cancellation pain in ObamaCare increasing ........
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Are ObamaCare’s “Retroactive Advance Payments” for Buying Private Policies
in States with Failed Exchanges Even Legal?Posted on March 1, 2014 by Lambert
Strether
*By Lambert Strether of Corrente.*
Here’s a summary of the administration “fix” in question, otherwise known
as a “rule change.” From CNBC:
Major tech problems at several state Obamacare enrollment websites are so
bad that the federal government Thursday said it would give some people who
in frustration bought health insurance outside those websites the tax
subsidies that otherwise would be unavailable to them.
While the ... more »
Will The Beltway Democratic Party Become Just Like The Mississippi Democratic Party?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Two of the most reactionary and bigoted Democrats to have served in
Congress in modern times were Mississippi Blue Dogs Gene Taylor and Travis
Childers. Both amassed voting records that would make any right-wing,
hate-filled yahoo delighted. Yesterday each announced his far-fetched plan
to get back into Congress. Taylor, who represented Mississippi's Gulf Coast
between 1989 and 2011, finally admitted what I've been saying for over a
decade: he's nothing but a Republican. He'll be primarying Steve Palazzo,
the GOP incumbent who beat him in 2010, 52-47%. The qualifying deadline was ... more »
Why Aren't Acknowledgements Acknowledged in Academic Citation Indeces and Metrics?
noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 4 hours ago
Today, as many times before I received a so-called "alarm" from Google
Scholar in my email inbox. This notified me of a new research publication
in the GS index related to myself, but this time it was none of my own work
that had appeared online and neither one in which some of my work was
cited, which are otherwise the typical contents of these "alarms". It was,
instead, a new article by Neil Levy in *Biology & Philosophy*, called
"Addiction as a disorder of belief", where I'm mentioned in the
acknowledgements section, due to Neil having presented a draft of this
paper at our resea... more »
He chortled in his joy
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 4 hours ago
The Jabberingwocky
Sometimes good things happen when you least expect then, and life really is
like a box of chocolates.
I'd seen a tweet from *Conservative.Home*'s Alex Deane yesterday listing
who he was going to be on today's *Dateline London *will him today and it
included the dreaded Twitter name '@abdelbariatwan'.
*Alex Deane* @ajcdeane Feb 28
I'll be on #BBCDateline tomorrow at 1130 with @gavinesler, @abdelbariatwan,
Nazenin Ansari of Iran’s Kayhan & Die Welt's Thomas Kielinger
So I tuned in today, expecting to see *Dateline'*s favourite guest (that
hate-filled, Saddam-adm... more »
Washington Orchestrated Protests Are Destabilizing Ukraine (US Spent $5 Billion To Destabilize The Country)
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 4 hours ago
*(there is always a need to remember that 99% of anything being spewed on
the Mainstream Media is LIES . . . the NeoCons are still in charge . . .
also please consider the possibility that the TV is there to make, and
keep, YOU dumb, while deceptively making you believe that you are educated
. . .that you know all you need to know, lol) *
Paul Craig RobertsInstitute for Political Economy February 12, 2014Paul
Craig Roberts
The protests in the western Ukraine are organized by the CIA, the US State
Department, and by Washington- and EU-financed Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs)... more »
Me And Thee
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
This week, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation handed out its Golden Pig
Awards for profligate public spending. And -- world of wonders -- Jason
Kenney's ministry, Employment and Social Development Canada, copped a pig.
How was that possible? After all, Michael Harris writes, Stephen Harper has
a long and distinguished record of railing against pigs at the public
trough:
Don’t they know how much Steve hates pigs in public life? Back in 1997,
when he was president of the National Citizen’s Coalition, Steve outed lots
of pigs during the election campaign of that year. In fact, he ac... more »
Mendacious Meddler Obama Warns Putin Not to Meddle in Ukraine
Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 4 hours ago
Those groaning, creaking and popping noises that were barely audible during
Barack Obama’s hastily announced Friday afternoon White House statement
was the sound of an empire of lies on the verge of collapsing under the
weight of its own bullshit. The President of the most exceptional,
god-kissed, special nation in the history of the planet warned the reviled
Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to dare to intervene in Ukraine after a
joint US-EU instigated coup d’etat that effectively ousted democratically
elected Viktor Yanukovych. While Obama’s lies are dutifully and
unquestiona... more »
Global protest Updates February 27 , 2014 - Venezuela -- Arrests in Venezuela protest deaths , Chief prosecutor says five more domestic intelligence agents were related to deaths of two Caracas protesters ( 24-year-old university student Bassil Da Costa and government supporter Juan Montoya . ) ..... Thailand -- Thai PM hears negligence charges , Charges of negligence from the anti-graft commission could lead to impeachment for Yingluck Shinawatra
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/27/5-domestic-intelligenceagentsarrestedinvenezuela.html
Arrests in Venezuela protest deaths
February 27, 2014 2:19AM ET
Chief prosecutor says five more domestic intelligence agents were related
to deaths of two Caracas protesters
Topics: Venezuela Protests Venezuela International
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War Watch March 1 , 2014 - Syria War vs Rebels and Rebels internal War by and between themselves roll on...... Iran update - IAEA: We Didn’t Shelve Any Iran Report ....... Russia seeks new bases , China plots a new strategy for Asia.......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Al-Qaeda Faction Live-Tweets Amputation in AleppoAccused Thief Has Hand
Chopped Off With Sword
by Jason Ditz, February 28, 2014
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), the largest rebel faction in Syria, has had its
Twitter account suspended today after live-tweeting the forced amputation of
the hand of an accused thief in Aleppo Province.
AQI, which was disavowed by al-Qaeda earlier this month for being too
brutal, tweeted several photos leading up to the amputation and one of the
aftermath, along with captions saying the amputation was done to “cleanse
his sins.”
AQI con... more »
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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 5 hours ago
*Virginia Congressman warns EPA regs could cause brownouts*
“There is the possibility of some brownouts.” That was U.S. Rep. Morgan
Griffith’s (R-Va.) take on the impact of recent Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) regulations against coal burning power plants in a brief
conversation with Americans for Limited Government on February 27.
Rep. Griffith said in his district alone based in southwestern rural
Virginia, Appalachian Power Co. was closing two coal-burning power plants,
only one of which would be replaced by a natural gas facility. But with a
big downside — it would n... more »
1946 Archive Film Proves Despotism Has Taken over America
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 5 hours ago
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The Declaration of Independence boldly states: "When a long train of abuses
and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to
reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty,
to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future
security."
Thomas Jefferson, writing on behalf of the independent-minded colonists in
1776, backed up the Declaration's conclusion with numerous examples of
British tyranny, stating: "To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a
candid world."
... more »
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jonjayray at Food &Health Skeptic - 5 hours ago
*Children born to older fathers have a higher incidence of autism and poor
performance at school*
*Some of the effects reported in this study are astoundingly strong (e.g.
for ADHD and bipolar) -- much stronger than what has been found in earlier
studies of similar populations (e.g. here). That does of itself suggest
some artifact. The obvious artifactual confounder -- social class -- was
however taken into account in the study design. Paternal education and
income were controlled for. The remaining possibility is IQ. It seems
likely that low IQ Swedish men might have difficu... more »
Russia can hardly allow Crimea to become militarily hostile
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 5 hours ago
*...and the same is probably true for the whole Ukraine...*
Relatively to my expectations, Russia remained incredibly calm and peaceful
in the wake of the new Ukrainian "revolution". Putin et al. may try to keep
their Olympic-inspired image of the saints; or they are just too upset
about Yanukovitch's inability to protect his country from chaos; or they
know or believe that the more patience they will display, the better for
them.
At any rate, in August 1968, Leonid Brezhnev didn't hesitate to invade
Czechoslovakia where no violent and no major illegal events were taking
place. I... more »
'Newsnight' - 24-28 February 2014
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
Time flies. It only seems like last week when we did this last time.
Yes, it's time again for *Is the BBC biased?*s now-regular listing of all
the stories covered over the course of the week by BBC Two's *Newsnight*.
Here's what they chose to report this week:
*Monday 24/2*:
1. Labour's Harriet Harman tells *Newsnight *she doesn't think it was a
mistake to be associated with a paedophile organisation in the past.
Interview with Harriet Harman.
2. Moscow's "fury" at the 'coup' in Ukraine.
3. Sir David Nicholson, head of the NHS, is retiring next month. A personal
report by Sir Dav... more »
Precessional characteristics of ensembles within Gaia structures have up-shifted to align with “New Paradigm of Gaia” Beings
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
*Precessional characteristics of ensembles within Gaia structures have
up-shifted to align with “New Paradigm of Gaia” Beings*
by ÉirePort
Precessional characteristics of ensembles within Gaia structures have
up-shifted to align with "New Paradigm of Gaia" Beings.
Selection of pathways has narrowed and out-phasings of non-aligneds
continue until necessary "purity" levels reached.
"Salvation" energetics have all but faded from planetary surface, and
continue to dissolve as Higher Cosmics intervene.
ÉirePort | March 1, 2014 at 12:43 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
http://wp.... more »
Bitcoin Updates - February 28 , 2014 -- Mt Gox files for bankruptcy in Tokyo - now a total of 850 , 000 bitcoins allegedly stolen ( of which 100 , 000 were owned by Mt Gox ) ..... Additional articles of note on bitcoin touching on Mt Gox , regulation attempts , security / malware .......... BTC - E coming under a major cloud of suspicions - keep an eye on this Exchange folks - as bad as Mt Gox was , you at least knew who was the CEO of Mt Gox , where their office in Tokyo was ( until they went belly up and vamoosed ) , where Mt Gox was set up and which country's laws and regulations would apply - as you can't state with certainty where BTC-e is located ( Russia or Bulgaria ) , whose country's laws apply ( Russia , Bulgaria or might it be Cyprus ) and who owns and / runs BTC-e , ask whether this lack of transparency provides comfort after the MT Gox debacle ?
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-28/fortress-loses-millions-bitcoin-investment
Fortress Loses Millions On Bitcoin Investment
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/28/2014 18:52 -0500
- Bitcoin
- None
- Private Equity
inShare
Readers will recall that back in October, when the only way for Bitcoin
seemed up, none other than the head of sophisticated hedge fund/private
equity megafund Fortress Group, Michael Novogratz, recommended buying
Bitcoin: "I have a nice little Bitcoin position,” Novogratz said. "Enough
that I’m smiling that it do... more »
The Chastisement...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 6 hours ago
*may be near.*
*The Chastisement*
*are you ready? *
"Time..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"Time is a great teacher,
but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."
- Louis Hector Berlioz
Excerpts, Viktor Frankl, "Man's Search For Meaning"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
* "Man's Search For Meaning"*
by Viktor Frankl
“In attempting this psychological presentation and a psychopathological
explanation of the typical characteristics of a concentration camp inmate,
I may give the impression that the human being is completely and
unavoidably influenced by his surroundings. (In this case the surroundings
being the unique structure of camp life, which forced the prisoner to
conform his conduct to a certain set pattern.) But what about human
liberty? Is there no spiritual freedom in regard to behavior and reaction
to any given surroundings? Is that theory... more »
"Regrets of the Dying"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Regrets of the Dying"*
by Bronnie Ware
"For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had
gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with
them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot
when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never to
underestimate someone's capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal.
Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger,
remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found
their peace before they departed t... more »
“Let It Flow: Tears”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“Let It Flow: Tears”*
by The DailyOm
“Tears are as natural to us as breathing and there is beauty in allowing
yourself to be open to the pain of tears. How wonderful it feels to give in
and let tears flow when we are overwhelmed with emotions, whether we are
happy or sad. Tears come from the soul, from our well of feelings rising
from deep down. When we give in to the prickling behind our eyes and the
lump in our throat to let teardrops fall from our eyes, we allow our
feelings to surface so they can be set free.
Proud parents shed tears of pride in a child’s accomplishments, a ba... more »
Musical Interlude: Mike & The Mechanics, “The Living Years”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Mike & The Mechanics, “The Living Years”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDA0Hecw1k
Musical Interlude: Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, “Don't Give Up”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, “Don't Give Up”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twVErD4Wf0I
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"The dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting
cosmic vistas. Adrift 1,500 light-years away in one of the night sky's most
recognizable constellations, they appear in opposite corners of the above
stunning mosaic.
*Click image for larger size.*
The familiar Horsehead nebula appears as a dark cloud, a small silhouette
notched against the long red glow at the lower left. Alnitak is the
easternmost star in Orion's belt and is seen as the brightest star to the
left of the Horsehead. Below Alnitak is the Flame Nebula, with clouds of
bright emission and dramatic ... more »
A few suggestions for Danny Cohen
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
Further to yesterday's post about those three diversity-seeking senior
directors and controllers at the BBC who are going to ensure more women,
more gays and more blacks on BBC comedy shows and dramas....
It's now the turn of *Match of the Day *to face BBC Director of Television
Danny Cohen's diversity-loving ire.
There are too many white men on *MOTD *he says, and that's gotta change.
I agree, but I think he needs to go much, much further.
For starters, there are *far* too many ex-footballers on *Match of the
Day. *
I propose that the UK's Olympic women's curling team should ... more »
Will France abolish the "Holocaust-denial-law"?
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 8 hours ago
God bless Robert Faurisson and all brave revisionists who have risked life
and limb to expose the fraudulent Jewish "Holocaust" narrative of WWII. May
truth and justice prevail.
*What is the "Holocaust" story really all about?*
*Against Hollywoodism, Revisionism - Robert Faurisson*
Life Returns - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
Life Returns
*Life returns, *
*followed by Love, *
*then Joy, *
*then the warmth of the homecoming. *
*Yes, *
*coming home to one's heart again. *
*The place of power, *
*that begins *
*and *
*ends with Love.*
M.N. Hopkins
*Note: *This is from an inspiration writing that I transformed into a
poem. It was first published on my blog today.
A Quotation from M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
M.N. Hopkins
The new Crimean War, national socialists in Ukraine, UKIP, Wacko, and sturnus borealis
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
Last night's *Newsnight *was a classic of its kind.
First up, *Ukraine* and Russia's military activity in Crimea. The programme
began by asking if Russia's deployment of troops in Crimea could escalate
into war with Ukraine. Thankfully, diplomatic editor (and military
historian) Mark Urban [who managed to survive Ian Katz's cull] was on hand
to dampen down the sensationalism of its introduction.
Gabriel Gatehouse's subsequent investigation into the role of role of *the
far-right in **Ukraine* was a case of *Newsnight *(and the BBC more
generally) starting, very belatedly, to catc... more »
Gardasil: My Family Suffers With Me by Heidi Juul Pedersen
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
Gardasil: My Family Suffers With Me
by Heidi Juul Pedersen
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Sane Vax, Inc., 1 March 2014
*It is not actually answers I need but ACTION as do all my fellows
sufferers of Gardasil damage who have been harmed in Denmark by this
vaccine. All of us need to be diagnosed correctly and given treatments that
will give us back our good health and our lives. We need this NOW – not
next year*.
My husband and I have three young children. Before Gardasil, we were a very
active family and did a lot of different things with our children – we had
fun. I personally hav... more »
A Farmer Struggles to Remain GMO-Free - An Interview With Iowa Farmer, George Naylor by Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 9 hours ago
George Naylor has farmed GMO-free corn and soy in Iowa since 1976. Photo by
Chris Henning.
*A Farmer Struggles to Remain GMO-Free*
by Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
Green America, January/February 2014
*George Naylor has been growing non-GMO corn and soy on his Iowa farm since
1976. He talked to Green America editor-in-chief Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
about his fight to stay GMO-free.*
*TRACY: Why did you decide to go GMO-free??*
*George Naylor:* I chose not to raise GMOs, period. I just refused to buy
products where corporations are messing around with the building blocks of
lif... more »
Why the disparity in treatment?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
Why was it necessary for the furtherance of peace in Northern Ireland to
issue Royal Pardons to some convicted IRA terrorists and comfort letters to
200 others but to investigate the British Army's actions on Bloody Sunday?
Other than Tony Blair and his government being pro Irish Republicanism, can
you think of a reason?
Actually there is the possibility that supporting the IRA was trendy in the
1970s amongst the British left, just as other 'Civil Liberties' matters
were.
The Poet: Lynn Ungar, "Boundaries"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Boundaries”*
“The universe does not
revolve around you.
The stars and planets spinning
through the ballroom of space
dance with one another
quite outside of your small life.
You cannot hold gravity
or seasons; even air and water
inevitably evade your grasp.
Why not, then, let go?
You could move through time
like a shark through water,
neither restless or ceasing,
absorbed in and absorbing
the native element.
Why pretend you can do otherwise?
The world comes in at every pore,
mixes in your blood before
breath releases you into
the world again. Did you think
the fragile boundary of your... more »
Chet Raymo, "Free As A Bird"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Free As A Bird"*
by Chet Raymo
"All afternoon I have been watching a pair of hummingbirds play about our
porch. They live somewhere nearby, though I haven't found their nest. They
are attracted to our hummingbird feeder, which we keep full of sugar water.
What perfect little machines they are! No other bird can perform their
tricks of flight - flying backwards, hovering in place. Zip. Zip. From
perch to perch in a blur of iridescence. If you want a symbol of freedom,
the hummingbird is it. Exuberant. Unpredictable. A streak of pure fun. It
is the speed, of course, that gives the ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
Thanks for stopping by.
"The Legend Of The Thorn Bird"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more
sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment
it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it
has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself
upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony
to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence
the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven
smiles. For the best is only bought at the price of great pain… or so s... more »
"Whatever Your Fate Is..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I
need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an
opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment- not
discouragement- you will find the strength there. Any disaster you can
survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life.
What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have
a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that
the moments which seemed to be great failures, followed by wreckage, were
the inciden... more »
"What Matter..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"What matter if this base, unjust life
Cast you naked and disarmed?
If the ground breaks beneath your step,
Have you not your soul?
Your soul! You fly away,
Escape to realms refined,
Beyond all sadness and whimpering.
Be like the bird which on frail branches balanced
A moment sits and sings;
He feels them tremble, but he sings unshaken,
Knowing he has wings."
– Victor Hugo
"I Don't Know..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"We are here on Earth to do good to others.
What the others are here for, I don't know."
- W. H. Auden
“Through the Climate Portal: Humanity's Tragic Flaw”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Through the Climate Portal: Humanity's Tragic Flaw”*
by David Goldstein
“In the autumn of 1992, I was alone in my studio apartment in Philadelphia,
puking my guts out. Something bad had happened inside; it felt like a bomb
had gone off in my belly. Just how bad was it? Was I bleeding internally?
Was I dying?
I suspected what needed to be done: I had to call for an ambulance. But
still, I hesitated. I just couldn't believe it- I was not the sort of
person who needed an ambulance. I was only 29-years-old. I'd been a
three-sport athlete in high school. This sort of thing only happe... more »
“Ukraine: A Warning To Those Who Are Fools”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“Ukraine: A Warning To Those Who Are Fools”*
by Karl Denninger
“There are many who have expressed the opinion over the years that the
United States should go down some sort of "revolutionary" road. The topic
has come up repeatedly in various areas of what was Tickerforum and I have
repeatedly slapped it down, noting that only a fool who pays no attention
to history pines for such a thing irrespective of how bad you may think the
situation is.
Those who refuse to learn from history are destined to repeat it.
Unfortunately the sort of "repeat" you get in this kind of situation is t... more »
Where's the outrage in the United Nations or online?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
Even the BBC are reporting that:
'A jihadist group in Syria has demanded that Christians in the northern
city of Raqqa pay a levy in gold and accept curbs on their faith, or face
death.
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) said it would give
Christian residents "protection" if they agreed to the list of conditions.
...
Correspondents say ISIS is trying to implement an extreme interpretation of
Islamic law in areas it controls.
...
The directive from ISIS, citing the Islamic concept of "dhimma", requires
Christians in the city to pay tax of around half an ounce (14g) o... more »
F. William Engdahl And Francis A. Boyle On The Crisis In Ukraine
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 12 hours ago
*The Rape of Ukraine: Phase Two Begins*
By F. William Engdahl
*21st Century Wire*
February 28, 2014
The events in Ukraine since November 2013 are so astonishing as almost to
defy belief.
An legitimately-elected (said by all international monitors) Ukrainian
President, Viktor Yanukovich, has been driven from office, forced to flee
as a war criminal after more than three months of violent protest and
terrorist killings by so-called opposition.
His “crime” according to protest leaders was that he rejected an EU offer
of a vaguely-defined associate EU membership that offered little to ... more »
'NATO TROOPS SHOT BOTH SIDES IN UKRAINE' - REPORT
Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago
*2003. Left to right: Admiral Ihor Kabanenko (Deputy Chief of Defence,
Ukraine) with Major General Anatolii Petrenko (Military Representative to
NATO for Ukraine)*
Ukrainian lawmaker Oleg Tsarev has claimed that there may be up to 1,000
NATO troops in Western Ukraine.
This is according to *Moskovsky Komsomolets.*
Войска НАТО высадились во Львовской области - Новости *...*
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"NATO troops landed in the Lviv region
"Hundreds of NATO troops are located in western Ukraine"
According to Oleg Tsarev a NATO exercise in the Ukraine was planned for
March 2014 but the NATO... more »
An Open Letter to Michelle Obama From a Knucklehead
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 12 hours ago
An Open Letter to Michelle Obama From a Knucklehead. Source: Pat Kane.
This guy is great. Plus he has a great name.
The video he was referring to:
the ndp: so sad, so frustrating, so maddeningly predictable
laura k at wmtc - 12 hours ago
Where oh where has the NDP gone?
One of the most wonderful things about Canada, for me, has always been the
presence of a viable third party on the left. When we first moved here, it
was so amazing to hear Jack Layton, Libby Davies, Peggy Nash, Paul Dewar,
Olivia Chow, Linda Duncan, and many others defend the rights of working
people, speak out against war, stand up for democracy, and in general
represent the interests of average Canadians. Sometimes I would hear a
speech and think, that's an elected MP speaking! People say things like
that in Parliament here!
I feel strongly about... more »
Thailand: Protesters to Refocus Movement
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 12 hours ago
With the "Shutdown Bangkok" campaign a success, protesters plan on
consolidating stages and refocusing with their newly gained momentum.
*March 1, 2014* (ATN) - The "Shutdown Bangkok" campaign was designed to
coordinate pressure on the regime of US-backed dictator Thaksin Shinawatra
and his proxy political machine headed by his own sister, Yingluck
Shinawatra. Elections held on February 2, 2014 were successfully boycotted
by over half the population in an unprecedented display of unified national
defiance by the Thai people.
Since the elections, the regime has responded with an exp... more »
My Open Letter to Dennis Van Roekel
Kris Nielsen at @ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
Mr. Van Roekel: I haven’t formally thanked you for allowing me to share the
stage with you in December of last year at the NCUEA conference in Austin.
It was an enlightening experience for me and it was a pleasure to meet you.
I remember being pleasantly surprised by your speech! Your insistence that
the […]
120 automatically generated gibberish papers made it to journals
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Nature and Fox News (not necessarily a complete list) inform us about a
story that is both amusing and troubling but one that sheds some new light
on the term "peer review".
If you haven't seen that it really works, you should have a look. Go to the
website of David Simmons-Duffin of IAS (but he was at Harvard a few years
ago; I sold him some furniture when I was fleeing Cambridge) and find the
link pointing to the website sNarXiv.ORG (TRF 2010). It looks like just
another arXiv.org competitor or a clone but David's website has one huge
advantage.
The advantage is that it doesn'... more »
Snuggwugg Baby Shower Spectacular Giveaway
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 13 hours ago
There is nothing more exciting than a new little one, but it can be
expensive. I have teamed up with some awesome bloggers and sponsors to
bring you a baby shower giveaway with more than $1,000 in prizes!
Welcome to the Snuggwugg Baby Shower Spectacular Giveaway!
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the $1,000 Snuggwugg Baby Shower Spectacular Giveaway.
One lucky winner will receive over $1,000 in baby shower prizes and $75 in
Paypal cash for all the extras you may need!
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Meet your Labor Secretary (via an "In the Loop" Background Check) -- plus State Dept. travel tips for students
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
*Labor Secretary Thomas Perez with the boss*
*by Ken*
If *Washington Post* "In the Loop"-master's idea with the Background Checks
is to give us a better sense of the officeholder as a person, I have to say
that this one on Labor Secretary Thomas Perez sure did the job for me.
*DIAMOND DREAMS*
When President Obama nominated Thomas Perez a year ago to be labor
secretary, he noted that Perez was then an assistant attorney general for
civil rights and had also been Maryland's labor secretary.
But he added that Perez -- the son of immigrants from the Dominican
Republic and the first ... more »
War Watch February 27 , 2014 - Afghanistan -- Despite the toothless threats to completely withdraw made by President Obama , the reality is that Obama , the Pentagon and Nato aren't looking to go anywhere -- Obama Looking Beyond Karzai to Secure Afghan Troop Deal NATO Chief Hopes for Deal to Continue Occupation ........ Syria Government forces score a major triumph against Syrian Rebel forces near Damascus , Al-Qaeda in Iraq Collecting Taxes on Syrian Christians ......... Even as the daily death dealing goes on unabated in Iraq's sectarian war , internal and external political events and influences continue to shape and impact Iraq's Kurds , Sunnis and Shia populations / spheres of influence ..... Full transcript of voice recording of Turkish PM Erdogan and his son where Erdogan orders his son to dispose of as much as one billion( during the ongoing corruption investigation , which also saw PM Erdogan sack police and prosecutors to prevent the extent of corruption to come to the surface ) , continues seismic shake up in Turkey , AKP Party shook up as well ( founders seem to concede recording is legit ) , thousands demonstrate for government to resign
Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
Afghanistan / Pakistan.....
Obama Looking Beyond Karzai to Secure Afghan Troop DealNATO Chief Hopes for
Deal to Continue Occupation
by Jason Ditz, February 26, 2014
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The Obama Administration continues telling two different stories on
Afghanistan. After yesterday’s threats to withdraw from the nation if
Karzai doesn’t sign a troop deal, officials are now saying President Obama
is “looking beyond Karzai” in securing the occupation for years and decades
to come.
Karzai has repeatedly ruled out signing the Bilateral Security Agreement
(BSA), which would keep troop... more »
First Video of Chemical Weapons Being Transported Out of Syria
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 14 hours ago
*There was a compromise made in Syria. Will there be a compromise in
Ukraine? The precedent has been set with the decision to remove Syria's
chemical weapons, so it's not a stretch to say that, tough talk and shows
of bravado aside, the United States and Russia will both come to their
senses and stop the escalation in Ukraine. *
Video Title: First Video of Chemical Weapons Being Transported Out of
Syria. Source: NTDTV. Date Published: February 28, 2014.
Norwegian Armed Forces release video of the first run to remove chemical
weapons from Syria.
Full Story:
This is the first video... more »
“Choosing Not to Look Away: Helping the Homeless”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*“Choosing Not to Look Away: Helping the Homeless”*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
“Most of us know in our hearts that the homeless and the poor are not so
very different from us. Homeless people in our communities are a fact of
life, especially in big cities. Many of us don’t know how to interpret this
situation or what we can do to help. We may vacillate between feeling
guilty, as if we are personally responsible, and feeling angry, as if it is
entirely on their own shoulders. The situation is, of course, far more
complex than either scenario. Still, not knowing how to respond, we... more »
The Sandy Hook HOAX: Was The Sandy Hook Elementary School A Prop? Sherrie Questioning All Exposes Inconsistencies With The School Itself!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 16 hours ago
It does seem that with Wolfgang Halbig's astonishing exposure of the Sandy
Hook hoax, the pursuit of the truth behind that fraud has ratcheted up in
the past month, with more and more new evidence coming out showing that the
shooting was indeed an elaborate operation where NOBODY died.
I am continuing my exposure of the fraud by presenting new material at this
blog for everyone to see for themselves, and right now I have an article
and an important video by Sherrie, from "Sherrie Questioning All" (
www.sherriequestioningall.blogspot.com) that I definitely want to share
with all of ... more »
Thanks to the discovery that brunch is an "event," New York's besotted brunchers are back in booze heaven
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Thrillist
*by Ken*
In a moment the question that's going to come to the fore is: *Is brunch
an
"event"?* It's a question that hasn't come into play as much as you
would
expect among the great philosophers. In my vast reading of Plato, for
example (that's a joke), I don't recall coming across any citable
insights.
However, if upon reflection you come to the conclusion that brunch is
*not*an event, well, there's a portion of the New York population that
would beg
you not to voice your opinion within the hearing of New York's State
Liquor
Authority (SLA). These people have just been t... more »
Libya Updates - February 28 , 2014 .....State of alert declared in Benghazi , security issues naturally ! The GNC given seven days to fix security in Benghazi or sanctions will be imposed ( the revenue generated from Benghazi state institutions would be withheld from government accounts. The money would instead be redirected to the Benghazi Joint Security Room (BJSR) ) ...... More demonstrations in Benghazi over ongoing killings - Protestors said that, although men of Benghazi were being killed on a daily basis, the General National Congress (GNC) and the government did nothing except release statements condemning the attacks......... Misratan forces impose curfew in Sebha - hope is to control tribal violence ......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
State of alert declared in Benghazi
*By Ahmed Elumami*.
*Tripoli, 28 February 2014*:
The Prime Ministry has declared a state of alert in Benghazi in response to
ongoing security issues in the city.
Measures to enhance security will be taken over the next few days,
according to a statement on the government’s official website. The
announcement followed a meeting of the crisis committee yesterday, which
focused on Benghazi. The committee would be meeting in Benghazi next week,
the government said, to oversee the implementation of its plans to enhance
security.
In a televised press conf... more »
2014 WW3 Update: Russian troops heading to Ukraine.Obama threatens, Putin's response
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
This is a pretty long video, but it's informative, insightful, intelligent,
informed, and truthful commentary about the events in Ukraine.
Video Title: 2014 WW3 Update: Russian troops heading to Ukraine.Obama
threatens, Putin's response. Source: YouTube Channel notregme. Date
Published: February 25, 2014.
Quote from the video: "Make no mistake, it is a regime change. It's a
destabilization. There's no good guys here. A lot of people are stuck with
this idea of either/either. I pick the third option, neither." [9:13 -
9:27].
Follow the Golden Brick Road, Part I, by Robert J. Miller
Amin Fasei at Our Manmade Disasters - 17 hours ago
*“People are ‘awakening’ to the fact that something is radically wrong with
our collective civilization, but to understand what is going on and why, we
need to see it all — everything — the whole picture, including how and why
things ever got this distorted in the first place.*
*“The short answer is Mankind has been programmed-to-be-programmed, and
throughout our collective history there are those who have always known
this fact and have known exactly how to do it on a massive scale. To
illustrate the point, ask yourself how any mother or father could send his
or her son off to war t... more »
SYDNEY ACADEMIC ENDORSES THE RHETORIC THAT VEILS AUSTRALIA’S RACISM
Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 18 hours ago
Yesterday I wrote about how Australians had surrendered their compassion
with regard to boatpeople. I showed how they had become convinced by the
rhetoric and propaganda of the right-wing of the commentariat and the
right-wing of both major political parties that stopping the boats was
imperative in order to ‘stop the drownings’ of refugees seeking asylum in
Australia by boat. I showed how the ‘stop the drownings’ meme had become a
useful catchcry to cover for the real reason for many Australians not
wanting to allow non-European non-white foreigners into Australia and that
racism w... more »
The New Great Game: Why the Ukraine matters to so many other nations
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 19 hours ago
Again a 3 post day. Sigh.....
Actually started working on this one early in the mornin' but got
sidetracked by poster comments and links
So my 3rd contribution for the day below
*1st- Op-ed from Israel Shamir* The Spectacle In Kiev: The Brown Revolution
*2nd-Excellent Interview *-William Engdhal with James Corbett: The Western
Agenda in the Ukraine
What is going on in the Crimea? The western backed regime change government
in the Ukraine is making all sorts of crazy claims-
From "Russia has invaded" Ukraine pleads for help after Russian 'invasion'including asking for UN Security Cou... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Walter White’s Next Big Adventure
Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 19 hours ago
The only thing scarier than Godzilla? A scared Walter White (Bryan
Cranston). This preview is most exciting trailer in a while And, to pass
the time, see The Lego Movie as Everything Is AWESOME!
Why does Vladimir Putin think he can get away with invading the Ukraine?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
When President Obama was taking part in a global nuclear security summit in
South Korea, he was caught on tape asking for Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev for "space." "This is my last election. After my election I have
more flexibility," Obama implored. Obama assured the departing Russian
President he will have the "flexibility" required to deal with missile
defense issues after the 2012 presidential election. What other issues
might Obama be more flexible over?
Bill Maher and Bill Moyers Give Fox News Zombies Heart Attacks Over Ronnie Raygun
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
That Bill Maher video above is one of the best explanations-- especially
for young people who didn't live through it-- of the RRR-- the Real Ronald
Reagan. We sure don't hear it from Obama… and never will. Tonight, Bill
Moyers will tackle the same subject from a more… genteel, less vituperative
perspective. Moyers sat down with Ian Haney López to talk about his new
book Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism
and Wrecked the Middle Class and you can watch the entire interview at the
bottom of the page. Please do. But in this short clip directly below,... more »
Classroom Activity: Trust and Exploitation
Phil Arena at Duck of Minerva - 20 hours ago
This sixth activity comes after students are to have listened to a
lecture (slides) about trust and exploitation (see also this post). I asked
the students to make more or less the same decision faced by the actors in
the formal model discussed in that lecture, though their choice was bit
simpler because only one of the actions involved
Continue reading
Natives to Oscars Depp: Not your Tonto
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 20 hours ago
Depp's
Oscar nomination
Native Americans Protest 'The Lone Ranger' Oscar Nomination for Redface
Jacqueline Keeler
Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry
jackiekeeler@mac.com
Censored News
PORTLAND, Oregon – Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, a group of
Native parents from across the country are protesting the nomination of
'The Lone Ranger' for an Academy Award in makeup,
The Radio Show you do NOT want to miss!
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 21 hours ago
Yesterday I posted an article about the ExpandingU Radio- Mission I'M
Possible show:
MISSION I”M POSSIBLE 3: MEETS HOPE GIRL LIVE ON AIR
I'm posting this now because I am sooooooo excited!!!! I just finished
having a call with Dave and India from ExpandingU Radio, Hope Girl and
Ralph and Marsha Ring, and I'm electrified!
THE ENERGY IS JUST PUMPING !!!! Tonight on Mission I'm Possible
Radio, Dave and India and several other amazing people will be talking to
Hope Girl AND Ralph & Marsha Ring, and I can tell you..... this is NOT a
show you want to miss!!!
As I said yesterda... more »
Earthcycles Live from BC: Indigenous Caucus planning UN agenda 2014
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 21 hours ago
Watch
live streaming video from earthcycles at livestream.com
Govinda is live in BC at the North America Caucus, where the planning
will be underway for the agenda for the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues in NY.
Govinda said, "We have arrived in Kamloops, BC for the North American
Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting for the 13th session of the United
Nations Permanent Forum on
Boldly, the New York Times tackles the Klan!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 21 hours ago
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014*
*From Oberlin on to Ole Miss:* We aren’t thrilled by the New York Times’
general approach to issues of race.
In our view, the paper favors a grandstanding approach built around tired
and blinkered self-glorying notions of upper-class Northern exceptionalism.
On balance, last week’s reporting about Ole Miss seemed like a case in
point.
On Sunday, February 16, two or three youthful lost souls committed a
pitiful act on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Three days
later, the Times’ Alan Blinder reported what had occurred:
BLINDER (2/16/14): *The... more »
LETTER FROM OKINAWA
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 21 hours ago
Yesterday in the mail I received a letter from Susumu Inamine, the Mayor of
Nago City on Okinawa. I was one of the signers of a January letter of US
activists and intellectuals who declared our opposition to the relocation
of a US Marine base at Futenma to another part of the island at Henoko in
Nago City.
The letter was widely printed, along with our photos, in major Okinawan
newspapers. Mayor Inamine wrote that on January 19 he was reelected in
Nago City "holding fast to my previous campaign promise not to allow the
construction of a new military base either on sea or land....... more »
Terrance Nelson: Canadian Border Turns Away Native Americans
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago
Southern
Chiefs Grand Chief Terrance Nelson
By Terrance Nelson
SCO Grand Chief Terrance Nelson
Vice Chair American Indian Movement
Censored News
February 28 2014
Good Morning Tom
It has been a long time since we talked and I am so glad to know that
you are the elected Tribal Chairman of Lac Du Flambeau again. I was
Chief of Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation for 5
Nancy Pelosi, Kathleen Sebelius, Lynda Carter Dance and Sing...(w/ two "must see" videos)
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 22 hours ago
*and we actually allow these skanks to dictate how we are to live our
lives?*
Jammie Wearing Fools reminded us of this awful disgusting display of our
elected officials acting like rhythm challenged dopes back in June.
According to JWF, Nancy Pelosi is so proud of her behavior, she tweeted the
video yesterday to congratulate Mooch on her "Let's Move" 4th anniversary.
The tweet:
#tbt: Dancing with Wonder Woman—the only way to move, right @FLOTUS? Happy
4th Anniversary, #LetsMove. http://t.co/rQGE5G1BW4 #DancyPelosi
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) February 27, 2014
Make no mistake abo... more »
Local Council By-Elections February 2014
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 22 hours ago
Party
Number of candidates
Total vote
%
+/-
Jan
Average/
contest
+/-
Jan
+/- Seats
Conservative
9
4,021
29.3%
+4.1%
447
+24
0
Labour
6
4,839
35.3%
+2.7%
806
+189
-1
LibDem
6
1,201
8.7%
+1.1%
200
+58
+1
UKIP
4
1,109
8.1%
-4.8%
277
-3
0
SNP*
0
-7.9%
0
Plaid Cymru**
2
1,169
8.5%
+8.5%
584
+584
0
Green
2
291
2.1%
-0.1%
145
+35
0
BNP
0
0
TUSC
2
305
2.2%
+1.9%
152
+109
0
Independent***
3
669
4.9%
-6.2%
223
-337
0
Other****
2
108
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How UNC Beat Duke (2014) Marcus Paige WOWS!
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 22 hours ago
I'm a little bit late with this story (so please pardon me), but it's well
worth the wait. From Adam Lucas via Linked-In: By Adam Lucas "What are you
writing?" the lady in front of me asked. We were sitting in the Smith
Center around 8:30, and I had a (very nerdy) black pocket notebook that I
carry with me everywhere at games. I write down big plays. I write down
turning points. I write
Wisconsin #commoncore Senate Bill 619: A conundrum?
Timothy D. Slekar at @ THE CHALK FACE - 22 hours 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 […]
Wide Asleep on Radio Dispatch, again!
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 23 hours ago
I
had the sincere pleasure of joining the great John Knefel -
investigative reporter, Occupy gadabout, and broadcaster extraordinaire -
on today's episode of Radio Dispatch, the stellar progressive daily
podcast.
John and I spoke about the ongoing multilateral negotiations over the
Iranian nuclear program, the constant barrage of disinformation and
sabre-rattling from Israel, and the AIPAC
The people Obama should speak to next!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 23 hours ago
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014*
*Perhaps with O’Reilly’s assistance:* Yesterday, President Obama announced
an initiative designed to help black youth.
In the New York Times, Michael Shear quotes the president:
OBAMA (2/27/14): *He called the challenge of ensuring success for young men
of color a “moral issue for our country” as he ticked off the statistics:
black boys who are more likely to be suspended from school, less likely to
be able to read,* and almost certain to encounter the criminal justice
system as either a perpetrator or a victim.
*“We just assume this is an inevitable pa... more »
The BBC not quite reporting the whole story re the sentencing of the murderers of Lee Rigby
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
Compare this BBC article with this Telegraph one, specifically the part
about the fracas that occurred during sentencing.
The BBC:
'The pair were absent during sentencing after a fracas in the dock.
As Mr Justice Sweeney began to sentence the men they started shouting and
scuffling with court security guards. They had to be forced to the ground
and were removed from court.
Fusilier Rigby's family wept as Adebolajo shouted "Allahu Akbar", and
Adebowale called out "that's a lie" as the judge told them their extremist
views were "a betrayal of Islam".
One relative needed medical tre... more »
Censored News Fundraiser 2014: Photo gift for donation!
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Hard hearted talk
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
The episode of HardTalk with Stephen Sackur and Naftali Bennett
I know interviewers aren’t supposed to answer questions put to them by the
subject of the interview. The understanding is that the interviewer asks
the questions and the interviewee answers them. But Stephen Sackur’s line
of questioning took no account of Israel’s circumstances. In other words he
spoke as though Israel did not have to contend with people to whom the very
idea of normal relations with Israel is considered a deadly sin, never mind
the inconceivable proposal that such people might actually contemplate
pe... more »
Alibi
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
R. v. Tomlinson, 2014 ONCA 158:
[48] The principles that govern the defence of alibi are
uncontroversial. A brief reference to some of their features is sufficient
for our purposes.
[49] First, the Latin word "alibi" means "elsewhere". When used in the
context of criminal prosecution, an alibi is a claim that a person, usually
a person charged with a crime, was elsewhere when the allegedly criminal
conduct took place and thus it was *impossible* for him or her to have
committed it: *R. v. Hill*(1995), 102 C.C.C. (3d) 469 (Ont. C.A.), at p.
478; and *R. v. Wright*, 2009 O... more »
WHO IS RACHEL MADDOW: Under the Sharpie!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014*
*Part 4—An excellent lesson ignored:* As late as last evening’s 10 o’clock
hour, Lawrence was taking it seriously. He was treating the email exchange
as if it was serious, straight.
We refer to the newly released email comments concerning that New Jersey
rabbi. Concerning those now-famous remarks, Lawrence played it amazingly
straight.
This is the way he opened last evening’s program. His monotone reading, and
some errors that followed, suggest that he may not have been fully prepared:
O’DONNELL (2/27/14): The New Jersey legislature’s special committee... more »
TRUTHOUT: Fruits of Iran's Revolution
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 1 day ago
The following article was co-authored with Tyler Cullis and originally published at Truthout.org.
Fruits of Iran's Revolution
Thursday, 27 February 2014
By Nima Shirazi and Tyler Cullis, Truthout | News Analysis
Accurately assessing the fruits of the Iranian Revolution is crucial to understanding Iran today.
February 2014 marks the 35th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution - an epochal
Governor General plants an outsourcing tree
Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago
Yesterday on his state visit to India, Governor General David Johnston,
along with High Commissioner of Canada to India Stewart Beck, visited software
and outsourcing giant Infosys. He planted a tree and participated in a
panel discussion on simplifying rules of cross border trade.
Last fall, Infosys was investigated for circumventing immigration laws in
an alleged visa scam that brought thousands of workers into the US to be
paid at Indian wages - giving them an advantage in underbidding local
competitors - and "building a system to teach applicants how to deceive
immigration aut... more »
William Engdhal with James Corbett: The Western Agenda in the Ukraine
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
Very interesting interview. Worth listening to. A little over an hour in
length.
Thanks to patrick crane for bringing it to my attention :)
Interview 830 – William Engdahl Exposes the Western Agenda in Ukraine Posted
by Corbett
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In this wide-ranging interview, author and geopolitical analyst William
Engdahl of WilliamEngdahl.com breaks down the history and context of the
geopolitical machinations in Ukraine. We talk about the US/NATO
encirclement of Russia and the evidence of western intervention in the
ongoing Ukrainian crisis. We also discuss... more »
Who's funding EUou, BBC?
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Now, we already know that the BBC has received money from the EU in the
past, but this - from the *Spectator *(£) - looks like a questions-*really*-need-answering
kind of scoop to me, and quite damning against the BBC:
Over the last three years the BBC has secretly obtained millions of pounds
in grants from the European Union. Licence fee payers might assume that the
Corporation would have been compelled to disclose the source of this money
in its annual reports, but they bear no trace of it specifically. In the
latest set of accounts, for example, these funds are simply referred t... more »
HIGHEST ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT
Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago
*Why an independent Scotland could become the richest country in the World*
On 27 February 2014, the ratings agency *Standard and Poors* concluded that
an independent Scotland would have a rich and relatively diversified
economy that would qualify for* its 'highest economic assessment'.*
Standard and Poors cited Scotland's "high-quality human capital, flexible
product and labour markets and transparent institutions"
Standard and Poors writes that "with a GDP (including North Sea oil output)
only slightly below that of New Zealand, a developed economy and developed
financial system,... more »
Concern-Trolling the Bro People
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
The social justice charm offensive from an increasingly irrelevant White
House continues, full hot-air steam ahead.
The latest episode in the president's tanking telenovela series ("I've Got
a Pen and a Phone!") debuted yesterday with the Biblical title "I Am My
Brother's Keeper." Aimed at paying lip service to the plight of minority
youth, it managed to totally ignore the role that the American Ruling Class
continues to play in causing and perpetuating institutionalized racism. The
star-studded cast chosen by Barack Obama to headline his event told the
real story before he even utt... more »
Moving the Mountain
Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
It is the end of an era – much was learned, much was lost. The choice for
change, for an end, for justice and for peace has already been made. This
choice was made by everyone; this “everyone” includes every person inside
the 7 billion of humanity. Movement is accomplished bit by bit – sudden
movements are not possible. Change is inevitable and guaranteed. It feels
slow. You are moving more than a mountain. You are altering an entire
race.
This thing that is happening, this altering of life on earth, is occurring
within the only “time frame” that it can. Depending on your l... more »
Republicans And Their Own Peculiar Version Of A "Gay" Lifestyle
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
To be a conservative always means swimming against the tide of history.
Under intense pressure from business groups, Jan Brewer may have vetoed her
party's latest crazy anti-gay legislation in Arizona, but that isn't
stopping other conservatives in other states the GOP controls from trying
to pass identical loathsome legislation. GOP bigots are on this particular
warpath in Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Louise Melling, the deputy legal director for the American Civil Liberties
Union, said the efforts are part of a misguided attempt to preserve an
outdated social ord... more »
One-Sided Debate on Gun Control
LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
I usually like Power and Politics and Evan Solomon is generally a good
host, but what was up here? Why did he only have pro-gun supporters in this
discussion? Why no one from the other side to raise the public safety
concerns? This was a very one sided discussion. You can read more on this
topic here.
We Are Seriously Fucked
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 day ago
(*Addendum*: To anyone who cares, we got a vigorous response to my
plea for assistance yesterday, a response that helps us breathe a lot more
easily. But I had to hand over $600 to the Commonwealth yesterday to unlock
both my bank accounts and today I'll have to fork over $650 to my landlord
to cover March's rent. Add to that the $108 car repair bill and that means
we're over $1300 poorer than we were three days ago. We also have that
small claims court litigation on April 8th that I may or may not win. So,
plainly, we're not out of the woods, yet. If you haven't already donate... more »
Jews milking "oldest Holocaust survivor" for all he's worth
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
Apparently, the world's "oldest Holocaust survivor," a lady named Alice
Herz-Sommer, *recently died*. Now there is a new "oldest Holocaust
survivor" the organized Jewish community is parading about, milking him for
all the propaganda value he is worth. *The Jewish Daily Forward* reports:
Alice Herz-Sommer, the Jewish pianist from London and survivor of
Theresienstadt, died Sunday at the age of 110. After the passing of Sommer,
whom the media described as the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, the
unofficial title passes to Yisrael Kristal, an Israeli confectioner from
Haifa, who cel... more »
"Workers As Citizens" is not Confiscatory
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
There is no transfer of property rights under "Workers as Citizens."
Workers receive the rights that citizens in a democracy nominally receive.
They do enjoy far greater control over the organization's decision than
previously, which includes the distribution of the earnings. But this is
what we're all calling for anyway and would happen even under far more
modest reforms such as more pro-unionization legislation and enforcement.
Even fairer taxation would produce the effect of a "confiscation" of wealth.
And, again I ask: What else is there? There is a reason that we can't
simply r... more »
If Your Contract Says It Isn't A Contract Is It A Contract?
Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 day ago
A reader asks this question in the comments to my post Non-Compete
Agreements - Top 5 Ways To Get Out of Yours
*In 2012 my husband started working for a contractor. As a subcontractor he
signed a subcontract agreement. In which case has schedule of payment as 45
days net and the non compete agreement. As he did sign it but in bold
letters it states THIS IS NOT A BINDING CONTRACT AND CAN BE TERMINATED
ANYTIME FOR ANY REASON. In 2013 he got let go because they butted heads.
(not because he did bad work). Its now been over 125 days and yet still no
payment. Does that mean the non compe... more »
The Spectacle In Kiev: The Brown Revolution
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*Israel Shamir*
*ht karin *
*I am a great fan of Kiev, an affable city of pleasing bourgeois character,
with its plentiful small restaurants, clean tree-lined streets, and
bonhomie of its beer gardens. A hundred years ago Kiev was predominantly a
Russian resort, and some central areas have retained this flavour. Now Kiev
is patrolled by armed thugs from the Western Ukraine, by fighters from the
neo-Nazi -Right Sector, descendants of Stepan Bandera, the Ukrainian
Quisling’s troopers, and by their local comrades-in-arms of nationalist
persuasion.*
After a month of confrontation, Pre... more »
Climate 'Feedback' loops
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Chillin'
*There is no need for "balance" in pieces about climate change. Does the
BBC now feel compelled to have someone who thinks that smoking is good for
you every time smoking is discussed? Are we now to expect a member of
Occupy to be offered the right of reply every time Robert Peston discusses
the economy? The BBC has a duty to reflect reality, rather than allowing
dinosaurs like Lord Lawson to fill the airwaves with unscientific and
deeply-irresponsible views. [Rob Hopkins, Transition Network].*
That's a point of view, expressed in an open letter of complaint to the
BBC... more »
Update: We live in a very troubled world
LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
I did this post yesterdsy. Mound of Sound left a great comment. I am
posting it here for others to read.
*"Don't count on it getting better anytime soon, LD. We're at the 'early
onset' stage of climate wars. *
*Drought in Syria and resulting food shortages are said to have been a
major factor in that horrible civil war. Sudan was a water war.*
*Israel will never give autonomy to the Palestinians for fear of losing
control of the aquifer that sits beneath the West Bank.*
*Iraq is threatened by Turkey and Syria damming the Tigris and Euphrates.
Likewise Egypt is endangered by u... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Environmental groups pledge to fight changes in levee board appointments
~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate**~The groups announced their opposition
at the site of the London Avenue Canal floodwall breach in Gentilly. They
said that had a more active and professional board been in place prior to
Katrina, it could have argued against design decisions that led to that
breach and other failures in the area’s U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers-designed flood-protection system. The creation of an independent
board filled largely with engineers and other experts was a critical
element of the 2... more »
CHATHAM HOUSE VIDEO: Iraq Fragile Progress Zaid al-Ali & Ranj Alaaldin
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
Human Development After the Iranian Revolution
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 1 day ago
College
graduates in Iran
(Hossein Salmanzadeh / Fars News Agency)
Over at Truthout, Tyler Cullis and I have published an analysis of
certain societal gains achieved in Iran over the past 35 years following
the 1979 revolution. It explores a number of factors, namely that of
the United Nations' "Human Development Index," which charts advancements
over time with regard to access to education,
The “Baptist-Burqa” Network and LGBT Advocacy
amurdie at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
It’s been a big and extremely depressing week for the rights of sexual
minorities. Despite some minor victories in Texas and Arizona Governor Jan
Brewer’s veto, anti-gay bills remain on the agenda in many US states.
Things continue to get worse in Uganda and Russia. What can be done to
help stop the abuse? Unlike
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GMO loses another battle
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I have just added Stranger in a Strange Land to my blog list, if you want a
world with options I suggest you do the same. I do not know if GMO are safe
or dangerous. I know its a big change from the natural way. These kinds of
scientific advancements in the past have been at the very least double
sided.
"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 pa... more »
The future of the Internet a PSA from the ZSRDF
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
Zombie Apocalypse or not the Internet is going to go more local, more
secure and virtually free. If you want to start building now start here.
And complete plans and details are just a link click away here.
Hitler, Newton and Barnum
Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
By Capt. Fogg
*I. Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state
of motion unless an external force is applied to it. *
That's true for things above the level where quantum physics makes hash of
such laws but for things which are not things, but lies, it has no
bearing. Promoters of things for which there is no evidence whatever and
promoters of lies, hoaxes and propaganda rely on the fact that no external
force will impede, delay or arrest the appointed rounds of lies while
truth often demands too much of us. Every day a new crop of gullible
witlings an... more »
The Munchkin Brigade
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
John Baird and his brigade are in the Ukraine this morning. Tim Harper
writes that it's interesting to examine the composition of the group:
The delegation on the ground in Kyiv Friday includes Foreign Affairs
Minister John Baird, representatives of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, an
unelected Conservative senator and a couple of Conservative MPs, including
Ted Opitz, who could use a few more votes from constituents of Ukrainian
heritage to build on his mighty 26-vote victory in Etobicoke Centre in 2011.
There are no Liberals or New Democrats in the delegation because, according... more »
You Remember Miami's Ex-Rep David Rivera, Right?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Florida GOP crooks Alliegro and Rivera
We've been on his case for a long time but this isn't about him beating up
a woman or even his crooked fundraising or even about the
free-flowing-drugs-and-shady-cash party house he and Marco Rubio maintained
in Tallahassee-- or even about how he managed to finance his extravagant
and expensive lifestyle. All the evidence of Rivera, who was defeated in a
reelection bid last cycle by Joe Garcia, immersing himself in gangsterismis leading to a trial and yesterday intrepid *Miami
Herald* reporter Marc Caputo had the latest scoop on Rivera.
A fake D... more »
China Currency Plunges Most In Over 5 Years, Biggest Weekly Loss Ever: Yuan Carry Traders Crushed ....... Is the Yuan Carry trade the true "House of Cards " ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-27/chinese-currency-plunges-most-over-5-years-biggest-weekly-loss-ever-yuan-carry-trade
China Currency Plunges Most In Over 5 Years, Biggest Weekly Loss Ever: Yuan
Carry Traders Crushed
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/27/2014 23:18 -0500
- Carry Trade
- China
- Deutsche Bank
- fixed
- Morgan Stanley
- Price Action
- Real estate
- Reality
- Renminbi
- Shadow Banking
- Volatility
- Yuan
inShare5
And just like that the Chinese yuan devaluation has shifted awa... more »
War Watch February 26 , 2014 - Iran ( Obama administration officials insist "possible military dimensions" of Iran’s nuclear program must be resolved to the satisfaction of the IAEA to complete a nuclear agreement. But the term refers to discredited intelligence from suspect sources. ) ........ Syria ( Nusra Gives Rival al-Qaeda in Syria Ultimatum: Mediation or Be Wiped Out Weeks of Fighting Between Factions Killing Hundreds ) ........ Iraq ( Iraq Officials Give Conflicting Reports on Iran Arms Deal Defense Ministry Denies Deal, But Parliament Confirms It , Daily death dealing continues )
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Iran - Curveball Redux ?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/22085-obama-pins-fate-of-nuclear-pact-on-documents-from-an-iranian-curveball
Obama Pins Fate of Nuclear Pact on Documents From an Iranian "Curveball"Tuesday,
25 February 2014 09:59By Gareth Porter, Truthout | News Analysis
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Tehran’s nuclear program and lay the foundation for a mo... more »
Diversity, as sung from one hymn-sheet
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
It's been quite a month for pledges from senior BBC figures.
There was Director of BBC Television Danny Cohen decreeing the end of
all-male panels on BBC TV comedy shows.
Then came the BBC's Controller of Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson saying
that a greater emphasis will be placed on gay characters and storylines in
BBC drama.
Then came Controller of BBC One Charlotte Moore promising a greater range
of roles for women in BBC drama, and more roles for black actors too.
'Diversity' is the word on all of their lips.
How about another commitment to diversity from them: To a ... more »
Bitcoin Updates February 26-27 , 2014 -Japan authorities “gathering information” on Mt Gox closure ..... Interestingly , When bitcoin’s biggest exchange ( Mt Gox ) failed, it asked for a bailout from its competitors - and even tried to declare that Mt Gox was " Too Big To Fail " ! Apparently the argument was not bought and no one is planning to bail out Mt Gox ! SecondMarket CEO to Launch Regulated US Bitcoin Exchange this Summer - and the door to bitcoin will be opened to Wall Street Banks !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
1/27/14 items of note......
http://www.coindesk.com/unilateral-statement-regarding-mt-gox-insider/
Unilateral Statement Regarding Mt. Gox from an Insider
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Nigel Farage - Love Britain - Vote UKIP
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET BLOG - 1 day ago
*I personally detest this poundstretcher-style U£IP logo*
"Supporting Nigel Farage's *ugly-nationalist* UKIP, Mike, how does that
resonate with your supposed *Free Planet* message?"
Though I don't necessarily agree with all UKIP's policies, I've always
admired Farage's no nonsense non-PC delivery in the European Parliament.
Sure, he has the aura of a Classic GCHQ Operative or Agitprop about him,
can anyone really be this non-PC and live to shout-smile another day?
Farage uses the term *Patriotic* and I don't see any free-planet conflict
of interest there.
I don't necessarily ca... more »
South Carolina and Common Core: A Next Step?
plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
South Carolina and Common Core: A Next Step?. via South Carolina and Common
Core: A Next Step?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Central banker appointed as Prime Minister of Ukraine
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
Newly appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine and former central banker Arseniy
Yatsenyuk
*Central banker appointed as Prime Minister of Ukraine*
27 Feb 2014
by Clark Kent
A reshuffled Ukrainian Parliament installed following a coup last week has
voted to appoint Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the new prime minister of the
country. Yats, as Victoria Nuland, the Assistant Secretary of State for
European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. State Department, called him, is
a natural choice. He is a millionaire former banker who served as economy
minister, foreign minister and parliamentary speaker befor... more »
Out riding links
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
I'm riding in the rift valley, but I thought I'd drop off some links on
the way....
___________________________
*Daily Links*:
- The stupid, it buuurrrnnnnssss: Back in the day, The Taipei Times
editorial page hosted great writers who really knew the score like Lawrence
Eyton and Brian Kennedy and Bo Tedards. Now things have gone downhill so
much that the page actually said Sean Lien, the son of the honorary
chairman of the KMT, who is one of the richest, most powerful men on the
island, is a political outsider. He's the ultimate insider, who is
getting handed... more »
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